Hi, my fathers family is/was from the Cullman and Blount counties area, with some relatives there yet. My greatgrandmother was Martha Elizabeth McWaters McLeroy, who is buried near Cullman. She died about 1950, aged 90+ years, about 92 l think. As the story goes, when she was a young girl she saw the Union Troops coming through the Atlanta area during the Civil War ( or War for Southern Independence, depending on your outlook!!) and remembered the destruction of property by the Union invaders. This was told to several family members; it has also been said that a newspaper reporter interviewed her and an article was published which recounted her recollections of that period. My request is: does anyone know of this story, or have any documentation, or a copy of this article which they could share with me?? You can imagine that l would love to have a copy of it, especially if a photo was published along with the article ! If there is anyone out there who can lend a hand, l will thank you now in advance for any assistance you can lend. You may reply via the list ( l get the digest mode ) or email me directly. Again, thanks. Mark McLeroy Appling, GA

Hi, In 1973, the Cullman Times in Cullman, Ala. did a series of articles on 100 of Cullman's Progress 1873 to 1973. They interviewed a lot of people and had some very interesting articles. I have a few copies of these. Did not find an interview with your great grandmother in the copies that I have but I may not have the complete series. There is a great article that was published April 22, 1973 "Brindley Mountain -- Scene of fierce Civil War skirmish". This is supposed to be an account of the one Civil War skirmish that took place on what is now Cullman Co. soil. Hope this helps a little. Pat Mayhall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark McLeroy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:10 PM Subject: [ALCULLMA] need help documenting family story > Hi, my fathers family is/was from the Cullman and Blount counties area, with > some relatives there yet. > My greatgrandmother was Martha Elizabeth McWaters McLeroy, who is buried > near Cullman. She died about 1950, aged 90+ years, about 92 l think. > As the story goes, when she was a young girl she saw the Union Troops coming > through the Atlanta area during the Civil War ( or War for Southern > Independence, depending on your outlook!!) and remembered the destruction of > property by the Union invaders. > This was told to several family members; it has also been said that a > newspaper reporter interviewed her and an article was published which > recounted her recollections of that period. > My request is: does anyone know of this story, or have any documentation, or > a copy of this article which they could share with me?? You can imagine that > l would love to have a copy of it, especially if a photo was published along > with the article ! > If there is anyone out there who can lend a hand, l will thank you now in > advance for any assistance you can lend. > You may reply via the list ( l get the digest mode ) or email me directly. > Again, thanks. Mark McLeroy Appling, GA > > > ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== > Please contact me [email protected] for any additions to this list [email protected] > I will also help with email problems. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hi, In 1973, the Cullman Times in Cullman, Ala. did a series of articles on 100 of Cullman's Progress 1873 to 1973. They interviewed a lot of people and had some very interesting articles. I have a few copies of these. Did not find an interview with your great grandmother in the copies that I have but I may not have the complete series. There is a great article that was published April 22, 1973 "Brindley Mountain -- Scene of fierce Civil War skirmish". This is supposed to be an account of the one Civil War skirmish that took place on what is now Cullman Co. soil. Hope this helps a little. Pat Mayhall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark McLeroy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:10 PM Subject: [ALCULLMA] need help documenting family story > Hi, my fathers family is/was from the Cullman and Blount counties area, with > some relatives there yet. > My greatgrandmother was Martha Elizabeth McWaters McLeroy, who is buried > near Cullman. She died about 1950, aged 90+ years, about 92 l think. > As the story goes, when she was a young girl she saw the Union Troops coming > through the Atlanta area during the Civil War ( or War for Southern > Independence, depending on your outlook!!) and remembered the destruction of > property by the Union invaders. > This was told to several family members; it has also been said that a > newspaper reporter interviewed her and an article was published which > recounted her recollections of that period. > My request is: does anyone know of this story, or have any documentation, or > a copy of this article which they could share with me?? You can imagine that > l would love to have a copy of it, especially if a photo was published along > with the article ! > If there is anyone out there who can lend a hand, l will thank you now in > advance for any assistance you can lend. > You may reply via the list ( l get the digest mode ) or email me directly. > Again, thanks. Mark McLeroy Appling, GA > > > ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== > Please contact me [email protected] for any additions to this list [email protected] > I will also help with email problems. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >