Winston Dilmus Stidham, my gg grandfather, was a delegate to the Alabama convention that decided if Alabama would secede from the Union. My understanding is that he was against secession, and was elected the State Legislature following the war. Dorothy Duke Rhoded > > From: "Ira Harris" <barebear@insightbb.com> > Date: 2005/09/09 Fri PM 10:41:29 EDT > To: ALMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Mary "Polly" Hallmark - Stidham - Miller > > I was looking at the Hallmark Family History Homepage at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1820/#10%20Branches > One of the descendants of George Hallmark and his "wife" Leannah Mynatt is Mary "Polly" Hallmark (Their only daughter. They had 9 sons). Mary "Polly" married 1st Isaac Stidham and 2nd Henry Miller. I am looking for further information on Mary "Polly" and her family. > > Mary "Polly" Hallmark = Isaac Stidham > Children were: Winston Dilmus Stidham, married Mary Stone > Wesley Stidham > Haben Stidham > Union Stidham > > Mary "Polly" Hallmark = Henry Miller > Children were: James Miller > Elizabeth Miller, married _______ Clark > William Miller > John Miller > > One of her sons was supposedly a major figure in Reconstruction Alabama. Which son was it? > One of Mary "Polly" s brothers was Jessie Hallmark, the father of Robert Hallmark who married Gracie _____. > I believe that Gracie _____ was in fact Gracie Harris the daughter of Azael Daniel Harris and his wife, Patience. > Any information and insight is appreciated. Please respond through ALMARION-L so that others may be helped. > > Ira L. Harris III > Evansville, Indiana > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >