Hi Lis I'm looking for the list of residents buried in Fitzpatrick cemetery in the town of Fitzpatrick. I'm interested in Wolfolks, Grahams, Fitzpatricks and Smiths. Thanks for your time, JoAnn Norman jnorman578@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MOUNCE, ELLINGTON, STEPHENS, PETERS, ROBERTSON, BENTLEY, SEGREST Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/882 Message Board Post: If anyone has access to Tuskegee Cemeteries data, I would appreciate a lookup for the MOUNCE surname. The family of Virgil Mounce lived there according to the 1880 census. Some of his family members were buried at the Fort Family Cemetery at Cotton Valley in Macon County before their move to Tuskegee around 1875. Any assistance is appreciated. Thank You, Billy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/839.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I was wondering if there was a connection between Sarah's Littleberry and the Littleberry that was from Virginia. I know that Sarah was married before and after Joshua. I believe I tried to get in contact with you about a year ago after seeing a post by you on a message board, but the e-mail address on it was no good anymore. Please keep in touch and I will do the same. I am originally from Houston, but live in Central Virginia now. If I could find a connection with the Littleberry from Virginia I might be able to trace back since I live in the area. Kim harmsgirl11355@aol.com

Patsy, From Epitaphs in East-Central Alabama Cemeteries, Volume 3, Rosemere (Old) Cemetery, Opelika, Alabama, page 121, published by The Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Opelika, Alabama: William C. Wright May 22, 1906 - no date Bernice H. Wright Jan 24, 1908 - May 11, 1962 Father Leon B. Wright Aug. 16, 1881 - May 2, 1956 Mother Ada Dorman Wright Sep 13, 1884 - Feb 21, 1971 These four graves are together. Hope this helps. Best Wishes, David in Alabama ddorsey@mindspring.com DORSEY and FAULK Families web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ddorsey/ And special Military Tributes: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~ddorsey/ http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~ddorsey/korea/ http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~ddorsey/orvetta/ http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~ddorsey/gmi/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy McCoy" <pmccoy@pacifier.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:55 PM Subject: [ALMacon] Lookup Please > Hi List: > Does anyone have death records for Macon County I am looking for the > death date of Bernice or Mrs William Wright she died in Macon County at > the Macon County hospital between 1959 to 1962 and Corbett Funeral Home > was in charge, she is buried in Opelika, Lee Co., AL in what I thinks is > what is called the Old Cemetery. > If it has it Iwill take the birth date also > Thanks for any help > Patsy > Vancouver, Washington > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/839.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sarah's mom was Mary Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). I did tell you that after Joshua, Sarah was married to Washington Postal Ziegler didn't I? I also have hit a brick wall with Littleberry's parents. I have several ideas. There was a Littleberry Lee and Lucy Cook that married in Virginia in 1792 which is a posibility. Also a Samual Lee that I want to look at closer. As far as Joshua I don't know anything about him. I have just been searching for the Lee family for about 10 years or so off and on. Do you live in Texas? I live in Alvin, Texas. My e-mail is hocott@mail.ev1.net if you want to contact me. Dorothy

Hi List: Does anyone have death records for Macon County I am looking for the death date of Bernice or Mrs William Wright she died in Macon County at the Macon County hospital between 1959 to 1962 and Corbett Funeral Home was in charge, she is buried in Opelika, Lee Co., AL in what I thinks is what is called the Old Cemetery. If it has it Iwill take the birth date also Thanks for any help Patsy Vancouver, Washington

I am researching the names BRANNON and FOSTER in Macon County. Specifically, William Foster who was married to Ann, and their children John, William , Henry, and Ann. And Henry Brannon , wife Mary, and children Sarah, Frank, Martha, and Joseph. Would like to hear from anyone with any connection. Radean Hastings

Delilah, you are right that the VA hospital in Tuskegee still exists, though there have been some changes. A few years ago when the VA was closing hospitals, some duplicate facilities at the Montgomery and Tuskegee VA Hospitals were merged. They are now referred to as the Central Alabama Veterans' Health Care System - East Campus (Tuskegee) and West Campus (Montgomery). They are about 40 miles apart. If I understand correctly from relatives down there who are veterans, instead of getting a full menu of services at both places, you may have to go to Tuskegee if you need, say, geriatric services, and Montgomery for orthopedics, but between the two campuses, it's still a full-service medical facility. So far as I know, John Andrew Community Hospital in Tuskegee is still serving the non-veteran community. I think they may have reduced some services a few years ago, too, though. I'm from Tallassee, about 15 miles from Tuskegee, and last time somebody in my family was hospitalized at Community Hospital in Tallassee, I spent a lot of time in the ICU waiting room chatting with folks who were from Tuskegee. Can't remember the details of what they said about it, but I have the impression that John Andrew is no longer a comprehensive hospital as it used to be, thus more people from Tuskegee are coming to Tallassee. However, any records that were at John Andrew should still be there. Suzanne

Thanks for your input, I was not sure how to answer the subject, I know there was book written about The Final Report of the "Tuskegee Syphillis Study", should be in any major library - I had got some informaiton on it from Keith Norman, Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar. You may be able to get some info from the Bar site, as a series of articles on Civil Rights were written by Fred Gray and are on the site. Was not the VA Hospital and John Andrew Hospital together in the beginning, then John Andrew Hospital became seperate and was a hospital for the public, although the VA still stood, I do believe it is still in service, at least not long ago - not sure but I think there were doctors 'hired' by the gov. to take the patients and they were not all located in Tuskegee. According to Mr. Gray in his series, "Then one day I woke up in 1972 and learned that in my own county of Macon, the federal government had financed a 40 year program in which it had used 623 African-American men, sone of whom had syphilis and some of whom did not, to study the course and effects of untreated syphillis-without the knowledge or consent of the men involved." In addition to getting a fair settlement (for those days), the survivors eventually received an apology from President Clinton in 1997. He also announced the formation of the Tuskegee Human and Civl Rights Multicultural Center - I think this is at what was once the Holiday Inn off I-85. delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMcLane101@aol.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] Tuskegee Experiment > > In a message dated 3/5/04 3:50:02 AM, Page007655@cs.com writes: > > << I would love to come to Tuskegee and photograph the old hospital, town , > and anything else that pertains to the story of the Syphyllis experiment. I > would love to know where Nurse Rivers once lived. and if there is any kind of > grave site for some of the men. Is there a historical marker? I would very > much appreciate any info. I know there is alot of info on the subject, but very > few pictures. I would love to provide some. >> > > Jan - > > I am from Tuskegee, but not the generation involved in the Tuskegee > Experiment and I don't presently live in Macon Co., but I can tell you that there are > no markers, no memorials that I am aware of that denote the location where > Macon County's men were treated (subjected to experimentation). I believe many > may have been encouraged to come "in to town", at a facility put up just for > that purpose and since abandoned. Some may have been treated at the V.A. > Hospital, the government complex that was established just to treat "colored" > soldiers. It is still there, in Tuskegee, but is all but shut-down. I doubt that > subjects were treated at John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital, the facility at > Tuskegee (then) Institute, but it is possible. That building still stands, too, > but is not in use as a hospital facility. > > Atty. Fred Gray, who spearheaded the law suit against the govenment on behalf > of the subjects in the experiment, is still living and he resides in > Tuskegee. You might try and interview him. Sadly, his law firm burned down just a > couple of weeks ago, along with the office of the Tuskegee News, causing the > loss of many precious records. Since Mr. Gray's offices are temporarily located > elsewhere now, I don't know the address. But, I'd be willing to bet that if > you address a message to "Atty. Fred Gray, Sr., Tuskegee, AL 36083", he'd > probably get it. He would be the ultimate source of information on this subject. > > There are a couple of cemeteries in Tuskegee where many African Americans are > buried, Ashdale and Greenwood being the largest; there are smaller plots > throughout the county. You will find deceased persons from the Tuskegee > Experiment in nearly all of them, as there was no single place where they were laid > to rest. I read that the last of the survivors died just recently... > > Annette > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Re: ALMACON-D Digest V04 #43 Message #1: I am interested in your offer: <<I have information on Sarah Virginia Lee Wilson Ziegler the daughter of Littleberry Lee.  I have her siblings and some of their information.  She is buried at East Sandy Cemetary in Walker County, Texas> Below is the census info I have that I believe is the family you have info on but I have very little additional info. My wife's great grandfather, William L LEE, born 12 Feb 1849-1851, GA or AL. Following the Census info on Littlebery LEE, I have provided some info on William L. LEE. Any info that would help identify William L. LEE's parents would be appreciated. Also, do you have info on the parents of Littleberry LEE? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 U. S. Census, Macon Co, AL Page 211 District 21 Enumerated: October 12, 1850 272 277 LEE, Lyttleberry 49 M Farmer RE 400 SC Elizabeth 36 F SC Thomas 17 M GA School Harry?? 11 M GA School Anderson 8 M AL School Sarah 5 F AL Samuel 3 M AL 1850 Macon Co, AL Slave Schedule Littleberry LEE - 3 1860 U. S. Census, Macon Co, AL Page 816 Auburn Enumerated: 12 Jun 1860 26 26 LEE, Littleberry 62 m w Farmer RE 500 PE 4350 SC Elizabeth 50 f w SC John H. 21 m w GA Sarah 15 f w AL Samuel 13 m w AL Charles 11 m w AL Warren 7 m w AL 27 27 FRAZIER, M. 75 f w Unemployed RE 450 PE 350 VA Possible mother of Elizabeth) 1870 - U. S. Census, Macon Co, AL Page 196 Franklin Beat Enumerated: LEE, L. Berry 71 m w SC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Minutes of Record of Probate, Lee Co, AL (Ledger of Probate) William Lee, a minor over Fourteen} Probate Court Grant of Letters of Guardianship } December 9th 1868 This day comes David Elkins and files his petition in writing and under oath praying that he may be duly appointed to the Guardianship of the person and estate of said minor and among other things setting forth in his petition that he reside in the state. Said minor is over the age of Fourteen Years and reside in this county and that said minor is entitled to property in his own right of the value of about the sum of NO Dollars And that said minor appearance in open court and voluntarily made choice that said David Elkins be appointed to be his Guardian. It is ordered and decreed (???) that letters of Guardianship over the person and estate of the said William Lee be granted to said David Elkins upon his entering into bond with sufficient security in the amount of one hundred Dollars and the said David Elkins having executed such Bond with as his security therein and duly filed the same in the office of the Judge of this court. It is ordered that the same be appointed and that said letter do forthwith issure to the said David Elkins. It is further ordered that said application be recorded. --------------------------------------------- pg. 60, William LEE Minor Appointment of Guardian of his Person pg 61 Probate Court December 9th 1868 This day came David ELKINS and filed his application in writing and under oath asking to be appointed Guardian of the person of William LEE a minor over the age of fourteen and the said William LEE appeared in open court and made choice of the said ELKINS as his guardian. it is therefore ordered that letters of Guardianship do issue forthwith to the said ELKINS over the person of the Wm LEE. ---------------------------------------------- 10 Dec 1868 William LEE married Winnie ELKINS, Lee Co, AL by W. M. Capps Bk. 1 p. 187. On the day following David Elkin's being appointed the Guardianship of William LEE, William LEE married Winnie ELKIN's, David ELKINS daughter. I assume William had to have a Guardian to sign for him. William was born 12 Feb 1849-1851. Some later Census records have William as born in Georgia, some in Alabama. David Pope 2407 Hodges Bend Circle Sugar land, TX 77479 281/980-8893 (Home) 713/412-1903 (Cell) tabsgran2@aol.com

In a message dated 3/5/04 3:50:02 AM, Page007655@cs.com writes: << I would love to come to Tuskegee and photograph the old hospital, town , and anything else that pertains to the story of the Syphyllis experiment. I would love to know where Nurse Rivers once lived. and if there is any kind of grave site for some of the men. Is there a historical marker? I would very much appreciate any info. I know there is alot of info on the subject, but very few pictures. I would love to provide some. >> Jan - I am from Tuskegee, but not the generation involved in the Tuskegee Experiment and I don't presently live in Macon Co., but I can tell you that there are no markers, no memorials that I am aware of that denote the location where Macon County's men were treated (subjected to experimentation). I believe many may have been encouraged to come "in to town", at a facility put up just for that purpose and since abandoned. Some may have been treated at the V.A. Hospital, the government complex that was established just to treat "colored" soldiers. It is still there, in Tuskegee, but is all but shut-down. I doubt that subjects were treated at John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital, the facility at Tuskegee (then) Institute, but it is possible. That building still stands, too, but is not in use as a hospital facility. Atty. Fred Gray, who spearheaded the law suit against the govenment on behalf of the subjects in the experiment, is still living and he resides in Tuskegee. You might try and interview him. Sadly, his law firm burned down just a couple of weeks ago, along with the office of the Tuskegee News, causing the loss of many precious records. Since Mr. Gray's offices are temporarily located elsewhere now, I don't know the address. But, I'd be willing to bet that if you address a message to "Atty. Fred Gray, Sr., Tuskegee, AL 36083", he'd probably get it. He would be the ultimate source of information on this subject. There are a couple of cemeteries in Tuskegee where many African Americans are buried, Ashdale and Greenwood being the largest; there are smaller plots throughout the county. You will find deceased persons from the Tuskegee Experiment in nearly all of them, as there was no single place where they were laid to rest. I read that the last of the survivors died just recently... Annette

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADE/881 Message Board Post: My name is Jan Page. I have a website called Gone and Almost Forgotten Geeorgia. It is a site about local history and other local odds and ends. I also have a section on Alabama. Part of my site is showing where things took place and what is there now. I would love to come to Tuskegee and photograph the old hospital, town , and anything else that pertains to the story of the Syphyllis experiment. I would love to know where Nurse Rivers once lived. and if there is any kind of grave site for some of the men. Is there a historical marker? I would very much appreciate any info. I know there is alot of info on the subject, but very few pictures. I would love to provide some. Gone and Almost Forgotten Georgia http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/georgia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee, Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/839.1.1 Message Board Post: I have traced back to Sarah's dad, Littleberry Lee, but have not found his parents or Sarah's mother's name or other info. Do you have anything on them? I have hit a brick wall there and with Joshua Wilson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/839.1 Message Board Post: I have information on Sarah Virginia Lee Wilson Ziegler the daughter of Littleberry Lee. I have her siblings and some of their information. She is buried at East Sandy Cemetary in Walker County, Texas

Hello List Looking for families that are connected to the Menefees and Forts of Tuskegee, Cotton Valley, Macon county Alabama and the Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio area. Many of the families migrated from Alabama to Ohio in the 1920's and 1939's. Thanks for your time, JoAnn Norman jnorman578@aol.com

In a message dated 3/1/2004 9:11:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, ESOR1416@aol.com writes: In 1845, my ancestors sold 160 acres of land in Macon County, Alabama. I have a copy of the sale which gives the land description. It is recorded at the courthouse in Tuskegee. Since I haven't found a Land Patent for this property in the Bureau of Land Management database, I am thinking my ancestors may have inherited it, but if they did, I have not yet located a Will. I don't know who their parents or siblings were. I would like to know when and how my ancestors gained ownership of this land, so if anyone would offer suggestions on where I need to search to find this information, I would appreciate it very much. Since you have a the land description, use that to search the BLM database. Do not search by the owner's name. Also, be aware that the database lists the land by what county it is NOW in. So although it was Macon Co. in 1845, it may be in a different county now. That should tell you who the original purchaser of the land was. Good luck.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jackson, Kincaid, Culver, Wingard, Thornton, Grier, Smith, Gray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/874.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Lynda, I've checked and Ancestry thinks there's a "James Fielder" there, but it could be what you're seeking. The image quality isn't very good, I'm afraid. But I've captured one of the entire page and a second of a tighter portion containing his entry (appears as age 40, wife Martha of about 36, and 7 children ranging from 16 down to 4). Contact me directly and I'll get the images to you. = Steve =

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/880 Message Board Post: The USGenWeb Census Project is pleased to announce the completion of the following census transcription. 1850 Macon County - Partial http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/al/macon/1850/ Abstracted by Doris Bivens; Second Transcriber Needed This transcription was made available due to the dedication and effort of the transcriber(s) and will now benefit researchers everywhere. Other New Additions to the project are online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/nu/index.htm Please visit the USGenWeb Census Project at http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/ if you are interested in transcribing any county of any federal census records. A copy of all transcriptions done for this project are submitted to the appropriate state File Manager for inclusion in the USGenWeb Archives. Sincerely, Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Coordinator, USGenWeb Census Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/

Alabama did not start keeping birth records until after 1910; there might be a baptismal record somewhere if she belonged to a church which baptized children as infants, i.e., Episcopal, but there will not be any record at the state level. Records from the Alabama Dept. of Vital Statistics are relatively expensive - $12 per search last time I requested anything from them - and it's so unlikely that a record for 1853 would be located that it's not worth the money.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reynolds, Tolen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/664.2 Message Board Post: My GGGreat Grandfather whose name was James Wesley Reynolds married a Martha Tolin in 1842, Macon City; if this is of interest to you send me an e mail