I am looking for info on my g-uncle's family records, & cemetery, & service records. John W Creel, d. 05/18/1917, PVT A 1 ALA NG INF, plot 1 198-C buried in: Mobile National Cemetery (located within the grounds of Magnolia Cemetary) Mobile, Mobile County, AL ---- His father: Elijah Creel/Creal b abt 1845, d 1899 (s/o Wesley Creel & (J)Gerusha Nicholas) & mother: Vina? b 1866, d 1929(maiden name Dearman) no info on her parents. [1] Elijah Creel/Creal of Wheelerville, Mobile County, AL. m abt 1884 maybe in Lauderdale County, MS. Vina then married: 1902 [2](Joe) Stapleton, d1923, of Toulminville, Mobile County, AL. John is brother to Hiram (married Lillian Haley), Hardy (married Della Wiggins) Brown(Ben), Julia (married Ed Warpole), and Leona (married Edward McCollough), all of Mobile County, AL. --- 1/2 brother to Frank & Joe Stapleton, all of Mobile County, AL. --- Also, 1/2 brother to: Frank Creel b abt 1869 AL Thomas Creel b abt 1871 MS (from Elijah's first marriage to Nancy Bynum then living in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS) --- Any info will be great!! thanks Pat Creel Kendrick_@webtv.com

I am looking for info on my g-uncle's family records, & cemetery, & service records. John W Creel, d. 05/18/1917, PVT A 1 ALA NG INF, plot 1 198-C buried in: Mobile National Cemetery (located within the grounds of Magnolia Cemetary) Mobile, Mobile County, AL ---- His parents: Elijah Creel/Creal b abt 1845, d 1899 (s/o Wesley & (J)Gerusha Creel) & Vina? b 1866, d 1929(maiden name Dearman) no info on her parents. [1] Elijah Creel/Creal of Wheelerville, Mobile County, AL. m abt 1884 maybe in Lauderdale County, MS. Vina then married: [2](Joe) Stapleton of Toulminville, Mobile County, AL. John is brother to Hiram (married Lillian Haley), Hardy (married Della Wiggins) Brown(Ben), Julia (married Ed Warpole), and Leona (married Edward McCollough), all of Mobile County, AL. --- 1/2 brother to Frank & Joe Stapleton, all of Mobile County, AL. --- Also, 1/2 brother to: Frank Creel b abt 1869 AL Thomas Creel b abt 1871 MS (from Elijah's first marriage to Nancy Bynum then living in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS) --- Any info will be great!! thanks Pat Creel Kendrick_@webtv.com

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I know that U of West Florida (Penscola) Special Collections has some of the old Florida Highway magazines with articles about it. Have you ever used PERSI to look for articles. (Periodical Source Index)? Subject: Old Spanish Trail Across Alabama > Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:08:03 EDT > From: Orangedemise@cs.com > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Fellow Researchers: > > I am currently researching the 1920s Old Spanish Trail (OST) > transcontinental highway between St. Augustine, FL, and San Diego, CA, that > crossed Alabama on what is now old US 90. I am inquiring whether any of your > historical societies or local archives may have information on this early > private > highway. > > Though headquartered in San Antonio, TX, the OST Association had its first > meeting in Mobile in December of 1915, where the highway was conceived to > revive the city with a lateral connection to the east and west. Like many > other important towns along the OST, there was probably a great deal of > highway boosterism occurring during this period, with articles in > the newspapers proclaiming the anticipated benefits of the highway, and > often accompanied by the production of handsome tourist brochures and maps and > roadside markers. Any information on the Old Spanish Trail's historic and > current presence in Mobile and Alabama will be appreciated. Thank you. > > John W. Murphey > Architectural Historian > New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division > 228 East Palace Avenue, Room 320 > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 > jmurphey@oca.state.nm.us -- 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

Dear Fellow Researchers: I am currently researching the 1920s Old Spanish Trail (OST) transcontinental highway between St. Augustine, FL, and San Diego, CA, that crossed Alabama on what is now old US 90. I am inquiring whether any of your historical societies or local archives may have information on this early private highway. Though headquartered in San Antonio, TX, the OST Association had its first meeting in Mobile in December of 1915, where the highway was conceived to revive the city with a lateral connection to the east and west. Like many other important towns along the OST, there was probably a great deal of highway boosterism occurring during this period, with articles in the newspapers proclaiming the anticipated benefits of the highway, and often accompanied by the production of handsome tourist brochures and maps and roadside markers. Any information on the Old Spanish Trail's historic and current presence in Mobile and Alabama will be appreciated. Thank you. John W. Murphey Architectural Historian New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division 228 East Palace Avenue, Room 320 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 jmurphey@oca.state.nm.us

Looking for anything on a James G. Rowe who left a will in Mobile co.,Ala. 1865, I think. Carrie Rowe

Does anyone know if death records are available for Mobile Co. 1852. Deceased was buried 19 Oct. 1852 in Spring Hill Cemetery. MOSES COPELAND. Kitty in Natchez

Would someone "please" do a 1910 & 1920 census lookup for me in the "Toulminville Community of Mobile, AL?" I am looking for the family of: Joseph "Joe" Stapleton & wife Vina Creel Stapleton, and any children that may be listed. I hope there is a street address listed. Joe maybe on Mobile City Directory working at a Children's home. And Vina Creel on 1900 census same area. thanks so much!!! Kendrick_@webtv.com pat creel

Vina Dearman b. Jan 1866 MS d Aug 1929 Mobile, AL. ----------------------------------- I am still looking for a "Dearman" family that lived in Lauderdale Co., MS in 1866. I do not have any first names, but, this family had a daughter (my g-grandmother) born in Jan. 1866, with the nickname VINA. This info is from her death record. She married [1] Elijah Creel abt.1884. Elijah b abt 1845, d 1899 Mobile County, AL. He is son of Wesley Creel and Gerusha Nicholas, Wesley is son of Thomas J. Creel & Elizabeth Dearman(daughter of Thomas M. Dearman Sr.) Children: Julia, Leona, Hiram, John, Brown(Ben), Hardy all in AL. [2] Joseph (Joe) Stapleton b abt 1858, d 1923 AL, married Vina 1902 Mobile,AL. Children: Frank and Joe(Joseph) of AL. Any help will be great! thanks. Pat Kendrick_@webtv.com

Bob Davis is coming to the Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library in Anniston, Alabama to conduct a Genealogical Seminar Saturday, August 4, 2001. More later. Yvonne Self Yself35@aol.com

Hi Coll'ette, Am I reaching you though the above e-mail address? This must be your work address. Do you have a home e-mail where I can reach you? Thanks, June Venable jev@thegateway.net

I haven't checked lately. I hope it is. I need to find a passing date. Thanks. Vern

could someone please lookup newspaper obit on james monroe epperson that died in mobile 1-4-1962 thank you sue

Hi Bud, You might be interested in the "Families of the Pioneer Valley" CD which contains: "Springfield Families" by Thomas B. Warren. "Pynchon's Court Records 1638-1696". "Pynchon's Births, Marriages and Deaths 1638-1696". all of which were compiled from the record books he and his son kept for a number of years. I spoke to one of the people from Regional http://www.RegionalPublications.com and he informed me that the next CD's to be released will be Cemetery records for a lot of Mass & Conn towns. Also the "Dewey" series which is very similar to "Springfield Families" but from the Westfield Mass and surrounding towns. About 2000 pages of data and he said its only available in the Westfield Library. That one should be real good for us as lots of our people were from that area. Check out their site and let me know what you think.

Is there anyone out there who is a descendant of Edwin Murray born about 1800? Or Edwin Murray Jr. born about 1820 who may be a brother of my great-grandfather, Pembroke Murray? Pembroke left AL about 1847-8 to journey to California and remained there until his death in 1878. Thank you for your answer--- Delong Murray at dmurray@lightspeed.net

Hello, I am seeking information on an Emily FORE. I believe she was born about 1839 in Mississippi. She married Simeon Maples 17 Sept 1851; married Thomas Fincher,20 July 1865, and married George Lane,11 Sept 1884-all marriages were in Mobile County, Al. Who were her parents-or any information appreciated. Jabe Fincher Pensacola, Florida http://jabessite.homestead.com/index~ns4.html "I'm convinced God put me here to accomplish a certain number of things; right now, I'm so far behind I'll never die"

Hi Bud, You might be interested in the "Families of the Pioneer Valley" CD which contains: "Springfield Families" by Thomas B. Warren. "Pynchon's Court Records 1638-1696". "Pynchon's Births, Marriages and Deaths 1638-1696". all of which were compiled from the record books he and his son kept for a number of years. I spoke to one of the people from Regional http://www.RegionalPublications.com and he informed me that the next CD's to be released will be Cemetery records for a lot of Mass & Conn towns. Also the "Dewey" series which is very similar to "Springfield Families" but from the Westfield Mass and surrounding towns. About 2000 pages of data and he said its only available in the Westfield Library. That one should be real good for us as lots of our people were from that area. Check out their site and let me know what you think.

Hi Collette, I probably didn't explain well enough. Barb McNamara, Deb Strahan and I are the ones trying to get the reunion together. I just wanted an address for you so I could let you know of the plans. Didn't want to keep going through your work site. We are planning on the last week in March. That's the only definite as of yet. We wanted to be there for Founder's Day. You are certainly most welcome. I guess having seen your name on the messages, I thought you were a Baptiste. Please do consider yourself as an honorary member of the family and we'd love to have you. I am trying to get addresses for as many as possible. If you have any, or could pass the word along, we would appreciate it. I recently corresponded with Jay, so he is aware of the get together. We are hoping to either go on the Bellingrath dinner/cruise or meet in a park. Will be ironing these plans out as the time goes on. Please do send an address so that I may stay in touch. If you'd like to forward this to those you mentioned, or any other family members, please do so. Thank you, June Venable jev@thegateway.net

Hello Collette, Hope this reaches you. I need an e-mail address for information on a Baptiste reunion next March. Since the e-group no longer exists, I'm trying to reach those who were members. So glad I came across your name. Please drop me a line. I've seen your name on messages to Jan, Barb, and Deb. Thank you, June Venable JEV@THEGATEWAY.NET