The gentleman's name is LeRoy Thompson, caucasian. He said it is possible that at one time it was Lee Roy Thompson. The military and Social Security used his school records since a birth certificate couldn't be found. He has been given two years of birth - 1917 and 1915. The old school records gave the name of the mother as Mary Black and the father as Thompson, possibly Charles or William. He has few memories of his family - one being remembering getting a drink of water for his mother. He said he was sent into the below ground shelter when the tornado was coming. The rest of the family was gathering items to take into the shelter when the tornado hit. After living with the prinicpal of a school (E. A. Ward, possibily) until age five, he was sent to something possibly called the Alabama Industrial Boys school until age 15. Between 1934 and 1940 he played baseball with the Birmingham Barons. He served in LA in WWII in the Army. Thanks for all of your help. barb andrews redondo beach, ca On Jul 23, 2007, at 8:00 AM, GNW wrote: > Is this man Black or White? > What is his name? > If he was born by 1910 he would be on a census. > > > There was a Jackson Lumber Mill in Lockhart, Al. > > Thursday, September 15, 1904 > Laurel Hill News. Mrs. Kate Black leaves tonight via Florala for > Montgomery. > She will be joined by her son, CE Black, in Andalusia, and they > will attend > the funeral of Mrs. Black's son-in-law who died in St. Louis > yesterday. > > April 10, 1907 > Beat 3- Mrs. Annie T. Black, > > > 22 APR 1909 > Tuesday morning near Lytle, Mr. Reuben Foreman who was shot by Mr. > Jim Black > of Geneva > > 27 JUL 1911 > W.J. Black visited relatives at Ft. Deposit last Saturday and Sunday. > > > 5 OCT 1911 > Of Interest: > Last Saturday, a party consisting of Sheriff Brown, Marshal > Griffin, Squire > Faulk, Clerk Draughon, Len Griffin, Adolf Black and the Reaper man, > & Negro > Kid West executed Col. Schlitz, Major Antediluvian, and General > Sixty Six. > Clyde Griffin was the photographer.- Geneva Reeper > > > 1910 Census of Covington Co., AL. > Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 58, Straughn > Schoolhouse, > Precinct 16 Sheet No 12 A > > 231/231 Black, H. H. Head M W 35 M1 12 AL, AL, AL > T_ggie Wife F W 30 M1 12 4/4 > AL, AL, AL > Nellie Dau F W 10 S AL, > AL, AL > May Dau F W 8 S AL, > AL, AL > Blanche Dau F W 6 S AL, AL, AL > Virgie Dau F W 3 S AL, > AL, AL > > > Thursday, May 14, 1914 > > Munson- John Black and Miss Nora Weaver of Sullivan, were married > last > Sunday. D.H. Harilson, N.P. officiating. > > The Covington News Newspaper- Thursday Afternoon, December 30, 1943 > FUNERAL HELD AT OAK GROVE FOR LULA CLARK > Mrs. Lula Clark of Pigeon Creek passed away December 19th after a long > illness.Funeral services were held at Oak Grove December 24 at 1 > P.M. with > C.O. Stewart officiating.Pallbearers were: Jenkins Ballard, M. C. > Ballard, > D. M. Hall, Jerome Ballard, I. H. Curry, and Holland Mitchell.The > deceased > is survived by Lewis and Homer Barnes of Pigeon Creek her sons; > Mrs. Eula > May Allen, Mrs. Ethel Nixon, Mrs. Crodie Lee Dixon, daughters; > Dessie and > Pearly Brogden, brothers; Mrs. Cassie Odom, Mrs. Verta Black, Mrs. > Donie > Barnes, Mrs. Carrie Ballard, sisters. Benson Funeral Home directing. > Additional Comments: Lula Brogden married Leonard Barnes first, > then Jim > Clark. > > October 18, 1916 Covington F2 NA 1 0 Florala, One man was > killed as > his home was destroyed. > > March 5, 1919 Barbour Co., W Eufaula Three large brick buildings > collapsed. > Four people seeking shelter in one of the buildings died. Dozens of > homes > were unroofed and hundreds of trees were snapped off. > > On march 21, 1932, the second tornado in a week hit Stanton and > killed seven > members of the Jack Latham family. > > March 15, 1912 Geneva-Dale-Houston-Henry Hartford-Wicksburg- > Headland. The > worst damage was in Headland where 92 buildings were damaged or > destroyed > and five people were killed. One person was killed and 26 injuries > occurred > in Hartford. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrews" <mailandrews@verizon.net> > To: <alcoving-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 4:10 PM > Subject: [ALCOVING] Fwd: Thompson - Covington Co. Ala. > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I am subcribed to the list as a Thompson descendant. But this >>>> query is for a gentleman who is in a Care Facility here in >>>> California. >>>> >>>> He believes he was born in Covington Co. Ala in either 1915 or >>>> 1917. His father, mother and sisters were killed in a tornado >>>> about 1918-20 or so (he was three years old). he is unsure of his >>>> father's name, perhaps Charles, William. Mother was Mary Black. >>>> Sisters were possibly Cora and Lucille ages five and seven- there >>>> may have been a third sister. >>>> >>>> He remembers the towns of Andalucia, River Falls and Red ____. He >>>> also remembers Houston Co. (Henry Co. before 1903), so may have >>>> spent some time there. >>>> He said his father may have worked in a sawmill. >>>> >>>> After the tornado, he said he was sent to live with the principal >>>> of a school with the last name of Ward, initials E. A. or A. E. >>>> Then, at about five years old he went to live in a boys industrial >>>> school. >>>> >>>> Searches of records and visits to Alabama by him have not found >>>> any record of his family. The only records were his school >>>> records. >>>> >>>> I have been going through census records on line and WWI draft >>>> records attempting to find records of his family. >>>> >>>> Any ideas out there? >>>> >>>> barb andrews >>>> redondo beach, ca >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> ==== ALCOVING Mailing List ==== >> ALCOVING@rootsweb.com >> >> To contact the List Administrator: >> Rick Berkheiser, ALCOVING-admin@rootsweb.com >> >> To search the ALCOVING List Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 >> >> To visit the Covington Co. Message Board: >> > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.covington/mb.ashx >> >> To visit the Covington Co. Website: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ealcoving/ >> Hosted by Rhonda Smith >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALCOVING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >> >