Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10445 Surname: Harper ------------------------- My Grandfather was John Cephus Harper who was born in Coffee Co. Alabama. He married Mattie Mae Thompson in 1898. Their children were Willie Bell, Howard McKinley(my father), George, Leon, Mattie Pearl and Annie Hilma. My grandfather died in 1959 or 1960 in Samson, Alabama. I am seeking information on his background and will appreciate anything anyone can tell me. Thanks, Lucille H. Faubus

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Coffee/10444 Surname: Adams ------------------------- That Benjamin E. Adams is probably the same as the Benjamin I'm related to. I can't be positive about it but since Benjamin's son, Leven, named his first son Benjamin Esom it probably is. I wish I could learn more info about him but I keep running into dead ends. I know who his parents were but I don't know the names of all of Benjamin's children. Anyway....thanks for you help and good luck in your search.

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10443 Surname: zinnamon dowling ------------------------- would like to connect with any one who is a descendant of rev. zinnamon dowling and wife elizabeth (parker) ingraham-dowling. thier children are laura dowling, pinkney mancil dowling, jetson camilla dowling, simpson quitman dowling, william leroy dowling, penny louetta dowling, joicy dowling, and steven calvestus dowling. i have been in contact with simpson quitman dowling family and joicy dowling family. zinnamons and elizabeths daughter mattie dowling is buried at the richburg cemetary near new brockton, coffee county, al. thier son m.y. dowling died as an infant . have lots of info i will share. rev. zinnamon and elizabeth were my gt-gt-grand parents (maternal). steven cal was my grand mothers father. sincerly joel lee grantham olddj77@excite.com

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Coffee/10442 Surname: adams ------------------------- hi bill; i find two benjamin adams on the 1860 coffee county census and they lived in close proximity of each other. one was benjamin e adams. the other was benjamin adams wife named mary ??. they lived on the pea river in section 22 twnshp 6-n range 21-e . benjamin e adams lived sec 32 t6 n range 21 -e. . ben e was south of ben and mary . the area was about six miles n.w. of present day new brokton and about 6 miles n.e of elba in coffee county. the benjamin withe wife lucretia was in one of the older covington county census also. the benjamin e adams shows up in the 1870 geneva county census living in the city of geneva. the benjamin adams with wife mary ?? and his kids are the ones im intrested in. thier eldest child was named catherine 11 yrs old in 1860 is probably our gt-grand mother. she named her eldest son after the two grandfathers. joel benjamin. she also named her father as benjamin (bengemond) on her widows civil war pension application abd states she was born in coffee county, al. joel

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Coffee/10441 Surname: Adams ------------------------- I have a Benjamin Adams in my family tree that died in Coffee County Alabama but it's not the same Benjamin Adams listed in this census. The Benjamin from my tree died in 1864 (b. abt. 1770). I wonder if he had a son named Benjamin (but, he would have been 62 at the time of birth if my info is accurate). We only know of one of his sons, Leven, who is my g-g-g-grandfather. This Benjamin married someone named Lucretia (don't know last name) and he died in Coffee County. He must have moved there from Terrell County, GA because that is where Leven was born. If you find out any more info. about this Benjamin Adams (from the census) let me know

Okay, I normally wouldn't pass this to the list, but there are times when I would love to be able to read those Census images better that are too black, have tape on them, or other stuff. Why does NASA have to have all the good technology for reading ancient text? If you have an interest in Science, Archaeology, or Pompeii take a look at this site. I know it doesn't have much if anything to do with Genealogy, but maybe we can sneak one of the machines out and re-do those census images. http://www.msnbc.com/news/562226.asp?cp1=1#BODY Kim Pollard -- http://www.cableone.net/jamez/family.htm Check out some of the other websites I'm running. http://drew-ms.netfirms.com/ http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/beautiful/877/ or http://nav.to/Merick

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10440 Surname: Harrison, Weeks ------------------------- According to some sources William Grancer Harrison of Coffee County, Alabama, lost all his sons in the Civil War. William was the brother of Jemimah Harrison Weeks. Can anyone confirm that the sons of William died during the civil war?

Someone has to be related to Sallie Nichols married Thomas Grover Sparks burried New Brockton etc. I have found out that other persons listed on probate records are the children of James Robert Nichols and Irene Young . She is listed but so far unable to prove she is the daughter. A very kind person found this listing for me. Obit. New Brockton Sparks, Sallie Mae, 82, Rt. 1 Friday night in a Elba hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 P. M from the First Baptist Church in New Brockton with the Rev. Frank McWhorter officiating Burial in the New Brockton City Cemetery with Searer Funeral Home directing, the body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Survivors including two daughters Mrs Arthur Linke, and Mrs. Annie Carmichael, both of Enterprise: two sons Clifford Sparks of New Brockton, and Ralph Sparks of Enterprise one sister Mrs Charlie Etson (Eidson) Cullman, Ala. 12 grandchildren and 14 (?) grandchildren Jane McGill found this in her grand mothers things Children of James Robert Nichols and Irene Young (Clay County now) Randolph near Lineville, ala. Thomas Grover Nichols born 28 Dec 1884 Rufus Bryant Nichols 3 Oct 1882 Dollie Nichols 27 July 1872 Edna Nichols 27 Sept 1875 PLEASE SOME ONE HAS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE Lynn

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10439 Surname: Bowdoin ------------------------- Are you tracing the Daniel T. Bowdoin born in Stewart Co., Ga. in 1840 and moved to Coffee Co., Al in the latter part of 1854. and at age 18 married Tempa A. Mills. She was born in Pike co., Al. Had a son named General George Washington Bowdoin? Marlin

Bruce... This isn't one of my main families, so I don't have much. If you find more, please bring me up to speed. If I've erred somewhere, just yell. (I'm curious who his wife was). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Descendants of Daniel T. Bowdoin 1. DANIEL T.2 BOWDOIN (TURNER1) was born Jan 17, 1839 in Stewart Co, GA, and died Mar 21, 1900 in Coffee Co, AL. Notes for DANIEL T. BOWDOIN: 1860 Coffee Co, AL census (pct 6 Elba) 1085 Daniel T BOWDOIN 21 Ga Tempa T 1mo Al Sarah V 46 More About DANIEL T. BOWDOIN: Burial: Evergreen Cem, Elba, Coffee Co, AL Child of DANIEL T. BOWDOIN is: i. TEMPA T.3 BOWDOIN, b. 1860. More About TEMPA T. BOWDOIN: Burial: Evergreen Cem, Elba, Coffee Co, AL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy Surfing Scoot

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10438 Surname: Watson ------------------------- I'm a descendant of Joeseph Howell Watson, son of Bright and Mary Watson who moved to Coffee County in the early 1840's. I have some information on other descendents of Joseph Howell. Please contact me if these are your Watson's.

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10437 Surname: Watson, Gillman ------------------------- I am interested in finding information about the Watson family who lived in Coffee County. Also, interested in the Gillman's.

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10436 Surname: Manning, Jackson, Coker, Seay, Huggins ------------------------- Linda: I believe your John J Manning is in my Manning family. Wm.Hampton Manning was in the 1850 Pike Al. Census,he 50 wife Nancy Denson age 30; he died c 1855 and left many young children, his estate was administered over many years. There is a John Jackson Manning in his family and in his estate papers Box 24 Pike Co.Al...Harriet was born in 1848 and your John was not born at the time of the 1850 Pike Al census. Clary Lucinda was born after Harriet and then John J. I put out a Manning book years ago, with all the Mannings I could find, trying to learn the name of the father of Wm.Hampton Manning b. 1800 NC,John J's father...I still don't know, but that is why I have all this census material. Your John J age 47 is in 1900 Pike, Fmly 48, Springhill,(below Troy); I show him with a wife named Catherine and 2 children Nancy J. b. 1883 and Omer E 1888.Wm.H(Hampton) Manning was in 1830,1840 Butler(Millville) but by 1850, Pike at Milo.   John J. was a brother to my James Lorenzo Manning ,who was b. 1837(next to the oldest in the family & a Civil War soldier). Children listed in Wm.Hampton Manning family: Wm.Henry(Civil War Soldier),James Lorenzo(Civil War), Elizabeth, Nancy E.,Wade Hampton, Eliza, Frances Lavonia, Harriet M, Clary Lucinda, and John Jackson Manning. Mary E Sandel

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10432 Surname: dowling ------------------------- This past week-end i made a trip to the richburg cemetary located near new brockton, coffee co., al. i found my gt-gt-grand mother grave site and headstone. i would like to thank the good people for thier info regarding this cemetary. and i have to say that the cemetary is in excellent condition and had been recently groomed . A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE ONES that did the cemetary clean-up. joel

Hey listers, I just came back from the library with a new set of books with the following titles so if you would like me to look a family up let me know. I have these books until May 2, 2001. If I emailed you personally and asked you to resummit your query then please do so. If I didn't and you have asked me to look up family then I will probably have it in a folder. Please remember to give me as much info as you can. Don't forget to mention counties and states. Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Historical and Biographical by Jeannette Tillotson Acklen; Originally published in Nashville 1933, Reprinted Baltimore 1967. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851 by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Copyright 1978. Obituaries from Early Tennesse Newspapers 1794-1851 by. Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Copyright 1978. Mississippi County Court House Records from the May Wilson McBee Papers published 1967. Includes Wilkinson Co., Jefferson Co., Claiborne Co., Warren Co., Hinds Co., Holmes CO., Harrison Co., Mississippi Genealogy and Local History, Volume 3, 1974 Copyright 1974 by Irene S. & Norman E. Gillis. Includes: Mississippians and Texas Roster, 1st Miss. Regiment, Mex. War Vital Stat. Records, Miss. Marriages of interest Miss. Legislators to 1850 County formation and Boundary changes 5 Maps Mississppi Military Rosters Anderson's Battalion, Miss. Rifles (Mex. War) Second Miss. Infantry, Mex. War Happy Hunting, Kim Pollard Drew, Ms. -- http://www.cableone.net/jamez/family.htm Check out some of the other websites I'm running. http://drew-ms.netfirms.com/ http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/beautiful/877/ or http://nav.to/Merick

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10431 Surname: Bowdoin ------------------------- Looking for any information/photo on my great great Grandfather;Daniel T. Bowdoin who served in the confederate army during the civil war.He lived and owned property in Elba (Coffee COunty) after the civil war.He died in 1900.

would like to hear from Nichols in Coffee Co. llabove@camtel.net Lynn LaBove ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALCOFFEE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ALCOFFEE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: ALCOFFEE-D Digest V01 #238

For those wishing to obtain a copy of the rather limited book by the late Fred Watson; "Forgotten Trails", a history of Dale County, Alabama. Read on. ----- Original Message ----- From: Banner Press, LLC Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 6:30 AM Subject: Re: Forgotten Trails Hi! We do indeed sell Mr. Watson's book, "Forgotten Trails". The price is $25.00 per copy plus $5.00 shipping (Unfortunately, Alabama residents must add 8% sales tax). If you wish to order a copy or copies you can simply send an email with your Name, shipping address and quantity to bannerpress@yahoo.com. Also please be sure to include the order code #A152. If you prefer to order by telephone, I can be reached at 205-942-2071. Our physical address is: Banner Press, LLC &nb! sp; 112 Walter Davis Drive, Suite 102 Birmingham, Alabama 35209 We do have many other books dealing with many other Alabama Counties. I'll be more than happy to send you our catalog. Also, our website at www.bannerpress.net will be accepting orders within a week. Thanks for your interest, and please contact me if I can be of further service to you. Best Regards, Brandon Brunson ! ; Banner Press, LLC

----- Original Message ----- From: Postmaster <postmaster@camtel.net> To: <llabove@camtel.net> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 6:20 AM Subject: Undeliverable Mail A > Unknown user: AlCOFFEE-D-@rootsweb.com > > > Original message follows. > > Received: from LocalHost [207.191.13.213] by camtel.net > (SMTPD32-6.06) id AE80BA250134; Sun, 22 Apr 2001 06:20:32 -0500 > Message-ID: <004d01c0cb22$55c6ea80$d50dbfcf@LocalHost> > From: "lynn labove" <llabove@camtel.net> > To: <AlCOFFEE-D-@rootsweb.com> > Subject: New Brockton area of Coffee Co. AL. > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 06:49:48 -0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 > > Sarah Nichols married Thomas Grover Sparks Sarah is mentioned my Great Gr. > grandfather's will as a neice in 1921 probate records.Thomas Nichols lived > in Cullman area of Ala. She had sons Ralph and Clifford and Daughters Mrs > Arthur Linke and Mrs Annie Carmichael. if I can find out who her parents are > I can possibly find out who my Thomas Nichols parents were. She had sister > Lola Etson married Charlie Etson or Eidson they lived in the Cullman > area.Lynn LaBove llabove@camtel.net > >

Posted on: Coffee County Alabama Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Coffee/10429 Surname: McDuffie, Danley, Holley ------------------------- I don't know who Collie Ina's parents were, but stay in touch I'm still looking all over Coffee, Covington, Dale & Geneva counties. I would like whatever information you could share with me on Mary Bama and her family. Thanks, Robert - RCass5841@juno.com Dothan, Alabama