This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: melaniegibbs96 Surnames: Burrows Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4114.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This gives me a little more to go on. The 1858 date that Dr. Burrows was warden is a little earlier than I thought. Thanks 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.

Is there anyone on this list that has access to the 1866 AL state census? I am looking for a couple that is listed in Coosa county in 1860 but I can't locate them on the 1870 federal census. They are THOMAS C. GILES and wife EDA FRANCES HAM. I am also trying to find a record of their marriage which I believe was about 1874. Sometimes the surname was misspelled as JILES. Thanks for any help. Jackie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4114.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In the book "A History of Wetumpka" by Elizabeth Porter, 1957, page 27 reads the following three sentences... "During the year 1839 Wetumpka had been chosen as the site for the State Penitentiary." "The cornerstone was laid March 14, 1840, by the Masons who were escorted by the Borderers, a military company." "Dr. Burrows was the warden in 1858; he was killed by a convict in 1862."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burrows Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4114.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for responding to my plea for help in finding more about Dr. Burrows. I'll follow up and let the board know what I've found.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4114.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I live in Wetumpka, about a mile from the site of the old state penitentiary, located on the east bank of the Coosa River, at the present day intersection of AL HWY 14 and US 231 (NW Corner). Elmore Co. wasn't created until 1866, if I'm not mistaken. All the land on the east side of the Coosa River in Wetumpka was a part of Coosa Co. and land on the west bank was Autauga Co. You mentioned records from Autauga Co. Courthouse, perhaps you can check with their old newspapers. The Prattville Museum has the old back issues. Wetumpka newspapers are found at the Wetumpka library. I'm not sure if Rockford (Coosa Co. seat) has old newspapers. The Alabama Archives has all of these newspapers on microfilm, or at least the ones that were unharmed in the 60's when they were microfilmed. There is only one cemetery in Wetumpka that has graves from the Civil War era. I believe a survey of that cemetery can be found online. I know the Wetumpka library has copies of the survey of tombstones. Perhaps an e-mail to them will warrent success. FYI - That old prison held many union soldiers during the Civil War. Some of them are buried in Montgomery at Oak Hill Cemetery, Montgomery's oldest and largest cemetery. Perhaps Dr. Burrows was buried down there in a more elaborate burial. That is where many prominent citizens were buried. The cemetery and the Alabama Archives have all the interment records for that cemetery on microfilm. It is worth a search. You might also check the Montgomery Newspapers for his death. Being he was a prominent citizen in the River region, and married into the Autauga Co. Montgomery family, perhaps he was written about extensively in that big city newspaper. Best of luck in your research.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gandy, Logan, Guy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4113.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Actually, the 14th also included folks from Tallapoosa County as well. One of my gg grandmother's younger brothers, a Smith from newsite, served in the 14th Alabama. Was your ancestor part of the Hillabee Blues? And is the old Salem cemetery you mentioned the Salem on Coosa County 18 not far from Coosa County hwy 29? If so, I have some family buried there as well, Gandy, Logans and Guys.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burrows, Montgomery Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4114/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In 1858 Dr. Ambrose Burrows and Mr. Holt were lessees of the State Penitentiary in Wetumpka. Both had been in Montgomery prior to that. Dr.Burrows, born Ca 1820 was from NY and appears on Autauga County Commissioners Court records in 1844, 1849, and 1850. His close relative was Mrs. JoAnne "Anne" Burrows Montgomery, wife of William Montgomery of Autauga County whose home, Buena Vista was near the AL River. "In 1862 Dr. Burrows was killed by a convict named Karminsky. Dr. Burrows had whipped him for misconduct in accordance with the rules of the systerm. He vowed revenge. Watching his opportunity, at a time when Dr. Burrows was off his guard, Karminsky, with an axe in hand, at one blow nearly severed the Doctor's head from the body. He was tried for the murder in Rockford, and hanged in the yard of the Penitentiary, in the presence of the convicts." History of Coosa County, AL appearing in the Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol 4, Spring and Summer Issue, 1942. I am researching Dr. Burrows and would like to know if he is buried in a Cemetery in Wetumpka or if someone could point me in a direction where I may find more documentation either about Dr. Burrows, his family, or the period when he was warden. Surely there are some exant newspapers or records about Dr. Burrows' death?? He may have gone by the name of Alvin as a nickname at times. I have a copy of an invoice from the Burrows, Holt and Company, Manufacturers of Sash, Blinds, Doors and Wagons dated 1860, 1861 and 1863. At that time prison labor was used to manufacture those items as it was a privately run prison.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Castleberry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4113.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been researching this family for many years. I live about 30 miles south of Old Salem Cemetery and have been there many times over the years. I can't remember if Lacy is buried there, but I do have photos of all the Castleberry and Allied Family markers there. I also have Dr. Castleberry's book which Lacy is mentioned in it. I also have a picture of him in his Confederate Uniform, but I'll have to dig it all out of boxes in the closet. This is also my wife's line. I'm been working on my lines in recent years and hate to say I stopped on her lines for a while. I have recently discovered I have a connect to the Castleberrys as well through one of my lines which has been interested in digging out my Castleberry records and finishing what I started. Please feel free to e-mail me direct at rcj@elmore.rr.com to share records.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4113.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching the 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment that was formed from Talladega, Clay, and Coosa Counties. James Castleberry (Casselberry) was a member of I Company and survived the war. I have more information on his military service that I have obtained from the National Archives. I would like to know more about him. If he is a member of your family and you are interested in the information I have, please contact me at ddwhite14040@verizon.net.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Castleberry/Parker/Vineyard Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4113/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lacy is my wifes ggggrandfather. The son of William and Jane Castleberry. I have quite a bit of information on Lacy but I don't know when he died or where he is buried. I know most of the family is buried at the Old Salem Baptist Church and I think there are gravesites on the "old Castleberry farm". I suspect Lacy is there, but I sure need some help. I know Lacy comes home from the war as he and his wife, Elizabeth (Parker)have a son, Allen born in 1866. In 1870 (federal census), William and sons Jeremiah and Enoch are all still in Coosa County, but not Lacy and family. In 1880 (federal census), Elizabeth and the younger children have moved to Yalobusha County, Mississippi. She lives next door to her Alfred and his family. Her brother Martin Parker moved to Mississippi also and they are buried in the same cemetery. So Lacy dies between 1866 and 1880, a fourteen year period. I'd like to narrow that down if possible (assuming little is known about his death and grave site). There are a few bits of info that would help me in my quest. 1. Is the Old Salem Baptist Church still in operation and if so, how might I contact them (I'd like to inquire about the cemetery records)? 2. I don't know what Dr. J. Castleberry's book has to say about Lacy? 3. Where is Elizabeth Parker Castlebery in 1870? 4. Does Lacy appear on the 1867 voter registration list? 5. Would a death certificate exist? I live in Mississippi and don't have access to records not on line. Any help would be most appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/250.11.13.105.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am a great great grandson of Thomas Jefferson King who served in the 46th Alabama. One of his sons George Clinton King moved up to Clanton where my Grandfather George Arthur King was born on June 25, 1896. George Clinton moved to Texas around 1900. He died in 1946 and is buried in San Bentio, Texas. George Arthur drifted out to California after WWI. Where he passed in 1953. I do not know anything about the King family before Thomas Jefferson.

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Greetings: Dear List Member, Do you know of this JACOBS family listed below or have a possible connection? By them being ALL females, maybe they married, etc...and dropped the JACOBS surname: Ava JACOBS (b. 1832) in Alabama. Hariett JACOBS (b. 1863) in Alabama. Lizzie JACOBS (b. 1868) in Alabama. Belle JACOBS (b. 1870) in Alabama. Hattie JACOBS (b. 1872) in Alabama. Sis. JACOBS (b. 1874) in Alabama. Maggie JACOBS-Vann-Cobb (D.O.B) Unknown Living in Crews, Coosa County, Alabama. Look forward to hearing from you. Respectfully Yours, Chaps

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/2193.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like to discuss this family with you. I knew Thomas Justice Vansandt personally and as far as I know or anyone else in the family knows, he never married or had any children. Eula Mae was his sister, not his daughter. I have William T Vansandt as the son of Joseph B. Vandsandt. Where do you get the info that Abraham I was his father?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4112/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The William Darling White family moved to Talladega County and the surrounding area from about 1858 from Walton County, Georgia. William D. White was married to Sarah A. Green. They are buried in Ashland, Clay County, Alabama. Their children were John Robert White (Talladega County), James Henry White (Clay County), Mary Elizabeth White, Cornelius J. White, William (Westly) F. White (unknown), Joseph Allen White (Clay County), Sarah White, David Marion White (Coosa County), and Martha Eugenia White (Kiowa County, Oklahoma). Children of David Marion White and Annie Urania Pope were Helen Chandler White (Thornton), Marion Pauline White (Simpson), David Dana White, and Francis Pope White. Descendants and ancestors of the William D. White family may be found at the following website. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/h/i/David-White-Virginia/ If you are a descendant and would like to contribute to this site, or if you have information (including photographs) of any family members, or information about any ancestors, please send the information by email to whitesite1@verizon.net .