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/QS.2ADI/513 Message Board Post: Trying to find out where to look for info on my gggrandmothers children who died young and don't know where to start looking for this at. They are not showing up in census so where do I go from here? Any help is greatly needed.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gray" <billdory@pacbell.net> To: <alcolber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 1:58 PM Subject: [ALCOLBER] CLARIFICATION OF CHICKASAW REFERENCE > Hi, > > My name is Bill Gray and my maternal family all came from Riverton (HALL, > ELAM). I notice the writer below has shown that Riverton was once called > Chickasaw. Can anyone please > tell me more about this. In one of my previous references I saw the name > Chickasaw, but did not relate it to Riverton. I thought it might be the > name of a county. > > I was born in Tuscumbia and grew up in Sheffield/Muscle Shoals --- now > live in California. > > I will appreciate any info you can give me. > > Thank you and God bless, > > Bill Gray Good Afternoon Bill, Take a look here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/map-t3r14.htm at the bottom of the map you will find, west to east, Buzzard Roost... Chicsa... and Cherokee Spelling for Chicsa has quite a few variationa. Pat M. Mahan CC Colbert Co AL www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/

Hi, My name is Bill Gray and my maternal family all came from Riverton (HALL, ELAM). I notice the writer below has shown that Riverton was once called Chickasaw. Can anyone please tell me more about this. In one of my previous references I saw the name Chickasaw, but did not relate it to Riverton. I thought it might be the name of a county. I was born in Tuscumbia and grew up in Sheffield/Muscle Shoals --- now live in California. I will appreciate any info you can give me. Thank you and God bless, Bill Gray ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- edvengrouskie@yahoo.com wrote: Re: [ALCOLBER] Spencers in Colbert County > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//QS.2ADI/512 > > Message Board Post: > > Tracing the Spencer family from its first arrival into Colbert County (then Franklin Co) in towns such as Riverton (Chickasaw), Cherokee,Tuscumbia, Sheffield. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALCOLBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//QS.2ADI/512 Message Board Post: Tracing the Spencer family from its first arrival into Colbert County (then Franklin Co) in towns such as Riverton (Chickasaw), Cherokee,Tuscumbia, Sheffield.

Good Morning All, I'm sure that all of you have gotten a lot of mail about the lists you are subscribed to in the last couple of days, but I wanted to be sure that you know about this particular item: For those of you that use filters to handle your e-mail, the address for this list has changed: The new address for the mail list is as follows: alcolber@rootsweb.com Please note that the "L" has been removed and that the address is lower case [small letters]. The old address will work, at least for a while, but you should go ahead and change your address book, too. If you have questions or problems with this, please contact me off list. Thanks, Pat Pat M. Mahan Colbert Co AL Mail List Administrator

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips, Acker, Akin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADI/511 Message Board Post: Trying to find any information on the following people: Permelia Catherine James Whitlock md. Jones Milton/Melton 8 Oct 1870 Colbert Co. She was widowed by 1880 (for the 3rd time) and living with daughter Lucy in 1880-1900. Believe her maiden name was Phillips. She was living with William and Mary Elizabeth Phillips in Lawrence Co., AL in 1860. Permelia Ann James, daughter of above Permelia Catherine, md. M. L. Milton/Melton 1 Jan 1872 Colbert. Have not found her on 1880 census but in 1900 she was living in Colbert Co. States she is married but husband not listed. Lucy James, daughter of Permelia Catherine, md. James S. Carson 21 Dec 1873 Colbert. By 1900, Lucy is a widow living in Jefferson Co., AL. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Michelle

This is being forwarded from the message board. If you can help or have comments, please reply to varcsix@hot.it.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADI/510 and to the list. Thanks, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <varcsix@hot.rr.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:44 AM Subject: Edward Everett Craig - born 1845 - died Ellis Co TX 1914 > 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/QS.2ADI/510 > > Message Board Post: > > Ennis Weekly Local > Thursday, August 6, 1914 > Vol XXX No 32 > > > Edward Everett Craig > Died Thursday Night > > Pioneer Merchant of Ennis > Gone to His Reward - Was a man above Reproach > > Ennis is mourning the loss of one of her best citizens and her pioneer > merchant. > > It was a great shock to the entire community when news of the death of > E.E. Craig, Sr. was learned last Friday morning. Mr. Craig was at his > place of business Thursday morning as usual, but about 9 o'clock began to > feel badly and went to a physician for some medicine. He went home just > before noon, and throughout the afternoon told his family and friends that > he was suffering from a pain about the heart. About 10:30 that night he > suddenly passed away, his trouble being given as neuralgia of the heart. > > His devoted wife and daughter, Mrs. Harry Atwood were at Winslow Ark, for > their summer vacation. A message was sent them during the afternoon while > he was sick and Mr.s Craig left there that night and arrived on the > interurban at 10 a.m. Friday not knowing that her companion had passed > away until she arrived in Dallas. Mr. Harry Atwood having met her in that > city. Mrs. Atwood and children left Winslow Friday morning and arrived at > home Friday night. > > Edward Everett Craig was born in Colbert County, Ala, formerly called > Franklin County on August 2, 1845 and therefore lacked but two days of > being 69 years of age at the time of his death. He served in the > Confederate army in Newsome's company, Johnson's Alabama brigade and was a > true soldier. > > He came to Texas to Red River county in 1870 and to Ennis in 1873 when he > took the agency for the Express Company and soon afterwards in partnership > with Billy Park entered the hardware business at the present location, > where he did business continuously for forty one years. His partner, Mr. > Park was killed, and the late J.W. Dunklerly, father of the Dunkerley > family, in Ennis, who then resided in Alabama and who had been a friend of > Mr. Craig, volunteered to come to Texas and enter the firm, telling Mr. > Craig to invoice the stock and have everything ready as he was willing to > take Mr. Craig's word for anything about the business. > > Mr. Dunkerley joined the firm in 1877 and for thirty years these two men > were partners in business and it is said that during all that time there > was never a disagreement, hard word or thought one for the other. When Mr. > Dunkerley voluntarily retired from the firm the same confidence in Mr. > Craig's honesty and integrity was shown for Mr. Dunkerley told Mr. Craig > to estimate what his share was worth and take it. Mr. Craig did so and > asked Mr. Dunkerley if he thought he had received all that was due him. > Mr. Dunkerley expressed himself as being satisfied, his only concern being > as to whether Mr. Craig had paid him too much for his share. > > The firm then became E. E. Craig & Co and has remained so to this day, > never a word or suspicion attaching to his business integrity and honesty. > Truly he was a man against whom no word of censure or criticism has ever > been heard. > > Mr. Craig is said to have been the oldest hardware dealer, in point of > service on the H. and T.C. railroad and most probably in the state. > > In 1876 Mr. Craig was married to Miss Emma Harlan, a cousin of W.M. > McKinney, here, who with two sons, E.E. Craig, Jr. and Randolph M. Craig, > two daughters, Mrs. Harry Atwood and Miss Kathryn (Tot) Craig, two > brothers, John F. Craig of Ennis and D.C. Craig of Malone, Hill County and > one sister, Mrs. Mattie Keton, also of Malone, survive him. > > In early life Mr. Craig joined the Methodist church and lived a consistent > Christian life. He had also long been a loyal and zealous member of the > Masonic lodge and chapter here and was also recognized as a model citizen > and a friend to the needy. > > The bereaved family has the sincere sympathy of the entire community in > their great grief, many close friends sharing their bereavement with them. > > Funeral at 5:30 pm Saturday from the family home, 408 W. Belknap street, > corner Belknap and North Preston streets at 5:30 o'clock Saturday > afternoon, conducted by Rev. Umphrey Lee, pastor of the Methodist church > of which he was a member. > > The Masonic lodge then took charge of the remains and convey them to the > cemetery where they were laid to rest with Masonic honors. > > The family has named the following friends as honorary pallbearers: N.L. > Worley, P. Freeman, D.W. Burchfield, Mark Latimer, Floyd W. Dunkerley, > George Fugate, Jno. P. Mann, Hix McCanless, Jno. S. Telfair and Dr. J.C. > Loggins. > > The active pall bearers were selected from the Masonic fraternity in > attendance at the funeral. > > Craig Funeral Saturday was Largely Attended > > A very large number of friends assembled at the Craig home on West Belknap > Street at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon to pay a last tribute to the memory > of E.E. Craig, Sr. who died Thursday night. > > A short but very impressive funeral service was conducted at the home by > Rev. Emphrey Lee of the Methodist church, who paid a beautiful tribute to > the life and character of the deceased. A great many beautiful floral > wreaths were sent in by loving friends. > > After the service at the home the remains were taken in charge by the > Masonic lodge, of which he was a charter member, and taken to Myrtle > cemetery and there tenderly laid to rest with the beautiful and impressive > ceremony of that order. > > The following were the active pallbearers: J.S. Brown, B.H. Brewer, Jno. > M. Weekley, Claude Brewer, Claude Dietrich and James M. Baldridge. > > The follwoing were named by the family as honorary pall bearers: > N.L. Worley, P. Freeman, D.W. Burchfield, Mark Latimer, Floyd W. > Dunkerley, George Fugate, Jno. P. Mann, Hix McCanless, Jno. S. Telfair and > Dr. J.C. Loggins. > > 1900 United States Federal Census > Texas > Ellis > Ennis Ward 3 > > District 25 > > Craig, Edward E. Aug 1845 54 AL NC AL > Emma H Feb 1854 46 TX KY IL > Everett E. Jr Apr 1877 23 TX AL TX > Bettie Nov 1878 21 TX AL TX > Randolph M Dec 1885 14 TX AL TX > Kathleen Dec 1888 11 TX AL TX > Marchbanks, Hal Boarder Jun 1879 23 > Bennett, Laura Servant b f 1860 40 > Taylor, Anderson Servant b m 1879 21 > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 > >

All of you should have been notified by now of the 'move' of the mailing lists on Rootsweb. These lists, ALLAUDER and ALCOLBER will be moved today. If you have not received notification of this move, or if you have a problem with the move, please e-mail me OFF LIST. A note for AOL users: After your lists are migrated it is imperative for AOL users to check their spam folders and if they find list mail there they need to be sure to CLICK THE *THIS IS NOT SPAM* link to send the list mail to the inbox. It is VERY important to help train the filters and let AOL know that this new server can be trusted. Thanks, Pat Pat M. Mahan List Administrator - ALCOLBER and ALLAUDER

This is being forwarded from the message boards. If you can help, please reply to makin491@valomet.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADI/509 and the list. Thanks, Pat M. Mahan CC Colbert Co AL www.rootsweb.com/alcolber/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <makin491@valornet.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:54 PM Subject: Green Family, Colbert Co., AL > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Phillips, Acker, Akin > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADI/509 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for descendants/information on the family of John Calvin Green and > Joanna Phillips. Known children (from census records): > 1. Child Green, b & d between 1882-1900 > 2. Child Green, b & d between 1882-1900 > 3. Emma Green, b. July 1882 > 4. William (Willie) Calvin Green, b. 14 Sept 1890 > 5. Ada Green, b. July 1887 > 6. John Green, b. Jan 1892 > 7. Maud Green, b. May 1894 > 8. Effie Green, b. april 1897 > 9. Tracy Abernathy Green, b. 14 March 1900 > 10. Percy Green, b. 1901 > 11. Millard Green, b. 1904 > 12. Herman Green, b. 1908 > > Joanna Phillips Green was the daughter of William Green and Mary Elizabeth > LNU of Franklin Co., AL; and the sister of William Thomas Phillips and > Henry Phillips, my 3rd great-grandfather. > > Any information will be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > Michelle > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 > >

Pat, the site looks wonderful. I want to add my thanks to all the volunteers for their selfless help, in time and energy. (The Sheffield Oakwood Cemetery was a huge undertaking, great job Bob Torbert!) Linda

Good Morning All, Darlene Campbell Scott has added the surnames beginning with F thru M to the WWII Enlistment Index. Bob Torbert has contributed his survey of Oakwood Cemetery - Sheffield. Both of these can be reached from the 2006 New Items page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/2006-newitems.htm and from the Military and Cemetery pages. So grab a cuppa, and surf the Colbert site. It has been re-indexed, and all surnames and queries have also been posted. Many, many thanks to Darlene and Bob. Pat

In a message dated 7/20/2006 4:33:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mahan123@comcast.net writes: http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/2006-newitems.htm

Good Afternoon Everyone! I sincerely hope that all of you are managing to keep cool during this 'little hot spell' we're having. In case you haven't been on the site in a while, check it out. There have been some new things added this month: The Stanley House and The Stanley Cemetery have been contributed by Jackie Stone; William James family biography has been contributed by Jimmie James; And An Index to World War II Enlistment Records 1936-1948 has been added by Darlene (Campbell) Scott. [This is still in progress, but the A thru E names are up.] You can get to all of these from http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/2006-newitems.htm Many Thanks to Jackie, Jimmie, and Darlene! Pat

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen.Nicklas" <Stephen.Nicklas@noaa.gov> To: <mahan123@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:40 PM Subject: Rutland reunion Colbert County The Rutland Reunion will be held this weekend July 22, 2006 from 10am until 1pm. All are always welcome! Most are decendents are of Noble Thomas Rutland but we have plenty of cousins from all over! In the Tuscumbia Multi-Purpose Center 601 N. Commons Tuscumbia, AL. 256-386-566

In a message dated 7/17/2006 12:11:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, TChris56@aol.com writes: Hi, Everyone was so nice to respond to my query a little while back about my Josephine Sargent who married George W. Goins in 1883 that I thought I would let everyone know that I received George's death cert. and his father was Washington Goins, but it did not have his mother listed. The informant was C. C. Wheeler. I hope this helps put him in the right family, and helps some one else. I think these are George W. Goins' parents: Descendants of Washington Joshua Goins 1 Washington Joshua Goins b: August 13, 1813 in VA d: March 23, 1883 in Colbert Co., AL Burial: Crooked Oak Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL .. +Hannah J. Ramsey b: December 16, 1816 in GA d: August 07, 1889 in Colbert Co., AL Burial: Crooked Oak Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL

Hi, Everyone was so nice to respond to my query a little while back about my Josephine Sargent who married George W. Goins in 1883 that I thought I would let everyone know that I received George's death cert. and his father was Washington Goins, but it did not have his mother listed. The informant was C. C. Wheeler. I hope this helps put him in the right family, and helps some one else. Carol

This is being forwarded from the Colbert Co AL Message Board. If you can help, please reply to suejohny2002@yahoo.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADI/499 and the list, ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com Thanks, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <suejohnny2002@yahoo.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: Fisher > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Fisher/Robinson > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADI/499 > > Message Board Post: > > Searching for info. on my g-grandfather, Johnson (John) Fisher. He was > married to 1st. wife: Lucinda ?. Two of their children were Isaac and > Hiram Fisher. 2nd. wife: Sarah Whitlock, son: Benjamin F. Fisher. 3rd. > wife: Cinthia Susanne Crittenden, they had several children with one of > them being my grandfather, Elic James or(Alex James) Fisher. Elic was born > abt 1882-84 in Colbert or Franklin Co.,Al. Elic married Linnie Robinson in > 1905. She was the daughter of J. Marorah and Sarah Robinson. Linnie died > in 1915 from childbirth. If anyone has any info. on any of these people, > please contact me at this email address: suejohnny2002@yahoo.com > Any info. will be very much appreciated. Thank You. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 > >

This is being forwarded from the message boards. If you can help, please reply to: laruestan@prodigy.net and ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com Thanks, Pat Pat M. Mahan CC Colbert Co AL www.rootsweb.com/alcolber/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "stan carson" <laruestan@prodigy.net> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:00 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Mhoontown Cemetery > All; > > I was recently reading a web article about the Mhoon > family and Mhoontown Cemetery. I am the G-G-Grandson > of Lucy Mhoon and the G Grandson of Calvin Mhoon (born > 1842 AL), who I believe were slaves of the Mhoon > family. I believe Lucy and her family were owned by > James G. and Lucinda Mhoon but eventually ended up in > Canton, MS with their son James E. Mhoon and his wife > Mary A. Mhoon. Are you aware of any type of records, > Tax or property, the might be available that would > help me to verify this. Any assistance would be > greatly appreciated. > > Stan L. Carson > Herndon, Va.

Seeking information on the family of Wyatt CUMMINGS, born February 13, 1841 Walker Co., AL, died August 22, 1890 in Colbert Co., AL. Wyatt married Margaret HENSON on August 15, 1857 in Winston Co., AL.

Good Morning All, Since it is getting close to the time that we have Decoration Days at local cemeteries, would those of you that are aware of these please let me know the dates of those in Colbert County. Cemetery Decoration Days are excellant times to show our respect for those that have gone before, to 'run into' older members of a family and to get pictures that will be priceless as time goes on. Thanks, Pat Pat M. Mahan CC Colbert Co AL www.rootsweb.com/alcolber/