Good Morning to all... 8-) This is just to let everyone know the GenConnect Boards are now linked from the Clarke County page at... http://www.rootsweb.com/~alclarke/clarke.html I would like to invite you all to visit the various pages and if you have queries or records you'd like to submit for the individual databases, please do so. The more submissions... the more information everyone has at their disposal for research. ALL of these databases are searchable, as well!! Pass the word, too! Richard White ALGenWeb: Clarke County Coordinator ALCLARKE-L Listowner

To all of you who a writen to me on this subject but I have not replied. I am going to be pretty busy this week and next so I may not able to reply to you very soon but I will try to get to every one who acked for info. Thanks; Amanda K. Howell

Hello! I have, with help from some nice folks, added a few more cemeteries to my cemetery page. Just follow the link from http://NicholsB.tripod.com/ Have a wonderful evening! --Brenda brenda_nichols@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I am trying to identify two photographs from probably the 1870s/1880s. One is of a young man, and is labeled "Jim Abernathy." The other is of a young woman, possibly of a little earlier date, and labeled "Nicy (or Micy) Abernathy." I am assuming they came to my grandfather's family because his mother's sister, Susan Rebecca Grayson, married a William Abernathy ca 1851 in Marengo Co. I believe William to have been a son of T.S. Abernathy. I do not show children of Susan Rebecca's marriage to include a Jim or a Nicy, and would appreciate help in figuring out who these people are. Nancy Harwood

A clipping I just found, dating to sometime in 1943 after the 19th of February. It's headed "Prichard Personals", and possibly is from the Clarke Co. paper: Visitors to Prichard this week included Mrs. Lydia Davis, her daugther, Miss Clara Jane Davis, and Mrs. Mary Carrol from Temple, Texas. They were the guests of Judge and Mrs. W.I. Davis, and the judge accompanied them to Thomasville, Ala. -- where they visited Judge A.S. Johnson and Mrs. Sue E. Johnson. They also visited Bashi, where they were the guests of Carlton Patterson and family and Oscar Terry and family. (The visitors were my grandmother and two aunts. Will Irby Davis was my grandfather's double first cousin, Sue Johnson was his half-sister, and Albert Johnson was his half-nephew. I believe the Pattersons and Terrys also to have been cousins.) I am interested in finding out if anybody is researching any of the Johnsons, Pattersons, or Terrys mentioned here. Nancy Davis Harwood Houston, TX

In an old scrapbook belonging to the one of my six aunts who believed labeling pictures was not a sin, I just found a picture of what is labeled as "a log church between Thomasville and Prichard, over 100 years old." The photo dates to a trip to Alabama taken by my grandmother and aunts in 1943. What church would that have been? Is it still there? Nancy Harwood Houston, TX

I just found, in a box of old pictures, a photo of two little girls, approximately five and three years old, dating probably from ca 1880-1905. No studio is indicated, but on the back of the photo is written, "Charles Grayson's children by 2nd wife, half-sister to Mary" and, in another spot, "Miss Trudie (or Sudie) and Annie Grayson." I think these children must be the children of Charles O. Grayson, son of Young W. Grayson and Rebecca Emeline Capell -- he is one of the so-far-unaccounted-for siblings of my great-grandmother, Harriet Elizabeth Grayson. Charles, born in 1835, is listed in his father's will in Marengo County, AL in 1846, but I have found no further record of him. I know that his mother moved to Clarke County after his father's death, but I have not found him there, either. Since the photo of the two little girls was in my aunt's possession in Texas, I am wondering if Charles Grayson was one of the Graysons who came to Texas. Does anyone recognize Charles, with a second wife sister to Mary, and Misses Trudie (Sudie) and Annie Grayson? Nancy Harwood Houston, TX

My family came from Clarke CO. Al. I am looking for more information on the Nichols, McKinley, or Tharp families. My Great,Great,Great Grandfather was James Monroe McKinley. He fought with the 36th Al. Inf. Also Rarden A. Tharp, he fought with the 38th Al. Inf. My grandmother was a McKinley, Annie Victoria McKinley, who married James David Nichols. They had one child James David Nichols jr.. If anyone has any information please feel free to e-mail me.

I am researching my 2nd great grandparents, Joshua A Sharp and Mary Bussey Sharp. They moved to Clarke county after the Civil War, maybe abt 1868. They lived in Clarke and had 2 more children there. In the year 1877 they left in a ox-drawn wagontrain of 47 souls en-route to Tx. They left from a small church there in Clarke. On the train that I know of were Sharps, Elisha Roberts Family, Elizabeth Bussey White Family , who was Mary Bussey's sister. I think there was a Courtney Family and others . If you can help me I would appreciate it much. Thanks Richard Sharp

I recently saw a picture in the Clarke Co. Democrat that showed Chris Beverly accepting books which are being printed by a private company. Is this the Heritage Book, or is this another project? Patti

Ray I agree I too thought it would be a goldmine of info that should be on line. I belonged to the Clarke county hist society in the late 1970's and found some of my old issues the other day. I wish we could get someone to volunteer to scan or even better do OCR on them if they still have them available. Wouldn't it be a wonderful resource? I hope that someone has kept a copy of them at least. Bill Mitchell enterprise, Alabama wlmit@snowhill.com -----Original Message----- From: Ray Revette <rrevette@digital.net> To: ALCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <ALCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 12:59 PM If anyone reading this post can help get this information out, [by obtaining permission to do so] please do so. Volunteers would index to back issues and type and or scan the stories into text files to be placed online in a safe place. Ownership of the copyright to this treasure would remain with the Historical Society of Clarke County. If there was a way to obtain copies of back issue stories just an index would be required. Today there is no way to research the back issues using an index. Several Libraries contain the back issues but without an index the back issues are near useless. Last week while in the Library in Mobile, AL I tried to use these quarterlies to research the salt oozes in Clarke County but could not take the time to read each issue to find the good stories contained in some of the back issues. An index would have made this required job easy. All that is required to get this work done is permission from the current members of the Historical Society. With their permission we can get this 'gold mine' of data on Clarke Co., AL out to the researchers. ...... Ray Revette/FL

Do you know my third great grandparents? ************************************** Spouse 1: John B. SANDERSON Spouse 2: Elizabeth R. J. ROBERTS Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1857 Marriage Place: Clarke Performed By: Justice Peace ************************************ Grandpa John was born about 1790 in North Carolina (county unknown). Grandma Betsy was born about 1840 in Clarke County, Alabama. [ Yes, there is a 50 year age difference between them.] If she was born in Clarke County, Alabama - Does anyone know who her parents were? Did she have brothers and sisters? Did Grandpa John have any other family in Clarke County, Alabama? Any help given on these two will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Dona

Hello Everyone, I was hoping I could find someone in Grove Hill who would be willing to help me out by getting me copies of marriage certificates for some of my ancestors. I have all of the information that is needed. I just need someone who is closer to the courthouse in Grove Hill than I am. I would be glad to pay any and all fees involved. Is there anyone who is willing to volunteer? Thanks to all who read this. Happy Thanksgiving as well. Sincerely, Dona davis069@netex.quik.com formerly at davis069@peoplescom.net

Mr. Hand, Would you have any info on John Bettis married to Elizabeth Doddrige or on Jessie Pugh born 1852 married to Alice Haultewanger? Karen Beck igotav8@aol.com

Hi; Would you have anything of Sophia Melissa Bettis1839 and Jesse Pickens Pugh1829? Sophia's mother was a Talbert. Sophia and Jesse are my GGG Grandparents. I am descended from them through there daughter Mary Frances Pugh who married a Carleton. Thanks; Amanda K. Howell

I called and talked to a gentleman at Heritage Publishing today and was told they are going to publish a book for Clarke Co. The telephone # I called is 205-280-1607. The web address for the Heritage Books http://www.bham.mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm#Clarke has a listing for Clarke Co., with the address to submit to as well as the deadline for the submit date. I hope that this will help some of you. I plan to submit after the holidays are over. Judy

> If anyone knows about a Clarke Book, I have data for several families that > were pioneers in the area (1811/1812 era). PUGH, ARMISTEAD, BETTIS, > TALBERT. Have very old pictures etc., that I would like to place in the > book for all to see. > I also have a couple of old pictures of members of my DAVIS and GRAYSON families. One picture is of Alexander Harvey GRAYSON and his wife Caroline Emily Deborah DAVIS and their children (or most of them). Alex and Carrie were living in Clarke County well into the 1920s. Nancy Harwood

If anyone knows about a Clarke Book, I have data for several families that were pioneers in the area (1811/1812 era). PUGH, ARMISTEAD, BETTIS, TALBERT. Have very old pictures etc., that I would like to place in the book for all to see. William (Bill) Pugh Hand af2xmg@hiwaay.net

It is difficult to understand how this could be accurate information.... > Sorry; > I posted to what I thought would be both the list and the last party > to post re the Heritage books. .....clip...... ,,,,,another poster,,,,,, > I have published in two of the Heritage Books, but I don't believe that > Clarke Co. is involved in this project. My cousin whom lives in AL. has > looked into publishing in Clarke Co. and found that they are doing > nothing. If anyone knows different, I would love to hear it. > Judy Was surprised by the post that members of Clarke County Historical Society were doing anything at all. My experience with this group is as described in the later paragraph. They are now sitting on a wealth of information contained in all of the back issues of their quarterly. These back issues would be of great interest to researchers in this county if they were available and prepared for this purpose. If anyone reading this post can help get this information out, [by obtaining permission to do so] please do so. Volunteers would index to back issues and type and or scan the stories into text files to be placed online in a safe place. Ownership of the copyright to this treasure would remain with the Historical Society of Clarke County. If there was a way to obtain copies of back issue stories just an index would be required. Today there is no way to research the back issues using an index. Several Libraries contain the back issues but without an index the back issues are near useless. Last week while in the Library in Mobile, AL I tried to use these quarterlies to research the salt oozes in Clarke County but could not take the time to read each issue to find the good stories contained in some of the back issues. An index would have made this required job easy. All that is required to get this work done is permission from the current members of the Historical Society. With their permission we can get this 'gold mine' of data on Clarke Co., AL out to the researchers. ...... Ray Revette/FL

I hope that this is not a "no-no" for the list, but A Clarke County List person that I have emailed to cannot be reached through her email address (Dixie net) and I have information that I know that she wants about her Clarke Sources. The address was good for a couple of emails , but now says that the carrier is unknown, and I used reply rather than entering it myself. If you see this, Brenda Nichols, would you help me contact you? Kathy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com