Bobby, Do you have a list of Alf's children? I have that he was married twice, but have no children for either wife. Carol Bobby Dupree wrote: > > Carol, > No I'm not from Chilton Co. I live in Montgomery now. My father, Robert > Sr. was born in Shorter, his father, William Henry, was born in Elmore Co., > his father, William Henry was born in the Chestnut Creek area of what was > then Autauga Co, later Baker, then Chilton. My g-grandfather Willian > Henry-b. 1861-, married Charlotte Baker, daughter of Alfred Baker. Mr. > Little recalled a story about Alfred Baker to that you may find humerous. > "Old Alf", as he called, was quite a ladies man, and although he was quite > wealthy and influential, had a somewhat "shaded" reputation. He had the > name of the county named after himself, thus Baker County. When his > reputation caught up with him, the only the legislature could undo his > naming the county after himself, was to pass a law making it > unconstitutional for a county to be named after a living person. That's > when it changed to Chilton Co. > Some story, huh? I'm trying to contract Mr. Little to lead me to some > sources of info in that area. > Bobby > At 12:00 PM 8/10/98 -0600, you wrote: > >Hi Bobby, > >I grew up in Autauga Co., but live in TX now. My great grandparents > >were from Chilton Co. I have some Bakers in my line, but I don't know > >any. I met Mr. Little last year in Bibb Co. I sure do wish he would > >republish some of his books! > >Are you from Chilton Co.? > > > >Carol > > > >Bobby Dupree wrote: > >> > >> Carol, > >> Thanks for your reply. A map of Alabama Counties I got from the > archives > >> says that Chilton Co. was formed in 1871. Are you from Chilton Co.? Do you > >> know any Bakers? How about Cecil Little? > >> Bobby > >> At 09:59 AM 8/10/98 -0600, you wrote: > >> >Bobby, > >> >I can't help with your line, but thought you might want to know that > >> >Baker Co. was formed in Dec. 1868 and was renamed to Chilton in 1874, so > >> >all your dates for Baker after 1874 would actually be for Chilton. > >> > > >> >Carol Moody > >> > > >> >Bobby Dupree wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I'm looking for information about my great great grandfather James Lewis > >> >> Dupree. I believe his father was Curtis Dupree, his mother was Sarah > Wood > >> >> Dupree. James Lewis Dupree was born in Washington or Clarke Co., Georgia > >> >> between 1827 and 1829. He married Augusta A. Haynes, daughter of > Green B. > >> >> Haynes of Walton Co., Georgia on February 5, 1852. In 1859, James > Lewis and > >> >> Augusta Dupree purchased land in the Chestnut Creek area of Autauga Co., > >> >> Alabama (now in Chilton Co., Alabama). James Lewis and Augusta Dupree > had > >> >> children named Martha Dupree (who married George Washington Askins in > Baker > >> >> Co., Alabama on February 29, 1876); John T. Dupree (who married Dorindia > >> >> Wyatt in Baker Co., Alabama on November 18, 1875), James Lewis Dupree > (who > >> >> married Samantha Easterling in Baker Co., Alabama on March 23, 1876), > >> >> William Henry Dupree - my great grandfather - (who married Charlotte > Baker > >> >> in Chilton Co., Alabama on March 26, 1881, and then married Mattie Lou > >> >> Oliver in Chilton Co., Alabama on September 12, 1894), Mary Dupree, and > >> >> Parlee Dupree. My great great grandfather joined Company C of the 18th > >> >> Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA on August 19, 1861. On October 23, 1861, > >> >> while encamped at Auburn, Alabama, the following men from Company C were > >> >> transferred to Captain Joseph Hodgsen, Company C of Colonel James H. > >> >> Clanton's 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment by special order from Brig. > Gen. C. > >> >> P. Walker: John Asheart, Sgt., E. Askins, Pvt., J. L. Dupree, Pvt., > H. H. > >> >> Dupree, Pvt., Thomas W. Driver, Pvt., John M. Driver, Pvt., J. M. > Eilands, > >> >> Pvt., J. Popwell, Pvt., B. F. Scarborough, Pvt., R. H. Nelson, Pvt., > D. E. > >> >> Jones, Pvt. > >> >> Augusta Dupree filed a widow's claim on February 20, 1863. I'm trying to > >> >> find: When, where, and how James Lewis Dupree died and where he was > buried? > >> >> Who was James Lewis Dupree's father? When, where, and how Augusta Dupree > >> >> died and where she was buried? Are there any descendents of Mary or > Parlee > >> >> Dupree still living? > >> >> Please reply in writing to Robert Dupree, 1820 Vaughn Lane, > Montgomery, AL > >> >> 36106, or by phone at (334) 272-6943, or by e-mail at > >> bdupree@mindspring.com. > >> > > >> > > > > >