My sincere thank you to Andrea J. Hickman-Figueroa for transcribing the Macedonia Cemetery and submitting her completed work to us for use on the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee The link, of course, has been added under the Cemetery section. Thank you all for your time. And, again, thank you, Andrea! Phyllis J. K. Owens CC CCAP site

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/3R.2ADE/624 Message Board Post: Is anyone researching the Holmes family in Coffee County? I'm trying to find out more on James and Julia(Grant) Holmes. They are listed in the 1900 Coffee County census. Thanks, Gale

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/623 Message Board Post: I'm searching for any information on Frank b. phillips born in tennessee in 1861, his brother was Edward j. phillips,,Frank's son was Oscar b. Phillips,,who was frank's mother and father?I found Frank b. phillips in the Alabama city directory in 1922,,Frank's wife was Mary don't know her last name,if you have any info. please e-mail me, thank's Bonnie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gilbert, Gibbs, Struble, Coppage Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/622 Message Board Post: Looking to correspond with descendants of Ben Marion Coppage b. 8 Jun 1868. d. 11 Nov 1946 in Troy, Pike Co married to Margaret Davis 21 Dec 1890. My grandmother, Dixie, tells me that several brothers and sisters of her mother, Lucy Ilene Coppage (Ben's Daughter) moved to Elba, Coffee Co. I have information on several of them, and I also have some pictures of several of them, but I also have alot of gaps that I would love to fill. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Mike Gilbert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gilbert, Gibbs, Struble, Coppage Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/621 Message Board Post: Looking for info on George Parker m. Florence (poss. Smith) both from the Elba, Coffee Co area. Time frame is from 1850 to 1955. I found a listing for a George (died 1955) and Florence (died 1951) in Alabama deaths, 1908-59. not sure if it is them though. The only child I know of is Albert Corneilus Parker, also known as Neil Parker, born in 1903. He was my Grandmother's father. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike Gilbert

> Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/616.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Bill, I beg to differ with you. Properly magnified, I could definitely see on the microfilm that there is a second "o" not an "r" and can see it with a magnifying glass on my computer screen. There are other reasons to believe it is Cooley rather than Corley. The Index identifies Louisa as Cooley, i.e. it refers you to 0283b.gif, 0317a.gif and 0328b.gif for Cooleys. Louise Cooley is the only Cooley for 0283b.gif. The 0317a.gif is not shown. Under 0328b.gif is the Isaac Cooley household. Look at the writing of "Cooley." The second "o" looks like the one for Louisa Cooley. I was in contact with sydtom 25 Apr 01 and she said, "I think you are correct that the name is Cooley." I have also talked to others that live at Enterprise, AL and they agree it is Cooley. Also, Alfred is listed under Louisa in the 1850 census and he is my g-grandfather Alfred Cooley. He was b 14 Apr 1834 in Columbia, Henry Co. AL. Alfred is listed in the household of Wiley and Harriet God! wi! > n in the 1860 Census Coffee Co. AL. He married and raised a family in south AL. He remarried and raised a family in Jackson Co. FL, where my grandfather was born and raised his family, including my father. Alfred died 12 Jan 1920 in Houston Co. AL at his oldest son's home. Thanks for the response. John. > > ______________________________ > Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Re: Lolley Corley Cooley > Date: 21 Oct 2001 16:38:13 -0600 > From: johnwcooley@aol.com > To: ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/616.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Bill, I beg to differ with you. Properly magnified, I could definitely see on the microfilm that there is a second "o" not an "r" and can see it with a magnifying glass on my computer screen. There are other reasons to believe it is Cooley rather than Corley. The Index identifies Louisa as Cooley, i.e. it refers you to 0283b.gif, 0317a.gif and 0328b.gif for Cooleys. Louise Cooley is the only Cooley for 0283b.gif. The 0317a.gif is not shown. Under 0328b.gif is the Isaac Cooley household. Look at the writing of "Cooley." The second "o" looks like the one for Louisa Cooley. I was in contact with sydtom 25 Apr 01 and she said, "I think you are correct that the name is Cooley." I have also talked to others that live at Enterprise, AL and they agree it is Cooley. Also, Alfred is listed under Louisa in the 1850 census and he is my g-grandfather Alfred Cooley. He was b 14 Apr 1834 in Columbia, Henry Co. AL. Alfred is listed in the household of Wiley and Harriet God! win in the 1860 Census Coffee Co. AL. He married and raised a family in south AL. He remarried and raised a family in Jackson Co. FL, where my grandfather was born and raised his family, including my father. Alfred died 12 Jan 1920 in Houston Co. AL at his oldest son's home. Thanks for the response. John. > > ______________________________ John.... You sent me this same message privately... to which I responded privately. Apparently you're quite pleased with the content because 4-5 days later you then posted it to the message board (and I received a copy of that)... and, as we all know, it then gets mirrored to this list... meaning I now have THREE copies. Boy, talk about getting in the last word. Just so everyone's up to speed, I'll paraphrase what I sent you privately... in this public forum. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You mentioned driving to Enterprise to view the microfilm... since I have JASC's Paintshop Pro, ADOBE Photoshop, KODAK ImageViewer & a couple of other programs, and the census is now on-line at ROOTSWEB, I thought blowing it up & manipulating it & reporting my results to you (privately) would be of some help. Given that the above represents over $1,000 in software, using a magnifying glass never occurred to me. You seem pleased with the results from such a "low-tech" solution... so it MUST be Cooley. You're descended from the individuals in question & spell it Cooley... so that MUST be the correct spelling. Your logic for WHY it's Cooley VS Corley doesn't follow (except your magnifying glass solution)... the first time I read your reply, and it still doesn't follow the third time I've read it. SydTom "thinking you're correct" isn't enough evidence. Taking the general consensus of the ENTIRE city of Enterprise isn't enough. Going solely by the census Index isn't enough since there's simple mistakes in that document... (I.E.: same gif-file... Hughes on the index; Hughs on the microfilm. There isn't even a letter to dispute in this example). 0317a.gif shown or not, has no bearing on how the name is spelled or isn't spelled. (BTW, the reason there's no 0317a.gif is because it's a blank page). It didn't occur to me to check for other Cooley/Corley entries & compare the handwriting... so you've got me there. But that now that it's been mentioned, I have compared them & the writing is consistent... whatever the letters spell, even when magnified to the single pixel level (something no magnifying glass can do). Other entries also isn't enough since apparently many of the census individuals were illiterate and the enumerator sometimes went by the phonetic spelling (see Jordan Wooten below). The 1860 census isn't enough evidence since it probably was taken by a different individual and even if the same enumerator, their handwriting may have "evolved" over 10 years... or the individuals MAY have changed the spelling. 10 years is a long time when you're living it. And lastly, to show I'm truly trying to be helpful & not contentious... I also have a 1850 relative who's name is mis-spelled... and the writing is easy to discern (even without a magnifying glass). <grin> It's "Jurdan Whooten" in the Barbour Co census. A visit from my gr-Aunt this month offered an explanation WHY it's misspelled.... due to the southern accent of the individuals. JORDAN WOOTEN is her paternal gr-father, yet she pronounces it JURDAN. (Someone's tree had my mother's maiden name--Pigg-- listed as Paige... not rhyming with "page of a book" but rather, "Hang your hat on the peg.") Both BLM documents spell it as Jordan Wooten. Several Smithsonian documents later spell it as Jordan Wooten as does Jordan's actual signature on the CSA death benefit documents for his son. The 1860 & 1870 census documents spell it Jordan Wooten. So, since I also spell my name Wooten versus Whooten, it's of no small relief to find the later documents. Which I think explains your passion for this subject. I didn't bother to ask anyone in Enterprise how they thought Wooten should be spelled... though the Wooten's still living there would have a biased opinion. I'm sorry I couldn't be of much help... but I "DID" try. Where would we all be without folks willing to at least TRY to help, eh? Happy Surfing Bill Wooten mailto:BILLPAYER@prodigy.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BASS/RUFFINorRUFFIAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/620.1 Message Board Post: The immediate family that i am desperately looking for are of African American desent. I am mainly looking for the Bass people, for they are my mothers people. Enterprise, AL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BASS, RUFFIN Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/620 Message Board Post: I am asking for help in searching for this Bass family that lived in Dale county in 1910. Information on these people listed below, will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance for helping us find our long lost family. Tom Ruffin: head of household Lillie Mae Bass Ruffin wife 40yr.old 2nd marriage Fronie Bass step-daughter, 18 yr. old Daisy Bass, step-daughter, 13 yr. old Jimmie Bass, step-son, 12 yr. old Lonnie or Lomie Ruffin, stated daughter 9 yr. old Dixie Ruffin, daughter, 7 yr. old Byley Ruffin, son, 5 yr. old Lillie Mae Bass was in her second marriage when she married Tom Ruffin. I found these people in 1900 living in Geneva county. Then in 1910, living in Dale county. Anyone that can help me find information on these people who greatly be appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your help, pbyers@otelco.net P.S. The spelling for Ruffin or Ruffian, found both, I found the 1910 census in Dale county, R150, sheet 6, vol. 31. Thanks again for your help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRADLEY, BEAUCHAMP, WINDHAM, FLOYD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/619 Message Board Post: I'm looking for anyone who is related or know anything about my Bradley family. My g-Grandparent's were A. Lee Bradley and Lena. Both are buried at Shady Grove Cemetery in Brundidge, Al. A. Lee was born 24 Jul 1889 and died 11 Aug 1945. Lena was born 19 Jan 1889 and died 2 Aug 1945. That I know of they only had two children who I was told were adopted. My father told me that A. Lee was adopted by the Bradley family. I don't think my father or his siblings really know if anyone was adopted or not. My Grandmother moved from Pike County, Al to Perry, FL with them when their Father Grover Bradley left her. Rebecca/Beauchamp/Bradley. Gover's sister was Eula. I found a grave for a Martha Eula Windham. I's in the same cemetery "Shady Grove" I do know that Eula did marry a Windham and her children were Fannie, Annett & David. If you know anything. Please e-mail me at WandaStarling@aol.com. Thank you, Wanda Starling

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lolley Corley Cooley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/616.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Bill, I beg to differ with you. Properly magnified, I could definitely see on the microfilm that there is a second "o" not an "r" and can see it with a magnifying glass on my computer screen. There are other reasons to believe it is Cooley rather than Corley. The Index identifies Louisa as Cooley, i.e. it refers you to 0283b.gif, 0317a.gif and 0328b.gif for Cooleys. Louise Cooley is the only Cooley for 0283b.gif. The 0317a.gif is not shown. Under 0328b.gif is the Isaac Cooley household. Look at the writing of "Cooley." The second "o" looks like the one for Louisa Cooley. I was in contact with sydtom 25 Apr 01 and she said, "I think you are correct that the name is Cooley." I have also talked to others that live at Enterprise, AL and they agree it is Cooley. Also, Alfred is listed under Louisa in the 1850 census and he is my g-grandfather Alfred Cooley. He was b 14 Apr 1834 in Columbia, Henry Co. AL. Alfred is listed in the household of Wiley and Harriet Godwi! n in the 1860 Census Coffee Co. AL. He married and raised a family in south AL. He remarried and raised a family in Jackson Co. FL, where my grandfather was born and raised his family, including my father. Alfred died 12 Jan 1920 in Houston Co. AL at his oldest son's home. Thanks for the response. John.

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/3R.2ADE/618 Message Board Post: I'm looking for a Rupert Boyce Lewis married to a Sallie Burgan(bergins, bergans???) Thanks

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/3R.2ADE/180.182.379 Message Board Post: Nina, I was looking through message boards and came across your "bluff" board. Although I have no information whatsoever, I wondered if you had researched "Pitchford" There is lots of info available. I would be interested to know if you are connected to the English Pitchfords from Shropshire? 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/3R.2ADE/617 Message Board Post: Charles FLOYD married Ella ANDREWS in 1894 in Coffee Co., AL. I am looking for additional information on Charles, his parents and the children of Charles and Ella. Ella was born in 1879 In Dale Co., and adopted by Bennett Andrews and Martha E. Thompson. Ella died in 1966 in New Brockton, Coffee Co. That is all I know of Charles and Ella Floyd.

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/222.488 Message Board Post: Carolyn: Do you have any further information on the Charles Floyd you mentioned as being son of Wiley Floyd? A birth year , anything? I have a Charles F. Floyd who married Ella Andrews in 1894 in Coffee Co., AL. Just wondering if he is the son of Wiley. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten, Lolley, Grimes, Heath, Brewer, Jowers, Tew, Strickland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3R.2ADE/616.1 Message Board Post: After cranking up the contrast & etc (0283b.gif from ROOTSWEB) I make it out to be CORLEY... cuz it kinda matches the 'R' in Martha's name a couple of lines down. My Lolley line stops with Jeremiah... with a TON of gaps from then to now. If you have more, I'd sure appreciate sharing with you. Syd & Tom Lolley still need our prayers (as do we all, eh?) which was my main source. I got interested in the Lolley's after finding out they're kin from rooting around at Asbury Cemetery. To see how lost I am, visit my database at: http://pages.prodigy.net/billpayer/master.htm . Happy Surfing Bill Wooten

There was an Alfred Cooley, 1834-1920 from this (SE Ala) area who served as a Confederate Soldier; would he be your Alfred? Deo Vindice, Homer T.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lolley Corley Cooley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3R.2ADE/616 Message Board Post: I would like to share the following with those who may be interested: I made a trip to Enterprise, AL earlier this year to view the 1850 Census Coffee Co., AL microfilm, which list the household of Jeremiah and Penelope Lolley, to determine if Louisa was listed as a Corley or Cooley. It was convinced it is Cooley. The index of surnames also list Cooley. This was of interest to me since Alfred (Cooley) is also listed and I believe is my g-grandfather. Comments are welcomed.

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/3R.2ADE/615 Message Board Post: I need someone to do a look-up for me: James Holmes Mary Holmes John C. Holmes Calvin Grant Martha Grant I really appreciate the help. Thanks, Gale

Andrea, How much easier this will be than the old way of writing like I have always done it. Thank you for sharing this information. I will video tape them here in Georgia from now on. Winnette --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/01

Hello all! I have finished the survey and transcription of: Macedonia Cemetery Holley Store Community, Coffee County, Alabama, USA. Surnames included in cemetery: Chambless, Creech, Daughtery, Daughtry, Davis, Ezell, Ford, Free, Harrison, Holley, Keith, Mitchell, Phillips, Thorn, Unmarked, Ward, Weeks, Wyatt. Located in the Holley Store Community of Coffee County, Alabama, east of Kinston. The cemetery is on County Road 482 just off of County Road 460. (directions: from Kinston, Alabama; East on County Road 474 to County Road 460. Take a right (south) and proceed down County Road 460 to County Road 482. Take a left (east) on County Road 482. Macedonia Cemetery is down about a mile on the left on County Road 482. Survey done via videotape and transcription by: Andrea Josephine HICKMAN-Figueroa mamee9@hotmail.com & Alea Josephine FIGUEROA & Ariel Juliet FIGUEROA on Saturday 13 October 2001. I will forward the complete work to Phyllis. Happy Day! Andrea