Is anyone getting the census to load. I feel like I am doing something wrong. Or What:???? Any advice would be appreciated.

I apololize I failed to give the url for those who have not visited USGenWeb's Morgan Co., AL website. http://www.rootsweb.com/~almorgan/index.htm Thank you Kathy

The 1850 MORGAN CO., AL CENSUS is now online at the website. The net is very busy tonight so you may have problems getting the pages totally loaded but I did divide it into 4 sections to help with the loading. Also you can click your refresh button. If my computer stays up and running - over the next week I will be making minor corrections to the pages. If you plan to send me information to post on the sight such as birth, marriage, obit please hold off a few days. I will notify the list that I am not having any problems but I do not want to risk the chance of losing something you might wish to have posted. Good luck in your search! Kathy

Can many one help me with this? While I was looking for my ancestors came across this on the 1840 census for Morgan Co. I found this on the Family Tree Maker: Genealogy Library. Lockhart, Charles AL Morgan Co. 39th Regiment 028 1840 Lockhart, Samuel Al Morgan Co. 39th Regiment 028 1840 Lockhart, Thomas D. Al Morgan Co. 39th Regiment 028 1840 I have looked for the 39th Regiment but can't find it. Can any one help with with this? Thanks!! L.V.

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Can anyone help me find this elusive bunch of Youngs and Nelsons? Have spent about 5 years searching for them, to no avail. Anything you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Sue W.T. (may have been Walter/William/Wyley/Wiley) Young was born March 30, 1847. Had a sister named Nancy Young. W.T. married: Mary Arminda (often miswritten as Amanda) Nelson was born December 31, 1849 in Alabama. Mary's Mother's surname Armstrong? Father was "Wash" Nelson. Also had a brother named Riley Nelson and a nephew named Christopher Columbus Nelson Children: Noah Seabern Young was born December 10, 1875. Eular Ulysses Young was born August 23, 1877. Idora Young was born September 13, 1880. Calley Cora Young was born July 16, 1883. Wyley Milton Young was born June 18, 1888. MARRIAGES Wiley Thomas Young and Mary Arminda Nelson were married February 17, 1875. Noah Seabern Young and Tilitha Pugh were married December 18, 1898. Eular Ulysses Young and Jennie Reddick were married March 6, 1903. Wyley Milton Young and Gibb Graham were married February 12, 1905. Idora Young and Louis Kay were married December 11, 1904. Noah Seabern Young and Nellie Graham were married November 13, 1904. Calley Cora Young and Norman Cook were married November 10, 1913. Zora Ester Young and Hugh Morris were married June 19, 1910. DEATHS Wiley Thomas Young died on the 29th day of November, 1915. Mary Arminda Young died on the night of December 16, 1933. Noah Seabern Young died on the night of August 8, 1936. Eular Ulysses Young died on March 22, 1964. Idora Young Kay died on the evening of February 18, 1959. Calley Cora Young Cook died on January 10, 1968. Wyley Milton Young died on September 10, 1970. Zora Ester Young Morris died on October 17, 1987.

Harvey L. Turner & William P. Turner were brothers born in TN. both Confedrate Soldiers. Harvey L. was m. to Mary Jane (unknown) and had two known ch. William F. born abt. 1875 AL and Levoner born 1880 AL. He received War Pension 1898 while living at Kyleton, AL. His death reported as Jan.1915 William P. Turner was known to be the 2nd. husband of Nancy Angeline (Baker) Fowler. He may have had a previous wife & children. He was a resident of Somerville, AL when he applied for his War Pension in 1900. His death is reported as 29 June 1904. He may have been a resident of Lauderdale County AL also drawing a pension. Does anyone have ANY information of these two brothers or their families. Where were they buried? Any tid-bit will be most appreciated.

----- Original Message ----- From: KHarrison <harris@livingonline.com> To: <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 2:57 PM Subject: [ALMORGAN] Motality Schedules > Hello All, > Does anyone know if there are any mortality schedules available for Morgan > Co....between 1890 and 1900? > > Still seeking RYLANDS and HARTS from Morgan Co. > > Thanks, > Kathy/MI No federal mortality schedules readily available that I know of. There may have been one in 1900, but I've never seen it-- if it exists, I'm sure it's available on microfilm. But the entire 1890 census for Morgan County was destroyed, along with most of the nation's. I assume that included the mortality schedule, as well. But... it's also in this time period that Morgan County started keeping very limited death records. I'm sure they only covered a small fraction of the population, but those first books of death records are now at the Morgan County Archives in Decatur. Also, I think they were all transcribed within the past decade, and appeared in Valley Leaves, the journal of the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society. And at least one of them has been transcribed for the USGenWeb, I believe. I think these books cover from about 1895 to about 1905. (That's a very broad approximation; I honestly don't remember.) Joseph Thomas Richardson

Hello All, Does anyone know if there are any mortality schedules available for Morgan Co....between 1890 and 1900? Still seeking RYLANDS and HARTS from Morgan Co. Thanks, Kathy/MI

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Mrs. Julich's "Crow and Stroup" is transcribed at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6048/crowstrp.html There are a number of references to the name THOMPSON should you wish to browse through the book. Adrian

Hi! Many years ago I was assisted in my FRANCIS research by Robert LORANCE of Hartselle Morgan, AL. One of my FRANCIS ancestors md into the THOMPSON family. Mr. Lorance (now deceased) shared THOMPSON material which may help those recently researching this Morgan Co surname. I am typing directly from his notes and, unfortunately, do not have add'l THOMPSON data. I don't know where the family bible is currently located, if it still exist. Sherry Marine, CA THOMPSON RECORDS (as copied by Robert LORANCE, Hartselle, AL) (Dates are from the THOMPSON family BIBLE Record of births) Robert H. Thompson: b Jan 25, 1826, d Apr 21, 1911 Tuza Jane Oldacre: b Mar 10, 1833, d Aug 2, 1894 (They md March 13, 1851 William A. Thompson: b Apr 22, 1853, d Mar 8, 1931 Drady Margaret Francis: b Jan 12, 1859, d Nov 8, 1935 (They md Dec 11, 1879) Henry A. Thompson: b Nov 23, 1880, d Apr 8, 1942 (His wife, Johnny Ryan Thompson d Jun 10, 1941) Fannie B. Thompson: b Jan 1, 1882, d Aug 16, 1945 Mary Jane Thompson: b Jun 23, 1883 Lula May Thompson: b Aug 7, 1884, d May 5, 1971 Annie N. Thompson: b Sep 26, 1886, d Nov 22, 1975 Willie F. Thompson: b Feb 18, 1889, dec'd at age 20 Charlie M. Thompson: b Jan 6, 1891, dec'd at age 23 Thomas O. Thompson: b Nov 25, 1892, d Jun 1, 1973 Harris Cecil Thompson: b Dec 26, 1895, d Aug 18, 1980 a.m. James Elster Thompson: b Apr 16, 1897, d Apr 10, 1975 (SPECIAL NOTES) HENRY A. THOMPSON DROWNS IN LOUISIANA Lois ELMORE, 25, and her stepfather, Henry A. THOMPSON, 61, of Mooringsport, LA, were drowned on Wednesday night, April 8, 1942 in Caddo Lake. THOMPSON and Miss ELMORE were drowned after their small outboard motorboat collided with a heavier vessel.

I have a Thompson line in Morgan and Madison Counties that I've not had much success with. My gggggrandfather was James Thompson, who died in Morgan or Madison County about 1833. His probate papers indicate that his descendants were two daughters : Mary and Virginia, who were put under the guardianship of Robertson Brewer, a resident of Madison County. The papers indicate that funds from the estate were to be used to transport Mary and Virginia from Georgia. Virginia was my ggggrandmother, born 1825 in Georgia, died Jan 1860 Madison County, AL of typhoid fever. I have not been able to track down Mary, or any other information on their father James Thompson. In 1841 Virginia married Thomas J. Overstreet, who owned land in Morgan and Madison Counties. He was born 1812 Mercer County, KY, died 1895, Morgan County, AL. David Cofield

I also have a Morgan County connection for Thompson. Mine is Elijah Thompson, found on the 1850 census living with Charles Vickery whos daughter, Nancy, married Elijah in 1851. Elijah and Nancy had three children but by 1860 Elijah was missing from the census. Nancy is found living with her father and her children. Can;'t find a record of the death of Elijah; and too early for the Civil War. But I thought some of you might have a clue as to what happened to Elijah or who his parents were. I found a James Thompson and an Edward Thompson living in Morgan County about the same time but they seemed to be tied to each other and Elijah to no one. He was born in GA according to the census. Let me know if you know anything. Thanks, Gerry Scoffield

Merry Christmas! I am looking for information on; Francis M. (F.M.) THOMPSON b. ca 1786 in VA d. 1850-1858 in Morgan Co. AL m. Elizabeth JOHNSTON, Widow of Joshua ROACH and d/o James JOHNSTON, 27 May 1812 in Charlotte Co. VA. Elizabeth JOHNSTON b. 1788 VA d. after 1860 in Morgan Co. VA Elizabeth and her first husband Joshua ROACH were the parents of Joshua ROACH Jr. b. 1808 in VA d. 1861 in OK Known children of Francis M. THOMPSON and Elizabeth JOHNSTON; Mary E. b. 1818 in VA d. 1860/1870 in Morgan Co. AL m. Gainer J. EDWARDS 10 feb 1841 in Morgan Co. AL Francis M. Jr. b. 28 Dec 1820 in Charlotte Co. VA d. 5 oct 1897 in LeFlore Co. OK m. 1)Caroline Edy MAPLES 18 oct 1849 in Morgan Co. AL 2) Ann H. SANDERS 9 jul 1871 in Lee Co. MS Elmira ( Elvira) b. 18 Dec 1822 in VA d. in Arkansas m. James MCDOWELL 23 feb 1837 in Morgan Co. AL Robert b. 1826 in TN d. 1903 in Limestone Co. TX m. 1) Susan DOLLAR 28 jul 1850 in Morgan Co. AL 2) Polly A. "Mary" REINHART 1864 Noxubee MS Sarah "Sallie" b. 1827 in GA d. in Phillips Co. AR m. John DOLLAR 18 jan 1853 in Morgan Co. AL Francis and Elizabeth were married in 1812 and the first child I have for them was b. 1818, I believe there must have been children born between 1812 and 1818. I would love to find a will or estate papers for Francis M. THOMPSON, I know that I need to search the Probate, Orphan and Will indexes though I'm not sure how to obtain them, could someone point me in the right direction? Francis disappears from the census records in 1860 and I found land records with his wives name on them in 1858 so I presume he died between 1850 and 1858. Elizabeth is found living with her daughter and son-in-law in the 1860 census. I have more information on these families and would be more than happy to share all that I have. There was a William THOMPSON married in 1786 in Charlotte Co. VA who then settled in Morgan Co. AL, does anyone have information on him or any other THOMPSONs living in Morgan Co.? Thanks! Cynthia Dahl cdahlor@pobox.com Cynthia Dahl - Portland, Oregon, USA - cdahlor@pobox.com

I just found a really cool web site for information about counties in the US at http://www.naco.org/counties/index.cfm You specify the state and get a list of the counties. From there you can click on the county to get information including addresses, history etc. Thought you might like to know. Jim Anderson ><> FDFX www.dhc.net/~design/gedcom/anderson.htm

----- Original Message ----- From: Family Tree Finders <soda-send@gt.sodamail.com> To: <ladyd@dnaco.net> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 10:43 AM Subject: Family Tree Finders Monday December 20, 1999 > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > Monday - 20 December 1999 > > When Did They Marry? > (A Family Tree Finders Classic previously published 2 Feb 1999) > > A couple of week's ago there was a question that listed the birth > date of a child, but had no actual marriage date for the parents. In > response to that particular issue, I received the following comments: > > Further to your comments, it is also false to assume that just > because a first child was born in 1850 that the parents were married > in 1848/49. They could have easily been married before those years, > during 1850 or after the first child was born. In an ideal > genealogical world, people were married two years before the birth of > their first child, gave their children their mother's maiden name as > a second name and never moved from the area they were born in. Still > it's all part of the challenge of genealogy, I suppose it is the > equilavent of the "thrill" of hunting animals, without the killing at > the end. - Elisabeth > > This brought up an interesting point. Many a time we will estimate > dates because we cannot find them. We assume many things that may > not be true. One of them is assuming that a couple married the year > before the birth of their first child. I myself have discovered in > one of my lines a propensity for the first child being born about > three months after the wedding. This happened for three generations > of that particular line of my family. > > Another assumption that can sometimes prove false is that the wife > you know about was indeed the mother to all the children. Many times > the wife would die and the father would remarry. This happened often > in the 1800s on back. These were tough times that required a mother > in the household to do the cooking and other essential daily chores > as the father was out plowing the fields or taking care of the > livestock. So if the wife died young and there were small children > in the house, it was not unusual to see him remarry. > > Whenever you are following the trail of your ancestors, it is > essential that you keep an open mind to all possibilities. Otherwise > the very clues that you do find will not be recognizable to you > because you will not see them. > > History Plays a Part Too > > It is also important to keep in mind the history of the time that > your ancestor was living in. This can be done by reading up on the > area in which your ancestor lived by reading county histories or > diaries or finding out about important events in history that would > have affected them. For those who wish to do this online, a great > place to start is the History Net (http://www.historynet.com/). This > is an exciting site that you will find yourself returning to again > and again. > > > > > > Rhonda R. McClure > rhondam@sodamail.com > > If you know someone who is interested in genealogy, > please forward this entire message to them! > _________________________________________________ > To subscribe to Family Tree Finders, send a blank e-mail message to: > join-family-tree-finders@gt.sodamail.com > > At the site you can change your address, cancel or join: > http://207.153.204.247/cgi-bin/gt/login.html > > To cancel your free subscription don't hit reply,send a blank email from > your subscription address: ladyd@dnaco.net > > To: > leave-family-tree-finders@gt.sodamail.com > ________________________________________________ > Copyright 1999 by SodaMail. All rights reserved. > http://www.sodamail.com > > >

Please change my mail to my new address : Demaris4013@aol.com Thanks

Sorry here is the message from Morgan Co. Genealogical Society. Kathy >>>I waited until after the Dec. meeting to finish it up, then had printer problems. The copy shop then had printer problems also and I didn't get it back until Tues. of this week. Morgan Co Memories was mailed out Dec. 17th. people will know it is on it's way. It goes bulk mail so is much slower than regular mail.<<<

I was asked to send this thru the mailing list for members of Morgan Co Gen Soc <>