This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hart, Hendrith and Jackson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RS.2ADI/1435.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Shana, yes, we corresponded a while ago regarding the Hendrith and Wall surnames. Perhaps I can be of more help this time. I recall reading information on two-slave owners with the Hart surname some time ago. They were Reubin Hart and his son Andrew J. Hart. They lived in the Conecuh River Township. I am not sure but believe they came from Florida before moving to Alabama. My great-great uncle married a woman named Rosie Montella Hart, born in Florida circa 1907. I do not know who her parents were however, I can possibly find out. After leaving Alabama, they relocated to Okaloosa and later Crest View, Florida. Several of my Jackson descendants and others from Covington County are known to have moved to the following areas: Baker, Panama City, Walton, Okaloosa, and Escambia. Sherry Johnston a Librarian at the Evergreen Public Library is knowledgeable about the history of the people from Covington and nearby counties; I recommend that you contact her. The following is her contact information: Evergreen Public Library, 251/578-2670 or fax at 251/578-2316. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. I found a marriage date for Sanford N. Johnson and Pastoria Hendrith, 01/25/1906. I do not know if there is a connection to your Hendriths. If I see others listed, I will let you know. I have a Detroit connection as well, one of my Jackson relatives moved there circa 1948 however it is unknown if he married or had children before he died. I have gotten some good leads through queries I have posted in Mansfield, Ohio. I believe Mansfield was big in the Steel industry and attracted many people from Covington County, Al looking for work. I recently viewed a Church calendar that lists its members birth dates anniversary dates, etc. To my amazement, these were most of the names I saw living in Covington from 1870s through the late 1930s. I will check for your surnames the next time I visit my grandmother. I hope this helps! Sharon