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In this issue: I hope our readers appreciate the advantages of the HTML format of this Newsletter. The newsletter is now available to everyone immediately (no more sending .zip files), it also has more visual material, and an improved layout. All on-line sources are linked and can be seen immediately by pressing the link tags.
I. GREETINGS friends, cousins, and fellow Delk researchers, This quarter's newsletter appears a few days late, as I was not able to work on it for almost a month. My computer broke down on December 23rd, 2004. I then had to wait till after Christmas to bring my old PC in for analysis. Due to the holidays the shop was also very busy and it took them a while to get to mine. Turned out to be the motherboard on my computer that was the problem. The repairs would have cost more than the computer was worth, so I decided to put a new one together. It took me a while to get all the parts I wanted, but now my new (used pentium III), is fully installed and up and running. Thankfully I lost no data! I did, however, get behind in the researching of obits, births, and marriages from December 23rd till I got my PC back up and running January 24th 2004. When I got my PC back up and running (almost a month later) I had 563 unread eMails waiting for me (only 20 of those were spam). If you wrote me and I have not gotten back to you, you now know why. I was also not able to send out Christmas or New Years greetings like I usually do every year. I currently have only 198 mails left to go through. If you have written me and have not heard back from me by February 15th 2005. I ask you to redirect your query(s). NEW: We now have a new mailing Group for Arkansas with 5 individuals. If anyone wants to be moved to this group, just let me know. Though we have gained many new cousins over the past year. The total number of people who are actually getting mailed is about the same. This is because every month, more and more of the eMails I send out bounce. This is a shame as the DNQ Newsletter is only possible with your input. If you change your eMail address please let me know. If I can not reach you, you can not participate in polls and questionnaires. If not everyone participates in the polls there is no sense in doing them. The information gathered is invaluable and can not be found anywhere else in the world as it comes from you, the living descendants of Roger Delk. Enjoy reading, Fabian Doles
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click here for Fabian's autobiography click here to visit the homepage of Fabian's band: the BLUE SUN BAND For our new readers: Correspondences: I ask you to please include your full name, first and last, on all correspondences. It saves me time when I sort them into over 130 files (one for each of you). I have received a few eMails with no name at all and had to go through my eMail address book to identify the author. Please spare me that. Searching the Database at www.doles.org: You may use the search feature for names of places that include "Delk" as well as cemeteries that have Delks buried in them. Instead of typing in a surname type either "geography", or "cemetery", The info is then broken down by state or surname. II.
"NEW FOUND COUSINS", LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FAMILY  yahoo.com]PEDIGREE: Roger Delk I. m. Alice Davenport, son Roger Delk II. m. Rebecca, son Joseph Delk I. m. Hannah Thorp(e) / Tharp(e), son Joseph Delk II. m. Judith / Juday Jordan, son David Delk Sr. m. Patience Newsom(e), son Joseph Benton Delk III. m. Frances "Fannie" Ross Dawson, son George Washington Delk m. Lydia / Liddy Davis, son Thomas Greer Delk m. Sarah Ann Hendrix, son Thomas C. Delk m. Smanthe Sylvania Cole, son Sparlin Andrew Delk m. Velma Beatrice Cates, son Jim(my) Mack Delk m. Vivian Juanita Powell, son Dennis Wayne Delk m. Samantha Jane Pope, daughter
correspondence:
My name is Amanda Delk and I just found your web site. My family lives
in Phoenix, AZ. My grandfather Jimmy Delk is from Searcy, Ark. My grandmother
is Vivian Delk ( Powell) and she just turned 73 on December 7. She was
born in 1931. My grandfather said that he was born in 1930, but my grandmother
said that he use to say that because he was really younger then her.
His birthday was September 6, 1932.
This section also includes Delks that have not
been identified as Roger Delk descendants.
James H. Delk [21] - Greer Clayburn Delk [22] - Matthew Delk [23] - James Wesley McKelvy [24]
There was a flash from the muzzle, and a shell hit in front of the house. The blast shattered the windows and blew off the doors. It knocked Ayers through the house, but after he stopped tumbling, he was able to escape out the back. Ayers talked about this and other experiences he had during the Battle of the Bulge. The administration had invited him to be the keynote speaker for the Veterans Day celebration at the school. Chad Turner, eighth-grade history teacher who headed a 12-person committee that organized the event, said the aim was to honor veterans and help students gain an appreciation for those who have served. Gresham Principal Sheila Fuqua and Assistant Principal Chuck Bolus estimate about 70 veterans attended, among 120 guests overall. They gathered in the auditorium and heard Company II of the Central High School choral music department perform "USO on Tour," a lineup of 1940s favorites and patriotic tunes. Besides Ayers, U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. also spoke. After the program, everyone filed into the cafeteria for a meal provided by the school and served by students, who also served guests from among 20 different desserts made by Gresham teachers. Inskip resident James H. Delk was there having lunch with his granddaughter, Sara Delk, a Gresham student. At 83, he was decked out in olive drab, wearing the same Ike jacket he had worn during World War II. Delk served in England in an anti-aircraft unit attached to the 8th Air Force, then volunteered as an infantryman and saw combat with the 9th Armored Division in Germany and Czechoslovakia. He volunteered to serve in the Pacific, but the war ended before he was called back up. His son, Bruce Delk, is a member of the Tennessee National Guard's 278th Regimental Combat Team, which left for Camp Shelby, Miss., on Nov. 9 and will be shipping out to Iraq. Delk smiled and his eyes lit up when asked what he thought of the Veterans Day event at Gresham Middle. "It's wonderful," he said. Delk is proud of his military service, although he said, "I don't consider myself any hero." Ayers doesn't see much glory in combat, either. His encounter with a tank is one of two wartime experiences he will never forget, but he said the second one has really haunted him. Ayers and a buddy had just set up a machine gun when a sniper killed his friend with a shot between the eyes. "The thing that gets me is this: There were only two of us. It could just as easily have been me as him. Fortunately - no, it was not fortunate - it worked out that I was the one to survive that time," he said. Ed Marcum may be reached at 865-342-6267. source
Matthew Delk Mat has appeared in past issues of DNQ. He is now back state side. I hope to make contact with him soon. I wanted to wait till he was fully recovered before bombarding him with genealogical questions. Posted on Thu, Dec. 23, 2004 S. C. guardsman finds blast 'surreal' By CHUCK CRUMBO Staff Writer On his last day
in Iraq, Capt. Matthew Delk sat down to enjoy soup and a sandwich in
the mess tent at Forward Operating Base Marez, near Mosul.
His parents Letha
(Delk) is buried in Section 3, Row 24 with her husband
William McKinley McKelvy (March 4, 1897 - May 30, 1953). At the time
of his death his family was living in Bay City. A memorial marker for
James has been placed at the foot of the graves of his parents.
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NEVADA Boulder City Cemetery, Mausoleum, Adams and Utah Streets, Boulder City, Nevada DELK, G. Kenneth born 1922, died 1989 location: Mausoleum TENNESSEE Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg Dyer co. Tennessee Delk Alsie 1874 1957 V. BLACK SHEEP: Every family has a few "black sheep". Sometimes they are so shunned from the family that they are no longer even claimed as kin. This can make researching difficult. To qualify for the Black Sheep section an ancestor must have committed any one of the following crimes: Murder - Kidnapping - Armed Robbery - Treason - Theft particularly of any item of fame - Membership in a famous Gang - Political Assassin (documented) - Member of the FBI's Most Wanted List - Political Expatriate - Extreme Public Embarrassment - Involvement in Witchcraft Trials - Bigamy (outside the Mormon faith, which condoned it at one time) - Persons expelled from normal society - Convicted felons (documented) - Incest (very difficult for some to talk about) - Known Pirate (note: this list is similar to the criteria for members of (IBSSG) The International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists ) Cookeville residents face drug charges Gallatin Police arrested two Cookeville residents who were attempting to obtain prescriptions by fraud from a local drug store. According to the affidavit of complaint, Sumner Regional Medical Center officials notified Gallatin Police that Jonathan Lynn Delk, 35, of Cookeville had just left the emergency room where he was treated for a leg injury and should not be driving because he had been given a shot of a narcotic pain reliever and nausea medicine known to cause drowsiness. When the officer made contact with Delk in the Rite Aid Drug Store on East Main, his speech was slurred and he was having trouble driving, according to court records. Investigator Jerry Carpenter also talked with the pharmacist who said that Delk's mother, Alene Richards Turner, 52, of Cookeville and been to the pharmacy and gave him prescriptions to fill for herself and her son. She told the pharmacist they did not want generic drugs and would pay cash if Tenn-Care wouldn't pay for them, according to court records. While checking prescription records on his computer, the pharmacist noticed that Turner and Delk had obtained several prescriptions with different Rite-Aid stores and had listed different home addresses, the report stated. The officer also located several papers in their vehicle where Turner and Delk had been to several doctors in different cities and obtained prescriptions for pain killers. The drug they were trying to obtain was Lortab 7.5 milligrams. Both Turner and Delk were charged with obtaining prescription narcotics by fraud and Delk had an additional charge of DUI second offense. They were both taken to the Sumner County Jail and will appear in General Sessions Court on Jan. 19, 2005. source [29] VI. TIME IS A RELATIVE THING CALENDAR TRAPS Reprinted from the "Barrett Newsletter" by Dan Barrett, edited by Fabian Doles with added notes by John Chandler and Richard A. Pence In trying to pinpoint an exact date of birth, marriage, or death when searching British and early American Colonial records, there are two traps for the unwary.
The 12 months of the Julian Calendar
note: before the reform the names of the months September through December were derived from their numerical order in the calendar. Why they kept the names even though their order was changed seems very strange to me. In short the Solar
Calendar needs adjustment after every four years and still it will accumulate
one-day difference in 3,300 years. On the other hand the Islamic calendar
will require adjustment after 2541 years when it will gain one day because
of the omission of 34 seconds in calculation every year. The Pope also changed the beginning of the New Year from March 25th to January 1st. Most of Europe had adopted Jan 1 as the start of the year long before 1582. As it happens, the only country which changed from March to January soon after the reform was Scotland (in 1600). The Vatican offices did indeed switch to January under Pope Gregory, but subsequent popes dithered back and forth between March and January for over a century. In Italy, however, down to the eighteenth century the years of the Christian era began in the Venetian style on March 1, in the Pisan style on the preceding March 25, and in the Florentine style on the following March 25, while at Rome different styles were used for different purposes. Bottom line: the only nation that made both changes at the same time was England. England, who was having a dispute with the Pope at that time and was suspicious of new ideas, anyway, and ignored the whole idea. She continued to ignore it for another 170 years. So, up until 1752, in Britain and her colonies, the New Year still started on March 25th, while in the rest of the Christian world it started on January 1st. "Double Dating" To further complicate matters, in America the practice of "double dating" became widespread. This system was a practical response in the American colonies (hardly ever used in England at the time) and testifies to the colony's international and economical ties not only between England on the one hand but the Scottish, Dutch, and French colonists on the other, as the latter all used Julian-style years. The result is one
will occasionally find entries in church registers and other records
dated like:
back to menu [48] VII. LIFE GOES ON: Reunions, Birthdays, Deaths, Engagements, Marriages, Anniversaries, Divorces, Oldest & Youngest Delk, Adoptions, Miscellaneous FAMILY REUNIONS: Clara Delk Inglish [cinglish comcast.net]
reports:A Delk Family Reunion is held every year in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and is always arranged by my aunt, Carmen (nee Delk) Simmons. Her address is: Carmen Simmons We have not brought
her into the computer age, so any contact would need to be done by snail
mail or can even be done by computer through me [cinglish
Jonathan Delk son of James Vernon and Kathryn Bell Delk turned 30 in January Miranda Gloria Deppe the daughter of Justin and Lisa celebrated her very first birthday in January Anna Lou Brannon McQueen of Kentucky will turn 63 on January 24 1943 Collin William Garbrecht the son of Brice and Kristi also celebrated his first birthday in January The non-identical twin daughters of Richard and Sonja James - Alvria "A.J." & Mary Ann James both turned 33 in January Ailene Southall Anderson celebrated her 79th birthday in January. Her son David Campbell celebrates his 41st birthday in Feb. Ashlynn Kate Delk daughter of Brian & Shannon Delk, celebrated her very first birthday in the first week of February. Janice Kay Pryor Neagle of Arkansas City, Kansas will celebrate her 53rd birthday on Feb 15th. Barbara Anne Delk Husband will celebrate her 59th birthday on Feb 25th. Clara Emily Delk Inglish of Dallas Texas (Fabian - my old home town!!) will celebrate her 60th birthday on February 21st. Margaret Delk Moore of Virginia celebrates her 54th birthday the 3rd week of February. Retired professional Baseball player Jerry Allen Walker will turn 66 on Feb 12th. Carmen Carrier Greco celebrates her 35th birthday March 23rd. A special birthday wish for Wilma Lenora Crabtree Gibson of Kokomo, Indiana, who I have corresponded with many, many times and who has provided me with so much Delk-Crabtree information. She will celebrate her 68th birthday on March 8th. Chanley Delk of Texas will celebrate his 28th birthday the beginning of the 2nd week of March. Edwin Nielson Delk will turn 48 in March. Lanie Lea Delk Clarkson (sister of Anissa Delk Krick) will celebrate her 49th birthday March 16th. Sadie Diane Hurst Gavin celebrates her 57th birthday March 5th. A special birthday wish to James Vernon Delk. James, who is well known by many Delk researchers for the wealth of information he has shared over the years on various on-line message boards, will celebrate his 55th birthday on April 26th Terri Lynn (Lyles) Willis of Columbus South Carolina will celebrate her 44th birthday the first week of April. Patricia Pardue of Abilene, TX will celebrate her 41st birthday the 2nd week in April DEATHS & OBITS: October, November, December, January As always individuals in red are not identified as Roger Delk descendants (any further information on these individuals would be appreciated). Individuals in bold can be found in our database. Information added by me in blue.
She is survived by her parents: one brother; Evan Jamison Delk, Nancy, Kentucky: one sister; Shanda Marie Delk, Murray, Kentucky: maternal grandmother; Flona B. Wilson, Somerset, Kentucky: Paternal grandmother; Vera Mae Delk, Nancy, Kentucky; many aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather; Joe Arvis Wilson: paternal grandfather; German A. Delk: one uncle: Randy Delk. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 22nd, 2004 at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Brother Garlin Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Point Cemetery, Ingle, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6:00 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2004 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home. source [49] Lois Hartzog Dixon Hilda - Lois Hartzog Dixon, 88, widow of John L. Dixon, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, in Greenville. Born in Barnwell County, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Janie Delk Hartzog. She was a retired sewing teacher with the Cope Vocational Center, Cope. She was a life-long member of Double Pond Baptist Church, where she served as church clerk for over forty years, former leader of the YWA's, former president of the WMU, and served as a Sunday School teacher. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Double Pond Baptist Church, with the Revs. Donnie Delk and Billy Sandifer officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Mole Funeral Home, Barnwell. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Isadore (Glenda) Sanders, of Simpsonville; three daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara (Francis) Terrapin, of Nicholson, Ga., Loretta (Thomas) Harley, of Greer, and Delores (Norwood) McIntosh, of Santee; a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Rosie (Steve) Sulligan, of Travelers Rest; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by a sister, Edith Delk; a brother, Henry Hartzog; and a stepdaughter, Annette Dixon. Published in The Greenville News: 09-21-2004 Erna P. Loewen editor's note: Erna is a Heinrich Delk descendent McPherson-Erna P. Loewen, 89, died Oct 13, 2004, at Salem Home, Hillsboro. She was born April 18, 1915, at Hillsboro, the daughter of Christian Seibel and Karolina Delk. She graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1935. A Hillsboro resident since 2002, formerly a 50-year resident of McPherson, she was co-owner and operator of Western Auto Store, McPherson, and was a Shaklee Dealer. She belonged to First Baptist Church, McPherson. On Sept 2, 1939, she married Clarence H. Loewen at Hillsboro. He died in Dec 1994. Survivors include: a son, Dennis Loewen, Lawrence; a daughter Karolyn Wiebe, White River Junction, Vt; a sister, Evelyn Regier, Peabody; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by six brothers: Jacob, Samuel, Edward, Solomon, Walter and Christian Seibel; and five sisters: Martha Suderman, Louise Suderman, Sarah Friesen, Agnes Just and Rachel Seibel. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson, with Clinton Seibel presiding. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Interment will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home. Personal condolences may be sent to the family via www.stockhamfamily.com source Ollie Mae Delk Swearingen HOMERVILLE — Ollie Mae Delk Swearingen, 73, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at her residence following an extended illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Clinch County. She was the daughter of the late Tharpe and Mary Jane Herrin Delk. One daughter, Retha LouNell Swearingen Bennett; one son, Randy Allen Swearingen; one sister, Edna Vermell Fichett; three brothers, T. E. Delk, A. V. Delk and George Raymond Delk, preceded her in death. Survivors are three sons, Homer Lindy Swearingen, David Earl Swearingen and Daniel W. Swearingen, all of Homerville; two sisters, Melba Viru Griffis of Homerville and France “Rosa Lee” Smith of Argyle; three brothers, Ed Rivers Delk of Lake City, Fla., Henry Bruce Delk of Homerville and Roy Lucious Delk Sr. of Argyle; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several other relatives. Services for Ms. Swearingen will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, at Lang Country Church. Interment will be held in Guest Mill Pond Cemetery. Ms. Swearingen will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today. Ms. Swearingen will be carried to the church one hour prior to the services. — Roundtree Funeral Home of Homerville. source [50] AROUND KENTUCKY CLINTON COUNTY Posted on Mon, Nov. 15, 2004 2 MEN DIE HOURS APART IN SAME APARTMENT COMPLEX Two men who lived at the same apartment complex in Clinton County died within hours of each other early yesterday. Clinton County emergency workers were called at 5:30 a.m. to Albany Village Apartments, where they found Brian O. Delk, 20, unresponsive, Kentucky State Police said. He was later pronounced dead. The emergency workers were again called at 8 a.m. to the complex, where they found Trent Allen Lee, 29, unresponsive, police said. Lee died a short while later. Authorities said the deaths are not being investigated as homicides or suicides. The Fresno Bee, 1626 E Street, Fresno, CA 93786-0001 Obituaries for Tuesday, December 7, 2004 DELK, BONNIE - Private services for Bonnie Delk, 47, of Lindsay are by Heritage Funeral Services in Visalia. Ms. Delk, a homemaker, died Sunday. Bonnie Delk Our hearts are broken at the passing of our beloved Bonnie, but there is relief in our hearts as well because we know she is at peace. Bonnie was a beautiful, loving and generous woman. Bonnie was happiest when spending time with her granddaughters, Sarina and Destiny Delk-Rocha, who adored their nana. Bonnie also loved to spend time with her brother and best friend, Jim Delk, and the two of them enjoyed good times together playing Wahoo and going to rock concerts. Bonnie was incredibly proud of her daughter, Sarah Delk-Rocha and her son-in-law, Michael Rocha. They loved her immensely, and took her into their home and provided excellent care of her in her last months. Bonnie's sister, Sandra Delk and niece, Angela Hoey of Santa Rosa, CA were also incredibly close to Bonnie and they were lucky enough to receive the amazing love she gave to those closest to her heart. Bonnie's wonderful humor and ability to make those close to her feel warm and loved will never be forgotten. Bonnie is also survived by brothers, Ron Delk, Jarold Miller and Andy Miller and several nieces and nephews. At Bonnie's request there will be no service. Remembrances may be sent to the Delk family at 21130 Rd. 248, Lindsay, CA 93247. source [51] JOE ALLEN LYLES SR. LOWELL - Joe Allen Lyles Sr., 71, of 301 McAdenville Road, died May 26, 2004, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Richland County, S. C., son of the late William N. and Lygina Delk Lyles. FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park with full military honors He was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Army and received an associate's degree in Criminal Justice from Gaston College. SURVIVORS: Sons, Joe A. Lyles, Jr. of Ellenboro, NC, Robert E. Lyles of Swansea, SC and William N. Lyles of Charlotte; daughters, Terri L. Willis of Walterboro, SC, Lynnette Brazell of Gaston, SC and Amber Lyles of Lowell; sister, Bettey Alderman of Elgin, SC; 1/2 sister, Deborah Lee; 1/2 brothers, Robert E. Lee and Albert Lee; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: A daughter, Annette Lyles; 1/2 sister, Shirley Lee; 1/2 brother, Wayne Lee IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Memorials may be made to Make a Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 29119, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9119 source [52] Jerry B. Delk Jerry B. Delk, 75, passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center. Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory made arrangements. source [53] James “Jim” William Delk December 22, 2004 Havelock, North Carolina James “Jim” William Delk, 85, died Dec. 22 at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern. An open Masonic Funeral Service was held Monday in the Cherry Point Masonic Lodge in Havelock with Lee Kyle Allen officiating. He was a member and Past Master of Cherry Point Masonic Lodge #688 in Havelock; member and Past President of the Carteret Shrine Club, member of the Shiner’s Ceremonial Cast, member of the Scottish Rite Bodies, and York Rite. For many years he drove the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s van to Greenville, South Carolina. He was also a member of the Cahooque Hunting Club and loved running his dogs. He is survived by two daughters, Judy Delk Godwin of Texarkana, TX; and Mitzi McKentire of Chula Vista, CA; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Arrangements by Havelock Funeral Service. source [54]
With three children, the couple
settled in Centerville, Illinois, where Jerry served as the administrative
secretary for the elementary school for over twenty years. She was also
a member of the National Association of Educational Secretaries, which
presented her with a Professional Standards Certificate in 1968 for
exceptional service. She also held membership in the National Federation
of Business and Professional Women's Clubs and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Police News, Danville, Kentucky - Boyle County Sheriff's Department has identified Janice Delk, 64, of Danville as the woman whose Jeep overturned Tuesday on Lexington Road. source [56] ENGAGEMENTS: None reported this quarter MARRIAGES: Andrew Dennis Delk and Tammy Terrell Gladden Filed on Oahu, Hawaii Oct. 29-Nov. 4 source [57] John Chaney Harrison, 41, Bay Minette, and Annette Marie Peach Delk, 48, Bay Minette. Moblie Alabama Probate Court Friday, October 01, 2004 Marriage Licenses Franklin, KY Wed, Nov. 24, 2004 Pamela Gail Hutchinson and Michael Gene Delk. source [58] Pima co. Arizona - Filed December 27, 2004 Delk, James Jr & Delk, Kandy 12734 NH Pioneer Wy, Oro Valley AZ 85737. ANNIVERSARIES: January, February, March, April
DIVORCES: No divorces reported this quarter OLDEST LIVING DELK
YOUNGEST ROGER DELK DESCENDANTS: As always individuals written in red are not plotted or identified as Roger Delk descendants - any help in identifying these individuals is welcome. Nancy Wilson [njwilson1 yahoo.com] our darling little granddaughter,
Shannon Eve Findley arrived Friday, November 12, 2004.
She weighed 5 lbs 8oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She her mom and dad
are doing just great. Daily News · 813 College St. · PO Box 90012 · Bowling Green, KY · 42102 - Dec. 10, 2004, births at Greenview Regional Hospital include a girl to Fran and Craig Delk of Bowling Green, KY. St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota Delk, David and Amber Beatty; St. Cloud; boy; Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005. ADOPTIONS & CUSTODY SUITS: Child at the center of custody dispute Story by T-G staff writer ANN BULLARD “I
want to live with my Mama and Daddy.” HONORS, GRADUATIONS, CLASS REUNIONS:
First six-week grading period November 7, 2004 Seventh Grade: Adam Delk source [60] Holcomb Elementary, Arkansas Honor Roll All A’s and B’s: First nine weeks 2004-05 November 9, 2004 Siera Delk source [61] Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School, Parker City, Indiana First nine-week grading period - November 18, 2004 A-B honor roll Sixth Grade: Autumn Delk source [62] Westside Elementary and Southwest Middle School, Searcy, Arkansas - November 20, 2004 First Nine Weeks, 2004-2005 SECOND GRADE: A/B: Dylan Delk Yorktown Middle School, Eastern Indiana Honor Roll - November 26, 2004 First quarter A-B honor roll Sixth Grade: Kyleigh Delk source [63]
Oklahoma City Community College : Pioneer On-line The following students have applied for December graduation. Diplomas will be granted after credentials are completed and degree requirements are met. Students who have fulfilled degree requirements can participate in the May 14 commencement ceremony. Certificate of Mastery: Shannon Delk Newton Middle School, 4001 E. Arapahoe Rd. Centennial, CO 80122 Daily Announcements Monday, January 24, 2005 - Red Day EIGHTH GRADE AWARDS -We start second semester with a new batch of eighth grade award winners. Our first recipients are in the area of language arts. The following students should report to the main office to receive their certificates of recognition and a gift certificate to Blockbuster: Julie Delk. ...source [65] Bladen County Schools, 1489 Hwy 701 S, P.O. Box 37, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Bladen County Science Fair Winners High School (Grades 9-12) Category– Biology 1st Place– Dianne Delk & Casey Moore EB Florida: Lakeland High School's Class of 1949 Commemorates Past 55 Years By Lorraine Valerino A championship football season was the perfect time to celebrate the 55th reunion of the Lakeland High School Class of 1949. Alumni met in Lakeland on Nov. 19 and 20 to celebrate friendships with festivities that included a traditional Southern barbecue, presented by Bonnie and Harold "Streamline" Sales; a breakfast buffet at the Holiday Inn South and a reunion banquet at the Lakeland Yacht & Country Club, featuring Doug Hall as master of ceremonies. Special guest for the banquet was Lakeland High's academic matriarch Hazel Haley, thought to be Florida's longest-serving teacher. Brian Templin brought back memories by playing music from their era and Barbara Holmes Thompson sang "Remember When," said Jeanette Williamson Delk of Lakeland, a reunion committee member. Other committee members were Harold Cameron, Marge Melton DeBats, Streamline Sales, Bob Tyner and Mary Ann Ivey Lee. source [66] MISCELLANEOUS: Music Club meets for Christmas treats The Independence Music Club will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 to hear a program performed by pianist Nathan Smith, organist Jeff King, tenor Matt Black and instrumentalist Janelle Delk, who plays the flute and piccolo. Following the program at College Park Community of Christ, members will share Christmas desserts and cookies. College Park is at 1021 W. College St., Independence, Missouri. For more information, call Alberta Hitch, 478-4428. source [67] A CHRISTMAS PLAY "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" performed on December 12, 2004 6:30 p.m. MEGAN DELK played the role of Doris. Eagles Landing FBC: 2400 Hwy 42 North: McDonough, GA 30253 : (770)957-1355 source [68] Radford VA University Paper - The Tartan December 07, 2004 Turbold's senior recital: four years in the making OT showed his mastery of the nylon-stringed guitar By Evan Young ebyoung radford.edu
Radford University College of Visual and Performing Arts hosted classical guitarist Munkh-Orgil Turbold at the Bondurant Center Dec. 1 in his senior recital. Performing pieces dating from the 1700s to the present, Turbold showcased his talents on the nylon-stringed guitar. An amateur classical guitarist for only four years, Turbold played with the ability of a well-seasoned professional. The 22-year-old music major was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and was unaware of classical guitar before coming to the United States. "I'd never seen a guitar with nylon strings before," said Turbold. "I started taking guitar lessons, and they said, 'OK, you've got to buy a classical [guitar]." Classical guitar has given Turbold immense enjoyment, and he has honed his style enough to play the seven-piece recital. Luigi Legnani's "36 Cappricci, Op. 20" was his introduction piece. Turbold asserted that this piece gave him a good opportunity to warm up. This melodic piece started with him playing one note at a time, but later found Turbold doing some hybrid-picking techniques, which involved playing an alternating rhythm line on the lower strings while simultaneously playing the melody line on the higher strings. This piece was followed by an excerpt from "Lute Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a" by Johann Sebastian Bach, whom Turbold counts as one of his influences. He says that Bach is not commonly associated with the guitar, but is thought to have been a lute player. This was the oldest piece performed and was written in 1735. Following a brief intermission, Turbold performed "Histoire du Tango" by Astor Piazzolla with the assistance of music major Camellia Delk on violin. This proved to be the recital's standout piece, and garnered a big crowd response. "It took four weeks to practice," said Delk. Turbold says that he enjoys duets for the guitar written together with other instruments and was happy to work up this piece for the recital and perform it with Delk. "There are violin and guitar duos that are incredible; Bledsoe and Sandomirsky, for example," said Turbold. "The piece was originally written for guitar and flute. Because flute and violin have the same octaves and are so widely interchanged, we decided to do it with violin." Moscow composer Nikita Koshkin's "Rain" followed, and was a virtuosic guitar showpiece. It started with tranquil notes simulating a drizzle, then broke into a suspenseful string-flogging frenzy that was idiomatic of thunder, and then finally tapered off into the drizzle sequence yet again. Overall, "Rain" created the auditory illusion of hearing a rainstorm. Turbold also counts Koshkin as one of his influences. "Rain" was the most difficult piece in the recital, but Turbold found them all to be challenging. "Honestly, I was nervous. After I was done with the first set, I was just relieved," said Turbold. "The second set, I just had a really good time on stage." In his formative years, Turbold fancied the guitar after hearing idols Slash and Nuno Bettancourt on public radio in Mongolia. His brother, Bat-Orgil Turbold, taught him the basics; he hasn't stopped playing since. "I started learning pieces by myself," said Turbold. He yearned for the United States because of its emphasis on the guitar as the primary instrument for popular music. In January, Turbold will be moving to New York to do an internship at a recording studio. In the future, he plans to complete a master's degree in performing and make a living as a producer and performer. The Tartan Online - January 25, 2005 Local band walking By Adam Harris - alharris radford.eduRadford’s A Fine Line creates music completely atypical for this town. Their music is harder to categorize than anything that’s blown through Radford. Because this trio features violin, viola and keyboards alongside guitar, bass and vocals, the lineup is eccentric, especially in a college atmosphere. Promoters have had the arduous task of coming up with a catchy sentence to neatly describe the band: “Pretty music with a violin” reads one flier, “Virginia Strings and Things” says another. To classify this band is to try to classify their amalgamation of influences. After all, the members of this small chamber folk ensemble listen to everything from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to New Order and the Cure. Stephen Selvey, formerly a guitarist for Friendly User, leads A Fine Line and writes the majority of the material they perform, letting Camellia Delk contribute her own creations with the strings. Selvey’s voice is mostly hushed and solemn and his lyrics tackle the remorse and regret that surface when the awkward teenage blues last into the early twenties. His honesty and projection are palpable, not only in his voice but also in his acoustic guitar. Selvey’s songs are poetic and powerful like that of Damien Rice and his finger-style accompaniment recalls ‘70s era James Taylor that sometimes includes strumming, like Coldplay. A Fine Line is contemplative and personal, melancholic and uproarious, due in part to the classical prowess of violinist and RU music student Delk, who has an undying love of 80s New Wave. Delk’s urbane string melodies on violin and viola push the repertoire of A Fine Line beyond song and into art. I hesitate to use the term “art,” though, mainly because people are often deceived into thinking such music is high-browed. A listener with a degree in music education could be just as fond of this music for the same reasons as a home-schooled punk scholar; the music is unabashedly honest and different, without being exclusively appealing to one group of listeners. I followed A Fine Line to the Purple Fiddle, a typically bluegrass and roots music venue in the miniature town of Thomas, W. Va. near the home of bassist Vaughn Walters. The Hogwaller Ramblers, whose handle sheds light on the essence of this venue, were supposed to headline the evening. Not long after sound-check it became clear that the rawkus Hogwaller Ramblers would not show. Following this announcement every one in attendance remained seated; Hogwaller Who? Midway through A Fine Line’s set, the group is faced with three hours of time to fill, rather than the expected 45 minutes. “We’re just going to play till we run out of songs,” Selvey declares somewhat apologetically. He is pleasantly surprised when the crowd bursts into cheers at the idea of more A Fine Line. The group and the audience by this time had formed a reciprocal appreciation for one another. It’s as if every pull of Delk’s bow is simultaneously strumming at the heart strings of each man, woman and child in the quaint Purple Fiddle atmosphere. A superb recording of “Somewhere In Between” is available for download at www.purevolume.com/afineline. Bass and backing vocals were provided by Walters, an RU graduate who plans to spend a couple months in Ireland. A Fine Line is working with a new bassist, Adam Dale, and will be booking gigs in the upcoming weeks. The Council of the City of Centerville, County of Montgomery, State of Ohio, met on Monday, November 15, 2004, at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Centerville Municipal Building. Curtis Delk, 6610 Green Branch Drive, owner of the Soft Rock Cafe', explained that all of his employees smoke, clientele come to his establishment to be with other smokers. He highlighted potential problems with customers going outside to smoke. Passage of this Ordinance puts employees and businesses on an uneven playing field. He advised that he looks after his customers trying to eject smoke from the cafe'. source [69] The Associated Press - January 4, 2005 Tire plant's job decline alters life in small town New layoffs continue trend MAYFIELD, Ky. - Valerie Delk heard for decades that the end was near but never really believed it. "We kept thinking it wouldn't happen," said Delk, whose husband, Pee Wee, was head chemist at Continental General Tire's Mayfield plant. "But deep down, we knew better this time." Ten days before Christmas, the sooty, sprawling factory that once was the largest private employer in Graves County is a tire plant that no longer makes tires. It just stores them - and mixes the rubber that less costly plants in Illinois and Mexico will use to produce the radials and bias-plies that for 44 years sustained an oasis of industrial prosperity in far Western Kentucky...read more COLUMBIA STAR - December 24, 2004 SOUTH CAROLINA The Columbia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded the 2004 Public Supporters of Design Excellence Citation Award to Fred M. Delk of the Columbia Development Corporation. ---also-- The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia Charitable Foundation, Inc. has contributed $27,900 to local and state charities and students during 2004. Members serving on the Board of Trustees are Ernie Magaro, Rymarc Homes; Rex Thompson, Rex Thompson Builders; Earl McLeod , Home Builders Association; Frank Clark, Clark’s Construction Company; Johnette Jeffcoat, Boral Bricks Guignard Division; Van McAlister, VIP Developers Inc., Steven Mungo, The Mungo Company, Inc./Mungo Homes; H. B.“Chuck” Munn, Lake Carolina Development, Inc.; Kenneth Ormand , Ormand, Ashley and Gibbons Law Firm; Hal Von Nessen, RESH Marketing; Lou Westphal , Solid Surfaces Inc.; George Delk, Delk Construction; and, Edmund Monteith , The Mungo Co./Mungo Homes.
St. Petersburg Times 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL Leader in city growth to move to Clearwater By JOSH ZIMMER, Times Staff Writer Published January 30, 2005 TEMPLE TERRACE - The city is losing a veteran administrator. Michael Delk, development services director for the past 10 years, will soon become assistant director of planning for Clearwater. Delk, 48, said he found out last week, several months after applying for the job. He called it a "good career move" that will let him focus less on regulatory issues and spend more time on urban planning, which he prefers. Clearwater, a much larger city of 108,000, has several large-scale downtown and beachfront redevelopment projects under consideration. He expects to start in a couple of weeks at an annual salary of $78,000, said Clearwater's human resources director, Joe Roseto. That's $6,000 less than he earned in Temple Terrace. "I've always been kind of interested in working toward a larger city," said Delk, a Missouri native. "It gets me kind of back to my first love." He leaves at a critical juncture in Temple Terrace history. By late spring, city officials hope to pick a general contractor for a $150-million mixed-use redevelopment project at N 56th Street and Bullard Parkway. Delk, who was city manager of Casselberry before coming to Temple Terrace, helped rezone that section of town for future redevelopment. In addition, he helped create a special district that could keep millions of project-related tax dollars from going to Hillsborough County. Redevelopment is off to a good start, he said. City planner Ann Scheller will take over his job until the city chooses a new director. "It's been a wonderful 10 years," he said. VIII. DELKS INVOLVED IN SPORTS & ATHLETICS Any info that would help identify any of the individuals listed in red as kin would be appreciated. High School BASKETBALL Published December 4, 2004 YORK -- Jamestown and Lafayette high schools opened their girls basketball season Thursday night with impressive blowout victories over Grafton and York, respectively. Jamestown (1-0) had four players score in double figures, led by 23 points from Marquena Delk. The 5-foot-6 junior guard also added four assists and six steals. source [70] Professional & Semi Professional Athletes
CAR RACING Roger Delk Five Flag Speedway, Pensacola FL- Dec 4 2004 29th Place Allen Turner Snowflake 100 source [71] BASEBALL
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RODEO Results of the American West New Years Day Race held January 1, 2005 at Riverside Rancheros Arena, Riverside, California SENIOR RESULTS - 12 Entries $210 Payout 1D 1st 18.084 Linda Vick / Momas Six A Run $63 2D 1st 18.670 Saralyn Delk / Wally $57 3D 1st 19.805 Sherry Smith-Dennis / Especially The Best $48 4D 1st 20.349 Saralyn Delk / Beaver $42 COACHING The Columbia Daily Herald, 1115 South Main Street, Columbia, Tn 38401, Softball sign-ups Sign ups for the Columbia Girls Fast-Pitch Softball League will be conducted at Shadybrook Mall on Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Age division are ages 5-6, 8 and under, 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under and 16 and under. For more information contact league vice-president Heather Delk (931) 381-9110. IX. HUMOR Today it is hard for us to imagine that not too long ago the practice of arranged marriages was not so uncommon. Often these marriages included arranged marriages between cousins. This practice also insured that hard earned land stayed in the family. Many Delks were known to have married cousins, but whether or not they were arranged is not known. Though in our culture the practice of cousins marrying is now rare many eastern and far eastern cultures still practice it. The humorous article below deals with this subject in modern day India. A Good Marriage Can Be A Relative Thing by Melvin Durai If you've taken little interest in your relatives, avoiding all those boring family functions, here's some news that may quickly change your attitude: Scientists have shown that it's OK to procreate with your cousins. Wait! I don't mean ALL your cousins. I don't even mean one-at-a-time. It's better not to be greedy -- unless you live in Saudi Arabia and can afford a harem. Anywhere else and you might want to be picky, choosing the most suitable cousin, preferably one who's a little younger than your parents. This piece of good news is courtesy of the Journal of Genetic Counseling, which recently published a study indicating that children of cousin couples face only a slightly higher risk of major genetic disorders than average. The finding should boost the spirits of married cousins, not to mention attendance at family reunions. This is particularly good news to many Indians, for whom cousin marriages are nothing strange. In some Indian communities, the parents of a man's cousin give him the right of first refusal (the right to say no before other men do). A shrewd man, faced with the prospect of marrying an unattractive cousin, holds onto this right for as long as possible, until he's absolutely certain she has finished blossoming. Father of potential bride: "My dear nephew, please make up your mind. We want our daughter married soon." Nephew: "Just a few more years. The older she gets, the more attractive she seems." Father: "But how long can we wait? She has already turned 60. She isn't getting prettier -- Your vision is getting poorer." As a young boy, I was often told that I would marry my paternal aunt's daughter. My relatives seemed to take great pleasure in telling me this, not realizing how much they were frightening me. It's not that my cousin sister was homely or something. It's just that I wanted to marry someone with whom I had more in common than just grandparents. But I grew to reconsider my opposition to cousin marriage -- and not just because one of my cousins blossomed into a Miss India. Cousin marriage offers a number of benefits. First and foremost, you get to keep the wealth within your family. In my case, the wealth consisted of a tennis racket and a rusted frying pan. Not exactly cousin bait. Second, you don't have to spend much money on the wedding, because, with common relatives, you'll have fewer pests. I mean, guests. Unlike a typical Indian wedding, you won't have to host a thousand distant relatives, including your great uncle's sister-in-law's nephew's fourth cousin twice removed, whom you'd like to remove a third time. Third, your children would have an easier time tracing their roots. Of course, they may complain about this. "Dad, how come my friend's family tree has more branches than mine? Do I need to pour more water on mine?" Fourth, you won't have to dread meeting the in-laws, because you already know them as uncle and aunt. They will get along just dandy with your parents. Of course, if you get a divorce, it could split your entire family. Even worse, your family may stay together and you'll have to keep seeing your former spouse. Now that's frightening.
X. The Strangers in my Box - a poem I can relate with the following poem, that cousin Nancy Richardson of WA sent me. I inherited a box of great old family photos that my aunt in Ivor, Virginia had stored away in a kitchen drawer, before she gave them to me. I now have them safely stored away in a fire proof box. For an article about how to conserve and date your old photos click here [72]
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Now I see how you have the time for all your good work....YOU'RE A PICKER AND A GRINNER ... that's great a lot of my friends are musicians. A friend of mine Billy Joe Shaver tours Germany about yearly, some of my other friends are in a band called the "Skeeters" out of Ft. Payne Ala. , Goose Creek Symphony, , Eric Quincy Tate and Bear and the Bear Facts both out of Atlanta featuring Wayne " Bear" Sauls David Allen Coe's Guitarist for 10 yrs. and another all time favorite "The NightHawks. In Doles # 13 in new cemeteries in Arizona you have Eugene Mayes Delk and his wife Maggie Lee Chandolin Delk, well they are in the Hill Top Cemetery in Skull Valley, Arizona. They had lived in Texas 1st from Georgia, then New Mexico and on to Arizona because of Eugene's Asthma and also in Carlsbad, m N. M. while using dynamite to clear land and it not going off as it should Eugene walked back up on it and bang and Eugene came away addled and blind. Now when you go to Texas cemeteries you have Eugene's brother Fletcher a War of Northern Aggression Veteran who enlisted in Ga. Co. I 28th Battalion Siege Artillery then later promoted to Sergeant 23 Aug. 1863 Co. K 1st Ga. Regulars. Fletcher was the youngest of the 4 Brothers who served for Sweet Dixie. Now Fletcher was a fine man who deserved to live a long like and must have made Delk history to have lived from 1846 to 1982 but that's ok if you don't make mistakes you ain 't doing anything. Travis Tritt's gggrandmother Emily Delk Tritt was Fletcher and Eugene's Aunt. Rock On, Bud McCullough XII. SUGGESTED LINKS & RESOURCES http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/realnames.htm SOURCE FOR USA MILITARY RECORDS www.nara.gov The only military records housed at the St. Louis branch are for WWI and WWII. All wars prior to that are here in Washington D.C. They use different request forms, and if you get the wrong one, they'll send your request back to you and tell you to fill out the other form. I am not aware of the Archives destroying any original military or pension files. The Revolution is microfilmed and you can no longer handle the originals because they are disintegrating. From 1812 forward, the original records can be handled and copied. You should also note that there is a difference between "military record" and "pension file". If you ask for the military record, you won't get any family information at all, because it is just the record of the soldier's service, nothing more. The pension file is where you find the most genealogically relevant information. The National Archives has a lot of federal records available for the asking. You can search their site at www.nara.gov to see what's available. Things like the Guion Miller roll and the original Dawes Roll have an online index. Peggy Reeves [peg reevesweb.com]Burtonsville, MD ==================================== From: [Caffecupz The National Personnel Record Center that is responsible for maintaining archives of our military records is automating their storage and management of our military records. When this is complete they plan to destroy the hard copies of the records unless requested by the veteran or a deceased veteran's family to send those records to them. If a veteran or members of the deceased veteran's family wants to request those records be sent to them instead of being destroyed he/she can make a request by mail to: National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Ave. St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 or make the request online at: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/ When you submit your request online, a signature form downloadable from the site can be sent to you for completion and submission. The National Personnel Records Center will then send you an e-mail acknowledging your request. XIII. COMING UP IN FUTURE ISSUES Here are a few ideas I have that will be handled In the next or upcoming issues:
XIV. Closing Comments As always I ask for help. I would appreciate anyone contributing an article, an autobiography, family stories, family heirlooms, family recipes, homestead or grave sites info pertaining to our family's history. If you know of a cousin that is not on the mailing list, let me know. Share your wisdom with the family. If anyone can offer photos or scans that would be great. Maybe together we can create a big On-Line Delk Photo Album. Let me know what interests you! back to menu |
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