This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AlexisSchultzDrewResearch Surnames: Sawyer Goynes Harron Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coffee/203.382.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here are all the sources I have from Mahala on back on each of her ancestors that I have info on, unfortunately I don't have much on Elizabeth Harron-we did visit her stone at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, NE of New Brockton, Coffee County, AL. The only account of her father Jefferson Harron is from the Memorial Record of Alabama Volume I (1898), Page 681. It states he dies while running the Flint River in GA. Mahala Sawyer b. abt 1843: 1. 1850 Coffee County AL Census, Page 271b. 2. 1860 Coffee County AL Census, Clintonville Pct 5 Dwelling 408. 3. 1870 Coffee County AL Census, Page 478 B Dwelling 89-89 and 482 B Dwelling 59-59. Elizabeth's family is on the 1870 census twice. First Page 482 B Dwelling 59-59 lists 7 of her children along with 3 children that I do not know who they actually belong to: Whittle W.E. 4, Carrie E. 2, John J. b. Mar 1870. None of the 3 of them appear with Elizabeth on the 1880 census. Page 478 B Dwelling 89-89 lists the same 7 children without the Whittle children and Edy is on page 482 and Ida V is on page 478. Page 478 Elizabeth is listed as b. in NC, and SC on page 482. Carter Daniel Sawyer b. 1816 (Mahala's father): 1. 1840 Macon County GA Census. 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 2 females under 5, 1 female 15-20. 2. 1850 Coffee County AL Census, Page 271b Dwelling 93. Carter Sawyer 34 NC, Elizabeth 27, Daniel 12 Ga, Mary J. 11, Catharine 9, Mahala 7 Al, Joel 5, Edy 4f, Sarah 3, Margaret 1mo. 3. 1860 Coffee County AL Census, Clintonville Pct 5 Dwelling 408. Listed as Carter Sawyers. 4. 1870 Coffee County AL Census, Unable to locate in 1870. Page 482 B Dwelling 59-59. Elizabeth is head of household on the 1870 census. 5. 1880 Coffee County AL Census, ED 44 Clintonville page 288 A Dwelling 25-25. Not listed on 1880 census and Elizabeth is head of household. Says Carter was born in NC. 6. 1900 Coffee County AL Census, Clintonville ED 49, Precinct 9, Page 123B. 1900 lists Daniel b. 1838 as his father born in Virginia, and son Joseph b. 1845 lists father born in SC, but the 1850 & 1860 Coffee County Census list Carter Sawyer as born in NC. 7. Transcription of Historical Marker. We copied this while visiting the area a few years ago. "Clintonville Academy January 11, 1860 Chartered as Clintonville Male and Female Academy. Building erected 1860: occupied January 1861. The first school in Coffee County to teach beyond the sixth grade. Clintonville, for many years, was recognized as the cultural and educational center of the county. This area was first known as Indigo Head. In 1845 one of the first voting precincts was located here. Clintonville post office established June 16, 1849. Some of the pioneer families were Fleming, Brooks, Hutchison, Gunter, Sawyer, Goynes, Watson, Moates, Carmichael Warren, Brock, Harding, Wilks, Peacock, and Helms." 8. Memorial Record of Alabama Volume I (1898), Page 681. Extensive story on C. D. Sawyer b. 1838 and his family which states that he died in 1863. 9. Will, Pike County Newspaper 12/9/1864. An administration notice on the estate of Carter Sawyer dated November 30, 1864 requesting debtors to pay debts to Elizabeth Sawyer. Charles G. Sawyer b. between 1760-1770 VA: 1. Clayton Metcalf, Carter Sawyer's line. 2. 1820 Hancock County GA Census, Capt Maddens District. 3. 1830 DeKalb County GA Census, Page 65. Listed as Charles Sawyers. 4. 1840 Macon County GA Census, Page 9. Males 1 10 & under 15, 1 15 & under 20, 1 70 & under 80 (Charles) Females 1 under 5, 1 5 & under 10, 1 20 & under 30 Charles' son, Carter, also lives in Macon County in 1840 The census lists him as Charles Sawyers. Well, hope this helps! Alexis Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.