The Eastis family settled as pioneers in the airport area along with my Ellards, Bartons, and Yorks - intermarriage over several generations. I need to check my chart. Both families buried in the Ellard Cemetery on the hill above the airport that was moved to a beautiful site in Trussville. They were yeoman farmer families who settled eary on the best land. Industrious folk. After the Creek Indian cessions following the War of 1812, the Creek War, the Creek Civil War, and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, what they called "Alabama Fever" struck to the eastward and northward, and settlers poured in. The "on-the-ball" folk, the early arrivals, Eastises included, got the good valley lands. Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandi Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 10:05 AM To: PEGGYSUE O'Shields Gaddis; aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Wheelers and Eastics Peggy- Who are your Eastis. Our's was Anthony who married Ellie Vera Smith - they had 2 children. He was shot -- the killer thought he was someone else! Ellis later re-married and had 4 more children. Are your Eastis Italian? We've often wondered if he was but don't know. There was a royal family in Italy -- in the middle ages or so - by that name. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "PEGGYSUE O'Shields Gaddis" <PEGGYSOGADDIS@bham.rr.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Wheelers and Eastics >I have some Eastis, but it has several spellings to the name. > Mine are buried at the Bivens Chapel Cemetery in Brookside. > > Peggy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RaeSunshin@aol.com> > To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:21 PM > Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] names in my dads 1930 diary > > >> The Pleasant Grove Wheelers are my Wheelers -- but my mom and I both >> think >> we've run across Estelle. >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >> http://www.aol.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- 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