This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rosaseymour Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/236.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks so much! What was the source of your information? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rharvey78 Surnames: Miller Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/236.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's what I have on your Casper Virgil Miller: b. June 23, 1846 in Stewart County, GA to Lee Reeves Miller and Martha Smith. Died Jan. 13, 1935 in Webb, Houston County, AL. Casper married Eliza Harris Feb 16, 1868 in Henry County, AL. Eliza was born Dec. 10, 1845 in Henry County, AL. She died on Oct. 3, 1905 in Webb, Houston County, AL. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I am presently working on a historical project that entails the lives of the people in the Green's Mill Beat, Beat 6 in Henry County in 1860 and 1870. It is a comparative study of the great toll the WBTS took on this once wealthy area, possibly the most affluent in the entire county in 1860. Lee Reeves Miller is one of my persons of interest in 1860 and his family in 1870. I have much on his friend and neighbor R. H. Hall who supposedly knew Lee R. Miller in the Deep Step area of Washington County, Georgia. They were next door neighbors in the area now known as "Hall's Spur"--or was know 50 years ago! Any information you could share, I would be so thankful for. Feel free to contact me at jselliott37@yahoo.com if you would like to help "fleshen" him out in this study and subsequent essay or report. Regards, Steve Elliott "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rharvey78 Surnames: Miller Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/236.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's what I have on your Casper Virgil Miller: b. June 23, 1846 in Stewart County, GA to Lee Reeves Miller and Martha Smith. Died Jan. 13, 1935 in Webb, Houston County, AL. Casper married Eliza Harris Feb 16, 1868 in Henry County, AL. Eliza was born Dec. 10, 1845 in Henry County, AL. She died on Oct. 3, 1905 in Webb, Houston County, AL. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shirleymclellan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5529.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OOPS. Sorry this got posted twice. It was after midnight here when I turned off my computor. In doing so, I hit (punched, pushed) the wrong button to clear the screen. Shirley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Bob, I am so southern that I stay barefoot as much as possible. But, I punch holes, mash potatoes and push buttons. Now days, I seem to push my husband's buttons the most. Winnette

Thanks for all you do Steve. Was there in damage in Henry County from the Tornado's? Hope not. Americus, in Sumter Co., GA. had most of the downtown totally destroyed and a couple deaths, I believe. Baker Co., Ga. had 6 dead if I heard it right. Winnette

No news is good news so things must be fine down home. GNW <gnw@rose.net> wrote: Thanks for all you do Steve. Was there in damage in Henry County from the Tornado's? Hope not. Americus, in Sumter Co., GA. had most of the downtown totally destroyed and a couple deaths, I believe. Baker Co., Ga. had 6 dead if I heard it right. Winnette ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

I always thought that we southerners "mashed" a button...but I guess some do "punch." ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Elliott" <jselliott37@yahoo.com> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup ...There is a wonderful button on these machines we use that you can "punch", Southerners don't "press" buttons....

The old saying goes, “don’t beat a dead horse”, but NOWHERE does it say you can’t give him one strong swift kick before you leave! So it is I intrude on your time and flash into your day without invitation. There is a wonderful button on these machines we use that you can “punch”, Southerners don’t “press” buttons. On my machine it simply reads “Del”. So, if in this busy world you haven’t time to visit, punch the Del, go well and be well. Otherwise, read on. My presence on this board and others used by genealogists is due to a deep and horrid insufferable illness. I am a fervent, vigorous, deep rooted, dyed in the wool, lifetime, part time, all the time “wanna be” Henry County historian!! I’ve had this crippling incurable disease since I was 10 and found my family’s name in the genealogy section of THE HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, ALABAMA, by Mrs. Marvin Scott nearly 40 years ago—the book still smelt new! Not only that, but in bold type was “HALEBURG” on page 70, my bucolic native hamlet in which I hope my temporal remains will one day rest with my ancestors. I looked not, the page number is ingrained in my gray matter! I am a historian first and a genealogist second, I make no bones about this, but feel comfortable with each. The family tree gives me as a historian the skeleton on which to place the flesh that is the history surrounding those silent names, dates and places. And not just my family tree, but EVERY FAMILY TREE used on this site. ANY and EVERY family to have trod through or plowed a mule over Henry County red clay dirt is IMPORTANT to me. History is not dates and places, lest your history teacher in your junior year thought it so. History is the unique STORY of everyday PEOPLE…PEOPLE like those on YOUR family tree as far as Henry County history is concerned. My consummate interests lie far from the Elliott hearth and home place. I am a COUNTY historian, as it has evolved through the years, as first one thing then another lured me out of the village of Haleburg to other places, people and events all across Henry, then Alabama and all of America, even outside America and plum up North, yonder passed the Mason Dixon Line. So it is I thirst and hunger for EVERY word that YOU as trained, efficient, meticulous genealogists of Henry County write. I save every crumb, nothing goes to waste! Waste not; want not, Granny Vassie told me. Because of you and my life wallering in the mud of down home history, I can go to the U. S. Census of Henry County and almost tell you which road or forest path the enumerator was traveling that hot summer day in July 1860 just by the names of my old friends on the page, how they are gathered together in clumps of dwellings containing children that will one day marry the children of the next. And for me, I know ahead of time who shall marry whom because of YOU! I have just gone through the Green’s Mill Beat in 1870 in the collapsed plantation district, time traveling via the census, and was most brought to tears at the suffering I saw there five years after the most horrid war in America ended as black, white and mulatto lived in broken families, sometimes five families to one house that I just hope was indeed a home. Fortunes feel literally from millionaires in two known cases to living in the same house with former slaves, former plantation mistresses now listed as “keeping house”—the “big house” slaves to be no more. Once grand planters now only “farm laborers”. And the Negro slave a free man, woman or child. The surnames did not change between 1860 and 1870. The names from the slave schedules were just attached to the white family names as I am sure Boots Chambers and Puss Bennett would attest! And, I know from where the mighty fell as well before the South fought for it’s right to be free and sovereign as did our Revolutionary grandfathers. YOU have helped make this happen and I thank EVERYONE on this site for making old Henry County breathe again for me. Our comrade in tree shakin’, Robert C. Johnston, Jr., had no idea his simple request on how to find his great grandpa’s Last Will and Testament would create a firestorm. As a boy, I helped my “Daddy Buck”, Dad and his brothers to “control burn” the woods on our place in Beat 4 every mid winter. The fire destroyed the bad so that the good could come forward. Such it is with lively, spirited discussion, the very foundation of pure democracy. Thanks, Robert, we have all learned much from what was said. I am ashamed that I allowed my Scottish and German ire to come forward and ask Le to forgive me if he can and will. We now have Roberta Whiddon Childs on the case and she will make sure every visitor to the Henry County Courthouse on genealogical business will have clear instructions leaving out not one iota. She has proven herself worthy time and time again, a gatekeeper of OUR heritage. It took me years to discover that Probate Court records in the thousands of vaults and depositories in the United States, including the South, were not kept there for me and other historians like me. The facts? Probate Court vaults are maintained to carry on the day-to-day business of a particular county TODAY, 2007 and beyond. Not from 1900 and below. The records are arranged so that those that use them everyday can reach them with ease and efficiency. So, if the deed I need from 1840 something is on the top shelf, I gotta figure a way up there for it may not have been disturbed in 20 years. For those who HAVE been to Abbeville, the first town in the U. S. alphabetically, you found two rolling high stools and two large slanted topped work tables almost chest high—WORK being the operative word. They are built this way for title searchers, probate office personnel, and attorneys to quickly chunk the books atop the work area, glean their bits of information and move on quickly to the next. I discovered many moons go that there was no table and chair, lamp or reading room for me. Complimentary coffee and pastries would be nice. Microfilm is great. For me, I still like to touch, see and feel the old records. But it stops there. My ancestors haven’t signed or written a record I’ve seen and I doubt they ever signed the same, because most folks I’ve seen in old records sign their name: “His X Mark”. If you are in the Mark family and ol’ man His X. Mark is your grandpappy, you got it made!!! So, as a historian and a genealogist, used very loosely in both accounts, I am like the ol’ channel catfish in the swift Chattahoochee River that flows east of Henry County and the Yatta Abba “Abbie” Creek that flows through her. I am a bottom feeder. I take what has sunk to the bottom as an active modern record and was washed away as time flowed by. Part of who I am is to dig and scratch and unearth those nuggets left buried in that dusty old poll tax record book hidden behind the new stuff. I just worry about where the next generation will store all of the divorce records when that is added to our family group sheets with a space provided just like a marriage date and place. There it will be—for a divorce or two, or three, or four… If you’ve read this far you are a trooper and surely of Henry County blood to have stuck to the task at hand this well! Thanks for sittin’ a spell with me on the front porch of Henry County historical and genealogical research. May all the bones you dig up be “well connected” and “well heeled”. But most especially, I hope you find the heart and soul of the family that belongs to ‘dem ol’ dry bones. Very Henry Countily Yours, Steve Elliott BertChilds@aol.com wrote: Alice, I am so sorry you were not informed of the availability of microfilm or that you could use your camera. Now knowing that this is a problem for out of county researchers I will try to see that a sign is placed in the courthouse vault or on the sign in book with information that would benefit visitors. I will also talk to our Probate Judge about how we can inform people about other resources. Thank you for responding, Roberta ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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Alice, I am so sorry you were not informed of the availability of microfilm or that you could use your camera. Now knowing that this is a problem for out of county researchers I will try to see that a sign is placed in the courthouse vault or on the sign in book with information that would benefit visitors. I will also talk to our Probate Judge about how we can inform people about other resources. Thank you for responding, Roberta <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Hugh, I don't know myself but Steve probably knows. I wish I had know all this last summer. I will watch to see what Steve says. I will try to email you tomorrow about what I found on the Reddings. Take care! Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Le Bateman" <LeBateman@att.net> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup > I believe the FHC in Dothan has them on Microfilm. > Le > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HTSMAN1102@aol.com> > To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:15 AM > Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup > > > Alice and Steve: > > Do either of you know if a researcher would be allowed to take pictures of > the old > records--as with a digital camera? I have not been in the courthouse, but > have > spent some time in the library and was treated very well indeed. > > Hugh Singleton > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Roberta, I did not bring up this subject but, to my regret, I did comment on it. Now I feel as if I must defend myself. As I said before, I know nothing about the mop bucket or the janitors closet. I had never heard that story before but I usually take stories like that with a grain of salt anyway. I have not passed along any "hear say" -- only my own personal experience. I do have respect for the past as well as old documents and understand concern for their preservation. It would have been very nice if the employees at the Courthouse had told me that I could use a camera or that the records were available on microfilm at the library but, this did not happen. I sincerely hope it didn't sound as if the people there were rude to me because they were not. Let's just say that they were not helpful. Basically my trip to Abbeville was wasted. Since I do not live in that area, a trip to Dothan or Abbeville isn't easily arranged. The library here doesn't have anything from Henry County on microfilm because there just isn't much demand for it where I live. This is information that out-of-town researchers need to know. Perhaps they should make a note of this on their sign or at least let people know when they ask about copies of old documents. I know I would have appreciated being referred to a reliable source. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: <BertChilds@aol.com> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup > Alice, > I live in Henry County and I am on the Board of Directors of the Henry > County Historical Group, Inc. I go to the court house all the time. I > have never > been refused to make a picture of anything with my camera. The Old > Records > Committee that sorted and indexed the old records in courthouse annex for > micro filming said the records were in boxes stored in the courthouse > annex. I > have called several people and there is no truth in story about the mop > bucket. I have talked with the Official Henry County Historian and he > said that > the mop bucket thing did not happen. People should only put their > personal > experiences on line and not hear say. If anyone wants to view records and > copy > them by hand they are welcome to. I don't know a single person who was > refused > to make photographs, unless they asked someone in the courthouse who did > not > know it was okay. Perhaps they misunderstood the question and thought > they > wanted to put the old records on the copy machine. If you want printed > copies, go the Library in Dothan or the Library in Abbeville and copy the > actual > records from the microfilm. My great grandfather's will was taken from > the > Henry County Courthouse over 25 years ago. It was found and returned only > a > couple of years ago. We in Henry County are here to preserve and protect > our > records for researchers. We have a wealth of old newspapers. Do you > know that > people actually go in there and tear articles out of early 1900 > newspapers? > Respect for our past is our highest concern. > Roberta Childs > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My GGGgrandparent's married in Henry Co., Al. They will not make a copy, but, will certify that the marriage occurred and what book and page they were on. It is the same thing, in a different way, but, still documented fact. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ecclesiastes 7:20 NIV There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.

I believe the FHC in Dothan has them on Microfilm. Le ----- Original Message ----- From: <HTSMAN1102@aol.com> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup Alice and Steve: Do either of you know if a researcher would be allowed to take pictures of the old records--as with a digital camera? I have not been in the courthouse, but have spent some time in the library and was treated very well indeed. Hugh Singleton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Alice, I live in Henry County and I am on the Board of Directors of the Henry County Historical Group, Inc. I go to the court house all the time. I have never been refused to make a picture of anything with my camera. The Old Records Committee that sorted and indexed the old records in courthouse annex for micro filming said the records were in boxes stored in the courthouse annex. I have called several people and there is no truth in story about the mop bucket. I have talked with the Official Henry County Historian and he said that the mop bucket thing did not happen. People should only put their personal experiences on line and not hear say. If anyone wants to view records and copy them by hand they are welcome to. I don't know a single person who was refused to make photographs, unless they asked someone in the courthouse who did not know it was okay. Perhaps they misunderstood the question and thought they wanted to put the old records on the copy machine. If you want printed copies, go the Library in Dothan or the Library in Abbeville and copy the actual records from the microfilm. My great grandfather's will was taken from the Henry County Courthouse over 25 years ago. It was found and returned only a couple of years ago. We in Henry County are here to preserve and protect our records for researchers. We have a wealth of old newspapers. Do you know that people actually go in there and tear articles out of early 1900 newspapers? Respect for our past is our highest concern. Roberta Childs <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Alice and Steve: Do either of you know if a researcher would be allowed to take pictures of the old records--as with a digital camera? I have not been in the courthouse, but have spent some time in the library and was treated very well indeed. Hugh Singleton

Hi Steve, When I was in Abbeville this past summer I went to the Henry County to get a copy of my great grandmother's marriage record but was not allowed to make a copy of it. I don't know anything about the "janitor closet" incident but there is a grain of truth in some of what he says. There was even a sign on the wall stating that copies could not be made of the older documents. I don't remember the exact wording on the sign but it did use "state law" as a reason. I was surprised so I asked an employee if they could make a copy for me but was refused. I can understand concern regarding damage to such items but don't understand why the court clerk couldn't give me a copy. I was told I could make a copy in my handwriting but no photo copies were allowed. If you go down there and are allowed to make copies, please let me know because I am still in hopes of getting a copy of it. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Elliott" <jselliott37@yahoo.com> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup > Le, > > It would be of great interest to me to know the researcher, the exact > date, the time and all facts concerning the incident of finding one of the > OCR Books in a "mop bucket". I find this disturbingly hard to believe. I > would further like to know how many rural courthouses, or metro > courthouses for that matter, in Alabama or the US that have the "climate > controlled" environment you are suggesting. I absolutely deny, having > spent hours in the vault for the past 36 years, that they "could not make > copies on their Xerox machine, because of the bad condition of the > documents." Again, I would like to know the book or record in question. > I would also like to know how many visits you have made to this great > depository of primary documentation yourself to be able to speak with such > damaging authority. Staying within the decorum of this site, I shall end > here. As descendants of Henry County would should all be most thankful > that the "folks back home" have kept such a fine, well > kept, preserved, easily accessible, organized, "dry" and safe set of > records for us to capture our ancestors deeds of a legal nature. > > Steve Elliott > > Le Bateman <LeBateman@att.net> wrote: > You will need to hire someone to go and copy the document, because I > wrote them a few years ago seeking the Estate Records or Will of Elizabeth > Shipp Oates who died 6 Dec 1866. They told me State law did not permit > them > to let people copy the items anymore. They It is their > own fault, because they did not keep the documents in a climate controlled > room. A person doing research on the Kirklands found the Deed or Orphan's > Court Record Book, which mentioned this family in a mop bucket. in the > Janitors closet. I do not know if the conditions have changed or not. The > Arechives does have the Probate records from Henry County Alabama. You can > send them a letter, asking their fee to copy Deeds or other things. They > cannot make copies, but I think you can go and copy them by hand. > Le > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert C. Johnston, Jr." > To: > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:54 AM > Subject: [ALHENRY] Courthouse Records Lookup > > > Dear List Members, > > I am seeking help locating and copying a will and estate record for my > great-grandfather who died in Abbeville. I know the will and estate > settlement is recorded there, so what is the best way to go about > getting a copy mailed to me? Should I write to Probate Clerk for a copy, > or is there someone who could help me obtain a copy of his will and > estate settlement records from the courthouse? > > Robert > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shirleymclellan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5529/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think I am losing it. What board was this request posted to? I receive these all the time in my e-mail from the mailing lists. I can't figure out how to reply???? Anyway, again, all of the orphan record books, deed books, marraige records are already on microfilm. This includes the loose boxes of records. These microfilm can be rented from the Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah for 3.25 each. They must be viewed at your local Morman History Center. Family History Center webpage has a catalog of the microfilm they hold from Henry County. I can't find my lists right now but I believe they go up to 1910. The Morman Church microfilmed these records in 1989. For anyone who can not visit Abbeyville, this is the way to go. Do not rely on the Index book because not everything is there. The volumes are alphabatized by years ie 1830 Book A. I think B is missing and was not filmed. You have to take a chance and order the film that appears to cover the dates you are looking for. Both the Orphan Court records and Deed records films cover everything. It is best to get the film that covers the time frame you are interested in. Each book is also indexed but these are not true indexes. You need to go page by page and read the headings and also scan the signatures and all names. You'd be suprised what you might find. My grgrandfather was a wheeler and dealer and loaned money several times and recorded these at the court house. By viewing every page, from 1830 to 1900 in all microfilm I have an excellent paper trail of my McLellan, Whitehead, Kirkland, Singletary and Holland families. Yes, I have copies of all deeds and wills I could find. Yes, it cost me but I did it over a period of 2 years and was well worth it. At one time, these microfilm were listed on Henry Co webpage. Don't know if they are still there or not. I was at the Abbeyville Courthouse in 2000. At the time, record books were stacked ceiling high, no film was allowed. Since I was just starting I didnt know what to look for and spent 6 hours fumbling around. At that time, the record room was very small, no place to sit down. But I didn't care. I did hit the library on Saturday morning and the librarian copied pages of the Kirkland Source book for me. Everyone was very helpful and nice when they heard my Pacific Northwest Yankee accent. When I returned home, I found the Morman church most helpful. You do not have to be a member. Sorry if I'm long winded, but your best bet would be theFamily History Center. Shirley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shirleymclellan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5528/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think I am losing it. What board was this request posted to? I receive these all the time in my e-mail from the mailing lists. I can't figure out how to reply???? Anyway, again, all of the orphan record books, deed books, marraige records are already on microfilm. This includes the loose boxes of records. These microfilm can be rented from the Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah for 3.25 each. They must be viewed at your local Morman History Center. Family History Center webpage has a catalog of the microfilm they hold from Henry County. I can't find my lists right now but I believe they go up to 1910. The Morman Church microfilmed these records in 1989. For anyone who can not visit Abbeyville, this is the way to go. Do not rely on the Index book because not everything is there. The volumes are alphabatized by years ie 1830 Book A. I think B is missing and was not filmed. You have to take a chance and order the film that appears to cover the dates you are looking for. Both the Orphan Court records and Deed records films cover everything. It is best to get the film that covers the time frame you are interested in. Each book is also indexed but these are not true indexes. You need to go page by page and read the headings and also scan the signatures and all names. You'd be suprised what you might find. My grgrandfather was a wheeler and dealer and loaned money several times and recorded these at the court house. By viewing every page, from 1830 to 1900 in all microfilm I have an excellent paper trail of my McLellan, Whitehead, Kirkland, Singletary and Holland families. Yes, I have copies of all deeds and wills I could find. Yes, it cost me but I did it over a period of 2 years and was well worth it. At one time, these microfilm were listed on Henry Co webpage. Don't know if they are still there or not. I was at the Abbeyville Courthouse in 2000. At the time, record books were stacked ceiling high, no film was allowed. Since I was just starting I didnt know what to look for and spent 6 hours fumbling around. At that time, the record room was very small, no place to sit down. But I didn't care. I did hit the library on Saturday morning and the librarian copied pages of the Kirkland Source book for me. Everyone was very helpful and nice when they heard my Pacific Northwest Yankee accent. When I returned home, I found the Morman church most helpful. You do not have to be a member. Sorry if I'm long winded, but your best bet would be theFamily History Center. Shirley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This does indeed work very well...especially for old, fragile and ovesize records. I've used my digital camera many times for this purpose. It's fast, easy and virtually no cost after you buy the camera. Bob Bryan Researching: Bryan, Boyett, Allen, Norwood, Watson, Johnson, Smith, King, Cutts, Pate, Strickland, Reese, Roland, Hathaway, Weeks, Ward, Williams, Carnley in NC, SC, South Alabama and NW Florida See database at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bbryan84 ----- Original Message ----- From: <CWBrazell@aol.com> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: [ALHENRY] Records from Courthouses In my local genealogical society a woman gave us a program on using one of the new small cameras to take pictures of records. She showed many examples of ledger pages she had photographed. If they needed to be enlarged for ease of reading, she was able to do that. She said many courthouses which don't allow photocopying will allow a camera to be held over the page. Perhaps you could explore that option. Her record pictures were excellent. Her camera allowed her to see if she'd taken a good picture. If she had not, she deleted it and took another. We were all persuaded that was the wave of the future. Charlene Walker Brazell <<<<< The Probate Judge's office DOES NOT allow copies to be made. So, Henry County records must be transcribed in person or one must have another to do this for them. The reason is for the preservation of these olden records. When copies are made, the record books must be opened up flat, not what the printer intended as it is just TOO flat. I spent 10 years in the book printing and binding industry and know this to be a proven fact. This causes the spine of the books to crack and break apart thus allowing pages to