At 1:00 AM -0600 on 9/18/06, Pamela Moorman wrote: >I am researching my line of Taylors and I am pretty sure that my >GG-Grandmother was a Gray. Also think my GGG-Grandmother was a >Gray/Grey - and was buried in the Hurd-Grey Cemetery near Elmore, AL. > >My GG-Grandmother was listed as Mary G b abt 1811) - on everything - >she married John Taylor (1809 - 1857) and moved to Talladega county, >AL. > >Mr GGG-Grandmother was Amelia (Milly) and some thing she was Amelia >Stafford - but we have a documented conversation from the landowner >of the Hurd-Grey Cemetery near Elmore county, AL - that Amelia was >the daughter or charge of landowner Mr. Grey. She is buried there >with my GGG-Grnadfather John Taylor Sr.. > >I have a document from the courthouse at Prattville, Autauga Co, AL >that is a sale of land - to FRANCIS GRAY - FROM JOHN TAYLOR AND >WIFE, MARY TAYLOR (our Mary G.) - dated October 13. 1837. > > Contact, Pam Taylor Moorman, at pamela.moorman@sbcglobal.net I'm very much interested in the Gray family in the Elmore County area, and in that particular cemetery as well. I've had a desire to visit it for quite some time, but I've never quite managed to do so. I don't know if you're aware of the listing for the Hurd-Grey cemetery at <http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/elmore/cemeteries/hurdgrey.txt>. I also don't know accurate it may be. I've spoken to Ms. George, owner of the land on which it's supposed to be situated, on two occasions about possibly paying a visit, but each time there was a reason why we had to delay (inaccessible on one occasion due to overgrowth that needed cutting, and on the other due to recent heavy rains). I have suspicions that one of my direct Gray ancestors may have owned the land at one time. Ms. George also tells me that the cemetery holds the graves of blacks, whites and Indians, and that there are numerous unmarked graves there. I have hopes of someday discovering the graves of my two direct Gray ancestors, my GGG Grandfather Jeremiah Gray and his father John Gray. Nearly all of what I've learned on the Gray family in this area has been shared with me by others. I've focused my own scant research largely into those in my direct line in hopes of learning what I could of them and finding their graves. I'd be happy to discuss it further with you if you'd like. = Steve = -- Steve W. Jackson Montgomery, Alabama Surnames: Jackson, Culver, Wingard, Thornton, Grier, Gray http://homepage.mac.com/stevejackson/

Helo Steve, I checked the link about Hurd-Grey and have seen it lots of times. Jeff Thomson- who contributed the info is a distant relation of mine that I met while researching. We have been exchanging info for about 2-3 years now. He is very GOOD! But he only has minimal info about my direct line. He is a very respected genealogist though. I am pasting info I retyped with both Jeff's description and one with comment fron another Taylor distant realtion who sent me all his info this past summer - J Taylor, from Oklahoma City, OK. One of his family members - also interviewed Mrs. George and got some pretty good info about Amelia being the daughter of landowner, Mr. Grey. John & Amelia are my GGG-Grandparents. I also have a deed copy signed by John Taylor (the son of John and Amelia Taylor) who sold property to a Francis Gray on October 13, 1837. My great-grandfather , Jesse Taylor, their son would have only been 1 year old. It has all three of their signatures. Contact me and I will put you two in contact also. It was sent from a Gray Descendant - contact me and I will put you two Grays in contact. She found it on microfilm in the courthouse at Prattville, Autauga Co., AL. She also thinks Amelia is a Gray/Grey. You two need to talk and exchange also! PLEASE, keep me in the loop and hopefully we can get this detail proved! Contact me at: pamela.moorman@sbcglobal.net The following information was provided on November 6, 1997 by a descendant of the Taylor Family and has been added to this file. Joe Taylor, Oklahoma City, OK The Hurd-Grey Cemetery – Elmore, AL (Posted originally on Rootsweb by Jeff Thomson 3/2000 – he says that census was taken by an unknown descendant of John & Milly Taylor in 1988) DIRECTIONS: Elmore County: Go north on Hwy 111 and turn left on County Raod 228. After passing Liberty Hill Church, turn right on the next road. Mrs. Laura George lives in the last house. the cemetery is on her property, approximately 1 mile from the road. Map Location: Township. 19, Range 18, Section 34 (This dialog is from J. Taylor, OK) According to Mrs. George, Amelia Taylor was the daughter of Mr. Grey, the plantation owner. she also said that several graves marked with rocks are thought to be Indian graves. “I believe Amelia & John Taylor are white and the rest buried here are Indian and/or black” (Not sure WHO is quoted here). *Amelia, wife of John Taylor Jan. 17, 1774 July 4, 1834 *John Taylor Jan. 1, 1772 Feb. 28, 1836 Jessie James Roberts Alabama – private 157 Depot Brig. Sept. 12, 1938 Only date Eula Jeffries Oct. 1, 1901 July 5, 1951 Clara Bell Smith Aug. 2, 1886 April 14, 1951 Pauline Jeffries Mar. 15, 1879 April 15, 1949 Ca___ E. Malloy (?) 1831-1929 (very hard to read) Lucy Cook Jan. 12, 1913 Feb. 19, 1953 Neal Crenshaw died June 1, 1924 Sweet Home Chamber 2678, Wetumpka, AL Lula Cook born 1881 June 5, 1928 Sweet Home Chamber 2678, Wetumpka, AL Jessie Crenshaw (very hard to read) Sadie Crenshaw Dec. 24, 1928 Nov. 22, 1954 Nora Crenshaw Aug. 2, 1868 Nov. 5, 1948 Lillie Townsend born 1890 Apr. 21, 1914 Sweet Home Chamber 2678, Wetumpka, AL Clyde M. Austin 1931-1948 Rheutelia Austin 1932-1949 "Steve W. Jackson" <swjackson@mac.com> wrote: At 1:00 AM -0600 on 9/18/06, Pamela Moorman wrote: >I am researching my line of Taylors and I am pretty sure that my >GG-Grandmother was a Gray. Also think my GGG-Grandmother was a >Gray/Grey - and was buried in the Hurd-Grey Cemetery near Elmore, AL. > >My GG-Grandmother was listed as Mary G b abt 1811) - on everything - >she married John Taylor (1809 - 1857) and moved to Talladega county, >AL. > >Mr GGG-Grandmother was Amelia (Milly) and some thing she was Amelia >Stafford - but we have a documented conversation from the landowner >of the Hurd-Grey Cemetery near Elmore county, AL - that Amelia was >the daughter or charge of landowner Mr. Grey. She is buried there >with my GGG-Grnadfather John Taylor Sr.. > >I have a document from the courthouse at Prattville, Autauga Co, AL >that is a sale of land - to FRANCIS GRAY - FROM JOHN TAYLOR AND >WIFE, MARY TAYLOR (our Mary G.) - dated October 13. 1837. > > Contact, Pam Taylor Moorman, at pamela.moorman@sbcglobal.net I'm very much interested in the Gray family in the Elmore County area, and in that particular cemetery as well. I've had a desire to visit it for quite some time, but I've never quite managed to do so. I don't know if you're aware of the listing for the Hurd-Grey cemetery at . I also don't know accurate it may be. I've spoken to Ms. George, owner of the land on which it's supposed to be situated, on two occasions about possibly paying a visit, but each time there was a reason why we had to delay (inaccessible on one occasion due to overgrowth that needed cutting, and on the other due to recent heavy rains). I have suspicions that one of my direct Gray ancestors may have owned the land at one time. Ms. George also tells me that the cemetery holds the graves of blacks, whites and Indians, and that there are numerous unmarked graves there. I have hopes of someday discovering the graves of my two direct Gray ancestors, my GGG Grandfather Jeremiah Gray and his father John Gray. Nearly all of what I've learned on the Gray family in this area has been shared with me by others. I've focused my own scant research largely into those in my direct line in hopes of learning what I could of them and finding their graves. I'd be happy to discuss it further with you if you'd like. = Steve = -- Steve W. Jackson Montgomery, Alabama Surnames: Jackson, Culver, Wingard, Thornton, Grier, Gray http://homepage.mac.com/stevejackson/ ------------------------------- 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