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/4R.2ADE/976.2 Message Board Post: Lydia - My husband is a decendant of the Amison Family and this year we are hosting the Amison Family Reunion at Gulf Shores, Al June l4 at ll am in the Senior Citizens building. The McClantoc come every year and last year they brought some really great pictures, and you could talk to them first hand. Their is a ton of information on these families way too much to post of the internet. If you can't come send me your mailing address and I will take it for you and ask them to contact you and help you with your search. You've hit a gold mine, I started working on the Amison tree 30 years ago and finally got them interested in it and they have really produced a lot of information. Looking foreward to hearing from you Sincerely Eva Marie Walker Springsteen l2984 Springsteen Lane Foley, Al 36535

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boykin, Nared/Nored, Williams, Ammons, Likely, Samuel, Benjamin, Davis, Jones, Meeks, Taliaferro, Irvan/Ervan, Ewing/Union, Drakeford, Ausby, Autrey, Bradley, Lane, Howard, Brooks, McCreary, Culliver Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4R.2ADE/985 Message Board Post: I have traced my family's roots back to the children of Burwell Boykin who was the brother of Francis Boykin. I do know that my relatives were slaves at Mount Pleasant as well as on the Swamp Plantation. I am trying to find estate papers, tax records, and any other form of documentation to substantiate my claim. I am not claiming that Burwell or his offspring fathered my ancetsors, but I do know they came with Starke Hunter and Elizabeth (Boykin) Hunter to Dallas County, Alabama and also in Wilcox and Conecuh County, which are also located in Alabama. My ancestors are listed in Burwell Boykin's papers where Thomas Whitaker, Samuel Boykin, and Starke Hunter are listed as Executors of his estate. The same ancetsors with more children are listed in Elizabeth Hunter's estate papers which clearly list names of Slaves that she inherited from her father. These slaves came with her and he husband to Alabama. If anyone of the Boykin descendants can point me in the right direction or send me copies of wills, tax records, letters, proof of sale, and any other documents, I would really appreciate the help. I have transcribed documents from the internet, but as we all know in genealogy, the originals have more merit. I just wnat to make sure I have the correct information regarding Burwell Boykin and his descendants. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!! Thanks in advance, Dante Eubanks

More Sims Probate Records If anyone has any knowledge of these families or people mentioned in them, I would appreciate hearing from you. Joyce Sims Severt 17) Probate Records of Simpson Sims, William E. Jeffcoat, Administrator Application for Mary Sims to complete settlement of the Estate of Simpson Sims filed 13 January 1866. As of this date it was stated that Simpson had been deceased for 18 (eighteen) months. He died 16 August 1864. 18) In the State of Alabama, Pike County, in Probate Court, To: Joshua Stephens, Joseph Sellers, Greetings--- Samuel Mooney, Whereas on the 14th day of December 1868, by order of this court, it was decreed that Mary A. Sims is the widow of Simpson Sims, deceased, and herself and minor children of deceased, to wit; James, Rebecca, William, Demarius, Leonard, and Martha Sims, are entitled to have five hundred dollars worth of real estate set off and appraised. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19) B. F. Sims- Tenants in Common, ca. 1807 B. F. Sims, estate, Tenants in Common, Statement of Division Amount of sale of land: $1409.60, less probate, attorney and court costs, leaving $ 1348.85 to divide. B. F. Sims, Jno. Davis, Sherd (is this Sherrod ?) Davis, Mary Ann Davis, Nancy McLeod, Bettie Jordan, Mandy Bray, John Bray, Henry Bray, Sherd. Davis, Jr., Rebecca Davis, Mary Ann Davis and Missouri Davis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20) Jacob Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Administrator, et al, Pike County: Elizabeth Sims, widow of Jacob, deceased, and children of deceased: James A. Sims, 22 years; Elizabeth Stephens, wife of Joshua W. Stephens, age 20; Jacob A. Sims, age 16; Sarah Francis, age 12; Margaret R., age 10; Benjamin, age 7. Dated 2 October 1867 and Elizabeth "signed" with an "X", indicating her inability to write. 21) On 15 October 1868, The State of Alabama, Pike County, to any Sheriff: Greetings- You are hereby commanded to summon: James W. Sims, Elizabeth Stephens, Jacob, Sarah F., Margaret R., and Benjamin Sims and Joshua Stephens. The original citation was issued for Joshua Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Jacob Sims, Sarah Sims, Margaret R. Sims, James W. Sims, Benjamin Sims. Executed 20 October 1868. (My comment: In the citations, James is referred to as James W. Sims, however, in the list of heirs, he is listed as James A. Sims. I don't know if this was a typo but that is the way it is listed.) 22) List of notes belonging to Estate of Jacob Sims, dated September 1866. E. J. Youngblood, Edward S---- (not legible), Alan D. Simmons, Francis Fowler, Hugh Griegs (?), John Jordan, Isaac Spivey, Willis Henderson, H. J. Simmons to John R. Simmons, John Stevens and Caleb Spivey. 23) A disposition of Daniel Carlisle: When Jacob died, James W. Sims and Elizabeth Stephens are over 21 years of age. Jacob A., Sarah Francis, Margaret R., and Benjamin Sims are under 21 years of age. Elizabeth Stephens is a married woman and married to (Initials are crossed out---looks like A. or W. and then a C.) Butch Stephens. His property was sold to pay his debts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24) James Sims, Jacob Sims, Administrator Estate of James Sims, died 13th day of June 1858, witnessed by Daniel Carlisle and Samuel Jefcoat. Division of assets to the below people: Elvin Sims, Avis Jefcoat, Demarius Carlisle, Simpson Sims. Simpson Sims and Jacob Sims, bond signed 20 February 1837, recorded in Bond Book G-P 19. "Simpson Sims, Jacob Sims, David E. Bailey and John G. Tiner" of State of Alabama, County of Pike, and bonded to Bud Fitzpatrick- Judge of the Court of Probate in the penal sum of $20,000.00 (twenty thousand dollars) for which payment will be made---dated 20 February 1857. Simpson Sims and Jacob Sims, Administrators Names appearing beside Judge Fitzpatrick: Simpson Sims (mark) Jacob Sims (mark) and David E. Bayley [Bailey] (Signed), John G. Tiner (signed), Newton Stevens (signed) E. J. Seeley (?) (signed) Joshua Stevens (signed) and James C. Cade (?) Carlisle. This action was continued until the 4th Monday in May 1861. Application of Jacob Sims for sale of real and personal property, filed 13 November 1837. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25) Mary A. Sims- Tenants in Common State of Mississippi, Holmes County\the 1st day of September 1879 personally appeared before me James Carathers, J. P. states that Martha J. Johnson, youngest child of Simpson and Mary Sims, and James D. Johnson, her husband (appears to be an acknowledgement of a will) personally appeared, Mary A. Sims, guardian of Rebecca and Martha. State of Alabama, Probate Clerk, Pike County The undersigned Mary A. Sims, guardian of Martha Johnson, wife of J. D. Johnson Elizabeth Voilet, wife of Ernest Voilet William Sims Thomas Sims Amanda Fowler, daughter of Rebecca Fowler- each of the above children receive $119.00 Children of Mary Sims: James Sims, Elizabeth Sims, William Sims, Martha Sims, Leonard, all tenants in common. Bond Rebecca Sims, et al tenants- Estate of Mary Sims, Guardian. Filed 10 April 1879 Bond Book G, page 533. Appearing-Mary A. Sims, Presley A. Moates and James Sims Mary A. Sims has been appointed guardian of the persons and property; Rebecca, Elizabeth, William, Leonard and Martha Sims, minors. Signed by Mary Simes (notice the "e"), P. A. Moates and signed with a mark, James Sims. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William A. Sims, Mrs. A. E. Sims, Executrix Signed 21 September 1914; In the book of Wills, Book "C", page 299. William A. Sims, Troy, Pike County, Alabama Daughter: M. E. Sims Wife: A. E. Sims Sons: Sidney Sims and McLeod Darby. Visit our Web Page at: http://www.theseverts.net

Here's all I have in hopes that you can help with a connection. William Ethridge Brown b May 1859 - 1862 in Tenn ( from 1900 Census Gordo, Pickens Co, Ala) d July 22, 1919 in Houston, Harris County, Tx. Father was born in North Carolina. William Ethridge Brown married Zelpha Lowe January 3, 1901 in Gordo, Ala. They had the following children: Henry Brown born 1901/1903 Gordo, Ala; Allen H. Brown b August 15, 1905 Ala; Flora Belle Brown born about 1908 Ala; Shirley Brown (male) born 1911, William Ethridge Brown b 1913 and Charlie Brown born after 1913. Because William Ethridge Brown was about 40 when he married Zelpha we believe he may have been married before elsewhere. Any help you can give will be appreciated. Carolyn Brown [email protected] wrote:There are so many William Etheridge's and William Browns can you give more information so we might be able to help in your search..

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Tisdale, Sims Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/983.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Tried writing you direct, but my letter was returned. I have a Serena Wright who married Kitchen Page. Her parents are: David Wright and Eunice Pierce Wright. I have not been able to connect David to my Wright family, but I really think he belongs with them. David's son James Wright married Catherine Piggott, daughter of Thomas Piggott and Katie Ward Piggott. Their granddaughter Katherine Rosetta Cook married James Harrington Wright who is the son of John W. Wright and Eliza Solomon Wright. John W. and Eliza are my ggrandparents. Daughter Mary Alice Wright married Alfred Bennett Rober(t)son my grandparents. Do you know your John Wright's parents? I have many pages of Wright data, going back to William Wright from Ireland. None of the earlier Wright data is from my research. Others have shared their work with me, so I don't always have documentation. Would you like for me to send you what I have? I use a Mac and it's easy to cut and paste to an e-mail message. Thank you for the Tisdale info. Bryan and I exchange letters because of our Sims family. My gggrandparents on my Mother's side were J. Sherrod Sims, Jr., who married Julia A.Callie Jones. Nice to meet another cousin. Let me know what info you want. Freda

I have been searching for ten years for my great grandfather IRWIN/ERWIN ETHERIDGE son of Robert Robin Etheridge and Sarah Sallie Joiner Irwin / Erwin is born in Beat 2 of Conecuh county 1852 according to his death certificate Irwin /Erwin Etheridge married Sallie Reeves in Conecuh county In 1924 he and his family are listed on the City Directory : Etheridge, Aubra l. funeral director Brislin Bros. r 418 Lauderdale St. Etheridge, Dock driver Jordan lumbr Co. h 1428 Fairview Ave Etheridge, Erwin C. (Sallie) h 28 Lavender St Etheridge Jerry driver h1614 Green St. Etheridge, John draymn h1311 Franklin St. Etheridge , Lela cook r 1216 Griffin Av Etheridge, mack (Agnes) march r 28 Lavender St (son of Erwin) Etheridge , Willie M. (Mae) r 28 Lavender St. (daughter of Erwin) Mr. Erwin Etheridge worked at the Jordan Lumbar company as a mill worker. He died 24 June 1924 and was buried at the Elwood Cemetery in Selmar Dallas County Alabama The Brislin Bros Funeral Home took care of the arrangements. Obituary :ERWIN ETHERIDGE DIES Erwin Etheridge age 72 died at 4:30pm Thursday at his home 28 Lavender Street, after a lengthy illness which had kept him practically bed-ridden for the past year. Services were held this afternoon from the residence by the Rev. J. M. Glenn pastor of the Alabama Ave. Methodist Church. Interment was made in Elmwood cemetery Surviving are the widow and two sons ans five daughters. This man and his wife are the parents of James Earl Etheridge who with his wife Jessie Irene Varner had eleven children ...most of whom grew up and live in Conecuh County to this day. The eldest daughter being Ms Margie Etheridge Callaway who will be 93 this July. I hope this will help some people along the way Thank you for letting us find you [email protected]

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/4R.2ADE/983.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Serena Ann Wright, daughter of John Wright, was my great grandmother. I would like to exchange information about the Wrights with you. Bertha Tisdale's parents were John Wesley Tisdale and Ella Higdon. I am related to Ella Higdon also. Bryan Sims can give you more information about the Tisdales. His e-mail is [email protected] How do you fit into these families? Jim Barker Atlanta, GA

While we're on Browns. I have an Allen H. Brown born in Pickens Co, Ala after 1901, parents William Etheridge/Ethridge Brown b abt 1860/63 in Tenn and Zelpha Lowe b Ala. Do any of these folks sound familiar? Carolyn Brown [email protected] wrote:This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perryman, Brown, Hopson, Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/976.1 Message Board Post: I have a Louvenia Brown in my line. Perhaps a common name. What year of birth for your Louvenia and do you know their migration from Conecuh County? ==== ALCONECU Mailing List ==== List manager Rhonda Smith [email protected] Please do not post off topic or virus messages to the list. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/983.2 Message Board Post: I have Martha Ann Wright, daughter of Camerona G. Wright and Eliza Jane McNeill Wright. No info on spouse. Also, Martha Wright who married James W. Byrd. Martha was born 1866, died 1031. Freda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tisdale/Sims Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/983.1.1 Message Board Post: I have much Wright data. Also, have BerthaTISDALE who married James Marvin Sims. Would like to know Bertha's parents's names. Freda

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/4R.2ADE/983.1 Message Board Post: I have a Marth Wright in my lineage, born in 1828 but she was married to Sam Tisdale.

Hey Everyone. I'll be back home tomorrow. I have had to come to my sisters to help her with a family situation that kept me slow to respond the other day. I hate it but due to the situation I need to help my sister. Joyce

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SASSER/PERDUE/HIX/BEASLEY/MELLINGER/HENDERSON/JOHNSTON/WILSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/984 Message Board Post: Former Conecuh Citizen Dies In Grove Hill--Oct. 15, 1954 Evergreen Courant Grove Hill, Ala.---"Mrs. Mary Belle Barfield, 37 year-old member of a prominent Conecuh County family, died at a local hospital Monday afternoon, following a long illness. Mrs. barfield had resided in Grove Hill for the past five years, her husband---Archie N. Barfield--being a partner in a furniture store here. Surviving are her husband; three sons: Douglas, a student at Mississippi Southern College; Bill and Ed Barfield of Grove Hill; two daughters, Carol and Mary Ann of Grove Hill; parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Griffin of Castleberry, Ala; one sister, Mrs. Louise Johnson of Brewton and one brother, W. C. Griffin of Spokane, Wash. Funeral services were held from the Grove Hill Baptist Church, Tuesday at 4 p.m. with the Rev. C. J. Granade officiating. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, with Woodson Funeral Home directing."

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Good morning Can someone tell me if there is a Ward Cemetery in Conecuh county and if there is an interment list somewhere to check names. I was told that it is on a back road blocked off somewhere and there may be Dobbs buried in there...any help would greatly be appreciated thank you Janice Etheridge jde[email protected]

See: http://www.trackingyourroots.com/1900conecuh.htm 1900 Conecuh County, AL Census Evergreen #2 RILEY Frank H W M Oct 1873 26 1 Virginia W Jan 1870 30 4 4 (nee: Beasley, widow of Samuel Leander Witherington) WITHERINGTON, (children of Samuel Leander Witherington) Willie E. SD Dec 1887 12 " Virginia SD Aug 1889 10 " Lucy B. SD Oct 1891 8 " Samuel L. SS Oct 1893 6 JEAN: Do you know who the following Witheringtons belong to??? Who were there parents???? #227 WITHERINGTON Daniel H W M Apr 1866 34 10 Loula W Jan 1869 31 1 1 Leon S May 1892 8 BENNETT, Mattie Ser B F Feb 1870 30 3 #289 WITHERINGTON Nathanial H W M Apr 1865 35 11 Mary L. W Feb 70 30 1 1 Chas. L. D Sep 1889 10 #63 WITHERINGTON, John H W M Apr 1866 34 6 Allice W Mar 1872 28 2 2 James H. S Oct 1895 4 Ethel D Oct 1897 2 Eliza Mo Mar 1833 67 WD 1 1 #66 WITHERINGTON, Samuel H W M Feb 1849 51 28 Sarah J. W Jul 1851 48 1 1 SALTER, Ina Cou Mar 1878 22 1900 Conecuh County Census at: http://www.trackingyourroots.com/1900conecuh.htm Bill [email protected]

Can some one please help me find the parents fo Sarah Sallie Joiner who married Robert Robin Etheridge...he was listed as a Blacksmith in Beat 2 on the 1850 census . On th 1860 census she is listed as widow a weaver head of household with her children. About 1860 or so she married Robert Trawick also a blacksmith and widowed. I have no other information on Sarah Sallie Joiner Etheridge Trawick...when and where did she died where is she buried.. Can any on help me find a date of death or place of burial for Robert Robin Etheridge....thank you Janice Etheridge [email protected]

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/4R.2ADE/982.1 Message Board Post: David, I found in Conecuh Headstones, Vol.I--in Brushy Creek UMC--a Pearlie Ann DALY born 25 June 1881 and died 23 February 1954. I don't see listings for the others at all. If you have any kind of date, we could look for the obit. in the newspapers on microfilm, and use that as the basis for the actual lookup.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stokes, Lee, Joiner, Joyner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/979.1.1 Message Board Post: Sherry, Thanks very much for your message. I looked back through my old notes and did some further census research. I have three pages xeroxed from a book by Ransey Joiner, Jr. entitled JOINER-JOYNER VOLUME II A HISTORY OF OUR ANCESTORS (1974). I've never seen the actual book and the pages were mailed to me. This book says my gg-gm Delila Joiner Lee was the daughter of Edmond/Edward Joiner (see below). It also says that Delila's sister Elizabeth Joiner (b. 1804) married Allen Stokes (no further info). I found one Allen Stokes on the 1830 Conecuh Co. census near Edmond Joiner. 1830 Conecuh County Census p. 95 Edmond JOINER (top of page, first name) 1m 5-10 1m 10-15 2m 15-20 3m 20-30 1m 50-60 [Edmond-b. 1770-1780] 1f 5-10 1f 10-15 2f 15-20 1f 20-30 1f 40-50 Allen Stokes (on same page a few dwellings away) 1m 5-10 1m 20-30 [Allen b. 1800-1810] 1f u5 1f 5-10 2f 20-30 The Allen above I assume would be the Allen that the Joyner book says married Elizabeth Joiner and would be the father of Allen H.(Henderson) Stokes (in your post) if the book is correct. ---------------- 1840 Conecuh Co. Census Edward Joiner, Sr. is two dwellings from Edward Jr. In between them is Elizabeth Stokes [p. 272] as head of this household: 1m u. 5 1m 5-10 1m 10-15 1m 15-20 1f 10-15 1f 15-20 1f 30-40 [Elizabeth, b. 1800-1810]] --------------- 1850 Conecuh Co. Census p. 379 Nov. 1, 1850 #706 Elizabeth STOKES 46 Ga. b. 1804 Louisa 21 Ala. b. 1829 George 19 farmer b. 1831 Wm. 17 b. 1833 Henderson 14 b. 1836 [Allen H.?] ------- 1860 Conecuh Co. Ala. Evergreen June 5, 1860 p. 959 #21/20 Elizabeth STOKES 56 George 30 Jno. 6 Benj. STEVENS 21 m Louiza 31 f [married Benj. Stevens?] (Here she is two dwellings from Edmond JOINER) ------- 1870 Conecuh Census #93/93 Edmond Joiner, age 94, NC [b. 1776] Elizabeth Stokes, age 70 Keeping house NC Louiza Stephens 38 Alabama George Stephens, age 6 " ----------- 1880 Conecuh Co.Alabama Belleville p. 61C Allen H. STOKES Self M Male W 43 AL Farmer GA NC Elizabeth B. STOKES Wife M Female W 51 AL Keeping House SC SC Sylvanus L. STOKES Son S Male W 21 AL Farmer AL AL Mary A. A. STOKES Dau S Female W 17 AL At Home AL AL ***Alonza B. LEE Cousin S Male W 18 AL Farm Laborer AL AL George STEPHENS Nephew S Male W 16 AL Farm Laborer AL AL ***my gg-uncle next door to Nancy HIGDON Self W Female W 64 NC Farmer NC NC Annieceny HIGDON Dau S Female W 23 AL Farm Laborer NC NC --------------- Someone else posted a message on another forum that John Stokes was the father of Allen H. Stokes, so I would love any insight or documentation as to which is correct. Thanks again Sherry for your help.

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/4R.2ADE/983 Message Board Post: anyone researching Silas Carter bn about 1821 died civil war married Martha Wright