----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Franklin To: ALCHILTO@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:25 AM Subject: Harris Rley Foshee Branches and Twigs Among the Trees So many ancestors----so little time Barbara Franklin angelswings@lowcountry.com Powered by Plaxo Want a signature like this? Dear List, I am looking for Harris Riley Foshee who lived in Chliton Co. He was married to Frances (Fanny) Hill. They died in 1929. Would love to connect with anyone researching the Foshee family as My great aunt, Frances Ann Davis married Noah Foshee in 1850 in Tallapoosa Co., and moved to Coosa Co. The above Harris Riley Foshee is their son who moved to Chilton Co. at some time. Any information on the Foshee Islands in Coosa Co. that borders Chilton Co. would also be appreciated. Will share my records. Thanks, Barbara Davis Franklin angelswings@lowcountry.com

The Autauga Genealogy Society will meet this Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. (note change from usual meeting time). The meeting will be held at LDS Family History Center in Montgomery, 3460 Carter Hill Road. Attendees will be given information on the availability of research materials and ways to use the resources of the LDS genealogy library. Visitors are welcome to attend.

The ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., will hold its all-day Spring Seminar Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Brock Forum Auditorium, Dwight Beeson Business Building, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and will adjourn at 4:00 PM. The featured speaker is Sharon Tate Moody. Sharon is a Certified Genealogical Records Specialist with expertise in 19th century Georgia records and Georgia court records. She is also the president of the Georgia Genealogical Society. The subject of the seminar lectures is GEORGIA ON YOUR MIND. The morning topics are "They Claimed Indian Blood: Using Guion Miller Rolls To Research Ancestors Who Weren't Native American" plus "And The Winner Is… Keys To Treasures In Georgia's Land Lotteries". The afternoon lectures are "The State vs. Your Ancestors: Using Georgia's Court Records", and "No Ring? No License? Are They Married? Applying The Common Law To Marriage". Pre-registration deadline is Monday, April 5, 2004. The fee for non-members is $30.00 and $25.00 for members. A check made payable to Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. should be sent to: Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc., AGS Treasurer, Paul Saeger, 1012 Southlake Cove, Birmingham, Alabama 35244-3282.

The Autauga Genealogical Society will meet at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, February 15, at the Prattville Library. The speaker is Mary Alice Taylor of Birmingham. She was to be the speaker in January and had to cancel at the very last minute due to illness. Mary Alice is Corresponding Secretary of the Alabama Genealogical Society and provides research on Alabama at the Birmingham Library and Jefferson County Courthouse. Her presentation, "Research in South Carolina", will cover the 'high points' of such topics as history, land and tax records, libraries and archives, ethnic research, military research and church records. She will have handouts and a display of South Carolina reference books. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting. We regret that we are unable to provide handouts to those not attending the meeting. Caroline Horton, President Autauga Genealogical Society

Hi, Can anyone tell me who are the parents of: MIMS, W. Perry, Rev. Nov. 8, 1877 Jan. 27, 1973 buried Temple Assembly of God Docia A. Jun. 3, 1880 Jan. 17, 1930 buried same cemetery, wife of W. Perry Mims Any information on this family would be very helpful for my MIMS file. Thank you for reading this. Irma J. Roy

The speaker for our meeting this afternoon, Sunday, Jan. 18, has had to cancel due to illness. We will have a sharing session today and Mrs. Taylor will be the speaker for the February meeting. Caroline Horton, Pres. Autauga Genealogical Society

The Autauga Genealogical Society will meet at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, January 18, at the Prattville Library. The speaker is Mary Alice Taylor of Birmingham. Mary Alice is Corresponding Secretary of the Alabama Genealogical Society and provides research on Alabama at the Birmingham Library and Jefferson County Courthouse. Her presentation, "Research in South Carolina", will cover the 'high points' of such topics as history, land and tax records, libraries and archives, ethnic research, military research and church records. She will have handouts and a display of South Carolina reference books. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting. We regret that we are unable to provide handouts to those not attending the meeting. Caroline Horton, President Autauga Genealogical Society

Can someone tell me who were Martha Jones' parents? Also can anyone tell me the purpose of the "Alliance"? The Banner Vol.1, Clanton, Ala., Thursday, February 2,1893, No. 12 Our County Officers, Sheriff Moore -- The preservation of law and order being the first principle of all civilized communities it devolves upon the part of the people that they procure good and efficient officers for that purpose, and one of the most essential points in any county government is the absolute necessity of having a mean of undoubted integrity and courage to fill the onerous post of sheriff. In this respect Chilton county can congratulate itself upon the man who was elected to fill this position, and who has a short time since his election proven himself a vigilant, faithful and thoroughly efficient officer. P.M. MOORE, or as he is more popularly known, Pink MOORE. Sheriff of Chilton county, was born in the county of Bibb, May 6, 1846; he is of real old Chilton stock, his father, B. H. MOORE having been born, in 1817, in Chilton county, which at that time formed part of the county of Bibb. While now in the very prime of manhood, Sheriff MOORE has from his ch! ildhood up been inured to a life of toil, which has given him the sinewy athletic frame with which to cope with evil-doers. Whether following the plow or chasing lawbreakers our gallant sheriff goes about his work with a purpose so intent upon accomplishing his object that failure is to him an unknown quality. Pink early discovered that for a man to remain single was a mistake, and when he was twenty-one years of age he was more firmly convinced of this fact by the charms of Miss Martha A. JONES, of Bibb County, to whom he was married January 4, 1867. Living a happy domestic life with his fair, accomplished wife, the Sheriff passed his days in peace and contentment, until the voice of the people called him to fill the sheriff's office, when he moved to Clanton, where the manifold virtues and attractions of his accomplished family at once made for them a host of friends. He has eight children, three whom are married. For fifteen years Sheriff MOORE has been a member of t! he Baptist church, and for several years a strong supported and member of the Alliance. He has already made himself a terror to violators of the law, and promises by his energetic course of action to make for himself a state reputation as a perfectly fearless and trustworthy official. It is such a man as this the people delighted to honor.

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This is your invitation to attend a "hands-on" program I will be presenting for the Autauga Genealogical Society on Sunday, November 16, at 2:00 p.m. at the Prattville Public Library. This will be an introductory program to some of the valuable genealogical resources available from early records in the Alabama Supreme Court. Guests and members of other Societies are welcome to attend. There is no cost to attend this program. Each person attending will receive a resource packet at no cost. The packet will only be available for those who can attend the meeting. Your fellow "digger", Larry E. Caver, Jr.

Is there anyone on this list who has access to any old newspapers from Chilton County, access to any possible death records or funeral home records from May 25,1889??? My GGG Grandfather died in Chilton County near Collins Chapel/Cane Creek area. His name was Joseph Gore. I am hoping to locate something on his death death cert/ newspaper obituary or funeral home record. Thank you! Julia --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears

Dear List-Mates: Please join me and some other Alabama researchers for an all-state Alabama genealogy chat on Monday night: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central Everyone who is researching in Alabama is welcome to attend. If you've never been to a chat, this is the one for you! If you need detailed instructions, just send me an email and I'll send them to you. If you'd like to be reminded every week, let me know and I'll send you a reminder. Hope to see you Monday evening for a night of new discoveries and information sharing! Jean Brandau huntsville2@comcast.net

Hi, If anyone has a picture of old Mars Hill Church (built of wood, painted white), and would share a copy of it with me, I would surely appreciate it. It does not matter if someone is in the picture (I'm probably kin to them too). Also, if anyone has a picture of the old Mars Hill 2-room school, I would love to have a copy of it also. (doesn't matter if someone is in the picture). My first cousin, Winston SCOTT, and his wife, Bess, taught my older siblings at that school in the early 1920's. Researching WATSON - EDWARDS - SCOTT - LANGSTON - MILES - BULLOCK Thanks, Peg

Hi, In the Chilton County Heritage Book, Page 4., under Chilton County Historic Sites, mention is made of DAYS Mill Post Office, County Road 50 in Northeast, Poseye Crossroads. Does anyone know the history of the post office, and where DAYS Mill, was located? Who was the DAY family the post office was named for? Thanks, Peg Peg

Peg There is a book available from the Chilton-Clanton Library on the old schools. I do not know if this one is included. Old Schools of Chilton County $15.00 The contact info is as follows: Chilton/Clanton Public Library 100 First Avenue Clanton, AL 35045 205-755-1768 Email: ccplnana@bellsouth.net Hope this helps, Melissa >>> <ESOR1416@aol.com> 10/21/2003 10:24:44 PM >>> Hi all, Does anyone know if, and where, I can find old Chilton County school records? My mother, and dad, attended school in the old church school in the Mars Hill Community, Jemison, ca. 1898-1908. My older brothers and sisters attended school in the Mars Hill School, and at Jemison 1916 - 1930. Thanks, Peg

Hi all, Does anyone know if, and where, I can find old Chilton County school records? My mother, and dad, attended school in the old church school in the Mars Hill Community, Jemison, ca. 1898-1908. My older brothers and sisters attended school in the Mars Hill School, and at Jemison 1916 - 1930. Thanks, Peg

I apologize if this is the second time you receive this. Some of the mail lists were "down" for a few days and did not receive this notice. The regular October meeting of the Autauga Genealogical Society will not be held on October 19th due to the earlier field trip to the Georgia Archives and the Alabama Genealogical Society seminar being held Saturday, October 18th.

The regular October meeting of the Autauga Genealogical Society will not be held on October 19th due to the earlier field trip to the Georgia Archives and the Alabama Genealogical Society seminar being held Saturday, October 18th.

Please don't refer questions to me - I'm just the "messenger" :) Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cin" <bamahart@airmail.net> To: <ALMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:08 PM Subject: [ALMONTGO-L] ALABAMA CEMETERIES Important EVENT! > Dear friends and fellow researchers, > > Important event! PRESERVING ALABAMA'S CEMETERIES - WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE! > > Subjects covered: > > "Effective Cemetery Laws and Legal Actions" > Cemetery Workshop and Conference - Nov. 1, 2003 > > Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance (ACPA) Membership > > ACPA Web Site - NEW! > > Become an ACPA County Representative! > > Please read this entire message - there is important information all > the way to the bottom for everyone! > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Effective Cemetery Laws and Legal Actions" > and Cemetery Workshop > Sponsored by: > The Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance > The Alabama Historical Commission > The Montgomery Genealogical Society, Inc > The Alabama Preservation Alliance > > Date: Saturday November 1, 2003 > Time: 9:30a.m. -3:30p.m. > Place: Alabama Archives Auditorium > 624 Washington Avenue > Montgomery, Alabama > > Important Event: If you missed the cemetery workshop last November, > don't overlook this important follow-up event!! Preservationists, > historians, > genealogists, legal advisors, county and state officials are > scheduled to participate in workshop presentations and panels on > Alabama cemetery laws and legal actions that YOU can take to preserve > your family, town or county cemetery. Help us improve and enforce > the laws - attend the workshop, join the ACPA and show your support. > Also on the workshop agenda (not to be missed) - a Monument Repair > Specialist will answer your questions about what to do and NOT to do > in repairing your ancestors' broken markers. Photographs of "before" > and "after" work conducted in both remote rural sites and city > cemeteries will be shown. > Registration: Cemetery Workshop with lunch-$25, without lunch $20. > ACPA members Cemetery Workshop with lunch-$15, without lunch-$10. Fee > includes a box lunch, complimentary morning refreshments, door prizes > and more. County/cemetery/history/genealogy books will be available > for purchase during workshop (inquire if you would like space for > your society or books). You'll even have time for research in the > reference room before the Archives closes at 5:00 p.m. Send > registration and check payable to: ACPA Cemetery Workshop, P. O. Box > 230194, Montgomery, AL 36123-0194 (or pay by PayPal). For further > information, email Joyce Nicoll, the President of ACPA: > > Email: alabama79@att.net > > REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 24, 2003. > > PAYPAL NOW AVAILABLE: If you would like to register and pay by credit > card, the ACPA is now set up to receive Cemetery Workshop Conference > fees, and ACPA Membership dues through PayPal. If you are already > familiar with PayPal and wish to make use of this convenient service > when sending in your Conference fees and/or ACPA Membership fees, > please email me directly and I will send you brief and easy > instructions (my email address are at the bottom of the page). PayPal > is one of the most secure methods of making credit card payments over > the Internet and accepts several different cards (MasterCard/Visa, > AmX, Discover and eCHECK). If you have not used PayPal before and > would like to check it out, please go to http://www.paypal.com. > (There is no cost to you to sign up.) Then email me for the PayPal > account info to make a payment. > > If you would like me to send you a flyer all about the Cemetery > Workshop Conference (PDF), and/or an ACPA Membership form (PDF) (no > obligation to join if you wish to receive the form), (see bottom of > page for may email addresses). If you do not have the ability to read > a PDF file, you can download a FREE Acrobat Reader to view PDF's for > either PC or MAC from > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html You may also > send in membership fees through PayPal and mail in a print-out copy > of the completed form (address is on the form). We are working on an > on-line membership form that can be completed and sent in over the > Internet, but it is not quite ready. > > ACPA WEB SITE! We are in the process of building a wonderful web site > for the ACPA, which will debut in a presentation at the Cemetery > Workshop/Conference on Nov. 1. This site will be dedicated to sharing > all kinds of material on PRESERVING, RESTORING AND CONSERVING Alabama > Cemeteries. It is CHOCK-FULL of all kinds of GREAT things. Many of > Alabama's cemeteries are being lost to the elements of mother nature, > neglect and vandalism. The ACPA is working "hand in hand" with the > Alabama Historical Commission to make sure that you have all the > information you need to help preserve Alabama's Cemetery Heritage. > One of the main missions of the ACPA is to encourage individuals, > families and community groups to ADOPT a cemetery and take steps to > help restore and preserve it. Issues on monument theft and vandalism > are covered, as well as steps to take to ADOPT a cemetery. The site > will have articles and "step by step" instructions, not only on the > techniques of preserving and repairing cemeteries and grave markers, > but also on the processes of establishing a non-profit Cemetery > Association in Alabama, including by-laws, Articles of Association, > and how and who to submit these to, so you can preserve your > cemeteries for all time. Much of this information may be adapted to > cemetery plights throughout the nation. Also a section on the Alabama > Legal Code pertaining to laws that address the protection of > cemeteries. AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, the ACPA has established an on-line > CEMETERY REGISTER - A method/form for you to REGISTER cemeteries and > burial surveys with the ACPA ON-LINE!. These REGISTERED Cemeteries > will be recorded in the ACPA database, not only as a method to > document them, but will be accompanied by a searchable database, so > the guests to the ACPA web site may search cemeteries by name and > county. It is the goal of the ACPA to REGISTER every cemetery in the > state of Alabama. Once you register a cemetery, you may return to > your original registration and up-date it with additional information > as you discover it. We will also have a BURIAL LISTING database that > will allow individuals to submit their cemetery burial surveys, also > searchable by name, cemetery and county. ALL OF THIS will be > presented at the Alabama Cemetery Workshop Conference on Nov. 1. > Meanwhile, please visit the site and sign our GUESTBOOK to be > notified when the full site will be fully operable and to receive > further information about the Conference and ACPA Membership. > http://www.alabama-cemetery-preservation.com or http://www.alcpa.net > > LAST BUT NOT LEAST! become an ACPA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE! The ACPA is > establishing a County Representative to act as a liaison for the ACPA > in each County. We have JUST opened these volunteer positions up and > they are GOING FAST! If you have Internet access and email and live > in an Alabama county that you would like to represent, and are > interested in preserving and recording the cemeteries in your county > and would like to know more about this very important volunteer > position, please contact me, or the ACPA County Coordinator, Ted > Urquhart. > > Ted's ACPA County Coordinator email address is: > fixingraves@alabama-cemetery-preservation.com > > My email addresses are: bamahart@airmail.net > or my ACPA Web Master address is: > alabamaangel@alabama-cemetery-preservation.net. > > Thank You, Cynthia Sims Kirkland (ACPA Web Master) and > Ted Urquhart (ACPA Vice President and County Coordinator) > > P.S. Hope to see you there! Please pass this on! > -- > Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance (ACPA) > "Preserve, Restore and Venerate." > Saving Alabama Cemeteries > http://www.alabama-cemetery-preservation.com > > Please visit and sign the Guest Book. >

(I attended one of Mark Lowe's seminars last year in Rowan County, NC - excellent presentation and handouts. Caroline, Prattville, AL) The Alabama Genealogical Society's Annual Fall Seminar will be on Saturday, October 18, 2003, in the auditorium of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery (note - this is a change from the previous planned meeting place.). Time is 9:00 am until 3:30 pm. The speaker will be J. Mark Lowe of Tennessee. His topics will be: "Land Barons or Dirt Farmers: Finding Land Transactions" - Learn how to trace an individual through property records and how to trace a specific property. "Finding Your Landless Ancestors" - Learn how to use Trust Deed Chattels and Tax Release Books to help locate those individuals without deeds and estates (including African-Americans). "Locating the Wanderer" - Finding that ancestor who just can't stay put. Learn the techniques that will make his path more clear. "Smith vs Jones, et al.: A Closer Look at Court Records" - Relationships are proven and circumstances stated in court. Learn how to find these court records and how to use them effectively. Cost is $35 for non-members and $30 for members. (Box lunches will be provided for those registered by October 4th). Make checks payable to Alabama Genealogical Society and send to AGS Treasurer, 1012 Southlake Cove, Birmingham AL 35244-3282. For more information or to request a registration form, contact jylhardy@bellsouth.net>. Also, please visit our website at http://www.archives.state.al.us/ags/ for information about the Alabama Genealogical Society.