Cathy, was your John Stanfield's middle name Jefferson? I have a John Jefferson Stanfield, DOB unknown, who was a brother to my Mary Catherine Stanfield, born 9/10/1861 in Macon County, AL. Other siblings were Martha Ann, James Alonzo, and William Henry Stanfield. The catch here is that Mary Catherine's father also came from a large family, and several of his siblings also lived in Macon County, AL, but it sounds possible that somewhere back a generation or so our family trees probably hook up. If this is your family, e-mail me at sehoytwo@aol.com. I have this branch of the Stanfields back to 1702 and their grandmother's family back a loooooong way to Germany. Anybody else who is interested, feel free to e-mail me also. The info. I have is too voluminous to post. Suzanne Anthony Gorey

Hello, I am new to the list and am in process of working on my husband's family history. His family was from the Elmore/Macon Alabama area in the mid/late 1800's to early 1900's. Per an elderly aunt, his GG-Grandfather was John STANFIELD ca 1866 and spouse Laverne(?) SEARS. G-Grandmother Willie L. Stanfield (1890-1949) married J.D. Woods of Elmore County. I found at LDS an entry for a John Stanfield who married a Leoni Sears, who descended from Charles O Sears and Larissa Segrest of Macon, AL. I also find, on LDS, that the Larissa Segret Sears is thought to descend from David Segrest. I find Laurisa Sears shown on the 1880 Macon census as a widow. I would enjoy hearing from anyone with connections to these folks. I am happy to share any information I have or find. Sincerely, Cathy Carroll TX

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/843 Message Board Post: Searching for descendants of and/or information about Barbara Echols. 1870 census has her listed as HH with children Dora, Rafe, and aaron (my GGF). Aaron had a son Wellington (my GF). Any information on AAron is appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams, Biggers, Bigust Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/842 Message Board Post: Searching for descendants of Thomas and ellen Williams. Both born in GA. In 1880 Census they are listed in the Honey Cut Precinct of Macon County. Thomas was born ca. 1843, and Ellen cs. 1855 Their daughter Malinda (or Linda) married Sherman Biggers (also listed in 1920 census as Bigust). Children of Sherman and Malinda included, Thomas, Sherman, Jr, Loveless (also listed as Lovelace), Emma, Nellie, Princella (Ella) and Maggie (my grandmother).

Hello list Octoberi is National History Month. Be sure to celebrate in a special way. JoAnn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PENDER, MARTIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/841 Message Board Post: Researching the family of Wright PENDER, born Georgia about l776. Was in Macon Co Alabama in l850 census. It is believed this is the same Wright PENDER who was in Upson Co Georgia in l840s. Also looking for any MARTIN-PENDER connection in and around Macon County.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeLoach, Sims Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/837.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I will appreciate any effort. Thank you. LaVerne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/830.1 Message Board Post: HI THERE THERE ARE SOME GRIMES STILL LIVES IN THE MACON COUNTY "TUSKEGEE" - "SHORTER" ALABAMA AREA NOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THEM OUT I DONT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR EXACT NAMES. I AM FROM THAT AREA OF SHORTER, HARDAWAY, UNION SPRINGS, MT MEIGS, TALLASSEE, ETC. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THE MACON COUNTY CENSUS. GOOD LUCK!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/837.1.2 Message Board Post: My in-laws have peoples in the macon area their grandparents on their mothe side was DeLoaches i get back with you with all the information. My inlaws ae the Norwoods and they are from Jesup "wayne county", georgia good luck see my e in a few days thanks jessie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sparks, Smith, Weaver, Petrasek Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/840 Message Board Post: My question is for anyone who might of come across this family in their research? This is my husband's GF and I need info to find my Husband's GGF and GGM. Any help would be wonderful! Georgia

Please go to the following link for some information about Confederate pension records. http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/military/confederate_pension_records.html This link will lead to NATF Form 86, which you can use to order copies of Confederate service records held by the National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html#nara I believe you will need your ancestor's name, the state where he resided at the time of his enlistment and the designation of his unit. If you don't have the unit designation, you can search for it on the internet or at your local library (if they have the indexes). I am no expert, but I understand that former Confederate states offered pensions to Confederate veterans and widows residing in the state. So, for example, if a man served in a Confederate unit from Alabama but resided in Florida at the time of his pension application, he would apply to the state of Florida for a pension. Any records pertaining to this pension application would be held by the state of Florida. Alabama would have no record of the pension. Nor would the United States. The former Confederate States did not provide pensions for Union veterans or their widows, and northern ("Union") states did not provide pensions for Confederate veterans or widows (I am not sure about the border states). The United States government provided for pensions to Union veterans or their widows (thus, their pensions were paid for to some extent by southern taxpayers), but no pensions or other benefits to Confederate veterans or widows. I hope this will help. Good luck. Bill King king.w.d@comcast.net

I would like to order military records from the Civil War for my gggf. I only have information about his name and company and name of his group. off the online index. He was in AL. Is this enough to get his records. Can you please give me instructions on how to apply and what information I need to apply please. Your help greatly appreciated Thank you, Joan joabregarden1a@aol.com

It is absolutely worth ordering pension file records, in my experience. I ordered records for my gggf who served in the earlier war with Mexico and even got a detailed description of what he looked like on his discharge papers (height, eye and hair color, place of birth etc). Got lots more info, too, like which battles he served in and where he was when (dates, etc.) during the war. Check it out.....it's worth $17. Polly Burnell

I don't know the answer to that, I think there is a state/county index of applications in each state, have you tried your local library - I know I found one in Ga, made by the widow and the veteran - who actually paid out the money, I don't know. delilah At 17:32 9/26/03 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 9/26/2003 4:09:52 PM Central Standard Time, >diamond6468@mindspring.com writes: > >> >> No, when they applied for a pension, it was in the county of residence at >> the time of application. >> delilah > >Thank you. So, then he would have applied in Christian County, Illinois. >Which means he probably never applied for a pension. I have been told that only >the Confederate states paid widow's pensions for Confederate veterans, so I >assume the veteran himself would have had to draw a pension from (in this case) >Alabama. Am I assuming wrong? >Evelyn > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

In a message dated 9/26/2003 4:09:52 PM Central Standard Time, diamond6468@mindspring.com writes: > > No, when they applied for a pension, it was in the county of residence at > the time of application. > delilah Thank you. So, then he would have applied in Christian County, Illinois. Which means he probably never applied for a pension. I have been told that only the Confederate states paid widow's pensions for Confederate veterans, so I assume the veteran himself would have had to draw a pension from (in this case) Alabama. Am I assuming wrong? Evelyn

No, when they applied for a pension, it was in the county of residence at the time of application. delilah At 16:44 9/26/03 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Delilah, >Do you mean that they were required to apply for their pension in the same >county they signed up to join the CSA in? I was a little confused - sorry - >plus I probably did not make my question very clear. Alexander McCaskill LESLIE >(spelled LASLIE on his record) lived in Union Springs, Macon (now Bullock) >County, AL. When the war ended, he went to Illinois. He would have been about >17 at the end of the war in 1865. Would his record be in Macon or Bullock >County, AL, since Union Springs is now Bullock. >Thanks! >Evelyn > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Delilah, Do you mean that they were required to apply for their pension in the same county they signed up to join the CSA in? I was a little confused - sorry - plus I probably did not make my question very clear. Alexander McCaskill LESLIE (spelled LASLIE on his record) lived in Union Springs, Macon (now Bullock) County, AL. When the war ended, he went to Illinois. He would have been about 17 at the end of the war in 1865. Would his record be in Macon or Bullock County, AL, since Union Springs is now Bullock. Thanks! Evelyn

Applicants were required to apply in the county of residence at the time of application. delilah evans houston conty, ga At 10:56 9/26/03 EDT, Remeve@aol.com wrote: >Can anyone answer this question for me? A. M. LESLIE served with the 23rd AL >Infantry. He went to Illinois at the end of the war, married and was buried >there in 1929. If he applied for CSA benefits, would the records be in >Illinois or Alabama? His wife died before he did, so she would not have applied for >widow's benefits. > >Well, I guess I have 2 questions: Is it likely that we would learn anything >more than what is on the enrollment cards by ordering the $17 service record >from NARA for several ancestors who served in the CSA? We have checked for >widow's requests on all of them and did not find where they applied for benefits. > > >I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has ordered records - worthwhile >or not? >Thanks! >Evelyn Leslie >Remlap, AL > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I ordered and found out a lot information that I would never have known otherwise of my gr gr grandfather Jackson Donahoe . Where he said he joined the CSA estabished yes that he was who he was even though he was married to a second wife. How long he had been in the state of Miss. Where he was born how long he had been married to his present at that time wife and that he had a daughter that he was living with. Through this information I was able to find living descendents of his 2nd marriiage that none of our side of the family knew about. The information was greatly helpful for me. My 4th gr grandfather Rev Pension papers he had every county and state he had ever lived in , every battle that he fought in where he was born. When he went to Tenn from Va and I sat here and said thank you thank you thank you. It was awsome. Good luck. P

Can anyone answer this question for me? A. M. LESLIE served with the 23rd AL Infantry. He went to Illinois at the end of the war, married and was buried there in 1929. If he applied for CSA benefits, would the records be in Illinois or Alabama? His wife died before he did, so she would not have applied for widow's benefits. Well, I guess I have 2 questions: Is it likely that we would learn anything more than what is on the enrollment cards by ordering the $17 service record from NARA for several ancestors who served in the CSA? We have checked for widow's requests on all of them and did not find where they applied for benefits. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has ordered records - worthwhile or not? Thanks! Evelyn Leslie Remlap, AL