This is being forwarded from the message boards. If you can help, please reply to rstoneham@juno.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADI/471 and, of course, the list. Thanks! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <rstoneham@juno.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 8:37 PM Subject: Williams/Askew Colbert Co > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Williams, Askew > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADI/471 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > > I'm looking for info on my great-grandparents. My great grandfather's name > was Sam(uel?) Williams. He was born around 1877 in TN. I know he was > living in Barton AL in 1910 from the census. By the 1920 census my > ggrandmother was a widow and still living in Barton (she didn't die until > the 60s or 70s). Their last child would have been conceived in 1916 or > 1917 so that puts his date of death between 1916 and 1920. > > His wife's name was Bessie (Elizabeth?) nee Askew. They were Baptist. > Their children were Lillie Belle, Irvin, Linnis, Jennie Maud and Bernice. > > I have tried to find a death certificate/date for him, but so far have > been unsuccessful. As far as I know he was mostly white, but may have been > part Native American. > > If anyone can tell me where he is buried or any more info I would really > appreciate it. I wish I could go out and find out for myself, but I live > in Massachusetts. If any of you have a branch of your family that you need > researched up here in New England, I'd be glad to reciprocate. > > Thanks, > Rebecca > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 8/11/2005 > >