This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: seanest Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.covington/3075.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The headstone reads Ethel Marie German. Her parents were John G. German from Morgan and Jersey County Illinois and Sallie B. Parker from Elba. Sallie B's parents were William R. Parker (who had a rather unsavory reputation up there)and Margaret Moore (daughter of Thomas Moore). Sallie and John were penpals somehow and had not met before he came to Alabama to marry her. The story is not real pretty and Sallie had a very hard life and died of cancer at 48 years old. I do not know how many years Sallie and John lived in Poley. His WW1 Registration was submitted from there and he said he worked for a lumber yard. So maybe he was a fireman at that lumber yard, ha ha. I just don't know. It is so hard doing genealogy in that area because of the floods. Most of the answers I have found have come from a very very nice third cousin in the area that I met on the Coffee County board. Thomas Moore was married to a woman named Wealthy Ann but I have been unable to find her maiden name. I would really like to find it because I am very interested in the mother,daughter,mother,daughter line and have lost it here. >From a woman's point of view, I find it very interesting the hardships our grandmothers went through and their perserverence in birthing large numbers of childen in a time where you couldn't expect them to live long lives. Many people in my own family think that none of this matters, that the people are long gone and who cares. But, for some reason, I care, and want to know more about them. I hope to write a family history and encourage my family to care too. Susan 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.