This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sparks, Hassell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/634.669.670.673.2 Message Board Post: Hi Norma Jean, You and I are second cousins with Dennis McFranklin Sparks being our common ancestor. I descend through Dennis Walden Sparks, a brother to your grandfather--Eugene Sparks. I have a rather large database on our Sparks family and will be glad to share any information you might need. I also have information on some of our other lines, including Hassell. You are probably already aware of the Sparks reunion to be held at the old Cragford School House starting at 10:00 a.m this coming Saturday. If not, sent me an e-mail, and I'll send you one of the announcements. I tried to e-mail you direct at your Yahoo address, but my message bounced. Were you at the reunion last year? I can't recall meeting you. Hope you can make it this year. We had a really large turn out last year; however, the weather may cause a lower attendance this year. Drop me a note and let me know what information you would like to have. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Norma J. [Sparks] Lankford . E-mail me for Denney Information at grandpad@claycom.com Arland Denney

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sparks, Denney, Patton, Allen, Dillard, Hawkins, Green, Storer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/634.669.670.673 Message Board Post: My grandparents were all from Clay Co. My grandfather Sparks was Eugene, I know a lot about that side, I am looking for information on the Denney line, my grandfather was Lonzo John Denney, who moved to sand mountain in the 1930's probably.

Does anyone have any information on the Knox' of Lincoln Co, GA? My ancestor is from there, and I have been able to find absolutly nothing on her other than her marriage. I am searching for Hepsabah Knox, bn GA, 1822, married William H Gaither, in Lincoln Co, GA., 1841. They had moved to Talladega Co, AL by 1850. In later years, they were in Clay Co. AL, where they died between 1900 & 1910. There was a John Knox who signed as a witness for William Gaither's father's will.(in Lincoln Co, GA) Could this John Knox be Hepsabah's father? There is also a John Knox, Jr listed in legal papers with John Knox, Sr. Does anyone know if these John Knox's are related to Hepsabah Knox? I need all the help I can get!!! Thanks, Wanda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/783.1 Message Board Post: I have a James (Jim) Crawford married to Tempie Crawford Stuart.( ca. Mid or late 1800s). Many times several brothers of one family would marry several sisters of another family. My Crawford/Stuart G-G-Grandparents were most likely from TN. Perhaps Willis Crawford and James Crawford were brothers or close kin. Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/102.261.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Tracy: You are right. That is our Nancy. I violate the first rule of genealogy, that of passing information from memory. Shame on me. Folowing is the information that I have on file. 1-Daniel Sidney Smith b-03/02/1824 GA m- M.J. @ 1828 Daniel served in Lt. John Hurst's Co. Talladega Reserves of the CSA with the rank of Pvt. Was a member of AF&A Masons. d- 02/15/1895 Parents unkn 2- Joseph Warren Smith b-03/ /1851 GA m -Soleta Matilda Hearn @ 1869 d- unkn Parents - Daniel Sidney and M.J. Smith 3- Soleta Matilda Hearn b-08/29/1852 d-01/06/1889 Parents - James Darling Hearn & Nancy Short Hearn 4- James Darling Hearn b- @ 1826 m- Nancy Short 09/14/1847 d- 02/05/1864 Parents - Moses Hearn & Malinda Whatley Hearn 5- Nancy Short Hearn b- 09/30/1831 GA d- 05/06/1909 Parents - John Wall (Jack) Short & Elizabeth Soleta Matilda Hearn Smith, Nancy Short Hearn & James Darling Hearn, Elizabeth & Jack Short, Daniel Sidney Smith are all buried at the Union Baptist Church in Shinbone Valley, Clay County, AL. Hope this helps.

Need more information on this couple. Where are they buried? Would like to hear from their children's ancestors. Two of their children married Blanks. Daniel was born April 1873. Nancy was born June 1875. They married Oct 1893 in Clay Co. AL. Family inRandolph Co. AL in 1900. In Clay Co. AL in 1910. Carolyn W. Camp cwocamp@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/630.1 Message Board Post: Hi! There are websites that list cemetaries in different states. Try http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/alabama.html for Alabama, or substite any state for "alabama" in the website address to get to another state. Hope it helps!

--part1_194.d6edde7.2aba0915_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_194.d6edde7.2aba0915_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd02.mail.aol.com (v88.20) with ESMTP id MAILINZD21-0917231215; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:12:15 2000 Received: from imo-r01.mx.aol.com (imo-r01.mail.aol.com [172.31.37.1]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v88.20) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINZD17-0917231148; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:48 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost) by imo-r01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0) with internal id XAA26533; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com> Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Message-Id: <200209180311.XAA26533@imo-r01.mx.aol.com> To: Cwocamp@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="XAA26533.1032318707/imo-r01.mx.aol.com" Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --XAA26533.1032318707/imo-r01.mx.aol.com The original message was received at Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:35 -0400 (EDT) from root@localhost ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to mail.rootsweb.com.: >>> RCPT To:<AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com> <<< 550 5.1.1 <AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown 550 <AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown --XAA26533.1032318707/imo-r01.mx.aol.com Reporting-MTA: dns; imo-r01.mx.aol.com Arrival-Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:35 -0400 (EDT) Final-Recipient: RFC822; AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; mail.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.1.1 <AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:47 -0400 (EDT) --XAA26533.1032318707/imo-r01.mx.aol.com Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from Cwocamp@aol.com by imo-r01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.10.) id e.69.2d6c069a (17526) for <AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com>; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:35 -0400 (EDT) Return-path: <Cwocamp@aol.com> From: Cwocamp@aol.com Message-ID: <69.2d6c069a.2ab948e7@aol.com> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:11:35 EDT Subject: Re: [17] Re: Daniel J. McDaniel and Nancy Oma A. (Wilson) McDaniel To: AL-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 Need some information on their children. Have located the family in 1900 in Clay Co. AL and 1910 in Randolph Co. AL. Where is this couple buried? Two of their children married into the BLANKS family. One is name Columbus T. (born about 1908.) CarolynCamp cwocamp@aol.com --XAA26533.1032318707/imo-r01.mx.aol.com-- --part1_194.d6edde7.2aba0915_boundary--

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Short, Smith, Hearn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/102.261.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the quick response, Mitch. Joseph Smith & Soleta Hearn also had a son, Winfield Scott Smith, born 8/15/1886 in Clay Co, AL (I am told that he was called "Scott"). He married Iduma Silas, born 7/11/1885 in Clay Co, AL, on 8/1/1905. Winfield died on 3/28/1965 & Iduma on 2/4/1968, both at Telfair County Hospital, Telfair Co, GA. They had a son (among others), Andrew Jackson Smith on 4/2/1918. This is my father's father. I have found the information on the Hearn line that you were speaking of. However, I have not yet been able to find anything on Nancy Short's line, or on Joseph Smith's line. Wasn't Nancy Short the mother of Soleta & the wife of James Hearne? Or was she the mother of Joseph Smith & the wife of Daniel Sydney Smith? Thank you so much for all your help!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/102.261.1.1 Message Board Post: Tracy, it has been a while since I have been into my geneological library, so I am going to try to give you the information that I have. Joseph Warren Smith was married to Soleta Matilda Hearn. Joseph was son of Daniel Sidney Smith and Nancy Short (both are buried in the Union Cemetary at Shinbone Valley , South of Cheaha Mountain, Clay County, AL) As you probably know Joseph Warren and Soleta had a son whose name was also Daniel Sidney (This was my GrandFather. I was able to locate a website on the Hearn line that traced decendents back to William the Conqueror in France. I will dig into the archives and get you the infor. Who were your parents and grandparents?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/102.261.1 Message Board Post: Hi Mitch! My GGGParents are Joseph Smith & Soleta Hearn. I have not been able to find any info on the Smith side past this. Can you help? Thank you!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JORDAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/952 Message Board Post: Looking for ancestors and descendants of Dr. J. W. Jordan (1860-1951) of Ashland, Clay County, AL Will gladly share info with cousins. Carol

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/380.525.744.2 Message Board Post: I have a relative whois searching for a Christoher Columbus McDaniel who married a Nancy Childs from SC. HE is buried in Clay Co. He thinks. Nancy Buried New hope Baptist cemetery . Also lookingfor a Joshua McDaniel who married Martha ??? PLease write to Ricard Jessee at 3071 Co. Rd. 548 Hanceville, ALA> 35077< <WE have a Samuel Ezra McDaniel who Marrried Laura Kenady in Clay county. The other McDaniel is a William Bill McDaniel from Sikesville, Mt. Gilead Church area. WAs Randolph now Clay County.. The 3rd Sat in October is Pioneer Day at McGilead will feature the McDaniels this year. October 19, 2002.........Nancy H

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/380.525.744.1 Message Board Post: Simeon Washington & Mary Ann Hood Childs is my husband's gggrandparents. I have family records of their chilren, also have a photo taken recently of Simeon"s grave. We are having a Childs' reunion near Cragford Al Sept 28 2002.If you wish for my information e-mail me HCcatman@aol.com. Would love to hear from you. Frances Philpott Childs

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2R.2ADE/150.778 Message Board Post: Add these to your list. haha My great aunt was Srah Elizabeth Ward was married to Christopher Columbus Jones 1852-1936 Clay co. I have found my husbAND'S FAMILY wESSON/ WATTS IS ALSO KIN TO jONES/hUDSON/wARD/KNOWLES. found a lot of them buried in randolph co, Talladega Co. Clay didn't become a county until 1866 and there court house burned down.We may also be related. my e-mail is sassyrebel1@excite.com. Reba Jones Wesson of B'ham,Al.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2R.2ADE/200.237.336.2 Message Board Post: My husbands family is Wesson of Talladega, Al. His aunt Winnie Wesson married a Watts, she is 85 and lives in Lineville, she has a daughter jean Watts Johnson Talladega, and son Bud Watts of Lineville also my Jones family is connected to Watts, I was looking for Knowles relatives/Hudson when I saw watts. My great grandmother was Johnnie Emma Knowles married to lazarus Hudson, Clay co, didn't become a county until 1866 so they were listed as Randolph and Talladega. Found some Knowles in Randolph cemeteries. maybe we can connected somehow, seems that my husband and I are related thru these lines. My name is Reba Jones Wesson but named after a Hudson Wow!!

I am searching for the family of Hagar Roberson who was born in Clay County, AL Hagar married William David Nichols and I am also searching for ancestors of W.D. Nichols

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/138.162.466 Message Board Post: Joan, I saw your query re: Bartholomew Baker and Harriet White. Their son Malcolm is my ggrandfather. Visits to AL and SC haven't cleared their history. Have you located a marriage date for them? I would be happy to share info with you about the family afterh they moved to Louisiana.

Standing guard over the old train-stop, the venerable old hotel resists the consuming embrace of decay, it waits like a deserted lover for familiar footsteps that will never return. The sound of dancing feet and gay laughter can never again resound in the dance hall, and the splashing delight of swimming children is forever more replaced by the solitude and quiet of moss and tadpoles. We sit quietly in the evenings on the front porch when summer begrudgingly gives way to fall. We sit with our grandchildren and listen intently for some shadow of the music that used to drift up from the springs when we were younger, but the cherping of crickets and the calls of lonely birds bedding down for the night remind us that time marches on, and things never stay the same. ...from a book i'm going to finish someday.... Denise Bolden-Albayaty Clairmont Springs