I have enjoyed following the sharing of memories of the Birmingham area. I note that several messages mention about family moving to Texas, or as one put it - the Republic. This is how the paternal side of my family got to Texas. My paternal GMother, Mary Lindsey (Mae) Allen McEver was born in Allen's Factory, AL (Marion County) on Feb. 6, 1878, the fifth of eight children of Lycurgus W (Joe) Allen & Annie R. Allen. The 1990 census shows the family in Jefferson County, Precinct 37 which is in Birmingham, I'm told. My paternal GFather, William Preston McEver, and his Brother Robert, moved to Birmingham from Gainesville, GA. He went to work for the railroad as a blacksmith. Will met and married Mae in Birmingham on Oct. 29, 1901 and Brother Robert married Mae's Sister Eva Allen around that time. My Father, Robert Major McEver, was born in Birmingham on March 13, 1911. He didn't remember much about Birmingham because the family of Will and Mae McEver moved to Hill County Texas in 1916. I visited Birmingham as a youngster in the 1940s to visit members of the Allen family but I don't remember which ones. What I ask of this mailing list, besides continuing to share memories with those of us in the Republic, is three-fold. If you are/know any of the descendants of my GMother's family listed below, please reply with info. There were eight siblings. One, Lindsey Melbourne, died at 4 years of age in 1974 so I have seven of the eight identified. Amelia W. Allen - born 1868 Rivers Allen - born 1873 Eva C. Allen - born 1875 Mattie L Allen - born 1881 Richard A Allen - born 1883 I'm looking for more details (maybe GPS data) on the location of Allen's Cemetery. I am unable to locate with the information provided at website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl/a2.html#allen My GGParents are buried here along with their four year old son. I am planning a trip into the area to visit the area where Allen's Factory once was as well as Allen's Cemetery and any other locations in the Birmingham area I can identify. Where is/was Precinct 37 in Birmingham? Thanks again for sharing your memories. Birmingham in the 1930-1950 era sounds like a fun place. Does any have access to folks/records of what it was like at the turn of the century? Kindest regard, Robert McEver 713-272-0979 bmcever@sbcglobal.net

That link is to the website for Franklin County, so that Allen cemetery may be in Franklin County and not Jefferson County. delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McEver" <bmcever@sbcglobal.net> To: <ALFRANKL@rootsweb.com>; "ALJEFFER mailing list" <ALJEFFER@rootsweb.com>; "ALMARION mailing list" <ALMARION@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 6:45 PM Subject: [ALJEFF] Message from Texas re Birmingham Memories |I have enjoyed following the sharing of memories of the Birmingham area. I | note that several messages mention about family moving to Texas, or as one | put it - the Republic. This is how the paternal side of my family got to | Texas. My paternal GMother, Mary Lindsey (Mae) Allen McEver was born in | Allen's Factory, AL (Marion County) on Feb. 6, 1878, the fifth of eight | children of Lycurgus W (Joe) Allen & Annie R. Allen. The 1990 census shows | the family in Jefferson County, Precinct 37 which is in Birmingham, I'm | told. My paternal GFather, William Preston McEver, and his Brother Robert, | moved to Birmingham from Gainesville, GA. He went to work for the railroad | as a blacksmith. Will met and married Mae in Birmingham on Oct. 29, 1901 | and Brother Robert married Mae's Sister Eva Allen around that time. | | | | My Father, Robert Major McEver, was born in Birmingham on March 13, 1911. | He didn't remember much about Birmingham because the family of Will and Mae | McEver moved to Hill County Texas in 1916. I visited Birmingham as a | youngster in the 1940s to visit members of the Allen family but I don't | remember which ones. | | | | What I ask of this mailing list, besides continuing to share memories with | those of us in the Republic, is three-fold. | | | | If you are/know any of the descendants of my GMother's family listed below, | please reply with info. There were eight siblings. One, Lindsey Melbourne, | died at 4 years of age in 1974 so I have seven of the eight identified. | | | | Amelia W. Allen - born 1868 | | Rivers Allen - born 1873 | | Eva C. Allen - born 1875 | | Mattie L Allen - born 1881 | | Richard A Allen - born 1883 | | | | I'm looking for more details (maybe GPS data) on the location of Allen's | Cemetery. I am unable to locate with the information provided at website - | http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl/a2.html#allen | | My GGParents are buried here along with their four year old son. | | | | I am planning a trip into the area to visit the area where Allen's Factory | once was as well as Allen's Cemetery and any other locations in the | Birmingham area I can identify. Where is/was Precinct 37 in Birmingham? | | | | Thanks again for sharing your memories. Birmingham in the 1930-1950 era | sounds like a fun place. Does any have access to folks/records of what it | was like at the turn of the century? | | | | Kindest regard, | | | | Robert McEver | | 713-272-0979 | | bmcever@sbcglobal.net | | | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message |