This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zorn, Pelham, Lovett, Barnes, Chambers, Mobley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3112 Message Board Post: Dear Friends, What began as a simple, quiet, isolated historic marker dedication on the bucolic old Franklin to Columbia Road at the once thriving "town" of Zornville has exploded into a day long, fast paced, festive and celebratory event! “A Celebration of Zorn Family Heritage” will begin with church services and a wreath laying at Pond Bethel Church and Cemetery at Lodi, Barbour County (north of Edwin and south of Bakerhill) at 10:00 AM CST, Sunday, November 19, 2006. This is where Capt. Dennis H. Zorn and his wife Nancy Caroline (Zorn) Zorn—they were first cousins—grew up and moved from in 1880 to Henry County. There bodies were returned here for burial in 1899, he dying in May and she in October. The mule and wagon funeral procession traveled over 45 miles--one way! A very large reunion for the Zorn Family and Friends will be held at the W. R. Chambers Multi-Purpose Center in Haleburg at noon. Besides the Zorn family, the allied families of Pelham, Lovett, Barnes, Chambers, and Mobley have been invited. These families still live in the old Zornville area and their forefathers were personal friends to Capt. Zorn. After the reunion, the host of family and friends will make the six mile drive from Haleburg to old Zornville in a procession, headlights burning with sheriff’s escort in what is called the “Memorial Drive.” This is in memory of Capt. and Mrs. Zorn, their five sons and the offspring from these men who have gone on before. The historic marker dedication for the Captain Dennis Harrison Zorn/Zornville historic marker will begin promptly at 2:30 PM CST on County Road 47(Old River Road/Franklin to Columbia Road) between Haleburg and Shorterville. Several of the Capt.’s descendants will take part in the program. Everyone is cordially invited to attend!!! Not only the dedication ceremony, but as many of the day’s activities as you can! A highlight of the day will be musical renditions by renowned Southern fiddler Walter Hamilton “Bud” Zorn, member of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. Bud, age 84, will play at each venue of the day. Just to hear him is worth the trip! He is the last of the Capt.’s 18 grandchildren living and the eldest Zorn by name in the Tri-States area of Alabama, Georgia and Florida!! If you would like to receive a “Celebration Packet” for the day (which includes detailed directions to each event), please drop me a note with your address at: jselliott37@yahoo.com. I hope to hear from ALL of you!! In a celebratory mood, Steve Elliott Great great grandson of Capt. Dennis H. Zorn 15th Alabama Infantry (1861-1864) Capt. Zorn’s Regiment of Alabama Reserves (1864) Capt.--2nd Alabama Reserves, Company D (1864-1865)