I am hunting for my Great-grandmother, Letha Jane Graves, to find out which Graves family she belongs in. She married Carter Milton Waid, son of Elijah, son of Abraham Waid. I did get her marriage certificate but it doesn't list her father's name. Can anyone help me? Shirleen Johnston

Dear Thames, Tims, Timms Researcher, A combination reunion and organizational meeting is being planned for April 4 & 5 2003 in Gastonia, NC. The purpose of the meeting on 4 April is to form an organization of descendants and researchers of the surnames Tims, Timms, Thames, Timbs, Thanes and any other variant spelling of these names. The purpose of the organization is to share family information, produce a newsletter, provide query service and establish a pernament depository of research on these families so that future generations will have the benefit of research which has already been done. The purpose of the meeting on 5 April is to vote on options developed at the April 4 meeting and to visit and get to know our cousins even though some of us spell our ancestral name slightly different. The location in Gastonia is a meeting hall in a Church equiped with a kitchen and there is a copy achine available. Several well known motels and restaurants and a shopping center are located within 5 minutes of the church. Gastonia is located on Interstate 85 near Charlotte, N.C. where there is a major airport. The organizing committee is in the process of negotiating special motel rates for these meetings and we need everyone who is interested in attending one or both meetings to send to the address below the following information: Please pass the word to any others who may be interested. Name(s) Mail Address email address kind of room needed (single, double, twin, queen, king bed. do you prefer a one day meeting instead of 2 days? do you need transportation from & to airport and between motel and meeting place If you cannot attend the meetings are you interested in membership in the organization? Please respond right away in order to assist in getting the best possible room rates. Lee Ponder, email [email protected] or snail mail 428 Lee Road, Clyde, NC. 28721. If you have questions please send them to the same address.

A few years back I received in the mail pages 11 and 12 of a "report by Judge L P Waid". The person who sent the pages did not know where she got them. If they look familiar to someone out there would love to have the rest of his report and will gladly pay to have the pages copied and sent to me. Please get in touch with me and we can go from there. The Joshua and Mary (Morton, dau of Marshall Morton Sr and wife Winney) Thompson are ggg grandparents of my hubby. The James Thompson featured in the piece is brother to his gg grandmother Winney Thompson who married the Rev. Samuel D. Smith...thanks, Melba Lowe JUDGE L P WAID's REPORT, page 11 Thompson Line Joshua and Mary Thompson (my great great great grandparents) lived in what is now Pickens county, South Carolina, on a farm adjoining the farm of Daniel Durham (named page 5). Joshua died in 1829 and left 10 surviving children. James Thompson (my great great grandfather), was administrator of his father's estate. (The Marvin Laney mentioned on page 5 sent most of the information on the Thompson line to Nellie Robbins Dowling who forwarded it to me. I do not know his connection, if any, to the Thompson family. He gives George Gaither credit for compiling it, and the information shows James Thompson born in 1801 in what ins now Pickens County SC, but M L Thompson, also mentioned on page 5, says the family book shows James born in 1800.) James Thompson and Sarah Durham, also on page 5, were married about 1819. Between 1832 and 1835 they moved to DeKalb County, Alabama and later moved to Blount County, Alabama. Sarah died between 1870 and 1880. James then lived with his son John and died some time after 1880. James and Sarah Thompson had 10 children: 1. J. Terrell, of Blount County. A daughter, Sarah Ann, married James Pinckney Wiad, son of Isaac Hampton Waid. 2. Matilda, born 1821, married Richard Gaither in Alabama and moved on to Mississippi. A son, George Gaither mentioned above, returned to Walnut Grove, Alabama, and was an outstanding man. He was the second mayo9r or Walnut Grove, and for four years county supervisor of schools in Etowah County Alabama. 3. Lemuel, of Blount County, had six children, including a son named James Pinkney. 4. Amelia (my great grandmother). see below 5. John, of Blount County, left at least 8 children. One of them was Cobb, the father of the M L Thompson previously mentioned. 6. James 7. Sarah Ann 8. Winnie, of Blount County, married a Smith and later married Drury Bynum. 9. Elijah 10.Jane, married a White and moved to Mississippi Amelia Thompson and Greenberry Waid were married in Marshall County, Alabama, February 6, 1845. Greenberry died about 1859, leaving a widow and six children. They lived with James Thompson for some time after that. Amelia Waid and N D Webster were married in Saint Clair County, Alabama, November 22, 1872. he was a northern man who came to Whitney Alabama in St Clair County, to be depot agent for a railroad company. According to what I have heard he was a good man and good to Amelia's family. The census records in St Clair County for 1880 show N D Webster and Amelia Webster each to be 54 years old. This would make the date of birth for each to be either 1825 or 1826. Afterh the death of Mr Webster, Amelia Webster and Henry Whitley were married in Blount County, Alabama, December 27, 1891. The records of her first two marriages I found accidently while looking for other records. I made a search for the third. From what my father had said I had assumed that her first and third marriages were in Blount and her second in St Clair. All three records give her name as Amelia, with no middle name. She was often called Millie, but that might have been a corruption of Amelia, or she might have had a middle name of Millicent or Millie. As to her children, wee Waid line, page 13. END of what I have, Melba Lowe

these cemeteries have been completely resurveyed / revisited within the last month... Holston Chapel Cemetery Love Chapel Cemetery County Line Baptist Church Cemetery Hays Cemetery (near County Line) Elvester Cemetery (near Warrior) Graves Gap Cemetery (near Hayden) Pine Bluff Cemetery (at Locust Fork) Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery (near Hayden) Harrell Family Cemetery (near Hayden) Humphrey Family Cemetery (near Allgood) Providence/Merrill Cemetery (near Hayden) Tidwell Cemetery (near Allgood) Tidwell Cemetery (near Locust Fork) Hudson Cemetery (near Locust Fork) Clear Springs Cemetery Center Hill Cemetery Marsh Cemetery (next to Pine Bluff) Tabernacle Cemetery (near Locust Fork) Youngblood Family Cemetery Rufty Family Cemetery the results are posted here: http://home.hiwaay.net/~bobwonda/index.html kind regards, robin

I am new on this site and wander if anyone has any info on my GGGgrandfather John Allison that was in Blount Co. AL in 1860 census but I don't know anything else on him. I can't seem to find him after that. Can any one help me on this family. See below and check my website too. Descendants of John (West?) Allison, * 1 John (West?) ALLISON, * b: 1802 in North Carolina? d: in Guilford County? Census: 1830 Possible Abbeville District SC .. +Martha PATTERSON, * b: 1808 in North Carolina m: Jan 26, 1824 in Guilford Co NC 2 Rebecca ALLISON b: Abt. 1827 2 John Quincy ALLISON, * b: Sep 12, 1829 in Clarke Co. GA, Athens d: Sep 23, 1906 in Charleston, SC Burial: Charles St. Baptist Cemetery, Beaufort, SC Military service: CSA, Co. A, 42nd Inf. Reg Vol. GA. Occupation 1: 1857 Paper mill in Athens, GA and Planter Occupation 2: Aft. 1865 Ran Furniture store in Beaufort, SC until 1893 hurricane Residence: 1865 Athens, GA .... +Arminda Elizabeth PARKER, * b: Nov 18, 1830 in Franklin Co. GA aka: Aminda E. in cemetery list m 1: May 25, 1852 in Clarke Co. GA m 2: May 26, 1852 d: Feb 2, 1901 in Beaufort Co. SC Burial: Charles St. Baptist Cemetery, Beaufort, SC Father: Lewis PARKER, * Mother: Matilda SWANN, * 2 Martha. A ALLISON b: Abt. 1831 2 Sodoska ALLISON b: Abt. 1831 2 Catherine E. ALLISON b: Abt. 1833 2 Julia A. ALLISON b: Abt. 1835 2 Franklin F. ALLISON b: Abt. 1837 2 Sarah Jane ALLISON b: Abt. 1840 2 Martin V. ALLISON b: Abt. 1842 Fact 1: CSA 28th. AL Fact 2: Moved To St. Clair Co. AL (Springville) David S. Payne, 1614 Chapman Rd., Anderson, SC, 29621, 864-225-3253 [email protected] My line: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=otime Searching for surnames mostly in Upstate SC/GA: ADDISON, ALLISON,ARENDALL, CANADY, CORBIN, COX, CRAIG, DEAN, FOWLER, HALEY, GORDON, HENSON, JAMES, McMILLIAN, McPHERSON, MOODY, PARKER, PAYNE, POINDEXTER, REDWINE, REID, SWANN, WEST, TODD, WHITMIRE --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes

Hi group, For those of you who are new to the list or net, I have thousands of early Alabama marriages online. They are posted at: Alabama Marriages Before 1825: http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html These records include over a dozen Alabama counties. Happy Searchin' Brenda Webmaster CensusDiggins.com http://www.censusdiggins.com Home of FREE databases and GenStuff GiveAway. Online Census Finder - Links to free census online: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm

Hi all, I was wondering if there is anyone going to the County Clerk's Office in Oneonta that can see if there is a marriage license there for: Bruce Benjamin TAYLOR to Hurd PHILLIPS - married about 1919. I am hoping someone might purchase a copy of this marriage license for me if located. I will gladly pay the cost. Let me know what it is. Thank you so much for any and all help. Dianne in San Diego Co., CA

Dear Readers, Amy Rhudy, Curator of the Blount County Museum, just called me to let me know that she has twenty books of the Heritage of Blount County Alabama for sale. Sixty dollars if you pick up and sixty five if you have it mailed to you. Would not be without mine! You can email her for further details at [email protected] or call 205-625-6905 Melba Lowe

ok I fimd it appears that some of mine didn't serve I would assume confederate as they are from the South.The age is not a factor but I had heard where they could pay someone to take their place in war.was that strictly the Union or confederate to how would you find a record of this. Thanks Betty

Dear Betty, I hope you will post to the list whatever response you get on the voter registration lists and state census or email me. I also have PHILLIPS in Alabama. I am descended from Joseph PHILLIPS and Nancy BYRD. I'm looking for "proof" that Joseph Phillips was the son of Jonathan PHILLIPS and Nancy ROEBUCK. Jan Porterfield

What Phillips in Blount/St. Clair are you researching? Would it be the Brittain R. Phillips line? Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Lovell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:16 PM Subject: [ALBLOUNT-L] 1867 voters registration > Does anyone know how I would get to view a copy of voters registration where they had to signed an oath before they could vote after the civil war? need the Phillips that were here in ST Clair co.I asked at the Museum in Ashville they don't have it. also does anyone have acesses to 1866 state cenus in st clair? need a list of Philloip[s > Betty Lovell > > ______________________________

Melba is there any way you can back up this data on this land grant in Blount Co. in 1820 on Noah J. Nelson?? The J might stand for Noah James Nelson . Thanks and God Bless, Wla > Can someone look-up Noah J. Nelson . I have a Land Grant from Blount > Co Al registered at the office of Huntsville, Al Issue date was April > 24, 1820. Thanks you , might get me closer to the Nelsons I'm > looking for. This could be either one of my Noah because of the age > span. Noah Nelson born 1777, and there was also a Noah after him. > God Bless Wla

Does anyone know how I would get to view a copy of voters registration where they had to signed an oath before they could vote after the civil war? need the Phillips that were here in ST Clair co.I asked at the Museum in Ashville they don't have it. also does anyone have acesses to 1866 state cenus in st clair? need a list of Philloip[s Betty Lovell

The ALBIBB genealogy group will have another great meeting on Saturday, October 5th, at Bibb County Lake Pavilion from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The location is on Hwy 5 just a few miles n. of Centreville - Bibb County Public Lake is shown on your Alabama Hwy Map. There will be signs to direct you to the pavilion. The area is handicap accessible. Folks from in and out of state will be there who have family ties in Bibb County Bring your family trees, lap top, pictures, questions, books, notes, camera, food for you or food to share . . . . . If you are unable to attend you can send your family information to Patsy A. Kling-Black, List Administrator, and she will put it in a folder for all to see - [email protected] If you are planning to attend or have questions email Pat or Herman, [email protected] . See you on the 5th of October.

You are invited to join us on Monday nights for an all-counties Alabama state chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central; 7 pm Mt.; 6 pm Pacific If you've never been to a chat and need instructions, just send me an email and I'll mail you step-by-step instructions. If you'd like to receive a personal reminder each week, let me know and I can add you to my private list. You can find transcripts of previous chats here: http://huntsville.about.com/library/blalchat.htm Good luck! Jean Brandau [email protected]

Hi Wla, No, that reference was to Melba Lowe of Blount Co. Your cousin's wife is the "other" Melba who doesn't live in Blount Co. Melba Clark ----- Original Message ----- > [email protected] wrote: > > Is this in reference to Melba Clark? Sorry to intervene. Melba Clark's husband > > is my 5th cousin removed and we have Dodd in our line. My line is Nelson, Davis, > > Roberts, any connection? Thanks and God Bless Wla > > >> > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > --------------------original message-------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also I want to thank Ms. Melba and the Blount County Musem staff for > > > > their help on a resent trip looking for information about my family. These > > > > ladies go out of their way to help you and make you feel right at home. > > > > (Melba this is your cuz in the valley). > > > > > > > > Dennis D. Freeman, President > > > > Walker County Genealogical Society, Inc. > > > > Jasper, Alabama

Can someone look-up Noah J. Nelson . I have a land grandt fron Blount Co Al registered at the office of Huntsville, Al Issue date was April 24, 1820. Thanks you , might get me closer to the Nelsons I'm looking for. This could be either one of my Noah because of the age span. Noah Nelson born 1777, and there was also a Noah after him. God Bless Wla

[email protected] wrote: > Terry Jackson wrote: > > > Don't know exactly where it is but would imagine it should be NYOTA > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Good Evening: > > > 08/19/02 > > > > > > I need information about an old minning camp/town by the name Nie Oda. > > > I don't think this is the correct spelling for this minning camp. There was a > > > DODD family who lived in this minning camp and later moved to Kentucky. I > > > spoke with Stanley Dodd who was born in this minning camp and he is wanting > > > information as to location and how to get to the old camp. Any help would be > > > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Also I want to thank Ms. Melba and the Blount County Musem staff for > > > their help on a resent trip looking for information about my family. These > > > ladies go out of their way to help you and make you feel right at home. > > > (Melba this is your cuz in the valley). > > > > > > Dennis D. Freeman, President > > > Walker County Genealogical Society, Inc. > > > Jasper, Alabama > > Is this in reference to Melba Clark? Sorry to intervene. Melba Clark's husband > is my 5th cousin removed and we have Dodd in our line. My line is Nelson, Davis, > Roberts, any connection? Thanks and God Bless Wla

Quickest way to find it Now that you have correct spelling is check MapQuest.com.... Its north of Trafford...NE of Warrior will show on Map Dave Blaikie, Atlanta, Ga ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Good Evening: 08/19/02 I need information about an old minning camp/town by the name Nie Oda. I don't think this is the correct spelling for this minning camp. There was a DODD family who lived in this minning camp and later moved to Kentucky. I spoke with Stanley Dodd who was born in this minning camp and he is wanting information as to location and how to get to the old camp. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also I want to thank Ms. Melba and the Blount County Musem staff for their help on a resent trip looking for information about my family. These ladies go out of their way to help you and make you feel right at home. (Melba this is your cuz in the valley). Dennis D. Freeman, President Walker County Genealogical Society, Inc. Jasper, Alabama