At 06:23 PM 9/15/99 EDT, you wrote: >Lisa Franklin's Tracking Your Roots Web site seems to be down. Does anyone >know if this is a temporary glitch or has the URL changed? >Thanks! >Sherry Ledlow Lisa's site appears to have been removed from the AOL server. I don't have access to the AOL member directory, but it might be worthwhile to check and see if she's still listed as an AOL member. Unfortunately, this does happen from time to time -- someone cancels their Internet account and the web pages just disappear. Leigh

It seems as though more than Lisa Franklin has disappeared from AOL. Does anyone have a current email address for Andie Stringfellow of Moore, OK? Previous email was Astringf@aol.com. Mildred Stinson Brown Butler County Co-Ordinator

Lisa Franklin's Tracking Your Roots Web site seems to be down. Does anyone know if this is a temporary glitch or has the URL changed? Thanks! Sherry Ledlow

Help! Have I missed something? I have tried to go to Tracking Your Alabama Roots and get a search engine on AOL. Does anyone know what has happened to this web page? Many of us have this on our county pages and the link isn't working. Did I miss a change someone knows about? I hate broken links and would like to fix them on my counties' pages. Any word? Carolyn Golowka, cc Lowndes and Baldwin Counties.

Hi All! New Postings! With a great many thanks to Mary Johnson for Pickens and Sumter Co.'s we have Deeds of Gift Records of Shepherd Spencer! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pickens.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/sumter.htm With many thanks to Ronald Bridges we have another obit for Pike Co. Obit of Dr./Rev. J.L. Nixon http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pike.htm And with many thanks to Susie Hartman we have the next installment on the Mobile Co. Will Book 3 http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm And with a great many thanks to David Dennis, cc for Chilton CO. the 1880 Chilton Co. census has been updated! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/chilton.htm Also, with the help of Patricia Scott, The link for Bartee Cemetery for Morgan County has been fixed! Thank you Patricia! You can look for an update from Pam Long and the Tombstone Project next! Thank you all and Happy Hunting! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Congratulations are in order for Steve S. Williams. He is in the process of building a new website entitled <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/wi/swilliams/">My Williams and Related Family Ancestors Page</a>. It looks very promising and contains much information on several Butler County Families. Some of these include Williams, Cone, Burkett, Lee, Black, and Stinson. A new link to the sight has been added to the Butler County webpage. http://www.angelfire.com/wi/swilliams/ A little bit of trivia: Did you know that in 1862 when the Union Army occupied the city Of Pensacola, FL that the members of the city government took exile in Greenville, AL? It's true. That could be part of the reason so many of our related can be found in that area. Happy Hunting, Mildred Stinson Brown Gatesville, TX <A HREF="http://geocities.yahoo.com/BourbonStreet/Canal/8924/index.htm">Butler County, Alabama</A> - ALGenWeb Site http://geocities.yahoo.com/BourbonStreet/Canal/8924 <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/5448">Families of Butler County, Alabama</A> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/5448 <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/heartland/estates/7696">Kenneth Brown's Genealogy Page</A> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/estates/7696 <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/senate/7917">Courthouses of Texas</A> http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/senate/7917

Sheila: I'm the ALGenWeb State Coordinator and I maintain the "News" page linked from the ALGenWeb home page. If you have a news announcement that will be of interest to a large number of Alabama researchers, please submit it to me: al@usgenweb.org At this time, I won't be listing family reunions there, but we'd consider a separate Reunions calendar page, particularly if someone volunteers to keep it up to date! Regards, Leigh At 11:22 AM 9/12/99 -0500, Lygia Cutts wrote: >Can anyone answer? Thanks! >Lygia > >>Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 20:35:53 -0500 >>From: Sheila Melvin <sam_i_am@bellsouth.net> >>Reply-To: sam_i_am@bellsouth.net >>X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-BLS20 (Win95; U) >>To: Cuttstree@Net1inc.net >>Subject: Reunion >> >>Lygia, >>Can you tell me how to post a reunion on the "News" section of the >>Alabama Gen Web. >> >>Thanks >>Sheila Melvin

Can anyone answer? Thanks! Lygia >Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 20:35:53 -0500 >From: Sheila Melvin <sam_i_am@bellsouth.net> >Reply-To: sam_i_am@bellsouth.net >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-BLS20 (Win95; U) >To: Cuttstree@Net1inc.net >Subject: Reunion > >Lygia, >Can you tell me how to post a reunion on the "News" section of the >Alabama Gen Web. > >Thanks >Sheila Melvin > Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! I guess I am doing pretty good here to stay caught up! and to get caught up!! New postings for Lowndes CO.!! With Many thanks to Carolyn, cc for Lowndes we have the following wills! Wills of John F. Haigler Martha M. Nesmith John L. Kirkpatrick http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/lowndes.htm Thank you Carolyn! Also..... For Mobile County......With many many thanks to Susie! We have the next installment on Will Book 3!! Thank you Susie!!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! Yes, even I make mistakes! I found some marriage records that were sent to me in May 1999 for postings and I had overlooked them. My deepest apologies to Richard, contributor of the records. Also I would like to thank him very much for his contributions! For Madison Co. Marriage records of Joseph Mahan to Ann E.A. Oliver Byrd Hamlet to Elizabeth Vanhook Charles L. (Unreadable) to Elizabeth Higgenbottom John F. Arnold to Miss Willie Hamlet http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/madison.htm For Morgan Co. Robert Carer Hamlet to Sarah E. Mahan http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/morgan.htm Thank you Richard! ALSO>>>> For Pike Co. Ronald D. Bridges is back with an obit for Pike! Obit of James Long http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pike.htm Thank you Ronald!!! I haven't checked all the links yet so let me know if you have any trouble! Thanks! ' Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

MESSAGE FORWARDED BY FSPRADLIN From: finleyc@SONOMA.EDU Augusta Co VAGenWeb host ================================================== Hi Folks, I found a really good article, titled INTERNET GENEALOGY - WHAT'S GOOD! WHAT'S NOT! . . . AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?! by Bettie Cummings Cook, CG, which I am giving a prominent place on my Augusta page. Hope you will read it and see fit to add it to your pages. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/cook.htm

Hi All! Once again Patricia Scott has sent the next installment on the Marshall County Marriage Book 7!!!! Thank you Patricia!!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/marshall.htm Also Susie Hartman has sent the second installment on Mobile County Will Book 3!!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm Thank you Susie! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

If having trouble opening the Conecuh Pension file try this! ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/conecuh/military/csa/pension/japagecs a.txt Sorry! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! New postings! For Mobile Co. Susie Hartman has graciously given us her time to transcribe her book, Abstracts of Will Book 3, Mobile County, AL. for posting to the archives. This will be a work in prgress for awhile so please be patient as this will updated as info is received. Thank you Susie! Abstracts, Will Bk 3 Mobile Co. Al. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/mobile/wills/willbk3mobile.txt ALSO!!!! For Conecuh/Butler Co. Kay Anderson has shared with us Pension info on James Andrew Page, CSA!! Thank you Kay! ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/conecuh/military/csa/pension/japagecs a.txt Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! Our Patricia Scott has been at it again with more Marshall County Marriage Records! Marshall Co Book #7 has been updated!!! ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/marshall/marriage/marshmarr7.txt Thank you Patricia!!!! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! I finally got the third cemetery for Conecuh Col transcribed! Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Lyeffion Conecuh Co., AL ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/conecuh/cemetery/mtzioncon.txt Happy Hunting! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

My update went out too fast! Will have the records loaded in a short short!!! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! Nerw posting to Clarke Co.! With many thanks to Marsha D. Wallcae we have the Family Bible of Betty Wright Powell ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/clarke/bible/bwpowell.txt Also to add to yesterday's posting to Conecuh Co.... The MS territory Document, appointment of William Witherington, Jr. This document was posted to Conecuh Co. since Wm. settled there and is buried there. I have since learned from Barbara Goodson that The town of Washington (no longer in existence) was the first county seat of Autauga County. It was located in southern Autauga County on the Alabama River. Soooooo I have also added a link to Autauga Co. Thanks All! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

At 02:07 PM 9/7/99 -0500, Lygia Cutts wrote: >Hi All! >Has anyone ever heard of the Town of Washington probably while AL was still >MS territory? Here is an excerpt from a document received, written by Gov. >David Holmes while Al was still MS territory >IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, > >"I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the >Territory to be hereunto affixed. > >GIVEN under my hand at the Town of Washington." Using the RootsWeb Town Locator at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco/townco.pl I found a Washington, MS in Adams County. There isn't a town of Washington in AL today. I don't know if a town was renamed from Washington to something else -- that did happen from time to time. Regards, Leigh

Hi All! Has anyone ever heard of the Town of Washington probably while AL was still MS territory? Here is an excerpt from a document received, written by Gov. David Holmes while Al was still MS territory IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, "I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the Territory to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand at the Town of Washington." I have tried accessing the USGI mapping site all day and can't get through. Any ideas?? Thanks! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426