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Thank you to all that have been writing and for the photos that you have provided for our family history. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Donna Haddock Cooper
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Acknowledgments:
Nothing should be said before recognition is given. Some of the Haddock family members who have helped with the Haddock family study are listed as well as some of their unique talents. Most of these people are multi-talented so it's difficult to list their specialty, but a few words should be mentioned about Darla Marbut who has a special insight concerning the Haddock family and of Barry County, MO.; Frankie Carlin, has a good understanding of the Mills and Haddock families of Barry County as well as Knox County, KY.; Virginia DeMarce, has the talent of being an intense researcher and has done studies of the Easley and Haddock families of Boone County, MO., and Knox County, KY.; Mike Haydock, has a different type of talent from all of us. Not only does he do family research, but also he has the talent of collecting. He has collected Haddock family data from all the resources he can locate. And has worked to combine everyone's efforts from all over the world and has put all the data together into one effort; and also Judy Haddock Swan, has done an intense study of the Haddock family and has an eye for record. She has special placement skills. Her research abilities are connected to many hours reading microfilm - just so the record will be right! To her - the whole world must look like a will or a deed. Without her encouragement, and many trips to the library and to Salt Lake City, this book never would have had a chance. So to everyone who has helped to preserve the record, "thank you for all you have done." This is "our" book - it's a book we've worked hard to create. Donna Haddock Cooper, Registered Professional Genealogist
The book, "Haddock Heritage" came to me by way of public record. Not long after I had read several different versions of the Haddock family history, I came to realize that someone really needed to research our family line and record their findings - and we, Haddocks, needed something that had some "meat to it." At that time, I was pretty much like other members of the Haddock family, I was tiring from family legends - legends that could not be proven. And I was sick of seeing my family splashed all over the Internet with names that did not even exist.
I knew the kind of research that I was thinking about would be an intense study - one that would take some time. I knew that kind of specialized research would have to be done slowly and in every colonial state where any Haddock family member had ever lived. So, with that thought in mind, the seed of a family book was planted.
From this seed, came new beginnings - many trips to the library, dozens of letters, and rolls and rolls of Federal Population Schedule, US Census rolls and LDS microfilm. And then, like a real tree grows, some where down under the paper pile, a family tree began to sprout. I now understand why no one had proven our line past North Carolina. Our Haddock family roots were so deeply dug down into the American Colonies and so rooted in the English sod that it almost took a bulldozer to dig them out.
That little sprout that had been a seedling for so long soon became a fully-grown tree. As the days grew longer and the midnight oil burned, the wills and deeds that had taken root on my desk jumped into the computer where they were able to take new root. And so after a while, our Haddock tree was fully grown and had branches. Now, I'm happy to say, it's on it's own - and finally - at last it has it's own life that's separate from mine. And, as you will soon see, it's a good sturdy specimen that will sustain the weather.
If you are a part of the Haddock family, please don't chop it down. Think about it - before you trim its branches or gathered it's fruit, its past has not been easy. It's had to struggle just to stay alive. So please - take good care of it.
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