Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Bullock/337 Surname: Pritchett, Braswell, Ogletree ------------------------- Can anyone tell me why the name "Missouri" was so popular around the early 1800's for women.Also looking for any descendants of Phillip and Laura Pritchett who may still live in Pike or Bullock County

Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Bullock/335 Surname: Broxton, Wright, Jinwright, Ginwright, Jenrette, Foreman, Hanchey, McLemore ------------------------- Several of my family lines intersect in Pike and Bullock Counties in the nineteenth and early 20th centuries. I have a fair amount of information on my ancestors from the Pike/Bullock area with the surnames Broxton, Wright, Jinwright/Ginwright/Jenrette, Foreman, Hanchey, and McLemore. Would like to share information with any other researchers working on these names in the same area.

Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Bullock/334 Surname: Quinton, Lovelace ------------------------- Rebecca Jane Quinton Married Jordan Dee Lovelace in Bullock County GA in 1871. Those are my great-grandparents. Rebecca's father was Hugh Quinton. Hugh Quinton was born in 1822 and died in 1896 in Kaufman Co. Tx. He married Mary A. Cooper abt. 1844 in Ga. and died August 1887 in Poplar Flatt Community in Winston Co. MS. He married Hattie Patterson March 18, 1888 in Winston Co. He is burried at Locus Grove Cemetery, Hiram, Kaufman, Tx. He was a private in Co. E, 45th Alabama Infantry, Mustered in Macon Co. Al. I have pictures of Hugh Quinton and 2 of his children, Thomas and Rebecca. If you have any additional information please pass it on.

Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Bullock/333 Surname: CARR, PARKER ------------------------- Searching for the grave of my Great Great Grandmother, Caroline Carr Parker...Born abt. 1821-1822 in Georgia. Married..?..CARR..Her husband must have died just before the 1850 Pike Co., Ala. Census as I have Caroline alone with 7 children, the youngest 2 mos. old...She remarried 24 Nov 1859 to Lamb Parker, who also had children...Lamb went off to war with two sons in July 1861...the 1866 Pike Co. special census shows Caroline by herself with one female,10-20 yrs old, 1 soldier died of sickness. This is not Lamb as he got married again after the war so Caroline must have been divorced by then...The 1870 Bullock Co. Census lists Caroline living with daughter Amanda (Carr) Stephens and Henry Stephens. Amanda would have been abt.24 yrs old. The other children of Caroline's were : Mary, Willis, Margaret(My Great Grandmother), Eliza, Amanda, Lovet, Miranda....(Descending order)......If you know anything about where Caroline is buried I accept any info, Big or Small!!......Any help will be greatly appreciated!!! Thank You!

OBITUARIES UNION SPRINGS HERALD NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 7 - ELLISON - Mr. Willie (T-Burks) Ellison, age 83, a resident of County Road 47, Midway, AL, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2000. Funeral services were held in the Church Cemetery. The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed all services. Mr. Ellison is survived by his loving and devoted wife of fifty-nine years, Olar Mae Ellison, Midway, AL; five children, Willie (Catherine) Ellison, Jr., Englewood, NJ, Henry Ellison, Midway, AL, Robert Ellison, Englewood, NJ, Charlie Ellison, Englewood, NJ and Mary Curtis, Midway, AL; one sister, Lillie Mae Robinson, Phenix, City, AL; one brother, Joe Lewis, Troy, AL; one aunt, Hattie Oliver, Columbus, GA; 17 grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. - ELLINGTON - Mr. Leonard Ellington, age 79, a resident of 1600 St. Mark Rd., Fort Davis, AL, passed away December 11, 2000. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Rev. H. J. Fowler officiating. Interment was in St. Mark Cemetery, Fort Davis, AL. The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed all services. Mr. Ellington is survived by his sons: Eugene Anderson and wife, Ruby; Rev. Algie L. Coleman and wife, Lurlean; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Frankie Kirkland and husband of Stuart, FL; one sister-in-law, Winnie Walker of Hardaway, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives. - WHITTINGTON - Inice Sikes Whittington, age 64, a resident of Jack, AL, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2000 in Elba General Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 19, 2000 at 2 p.m. at the Jack Assembly of God Church with Rev. Walter Faulk, Rev. Bobby Powell, Rev. Jimmy Eddins and Rev. Ray Stinson, officiating. Burial was held in the Churchyard Cemetery. Dilliard Funeral Home of Troy directed all services. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin Wayne Whittington and a son, Elvin Rudean Whittington. She is survived by her children, Dorothy (Mike) Arrington, Banks, AL, Wana (Tony) Carswell of Jack, AL, Brenda (Jack) Sanders of Jack, AL, Patricia (Bobby) Price, Elba, AL, Larry (Peggy) Whittington of Jack, AL, and Melinda Jones of Jack, AL; her sisters, Mertice Earles, Stills Cross Roads and Faye Russell of Georgetown, GA; her brothers, Dalton Sikes of Marion, IN and Ray and Tommy Sikes; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Timothy Alcuri, Brian Arrington, Michael Campbell, Bobby Earles, Ray Edward Giles, Michael Sikes, Shannon Sikes and Donnie Whittington. Honorary pallbearers were Aron Carswell, Rickey Whittington and Thomas Ray Whitehead. Visitation was held at her home after 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2000. - GRADY - Mr. Raynard B. Grady, age 77, a residence of Lanett, AL, passed away December 14, 2000 at his residence. Mr. Grady was born November 14, 1923 in Bullock County, AL. He was a retired teacher from the Chambers County School System, District President of Laymen Organization in the Tuskegee, AL District. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Mr. Grady graduated from Florida N & I College in St. Augustine, FL with a BS Degree and was a graduate of Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL with a Masters Degree. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 20, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. EST at St. Paul AME Church of Lanett with W. M. Boddie and Rev. Rickey Neal officiating. Burial was held in Resthaven Cemetery. Silmon/Seroyer Funeral Home of Lafayette was in charge of the service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Pearlye Grady; a daughter, Brenda Grady and one stepsister, Marion J. Koonie. He is survived by five sons, J. Andrew (Mattie) Godwin, West Point, GA, Willie J. Godwin, San Francisco, CA, James A. Grady, II, Lanett, AL, Reginald R. Grady, San Francisco, CA and Arthur W. (Sherry) Grady, Valley, AL; one daughter, Doris Jean Cooper, Atlanta, GA; two god-daughters, Brenda Jones, Valley, AL and Brenda Larke, Bowie, MD; two step-sisters, Dorothy S. (Beamon) Williams, Union Springs, AL and Clemmie L. Coleman, Detroit, MI; one step-brother, Jack Harrington, Miami, FL; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. (end of article) Genealogically yours, Wilsie Calhoun Listed below are some of the surnames I am researching chiefly in Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell Counties, Alabama: Berry Calhoun Davie Etheridge Faulk Fluellen Gholston Howard Iverson Jackson Lester Owens Pinkney (in the state of Mississippi) Ptomey (Wilcox County, AL) Renfroe Sanders Scott Wright

Hi, Alabama Researchers: Just a note to let you know that I've updated my Alabama Genealogy website with information on all counties in Alabama, African Americans, Native Americans, Civil War in Alabama, and Personal Home Pages of people with Alabama connections and much more. http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm If you have a web page dealing with ALABAMA genealogy and would like to submit it for inclusion, just send me an email with the link and a summary of the contents. Jean Brandau huntsville2@about.com

OBITUARIES UNION SPRINGS HERALD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2000 PAGE 8 - FOUNTAIN - Mr. Willie C. Fountain, a resident of Route 2, Box 36, Midway, AL, passed away December 22, 2000 at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2000 at 12 noon at Great Hope AME Church with Rev. Marcellus Tyus officiating. Burial will be held in the Church Cemetery with Allen Funeral Home directing. The body will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour. - EAVES - Mr. Anderson Eaves, Jr., formerly of Chicago, IL and Fort Davis, AL, passed away December 18, 2000 in Las Vegas, NV. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 30, 2000 at 12 noon at the Greater Pleasant Baptist Church, Union Springs, AL. Burial will be held in the Church Cemetery, Allen Funeral Home will direct all services. Mr. Eaves is survived by his mother, Alice Eaves, his wife, Lula; his sons, John (Joyce) Eaves, Paul Eaves; his daughter, Mary Alice (Curtis) Sanders; a Goddaughter, Stacy (Robert) Edwards; grandchildren, Tamilia, Meca, Natae, Tenera, Amelia, Ericka, Robert and Paul, Jr.; one great grandson, Turese; one sister-in-law, Ruth Matthews; and very special friends, Martha Carpenter, Gloria Swanigan, Velma King, Dorothy Trotter, Betty Connor and Grace Curry. The body will lie in state at the church from 11:00 p.m. until funeral hour. - JACKSON - John Calvin Jackson, age 76, a resident of Union Springs, AL, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2000. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 21, 2000 at 11:00 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in the Indian Creek Community with Rev. Henry J. Fowler officiating. Burial was held in the Churchyard Cemetery. The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed the services. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Lula Mae Rodgers Jackson, New Haven, CT; son, Jamie Lee Jackson, New Haven, CT, one sister, Annie Grace Stinson, Birmingham, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, including two special cousins, Effie Boykin and Calvin Blue, both of Union Springs, AL; and many friends including a special friend, Willie Clyde Scott, Union Springs, AL. - MOORE - Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 26, 2000 for infant Bennie Lee Moore, Jr., at Mason Cemetery with Poe’s Memory Chapel Funeral Home directing. He leaves to cherish his mother, Belinda Stark; and father, Bennie Lee Moore, Sr. Wilsie Calhoun Listed below are some of the surnames I am researching chiefly in Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell Counties, Alabama: Calhoun Berry Davie Etheridge Faulk Fluellen Gholston Iverson Jackson Owens Pinkney (in the state of Mississippi) Ptomey (Wilcox County, AL) Sanders Scott Wright

Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Bullock/332 Surname: Wilkerson, Snell, Goldin-Golden, McKee ------------------------- Ima White, please contact me concerning the census info on John Cullen Griswold. Thanks!

Angie Bullock Co., was formed in 1866 out of portions of Barbour, Pike, Montgomery and Macon Counties. You need to look for your family members in all of the counties. Genealogy research is not easy for anyone, especially persons of African-American descent. I am encouraged by your persistance in locating your family members, however, you may need to explore other resources and research methods other than the computer. Since beginning my computer research in 1996, I have not found anything on my Davis family other than social security records and the 1870 census. As I mentioned to you a few months ago, I recommend (1)that you contact the Union Springs Chamber of Commerce for info on the area. (2) that you visit the court houses in the area(s) you are researching. Many Af-American records are available in the court house(s). In addition, you can request a Reference Request Form from the Alabama Archive (P.O.Box 300100, Montgomery, AL 36130-0100) E-mail address www.archives.state.al.us. For a $20 fee a staff member will research one surname in four separate records of the following five (Probate Records, Confederate Military Records, Other AL Military Records, Other AL Records- surname files, maps, private manuscripts, newspapers on microfilm, and AL Federal Census Records from 1820 - 1920). Don't give up. I will continue to keep an eye out for your surnames and notify you of possible leads. On an ancestral journey Emily

What territory was Union Springs, Alabama in, back between 1800-1839. Trying to pinpoint exact location of my gggrandfather Tom Underwood b: abt 1839, somewhere in Alabama. Was said to have been born a slave. I have the 1910 and 1920 census on him but it doesn't give parents or siblings names or where exactly in Alabama he was born. He was married to one Clarissa Baldwin b: abt 1860. There children were: Fannie Mae b: abt 1887, Dock b: abt 1881, Riley b: 10 Jan 1880, Frank b: abt 1882, Walter(Sweet) b: abt 1894 and Charles. Any help appreciated. Angie

> I have in my possession a copy of the original Soc. Secuity Application for Charles Arnold Davis born Dec 1918. Father: Wlliam Pritchett Davis, Mother: Margaret Malenda Parker. I ordered the record thinking it was my family member. Let me know If this is your family member and I will provide the rest of the info.

Posted on: Bullock County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Bullock/331 Surname: Cape ------------------------- Looking for any and all information on Hattie Cape, she died 02-Feb.-1951, Bullock Co., Al. Would like to find out if she was married and to whom, also any children? Thank you.

Agreed, very helpful on this end, Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Pam Burnett <pburnett@knology.net> To: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... >No need to apologize, if one person asked a question there's probably 10 or >20 that you may have helped. > >Pam > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <AMcLane101@aol.com> >To: <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 7:58 AM >Subject: Fwd: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... > > >> >> --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> The message in reply to the question about "plantations" was intended for >> "Angie", not necessarily the entire list... (messed up again! Sorry.) >> >> Annette >> >> --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-Path: <ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com> >> Received: from rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (rly-xa01.mail.aol.com >[172.20.105.70]) by air-xa05.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec >2000 08:42:13 -0500 >> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) >by rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:50 1900 >> Received: (from slist@localhost) >> by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBFDf4504283; >> Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 >> Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 >> X-Original-Sender: AMcLane101@aol.com Fri Dec 15 05:41:03 2000 >> From: AMcLane101@aol.com >> Message-ID: <c9.b654f59.276b798b@aol.com> >> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:31 EST >> Subject: Re: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... >> Old-To: AngieHere4U2@aol.com >> Old-CC: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 147 >> Resent-Message-ID: <Q3ofMC.A.vCB.v9hO6@lists6.rootsweb.com> >> To: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com >> Resent-From: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com >> X-Mailing-List: <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/460 >> X-Loop: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com >> Precedence: list >> Resent-Sender: ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> Sounds like you are just getting started and are at about the same place >we >> all get to when we start to look for details on our slave ancestors. You >> get to the early 1900's or late 1800's and the information becomes very >> scant. But, you're now "hooked"! >> >> First of all, you'll need to start going beyond the census records and >check >> county court (probate) and land records for Bullock Co. And, you'll need >to >> expand your knowledge of the general history of the region. For example, >> Bullock Co. was not Bullock Co. in the early 1800's. Bullock was formed >much >> later from Macon Co.; so, any existing records up to about 1850 might be >> found in a nearby county, not in Bullock: Macon, Lee, Pike, Russell... >> Check these court records, too. Look especially for wills of people >(white >> people) with the same surname. If you are lucky, your ancestors adoped >the >> name of a former slave owner whose property is found in a will or land >> records. >> >> Another hint, don't look for the name of a "plantation". Not all land >> owners/slave owners had vast tracks of land or estates that had a distinct >> name. The vast majority of slave owners had only 2-6 slaves, who worked >> smaller farms. The farm (or plantation) may have simply been referred to >as >> "the Jones Place". One good source for researching land ownership is the >> Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of their listings are of land >managed >> by the government and release to buyers throughout the 1800's. These >> records will show some of the original land grants; but, you will have to >> check in county records to track subsequent sales of these land >allottments. >> BLM has a web site which most of us doing research use frequently. Check >> for birth and death records, too. These may reveal what county your >> ancestors originated from... (might not have been Bullock)... also, >"Colored >> Marriages". Sometimes these records bear more information than just the >name >> of the principals. >> >> Keep at it. I've been at this for only about three years and I'm still >> learning! >> >> Annette >> >> >> --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary-- >> >> >

A Walter Thames married a Dona Bell McDaniel in Union Springs, Barbour Co AL in 1918. Tradition says Walter ran a store in Union Springs. An old record book shows he kept data on wood measurements, cotton sales, etc. Too much credit caused him to go out of business. Walter and Dona had 3 daughters, all born in different places and it appears he entered itinerant work in construction and repair of Cotton Mills possibly with a brother J C Thames. I would like to correspond with anyone with information about Thames, Tims or McDaniel families who would have been in Bulloch Co Alabama in the early 1900s. Lee Ponder Tallahassee, FL

Hi, Can someone tell me the status of the Barbour Co. Heritage Book. Wilson

Searching for Tommie and Mary Works who lived in Bullock Co., AL. They had a son, Dorie Works, b. 9 Sept. 1937 and d. 13 Nov. 1996 in Brevard, FL. There were several other children--names unknown at this time. Thanks for your help. Ann

No need to apologize, if one person asked a question there's probably 10 or 20 that you may have helped. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMcLane101@aol.com> To: <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 7:58 AM Subject: Fwd: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... > > --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > The message in reply to the question about "plantations" was intended for > "Angie", not necessarily the entire list... (messed up again! Sorry.) > > Annette > > --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (rly-xa01.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.70]) by air-xa05.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:42:13 -0500 > Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:50 1900 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBFDf4504283; > Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 > Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 > X-Original-Sender: AMcLane101@aol.com Fri Dec 15 05:41:03 2000 > From: AMcLane101@aol.com > Message-ID: <c9.b654f59.276b798b@aol.com> > Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:31 EST > Subject: Re: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... > Old-To: AngieHere4U2@aol.com > Old-CC: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 147 > Resent-Message-ID: <Q3ofMC.A.vCB.v9hO6@lists6.rootsweb.com> > To: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/460 > X-Loop: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Sounds like you are just getting started and are at about the same place we > all get to when we start to look for details on our slave ancestors. You > get to the early 1900's or late 1800's and the information becomes very > scant. But, you're now "hooked"! > > First of all, you'll need to start going beyond the census records and check > county court (probate) and land records for Bullock Co. And, you'll need to > expand your knowledge of the general history of the region. For example, > Bullock Co. was not Bullock Co. in the early 1800's. Bullock was formed much > later from Macon Co.; so, any existing records up to about 1850 might be > found in a nearby county, not in Bullock: Macon, Lee, Pike, Russell... > Check these court records, too. Look especially for wills of people (white > people) with the same surname. If you are lucky, your ancestors adoped the > name of a former slave owner whose property is found in a will or land > records. > > Another hint, don't look for the name of a "plantation". Not all land > owners/slave owners had vast tracks of land or estates that had a distinct > name. The vast majority of slave owners had only 2-6 slaves, who worked > smaller farms. The farm (or plantation) may have simply been referred to as > "the Jones Place". One good source for researching land ownership is the > Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of their listings are of land managed > by the government and release to buyers throughout the 1800's. These > records will show some of the original land grants; but, you will have to > check in county records to track subsequent sales of these land allottments. > BLM has a web site which most of us doing research use frequently. Check > for birth and death records, too. These may reveal what county your > ancestors originated from... (might not have been Bullock)... also, "Colored > Marriages". Sometimes these records bear more information than just the name > of the principals. > > Keep at it. I've been at this for only about three years and I'm still > learning! > > Annette > > > --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary-- > >

--part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The message in reply to the question about "plantations" was intended for "Angie", not necessarily the entire list... (messed up again! Sorry.) Annette --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (rly-xa01.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.70]) by air-xa05.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:42:13 -0500 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-xa01.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:50 1900 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBFDf4504283; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:41:04 -0800 X-Original-Sender: AMcLane101@aol.com Fri Dec 15 05:41:03 2000 From: AMcLane101@aol.com Message-ID: <c9.b654f59.276b798b@aol.com> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:41:31 EST Subject: Re: [ALBULLOCK] What Plantation..... Old-To: AngieHere4U2@aol.com Old-CC: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 147 Resent-Message-ID: <Q3ofMC.A.vCB.v9hO6@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/460 X-Loop: ALBULLOC-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ALBULLOC-L-request@rootsweb.com Sounds like you are just getting started and are at about the same place we all get to when we start to look for details on our slave ancestors. You get to the early 1900's or late 1800's and the information becomes very scant. But, you're now "hooked"! First of all, you'll need to start going beyond the census records and check county court (probate) and land records for Bullock Co. And, you'll need to expand your knowledge of the general history of the region. For example, Bullock Co. was not Bullock Co. in the early 1800's. Bullock was formed much later from Macon Co.; so, any existing records up to about 1850 might be found in a nearby county, not in Bullock: Macon, Lee, Pike, Russell... Check these court records, too. Look especially for wills of people (white people) with the same surname. If you are lucky, your ancestors adoped the name of a former slave owner whose property is found in a will or land records. Another hint, don't look for the name of a "plantation". Not all land owners/slave owners had vast tracks of land or estates that had a distinct name. The vast majority of slave owners had only 2-6 slaves, who worked smaller farms. The farm (or plantation) may have simply been referred to as "the Jones Place". One good source for researching land ownership is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of their listings are of land managed by the government and release to buyers throughout the 1800's. These records will show some of the original land grants; but, you will have to check in county records to track subsequent sales of these land allottments. BLM has a web site which most of us doing research use frequently. Check for birth and death records, too. These may reveal what county your ancestors originated from... (might not have been Bullock)... also, "Colored Marriages". Sometimes these records bear more information than just the name of the principals. Keep at it. I've been at this for only about three years and I'm still learning! Annette --part1_e8.dfe91db.276b7d93_boundary--

Sounds like you are just getting started and are at about the same place we all get to when we start to look for details on our slave ancestors. You get to the early 1900's or late 1800's and the information becomes very scant. But, you're now "hooked"! First of all, you'll need to start going beyond the census records and check county court (probate) and land records for Bullock Co. And, you'll need to expand your knowledge of the general history of the region. For example, Bullock Co. was not Bullock Co. in the early 1800's. Bullock was formed much later from Macon Co.; so, any existing records up to about 1850 might be found in a nearby county, not in Bullock: Macon, Lee, Pike, Russell... Check these court records, too. Look especially for wills of people (white people) with the same surname. If you are lucky, your ancestors adoped the name of a former slave owner whose property is found in a will or land records. Another hint, don't look for the name of a "plantation". Not all land owners/slave owners had vast tracks of land or estates that had a distinct name. The vast majority of slave owners had only 2-6 slaves, who worked smaller farms. The farm (or plantation) may have simply been referred to as "the Jones Place". One good source for researching land ownership is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of their listings are of land managed by the government and release to buyers throughout the 1800's. These records will show some of the original land grants; but, you will have to check in county records to track subsequent sales of these land allottments. BLM has a web site which most of us doing research use frequently. Check for birth and death records, too. These may reveal what county your ancestors originated from... (might not have been Bullock)... also, "Colored Marriages". Sometimes these records bear more information than just the name of the principals. Keep at it. I've been at this for only about three years and I'm still learning! Annette

Where would one start in searching for a family member that had been born into slavery? The reason I'm asking is that I've been researching my gggrandfather Tom Underwood b: abt 1839, whom family says definitely was born into slavery. Haven't been able to find anything on him. Except census information I've acquired from the Bulloch County area, for the 1900s & 20's. Says he was married to one Clarissa Baldwin b: abt 1860. There children were: Dock, Fannie, Walter, Riley, Mattie Lue, and Rueben. Looking for his parents & sibling information and what plantation he may have been on. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced. Angela Underwood-Markes