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Fellow Searchers, any information or suggestions, or contact with descendants will be appreciated. I am attempting to develop information about the murder of Zackahriah Anthony HILDRETH that occurred in Mobile, AL, in the late 1920s or early 1920s. Zack, as he was known, was married to Annie Kirk ALLEN, my aunt. They had four children: Anthony Kirk; James Elbert; William Stevens; and James Toxy. I suspect that none of these are still living. The murder of Uncle Zack took place in his office in the railroad yards of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. As the story was told to me Uncle Zack was shot in the back while sitting at his desk, and it happened during the night time. No robbery took place as a large sum of money was found in his wallet. The murder was never solved. Aunt Annie lived a long life, well into her 90s, and never remarried. Any help appreciated. JimAllen Mailto:[email protected] "Blowing out the other person's candle won't make yours shine any brighter." Researching: ALLEN, BOYD, HOLLINGSWORTH, PALMER, PRATT, ROBERDS.

--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: Renendave.br To: [email protected] Subject: Rowell Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 18:20:36 -0600 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Looking for info on the Rowells from Mobile. My ancestor is Sylvester Rowell, b.1879, adopted by Thomas Rowell, b. 1852 in Ala. and Nettie Narsanno Rowell, [email protected] in Italy. Thomas and Nettie were restaraunteurs at 73 1/2 Gov't St. I would appreciate any info on these folks. Rene' , Baton Rouge, La. --------- End forwarded message ---------- ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Rene, you may not get much response to your message. This list ALMOBILE is closed and inactive. We merged with the AL-MOBILEBAY list in the Spring. At that time I requested several times that all on this list unsubscribe, and then subscribe to the AL-MOBILEBAY list which is a wonderful list sponsored by the Mobile Genealogical Society. To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] or [email protected] (according to the mode you are subbed to) with just the word unsubscribe in the message area. Then send a message to [email protected] or [email protected] with just the word subscribe in the message area. That's all there is to it. Sorry for any inconvenience, but I think you will find it worth the effort. Carol Middleton Mobile Co., ALGenWEb > From: Renendave.br >To: [email protected] >Subject: Rowell >Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 18:20:36 -0600 > > >Looking for info on the Rowells from Mobile. My ancestor is Sylvester Rowell, b.1879, adopted by Thomas Rowell, b. 1852 in Ala. and Nettie Narsanno Rowell, [email protected] in Italy. Thomas and Nettie were restaraunteurs at 73 1/2 Gov't St. I would appreciate any info on these folks. > Rene' , Baton Rouge, La. > --------- End forwarded message ----------

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Dear Friends, I sent this message to the list last week and am resending because I think some of you did not see the previous one. ---------------------------------------------------------- You may be aware of a new list called AL-MOBILEBAY, hosted by the Mobile Genealogical Society, and led by Kevin Sellew, president of the society. Some of you are already subscribed to that list -- as am I. It is our thinking -- Kevin's and mine--and we hope you agree -- that for the benefit of all -- the two lists should be MERGED. We further feel that you will get the best advantage from a list sponsored by the society -- the AL-MOBILEBAY list. So here is the plan: Each of you should unsubscribe from this list (ALMOBILE). If you use the mail mode, send a message to [email protected] or if you use the digest mode, send a message to [email protected] with only the word unsubscribe in the message area. Then if you choose mail mode, send a message to [email protected] or if you choose digest mode, send a message to [email protected] with only the word subscribe in the message area. If you need assistance in this process, I will be glad to help. Please take these steps now so you will not miss anything. I am sure you agree that pooling resources is better than splitting them. I will be with you on the new list to remind you to visit Mobile Co., ALGenWeb, to post your Mobile queries to the Mobile Co., ALGenWeb GenConnect board and to send files to ALGenWeb archives. Thank you for your cooperation. See you on AL-MOBILEBAY! Carol Middleton county coordinator, Mobile Co., ALGenWeb

Could you do a look up on the 1860 Census, please? > > Hines, Michael State: AL > County: Mobile Co. > Location: 5 W. Mobile > Year: 1860 > Page #: 051

Hello out there listers! Does anyone have links to PRINE in Washington County or thereabouts? How about PAINE in same county? Would just love to hear from you if anything clicks............... Susann

Dear Friends, You may be aware of a new list called AL-MOBILEBAY, hosted by the Mobile Genealogical Society, and led by Kevin Sellew, president of the society. Some of you are already subscribed to that list -- as am I. It is our thinking -- Kevin's and mine--and we hope you agree -- that for the benefit of all -- the two lists should be merged. We further feel that you will get the best advantage from a list sponsored by the society -- the AL-MOBILEBAY list. So we have hatched a plan. Here tis: Each of you should unsubscribe from this list. If you use the mail mode, send a message to [email protected] or if you use the digest mode, send a message to [email protected] with only the word unsubscribe in the message area. Then if you choose mail mode, send a message to [email protected] or if you choose digest mode, send a message to [email protected] with only the word subscribe in the message area. If you need assistance in this process, I will be glad to help. I am counting on you to trust me on this and hoping you agree that pooling reources is better than splitting them. I will be with you on the new list to remind you to visit Mobile Co., ALGenWeb, to post your Mobile queries to the Mobile Co., ALGenWeb GenConnect board and to send files to ALGenWeb archives. Thank you for your cooperation. See you on AL-MOBILEBAY! Carol Middleton county coordinator, Mobile Co., ALGenWeb

HINES, Michael county: Mobile Co. Location: 5 W. Mobile Year: 1860 Page # 051 I am desparate to see if this man is my great grandfather. Won't you please help? Thank you very much for your courtesy and grace. Blessings! Pastor Barbara

Anyone out there with any of these lines---they all married into our Williams line. Francis Williams 1829 Sarah j Pierce 1842 James Irving Williams 1859 marr Christian Bullard *** George Lee Williams 1863 Josephine Smith Emma Williams abt 1865 "Mutt" Tillman (---possibly Murdock M Tillman??) Fannie Idell Williams 1868 Will Pate Sarah (Sallie) Williams 1874 Winston Brannan Francis Robert Williams 1880 Annie Rebecca Bang Price Williams no dates Lollie Tutt 2 small daughters died---Annie and Hilda. Some of these are buried at Tanner Williams in Williams cemetary. Thanks Kathy in SC

I am trying to locate decendents of Malcolm Stuart McLeod who married Elizabeth Eugenia Thompson. Thier children where Malcolm, Guynell, Annette abd Bernie Ruth. They lived in Mobile maybe on Mohawk Street. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Lynn McLeod

Hello all, I have just posted the Tillman's from this area to my website. I would LOVE to hear from anyone who can add to this information. Also, we are planning to have a Tillman family reunion at Bayou La Batre on August 1st. Anyone interested in attending please contact me. Thanks, Sherry http://vidas.rootsweb.com/tillman.html

Hello list! Just a quick note to seek info on JOHN MACVOY,circa 1750'S (IRE?) to circa 1783. Listed on ANCESTRY.COM's AIS FL CENSUS: 1783 MACVOY, JOHN, (county)FLORIDACOLONY,(state)FL (twp.)SEE MICROFILM 1014120 Database: FL EARLY CENSUS INDEX, v. 1, ID# FL184562 ------------- Does anyone have access to this MICROFILM and how would I find out what it says about him?? I believe this JOHN MACVOY to be the husband of ISABELLA and the father of DIEGO MCVOY,JOAQUIN MCVOY,GUILLERMO MACABOY(MCVOY) and ANA MAKBOY. PLEASE, if anyone can help me find out what this info says, contact BONNIE MCVOY TREON [email protected]

Hi Lynda, I'm looking for a Mobile family who has a James DAVIS as one of the children. I don't know anything about him as an adult yet but am hoping he lived long enough to have children. Could we be looking for the same James? The one I'm searching has a father named George. George's wife's name was Rosetta, and they were both from London, England. They came to the US in about 1809. George was Jewish, however, his children seemed to convert to other religions. This James had some other siblings: Eliza, George Jr., Adaline, Betsey, and Isaac. The one named Isaac is (I'm almost positive) my gg grandfather, and he converted to Catholicism after he married (1841). Isaac was born in NY on 8 May, 1815. The father, George Sr., was known as "Original" George Davis, because when he came to Mobile in about 1823/4 he found there were other George Davises and wanted to distinguish himself from them. Everyone in town knew him as "Original" George Davis, and it even says that on his gravestone. He was an auctioneer (so was my Isaac), among other occupations. They lived in Tuscaloosa from about 1820 til they moved to Mobile. George Sr. operated a hotel in Tuscaloosa called the Eagle Hotel, but I don't know anything about it yet. George bought land in 1822 for his children (Tuscaloosa townsites) and you can find the records on the BLM internet site - just search for George Davis in Tuscaloosa. I haven't gotten copies yet of the records. All his children were minors at that time. I don't know what happened to his son James, but I have been gathering info on any Jameses I can find. I have the obituary for George Sr. and Isaac and the will of George Jr. Here are some James Davis records that I copied down in case he was the one who was George's son: I made a note that there were two James Davis marriages: 1) to Mary Nayler (or Tayler) 5 Aug. 1839 in Mobile - Book/page 3/184 2) to Nancy Pierce 20 Mar. 1844 in Mobile - Book/page 5/328B (the one you mentioned) In the 1840 Census index there is a James Davis in Mobile Co., p. 112, no twp. In the 1850 Census index there are two James Davises in Mobile Co., p. 484, no twp. and p. 414, in Mobile City. I must have looked at these, because I wrote "no" beside them. I guess they didn't fit my family. My family is caucasian, these may have been black? I can't remember why I wrote "no". It could also be that these James Davises were too old to be mine. Normally I list why I don't think they are mine, but I guess I was in a hurry and forgot to. In the AL1860 Mortality Index there are two James Davises, one in Shelby Co., AL, age 2, Male, died in Dec. 1860, born in KY, died of "liver compla" - the other James C. Davis in Limestone Co., AL, age 10 mo., Male, died in Feb. 1860, born in AL, died of croup. Mobile city directories (the only year I have that I saw a James listed): 1842 - Davis, James, "n mobile foundry" (I don't know what the "n" means but he must have worked at the Mobile Foundry) On a list of burial records of Mobile Co. published by the Mobile Genealogical Society, (sent to me by someone in Mobile) these are the following James listings: Volume I 1820-1856 Davis, James, age 25, died July 25, 1837 Davis, son of James, age 5 days, May 9, 1846 Davis, James, age 35, November 13, 1852 Davis, James, age 34, November 15, 1852 Volume II 1857-1870 Davis, dau. of James, F, 3, 1857 (don't know if the "F" means female or Feb. or if the age is 3) There were also some initial "J"s in this list. There were no James Davises listed in the "Index to Alabama Wills 1808-1870". Is there anything else you might be able to tell me about your James Davis? I hope I've helped you some, and it would be great if we were after the same line! I need more info on them to prove that this Isaac is my gg grandfather, Isaac, although I'm almost positive. I haven't found Original George's will, which is what I need to do. I had someone in Mobile looking for me but he couldn't find it, however I don't think he looked under "O" for "Original" - and I've found him listed in the O's in other lists, so that's a possibility. Do you get any other replies to your post? Let me know about your line. Thanks! Marianne Gilbert Phoenix, AZ On 3/13/99 Lynda wrote: >[email protected] >Help! Does anyone have a census 1850-1860 Mobile Co., Alabama. >If so,could you please look for the family of James Davis md to Nancy >Jane Pierce, looking for the names of their children. Thanks so much. >Lynda Lovejoy

I have: 1.James GRAHAM m Rhoda ___________. 2. Jane GRAHAM b 14 Feb 1843 d 24 Jun 1906 m Jesse CLEMENTS 28 Jan 1872 Mobile, AL. Jesse CLEMENTS died in Mobile, AL 8 Sep 1875. Jane was his second wife. James, Rhoda, Jane and at least one child of Jesse & Jane (Eliza Viola) went out west after Jesse's death. I have a picture of James and Rhoda taken at their ranch in Beckham Co., OK. Eliza Viola CLEMENTS their granddaughter, married 26 Mar 1890 in Titus Co., TX to John Abram HAYS. Eliza Viola and John Abram also moved to OK. All leads appreciated.

Excerpted from "Colonial Mobile", Peter Hamilton (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1897) Chapter XVI: Some Old Families Part 3 of 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- And yet there is good reason to believe that the romantic story is true, and the family tradition is wrong We have seen that Captain Joseph Christophe De Lusser was killed at Akia in 1736, and there is nothing to point to any other De Lusser in Mobile except his wife and children, unless a Captain Joseph in the baptismal records be other than his son. His wife, and widow, was Marguerite Bouras. They had three children. Of these, Marguerite Constance was born and baptized September 10, 1750; Marie Joseph was another child, but her baptism has not been noticed in the church records. She, like her sister, was old enough in 1734 to attest the baptism of a son of engineer De Vin. On June 4, 1724, was born the third children Jean Baptiste. He was ondoyé by Father Claude at the time of his birth, but for some reason the baptismal ceremonies were no supplied until February 4, 1735. Then they had a great time of it. Governor Bienville was godfather to the boy, who bore his name of Jean Baptiste. Dame Barbe Bienville was godmother, and among the dozen witnesses were La Sueur and Beauchamps. Captain De Lusser was a a large slave-holder, and every now and then the register shows he had one baptized. After his untimely death, his widow continues to acquire slaves, and Mme. De Lusser had them baptized. Sometimes her daughters act as godmothers or witness the ceremony, - - as October 1, 1736, where Constance signs as godmother, and March 7 of the next year, Marie, who always writes her pet name, Manon. By 1737 we find J. B. Lusser, officer, witnessing a baptism in 1742 again as ensigne d'infanterie. Constance became the wife of Captain Pierre Nicholas Annobal Chevalier, Sieur De Velle, and April 17, 1740, we find young Lusser, his mother, and several others witnessing the baptism of the first De Velle child. Marie soon afterwards married Lieutenant Francis Marie Joseph Hazeur, and their first child was baptized in 1742. Both lived to raise large families, and ultimately moved to New Orleans. We find no mention of children of Jean Baptiste, and the children of his sisters Constance and Marie were to claim his property on the ground that he left no direct heirs. But it would seem that the property he was to leave was acquired of his mother, Marguerite Bouras, for the land was given to the owner of the slaves, and the owner of the slaves was the Akia widow, mother of Constance, Manon, and Jean Baptiste. How he inherited from their mother we do not know, but may well have bought out his sisters' interests when they moved away. Suffice it, however, that the Mme. De Lusser, from whom came the De Lusser Tract and other hands, was probably the mother, not the wife, of J. B. De Lusser. Another prominent family was that of Francoise Cesar Bernoudy, long garde magasin and royal attorney (procureur) at Mobile. His wife was Louise Marguerite Belzagai. He was dead by 1757, when she signs as Veave Bernoudy, but they seem to have had a large family. A daughter called for her was wife of Captain J. B. Aubert, Francois is named as cadet Suisse, and at the same time Mlle. Margeurite and Mlle. Francoise Bernoudy also appear in the church records. "Endless genealogies" could be made of many city families, some noble, some bourgeois, but these will suffice. Of families that will later meet us, however, may be named Charles Rochon and his son Pierre, Landry, Delalande, Jean and Simon Favre, Durand Duret, Jusan and H. E. Krebs. Colored offshoots of the Bernoudy and Favre families were to perpetuate those names in land grants. The Pechons, Beauchamps, Mandevilles, and others of rank were to disappear with the French flag. End

Excerpted from "Colonial Mobile", Peter Hamilton (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1897) Chapter XVI: Some Old Families Part 2 of 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The De Lussers, at the close of the French period, certainly lived at the north end of the delta. Where the Tensaw leaves the Mobilians and Apalaches, one plan shows the Parenta, and not far away was Favre. Eleven leagues from Mobile, and therefore near what is now called Chastang's, the Le Sueurs at one time had a plantation at a bluff on the west side of the river. It was afterwards the property of Narbonne. The description, owing to court proceedings, has survived in some detail. In 1756 the house was new, thirty feet long by twenty wide, a filled-in frame of posts, and roofed with bark. It had six windows and two doors and a clay chimney, with a gallery at one gable; there was also a lean-to (appentif) kitchen with chimney. To one side was a chicken house, and to the right of the yard (cour) a large structure sixty by thirteen feet, surrounded by posts and piling, covered with bark, used as a lodging for slaves. On the other side was a barn, twenty-five toises square. The place faced on the river fifteen arpens by two deep, and across the river there was another field (desert) ten arpens across front by two deep. To this time we must assign the adjacent Chastang settlement near Chastang's Bluff, still represented by the large and interesting colored Creole colony who live in the vicinity. They claim descent from Dr. John Chastang of Spanish times but really go back to the French period, of which their patois is an interesting reminder.The church registers give the history of some families quite in detail, and of these it will be interesting to select for fuller notice the Le Sueurs and De Lussers, whose out-of-town houses we have just noted. In the fascinating pages of Penicaut we learn of one La Sueur who in 1700, went from Biloxi in charge of an expedition up the Mississippi to the Falls of St. Anthony and to the Sioux west of our Lake Michigan in order to find a copper mine on Green River, of which he had known in previous years. He had had a post on the upper Mississippi in 1695, and discovered the Minnesota, which he named St. Peter River. These former expeditions must of course have been by way of Canada. He had come to Louisiana on the voyage of 1699, but had spent several years among the Sioux, and it was on account of his knowledge thus acquired of the Indians that Bienville so highly recommended him as suited to induce the vast resettlement of nations which this leader planned. The Canadians slyly intimate that the partiality was due mainly to their connection by marriage, Le Sueur having married the other's cousin-german. We do not know much more of Le Sueur , except that he spent the winter at the north in his Fort D'Huillier, where his name is perpetuated by a county in Minnesota, and in 1701 came back with thirteen hundred pounds of green earth, which he sent to France. The result of the assay Penicaut does not know. The church registers throw light upon the subsequent family history, for it must be his widow, Bienville's cousin-german, whom we find in 1708 as the mother of Jean and Marguerite, who act as sponsors for a Barrand child. Next year the son's name is given as Jean Paul, and a sister Marie is mentioned, who, by the way, cannot write her name. Marguerite we find still mademoiselle in 1722, but Marie was two years before wife of Sieur La Tour, captain of a company, probably the commandant of Fort Toulouse. La Tours were later to have their residence on a plantation up in the Mobile delta, although this one is mentioned, in 1727, as then major at New Orleans. Six years before this, we find a Mr. Pierre La Sueur named as officer of the garrison at Mobile, and then, years later, mention of a Captain La Sueur whose full name is not given, and J. P. Le Sueur seems to have been, perhaps casually, at Fort Toulouse in 1736, when Pechon died. Whether the commandant at Tombechbé was Jean Paul or Pierre must therefore remain uncertain, but the dates well admit of Jean Paul's commanding in the twenties at Dauphine Island, and in the thirties and later up the Tombigbee. We know that before his death at Mobile, in 1751, he was a major as well as chevalier of the order of St. Louis. He must, therefore, have been a man of experience in the service. Another family worthy of study is that of the De Lussers. It has been the romantic dream of antiquarians that the land owning Mme. De Lusser was the widow of the gallant victims of Akia, and that town-lots and, later, more extensive lands were grants in the nature of a pension by a grateful sovereign. But the recitals of his heirs seem to point to the husband surviving his wife, and enjoying what he (like others of a more commercial epoch) put in his wife's name. Part 3 to come