I was surprised that my post of yesterday was bounced as being too long. I have seen many that were just as long or even longer than mine. Marie in GA ----- Original Message ----- From: <alblount-request@rootsweb.com> To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 3:00 AM Subject: ALBLOUNT Digest, Vol 1, Issue 36 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. (no subject) (deborah tolbert) > 2. Re: (no subject) (NGRIFFITH@aol.com) > 3. The Abbreviated Career of Robert L. Hipp (bobwonda@hiwaay.net) > 4. Re: (no subject) (Betty lovell) > 5. Re: Informational Posts (Lilsteve68@aol.com) > 6. Greenberry Harrison Dailey (Terry Jackson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:46:41 -0400 > From: "deborah tolbert" <ddtolbert@hotmail.com> > Subject: [ALBLOUNT] (no subject) > To: alblount@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <BAY108-F162BEBDD7D396913D07B59B91F0@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > [Now a question: Do the subscribers to this board read and enjoy these >>rather long informational posts or had you prefer only have in your email >>boxes shorter exchanges related to Q&A on family lineages?] > > I enjoy reading the history of this county. My Hatchett's and Smith's are > not in the stories as of yet. But it lets me know how the times were and > how > they lived during there lives. That is what makes history so exciting. > Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post these stories. It is > greatly > appreciated. > Deborah in GA. > > _________________________________________________________________ > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:50:14 EDT > From: NGRIFFITH@aol.com > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] (no subject) > To: alblount@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c3b.42bea15.3251ca56@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > In a message dated 10/1/2006 8:47:40 P.M. Central Standard Time, > ddtolbert@hotmail.com writes: > > [Now a question: Do the subscribers to this board read and enjoy these >>rather long informational posts or had you prefer only have in your email >>boxes shorter exchanges related to Q&A on family lineages?] > > I enjoy reading the history of this county. My Hatchett's and Smith's > are > not in the stories as of yet. But it lets me know how the times were and > how > they lived during there lives. That is what makes history so exciting. > Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post these stories. It is > greatly > appreciated. > Deborah in GA. > > > > > I enjoy most of them, sometimes I scan them and see if any of them > concern > any of the families I research. But on the whole, they are great. > > Norman L . Griffith > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:49:57 -0600 > From: bobwonda@hiwaay.net > Subject: [ALBLOUNT] The Abbreviated Career of Robert L. Hipp > To: alblount@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <v04011703c14615c11c3b@[71.207.217.191]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Notes: Robert L. Hipp was a rising star in early North Alabama politics > until a fateful day in April of 1905. > > Blount County marriage records and Federal Census suggest Robert L. Hipp > was son of Lieurgus Montaville Hipp and Lety Hyatt, who were married 1 Feb > 1872. Robert was born 13 Feb 1873. The 1880 census recorded L.M. Hipp > had > divorced Lety and was living with his father, Levi W. Hipp near > Brooksville. Incidently, L.M. Hipp was the census enumerator for that > area > in 1880. Levi and his son L.M. Hipp were both ex-Confederates in Company > C > of Stewart's Battalion of Alabama Cavalry. Lety and Robert were not > located on the census for 1880. However, in a few short years, Robert L. > Hipp was making a name for himself. > > Hipp was educated locally and became a Professor and taught school in > Blount and Cullman counties. Hipp was very active in the Democratic party > throughout the 1890s. In 1900, he was living with his mother, Letie S. > Hipp, near Hanceville, which at the time was in Blount County. Later that > year, he was elected as a State Senator. On 23 Aug 1900, the Southern > Democrat wrote: > > Blount county will have two of her brightest young men in the next > Legislature-W.E. Dickson in the House and R.L. Hipp in the Senate. They > are men who have the ability to do something for our county and state and > we hope they will not disappoint us. > > The Southern Democrat, 20 Apr 1905 > > Senator Hipp Meets Death In An Awful Tragedy. A most dastardly and > distressing tragedy occurred near Joppa in Cullman County, on Apr. 11th, > and as a result Senator Robert L. Hipp is dead and Deputy Dunlap is > painfully wounded. > > The facts as near as can be learned are that Deputy Sheriff in company > with > Senator Hipp, R.E. Ryan, a liveryman, Constable Giles of Joppa precinct > and > a Mr. Holmes of Joppa went out to serve some papers of ejectment upon a > man > by the name of John Williams, who had previously been ejected from the > premises but had returned without legal permission. > > Senator Hipp was the attorney in the case and he and Dunlap stepped in at > the front door and informed Williams of their mission at the same time > reading the papers to him. Williams accepted the situation very coolly > and > seemed to submit without a word of protest, inviting them into the house. > There was no thought of trouble by either Dunlap or Hipp. Deputy Dunlap > called to Constable Giles and Holmes, who were in the yard, to come in, at > the same time placing his hand upon some pieces of furniture, whereupon > the > wife of Williams remarked: "Don't you move any of that stuff," and > signaled her husband to open fire, which he did with deadly effect. > > The first shot struck Deputy Dunlap in the breast and he started for the > front door while Senator Hipp was making for the rear door, when Williams > turned the weapon upon him and fired, the ball striking the Senator in the > head. > > Hipp walked around the house and fell, while Dunlap, realizing the > seriousness of his wound and suffering from the loss of blood, made his > way > to a neighboring house. Seeing Giles, Holmes and Ryan on the outside, > Williams then turned upon them and continued his murderous fusillade by > firing several shots at them. They also sought shelter of the nearby > woods. > > Williams evaded arrest for several days but was finally captured in > Marshall county and carried to Huntsville jail where he will remain until > the grand jury meets. > > Senator Hipp was born and reared in Blount county and the Democratic party > had always delighted to honor him. He was nominated for County > Superintendent of Education before he was 21 years of age and was > afterwards nominated and elected to the State Senate. He distinguished > himself as one of the leading members of that body. Whenever he was known > for his ability was recognized and his ambition admired. He made friends > wherever he went and his death has cast a gloom over the entire state. > > The Southern Democrat 8 Jun 1905 > > John Williams was convicted of the murder of Senator R.L. Hipp at Cullman > last week and sentenced to hang on July 14th. An appeal to the Supreme > Court has been taken. > > Notes: Williams' ultimate fate is undetermined at this writing. Robert > L. > Hipp was buried in the Cullman City Cemetery. His father, L.M. Hipp > second > married Rollie A. McMurry in 1906. L.M. Hipp died in 1926. Rollie was in > Marshall County in 1950 when she died. L.M. and Rollie are buried in the > Rock Springs Cemetery. Their children included Marvin L. and Arthur Hipp. > > Grandfather Levi Hipp died in 1899 and was buried in the isolated Blue > Ridge Cemetery near Brooksville. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:39:02 -0700 > From: "Betty lovell" <lovell@ragland.net> > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] (no subject) > To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001501c6e5dc$b2b833e0$38814d3f@yourw92p4bhlzg> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > your Hatchett's and Smiths from Straight Mt > Betty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <NGRIFFITH@aol.com> > To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] (no subject) > > >> >> >> In a message dated 10/1/2006 8:47:40 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> ddtolbert@hotmail.com writes: >> >> [Now a question: Do the subscribers to this board read and enjoy these >> >rather long informational posts or had you prefer only have in your > email >> >boxes shorter exchanges related to Q&A on family lineages?] >> >> I enjoy reading the history of this county. My Hatchett's and Smith's > are >> not in the stories as of yet. But it lets me know how the times were and > how >> they lived during there lives. That is what makes history so exciting. >> Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post these stories. It is > greatly >> appreciated. >> Deborah in GA. >> >> >> >> >> I enjoy most of them, sometimes I scan them and see if any of them > concern >> any of the families I research. But on the whole, they are great. >> >> Norman L . Griffith >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 9/27/2006 >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 22:35:11 EDT > From: Lilsteve68@aol.com > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Informational Posts > To: alblount@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <40b.74a937c.3251d4df@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I havent been on the list long but have enjoyed greatly. > > Any one related to any Cone's > > regards, > Steven Cone > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:51:31 -0700 > From: Terry Jackson <jacksont@otelco.net> > Subject: [ALBLOUNT] Greenberry Harrison Dailey > To: "alblount@rootsweb.com" <ALBLOUNT@rootsweb.com>, > dover@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <45209AD3.4030203@otelco.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Greenberry Harrison Dailey made application for a new post office > 7-7-1891. > > He was the proposed postmaster. The post office was to be called Dover. > > The post office was discontinued to Oneonta in 1893. > > Application for Rosa post office was made 2-5-1913. Application gave the > same coordinates as the Dover post office. > > Can anyone tell me if there was a connection between the Dailey & Dover > family? > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ALBLOUNT list administrator, send an email to > ALBLOUNT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ALBLOUNT mailing list, send an email to > ALBLOUNT@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ALBLOUNT Digest, Vol 1, Issue 36 > ***************************************