The William Brown mentioned in your e-mail - was he from Harris Co., Georgia, by any chance? If so, he was probably related to my line of Browns who were in Harris Co., GA and then my gg grandfather, Ezekiel Brown, Jr. moved his family to Henry Co., AL. Ever hear of that family in Henry Co.? Right off the top of my head, I can only think of the name, Franklin Brown as being one of the sons. Of course, Ezekiel's daughter, Amanda M. Brown, was my great grandmother, who married my great grandfather, John Q. Thomas - but they lived in Coosa Co., AL. Thanks for your reply. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: <jselliott37@yahoo.com> To: <ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Chattahoochee River > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3108.1 > > Message Board Post: > > The Corps of Engineers spent eighty-six million dollars building the > Walter F. George Lock and Dam that began in 1955 and was completed in > 1963. It was built across the bold and swift Chattahoochee River which > according to the late Henry County historian William W. Nordan was then > the third swiftest river in the world. One historian states that > Chattahoochee means “painted rock” in the native tongue of the Creeks. It > was built at Fort Gaines, Georgia, established as a military outpost for > protection of white settlers against Native Americans in 1816. The dam is > just north of the old Franklin Landing. Franklin, Henry County, Alabama > was the first settlement in the county with the first migration made in > 1816 by William Brown and George Gamble. The dam is known locally as the > “Fort Gaines Dam” or “the dam at Fort Gaines.” > > A hydroelectric dam, the late Fort Gaines historian P. C. King Jr. states > in FORT GAINES AND ENVIRONS, 1976, that the “main purpose of this huge dam > was to make the Chattahoochee River navigable to Columbus, Georgia.” The > shoreline was drastically changed north of the dam creating a 46,000 acre > lake that has no official name approved by Congress. Its most common name > is Lake Eufaula, but is also known as Lake Walter F. George and the Walter > F. George Reservoir. > > The “backwaters”, what the area is often called and what the lake was > called in the early 1960s covered many of the lands of original settlers. > This covered area was where the earliest settlers landed once entering the > Alabama Territory (1817-1819) and the State of Alabama after December 14, > 1819. When Brown and Gamble entered the area is was Washington County, > Mississippi Territory. > During the territorial years it was Conecuh County. > > Two prominent features of historical interest that is now under Lake > Eufaula are the old frontier community of Otho, Alabama (post office > 1854-1905). By the time the land was flooded, Otho had already become one > of the “lost” towns of Henry County. Another place of interest is > Prospect Bluff where an early Creek Indian town existed and a place where > settlers bought land and congregated around. > > I cannot prove it by document, but would say that landowners were > compensated for the flooded land. When the Corps of Engineers built the > Abbie Creek Public Use Area east of Haleburg where the old Yatta Abba > Creek enters the river negotiations were made with landowner Otis Money > for purchase. There was a wrangle over this and I think after Mr. Money > refused the “fair market value” of the land it was condemned by the United > States government and ceased for public use. Again, I can not document > this as fact either. Just speaking from memory and supposition alone. > Perhaps another researcher can answer this question. Would really like to > know more on this fact from others!! > > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Though I have read about and heard about William Brown for 35 years, I never have seen where he migrated from. Carolyn Sue Howard <CarolynSHoward@comcast.net> wrote: The William Brown mentioned in your e-mail - was he from Harris Co., Georgia, by any chance? If so, he was probably related to my line of Browns who were in Harris Co., GA and then my gg grandfather, Ezekiel Brown, Jr. moved his family to Henry Co., AL. Ever hear of that family in Henry Co.? Right off the top of my head, I can only think of the name, Franklin Brown as being one of the sons. Of course, Ezekiel's daughter, Amanda M. Brown, was my great grandmother, who married my great grandfather, John Q. Thomas - but they lived in Coosa Co., AL. Thanks for your reply. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Chattahoochee River > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3108.1 > > Message Board Post: > > The Corps of Engineers spent eighty-six million dollars building the > Walter F. George Lock and Dam that began in 1955 and was completed in > 1963. It was built across the bold and swift Chattahoochee River which > according to the late Henry County historian William W. Nordan was then > the third swiftest river in the world. One historian states that > Chattahoochee means “painted rock” in the native tongue of the Creeks. It > was built at Fort Gaines, Georgia, established as a military outpost for > protection of white settlers against Native Americans in 1816. The dam is > just north of the old Franklin Landing. Franklin, Henry County, Alabama > was the first settlement in the county with the first migration made in > 1816 by William Brown and George Gamble. The dam is known locally as the > “Fort Gaines Dam” or “the dam at Fort Gaines.” > > A hydroelectric dam, the late Fort Gaines historian P. C. King Jr. states > in FORT GAINES AND ENVIRONS, 1976, that the “main purpose of this huge dam > was to make the Chattahoochee River navigable to Columbus, Georgia.” The > shoreline was drastically changed north of the dam creating a 46,000 acre > lake that has no official name approved by Congress. Its most common name > is Lake Eufaula, but is also known as Lake Walter F. George and the Walter > F. George Reservoir. > > The “backwaters”, what the area is often called and what the lake was > called in the early 1960s covered many of the lands of original settlers. > This covered area was where the earliest settlers landed once entering the > Alabama Territory (1817-1819) and the State of Alabama after December 14, > 1819. When Brown and Gamble entered the area is was Washington County, > Mississippi Territory. > During the territorial years it was Conecuh County. > > Two prominent features of historical interest that is now under Lake > Eufaula are the old frontier community of Otho, Alabama (post office > 1854-1905). By the time the land was flooded, Otho had already become one > of the “lost” towns of Henry County. Another place of interest is > Prospect Bluff where an early Creek Indian town existed and a place where > settlers bought land and congregated around. > > I cannot prove it by document, but would say that landowners were > compensated for the flooded land. When the Corps of Engineers built the > Abbie Creek Public Use Area east of Haleburg where the old Yatta Abba > Creek enters the river negotiations were made with landowner Otis Money > for purchase. There was a wrangle over this and I think after Mr. Money > refused the “fair market value” of the land it was condemned by the United > States government and ceased for public use. Again, I can not document > this as fact either. Just speaking from memory and supposition alone. > Perhaps another researcher can answer this question. Would really like to > know more on this fact from others!! > > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

This is unrelated to the message below. I was wondering if you knew William Roy Howard and his brother Alphus T. Howard. I obtained a copy of an obituary from a family member and am unsure how they are related if at all to the Howards. The obituary listed the following names: Buelah M. Parrish Ferguson, her husband James (Jimmie) Paul Ferguson, her brother G.E. Parrish, a son James Henry Ferguson, Three daughters Mary Elizabeth Ferguson, Pauline Ferguson, and Rebecca Ferguson, sister W. T. Hall, sister H.B. Howard, and Mrs. E.A. Winget. I do not know who H. B. Howard is. Do any of the names listed ring a bell for anyone? if so, please let me know. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn Sue Howard<mailto:CarolynSHoward@comcast.net> To: alhenry@rootsweb.com<mailto:alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Chattahoochee River The William Brown mentioned in your e-mail - was he from Harris Co., Georgia, by any chance? If so, he was probably related to my line of Browns who were in Harris Co., GA and then my gg grandfather, Ezekiel Brown, Jr. moved his family to Henry Co., AL. Ever hear of that family in Henry Co.? Right off the top of my head, I can only think of the name, Franklin Brown as being one of the sons. Of course, Ezekiel's daughter, Amanda M. Brown, was my great grandmother, who married my great grandfather, John Q. Thomas - but they lived in Coosa Co., AL. Thanks for your reply. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: <jselliott37@yahoo.com<mailto:jselliott37@yahoo.com>> To: <ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Chattahoochee River > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3108.1<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3108.1> > > Message Board Post: > > The Corps of Engineers spent eighty-six million dollars building the > Walter F. George Lock and Dam that began in 1955 and was completed in > 1963. It was built across the bold and swift Chattahoochee River which > according to the late Henry County historian William W. Nordan was then > the third swiftest river in the world. One historian states that > Chattahoochee means “painted rock” in the native tongue of the Creeks. It > was built at Fort Gaines, Georgia, established as a military outpost for > protection of white settlers against Native Americans in 1816. The dam is > just north of the old Franklin Landing. Franklin, Henry County, Alabama > was the first settlement in the county with the first migration made in > 1816 by William Brown and George Gamble. The dam is known locally as the > “Fort Gaines Dam” or “the dam at Fort Gaines.” > > A hydroelectric dam, the late Fort Gaines historian P. C. King Jr. states > in FORT GAINES AND ENVIRONS, 1976, that the “main purpose of this huge dam > was to make the Chattahoochee River navigable to Columbus, Georgia.” The > shoreline was drastically changed north of the dam creating a 46,000 acre > lake that has no official name approved by Congress. Its most common name > is Lake Eufaula, but is also known as Lake Walter F. George and the Walter > F. George Reservoir. > > The “backwaters”, what the area is often called and what the lake was > called in the early 1960s covered many of the lands of original settlers. > This covered area was where the earliest settlers landed once entering the > Alabama Territory (1817-1819) and the State of Alabama after December 14, > 1819. When Brown and Gamble entered the area is was Washington County, > Mississippi Territory. > During the territorial years it was Conecuh County. > > Two prominent features of historical interest that is now under Lake > Eufaula are the old frontier community of Otho, Alabama (post office > 1854-1905). By the time the land was flooded, Otho had already become one > of the “lost” towns of Henry County. Another place of interest is > Prospect Bluff where an early Creek Indian town existed and a place where > settlers bought land and congregated around. > > I cannot prove it by document, but would say that landowners were > compensated for the flooded land. When the Corps of Engineers built the > Abbie Creek Public Use Area east of Haleburg where the old Yatta Abba > Creek enters the river negotiations were made with landowner Otis Money > for purchase. There was a wrangle over this and I think after Mr. Money > refused the “fair market value” of the land it was condemned by the United > States government and ceased for public use. Again, I can not document > this as fact either. Just speaking from memory and supposition alone. > Perhaps another researcher can answer this question. Would really like to > know more on this fact from others!! > > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com<mailto: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<mailto:ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message