Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Page: 3 of 16
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Clferokeeaif Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
3A
EDITORIAL BOARD
Whitehead Enterprises Inc.
publisher
MARIE WHITEHEAD
editor
TERRIE W. GONZALEZ
managing editor
SCENEI in Passing
It's been a busy month for
the extended Bobby Tosh
family. First. Bobby's
family surprised him
May 25 with a 50th an-
niversary party at Harry's
Building Material. And
then the family shared a
family reunion June 5 to
rekindle family bonds.
More than 60 persons
enjoyed Tosh hospitality
at the family's lake house.
They travelled from as far
away as California, and
matriarch Magohne Tosh
was recognized as the oldest
Tosh at the age of 90. The
youngest was Alexa Rianne
Tosh, born Oct. 21, 2008,
and the daughter of David
and Ann Tosh of Austin.
The extended families
talked and shared photos
from albums from long
ago. A history was penned
by Bobby's brother. Terry
Tosh:
William Tosh (Macintosh)
was bom in Scotland, in
approximately 1620. During
this time, a civil war was
raging between England
and Scotland. Oliver Crom-
well was battling Royalists
(mostly Scottish forces)
under Charles 11. In 1651,
the final battle occurred at
Worcester. The Royalists
were defeated and. ap-
proximately 8,000 Scottish
soldiers (including Wil-
liam) were taken prisoner
by Cromwell. William was
made an indentured servant
and sent to New England to
work for Lynn & Brainfree
Ironworks. He sailed from
Taunton, Somerset, on the
"John and Sarah ", com-
manded by John Green,
The ship's manifest that
transported him to the new
world indicated that his
English captors were not
adept at translating the
names of the Highland-
ers. They were apparently
unable to make "heads or
tails " of the prisoners Gaelic,
accents. In the manifest
document (Suffolk Deeds),
William is referred to as
"William Mackonfoss." As
a matter of pronunciation,
they decided to make a few
changes. All "Mac"prefixes
were dropped, and. then the
names ivere "Anglicised".
Thus, Hie are now Toshes.
Some o f the Scotchmen
found their way to Block
Island after being freed
and became a respectable
section of the early settlers.
They were Alexander Innes,
Robert Guthrie, Thormut
(or Dermot) Rose, William
Tosh, James Danielson
and perhaps others. "Mas-
sachusetts Historical Society
Proceedings - Oct. 1927p.
5-28"
In 1660 or so, William be-
came a Freeman and sett led
in Block Island, Rhode
Island, where he became a
MARIE WHITEHEAD
mwhitehead@mediactr.com
constable in 1667. He mar-
ried Jael Sullivan sometime
around 1660. She was from
Ireland, When William died
(in 1685) he had become
quite a prominent citizen
and owned 263 acres of
land.
There is some genealogi-
cal confusion about Wil-
liam's ch ildren, I have read
numerous sources, and. de-
termined li e are most likely
descended from William 's
son, Daniel. He was born
in 1662 and. later married
Margery Akers. In 1717,
Daniel was abducted by
buccaneers and never heard
from again! Two pirate cap-
tains, Paulsgrave Williams
and the legendary "Black
Sam"Bellamy were respon-
sible. Ballamy's vessel ivas
sunk a week later and was
located, in 1984, with vast
treasures recovered! Luckily
for us, William was on the
other boat...
Daniel sired, Akers Tosh,
Once again, there is some
confusion, but he is most
likely the father of Jonathan
Tosh, It is the birthdates
that don't quite make sense,
but are most likely due
to poor records or legibil-
ity. But there is no doubt
that our direct ancestor is
Jonathan Tosh, He was
born in Drumore Township,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
Jonathan had ci son named
Tcisker Tosh,
Tcisker and. his brother,
Thomas, were very promi-
nent men in Roanoke,
Virginia. They owned quite
a bit of land. Tcisker was
born in 1715, died, in 1762,
and married Agnes Alex-
ander. Here is a quote from
the Roanoke Visitor's site
history section:
"The History of Roanoke
began in the 1740s when
Mark. Evans and Tanker
Tosh came from Pennsylva-
nia and took up land, near
the salt licks where Indian
and animal trails crossed
in the center. For genera-
tions, these salt marshes,
or licks as they were called,
had been a gathering place
for buffalo, elli, and. deer,
as well as the Indians who
hunted for them."
Tcisker was in the Au-
gusta, Va,, Colonial Militia
as of 1742, and in 1780
was a constable. One of
Tasker's sons was James
Tosh, James married Anne
Broadwater, and among
their children was William
Tosh, William was born
near Drum Creek, Virginia,
in 1794. He served in the 1
Regiment of West Tennessee
Militia, in the War of 1812
(under Colonel John Wynn).
After the war, William
' relocated to Wayne County,
Ind., then to Macoupin
County, III He married a
Kentucky girl named Sarah
(unknown last) and they
had eight children. The 7th
was Eli W. Tosh (born in
1831). Eli served in the 2nd
and 11" Missouri State Cav-
alry in the Civil War, and
ivas l\l. \ on 17 June, 1862I
Eli had married. Sarah
Ashlock and. among their
children was our William
Jesse Tosh, I have traced
Sarah Ash lock's fine back
to London, England, Some
say he survived the war and
later re-married,
William Jesse Tosh
married Estelle Waters,
and. I ham traced Estelle's
ancestry. Her grandfather,
Eugene Rene Biossat, was
the first mayor of New
Orleans following the Civil
War. Her uncle, F.A. Bios-
sat, commanded a Confeder-
ate Naval Vessel, the CSS
Quarrier. Her father, James
R. Waters (and grand-
daddy Eugene) both were
editors for the Alexandria,
La., newspaper, at differ-
ent times. James R. Wafers
opened, and. ran a private
school, in Pineville, La. 1
could not trace the Waters
side past Louisiana, but
I traced the Biossats back
to Payzcic and Orleans,
France.
William Jesse and Estelle
had eight children - the 7th
- Harry Seltzer Tosh, Ironic,
since his grandfather Eli
was himself, the 7th of eight
children.
Genetics
I recently paid for a
Y-Chrornosome DNA test
(don 't ask how much)...
The results established ive
belong to genetic haplo-
gi'oup Rf b. Because the "Y"
is passed down by males
unchanged, this suggests
that the above research is
validated in that our Tosh
ancesfoj's were Celtic or
Gaelic in origin, 89 percent
of the Welsh and 77percen t
of the Scottish people share
our type. So far, I have
heated, two other individu-
als that I (we) are an exact
match to - both in Great
Britain, And both matches
date back at least 775 years
to a common ancestor (or at
least 31 generations).
Congratulations to the
Toshes for the historical
family tree.
TAXING I thoughts
Do you know about education tax credits?
A college education at
a private institution
remains a big-ticket
item — now $26,273,
up I. I percent from last
year. At public four-year
colleges, the cost jumped
6.5 percent to $7,020. It's
important to take advan-
tage of any chances to
lower the impact on your
wallet, including tax credits
that apply especially to
education expenses. Texas
Society of CPAs says there
have long been two key
tax credits for education:
the Hope Credit and the
Lifetime Learning Credit.
In the 2009 and 2010 tax
years, there is a new credit
called the American Op-
portunity Credit (AOC),
which replaces the Hope
( VediI. modifying some of
its rules so that it ben-
efits more higher-income
taxpayers and people who
do not owe taxes. The credit
can amount to as much as
$2,500 per student per year
for qualified tuition and
expenses. It's open to single
and head of household fil-
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gross income up to $80,000
($160,000 filing jointly).
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lowered for incomes up to
$90,000 (or up to $180,000
for those filing jointly).
Levels are higher than
previous limits for either
the Hope or Lifetime Learn-
ing Cmliis. While the Hope
Credit in the past could
only be claimed for the first
two years of post-secondary
education, the new credit is
good for the first four years.
And, in certain situations
you can receive a refund
of up to $1,000 even if you
don't owe any taxes at all.
A Lifetime Learning
( redi I of up to $2,000 per
year ($4,000 for those at-
tending an eligible insti-
tution in a Midwestern
disaster area) is available
for an unlimited number of
years of qualified educa-
tion. The Lifetime Credit
apphes even if you take
less than a full course load
or for classes you take to
improve your job qualifica-
tions. You qualify to take
the credit if your income is
below $50,000 ($100,000
if filing jointly), and it is
gradually phased out for
those with incomes up to
$60,000 ($120,000 filing
jointly).
Tax credits are great be-
cause they lower your taxes
on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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HIGH POINTS \*~ El Camino Real
Folks along El Camino
Real have been busy
trying to find a cool
spot. The humidity and
temperatures have had our
heat indexes somewhere in
the boiling range. I just can't
imagine how hot it will be in
August. You don't need me
to tell you how hot it is, but
you do need me to fill you in
on your four bits' worth of
news.
The Booker T. Washing-
ton Alumni Association put
together a Juneteenth parade on Saturday,
but it was plenty hot at 2 p.m.. They had
it in the afternoon so it wouldn't interfere
with the Rusk Juneteenth parade. I hope
next year Alto gets the early time slot. A
good crowd showed up to watch the parade,
and I found plenty of food booths with sales
benefitting the completion of the Booker T.
Washington Community Center just north
of Alto at the site of the original Booker T.
Washington School. It was too hot to eat a
turkey leg, so I bought a watermelon and a
soda. The Alto Trailriders were a httle bit
late showing up for the parade because one
of Rosie Skinner's grandkids fell off a horse,
He got skinned up a bit, but it wasn't any-
thing a few hugs and a band aid wouldn't
fix. Pam Green Black directed the parade
and I figured that folks would be driving
backwards by the time she got through.
The horses made a few piles along the pa-
rade route, and Pam refused to clean them
up. I hope they make her put up a deposit
next year before she has a parade. Thanks
to the Booker T. Washington Alumni As-
sociation for giving us something to do on
what would have been a boring Saturday
afternoon.
Father's Day gave us a chance to honor
special men in our lives who helped mold
us into the people we are. I received lots
of extra hugs, and nobody even grumbled
when I asked for the remote control. I guess
of all the roles Ive played in my life, the
role of father has been the one that I have
been most proud of and have reaped the
most rewards. A father isn't just someone
who biologically fathered a child, the title of
father has to be earned with hours of nur-
turing, loving, raising and providing for that
child. My hats are off to all the men who do
their best to raise a family and get the httle
ones hned out on the right track. I hope you
had a great Father's Day.
Justin Scott and his wife Jordan are the
proud parents of a new baby girl. Rainey
Jane Scott was born on June 14. She
weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs. 13 ozs. The
Scott family lives in Katy, but the paternal
grandparents. Rim and Mindy Scott, live in
Alto. Congratulations to Justin, Jordan and
big sister Hazel on their new baby.
It's vacation Bible School time and Hilltop
Baptist Church and Alto Community Fel-
lowship will be partnering up to bring "Hero
Headquarters' Vacation Bible School at 6
p.m. June 27-30 at Hilltop Baptist Church
in Alto.
CHRIS DAVIS
elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
The VBS is open to all chil-
dren from four years to sixth
grade. Vacation Bible School
gives the kids a chance to
see their friends whom they
have not seen since school
let out, and learn about the
love of Jesus. If you have
any questions, call the HBC
Office at (936)-858-3002.
A new addiction ministry,
"New Beginnings,'' will be
meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday
nights at the Jacket's Nest
across from the post office. If
you are suffering fcom an addiction of any
kind, you are invited to attend.
The group will focus on helping one
another break the chains of addiction and
start a new beginning through Jesus Christ.
There is no charge and all are welcome. If
you have questions contact Ron Rose (936)
635-1695, Josh Iindsey (936) 462-0485 or
Josh Morrison (903) 948-0583. This minis-
try is greatly needed in our community so
let's all pray that it is successful.
Patsy Dean celebrated her birthday in
Jacksonville, and I forgot to put it in the
paper. I guess folks get forgotten when they
pull up stakes and move to the big city.
I ran into Jimmy Lee and Danny at Toma-
to Fest, and Danny told me that he found
a job that paid better than Marion Lindsey
did. I started to tell Danny that most any
job would pay better than Marion Lindsey.
I used to Work down there for $2 an hour.
He makes minimum wage look like union
pay. Happy birthday. Patsy — we haven't
forgotten you yet!
Carson Mullins celebrated his first birth-
day at the home of his grandparents Milo
and Carolyn Reina on Saturday. Carson is
the son of Samantha and Scott Mullins of
Tyler. He is a cute httle boy with red hair
— just like his mother and his grandfather
Robert "Red' Kesinger. Lots of family and
friends were on hand to help the httle fellow
celebrate his big day.
The mother-in-law has a nerve in her
leg acting up. and she has been giving us
misery. Her ailment hasn't gotten her down
to the point that she can't get her feet under
my table though.
I've been picking and shelling peas for the
past week, and she has made every hint you
can imagine to get me to give her some.
I told her she could pick all she wants, but
the only way she'll take them is picked and
shelled. I don't' know what I'm putting up a
fight for. She is getting them picked, shelled
and cooked, along with cornbread now.
Try and stay cool this week, drink plenty
of water and use sunscreen if you are work-
ing outdoors.
If you need to you can even make a hat
out of this paper. If anything worth telling
is happening around your place, be sure and
let me know.
I'll see ya next week! And remember.
You know your children are grown up
when they stop asking you where they
came from and refuse to tell you where
they are going.
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