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/RS.2ADI/924.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Mary, I am also researching the Needham and Wade Hampton ADAMS families. By any chance, would you know where or when Nancy (Simmons) Adams -- Needham's wife -- died? Thanks, Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BYAS, BYCE, BUIS, BRAKE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/146.454.1.1 Message Board Post: I am seeking information about the parents of Candace and Carrie Byas, Byce, Buis and other spelling. They were orphans living with the Jesse and Nancy Brake family in Clay County, Arkansas. Their father was from somewhere in Alabama. Does any of this sound familiar? Terry in Chicago

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/RS.2ADI/1511.2 Message Board Post: Venice: Add-on to my previous message. When you bring up Lawrence A. (Elias) Hoots, Sr., click on "Register."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoots Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1511.1 Message Board Post: The only Hoots I've found in Covington County is Georgie Hoots, born 1904, shown as daughter, in the 1930 Federal census. Haven't been able to link her with any Hoots family. Go to my Hoots family website at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hootsfamily and bring up Lawrence A. Elias Hoots, Sr. Then click on the button that gives you all of his descendants - you'll get quite a few. Lawrence lived in Alabama and some of his children were there for a while but most of them eventually went to Mississippi and then Texas. You might find some clues there. Good luck. Rod Hoots

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoot/Hoots Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1511 Message Board Post: I am looking for anyone with information on any Hoots ancestors from Covington County or surrounding area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Green, Rhoads, Flewellen, Gates, Smoke, Day Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1510 Message Board Post: Any information on the families of Ezekiel Patterson and Jacob Neese they were related by marrage. Especially looking for burial place of either. Believed to be in Covington County. Thanks for any help.

Information has been recently printed about the re-interment of Dolly and Magilbry Findley that is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2005, at the Fairmount Baptist Church in Red Level, Alabama. Unfortunately, it repeated several old genealogical errors. More important is the manner in which these 121 and 148 year old graves were covertly dug up. These historic graves were summarily removed without consulting or obtaining a permit from the Alabama Historical Commission, providing the required 60-day advance public notice of the intent to remove graves, or otherwise attempting to comply with any of the other many laws and regulations that apply to grave removals. Proper protocol requires that a professional archaeologist and/or a funeral home be in charge of the removal of graves. Instead, according to one of the individuals involved in this situation, he and others simply took it upon themselves to bring digging equipment to the grave yard and remove two Findley graves. If public notice of the intent to remove these graves had been provided, the claim that these were “abandoned” graves would have quickly been dispelled. Moreover, older direct descendants have shared that there were several other graves adjacent to Dolly and Magilbry. However, as the requisite advance archeological examination was not permitted, it may now be impossible to confirm how many other graves were disturbed and/or destroyed. Magilbry Findley was a veteran of the War of 1812 and his grave was prominently marked with a VA headstone acknowledging his service to our Nation. Other 1812 historical societies and lineage groups were asked to hold a grave marking ceremony for the Saturday reburial. However, from the limited information that has been doled out to the active Findley family researchers, it appears that Ron Taylor, a local non-relative, is apparently “producing” a Confederate show for the Saturday re-interment. Understandably, the 1812 groups have declined to participate in such an in appropriate “event.” As land developments continue expanding, Alabama’s law addressing the proper removal and re-location of graves must be made known and full compliance be demanded in every instance. Maybe this will keep others from finding out that their family’s graves were removed and their remains were indiscriminately destroyed. Sincerely, D. A. Bass-Frazier See also: http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/110889456981650.xml Feb. 20, 2005, article in The Huntsville Times, "Law specific on grave relocation." Yr. Obt. Svt., D. A. Bass-Frazier

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gorum/Goram-Ellender-Gipson-McKinney-Hall-Lynch-Patrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1509 Message Board Post: I would like contact with anyone connected to, or with information re: Gorum family of Covington and Butler Counties in AL. My ancestress, Elender Gorum m. John GIPSON. Elender died at the time of childbirth, her second child, my gggrandfather, Harvey Anderson 'Jack' Gipson. (*I also have more information On John Gipson and descendants to share). Elender had a brother, Horrie Gorum/H.R. Gorum who was a Pvt. in Co. 'K' , 5th AL Infantry. He Enlisted on 10 SEP 1862 in Butler Co., AL. He was captured in battle on May 5th, 1863 and signed a Parole on May 4, 1863. He was listed as a patient on the Hospital Muster Roll in the Convalescent Division at the General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond, VA APL-JUN 1864. He is described on the Oath of Allegiance as having dark hair and blue eyes, dark complectioned, and 5' 7 1/2" tall. If anyone has more information on this individual or his family I would love to hear from you! Also have lots more to share. Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Owen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/588.2 Message Board Post: I have some information on the Zachariah Owen family. Please e-mail me and we can share. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Owen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1508 Message Board Post: I am looking for information regarding the Zachariah and Levina Owen family who lived in Covington Co in 1850 and 1860 and 1870. Zachariah was born in South Carolina. They had 10 children: Zachariah, Elizabeth, Eady, Levi, Rebecca, Emily, Susan, Malissa Ann, Annie and Frances E. Owen. I would appreciate any information you may have. Thanks.

On Saturday, March 12, 2005 there will be a Confederate Grave Marker dedication ceremony for my ancestor Rev. George W. Kierce at Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery in Red Level, Alabama. This event will be held at 3:00 p.m. following the Magilbry Findley reinterment ceremony being held at 2:00 p.m. and is a separate event. There will be several SCV camps and UDC Chapters in attendance as well as family members and community supporters. All members of the community are invited to participate. Rev. George W. Kierce was a pioneer citizen of Covington County, Alabama and was instrumental in the formation of the early baptist churches in Covington County. Rev. George W. Kierce was born in Emanuel County, Georgia August 30, 1836 to Rev. Wilson J. Kierce and Bedy Jane Curl. In 1842 the family moved to Baker County, Georgia. Then on December 25, 1855 the family moved to Elba in Coffee County, Alabama. In 1858 George Kierce was a delegate at the Judson Baptist Association. Sometime after 1860 the family arrived in Covington County, Alabama. His mother died during the civil war and his father then married Miss Mary Cockcroft. Rev. George W. Kierce married Mary E. Savell of Andalusia on November 10, 1860 while serving as Circuit Clerk. Their daughter Mary was born in 1861 and a son named Daniel was born in 1865. Rev. George W. Kierce enlisted March 31, 1862 in Captain Brady's Company of Alabama Volunteers, 42nd Alabama Infantry, Company E, Baker's Brigade, Liddell's Division. Mustered in on April 5, 1862 in Greenville, Alabama at age 28. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and was eventually Captain of his own company called Kierce's Company. He was captured and taken prisoner at the Siege of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 but was granted a leave of absence on October 29, 1863 due to health reasons. On August 27, 1864 he was elected Captain of the Covington County Reserves, Company A, and was promoted to Major and then Colonel of the entire Covington County Militia and served until the end of the war in 1865. His brother Daniel Kierce also served with the 42nd Alabama Infantry Co. E and was also captured and taken prisoner in Vicksburg. His brother Henry Kierce served with the 63rd Alabama Infantry Co. C and was captured and taken prisoner on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama and sen! t to Ship Island in Mississippi. Rev. George Kierce was a Baptist Preacher and Missionary throughout Alabama and Florida. His first preaching was in a school house where the town of Opp now stands. He also held a meeting at Piney Grove Baptist Church. His first pastorate was at Chapel Hill Baptist Church. That church called for his ordination. He also served as pastor for Florala Baptist Church (known then as Shady Grove Baptist Church) where his father also served as pastor. He was pastor at Clear Creek Baptist Church in 1865 when the name was changed to New Hope Baptist Church. He served with Rev. Wiley F. Martin and Rev. Pierce D. Bulger who were also prominent Baptist ministers in Covington County. George Kierce was related to these two men through marriage and were good friends who also served together in the Civil War. Rev. Martin's wife Nancy Cravey had a brother named William Jacob Cravey who was married to George's sister Sarah. Rev. Bulger's wife Sarah Cockroft was the sister of his step-mother, Mary Cockcroft Kierce. Rev. Kierce left New Hope in June 1866 and went with Rev. Edward P. Rogers on preaching tours into the Florida panhandle. He became the Bethlehem Assocation Misionary in Southwest Alabama and continued to go into northwest Florida. In 1867 he moved his family to Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida and was pastor of Milton Baptist Church from 1867-1874. In 1874 he returned to Red Level, Alabama and built two churches for Fairmount Baptist Church in Red Level and served as their pastor for several years. George Kierce was postmaster for Red Level, Alabama from December 5, 1873 until May 26, 1876. In 1880 his wife became ill so he moved to Natural Bridge, Florida near the Alabama State line where his father lived in Winton County, Florida. His father Rev. Wilson J. Kierce died in May, 1886. George Kierce's wife Mary died on November 8, 1887. On August 2, 1888 Rev. Kierce married Miss Theodosia Terry. On May 5, 1889 his daughter Mary J. Watson died leaving behind a husband and 5 young daughters. Several years later in 1892 her husband James M. Watson died leaving the girls orphans. After the death of his daughter and son-in-law George returned to Red Level to care for his grandchildren. In 1893 George W. Kierce placed the girls in the Alabama Baptist Orphange in Evergreen, Alabama. George Kierce wrote a book about his life entitled "The Strange History of a Backwoods Country Boy" which was published in 1918. George Kierce died May 24, 1918 in Red Level, Alabama and is buried in Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery. Note: Rev. Henry Kierce was my gg-grandfather. George W. Kierce was his brother. Rev. Henry Kierce is buried in Jordan Cemetery in Gonzales, Florida near Pensacola. Rev. Henry Kierce was also a Baptist minister and was pastor of several churches in Pensacola, Florida. His brother Daniel Kierce is buried in Pelham Cemetery in Mitchell County, Georgia. Their father Rev. Wilson J. Kierce is buried somewhere in Greenwood Cemetery near Florala, Alabama where the old Florala Baptist Church used to be on the Florida/Alabama State Line. I am also placing Confederate grave markers for Rev. Henry Kierce, Rev. Wilson Kierce and Greenberry Hinote. Greenberry Hinote was the father of Honor Hinote, wife of Henry Kierce. He served in the 15th Alabama Cavalry (formerly 3rd Florida Battalion) in the Civil War and is buried in Fort Crawford Cemetery in Brewton, Alabama. My great-grandparents were Moses Kierce and Florida Mims of Pensacola, Florida. Florida Mims was the daughter of Thomas Mims and Florida Dixon. Florida Dixon was the daughter of Francis F. Dixon and Martha Ann Cobb. Francis F. Dixon also served in the Civil War with Greenberry Hinote in the 15th Alabama Cavalry but his burial place is unknown at this time. I believe that he may be buried in Dixonville Cemetery near Brewton, Alabama where the rest of the family is buried. His wife Martha Ann Cobb was the daughter of Athal Seaborn Cobb, whose father Ezekial Cobb fought in the American Revolution. Francis Dixon was the son of John Dixon and Martha Peavy of Escambia County, Alabama. Vanessa Burzynski http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~burzynsk/Vanessa.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: will do lookups Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1507 Message Board Post: Hi my name is martha and i will do lookups on wills, marriages, obits, and take pictures of gaves in washington co alabama just email me at martha@millry.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1506 Message Board Post: Looking for any info on a Rushie Lucille Hall that shows up in Florala Al in 1930 Census as 10 yrs old with Father Willie Hall and Alice .... any info on Willie's ancesters would be appreciated Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Neal, Barks, Settles, Givens, Clarke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RS.2ADI/1505.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, Vanessa!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1505 Message Board Post: Cemetery Transcription for Greenwood Cemetery in Florala, Alabama http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/greenwoodcemflorala.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Findley Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/933.2 Message Board Post: The Brewton Standard http://www.brewtonstandard.com/articles/2005/01/28/lifestyles/life03.txt Old settlers' remains to be moved By Lydia Grimes Feature Reporter I received a letter from Robert Findley of Cleveland, Texas, and want to pass along the information. There are so many Findley descendants in this area that need to know about this. He writes, "This letter is intended to inform decendants of Magilbra and Dolly Findley (circa 1796-1884) of South Carolina, Georgia, and Covington-Conecuh-Escambia Counties of Alabama. Recently, their common graves were re-discovered in a land-locked, abandoned family plot in the Red Level/Loango area of Covington County. A 14-inch tree had grown directly through the graves and nature had totally reclaimed all access to the grave site. The property had been sold outside the family for several decades and was purchased by a land/timber speculator in 2003. Learning of the graves, he petitioned a Covington Count Court and an order was issued for the removal of both graves and all attachments, and that they be re-interred in a nearby established cemetery, Fairmount, in Red Level, where several Findley descendants are buried. Magilbra Findley had an impressive military record and fought with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812). With his wife, Dolly, he fathered the following children: William, Robert, Martin, John, Riley, Celia who married John Franklin, Bluford, George, Mary who m.arried Solomon Jackson, and Martha who married Nick Harwell. Five of the sons fought for the Confederate States of America (CSA) and all survived except Robert, who was killed. The Sons of Confederate Veterans are assisting in this effort. All remains of Magilbra and Dolly Findley have been removed from the property and a suitable/proper re-burial is being planned. Tentatively: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Fairmount Cemetery in Red Level, Ala., both remains will be re-interred with proper and impressive military/civilian pomp and circumstance, including a 21- gun salute. The general public and especially all descendants of the Findleys are invited and asked to circulate this information. Donations are needed and can be mailed to: P.O. Box 415, Red Level, Alabama 36474. All excess monies will be used for the repair/maintenance of the listed Findley's graves. Several are in dire need of repair. Some have broken headstones/slabs etc. Make checks payable to Findley Cemetery Fund. Include your address or email and you'll be notified of final plans. For additional info e-mail: mfindley@alaweb.com" Robert Findley 490 East Fork Dr. Cleveland, Tx. 77228

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/RS.2ADI/1504 Message Board Post: Fleta Matoose was listed in the Covington County 1910 Census as a wiidow. She married John H. Pierce and had 2 children (James Daniel and Jessie Coleman). She died shortly after giving birth to James Daniel and they are both buried in Opp City Cemetery. I would like to find out about the Matoose family to which she was connected. Does any one have any information?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RS.2ADI/1503 Message Board Post: Hi I am looking for any info on John Allen Matthews B: 5 Jan., 1862.....married Eliza Jane Kervin.......grateful for any help believe he may have came from the Garden in McKenzie.Billy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURRY SPEARS JOSEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RS.2ADI/487.593.614.729.733.736.742.743.747.741.2.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Linda, I posted a query (in May 2004) relating to this murder. Click on the link below to view my query and the responses. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.covington/1390 William Curry is a distant collateral cousin of mine. I'll share what information that I have. I'm interested in what you have on Eliza Spears. E-mail me if you wish to exchange information. Ed Smith Houston, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Curry and Spears Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/487.593.614.729.733.736.742.743.747.741.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I read your message that you had on the message board adout the Curry's of Red Level. Do you have any thing on William Curry that married Elizabeth Spears. Someone killed him one night when he was on his way home[ do you have any infro.about this] II belive that the Spears is my ggaunt. Thanks Linda