Marie M. Pearson (SMITH) Pearson, Marie M. left to be with the Lord on January 1, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lake St. Lous, MO. She was born on May 20, 1923 to Lorner Smith on Sand Mountain, Alabama. Marie married Charles H. Pearson on Dec. 12, 1959, they had the following family: Louise Rummerfield, Carl Everett, Clotilta (Jay) Tankersley, Joyce Eldridge, Johnie (Kathy) Pearson, Henry Pearson, Nancy (Bill) Southerland, Royce Everett and Debra Powell; her siblings were Eythemer Smith, Maverine Smith, Troy Horton, Marzell Odem and Florence Smith; she had the following grandchildren, Tina Everett, Rick Eidson, Diana Eidson Whitsell, Curtis Jones, Jacqueline Borrowman, Tammy and Greg Sharar, Tom Everett, Jasen Pearson, Amanda Viola, Kevin Tankersley, Chuck, Christopher and Rebecca Southerland, Sarah and Joshua Powell; Marie had 22 great-grandchildren and she was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles; her mother Lorner; children, Clotilta, Carl, Joyce and Nancy; sisters, Maverine and Euthemer Smith; brother Troy Horton; and grandchild William 'Buster' Lane.Services: Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at PAUL Funeral Home. Visitation Wednesday, January 4, 2006 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00. Interment on January 5, 2005 at St. Charles Memorial Gardens Cemetery Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Association c/o Paul Funeral Home, 240 North Kingshighway, St. Charles, MO 63301. Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 1/4/2006.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives" <archives@poppet.org> To: <ALDATA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:23 PM Subject: [ALDATA] Al-Etowah-Sumter Co. Obituary (Smith) > > Etowah-Sumter County AlArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Bessie 1890 > ************************************************ > Copyright. All rights reserved. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm > ************************************************ > > File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: > Ann Gowdey-Beck anngowdeybeck@yahoo.com January 6, 2006, 7:23 pm > > Gadsden Times 1890-1893 > Bessie Smith Daughter Of John Gibson and Ruby (Self) Smith. Sisters Aileen > and > Eddie Louise. G.Daughter of James Davenportand Martha (Shaw) Smith of Rome > GA. > > Additional Comments: > Can not find Bessie listed in birth records or census. Have her in a > family > photo and she looks to be about 4 yrs. old? She was the oldest child and > could > have been born in Georgia. No records there either. Aileen was my G.Mother > (my > fathers Mother born in Gadsden in1895. > > File at: > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/etowah/obits/s/smith452gob.txt > > This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ > > File size: 1.0 Kb > > > > ==== ALDATA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Alabama USGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives" <archives@poppet.org> To: <ALDATA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:08 PM Subject: [ALDATA] Al-Cherokee Co. Obituary (Ward) > > Cherokee County AlArchives Obituaries.....Ward, Texanna November 12, 1951 > ************************************************ > Copyright. All rights reserved. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm > ************************************************ > > File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: > Angela Armbruster angela.gross@norfolk.gov and Travis Hardin > travhard@mindspring.com January 5, 2006, 7:08 pm > > The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Ala. Nov 13, 1951 > Obituary Tuesday November 13, 1951. The Gadsden Times. Gadsden Alabama > > Mrs. Texanna Ward, 83 Route 1 Gaylesville Ala., died Monday at 3:35 pm at > her > residence after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on > Wednesday > at 2:00pm from the Unity Baptist Church with the Rev. Kirby, the Rev. Mr. > Gennings and the Rev. A.W. Burleson officating. Burial will be following > in the > adjoining cemetery. Burial handled by Perry Funeral Home. > > Grandsons of Mrs. Ward will be the active pallbearers. Survisors include > four > daughters, Mrs. M.S. Palmer, Eva Ala., Mrs. M. Tomlin, Jamestown Ala., > Mrs. > Lissie Quinn and Mrs. Rene Sandford both of Gaylesville, Ala., four sons > Jim > Ward, Gadsden, Nathan Ward, Fort Payne, Theo Ward, Atlanta Ga. and Dolphus > Ward > Gaylesville. > > A native of Georgia Mrs Ward had spent the past 60 years in Cherokee > County. She > was active church worker until the time of her illness. > > > > File at: > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/cherokee/obits/w/ward451gob.txt > > This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ > > File size: 1.6 Kb > > > > ==== ALDATA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send a message with the word unsubscribe in the subject > line to ALDATA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

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Descendants of Jonathan T. Morton and Victoria Louisa McCleskey Generation No. 1 1. Jonathan T.4 Morton (William3, Marshall2, Marshall1) was born September 1851 in Alabama. He married Victoria Louisa McCleskey 30 July 1872 in Etowah County, Alabama, daughter of John McCleskey and Rebecca Allison. She was born January 1854 in Georgia. More About Jonathan T. Morton: Census 1: 05 June 1880, Township 10, Range 4, Etowah County, Alabama, ED 60, Page 252A, Lines 37-42 Census 2: Bet. 08 - 09 June 1900, Justice Precinct 8, Panola County, Texas, ED 73, Page 203A, Lines 42-46, next door was daughter, Leona, with her husband, Dennis H.Marshal, and daughter, Florence Census 3: 04 May 1910, Precinct 1, Cherokee County, Texas, ED 10, Page 26A, Lines 12-18, includes granddaughter, Florence Marshall Occupation 1: 05 June 1880, Farmer Occupation 2: Bet. 08 - 09 June 1900, Farmer Occupation 3: 04 May 1910, Laborer - Saw Mill Notes for Victoria Louisa McCleskey: According to information on the 1900 census, Victoria had given birth to seven children with 5 still living. Information on the 1910 census says that Victoria had given birth to seven children with four still living. More About Jonathan Morton and Victoria McCleskey: Marriage: 30 July 1872, Etowah County, Alabama Children of Jonathan Morton and Victoria McCleskey are: 2 i. Louisa5 Morton, born 1874 in Etowah County, Alabama. 3 ii. Charles Morton II, born 1875 in Etowah County, Alabama. + 4 iii. Leona Morton, born May 1880 in Etowah County, Alabama. 5 iv. Anna A. Morton, born April 1882 in Alabama. 6 v. Alberta R. Morton, born August 1887 in Alabama. 7 vi. Talmage Morton, born June 1893 in Alabama. Generation No. 2 4. Leona5 Morton (Jonathan T.4, William3, Marshall2, Marshall1) was born May 1880 in Etowah County, Alabama. She married (1) Dennis H. Marshall Abt. 1897. He was born December 1860 in Alabama, and died Bef. 06 May 1910 in Cherokee County, Texas. She married (2) John P. Williams Aft. June 1900 in Cherokee County, Texas. He was born Abt. 1861 in Texas. More About Dennis H. Marshall: Census: Bet. 08 - 09 June 1900, Living next door to mother and father-in-law, Justice Precinct 8, Panola County, Texas, ED 73, Page 203A, Lines 38-41 Occupation: Bet. 08 - 09 June 1900, Tanner More About Dennis Marshall and Leona Morton: Marriage: Abt. 1897 More About John P. Williams: Census 1: 06 May 1910, Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee County, Texas, ED 15, Page 126B, Lines 62-72, includes step children, Florence (who is also listed on the Cherokee County census dated 8-9 June, 1910,with her maternal grandparents), Flossie and Robert Marshalll Census 2: Bet. 13 - 14 January 1920, Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee County, Texas, ED 24, Page 160B, Lines 90-96, includes step-children, Flossie and Robert Marshall Census 3: 23 April 1930, Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee County, Texas, ED 34-23, Page 149B, Lines 82-84 Occupation 1: 06 May 1910, Farmer - General Farm Occupation 2: Bet. 13 - 14 January 1920, Farmer - General Farm Occupation 3: 23 April 1930, Team Contractor - Road Construction More About John Williams and Leona Morton: Marriage: Aft. June 1900, Cherokee County, Texas Children of Leona Morton and Dennis Marshall are: 8 i. Florence6 Marshall, born March 1900 in Texas. 9 ii. Flossie Marshall, born Abt. 1903 in Cherokee County, Texas. 10 iii. Robert Marshall, born Abt. 1905 in Cherokee County, Texas. Child of Leona Morton and John Williams is: 11 i. Cecil6 Williams, born Abt. 1915 in Cherokee County, Texas.

The Lathamville community is still there. It is located on Hwy 68 between Kilpatrick and Crossville in DeKalb County. My sister-in-law's father, Judson Kilpatrick had a store there in the 1950's. Her sister still lives there. There is a church, Marvin Methodist, and a Masonic Hall which has probably been there in some form or another for probably 100 years. Lathamville is located about 10 miles from Etowah County. Maggie Muegge ----- Original Message ----- From: <EVERETTLATTIMORE@aol.com> To: <ALETOWAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [ALETOWAH] Desperatly seeking Sarah > Hi Diamond and All Thank you for your replies. > I find the fact about Lathamville interesting. Who did Mr. Latham > buy > the property > from? The government or the Indians? > Does the town of Lathamville still exist? Is this the now > Crossville? > I have heard the name Crossville was given by a Copeland, is this correct? > Is Dekalb near Etowah? Is Dekalb near Sand Mountain? > > The Sarah H Copeland in this mail is my Sarah Hannah Copeland. She > lived with her sister Mary E Copeland and James R Teague 1900 in > Lathamville. > She then married my Great grandfather Jesse S Hallmark 1901 in Dekalb > county. I > have tracked them to 1930 where they lived in Arkansas. After that I know > Jesse died in Texas 1956 and heard Sarah H died there in Arkansas about > 1940. > But, none of the people I talk with know anything more about Sarah H than > I do. > Parentage is a mistery. > > Again thank you for your responses and the time you took to help, it > is > most appreciated. > Best regards > Barbara > > > ==== ALETOWAH Mailing List ==== > To view a map of Etowah County see: > http://www.archives.state.al.us/maps/etowamap.html or > http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/counties/etowah.jpg > >

Hi Diamond and All Thank you for your replies. I find the fact about Lathamville interesting. Who did Mr. Latham buy the property from? The government or the Indians? Does the town of Lathamville still exist? Is this the now Crossville? I have heard the name Crossville was given by a Copeland, is this correct? Is Dekalb near Etowah? Is Dekalb near Sand Mountain? The Sarah H Copeland in this mail is my Sarah Hannah Copeland. She lived with her sister Mary E Copeland and James R Teague 1900 in Lathamville. She then married my Great grandfather Jesse S Hallmark 1901 in Dekalb county. I have tracked them to 1930 where they lived in Arkansas. After that I know Jesse died in Texas 1956 and heard Sarah H died there in Arkansas about 1940. But, none of the people I talk with know anything more about Sarah H than I do. Parentage is a mistery. Again thank you for your responses and the time you took to help, it is most appreciated. Best regards Barbara

LATHAMVILLE Settlement at 341624NO860200W in DeKalb Co. Probably named for the family of Jonathan Latham, whose deed for 100 acres of land bought in 1836 for $125. was the first legal paper recorded in the county. (Raughton 47) ----- Original Message ----- From: <EVERETTLATTIMORE@aol.com> To: <ALETOWAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 1:47 PM Subject: [ALETOWAH] Desperatly seeking Sarah > Folks: > I am finding myself going in major circles and am > seeking > some advise. > I am looking for my Great grandmothers parentage, Have > been for some > years. I have acquired Ancesty so That's been alot of > help BUT, I'm going in > circles. See below and if anyone can offer any advice > short of going to > Alabama (No money) I would so appreciate it. > Thanks > Barbara > > Sarah Hannah Copeland brn between 1880 and 1884 Census says Alabama (MY > BRICK) > Clues 1900 she lived with her sister Mary E. Copeland Teague in > Lathamville, > Dekalb Mary was born according to 1900 Census 1874 > Alabama. > Mary was married to James R Teague 1891 in DeKalb > Sarah Hannah was married to Jesse S Hallmark 1901 DeKalb > 1920 One of Mary's sons Bill Teague living in Lathamville > still, had living with > him Tena Copeland noted as cousin born 1901. So, Sarah H > and > Mary E > had a brother I'm guessing that had children. > > First thingI tried was to find Mary E. Copeland brn 1874 in > Alabama. Found 4 of > them. But, can't seem to track any of the families down to > Lathamville which seems > to be a key point. So, I'm striking out there. > > Jesse Hallmark was living in Etowah county in 1900 and in > one year found Sarah H Copeland and married her in Dekalb county. So, I > assume > Etowah county and Dekalb are pretty close. > > > > > ==== ALETOWAH Mailing List ==== > Look up Surname origins > http://www.familychronicle.com/surname.htm >

Folks: I am finding myself going in major circles and am seeking some advise. I am looking for my Great grandmothers parentage, Have been for some years. I have acquired Ancesty so That's been alot of help BUT, I'm going in circles. See below and if anyone can offer any advice short of going to Alabama (No money) I would so appreciate it. Thanks Barbara Sarah Hannah Copeland brn between 1880 and 1884 Census says Alabama (MY BRICK) Clues 1900 she lived with her sister Mary E. Copeland Teague in Lathamville, Dekalb Mary was born according to 1900 Census 1874 Alabama. Mary was married to James R Teague 1891 in DeKalb Sarah Hannah was married to Jesse S Hallmark 1901 DeKalb 1920 One of Mary's sons Bill Teague living in Lathamville still, had living with him Tena Copeland noted as cousin born 1901. So, Sarah H and Mary E had a brother I'm guessing that had children. First thingI tried was to find Mary E. Copeland brn 1874 in Alabama. Found 4 of them. But, can't seem to track any of the families down to Lathamville which seems to be a key point. So, I'm striking out there. Jesse Hallmark was living in Etowah county in 1900 and in one year found Sarah H Copeland and married her in Dekalb county. So, I assume Etowah county and Dekalb are pretty close.

SOURCE: THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GA., dated Nov 12, 2005 WILLARD BILL SEXTON Warner Robins: Willard Bill Sexton, 82, died Thursday Nov 10, 2005. Funeral services was held today (Saturday) in the chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel. Burial will follow in Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Trenton, Ga. Mr. Sexton, a native of Flat Rock, Alabama, was the son of the late Joseph & Rebecca Dehart Sexton. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, Ga., and a former member of Hickory Valley Baptist Church in Chattanooga. Survivors include his wife Evelyn F. Sexton of Warner Robins; sons; Willard (Joy) Sexton and A.J. (GHenia) Sexton of Warner Robins; siblings; Jay L. Sexton of Gadsden, Al., Woodrow Sexton of Tifton, Ga., John Sexton of Atlanta; Canola Hill of Gadsden, Al.; grandchildren James (Lumi) Sexton, LeAnn (Paul) Brown and Bobby A. Case; and four ggrandchildren. The family received friends Friday at the Chattanooga Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Second Baptist Church Building Fund, 2504 Moody Road, Warner Robins, Ga. 31088 Heritage Memorial Funeral Home had charge of local arrangements. -------------------------------------

Looking for information on Will/Bill Cowart m. Sally Blakley abt 1900, b. 1879. Looking for marriage date, and information on this family. Sally Blakley's brothers are living with them in 1910 Etowah Co., 2nd Ward, brothers names are Green, Perry,and Jim all Blakley's. Children's names are Joseph, Eva, Lilia,Gladys. Bill Cowart, Green Blakley, Perry Blakley all worked at the Steel Mill. Thanks for your help, Ray Pannell --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

The Northeast Alabama Genealogical has several new books for sale. 1. Cemeteries Impacted by the Weiss Dam and Lake of Cherokee County, Alabama. 2. The History of Keener, Etowah County, Alabama. We also have Marriage books of Etowah County. Volume I is by Carolyn Miller Hawkins and the records are Prior to 1900. Volume II this was by the Genealogical Society and it from 1900 to 1909. We also have the book Roden Roots. For more information and or prices contact. Gail Brown, President Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society

Trying to correct info I have on these two families. Rhoda Maise daughter of James Madison Maise and Eliza Jane Rink married Thomas H. Howell about 1889, I have found children Annie N. Howell, Eva E. Howell and either a Denson Howell or a Benson Howell, census has him listed both ways. He was born about 1892 in Etowah Co. Alabama, Searching for info on this family , I also Have Rhoda Maise married to a Robert C. Busby Dec 15, 1883, in Etowah Co. Alabama, If this marriage did exist were there any children and if so who were they and what happened to Robert Busby? Did they divorce or did he die? In 1889 she is married to Thomas H. Howell. Any help on this family is most appreciated. I have Annie Howell and her sister Eva both married into the Cushing/Cushion family of Etowah Co. Alabama. I know nothing of Benson or Denson Howell any info on him is most appreciated. Thanks Mary Rink Harbinson

Gail, I should have mentioned to you that the newspapers might be a good source. There is also a book in the Gadsden Library (and other places) that is an abstraction of birth and death records from the Gadsden Times. They were collected by a local gentleman and given to the library after his death The Library published them. My husband and I are abstracting the Gadsden Times also. We are currently in 1886. The four published volumes so far are in various libraries including Gadsden, Anniston, Huntsville, and many others. If you are not located in Gadsden, tell me where you are and I'll let you know the closest library that has the books. Patti View my genealogy queries: http://cousinconnect.com/p/a/0/u/71736/ Talk to me on line! AIM: fcspatti; MSN Messenger: fcspatti; YAHOO Messenger: fcspatti Surnames being researched: MARTIN (NC, So. GA), HOUSTON (FL, SC), McDANIEL (GA), POTTER (AL, MS, GA, NC), WIGGINS (SC, AL), BROWN (AL), PARKER (GA), WES(T)COT(T) (NY, IL, AL), CORNU(E) (NY), McCLURE (AL, KY), STONE (AL, SC), NOWLAND (AL, GA), WILLIAMSON (AL, GA, SC), GOGGINS/GOGGANS (SC), HUGHES (AL, SC), BALL (AL, GA, SC), GOLDEN (AL, SC?), ROBERSON (GA), ROBERTSON (SC), TRAYLOR (SC), MOSELY (GA, SC), GRAHAM (NC, SC, PA), GIBSON (SC), RICHARDS (SC, NH), RAMSOUR (NC, PA), BOLLINGER (NC, PA), SMITH (NC), DAVIS (NC), KINNIARD (FL, WV, VA), ROLSTON (WV, VA), WORTH (PA), ALEXANDER (SC, PA)

Gail, You may also want to check the local newspaper for that timeframe. I've found some in the Cleburne Co. Paper for that timeframe, so maybe Etowah's paper published them as well. Usually didn't give the child's name, but named the parents and whether a boy or girl. Official birth records were not required to be recorded until 1908. However, some counties may have kept a record of birth. The Alabama Archives have some midwife records. Contact them to find out what counties/years are available either on microfilm or in hard copy. C. Cruise Hi, Can someone tell me if they have birth records in Alabama for 1887. Gail

Official birth records were not required to be recorded until 1908. However, some counties may have kept a record of birth. The Alabama Archives have some midwife records. Contact them to find out what counties/years are available either on microfilm or in hard copy. C. Cruise Hi, Can someone tell me if they have birth records in Alabama for 1887. Gail

Hi, Can someone tell me if they have birth records in Alabama for 1887. Gail

Seeking any info on: G. B. S. Medlock who died Nov. 1924 in Etowah Co., AL. Thanks, John