This is a FORWARDED MESSAGE at the request of the chat administrator. Do not "reply to" me. Thanks, Melba For more info contact: JEAN BRANDAU About.com guide to Huntsville AL http://huntsville.about.com email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Jean Brandau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 11, 2000 8:44 AM Subject: [Alabama] FLORIDA chat tonight >Just a reminder that FLORIDA is the topic in tonight's chat: >http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm > >9 pm Eastern, 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific > >Enjoy! > >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >Alabama-L archives, a great resource for new subscribers >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ALABAMA-L >

This is a FORWARDED MESSAGE at the request of the chat administrator. For more info contact: Jean Brandau About.com guide to Huntsville AL http://huntsville.about.com email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Jean Brandau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 6:19 PM Subject: [Alabama] Revised Southern States Schedule >In order to help cousins connect, I've dedicated a specific day in the chat >room for the following states (however, any state can be mentioned on any >day): >2/10-Thursday--TENNESSEE >2/11-Friday--FLORIDA >2/12-Saturday--SOUTH CAROLINA >2/13-Sunday--VIRGINIA >2/14-Monday--MISSISSIPPI >2/15-Tuesday--TEXAS >2/16-Wednesday--WEST VIRGINIA >2/17--Thursday--GEORGIA >2/18--Friday--LOUISIANA >2/19--Saturday--KENTUCKY >2/20--Sunday--MISSOURI >2/21--Monday--ALABAMA > >Start time is 9:00 p.m. Eastern and goes until no one's there! >http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm > >Everyone is welcome. If you're on a state or county list that might be >interested in this chats, please forward the info to them. The more people >that gather, the greater chance of finding lost cousins. > >If you've never been in a chat room before, please email me privately and >I'll send detailed instructions. > >Check out my Alabama Genealogy resources: >http://huntsville.about.com/msubgenealogy1.htm > >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >Alabama-L archives, a great resource for new subscribers >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ALABAMA-L >

All Subscribers, Tonight, Tuesday Feb 8th, there will be a Polk County Heritage book meeting at the ROCKMART LIBRARY. I hope everyone will be able to attend. Please bring any articles that you need to turn in. It is not too late! D. Scott Dingler Listowner ********************************************************************** * * JESUS OUR SAVIOR WILL CARRY US ALL THE WAY !!!!!!! * * * * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ * * * * D. Scott Dingler * * 711 Robin Court * * Woodstock, GA 30188 * * * **********************************************************************

This is a FORWARD. Please send all replys to: the ADMINISTRATOR, >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] >http://huntsville.about.com/msubgenealogy1.htm > -----Original Message----- From: Jean Brandau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: [Alabama] Saturday afternoon chat reminder >Hi! > >Just a reminder that tomorrow afternoon we'll have our first weekend chat. >Topic is Alabama Genealogy. Time is >4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Eastern >3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central >2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Mountain >1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Pacific >http://huntsville.about.com/local/southeastus/huntsville/mpchat.htm > >If you aren't sure how to "chat," email me privately for help. If you will >be there Saturday and have books or CD's to offer lookups from, please let >me know in advance, if you can. Otherwise, we'll see you there! > >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] >http://huntsville.about.com/msubgenealogy1.htm > > > > > > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >** Use your subject line wisely! Place surnames, locations and dates there whenever possible! >

-----Original Message----- From: Jean Brandau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 05, 2000 11:32 AM Subject: [Alabama] Saturday chat update >The Saturday chat will feature Jefferson County marriages & cemeteries and >Jackson County marriages.....plus more surprises. Everyone is welcome. >Bring your CD's & books and help someone find a missing link. So far, we've >been able to help several people each chat session. > >4-6 p.m. Eastern >3-5 p.m. Central >2-4 p.m. Mountain >1-3 p.m. Pacific > >BTW, I just added some more links to my genealogy page: >http://huntsville.about.com/local/southeastus/huntsville/msubgenealogy1.htm > >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >** Use your subject line wisely! Place surnames, locations and dates there whenever possible! >

Here is the announcement for the schedule for a genealogy chat all are invited to attend. -----Original Message----- From: Jean Brandau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 8:49 PM Subject: [Alabama] New Chat Schedule & other info--please save >Our chats have become VERY successful and it was suggested that we expand >them. I have now scheduled the following weekly chat times: >Mondays 9-11 pm (Central) >Thursdays 8-10 pm (Central) >Saturdays 3-5 pm (Central) > >FYI--Eastern Time is an hour later and Pacific is 2 hours earlier. I put an >afternoon time on Saturday to try to give the working people and people in >other countries a chance to join us. > >The chat can be found here: >http://huntsville.about.com/local/southeastus/huntsville/mpchat.htm >If you have never chatted before, please write me privately and I'll send >you instructions and arrange to meet you in the chatroom ahead of time and >walk you through it. > >If you have books or CD's and can do lookups--please email me privately at >least 24 hours before the scheduled chat and let me know what you have and >which chat you'll be attending. I'll announce to the list which resources >will be available on which nights. > >You have to attend the chat to get a lookup. PLEASE don't email me with >your lookup requests. Use this list for that. > >If you can't attend the chat, you'll find over 100 links to Alabama >Genealogy on my site: >http://huntsville.about.com/local/southeastus/huntsville/msubgenealogy1.htm > >I am currently working on a library of links for genealogy personal home >pages. If you have a website with some kind of Alabama roots and would like >me to consider listing your page, please email me your URL so I can take a >look. > >Sorry to those you who were at the chat last night--I didn't get the session >recorded ahead of time, so can't retrieve the info. If you left an email >address or other info and haven't heard back from people--please come to >another chat session and try again. > >For those interested in news from Huntsville and the North Alabama area, you >can email me or sign up for my newsletter Huntsville Highlights at: >http://huntsville.about.com/local/southeastus/huntsville/gi/pages/mmail.htm > >I hope to see you all at the chat! BTW, the chat room is open 24 hours a >day, so feel free to stop in and see if any other genealogists are in the >room or practice with a few people before the BIG events! > >Let me know if you have any questions. > >Jean Brandau >About.com guide to Huntsville AL >http://huntsville.about.com >email: [email protected] > > > > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >Alabama help! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algenweb/index.html >Alabama Sites! http://www.stategensites.com/ >

Does anyone have access to the 1860 Cherokee Co. AL census or plan to use it in the near future? I would appreciate a lookup on pg. 305 for the household of Joseph Nathaniel HOOD. Thanks. Vickie Elam White

On the Family Tree Maker Census Index CDs for 1810 and 1820, I ran across a John and a Richard CLARK, which shows that they resided in, instead of a county in Alabama, "Cherokee Nation Lands". Obviously, that was not a county, and was still owned by the Cherokees at that time. I was unable to find them on the actual Alabama Censuses for those years, and FTM was unable to tell me their source for those entries. Does anyone know where I could find this info.? If these 2 Clarks resided on Cherokee Lands, why did the Census taker go onto those lands and include them in the U.S. Census? Were there White settlers on Cherokee Lands in 1810-1820? Thanks for any info. or suggestions... Gregory R. Aymond Alexandria, Louisiana

Seeking information on the family of William and Sarah Mote. They appear on the 1850 and 1860 census of Cherokee County, Alabama near Spring Garden. William was born about 1820 in South Carolina and Sarah was born about 1812 in South Carolina. Primarily interested in their daughter, Martha, born about 1835 in South Carolina. Look forward to hearing from you. Jerry [email protected]

Hello, I'm looking for information on the family of Charles LESTER and Fannie LESTER who may have come to TX from AL or GA. They were in Parker County TX in 1896. The Fannie I am looking for had the maiden name TANNER and she was on the 1880 Cherokee Co, AL census at age 13. Any information is appreciated. I would like to hear from any LESTER researcher. Thanks. Patsy Davis -- http://home.earthlink.net/~davisdwd/ ICQ #15893205

Mark, You might want to try death certificates for his widow and/or any of his children. They usually have the name and birthplaces of parents and some have the name of spouses, even if desceased. There is a set of microfilm containing an index (for AL from 1908 forward) one can search for the vol and page number for the certificate. A lot of the larger libraries have the index set (Huntsville, Gadsden, Birmingham, Wallace College are a few). Then one can order the microfilm to view the actual certificate from the LDS. Wallace College at Hanceville has a set of these microfilm. Hope this helps, Melba -----Original Message----- From: Mark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:23 AM Subject: [ALCHEROK] William Wood -- Rebecca Niblet >Dear Friends, > I succeeded in locating my maternal great-grandfather, or rather his widow, in the 1900 Alabama census, Cherokee County, Tecumseh Precinct #3. I'm reasonably sure that her deceased husband's name was William Wood, although it's not listed in the census. Her name was Becky (Rebecca), maiden name, Niblet. Family memory vaguely recalls that he was killed in a coal mine, which had to be between 1893, the year of birth of his daughter Myrtle, and 1900, the year of the census, at which time he is already dead and she is listed as a widow and head of the household. In order to trace the family line farther back, I need to find a reference to his full name, which might then provide me with the name of his father. I'm going to try to find the birth record for his son, my grandfather Dennis Earl Wood (b. 1895 Cherokee County), which might provide his father William's full name. But maybe a newspaper reference to the coal mine accident might provide a full name as well. Does an! >yone there know of a coal mine in the immediate area that was operating between 1890 and 1900? Tracking down the details of this accident and its victims might help me find his full name and, therefore, provide me with a key to delve further back into the Wood family history. And of course, if anyone there already knows anything about any of these individuals, that would be of great help to me. Many thanks for your attention. >--Mark Basque >[email protected] >

Dear Friends, I succeeded in locating my maternal great-grandfather, or rather his widow, in the 1900 Alabama census, Cherokee County, Tecumseh Precinct #3. I'm reasonably sure that her deceased husband's name was William Wood, although it's not listed in the census. Her name was Becky (Rebecca), maiden name, Niblet. Family memory vaguely recalls that he was killed in a coal mine, which had to be between 1893, the year of birth of his daughter Myrtle, and 1900, the year of the census, at which time he is already dead and she is listed as a widow and head of the household. In order to trace the family line farther back, I need to find a reference to his full name, which might then provide me with the name of his father. I'm going to try to find the birth record for his son, my grandfather Dennis Earl Wood (b. 1895 Cherokee County), which might provide his father William's full name. But maybe a newspaper reference to the coal mine accident might provide a full name as well. Does an! yone there know of a coal mine in the immediate area that was operating between 1890 and 1900? Tracking down the details of this accident and its victims might help me find his full name and, therefore, provide me with a key to delve further back into the Wood family history. And of course, if anyone there already knows anything about any of these individuals, that would be of great help to me. Many thanks for your attention. --Mark Basque [email protected]

Dear Alabama Genealogical Enthusiast, We are pleased to announce the availability of the Historical Atlas of Alabama, Volume II: Cemetery Locations by County. The atlas may be purchased as a single volume covering all 67 counties, or on a county by county basis. If you choose to purchase individual counties, we will also include material from the Historical Atlas of Alabama, Volume I: Historical Locations by County. Individual counties will be comb-bound and customized for each order. The price structure is as follows: For County by County Material: $5.00 for the first county $3.00 for each additional county Entire Volume: $60.00 Note: If your interests exceed 19 counties, it would be more economical to purchase the $60.00 volume. All prices include shipping and handling. You may read more about our book on our web site: http://www.as.ua.edu/geography/cart_lab/. Our printable order form is available at: http://www.as.ua.edu/geography/cart_lab/order.htm. Regards, Craig Remington

Sorry if this is a 2nd posting, had a bit of trouble with my email address. It's been a while since I've posted any information. The Carden/Cardon side has filled out a lot, thanks to help from these lists, and the project at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ You can see our whole tree at: http://www.lightpatch.com/genealogy/paf and other info and pictures and documents at: http://www.lightpatch.com/genealogy/ One interesting individual is Hugh Walker Cardon, because he was born as Carden. We don't know why he changed the spelling from "e" to "o". Many of these people lived in or moved to Alabama, and a large part of our background is in Cherokee County, specifically Centre, Alabama. The Battles side (my father) really could use some help. There seem to be lots of us, but we haven't established a good connection yet. The Kenners go back to the 1500s, and we actually have good connections to the Smiths. We'll gladly share what information we have. Ron Thompson (adopted) Ancestors of Ronald Battles Six Generations 22 Jan 2000 Page 1 William Battles (b.Abt 1780) Franklin Battles (b.Abt May 1832;d.UNKNOWN) Richard James Battles (b.Abt Jan 1866;d.UNKNOWN) Sarah (b.1853) Robert N Battles (b.Abt Dec 1893;d.UNKNOWN) Rosa (b.Abt Aug 1874) Richard Farrell Battles Sr (b.7 Jun 1917;d.29 Aug 1999) John Ashworth (b.Abt Mar 1821) Carter J Ashworth (b.Abt Jun 1852;d.UNKNOWN) Blancett (b.Abt 1835;d.Bef 1900) Bessie Ashworth (b.Abt Dec 1890;d.Abt 1965) Margarette Ronald Battles () Joseph W Carden Sr (b.Abt 1782;d.Bef 13 May 1827) Christopher Colombus Carden (b.30 Nov 1813;d.24 Feb 1868) Judith Kenner Jr (b.Abt 1779;d.Abt 1841) Hugh Walker Cardon (b.11 Dec 1849;d.9 Jun 1903) Winder Kenner (b.Abt 1771) Rebecca Kenner (b.Abt 16 Sep 1812;d.Abt 1895) Mary Elizabeth Davis Joseph Norman Cardon Sr (b.24 Jan 1885;d.6 Oct 1940) Samual Anderson McSpadden (b.10 Jun 1779;d.1860) Samuel King McSpadden (b.12 Nov 1823;d.3 May 1896) Rebecca Donaldson (b.19 Aug 1780;d.1 Sep 1834) Lula McSpadden (b.9 Dec 1856;d.9 Apr 1931) Charlotte Ann Garrett Catherine Lucille Rose Cardon (b.1 Apr 1917;d.18 Apr 1997) Wright Smith (b.Abt 1840) William Alfonzo Smith (b.8 Sep 1869;d.15 Oct 1932) Aquilla E Willie Aquilla Smith (b.9 Oct 1892;d.26 Jun 1964) Jason Hightower Watkins (b.7 Sep 1834;d.Abt 1896) Mary Alice Eugenia Watkins (b.6 Jun 1869;d.6 Apr 1943) Mary Alice Youngblood (b.Abt 1843;d.21 Oct 1908)

I am looking for any information on the family of Hosea Johnson abt. 1809 to 1881. He was lised in the 1870 census of Cherokee Co.Tanks, Joyce

Since typically there is an influx of researchers after the holidays I wanted to send out my list of brickwalls. If you happen to see a name you are researching please contact me. Thanks, Rhonda Bailey Stanton John Henry BAILEY -my great grandfather m Emma they had three daughters that I know of and my grandfather William Plumer "Joe" Bailey Known to be in AL in 1900 and later in TX. Nathaniel SAUNDERS/SANDERS b abt 1762 in NC d 1848 in GA m Mary Driver. I've been told Nathaniel is son of William and Elizabeth Perry Saunders. I'm looking for source documentation of this. John C. Lassiter b abt 1802 in NC m Alley M. in GA John and Alley moved to AL. I'm seeking information on where in NC he was from and his parents. John STANTON b abt 1771 in NC m Miriam Hester Parents of George Jefferson Stanton. This family is in the 1850 Monroe Co., AL census, but where did they come from? When and where did John and Miriam die? John Washington HALL b 1767 in SC m Sarah Hill McHenry This family is listed in the 1850 Coffee Co., AL census. Where'd they come from and where did they go? David Armstrong BARRINGTON m Sarah Elizabeth Henning Parents of John William"Popsaw" Barrington. John moved to Escambia/Santa Rosa Co., FL from OH. I have been unable to find information on his parents who were in St. Marys, OH in 1924. I have over 3000 individuals listed in my family files. However these are the main lines of my tree, but I have information on many other names too. Visit my web page for a full list of surnames included in my files. Visit my Web site at: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/1012 e-mail me [email protected] Do your shopping on the web. Manufactures will pay you for shopping at their site. Email me for details on how to cash in on this new trend of shopping.

-----Original Message----- From: Family Tree Finders [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Family Tree Finders Friday January 21, 2000 FAMILY TREE FINDERS Friday - 21 January 2000 A Reader's Question - Accuracy of FamilySearch Databases Q: Recently I have been told by a genealogist that the majority of the files that the LDS holds is wrong...and not to trust them. The person that told me is a respected person of our town so I really don't doubt him, but wondered what you thought as well. -- Stacie A: The "files" that you are referring to appear to be those computerized databases available through the FamilySearch system. I want to differentiate between the computerized databases and the other records available through the Family History Library and therefore through its branch Family History Centers. FamilySearch has taken the International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, and some other databases and made them available on CD-ROM. In the past most of these databases were only available on fiche. When working with the fiche versions, it was necessary to know a lot more about an ancestor to effectively search these databases. Ancestral File was not available until the CD-ROM version. Many people think that it is the responsibility of the Family History Library to verify all information submitted to them for inclusion in their databases. They feel that the FHL should not release information in the Ancestral File or other databases without validating it. While this would be wonderful, we are not living in a perfect world. Submissions to these databases are done by individuals. Some of these people are like you and I in their interest of tracking down their family history. Others are motivated for purely religious reasons. Regardless of why they are submitting the information, the reality is that they are human. Just as you and I are capable of making mistakes, likewise so are these individuals. And in some cases, in their zest to share the information, they have not yet verified what they have found before submitting it. The FamilySearch databases offer genealogists wonderful tools. And that is the key word - tools. Any time you are working with an index, compiled record, or published family history you need to remember that you are working with secondary sources. It is important to take the information found in such databases and verify it in primary documents, such as vital records, census records, and cemetery records. I feel that the databases available through the Family History Library are no better and no worse than other secondary records. In some cases, such as the records in the IGI that have been entered through the extraction program, they are very accurate. And by fully understanding the resources and how to understand the origin of the entries, you will begin to understand which ones may be suspect and which ones are accurate. Rhonda R. McClure [email protected] If you know someone who is interested in genealogy, please forward this entire message to them! _________________________________________________ To subscribe to Family Tree Finders, send a blank e-mail message to: [email protected] At the site you can change your address, cancel or join: http://207.153.204.247/cgi-bin/gt/login.html To cancel your free subscription don't hit reply,send a blank email from your subscription address: [email protected] To: [email protected] ________________________________________________ Copyright 1999 by SodaMail. All rights reserved. http://www.sodamail.com

Does anyone have any information on HOLLIS SMITH who was on the 1850 or 1860? census of Cherokee County AL I would like to know when and where he was born and if he had a daughter named Mary Ann Smith. She was born 1813 in Tennessee possibly Blount or Washington Co. Mary Russell [email protected]

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Update on Publication of Floyd County, GA Heritage Book... The final proofing of "The Heritage of Floyd County, GA" was mailed on January 15, 2000. We are looking for a late January or very early February publication. The Floyd County Heritage Book Committee is very excited about this book...especially considering we have volunteered a lot of time over the past year and a half helping put this together for Walsworth Publications. It is a beautiful collector's edition hardbound book written by and about people of Floyd County, Georgia. It features over 500 family articles and over 300 topical stories and over 500 photographs. The color is "leaf green" with stamped gold lettering and borders with a gold outline of Floyd County, inset with the historic Clock Tower. The county and Clock Tower are enclosed within a double-ringed gold-stamped oval. Though there are many wonderful stories about people, communities, churches, schools and businesses, there are two special stories that I am glad made it in this book. Both of these deal with local landmarks that have been destroyed since we first sent all submissions in for publication. These landmarks are the old Rock Store along Kingston Highway in the Johnson School community and the 100+ year old Foster's Mill Store along Ga. 100 south of Rome. For more information about ordering or when the book will be available, please contact me at the e-mail address below. Snail-mail inquiries may be sent to the committee address. e-mail: [email protected] Snail-mail: Floyd County Heritage Book P. O. Box 6096 Rome, GA 30162 Sincerely, Tony Pope, Co-Chair Floyd County Heritage Book Committee