 Roy Shelton Hatcher
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My
entry into the world of genealogy research occurred in
late 1996, not out of any overwhelming desire to find my
ancestors, but only out of a sense of curiosity after
clicking the Genealogy link on the Library of Congress
site. After
fumbling around and failing to discover my own family
ancestors, I decided to search out my husband's Hatcher
family. And that is how I came to meet Roy Shelton
Hatcher who ended up sending me his Hatcher family on a
floppy disk.
That was the
beginning of a long and enjoyable friendship until his
death in 2008.
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 Robert Earl
Hatcher |
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Robert
Hatcher, known as Ala Bob, also sent me a floppy disk.
Over a period of years, having come into possession of
the research of S C Moore, he sent me every document
relating to the Hatchers. These records represent the
majority of the documentation found on our file for the
family of Maj. John of WilkinsonCo, GA. Had he not
rescued those records, we would have had to start from
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| Kenneth
Smith |
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Ken,
too, sent me a floppy disk. I now had 3 files that I,
thru my lack of experience and ignorance, merged into 1
file - a major disaster - but a mistake that kept me in
this game, for I was a wee inch away from finding another
"hobby." The contradictions, bad connections
and outright impossibilities I was looking at was a
challenge I couldn't pass up. And the rest is history. Had I not received those
floppies from Roy, Ala Bob and Ken, I might have ended up
crocheting booties..............
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| Nel
Hatcher |
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| Cecil
Q Larsen |
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Cecil
dropped into my life sometime around 2001 with a routine
inquiry on his ancestor. Daily communication continued
until together we were satisfied we had this family
thoroughly documented. I was impressed with his obvious
experience and analytical skills but figured he would
soon disappear into the woodwork. He didn't. And soon we
were working together on a daily basis. His 2-3 annual
week-long trips to SLC produced an abundance of records
that has, more than anything, helped to create the files
we have today. Cecil's work can't be estimated with any
degree of accuracy but he clearly "owns" a huge
percentage of the documentation on our files and is
responsible for cleaning up much old and bad research. He
is still with us as a co-administrator for our site
and............still Sherlocking! |
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 Joyce R
Harrison |
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Joyce,
too, was an early member of our growing group and a
descendant of Maj. John. She was an experienced
researcher whose input into many long discussions about
Maj John was instrumental in sorting out a difficult
problem. She was always ready to do a library run
searching for new records. Most importantly, she was
responsible, whether aware of it or not, for teaching me
the importance of good documentation. You rock,
Scarlett!! |
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 John and Darleen Chipman |
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John
and Darleen, while Quaker Hatcher researchers, have
always been "family friendly", collecting
Hatcher data wherever they found it. Summer finds them on
the road traveling through the midwest states, collecting
courthouse records and snapping Hatcher tombstone pics in
cemeteries large and small, accessible or barely
accessible. Their abundant contributions can be found
scattered through several of our files. The Dyno-duo! |
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With much appreciation to our
members.........!
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1-yr Members ..............2010