This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: webmaster01 Surnames: Palmer Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.autauga/12766/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have found an individual in this unit who I believe is my ancestor. Because I do not live in Alabama, I am having problems getting documents to help me solve this problem. He man who I believe is my ancestor was first in the 15th Battalion Alabama Partisan Rangers. He is listed in the compiled service records for this unit as T.J. Palmer. He enlisted in Company A as the assistant surgeon. He was later made a private. The 15th Battalion was later consolidated into the 56th Alabama Mounted Infantry. T.J. Palmer does not appear in the compiled service records for the 56th but I found a document online which stated that he was discharged from the 56th due to promotion. Any any information anyone can provide on this T.J. Palmer will be appreciated. Based on what I found on the internet, it looks as though Company A was from Autauga county. I have not idea where he was from before the war. But any information will be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

A traveling Smithsonian Exhibit, “Between the Fences,” will be on display from June 22nd through July 29th 2007 in West Blocton at the Cahaba Lilly Building. I have posted the details (including special speakers and tours) and contact information to the BGS blog. http://birminghamgenealogy.wordpress.com/ Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

In the 1860 census of Autauga Co an F.H. ARMSTRONG is found and next door is Mathias DENNIS. Then next to him is Emery DAVENPORT and then Johnson McCORD. Does anyone know if one or more of these families is related in any way? F.H. Armstrong was a ggggrandfather of mine whose daughter Martha married a POOLE from Chilton Co. Leslie Hill ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The Autauga Genealogical Society will meet Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m at St. Marks Episcopal Church in downtown Prattville. Mr. Joey Brackner, Director of the Alabama Center for Traditional Culture, will speak on folk potters and the folk pottery tradition in Alabama from the early historic period to the present. He is the author of a recently published book, "Alabama Folk Pottery", celebrating the people, techniques, and artistry of a traditional craft from the early historic era to the present. Visitors are always welcome to attend the meetings. Visit the Autauga Genealogical Society web site: www.rootsweb.com/~alags

IF you are a descendent of Diedrich or Peter Ouzts and are interested in the new Ouzts Book that is being published please contact me off line to get details. It will be ready for the August 25 Reunion at Hickory Knob State Park. Connie connie@wctel.net -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/07 6:43 PM

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Cecelia, I am also a descendent of Lewis Cookson Davis. I come from Anderson Davis who left Autauga Co. and went to Perry Co. I would love to add your line to my info. I am happy to exchange. Would you give me your line from James Degraffenreid to your family? Thanks June Carter Cecelia wrote: > I have a copy of my great-grandfather's Amnesty Oath following the Civil > War. My sister has the original in a frame on her wall. > If you would like to see what is in the Oath, I could send you a scan of it. > I wonder if they were then allowed to vote after they signed the Amnesty > Oath. Would that be different from the Loyalty Oath? > I've found wonderful information at the ADAH website, and was able to obtain > a copy of a journal kept by my great-grandfather's sister. > My g-grandfather was James DeGraffenreid Miles, from Lowndes County, > Alabama. His mother, Elizabeth P. Davis, was from Autagua county. His > father was Lowndes county planter, Aquilla Miles. Elizabeth's father was > Lewis Cookson Davis of Autagua co. > J.D. Miles married Ellen L.Day in Russell Co., AL and moved to Freestone > Co., Texas prior to the War. He served in the 7th Texas Infantry. However, > brothers and brother-in-laws remained in Alabama and served in the War > there. I don't have a lot of information about them, however. After the > War, most of them moved to Texas or North Carolina. > Wish I could locate, and find pictures of the old family homes to add to my > collection in my family history. > Cecelia in Texas > > > >> So men who fought on the side of the Confederacy were not allowed to take >> the loyalty oath and were thus not eligible to vote. Is that correct? >> >> "Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any >> person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an >> officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as >> an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution >> of the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion >> against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, >> and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both >> houses of Congress."...from ADAH website. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan >> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM >> To: alautaug@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths >> >> They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as >> follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well >> >> >> Database: >> Alabama Department of Archives and History >> >> Main Author: >> Alabama. >> Secretary of State. >> >> Title: >> Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. >> >> Physical Description: >> 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized >> containers). >> >> Physical Location: >> Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., >> Montgomery, Ala. 36130. >> >> Arrangement: >> Arranged alphabetically by county. >> >> Primary Material: >> Mixed Material >> >> Scope and Content Note: >> In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, >> and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states >> could >> gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama >> Constitutional >> Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a >> loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a >> rebellion >> against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony >> offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of >> the >> United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the >> United >> States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the >> United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound >> volumes >> of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities >> in the >> state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath >> swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and >> the >> voter registrar’s name. >> >> Access: >> Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to >> fragility. >> >> Related collections: >> Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions >> of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the >> creation of >> this record series. >> >> Melissa >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. >> http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is correct. Bridge (bharrisbo@aol.com) "Life is like a bicycle, you have to keep moving, to keep your balance." (Einstein) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

So men who fought on the side of the Confederacy were not allowed to take the loyalty oath and were thus not eligible to vote. Is that correct? "Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress."...from ADAH website. -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You may find this site helpful regarding voting and loyalty oaths for Alabama _http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm_ (http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm) Bridgette Harrison (bharrisbo@aol.com) "Life is like a bicycle, you have to keep moving, to keep your balance." (Einstein) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

You may want to try this site which features Alabama voting information of 1867 _http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm_ (http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm) Happy Searching! Bridgette Harrison (bharrisbo@aol.com) "Life is like a bicycle, you have to keep moving, to keep your balance." (Einstein) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Here's what the requirement was: http://itw.sewanee.edu/reconstruction/html/docs/andrewj.html I have seen and transcribed the application of both Absolom Jackson, my ggg grandfather, and his brother-in-law Bolling Hall, my gggg uncle, at the National Archives here in Washington, DC. They are very interesting reading. Both Jackson and Hall were large property owners before the war and had to write to President Johnson petitioning him for restoration of citizenship under the 13th exception. The son of Bolling Hall was Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr. The latter's picture is posted on our Web site. J.J. Smith Chair Judson Smith and Associates 409 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Direct: 703.299.1725 jjudsonsmith@att.net . www.vistage.com . . . . . . This e-mail is a private communication and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information contained in or attached to this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message and then delete this e-mail. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter?s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar?s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You may want to try this site in Alabama. _http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm_ (http://www.archives.state.al.us/voterreg/index.cfm) Bridge (bharrisbo@aol.com) "Life is like a bicycle, you have to keep moving, to keep your balance." (Einstein) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Does anyone know if the loyalty oaths were required for Cherokee County, AL? -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: "Le Bateman" <LeBateman@att.net> To: <alautaug@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:52 AM Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] Oath of Allegiance after the "late unpleasantness" > Contact the Alabama Archives and History I am sure they can tell you > where to ask. My quess would be the National Archives and History in > Washington D.C. > Le > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "joanne Gokey" <rolltide@simpledsl.com> > To: <alautaug@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:46 PM > Subject: [ALAUTAUG] Oath of Allegiance after the "late unpleasantness" > > > Does anybody know where one may procure a copy of oaths of allegiance > sworn > by citizens of Autauga Co. 1865? > > Thanks, > Joanne Gokey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Contact the Alabama Archives and History I am sure they can tell you where to ask. My quess would be the National Archives and History in Washington D.C. Le ----- Original Message ----- From: "joanne Gokey" <rolltide@simpledsl.com> To: <alautaug@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:46 PM Subject: [ALAUTAUG] Oath of Allegiance after the "late unpleasantness" Does anybody know where one may procure a copy of oaths of allegiance sworn by citizens of Autauga Co. 1865? Thanks, Joanne Gokey ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anybody know where one may procure a copy of oaths of allegiance sworn by citizens of Autauga Co. 1865? Thanks, Joanne Gokey

I have a copy of my great-grandfather's Amnesty Oath following the Civil War. My sister has the original in a frame on her wall. If you would like to see what is in the Oath, I could send you a scan of it. I wonder if they were then allowed to vote after they signed the Amnesty Oath. Would that be different from the Loyalty Oath? I've found wonderful information at the ADAH website, and was able to obtain a copy of a journal kept by my great-grandfather's sister. My g-grandfather was James DeGraffenreid Miles, from Lowndes County, Alabama. His mother, Elizabeth P. Davis, was from Autagua county. His father was Lowndes county planter, Aquilla Miles. Elizabeth's father was Lewis Cookson Davis of Autagua co. J.D. Miles married Ellen L.Day in Russell Co., AL and moved to Freestone Co., Texas prior to the War. He served in the 7th Texas Infantry. However, brothers and brother-in-laws remained in Alabama and served in the War there. I don't have a lot of information about them, however. After the War, most of them moved to Texas or North Carolina. Wish I could locate, and find pictures of the old family homes to add to my collection in my family history. Cecelia in Texas > So men who fought on the side of the Confederacy were not allowed to take > the loyalty oath and were thus not eligible to vote. Is that correct? > > "Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any > person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an > officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as > an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution > of the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion > against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, > and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both > houses of Congress."...from ADAH website. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM > To: alautaug@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths > > They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as > follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well > > > Database: > Alabama Department of Archives and History > > Main Author: > Alabama. > Secretary of State. > > Title: > Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. > > Physical Description: > 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized > containers). > > Physical Location: > Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., > Montgomery, Ala. 36130. > > Arrangement: > Arranged alphabetically by county. > > Primary Material: > Mixed Material > > Scope and Content Note: > In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, > and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states > could > gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama > Constitutional > Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a > loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a > rebellion > against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony > offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of > the > United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the > United > States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the > United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound > volumes > of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities > in the > state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath > swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and > the > voter registrar’s name. > > Access: > Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to > fragility. > > Related collections: > Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions > of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the > creation of > this record series. > > Melissa > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board (HRB) is asking for assistance in developing a plan that outlines Alabama’s priorities for historical records preservation. To this end, they are asking individuals and records repositories to complete a survey that will help them identify these priorities. The survey takes under 5 minutes and you get a preview of the results so far at the end. The survey will be able until July 31, 2007. The number of participants in the survey thus far is still in the teens. Please help the HRB identify statewide historical records preservation needs. I have posted a link to the survey on the BGS blog: http://birminghamgenealogy.wordpress.com/ Feel free to forward this message on to other lists. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC