Hello, I am searching for information about the holdings and residence for George Sterling Smith (1779-1842). He ws living in the Huntsville area between circa 1823 and 1830. He appears to have been buying quite a bit of land. What sources would be the best for me to be able to find out about his residence, and property, please? Thank you, Suella Postles

I went to public schools in Decatur, Morgan Co, AL, with a Ralph Sharp in the 1940's. He or his relatives might well be able to help you. An interenet address search for Ralph Sharp in Decatur, AL, would be a likely first step. Al Hill

Hello All, I spoke with Dorothy Scott Johnson today. She was very helpful in some info that I have been searching. I asked her about copies of her book and she told me that she has around 50 left of Vol. 1. She is going to do a reprint of Vol. 2, in Jan. 99, and is now taking names to put on her waiting list. She was very happy to hear that some of you were interested in obtaining a copy. The cost is $15 per book, this includes shipping. I asked her to put my name on the waiting list for Vol 2 and she said she would be mailing out postcards when they were back from the publishers. If anyone would like a copy of Vol 1, here is her address and phone number. One thing, if you would tell her that I sent you, I would appreciate it. I told her about all of you wonderful people on this list. Dorothy Scott Johnson 2409 Dairy Lane Huntsville AL 35811 (256) 539-9060 Happy Huntin' Everyone Valerie Young

Pam, I have 2 double headstones listed in the Fowles cemetery with the following: John Knox - March 11, 1900 - July 14, 1963 Elsie Knox - August 10, 1910 - March 21, 1952 Mattie Knox - 1883 - 1953 John H. Knox - 1880 - 1932 Hope this is the one thanks Valerie

Have ran into a rock wall, I was wondering if anyone would a Marriage CD for Lincoln County, Tenn, Marshall County, Alabama, Madison Co., Al, Jackson County, Al. that may show a William H. Sharp or a William Sharp being married around 1860-66. Trying to find who his wife is. Then I can be sure of the Census of 1860-1870 for Madison County, Alabama. It is believed that William H had about 7 or children. Some that I know is a William Washington Sharp b. 1866, Frank Sharp b. 1875 lived around Owens Cross Rds. Any information will help. Bob Morrison P.S. Everyone have a Happy New Year, and the blessings be many.

Dear Valerie, Regarding cemeteries, I have found many relatives (and a few errors) in the Old Huntsville Magazine web site cemetery listings, and have their listing of "all" cemeteries in Madison County. However, there is no information about the Gurley Cemetery where my West grandparents and great- grandparents are buried, as well as some aunts and uncles. I hope to do a site visit within the next year (I live in Ky.) and perhaps I can do a listing for the Gurley Cemetery to post. Happy New Year to everyone! Carol West

Valerie, Thank you so much for being so helpful. Some of us live far away (I'm in Oregon) and will never be able to travel to the places our ancestors lived. It makes research very hard, as I know first hand that most of our Oregon libraries have very few Alabama resources. If there's anything you need from Oregon, just let me know. Jan Phillips [email protected] At 11:03 PM 12/30/98 EST, you wrote: >At the site of: www.al.com, you will find some valuable information about >Alabama. At this site, if you look on the left side of the first screen is a >list of cities that Alabama Live! covers. Huntsville is listed here. If you >go to the Huntsville page, you will see a listing on the right side. Under >the word Feedback, you will see "OBITS" where you can find obituaries listed >in the Huntsville Times. As of today, the listing goes back to 4-11-98. For >those of you not familar with Huntsville, these obits usually cover North >Alabama and Southern Tennessee. I hope this helps. >For the direct address to go straight to the obit page, here is that address: >http://www.al.com/huntsville/obituaries.html >Also, there is a publication printed here in Huntsville called "Old Huntsville >Magazine". They too, have a web site. There are several cemeteries listed >with names of the people buried there and they have all known cemeteries >listed in Madison County. There are only a few that have the actual burial >info, but this is well worth the look. >Here is their web address: >http://oldhuntsville.com/oldhuntsville/ >If I can help on this end in any way, please feel free to ask. Remember, we >are all in this for the same reasons. >thanks >Valerie Young > > >

Need a look up of a for the Madison area......for my Greatgrand father John H Knox born around the 1877 era and my Greatgrand mother was born about 1880 her name was Martha L Knox....I would like to know what cemetery they are buried, if possible. Any help would be great. Pam Podelski

At the site of: www.al.com, you will find some valuable information about Alabama. At this site, if you look on the left side of the first screen is a list of cities that Alabama Live! covers. Huntsville is listed here. If you go to the Huntsville page, you will see a listing on the right side. Under the word Feedback, you will see "OBITS" where you can find obituaries listed in the Huntsville Times. As of today, the listing goes back to 4-11-98. For those of you not familar with Huntsville, these obits usually cover North Alabama and Southern Tennessee. I hope this helps. For the direct address to go straight to the obit page, here is that address: http://www.al.com/huntsville/obituaries.html Also, there is a publication printed here in Huntsville called "Old Huntsville Magazine". They too, have a web site. There are several cemeteries listed with names of the people buried there and they have all known cemeteries listed in Madison County. There are only a few that have the actual burial info, but this is well worth the look. Here is their web address: http://oldhuntsville.com/oldhuntsville/ If I can help on this end in any way, please feel free to ask. Remember, we are all in this for the same reasons. thanks Valerie Young

I am posting all findings in one list, as well as sending individually in case anyone else out there may need this info. If anyone, regardless if you requested the info, needs further info about any of the following, please let me know. Remember, this in only from Volume 1. Several of you requested info on how to obtain a copy of this book, or any others that the author may have in print. I will try to contact her tomorrow and let everyone know if she has any left and which ones. When I purchased this copy early this year, it was $20. She didn't charge tax or shipping because we picked it up from her at her home. I will post as soon as I can about this info. Valerie (1) [email protected] (Timothy Braswell) requested info on KULLS 2 found, both in Charity Cemetery Kull, Ella-January 6, 1892 - august 24, 1956 Kull, Fred J.-February 15, 1897 - dec 1, 1964 This is a double headstone (2) [email protected] (W J LANE) requested info on LANES (LANE) sorry, none found in volume 1 (3) [email protected] (Betty Huggins) requested info on HUGGINS (1840's) sorry, none found in volume 1 (no Huggins during any time frame) (4) [email protected] (Jim Wright) requested WRIGHT 1 found in Plainview Cemetery WRIGHT - Baby Wright born May 8 and died May 9, 1932. (5) [email protected] (charles young) requested BURROUGH sorry, none found in volume 1 (6) [email protected] (Kathy) requested Joseph H. KING b. 1825 married 1843, died in Madison Co., AL sometime after 1860 Census taken. sorry, not in this volume 1 (7) [email protected] requested surname Jacobs, Vann or Cobb, looking specifically for a Margeret Jacobs Vann Cobb. She would have died after 1910. 1 Jacobs listed: Nancy Ann Jacobs (maybe a connection) Listed as a note in the WADE cemetery as: Calvin Wade m. Nancy Ann Jacobs 9-28-1862 no VANN listed 6 Cobbs listed. If you need further info on these, just let me know. 1) A.J. 2) Charlotte 3) Clayton F. 4) Cortis 5) James C. 6) Thomas Earl (8) [email protected] requested GILE. no Gile, but Giles so I will list these 3 found 1) Eliza Jane 2) Laura Mabell 3) Mary Sue (9) [email protected] (MRS JUDY N WHITT) requested Baldwin or Michael Howard and John Nowlin Howard, Baldwin or Michael - not found other Howards listed are: 1) baby 2) David T. 3) Henry 4) Homer V. 5) Richard Wiggins 6) Sally 7) Susan E. 8) Verna Mae Good no Nowlin listed (10) [email protected] requested John B. Sharp, William H. Sharp and Ellen Rich or Rice No John B, but there is a John J, and a J.W. Sharp There is a William Sharp, and also a William Roy Sharp (if you want further info on these, just let me know) No Ellen Rich, or Rice - only 1 Rice listed as Sophie Rice (11) [email protected] requested James Ferguson / wife Martha Vaughan in 1850 in Franklin County, TN, He was born about 1802 in Alabama - Huntsville,? Their children were Elizabeth, Paralee, Noah, and Mahala. The only Fergusons listed are: 1) Edna 2) Edward Jerome 3) Mary L. 4) Sue Bailey 5) William T. 1 Vaughan listed: Lucy

Hi, Sorry to post this way, but on one of the request for a lookup with someone named "Tiny" or something, I accidently deleted the mail. please re-send me your request. I'm sorry but I deleted it before I saw who sent it. It was between 2 e-mails that were sent on 12-30 around noon or so. thanks Valerie

Valerie, Thank you very much for the lookup, I appreciate your help. Kathy [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > ALMADISO-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 142 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Cemetery Lookup Please [Kathy Brannon <[email protected]>] > #2 cemetery books [sally garner <[email protected]] > #3 Re: Cemetery Lookup Please [[email protected]] > #4 Re: cemetery books [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ALMADISO-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Cemetery Lookup Please > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 12:00:28 -0600 > From: Kathy Brannon <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Hello All, > > If anyone on the list has a book of the cemeteries in Madison Co Al > could you please see if Samuel C Holman b c 1832 died after 1910 and > Sarah M Lindsey Holman b c 1832 died after 1880 is listed. Samuel was > last living in the Bell Factory area near Riverton, Al in Madison Co > with his son in law William H Hopkins, Samuel's 2nd wife was Mary > Hopkins, mother of William. > Thank you for your time. > Kathy > mailto:[email protected] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: cemetery books > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 19:20:30 -0600 > From: sally garner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Are there any cemetery books for Madison Co AL available in print? I > am especially interested in the area around Owens X-Rds and New Hope. > Sally > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Cemetery Lookup Please > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:29:31 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hello everyone and Kathy, > I have the book, "Cemeteries of Madison County, AL , Vol. 1" and none of your > names appear in this volume. > This particular book was written and compiled by Dorothy Scott Johnson. I am > hoping to copy some of my needed pages from her other 2 volumes that are at > the Madison Co Library here. > If anyone would like a "lookup" in this volume, please feel free to e-mail me > and I will gladly help. > thanks > Valerie Young > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: cemetery books > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:33:55 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Sally, > The book I have is the county broken down. I have the Madison Co. area that > is in this area: Tn line, Hwy 231 to the Whitesburg bridge at Morgan Co, then > going to the Limestone Co line, and back to the Tn line. I would be happy to > help in any way I can, just let me know. > thanks > Valerie

Valerie: Do you have any Gile family members listed in your Cemetery book? Thank you for time!!! Marla in Las Vegas

Sally, The book I have is the county broken down. I have the Madison Co. area that is in this area: Tn line, Hwy 231 to the Whitesburg bridge at Morgan Co, then going to the Limestone Co line, and back to the Tn line. I would be happy to help in any way I can, just let me know. thanks Valerie

Hello everyone and Kathy, I have the book, "Cemeteries of Madison County, AL , Vol. 1" and none of your names appear in this volume. This particular book was written and compiled by Dorothy Scott Johnson. I am hoping to copy some of my needed pages from her other 2 volumes that are at the Madison Co Library here. If anyone would like a "lookup" in this volume, please feel free to e-mail me and I will gladly help. thanks Valerie Young

Are there any cemetery books for Madison Co AL available in print? I am especially interested in the area around Owens X-Rds and New Hope. Sally

Hello All, If anyone on the list has a book of the cemeteries in Madison Co Al could you please see if Samuel C Holman b c 1832 died after 1910 and Sarah M Lindsey Holman b c 1832 died after 1880 is listed. Samuel was last living in the Bell Factory area near Riverton, Al in Madison Co with his son in law William H Hopkins, Samuel's 2nd wife was Mary Hopkins, mother of William. Thank you for your time. Kathy mailto:[email protected]

James BELL married Cinderella LYNCH SPRIGGS in Huntsville, Al on 18 Jan 1818. they were the parents of the following children: 1. James Jefferson BELL m. Martha CARLOCK 2. Margaret Josephine BELL b. abt 1817 m. James YOUNG 3. Matilda Hale BELL b. 19 Feb 1819, Al m. 22 Oct 1840, Joseph YOUNG 4. Columbus W. BELL b. 19 Jun 1828, AL m. Martha Jane HYNEMAN 5. John Lynch BELL b. 1823 m. Ruth Ann YOUNG 6. Rufus D. BELL b. 1826 7. Manerva BELL b. 1828 m. James BOLEY 8. Felix M. BELL b. 1831 m. Katherine DROKE will gladly exchange BELL, LYNCH and YOUNG information. Julie

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL......MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT. PAM PODELSKI

From: marta <[email protected]> RE: AL state census reports Does Any one have easy access to the printed State Censuses? I understand that there were several starting with 1801, 1818, 1821, 1823, 1844, 1855, 1866, 1875, 1907, and 1910. 1907 was for Civil War veterans, does anyone know why the others were taken?