I am searching for information on Rufus Cochran b. 7-8-1858 Selma AL. with little luck. A relative told me she had heard that Rufus had been orphaned and went to live in AL with an Uncle (name Unknown). He then migrated to Texas (year unknown) with a Bell family. Are there any Bells out there who might know of this or have info as to when their family migrated to Texas (with or with out Rufus)? Please contact me. MaryLou Jenkins Meeks MLMeeks2@aol.com

Can anyone please tell me if there is a website where I can check to see if our Ancestor might have been given a guardianship since his parents were killed by indians? If not on line, where would I research this bit of information? Many thanks for any help. Roseanna, Fresno, Ca.

Hi, Listbuddies- I am looking for EMMA L. KING born January 4/24(?), 1846 in Selma, Alabama, md William Upton Martin, civil war surgeon for the Confederacy, February 9, 1865 by Rev. A. T. Spalding at Selma, Alabama, died February 13, 1886 in Paducah, McCracken County, KY, buried Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. Looking for her parents. Her Father was her husband's commanding officer and the head surgeon. Any help with this KING family would be greatly appreciated! Patryka Tachick gtachick@msn.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/2944/

Wanting information on David TOOL who died leaving a will in Dallas County, Alabama in 1822. David is listed on the 1820 Dallas County Census. His children per his will were Judy, Penelope (m. James Works), Telitha, Jesse, and Ann TOOL. His wife had died before he did. What was her name? Who were his parents? Is he the same David TOOL on the 1790 Orangeburg District South Carolina Census? Dianne Conaway Blankenstein blankenstein@startext.net

Good evening ALDALLAS, ALMARENG and ALWILCOX subscribers, [Forgive the x-posting but I'm posting this on my three county lists before I put a call out on ALABAMA-L and beyond. An earlier request on ALMARENG-L for a Marengo County assistant resulted in no takers. I have thoroughly enjoyed hosting the Dallas, Marengo and Wilcox websites for the ALGenWeb Project. I'm the original host of the Dallas and Wilcox pages. I put those online in mid to late 1996 so it's been almost three years for both and I took over Marengo County in early 1998, a little over a year ago. But as the interest in genealogy has gone "through the roof" and the USGenWeb Project (of which the ALGenWeb Project is a part) has become better known, the workload has gotten heavier. I can't do it alone any more, keep up with my other genealogy projects, do personal research, and still have a life <bg>. AND, I think these counties could use some "new blood" and a fresh perspective. There's so much more that needs to be done. So . . .] I need assistants (one per county) to help with the Dallas, Marengo and Wilcox County webpages and the ALDALLAS, ALMARENG and ALWILCOX lists. In the case of Marengo County, the new assistant must be willing to take over the website and mail list after an initiation period. The only requirements for the jobs are knowledge of and an interest in Dallas, Marengo or Wilcox County genealogy and history (a county or nearby resident would be ideal), some basic html and ftp skills, and time, time, and more time. Main duties: answering queries, maintaining a dedicated query board and surname list, posting queries and surnames in a timely manner, locating online and offline county resources, transcribing county records, maintaining and updating the ALGenWeb county webpages, subscribing to and monitoring required USGenWeb mail lists, and administering the associated mail lists including finding and x-posting relevant messages from other lists. You can find more information about what's required of county coordinators here: http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/volunteers.html Interested? Will train. Apply within <g>. B.J. Smothers Listowner ALDALLAS-L, ALMARENG-L, ALWILCOX-L Dallas, Marengo and Wilcox County Coordinator http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/dallas/ http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/marengo/ http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/wilcox/

Looking for information about Richard Pitts, his wife Nancy J. and their family. They are shown in the 1860 and 1870 federal census' living in Harrell's Crossroads, Dallas County, but I can find no trace of them after that. Nancy J was the daughter of Thomas and Lucretia McCollum, originally of Perry County; see below. Also looking for information about Thomas and Lucretia McCollum. They lived in Perry County, probably in the eastern part. Thomas died about 1846, but we don't know exactly when or where he's buried. His widow Lucretia is listed in the 1850 federal census but nothing thereafter. She reportedly remarried and may have lived in western Dallas County during the later years of her life. Family lore says she died in 1884, but we don't know where she's buried. Thomas & Lucretia McCollum were the parents of William P. McCollum who owned a farm near Marion Junction and died in 1902. Thomas and Lucretia were also the parents of a son Thomas, born about 1845, who apparently owned part of a lot in Marion Junction which he sold to his brother William in 1867. We don't know what happened to Thomas after that. I'd appreciate any leads anyone can give me. Howard McCollum hmccollum@prodigy.net

Looking for any information on David (Dave) PENCE b. 1809/10 in AL. Later lived in Weakly County TN. Found on 1870, 1860 Weakly County censuses. He (at least I believe it is he) is listed on the 1850 Dallas Cty AL census pg. 282, 1840 pg. 86 and 1830 pg. 77. Wife was Elizabeth E. (Ethelbert?) born TN, year 1813? Anyone else looking for Pences in this county? Mary Anne HANLON SMITH gothic2@acd.net

Dear Dianne, We sure have a lot of the same SURNAMES: Like ANDERSON,BAKER,WILLIAMS,WILSON, The rest of mine are: DEASON,FOSHEE,GOODWIN,KLINNER,CHAMBERS,MOORE, & many more; You might check on my POPWELL & GOODWIN "TREE"S, to see if there are any connection's. A lot of the Wilson's & Goodwin's went on to Tx. from Va-Nc.-Sc.-Ga.-& Al. The Wilson & Williams went to Smith Co. Tx.abt. 1865-1870: from Bibb & chilton Co. Al. ____'POP' MY "ROOTS"> POPWELL "TREE"> <http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Arc/7061/Genealogy/Popwell.html> GOODWIN "TREE"> <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rgoodwin/page1.>

Need leads on Flanagan, Hayes, Kelley, Jones, Brooks, Edwards and Strother in Wilcox and Marengo counties. Possibly also in Dallas or Perry counties. Hi folks. After another long hard period of researching my g-grandparents and gg-grandparents (I work in bouts until I plateau), I found what looked to be info on them only to discover yet anther surname that needs to be followed. In addition I'm interested where they lived just after emancipation and who the land belonged to (they were slaves then tenant farmers their entire lives). I'm hoping that armed with this info I can find the names of their last slaveowners. Although I'm not asking for anyone to do my work for me, I'd like to hear from anyone researching the lines mentioned below. I need help to make sense of all this conflicting data so that I can do as directed and focused research as possible. So!, here's where I am right now on this line: While researching my paternal grandmother's THOMAS-EDWARDS line (Julia Thomas Norris, Clark Thomas - Caroline ?, Mary ? m. Philip Jones - Calvin Edwards m. Susie ?), I found what appears to be my g-grandparents' marriage license dated 10 Nov 1867 in the Wilcox County Colored Marriages 1868-1869, p.14-15: "...between Clark Thomas a freedman and Miss Caroline Brooks". This is the first time I've ever come across the surname Brooks. Had previously thought my g-grandmother's maiden name was Edwards. Tried to verify Brooks so looked for a record of her mother's marriage to her last known husband. Found nothing in the Colored Marriage records but while searching the index of what was labelled White marriages, I came across: Philip Jones and Mrs. Mary Brooks on p.27 who were married "...at the Flanagan Plantation" on 11 July 1868. Everything but race seemed to fit and when I checked the 1860 Census to see whether there was a Flanagan Plantation in the area where I know my grands and g-grands last lived, I found the household of Bennett Flanagan. What's more, it was listed just before the household of W.S.W. Hayes. This is significant because on g-grandma Caroline Thomas's death certificate, it says she was buried on the old Hayes place! That was circa 1930 but today that land including the little African American cemetery belongs to a Black Shaw family, and before that it was owned by White Strothers. This land is in the Catherine-Boiling Spring-Consul area, on either side of Hwy 28 (the road to Consul and Thomaston) and straddles the Marengo-Wilcox county line and borders Perry and Dallas counties. Three Black churches closely associated with my ancestors are situated on these properties: Bethel AME on Boiling Spring Rd in Catherine, Boiling Spring Baptist on Hwy 28, and Sidney Chapel AME in Consul. Boiling Spring Baptist was originally located on the road to Gastonburg. Other landowners in this area whose names have popped up from time to time in my research are Kelley, as in the old Kelley place (which today is next to the Shaw place) on Hwy 28, and Jones. ANY, ANY leads beyond the census enumeration appreciated. Especially interested in land, property and slave records and inventories. Will be researching in Wilcox, Marengo and Dallas counties this summer. My goal is to find these ancestors listed in some record prior to 1870 and to find the families that brought them from South Carolina (and possibly Georgia) circa 1830-1860. Thanks for reading this far, B.J. Smothers

I am looking for information on Elizabert Quarles b. 1826 d. Aft 1871 m. March 14 1845 in Dallas County to John Hare Day. Would like to know who here parent and brothers and sister were. Thank's Bobby Sharp

I am still looking for any information on David Montgomery Brown who married Eliza Fort from Dallas County Ala. Any information will help. Thanks

Nancy Arnold Taylor died in Dallas County, Alabama, February 8, 1829. Her husband Arthur Taylor then moved the family to Lowndes County, Alabama. Not sure how long family lived in Dallas County. Wanting to correspond with anyone else working on this line. Dianne Conaway Blankenstein blankenstein@startext.net http://www.startext.net/homes/blankenstein

I am not researching this line, but it was nice to finally see someone use this list. The 1820 census lists 3 Taylor men: John Taylor, Esq, Col. John Taylor, and William Taylor but you probably already know this. Linda Bingham Gardner Atlanta, GA

Regarding the message, "I need information on David Montgomery Brown from Browns Community in Dallas Co. He married Eliza Fort from same Co. in Al. Would like information on his father James Brown Jr. From North Carolina, anyone with information write me." Is this marriage in the book "A Family Called Fort" ? If not could you send me details re Eliza Fort ? My address is wghayes@hotmail.com. I am presently traveling and do not have access to my Fort data. When I return home next week I will let you know if I have anything of interest to you.

I am now expanding my search for any information on the above surnames most of which were early settlers in Orrville. I am told that there's property there which was named ; SMITH & LEWIS .These familys from what I am told date back as far as maybe the early 16 or 1700's. Any information that can be provided , will be most helpful James

On 1830 Dallas Co AL census is Winford Harris, with wife and 2 females 5 and under and 1 male 5 and under. Winford's wife was Amanda Caroline (maiden name unknown). They prob. married c. 1825ish. Winford d. I believe 1833 leaving land to his infant son Horatio Perry Harris. Amanda and her children are in TX by 1838. I hope these people might show up in someone's family tree......I have no marriage record. A later census indicates Amanda b. GA or KY 10 Apr 1810. Thanks for checking. Nancy

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I am looking for information on David Montgomery Brown who married Eliza Fort, daughter of Burrel J. Fort from Marion Station around the community named Brown's.This is my GGGrandfather, I am interested in anyone who might have information on him or his father. Thanks

The following is COCHRAN information I obtained from the 1870 Ala Census for Dallas Co. while I was researching for my ggreatgrandfather Rufus Cochran. I hope it can be of help to someone. MaryLou Meeks (MLMeeks2@aol.com) Pg 321 Cochran, William 38 M W SC Physician (Athens) " , Rebecca 25 F W AL at home Pg 365 Cochran, Matilda 64 F W housekeeper (Burnsville) Pg 374 Cochran, Joeanna 26 F M AL Seamstress (Cahaba) " , Cornelius 14 M M AL Student " , Jordan 12 M M AL Student " , Alberta 8 F M AL Pg 417 Cochran, William 39 M W SC Farmer (Harrels Crossroads) " , Mary 29 F W SC " , Eulalie 11 F W AL " , Chisolue 6 M W AL " , William 4 M W AL " , Samuel 6mo M W AL Pg 458 Cochran, Margaret 61 F W SC at home (Harrels Crossroads) " , James 19 M W AL farm laborer Pg 464 Cochran, Brister 24 M B AL farm laborer (Lexington) " , Savannah 24 F B AL at home " , Bob 1 M B AL Pg 464 Cochran, Charles 24 M B VA farm laborer (Lexington) " , Agnes 23 F B AL " , Susan 1 F B AL " , May 1 F B AL Pg 471 Cochran, Claudius 61 M W SC farmer (Lexington) " , Ellen 63 F W SC " , Ellen 25 F W AL Pg 471 Cochran, Dennis 22 M B AL farm labor (Lexington) Pg 471 Cochran, Henry 40 M B SC farm labor (lexington) " , Wanda 25 F B AL " , Georgia 3 F B AL " , Willie 1 M B AL Pg 471 Cochran, John 40 M B VA farm labor (Lexington) " , Rose 35 F B AL " , Henry 9 M B AL " , Minta 4 F B AL Pg 471 Cochran, July 30 M B AL (Lexington) " , Dilsey 35 F B AL " , Martha 12 F B AL Pg 471 Cochran, Peter 26 M B FL farm labor (Lexington) " , Ellen 22 F B AL " , Dennis 1 M B AL Pg 471 Cochran, Richmond 60 M B SC domestic (Lexington) " , Juda(?) 60 F B SC " , Jane 25 F B AL " , Sarah 21 F B AL " , Serena 12 F B AL " , Moses Pg 471 Cochran, Peter(2) 65 M B SC (Lexington) " , JWDA(?) 6 F B AL Pg 472 " , Vina 50 F B SC " , Lawra 28 ? B AL farm labor " , Annie 12 F B AL " , Isabella 10 F B AL " , John 7 M B AL " , Jackson 5 M B AL " , Ben 3 M B AL " , Margaret 3mo F B AL Pg 658 Cochran, Henry 28 M W PA City Tax Collector (Selma) " , Julia 25 F W " , Natalie 3 F W Pg 724 Cochran, Henry 55 M B AL farm labor (Selma) " , May 45 F B AL " , Hnery Jr 10 M B AL Pg 744 Cochran, Oscar 16 M B AL farm labor (Union) Pg 771 Cochran, Andrew 36 M B AL farm labor (Union) " , Millie 30 F B AL " , Mariah 13 F B AL " , Louis 11 M B AL " , Amarilla 8 F B AL Pg 773 Cochran, Ruben 35 M B AL farm labor (Union) " , Lou 30 F B AL " , Betsy 14 F B AL " , Kisiah 11 F B AL " , Hammett 7 F B AL " , Maurice 4 M B AL " , Dick 3 M B AL Pg 775 Cochran, Robert 22 M B AL farm labor (Union) " , Catherine 23 F B AL " , Jack 6 M B AL " , Susan 6mo F B AL

I need information on David Montgomery Brown from Browns Community in Dallas Co. He married Eliza Fort from same Co. in Al. Would like information on his father James Brown Jr. From North Carolina, anyone with information write me.