Email from Linda Hiser who wrote to John V. Murphy in 1997:
Subj: I'm still here Date: 97-04-26 07:37:11 EDT From: [email protected] (Linda Hiser) To: [email protected]
Cherie,
Hello! I wrote to John V. Murphy who put the Fife book together and hereiswhat he said:
"Re your recent letter of 17 April 1997, I do not kow about documentation.As I recall it was written by Joseph Vance (?) for an 1890 family reunion. Ilocated an original copy from a lady who had used it as documentation for aDAR application. I got copies of 3 or 4 DAR applications and I wrote tothese people. One responded that she had an original that had been a familykeepsake. On my request she was kind enough to hav it photocopied. I didsome indexing and had it reprinted and got copies in all the local libraries.
I do not know if DAR still accepts this as proof, but I doubt it. At thattime I had requestsw for copies from many Fife relatives and others acrossthe country. All copies were gone for some time. One lady in Iowa sent mea photocopy of a photograph that was made at that reunion. None of thepeople were identified.
I wish I could give you more help. I am no longer able to do research.Good luck with your searching.
Sincerely,John V. Murphy"
Thanks for everything.
Your cousin,Linda
***************************Information from the Library of Congress:
LC Control Number: 79103984
Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
Main Title: Descendants of John and William Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, Upper St. Clair, Penna., 1721-1890 / with index and my
Fife family group records added by John V. Murphy, January 1979.
Published/Created: Carrier Mills, Ill. : Murphy, 1979.
Related Names: Murphy, John V., 1925- Vance, Joseph.
Description: 69 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes: Pref. signed by Jos. Vance.
Subjects: Fyffe family.
LC Classification: CS71.F99 1979
Dewey Class No.: 929/.2/0973
Geog. Area Code: n-us---
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CALL NUMBER: CS71.F99 1979 Copy 1
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