tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post223474867481633744..comments2024-02-28T13:55:37.847-08:00Comments on My Ancestor's Name: The Story of Thomas "Moses" McElroy - A Arkansas Tale of Civility in the Civil WarAngela Y. Walton-Rajihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-70643104000211347922014-06-16T17:57:03.001-07:002014-06-16T17:57:03.001-07:00This is "so what" taken to the Nth degre...This is "so what" taken to the Nth degree! Great work, detective!<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-56757676765242031972010-12-28T17:49:03.641-08:002010-12-28T17:49:03.641-08:00You mentioned the name Lybrand!! Well----that was ...You mentioned the name Lybrand!! Well----that was one of the surnames of the family that kept the story of Thomas McElroy alive! Are you related to that line? WOW!Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-9411518202483590362010-12-28T06:44:45.411-08:002010-12-28T06:44:45.411-08:00What a phenomenal story! THANK YOU for sharing and...What a phenomenal story! THANK YOU for sharing and preserving it, as well as continuing the research! I stumbled across your post as I was researching my Af-Am Lybrand family in Jefferson County, AR. This will be a wonderful addition to my records!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-2488201938416653812010-12-02T18:52:59.401-08:002010-12-02T18:52:59.401-08:00Angela
I must share this blog with all of my frien...Angela<br />I must share this blog with all of my friends at AAHGS-AR Chapter in Little Rock, AR. Look what you have done by giving life to this book and hopefully us all locating a decendant in Benton, AR.CHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811899634101279525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-62847427394680487382010-11-28T13:37:40.239-08:002010-11-28T13:37:40.239-08:00Angela - Astounding! You could almost write your ...Angela - Astounding! You could almost write your own book about your search to verify and find living descendants. The story of a genealogist's lifetime!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-44320369753086294202010-11-27T04:39:21.001-08:002010-11-27T04:39:21.001-08:00Truly fascinating! Just think how many stories lik...Truly fascinating! Just think how many stories like this are lost and will never be known. And how cool to preserve this one story so it maintains it's place in our history!Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-25710667395729244412010-11-26T17:02:15.459-08:002010-11-26T17:02:15.459-08:00Amazing Story. I have bookmarked your blog to cont...Amazing Story. I have bookmarked your blog to continue reading. Continue to call your ancestor's names loud and clear!<br />Alice Keesey Mecoy<br />Great great great granddaughter of John Brown the abolitionist<br />http://johnbrownkin.blogspot.com/Alice Keesey Mecoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503890371067129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-6553985842462443382010-11-26T10:00:43.716-08:002010-11-26T10:00:43.716-08:00This is gripping on so many levels. You're abs...This is gripping on so many levels. You're absolutely right that there are universal elements in the story - elements so hopeful and powerful that they have kept Thomas McElroy's story alive for almost 150 years. I'm so glad you are continuing the effort.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-76444922755506932122010-11-24T15:20:34.014-08:002010-11-24T15:20:34.014-08:00Very good story and really enjoyed reading your do...Very good story and really enjoyed reading your documentation too.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-6296222357559501322010-11-23T17:45:50.289-08:002010-11-23T17:45:50.289-08:00Wonderful story and awesome research. Thanks for s...Wonderful story and awesome research. Thanks for sharing.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-39323097421487505632010-11-23T16:58:15.227-08:002010-11-23T16:58:15.227-08:00Great story - good luck in your quest!Great story - good luck in your quest!Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-18301388933822812772010-11-23T16:41:05.001-08:002010-11-23T16:41:05.001-08:00Hello Greta,
So glad that you enjoyed the story. ...Hello Greta,<br /><br />So glad that you enjoyed the story. I hope that the McElroy descendants will continue to tell the story of Thomas, and of the family that reached out and who gave the child a home. There are lessons for all of us in that remarkable story. Thank you for your comments.<br /><br />-Angela-Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-91363596541131276452010-11-23T16:38:30.981-08:002010-11-23T16:38:30.981-08:00Hello Amy,
I appreciate your reading the blog and...Hello Amy,<br /> I appreciate your reading the blog and for your remarks. The story moved me so much that I had to share it on the blog, for it is one of those stories that was local in content, yet universal in its sentiment. Thank you for your kind words.<br />-Angela-Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-14527418478337752582010-11-23T16:17:55.932-08:002010-11-23T16:17:55.932-08:00Incredible story, incredible history! Made me cry....Incredible story, incredible history! Made me cry. Thank you so much sharing it and your excellent documentation.Amy Bertschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226935984684074240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-17136394588044024672010-11-23T15:34:18.102-08:002010-11-23T15:34:18.102-08:00What an amazing story! I look forward to reading ...What an amazing story! I look forward to reading what you find as you continue your Thomas McElroy quest.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.com