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Dave Vanable

Thu, Aug 31, 2023 9:24 PM

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were
married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four
people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma?

Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's
assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least
of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in
Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in
Tullyquin Glebe.

As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great
grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents'
names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella
Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was
pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much
confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's
name were quite exciting finds.

While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her
son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a
distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today,
so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late
this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met
via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I
think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it
for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin
meetings.

The Irish are amazing.

Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my
car after our spending the afternoon together.

One never knows when strands of information might come together...

Dave
PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin
whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the
Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various
Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-)
Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of
these places).

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma? Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe. As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds. While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings. The Irish are amazing. Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together. One never knows when strands of information might come together... Dave PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places).

PH

Pat Hocker

Thu, Aug 31, 2023 10:35 PM

What a wonderful trip you’re having, Dave - Elwyn is a star! And the luck of the Irish was with you when the distant Foster cousin turned up!! ☘️

On Aug 31, 2023, at 2:24 PM, Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma?

Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe.

As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds.

While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings.

The Irish are amazing.

Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together.

One never knows when strands of information might come together...

Dave
PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places).

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What a wonderful trip you’re having, Dave - Elwyn is a star! And the luck of the Irish was with you when the distant Foster cousin turned up!! ☘️ > On Aug 31, 2023, at 2:24 PM, Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > > How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma? > > Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe. > > As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds. > > While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings. > > The Irish are amazing. > > Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together. > > One never knows when strands of information might come together... > > Dave > PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places). > > > <pozar5jc.png> > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com <mailto:cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> > List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com <mailto:cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com> > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com <mailto:jamckane@gmail.com> > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com <mailto:cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com> > =================================

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Valerie Stewart

Fri, Sep 1, 2023 12:31 AM

Dave,
Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of
you and Elwyn!
It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man.
He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of
that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September.
Safe and HAPPY travels,
Valerie

On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList <
cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were
married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four
people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma?

Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's
assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of
which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and
Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin
Glebe.

As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great
grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents'
names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster
and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty
warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our
theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite
exciting finds.

While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son
wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant
Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just
arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon
with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance
of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a
Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough
that led to these two additional cousin meetings.

The Irish are amazing.

Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my
car after our spending the afternoon together.

One never knows when strands of information might come together...

Dave
PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin
whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the
Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various
Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-)
Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these
places).

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Dave, Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of you and Elwyn! It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man. He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September. Safe and HAPPY travels, Valerie On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList < cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were > married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four > people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma? > > Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's > assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of > which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and > Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin > Glebe. > > As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great > grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' > names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster > and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty > warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our > theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite > exciting finds. > > While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son > wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant > Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just > arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon > with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance > of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a > Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough > that led to these two additional cousin meetings. > > The Irish are amazing. > > Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my > car after our spending the afternoon together. > > One never knows when strands of information might come together... > > Dave > PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin > whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the > Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various > Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) > Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these > places). > > > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com > =================================

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Peggy Gordon

Fri, Sep 1, 2023 12:37 AM

Which man is Elwyn?
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

Dave,Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of you and Elwyn!It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man.
He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September.
Safe and HAPPY travels,Valerie
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma?
Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe.
As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds.
While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings.
The Irish are amazing.
Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together.
One never knows when strands of information might come together...
Dave PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places).

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Which man is Elwyn? On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: Dave,Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of you and Elwyn!It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man. He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September. Safe and HAPPY travels,Valerie On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma? Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe. As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds. While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings. The Irish are amazing. Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together. One never knows when strands of information might come together... Dave PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places). ================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com ================================= ================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com ================================= | | Virus-free.www.avast.com |

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Gordon Wilkinson

Fri, Sep 1, 2023 2:09 AM

What a lovely story, thanks for sharing it. Gordon

On 1/09/2023 6:54 am, Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents
were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real
life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own
great-grandma?

Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's
assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least
of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in
Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm
in Tullyquin Glebe.

What a lovely story, thanks for sharing it. Gordon On 1/09/2023 6:54 am, Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList wrote: > How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents > were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real > life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own > great-grandma? > > Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's > assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least > of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in > Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm > in Tullyquin Glebe. >

DV

Dave Vanable

Fri, Sep 1, 2023 8:00 PM

Thanks for the many kind words on and off-list... for those wondering,
the Yank (me) is wearing the tie-dye shirt, Elwyn is wearing the better
smile.

Dave (who today met another cousin with shared G-Grandma, down in County
Leitrim! Saw original Knott homes at Corramartin (in beautiful repair!)
and Derrinkeher Raycroft (decrepit, someone attempting to recover it),
as well as the Evans family home Drumerkeane (decrepit, though likely
used as a country place in the 1970s since I saw a cassette tape on the
table).

Quite a trip,

Dave

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Which man is Elwyn?

On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via
CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

Dave,
Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the
photo of you and Elwyn!
It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled
man.
He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits
of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September.
Safe and HAPPY travels,
Valerie

On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList
cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents
were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real
life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own
great-grandma?

Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's
assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least
of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in
Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm
in Tullyquin Glebe.

As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great
grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents'
names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella
Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail
was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty
much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's
mother's name were quite exciting finds.

While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her
son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a
distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today,
so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late
this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met
via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said
"I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check
into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional
cousin meetings.

The Irish are amazing.

Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up
my car after our spending the afternoon together.

One never knows when strands of information might come together...

Dave
PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another
cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this
time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a
tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original
Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of
Corramartin, one of these places).

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Thanks for the many kind words on and off-list... for those wondering, the Yank (me) is wearing the tie-dye shirt, Elwyn is wearing the better smile. Dave (who today met another cousin with shared G-Grandma, down in County Leitrim! Saw original Knott homes at Corramartin (in beautiful repair!) and Derrinkeher Raycroft (decrepit, someone attempting to recover it), as well as the Evans family home Drumerkeane (decrepit, though likely used as a country place in the 1970s since I saw a cassette tape on the table). Quite a trip, Dave ------ Original Message ------ From "Peggy Gordon" <peggyc2sky@yahoo.com> To "Dave Vanable" <dave@dawnwalk.com>; "CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List" <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> Cc "Valerie Stewart" <valeries4kids@gmail.com> Date 8/31/2023 8:37:17 PM Subject Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Fantastic Day in County Tyrone - thought I'd share! >Which man is Elwyn? > >On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via >CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > > >Dave, >Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the >photo of you and Elwyn! >It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled >man. >He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits >of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September. >Safe and HAPPY travels, >Valerie > >On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList ><cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: >>How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents >>were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real >>life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own >>great-grandma? >> >>Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's >>assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least >>of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in >>Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm >>in Tullyquin Glebe. >> >>As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great >>grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' >>names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella >>Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail >>was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty >>much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's >>mother's name were quite exciting finds. >> >>While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her >>son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a >>distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, >>so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late >>this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met >>via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said >>"I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check >>into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional >>cousin meetings. >> >>The Irish are amazing. >> >>Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up >>my car after our spending the afternoon together. >> >>One never knows when strands of information might come together... >> >>Dave >>PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another >>cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this >>time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a >>tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original >>Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of >>Corramartin, one of these places). >> >> >>================================= >>Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com >>List Archive - >>https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >>Join the list by sending an email to - >>cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com >>To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com >>Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >>cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com >>================================= >================================= >Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com >List Archive - >https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >Join the list by sending an email to - >cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com >To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com >Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com >================================= > ><https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >Virus-free.www.avast.com ><https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> ><#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Hi Dave,Sounds like you are having a wonderful and beneficial trip. Good for you.Peggy

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On Friday, September 1, 2023, 1:00 PM, Dave Vanable dave@dawnwalk.com wrote:

Thanks for the many kind words on and off-list... for those wondering, the Yank (me) is wearing the tie-dye shirt, Elwyn is wearing the better smile.

Dave (who today met another cousin with shared G-Grandma, down in County Leitrim! Saw original Knott homes at Corramartin (in beautiful repair!) and Derrinkeher Raycroft (decrepit, someone attempting to recover it), as well as the Evans family home Drumerkeane (decrepit, though likely used as a country place in the 1970s since I saw a cassette tape on the table).
Quite a trip,
Dave

------ Original Message ------From "Peggy Gordon" peggyc2sky@yahoo.comTo "Dave Vanable" dave@dawnwalk.com; "CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List" cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.comCc "Valerie Stewart" valeries4kids@gmail.comDate 8/31/2023 8:37:17 PMSubject Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Fantastic Day in County Tyrone - thought I'd share!

Which man is Elwyn?
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

Dave,Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of you and Elwyn!It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man.
He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September.
Safe and HAPPY travels,Valerie
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma?
Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe.
As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds.
While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings.
The Irish are amazing.
Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together.
One never knows when strands of information might come together...
Dave PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places).

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Hi Dave,Sounds like you are having a wonderful and beneficial trip. Good for you.Peggy Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, September 1, 2023, 1:00 PM, Dave Vanable <dave@dawnwalk.com> wrote: Thanks for the many kind words on and off-list... for those wondering, the Yank (me) is wearing the tie-dye shirt, Elwyn is wearing the better smile. Dave (who today met another cousin with shared G-Grandma, down in County Leitrim! Saw original Knott homes at Corramartin (in beautiful repair!) and Derrinkeher Raycroft (decrepit, someone attempting to recover it), as well as the Evans family home Drumerkeane (decrepit, though likely used as a country place in the 1970s since I saw a cassette tape on the table). Quite a trip, Dave ------ Original Message ------From "Peggy Gordon" <peggyc2sky@yahoo.com>To "Dave Vanable" <dave@dawnwalk.com>; "CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List" <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com>Cc "Valerie Stewart" <valeries4kids@gmail.com>Date 8/31/2023 8:37:17 PMSubject Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Fantastic Day in County Tyrone - thought I'd share! Which man is Elwyn? On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 05:33:05 p.m. PDT, Valerie Stewart via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: Dave,Thank you for sharing this lovely reunion with you and sending the photo of you and Elwyn!It is lovely to see the face of this kind, generous, really skilled man. He was instrumental to me finding my family's church and the benefits of that at my visit to Carnowen, County Donegal, last September. Safe and HAPPY travels,Valerie On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 2:25 PM Dave Vanable via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: How often does one see the church in which their great-grandparents were married in 1874 (3000 miles from one's home), AND meet in real life four people whose great grandma was a sister to one's own great-grandma? Today was my day for this, thanks in no small part to Elwyn Souter's assistance with investigation to confirm several things, not the least of which was identify the location of the Venables family farms in Cormore and Tullycorker, as well as the Foster (my middle name) farm in Tullyquin Glebe. As Elwyn noted, I was lucky to have some solid leads: my great grandfather's wedding registration in the US with both of his parents' names from County Tyrone, leading to William Venables and Annabella Foster and their marriage at Aughentaine Presbyterian, and the trail was pretty warm. Elwyn's going to PRONI to find records that pretty much confirmed our theory about the Foster family and Annabella's mother's name were quite exciting finds. While we were visiting Aughentaine Presbyterian today a woman and her son wandered in -- turns out that HER first cousin had told her that a distant Foster cousin from the US would be at the church at 3pm today, so she just arrived and we had a lovely conversation :-) plus tea late this afternoon with the cousin whose name I had known previously (met via an acquaintance of a cousin on the Knott side - see PS - who said "I think I took care of a Foster in the old age home, let me check into it for you" and sure enough that led to these two additional cousin meetings. The Irish are amazing. Here's a picture of Elwyn and I back in Dungannon so I could pick up my car after our spending the afternoon together. One never knows when strands of information might come together... Dave PS: Tomorrow I'm headed to County Leitrim in the care of another cousin whom I met via MyHeritage (again, g-grams were sisters, this time on the Knott/Evans side) ; she and her sister will take us on a tour of various Evans and Knott connections including two original Knott homesteads :-) Monday I'll meet up with the 83-year old owner of Corramartin, one of these places). ================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com ================================= ================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - jamckane@gmail.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com ================================= | | Virus-free.www.avast.com |