Is anyone able to find my Martin family listed in any volume of the Jefferson Co. Cemeteries books? This is all the information I have which is very scant. Warren L. Martin married to Ellen Chamblee 16 MAR 1848 in Jefferson Co. AL. I found them on the 1850 census as having only one son, John, age 3 mos. I am trying to get more data from TX descendants of Warren and Ellen but unfortunately they don't have computers so responses will be slow in coming. I was able to obtain the names of Warren and Ellen from a death certificate of one of their sons who migrated to TX around 1900-1908. Should anyone need data on Newton Co. MS cemeteries I have the book would be happy to look up anyone. Lastly, is there a published list of the victims of the Banner Coal Mines explosion. One of our AL Martins is unaccounted for as no one knows anything about him and it occurred to me of the possibility of him being a mine worker. Maxine

Diane, now you've got me wondering about the mining deaths. My grandfather was injured by an explosion at the Flat Top mines in 1943. Are you aware of the Coal Mining Museum at Dora, Alabama? It is in the old Dora High School. I don't know exactly what they have but they may be able to point you to some records? Barbara

John "Red" Brown married Margaret Hodges Brooks, dau of William Brooks. They came to AL (Blount Co) in ca 1818 with group from SC. They settled in the Elyton area. Then the Browns went to Tuscaloosa and finally to TX in ca 1836. Especially looking for info on John Brown's parents. Any info is appreciated. Thanks, Bob Pfennig in New Braunfels, TX

Does anyone have an inventory (or access to) facts about Andrew Lafayette Gaston, M.D. b. 6/25/1884, Randolph County AL; d. (age 42) in JeffCo AL 8/11/1925 ; bur. ELMWOOD CEMETERY? Cemetery inventory or any other information or clues would be greatly appreciated. Clues: practiced w/ the late Sen. Lister Hill's father; first experiments in open heart surgery (ouch! w/ ether); residence: Ensley Heights; f/o of two dtrs.; w named "Lurleen" (?); picture/portrait hung for years at UAB; now gone.

Thank, E D, but my ancestor was killed in a mining accident which occurred sometime after June 1910. He was listed on the 1910 Jeff Co. census, but died that same year. It's my understanding that most of my ancestors worked in mines at Bessie, Blossburg or Flat Top. I will keep your info, however.-- Dianne >>> E D Wilson <emrice@icct.net> 02/28/00 10:25AM >>> Diane, Could not find any listings in the "Jefferson County Cemeteries" book, Vol 1. But you masy be interested in knowing that the Banner Coal Mines is the one that had the explosion in which 130 people were killed. It happened 4/11/1911. There is a Banner Coal Mine cemetery in Jefferson County between Linn's Crossing and Littleton. The mines worked a large crew of convicts. If the families of the regular employees were not found they buried the deceased at this cemetery, close to the mine. My ggrandfather worked at the mines also, but survived the explosion. E. D. ______________________________

Some of my relatives lived in the Jonesboro area between 1850-1870. Two of them died during that timeframe. I was wondering what resources there are to locate cemetaries near Jonesboro in that time. Their names were John Bell and Nancy Jane Davenport Bell. If anyone can help I'd appreciate any clues you can provide. Thanks. Mary Hamlin pahofwa@aol.com

In a message dated 2/27/2000 12:18:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, j.bein@worldnet.att.net writes: << ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com >> I am searching for any information on the surname Morgan in the Birmingham area. All I know is what I have listed below: Andrew Jackson Morgan d: abt 1924 sp: Delsie Allison d: abt 1900 (Jefferson Co., AL ?) their son, Tillmon Hopson Morgan b: 1898 d: 1998 born in Warrior, Jefferson Co., AL and died in Arcadia, DeSoto Co., FL. Thanks for any information. Margaret Dyal Morgan

We have received over 200 inquires on filing systems and we thank you very, very much for all the help and nice comments. We have been asked by one person to call a halt to hints about filing systems, and we will honor her request. Thanks again, Dorothy Durden

Diane, Could not find any listings in the "Jefferson County Cemeteries" book, Vol 1. But you masy be interested in knowing that the Banner Coal Mines is the one that had the explosion in which 130 people were killed. It happened 4/11/1911. There is a Banner Coal Mine cemetery in Jefferson County between Linn's Crossing and Littleton. The mines worked a large crew of convicts. If the families of the regular employees were not found they buried the deceased at this cemetery, close to the mine. My ggrandfather worked at the mines also, but survived the explosion. E. D.

I think what happens when one clicks on "REPLY" depends on your email system. If you are using MS Outlook you will get the following results. To reply to only the sender of the message, click REPLY . To reply to all of the recipients in the To and Cc boxes, click REPLY TO ALL. cor -----Original Message----- From: E D Wilson [mailto:emrice@icct.net] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 7:50 PM To: ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ALJEFFER] Re: ALJEFFER-D Digest V00 #36 When I hit the "reply" key it addresses the list, as this is doing. I agree that the list is for everyone and I have been guilty of firing of a quick email to the person. The list should be for everyone-as long as they do not embarass themselves, as I have seen. E. D.

Hi, My "reply key" give me a choice REPLY TO SENDER or REPLY TO SENDER & ALL RECIPIENTS. Dr. Barbara L. Branch wrote: > on 2/27/00 7:50 PM, E D Wilson at emrice@icct.net wrote: > > > When I hit the "reply" key it addresses the list, as this is doing. > > I agree that the list is for everyone and I have been guilty of firing > > of a quick email to the person. > > The list should be for everyone-as long as they do not embarass > > themselves, as I have seen. > > E. D. > > > > As a long time E-mail user and knowledgeable computer user, I suggest that > people should think twice about writing anything embarrassing in E-mail > whether to a single person or to a group. E-mail is archived on the person's > ISP server and/or on the group's server. Server archives are often searched > by people looking for hits of information. Your "private" E-mail is not > private. If you accidently hit reply to the group you will not be > embarrassed if you never write anything questionable. If you want your > opinion on a topic read, you should be willing to share that opinion with > everyone or keep it to yourself. Just my "opinion"! > > Barb > Dr. Barbara L. Branch > 9296 Linda Rio Drive > Sacramento, CA 95826-2250 > bbranch@ns.net > Surnames" BRANCH, GUNTER, ARENDALE, MCCRACKEN

Do you have any first names? I will check the Jefferson Co. Cem. Books.

Hello List Once again I seek your help, and assistance, in a fact finding quest. I have posted before in reference to ANY information on my G-Grandfather and his family who were residents of a now, non-existant town called Henryellen, AL. This town was located on the outskirts of Birmingham, and had it's own railway depot, express office and post office, although archives has no reference to it, their searches are useless (it appears that, if it's not going to jump out and bite them, then it's not in their archives), also numerous requests to the LOOF (Odd Fellows), Birmingham Lodge, of which my G-Grandfather was a member, have been totally ignored, although I was reassured that a search would be made for info, but a year and a half? No immigration paperwork was found at Archives, yet I have copies obtained from archives. If anyone has reference material to Birmingham, Henryellen, Jefferson Co. and would not mind looking for the name (Roloff, Ruloff, Ruloph, Rulhoff, or ANY similar sounding name, beginning with R, ending with any spelling that sounds like OFF) during the years 1875 - 1889, it would be greatly appreciated. Possibly this may help in finding a location for my G-Grandmothers burial site. I can reciprocate with lookups for WV (Fayette Co.) if anyone has the need for that areas information. Thank you

In response to E. D. Wilson's generosity: after 3 years of researching our Martin family I finally found our g-grandparents in a Jefferson Co. Marriage listing. Assumming they remained there I would like to find their burials. Names are Warren L. Martin married Ellen Chamblee 16 MAR 1848 so a death date can only be estimated as 1890-1900. Any help will be greatly appreciated for I live in VA.

on 2/27/00 7:50 PM, E D Wilson at emrice@icct.net wrote: > When I hit the "reply" key it addresses the list, as this is doing. > I agree that the list is for everyone and I have been guilty of firing > of a quick email to the person. > The list should be for everyone-as long as they do not embarass > themselves, as I have seen. > E. D. > As a long time E-mail user and knowledgeable computer user, I suggest that people should think twice about writing anything embarrassing in E-mail whether to a single person or to a group. E-mail is archived on the person's ISP server and/or on the group's server. Server archives are often searched by people looking for hits of information. Your "private" E-mail is not private. If you accidently hit reply to the group you will not be embarrassed if you never write anything questionable. If you want your opinion on a topic read, you should be willing to share that opinion with everyone or keep it to yourself. Just my "opinion"! Barb Dr. Barbara L. Branch 9296 Linda Rio Drive Sacramento, CA 95826-2250 bbranch@ns.net Surnames" BRANCH, GUNTER, ARENDALE, MCCRACKEN

I have a copy of Vol 1 "Cemeteries of Jefferson County". Will be glad to do look ups. Just give me the full name anytime. E. D.

When I hit the "reply" key it addresses the list, as this is doing. I agree that the list is for everyone and I have been guilty of firing of a quick email to the person. The list should be for everyone-as long as they do not embarass themselves, as I have seen. E. D.

We have been asked to list these suggestions on filing, here is another one. Dorothy Durden ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ibeachball@aol.com> To: <bdotuser@netzero.net>; <NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [NCROOTS] Fw: [GA] Filing System > Dorothy, > For starters, I simply used a chronological file for each name I was > researching, stored in a 3 ring binder separated by notebook dividers. As > time went on, I added a notebook for email, by months. Also, computer or > software information by subject. For an index I hand wrote on loose leaf > paper, the subject, web address and date. It works for me and since I have > no file cabinets, it keeps the papers together. > > Linda Ball > Researching: Anderson * Ball * Kent * Payne > Western NC > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

We have been requested to list these answers so that others get the results. Here is another one. Dorothy Durden ----- Original Message ----- From: <BNOREM@aol.com> To: <NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [NCROOTS] Filing system > In a message dated 2/26/2000 8:46:43 PM Central Standard Time, "dorothy > vasvary" <bdotuser@netzero.net> writes: > > << [NCROOTS] Filing system > Would someone out there have a good system that they would be willing to > recommend we use. > >> > > I use Family Tree Maker Version 7.0 for Windows 95/98 & like the feature it > has for adding someone whose link is unclear to my family file - then later > on, if/when the link becomes clear they can be attached & merged with the > main file. > > To use the Add Unrelated Individual command: > > 1. From the People menu, select Add Unrelated Individual (ALT, P, U). > 2. Family Tree Maker displays a blank Family Page. Enter the individual's > name and birth and death dates in the appropriate fields. > > (You can even add more information notes to the "More about" notes page, > which can be edited, added to or changed as more info is found - you also can > add the source of your info to the Sources field & always have that info > handy). > > Note: Because this individual is not currently related to anyone in your > file, you will need to use the Index of Individuals to navigate to any other > Family Page. > > Unrelated individuals will not appear in trees or Kinship reports until you > attach them to the rest of the family. When you find the link between the > individual and the rest of your family, use the Attach Spouse or Attach Child > command, to connect them to the rest of your family. > > It sure beats having to go through all my notebooks everytime I need to check > an individual's status or to add more info - then if I find no relationship > at all, I can either delete/remove the info or move it to a file on my > MSWorks processor for reference in helping others with the same surname but a > different line. I never throw anything away, tho, - I save everything I find > on my particular surnames in surname folders in MSWorks, just in case! :o) > > I'm not affiliated with FTM in anyway except as a very satisfied customer > since it's first version back in the DOS days - I have always found it to be > very easy to use, especially for the computer novice like I was at the > beginning of my computer genealogy research. I have up-graded to each new > version over the years and now have ver. 7.0 & still like the program very > much. > > Betty > > ************************************************** > Researching surname ROBBINS - NC>SC>AL>FL, 1700s-present, > & associated names of BRADLEY, COON, CRIBB, EVANS, HARRELSON, MOODY, ODOM > > Also: DAVIS - VA>NC>SC>GA>FL, 1700s-present, > & associated names of BRASWELL, COOPER, FAIRCLOTH, HARVEY, JOHNSON, > PADGETT. > > Betty (Robbins) Norem > bnorem@aoL > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

We have had many,many requests to list these suggestion, so here it is. Dorothy Durden ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ibeachball@aol.com> To: <NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [NCROOTS] Fw: [GA] Filing System > Dorothy, > For starters, I simply used a chronological file for each name I was > researching, stored in a 3 ring binder separated by notebook dividers. As > time went on, I added a notebook for email, by months. Also, computer or > software information by subject. For an index I hand wrote on loose leaf > paper, the subject, web address and date. It works for me and since I have > no file cabinets, it keeps the papers together. > > Linda Ball > Researching: Anderson * Ball * Kent * Payne > Western NC > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html