Is the perception that one cannot copy records from the Monroe County Probate based on actual experience? I am able to go there 1-2 times a year and have had NO problem in obtaining photocopies of any record so desired. Copies are $1 per page; yes, its pricey but not untypical of courthouse charges. I have requested copies of documents by mail and have quickly obtained them. While some of the staff were seemingly unaware of the contents of the Probate vault, they did not actively prohibit use of the volumes. This is not unrealistic inasmuch the clerical workers are just that -- lowly paid clerical workers processing current fees, etc. Deborah Bass-Frazier

Hello, I am kind of new to most people in Monroe Co., but I'd like to say ( You go Girl ) Debbie!!!!! Come on out of your room!!! We all, I am sure understand the situation there!!! And Debbie, I am also working on Barlow! I have a Lawson Monroe Bratcher born in Monroe Co. But the Barlow I am working on is Emmie Barlow-McPike, b. abt 1875 and lived in Jackson and Lawrence Counties in AR, for sometime! She married (Washy) McPike. no dates on him other than he was born before 1894, when their first born arrived. Does any of this sound familiar to your Barlows? Thanks for you time!!! Sincerely, Tina Romans-Bode

I have never had a problem with the personnel at the courthouse - in fact they have always been more than helpful. I am aware that people think Monroe Co is a poor county but I just don't believe that. Jackson Co, MS is a "poor" county too; however, they have one of the best librarys I have ever seen. They have ALL of the Alabama census records ever published in addition to numerous other states census records. In addition, they have racks and racks of books, marriage records, land records and numerous other items I have never touched. This is due to the active genealogy personnel employed and volunteers in the library doing a wonderful job. I do believe that Judge Biggs has an obligation to protect all public records in the courthouse. It is my understanding that the courthouse burned one time and all records were lost. In my opinion, anyone who would turn down an offer to preserve the records - free of charge - is mentally impaired. LDS does not charge anyone for using their web site. I do not understand anyone trying to turn this into a religious issue. And I certainly don't think LDS was trying to tell the people of Monroe Co how to run their business. In case anyone is wondering - NO I am not a member of LDS.

I have searched the court house at least 6 times in the past two years, and I have not had a problem with staff or obtaining information. I live in Pensacola, Fl. Gail RothGH@aol.com

That's the way it should be.....And I have never heard of anyone not cooperating with LDS. Gail -----Original Message----- From: Ted and Freda Noble <tnoble@mcn.org> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >In Ohio, a directive went out to all public record holders from the >Governor that all records were to be made available to anyone who wanted to >see them AND that all employees in charge of the records were to be >helpful in every way. It worked! Never have we found employees seemly so >willing to help us and all records were made available..Freda > >Freda and Ted Noble >tnoble@mcn.org > > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >****Visit the ALGenWeb Monroe County site at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe often for updates! >

My hiuband has ancestors from Monroe Co........Is it diffucult to get into the courthouse to do research???.....I would like to plan a trip for research....but it would be useless if there are problems.....And I live a long way..... Had trouble with a courthouse in a county near where I live.....Contacted the District Judge who straightned the problem out....The problem was with the probate judge..... Those records belong to you, if they are your ancestors..... Gail -----Original Message----- From: Kay Anderson <yak2usal@frontiernet.net> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >We have a County full of wonderful history but so much of it is not recorded >where everyone can get to it.. I wished there were lots of records in the >Archives in Montgomery but a lady that has been there says the shelves set >aside for Monroe County are almost empty.. Anyone with history can supply >it to the archives for reference and they will store it and use it when >someone is searching for that person. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Gail's Mail <manac@planttel.net> >To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 2:43 AM >Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > > >> Sounds to me like someone needs to go over the probate Judge's >head......You >> know no matter how high you are.....you still got a boss somewhere.....And >> those records are public...... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kay Anderson <yak2usal@frontiernet.net> >> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >> >> >> >If I had the time to sit there and copy on hard copy with paper and pen >all >> >the marriages we could post them..but there a too many.. >> >the marriage records from 1833 to 1880 is on the Monroe co page, thanks >to >> a >> >book that was transcribed on line where anyone could get it.. >> >Kay >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Ted and Freda Noble <tnoble@mcn.org> >> >To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 5:56 AM >> >Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >> > >> > >> >> "The Judge in Monroe County will not let them photo the records here.. >> and >> >we >> >> have from 1833 til present in the record room" >> >> >> >> Hi...I think we all need to write Otha Lee Biggs, the Probate Judge, >and >> >> explain to him how important these records are to all of us. The LDS >> >team, >> >> I understand, was not permitted to copy the records and that is why, I >> >> think, very little about families in Monroe County is found in the LDS >> >> libraries.It would be so great if the MC records were on line, too. >Freda >> >> Roberson Noble >> >> >> >> Freda and Ted Noble >> >> tnoble@mcn.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> >> ****Monroe County Mailing List**** >> >> Submit your Monroe county information today! >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> >*****Monroe County Mailing List***** >> >To Unsubscribe, send the command unsubscribe to >> ALMONROE-L-request@rootsweb.com >> > >> >> >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> **** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived >> at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L >> >> > > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >****Visit the ALGenWeb Monroe County site at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe often for updates! >

Felix Cannon married Zadie Crapps on 5 Aug 1896.

James (Jim) Moniac and Mary Ann Williams The name Moniac was also written as Manac, Munac, Manack, and McNac. These spellings were all used for this person...just according to who was writing, I guess. Gail -----Original Message----- From: DHUMP263@aol.com <DHUMP263@aol.com> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 7:47 AM Subject: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >I have a new cd...For marriages in AL, GA, SC. dates depending on Counties. >The sad part no Monroe Co. or Tallapoosa Co. Alabama.. but lists almost all >the other counties. Most of the yrs are the early years of 1800, a few >counties in Ga list the later years. To request a look please....be >specific as possible. LAST name first, and the county. If I can't find it >in that county, I will do a search of the complete cd. Thanks! Let the hunt >begin!!!!! > >Deanie > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >**** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived >at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L >

Does anyone know whether or not Judge Biggs has an e-mail address? I am going to write to him but I had rather not spend 33 cents on him if I can help it.

Sounds to me like someone needs to go over the probate Judge's head......You know no matter how high you are.....you still got a boss somewhere.....And those records are public...... -----Original Message----- From: Kay Anderson <yak2usal@frontiernet.net> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >If I had the time to sit there and copy on hard copy with paper and pen all >the marriages we could post them..but there a too many.. >the marriage records from 1833 to 1880 is on the Monroe co page, thanks to a >book that was transcribed on line where anyone could get it.. >Kay >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ted and Freda Noble <tnoble@mcn.org> >To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 5:56 AM >Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > > >> "The Judge in Monroe County will not let them photo the records here.. and >we >> have from 1833 til present in the record room" >> >> Hi...I think we all need to write Otha Lee Biggs, the Probate Judge, and >> explain to him how important these records are to all of us. The LDS >team, >> I understand, was not permitted to copy the records and that is why, I >> think, very little about families in Monroe County is found in the LDS >> libraries.It would be so great if the MC records were on line, too. Freda >> Roberson Noble >> >> Freda and Ted Noble >> tnoble@mcn.org >> >> >> >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> ****Monroe County Mailing List**** >> Submit your Monroe county information today! >> >> > > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >*****Monroe County Mailing List***** >To Unsubscribe, send the command unsubscribe to ALMONROE-L-request@rootsweb.com >

Kathryn Would you mind doing a marriage lookup for me on your CD#248.....I am trying to find out where my husband's ancestors married so that I might write for copies..... Thank you. Gail -----Original Message----- From: KaUzGr@aol.com <KaUzGr@aol.com> To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM >Kay: > >The Monroe County marriages are on my CD#248 - Alabama Marriages. That's how >I found my Henry and Rosannah Kelly Taylor's marriage. > >Kathryn > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >*****Monroe County Mailing List***** >To Unsubscribe, send the command unsubscribe to ALMONROE-L-request@rootsweb.com >

I did some research in Monroe County in the mid 1980's and didn't run into any difficulties. At that time the staff was very pleasant. Has Otha Lee Biggs been the Probate Judge forever? When I began doing genealogy a little over 20 years ago one of the first documents I sent for was a marriage record. He was PJ then. Mary Alice in CA

Is there a record for Felix Cannon? Unsure of wife's name. They were living in Macon County according to the 1910 census. Thanks, Kathy Campo Researching WYATT, BAKER, BLALOCK, CANNON, ELMORE, GREEN, JONES, JOHNSON, PUGH in AL/NC/SC/TN

We have a County full of wonderful history but so much of it is not recorded where everyone can get to it.. I wished there were lots of records in the Archives in Montgomery but a lady that has been there says the shelves set aside for Monroe County are almost empty.. Anyone with history can supply it to the archives for reference and they will store it and use it when someone is searching for that person. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail's Mail <manac@planttel.net> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 2:43 AM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > Sounds to me like someone needs to go over the probate Judge's head......You > know no matter how high you are.....you still got a boss somewhere.....And > those records are public...... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kay Anderson <yak2usal@frontiernet.net> > To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > > > >If I had the time to sit there and copy on hard copy with paper and pen all > >the marriages we could post them..but there a too many.. > >the marriage records from 1833 to 1880 is on the Monroe co page, thanks to > a > >book that was transcribed on line where anyone could get it.. > >Kay > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Ted and Freda Noble <tnoble@mcn.org> > >To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 5:56 AM > >Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > > > > > >> "The Judge in Monroe County will not let them photo the records here.. > and > >we > >> have from 1833 til present in the record room" > >> > >> Hi...I think we all need to write Otha Lee Biggs, the Probate Judge, and > >> explain to him how important these records are to all of us. The LDS > >team, > >> I understand, was not permitted to copy the records and that is why, I > >> think, very little about families in Monroe County is found in the LDS > >> libraries.It would be so great if the MC records were on line, too. Freda > >> Roberson Noble > >> > >> Freda and Ted Noble > >> tnoble@mcn.org > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > >> ****Monroe County Mailing List**** > >> Submit your Monroe county information today! > >> > >> > > > > > > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > >*****Monroe County Mailing List***** > >To Unsubscribe, send the command unsubscribe to > ALMONROE-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > **** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived > at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L > >

NO?!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <NastySmith@aol.com> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > How can we force the Judge to slide over and make way for progress? > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > **** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived > at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L > >

In Ohio, a directive went out to all public record holders from the Governor that all records were to be made available to anyone who wanted to see them AND that all employees in charge of the records were to be helpful in every way. It worked! Never have we found employees seemly so willing to help us and all records were made available..Freda Freda and Ted Noble tnoble@mcn.org

>How can we force the Judge to slide over and make way for progress? > > >==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >**** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived >at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L I thought perhaps if we would write gentle persuasive letters, explaining the importance of the records to all who are researching Monroe County, Judge Biggs might have a change of heart. Ted and I were in the courthouse a few years ago and the staff was very pleasant. All of the records just weren't available. As far as I know, Otha Lee is still judge. Does everyone know about the Monroe Journal's web page. George Thomas Jones writes a weekly column about the old days and there is a genealogy page for inquiries. Freda Freda and Ted Noble tnoble@mcn.org

My GG Grandfather: William W. Wingate married Lucinda Sullivant on February12, 1847...... However, I don't know what county that marriage took place in........Does this CD tell which county and any other information???? Forever grateful to people like you!! Freida Wingate-Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: <DHUMP263@aol.com> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 9:45 AM Subject: [ALMONROE-L] marriage cd #3 FTM > I have a new cd...For marriages in AL, GA, SC. dates depending on Counties. > The sad part no Monroe Co. or Tallapoosa Co. Alabama.. but lists almost all > the other counties. Most of the yrs are the early years of 1800, a few > counties in Ga list the later years. To request a look please....be > specific as possible. LAST name first, and the county. If I can't find it > in that county, I will do a search of the complete cd. Thanks! Let the hunt > begin!!!!! > > Deanie > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > **** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived > at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L

Hello all, There is a Family History Library Film #1289610-1289612 for Monroe County. The counties not included in this CD are: Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Lamar, Lee, Madison, Pickens, Randolph, and Walker. Mary Alice

Hi, its nice of you to do this. my name is HILL, Luzer I don't know his wifes name. He was married about 1845-55. Thanks TaNee