I'm still updating my Alabama genealogy pages: http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm If you have a website concerning Alabama genealogy, especially the Civil War in Alabama or Native Americans or any county in Alabama or a personal webpage that is for Alabama ancestors, and would like to be added, please let me know. Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

I saw this site on another list. Great basic information on Alabama counties. It can maybe help some people new to genealogy. www.segenealogy.com/alabama Brian

Does someone have the correct link for the Morgan Co. website? Someone said that the link on my website is broken and I can't find the correct URL. Thanks! Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm

Hi, Alabama Researchers: Just a note to let you know that I have updated my Alabama genealogy pages covering the whole state and special categories, including adding a new category of personal genealogy homepages: http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm Please look them over and enjoy. Good luck in your research! Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

Hi, Is anyone researching the WRIGHT families of Morgan Co AL? If so will you please write to me? Also, can someone give me the information on George Wright 1860 mortality schedule for Morgan CO AL? Thanks so much. Karen Smith Louisville, KY

> Here's a great URL, for preserving old photographs and documents. > > http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/presfaq.html >

Would someone with access to cemetery books for Morgan county please lookup John H. STEPHENSON Serilda J. STEPHENSON Deaths would be sometime after 1870. Thank you, Dianna

I am looking for any decendants of William Polston and Elizabeth McKee. They were married in 1824 in Morgan Co. I believe they are in my direct line. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jane Polston-Vinson

Good afternoon Morgan County list members. I need a little help and/or information regarding indenture agreements and about adoptions. After reading the following, maybe you will have some suggestions. My great grandparents, Abram Wilson/Willson and Sarah Jane Nesmith, were married in neighboring Lawrence County on Oct 6, 1870. Why Lawrence County I do not know, as both he and his bride lived in Morgan Co. When I received copies of his marriage license, I also received a copy of a note giving Abram permission to marry. Evidently, at age 18, he was underage. His bride was of legal age to marry. Does anyone know what the legal age for marriage was in Morgan and Lawrence Counties back in 1870? I was hoping that these records would show the names of his parents but they did not. Instead, there was this note addressed to the probate judge in which it said, and spelling is shown as it was written: "Judge of probat of Lar????. county Ala. Sir This is to Sertify that you have the consint of H. H. Crosby & S. E. Crosby the Home of the Sed Abram Willson. I Sertify the above is True this October the 5, 1870 to grant lysens." This copy was the first time that I had seen my Wilson surname spelled with 2 L's. Neither I nor anyone in my Wilson line knows who these Crosby people were or why they had the authority to sign such a document. It has been suggested that perhaps Abram had either been adopted or had entered into an indentured position with these Crosbys to learn a trade. I think he would have been too young to buy land if he had to have permission to marry, so I don't think the indenture would be associated with the sale of land. I would like to find out where to search for adoption or indenture records in either Morgan County or Lawrence County. I'm guessing the time frame would be 1850's to 1860's for adoption and 1860's for the indenture record. I would also appreciate any suggestions or ideas about the above situation. What do you think it all means? Thanks for any and all help/suggestions. Paula

I am doing research on the Gilley Family buried at Hebron Cemetery, Hulaco. William B. Gilley Jordan Gilley Joyce Joyce Amberson Rogers Florence, Alabama Flying60@aol.com Researching the following Surnames: Amberson, Ayers, Ganey, Gober, Gilley, Gassaway, Hardwick/ Hartwick, Hill, King, Pendergrass, Randolph, Roberson, Rogers, Stewart, Thomason, Ward, Westbrook

Hi : I am new tro this list. I am looking for a Morgan family connected to Nelsons and Morrisons from the Carolinas, Ga., Tn., and Al. areas that I know of any help would be appreciatted. My grgr grandfrather was Joe Morrison Born TN.married Virginia Nelson born Al. In the 1920 census in Ga. Kinsinton area. I find Richard Morrison connected to my grandmother with William S. Nelson and A.J. Nelson wife married 41 years.Six of seven children. There are Morgan and Morrison grandchildren and a Mark or Mack Nelson living with them.The Morgan looks like a Casy {not clear} about 12 years old. Also looking for a Gilbert Morgan again in Ga. Living with a William and Harriet Arwood in the 1920 census of Ga. same area. GofDBless and I thank anyone that can be of help. Wla

Would like to know, when the Chestnut Grove Cemetery (aka Long Cemetery) was no longer used for burials. Any information appreciated. Thank you. Cheryl in Tx Surnames: MEANS WALLACE LANE ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi, Alabama Researchers! Please come and join us for an special chat about Alabama genealogy tonight, Monday: 10 pm Eastern; 9 pm Central; 8 pm Mt.; 7 pm Pacific http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm We'll be covering all counties in the state. Bring a printout of your family tree so you can post your info and check to see if you connect to others. If you have ALABAMA resources to share, please bring those, too. Everyone is welcome. If you miss the chat, you can post your queries in the forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville. The chat transcripts will be available on Tuesday online: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you've never been to a chat room before and need instruction, let me know and I'll help you. Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

Can someone answer the following questions? 1. If someone supposedly died, his body never found and his family never heard from him again, what would happen to that body if and when it was found? Where would it be buried? Wouldn't it be reported to the legal authorities? My great grandfather supposedly was on his way home from work in 1874 (he had been summoned that his wife was in labor) and that was the last the family ever knew about him. This happened either in Morgan or Lawrence Co, AL. News traveled fast back then since everyone probably knew everyone and the areas surrounding the family home where they worked, shoped and visited was probably not very large. Is it logical that the discovery of an unidentified body would not be news all over the county? Is it logical that a body would not be found if the family was waiting for him to come home; wouldn't they most likely put out a search party when he didn't arrive? If found at some point, would that body be buried in a potter's field or county cemetery as unidentified? 2. On the KY web site there is something called "KY FOOTSTEPS" which appears to be tid bits taken from old newspapers of the times. It is very informative regarding the people of KY...who visited who, who was arrested, who got married, etc. Does Morgan or Lawrence County have such a site on line or somewhere that this type of data can be viewed? 3. Finally, if a person was indentured to learn a trade, where could I find such records? As you can tell, I've never been able to find my g grandfather because he was presumed killed on his way home from work and his body never found. I've tried just about everything I can think of to learn more about him, but no success. I do not know who his parents were or where he was born except it was supposedly somewhere in GA. The only link I've found of him is his marriage in Lawrence Co and I've exhausted every avenue that I can regarding that document. I hate to think that perhaps he just walked away from his family as he had only been married 4 years and his only child was born on the day he was said to have died. But I have to wonder. Any suggestions, ideas, etc? This is driving me crazy! Thanks, Paula

Would like to correspond with any desc`s of the Max REDDING and Mary (Polly) Love families of Cheatham, Davidson, W`mson Co`s of Tn and Limestone and Morgan co`s of Al. they md about 1807 in Tn. Sue in Al.

I just found this great Civil War site someone has started. You can add photos of your Civil War ancestors if you have any photos. I have already sent in about five of them. He needs to know the regiment, etc, also. http://www.geocities.com/coh41/units.html

Hi: I am interested in hearing from anyone researching the NORMAN surname in Davidson, Stewart, Humphreys, Montgomery, Houston and Franklin Counties in Tennessee, and Franklin, Jackson and Morgan Counties in Alabama. Mary

NARA has their new fees posted at: http://www.nara.gov/nara/newfees.html Good luck in your search! Kathy

Is there anywhere on the net where I can find the county code numbers for Alabama? Today I got copies of the death index, which lists numbers for counties, and not the names. Mary

Hi ALL, I have not posted in a while and I very much need your help. But first please let me apologize to any of you who may be on more than one of the lists I'm sending this to as you unfortunately will receive more than one copy of this message. I am looking for the parents of Elijah WADE. Here is what I know about Elijah: Elijah WADE b. abt. 1804 SC. Elijah WADE m. Rebecca HAMES on 12-30-1823 in Hall Co GA. Rebecca was the dau. of John HAMES and Charity JASPER. Elijah and Rebecca lived in both GA (prob. Hall Co) and SC (prob. in Union, Cherokee or Spartanburg Co) as they had children b. in both states. In 1830 Rebecca and the four oldest children can be found in Jackson Co AL. Elijah was living with William KING in Spartanburg Co SC at the taking of the 1830 census. This William KING was very active in the Big Creek Church in the 1790s. In 1840 the entire Elijah WADE family was living in Morgan Co AL. At the end of 1840 this part of Morgan Co AL became part of Marshall Co AL. In 1850 and 1860 they appear on the Marshall Co AL census. I can find no record of Elijah and Rebecca after the 1860 Marshall Co AL census. Known children were: 1. Elizabeth WADE b. abt. 1825 GA m. Nicholas BLAKE in 1842 Marshall Co AL. 2. A son (don't know the name) b. abt. 1825. 3. Margaret WADE b. abt. 1827 AL m. John BLAKE in 1842 Marshall Co AL. 4. Nancy C WADE b. abt. 1830 AL m. Jesse MATHIS in 1847 Marshall Co AL. 5. Martha A WADE b. abt. 1833 SC m. Claiborn C. WATERS in 1854 Marshall Co AL. 6. William WADE b. abt. 1834 AL (my gg-grandfather) m. Catharine CRAIG in 1855 Marshall Co AL. Catharine CRAIG was the dau. of Leonard CRAIG 7. A son (don't know the name) b. bet. 1836 -1840. 8. twins Elijah WADE Jr and Elisha WADE b. abt. 1842 AL. Elijah Jr m. Eliza BLAKE More info: My Elijah WADE was not the son of David Bingley WADE. David Bingley WADE was b. 2-18-1755. David's son Elijah was b. bet. 1791 and 1799 (prob. 1791). My Elijah WADE was b. abt. 1804. Several census show Elijah as being born in SC. I would very much appreciate any help with finding Elijah's parents and I thank you for your patience. Eldon WADE