I am trying to locate my relatives who were Calhoun County residents for several years in about 1850. They are John Edward Williams, his wife, who I think was named Jane Weatherby Willliams, and their two sons. One would be Alexander Campbell Williams, who would have been 2 in about 1850 and Joseph Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Williams, who was born about 1850. After Calhoun County they moved to northern Alabama--Franklin County. If anybody has any information on this family, I would appreciate hearing about it. Thanks. Jane Prescilla Sanders wrote: > I am looking for information on the following people that lived in Calhoun > County. > > Leland Swink joined the Confederate forces with other men from Calhoun > County.( 50th) He was wounded at the Battle of Chickamagua , supposedly > died at a military hospital and was buried in a nearby cemetery. Would like > to have information about him, he is my gggrandfather. > > Jonas Swink was a traveling preacher. He died in Calhoun County in about > 1879 and is buried at 10 Mile Island Cemetery. He was the son of Leland > Swink. > > Sargent Griffin lived in Calhoun County, and I was told by my aunt that he > owned a plantation in the County. I also believe he may have given land to > a church there. Maybe land for a cemetery. He is the father - in - law of > Jonas Swink. He was also a descendant of William Griffin of the American > Revolution. > > Emily Griffin Swink Jowers. This is my ggrandmother. I believe she may > have been born in Calhoun County. She married Jonas Swink and had 3 > children. Leona and Leland were twins, and they had a younger brother named > Avery. After Jonas died, she married Clem Jowers. They had 2 daughters > Clemmie and Maudie I believe. She is also buried at 10 Mile Island Cemetery > by her 1st husband Jonas Swink. > > If you know anything of this family, I would greatly appreciate you sharing > the stories with me. > > Many thanks, > Prescilla Sanders > Perryton, Texas > > ==== ALCALHOU Mailing List ==== > ALCALHOU-L Mailing List Archives. Search by by name, etc. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=alcalhou > Calhoun County Alabama Web Page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcalhou/