LAWS OF GENEALOGY 1. The document containing evidence of missing links in your research invariably will be lost due to fire, flood or war. 2. The keeper of vital records you need will just have been insulted by another genealogist. 3. Your great great grandfather's obituary states he died leaving no issue of record. 4. The will you need is in the safe on the Titanic. 5. The ancient photo of 4 relatives, one of whom is your progenitor, carries the names of the other 3 6. Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on last names. 7. You learn that great aunt Matilda's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogy material to a flea market dealer in New York City. 8. No one in your family tree ever did anything noteworthy, always rented property, was never sued, and was never named in any will. 9. Yours is the only last name not found among the 3 billion in the Mormon archives. 10. Ink fades and paper deteriorates at a rate inversely proportional to the value of the data recorded. 11. The critical link in your family tree is named "Smith". 12. The 37- volume, 16000-page history of your county of origin isn't indexed. CONTRIBUTED BY: Betty Allen <[email protected]> >>

This message is being posted on all the Maryland Co. and regional lists that I find. Hoping that there is some information out there. Please forgive me if this does not pertain to your particular region, but I do not know where this Daffin came from originally. Please reply by email to < [email protected] > as I do not subscribe to all lists. ************** In researching my family history, I can get no further back than my g-g- grandfather, THOMAS J. DAFFIN, abt. 1817-abt. 1863. Our Daffin family lived in Talbot and Caroline Counties, Md. There are plenty of other Daffins earlier than 1817 in these counties and also in St. Mary's Co., Md. One of prominence was a THOMAS B. DAFFIN who married REBECCA DICKINSON in 1797. They lived in Caroline Co., Md. Rebecca died in 1812. Thomas B. died in 1816. Here is my QUESTION: Who is the "THOMAS DAFFIN m. SARA SMITH, 1816, Caroline Co."? Could this possibly be the Thomas B. Daffin that died that year and did they actually marry. If they did could they have had a son (my g-ggrandfather). Thos. B. could have died before he was born. Does anybody have any other information concerning this marriage? Thank you, Richard Largaespada Chicago, Il. [email protected] Researching DAFFIN...any other info welcome. Please, if replying, do so by email to <[email protected]>

Hi folks. I finally have the Macon Co query page set up it can be found through the following URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~usgwqury/Al/Macon/index.cgi?admin Try it and good luck. John and Jan Radford [email protected] Baton Rouge, La

I had this addy shared with me on another list. It is the most complete search site that I have seen EVER, including has foreign dictionaries, telephone, medical and everyother type of research you could imagine. Thought I would share: http://www.search-it-all.com/ Try it! Laura [email protected]

Hi folks, Thought I would pass on the most helpful site on the net for computer/genealogy newbies: GenealogyForum http://cust2.iamerica.net/pscobb/index.htm . It is a really informative site, that will help you with everything from using chat, to a searchable index of names. Tex^mom, one of the operators on IRC:Afternet:GenealogyForum, was one of the first folks to get me started in the use of chat for my research. Chat is just another tool available to all of us online, and if you need help, feel free to contact me at [email protected] Laura [email protected]

Hey there John and Jan! Just found diffinite connection in Tallapoosa Co., so will probably subscribe. Looking for William S. Warren's mother, brothers or sisters. William was born May 30, 1816 in Hancock Co, GA. He married Helen Matt Moore, dtr of Spencer and Suzannah Moore, in GA 13 Dec 1837 and in 1838 moved to Tallapoosa Co, AL. William Moore's father was James Warren. James died Oct 10, 1820 in Hancock Co, GA. I don't know his wife's name, or any other children of James. Also, since there are so many lists in this region of AL, sure would like to see someone pickup Lee County and Russell County too! Laura (Cloud) Schmidt [email protected] Names searching in this area: CLOUD, HAMILTON, HOWARD, MIMS, SWEARINGEN, GLENN, WARREN, HALL, GRAHAM, MOORE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, WOOD, -----Original Message----- From: John & Jan Radford <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 4:41 AM Subject: Nice to know information >Hi folks. I just wanted to give you a little statistical information on the >number of subscribers on the list that I am associated. > > >List Name L-List D-List Age of list > >Bullock Co, Al 12 6 1 Mo >Macon Co, Al 15 5 1 Mo >Pike Co, Al 83 27 1 Mo >Tallapoosa Co, Al 40 11 1 Mo > >Jones Co, Ga 38 14 1 Mo > >Radford 47 10 21 Mo > > >This is not a spam. Hope it gets through. > > >John and Jan Radford >[email protected] >Baton Rouge, La >

Hi folks. I just wanted to give you a little statistical information on the number of subscribers on the list that I am associated. List Name L-List D-List Age of list Bullock Co, Al 12 6 1 Mo Macon Co, Al 15 5 1 Mo Pike Co, Al 83 27 1 Mo Tallapoosa Co, Al 40 11 1 Mo Jones Co, Ga 38 14 1 Mo Radford 47 10 21 Mo This is not a spam. Hope it gets through. John and Jan Radford [email protected] Baton Rouge, La

I forwarded a copy of the original message to the TN list and many people are trying to get in touch with Granny4you. Granny4you wrote: > > Sorry people for posting here but... > > Debra Akin wrote the grannys from e-mail address [email protected] When I > tried to get back in touch with her, it gave me the fatal address fault. > > If Debra is looking at one of these counties, please write me > > Jim, > for One of the granny's -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lynn In TN aka Lynn Pierce Appling send mailto:[email protected] + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Check out The Appling Family Page - http://www.netten.net/~lynnintn/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am presently researching the following surnames: APPLING - ASHCRAFT - McCAN[D]LESS - SEAGO/SEGO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry people for posting here but... Debra Akin wrote the grannys from e-mail address [email protected] When I tried to get back in touch with her, it gave me the fatal address fault. If Debra is looking at one of these counties, please write me Jim, for One of the granny's

Hi Rooters, This is a little off the normal roots subject but I feel it will be helpful to all those people that aren't able to get to a major library or National Archives. The granny's are a group of elderly ladies that look up genealogy for others, for as little as $2.50. They go to the National Archives in Denver, or the Denver Public Library almost everyday of the week. It keeps them busy and they enjoy helping others. The monies they get they either spend on lunches or parking or purchasing CD's or microfiche to continue with their research. I first sent a letter for them to the NYC root-l mailing list and they got quite a response. We also had other retired folks expressing their interest in helping with the on going tasks, so we are extending their help to others. My name is Jim, and I am one of the granny's sons. I do the computer work for them. If your looking for some help, give these ladies a try. They will do you a good job. We are looking for other retired folks around the country that would like to participate with the granny's in their local research. Local directories are a great source for finding people and the grannies get a lot of requests of that nature. I have set them up this E-mail address of [email protected] on my account. Sincerely, Jim (the cheap labor for the granny's---haha) but glad to help.

Would like to contact anyone working on Hancock or Holt names in Macon Co. Helene

Dear Rooters, My GG-Grandfather W. H. STEPHENSON was living in Gabbett, Macon County at the age of 89 years and 11 months in 1907 when he started receiving his Confederate Soldiers Pension. Can someone tell me where Gabbett is located, and even more, can someone tell me anything about my gg-grandfather or his wife Salina C. Browning. What is the address of the Archives and History office in Macon, County where I can request a copy of his death certificate? Thanks. Charles R. Stephenson San Antonio, Texas

Hi folks. We have 13 subscribers to the ALMACON-L Rootsweb mailing list John and Jan Radford [email protected] Baton Rouge, La

Hello, my Macon Co Ancestors are David s. Williams b abt 1833-1835 in Ala. (co. unk.) I have looked at the 1850 Macon Co. Census at every Williams family, but found none with a son David S. age 15-17. David first appears in 1860 on the Macon Co., Census age 24 with his wife Jane(Winnie Jane??) age 23 and son William F age 1/12. Also in the household is William Briley age 13 his relationship is unk. David S. served in the CSA Co. G 45th Ala Reg. from 1861-1865 The family remained in Macon Co. until 1873 Other children b. in Macon Co., Sarah Elizabeth 1862, Judson b 1865, Franklin b 1867 and Earnest Walter 1869. They then moved to Colorado Co. Texas were they had 2 more sons, Powell b 1873 and Thomas b. 1877. Anyone know where David's Family is from? Thanks. Joanne Shaffer [email protected]

Dear Rooters, My GG-Grandfather WILLIAM H. STEPHENSON was born Dec 2, 1817 in the Anderson District of SC. He later married Salina C. Browning on July 8, 1849 in Chambers County, AL. Their eight children were born in Chambers and Tallapoosa Counties. There was Mary b. 1851; Robert b. 1852; James b. 1855; Lemuel or Samuel b. 1857; Albert b. 1861; Lizza b. 1862; Emily b. 1869; Lena (no data). William was a member of the 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment Co. C (1861 to 1865). He applied for a Confederate Soldiers Pension which he received in 1907 when he was living at Gabbott in Macon County. Does anyone have any information on William, his children or where he is buried? Charles R. Stephenson San Antonio, Texas

Is anyone researching the Holts that were in Macon Co in 1870? I have Perry HOLT born 1820 in SC and Surrena ARANT born abt 1823 in SC. Perrys family intermarried with Hancocks . Came into Chambers Co before 1840, then to Tallapoosa then to Macon then to Elmore. Anyone tie to these families. Helene !History: HOLT TO LOFTIN - The State of Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Know all men by these presents, all men by these presents, that I, Perry Holt, has this mortgaged and by these presents, do mortgage one yoke of red steers, one wagon and Jak about 4 years old to secure George Loftin in the payment of four Forty Dollar Notes made payable to Francis W. Hood, due the 25th day of December 1861. Now if the above bound Perry Holt shall pay or cause to be paid, the above described notes on or by the time they become due then this mortgage to be of no effect. If not then the said George Loftin shall have power to sell said property by advertising the same 30 days at three public places and pay said notes above described with all cost and expenses and if any over pay to said Holt. Signed, sealed and delivered this 27th day of October AD 1860. Attested Hardy Hancock, J.P. (signed) Perry Holt (seal). I, Hardy Hancock, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, hereby certify that Perry Holt whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me, acknowledges before me on this day that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand this 29th day of October AD 1860. Hardy Hancock, J.P. !Census: 1870 Census Macon County, Alabama, Page 059 (or page 6) Texas Beat, Line 17, Household 43/43 Tuskegee P.O., Film 545525. Lists Perry as 50 year old male farmer, with $500.00 personal property and $500.00 land, born SCar, wife Cirena, age 48, born SCar., Catherine, 21, AL; Joseph, 17, Farmhand, AL; Samantha, 15, AL; Lavina (Liv), 13, AL; Arty (Mary), 11, AL; Lucy, 9, AL; Columbus, 6, AL; Infant, 1, AL. !History: Film 1293651, Page 607-608 "Perry Holt, et al, to W. A. Shaw - Filed in office for record, 17 May 1870 - J. T. Menefee, Judge of Probate, The State of Alabama, Macon County. Know all men by these presents that we, Perry Holt, Serena Holt, B. F. Gunn and wife Mattie Gunn and Mrs. Mary J. (June) Hughey of the County of Macon and State aforesaid, for and in consideration of being indebted to W. A. Shaw as in evidence by a promissory note bearing date with this instrument for the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars due and payable on or before the 1st day of November next for supplies to enable us to make [a] crop of 1870 for the payment which the better to secure we do hereby bargain and sell, deliver and convey unto the said W. A. Shaw, the following property - to wit: five mules viz 1 gray mare, 12 years old named Jude, 2 mares, colored, named Moby and Beck, 1 sorrel horse named Doc (or named Jack Black Hope), 3 yoke of oxen, 1 four horse ox waggon, our entire stock of cattle, between 15 and 20 head and our entire crop for the present year. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the said Perry Holt, Serena Holt, B. F. Gunn, Mattie Gunn and Mary Hughey shall pay or cause to be paid the above mentioned note or place in the hands of the said W. A. Shaw or his legal representatives, sufficient quantity of cotton to satisfy said debt by maturity, then this obligation is to be void. But if the said note shall not be paid or cotton delivered as aforesaid by maturity of said note, or if the said Holts, Gunns and Hughey, neither of them shall dispose of or attempt to dispose of any of the above described property before the repayment of said note without the written consent of said W. A. Shaw. However, in that case, full perfect and complete authority is hereby given to the said W. A. Shaw, his heirs, executors, administrators, administrators or assigns to seize and take possession of all the above described property and after given 20 days notice by advertising on the postoffice door in the town of Notasulga to proceed to sell the same to the highest bidder for cash and after paying the said note and all costs the residue of the money to be paid to the said Holts, Gunns, Hughey, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. In testimony whereas we have herein affixed our hand and seal this the day of February 12, 1870. (Signed) Perry Holt, B. F. Gunn, June Hughey, Serena Holt, Mattie Gunn. PROMISSORY NOTE: Five Hundred Fifty Dollars by the 1st day of November, we or either of us promise to pay W. A. Shaw or bearer, the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars for supplies to enable us to make our crop for the year 1870. This the 12th of February day of February 1870 (signed) Perry Holt, B. F. Gunn and June Hughey. STATE OF ALABAMA R. J. Childers, Acting Justice of the Peace, Macon County hereby certifies that Perry Holt, Serena Holt, B. F. Gunn, Mattie Gunn, June Hughey, whose names are signed to the foregoing conveyance who is known to me acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of it's contents ---- consequences ---- (next page) Being note of even date Given under my hand this date 12 Feb. 1870. (signed) R. J. Childers, J.P. !Marriage: Marriages of Elmore Co., AL, Film 1034779 Item #1, Page 6, lists Perry Holt to Mary E. Daniel, June 18, 1874. Second marriage. !History: Estate of Perry Holt, Letters of Administration FHL Film 1034784, Item #2, were given to W. J. Burson, Sept. 26, 1876.

I am also researching the WALKER and also LEE family in Macon Co.,AL Jethro WALKER b. 18 Feb. 1808 Putnam Co., GA. married 3 times, Matilda ZACHERY, Mary lizabeth MIMS and a Miss TERRELL. Jethro was shot and killed while sitting in his study February 21, 1846 at Armstrong. Jethro was an attorney in Auburn, Alabama and had a large plantation at Armstrong, Macon Co., AL. His daughter Sophronia Elizabeth WALKER (b. 1835)married John H. LEE around 1849. John H. LEE died in 1856 in Macon Co., AL All are buried in Pinehill Cemetery, Auburn, (Now Lee Co., ) Alabama. Would like to exchange information with anyone working on these families. Mary Norman [email protected]

Hello, I am researching William Cone WAGNON, b 1829 in GA. He was in Macon Co. around 1850. He m Mary Jane DANIEL there. Interested in hearing from anyone with WAGNON or DANIEL. Barbara Prestridge E-mail: [email protected] Barbara's Genealogy Garden - http://www.telapex.com/~bprest/ Barbara's Country Home - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1803/ Barbara's Bordered Backgrounds - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1803/graphics/bgmenu.htm ICQ# 7565167 Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it! ~ Edwin C. Bliss ~

My name is Mike KELLY and I live on the coast of NC. I am a retired Marine with a great interest in Macon County. My g-g-grandmothers family is from here. My g-g-grandfathers family moved there sometime before the Civil War. His parents stayed there during the war when he and his bride to be's brothers served the Confederacy. I am researching the surnames of MOORE, KELLY, and WALKER from the Tuskegee area. I know that Mr. Edward MOORE (father) married a Mary Ann HENLEY. Dates are unknown. They had Wesley, Micajah (I think pronounced like Micah in the Bible, not sure), Adeline (my g-g-grandmother), Virginia (Gennie), and Lucinda Jane (Lucy). I know Mr. MOORE had a small grocery business in Tuskegee prior to the war. He died in abt. 1852 of pnuemonia. I know the mother with her children left and went to Macon, GA for two years and lived with Edwards brother George. Right before the war they returned to the original farm. After the war both the KELLY and MOORE families left Tuskegee and moved to San Saba, TX in 1868. If any of this connects or you have info on the families I sure would appreciate if you would contact me. Thanx you for all your help and thanx the 'owners' for putting this list together. Mike Kelly [email protected]

Thank you John and Jan!!!!! My surnames in the county, and ajoining Lee county are: Cloud, Hamilton, Glenn, Swearingen, Capers, Howard, Roberts, Warren, Mims, Moore, Graham, Hall, and Johnson. These are only direct surnames of grandparents. I have lots of related names. I work full time, but will do lookups anytime I am asked. Let's get this newsletter going! Thanks again John and Jan! Laura (Cloud) Schmidt [email protected]