I have noticed these in the City Cemetery, and other cemeteries in Cullman County as well. I too would really like to known what this means. John Paul Myrick, MLS Cullman County Library System ----- Original Message ----- From: "jcameron57" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 11:15 AM Subject: [ALCULLMA] tombstone symbols Does anyone know what these symbols represent? They are on some tombstones in the Cullman City Cemetery. There are three chain links with the letters F, L, and T inside--- one letter in each link. Your help would be appreciated. Joyce Cameron ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== I am List Manager on a volunteer basis. I do not get any benefit or monetary compensation for maintaining this list. Please accept my apologies for any delays in correcting your problem(s). ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Does anyone know what these symbols represent? They are on some tombstones in the Cullman City Cemetery. There are three chain links with the letters F, L, and T inside--- one letter in each link. Your help would be appreciated. Joyce Cameron

Jim, What are some of the names of your FREEMANs? I have some relatives that moved from SC & GA to AL. My g grandfather James Thomas FREEMAN's brother Rev. Jonathan (John) M. FREEMAN was living in Spruce Pine, AL when he died in 1921 & his son Ira Lee FREEMAN was living there in 1922 when he died. Maybe we are from the same FREEMAN family. Carol F. Strickland [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Jim Kelly <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 1:20 PM Subject: [ALCULLMA] McCoy--Clayborne >I have a photo that had belonged to my grandmother, Annie Belle (Fine) Kelly. On the back of this picture is written "Uncle Bob and Aunt Fanny McCoy, Flat Top, Alabama". > >I've been researching my family for about 26 years and I've never found a connection to "Uncle Bob and Aunt Fanny". I hope someone can help me. > >Thanks to others on this list, I have discovered that they are buried at Cold Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Cullman Co. The stones say: >Frances A. McCoy 12 Aug 1854--30 April 1929 w/o Robert H. >Robert H. McCoy 20 April 1846--1925. > >I've also learned that Frances "Fannie" McCoy's maiden name may have been Clayborne. > >Can anybody connect to this family? Can you tell me how they connect to mine? Among my family lines in that area are: Fine, Phillips, Godfrey, Sandlin, Freeman and Johnson. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Thank you. >Jim Kelly in Kentucky. > >______________________________

I have McCoys in my line also. Does anyone have any information on Alva McCoy (b 15 Oct 1876)? She married John L. Burch. Both are buried in Logan Missionary Baptist Church in Cullman Co. There are several other McCoys buried in this cemetery, but I don't know their relationship, if any, to Alva. Children of Alva and John are Lillian, Albert, John Jr., Leo, L.B., and Virginia. Thanks! Kathy Burch Spit La Verne, California

Hello Cousin: I am the Grandson of Blind Bud Freeman who ran the peddling store all over Cullman, Blount, Walker, Winston and some of Jefferson County. I know we are bound to be related because of the names you stated in your email. Just how I don't know. As for your photo it is possible that the Fanny was a Blevins before she married the McCoy. Because the Blevins, Fines, Freeman's, Godfrey's, Phillips and Sandlin's all tie togather or branch off into these different family lines. The best I can figure out is the Fines are orginaly from Tennessee and the biggest part of them still live there. We just had the Freeman/Allred family reunion and the Godfrey reunion was two weeks later. At both reunions there were lots of photo's brought that folks did not know who they were but before they left ever photo had names put on them. Is there anyway you could email a copy of the photo of your Aunt Fanny? If so I will be glad to see if we can get her placed were she need to be. Also how do you tie into the Freeman family? Looking foward to hearing from you soon. your cuz in the valley, dennis d. freeman

Jim, Do you have any Kelly relatives in Cullman? Thanks, Qquilter Me

I have some information on Kellys in other parts of Alabama, but I haven't been able to connect them yet. I don't know if I am related to the Kellys in Cullman, but I sure have a lot of relatives there. Jim.

Hello, Beverly McCoy comes in the beauty shop where I work on Wednesday and I'll be asking her about the surnames you mentioned. I live in Cullman and so does she of course. Please write to me and give me your e-mail address so I can give you the info she gives me ok? Thanks, [email protected]

Thanks, I really appreciate any help you can offer. I THINK these people MAY be connected somewhere on my Godfrey side, but I have no proof of this. I really don't know which line they're connected to. And if they're not connected, but were just called "uncle" and "aunt" out of respect, there may be someone out there who would like a copy of this photo. Thanks for your help. My address is [email protected] Thanks, Jim.

I have a photo that had belonged to my grandmother, Annie Belle (Fine) Kelly. On the back of this picture is written "Uncle Bob and Aunt Fanny McCoy, Flat Top, Alabama". I've been researching my family for about 26 years and I've never found a connection to "Uncle Bob and Aunt Fanny". I hope someone can help me. Thanks to others on this list, I have discovered that they are buried at Cold Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Cullman Co. The stones say: Frances A. McCoy 12 Aug 1854--30 April 1929 w/o Robert H. Robert H. McCoy 20 April 1846--1925. I've also learned that Frances "Fannie" McCoy's maiden name may have been Clayborne. Can anybody connect to this family? Can you tell me how they connect to mine? Among my family lines in that area are: Fine, Phillips, Godfrey, Sandlin, Freeman and Johnson. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Jim Kelly in Kentucky.

Morris, I sent you a private email regarding the Turner family and got return mail. Can you write to me? Thanks Karen Smith [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking for any information on The family Turner of Cullman Co. AL. My > grandmother was Martha (Mattie) Caroline Turner - born May 18 - 1884 . She > was married to Oscar Clayton and lived near the Fairview, Cullman Co. area > until about 1917. > She had sisters : Mary, Cora, and a brother Dave Turner. > I am seeking any information on her family. > > Thanks > Morris [email protected] > > ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== > Please send your OLD email address along with your new one to change your email address. Names will be removed from the list after "bouncing" or being returned to list manager more than four times. > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Mary Turner's Married name was Yeager. She had a son named Otha Yeager. I do not know (at this time) Cora Married name. Morris Clayton [email protected]

What were Mary & Cora's married names? Thanks,Qquilter [email protected]

I'm looking for any information on The family Turner of Cullman Co. AL. My grandmother was Martha (Mattie) Caroline Turner - born May 18 - 1884 . She was married to Oscar Clayton and lived near the Fairview, Cullman Co. area until about 1917. She had sisters : Mary, Cora, and a brother Dave Turner. I am seeking any information on her family. Thanks Morris [email protected]

I seem to be receiving two of every posting? Do I need to do something? Can you do something? One of each is just fine. Searching for Widner, Weidner, Widener . . . sincerely, Charles Widner _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Dear Charles, I only have you on the Cullman list once unless you have another email address, because you are listed as being on Hot mail.com You can also unsubscribe to the list where you get all messages as they come in as the ALCULLMA-L and subscribe to the ALCULLMA-D that goes out as a digest of once daily. List Manager Jayne Bailey Holland ----- Original Message ----- From: charles widner <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:52 PM Subject: [ALCULLMA] Dear list manager - I get two's... > I seem to be receiving two of every posting? Do I need to do something? > Can you do something? One of each is just fine. > > Searching for Widner, Weidner, Widener . . . > > sincerely, Charles Widner > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== > Please send your OLD email address along with your new one to change your email address. Names will be removed from the list after "bouncing" or being returned to list manager more than four times. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > >

I have a list of all the West's that are buried at Fairview. Would this be of interest to you? Sandra

Lynne, I want it if I'm not too late... Please let me know ok? Thanks, Charlotte Villa

> Hello everyone, > > I am searching for the parents & siblings of WILLIAM T. PURDY, b. May 1845 > GA. > > Wm., along with wife Nancy A. ELLIOTT, b. 30 Jan 1853 GA, d. 7 Nov 1924 > Cullman Co., AL, (Fairview West Missionary Bapt. Ch. Cem.). & 6 children, > migrated to Blount Co., AL abt 1880. Nancy was the d/o Nathaniel ELLIOTT > & Permelia BARTON. > > Wm. & Nancy's children: > 1.) Elizabeth B. Purdy, b. 1870 GA, married ???Jones > 2.) Mary Melvina (Millie) Purdy, b. 1873 GA, married 1886 Blount Co., AL, > Joseph Cane. > 3.) George M. Purdy, b. 17 Nov 1873 GA, d. 1950 Cullman Co., AL, > married1898 Katherine Susan Sullins > 4.) H. Pinkney Purdy, b. 1875 GA, d. 1958 Cullman Co., AL, married Georgia > M. ??? > 5.) Hannah Mabel Purdy, b. 1877 GA, d. 1961 Blount Co., AL, married 1898 > Joseph M. Timmerman > 6.) Frank Purdy, b. 1879 GA (he is listed as 6mo old on the 1880 Blount > Co. AL census) > 7.) Suvillo Jane Purdy, b. 1881 AL, d. 1981 Blount Co. AL. married 1898 > Tobe Timmerman. > 9.) Alice Purdy, b. 1883 Blount Co., AL, d. 1952 Cullman Co., AL, married > A. D. Cook. > 10.) Early F. Purdy, b. 1887 Blount Co., AL, d. 1967 Cullman Co., AL > 11.) Jay B. Purdy, b. 1892, Blount Co., AL > 12.) America (Merice) Purdy, b. 1893 AL > > Nancy's sister Mississippi ELLIOTT married Isaac Purdy. Would like to know > if Isaac and Wm were related. > This is my brick wall. Any help would be most appreciated. Searching, Diane Moorehouse Bryant [email protected] Researching: Blackwood Bryant Burgess Carroll Elliott Handley Hudson Moorehouse/Moorhouse Posey Purdy Timmerman Ward

There is a place online that has a good deal of information on cem. of Cullman Co. You should check it out. Click Here: <A HREF="http://home.HiWAAY.net/~wdsmith/cemeteries/cullman_cemetery.htm"> http://home.HiWAAY.net/…ies/cullman_cemetery.htm</A> Morris Clayton