The
Dameron-Damron
Family Newsletter
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter is published in the Spring (March/April) and Fall (September/October) of each year by the Dameron-Damron Family Association. The first volume appeared in 1981. The content includes articles about various Dameron - Damron lines. Go to the DDFA Articles & Biographies Page for some examples of the types of material that may appear in the newsletter.
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Table of Contents of
the Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter:
Dameron/Damron Family Newsletter.......... Volume 1, Fall 1981 & Volume 2, March 1982
A Brief History of the Damerons/Damrons........................................................................................ 1
Introduction, Family Spotlight.......................................................................................................... 3
Damerons on Television................................................................................................................. 4
Connecting the Branches................................................................................................................ 5
Black Damerons............................................................................................................................ 5
Constitution of The Dameron/Damron Family Association (with revisions)........................................... 6
CHART A: Descendants of Lawrence Dameron, line of George......................................................... 9
CHART B: Descendants of Lawrence Dameron, line of Bartholomew’s sons, John & Lawrence.......... 10
CHART C: Descendants of Lawrence Dameron, line of Bartholomew’s sons, John & Christopher....... 11
CHART D: Descendants of Lawrence Dameron, line of Bartholomew’s sons, Thomas & Samuel........ 12
Index of English Wills, Ipswich...................................................................................................... 14
Editorial, Staff.............................................................................................................................. 15
Members, Announcements........................................................................................................... 16
Your Start in the Mystical Science of Genealogy............................................................................ 17
How to Obtain Census Records..................................................................................................... 18
Census Indexes........................................................................................................................... 20
Civil War Prisoner Exchange, Wilson Damron................................................................................. 21
Emmett Starr, Cherokee Genealogy............................................................................................... 23
Oklahoma Historical Soc., Indian Archives File............................................................................... 26
George W. Damron....................................................................................................................... 27
Tennessee Censuses & Weakley County Records.......................................................................... 28
Petition for Land Warrant by G. B. Dameron, Miss.......................................................................... 29
Tennessee Census Index, 1840..................................................................................................... 31
The Family of John Damron b1757- .............................................................................................. 31
James B. Dameron, Editor, Arkansas Herald.................................................................................. 32
Yancey Dameron, Veteran of the Civil War..................................................................................... 33
John Thomas Dameron (1845-1894)............................................................................................... 35
Queries....................................................................................................................................... 35
Son of Sam?............................................................................................................................... 37
Water Over the Dam..................................................................................................................... 37
Wilson Damron of Green Co., KY: An Observation.......................................................................... 38
Announcements........................................................................................................................... 38
Dameron/Damron Family Newsletter........................................... Volume 3, Fall, 1982
Contents, Pots and Pans.............................................................................................................. 39
Queries, Misc.............................................................................................................................. 40
One Year After............................................................................................................................. 41
Head ‘Em Up and Move ‘Em Out. (Randolph Co., MO).................................................................... 43
American Revolutionary War Veterans........................................................................................... 44
Genealogical Safari To Arkansas, Oklahoma, & Texas.................................................................... 45
Lum and Abner............................................................................................................................ 51
Abrem Damron............................................................................................................................. 52
The Damron Brick House Farm (Adair Co., KY).............................................................................. 53
Division of Negroes of John Dameron, Decd................................................................................... 54
Dunmore Damron......................................................................................................................... 56
Williamson Dameron of Caswell Co., NC........................................................................................ 57
Lazerus Damron, Spy, Scout, Frontiersman................................................................................... 61
Kentucky Land Warrants............................................................................................................... 62
Texas Confederate Veterans Pensions.......................................................................................... 63
Never on Sunday......................................................................................................................... 64
Water Over the Dam..................................................................................................................... 65
Dameron/Damron Family Newsletter........................................ Volume 4, Spring, 1983
Reunions..................................................................................................................................... 67
Order Back Issues; Editorial.......................................................................................................... 68
The Mormon Damrons, by Mariam Damron Cropper........................................................................ 69
Union County Illinois Marriages, researched by Helen Dameron Jones.............................................. 71
Hinds County Mississippi Marriage Records................................................................................... 71
Update on Williamson Dameron's Family........................................................................................ 71
Northumberland County, Virginia Notes, researched by James F. Lewis............................................ 72
From Henley, Suffolk, England..................................................................................................... 72
Wanted, O. C. Damron................................................................................................................. 73
Charles Everett Dameron, Captured by Bulgarians.......................................................................... 74
Northumberland County from Historical Society Bulletin................................................................... 74
Captain John Dameron of the Jamestown Colony............................................................................ 75
Pike County, KY Veteran's Graves Registration, from Dorcas Hobbs................................................ 76
List of Dameron, Damron Texas Deaths 1903-1940, res. by Leonard Damron.................................... 77
George Damron of Izard County, Arkansas, Researched by Doris K. West........................................ 80
Samuel Damron and His Descendants, Researched by Leonard L. Damron....................................... 81
Notes on Albemarle, Fincastle, Botetourt Cos., VA......................................................................... 88
Notes on Stokes Co., NC; Randolph Co., MO................................................................................. 88
Bible Records: William Harrison Dameron, from Robert L. Dameron.................................................. 89
Bible Records: Willis Monroe Dameron, trans, by Logan D. Dameron IL............................................ 90
Bible Records: George Marshall Dameron, from Mrs. Ira Dameron.................................................... 91
Some Nelson County, Va, Damerons............................................................................................. 92
Water-Over-The-Dam, (Misc.), by John P. Dameron........................................................................ 93
Queries....................................................................................................................................... 94
Reunions..................................................................................................................................... 95
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter............................................... Volume 5, Fall, 1983
Richard Damron of Floyd-Pike Co., Kentucky................................................................................. 96
Old English Manor Holds Key to the Past, by Charles F. Dameron................................................... 97
Bartholomew Dameron, d. 1555.................................................................................................... 98
Suffolk County, England; Extracts from Parish Registers................................................................ 99
Wanted—Burial Place of Lucy J. Damron (1861-1868)................................................................... 101
Dameron, Maryland.................................................................................................................... 102
Charles Wesley Damron by Vernard Carlton Damron..................................................................... 104
The Lincoln-Gaston Co., NC Damerons........................................................................................ 107
The Early Damrons of Georgia..................................................................................................... 110
Editorial..................................................................................................................................... 111
Water Over the Dam (Misc.)........................................................................................................ 112
Excerpts from Census Records, 1850; Allegheny Co., VA, Albemarle Co., VA................................ 114
Briefs: Dameron Families of Randolph Co., Missouri..................................................................... 115
the Tadd Dameron Quartet.................................................................................................. 115
"O. C." Damron Identified.................................................................................................... 115
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 116
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter........................................... Volume 6, Spring, 1984
Editorial.................................................................................................................................... 118
Background of the Damrons by Leonard L. Damron...................................................................... 119
Photos: Nancy W., John S., & Robert W. Damron........................................................................ 120
The Descendants of Samuel Damron, edited by Leonard L. Damron............................................... 121
Photo: George Damron B. 1847 and Sons................................................................................... 126
Onesephorous Dameron & Heirs edited by John P. Dameron......................................................... 128
Tennessee Land Grants researched by A. Y. Damron.................................................................... 129
An Outline................................................................................................................................. 130
Big Sandy Area (Map)................................................................................................................. 130
The Big Sandy Damrons researched & edited by Truman Murphy................................................... 131
Solomon King Damron (1849-1931) from Chester Damron.............................................................. 137
Gastonia, NC to Illinois, A Story of John Dameron, Son of Dixon.................................................... 138
James Thomas Refinas Dameron. Researched by Leona Dameron................................................. 138
Brunswick County, VA – Warren Co., NC Damrons Edited by John P. Dameron.............................. 139
Brunswick County Virginia Area......................................................................................... (Map) 141
Follow Ups: “Ock” or William Auxier Damron................................................................................ 142
Richard Damron of Floyd/Pike Cos., KY............................................................... 142
John Wesley Damron by V. C. Damron................................................................ 143
Bible Records of Mable Louise Dameron of Colorado..................................................................... 144
Coming in Next Issue.................................................................................................................. 144
Water-Over-The-Dam (Misc) by John P. Dameron......................................................................... 145
Randolph County, Mo: Part of the 1850 U.S. Census for Damerons............................................... 147
Queries, Reunions...................................................................................................................... 148
Family Happenings, Recent Deaths, Golden Anniversary.............................................................. 149
Will of Lazerus Dameron of Albemarle Co., VA, 1749 ................................................................. 150
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter................................................ Volume 7, Fall 1984
Lawrence Dameron: Baptised Apr, 1615...................................................................................... 152
Bridget Damron w. 1635, Abstracted by Mariam Damron Cropper................................................... 152
Letter from Suffolk, England, from E.G. Turner............................................................................. 153
Editorial by John Dameron.......................................................................................................... 154
A Trip to Caswell County by John Dameron.................................................................................. 155
Caswell Deeds, Abstracted by May Ringo King............................................................................. 156
John Thomas Damron & His Descendants, Edited by Leonard L. Damron....................................... 157
Photo's: John Nolan Damron, Martha Susan Damron, Berrilla Damron............................................ 163
John L. Damron of Covington VA: Knoxville, TN: & Shelby, NC.................................................... 164
Judge James Damron of Mingo Co., WVa.................................................................................... 164
Dr. John Dysart Dameron of Missouri and Stockton, Ca................................................................. 164
Lincoln Co., NC Abstracts, Research by Henry Dameron, & Shelby, NC......................................... 165
Edward Caswell Dameron of St. Louis, MO................................................................................... 166
California Death Records: Research by Inez Winans, Et Als.......................................................... 167
2 Balls; 1 Strike........................................................................................................................ 170
Instant Justice by Leonard L. Damron.......................................................................................... 171
Artist Ann Damron...................................................................................................................... 172
Henry Walton Dameron of Caswell and Cherokee Counties, NC...................................................... 173
George H. Dam(e)ron of Highland Co., VA & Hancock, IL............................................................... 175
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 176
Water-Over-The-Dam.................................................................................................................. 177
Hugenot or Not?......................................................................................................................... 173
Kim Damron, Memphis Showboat................................................................................................ 178
Books and Booklets................................................................................................................... 179
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 181
Reunions................................................................................................................................... 182
Map of Northumberland Co., VA Shoreline.................................................................................... 183
Corrections and Additions........................................................................................................... 184
Hannah Van Who?...................................................................................................................... 184
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter............................................ Volume 8, Spring 1985
Editorial..................................................................................................................................... 186
Descendants of Sarah Damron and Charles Mathis....................................................................... 187
Article from The Ceredo.............................................................................................................. 188
Damerons vs Damrons............................................................................................................... 190
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 190
Elisha and Sarah (Kinney)(Elswick) Damron Records.................................................................... 192
Joseph Dameron, Sr., of Northumberland Co., VA......................................................................... 194
Ipswich, Suffolk, England Parish Register Transcripts................................................................... 197
Fiftieth Anniversary, Gratho Adkins & Virginia Damron.................................................................. 198
Winifred, Daughter of Lazarus Dameron........................................................................................ 198
Descendants of Spurlock Damron and Sarah Trout........................................................................ 198
From the Military records of Robert Damron.................................................................................. 199
Family Records of Dunmore and Martha Frances (Cox) Dameron................................................... 204
Dunmore Damron' s Will.............................................................................................................. 207
Descendants of Dunmore and Patsey Cox Damron....................................................................... 208
The Big Sandy Damrons............................................................................................................. 216
Richard Clayton Damron, son of John J. Damron.......................................................................... 218
Allen Damron............................................................................................................................. 218
Register of Confederate Soldiers & Sailors in Federal Prisons and
Military Hospitals in the North................................................................................................. 219
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 219
Alfred Speer Dameron, his Genealogy Study................................................................................ 220
Chasing Lost Balls in High Weeds............................................................................................... 224
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter................................................ Volume 9, Fall 1985
A letter from a Prisoner of War.................................................................................................... 225
Treasury Report......................................................................................................................... 226
Some Damrons of Lincoln County, Tennessee.............................................................................. 227
Bartholomew Dameron of Virginia & North Carolina........................................................................ 228
Research from Ken Dyer............................................................................................................. 232
Descendants of Richard and Elizabeth (Drewdie) Damron.............................................................. 238
"Will the Right Dunmore Please Stand Up?".................................................................................. 242
Will of John Staton..................................................................................................................... 243
Documentation........................................................................................................................... 244
Notes on Dunmore Damron......................................................................................................... 245
"Is there an Attorney in the House?"............................................................................................. 246
Descendants of Judith Dameron.................................................................................................. 246
Will of Bartholomew Dameron de Beccles, 1555.
Map of County Suffolk, showing location of "Beccles"........................................................... Insert
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 247
Water Over the Dam................................................................................................................... 250
Birthdays Greetings.................................................................................................................... 251
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 252
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 253
Contest "Name This Man!" ......................................................................................................... 254
Chart of Some Descendants of Lazerus Damron and Elizabeth Smith............................................. 255
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 10, Spring 1986
Contents and Notes.................................................................................................................... 257
Editorial..................................................................................................................................... 258
Dameron Family Tree by Catherine J. Henderson.......................................................................... 259
Decendants of Dunmore and Lucinda Dameron?........................................................................... 264
Notes on Michael Dameron by Leonard L. Damron........................................................................ 265
Descendants of George Dameron Staton...................................................................................... 266
Source of Some Tennessee and Illinois Damrons?........................................................................ 270
John Shultz Damron and Sally Daugherty: A Family Study............................................................ 273
The Thomas Family.................................................................................................................... 277
Some Descendants of John Thomas and Winifred Dameron........................................................... 278
Elizabeth Dameron.....Elizabeth Garlington?................................................................................. 284
Texas Confederate Soldiers' Index............................................................................................... 285
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 286
Some Old Missouri Towns with Dameron Connections................................................................... 286
Towns with the Name Dameron/Damron....................................................................................... 286
From Early Tax Lists of Green County, Ky................................................................................... 286
Dameron Has Disappeared.......................................................................................................... 287
Water Over the Dam................................................................................................................... 288
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 289
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 290
Letters From Prisoners in a Northern Prison, Civil War................................................................... 290
Help Wanted.............................................................................................................................. 291
John Dennis (Note)..................................................................................................................... 291
English Parish Registers Submitted by H.G. Turner....................................................................... 292
Transcript of Will of Thomas Dameron, 1574................................................................................. 293
Suffolk Marriage Records............................................................................................................ 293
Transcript of Will of Bartholomew Dameron, 1554.......................................................................... 295
Membership Directory (Announcement)........................................................................................ 298
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter............................................. Volume 11, Fall, 1986
Descendants of Charles Damron and Mary E. Magann.................................................................. 299
Notes on Russell and Washington Counties, VA........................................................................... 307
More Descendants of John Thomas and Winnifred Damron............................................................ 311
Green Corn Festival.................................................................................................................... 313
Life and Times of The Early 1800’s.............................................................................................. 315
The Hardin/Winfrey/Wilkerson/Winneford Connection..................................................................... 315
Descendants of Wilson Damron & Mary Elizabeth Zernial.............................................................. 317
George Damron of Green & Adair Cos. Ky., Ill., & Tenn................................................................. 319
Civil War Claims in the South, 1871-1880..................................................................................... 322
Research Dealing With Ladds And Brocks.................................................................................... 323
Letters from Prisoners from Northern Prisons During the Civil War.................................................. 324
John, Son of Lazerus Dameron.................................................................................................... 325
Charles Dam(e)ron of Albemarle Co., Va., and Richmond/Jackson Co’s., Ga................................... 326
Some Descendants of Mickey (Damron) Gentry............................................................................ 327
Biography of Robert T. Damron.................................................................................................... 327
Death at 20 Paces, Three Children of Moses and Rebecca (Harrall) Damron,a Mini Study................ 334
James K.Dameron of Caswell Co., NC. & Green and Webster Co’s., Mo......................................... 337
The Dameron (or Your Surname) Family Album; Elizabeth Rossand, and Others............................. 339
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 12, Spring 1987
Census Book ............................................................................................................................ 341
Missouri Damerons in the Civil War ............................................................................................. 341
Watch Your Cemeteries.............................................................................................................. 343
Occupayshun - Cencus Taker..................................................................................................... 344
Old Missouri Letters................................................................................................................... 344
A Pioneers Opinion of Missouri.................................................................................................... 345
Some Early Foreign Born Damerons etc....................................................................................... 346
John G. Damron, mayor of Gallipolis, Ohio................................................................................... 346
Charles Damron of Albemarle Co., Va. & Jackson Co., Ga............................................................ 347
Additional Descendants of John Damron Jr................................................................................... 350
A Letter from Charles Thompson Damron..................................................................................... 354
George W. Damron of Va., Ky., and Ill.......................................................................................... 356
Lazarus Dameron....................................................................................................................... 357
Descendants of George Washington Damron................................................................................ 358
The Dameron/Damron Family Study By Mary Dameron Dise.......................................................... 362
The Descendants of Charles Damron & Mary E. Magann............................................................... 364
Developing Damerons/Damrons................................................................................................... 375
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.............................................. Volume 13, Fall 1987
Dameron/Damron Family Reunion................................................................................................ 378
Changing of the Guard................................................................................................................ 379
Newsletter Subscription Levels.................................................................................................... 381
Corrections or Additions to Pages 360 & 361 of Vol 12.................................................................. 383
Census Books I and II................................................................................................................. 385
Buckingham Va. Tax Lists.......................................................................................................... 387
More on the Works of Hardesty................................................................................................... 389
Kentucky Land Warrants............................................................................................................. 391
Fluvanna Co., Va. Deed, Michael Damron to Larkin Bransom......................................................... 393
John T. Damron, Lt. in the Mexican War....................................................................................... 394
Weakley Co., Tenn. Court Records.............................................................................................. 395
Jasper Co., Mo. and other Southwest Mo. Court Records.............................................................. 397
Data Relating to Ky., Tenn. and Ill. Damrons................................................................................. 402
Some Descendants of Anna Damron & James Fisher.................................................................... 409
Some Anecdotes Concerning Robert Wilkerson Damron................................................................ 412
William Henry Damron of Ky. and McDonough Co., Ill.................................................................... 412
Obits......................................................................................................................................... 415
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 14, Spring 1988
From the Editor's Desk............................................................................................................... 416
Old George Dameron of Kentucky, Illinois, and New Madrid County, Missouri ................................. 418
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 425
Dameron Research in Suffolk, England, by H. G. Turner................................................................ 426
The Damerons of England by John P. Dameron............................................................................ 430
From Far and Near..................................................................................................................... 435
Census Books Again Available.................................................................................................... 436
Back to the Drawing Board? E. Damron of Weakley County, Tennessee........................................ 437
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 438
Cemetery Alert!.......................................................................................................................... 439
1988 Dameron-Damron Family Reunion in Springfield, Missouri...................................................... 440
War of 1812 Volunteers............................................................................................................... 442
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 443
Family Photo Album................................................................................................................... 444
The Will of Tigner Dameron......................................................................................................... 445
Nicholas F. Damron.................................................................................................................... 446
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 448
C. Le Roy Damron...................................................................................................................... 448
Editorial Postscript..................................................................................................................... 449
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.............................................. Volume 15, Fall 1988
From the Editor's Desk............................................................................................................... 450
Sylvester James "Brooks" Damron by Truman Murphy.................................................................. 452
Old Dameron‑Damron Family Recipes.......................................................................................... 454
Who Was Campbell Dameron? ................................................................................................... 455
1988 Dameron‑Damron Family Reunion........................................................................................ 457
Descendants of George Damron Jr. ............................................................................................ 458
Gone to Texas by Charles F. Dameron......................................................................................... 461
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 463
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 464
My Old Missouri Home by Exie Ethel (Eagan) O'Brien................................................................... 465
The Will of John Damron Sr. ....................................................................................................... 467
Mary E. Damron, Daughter of Drury Cox Damron.......................................................................... 469
Finis Toleman Dameron by Mary Dameron Shearholdt................................................................... 470
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 472
Notes from Catlettsburg, Kentucky.............................................................................................. 473
Barsheba B. Dameron, Daughter of James K. Dameron................................................................. 474
Family Album............................................................................................................................. 475
From Far and Near..................................................................................................................... 477
The 1787 Census of Virginia........................................................................................................ 478
U.S. Pension Files, 1861‑1934.................................................................................................... 479
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 484
Damron Road in Mossyrock, Washington..................................................................................... 485
Membership Renewal Form......................................................................................................... 486
Ballot: Change in Annual Family Association Dues........................................................................ 487
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 16, Spring 1989
From the Editor's Desk............................................................................................................... 488
Some Descendants of Moses Damron by Kenneth Dyer................................................................ 490
Possible Sons of Richard Damron Sr. by Truman Murphy.............................................................. 499
Joseph Dameron Sr.'s Second Wife, Mary Harrison............................................................... ........500
A Video Dameron-Damron Family History..................................................................................... 501
John Jones Dameron, researched by Helen Dameron Jones.......................................................... 502
One Lonely Grave...................................................................................................................... 510
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 512
Dameron and Damron Patents, researched by Rodger S. Dameron................................................. 513
Cemetery Research in Central Virginia by Kyle Dameron............................................................... 517
The Family of Lazarus G. Damron............................................................................................... 518
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 519
1989 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion...................................................................... 520
William R. Damron, Also Known as William Ryan.......................................................................... 521
Julia Dameron............................................................................................................................ 522
Update from Leonard Damron...................................................................................................... 524
Damerons and Damrons in the News............................................................................................ 524
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 525
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.............................................. Volume 17, Fall 1989
The Will of Richard Damron, Pike County, KY, 1827...................................................................... 528
Mary Ann Dameron, a Lincoln County, NC, Widow........................................................................ 529
Logan Douglas Dameron, researched by Helen Dameron Jones...................................................... 530
If Your Newsletter Does Not Arrive on Schedule............................................................................ 531
New Information on the E. Damron Family, by Della Damron.......................................................... 533
Cemetery Records from Brenton, West Virginia............................................................................. 534
Notes on Lincoln Co., TN, researched by Tressie Nealy and Jewel Casey....................................... 535
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 538
Two Daughters of George Warren Damron.................................................................................... 539
Caswell Co., NC, Cross Index to Wills.......................................................................................... 540
The Will of George Cox............................................................................................................... 540
Civil War Pension Files: Richard Damron (b. 1795/96) and His Son, Moses.................................... 541
Damerons and Damrons in the News............................................................................................ 544
Virginia Tax Records, Albemarle Co. and Amherst Co. ................................................................. 546
Hiram Damron of Carter Co., KY, by Howard E. Kiser.................................................................... 548
The Family of James Madison Damron, Remembered by Violet Burchette...................................... 551
1989 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion...................................................................... 553
Samuel Damron of Weakley Co., TN -- His Youngest Children........................................................ 554
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 555
Frances Dameron, an Interview by Ruth Bock............................................................................... 556
Benjamin Harvey Hill, a Descendant of Elizabeth (Dameron) Ingram............................................... 557
Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd, Wife of John Dameron............................................................................ 558
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 559
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 561
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 18, Spring 1990
Edmund Damron of Bedford County, Tennessee, researched by Jewel Casey................................. 564
Smith Burying Ground................................................................................................................. 567
1990 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion...................................................................... 568
John Dameron of Gaston Co., NC................................................................................................ 568
Tennessee Births and Deaths, 1908 through 1912......................................................................... 569
Some Descendants of Anne Morehead Dameron and Vines Mathis................................................ 570
Dameron Families in Norfolk Co., VA........................................................................................... 572
Charles Gilbert "Dock" Damron.................................................................................................... 576
Illinois Public Domain Land Sales................................................................................................ 577
Missouri Public Domain Land Sales prior to 1836.......................................................................... 578
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 579
The Will of Charles Dameron (1764)............................................................................................. 580
Greenup County, Kentucky, Cemeteries....................................................................................... 581
Census Books I and II................................................................................................................. 581
Gilbert Jefferson Damron, by Truman E. Murphy........................................................................... 582
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 585
Vive Les Damerons, by Charles F. Dameron................................................................................. 587
Notes on Lancaster Co., VA........................................................................................................ 588
Kentucky Death Index, January, 1911, to December, 1915............................................................. 589
Some Cemetery Markers from Wayne Co., WV, and Lawrence Co., KY.......................................... 590
Help Needed: Census Indexes..................................................................................................... 591
Dameron Debts in Mecklenburg Co., VA....................................................................................... 592
Those Darn Nicknames!.............................................................................................................. 593
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 594
Mary "Polly" Damron, Wife of Samuel Sperry Vinson..................................................................... 597
Another O. C. Damron Update..................................................................................................... 598
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 599
Damerons and Damrons in the News............................................................................................ 601
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.............................................. Volume 19, Fall 1990
Moses W. Damron, Pioneer Baptist Minister in Texas................................................................... 604
The Ancestry of Rebecca Malone, Wife of Bartholomew Dameron.................................................. 609
Damrens in Maine...................................................................................................................... 609
Descendants of Samuel Damron and Elizabeth Thomas................................................................ 610
New Address for Ordering Back Issues........................................................................................ 614
Some Notes on the Marcum Family............................................................................................. 615
Early Recollections of George W. Dameron.................................................................................. 616
George Ball Dameron of Mississippi............................................................................................. 618
1990 Family Association Reunion ............................................................................................... 620
Augustin Damrell (ca. 1790-1874), a.k.a. Augustus or Augusta Damron.......................................... 621
Corrections................................................................................................................................ 623
Kentucky Death Index, 1916-1930................................................................................................ 624
Norfolk Co., VA, Update.............................................................................................................. 628
Samuel Wesley Damron (1862-1938)............................................................................................ 630
Pleasant Leroy Damron (1830-1903), Researched by Jewel Casey................................................. 632
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 634
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 636
Helen Foster Snow's Dameron-Damron Book................................................................................ 638
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 639
Damerons and Damrons in the Missouri Legislature....................................................................... 639
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 20, Spring 1991
1991 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion...................................................................... 642
Warren Thomas Dameron, M.D., Researched by Helen Dameron Jones.......................................... 643
Charles Dameron, Minister of the Gospel...................................................................................... 645
Green Berry Damron, researched by Jewel Casey and Tressie Nealy ............................................. 646
Martin M. Damron....................................................................................................................... 649
Michael Damron and His Sons..................................................................................................... 650
Social Security Death Index, 1963-1987....................................................................................... 652
A Civil War Letter from W. A. Dameron........................................................................................ 654
Damerons and Damrons in the News............................................................................................ 656
A New Publication: The Dameron Family News............................................................................. 657
Littlepage Damron...................................................................................................................... 658
Cemetery Records from Eolia, Missouri........................................................................................ 664
Elizabeth Boyd, Wife of John Dameron........................................................................................ 664
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 667
The Damerin Coat of Arms.......................................................................................................... 668
Kentucky Death Index, 1931-1938................................................................................................ 669
Oregon Death Indexes, 1903-1941............................................................................................... 671
Family Album............................................................................................................................. 672
Beware the I.G.I......................................................................................................................... 673
James Damron, Seminole War Soldier......................................................................................... 673
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 674
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 675
Corrections................................................................................................................................ 678
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 679
Census Books I and II................................................................................................................. 679
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.............................................. Volume 21, Fall 1991
William Moore Dameron, Researched by Helen Dameron Jones..................................................... 682
Richard Damron (1845-1923), Son of Thomas and Mary "Polly" Damron.......................................... 687
James Damron of McNairy Co., Tennessee, Researched by Betty Lancaster.................................. 689
William Auxier "Ock" Damron...................................................................................................... 692
The Problem with Noble Ladd...................................................................................................... 694
Illinois Death Index, January, 1916 - December, 1938.................................................................... 695
John M. C. Damron, M.D.: A Biographical Sketch......................................................................... 697
Zachariah Damron and Frances Thomas...................................................................................... 698
Some Research Notes from Carolyn Hatcher ............................................................................... 707
1991 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion ..................................................................... 708
Thomas Dameron Who Wrote His Will in 1766.............................................................................. 709
Family Happenings..................................................................................................................... 711
Bits and Pieces.......................................................................................................................... 712
Boyd County, Kentucky, Marriage Index....................................................................................... 714
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................. 715
Corrections and Additions........................................................................................................... 716
Queries..................................................................................................................................... 717
The Dameron-Damron Family Newsletter.......................................... Volume 22, Spring 1992
Lazarus Damron: Frontier Spy.................................................................................................... 720
The Autobiography of James Palatine Dameron............................................................................ 722
Thomas Damron and Mary Damron.............................................................................................. 725
Elizabeth Drawdy, Not Drewdie.................................................................................................... 727
1992 Dameron-Damron Family Association Reunion...................................................................... 728