Does anyone know for sure if (1) the archives of the Clarke County Democrat can be searched and (2) copies can be made from the papers on file? I think I remember reading somewhere that the archived papers were very fragile. I am looking for some obituaries from the 1860s. Thanks, Nancy Davis Harwood Houston, TX

Hello everybody, I'm trying to trace my roots in Clarke County, Alabama. My Grandfather and Grandmother (x2) were John T. Clark/e and Sara Brooks. This is all I have. If you have a marriage record for these two please let me know. If your researching these Surnames please let me know. I'm basing all this on my g, Grandfather's s.s. application card. Forrest Cadwood Clark/e (my g, grandfather) was born in Grove Hill Alabama on Feb. 27th, 1897 born to the above mentioned people. Any body out there related? Jack

Hello Folks! I am looking for family information on my grandfather James Madison SNOWDEN born May 1878. I have found him in census records in the state of Mississippi from 1900-1920 each say his father (not sure of his name but believe it to have been Madison James SNOWDEN or James Madison SNOWDEN) was born in FL and 2 say my grandfather was born in FL. I do not have much information of them. My aunt once said that Madison James Snowden had the following sisters: Hattie who married a Williams; Mary Walston (helped to raise James Madison) married a Rooney; Mollie who married a Dees (?spelling); Grace who married a Thompson. This same aunt said her great grandpa was J.N. SNOWDEN. I have nothing before the census of Perry/Forrest County, Mississippi 1900 as documentation. Any Help would be welcome. PS:It would be nice to find cousins to visit with at our reunion the June 24,2000 at the McLaurin Community Center, McLaurin, Forrest Co., MS. Patty(Snowden)Herring

I'd like any information anyone has on the Cox family in Clarke County. The family I am researching is descended from John Cox. The following is what I have on John Cox and his family. John was born in Essex Co., VA. He died in Clarke Co., AL. I think all of his children were born around Coffeeville and Grove Hill. Descendants of John Cox 1 John Cox 1764 - 1842 .. +Nancy - 1848 ......... 2 Mary Cox 1788 - ............. +Henry Dixon ......... 2 William Cox 1790 - ......... 2 Thomas Cox 1792 - 1852 ............. +Sara Robinson 1792 - ......... *2nd Wife of Thomas Cox: ............. +Cynthia Westbrook .................... 3 Nancy Cox .................... 3 Obadiah Cox 1824 - .................... 3 James Cox 1828 - .................... 3 Hannah Cox 1829 - .................... 3 Mary Cox 1831 - ......... 2 Rebecca Cox 1794 - 1836 ............. +Josiah Brunson .................... 3 George Nelson Brunson 1813 - ........................ +Mary A. Summers .................... 3 John Brunson 1815 - ........................ +Elendor Smith .................... 3 William Brunson 1818 - ........................ +Nancy Westbrook .................... 3 Amelia Brunson 1820 - ........................ +Gilber Guy .................... 3 James Brunson 1822 - ........................ +Harriet Matilda Greer - 1913 .................... 3 Elizabeth Brunson ........................ +Robert Kerr .................... 3 Ellen Brunson .................... 3 Mary Brunson .................... 3 Martha Jane Brunson 1828 - ........................ +John Guy .................... 3 Rebecca Brunson 1835 - ........................ +Henry P. Grower ......... 2 Isaac Cox 1796 - 1844 ............. +Kissaria Carter ......... 2 Barbara Cox 1798 - ............. +Henry Franklin .................... 3 James Franklin ......... 2 John Cox 1801 - ......... 2 Mathew Cox 1803 - ............. +Eleanor Robinson 1807 - 1889 .................... 3 John Cox 1828 - .................... 3 William Cox 1829 - .................... 3 Mary Cox 1832 - .................... 3 Nancy Cox 1835 - .................... 3 Martha Cox 1836 - .................... 3 Rebecca Cox 1838 - .................... 3 Sophia Cox 1845 - ......... 2 Reuben W. Cox 1806 - ............. +Martha (Patsy) Harris 1809 - .................... 3 George Washington Cox 1835 - 1879 ........................ +Virginia Clarenda Wilson 1839 - 1876 ............................... 4 Ruben S. Cox 1867 - 1956 ................................... +Mary Emma Robinson 1871 - 1909 ............................... *2nd Wife of Ruben S. Cox: ................................... +Julia Elizabeth Pullin 1878 - 1969 ............................... 4 David Walter Cox 1861 - ................................... +Vandora Robinson 1869 - ............................... 4 Eugenia Clara Cox 1858 - ............................... 4 Anna Mae Cox 1861 - ............................... 4 M.M. Cox 1866 - 1866 ............................... 4 Dora Lee Cox 1870 - 1958 ................................... +Isaac Wade Sims 1864 - 1936 ............................... 4 Lou Ella Cox 1874 - 1950 ............................... 4 Clara Cox 1859 - .................... 3 John L. Cox 1829 - .................... 3 Thomas A. J. Cox 1831 - .................... 3 Reuben W. Cox 1833 - 1868 .................... 3 Mathew M. Cox 1839 - .................... 3 Martha E. Cox 1839 - .................... 3 Sarah A. Cox 1845 - .................... 3 Mary I. Cox 1847 - .................... 3 Nancy Cox 1849 - .................... 3 Emma H. Cox 1854 - .................... 3 William Henry Cox 1855 - .................... 3 James E. Cox 1827 - 1891 ........................ +Missouri Sweeny 1838 - 1908 .................... 3 Alice H. I. Cox 1853 - ......... 2 James Cox 1808 - ............. +Magart Ann King ......... *2nd Wife of James Cox: ............. +Chessa York .................... 3 John Cox 1837 - .................... 3 Nancy Cox 1839 - .................... 3 James L. Cox 1841 - .................... 3 Margaret Cox 1843 - .................... 3 Rebecca Cox 1847 - ......... *3rd Wife of James Cox: ............. +Ellen Hayes ......... *4th Wife of James Cox: ............. +Mary Ann Pace .................... 3 Asbury Cox 1850 - .................... 3 Florence Cox 1852 - .................... 3 Charles Cox 1855 - .................... 3 Ida Cox 1858 - ......... *5th Wife of James Cox: ............. +Eleanor Catherine Carl ......... 2 Elizabeth Cox 1814 - 1850 ............. +John York - 1850 .................... 3 Bohan York .................... 3 John York .................... 3 George York .................... 3 Mamon York .................... 3 Alexander York ......... 2 Mahaley Cox 1815 - ............. +William Jarvis .................... 3 James Jarvis 1838 - .................... 3 Barbara Jarvis 1842 - .................... 3 Thomas Jarvis 1842 - .................... 3 Nancy Jarvis 1846 - ......... 2 George Cox 1816 - 1896 ............. +Delilah Jane Clanton ......... *2nd Wife of George Cox: ............. +Lovey White .................... 3 John Cox 1840 - ......... 2 Jain Cox Unknown - Unknown ............. +Unkown Rainey ......... 2 James Franklin Cox Unknown - Unknown ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

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Hello: I am looking thru the Clarke County 1914-1919 Birth Death Register on microfilm at a FHC. I am finding "Country" for the location. This differs from the census. Anyone with incite into this, please email the listserve. Thanks ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dear Clarke Co. Researchers, I have included on my website those names that are engraved on the Clarke County War Memorial located in Jackson, AL. This memorial is dedicated to those soldiers who gave their lives fighting for their country in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. I understand there are plans to have any missing names added at a later date. If your ancestor is not listed, you may send proof of the soldier's death to: Jackson City Hall 400 Commerce Street. Jackson. Alabama 36545 ph. (334) 246-2461 http://NicholsB.tripod.com/ Regards, Brenda Nichols nicholgb@bellsouth.net

Listmembers, I apologize, the note below 'should' have went email. Guess I didn't double check well enough. :( Mary...researching Johnson, Brown, Wiggins and collateral lines in Clarke County. > Joyce, > Hello again. :) Where did you tell me you live? I can't remember but thought it > was Mississippi.

I'm looking for information on Mary Ann Pruitt, born abt. 1845. She married W.C. Davidson in Clarke County on February 15, 1866. Any information on her or her family would be greatly appreciated. Dotty Brown

Joyce, Hello again. :) Where did you tell me you live? I can't remember but thought it was Mississippi. Mary

Would like to hear from anyone on the list with info on the following couples: Rayford Bedsole and Sarah Elizabeth Brinks; Alexander Brinks and Permelia J. Walker; Martha Brinks and Peter Small. Thanks, Joyce R. Bradley

The following item was listed in the "Somebody's Links" section of Missing Links, Vol. 5, No. 11, 15 March 2000. RootsWeb:<http://www.rootsweb.com/> This is a weekly newsletter published by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG. This posting may be of interest to some of you with Clarke Co. roots. I have a family photo album given to my mother many years back. The album was a gift from Rebecca Ann BURGE BRACKETT. It had been a gift from Rebecca's uncle Richard J. WOODARD in 1867. They were living at Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama at the time. I have posted the photographs at: http://communities.msn.com/NewboldBrackettBurgeGenealogy/home.html If you can identify, please contact me. Ben Newbold <bnewbold@hotmail.com> ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Federal census for several periods list location as Beat or Precent 21, Choctaw Corner and later including Thomasville Village east of MMBRR. What is MMBRR? If a railroad?, I am not familiar with the initials. All help is appreciated. Please, reply to group, so the replies can be shared with the group. Thanks in advance. Cassandra Davis C.Davis1@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

> > Greetings to all: > Having read some conflicting information on a variety of list, I made > queries to the Federation > of Genealogical Societies, and officers in some genealogical > organizations where I hold > membership. The following from the FGS website answers my queries: > > --------------------- > > > Proposed Fee Increase for Copies of Military Service and Pension Records > > By Jack Brissee, Chair > Records Preservation and Access Committee (RP&AC) > Released: 6 March 2000 > > There have been postings on a number of mail lists recently about an > increase in the fees the > National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) charges for copies > of compiled military > service records and pension records. While NARA is considering a change > to the fee structure > for these documents, the information that has been posted is both > premature and somewhat > inaccurate. The Records Preservation and Access Committee, a joint > endeavor of the Federation > of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, has > contacted NARA officials > for clarification. The following is the "official NARA statement" issued > in response to our > inquiry: > > NARA Statement > > The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will be issuing > a proposed rule > within the next few weeks that will revise fees for reproduction, > including the "fixed-fee" orders > in the NATF 80 series. The proposed rule will have a 60-day public > comment period, during > which time we will actively seek the comments of the user community. > > The proposed rule is presently undergoing internal government review. > When it is released for > publication in the Federal Register, NARA will notify the national > genealogical organizations > and post a copy of the proposed rule on its web site. The message will > include the exact URL > and the address for sending comments. > > > The Records Preservation and Access Committee will continue to monitor > this proposal, and > will post relevant information on the Records Preservation and Access > pages of the Federation > of Genealogical Societies' Web site <http://www.fgs.org> and on the > National Genealogical > Society Web site <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org> when it is available. > > Please feel free to forward this posting to other mail lists on which > the original posting may > have appeared. > > Sincerly, > Jonelle Ellis Russell > > ______________________________

Hi to all those descendants of the couple, Ambrose Bryant Hicks and Mary E. Gates of Clarke Co., I am desperately trying to see if somewhere out there has information on the above couple, who are my great grandparents. I am proving my linage through this couple back before 1630 to Capt. William Daniel of Virginia for the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century. I need to prove their birth and death dates. They were buried in the Old Salem Cemetery in Clarke Co., AL. Does anybody have a picture showing their birth and death dates? A photo copy of a picture is fine as long as it clearly shows the names and dates. Also, I need information on their parents. I need James (Jim) Bishop Hicks' death date. James was born 27 Feb 1833. His wife was Sarah Elizabeth Presnall, and I need her birth date and death date. Sarah was probably born in 1835 and died before March 27, 1887 when James remarried, but I need more exact dates. I am seeking the above information and need proof of same. I will certainly share what I have with anyone. Davine Jacksonville, FL

Thanks to Janis for this information. --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- Subject: Re: 1918 Epidemic Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 00:42:50 EST The November 1999 issue of Reader's Digest had an article titled "Coming Soon: The Next Great Flu Epidemic," by Rachel Wildavsky. It mentions the 1918 epidemic, although it doesn't spend much time talking about it in the article. It does say "...in less than two years took at least 21 million lives. Three waves of Spanish flu--so named because it was at first erroneously thought to have started in Spain-- swept the globe. Virtually everyone was infected, and up to three percent of them died." It goes on to say, "Geographic isolation was no particular protection. In the Alaska Territory, the mortality in some villages was as high as 90 percent. All told, at least 500,000 Americans perished." The article mentions less than two years to span the globe, but the peak year was 1918, therefore, it is called the "1918 epidemic." I don't know anything about the epidemic in Alabama, but I will try to write my grandmother and ask if she remembers lots of flu that year. She would have been 18 or 19, so she would probably remember if many people in the area were sick. I am not sure if she was living in Womack Hill or in Jackson, AL, about that time. Janis. --------- End forwarded message ---------- ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

>I have heard of terrible epidemic >at the turn of the 19th century. >The 1918 flu epidemic was especially >bad, but I have not found much >evidence of its effect in Alabama. I have noticed this too. No one in my family that I know of died or even had the flu of 1918. In 1918 my Grandmother Daurene Carleton in Bashi was 2 years old and my Grandfather Walter F. Smee in Mobile Co. was 6. Amanda K. Howell http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/3035/AmandaK.html

I have heard of terrible epidemic at the turn of the 19th century. The 1918 flu epidemic was especially bad, but I have not found much evidence of its effect in Alabama. Can anyone give incite into this? Thanks. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Mr. Smith has added valuable insite on this topic. Thank you for you input. Thanks again to Mr. Mitchell for his additional and detailewd information. Others have expressed interest on this topic, so I am forwarding it the listserves to share. Your support is truly appreciated by everyone. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. C. Davis ------------ I have been studying the Alabama River side some, Gosport to the river cutoff south, without much success or results, just a little general knowledge. Scotch Lumber Company has some logging camp info from the 1880's to 1950 or so. The book "Logging Railroads of Alabama" by Thomas Lawson, Jr., Cabbaage Stack Publishing, P.O. Box 19912 Birmingham AL 35219 has a lot about camp locations but few maps. Clarke County Historical Society publications have several articles on the old salt works. I believe there were more than one. CCHS has a project to make an index and put that and all the articles for the last 25 years on a web site but that is probably at least a year away if it happens. Those quarterly publications are available at several libraries, without an index. ------------ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ after you find out the sections and townships, then go to Microsoft terraserver for a topographic map or satellite map of the area. http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ It takes some study and work, but it can be done. ------------ > as well as the major industrial works: mines, > salt works, lumber camps, etc.? ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

This is being forwarded for general interest in searching places Bill Mitchell Enterprise, Alabama ----- Original Message ----- From: The Mitchell Family <wlmit@snowhill.com> To: <Mylinda200@aol.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 9:18 PM Subject: Re: Bureau of Land Management > Mylinda > > This is a message I put on the Clarke County Bulletin Board and sent to > "casanda" > re BLM > > you may have already received it from some source or other. > > first step is find out name of person whom you wish to study > second find out the state and county > third search for the land description on the BLM site. > > they will ask your zip code. don't know why, but guess it is to see which > areas search the most. > > I just copy all of the land description and paste into a word processor. > > ( you probably know this, but if you are using windows / Internet Explorer > you can just do a Ctrl - A and select all. Ctrl- C to copy Alt tab to > switch to your word processor if open, and ctrl - v to paste to the page in > the word processor. I copy everything of interest then go back later to > "word process" and clean up the info -- off line -- later. ) > > (if necessary you can copy the actual image of the document or order the > document, but I just used it to find out all of the property of the > individual I was searching) > > Next, if you are really interested, either look on terraserver/microsoft for > preferably the topographic map by which you can locate the property. if > desired, a satellite view is sometimes available. > > I have searched off and on over the last year or so, and the availability is > getting better and > better. Topographic maps were not available. I had to order the maps and > scan them for areas of interest. now many topos are available on line. > > I am forwarding this below to you > if I can be of any help let me know. > ----------------------- > > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > > after you find out the sections and townships, then go to Microsoft > terraserver for a topographic map or satellite map of the area. > > http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ > > It takes some study and work, but it can be done. > > Bill Mitchell > Enterprise, AL > wlmit@snowhill.com > > > >