Hi, I'm related to many of the families in Chestnut Creek area. I've not worked out many of the relantionship's though. The reference to Verbena and yellow fever was probally the book listed on this page. http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilvol.htm I had combined several pages which is probablly why you couldn,t find it. Verbena was a summer home to many wealthy Montgomery famlies who came there to avoid the plauges of yellow fever due to the swampy area around Montgomery. The land from just south of Verbena is flat more or less all the way to the gulf and the Alabama River around Montgomery could flood many acres. My Grandmothers first husband was a Martin, most of the Martins I know of early in this century were from Jemison. Sorry I have no info to offer on them. Elizabeth V Wardlow wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I sure hope one of you can help me. I have been trying to find my > g-grandmother > now for quite some time!! Her name was Larcenia (Larceny) Martin born in > Alabama around 1857;her father was from Tenn and her mother was from > Alabama. She married Obediah Vinson/Vincent ( grandson to Obediah > Vincent who lived in Chestnut Creek ) around 1875; I believe in Alabama.( > I also believe that she could have been a cherokee or creek indian.) Two > of their children were born in Texas- my grandfather Jesse Severe Vinson > and George Harmon Vinson ( He owned a restaurant in Clanton- I think > early 1900's.) . Their other two children - Elsie Guy Vinson and Frances > May Vinson were born in or around Clanton and Verbena- 1892 to 1894. My > Larceny did not make it to the 1900 census-; in 1897 Obediah was > remarried. > In 1912 my g-uncle told people that they were from VERBENA. I looked on > the web site for Chilton and saw something about the town of Verbena and > yellow fever but when I went back again to read it when I had more time; > I couldn't find it. Can anyone tell me about Verbena and does it have any > cemeteries there? Also if there is any of you with my Larceny in your > family ;please let me know. I am on the Martin web page; but no luck so > far. > Thank-you for your time. > Elizabeth > wardlow@juno.com > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net,http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/surnames.htm Chilton County UsGenWeb page,http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton and surrounding counties see http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilmail.htm