Sorry to post to the list, but I have lost Mac's mail address. Mac, Thanks for the picture - but is there any way you can scan it "long ways" and then re-send it. Our Abrams bunch is having a fit over it and I can't get it all printed out on a sheet. I know that there is some way for me to pull the file into my scanning program, but don't know how. Thanks, Brenda

I usually do not do this but, this was sent to me by the Alabama archivist and I feel I must pass it on. I can do nothing, so please DO NOT reply to this message. This is just for your information. Troy McCarley (List Manager) > I received the noticed below this morning from my server. If it is > important enough for my server to notify it's customers personally then I > take it seriously. Not to scare anyone, but I feel this message is worth > sharing. Thank you! > Lygia > > >Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:49:44 -0600 > >From: "Net 1 Inc. Administrator" <root@mail.net1inc.net> > >To: cuttstree@net1inc.net > >Subject: Net 1 Virus Alert! > > > >Dear Net 1 Customer, > > > >Net 1 Inc. is sending out this email to notify you of the dangers of the > >Melissa Virus and its newest variant, Papa. THESE ARE NOT HOAXES. > > > >Net 1 has taken every precaution we can to protect you from Melissa. We > >protect you from Melissa by filtering out (rejecting) any email with the > >subject that matches "Important message from . . " > > > >This will keep the original Melissa from getting on your systems, BUT, not > >the variant. Another, similar virus has been made, eliminating the > >subject altogether, and thus eliminating the protection we can put against > >it. If there were any way to protect you at our mail server, we would. > >But there is not. > > > >The only way to protect you is to inform you of the new virus and let you > >know how to prevent it. > > > >COPIED FROM RUSS HAAG'S NEWSLETTER: > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >============================================= > >The Short Take - Unless you run MS WORD 97 or WORD 2000 _and_ MS Outlook > >this one can't touch you, at least not yet. Other versions of the virus > >(mutations) have apparently been reported. > >============================================= > >DETAILED INFO > > > >The "Melissa Virus" is actually a macro (small program) written for > >Microsoft WORD. An MS-WORD document comes attached to an email and if you > >open it, the macro takes over and runs. WORD Macros are written in a > >programming language called "Visual Basic" and make no mistake: it is a > >very powerful language. I've seen shareware programs written entirely in > >VB WORD Macros. But back to the virus... > > > >The email message has as the subject, "An Important Message From..." and a > >WORD document is attached. The message reads, "Here is the document you > >asked for - don't show anyone else :-)" > > > >If you click on the attachment, you will be asked to grant the macro > >permission to run. Doing so activates the virus. It will display for you a > >list of some 80 links to porn sites and, unknown to you, will search for > >MS Outlook and use it to send the same file to the first 50 names in your > >email address book. > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Please follow his advice. Do NOT open unknown attachments in your email. > > > >Net 1 cannot be held responsible if you receive, are infected, or if any > >information is damaged on your computer by this, or any other virus. > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Net 1 Inc. Management > > > Lygia Dawkins Cutts > 881 Weaver Road > Brewton, AL 36426 > Cuttstree@Net1inc.net > > Lygia's Genealogy Page > http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/index.htm > Southwest AL Genealogy Surname Registry > http://members.tripod.com/~lygia/index-1.html > ALGenWeb - AL File Manager > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/alfiles.htm > ALGenWeb - Escambia County > http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/escambia/gendex.html > ALGenWeb - Lamar County > http://www.rootsweb.com/~allamar/lamar.htm > ALGenWeb - Conecuh County > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alconecu/conecco.html > Lygia's Clogging Page > http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/clog.htm -- Troy McCarley Unknown CC AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List- <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Slaton Family Mailing List-<SLATON-L@rootsweb.com>

I am researching the ancesters of a James W. Parrish. One of his grandchildren was being born and he was worries that they were ok. He got on his horse and there come up a bad snow storm. He went ahead and rode. He froze to death in the saddle. The horse I guess knew where to go. I believe his son was Doss Parrish. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Karen

Looking for info on Thomas Marion Smith and Eliza Love Smith. The Powell family is also connected through Mary Malinda Powell who married William Elzie Smith. interested in comparing notes. Deb

Hi I am new to this list. I am researching my mother-in-laws family in Lauderdale County. The Surnames that I'm looking for is Parrish and Terrell Thanks Karen

Haven't posted who I'm Looking for in a while. Any one researching any of these? Scroll down for the Chandler's. Descendants of Frank M. McCarley Generation No. 1 1. Frank M.1 McCarley was born September 06, 1865. He married Margaret Isabella Snoddy April 01, 1882 in Lauderdale county alabama, daughter of Thomas Snoddy and Sarah Haraway. Children of Frank McCarley and Margaret Snoddy are: + 2 i. Thomas Vernon2 McCarley, born March 09, 1883 in Lauderdale county alabama; died 1971 in lauderdale county alabama. 3 ii. Lena V. McCarley, born October 09, 1885. She married Sherrod Putman. + 4 iii. William Marcus McCarley, born October 19, 1888 in lauderdale Co.Alabama; died January 11, 1921 in Lauderdale county alabama( Thornton Cemetary). 5 iv. Sarah Ann McCarley, born August 16, 1891 in Lauderdale county alabama; died November 14, 1896 in Lauderdale county alabama. + 6 v. Belle McCarley, born October 14, 1894 in lauderdale Co.Alabama; died April 17, 1920 in Lauderdale county alabama Ingram Cem.. + 7 vi. John Elbert McCarley, born May 17, 1898 in lauderdale Co.Alabama; died April 03, 1920 in lauderdale county alabama. Or on the Chandler side? -- Descendants of John Chandler Generation No. 1 1. John1 Chandler was born 1790 in Georgia. He married Rhoda ?. Children of John Chandler and Rhoda are: 2 i. Mary J.2 Chandler. She married Stephen Flanagan December 15, 1851 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 3 ii. Nancy Chandler. She married William Halbert March 08, 1841 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 4 iii. Garrett Sandridge Chandler, born July 26, 1814 in Georgia; died October 30, 1900 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. He married Sarah Ann Stapler February 21, 1835 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 5 iv. Bethel Green Chandler, born January 09, 1817 in Georgia; died November 09, 1900 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. He married Minerva Morely January 14, 1840 in Limestone Co. Alabama. 6 v. Mariah Chandler, born December 04, 1818; died October 25, 1901 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. She married Andrew P. Hooie November 22, 1841 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 7 vi. Matilda R. Chandler, born March 1822. She married John Cooper February 16, 1842 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 8 vii. Martin T. Chandler, born 1831. He married Mary J. Wallace May 30, 1854. 9 viii. Lucretia Eleanor Chandler, born 1837. She married Thomas Mills Holmes October 08, 1853 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. Troy McCarley Unknown CC AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List- <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Slaton Family Mailing List-<SLATON-L@rootsweb.com>

This came from rootsweb review and was suggested that it be posted. Please read. OXYMORON: PRIVACY AND THE INTERNET by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG <RWR-editors@rootsweb.com> Genealogists use RootsWeb and the incredible power of the Internet to learn more about ancestors and to find far-flung cousins. However we are caught in an incongruous position on privacy matters. Everyone wants their privacy respected, but are you invading that of your relatives? Technology enables us to share genealogical information easily and quickly via e-mail, mailing lists, chat rooms, bulletin boards, newsgroups, GEDCOMs, CDs and Web sites. In our eagerness to obtain and to share data we forget that our living family members have a right to privacy. We also post personal details about ourselves that we would not put on the local supermarket bulletin board. Aunt Martha might reveal her real birth date and confess that she had a child out of wedlock when she was 19. Sweet old Uncle Jim may tell you that he has been married and divorced six times. However, you are invading their privacy if you publish this information or if you share it with others via a GEDCOM or family group sheets. Information on home pages, bulletin boards, and mailing lists is electronic publication. It is OK to collect and compile information about your living relatives, but don't share it (unless you have their permission, of course) with others -- in any format via any means. During the preparation of a talk for my local genealogical society on this subject, I searched hundreds of genealogy-related home pages. At one I found the names and details about everyone in the family, including when and where they were all born, right down to a one-month-old grandson, listing the hospital in which he was born. One researcher reports, "In just one file that I downloaded . . . I found more than 200 names of persons born within the last 70 years . . ." Another notes, "I was shocked and dismayed to find that someone had copied my entire GEDCOM and put it up on their Web site. While I have no objection to anyone using my dead ancestors, this person had included the living as well . . ." Now, I've heard from several genealogists who claim it does not matter what we put up on our home pages or share on the Internet since "this information is all public information, anyway." Another one argues that "unless and until they quit putting births, deaths and marriages in the newspapers the basic relationships and names are and will remain public info." I have no quarrel about marriage and death records -- if they are really obtained from public sources. However, I asked several correspondents to provide me with the source of the birth information posted on their home pages, and guess what I learned? In every instance the data were either supplied by a cousin or obtained from a GEDCOM that someone had sent them. In other words, they had not found the information in a public source at all. Take a look at the policy posted at "Don't Mess with the Living, Texas" <http://home.sprynet.com/~harrisfarm/warning.htm>: "It is the policy of the Texas GenWeb Project to protect the rights and privacy of our living relatives. We strongly encourage all involved to do their best not to place information on the Internet about anyone who is still living, unless you have their express permission to do so." Among the suggestions for ways to protect living family members are: -- When requesting information (via e-mail, chat, queries, etc.) do not include personal information on living persons. -- When responding to requests for information, especially to someone you really do not know, do not provide them with personal information about living persons. They could post it on the Web or do who knows what else with it. -- Before sharing GEDCOM files with others, expunge information on all living persons. Programs such as GEDClean, GEDLiving, and GEDPrivy will do this for you. -- If you have a genealogy Web site, remove information about all living persons. (Check Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit <http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm> for tips and links to the several GEDCOM utility programs that will exclude such data.) British genealogists are using the "GEN100" logo to signify that their Web site respects a cut-off date of 100 years, and to advise that information which is less than 100 years old will not be divulged. Many Americans use January 1920 as the cut-off point, since that is the most recent federal census available to the public. We should exercise good manners and respect the privacy of our families -- those generous relatives who have shared information with us or who shared with a cousin of a cousin. Additionally, there is another and growing problem -- identity theft. Why make it easy for cyberthieves to steal your or a loved one's identity? When you post public messages about your research, it is sufficient to say you are researching a Cynthia Jones line. You don't have reveal relationship by saying she is your mother or maternal grandmother. To learn more about identity theft and other privacy issues visit: <http://www.identitytheft.org/> and <http://www.privacyrights.org/>. In the pursuit of our ancestors, let's not hurt ourselves or our living family members. Think before you post or share data. -- Troy McCarley McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List- ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com Slaton Family Mailing List-SLATON-L@rootsweb.com

Thought some one might like this, I thought it was interesting. Found a John Chandler, that could be mine. Check it out <http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html> -- Troy McCarley McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List- ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com Slaton Family Mailing List-SLATON-L@rootsweb.com

I'm looking for any descendants of the folks buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery-namely LAWSON, MYRICK, BRADLEY, STANFORD and others that remain unmarked. This cemetery is in great disrepair. my ancestors-James Roger LAWSON and Sarina LAWSON- are buried here, we just found out (thanks Pat!!) . But this cemetery is very grown over, brambles everywhere, trees have fallen and are laying over some graves, another tree is rotten (no telling how long it has been laying), leaves are at least 6" deep over the entire place, stones have fallen, and there are signs that "parties" have taken place there over time (bottles,trash, etc laying all around) . We started doing some cleaning-removing tree limbs, etc and have gotten our 2 children involved (not much a15, 10 yr olds can do SAFELY!) but we were wondering if some of the other families descendants might help us in this. The MYRICK family plot (large plot w/ father, mother, children) is falling in !!! Others aren't quite as bad but still need some work. The STANFORD family plot has had some care in the past as there is a military marker designating Civil War veteran for him, and each child has a small marble footstone w/ "STANFORD CHILD" on each (these are still quite new in appearance). If you are interested in helping or finding the location so you can see for yourself, please feel free to contact me. Anna M. Langley alangley@hiwaay.net

I knew I'd forget to add something to the first message I sent this a.m. I just can't seem to function on only one 'cuppa' <G> The fourth col. in this is for males between the ages of 18-50, and it includes ALL those that could be found by the tax assessor since he got $2 per person. This is not only land holders and whites. It does include many marked 'F.M.' which is believed to be 'Free Man'. Pat

Good Morning Everyone, and HAPPY 2ND DAY OF SPRING, Additions to the Lauderdale web page are: WALLACE Marriages - look in 'Original Records' - contributed by J. Lee Mathis St. Michael's Cemetery - look in Cemeteries T2 R11 - contributed by Montez Murphy-Booher 1866 TAX LIST - 3 pages - look in 'Contents' on home page. This is the last 1866 'rabbit' in the hat <G> All queries and additions to the surname list up to 11:30 p.m. last night [21 Mar 1999]. Thank you very much, Lee and Montez for your contributions. We all appreciate them. Pat http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/Index.htm

I knew I was on 2 WONDERFUL lists this p.m. when I received such great news from total strangers to my cause, but both were willing to go out of their way to send help and GREAT help it was too. Both ladies sent material that connected my lines and gave me enough leads that I acn pick up the ball and run!! I WILL find my family (w/o my immediate families help-but with the help of my "new families". Thanks ever so much for all the help. If you asked for additional info on the lines that I have, bear with me. I'll get it together and send it your way soon. Have to have some tests run at the hospital tomorrow and may be out of it for a day or so.Thanks for understanding!!! Anna M. Langley alangley@hiwaay.net

hello! I am new to these two lists as of yesterday, but hasve been researching my family for the last 4 years. These are the lines I am concentrating on most right now as I can't get family members to communicate with me (due, in part, to bad situation when my parents divorced 30+ yrs.ago). I am descended from these 2 lines through my mothers family as follows (this is all the info I have been able to dig up) Anna M. (Ory) Langley-(me!) b. 14 Feb 1957 Lauderdale Co Mother- Ruby Juanita Clemmons b. 9 Nov 1936 Lauderdale Co Grandmother-Vida Mae Quillen b. 20 June 1916 Lauderdale Co Great-grandparents- James Chesley Quillen b. 27 June 1887 Lauderdale Co Edith Pearl Behel b. 16 Dec 1892 Lauderdale Co. G-G-grandparents- George Carroll Quillen b. 1855 Lauderdale Co Amanada Ann Lawson b. ? ? G-G-grandparents- William M Behel b. 1873 E. Schaefferstown, PA (?) Martha Jeane Clemmons b. 1862 (?) , PA G-G-G-grandparents- Wilbert M. Behel b. 15 Feb 1853 PA Elizabeth Jane (?) b. 18 Oct 1853 PA This is a rundown of all that I have at present (and I had to do a LOT of digging to get this far!!) If any of this is familiar to you or you know anything about a book linking these 2 families to the settlement of the area around Greenhill AL / St Joe TNthat was written approximately 5 years ago, please contact me. I do have further info on some of the descendants of the g-g-grandparents (other children, siblings). I am more than willing to share ALL I have with you. Thanks for any assistance. Anna M. Langley alangley@hiwaay.net

I am looking for anyone researching the below DAVIS line. NATHAN DAVIS, b abt 1786 in South Carolina d unknown m1 *Unknown Fowler Children: LEVI FOWLER b 1819, Lauderdale County, Alabama. d 1888 DeSoto County, Mississippi m 1841, Nancy German (Garman, Jarman), Monroe Co, MS (NATHAN ) m2 Emily McAluster (McAllister), 1821, Lauderdale County, Alabama Children: JAMES GREEN b 1827 AL m 1847 GREER d 1871 MS WILLIAM ANDERSON b 1829 AL m1 1850 GREER m2 ? d 1911 MS NATHAN KENDRICK b 1832 AL NANCY JANE b 1835 AL m1 DUNCAN m2 PRESSLEY m3 CARLTON JOSEPH TEMP b 1837 AL d 1862 Moore Co., TN (civil war) ROBERT A. b 1839 AL ALONZA b 1844 AL m Annie *unknown d 1888 Shelby Co., TN

> 5 iv. Bethel Green Chandler, born January 09, 1817 in Georgia; died >November 09, 1900 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. He married Minerva Morely >January 14, 1840 in Limestone Co. Alabama. Troy, I am not researching the Chandler family, but I would suspect this couple fits into Bethel Green and Minerva family. In 1860, B. G. and Minerva have a daughter, Matilda 17 TN in the household. PatMcDonald Descendants of Matilda B. Chandler 1 Matilda B. Chandler b: 05 Mar 1842 Lauderdale Co AL d: 02 Jan 1918 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL +John Springer b: 13 May 1813 Union Co SC d: 27 Jan 1890 in Lauderdale Co AL, Richardson Cem. m: 28 Feb 1866 in Lauderdale AL, Fact 1: HH427 1850 Lawrence TN census Father: Aaron Springer Mother: Ruth Little [John Springer's first wife was Lucretia Powell] 2 Robert Lee Springer b: 19 Feb 1867 d: 09 Jul 1944 +Cora A. Veteto b: 03 Apr 1869 KY m: 29 Mar 1888 2 Bedford Forrest Springer b: 23 Sep 1868 Lauderdale Co AL d: 21 Jun 1937 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL +Amanda Killen b: 02 May 1870 d: 26 Nov 1959 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL m: Abt. 1888 Father: Thomas Benton Killen Mother: Susan Callahan 2 Harrison Springer b: 04 Sep 1870 Lauderdale Co AL d: 18 Jan 1952 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL +Rozella Patton b: 17 Jan 1871 AL d: 11 Feb 1946 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL m: Abt. 1891 *2nd Wife of Harrison Springer: +Frances Elizabeth "Lizzie" Putnam b: 03 Jan 1886 d: 22 Mar 1962 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL m: Aft. 1944 in Lauderdale Co AL 2 Rosa Springer b: 09 May 1872 Lauderdale Co AL d: 18 Oct 1931 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL +William Thomas Killen b: 30 Apr 1871 Lauderdale Co AL d: 21 Mar 1941 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL Father: Robert Taylor Killen Mother: Mary Elizabeth Mitchell 2 Matilda "Tump" Springer b: 27 Feb 1874 Lauderdale Co AL d: 19 Feb 1953 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL +John Franklin Killen b: 08 May 1868 d: 13 Nov 1934 in Lauderdale Co AL, bur Richardson Chapel, Laud Co AL m: Abt. 1894 Father: Thomas Benton Killen Mother: Susan Callahan 2 Ortman Springer b: Abt. 1875

Does anyone have any information on John Chandler that married Rhoda? Or any one researching this family? Descendants of John Chandler Generation No. 1 1. John1 Chandler was born 1790 in Georgia. He married Rhoda. Children of John Chandler and Rhoda are: 2 i. Mary J.2 Chandler. She married Stephen Flanagan December 15, 1851 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 3 ii. Nancy Chandler. She married William Halbert March 08, 1841 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 4 iii. Garrett Sandridge Chandler, born July 26, 1814 in Georgia; died October 30, 1900 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. He married Sarah Ann Stapler February 21, 1835 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 5 iv. Bethel Green Chandler, born January 09, 1817 in Georgia; died November 09, 1900 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. He married Minerva Morely January 14, 1840 in Limestone Co. Alabama. 6 v. Mariah Chandler, born December 04, 1818; died October 25, 1901 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. She married Andrew P. Hooie November 22, 1841 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 7 vi. Matilda R. Chandler, born March 1822. She married John Cooper February 16, 1842 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. 8 vii. Martin T. Chandler, born 1831. He married Mary J. Wallace May 30, 1854. 9 viii. Lucretia Eleanor Chandler, born 1837. She married Thomas Mills Holmes October 08, 1853 in Lauderdale Co.Alabama. -- Troy McCarley McCarley Family Association http://www.airnet.net/mccarley/index.html AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List Slaton Family Mailing List

I AM LOOKING FOR INFO ON ROSIE BELL MURPHY BORN 1906 IN WRIGHT ALA MARRIED COMER C DOWDY BORN 1905 ANY INFO PLEASE EMAIL ME AT DREDBUD@aol.com thak you

Here's another little web for Lauderdale County folks. If anyone can add to, or make corrections to, the McDonald information, I'd love to share. The name is sometimes shown as McDaniel. Pat McDonald, patiemac@infohwy.com =================================== MCDONALD/MCDANIEL, LAFAN (Various Spellings). LAWSON and others Most all these people are living near each other in 1850 Lauderdale. MCDONALD EPHRAIM B. MCDONALD married RACHEL FAFAN on 06 Aug 1838 in Lauderdale County, AL. He died ca 1842, so no information on his date of birth. Three children. Rachel Lafan married secondly. See below. He MAY be son of John and Margaret Emory McDonald, born in SC. MATTHEW J. MCDONALD married RHODA LAFAN on 11 Apr 1839 in Lauderdale County, AL. In the 1850 census, their ages are shown as 33 and 34 (1817, 1818). Matthew was the son of JOHN and MARGARET EMORY MCDONALD. He is shown living near them in 1850 Lauderdale census. John, Matthew and Ephraim were blacksmiths, gunmakers, etc. Matthew named a son born ca 1847, Ephraim. Possibly in honor of recently deceased kinsman??? Matthew not located after 1850 census. JOHN SCRUGGS MCDONALD, youngest son of John and Margaret, m1, RACHEL ENGLISH in 23 Sep 1853. Rachel was the daughter of ELIZABETH LAFAN and WILSON ENGLISH. Elizabeth was an older sister of Rachel and Rhoda. He was a blacksmith and a miller. AMOS MCDONALD, thought to be son of John and Margaret, m NANCY HAMM in 1 Sep 1836 Lauderdale. Nancy was sister to SANDERS HAMM. Amos listed as farmer, born SC. Matthew, Amos and Joseph McDANIEL all listed next to John & Margaret in 1850 Census. Adjoining them is JOS.. LAFAN 64 SC, and THOS. LAFAN 21. LAFAN I suspect this Jos. R. should be JAMES R., and the THOMAS is his younger son, who married Anna Maria Foust in 27 Jan 1850 ELIZABETH, RACHEL and RHODA LAFAN are the daughters of JAMES R. LAFAN, SR. and unknown wife. James is 64 in the 1850 census, and 79 in the 1860 census, born South Carolina. In 1870, James in the household of JOHN LAWSON, is 86, born KY. He appears in 1830 and 1840 Lauderdale census records. RACHEL LAFAN MCDONALD married JOHN M. LAWSON on 19 Apr 1846 in Lauderdale County, AL. In 1850 Lauderdale, they are in household # 962, with three McDonald children, and two young children that presumably belong to John M. and Rachel. A 21-year old WILLIAM HAMM is also in the household. He may be a nephew, the younger son of THOMAS HAMM (below) REBECCA LAFAN (sister to above), who m1 SANDERS HAMM in 4 Jan 1832, and m2 CHARLES A. LAWSON in 1 Dec 1844. CHARLES A. LAWSON was a blacksmith. Charles is brother to JOHN M., the sons of J. IVY LAWSON. LAWSON In 1850, Jno and Rachel Lawson hh#962. James Ham #963, James Lawson #954, Charles and Rebecca Lafan Hamm Lawson in ## 953 John Lawson 33 is shown as born South Carolina, James Lawson 27 is born Georgia, CharlesLawson 25 is born Georgia. HAMM Lauderdale AL Inventory Book A-5 8 Jul 1847 Thomas Ham Estate. Appraisal and sale of personal property, Hiram Kennedy, JOHN MCDONALD, John Watkins appraisers. 11 Jun 1847. Signed Jordon Ham THOMAS HAMM was the father of SANDERS HAMM (Rebecca Lafan), JORDON HAMM (Sarah McCluskey), NANCY HAMM (Amos McDonald), THOMAS HAMM (Sarah Ross), and others.

Searching for Holdens in northern AL, including Lauderdale Pat

In search of: Handley/Handly/Hanly/Hanley, Earnest, Gooch, Williams, Lawson, Riley, Black, Futrell, Gist, Hill, Houser, Goodman and Boren. Thanks