Sandra, I believe that your Mary Etta Sawyer Johnson is the neice of my wife's great grandmother (Eliza J. [Sawyer] Bell). If you don't mind sharing some of your information on the Sawyer and the Johnson line I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Larry Taylor On Thu, 26 May 2005 12:34:12 -0700 (PDT) Sandra Lechner <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Robert; > Yes, I am descended from the Coffee County > Johnsons. My maternal grandparents were Alto and Mary > Etta (Sawyer)Johnson. I have concentrated on my > paternal side more in the last year but have bits and > pieces on the Alabama roots that I will spend this > summer putting together. > I would be interested to see if and how we are > related. Feel free to email me privately. > sandra > > > > --- Robert Steed <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see you have Johnson as a surname you are > > researching. Are you Johnson's > > from Coffee County? I am also searching Johnson's. > > > > I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will > die for, he isn't fit to live. > Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963 > > ItÂ’s difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary > depends upon his not understanding it. > Upton Sinclair > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of > Coffee County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most > friendly here. Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County > ALGenWeb Project website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and > the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting > $15 to PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit > the Society at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. > You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine > with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and happy > hunting. > > ============================== > h the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > He that dewelleth in the secret of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust. (Psalm 91: 1-2)