I am searching for any information about Hiram Wilcox who lived in Cherokee County AL. for many years. He died there in 1882. He and his first wife Mary Ann Smith Wilcox are buried there somewhere. His second marriage was to a Lucretia? Any information is welcome. Thanks] Mary Harkey Russell [email protected]

THIS IS NOT SPAM! We're making history in Carroll County, Georgia and you're invited to be a part of it! With a capacity crowd at its January meeting, the Carroll County Heritage Book Committee voted to move quickly on the new book! Officers have been elected and brochures will be ready at the next meeting; Monday, February 26, 7 PM at the Neva Lomason Library, 710 Rome St., Carrollton. Subsequent meetings this year will be at the Old Carrollton Jr. High School, 118 S. White St. (behind Carrollton Federal) beginning March 26th, 2001, and continuing the last Monday of each month. Everyone with roots in Carroll County is invited to attend the meeting or participate by sending a free 500 word story and picture to be included. We're also opening eligibility to include Haralson County folk whose ancestors were in Carroll County by or before 1856. This includes the parts of Carroll County which are now Haralson County; districts 6, 7 and 8. These are areas near or in Bremen, Buchanan or Tallapoosa, Georgia. Deadline for stories, pictures and book orders is May 5, 2001. The book is destined to be one of the best yet in the prestigious Georgia County Heritage Series. Come join us on Feb. 26th as we "make history" and help save our Carroll County, Georgia Heritage! for more details, please e-mail: [email protected] or click on the County Heritage, Inc. web site: www.countyheritagebooks.com You may call Mary Flo Word at (770) 836-6494 or Jan Ruskell at (770) 836-6494 for more information, or write: Carroll County Heritage, PO Box 1224, Carrollton, GA 30117

Ok I finally had it with the hard drive crashing so we reformatted and I am in the process of reloading. Problem is I had backed up my genealogy web pages, even checked to make sure, but now I can't get them to reload. So I am asking for gensites, please, thanks Merry Ann

Merry Ann here are some of the most popular genealogy places on the net http://www.rootsweb.com/ http://www.cyndislist.com/ http://genforum.genealogy.com/regional/states/counties/ http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp

THIS IS NOT SPAM! We're making history in Carroll County, Georgia and you're invited to be a part of it! With a capacity crowd at its January meeting, the Carroll County Heritage Book Committee voted to move quickly on the new book! Officers have been elected and brochures will be ready at the next meeting; Monday, February 26, 7 PM at the Neva Lomason Library, 710 Rome St., Carrollton. Subsequent meetings this year will be at the Old Carrollton Jr. High School, 118 S. White St. (behind Carrollton Federal) beginning March 26th, 2001, and continuing the last Monday of each month. Everyone with roots in Carroll County is invited to attend the meeting or participate by sending a free 500 word story and picture to be included. We're also opening eligibility to include Haralson County folk whose ancestors were in Carroll County by or before 1856. This includes the parts of Carroll County which are now Haralson County; districts 6, 7 and 8. These are areas near or in Bremen, Buchanan or Tallapoosa, Georgia. Deadline for stories, pictures and book orders is May 5, 2001. The book is destined to be one of the best yet in the prestigious Georgia County Heritage Series. Come join us on Feb. 26th as we "make history" and help save our Carroll County, Georgia Heritage! for more details, please e-mail: [email protected] or click on the County Heritage, Inc. web site: www.countyheritagebooks.com You may call Mary Flo Word at (770) 836-6494 or Jan Ruskell at (770) 836-6494 for more information, or write: Carroll County Heritage, PO Box 1224, Carrollton, GA 30117

LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON WILLIAM SHARP WHO WAS BORN 1820 IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA. HIS FATHER MAY HAVE BEEN MATTHEW SHARP. WILLIAM MARRIED SABRA JOINER IN STEWART COUNTY, GEORGIA IN 1843. FROM 1820 TO 1843, WAS HE STILL IN CHEROKEE COUNTY AND WHAT WAS HE DOING?? THANKS FOR ANY INFORMATION. FLO SUIT

http://www.weblattitudes.com/ I found this by accident. It is an genealogy e-card site with links to family pages. -- "Live like there is no tomorrow, Dance like no one is watching, Love like you've never been hurt."

Am looking for the specific dates and location of death for members of my ancestry that lived east of Ballplay near the Cherokee-Etowah County line. John F. and Louisa A. (Cunningham) Hoge are both believed to have died several years after 1900. Would like to identify the specific date and location of their death if at all possible. Would also like to know if there were newspapers published in that area for that time period that are on file as I would like to find their obituaries if at all possible. Herb Cunningham [email protected]

Posted on: Cherokee Co. Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Cherokee/607 Surname: ------------------------- Ballplay is a community in Etowah County near the Cherokee County line. I believe at one time it was part of Cherokee County or maybe Benton. The community was named this because all of the Indian tribes in the NE Alabama and NW Georgia area came to this spot and played games similar to a baseball/soccer(if I remember correctly) combination to settle their disputes without bloodshed. Hope this helps.

Hiram BROOKS, b 1780 Guilford or Rutherford Co, NC was a son of William Brooks, Rev War Soldier of RC,NC. His wife was Jinny LATTIMORE b 1790 SC, possibly York Co, SC . She was a desc of John LATTIMORE (1829) and Isabel FRAZIER (1733) who lived in Rutherford/Cleveland Co, NC after 1790. She was probably a dau of Daniel, Francis, or Samuel. The couple Hiram and Jinny BROOKS married about 1810 and came to Cherokee Co, AL before 1850, perhaps about 1848 and settled first on the Chattooga River and then settled in Broomtown Valley. Hiram was a chairmaker. So, were his neighbors who had children that married Brooks children. They were the RHODES, and McMURRY/McMURROUGH/McMURROW families of chair makers. I want to know the names of ALL CHILDREN of Hiram and Jinny. I know there must have been some who were adults before Hiram came to Cherokee Co, AL. KNOWN children are: ENOCH b 1814 (male); James b 1816 who m Nancy Ann Firestone before 1844; Miller BROOKS b 1827 who married Harriet OWENS bef 1847. I have Hiram on the 1820 census of Rutherford Co, NC 1830 census of Spartanburg, SC 1840 census of GA ?? 1850 census of Cherokee,AL Broomtown 1860 census of Cherokee,AL 1870 census of Cherokee, AL Hiram was age 90, and Jinny was age 80.

Posted on: Cherokee Co. Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Cherokee/604 Surname: ------------------------- You may want to look at the name NAUGHER. It is a known family in Cherokee County.

Posted on: Cherokee Co. Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Cherokee/603 Surname: Green ------------------------- I looked in the Cherokee Co. marriage records and the only John Green that married a Martha was in 1894. The couple you are looking for may have married in a nearby county. I checked Dekalb Co. and it was not there, so maybe Etowah.

Just a note to let you know that I have last night's Alabama chat transcripts up: http://huntsville.about.com/library/blal020501.htm You're welcome to pass this information on to your friends! Jean Brandau [email protected]

Looking for information available on William A. Adams who arrived in Dekalb County from Franklin County, Tennessee in the late 1830's. He bought land in 1840 and appeared in the 1840 census. He bought land again in March of 1850, but was not in the 1850 census. He may have died in Dekalb or a neighboring county in early 1850. Thanks, Jim Suit [email protected]

Please join us Monday night for a special genealogy chat covering the entire state (all counties welcome!). If you would benefit from talking to people live and asking questions and sharing information, then we want you to join us: 9-10 pm Eastern; 8-9 pm Central; 7-8 pm Mountain; 6-7 pm Pacific http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm If you can't join us and you are researching NORTH Alabama (only, please!), you are welcome to post a query in the forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville If you have a personal webpage that covers ancestors from Alabama (any county) and would like to be added to my website, please send me an email message with the URL and a brief description. You will find lots of information here: http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm If you need step-by-step instructions for the chat room or the forum, let me know. If you'd like to be added to a notification list for other Alabama chats, write and I'll add you to a new list. Hope you family tree grows many more branches! Jean Brandau [email protected]

Looking for information on the descendants of John F. and Louisa A. (CUNNINGHAM) HOGE. The couple were married in DeKalb Co., AL but lived near Ballplay. Am extremely interested in finding information on this family and their descendants. Would be most interested in exchanging information. Herb Cunningham [email protected]

I'm sending this again because I had the slant bars wrong in my web address! Sorry! Hello, everybody! I'm so happy to report that I have been accepted into the Swedish Colonial Society as a Forefather member through our Bankson ancestor, Anders Bengtsson. This took many years of research to establish the elusive link from our Cherokee County ancestor, James Nicholas Bankson, to his parents Joseph and Hetty Bankson of Baltimore, Maryland. James N. Bankson fought in Baltimore at the Battle of North Point in September 1814 during the War of 1812. After that he came to Tennessee, where he married Margaret Swan in 1819. James N. came to Cherokee County around 1833 from Jefferson County, Tennessee. You can find the ancestry of James N. Bankson on my web site at http://www.mlylewebconnect.com/ Just click on the button that mentions my genealogy hobby. I would like to collect data on James N. Bankson's descendants. I have much of this already, but would love to hear from any of you that have Bankson data in Cherokee County. Regards, Martha Bankson Lyle

Hello, everybody! I'm so happy to report that I have been accepted into the Swedish Colonial Society as a Forefather member through our Bankson ancestor, Anders Bengtsson. This took many years of research to establish the elusive link from our Cherokee County ancestor, James Nicholas Bankson, to his parents Joseph and Hetty Bankson of Baltimore, Maryland. James N. Bankson fought in Baltimore at the Battle of North Point in September 1814 during the War of 1812. After that he came to Tennessee, where he married Margaret Swan in 1819. James N. came to Cherokee County around 1833 from Jefferson County, Tennessee. You can find the ancestry of James N. Bankson on my web site at http:\\www.MLyleWebConnect.com Just click on the button that mentions my genealogy hobby. I would like to collect data on James N. Bankson's descendants. I have much of this already, but would love to hear from any of you that have Bankson data in Cherokee County. Regards, Martha Bankson Lyle

I am still looking for information on the TANNER family of Cherokee Co., AL. John TANNER was born 1820 in GA, he married Rona (unknown). On Nov 1, 1851 purchased 40 acres in Cherokee Co, AL.. He had the following children listed on the 1850 census for Cherokee Co. Elizabeth b 1840 Wiley b 1842 Silas b 1844 William b 1848 Silas was my ancestor. I believe he married Sarah Adeline JOHNSON in 1860 in Polk Co., GA. In 1864 I believe he enlisted in the Union Army in Rome GA just before the fall of Atlanta. Two months later he was reported as a deserter. I have not found him on the 1870 census, anywhere, but believe he may have been in Cherokee Co. I believe he died Oct 24, 1875 but do not know where. In 1896 Sarah tried to file for a Union Widows pension in Parker Co., TX but it was denied because of his status as a deserter. That is the death date she reported. In 1900, Sarah was back in Al in Calhoun Co. Sarah is on the 1880 Cherokee Co census with the following children: Frank N b 1862 John Thomas b 1864 (July 4, 1862 according to grave marker) married Joanna JOHNSON. Buried in Talladega, Co. Fannie b 1867 Ben (Benjamin Franklin?) b 1870 Died in GA, buried in Talladega Co. William b 1872 Samuel b 1875 Would love to hear from anyone with information on ANY of these folks. Thanks, Patsy Spradley Davis

Posted on: Cherokee Co. Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Cherokee/590 Surname: JOHN HENRY ADAMS, WILLIAM CLARENCE HESTER ------------------------- Seeking information on JOHN HENRY ADAMS his daughter MINNIE JANE ADAMS HESTER and her husband WILLIAM CLARENCE HESTER. I am their granddaughter.