Need Info on Henry Romines. Second wife was a Bartlett. He is buried at Alder Springs Presby. Church as well as some of his children (Lila Idell m. Noah Duncan), Myrtle, Jesse, Atlas, Sally m. Baugh. All info appreciated. Becky Jordan Duncan

need info on Jane Duncan, Henry Walston (wasp) Duncan or other Duncans in Marshall County. Becky Jordan Duncan

Posted on: Marshall Co. Al Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Marshall/10150 Surname: SMITH, CONNALLY, LYON ------------------------- I have a William Smith, of Marshall Co., but don't have a middle initial. Don't know his wife. He was the son of Harbert (Herbert) Smith, (who died in 1838,) and was the administrator of his will. His mother was Elizabeth Lyon Smith. Brother Isham. Hoping for connections.

Marshall county was formed between 1820-1830, parts taken from Jackson, Blount and the tip of se Madison cty. I have Dunn's from Marshall Cty, AL. Good hunting. Jo Dunn Sheppard

May I recommend to all a most compelling book written by a native Marshall Countian, entitled "With Sabre and Scalpel, the autobiography of a soldier and surgeon" by John Allan Wyeth, M.D.,LL.D. It chronicles his growing up in Guntersville and becoming a scout for Nathan Bedford Forrest at age 15, being too young to legally join units of the Confederacy. Later he did join Russell's 4th AL Cavalry and for those whose ancestors were in this unit, you can have an almost day by day account of their activities until his capture and imprisonment. To quote a portion as his mother and father had gone to the prison in Indianapolis to return him to his home at the conclusion of the war," As we came West on the train nothing but lonesome looking chimneys remained of the villages and farmhouses. They were suggestive of tombstones in a grave yard. Bridgeport, Stevenson, Bellefonte, Scotsboro, Larkinsville, Woodville, Paint Rock- in fact every town in northern Alabama to and including Decatur (except Huntsville, which, being used as headquarters, had been spared)- had been wiped out by the war policy of starvation by fire....................Northern Alabama had paid dearly for the devotion of her people to the cause of the South................in obedience to the order to leave it so desolate that a crow flying over would have to carry its own rations. Our county of Marshall had suffered in a double sense, being over run for the last year and a half of the war by bands of marauders who robbed the defenseless people of the little the two armies had left". This is one of the most gripping books I've ever read and tho it will probably be difficult to find, the Birmingham Library has a copy which can be obtained on Interlibrary Loan if your local library is a participant of the program. Enquire and order through your local library. Good reading!

Posted on: Marshall Co. Al Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Marshall/10149 Surname: smith ------------------------- my g-g-grandfather was william henry smith, and he was married to doney e. smith...could there be a connection? let me know!

Can someone on the list please tell me when Marshall County was founded and what county it was split off of ? Thanks a million ! Jim Casper jcasper@inu.net

Posted on: Marshall Co. Al Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Marshall/10148 Surname: Smith, Boon ------------------------- I have a gggrandmother,Rhoda(Smith)Boon supposedly born in Al., but do not know the Co. Also, she would have to have been born earlier than your Rhoda, around 1828? She was married in Marshall Co. in 1846., to David Boon. I know there's million's of Smith's and also Boon's!! Supposedly they lived in Va., and did have 6 children. Some of the family ended up in Phelps Co.,Mo. I am wondering if there can be any connection made in the families???? Rhonda

Posted on: Marshall Co. Al Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/MarshallObits/10006 Surname: Boon, Smith ------------------------- Sorry, I posted a message in the wrong place, the Marshall Co. Al. obits. Am searching info. on David C. Boon and Rhoda(Smith) boon in Marshall Co. Al. They were married there in 1846. Rhonda

There are excellent accounts of Marshall County and North Alabama during the 1860s and 70s. Bessie Martin's Desertion of Alabama Troops from the Confederate Army: A Study in Sectionalism (AMS Press, 1966) explains how socio-economic class differences influenced attitudes. The most instructive book, by far is: Wayne Flynt's Poor but Proud:Alabama's Poor Whites (The University of Alabama Press, 1989) is superb in both detailed research and analysis. His chapter, "A Poor Man's Fight," is unsurpassed in that he pulls together facts relating to class differences, fluctuations in the weather, and political and sociological data to show that what went on during and after the war was far more complex than often assumed. Dr. Flynt is a distinguished professor of history at Auburn University and this book is a landmark in helping one understand the myriad forces to which the hill country whites of North Alabama had to respond during and after the Civil War. His extensive annotated bibliography is excellent, also. In my judgment, an objective analysis of conditions in North Alabama and, more specifically, Marshall County, indicates that indicates that natural calamities (e.g., severe droughts), a lack of social cohesiveness (e.g., atrocities committed by non-military partisans), the lack of additional productive farm lands, and other forces had at least as significant an impact on the people as did organized Union forces. Family traditions influenced by our natural tendency to attribute higher intentions to our ancestors have often ennobled what were actually more mundane reasons for our ancestors socio-economic status and their tendency to continue their migration westward. Attributing their state of poverty and their inclinations to be on-the-move solely to Union depredations may be easy; but, in reality, the reasons were far more complex and less flattering. I have no brief for the inhumane treatment of Southerners by Union troops. Neither to I have sympathy for the outrageous behavior of unprincipled marauding Southerners who committed equally abhorrent mayhem amongst their own neighbors. H.V. Barnard hbarnard@coin.org

Russell Houston Smith, b. 1903 in Honeycomb, Marshall County, Al. married Flora Mae Quillin. Russell Houston Smith's parents were Enoch Smith and Frances Mary Jane Maynard. Flora's parents were Davis Quillin and Margaretta Lucinda Merrill. Any information on these families would be greatly appreciated. Willie Barton

Researching Francis, Benjamin, Joseph And Elisha Saunders/Sanders who came to Alabama from NC. Researching Eleanor Justice and John Justice of Jackson Co. AL Researching Johnson Thompson, died 1829, leaving widow Eleanor Stermat Justice who married Alford Beeson. Never take life too seriously, you can't get out alive anyway. rajac2@msn.com

Listmembers, It appears that this thread, while very interesting, is getting a little off topic. I respectfully ask that if you wish to continue this thread please limit the discussion to events and people from Marshall Co., AL. This is not a flame, just a friendly request. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Kim Ivey kivey@companet.net

I would also be intereste if anyone has an answer to John's question below. Cynthia East Peoria, IL For those interested in conditions during and after the Civil War.....my Martin family was farming near the Headwaters of the Black Warrior River at the start of the war..... troops stormed the farm, killed my gg grandfather and one of his sons. They took what animals they could use, killed the others, and burned the buildings. My gg grandmother was left with 9 children....she joined a large wagon train of displaced persons who relocated in central Texas by l865. Is anyone aware of any lists or documentation of civilian deaths during the war? John ...Merced, Calif.

Also many found the reconstruction, military enforcement and carpetbaggers very intolorable. This was true in the Tupelo MS area when whole families left in 1869 and went to east TX. Cynthia East Peoria, IL

I have a newspaper article from one of the local area papers (I forget, maybe the Southern Advocate) describing the poverty of post war North Alabama. The article was written just after the war. I am out of town at the momnent but can scan the article if anyone is interested. Charlie. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Personal Address - Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.

Mr. Sims' comments about conditions in Marshall County following the Civil War amazed me, since all of my ancestors lived in the area at the time. I, too, have read about the post-Civil War era but have never encountered any documentation of such devestation as that described by Mr. Sims. My ancestors served in the 49th Infantry Regiment and in Roddy's 4th Cavalry. They came home and resumed essentially the same lifestyle they had prior to the war. In short, they were subsistence farmers before the war and susistence farmers after the war. Mr. Sims, I would appreciate hearing from you and would be delighted if you would share your source material. Thank you H.V. Barnard hbarnard@coin.org

Hello Eldon, To reply to you question and not your quest, let me say that indeed the Civil War was a factor. A far greater one than we can imagine today. Returning soldiers came back to ruined homes and farms. Destroyed cities and lives. The southern states were in much the same state of condition as Germany at the end of WWII. Reconstruction of the south, (The other thing that was going on), took almost 40 years and some say will be over soon. It was an occupied country. Many people found that just moving on to another place was better than trying to put together the shattered remains of a once happy life. Importantly, it was not just individuals in this dilemma, but society itself. It has been said that at the end of the war the south was too poor to have a society. Perhaps Elija with four years of accumulated taxes and lord knows what other bills piled up, he just loaded his family and what could be carried and moved to any place that seemed more favorable. Eldon Wade wrote: > Hi Folks, > I am looking for two families that "disappeared" from Marshall Co in the > 1860s. My ggg-grandfather Elijah WADE (along with wife and two youngest > sons) seem to have fell off the earth. Also, his oldest son William WADE > and his wife seem to have done likewise. Interesting, William's son (my > g-grandfather) James WADE is on the 1870 Marshall Co census living with his > maternal grandmother. Obviously, the CW could have been a factor but was > anything else going on? > I have checked all the other census in 1870 and can find no trace of them. > Suggestions on how to proceed would be very appreciated. > Eldon > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > Researching surnames: Hames (SC,GA,AL), Jaquess Jaquish Jaques (TN,AL), > Wade (SC,GA,AL) > > ==== ALMARSHA Mailing List ==== > To post your queries to the list send them to ALMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com. > To contact the listowner send a message to ALMARSHA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Folks, I am looking for two families that "disappeared" from Marshall Co in the 1860s. My ggg-grandfather Elijah WADE (along with wife and two youngest sons) seem to have fell off the earth. Also, his oldest son William WADE and his wife seem to have done likewise. Interesting, William's son (my g-grandfather) James WADE is on the 1870 Marshall Co census living with his maternal grandmother. Obviously, the CW could have been a factor but was anything else going on? I have checked all the other census in 1870 and can find no trace of them. Suggestions on how to proceed would be very appreciated. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com Researching surnames: Hames (SC,GA,AL), Jaquess Jaquish Jaques (TN,AL), Wade (SC,GA,AL)

Hello, I'm trying to locate the parents of my ggandmother.  She would've been born around 1897, I beleive in the GA,TN, AL area.  She remembered that her mother was indian and her father was probably white.  We think her father killed her mother around 1900 or so, and then my ggrandmother was left at a mining camp.  Her name when she was born was either Redy or Rudy Jones.  Her parents names were Tom and Martha Jones.  We have never been able to find any record of her parents or of the killing, yet.  If her father was a miner, it could've been in any county.   She was left at a mining camp, I don't even know which one.  She remembered a few different families living there before John and Pearl Smith moved into the house that she was at.  For some reason when John and Pearl left, they took her with them even though they weren't supposed to.  I've been trying to track John and Pearl hoping to find out where they were when they got my ggrandmother.  In 1900, they were in Tracy City, TN and in 1902 when Pearl had her first child, they were in Orme, TN.  I know they went to Ga at some time but not exactly when.  I think Pearl probably took Redy because she was pregnant because from the family we've been able to determine that they took my Redy sometime during the year before she had her first child.  We have had absolutely no leads on this and have been looking for years.  At first we thought it would've been in KY since John and Pearl settled there.  Not until the last couple of years did we learn they had moved around so much.  John played the fiddle and was called Fiddlin John.  Not exactly the nicest person you would ever meet either.  Supposedly he spent time in prison for murder but again, I haven't been able to find any record of that yet.   Anyway, does any of this sound familiar at all to anyone?  Or does anyone know of any other stories of children being left at mining camps?  Any ideas or leads would really be appreciated. Thanks, Debra