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    1. John B Maddox
    2. Can some one look up marriage of John B Maddox and Mary E ?Thier daughter Martha E Maddox born 1861.Does any one know what happen to them after 1860'sI cannot find them in 1870. Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn

    08/26/2005 10:55:23
    1. T.J. THOMAS
    2. Shelby Corcoran
    3. Does anyone know who T.J. THOMAS was? He was the Justice of the Peace that married John T. WARR and Alice STOKES on 04 Sep 1889 in Coffee County, Alabama.

    08/26/2005 10:16:48
    1. Beard
    2. Who was Myron Jefferson Beard parents?I work on Beard family but donnot have him.I would like to know more about him. Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn

    08/26/2005 02:51:48
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Re: Early Donaldson
    2. I have some on Donaldson family if any one would like to share.My great grandmother was Martha Donaldson that married Jesse Maddox. Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn

    08/26/2005 02:49:23
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon
    2. Joan
    3. ....John William Harper son of Dr. Joseph Malone Harper had a daughter Mariah Harper who married Myron Jefferson Beard who is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Elba. Mariah is buried with Barzillo Mixon, her second husband, in Old Ebenezer Church Cemetery in Dale County, Alabama. Malinda Harper, sister to Mariah was married to Washburn Elisha Law. I have no idea who Malinda Stokes is, but it was Mariah Harper who was married to Myron Jefferson Beard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Faircloth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon > The information given to me about this family (not my own research) is > conflicting. One source has Barzillo Mix(s)on married to Malinda Stokes, > who lived until 1882. They had ten children. > > Another source has Mariah Harper as the wife. I am copying this to both > sources in hopes that they have something to help clarify this, if the > addys are still good. > > Ray > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:04 PM > Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: Beard Harper >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1784 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I do not know the exact spelling of her name, but Marion/Myron was >> married to Thomas Jefferson Beard of Elba. They had one son, Thomas >> Jefferson (Jeff), born around 1862. I heard that the elder Thomas died a >> young man of a gun shot wound. Marion/Myron later married Barzilli H. >> Mixon of Coffee County. Marion/Myron's parents were John W. and Martha >> A. Harper of CLarke Co., GA until they moved to Coffee Co. >> Any info on the Harper or Beard family would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== >> Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee >> County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. >> Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project >> website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical >> and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs >> Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 >> to PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the >> Society at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will >> receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid >> membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee > County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. > Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project > website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical > and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to > PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society > at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the > seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. > Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

    08/25/2005 02:29:32
    1. Re: Early Donaldson
    2. 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/3R.2ADE/1699.1 Message Board Post: Frances, E.E. Donaldson married Cora Avant on September 9, 1906 . Book -7A , Page 262 Probate records in Enterprise, Alabama .

    08/25/2005 01:51:29
    1. Re: Ivy Clay Dumas and Annie Mae Vaughn
    2. 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/3R.2ADE/1744.2 Message Board Post: Diane, Listed in Coffee County, Alabama marriage records ; Ivey Clay Dumas married Annie Mae Spurlin on November 25, 1929. License located in Book 6 , Page 28. Probate records in Enterprise, Alabama. Hope this helps .

    08/25/2005 12:29:37
    1. Re: Adamson in Coffee County
    2. 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/3R.2ADE/1767.1 Message Board Post: Amy, No relation , but thought i would try and help by passing this information to you. Pearlie Newman married C.J. Adamson on 12-15-1918 Their marriage license is located in Book 8A - Page 421 in Enterprise , Alabama in probate records.

    08/25/2005 11:56:16
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon
    2. Ray Faircloth
    3. After looking at the 1880 census, I doubt that Malinda had another husband before Mixon. She was only 16 when her first child was born and they are shown in the 1860 Coffee county census. Here is what the 1880 LDS shows: Census Place: Clintonville, Coffee, Alabama Source: FHL Film 1254008 National Archives Film T9-0008 Page 297A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Barzella H. MIXON Self M M W 45 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC Malinda MIXON Wife F M W 36 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: GA Victoria MIXON Dau F S W 20 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL John MIXON Son M S W 18 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: AL Adella MIXON Dau F S W 14 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Columbus MIXON Son M S W 14 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: AL Aurabella MIXON Dau F S W 11 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Billie MIXON Son M S W 9 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Allis MIXON Dau F S W 5 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Rosco MIXON Son M S W 3 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL MIXON Son M S W 1 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Columbus BRADSHAW Other M S W 21 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: --- Mo: --- Ray [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Beard Harper > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1784 > > Message Board Post: > > I do not know the exact spelling of her name, but Marion/Myron was married to > Thomas Jefferson Beard of Elba. They had one son, Thomas Jefferson (Jeff), born > around 1862. I heard that the elder Thomas died a young man of a gun shot wound. > Marion/Myron later married Barzilli H. Mixon of Coffee County. Marion/Myron's > parents were John W. and Martha A. Harper of CLarke Co., GA until they moved to > Coffee Co. > Any info on the Harper or Beard family would be greatly appreciated. > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, > Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, > please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical > Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, > P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main > Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea > River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and > happy hunting. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

    08/25/2005 10:36:07
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Re: Early Donaldson
    2. Willie Walker
    3. Debra, I am looking for information on C. M. Donaldson who married my momma's aunt, Maudie Lue Marsh, on 2, July 1892 at her daddy's, Edward T. Marsh's, house in Clintonville.....Don't know how long there were married, but probably not very long...Don't know what "C.M." initials stood for.......Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated.....Willie > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 8/26/05 5:49:29 AM > Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Re: Early Donaldson > > I have some on Donaldson family if any one would like to share.My great > grandmother was Martha Donaldson that married Jesse Maddox. > > Debra Maddox Wilson > Greenback,Tn > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

    08/25/2005 10:05:28
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon
    2. Ray Faircloth
    3. The information given to me about this family (not my own research) is conflicting. One source has Barzillo Mix(s)on married to Malinda Stokes, who lived until 1882. They had ten children. Another source has Mariah Harper as the wife. I am copying this to both sources in hopes that they have something to help clarify this, if the addys are still good. Ray [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Beard Harper > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1784 > > Message Board Post: > > I do not know the exact spelling of her name, but Marion/Myron was married to > Thomas Jefferson Beard of Elba. They had one son, Thomas Jefferson (Jeff), born > around 1862. I heard that the elder Thomas died a young man of a gun shot wound. > Marion/Myron later married Barzilli H. Mixon of Coffee County. Marion/Myron's > parents were John W. and Martha A. Harper of CLarke Co., GA until they moved to > Coffee Co. > Any info on the Harper or Beard family would be greatly appreciated. > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, > Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, > please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical > Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, > P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main > Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea > River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and > happy hunting. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

    08/25/2005 09:33:49
    1. Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beard Harper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1784 Message Board Post: I do not know the exact spelling of her name, but Marion/Myron was married to Thomas Jefferson Beard of Elba. They had one son, Thomas Jefferson (Jeff), born around 1862. I heard that the elder Thomas died a young man of a gun shot wound. Marion/Myron later married Barzilli H. Mixon of Coffee County. Marion/Myron's parents were John W. and Martha A. Harper of CLarke Co., GA until they moved to Coffee Co. Any info on the Harper or Beard family would be greatly appreciated.

    08/25/2005 06:04:31
    1. Re: [ALCOFFEE] Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McC...
    2. Was these McCart in Chattahoochee Co Georgia befor coming to Alabama?I have a Mattie McCart married Lewis Lanier in 1865 Chattahoochee Co Ga. Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn

    08/25/2005 03:28:29
    1. RE: [ALCOFFEE] Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McC...
    2. Bobbie Landrum
    3. I do know that they were in Georgia before coming to Alabama, but without looking at my records, can't say which county they came from. All my records are packed in boxes while we remodel several rooms so I can't get to them at this time. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McC... Was these McCart in Chattahoochee Co Georgia befor coming to Alabama?I have a Mattie McCart married Lewis Lanier in 1865 Chattahoochee Co Ga. Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

    08/25/2005 03:10:09
    1. RE: [ALCOFFEE] Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McCarty
    2. Bobbie Landrum
    3. Safronia McCarty was my great grandmother through her second marriage to James M. Howell. She is indeed buried in the Averett Cemetery, but under the name of Frances Safronia Howell. Marion Francis Averett was killed during the Civil War and it is unknown where he is buried. I have heard that he was killed in Barbour Co., Alabama, but I don't know how reliable that information is. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 3:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McCarty This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Averett/McCarty Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1783 Message Board Post: Can anyone identify the location of the gravesites of Marion Francis Averett (born 1832--death date unknown) and his wife, Mary Frances Safronia McCarty, who died March 7, 1909? They were married in Dale Co., AL, abt 1856. I thought they were buried in the Averett Cemetery in Dale Co., AL, but I was recently there, and they are not. ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

    08/24/2005 01:16:41
    1. Cemetery of Marion Francis Averett & Mary Frances Safronia McCarty
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Averett/McCarty Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1783 Message Board Post: Can anyone identify the location of the gravesites of Marion Francis Averett (born 1832--death date unknown) and his wife, Mary Frances Safronia McCarty, who died March 7, 1909? They were married in Dale Co., AL, abt 1856. I thought they were buried in the Averett Cemetery in Dale Co., AL, but I was recently there, and they are not.

    08/24/2005 08:09:41
    1. [ALCOFFEE] Warr/Stokes for Shelby
    2. Shelby Corcoran
    3. Jerry, thank you again for your input on the Warr/Stokes mystery. Here's a few more things to ponder: I've been going back over my records and found some information that I got from a daughter of Warren Warr (John and Alice's first child). She said that she was told that her grandmother Alice and John got together just 2 or 3 days after Mary Ann died and that "on the streets of Samson, there was a woman talking about how soon they got married and her husband told her that he didn't want to hear about it, that Alice went in there and took care of those children". Alice and John had about 6 children, Warren, Jake and Walker, a son named Joseph that died when he was about 3 or 4 years old and 2 babies that died as infants, those infants may have died because Alice thought she may have rolled over on them in bed and they were smothered. I also talked to one of Felie's sons today and he said that he was told that Mary Ann died about 10 days after Felie was born. In 1900 Felie is living with Angus Harrison and Frances "Tang" Thomas Harrison ("Tang" was Mary Ann's sister) in Peacock, Coffee Co., AL. She is listed as a 10 year old and her birth date is listed as April 1890. She is listed as their daughter but according to all the people, relatives and researchers, that I have talked to she was actually their niece and they were raising her as a daughter. I do not believe that "Felie" was a daughter of Alice. Alice's first child was Warren J. Warr, born 06 Jun 1891 (according to his WW1 draft registration). That was just 9 months after Alice and John married. Felie married James Poke Adkison on 09 Sep 1909 in Coffee Co., AL. The 1910 Peacock, Coffee Co., AL census (census taken on 22 Apr 1910) lists Poke Adkison, age 21 - wife Felie, age 22 and son John, age 5 months. This census would lead one to believe that Felie was born in 1888 and that Poke was born in 1889. Poke was actually born 30 Jan 1891. So, we can assume that the ages are 2 years off on both of them, Poke was actually 19 and Felie was 20. The 1920 Peacock, Coffee Co., AL census (census taken on 20 Jan 1920) lists Poke Adkison age 29, wife Felie age 33, son John D. age 10, daughter Cola Mae age 5, son William D. age 3, daughter Mary Ethel age 2 months. This census would lead one to believe that Poke was born in 1891 (which he was) and Felie would have been born in 1887. I don't have access to Ancestry.com to look for them on the 1930 census. I think they were living in the Curtis area of Coffee County. (Can anyone help with this?)They moved to Opp, Covington County, in the early 1930's when Poke got a job in the cotton mill there. It would be interesting to know what age Felie was on that census. I think Felie died about 1968. Poke died June 1981 (per SSDI) and they are both buried in Peaceful Acres Cemetery in Opp, Covington Co., AL. And so the story goes................... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavista" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:23 PM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Warr/Stokes for Shelby Shelby, Regarding your question about John Warr and Alice Stokes' marriage date vs. Mary's death date. John and Alice's marriage is not in dispute. You have the marriage record which is a primary source. In addition, John T. Warr, born in Alabama in May 1847, wife Alice O. (sic) age 30, and six children; Mattie born June 1881, Lulu (sic) born June 1884, Rosa born August 1889, Warren J., Jacob O. born June 1893, and Walker A. born August 1895 lived at Piney Grove, Geneva County, Alabama on June 9, 1900 when the census was taken. John and Alice had been married 10 years. Therefore, we have two primary sources that agree, the marriage record and the 1900 census. The 1900 census indicated that Alice had given birth to five children, three of whom were living in 1900. Mattie, Lula, and Rosa were John and Mary's children. Warren, Jacob, and Walker were John and Alice's sons. Alice had two deceased children. Since she was 20 years of age when she married John, one must assume that the two deceased children were from John and Alice's union. Felice Ophelia "Celia," whose birthdate causes part of the mystery, was not in the home. Mary's death date is based on a hand-carved marker, that could have been produced after her death . . . even years after her death . . . and a well-meaning person could have made a mistake. A cemetery marker is not always a reliable, primary source. Consider this . . . suppose Mary died after the birth of Rosa in August 1889. It was not unusual in those days for an older man with children, particularly infant children, to remarry quickly to a much younger woman who could care for the children. Carrying this thought further, perhaps John remarried to Alice within a month after Mary's death. Could it be that "Celia" was the first child of John and Alice (born eight months after their marriage) instead of the last child of John and Mary? Celia, who was not on the census in John's home in 1900, would have been about nineteen years old at the time - but could have been married to Polk Akison (Atkinson), as some researchers contend - although I did not find them on the census that year or thereafter. Since Celia was born in 1890, there is no 1890 census, and she was not on the 1900 census with John's family; and could not be located subsequently, what is the proof that she belongs to John's family? Where was she in 1900? Is she the same person who actually married Polk Adkinson or is she one of the deceased children indicated on the 1900 census? Jerry

    08/23/2005 04:30:50
    1. Re: George W. Shirey
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1778.1 Message Board Post: Wondering if Newman Shirey from SC went through or had siblings born in Georgia on way to Alabama. My husbands G,G Grandfather was born in Georgia and we think settled in Alabama, but we don't know his name. Great Grandfather's name was George Washington and he was born in Alabama in 1861 and died in TX. in 1941. He had a mother-in-law living with him in TX according to the 1900 census that was born in S.C. named Elizibeth Canter born 1842 and his wife's name was Lou-A.. Please help if you can! Thanks

    08/23/2005 12:04:32
    1. Warr/Stokes for Shelby
    2. Lavista
    3. Shelby, Regarding your question about John Warr and Alice Stokes' marriage date vs. Mary's death date. John and Alice's marriage is not in dispute. You have the marriage record which is a primary source. In addition, John T. Warr, born in Alabama in May 1847, wife Alice O. (sic) age 30, and six children; Mattie born June 1881, Lulu (sic) born June 1884, Rosa born August 1889, Warren J., Jacob O. born June 1893, and Walker A. born August 1895 lived at Piney Grove, Geneva County, Alabama on June 9, 1900 when the census was taken. John and Alice had been married 10 years. Therefore, we have two primary sources that agree, the marriage record and the 1900 census. The 1900 census indicated that Alice had given birth to five children, three of whom were living in 1900. Mattie, Lula, and Rosa were John and Mary's children. Warren, Jacob, and Walker were John and Alice's sons. Alice had two deceased children. Since she was 20 years of age when she married John, one must assume that the two deceased children were from John and Alice's union. Felice Ophelia "Celia," whose birthdate causes part of the mystery, was not in the home. Mary's death date is based on a hand-carved marker, that could have been produced after her death . . . even years after her death . . . and a well-meaning person could have made a mistake. A cemetery marker is not always a reliable, primary source. Consider this . . . suppose Mary died after the birth of Rosa in August 1889. It was not unusual in those days for an older man with children, particularly infant children, to remarry quickly to a much younger woman who could care for the children. Carrying this thought further, perhaps John remarried to Alice within a month after Mary's death. Could it be that "Celia" was the first child of John and Alice (born eight months after their marriage) instead of the last child of John and Mary? Celia, who was not on the census in John's home in 1900, would have been about nineteen years old at the time - but could have been married to Polk Akison (Atkinson), as some researchers contend - although I did not find them on the census that year or thereafter. Since Celia was born in 1890, there is no 1890 census, and she was not on the 1900 census with John's family; and could not be located subsequently, what is the proof that she belongs to John's family? Where was she in 1900? Is she the same person who actually married Polk Adkinson or is she one of the deceased children indicated on the 1900 census? Jerry

    08/23/2005 08:23:49
    1. Re: WeeKs of COFFEE COUNTY
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weeks, Wood, Cannon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1782.1 Message Board Post: I have some information on your family. See my web page at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bbryan84&id=I06525. I am sending you directly a more detailed report with notes and sources.

    08/23/2005 05:19:03