Researching the following names: McMullen, Harrell, Murkerson, Houston, Pyle, Barfield, Sheffield, Easom, Williams, Wilson, Roberts, and others ____________________________________ It is almost time for the 15th annual McMullen "Family & Friends" Reunion 2005 to be held at the Donalsonville Lions Hall in Donalsonville, Georgia on Friday, February 25 & Saturday, February 26. Friday night�s festivities will begin at 6:00 PM with a HOT DOG BAR with all the trimmings (provided from the reunion funds). After we catch up on the news from everyone we will conclude the evening with a few rounds of Bingo. 2005 Reunion Day begins bright and early on Saturday, February 26 with coffee & donuts at 9:00 AM. We will begin setting up our silent auction at 10:00 AM. Following a short business meeting a covered dish luncheon will be served at 12 Noon. Our 2nd annual "Candlelight Memorial Service" will be at 1:00 PM when we pause to remember those who went before us and left the legacy we strive to fulfill today! A Silent Auction, Raffle Drawing, etc. will be held at 1:30 PM. For more information, you may contact Hilda McMullen Byrd at 863-858-6732 or [email protected] or Mary Helen McMullen Gray at 229-861-2117 or [email protected] Everyone is welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary Gray TRAILING IRIS [email protected]

Researching the following names: McMullen, Harrell, Murkerson, Houston, Pyle, Barfield, Sheffield, Easom, Williams, Wilson, Roberts, and others ____________________________________ It is almost time for the 15th annual McMullen "Family & Friends" Reunion 2005 to be held at the Donalsonville Lions Hall in Donalsonville, Georgia on Friday, February 25 & Saturday, February 26. Friday night�s festivities will begin at 6:00 PM with a HOT DOG BAR with all the trimmings (provided from the reunion funds). After we catch up on the news from everyone we will conclude the evening with a few rounds of Bingo. 2005 Reunion Day begins bright and early on Saturday, February 26 with coffee & donuts at 9:00 AM. We will begin setting up our silent auction at 10:00 AM. Following a short business meeting a covered dish luncheon will be served at 12 Noon. Our 2nd annual "Candlelight Memorial Service" will be at 1:00 PM when we pause to remember those who went before us and left the legacy we strive to fulfill today! A Silent Auction, Raffle Drawing, etc. will be held at 1:30 PM. For more information, you may contact Hilda McMullen Byrd at 863-858-6732 or [email protected] or Mary Helen McMullen Gray at 229-861-2117 or [email protected] Everyone is welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary Gray TRAILING IRIS [email protected]

FYI, not my line. ==================== THE RANDOLPH TOILER Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL. Friday, August 28, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. Edward Cannon, formerly of Henry County, Alabama, died of apoplexy on Wednesday August 19th at Beeson, Cleburne County, near the line of Randolph. Mr. Cannon was a young man, only 26 years old and came from South Alabama to this section about the first of May, having since resided in the neighborhood where he died. He had made many friends in his new home by his manly deportment and fine social qualities and his death was sincerely regretted. He leaves many relatives and friends in south Alabama to whom his newly made friends in this section extend their heartfelt sympathy and condolence. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 01/19/2005

----- Original Message ----- From: "Le Bateman" <[email protected]> To: "D W Byrd" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Land purchases > At one time the Land Office for Henry County was at Sparta. Some of > the > deeds were also registered here in Montgomery. > Le >

If the person was buying land from the Federal Government or getting a land grant, the paperwork was processes by the Government Land Office aka GLO (now BLM). When a person sold their land to another person, the land transaction is filed at the County Court House with the County Clerk. Deborah Byrd

ok. but which do the land records on ancestry have like sparta/tuscaloosa/st stephens/huntsville .are those not anything to do with abbieville. idella

Idella, you can search for land records on this site. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.11 - Release Date: 01/12/2005

in the old days when people bought land in abbieville was they like one land office to register it at, idella

gnwrose Routed to Henry Co. List Did I infer correctly that you are in Polk County, Texas? I read the Henry County, Alabama, List. I had an ancestral couple there in 1850: Irvin and Nancy WALDEN WILLIAMS. His parents already lived in Shelby County, Texas. Her parents were in Henry County but soon to move to Florida. I don't research the names you do, but I just felt like commenting. I know that a number of families from Henry Co. did move to Shelby Co. because in reading records, queries, census etc. of both places it is amazing to see the same names. OATES, SHIPP, HUTTO, SCOTT et al. . One interesting little bit: By 1880, my Irvin and Nancy WILLIAMS had moved on to Shelby Co., Texas. On the census they still had six children at home and they had a six month old child enumerated with them who was listed as "boarder." His name was Thomas GALLOWAY. Many years ago when I began researching, no one could identify him and I was never able to make a GALLOWAY connection. My thought is that perhaps the infant's mother had died and they were caring for him. As support for that thought, there is only one other GALLOWAY listed in the county. He is 21 years old and he, too, is named Thomas GALLOWAY. He is listed as a boarder with a WHIDDEN family and the call numbers are only seven numbers apart. Charlene Brazell

110. Stephen Oates was born in 1783 and died in 1835. He married Elizabeth Ann Shipp. They had at least three children, James, John Charles,and Ephraim. The Oates family came to Henry County after Stephen's death in 1835. In 1839 Elizabeth Oates had to settle her husband's estate so their son, James, was made Commissioner for that purpose, and their son John Charles was given the power of attorney to settle the matter. Ephraim Oates who was born Jan. 27, 1826 in Sampson Co.,., NC, had very little formal education because he worked on his mother's plantation in Roeville. He did contribute to the Baptist Church and he served in Armstrong's Mounted Infantry, also known as the Henry Mounted Rebels, during the Civil War. Ephraim died on Apr. 20, 1911 in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama and is buried in the Abbeville City Cemetery . Ephraim married 1st Mary Ann Ward, daughter of James (b.Nov.1, 1783 in SC, d.Feb. 28 , 1 8 60 in Henry Co., AL) and Malinda / Marinda Parrish Ward. She was born June 24, 1822, died Nov 24,1882 and was buried in the Abbyville City Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama. Ephraim and Mary Ann had five children: Malinda, married Dr. Thomas Carrey, Soloman;Wyatt Stephen Oates (see below); Margaret married Edgar Lindsay, son of Benjamin & Mary Jordon Lindsay. 2 others. Ephraim married 2nd Lucy Saunders, b. Nov. 19, 1849, d. Sept. 12, 1838. Lucy was also buried in the Abbyville City Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama. Ephraim and Lucy's children were:Ephraim Oates, William G. Oates, Lucy Oates and Lizzie Oates. http://www.southern-style.com/bursonram/bursonram/pafn07.htm According to the Memorial Records of Alabama, Ephraim Oates inherited 12,000 acres of land. Galloways, Oates and Peebles families. Polk County Enterprise, March 18, 2004 Ward was a very common name among early English arrivals in Virginia. A James Ward was aboard the Plain Jane from London in 1635. The name James Ward, age 18, appears also in 1635 arriving in America aboard the Primrose. One of these is more than likely the link to the Wards who settled in Polk County, migrating along similar routes for almost a hundred years through North and South Carolina and into Henry County, Alabama with Galloways, Oates and Peebles families. Daniel Ward was born in 1763 in South Carolina. His son, James J. Ward, both 1783, married Melinda Ann Parrish, also from South Carolina. The Wards moved to Henry County, Alabama around 1824. The area where they settled was known as Ward' s Crossroads in the early years. James J. accumulated considerable wealth, including a plantation with 42 slaves. In 1827, he was elected representative to the Alabama State Legislature, where he served until 1836 when he was elected to the state senate. His tenure as a senator lasted 21 years. James J. and Melinda "Nancy" Ann did not come to Texas, but two daughters and several grandchildren did. There were nine children. All of the sons had the name James and each daughter was given the name Ann. Elizabeth Ann Ward married Wiley Peebles and moved to Polk County, Texas in 1854. Permelia Ann Ward married James J. Galloway. James Jackson Ward married Eliza Oates. They had two children who also came to settle in Polk County. William James, born 1841, married Adaline Hudson in 1861. He enlisted in Co. K, 5th Texas Infantry shortly after the marriage. He was wounded at 2nd Manassas and died one month later in 1862. William J's sister Ann married W.H. Freeman in 1861. He enlisted in Co. E, 29th Texas Infantry. He died of illness at Chappel Hill, Texas and Ann married a second time to J.W. Hanner in 1868. William James' mother, Eliza Oates Ward, married Henry Hutto after the death of James Jackson Ward. The Huttos moved to Polk County in 1855 and settled at Shady Grove. Mary Ann Ward married Ephraim Oates after the death of her first husband, W.A. Smith. A copy of a letter in the museum's archives from William James Ward in 1862 discusses the march from Richmond to the Potomac River and hearing the loud roar of cannons all day. He says, "We are all eager for the fight. I am willing to meet my fate, let it be good or bad. Papa, I write to you to make my wishes known. I am not fearful of getting killed yet, I may. If so, I want you to make Adaline, my wife, heir of one-half of what I have or will have. The other half, divide equally between Mother (Eliza) and Sister Ann." The letter was witnessed by Nathan Oates. William Ward was obviously referring to Henry Hutto as his papa since his father had ied in Alabama in 1843. Shortly after the letter, William James died, 1862. His widow, Adaline Hudson Ward, married J.L. Thomas in 1870. Recently, a Hudson relative, Josh David of the Caney Creek community, gifted the Polk County Museum with the wedding vest which had been worn by William James when he married Adaline. They had less than one month together before he enlisted in the Confederate Army. There were no children to this union, but Adaline had eight children after her second marriage to Joe Thomas. She lived until 1932 and is buried at the Jones Prairie Cemetery at Leggett. There are numerous descendants today in Polk County from the Galloway, Oates and Peebles connection to the Wards of Henry County, Alabama. www.easttexasnews.com/ent_history.htm -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 01/03/2005

Does anyone know, who I can contact to find out about the descendants of the slaves of Ephraim Oates, or even those of his mother Elizabeth Shipp Oates? Le

I'm looking for other descendents of Elias Strickland born to Philip Strickland in 1804 NC, he married Synthia Starling. Elias/Synthia, Synthia's father John Starling and Solomon Starling married to Elias' sister Susannah all moved to Henry County Alabama in the late 1820's. I'm descended from his oldest daughter Elvy Anne, born in 1829 in Henry County Alabama. I've meet up with a number of descendents from her oldest son John Albert Strickland, but none from her youngest son Jacob Strickland. Elvy was unmarried. I've meet with several descendants from Elias' son John Chambers Strickland, I believe he was the oldest surviving sun. I had two older sons, Martin who died in the civil war, and Allen who I've only seen one mention of. There are several daughters: Adeline Strickland who I have married to a Humphrey Jack Pellum and later a Lee Reeves Miller. Adeline's twin sister Catherine Mahally, married to a James Holman Helton, I have them with three children: Amanda, John, Matilda. Mary Ann who married a John S Culpepper, I have them with the following children: Mary C, William L, Lee A, Joseph M, John W. I have a Charity and Tinsey, I have not found any husbands for them. The youngest sister Nancy Elender, married a Thomas J Bell. She apparently was fairly close to Elvy, they all traveled to Oklahoma, Nancy and their son Henry B died in Garvin OK. Thomas J Bell moved back and lived with John Albert (Elvy's oldest son) for a while. There were a number of sons: Martin who married a Emiiline Pittman and a Millie Money, he died in the civil war. Allen who I have very little information about. John Chambers who married a Susan Melisa Fleming, I have him with the following children: George Washington, Lucy J, Cansas and Henry Ben. I've corresponded with descendants of George Washington Strickland. William Marion who married an Alice Baggett with the following children: Victoria, Martha C, James, Mary, Anna, Billie, unknown son. Henry Bird who married a Sarah E Hays. Are there any descendants of these Stricklands on either of these lists? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: 11/26/2004

This was on a Georgia list today and I felt it should be on this one too. Winnette The Marion County Patriot, No. 34 August 30, 1889 Page Three A Quick Marriage Mr. C.E. James of Henry County, Alabama attended camp meeting at Buck creek camp ground, Schley County, Ga. He met for the first time Miss Inez Wilkerson, of Terrell County, Ga. He proposed to her, was accepted and on Sunday morning, the 25th instant, he claimed her as his bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R.F. Williamson. Miss Williamson's father is a nephew of the late Ben Hill, United States Senator. Mr. C.E. James is a bridge contractor on the Alabama Midland Railroad. They married in five days after they first met. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/terrell/vitals/marriages/mr1820wilkerso.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

I am looking for the email address of Merritt Falkner of Headland, Alabama. His mother Ann was my mother Miriam Oates's first cousin. Le

Looking for info on Thomas (Jr) Dyess/Dies/Dias/Dice who was born 15 Jun 1810 in GA but died 18 Jul 1878 in Henry County. Do not know where he is buried. He was married twice, first to (unknown) Upchurch and second to Nancy Emily Rouse. I am researching the line through son, Benjamin James Barclay Dyess (son of Thomas and second wife, Nancy Rouse). BJB was born 2 Nov 1848 and relocated to Texas. BJB was married three times. 1st to Susan Madora Lewis born in Barbour Co., 2nd to her sister-Harriet Lewis in Henderson, TX and 3rd to Mollie Poulter Adams of Taylor Co., TX. Kathy

How can I contact any of the Millers of Headland Alabama?. They may have known my late grandmother Mabel Hardwick. Le

Yes, I'am here. Are you there?

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Hello, I was reading the article "Haleburg's Black Sports Hero" which is about Monte Irvin on page 54 which was written by T. Larry Smith from Headland, Alabama. I am looking for further clarification concerning these lines - {Monte attended Halerburg Colored School called Sandy Ridge that stood next to the colored Oakey Grove M.E. Church. ISAAC SMITH deeded the land for Oakey Grove M.E. Church and Sandy Ridge School on March 6, 1888. WHERE IS THIS DEED? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COPY. Reason being is that I have a copy of a the deed for Oakey Grove M.E. Church/aka Oakey Grove A.M.E. Church/now known as Oakey Grove Community Church, and there is no mention of a Isaac Smith has the donor of the land. I wrotr the article on this church which also appears in THE HERITAGE OF HENRY COUNTY, ALABAMA, Vol 34, page 22. The deed says that this parcel of land was bought from Mr. and Mrs. H. Davis by the founders who were Mr. Benjamin G. Smith/aka Benjamin G. Price-Smith 1849 (my great great grandfather) , Mr. William M. Price 1860 (my great great granduncle), Mr. Benjamin McClendon 1855 (my other great great grandfather), Mr. L. A. Grace, and Mr. Henry Jenkins around 1897. Does anyone have any further information to add to my research? Saundra Oliver Brown [email protected]