Folks, I'd like for you to check your pages for 2 pieces of essential information. 1) Do you have the mailing address of the County Courthouse on your page? 2) Do you have the name of the library (or libraries) & mailing address on your page? Researchers in the county should be able to find this basic information on your page, even if there's no web link for the county government or the library. By the way, I have updated the "Alabama Libraries Online" page on the ALGenWeb state site. I got a lot of the links from your county pages <grin> so keep up the good work. Leigh

Well, folks, there are more changes to announce. I've been traveling and it has taken me a bit longer to respond to some messages, but I am still here! Kristy Williams will be taking over as CC for Montgomery County (from Pamela Long). Kristy already is serving as CC for Covington County (where your SC was raised, I might comment). Laura Cloud Schmidt < schmidtm@3-cities.com > has volunteered for Lee County. She's an experienced CC in WA, OR, and GA so let's welcome her to AL. Jack Hall is resigning as CC for Franklin County, but I think I may have a replacement lined up. More news if this develops. Marengo County has been adoptable for a long time. The page is in wonderful condition and B.J. has been terrific to keep it up to date while waiting for a new CC. Lastly, let me also add my thanks to Lygia for all that she has done for the Archives. Other State Coordinators have told me that they're jealous of us in AL because our Archives file manager has been so quick to put files into the Archives. Carolyn Golowka has volunteered to take over this job, and I know she'll bring a fresh enthusiasm to the task. Your pages are looking good! Leigh

Hi All! Sadly, this may very well be my last or next to the last Archives Update. Due to soooooooo much going on in my personal life at this time, I find myself unable to maintain the ALGENWEB Archives as file manager. I have really loved working with the Archives and will greatly miss working with the archives and you, the contributors and cc's. I am in hopes that someone with the same love for genealogy that I have will step in and take over the archives. If anyone one of you are interested please contact myself or Leigh Compton, our State Coordinator. I also want to take this time to thank those of you who have been of great assistance to me and I hope you will stay on and do the same for our new file manager. The good news is that I will still be around and continue to maintain Conecuh and Escambia Counties, which has been sorely neglected here of late. Thanks to all of you who have worked with me, it is you that has made our AL archives grow and become such a great place for our AL researchers to delve into their past and find their roots. Here are the latest updates! Pike Co. Pension record of John Eager Howard Rushing, CSA with many thanks to Ronald Bridges!!!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pike.htm Chambers Co. With many thanks to Marcia Shepard, Will of John Knight http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/chambers.htm Morgan Co. Roundtop Community Church Cemetery (roundtopcem.txt) with many thanks to Sue <LL442@aol.com> http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/morgan.htm Autauga/Lowndes Co. With a great many thanks to Carolyn G., cc for Lowndes, Bible Records of Todd Robinson http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/autauga.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/lowndes.htm Butler Co. With a great many thanks to Mildred S. Brown, cc for Butler, Obits of Green W. Hitson, Charles Keebler, Basil Ray Lowe and Mrs. Halcie Valley Williams. http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/butler.htm Mobile Co. With a great many thanks to Susie H. The Mobile Co. Will Book 3 has once again been updated http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm Statewide With a great many thanks to Marla Dooley we have a Cutts Research file which contains a great deal of info on the Cutts family including Census, marriage, divorce, and military records of the Cutts of ALabama as well as several other states. http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/alfiles.htm click on the biographies link in the subject index. Once again it has been a great priviledge and pleasure to work with you and the AL Archives. Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

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I don't know how many of you recieved queries asking about Alumni. Here is a Few links. Grad Finder http://www.gradfinder.com/ High School Alumni Site http://www.highschoolalumni.com/ Both are great sites. Happy Hunting, Sandy

If any cc's have wb related links to the Civil War, they may want to contact Mike Cobb to have their links added to the Alabama Civil War Roots Homepage !!! PLease reply to Mike via addy below! Lygia >From: MCBB5@aol.com >Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 12:23:34 EDT >Subject: AL Civil War Page >To: Cuttstree@net1inc.net (Lygia Cutts) >X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 51 > >Lygia, > >Please pass this on to the Alabama State and County Coordinators. The >Alabama Civil War Roots Homepage is being completely revamped and updated. >This will include an all new format. I've been working on it night and day >for over a week, now. Can tell you it will be a humongous website, designed >for easy use for both the amateur genealogist and the serious academic >researcher. > >This will be the absolute last update before Y2K! The approaching holiday >season inherently means a lot of overtime for me, and along with family >commitments, there just won't be time to work on a webpage. > >In preparation for this project, I did a thorough browsing of the net, and >will tell you there is a rampant de-centralization of AL Civil War-related >files out there, and paricularly so within Alabama County GenWeb pages, >themselves. While my vote would be to centralize all such military files >into one consolidated directory maintained at the state level, it would be >totally impractical to attempt it on an over-night basis. Therefore, for the >time being, the C-War Roots Page will continue to have a section dedicated to >nothing but links to all the various websites containing related files. > >Please notify the State and all County Coordinators that if they wish to have >me include a link to their Civil War-related files on this update.... they >must email me with complete and double-checked URL info... NO LATER THAN... >November 1, 1999. That is the absolute cut-off date. Anything received >after October 31, will be put on hold for the first update of the year 2000 >(if we're all still here). I am planning to have the new page online by >November 15, 1999. > >Thanks, > >Mike Cobb >Alabama Civil War Roots Homepage Coordinator > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcwroot/">Alabama Civil War Roots >Homepage</A> > Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! Susie Hartman has been busy again! The Mobile Co. Will Bk 3 has once again been updated! MOre postings to follow in the next day or two! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! The bunny has returned!!! Ronald Bridges has contributed the following Obits for Chilton and Coosa Counties!! Thanks Ronald!!!!! Chilton Dr. S.C. Mattews Col. Rob't A. Knox Lunsford Moore Gladys Deason E.M. Pinkard Matt Davis Henry Chandler Dr. G.A. Logan Mrs. Grundy Logan http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/chilton.htm Coosa Braden Waites http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/coosa.htm Also, with many thanks to new contributor Delanie J. we have the following military records fro Winston Co.!!! Testimony of Wm Stokes of loses of the Civil War and Southern Union Loyalists - Civil War of Winston Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/winston.htm Happy Hunting! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

At 11:10 PM 10/10/99 -0500, John Bigbie wrote: >My name is Johnny Nathan Bigbie. My sister is Sara, My dad is Johnny Mack >Bigbie. I am having trouble locating any information on the Bigbies. We >have some roots in Phenix city, AL as well as Georgia. Do you have any tips >or information on how I could do some searching over the internet? I plan >to take a road trip one day, but work occupies alot of my time. My Father's >father was John Eddie Bigbie, and his father was Eddie L Bigbie. Anyways, I >would appreciate any advice.........Thanks!! > > Anyone with Russell Co. (?) I think that's where Phenix City is......have any suggestions for John as to researching in that area? I am not that familiar with it's resources. Thanks! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Thanks to all who have submitted surnames to the researchers' list. The number is still growing and the page was updated again tonight with new names. There appears to be a few which seem to invalid email addresses. If your is incorrect please let me know so I can correct it. Also, 4 new areas of information data links have been added. Now you can submit information on Bible Records, Deeds, Pensions and Wills. The Butler County Heritage Book is in full swing. Individuals having ancestorial ties to Butler County are qualified for a free printed article plus a picture. Personal articles, early church histories, etc. everything interesting about early Butler County. For information about "how to submit your article" contact George B. Lewis (georgeb@alaweb.com) with your mailing address and just mention "Brochure" and you will get the brochure in the mail. Disregard the deadline Oct. 31, The Book Committee is set to extend it at the next meeting, October 15. Their P. O. Box is 971, Greenville, 36037. A new story referencing the school teachers at Brushey Creek will be added to the Brushey Creek History by Mrs. Lillian Shell Morgan. If you have a relative, or know someone who did, I would be happy to place a small photograph of the teacher in the addition. If you or your parents were a student at this school, I will add a photograph of students if submitted. Kay Anderson is getting lots of compliments on her story of the W. T. Smith Lumber Co. She did an excellent job of providing her memories of the lumber mill with photos to go with it. Likewise Linda Bratcher McGuire is continuing to provide more photos of the Bolling area. New photos have been added. She has also provided a few new photos of Georgiana which will be added the that page in the next few days. If you have a topic based on the history of Butler County, and would like to share it, please send it me and we'll attempt to get it attached to the web site. Thanks to Homer Jones and Clyde Deavors for helping so much with the memorial page to the members of the 33rd Ala Vol where were killed in the Cleveland, TN. train wreck. Four of those who died now have additional information: L. M. Bush, John Hughes, Charles Scott and William M. Smyth. Thanks to Gene Cato, Sr. for submitting additional genealogy information on Lovett M. Bush. 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 New Web Sites: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/paris/cathedral/3174/33rd.htm">In Memory of The Seventeen - 33rd Ala Inf</A>: Memorial to the seventeen members of the 33rd Ala Vol who were killed Nov. 4, 1862 in a train wreck near Cleveland, TN. One of those killed was my 3rd great grandfather, William M. Smith, listed on the monument with other men from Butler County, AL. http://www.geocities.com/paris/cathedral/3174/33rd.html <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/paris/cathedral/3174/">The Open Gate�</A>, a short story of a modern business man from Butler County, AL who is transported back in time to fight at the Seige of Vicksburg, and the trials he encounters while trying to find his way home. It is a fictional story that combines true events and locations with a genealogical twist at the end. http://www.geocities.com/paris/cathedral/3174/

Hi All! Here are the lastest postings! With many thanks to Phyllis Owens, cc and contributor Nell Gilmer for Coffee Co we have Grimes Cemetery (grimescem.txt) http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/coffee.htm Geneva Co. With many thanks toi Thelma Murphy we have Wesley Methodist Church cemetery (wesleymeth.txt) http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/geneva.htm Statewide with many thanks to Robin Kline we have Gatlin Surname Death index! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/miscellaneous.htm Lowndes Co. with many thanks to Carolyn G., cc we have the will of John Sessions and from contributor Michael Hartley we have the Will of Joelk Adams. Thank you Michael! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/lowndes.htm With many thanks to Ronald Bridges we have for Coosa Co., Marriage of Eveie Davis Bridges Sr. to Emma Catherine Miller http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/coosa.htm and Ronald has also contributed to Pike CO. the obit of Joel Winslett!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pike.htm Also, Susie Hartman has once again updated the Mobile Co will book 3! Thank you Susie! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm I think I got everyone and everything...my mid is still not working right yet!!! Let me know if you have any trouble with the links! Thanks and Happy Hunting! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hello all. I received messages from a couple of County Coordinators who will be giving up their counties. Cherokee and Montgomery are located on RootsWeb and can be adopted "in place" with the accounts transferred to the new CC. Lee and Russell had been moved to another server and the pages are simply GONE, so I've recreated skeleton pages for the counties. We wish Dee Pavey (Lee/Russell) and Pamela Long (Montgomery) the best as they leave ALGenWeb. Fortunately, Sandra Johnson (Cherokee) will be staying with the project since she will remain CC of Sumter County. And, I'm pleased to say that Cherokee will be adopted very soon as several people have already volunteered to take over from Sandra. I'm going to go back through the volunteer forms that I have received over the past several months to see if anyone had expressed interest in the other counties which are adoptable. Contact me if you know of some good volunteers. Regards, Leigh

>Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 22:34:12 -0500 >From: "Lynda J. Brown" <lrbrown1@airmail.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: Cuttstree@Net1inc.net >Subject: Ashford Ala > >My Grandmother was born in Ashford Ala., have no idea as to the county. >She was born in 1896. Could you please tell me what county that would >have been in. Have no idea if this Ashford still exist. >Lynda Brown > Can anyone on the list reply to Lynda Brown? Thanks! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Hi All! My apologies if this update is short and sweet...still somewhat under the weather, but lots better than I was! With many thanks to David Morgan and contributor Leatha A. Betts we have the following for Talladega Co. Pre-umption Deed of Mauel W. Loving http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/talladega.htm With many thank to Carolyn G. cc for Lowndes Co. we have THe will of James Maull http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/lowndes.htm With many thanks to Dave Blaikie <DaveNB@aol.com> we have for Blount Co. Hayes Cemetery (hayescem.txt) Providence Cem. (providence.txt) and Stewarts Chapel Cem. (stewch.txt) http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/blount.htm Dave has also contributed the following for Jefferson Co.! Liberty Bap. Ch. Cem (libertybap.txt) and Morris Chapel (partial) http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/jefferson.htm With a great many thanks to Thelma Harris <graciante@worldnet.att.net> for Geneva Co. we have Panther Creek Cem (panthercr.txt) and Wright Creek Cem. (wrightcem.txt) http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/geneva.htm AND Our Susie Hartman has once again updated the WIll Book 3 for Mobile Co.!!! Thanks Susie! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm Once again, I haven't checked links so let me know if you have any problems! Thanks!!! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Glad to know you are better. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: Lygia Cutts <Cuttstree@net1inc.net> To: <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 12:51 PM Subject: [ALGEN-L] THANKS! > Hi everyone! > > Thank you to all who sent me get well wishes and postcards! Am feeling a > whole lot better today although I am not quite well. This stuff is like a > spot on your laundry....it wants to cling and not turn lose! Have a few > postings to do and will try to get them up today or tomorrow. > > Thank you again to everyone! > > Lygia Dawkins Cutts > Cuttstree@Net1inc.net > > 881 Weaver Road > Brewton, AL 36426 > > > > >

Hi everyone! Thank you to all who sent me get well wishes and postcards! Am feeling a whole lot better today although I am not quite well. This stuff is like a spot on your laundry....it wants to cling and not turn lose! Have a few postings to do and will try to get them up today or tomorrow. Thank you again to everyone! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Thanks guys, I see no reason to pursue the mailing list. Thanks for your input. Troy -- Troy McCarley Alabama Unknown CC AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List:<mailto:ALLAUDER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Slaton Family Mailing List:<mailto:SLATON-L-request@rootsweb.com> surnames: McCarley, Slaton,Chandler,White,Grisham,Snoddy

At 6:35 AM -0500 10/3/99, Troy McCarley wrote: >Good morning CC's I'm Troy McCarley Unknown CC for Alabama. I wanted to >ask your opinion about a mailing list? Do you think it would benefit our >researchers to have an Unknown County mailing list for the state of >Alabama? Troy I don't think it's necessary. Wouldn't it just duplicate what's already available with the all-county "ALABAMA-L" list? Thanks. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Davis mailto:bdavis@rlc.net 156 Olton Place http://www.people.virginia.edu/~bd2m/ Charlottesville, VA 22902 Coordinator, Walker County, AL GenWeb & ALWALKER-L (804) 295-4174 http://www.people.virginia.edu/~bd2m/algenweb/walker/

Hi All! It never fails, let seomething happen that's going to take me away from the computer and I am going to receive bunches of submissions! That's good, but I hate not being able to get them up as quickely as I would like to! SOrry for inconveniences! I feel somewhat decent today...so far....maybe the fever will stay down long enough for me to get them posted this morning! IF not will finish them up later! For Chambers Co. with many thanks to David Morgan, cc and contributor Melissa Smith, iamabravesfan@knology.net Blanton Cemetery, Chambers County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/chambers/cemetery/blanton.txt 1 KB Sept 28, 1999 Harmony Cemetery, Chambers County ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/chambers/cemetery/harmony.txt 1 KB Sept 28, 1999 For Covington Co with many thanks to Fran G., cc for Cov. Co. and contributors Steve Etheridge and Jeanette Nabors we the following church records: Goodhope Church Records http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/covington.htm Lowndes Co. with many thanks to Carolyn G. cc we have the will of David Lee, Sr. http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/lowndes.htm Coosa Co. with many thanks to Ronlad D. Bridges we have the marriage of Ira J. Gothard to Fannie Belle Allen http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/coosa.htm For Blount Co. with a great many thanks to new contributor Dave Blaikie, DaveNB@aol.com, we have the following cem Graves Gap Cemetery - partial listing gravesgap.txt http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/blount.htm ALso Susie Hartman has sent the next installment for Mobile Co. Will Book 3 has been updated again! http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm I think that's going to be it for today. Going to have to hit the bed again for awhile. This flu and head infection is the pits!! I hope I got everything uploaded and that all the links work! Let me know if you have any problems! Lygia Dawkins Cutts Cuttstree@Net1inc.net 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426

Good morning CC's I'm Troy McCarley Unknown CC for Alabama. I wanted to ask your opinion about a mailing list? Do you think it would benefit our researchers to have an Unknown County mailing list for the state of Alabama? Troy -- Troy McCarley Alabama Unknown CC AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List:<mailto:ALLAUDER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Slaton Family Mailing List:<mailto:SLATON-L-request@rootsweb.com> surnames: McCarley, Slaton,Chandler,White,Grisham,Snoddy