My apologies to the list, but my delete button, instead of read button, was in action this morning. Will the person who sent me a message with the name in the subject line: Durden-McVey please resend? I promise I have my fingers under control now. Thanks, Linda

My Chambers family lived in Dallas County for almost twenty years: David CHAMBERS settled in Perry Co, AL. about 1823 with brother, Robert Boyd Chambers. They bought land near each other in the panhandle, just over the county line from Dallas County. J.P. 1833, purchased additional land in TSP 15-R8. In 1836, purchased land in Dallas Co, same TSP and R, and apparently located there. Census 1840 shows him in Dallas County. He died on 11 Jan 1841 in Dallas Co, AL. He was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Dallas Co, AL. His wife, Eliza (Elizabeth?) CLEMENTS, was living in 1850 in Dallas Co, AL. She moved to Palestine, Anderson Co, Texas about 1854. She died there in 1860. David CHAMBERS and Elizabeth CLEMENTS had the following children: 1. John Henry CHAMBERS was born on 2 Oct 1806 in Hancock Co, GA. He Moved to and settled about 1836 in Dallas Co, AL. He Moved to and settled in 1853/54 in Anderson Co, TX. Came to Anderson Co on same train as widowed mother and brother David C Chambers. He died on 5 Jan 1884 in Fort Houston, Anderson Co, TX. He was married to Sarah Ann (Morris) TAYLOR (daughter of Pleasant TAYLOR and Nancy ? MOR(R)IS) on 18 Mar 1833 in Perry Co, AL. Sarah Ann (Morris) TAYLOR was born on 6 Aug 1816 in Tennessee. She died on 4 Aug 1844 in Dallas Co, AL. John Henry CHAMBERS and Sarah Ann (Morris) TAYLOR had the following children: i. Eliza Rebecca CHAMBERS. ii. Nancy Lucinda CHAMBERS. iii. Sarah Frances "Fannie" CHAMBERS. iv. Mary Ann CHAMBERS. v. David Bishop CHAMBERS. He was married to Jane AYRES on 30 Jun 1846 in Dallas Co, AL. Jane AYRES was born on 1 Jan 1811 in Tennessee ?. She died on 10 Jul 1885 in Fort Houston, Anderson Co, TX. Some researchers list her name as Jane Ayres Carrell. Possibly previous marriage? John Henry CHAMBERS and Jane AYRES had the following children: i. Robert Charles Boyd CHAMBERS. ii. William Merriwell "Billy" CHAMBERS. iii. Martha Bloomer CHAMBERS. iv. Catherine Agnes CHAMBERS. 2. Jane Adams CHAMBERS was born between 1810 and 1814 in Hancock Co, GA. She may have died before 1840. Children were raised by David and Eliza Clements. She was married to Jeremiah BEASON on 16 Dec 1828 in Perry Co, AL. Jane Adams CHAMBERS and Jeremiah BEASON had the following children: i. Elizabeth Ann BEASON. ii. Eliza Jane BEASON. iii. Sarah Amanda BEASON. 3. David Clements CHAMBERS was born in Mar 1816 in Hancock Co, GA. He Moved to and settled in 1854 in Anderson Co, TX. He died on 22 Feb 1890 in Walston Springs, Anderson Co, TX. He was buried in Chambers Cemetary. In 1854, David Clements Chambers, his wife and children, his mother, and his brother, John Henry moved to Anderson Co, TX. David settled in the Walston Springs Community while John Henry moved to the Fort Houstan Community. David Clements Chambers operated a grist mill and engaged in farming. He, his wife and son Tom died within a one week period. They died of pneumonia and were buried near their home. This burial ground became Chambers Cemetery for their kinsmen and neighbors. He was married to Elizabeth Ann ROGERS (daughter of Benjamin ROGERS and Penelope WEST) on 26 Mar 1843 in Dallas Co, AL. Elizabeth Ann ROGERS was born on 21 May 1817 in Georgia. She died on 16 Feb 1890 in Walston Springs, Anderson Co, TX. She was also known as Eliza. She was buried in Chambers Cemetary. David Clements CHAMBERS and Elizabeth Ann ROGERS had the following children: i. Joseph James CHAMBERS ii. Benjamin Franklin CHAMBERS. iii. Mary America CHAMBERS. iv. Thomas Clements CHAMBERS. 3. Sarah Ann CHAMBERS was born in 1817 in Hancock Co, GA. She was married to Richard C. MURRAY on 14 May 1840 in Dallas Co, AL. Married by Jesse Pitts. 6. Robert Boyd CHAMBERS was born in 1819 in Hancock Co, GA. Named in father's will. No further record. Dona Cole Donap4w@aol.com

I am seeking information on Millard Fillmore Smith. Lived in Dallas Co. probably died here in about 1924. I think he married his second wife here. Any information would be helpful..I believe he was originally from Jefferson Co. Thanks Patricia Burton

Meador family records show Ira Meador marriage l8915, Dallas,Co.Al. John Meador Will: l829 Dallas Co. Al. My great grandfather, James Meador died l835 Greene Co.Al. wills his land owned in N.C. (county not named). Names wife Elizabeth, Sons: John, Job,Joel,James J.,Wm. Reuben: Daughters: Martha, wife of John V. Meador; Rebecca, wife of Jesse Melton, Lucinda, wife of Wm. H. Roberts, Cely, wife of Wm. H Thurmond, Elizabeth, wife of Philip P. Flanagan, Mary, wife of Wm.C. Bland (my great grandparents). Wm. Calvin Bland's parents, Joseph Henry Bland and Mary Ann Ray Bland were in l850 census,Perry Co. Al. with some of their children. They had moved from Raleigh, NC.. Dr. Wm.C. Bland and wife Mary Meador Bland lived in Lafayette Co. MS.. interested in exchanging information. Clara West cfw@home.com ara West cfw@home.com

Here goes my ancestry and connection to Dallas Co.: 1. Robert Craig b. Antrim Ireland m. Katy ?? d. 1789 on board ship in the Atlantic Ocean. i. James b. Antrim Irland m Jane Kilpatrick in S.C. d. ?? A. Robert B. James D. C. Thomas L. D. Jackson J. E. Nancy, F. Catherine, G. Sarah H. Jane I. Hannah ii. Thomas Craig, b. Antrim Irland, m. ?? Woodburne of Pennsylvania A. Robert G. B. Sarah C. Catherine, D. James W. E. Thomas E. Eliza (twin to Thomas) iii. John Craig b. Antrim Ireland m. Jane Waugh in S.C. A. Catherine B. Robert C. Mary D. Jane E. Margaret F. James G. John. iv Jane Criag b. Antrim Irland, d. 1860 m. James Moore d. 1846 A. Robert C. B. John J. C. William C. D. Catherine C. E. James N. F. Thomas J. G. Eliza Jane. v. Robert Craig b. on board ship 1789 in Atlantic Ocean. d.abt 1869 m. Martha Hayes. (My line) A. Catherine Craig B. Elizabeth G. Criag C. Thomas C. Craig D. James C. Criag E. Robert M. Craig b. 5 aug 1823 Dallas Co. AL., d. 7 mar 1900 Scott Co., MS. m. Mary Elizabeth McCraw 7 Jan 1868 Dallas Co., AL. a, Martha Caroline Craig b. 15 Oct 1868 Dallas Co. AL. d. 11 Nov 1953 Scott Co., Ms. m. Robert Koger Tadlock 23 Dec. 1890 Scott Co., Ms. + Ione Elizabeth Tadlock b. sept 1891 Scott Co. Ms. d. 15 Mar 1984 Scott Co. Ms. m. Connie Cleveland Wilkerson, Scott Co. Ms. (my grandparents) F. Jane B. Craig G. Nathaniel Henry Craig H. Martha H. Craig I have additional information if needed. Linda Sharp Smith

Hello List, I am looking for Jesse Crow born 1868 in Al. (I think) Mother Dorcas ??? Crow, (Dorcas was listed on 1880 Calhoun census as 30 years old, a widow with two sons Jesse and Albert, living in Ladiga, Al. She remarried and may have moved to Ok. or was born in Ok.) Father unknown, brother Albert Crow. Died in August 5, 1940 in Pell City Al. Married Eliza Putnam born 1865 in ??? died December 15, 1949 in Jacksonville, Al. Eliza had two sisters that I know of Litha and Sallie Putnam they married brothers by the surname of Christopher. Any little tidbit of information would be most appreciated. Have a great day!!! Evelyn

At 09:12 AM 7/26/99 -0400, LGard60513@aol.com wrote: <snip> >If it is ok with the listowner, how about everyone posting their Dallas Co >roots? Occasionally other lists have a rollcall when the list gets slow, >that way others may find someone they connect with and we can get this list >really smokin'. Just some ideas...what does the rest of the list think? > >Linda Bingham Gardner ------------------------ Hello Linda and All, This is a small enough list so that whatever you subscribers want to do is fine with me. My only requirements regarding Roll Calls is that you DO NOT put "Roll Call" as the subject. It isn't helpful to anyone who previews their messages or receives the Digest nor is it meaningful when folks are searching the list messages by thread. Remember that all these messages are archived and that they're searchable by surname, topic, and the more recent posts are also threaded. Just go to RootsWeb's main page http://www.rootsweb.com and follow the search links. So, 1. Please put your surnames or whatever your actual topic is as the subject of the message, and 2. Expand on the subject a little. This list is only a few months old and when we first started we did a modified Roll Call and I posted some of the mini-histories that came across the list on the Dallas County website. Will be happy to add any new ones. Also, I have chosen not to make the default reply a "reply to the list" because sometimes folks just want to go private. However, if you have ANY info that you think might even remotely be of interest to another person on the list, please don't hesitate to hit that "reply to all" button. Better that more information comes across the list than less. Happy Searching, B.J. Smothers ALDALLAS Listowner dallas@prairiebluff.com

Hi I too, have connections in Dallas. There is a William STONE, around 1820's there. There is a Nathaniel STONE. Also, William R. STONE. I am trying to figure out if a Fielding TAYLOR was father to my William W. TAYLOR also. It seems that all of these bought land in Dallas Co. William R. STONE moved into Perry Co. and lived untill he died. This is my g g grandfather. His son, Columbus married a TAYLOR in Perry Co. So, STONE & TAYLOR are the two names I am trying to find in DALLAS who went to Perry Co. This was early 1800's. Anyone else looking for these? Susie

Hello: Does anyone have any information on Mary Ann Julia Reid, an elusive character? She was born in Perry County 3 June 1836, daughter of Jane Reid (b 1799 in SC), and probably related to the family of Josiah Reid (Reed)/Elizabeth Woods Reid of Dallas Co. At age 14 (1850) M.A. Julia Reid was living not far from the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, north of Summerfield (Dallas Co). I surmise that ca 1860-1861 she married her cousin William Luther Reid (or one of his brothers); William L Reid was probably killed as a Confederate soldier. When the estate of Elizabeth Woods Reid was settled in 1867-1868, "Mrs. Mary Ann Julia Reid" was listed as one of the several heirs -- presumably because she was the widow of William Luther -- receiving the amount of approximately $500. Three years later, in 1870, she is listed as housekeeper for the family of Emmett Campbell, nearby. . At age 40, in 1876, she married widower Willis H Green (1823-1890), whose first wife was Cynthia Woods, a niece of Elizabeth Woods Reid. Both Julia Reid Green and Willis H Green are buried in the Mt Pleasant Cemetery, near Woods kinfolks. . She died 15 February 1897. I have never found a marriage license for William Luther Reid and Julia Reid, nor any record of the Confederate service of William Luther Reid -- or his brothers John or Finis or Cyrus. . I know that William Luther living (single) in his mother's household in 1860. He was deceased by 1867, as were all but one of his brothers, Nathan Byers Reid. . If she did not marry William Luther or "one of the Reid boys" then why is she listed as an heir of Elizabeth W Reid's estate.? What happened to William Luther and his brothers? M A Julia Reid (I believe) had brothers James C Reid (1823) and Thomas A Reid (1832), and a sister Nancy Ann Reid (1819) who married James H Lee. Can anyone shed any light on why "Mrs Julia Reid" was listed as one of the heirs of Elizabeth Woods Reid? Many thanks. Robert E Parrott, Knoxville TN

Looking for any information on these people, mid 1800's: Moses McCULLERS, b. Scotland, date unknown, his sons: James, Charlie and F. Moses; Pamelia McGRAW, dau. of Dicie MALONE, b. England and George McGraw "from" the Netherlands. Any connection or clue will be most appreciated. Arlene Hampton

--WebTV-Mail-26353-11396 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit This is My POPWELL & GOODWIN Family "TREE'S"; Below, If an one would like to check Them? The GOODWIN'S came to Cahaba, Co. in 1817, before it was a County, & The POPWELL'S came to Autauga, Co. in 1828, My GrandFather, Madison POPWELL'S home was in the "Old Canebrake, which is where The Clilton, Co. Courthouse is now; The old well that they dug, was there, back of the Courthouse, for Year's, untell The Church builded a building over it. I hope this is an Appropriate reply, & Someone can get some use from My Family Tree's;______"POP" <http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Arc/7061/Genealogy/Popwell.html> <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rgoodwin/page1.html> --WebTV-Mail-26353-11396 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-102-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.99) by postoffice-153.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 06:18:29 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <ALDALLAS-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mailsorter-102-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with ESMTP id GAA14023 for <POPSAT-1@webtv.net>; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 06:18:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id GAA24317; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 06:14:51 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 06:14:51 -0700 (PDT) From: LGard60513@aol.com Message-ID: <6237ce92.24cdb8d8@aol.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:12:56 EDT Subject: Re: [ALDALLAS-L] Durden-McVay Old-To: ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 216 Resent-Message-ID: <6dKsnC.A.o7F.K9Fn3@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/160 X-Loop: ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ALDALLAS-L-request@rootsweb.com Dear Dorothy, I thought I would respond to the list to get it moving a little, it has been pretty slow lately. This way maybe we can get a conversation going about Dallas County, AL. It is really helpful to include a general timeframe when requesting information about a family name. Don't know about others on the list, but I try to respond if I can by checking my puny resources. Do you know what time your Durden-McVay's lived in Dallas Co.? or where they came from? do you have other names that they may have been associated with (as many families traveled together and they can be found in several locations together)? what age would they have been at the time? Also, I am usually willing to do a limited number of census lookups as I live close to the Federal Archives. If it is ok with the listowner, how about everyone posting their Dallas Co roots? Occasionally other lists have a rollcall when the list gets slow, that way others may find someone they connect with and we can get this list really smokin'. Just some ideas...what does the rest of the list think? Linda Bingham Gardner desc. of Bowater Jackson of NC lived in Cahaba, Dallas Co., AL from 1819 to 1834 and whose son Nathan Hiram Jackson stayed in Cahaba and Selma --WebTV-Mail-26353-11396--

I am looking for any information on Rufus Cochran. The only information we have about this ancestor is as follows: We believe he was born in Selma, Ala in 1858. The family stories are that his parents were killed by indians and Rufus was sent to live with kin. Another story is that he traveled to Texas with a family named Bell. We do know he married in Waco Texas to Sarah (Lizzie) Halford in 1879, and his daughter Mary Olivea Cochran married Clarence Jenkins in 1901. If anyone has information or can direct me to places where I can research, I would be eternally grateful. We have been knocking against this brickwall for a long time. Many thanks, Roseanna Jenkins, Fresno, California

Hi list, Looking for Hannah Rust Boggess Watts who died in Dallas Co either 1834 or 1836. She was the wife of Thomas Watts, Jr of Virginia and I don't know how or when she ended up in Dallas Co. ~sometime after 1783 when he last child was born (in Greene Co, GA). I'd love to find anything on her! Census, deeds, tax, land, court, death, obit, tombstone! Can anyone tell me what kinds of records exist for the period between 1783 and 1836 in Dallas Co? Does anyone have access to them? I haven't found any cemetery listing yet either--and I would love a photo of her stone if there is one! Can anyone help me find my gggggggrandmother? Any help appreciated! Cyndi in Baltimore

Dear Dorothy, I thought I would respond to the list to get it moving a little, it has been pretty slow lately. This way maybe we can get a conversation going about Dallas County, AL. It is really helpful to include a general timeframe when requesting information about a family name. Don't know about others on the list, but I try to respond if I can by checking my puny resources. Do you know what time your Durden-McVay's lived in Dallas Co.? or where they came from? do you have other names that they may have been associated with (as many families traveled together and they can be found in several locations together)? what age would they have been at the time? Also, I am usually willing to do a limited number of census lookups as I live close to the Federal Archives. If it is ok with the listowner, how about everyone posting their Dallas Co roots? Occasionally other lists have a rollcall when the list gets slow, that way others may find someone they connect with and we can get this list really smokin'. Just some ideas...what does the rest of the list think? Linda Bingham Gardner desc. of Bowater Jackson of NC lived in Cahaba, Dallas Co., AL from 1819 to 1834 and whose son Nathan Hiram Jackson stayed in Cahaba and Selma

Any info you may have on the two subject names would be helpful. Thanks Dorothy Durden Vasvary ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Leonard Long: I am searching for information on Leonard Long and the identity of his parents. He married Octavia Lenora Newberry about 1881. They had a son, Percy James Long; born November 2, 1882 in Selma. Octavia had been prviously married and had a son, John Tillman Smith; born about 1880. Leonard, Octavia and the two boys went to Galveston, Galveston county, TX about 1890. They worked in the cotton mill in Galveston. Leonard died a few years later. Any information on Leonard Long and his parents will be appreciated. Sam Reece sagomyr@flash.net

I am looking for information on William Edwards family. William was born 1803 England. He married Elizabeth Hollingsworth 1828 in Dallas Co., AL. She was born abt 1811 possibly in GA. I know of one child named Jacob Hollingsworth Edwards born to this couple. He married Wilmuth Satterwhite in AR 1851. I would like to know if there are other children born to this couple and their names if possible. In particular I am searching for a Robert Edwards born about 1829-30 in MS. He married Sarah Elizabeth Satterwhite about 1853. Sarah and Wilmuth were sisters. Any help will be appreciated. Carlton Edwards Searching the following surnames: CHEW, CRIDER, DURBIN, EDWARDS, HOLLINGSWORTH, JENNINGS, LAFORGE, LIGHT, LOGSDON, PARKER, SATTERWHITE, WINSHIP, WYETH ASHBY, BAKER, BREEDLOVE, FIELDS, FRICKER, SPRATLIN, YOST

I am looking for information on Taylors, Herrings, and Paces in Dallas county in the 1920-1930's. Edd Taylor and Janie Herring Taylor born 1880's in Clarke co. Mississippi moved to Dallas co, Alabama between 1910 and 1920. Their children were Solon Feb 20,1912(m Elizabeth Taylor), Claudie Dec 4 1913 (m Johnnie J Pace), Cecil, and Evelyn as well as Rachel and Charles. Solon Buckley Taylor died in North Highlands, California in 1975 He served in the Air Force in WWII. Claudie had polio as a child and had a smaller leg do to it. Claudie divorced Johnnie in 1943, they had children James(?) and Mary Jane Margaret Pace (1939). Janie later moved to Montgomery. Possibly married a James Taylor Rice in the early 40's? Did Edd vanish? last information I have on him, he applied to not be drafted in WWI due to having a young family. Did he end up drafted? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am searching for information on Holland's living in Dallas Co during the 1830's thru 1850's. Buddy Holland buddy@mail.gabc.org

I am seeking the forbears of Joseph Burnett, listed in the 1850 U.S. Census at Dallas County, AL, Summerfield Beat. Born 16 June 1822, (NC or SC), died 26 April 1872, possible a resident of Perry or Greene County at that time. Someone sugggested he was son of Thomas Burnett and Mary Quarles of Edgefield District, SC. Do not know if that is accurate. Joseph Burnett was married to Jane Collins Green Burnett, on 20 October 1846. Jane was married earlier to John D. Green, who died 12 August 1838. Jane and John D. Green had one son, John, born 1838 in Al. Child was born the same year his father died. Joseph and Jane had 5 children: Mary Agnes, born in 1846; Franklin, born in 1849 (according to information I was given, Franklin died at about 3 years of age); George Monroe (my great-grandfather), born in 1851; Mary J.S., born in 1853; Irena Y. [possibly Irene], born in 1856. Any information about Joseph Burnett's birthplace and his father and mother will be much appreciated. Thanks! Marshall Burnett, Ed. D.