Linda B. Cole

I’m thrilled. In the last few days, I’ve moved this domain to a new server. In the process, I also installed three plugins to control spam comments. When I first moved to the new server I hadn’t set up any spam control and in two days had 1305 spam comments. After installing Akismet, Bad Behavior and Comment Timeout, I’ve not had one spam comment. I’d say these three plugins are a must for anyone using Wordpress or other compatible blog software.

In the photo album, we have an Ermin Coats, son of Henry Coats and Maybelle Walker but the pedigree chart lists a Herman Coats also the son of Henry and Maybelle.
Are they the same, should Henry be changed to Ermin in the chart or were they brothers? Jan, can you straighten us out o­n this?

Thanks,Linda

Mystery solved. Herman should be Ermin–there is no Herman. Thanks Jan!

Looking for a picture of Effie Mae Smith, b. Sept. 23, 1892, married to Gus Walker.
If anyone has a picture of Effie Mae, at any age, her descendants would love to have a copy. No known picture of Effie is known to exist at this time. We’re hoping that descendants of her siblings might have a picture of her.

Thanks for any help!

Linda

Does anyone know who Ned Coats is, and where he fits into the family tree?

See his picture here.

Today USDA Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, (phone: 202-720-3631) spoke about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) plan and timeline. You can see the USDA press release and a transcript of his remarks on their web site.

A summary of Mike Johanns’ speech can be read at NoNAIS.org