I realize these are spelled differently, but that isn't unusual. These are buried in the Newville Baptist Church Cemetery in Henry County Alabama. Hope it helps. Roberta Lomaneck, Arthur died August 13, 1983. He is in an unmarked grave. He died in the Echo Community. He was employed by Skipper Hardwood Lumber Co. of Abbeville. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Lomaneck. Lomaneck, Mary Ann b. March 20, 1972 d. May 28, 1977 Mary Ann was the daughter of Willie Joe and Mary McKee Lomaneck. Lomaneck, Mary McKee b. 1920 d. March 10, 2004 Mary was the daughter of Harvie B. and Allie Bond McKee Haymon. She was the wife of Willie Joe Lomaneck. Lomaneck, Willie Joe is buried in an unmarked grave near Mary. He died May 6, 1970 from injuries received in a logging accident on the Ft. Rucker Reservation. He was 52 years of age. Lomaneck, (child, unreadable) Lomaneck, Treva Lynn b. August 31, 1968 d. December 16, 1968 Treva was the child of Mr & Mrs. Bennie Lomaneck. The grandparents were Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lomaneck of Echo and Mr. & Mrs. Jesse C. Lomaneck of Newville.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ZORN and CREEL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5524/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am presently researching the Zorn's in Alabama. Specifically the ZORN-Creel connection of Margaret Epsy Zorn and Daniel Creel. I would appreciate any and all assistance in completing this family line.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ZORN and CREEL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5523/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am presently researching the Zorns in Alabama-specifically those with the CREEL line. I would appreciate any and all contacts to help me complete the line of Margaret Epsey Zorn and Daniel Creel.

Can provide lineage of Rev. George Washington Zorn back to the first Zorn immigrant, Nicholas Zorn, I, in 1735 as well as information concerning Rev. Zorn’s siblings, one of those being my great great grandfather Confederate Capt. Dennis Harrison Zorn of "Capt. Zorn’s Regiment of Alabama Reserves" raised after a stint with the 15th Alabama where he lost his arm at Cold Harbor. I do not have information on Margaret Espey/Espy Zorn other than birth date and that she married a Creel. Would like to share and perhaps update her line from information you might have. Sincerely, Steve Elliott, son of Mary Martha Zorn (1833-1987) "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ZORN and CREEL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5523/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am presently researching the Zorns in Alabama-specifically those with the CREEL line. I would appreciate any and all contacts to help me complete the line of Margaret Epsey Zorn and Daniel Creel. ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5522.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ginny, You can contact T. Larry Smith about his books at tumbletontom@aol.com or write at 9127 County Road 99, Headland, Alabama 36345. Phone: (334) 693-2788 I have heard NOTHING about the reprint of "Miss" Linnie Stokes' book, THE BEND OF THE ABBIE. I have this book if you need something looked up in it. Will be happy to do that for you. Hope this helps, Steve

Over the past year, for some ODD reason, I have not been receiving many emails from the list so decided to do a full reset (Unscribe and subscribe) to see if that will make a difference. I really enjoy the conradarie of those researching individuals in this Co area of which I am also one and have been able to help several with information that I have garnered over the years of all the family interest that coincidently seem to centered on Henry, Barbour, and Dale Counties. In researching my wife's family background, it too is centered in the same area giving me numerous families of interest in all three counties and adding Covington Co, Al and Holmes Co, Fl. along with residual interest in Houston and Geneva Co, Al and Escambia Co, Fl. On my personal side, begins in Spalding Co, Ga down to Early Co, Ga with several granduncles and grandfather marrying girls from Abbeville before proceeding down to Lake Co, Fl where I was born some twenty years later (1941). Just some of the Henry Co families I am researching: PRICE - grandmother - Norma Ethel PRICE - daughter of Marion Price and Martha Zilphy Jane SHIRLEY. SHIRLEY - above PRICE connection after father/mother died - Neadham SHIRLEY and Martha V. (??). REYNOLDS - Grandfather John Thomas REYNOLDS listed birthplace as Dale Co but earlier linage goes through Henry Co, Barbour Co, and Montgomery Co. BRANNON - Grandmother (wife of above) Mamie Irene BRANNON in Dale Co then backwards above to Georgia. WEEKS - Grandmother's mother (above) Oceola "Ola" WEEKS was born in Marion Co, Ga but was married to George Lafayette BRANNON in Henry Co where they lived for a short while before going down to Newton, Dale, Al. Still have quite a controversy establishing why and how Ola was in Henry Co (Lawrenceville area) while her mother and other siblings remained in Marion Co, Ga though she was 21 when they married. ALLEN - wife's Grandfather William James ALLEN born in Bonifay, Holmes, Fl to Joseph W. ALLEN and Sarah (??) who came down from Montgomery through Barbour, Henry, and Houston Cos we think. Just about all of the above have been rudamentary traced back to either North Carolina or South Carolina except the ALLEN's which seem to have been in the Alabama area for quite some time before the Census began. I will also be posting this on the Dale Co list which has all but ceased to pass emails to me and since I am in a remote location, El Paso, Tx, really rely on whatevery information I can garner from this area to augment and confirm what I already have on file. Che-ers Bill B

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/857.1081.1093.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My gggfather was John Pleasant Williams. He was born May 1852 in Henry County, AL and died June 1929. He is buried at New Prospect Cemetary in Edwin, AL (Henry County). His parents were Robert N. Williams and Mary Wright. I have found his gravesite but I do not know where my gggmother is buried. He was married twice, his first wife (who is my gggmother) was Henrietta Hartzog, she was born in Barbour County, AL about 1862.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/5518/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following handwritten note appears on the first page of the book, "Henry County Political Return 1822-1860 and Church Records," that was published by the Henry County Historical Society in 1970: "Part of thesis research for thesis on History of Henry County 1795-1850. Information from Alabama Department of Archives and History. 7/20/70, David Lewis Trawick, Jr." Among other things, the book includes the names of early Henry County Justices of the Peace, constables, district "captains," some judges, some sheriffs, and two lists of voters (one 40 names long and the other 45 names long). I am keenly interested in the early inhabitants of Henry County and wonder what other old Henry County records are on file in the Alabama archives. If anyone, including David Lewis Trawick, Jr., knows what other old (pre-1850) Henry County information is stored in the Alabama state archives and how a person can access it, I would greatly appreciate you letting me know. The ADAH web site is currently no help. Regards, Jim Chumney

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/3084.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello cuz-in-law! So good to hear from you. Yes, I have Louisiana's marriage in my file, with Martin's last name as Hurst. I wasn't able to find anything about them after their marriage--now, I know it's because I was looking for the wrong name. The Raley reunion will be July 7, 2007 in Ebro, Washington County, Florida at the community center. Ebro is about 30 miles north of Panama City. If you will send me your mailing address (please send it to my email address) you will receive an invitation. In fact, we are in the process of sending them out now. I'm looking forward to getting more information about the Hunt family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Raley, Hunt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/3084.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I saw your post on Indiana Raley and wanted to get in touch with you and share info. My husband's(Jimmy DeLoach) great grandmother was Louisiana(Louise) Raley, married to Martin A. Hunt. Louise is buried in Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus, Ga. Martin is buried in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Fort Gaines, along with one of their daughters, Willie Olive. Louisiana and Indiana were sisters and in the 1870 census they have a brother named, Henry. After Henry's death Louise's mother married James Powell in Clay Co., listed as Mrs. Jane Ralery. Louise and Martin married in Clay Co. Ga., listed as Martin A. Hurst(Hunt) and Lou Raily. I have the death cert. for Louise and also have the names of her children and would love to share. One of Louise's granddaughters, Everlean Steinmeyer, lives in Sanford, FL. I would like to hear from Steve Elliott, also. We would be interested in knowing more about the Raley reunion. Can't wait to hear from you. Rachel Wiley rlw80@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pelham, Barnes, Lovett, Zorn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/2071.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don, Would be very interested to know if you got all of the connections of Walter L. Pelham, William A. Pelham, and Agnes Pelham, wife of Joseph Lovett completed. I would very much like to know their parents and grandparents. We have recently dedicated a historic marker at old Zornville and Walter L. Pelham is on the marker as the last postmaster of Zornville in 1904 and Joe Lovett is listed as the still forman (Capt. D. H. Zorn operated the ONLY legal whiskey distiller in Alabama 1883-1900.) Any information would be appreciated! Steve Elliott

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pelham, Barnes, Lovett, Zorn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/2071.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don, Would be very interested to know if you got all of the connections of Walter L. Pelham, William A. Pelham, and Agnes Pelham, wife of Joseph Lovett completed. I would very much like to know their parents and grandparents. We have recently dedicated a historic marker at old Zornville and Walter L. Pelham is on the marker as the last postmaster of Zornville in 1904 and Joe Lovett is listed as the still forman (Capt. D. H. Zorn operated the ONLY legal whiskey distiller in Alabama 1883-1900.) Any information would be appreciated! Steve Elliott

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/2071.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Walter L. Pelham married Annie Barnes. His brother, William A. "Will" Pelham married Lena Barnes. On Christmas Eve 1904, through circumstances most unfortunate for Will Pelham, he was mistakenly shot and killed by John Elbert Elliott, Jr. in Meeks, Alabama (Camp Springs)in front of Elliott's Store. Pelham and his wife Lena were visitng Penuel relatives in the community since Lena's mother was a Penuel. Pelham was lured away by a kinsman named King who told of good rabbtis to shoot. King, however, was planning to kill Elbert Elliott, a man of much reputation for an iron will and one who took nothing from another. When the two arrived at Elliott's Store by wagon, Elliott stated, "There's no need to get out of the wagon boys." With that King rose to fire on Elliott who cut him down immediately and King fell to the ground. Pelham, completely unware of what was transpiring before him, through natural reaction rose from his seat still holding his rife to kill rabbits, and ! Elliott shot him as well, his lifeless body falling out atop King's. King was still alive and scrambled frantically out from under the dead body atop him and ran away, Elliott allowing him to escape. Will Pelham was buried in the Haleburg Cemetery just across the Foster Creek from Meeks in an eastward direction. King died later that day on the front porch of Joe Lovett and his wife Anges Pelham on Davis Street Haleburg. Agnes was a sister to Walter L. and William A. "Will" Pelham. Lena Barnes Pelham never remarried and there was no issue to the couple. Relatives stated in 1976, that Lena and Will had no children of their own but raised a housefull of them. Any further information on the charcters of this unfortunate event would be greatly appreciated. Steve Elliott Great grandson of John Elbert Elliott, Jr. Cousin to Annie and Lena Barnes Pelham

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Appling, Zorn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/1181.1185.1192.1193.1.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Judge Appling was indeed a Republican during the horrid days of Reconstrution in Henry County. Or, perhaps it is better stated as "Further Destruction" of the South than Reconstruction. During this time, the pre-war Confedeate Democrats had been disfranchised, unable to vote, and the vote went to the very few white Republicans and the freedmen, recently freed African slaves, who were Rebublican. Reconstruction ended around 1874 in the South in the middle of Judge Appling's second term and he was not reelected thereafter because the Democrats were again in power. This "Solid South" of Democratic rule lasted for nealry one hundred years until cracks appeared in it during the presidential election of 1964 when many Southerners moved toward Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater instead of Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson. Another prominant Rebublican in Henry County was Confederate Capt. Dennis Harrison Zorn of Zornville some six miles up the Old River Road from today's Haleburg. Capt. Zorn's leanings toward the Republian Party may have been more for personal reasons than political. He wanted a post office at his settlement and a federal license to operate the only legal whiskey distillery in Alabama in Beat 5 Henry County. These he achieved while the Republicans were still in contol of Congree and there was a Republican in the White House. In his obituary in the COLUMBIA BREEZE, June 1899, it states he was "one of the few white Republicans in the coounty, but voted with the dominant party on local issues."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Appling, Zorn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/1181.1185.1192.1193.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Judge Appling was indeed a Republican during the horrid days of Reconstrution in Henry County. Or, perhaps it is better stated as "Further Destruction" of the South than Reconstruction. During this time, the pre-war Confedeate Democrats had been disfranchised, unable to vote, and the vote went to the very few white Republicans and the freedmen, recently freed African slaves, who were Rebublican. Reconstruction ended around 1874 in the South in the middle of Judge Appling's second term and he was not reelected thereafter because the Democrats were again in power. This "Solid South" of Democratic rule lasted for nealry one hundred years until cracks appeared in it during the presidential election of 1964 when many Southerners moved toward Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater instead of Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson. Another prominant Rebublican in Henry County was Confederate Capt. Dennis Harrison Zorn of Zornville some six miles up the Old River Road from today's Haleburg. Capt. Zorn's leanings toward the Republian Party may have been more for personal reasons than political. He wanted a post office at his settlement and a federal license to operate the only legal whiskey distillery in Alabama in Beat 5 Henry County. These he achieved while the Republicans were still in contol of Congree and there was a Republican in the White House. In his obituary in the COLUMBIA BREEZE, June 1899, it states he was "one of the few white Republicans in the coounty, but voted with the dominant party on local issues."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zorn, Appling Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/1181.1185.1192.1193.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jude Appling was indeed a Republican and Judge of Probate during Reconstruction. There were few white Republicans in all of Henry County. It was mostly conprised of the freedom of the county, the newly freed Africn slaves. Another noted Republican was Confederate Capt. Dennis Harrison Zorn of Zornville on the Old River Road about six miles northeast of Haleburg. (A historic marker was dedicated there on November 19, 2006.) Capt. Zorn's leanings to the Republicans could be that he wanted a post office and a federally approved whiskey distillery, both of which he got under Republican rule in the South and a Rebublican president in the White House. His obit in the COLUMBIA BREEZE, June 1899, states that though he was a Republican, "he voted with the dominant party on local issues."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barnes, Dueks, Cobia, Gray, Penuel, Pellum Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/437.441.444.1099/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Update on Pellum Cemetery: The first correction is that Clyde Rebbeca Barnes was the widwo of Joshua Dukes, not Joshua Franklin Barnes, Sr. The second correction is that Clyde Rebbecca Barnes, widow of Joshua Dukes, was the first marriage to Francis Marion Cobia insead of the second. They married in 1884 and by 1888, F. M. Cobia married M. E. Gray. The Pellum Cemetery has been surveyed by historians who located a total of eight graves there. The only marked grave is that of Thomas Penuel, brother of "Pena" or "Penny" Penuel, wife of Jousha Franklin Barnes, Sr. Cldye Rebbeca was a brother to J. F. Barnes, Sr. and moved with him to Alabama as a widow with three small children around 1879.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cobia, Barnes, Dukes, Penuel, Gray, Pellum Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/437.441.444.1097.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To Susan Pigot: This is in reply to your post of 29 June 2000 (better late than never!). After researching a little further, I have learned there were two Francis Marion Cobias in Henry County, father and son. My great great grandmother Clyde Rebecca Barnes, widow of Joshua Dukes, married F. M. Cobia the younger on August 14, 1884 according to Henry County Marriage Book 1884-1889, page 8. Then just four years later, F. M. Cobia married M. E. Gray on January 19, 1888 according to Henry County Marriage Book 1884-1889, page 390. Apparently Clyde Rebecca died in the short period between 1884 and 1888. Cause of death is unknown. She was buried in the small Pellum Cemetery a few miles north of Barnes Community on the Brown's Crossroads-Frankin (Shorterville) Road. There are eight graves here according to county historians who have located the unmarked grave. The one marked grave is that of Thomas Penuel, brother to "Pena" or "Penny" Penuel, wife of Joshua Franklin Barnes, Sr. Clyde Rebecca Barnes Dukes Cobia was a sister to J. F. Barnes, Sr. and moved with him to Henry County as a widow with three small children circa 1879 from the Byron and Fort Valley area of Georgia. Regards, Steve Elliott Great Great grandson of Clyde Rebecca Barnes Dukes Cobia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barnes, Cobia, Dukes, Gray Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/437.441.444.1097.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Susan, It is my understanding through research over the past few years that there were two Francis Marion Cobias, father and son. I believe that my great great grandmother Clyde Rebecca Barnes Dukes married F. M. Cobia the younger. They were married August 14, 1884 according to Henry Couny Marriage Book 1884-1889, page 8. Then on January 19, 1888, F. M. Cobia married M. E. Gray according to Henry County Marriage Book 1884-1889, page 390. It is opinion, and that alone, that Clyde Rebecca died during this period perhaps from childbirth, but we do not know. There is no evidence there was a divorce. Shameful in 1888!!! I hope this helps answer your query from back in 2000! Steve Elliott Great great grandson of Joshua Dukes and C. Rebecca Barnes

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dickens, Dickins Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.henry/2812.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ancester is a John R. Dickins or Dickens, his other brothers One lives in Tennessee, and the others in Georgia. My ancester John and family is Buried Mobile County,Alabama. Cemetery: Shady Grove. It is believed he was connected to the Smith family in Georgia and Charles Dickens the writter. Below is a typed copy of a fragile typed copy of the original autobiography. John was educated and was able to read and write so it can be assumed that he wrote the original journal of his life. If corrections or changes were made by the original typist we cannot know what they were. ( Thanks, curtmarg@yahoo.com ) In a little country home in Southern Tennessee, I was born January 25th, 1808, the eldest of five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Dickens. My life was very happy until I began to get large enough to want to travel and see different parts of the world, I roamed and roamed around the country until in the Fall of 1822. I then was fourteen years of age. One day as I was out seeking some great adventure on the border of Georgia and Florida, a tribe of Creek Indians came upon me and I was captured by them. They caught hold of me and tied me with a rope made of hair. They kept me tied for three days. The third morning they decided to slay me. They made lots of signals to each other concerning me. The Chief pointed his finger at me and four Indians came and stood me up by a tree with my hands tied behind me. At that they all turned their backs upon me and made some more signals. One man stepped out from among the tribe and with his bow, aimed his arrow at me. A whoop was given and two Indian maidens ran in front of me and threw their hands up and said, "Shoot us! And save the pale face". This caused a grand up stir among the tribe but my life was spared. >From that day, for a good while they tied my legs so I could not run and tied another long rope around my waist so I could work around the tents. I still had guards watching over me. One day after a course of time, they took me for a hunt but sent some of the braves to watch over me. I behaved so well that they put more confidence in me. They finally trusted me out along with one brave. I kept on good terms with him and yet didn't try to make my escape. We killed quite a few wild animals and returned home late in the afternoon On the following day, the Chief said, "John, you go out and kill us a turkey". I went into the woods not far from the camps and killed a turkey and a fawn. I wasn't gone very long and came back to the camp. The Chief patted my back and said, "Well done, John". One day, the deputy Chief said, "I will take John and go out hunting in the mountains." When we got to the foot of the mountain he said I'll take the right path and you take the left one around the mountain. The country was full of wild animals and every one had to be on the lookout for his life. Just before we met on top of the mountain, I spied the panther about to leap upon the Chief's body. Just as the animal sprang forward, I shot him through the heard and it fell at the old Chiefs feet l went back to the tents and gave a whoop and all the Indians gathered together and we went back to the mountain where the Chief was standing in front of the dead panther. It caused such an excitement that they forgot about watching me and I made my getaway. I ran for about two miles and came to the river bank. Just as I reached the river bank, I heard the Indians coming behind me. I saw a raft of logs lying near the bank of the river so I crawled under the raft and hid. They walked all over the place and even walked on the raft looking for me. I knew I couldn't remain in this position long so I dived and swam across the river, keeping my head under the water most all of the way across. When I reached the other side, I turned and looked back and to my surprise, I saw the opposite side of the river was covered with savages. They were shooting. The side of the river that I was on was covered with dense forests. I would run behind trees and finally dodged them. I roamed around and after four days I came to a house. I went to a door and asked a lady for a glass of milk. She was afraid of me at first but I told her I was trying to escape the Indians. She asked me to come inside her cabin and she said she would fix me up a meal. I ex! plained to her that I hadn't had any bread for seven long years and had only eaten wild birds which I had roasted over a fire. I had not had one mouthful for four days and I was afraid to eat much so I just drank a glass of milk I left this home and wandered many days over the forests until I finally found my old boyhood home. When I came to my home, a sad surprise soon appeared before my eyes. The old home was vacant and the roof almost fallen in. I walked around in the back yard and found two lone graves which had been made since I was captured. At this I left the old home and went to a near neighbor's home and asked if my father and mother still lived here. They told me they didn't know any one by that name. So I went to another home dose by and the man in that home soon recognized me. He was none other but Unde Jesse Dupree. He said, "Son, we thought you were dead." I asked him, "Where is my father and mother?" "Son, I hate to tell you, but your father and mother are dead," he said. >From that day, I never was satisfied. I then asked about my brothers. He told me after the death of my father and mother, they left the old childhood home and began to wander to and fro. I now left the old home once again. I went out west. Here I worked about on different farms in the day time and went to school at night for I had begun to realize I needed more education. I worked here for five years and finished my education. I now was twenty-six years of age. I began to get restless again. I decided I would go to the Governor and tell him of my escape from the Creek Indians and tell him that I thought that I could civilize them as I could speak their language and also six other languages. I asked the Governor for a guard or two to go with me to the Indian tribe. He sent ten armed soldiers with me and we finally reached the Georgia border where the Indians were located. When we arrived at the tents they didn't know me and seemed to be afraid of us. I spoke to them in their language and soon they recognized me and came and carried me all around the tents. So from that day they made me Chief over the Indian Nation. They gave me the Chief's suit and a gold bel! t. So I dressed and came out and told the guards that came with me goodbye, and that I would report to the Governor soon. So I went from village to village selling hides and property for the tribes as I could speak both English and Indian languages. In a little over two years, the tribe was civilized. I reported to the Governor every month, and soon I became wealthy trading and buying from the Indians. One day, I went to a town in Texas named Dill Hart I attended to some business over there. I called on an old man Sherman and he was out A girl came to the door and with a smile she asked me to come in. I entered their home and she and I had a long chat with each other. She was Jane Sherman, the daughter of the old man. Somehow, I fell for this girl the first glance I caught of her. She had beautiful brown eyes and black, curly hair. The old man came home after a long time and I mad a deal with him to buy some hides. He bought a good many and promised to buy many more if I retuned in a few weeks. In a few months, I was still thinking of the girl I left behind. While I was in Texas, I sold seven hundred dollars worth of hides. When I reported this to the Indians, they hunted more than ever. They would go hunting every day and bring something back every time. After several months of selling hides near home, I went back to Texas. All the way there, I could think of nothing but Jane. When I arrived in Dell Hart, I called at the Sherman home and who came to the door but Jane. She looked so sweet, I wanted to tell her how I loved her. I asked her if her father was at home. She said he would be gone for a week. She asked me to come in so I decided I would go in for a little while. We talked quite a while and she showed me some pictures and views of this place. I asked her if she would like to go for a walk that night and she said it would be impossible for her to go out that night as her Mother was sick but I could call upon her at home that night if I cared to. I answered her in the affirmative. After leaving her home that afternoon, I went to a Hotel and secured a room and refreshed myself for I was beginning to realize that I had found the dear girl of my dreams. Just at seven o'clock, I was upon the threshold of my girl's home once again. She met me at the door. She asked me to enter. Upon entering, we sat upon an old sofa and talked for a good while and then I asked her if It was so I could see her Mother. She went in and asked her Mother if it would bother her and her Mother said no, that she would be glad to have us come and sit in her room for a while. She came back into the room where I was sitting and I thought she had the most wonderful smile on here face I ever beheld. We went into the sick-room of her dear Mother and made me acquainted with her. I liked her very much. She was such a kind and gentle old lady. We sat here and talked and told one another about our lives and trades which were all different in every respect. In this manner we became to know e! ach other better. I left the girl's home at 9 o'clock but before I left, I asked her when could I call back and see her. She said I could call the following night, I realized I was in love with Jane and I could not live without her. I rolled and tossed upon my bed that night and when I would dose my eyes I could see only Jane and it was 3 o'clock before I fell asleep. When I awoke the next morning it was about eight o'clock and the birds chirping near my window seemed to be saying "Jane". That morning after I ate breakfast I set out to another small village near the town I was staying in to see if I could get up a few trades and hides. That day for me was far better than I had expected and I made about three hundred dollars that day. I arrived back at my hotel at 7 o'clock and I ate supper and dressed hurriedly for I could hardly wait to see Jane. That night when I arrived at Jane's home, she and her Mother were both sitting in the living -room and both received me gladly. I didn't stay late that night for I was tired and had to write some business letters, but before I left that night, Jane invited me to diner the next day. I accepted the invitation. I wrote a few letters that night. As the dawn came next morning, I awoke with a fierce headache. I dressed and went down to breakfast. I ate but very little and drank a cup of coffee. The coffee seemed to stimulate me' some. After breakfast I wrote some more letters and carried them to the Post Office. By this time, it was near time for me to go to Jane's house for dinner. I went over to her house and when I got there, I found her cooking dinner. I made myself at home. She loaned me an apron and soon we had the dinner ready to serve. We sat down to the table and my eyes fell on Jane. She looked so sweet in her little apron. Mrs. Sherman came in and sat down and ate with us. I can never explain how I enjoyed that meal. After dinner I helped Jane do the dishes while her Mother lay down for a rest When we got through with the dishes, we went in the quaint old living room and Jane entertained me by playing and singing on the old organ. While she was playing I went and put my arm around her shoulders and said, "J! ane, I love you and I want you for my own". She turned around with tears in her eyes and said, "John, I love you too". I was just thinking a moment ago how I cared for you and how I will miss you when you are gone." I took her in my arms and said, "I believe you do care, Jane dear." I told her not to worry about me for if she loved me and would be my wife, I would come back to her in two months. She promised to be my bride in just two months. The next day, the old gentleman came home and we closed a big deal for hides. Just two more days and I had to leave my dear Jane to return to the territory. When I arrived back at the camps, they seemed so proud to see me. The first thing I related to them was the news of finding the sweetest girl in Texas while I was a way and of her promise to become my bride. The Indians all set to work building us a rude tent to live in. They decorated it inside and outside. They painted the rising sun on one side. When it was completed, it was quite nice and comfortable for two to live in. For the next two months I kept very busy going from one village to another, making trades and deals with different tribes and white people. I wrote Jane every week while I was away and she did in return write me some kind letters. By this time I was saving a good deal of money I made on my trades. One morning after reporting to the Governor how I was getting on I set out on my journey after Jane. I rode by favorite horse and also carried one for Jane to ride back with me. I would camp out at night and every night when I would go to bed I would be one day nearer her than before. Finally I arrived in her little home town Dell Hart. It was late at night so I waited till morning to go see Jane. At 8 o'clock the next morning I was at her house and she came slipping down the path to the gate to greet me. We were married that day by the minister of that town. We set out next morning for the Indian territory. I felt so brave and happy with Jane by my side. For days, we traveled through the wild forest, camping out at night One day we got home and went to our little tent and she seemed to be very happy and contented. The Indians had a big feast and dance in our honor. They gave Jane lots of colored beads and shawls to wear. We lived here with the Indians for twelve years. During this time, we had two sons, Robert and Hampton. ( Robert was born in 1842 and Hampton was born in l844. ) I decided I had enough money to buy me a lot of land and wanted to build up a home somewhere by a stream. I set out one day and came upon a place in South Mississippi near Mobile, Alabama. On Dog River, I bought twenty-five thousand acres of land and went back and mobbed my family there I now resigned from being Chief and this made the Indians angry at me, but I promised to visit them once each year so they got in a good humor and each year I made my way back to see them and they received me each time joyfully and would give me all kinds of gifts to bring back home. I never moved from this home and reared my family of eleven children here. The Indians named one of my boys Chile Macintosh, an Indian name. My home was beautifully located in a group of stately pines and oaks. My family and I are very happy and since I came to Mississippi I heard from my brothers who were away from me so long. They have families of their own. One lives in Tennessee, and the others in Georgia.