Hi, I'm new to the list. I'm hoping to get some help on my husband's great-great-grandfather, Vincent O. Burgess. Our local Historical Soc., here in East Tennessee, doesn't have 1920 Ala. Census records. I'm hoping that someone could look up 1920 Mobile Co. census and check for Vincent O. Burgess, wife's name is either Agnes or Amy, they should have at least two or three children, one a daughter named Ellen. Also, Vincent is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, I was wondering if there is a listing for that cemetery and if anyone could send me his dates. He died sometime in the 1040s. Thanks for your help, Chrystal _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

James, There are only 6 Coulters in the Mobile Telephone Directory. I will list them for you. Bobby Coulter Stone Rd. Semmes, AL 36575 (251)649-2389 George E. Coulter 10150 Winston Dr. N. Semmes, AL 36575 (251)649-9556 Dr. John Coulter 12 Lee Circle Spanish Fort, AL 36527 (251)626-7435 John L. Coulter 602 Ridgewood Dr. Daphne, AL 36526 (251)621-8315 Tina Coulter No address (251)649-3758 I would check at the library for you but we are in the middle of kitchen renovations and I don't know when I will get there. Mary

Hello, My name is James Milks, and I am a hockey historian from Canada. I have joined this mailing list because I would like some help in locating relatives of a former professional hockey player named Art Coulter, who died in a Mobile nursing home on October 14, 2000. Originally, I had hoped to contact nursing homes in and around Mobile until I realized just how many there are. Also, the Mobile Register newspaper has no online resources for me to look up an obituary (assuming there is one) and try to derive next-of-kin from that, so I am really not sure how to proceed. That is why I have contacted you! I am hoping that someone may be able to consult copies of the local papers in the archives of the library or some other source and try to find the names of any children he may have had. Truth be told, I am actually looking for his brother, Thomas Coulter, who was still alive when Art died, and may very well still be. He may also be living in the Mobile area and in a nursing home. I am using Art's death to try to find Thomas, as Art is easier to track because he is a Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee, while Thomas only played a few games with the Chicago BlackHawks (but was also a member of the Canadian Olympic Team in 1936 in 400 metre hurdles). I am hopeful that Art's children will know where "Uncle Thomas" is. Any information or help is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, James Milks LostHockey.com http://www.losthockey.com Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (613) 560-9855

Looking for records for Albert Lester Taylor. He was born in Oct. 1886 in Mobile. Parents were William Doveton and Ella Norah Taylor. Thanks for your prompt reply. Regards, Sarah Taylor

Looking for information on the family of William Doveton Taylor who married Ella Norah Simonson who married in about 1880. Also looking for family of Peter Simonson who married Mary Travis. Ella Norah was one of the children. Thanks for any help given. Sarah Taylor

The Mobile Public Library Local History branch can be emailed at <mpllhg@acan.net> and can tell you if they have newspapers from those dates and if they are on microfilm. They can also give you the name and phone # of someone who will do research for a fee. Since I work and am handicapped I do not get downtown to MPL. The Mobile Genealogy Society might also be able to steer you to someone who does look-ups. Their email address is <mgsmobile@mobis.com>, their website is http://www.mobileroots.com, ph# 251-432-6474 M-W-F 10:30-2:30, Sat. 9 - noon. Good luck, Perilla in Mobile On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:18:22 -0600 "KENNETH SODERQUIST" <k.soderquist@worldnet.att.net> writes: > Anyone there who can look up obits for me? > Otto Emanuel Soderquist d. 8/23/54 > Henry E. Soderquist d. 8/25/75. > My grandfather and uncle. > Thanks I appreciate it. > Ken > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Anyone there who can look up obits for me? Otto Emanuel Soderquist d. 8/23/54 Henry E. Soderquist d. 8/25/75. My grandfather and uncle. Thanks I appreciate it. Ken

Chuck - I can give you the Roman Catholic Churches for the 1800s. The first church on present site of Cathedral of Immaculate Conception 1828, cornerstone of present structure laid 1835, church consecrated 1850 , located on So. Claiborne St. between Dauphin and DConti Sts. Following this: St. Vincent Church, now Prince of Peace, 454 Charleston St., est 1847 St. Joseph (Maysville), 1703 Dublin St., est. 1857 St. Francis Xavier, 2034 St. Stephens, est. 1860 St. Bridget, 3625 W. Main St. Whistler, est. 1864 St. Patrick on Beauregard, closed in 1970s (records at Cathedral), est. 1866 St. Mary, 1453 Old Shell Rd. & Lafayette, est. 1867 St. Matthew, 906 Garrity St., est. 1898 Most Pure Heart of Mary, 304 Sengstak St., est. 1899 Some of the Protestant Churches are as follows: Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal St., corner Franklin & St. Michael Sts., est 1826, moved 1890 to corner of Broad and Government and became Government St. United Methodist Church Christ Episcopal Church, Church & Emmanuel Sts., cornerstone of present church laid 1835 Government St. Presbyterian Church, Government & Jackson Sts. , completed 1837 St. Francis St. United Methodist, St. Francis & Joachim, est. 1840 Trinity Episcopal Church, corner St. Anthony & Jackson, est. 1853, moved to 1900 Dauphin St. in 1945 State St. A.M.E. Zion, State St. , est. 1854 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 4051 Old Shell Rd, est. 1858 Big Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 112 S.Bayou St., est. 1860 My information about the Catholic churches comes from the Archives of the Archdiocese of Mobile. Information on Protestant churches was gleaned from pamphlets issued by some of the churches from a walking tour and books titled: Historic Mobile, An Illustrated Guide, pub. in 1974 by the Junior League; Old Mobile Photograph Album published by First Federal in 1961; Where Time Bears Witness to Sound Building:Historic Buildings of Old Mobile, pub. 1935 by First National Bank. I hope this is of some help to you. You understand that some of the dates are when these congregations were established but it was a few years before their churches were built. Also, members of the Jewish faith have two very old congregations, both of which were established nearer to town than they are now. The synagogue of the Conservative Jewish congregation in Regency Place is Ahavas Chesed; and the temple of the Reform Jewish congregation is known as the Spring Hill Avenue Temple 'though it also has a Jewish name. Both, I think, were originally downtown and well over 100 years old. It is too late at night for me to check on that but can find out later if you need it. Perilla in Mobile On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:05:11 -0500 Chuck Russell <crussell4@earthlink.net> writes: > I would appreciate it if someone could get the names and > addresses of the churches in Mobile City around 1850 and > 1890.I expect that the City Directories at the Civic Archive > would be the best source. If there is a better source, I'd > appreciate knowing about it. > > This list would make ordering LDS films more accurate. > > Thanks. > Chuck Russell in Great Neck, NY > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Searching for info on ALFRED GASAWAY circa 1818, his wife Frances and his parents.Census shows Alfred in Montgomery Co. AL in 1849, in Coosa Co. in 1850 and in Mobile Co. in 1860. He homsteaded 160 acres in the Wheelerville Dawes area and was near Union Church. Children were Elizabeth, James, Margaret, Amanda, Gerinida, and Josephine. Some of his family lived in Jackson Co, MS. Alfred died about 1890, cemetary unknown, and have no info on Frances Appreciate any info or leads.

question was: Who do you suspect as being the father of your grandfather? I am also having to deal with an unknown. My father was born to a young girl who was unmarried. No one talked about who the unknown person in my case was. I, as a young child was forbidden to ask. Now that my daddy is in his seventies has now said I can search but my grandmother and great grandmother has died. Do you have some hints as what I can do? ================================= The only advice I can give you is to try to talk to as many senior members of your family as possible. Just wind them up, let them go and listen close. While I was in the Mobile area, I went up to Citronelle and just started asking around about my LOTT's. Since there is a LOTT something or another every other mile, you can find all kinds of people willing to direct you to one of the LOTT families. You might not be as lucky. The telephone book in the area you are looking is helpful too. Unless all of your ancestors had only one child each (not likely), the people you find by the same surname in that area may well be related to you. Find the oldest one you can and start listening to the stories. I spoke to a wonderful woman by the name of Mae SHEPHERD, who was born a LOTT. She showed me the bibles of her grandfather and great-grandfather. She spoke of her "Uncle Hous" fondly, as well as many of her other kin. She also talked about her "Aunt Ginnie" who married a WALLEY. My grandfather was raised by a man named WALLEY and his wife, but I was told they weren't any kin to us. Then she told me about what she had heard the adults talking about when she was just a young thing. She said she heard that Aunt Ginnie and that WALLEY man had Ginnie's cousin living with them because Aunt Ginnie was sickly and couldn't have children. She heard them say that the WALLEY man slept right between the two of them. She couldn't remember what the woman's name was, she just knew it was one of Uncle Hous' daughters. I found this a very interesting story, to say the least. When I learned that my grandmother was the oldest daughter of Houston A. LOTT, AKA "Uncle Hous" it got even more interesting. When nobody else had anything on my grandmother, other than the person who gave me this info, I began to see that she was one of the people that the other kinfolk apparently didn't talk about. So I ended up getting info from a woman that I originally thought was no direct kin, but who resembled my father more than his sister did! I took video of our chat, as well as notes. I hope some part of this is helpful to you. It has mostly been blind luck and Karma that has gotten me this far. It seems that every time I help someone find some local info here in MD, someone finds some piece of info for me down in MS or AL. Happy hunting to you! Ruthie

Hello: I am researching the Langford/Lankford family which lived in Greene Co. and intermarried with the Lotts and Byrds while migrating to MS from GA in Mobile, AL. I have copies of the marriage records. Daniel Langford/Lankford married Lavisa Lott daughter of Jesse Lott.; Judith Langford married Jesse Byrd; and Stephen Langford married Polly Byrd. These marriages occured in the early 1820's. Lavisa Lott died in Texas when she migrated here with her son, Daniel Jr. I am also looking for records on William Washington Mills and James Palmer who married sisters and the daughters of Elleby Langford/Lankford in Greene Co. Both the ladies died (probably in childbirth) and their husbands are named in land records for Elleby. Elleby's father was Edmund or Edward Langford. The name Edmund is interchangeable with Edward and causes confusion in researching. He migrated to GA about 1793 or earlier from SC. He may have been born in VA or NC between 1760 and 1770 as calculated from the 1830 census of Washington Co. Alabama. Researching: Jackson, Langford, Creel, Newsom, Dearman, Roberts, Payne families from VA to MS Tree Mother ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruthie Lott CARPENTER <Kentland@webtv.net> To: <AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:16 AM Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] BYRD's & LOTT's > A few people have written to me and asked which line I connect to with > these surnames. I thought that instead of writing to each person, I > would post again here. > My grandfather was Charley B. LOTT, b.1898 who was born in Citronelle > AL. > It is unknown who his father was, but I have some suspicions. His mother > was Zula LOTT, b. circa 1869, the oldest daughter of Houston A. LOTT, > b.1844 MS > from his first marriage to Julia Ann BYRD, b.1846. > Houston was the son of Robert LOTT, b.1818 AL, who was married to > Rebecca DENMARK. > Robert's parents were Jesse LOTT and Isabelle DENMARK. > Rebecca's parents were James DENMARK and Susannah WISE > These two families married many times over the generations, from > what I've been told. I'm still working on these lines, so I am limited > in what info I have. > Hope I have answered most of the questions I was asked. If not, I am > very sorry, that's about all I can tell you for certain right now. > Happy Hunting everyone! Good luck! > Ruthie LOTT CARPENTER > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I would appreciate it if someone could get the names and addresses of the churches in Mobile City around 1850 and 1890.I expect that the City Directories at the Civic Archive would be the best source. If there is a better source, I'd appreciate knowing about it. This list would make ordering LDS films more accurate. Thanks. Chuck Russell in Great Neck, NY

A few people have written to me and asked which line I connect to with these surnames. I thought that instead of writing to each person, I would post again here. My grandfather was Charley B. LOTT, b.1898 who was born in Citronelle AL. It is unknown who his father was, but I have some suspicions. His mother was Zula LOTT, b. circa 1869, the oldest daughter of Houston A. LOTT, b.1844 MS from his first marriage to Julia Ann BYRD, b.1846. Houston was the son of Robert LOTT, b.1818 AL, who was married to Rebecca DENMARK. Robert's parents were Jesse LOTT and Isabelle DENMARK. Rebecca's parents were James DENMARK and Susannah WISE These two families married many times over the generations, from what I've been told. I'm still working on these lines, so I am limited in what info I have. Hope I have answered most of the questions I was asked. If not, I am very sorry, that's about all I can tell you for certain right now. Happy Hunting everyone! Good luck! Ruthie LOTT CARPENTER

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_47c5.188a.2a06 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----__JNP_000_47c5.188a.2a06 Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; m2.boston.juno.com Arrival-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 18:06:55 -0500 (EST) Final-Recipient: RFC822; AL-MOBILE-L@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; newmail.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.1.1 <AL-MOBILE-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 18:07:01 -0500 (EST) ----__JNP_000_47c5.188a.2a06 Content-Type: message/rfc822 From: perilla.w@juno.com To: emchip@hotmail.com, AL-MOBILE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:09:14 -0600 Subject: Fw: Ships & more ships Message-ID: <20020213.170916.-205267.1.perilla.w@juno.com> Received: from cookie.juno.com by cookie.juno.com for <"JKM4+fGF7hTlojGpaZu+UpnjnSYXzuJwoqEu2wdoiPQ9Reabcm0fkQ=="> Received: (from perilla.w@juno.com) by m2.boston.juno.com (jqueuemail) id GTKJ2KBE; Wed, 13 Feb 2002 18:06:55 EST X-Mailer: Juno 4.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jennifer - below are some web sites for ship manifests. Good luck, Perilla in Mobile --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "L. L. Scott" <llscott2000@worldnet.att.net> To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:08:03 -0500 > Subject: Ship lists Subject: [NDSDMN] SHIPS SHIPS SHIPS Resent-From: NDSDMN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:35:41 -0500 From: MARY STICKNEY <stickneys@alltel.net> The Solem, Swiggum and Austheim ship index - Passenger Lists http://www.museumsnett.no/mka/ssa/em-prot.htm Immigration Manifests by Month and Year http://www.cimorelli.com/pie/nara/selldate.htm Victorian Shipping Arrivals - Select Resources http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/shipping.htm Passengers Arriving In Western Australia - WARRIOR 12 Mar 1830 http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/shipping/warrior.htm TheShipsList--TheShipsList [TSL] http://www.chignecto.net/TheShipsList The Mother of All Maritime Links Page 15 of 30 http://www.cyber-dyne.com/~jkohnen/linklists/boatlink-15.html#history Shipslog http://www.alphalink.com.au/~lfrost/Homepage/Shipslog.htm#Ships pictures Ships Index http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/ships.htm Passenger Lists 1865-1935 http://www.archives.ca/02/020202/pass-lists_e.html On-line sourcing of Australasian Passenger Lists http://www.users.on.net/proformat/auspass1.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://istg.rootsweb.com/index1.html Immigrant Ship Information http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/ships.htm http://www.alphalink.com.au/~lfrost/Homepage/Shipslog.htm#Log of logs CIMO - Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online http://www.cimorelli.com/vbclient/Shipmenu.htm Ellis Island http://www.ellisislandrecords.org ISTG - Ships Passenger Lists http://istg.rootsweb.com/index2.html iMMIGRANT SHIPS http://istg.rootsweb.com/index1.html Ships List http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/ships.htm THE OLIVE TREE GENEALOGY:Index to Passenger Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/indexshp.htm#index -- (o o) ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------ Mary Stickney (IBSSG) - owner of 6 Rams and 1 ewe _________________________________________ L. L. Scott, IBSSG - NW Florida L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ Peace: http://home.att.net/~llscott2000/Peace/index.htm ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library ----__JNP_000_47c5.188a.2a06--

. . . but I think if you'll check, you'll find out that the newspaper didn't publish Obituaries consistently for years, and even then I don't think they maintained any consistency until the early 1900's. Maybe someone at the MR/MPR or whatever they call themselves now can answer that question for us. Good luck! Vern

Hello All, My name is Jennifer Lartigue. I am trying to find some information on the Lartigue Family of Mobile. the information I have is not much but maybe it can get me started. My husband is Randy Lartigue. His parents, Paul James Lartigue, Sr. who passed away @1959 and Emeline Lartigue. They had four children: Paul James, Jr., Larry Glenn, JoAnn and Randall Brice. Paul Sr.'s parents were Robert A. Lartigue Sr. and Kitty (?) Lartigue. They are both buried in Pinecrest Cemetery I believe. They owned the land where Brookley Air Force Base was built. From what I understand, The Federal Government somewhat forced Kitty to sell them the land for what it was assessed for (for little of nothing). At the end of the war instead of letting the family but back the property it was then donated to the City of Mobile. I have heard stories that the fireplace that was in Kitty's house was used in the Officer's Club. I believe that Paul, Sr. was born in Mobile. I am not sure of his parents names. Kitty, we think was born in France. I believe her maiden name was Deveaux. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jennifer Lartigue _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Dear Group: Help, Help, Help. I have found a little more information about the Caminas'. On April 11, 1908, Antonia Fernandez Caminas, along with her two children (Hortensia age 2 and Antonio age 8 months), arrived in New Orleans, LA aboard the S.S. Excelsior to visit Antonio Caminas. Their passage was paid for by N.M.F. Co (Mobile). Antonio being her husband was said to be working for this N.M.F. Co. making the times for the Bellingrath home. Mr. Bellingrath had gone to Cuba to hire six men to come to America to work for him. Antonio arrived in New Orleans on Jan 11, 1912. The family story is that Hortensia then returned with her family to America at the age of 15. I am very interested in finding the ship manifest when the entire family came over. The group would have possibly consisted of 1 female adult with either three or four female children and two male children. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I have listed the full names below. As much as I know. Antonio Caminas - Father Antonia Fernandez Caminas - Mother Enrique Fernandez - Mother's brother, brought his sister and children over to America to be with husband. He then went back to Cuba to open a restaurant. He never married. Family lost touch and no one ever heard from him again. Mary Hortensia Fernandez Caminas - Eldest Daughter Anthony Caminas - Eldest son Emeline Caminas - Born 1909 Josephine Caminas - Born 1911 Charlie Caminas- Born 1916 Maria Olga Del Carmen Caminas - Born July 17, 1918 Thanks in advance for any and all help. Sincerely, Jennifer Lartigue _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Someone had asked about a train accident and where to find info about it. I hope this is the right list. This webpage might be helpful for that person. They weren't sure where the accident might hagve been. Railroad Maps: Geographic Location http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrmap.html Happy hunting! Ruthie Carpenter some Mobile area surnames: BRANNON, BYRD, DAVIS, DENMARK, DUEITT, HOWARD, KORMAN, LOTT, SMITH, WALLEY

Would there be any references to the Gulf City Guards? If so, how could I find out? Rosemary Grant Monett, Missouri The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library does have Mobile newspapers on microfilm that go back to then. Ann Ralph Poore wrote: > The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library keeps > a vertical file of clippings, but I'm fairly certain they don't go back > anywhere near that far. > > Many of the old clippings, including obits, from the Mobile Press Register > were given to the City of Mobile Archives. However, for the most part the > paper didn't have clippings going back that far. There's a small chance > there may have been one for your ancestor, but I largely doubt it. (I'm a > former editor at the paper.) > > There are usually exceptions in both cases for prominent people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Lewis [mailto:kudzuarms@telesouth1.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:34 AM > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries > > Does anyone know if there are any old obituaries for Mobile Co, Mobile city > for the years 1935 and there abouts? > > I'm looking for an Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Jackson Jones - widow of Jesse S. > Jones. > > Any direction will be most appreciated. > > Nancy J. Lewis > Atlanta, GA. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ______________________________ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

You're right, the microfilmed papers at the MPL go back to 1820. I wasn't very clear in my response. I was thinking of files that were indexed and therefore searchable by name. -----Original Message----- From: astaley@fdn.com [mailto:astaley@fdn.com] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:57 PM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library does have Mobile newspapers on microfilm that go back to then. Ann Ralph Poore wrote: > The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library keeps > a vertical file of clippings, but I'm fairly certain they don't go back > anywhere near that far. > > Many of the old clippings, including obits, from the Mobile Press Register > were given to the City of Mobile Archives. However, for the most part the > paper didn't have clippings going back that far. There's a small chance > there may have been one for your ancestor, but I largely doubt it. (I'm a > former editor at the paper.) > > There are usually exceptions in both cases for prominent people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Lewis [mailto:kudzuarms@telesouth1.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:34 AM > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries > > Does anyone know if there are any old obituaries for Mobile Co, Mobile city > for the years 1935 and there abouts? > > I’m looking for an Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Jackson Jones – widow of Jesse S. > Jones. > > Any direction will be most appreciated. > > Nancy J. Lewis > Atlanta, GA. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ______________________________