There was a post recently about the Claybank Association and I wondered if anyone knew anything about the Sardis Association. I know they still exist today but got no response when I tried to write. I admit I couldn't find an address and used the address of Pilgrim Rest Church so it may not have gotten there. Their headquarters are supposed to be in Samson. In the organizational meeting for Pilgrims Rest Church minutes, it states that J D Fleming was there as a Deacon or Sardis Association. I believe this was in the early 1890s or late 1880s. Since he is my gr-grandfather, I'm interested in the Association and what other churches might have belonged to it. I have no idea what church he attended. He lived in the area near Kinston - at various times in Geneva, Coffee and Covington Counties. I would like very much to learn more about him. If anyone knows anything about this association or where I can find out more information, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in ! advance. Peg

My greatgrandfather was Giles Bryan. an Elder at several Primitive Baptist churches in Coffee County. They belong to the Claybank Association. Beaver Dam Church was one of the churches. My uncle Jim Morrow was also an Elder in that Church. Glenie Lunsford told me two weeks ago she had given the minutes to a lady in Enterprise, Ala. to put it on micro fish. My parents were also members of the Claybank. John David & Jessie Ross. Beaver Dam Church. They traveled from Columbus Georgia to Church once a month . If I can help anyway , please let me know. I am Willie Pearl Ross Ellis born in Coffee Countuy Ala. ----- Original Message ----- From: <soupy@adisfwb.com> To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:34 PM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Claybank Association > > 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/612 > > Message Board Post: > > Hello everyone. Hope you had a good summer. I am looking for information on how to contact the Claybank Primitive Baptist Association. Many, many of my ancestors were members of the Association. Researching names of Peters, Norris, Jones, Russell, Tindol. Thanks for your help. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Gabriel Kettner enlisted Mar 13, 1862 as Pvt, Co K, 33d Ala Inf Rgt, age 32; serious wound at Murfreesboro, Tenn Dec 31, 1862; at home on convalescent furlough Jan-Feb 1863 extended to May 1863; present for musters Sep-Dec 1863; late in the war, the 33d and 17th Ala Inf Rgts were consolidated; one G. Kettner was paroled as Pvt, Co F, 17th Ala Inf Rgt at Greensboro, NC May 1, 1865. Co K, made-up mostly of those from Coffee was called "Shorter Guards"; organized at Clintonville and accepted into Confederate service at Greenville Mar 13, 1862 under the command of Capt Daniel H. Horn. Gabriel has a service record at NARA and most likely the State Archives; if he or his wife ever filed for a pension, should be a world of information on the pension application, which can be found only at State Archives. Deo Vindice, Homer T.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kettner/Thomas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/614.1.1 Message Board Post: I have none of the above in my family tree, that I know of, but am interested in finding out about Gabriel Kettner and Anariah Thomas of Coffee County, AL. I found Gabriel in the 1860 Coffee County census. Would love to know more about him...his naturalization, where he married (June 9, 1860) and which family his wife comes from. Their first son, Cephus Bascom, was born somewhere in AL on January 23, 1864. You seem to know a lot about that area and I was wondering if you could help me with my brick wall. Thanks in advance for any help you are able to provide.

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/614.1 Message Board Post: Amanda, I think I can help you lots with your families I know that Mahala Driskill married Green J. Cook the son of William R. Cook and also I beleive that Lucinda the wife of Harris Childers is a sister to William R and Arthur R. Cook also Ann Loper the wife of Edward. They were all livinging in Coffee County in 1850. Please contact me at j1728@aol.com and I will be happy to share what I have on these families. I have not been able to prove that Lucinda was a Cook as of yet, maybe you will be able to do this. Jeanette

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/614 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on several people that I have seen on the 1850 Coffee County Census. I am trying to make the connections between them and my line if there is one and I am following a hunch or two. Harris Childers b.Abt. 1829/30 from Georgia and Lucinda b. Abt.1829/30 in Alabama. The Hemphills- Mary, Cynthia,Nancy Francis, Rhoda, Elizabeth Pleasant, William. I would also like some information on a Mahala Driskill b.Abt. 1849 daughter of Presley and Mary Ann Driskill. Thankyou in advance, Amanda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grimes, Stinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/613 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any oinfo on the Grimes/ Stinson lines ?? Mary Annie Grimes b 4/30/1909 died 6/28/1990 m M. L. Stinson Ida Bama Stinson b.03 July 1872 d.26 June 1930, m. John William Grimes b.08 Oct.1865 d. 02 April 1942. I found a few Children, for James W. (?? John)& Bama  Stinson, not find them for 1920. 1900 J.w.  10/1865 35 A.B. 7/1877  age 23 John G. 3/1896  1910 Wm 46, Bama,31, John G. 14, Shelby 10 Son, Meddie 8 son, Lee 4. Bama died 7/26/1930 age 56 .    <<  March  2001.Info from Lynn Hi Christine, Thanks for your responce.      I have her father Green B. Stinson b. 1827 in SC d.07 May 1880 In Pike Co.,AL. Mother Celia Ann McDonald b.30-12-1831 in GA, d.08-3-1918 in Pike Co.. Also have brothers and sisters. I was mainly looking for children of Bama and William. I have one child named Meddie and that's all. Bama lived all her life around Center Ridge, Pike Co., and is buried at Center ridge Church.    And no I haven't looked at the 1920 census you are talking about. What is the add. for that site?     Thanks much, Lynn>> Thank you all for any info guven. Christine Grimes Thacker

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/612.1 Message Board Post: Sue, Have you tried the Pea River Hist Soc? They have great resources and are located in down town Enterprise. Many of my ancestors were (are) Primitive Baptists. I was able to find the minutes of associational meetings, etc at this location. Hope this helps. Ken

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/612 Message Board Post: Hello everyone. Hope you had a good summer. I am looking for information on how to contact the Claybank Primitive Baptist Association. Many, many of my ancestors were members of the Association. Researching names of Peters, Norris, Jones, Russell, Tindol. Thanks for your help.

Hi All, need help with this line of Grimes , Does anyone have info on this line, ?? in my file , i have a John F.( John Felix) b ca 1868, and James Franklin married to the same person , same kids etc. ?? Do not know if the James Franklin is James E. that is in the census as the son of Felix & Hettie Norwood Grimes, Thanks in advance for any help in getting this strighten out :-) Descendants of John Thomas Grimes 1 John Thomas Grimes b: 1847 in Elba, Coffee Co., Al. d: Bef. 1920 +Hettie B. Norwood b: 1848 in Al. d: Aft. 1920 2 Monroe L Grimes b: 1866 2 John Felix Grimes b: September 27, 1868 in Coffee Co.,Al. d: November 16, 1946 in COffee Springs,GenevaCo,al +Martha M. Ogburn b: November 12, 1873 d: June 06, 1960 in Coffee Springs,GenevaCo,al Father: Mr Ogburn Mother: Miss McLain 3 Lemon B. Grimes b: October 05, 1896 d: November 08, 1896 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 Infant Grimes b: November 12, 1905 d: November 15, 1905 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 John Lamar Grimes b: November 01, 1907 d: September 27, 1925 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 [1] Dewey Herbert Grimes 3 [2] Ohman Grimes +[3] Allie Sue Stalling 3 [4] Eula Grimes d: in ? Gadsden,Ala +[5] J. L. Haley 3 [6] Annie B. Grimes d: 1974 in buried Greenville,Al. +[7] Earnest A. Childs 2 Moses J Grimes b: 1870 +Mary Ida McIntosh 2 William Grimes b: 1872 2 James Franklin Grimes b: 1875 in Ala d: November 1943 in Enterprise,Ala ** see obit below. 3 [1] Dewey Herbert Grimes 3 [2] Ohman Grimes +[3] Allie Sue Stalling 3 [4] Eula Grimes d: in ? Gadsden,Ala +[5] J. L. Haley 3 [6] Annie B. Grimes d: 1974 in buried Greenville,Al. +[7] Earnest A. Childs 2 Sarah Jane Grimes b: 1876 in ALA d: July 05, 1926 in buried Asbury Meth. Church,Coffee Co.,Al. +John David Lolley b: 1869 in ALA 3 John C Lolley b: 1895 3 Andrew Lolley b: 1904 3 Jesse M Lolley b: 1910 2 Joseph M Grimes b: 1879 in Al. +Allice ?? Grimes b: Abt. 1883 in Al. 3 Naoma Grimes b: Abt. 1903 3 ?? Grimes b: Abt. 1907 2 James E. Grimes b: Abt. 1874 **Info for Children taken from the Enterprise Obit in the Montgomery news paper, 12/1/1943. Grimes, James Franklin, 68 retired farmer of Coffee Springs,died in an Enterprise hospital Tuesday following a 10-day illness. Surviving are his widow: two sons, Dr Dewey Grimes of Miami, Fla., and Dr. Ohman Grimes, of Gadsden: two daughters, Mrs Eula Haley, of Gadsden, and Mrs Childs, Montgomery, and several grandchildren. Funeral was held from Coffee Springs Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon with his son-in-law, the Rev. Childs of Montgomery and Rev. White, pastor,officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery, Searcy in charge. Christine Grimes Thacker

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/568.1 Message Board Post: Mary Ann, if you are not already familiar with it, take a look at the Tindol Family website on Rootsweb. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/tindell/WmTindol.html William Tindall and Martha Kitchens' descendants are listed there. I don't know if there has been an update since my last visit, but hope this helps

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grimes, Norwood, McIntosh, Lolley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/611 Message Board Post: Hi All, need help with this line of Grimes , Does anyone have info on this line, ?? in my file , i have a John F.( John Felix) b ca 1868, and James Franklin married to the same person , same kids etc. ?? Do not know if the James Franklin is James E. that is in the census as the son of Felix & Hettie Norwood Grimes, Thanks in advance for any help in getting this strighten out :-) Descendants of John Thomas Grimes 1 John Thomas Grimes b: 1847 in Elba, Coffee Co., Al. d: Bef. 1920 +Hettie B. Norwood b: 1848 in Al. d: Aft. 1920 2 Monroe L Grimes b: 1866 2 John Felix Grimes b: September 27, 1868 in Coffee Co.,Al. d: November 16, 1946 in COffee Springs,GenevaCo,al +Martha M. Ogburn b: November 12, 1873 d: June 06, 1960 in Coffee Springs,GenevaCo,al Father: Mr Ogburn Mother: Miss McLain 3 Lemon B. Grimes b: October 05, 1896 d: November 08, 1896 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 Infant Grimes b: November 12, 1905 d: November 15, 1905 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 John Lamar Grimes b: November 01, 1907 d: September 27, 1925 in Coffee Springs,Ala 3 [1] Dewey Herbert Grimes 3 [2] Ohman Grimes +[3] Allie Sue Stalling 3 [4] Eula Grimes d: in ? Gadsden,Ala +[5] J. L. Haley 3 [6] Annie B. Grimes d: 1974 in buried Greenville,Al. +[7] Earnest A. Childs 2 Moses J Grimes b: 1870 +Mary Ida McIntosh 2 William Grimes b: 1872 2 James Franklin Grimes b: 1875 in Ala d: November 1943 in Enterprise,Ala ** see obit below. 3 [1] Dewey Herbert Grimes 3 [2] Ohman Grimes +[3] Allie Sue Stalling 3 [4] Eula Grimes d: in ? Gadsden,Ala +[5] J. L. Haley 3 [6] Annie B. Grimes d: 1974 in buried Greenville,Al. +[7] Earnest A. Childs 2 Sarah Jane Grimes b: 1876 in ALA d: July 05, 1926 in buried Asbury Meth. Church,Coffee Co.,Al. +John David Lolley b: 1869 in ALA 3 John C Lolley b: 1895 3 Andrew Lolley b: 1904 3 Jesse M Lolley b: 1910 2 Joseph M Grimes b: 1879 in Al. +Allice ?? Grimes b: Abt. 1883 in Al. 3 Naoma Grimes b: Abt. 1903 3 ?? Grimes b: Abt. 1907 2 James E. Grimes b: Abt. 1874 **Info for Children taken from the Enterprise Obit in the Montgomery news paper, 12/1/1943. Grimes, James Franklin, 68 retired farmer of Coffee Springs,died in an Enterprise hospital Tuesday following a 10-day illness. Surviving are his widow: two sons, Dr Dewey Grimes of Miami, Fla., and Dr. Ohman Grimes, of Gadsden: two daughters, Mrs Eula Haley, of Gadsden, and Mrs Childs, Montgomery, and several grandchildren. Funeral was held from Coffee Springs Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon with his son-in-law, the Rev. Childs of Montgomery and Rev. White, pastor,officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery, Searcy in charge. Christine Grimes Thacker

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/594.2 Message Board Post: My Grandfather was John Bullard b. 1884 and married Mahala Katherine Ward. His father was Billy (William) Bullard who married Mary Frances Austin. He died in 1925. They lived in the area around Elba but I don't have an exact location. Let me know if this is any help...

For the researcher looking for ADAMS family in Coffee Co: I had ADAMS family in Coffee Co....now Crenshaw Co.....around Rutledge area. I'm out of town at the momentand can't check, but they don't appear to be the same names as yours...but they might tie in. Jaye Carr _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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/593.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, PJ, for your response. I will try to get to Dale County soon since I can't find the census records online. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.

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/285.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your message. I'm going to be out of town for a few days, so I'll check this out when I get back. If I find any connection, I'll let you know. Thanks again. Lisa

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/285.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the info! I'm going to be out of town for a few days. I'll check it out when I get back. Will contact you if I have anything else. Thanks again!

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/610 Message Board Post: William Green White Jr. He was known as"Buck". His father was William Green White Sr. He was a Creek Indian. I Thinke that William Sr. father was Mac White Cheef of the Creek Indains or the Simionals in Coffee County Al. around the Black Creek River. If you can help me find anything out thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/609 Message Board Post: I am looking for anyone that is Relatted to William Green White Jr. He married Sarah Anne Newmon. There Children are Lolyd White, Floyd White, Nola White Hammond, TroyWhite, Lonnie White, Altord White, Lois White Hathaway, Alvien White, Ulmer White, Essie White, Ally White, Luther White. Can anyone help me.

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/117.122.123.126.128.127.145.146.148.1 Message Board Post: Jack: Do you have any information on Rivers Gunter, born about 1775, who appears on the Coffee Co, AL 1860 census, living with Martha Gunter, age 40, and Elizabeth Buzbee (choose your favorite spelling), age 88? Thanks, Jackie Buzbee Davis