Does anyone have the 1940 edition (the oridiginal editon) of the "History of Chilton County" compiled by T.E. Wyatt? It may also be caled "Chilton County and Her People" I have access to several of the 1950 edtions or later (1975) but I remember reading some things I think came from the orginal that don't appear in the later editions. Of course I may be mistaken as this is from memory from 20 to 25 years ago. I'm looking for info on the Dennis family and J.N. Dennis in particular. I have quite a bit on my grandfather J.N. Dennis but I'm looking for a story I recall reading that he taught school until he caught measle's or some other illness and gave it to the whole school which got him dismissed/fired from teaching. If I recall correctly that edtion offers quite a bit more in genealogical details than the more commonly avalible 1950 or 1975 editions at least for my family. David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

Hello! I was quite pleased with our first Old Autauga Family Reunion. I would estimate that we had about 125 people there. Most everyone that I spoke with had a good time and found at least some useful information (there were over 700 copies made!) and made some new friends. Considering the competition from the nearby Battle of Selma, it was a great success. The Autauga Genealogical Society picked up several new members, sold a lot of books and back issues, and gained much new material for our archives. Everyone was wonderful about sharing their information. I especially enjoyed meeting in person so many of the people on the Autauga, Bibb and Chilton County lists that I have only met before though E-mail. It is nice to now be able to put a face with those E-mail addresses. There was a really good turnout of Bibb County folks. I wish that I had brought more of my Bibb research with me. Thanks to everyone for coming! I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about the Reunion. Several people asked if we would do it again next year. Any thoughts or ideas on that? John ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts

>Return-Path: <PPage34716@aol.com> >From: PPage34716@aol.com >Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 15:10:06 EDT >Subject: Re: [ALBIBB-L] Old Autauga Family Reunion >To: jkbrown@mindspring.com >CC: ashbyd@zianet.com >Reply-To: PPage34716@aol.com > >Hi John, > >I just received you e-mail on the Old Authaugla Co. Renuion. I am in Odessa, >Texas so will be unable to attend. I noticed you were researching the Burt >Family. I do have some information on that family in Hill County, TX in the >1850-1880 range. Margaret Jane Abbey married John Burt 27 August 1846 in >Polk Co., TX and moved to Hill Co., TX in 1850's. They had 2 children that I >know of Nancy Burt b. 1849 Polk Co., TX and Inez Burt born in 1863. Margaret >is sister to Martha Ann E. Abbey who married James Wesley Page (Jr.). James >was born in Bibb Co., AL in 1822. His father, James W. Page, moved to Bibb >Co., AL in abt. 1819. James W.(Sr.) was born 23 February 1788 in Laurens >Co., SC and died 1 September 1836 in Bibb Co., AL is buried in cemetery in >bacj of the old Baptist Pastorium abt. 5 miles Northeast of Maplesville, AL. >He build a dam on the Benson Creek and ran a saw mill there. The mills was >originally part of Cahawaba Co. becaming part of Bibb Co. whe it was formed >and now I beleive it is part of Chilton Co. or I know the Page Cemetery is >and it is near the location of the mill. I read an article where it was said >the mill or the Page house was still standing in the 1970's. > >If any one at the reunion has any information of the Page family, Please give >them my e-mail address as I would be interested in receiving a copy of it or >any associated families (Chism, Lewis, Eubanks, Abbey, Young, Abney, Goodwin, >Woolley, Hayes, Whatley, Carter, and Harrison). I have information on most >of James W. Page (Sr's.) children. I would also be interested in you Burt's >if they tie in to the Bury family I listed above. > >I will to gald to exchange information with anyone who ties into these above >listed lines. > >Thank You, > >Phil Page >Odessa, Texas >ppage34716@aol.com > ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts

One final reminder... The Old Autauga Family Reunion will be held this Saturday, April 24th, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Prattville. This event, which is sponsored by the Autauga Genealogical Society as part of the Daniel Pratt Celebration, is FREE and open to all genealogists researching in central Alabama, and especially in the area covered by Old Autauga County including parts of Chilton and Elmore Counties. There will be tables set-up for you to work, vendors, and copy machines available. Coffee, juice and doughnuts will be provided. Please come! You may meet a long lost cousin! The church is located on the corner of Chestnut and Fourth Streets in downtown Prattville. ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts

Pat Deitlein informs me that the Heritage Book commitee for Chilton County will accept articles while they finish proofreading and that will be at least the end of this month. Later than that you'll need to contact her @ <PDietlein@aol.com> There are several people who have posted emails to this list that would be good articles with a minium of work and I hope you've sent in articles. -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

Hello I am looking for any members of the Clackler or Traywick families in Chilton County. I am married to a Clackler, born in Birmingham, raised in California. These are some relatives someone may recognize: Joseph Anderson Clackler married Mary Ann Tackett --Son William Anderson Clackler married Glennie Belle Traywick ----Son Hershall Eugene Clackler married Ava Nell Noe --Daughter Annie Clackler married Marvin Traywick (Glennie's brother) Any kin on this list? thanks Pam Clackler (married to Ron Clackler, son of Hershall Eugene)

The Chilton County Class of '54 will hold its Reunion on Saturday, 26 June. Invitations are mailed. Missed? Contact Art (Herbert) Smith at (205) 744-6893, or write him at 2276 Co. Rd. 28, Clanton, AL 35045. Seeking all members of this class. EHGCollins@aol.com

At 07:55 AM 4/13/99 -0700, you wrote: >John,do we send the pedigree and group sheets to you.I would like to >attend >-- >Thank you,Lynda >ICQ#6145105 > > Lynda, You can E-mail them to me or snail mail to AGS, P. O. Box 680668, Prattville, AL 36068-0668. Hope to see you there! John ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts

Hi all. This is a post I recently made to a Murrah list. I hope it might be of interest to someone on this list. David Dennis wrote: > > Murrah Genealogy - http://www.murrah.com > > Hi all I'm just starting Murrah research and I'm still waiting on 20th > century > death and soc. sec. records to let you know just how new I am. However I > live a few minutes from a major genealogical library and I've collected > some notes on Murrah's in > Central Ala that might be of interest. Several of the sources are > privately printed > books or typescripts that might not be easily availible elsewhere. > Anything with the mark (DDD) I transcrbed from film. > This is my line as I know it. > > Subject* W.P. MURRAH > Birth* 26 Dec 1861 > Death* 05 May 1912 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > Marriage* __ ___ ____ Sarah Ann MNU (b. 11 May 1857, d. 10 Dec > 1932) > Father* Unknown > Mother* Unknown > 5 children > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nancy Viola MURRAH; (Ola) > Marriage* __ ___ ____ Harlem Nunley MARTIN > > Son: 09 Sep 1906 Earl Herman MARTIN > Son: 21 Dec 1910 Willaim Eual MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al. > Son: 05 Mar 1913 Donovan MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al. > Son: 15 Mar 1918 Lonnie Howard MARTIN > Marriage* 31 Oct 1920 Jasper Newton DENNIS (b. 13 Oct 1876, d. 23 > Dec 1968), son of Aaron DENNIS and Theresa Elizabeth (Lizzie) ROLLINS > Daughter: Mary Sue (Dot) DENNIS > Son Living > Son Living > -------------------------------------- > > ?/F Mollie MURRAH , > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/? infant,unamed MURRAH; Collins Chapel Baptist Church Cem > Birth* 01 Oct 1890 > Death* 01 Oct 1890 Chilton, Al. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/M George W. MURRAH; was Deputy Sherriff of Chilton County , > Birth* 17 Nov 1891 > Death* 15 Jul 1948 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/F Lummie Lee MURRAH , > Birth* 05 Feb 1897 > Death* 10 Jul 1961 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > Bibliography > > Family Group sheet from research of Bob Bechtel, deceased > with additions by David Dennis > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Judge Alfred Paul Murrah lived with his Aunt, Sarah Ann Murrah (listed > above)during much of his teen years > before he hoboed back to his native OK and worked his way through law > school. > Source "History Of Chilton County, Alabama" , T.E. Wyatt, 1940 edition ( > not a direct quote) > > The following are just loose notes on Murrahs that might be of interest > to someone intrested in Murrah's in the area. > > 1860 Census Autauga County,Al Autaugaville PO, 23 Aug 1860, p. 138 > (DDD) > 966/974 > Caper Williams,25,m,Overseer,250,Ala > Vina Murrah,36,f,8000/2500,ala > Sarah,20,f,Ala > Laura,18,f,ALa > Vergul,16,m,student,Ala > Rebeccer,14,m,Ala > Larytor,18,f,Ala > Martha,7,f,Ala > > Autauga Co,Al MURRAH, LAURA to BURTON, B. F. 12 MAY 1865 bk 5, > page 15 > from Autauga Co, UsGenWeb Site > > Autauga Ancestory, Vol. 7, Winter 1998, # 4. > This article is described as the Volunters Aid Fund. It deals with > families with men off > fighting and the families that are left behind in dire conditions. This > is similar to > or maybe the same as a Salt List. I'm not familiar with them. > Thos. Murrah is mentioned on Mar 1861 and Mar 1862 as having a wife and > 2 children with > no means, serving under Capt Hall which would mean the 59th Inf. Co B. > or the 56th Ala > Mounted Inf. I did not find him in the records of the 59th Inf. and have > not checked > the 56th. > > 1860 Coosa Co,Al Southern Div.Rockford, Al., 5 June 1860, p. 4 (DDD) > 34/31 > Silas Murrah, 38,m,Farmer,800/1500,Ala > Louisa Murrah, 27,f,House Wife,VA > Mary C. Murrah,12,f,Ala > bloted or rubbed out,following name may be a corrected version of it it > appears > J.W.M. Murrah,5,m,Ala > Archie L. Murrah,3,m,Ala > Josephine L. Murrah1,f,Ala > > Alabama confederate Records, 59th Inf. L-P, MC # M-311, Roll # 468 > E551 .4 .C651960 (DDD) > Silas Murrah, Co C., 59th Ala. Inf., Private > enlisted at Rockford,Ala, March 26, 1862 > Deserted to the enemy 24 Feb 1865 > various details of little value not included here > It may be of interest that I did not find a service record for any > Murrah excet P. Murrah > on the compiled service records index but did find this when I went to > the records for > the 59th. The compiled service records should have refered me to it but > did not. > > Marraige Records of Coosa County 1834 - 1865 > By Edna Beasley McGalliard > Murrah, Charles and Thena Ann Scott, 13 Jan. 1853; 13 Jan. by A. B. > Kelly, MG > (Note: in 1860 he was 32,b. Ala. She was 32, B. Ga. In household was > Averilla > Murry, 78,b. Ga) > Murrah, Gabriel and Susan Tyler, 24 Dec. 1853; 25 Dec > Murray, Silas and Elizabeth Connaway, 11 Nov. 1865, 11 Nov > Murray (Murrah), Wm. and Nancy Ann Amanda Bean, 16 Aug. 1849, 16 Aug > Murray, William and Louisa Phillips, 3 Jan. 1844; Jan 3 > Murray, Richard H. and Elizabeth Mahon, 16 June 1856; 17 June > Murry, Joesph and Louisa Ogletree, 22 Dec. 1840; 23 Dec. > Early Records of Coosa County, Alabama 1832 - 1860, Wills, > Administrations and Marriage > Records, Edward F. Hull > Contains virtually the same info with a few minor differences in > transcription. > The previous two books are privately published and may only be availible > at the Birmingham > Public L. > > Coosa County Records,Volume 1, "Cemeteries", Coosa Co. Hist. Soc. > Bethel Primitive Baptist > Murrah, Thina A., Wife of Charles, b. May 1, 1828, d. Dec 21, 1909 > Murrah, Charles, b. Mar. 28, 1828, d. Oct 13, 1896 > Murrah, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 6, 1855, d. Apr 4, 1905 > Equality Methodist Cemetery > Murrah, Charles Felder, b. May 22, 1861, d. Oct 10, 1913 > Murrah, Nannie, Wife of C.F., b. Sep. 17,1859, d. Oct. 26, 1911 > Murrah, Carrie, Wife of C.F., b. Jul 17, 1854, d. Aug 7, 1899 > Murrah, Maggie I., Wife of C.F., b. Oct. 6, 1883, d. Jun 27, 1913 > Harmony Cemetery, > Murrah, Julia E., b. Mar 18, 1860, d. Jul 12, 1910 > > 1870 Census Baker Co (Later Chilton Co) no matches > > 1870 Census Bibb Co,Al Randolph Beat (transcribed by Carol Moody, CC > for Bibb and on the > UsGenWeb Page for that county) > 101/101 > MURRAH, Gabe, 46, m, w, Coal Contractor, AL > Susan, 40, f, w, Keeping house, GA > Columbus, 15, m, w, At Home, AL > Henrietta, 13, f, w, AL name may be trans wrong? > Cordelia, 9, f, w, AL > Gabriel, 2, m, w, AL > > "Marriage Records of Bibb County, Alabama 1820 - 1860", Pauline Jones > Gandrud > Lanigan (or Lonigan?), Christopher and Elizabeth Murrah, 6 Aug. 1827; 18 > Aug. by > Isham J. Coleman. Consent of Charles for dau. who is aged 19. A & B - > 179 > > Cemetery Census of Shelby County, Alabama, Volume II, compiled by the > Shelby County Hist. > Soc., 1979 > Murrah, Lee 1861 - 1924 > Murrah, C.C. 1857 - 1922 > -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

John,do we send the pedigree and group sheets to you.I would like to attend -- Thank you,Lynda ICQ#6145105

The Autauga Genealogical Society would like to invite you to attend our "Old Autauga Family Reunion" on April 24, 1999. It is the opening event of the Daniel Pratt Celebration Week in Prattville. This will be a great opportunity to swap genealogical information on your ancestors who lived in Old Autauga County, including much of present day Chilton and Elmore Counties. You can get together will with others of similar interests and discuss Autauga, Elmore and Chilton research, swap family information and stories, find lost cousins, and have fun. Everyone is encouraged to send in copies of your pedigree charts and group sheets so that we can share them with those in attendance. After the conference, the copies that you send will be placed in the Autauga Genealogical Society Vertical Files at the Autauga Heritage Museum. Tables will be available for display and work areas. Copy machines will be available for your use. This event will be held at the Prattville First United Methodist Church from 9 AM to 2 PM. The event is FREE, but contributions to AGS are welcome. Don't miss this chance to further your research! John ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts

Hi Cal. My Posey line came from Jasper Co.,Ga about the same time to the same area of Chilton. COACH CAL E CAMPBELL wrote: > > -- [ From: Cal Campbell * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- > > ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- > > Date: Sunday, 01-Nov-98 10:46 AM > > From: Cal Campbell \ PRODIGY: (GYHG84A) > To: alchilto-l \ Internet: (alchilto-l@rootsweb.com) > > Subject: Wyatts of Autauga Co > > William Conquest (Bucky) Wyatt, b. 1796 in SC, lived near Chestnut Creek > Baptist Church in Coopers, where he and his wife Mariam Wright are > buried. They raised a large family there. > > I have determined that they were probably the sons of an Elijah S. Wyatt > , a Baptist preacher who started a church in Pike Co, AL in 1830. They > were supposed to have been from SC. Evidently, they moved to Jasper Co, > GA prior to the move to Al because Bucky and Mariam were married in > Jasper Co, Ga on Nov 19, 1815. > > Any help on this family would be appreciated. > > Cal Campbell > ------- FORWARD, End of original message ------- -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

-- [ From: Cal Campbell * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- Date: Sunday, 01-Nov-98 10:46 AM From: Cal Campbell \ PRODIGY: (GYHG84A) To: alchilto-l \ Internet: (alchilto-l@rootsweb.com) Subject: Wyatts of Autauga Co William Conquest (Bucky) Wyatt, b. 1796 in SC, lived near Chestnut Creek Baptist Church in Coopers, where he and his wife Mariam Wright are buried. They raised a large family there. I have determined that they were probably the sons of an Elijah S. Wyatt , a Baptist preacher who started a church in Pike Co, AL in 1830. They were supposed to have been from SC. Evidently, they moved to Jasper Co, GA prior to the move to Al because Bucky and Mariam were married in Jasper Co, Ga on Nov 19, 1815. Any help on this family would be appreciated. Cal Campbell ------- FORWARD, End of original message -------

If anyone on the list knows the time and place of the Historical Societies meeting today, Sun 11 would you drop me a note I've lost my newsletter. -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

thank you THANK YOU THANK YOU frank

Hi All! I've just uploaded the 1870 Bibb Co. census. It is divided into beats and you can click here to see it. It is listed at the bottom of BIBB CO. PAGES http://www.apex2000.net/nonprof/cmoody/bibb.html Have fun! Carol Moody

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------48C4912CE27BCBBD6FDF9EEB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA --------------48C4912CE27BCBBD6FDF9EEB Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ALABAMA-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by morse.concentric.net (8.9.1a/(99/03/11 5.19)) id UAA07657; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:17:23 -0500 (EST) [1-800-745-2747 The Concentric Network] Errors-To: <ALABAMA-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA20721; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:15:52 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:15:52 -0800 (PST) From: PDietlein@aol.com Message-ID: <9fb94c19.36f44768@aol.com> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:12:08 EST Old-To: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 Subject: [ALABAMA-L] HERITAGE BOOKS OF ALABAMA SERIES (General Information) Resent-Message-ID: <"Xjsr6D.A.bBF.AhE92"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/8724 X-Loop: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ALABAMA-L-request@rootsweb.com First, let me say thanks folks -- for all the response to my 1875 TORNADO query. While it looks like the tornado did originate just inside Chilton County, I still need any specific information, especially of the families and route involved. Your help and your interest is very much appreciated. Regarding the HERITAGE BOOKS, so many of you have emailed individually, and on the web, requesting more information. This will be fairly general, so if you need more specific information, please contact me directly and I will attempt to help. Just for the record, I am a volunteer committee member and am not receiving any kind of pay -- nor do any of the other committee members for any of the books. For all of us, it is strictly an endeavor/labor of love for, and interest in, the history of our counties. Even though this is "general," it will be fairly lengthy. I apologize, but I don't know of any other way to answer all the questions you have been asking. Again, you may contact me directly, but if you think you may be interested, please SAVE and/or PRINT this for future reference. Although the books are compiled on an individual county basis, the Heritage of Alabama Series contains 68 volumes (one for each of the 67 counties with a comprehensive index for the 68th volume). Each book is also individually indexed with every surname which appears in it. The books are 9 x12, hard bound (with gold stamped covers) and on acid-free paper. They are being put together by unpaid volunteers, mostly drawn from the local historical societies, using information submitted by people like you and me. Proceeds, at the vote of each committee, generally benefit historical/genealogy society projects and/or libraries. You can submit family history to be published FREE OF CHARGE with NO OBLIGATION to buy a book. The committees for the individual counties are handling all the submissions, as well as prepublication (has a lower price) sales of the individual books and should be contacted directly. Printing of the books is staggered so that some are already out and in libraries, others are in the various stages of being processed and printed, and still others are just getting started and are actively taking submissions. I can supply individual county addresses, or you can write the state coordinator at: Heritage Publishing Consultants, P. O. Box 67, Clanton, AL 35046-0067. The books are real treasures -- about OUR Alabama families and history -- and not some generic listing. Librarians tell us they can't keep the books on the shelves because folks are so eager to see/use them. Submitting your family/community stories and history is a wonderful opportunity to get your families represented -- and share things you would like to pass down to grandchildren and for future generations. Many of you have asked specifically about CHILTON COUNTY. There IS still time to get your information in. From what I understand, April 20 will be the very last day to do so. Submissions, and any orders, should be sent to: Chilton County Heritage Book Committee, P.O. Box 714, Jemison, AL 35085. Alabama's largest county, JEFFERSON COUNTY, has just gotten started and is actively seeking and accepting submissions. Articles with any connection to Jefferson, past or present, may be sent to: Jefferson County Heritage Book Committee, P.O. Box 190034, Birmingham, AL 35219. For actual details about submitting material, read on and I'll try to give an overview: The books have two sections, Family and Topical. (A.) FAMILY -- generally includes family members' names, dates and places of births, marriages, deaths. It may include how and when an ancestor came to this country and the county -- or anything that fits into "family history." This can be in a simple narrative form, or put together in the context of a story that fits that individual's life. The tree-type charts, and tabulations, cannot be accepted. (B.) TOPICAL -- includes just about anything other than direct family history. Examples are: old or current, homes, churches, schools, communities, organizations, landmarks, jobs, holiday and/or family traditions, special memories -- anything you think future generations might want to know about. You know how thrilled WE are when we discover any little tidbit about our ancestors, how and where they lived. You can also cross-reference an article. For instance if you have a Civil War era ancestor and a letter he wrote about his experiences, put his family history in a "Family" article, and within that article, reference his Civil War experiences, which you can put into a "Topical" article. The publisher requests that all material be typed, double spaced. If someone does not have a typewriter, most counties have volunteers who will do the typing. "Professional" writing ability is not a requirement -- these are grassroots histories and the fact they are written by real people actually enhances their value. Please include, at the end of each article: (1.) The NAME and ADDRESS of the submitter. (2.) SOURCES used (such as census records, family Bibles, oral and/or family history, etc.) This will be printed so that future queries can be addressed directly to the submitter. (3.) PHOTO CAPTION -- if a photo is included, the caption should be written at the very end of the article -- after the name of the submitter. That way the typesetter will have it when he works with the article. Photo captions do not go on the back of the actual photo. (4.) WORD COUNT -- committees are also requesting that the approximate number of words in an article be added immediately at the end of an article. Do not count words in the title, or from the submitter, source, and photo caption information. Word count will not be printed in the book, but is for bookkeeping purposes and figuring actual cost involved with the printing, etc. -- more than most folks care to hear detail about; but if you do, let me know. LENGTH of articles/stories: For "current" subjects, each household is encouraged to send in a 500 word family history and one photo. If the ancestor/subject was in the county previous to 1890, they qualify as "pioneer" and get an extra 500 words and a second photo (or a single photo printed double size = full column wide). Additional words are 15 cents each and additional photos are $12.50 each. This is so that one person doesn't submit a book-length manuscript and dominate the book to the exclusion of other families. However, if you happen to be the family repository for all your family lines, for conformity, these may be basically put together by you but submitted under another family member's name. The idea is to get as many families represented as possible and if you have the information for several families, that would not constitute "unfairness" to another submitter -- so send it on. If there is any problem, the committee will notify you. PHOTOS: The publisher will take any size up to 8x10. Photos can be 35 mm, color or black and white. Good laser prints on photographic paper are acceptable, but no Xerox-type photocopies or faded Polaroid prints. Photos will be returned if the submitter sends a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Please do not send an original of a family keepsake photo -- the publisher and committees cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Many people (to keep these original photos from ever leaving their possession) have copied them on one of the self-serve machines at discount store like Walmart or K-Mart, or at copy stores like Kinkos, Office Depot, etc. Those machines don't give you a negative, but the copy prints are very good and are inexpensive. Whew! What could I have left out? RESTRICTIONS -- Articles cannot harm or embarrass anyone. Committees reserve the right to delete spurious material. And, you do not lose any copyright rights to your original material. So, if you chose to publish later and use the same material, that is not a problem. Believe me folks -- the above took me longer to organize and write than it will take you to organize, write and submit your articles. If you have read this far, PLEASE do not procrastinate. There have been a number of instances when someone called or mailed in their article(s) just after the book contents had gone off to the publisher. 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Please be informed the Chilton County UsGenWeb site is moving to rootsweb. The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~alchilto/index.html Both sites will be availible until May. Thanks David Dennis -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alchilto/index.html Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA

This line is mine and that of three "cousins" on the net..my mom is having laser heart surgery early next week. If I'm not back to you by the end of the month , e-mail direct and wake me up. Maryellen

I am posting this to warn others about problems with Census Microfilm Expeditors . I was lured to order several microfilm copies from this company with "guarantees" of "speedy delivery" and "low price" . My order was placed in October of 1998 and as of this posting I have not received the order or a refund after numerous contacts with Steven Jensen at this firm . In his occasional replies he repeatedly gave false information to me as to the status of the order and cashed the check when mentioned stopping payment on it ( dumb on my part ) .I have copies of all documents and correspondences for those interested . Complaints have been filed with the Better Business Bureau and the United States Postal Inspectors , they have informed me that even they can't order this company to give a refund , but may seek criminal charges . I guess small claims court is next . If you are seeking genealogy resources......consider my experiences with this "Firm". Thank you , Kenneth Sartin