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Homer, Do your Civil War records cover only Coffee County soldiers? Or do you have information on soldiers from other counties? IF, by chance, you have records for other counties, could you tell me anything about an Isaac Woods of Clarke Co., AL? Specifically, I'm trying to find out if he may have been a soldier that was killed in the war. I'm working on a theory about my great-great-grandmother and one piece of the theory has to be that she was married first to an Isaac Woods who died sometime before 1864 when she married my great-great-grandfather, Thomas Gilchrist. I have conflicting information about my great-great-grandmother's maiden name and my theory is that she was the WIDOW Woods when she and my great-great-grandfather married. If that's true, then it will possibly resolve the conflicting data. Thanks, Nelda G. Spires marnel@ellijay.com

Is there anyone out there on the Coffee County list that knows any of the SPURLIN families who live there today? I am looking for a SPURLIN family that may have been around there since the mid-1800s and who might know something about the family. I have tried the SPURLIN list without any luck. Appreciate any help available. Warren

Hi List: Could someone on the list be so kind and send me the names of the Funeral Homes in Elba, Alabama between 1956 to 1962. Would like phone numbers also. Thanks Patsy Vancouver, Washington

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/577.1 Message Board Post: I grew up in that area and have never heard of those two names. Where can I get a copy of that map, please? Email me direct if you wish at jparish@p-c-net.net Thanks, John Parish

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gunter Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3R.2ADE/117.122.123.126.128.127.145.149.1 Message Board Post: Do you have a John B. Gunter married a lady named Mary R. Pyles. This was an indian marriage in Atoka, Okla.

Here's an old place name; the community of Haw Ridge, where a lot of my ancestors lived: The following is from the book, "Coffee Grounds, A History of Coffee County, Alabama, 1841-1970" by Fred S. Watson, p. 62: HAW RIDGE, ALABAMA Haw Ridge is one of the old settlements that was very active during the Civil War. It is located in the extreme eastern part of the county, and there has been some controversy as to whether it is located in Coffee or Dale Counties. Some of the older maps show the settlement in Dale County while some later maps show it in Coffee. Nevertheless in 1940 it was shown as Precinct 13 in Coffee County and had a population of 41. The early settlers named the community Haw Ridge because there were many haw trees growing there. The trees produced a fruit similar to miniature apples. They were excellent for making jams and jellies. When the first settlers came to Haw Ridge about 1853, they found a dense forest. Some of the first families included: Brown, Fuller, Carmichael, Bruner, Price, Heath, and Hildreth. In 1855, James Brown came to Haw Ridge to make his home. He opened a large mercantile store to supply the needs of other settlers drifting into that neighborhood. Brown did a thriving business at Haw Ridge for several years. Haw Ridge was widely known during the War between the States, and produced several Confederate soldiers who fought through those perilous days against the Yankees. During the war, settlers would come from miles around to Haw Ridge, to spend the day around the eight stores. They talked often of the war and the price the South was paying for a lesson being taught by the Yankees. The war had serious effects on those early settlements. It is hard to realize the price those early settlements paid in the loss of property, other wealth, and in the flower of their manhood. Dave Creamer came to Haw Ridge and opened a leather tannery just before the Civil War. Just how many were employed in his pioneer industry is not known, but his business was one of the first manufacturing plants in the area. In his tannery and shoe factory Creamer made many pairs of shoes for the Confederate soldiers. The government paid 50 cents a pair for the shoes. When the war was over the Confederate government owed him quite a large amount for shoes. When Confederate money was declared worthless the bill was never paid. Haw Ridge was among the first in this section to organize a church. In the 1870's many camp meetings were held at this pioneer church. Records show that in 1863, W. P. Miller was the preacher at the Methodist Church. Henry Metcalf acted as supply preacher. As early as 1841, and continuing for three years, a camp meeting was organized at Zion Church, three miles southeast of Haw Ridge. Some persons, "without the fear of God or the law of the land before their eyes," disturbed the people who had met for worship. They were arrested and brought before Rev. Levi Dowling, a local preacher and justice of the Peace at Ozark. He bound them over to the county court, of which Gappa G. Yelverton was judge. He convicted them and fined each $25. When the railroad came through the country, Haw Ridge, as many of the other early settlements, lost most of its good citizens. They left their homes with hopes of going into business in one of the new communities which sprang up along the railroad. All the stores, except those belonging to James Brown and Robert Fuller, went out of business and these two continued in their business for several years but finally closed their doors, marking the end of Haw Ridge settlement. When Camp Rucker was built during World War 11, this community was within the government reservation, and the few old buildings still standing were torn down. Nothing remains at Haw Ridge today. -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Jeannae Kwanja Owens <kwanja@alaweb.com> To: ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 4:05 PM Subject: Fw: [ALCOFFEE] Old place names >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phyllis Jeannae Kwanja Owens" <kwanja@alaweb.com> >To: <Marvfrmfl@aol.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:04 PM >Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Old place names > > >> Hello All, >> >> I, also, am interested in what is known about these towns, if they no >longer >> exist as towns. I would like to include any info concerning them on the >> FORGOTTEN PLACES of COFFEE COUNTY. At the moment, only Honeytown is >listed >> on this link. Please advise me of any info that you may have. >> >> Also, while I am writing, if anyone has any suggestions of something new >> that they might like to include on the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project >site, >> please let me hear from you at kwanja@alaweb.com Please include Coffee >> County in your subject line to get my attention....sometimes I have so >many >> emails, that I do not go through them individually, but, instead, I go to >> the ones that have Coffee County or other pertinent subject line of >whatever >> I am working on. You see, I moderate seven mailing lists and am creator >of >> about ten websites.....so I need the subject line to be specific....like >> Coffee County for emails concerning Coffee County. I am most interested >in >> making the CCAP site as informative and useful as possible. Any >suggestions >> are more than welcome. >> >> Thank you for your time, all. Have a great week. >> >> Love, >> Phyllis >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Marvfrmfl@aol.com> >> To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:59 PM >> Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Old place names >> >> >> > I found on an 1895 map of Coffee Co. two place names that to my >> knowledge no longer exist. They are Rodney and Elizabeth in the NE corner >of >> the county near where the Jack and Wilkinstown communities are today. >> > The question is, does anyone know any history of these two defunct >> towns, or are they defunct? >> > >> > >______________________________

Hi, I did some look ups for the Yon family. I found this in Walton County Fl. 1860 census. Patty 184 Yon Seabron m 37 GA 184 Yon Elisabeth f 35 GA 184 Yon Benjamin m 12 GA 184 Yon Joseph m 12 GA 184 Yon James m 10 AL 184 Yon John m 8 AL 184 Yon Wm. H m 5 AL 184 Yon Mary C f 3 FL 184 Yon Emily J f 1 FL 185 Yon Benjamin m 62 SC 185 Yon Martha f 55 SC 185 Yon Chapel f 19 GA 185 Giles Easter f 25 GA 185 Giles Wm. m 7 AL 185 Giles Eliz. J f 2 AL

Hoping someone has proof of birth date of my gr gr gr grandmother, Elizabeth Reeder. She was daughter of William Nathan Reeder and Rebecca Collins and wife of Shadrick Dykes/Dikes. All the reports I have seen says she was born in 1816 in NC, but the 1850 and 1860 Covington County censuses indicate that she was born about 1826. The 1850 census says she was 24 years old and the 1860 census says she was 35 years old, that consistency leads me to believe that she was probably born in 1826 and not 1816. Other siblings that I have for Elizabeth are: Jesse b. 1811, Nancy b. 1818, Abijah b. 1822, Ruth b. 1826, Mamie b. 1828, William Nathan Jr b. abt. 1832, Zaccheus b. 1833, and Hiram whose birth date is unknown. Is it possible that Elizabeth and Ruth are the same person or were perhaps twins? Does anyone have more information on Ruth? I only have her birth date. Elizabeth's father, William Nathan, was son of William Reeder, b. abt. 1731 and Priscilla (surname unknown) b. abt. 1738. Does anyone know who the parents of William, b. abt. 1731 are? Would appreciate any help. Shelby

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whitman, Bailey, Strickland, Richardson, Coon Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/578 Message Board Post: Would like information on the Coffee county Baptist association. Also would like to connect with anyone from the Mt. Olive, and Elba First churches. Thanks Dennis Jones jdennis28@cs.com

I was wonder if any of our Coffee County residents are interesting in helping getting up a new list of People who are Buried in Coffee County Cemeteries. I am currently trying to put together some of the Cemetery records. for the one that are in the Libraries are from the 60s and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in helping me gather the information where I can type it up and give a copy to the library's. my Email is pmaddox@entercomp.com if anyone is interested in helping me gather the information. I feel this would be a great help to some of our Fellow people who are interested in finding their family history in Coffee County. Thanks Phyllis Maddox ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALCOFFEE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ALCOFFEE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 6:00 AM Subject: ALCOFFEE-D Digest V01 #376

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3R.2ADE/504.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your reply. Who was your father? My uncle Jessie James Roberts called "Buddy" m. Mary Estell Kelley and when she died sometime in the 1930's he remarried but I don't know her name. This Jess Roberts had three children, Veron, Charles and Edna Roberts. Please e-mail me directly at scottiek@alaweb.com thanks again.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Jeannae Kwanja Owens" <kwanja@alaweb.com> To: <Marvfrmfl@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Old place names > Hello All, > > I, also, am interested in what is known about these towns, if they no longer > exist as towns. I would like to include any info concerning them on the > FORGOTTEN PLACES of COFFEE COUNTY. At the moment, only Honeytown is listed > on this link. Please advise me of any info that you may have. > > Also, while I am writing, if anyone has any suggestions of something new > that they might like to include on the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project site, > please let me hear from you at kwanja@alaweb.com Please include Coffee > County in your subject line to get my attention....sometimes I have so many > emails, that I do not go through them individually, but, instead, I go to > the ones that have Coffee County or other pertinent subject line of whatever > I am working on. You see, I moderate seven mailing lists and am creator of > about ten websites.....so I need the subject line to be specific....like > Coffee County for emails concerning Coffee County. I am most interested in > making the CCAP site as informative and useful as possible. Any suggestions > are more than welcome. > > Thank you for your time, all. Have a great week. > > Love, > Phyllis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Marvfrmfl@aol.com> > To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:59 PM > Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Old place names > > > > I found on an 1895 map of Coffee Co. two place names that to my > knowledge no longer exist. They are Rodney and Elizabeth in the NE corner of > the county near where the Jack and Wilkinstown communities are today. > > The question is, does anyone know any history of these two defunct > towns, or are they defunct? > > >

I found on an 1895 map of Coffee Co. two place names that to my knowledge no longer exist. They are Rodney and Elizabeth in the NE corner of the county near where the Jack and Wilkinstown communities are today. The question is, does anyone know any history of these two defunct towns, or are they defunct?

What other information can I give. i live in Montgomery. my father was born in Elba 1926 to Jessie and Corene Tinney Roberts. This is all the information I have collected. Thanks for the reply.

Can anyone tell me anything about this family who lived there in the early 1900s? Father was Jefferson Auston married Charles Etta Anders, they had at least one daughter, Etta Rosena. Etta Rosena married Henry Sisco Horace, and at some point Etta and Henry ended up in Pinellas Co. FL

Looking for information on land grants under the names Margaret C. Mixon, 1869 and Rebecca Mixon 1874. These do not appear to be original government land grants. I've found three other family members that purchased land in Coffee Springs area. Hoping to find these two ladies. Any information or family connections welcome.

To all who is interested in the Heritage publishing books in Alabama. here is what I have that heritage has put in the Family Tree paper. Heritage Publishing PO box 67, Clanton AL. 35046 Heripubcon@aol.com or heritagepublishing.net phone 205-280-4100 Status of Alabama Books at Press Autauga, Al .....Final proofs completer by committee. August Delivery Baldwin, Ala. ....Committee indexing profs. Projected September. Barbour, Al....Proofing in progress. Projected October. Clarke, Al.... Preview completed. projected September. Coffee, Al...Proofing in progress. Projected in September. Conecuh, Al...Typesetting and design. Winter. Dale, Al...Committee indexing proofs. projected August Escambia, Al....Typesetting and design. Winter Hale, Al....Proofing in progress. Projected October. Jefferson, Al... Proofing in progress. Projected November. Mobile, Al...Design. no date. Russell, Al... Typesetting and design Winter. Wilcox, AL...Typesetting and design, Winter. Status of Alabama Books with committees. Bullock, Al....Closed. committee has manuscript. No Date Butler, Al.. Closed. committee has manuscript. no date Covington, Al... November 30 final deadline. no date Crenshaw, Al... Closed committee has manuscript.no date. Dallas Al. open. Committee working on manuscript. not date. Geneva, Al...Closed. committee has manuscript. no date Henry, Al..closed. Committee has manuscript. no date. Huston. Al...Open Committee working on manuscript. no date. Macon Al...Closed. Committee has manuscript. no date. Monroe, Al...August 31 final deadline. not date. Sumter, AL...Open committee working on manuscript. no date. Washington, Al ....Open committee working on manuscript. no date. I taught some folks would be interested in some information for some has called wanting to know when their book will be ready . hope this makes some one feel better to no about when they will be ready thanks Phyllis Maddox ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALCOFFEE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ALCOFFEE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 11:00 PM Subject: ALCOFFEE-D Digest V01 #373

Does anyone know of a web site where a person could find information about mem who servied in the Cicil war. I just recieved informatiion from the Pea River Historical Society, and inclosed was a letter from John A. Lowery. Through out the letter he address's his father. At the end of the letter he has written from John A. Lowery to Henry Lowery. Henry Lowery is my 4th g-grandfather. Need less to say I was excited to recieve this information. I do plan on writting again to Pea River as this was sent to me by one of their volunteers who took it upon there self to help me. Thanking you in advance Regards----Wanda Spencer---Idaho

I am searching for my gg-grandfather, Thomas M. BUTLER, who was born in SC in 1808. He appeared on the 1850 COFFEE CO, AL census with his wife Mary A. and six children. Thomas had lived "near Atlanta, GA" before moving to Coffee Co, AL, and in 1856, he moved on...to Polk Co, TX. Please contact me if you have any information about Thomas M. BUTLER or his parents (unknown). Glenda Rodgers Wyatt Baytown, TX