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To: Hoa Hao who wrote (79142)	10/20/2004 1:17:54 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793914

You're allot further along in your genealogical search than I am. I hope I can enlighten my children about their ancestors lives in the near future. My husband's side has done all of the research going as far back as the 11th century. I had a great great Aunt that did enough to qualify as a DAR, and I ended up with some of her papers. When time allows, I'll manage to do more research. The biggest obstacle is that my ancestors surnames are extremely common, I'm still struggling to find information about 3-4 generations back. M

To: Hoa Hao who wrote (79142)	10/20/2004 2:22:46 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793914

Another important "willed item" was a feather bed. I laughed when I saw that in a couple of my ancestor's wills.....But when I realized the timeframe, and how hard it was to come by the feathers, I came to know how important items like that were. Sure beat sleeping on pine bows, or corn husks.... Early tools were another favorite "willed" item. In fact, forged anything was a true gift. The Bible was always the most important gift or willed item, in nearly every family. That's why so many old family Bibles ended up on the West Coast. The pioneers who traveled west took their Bibles, which included precious family information, and the Bibles never left their possessions, unless a catastrophe happened.