This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Stephen_Townsend Surnames: Dunn, Gaddis, Haines, Hancock, Hughes and Todd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.coosa/4130/mb.ashx Message Board Post: With my family tree on Ancestry.com, I have posted the history of my family from Clay, Coosa, Talladega and Tallapoosa Counties with the following primary surnames: Dunn, Gaddis, Haines, Hancock, Hughes and Todd. Many of my ancestors were slaves, but I have not been able to confirm the names of their owners. One family to whom my family is that of John and Emily Demaris Hughes Clisby. Their son, George Clinton, had a child with my great-great-grandmother, Hester Haines Hughes, who was a slave to the Clisbys. "Hettie," as she was called, was also a nurse-midwife and delivered many children in Tallapoosa and Coosa Counties, including several of her grandchildren. My great-great-grandparents, Henry Hancock and Mary Dunn Hancock, were slaves in Tallapoosa County, Alabama and lived in Hackneyville. Some of my Todd relatives left Russell County, Alabama following Emancipation. They landed in Hackneyville. They married into the Gaddis and Murray families there. They left about 1915 to go to Birmingham. My family is huge, so I encourage everyone to review the family history. There just might be a connection -- Black, white or Native American. Steve Townsend 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.