was William Sanders Willis married to Sarah Elizabeth Merrell? this is part of my genealogy. Evelyn ec44thomas@cableone.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Willis1930@webtv.net> To: <alcoosa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [ALCOOSA] ALCOOSA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 48 > Dale, I wanted to mention, after reading your story...my ancestor, James > Wilburn Willis married Mary Posey in 1837 in Coosa Co. Al and was in the > Hatchett Creek district of the census. At the time you mention after the > civil war...he had about nine children, the oldest, William Sanders > Willis was in the war, not sure about the other boys. I have tried to > find exactly where his land was,but no luck yet.His father was in > Shelby Co...in the Montevallo area...and we find him, in the > Springcreek Cemetery, Shelby Co, I think there was a ferry across the > Coosa River there...they might have lived in that part of Coosa, just > across the river from each other.That Shelby land is under water > now....does anyone know if the Hatchett Creek area reached that far up > in Coosa Co? I have been to Rockford Al, and turning right out the new > highway for a distance of about 7 miles puts you in the Hatchett Creek > community, or at least I found Hatchett Creek Road.I traveled all out in > the country, found no information as to where anyone had lived. The > courthouse was closed so I had no map. Stella > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALCOOSA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >