I found the following about a Frederick Heim in Alabama (possibly my great-gragdfather: > Frederick Heim found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place:  Alabama Year:  1855      Primary immigrant:  Heim, Frederick      Permanent entry number:  8959116      Accession number:  1878104      Source publication code:  1390      Source publication page number:  21      Source publication:  CRIGLER, ARTHUR D., GRACE R. SCOTT, et al., contributors. "Naturalization Entries 1833-1871: Court Minute Books, Mobile County, Alabama." In Deep South Genealogical Quarterly. Vol. 9:3 (Aug. 1972), pp. 19-25; vol. 9:4 (Nov. 1972), pp. 89-93.      Source annotation:  Various nationalities, citizenship dates, and approximate dates of arrival, up to 1857. For passengers arriving at the port of Mobile, 1832-1853, see nos. 5203-5204, Mallon. Begun by the late Grace Scott and taken over by Crigler who moved to another state; Lucille S. Mallon has continued the series although her name is not carried on the work. Articles after vol. 17:2 appear under the above title with no author listed, See 6009.1.      Source:  Passenger and Immigration Lists Index   I learned that Lucille Mallon passed away about 10 years ago, and so far nobody seems to have any knowledge of her prior genealogical work. Q-1 Are the Court Minute Books, Mobile County Alabama accessible in some way? I tried researching the Mobile County Court Minute Books for 1855 but have no luck at finding the Naturalization entries. Q-2 How can I get information on Frederick from the Deep South Genealogical Quarterly. Vol. 9:3 (Aug. 1972), pp. 19-25; vol. 9:4 (Nov. 1972), pp. 89-93.          Q-3 Going through the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, I have found no arrivals lnto Port of Mobile in the 1850s time range. How can I find out about such arrivals ? William and Frances Heim

I found the following about a Frederick Heim in Alabama (possibly my great-gragdfather:) > Frederick Heim found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place:  Alabama Year:  1855      Primary immigrant:  Heim, Frederick      Permanent entry number:  8959116      Accession number:  1878104      Source publication code:  1390      Source publication page number:  21      Source publication:  CRIGLER, ARTHUR D., GRACE R. SCOTT, et al., contributors. "Naturalization Entries 1833-1871: Court Minute Books, Mobile County, Alabama." In Deep South Genealogical Quarterly. Vol. 9:3 (Aug. 1972), pp. 19-25; vol. 9:4 (Nov. 1972), pp. 89-93.      Source annotation:  Various nationalities, citizenship dates, and approximate dates of arrival, up to 1857. For passengers arriving at the port of Mobile, 1832-1853, see nos. 5203-5204, Mallon. Begun by the late Grace Scott and taken over by Crigler who moved to another state; Lucille S. Mallon has continued the series although her name is not carried on the work. Articles after vol. 17:2 appear under the above title with no author listed, See 6009.1.      Source:  Passenger and Immigration Lists Index   I learned that Lucille Mallon passed away about 10 years ago, and so far nobody seems to have any knowledge of her prior genealogical work. Q-1 Are the Court Minute Books, Mobile County Alabama accessible in some way? I tried researching the Mobile County Court Minute Books for 1855 but have no luck at finding the Naturalization entries, although there are entries from newspapers in the 1990s! Q-2 How can I get information on Frederick from the Deep South Genealogical Quarterly. Vol. 9:3 (Aug. 1972), pp. 19-25; vol. 9:4 (Nov. 1972), pp. 89-93.          Q-3 Going through the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, we have found no arrivals lnto Port of Mobile in the 1850s time range. How can we find out about such arrivals ? William and Frances Heim

Have started a group to try & get all the family researchers of the Pierce & Tanner families together to share pictures, files & info. The surnames include Baker, Davis, Finch, Goff, Howell (There is a lot of the Howells in the family) Lanier, Moore, Stringfellow, Walker, & many other surnames. If you would like to join this Free research group, send me a e-mail & I will send you a invite to join. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com

Ann, Here's the list, hope it helps. Tom in Mobile > From: AnnBoutwel@aol.com [mailto:AnnBoutwel@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:12 AM > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Complete list of Mobile's Mayors with dates. . . > > does this exist? > > Mobile, AL Mayors from 1814 to 2002 1814-1816 Lewis Judson* 1817 James Inerarity* 1818-1819 Samuel Garrow* 1820-1822 Addin Lewis 1823 John Elliott 1824-1826 Samuel Garrow 1827-1830 John F. Everett 1831-1834 John Stockings, Jr. 1835-1836 John E. Everett 1837 George W. Owen 1838 George Walton 1838 Henry Chamberlain 1840-1841 Edward Hall 1842-1845 Charles A. Hoppin 1846-1847 Blanton McAlpine 1848 J. W. L. Childers 1849-1851 Charles C. Langdon 1852 Joseph Seawell 1853-1855 Charles C. Langdon 1856-1860 Jones M. Withers 1861 John Forsyth 1862-1865 Robert H. Slough 1865 John Forsyth 1865-1866 Jones M. Withers 1867 Gustavus Horton 1868-1869 Caleb Price 1870 George F. Harrington 1871 Martin Horst 1872 Gideon M. Parker 1873-1874 Cleveland F. Moulton 1874 John Reed, Jr. 1875-1877 Alphonso Hurtel 1877-1878 Daniel P. Bestor 1878-1879 George G. Duffee 1879-1887 Richard B. Owen* 1888-1893 Joseph C. Rich 1894-1896 C. L Lavretta 1897-1900 John Curtis Bush 1900-1902 Thomas S. Fry 1902-1903 Walter F. Walsh 1903-1904 Charles E. McLean 1904-1910 Pat J. Lyons 1911-1912 Laz Schwarz 1913-1914 Pat J. Lyons 1914-1915 Harry Pillans 1915-1916 Pat J. Lyons 1916-1917 Harry Pillans 1917-1918 Pat J. Lyons 1918-1919 George E. Crawford 1919-1920 Harry Pillans 1920-1922 George E. Crawford 1922-1923 R. V. Taylor 1924-1925 Harry T. Hartwell 1925-1926 George E. Crawford 1926-1927 Harry T. Hartwell 1921-1928 Leon Schwarz 1928-1929 Cecil F. Bates 1929-1930 Harry T. Hartwell 1930-1931 Leon Schwarz 1931-1932 Cecil F. Bates 1932-1933 Harry T. Hartwell 1933-1934 R. V. Taylor 1934-1935 Cecil F. Bates 1935-1936 Charles A. Baumhauer 1936-1937 R. V. Taylor 1937-1938 Cecil F. Bates 1938-1939 Charles A. Baumhauer 1939-1941 Cecil F. Bates 1941-1942 Charles A. Baumhauer 1942-1943 Ernest M. Megginson 1943-1944 Robin C. Herndon 1944-1945 Charles A. Baumhauer 1945-1946 Ernest M. Megginson 1946-1947 Robin C. Herndon 1947-1948 Charles A. Baumhauer 1948-1949 Ernest M. Megginson 1949-1950 Charles A. Baumhauer 1950-1951 Ernest M. Megginson 1951-1952 Joseph R. Mitternight 1952-1953 Charles A. Baumhauer 1953-1954 Henry R. Lusher 1954-1955 Charles F. Hackmeyer 1955-1956 Joseph N. Langan 1956-1957 Henry R. Luscher 1957-1958 Joseph N. Langan 1958-1959 Henry R. Luscher 1959-1960 Joseph N. Langan 1960-1961 Henry R. Luscher 1961-1962 George E. McNally 1962-1963 Charles S. Trimmier 1963-1964 Joseph N. Langan 1964-1965 Charles S. Trimmier 16 Months Term Began Oct. 1965-Feb. 1967 Joseph N. Langan Feb. 1967-June 1968 Arther R. Outlaw June 1968-Oct. 1969 Lambert C. Mims Oct. 1969-Feb. 1971 Joseph A. Bailey Feb. 1971-June 1972 Robert B. Doyle, Jr. June 1972-Oct. 1973 Lambert C. Mims Oct. 1973-Feb. 1975 Gary A. Greenough Feb. 1975-June 1976 Robert B. Doyle, Jr. June 1976-Oct. 1977 Lambert C. Mims Oct. 1977-Feb. 1979 Gary A. Greenough Feb. 1979-June 1980 Robert B. Doyle, Jr. June 1980-Oct. 1981 Lambert C. Mims Oct. 1981-Feb. 1983 Gary A. Greenough Feb. 1983-June 1984 Robert B. Doyle, Jr. June 1984-Oct. 1985 Lambert C. Mims Mayor-Council Government Oct. 1985-Oct. 1989 Arthur Outlaw Oct. 1989-4/2002 Michael Dow *Called President, because of the form of government

Ralph Owen Semmes is buried in Camden Cemetery in Camden, Alabama. Looking for name of wife and children. Ann Boutwell

The Local History and Genealogy Division of the Mobile Public Library, the Mobile City Archives, Mobile City Clerk's office, and the Museum of the City of Mobile would have books listing the mayors. But this would be quite a list since Mobile is 300 years old and I don't think it is in electronic form anywhere. Is there a particular person or time period you're looking for? Ralph Poore 3440 S. Brookshore Place Boise, ID 83706 poorehouse1@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: AnnBoutwel@aol.com [mailto:AnnBoutwel@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:12 AM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Complete list of Mobile's Mayors with dates. . . does this exist? ann in atlanta ______________________________

Hello, I am the fellow from Canada who joined this list in the hopes of finding a lead on the brother of Art Coulter, who died in a Mobile nursing home in 2000. Here is the series of events that led me to him: - I posted a request for info on Art Coulter's death - Somone on this list was able to tell me that he had died in Baldwin County - I then found a list of nursing homes in the Mobile area online - As luck would have it, the first home I called in Spanish Fort, turned out to be the one I wanted. - The nursing home had no real information, but was able to give me the name of the funeral home that handled Art's funeral - The funeral home said they had contact information for Art's family, and agreed to forward a letter on my behalf. - The family then forwarded the letter to Thomas Coulter in the Chicago area. - Today I received a letter from Thomas, who is well and turned 91 this week. I must admit that I had pretty much given up hope on finding Tom, but thanks to this list , a lot of long distance charges and a little perseverance, I found him. Regards, James Milks Noncubicle Corporation / LostHockey.com http://www.noncubicle.com http://www.losthockey.com (613) 560-9855

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I'm updating my Alabama genealogy website. If you have a personal homepage with ANY Alabama ancestors listed, you're eligible to be linked on my site. PLEASE check before you submit your site for consideration and make sure that you have not already been listed. It saves me a lot of time--thanks! http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/ Everyone is invited to join us every Monday night for an all-state Alabama genealogy chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central; 7 pm Mt.; 6 pm Pacific This chat is a time to share questions, resources, lookups, and advise on researching your roots in Alabama. We'll cover any and all counties. Be sure and have your family tree printed out and your genealogy books handy. If you've never been to a chat before and need instructions or would like to be added to my private chat reminder list, just send me an email. Hope to see you Monday! Jean Brandau huntsville2@comcast.net

> What are the requirements for becoming a substitute teacher in Baldwin >County? Hi Jabe, As of 4 years ago, the only requirements were valid ID and at least 3 personal references. They will fingerprint her and I believe they will do a background check (or at least they SHOULD on EVERYBODY). The only drawback I think is that it takes about 2 months to get a paycheck, but believe me, subs are hard to come by and so she should stay busy! After she receives her card, she should take it around to the schools and let them make a copy of it and her SSN and get a phone no. and address. Good luck on your move! Tina RESEARCH: It's what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.349 / Virus Database: 195 - Release Date: 4/15/2002

If you know of a uknown grave in these cem. Would like to know. Would like to know about all that are buried in these cemeteries. Want to start a listing with the parents, children & spouses of the deceased in these cemeteries. Would like to include a pic of the headstone & if possible a pic of the deceased. . Joe Pierce, El Paso, TX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/

My g-g-grandfather James McAlister died in Mobile 2-8-1870. He was born in Campbeltown, Scotland in 1823. He had a younger brother Neil McAlister who "lived to an old age" there in Mobile. Both worked in shipping repair and construction before, during and after the Civil War. James is documented as helping construct the Hunley at Park & Lyons. Looking for descendents of grand uncle Neil as well as other descendents of James. Any cousins out there? Please email brimartin10@yahoo.com Thanks, Brian Martin Mobile ancestors: O'Rourke, McAlister, Stockman, Balurdo, Kaune __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/

Hello, I am looking for information on Finchers, Busby, Tanner, Cowart, Adams, and Broadus from the west Mobile area. Also- my wife and I will be moving to Stockton, Baldwin Co., Ala. in June. She is a substitute teacher here in Pensacola, Florida. What are the requirements for becoming a substitute teacher in Baldwin County? Many thanks!! -- Jabe Fincher---Pensacola, Florida http://jabessite.homestead.com/index~ns4.html

Would anyone know what Enumeration district the corner of Layfayette Ave and Brazil or Basil St. would be in the 1900 census? I can't tell from the descriptions. Thanks for any consideration! Mary Ann

Fort Charlotte, originally called Fort Conde by the French who built it, served during the French colonial period as a buffer between French New Orleans and the Spanish in Pensacola and the British on the Atlantic coast. The fort also protected the French settlement in Mobile against Indian uprisings. Great Britain's defeat of France in the Seven Years' War resulted in Mobile and the fort passing into British control in 1763. The British lost Mobile and the fort in the American Revolution to the Spanish, who renamed the fort Charlotte. The Americans took over the town and the fort in 1813 during the War of 1812. The American settlers had no use for the deteriorated fort and tore down its walls and sold the land in lots. When the I-10 tunnels under the Mobile River were constructed, Fort Conde was partially reconstructed and serves today as a museum and tourist attraction. Ralph Poore 3440 S. Brookshore Place Boise, ID 83706 poorehouse1@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Belinda Jacks [mailto:belinda.jacks@gpisd.org] Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 8:00 PM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Fort Charlotte I have been doing some research in the early 1820's. On the blm site which has just been put back on line I found a very curious thing. In October 1 and 15 of 1821 a group of men, one of whom is John Hogan bought numerous 30 ft sections of land at the site of "Ancient Fort Charlotte" in the City of Mobile." There are other buyers as well on the same small section of land. They were among other l Willliam Barnett, Edward Hall, Addin Matthews, Frances Armstrong. There were over 130 purchases by some or all these men on October 1, and 15th. All purchases were less than an acre. I believe that John Hogan is the same Captain J. B Hogan who was a land speculator and sold bounty land grants for War of 1812 soldiers. I have the document where my ancester Martin Franklin and his two brothers gave him legal right to sell their bounty land warrants in 1819 and 1820. At that time they were in Baldwin County Alabama. Does anyone know the historical significance of these purchases? Can anyone tell me about Fort Charlotte? I am curious and think it makes a wonderful genealogical story. I should say that my ancestors bounty land grant was in Arkansas and apparently unrelated to the Fort Charlotte purchases. Thanks in Advance, Belinda Jacks

I have been doing some research in the early 1820's. On the blm site which has just been put back on line I found a very curious thing. In October 1 and 15 of 1821 a group of men, one of whom is John Hogan bought numerous 30 ft sections of land at the site of "Ancient Fort Charlotte" in the City of Mobile." There are other buyers as well on the same small section of land. They were among other l Willliam Barnett, Edward Hall, Addin Matthews, Frances Armstrong. There were over 130 purchases by some or all these men on October 1, and 15th. All purchases were less than an acre. I believe that John Hogan is the same Captain J. B Hogan who was a land speculator and sold bounty land grants for War of 1812 soldiers. I have the document where my ancester Martin Franklin and his two brothers gave him legal right to sell their bounty land warrants in 1819 and 1820. At that time they were in Baldwin County Alabama. Does anyone know the historical significance of these purchases? Can anyone tell me about Fort Charlotte? I am curious and think it makes a wonderful genealogical story. I should say that my ancestors bounty land grant was in Arkansas and apparently unrelated to the Fort Charlotte purchases. Thanks in Advance, Belinda Jacks

I am new to the list. I am researching CLARKE family mainly of Marengo and Perry County. However, I just found in the will of Henrietta M.H. Clarke, reference to a daughter Virginia. In probate records dated 17 MAR 1871, Virginia is listed as the wife of Henry F. WILSON and residing in Mobile. Henrietta's probate records in 1866 list a M.V. Clarke, so Virginia may be a middle name. In the 1870 census in 8 W. Mobile I found a Henry Wilson, age 31, Mary V. (30), Henry (2), and Richard (1). I have no idea if this is a connection or not. Henrietta M. H. Clarke was married to Robert CLARKE. Children were: Roberta Maria CLARKE Ruffin b. 1829, Robert G. (Gray?) CLARKE, Virginia CLARKE, and Andrew Becket CLARKE. Order of birth unknown. This family was known to reside in Dayton, Marengo Co. AL in the late 1830's. The family resided in Uniontown, Perry Co. AL after 1839 and Robert, Henrietta and Andrew are believed to have died in Perry Co. Robert Gray CLARKE b. abt. 1834, resided in Clarke County, AL. Roberta died in Faunsdale, Marengo Co. AL in 1909. Hoping to find cousins, Kim in AL

Recently, I put up a request to find a cousin on my mother's maternal side, Martha Belleisle Price Shenesey. A lady named Eugenia Parker responded back and said she writes a genealogical column for the Mobile Register newspaper, and wanted to know if I would like to put in a query in her column. Well, I want to let you know that I took her up on the offer, and the very same night it first ran, Martha called me. You see, it really does work! Ms. Parker has told me that one of the things this column can be used for is queries. I would highly recommend this way of finding living relatives who might be able to help you with your trees! Give her a try. You never know what might happen. Eugenia's e-mail address is GENGEN1@prodigy.net. Pat Hansen Phoenix, AZ

Hi Everyone, Volunteers for the West Florida Regional Library (WFRL) "Reference-Genealogy" Department are in the process of Surname Indexing 36 Volumes of original Fisher-Pou Funeral Home, Pensacola, Florida Financial Account Records that span the period between December 1926 and August 1979 ... Besides local Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida residents, the records reflect those services provided to transport individual remains to distant locales throughout the United States ... They also reflect the receipt of (out-of-state death) remains for burial in local cemeteries ... The Original Records are on microfilm and are available for local research at West Florida Regional Library, Pensacola, Florida and University of West Florida *John C. Pace* Library ... In recognition of the privacy of living individuals, we are only making available on-line the Surname Index of the Deceased ... Also in support of these same privacy guidelines, we have removed the exact street address and only provide [on line] the name of the city or town where an individual's death took place ... Currently, we have 8 Volumes [4,623 Individuals] completed and available on our Web Page [Dec. 1926 - Dec. 1940; Jan. 1944 - Aug. 1949; Sept. 1977 - Aug. 1978] ... You're invited to visit our Web Page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/fisher-pou_index.htm Continue Success in Your Research ... Harold Wilkinson Project Coordinator Pensacola, Florida