Hi group, For those of you who are new to the list or net, I have thousands of early Alabama marriages online. They are posted at: Alabama Marriages Before 1825: http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html These records include over a dozen Alabama counties. Happy Searchin' Brenda Webmaster CensusDiggins.com http://www.censusdiggins.com Home of FREE databases and GenStuff GiveAway. Alabama Census Finder - Links to free census online: http://www.censusfinder.com/alabama.htm

Hi group, For those of you who are new to the list or net, I have thousands of early Alabama marriages online. They are posted at: Alabama Marriages Before 1825: http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html These records include over a dozen Alabama counties. Happy Searchin' Brenda Webmaster CensusDiggins.com http://www.censusdiggins.com Home of FREE databases and GenStuff GiveAway. Alabama Census Finder - Links to free census online: http://www.censusfinder.com/alabama.htm

Hello- I would like to contact anyone on the Madison County list that might know something about the Vandiver and Boley families from Shelby County, Alabama: My great-grandfather was Dr. William Constant VANDIVER, born 1856, son of James L. and Martha Ann Vandiver. He married Clara Iola BOLEY (born 1857) sometime before 1879. They lived in Vandiver, Alabama. Dr. Vandiver went to Mena, Arkansas sometime after 1891. Clara's children were: Lula A. Vandiver (b. 1879, married Edmond Salser). Ida Vandiver (married J. E. O'barr, 15 September 1897). Leila Iola Vandiver (b. 13 Jan. 1889, d. 11 Nov. 1971, married Arthur Lamar Williams). James Clyde Vandiver (b. 16 June 1891, d. 14 November 1940, married Nancy Frances Johnson). James Clyde was my grandfather. I would like to make contact with relatives of William Vandiver and Clara Boley, or anyone that might know some family history. I am also interested in the history of the Vandiver area. Thank you, James C. Vandiver

Looking for information on the Edward Henry family from early Madison Co records. Edward Henry married Delilah Carter on Feb 28th 1848 in Madison Co according to the 1850 census, Edward and Delilah are still in Madison Co with a daughter named mary and a James Carter, age 14, in the household. In the 1860 census Delilah is now living alone, probably a widow. The census was taken at Hayes Store possibly in the New Market area. Other children include Harriet, Martha, Sallie and Benjamin. Delilah is still living in 1870 in Madison Co but she is not listed in the 1880 census so she may have died or remarried. Any information on this famlily deeply appreciated. Thanks. Jim Carter, Boaz, Al. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Hi, For many years we have been searching for ancestors of William Henry RAY. According to oral family history, he was born in Huntsville, AL ca. 1820 where his father died when he (William) was young; she re-married. Shortly thereafter, she died, and her widower (William's step-father) remarried. Thus, William had a step-father and a step-mother. According to the story; the step-father beat William, and after one such beating when William was very young, he ran away to MS. In MS he married, fathered one child, and died around 1845. We have no information concerning his parents and do not know whether he had any siblings. If anyone has any information on this family, we would be very happy to receive it. Thank you, Helen McClendon

I appreciate any information on any of the following: Joseph Hiram KING m Sarah Jane JOHNSON 1846 Madison Co, AL John Thomas CURTIS m Elizabeth Catherine FRANKLIN 1842, Lincoln Co., TN Lillian Bell MCCRACKEN m Ernest Johnson KING 1989 (possibly in TX) Isabella CURTIS m John Harmon KING 1869 Lincoln Co., TN Especially looking for parents &/or siblings of Isabella CURTIS John Thomas CURTIS Lillian Belle MCCRACKEN thanks Kim Marion kjmarion@aol.com

I'm seeking information on Jackson S. Blackburn b. 24 Mar 1834 in Lincoln Co., Tn. Lived for atime in Madison Co., Ala. Brother of Jemima Clementine b. 18 May 1830, in Lincoln Co. Tn. and Columbus Roseboro Blackburn b. 5 Dec 1834 in Lincoln Co. TN. d. 11 Oct. 1911 in Madison Co., Ala.. Son to Gideon Henry Blackburn b. 4 Dec 1804 in Lincoln Co. Tn. d. 14 Nov 1874 in Madison Co., Ala. and Delila A. Roseborough b. 26 Oct 1809 d. 6 Jul 1837 in Lincoln Co. Tn. He could possibly have been a Private in Company H. Wright's Regiment, Arkansas Cavaly in 1863 - 64. Thanks for the help, Dale L. Blackburn, Dblack3110@aol.com

<A HREF="http://jswnslw.topcities.com/HomePage.html">Click here: The Wright Site</A> I would love for you to link our homepage to your website. We have tons of relatives from Madison, Shelby, Bibb and other Alabama counties. Thanks Sue Lanier Wright Austin, TX

!!!BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!!! DEATH AND MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS, Volume I (1854-1881) Compiled by Larry E. Caver, Jr. This is to inform you about the release of my latest book, Death And Marriage Notices From Jefferson County, Alabama Newspapers, Vol. I (1854-1881). This is the first volume in a continuing series of newspaper transcriptions related to Jefferson County, Alabama. The collection contains newspaper transcriptions from surviving issues of newspapers that once operated in Jefferson County between the years 1854-1881. The book has approximately 354 pages, soft binding and includes a detailed index. It contains newspaper transcriptions from surviving issues of: The Jones Valley Times (1854-1855), The Elyton Herald (1869), The Daily News (1874), The Birmingham Observer (1880-1881), The Alabama True Issue (1880), The Birmingham Iron Age (1874-1881), and The Weekly Independent (1879). This collection is of special interest for anyone doing research in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area. The earliest newspapers of Jefferson County were published at the town of Elyton, and recorded many death and marriage notices for some of the earliest settlers of Jefferson County and neighboring counties. Later newspapers were published in the newly formed city of Birmingham. These newspapers recorded valuable information on the city's early settlers. Many of these settlers had migrated from diverse parts of the entire state to become residents of Alabama's "Melting Pot". Birmingham's early newspapers also included many news items copied from other newspapers in the surrounding counties of St. Clair, Shelby, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Blount. They also included news items copied from newspapers in counties in North Alabama such as Madison, Lauderdale, Pickens, Cullman, DeKalb and Jackson. This collection is also a value tool for anyone researching Alabama. The Birmingham Iron Age included weekly columns, "Died In Alabama", "Married In Alabama", and "State News", which provided many death and marriage notices from all over the state. These columns included coverage extending north to Huntsville and as far south as Mobile. The official release date for this book is November 1, 2002. The book has been published and copies will be available for purchase on or after this date. The book has been published by Pioneer Publishing Company. It is available for $35 per copy plus $4 postage/handling. If you would like to order a copy of this forthcoming book, you can use the form below. Please make all checks and money orders payable to PIONEER PUBLISHING COMPANY. ---------------------------------------------- CUT--------------------------------------------- Name:_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________ City/State/Zip: __________________________________________ Please send me _________ copies of DEATH AND MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS (1854-1881). Price: $35 per copy Postage: $ 4 first book, $.50 each additional copy Sales Tax: 7%- Mississippi residents only TOTAL ENCLOSED: ________________________ SEND ORDERS TO: PIONEER PUBLISHING CO., P.O. Box 408, Carrollton, MS 38917

I'm updating my Alabama genealogy website. If you have a personal homepage with ANY Alabama ancestors listed, you're eligible to be linked on my site. PLEASE check before you submit your site for consideration and make sure that you have not already been listed. It saves me a lot of time--thanks! http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/ Everyone is invited to join us every Monday night for an all-state Alabama genealogy chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central; 7 pm Mt.; 6 pm Pacific This chat is a time to share questions, resources, lookups, and advise on researching your roots in Alabama. We'll cover any and all counties. Be sure and have your family tree printed out and your genealogy books handy. If you've never been to a chat before and need instructions or would like to be added to my private chat reminder list, just send me an email. Hope to see you Monday! Jean Brandau huntsville2@comcast.net

Please send all info to this email address it is PJCoker@yahoo.com thanks in advance. Pam Podelski

Some of you might be interested in the Alabama pages devoted to all AL census online. If you have resources for census records in Alabama on your site, please let me know so I can add them too. Census Records in Alabama: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/online_census_alabama.htm Brenda Webmaster Online Census Finder - free census records online: http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm Alabama Marriages Before 1825: http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html

Here is a good site to see Census and county formation maps for Alabama Counties http://www.segenealogy.com/alabama/al_maps.htm Hope they can help someone, floridamom

Please be sure and drop by the Alabama chat room tonight--ask your questions, list your SURNAMES, share your resources, tell us about your latest "find" and make new friends. We'll be chatting at 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central. http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm If you haven't been to the all-state Alabama chat in a while, try to make it tonight...if only for a few minutes to register your surnames for the transcripts. If you've never been to a chat room and need instructions, just send me an email and I'll be happy to send them to you. Jean Brandau huntsville2@comcast.net

The on-line archives don't go back very far since they delete records over a few weeks old, but the Times was offering a manual search for a modest fee. If you haven't alraedy found it, you might look at: http://www.al.com/contactus/ and maybe contact their librarians: Library: Laura Byars, Librarian mailto:lauraby@htimes.com Kristina Gustafson, Librarian mailto:kristinag@htimes.com in response to what ALMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > ALMADISO-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 111 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Mary Elizabeth Mullins - Obit look ["John" <Savoy2@alltel.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ALMADISO-D, send a message to > > ALMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > 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: Mary Elizabeth Mullins - Obit look up > Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:05:08 -0400 > From: "John" <Savoy2@alltel.net> > To: ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com > > Can anyone help me in finding a copy of an obit for Mary > Elizabeth Mullins. She died in, I believe, Elkmont, Al. in > January of 2000. I tried the Huntsville Times but their > archives do not go that far back. Any help in this effort > would be greatly appreciated. > > John

Can anyone help me in finding a copy of an obit for Mary Elizabeth Mullins. She died in, I believe, Elkmont, Al. in January of 2000. I tried the Huntsville Times but their archives do not go that far back. Any help in this effort would be greatly appreciated. John

I am seeking information on Jeremiah Stephens and I don't have much more than a name. His son was Scott Franklin Stephens(d. 1968?) of Huntsville and Grandson was Charlie Franklin Stephens(b. 1920, d. 2001) of the same city. Any information would be appreciated. Frank Stephens

Thank you all for the replies about Gandrud's books. I now searching out the best source based on the leads and sources provided by some very helpful folks. Delores

I am looking for the parantage of Edwin Reed Lewter. He was born 10 Jan. 1927 and died 27 Aug. 1986. From what I have been able to learn he lived most of his life in Madison County, Al. Any help would be greatly appreciated. John

Delores, Try typing "Pauline Jones Gandrud" iin the google search engine at the link below. There seems to be a lot of links for her work there. Burt http://www.google.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delores Lay" <dlay@revealed.net> To: <ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: Gandrud's Madison Co abstracts > Does anyone know if Pauline Jones Gandrud's wonderful works for Madison > County are available either in print or on CD? I have worked with her books > in various archives, and have found a very few of the printed volumes that > I've added to my own library. > > Thanks. > > Delores >