The list administrator rejected both. Seems it should have been important enough for anyone researching Folmar or Wyatt. MM --- Kathlyn Folmar <catstrack@pghmail.com> wrote: > No, Haven't seem the census and tombstone photo. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data > Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom > Sieve. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php

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Do you have any other info on Stephen Gardner, such as his parent's names, sibling's, etc.? I am researching the Gardner family from that area. There were several Gardner families who migrated from South Carolina to Montgomery County at the same time and it is hard to put them in their correct families. I have run across Stephen D. Gardner a lot in my research and have his date of death as 1/15/1862. I do not know whether he is connected to my Gardners or not. 1860 Montgomery County, Alabama Census: Household 754: Stephen D. Gardner, 27, farmer, $1,000, $300, AL Penni Gardner, 25, AL Lucinda Speaks, 26, AL Next door to them in Household 755: Carolina Speaks, 50, $100, SC Sophronia Speaks, 18, AL They also lived next door to this family, so perhaps Nancy is Stephen's mother: Household 753: Nancy Gardner, 55, farmer, $1,000, $300, SC E. M. Gardner, 25, f, $247, AL Rebecca Adams, 4 What is really weird, though, is another Gardner family in this Census: Household 657: L. D. Gardner, 28, farmer, $800, AL Pinia Gardner, 21, AL James Gardner, 2, AL Lucinda Speaks, 23, AL The L. could certainly be a typo for an S., but why would this family be listed twice on the same Census with different ages, etc.? I have some of the Speaks family showing up again in 1880: Bernice Gardner, head, 42, AL, farmer, father born in AL, mother born in SC Henry J. G. Gardner, son, 19, farmer, father born in AL, mother born in SC Stephen R. Gardner, son, 17, AL Lucinda Speeks, sister, 44, AL, keeping house, parents born in SC Caroline Speeks, other, 70, SC, parents born in SC This is the family of my ggg grandfather, Stephen Gardner, 1850 Montgomery County Census: Stephen Gardner, 45, famrer, SC Elizabeth Gardner, 45, SC Catherine E. Gardner, 17 Francis I. Gardner, 14 Alpha Gardner, 12 Susan B. Gardner, 10 Enos M. Gardner, 8 John H. Gardner, 6, AL Wesley Morris, 21, farmer, son-in-law D. Hensley, 18, daughter, wife of Wesley James D. (or M.) Gardner, 11 mos. I hope any of this info is of help to you - look forward to hearing from you. Melissa ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ALPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:14 PM Subject: [ALPIKE] Speaks family > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: mgm4u1971 > Surnames: Speaks, Gardner, Pippin > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.pike/6036/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for information regarding the Speaks family that lived in the > Pike County and South Montgomery County area from as early as 1840. > Caroline Speaks (mother) was born about 1810 in South Carolina. She had 3 > girls according to what I have been able to uncover. They were: Lucinda > (b. Oct 1834, Pike Co), Penniah (b. 15 Mar 1839, Pike Co) and Sophronia > (b. July 1840/41, Pike Co). According to the information I have, Lucinda > never married. Penniah married Stephen Gardner and had 2 sons (James Henry > and Stephen Richard). Stephen Gardner was killed in the war. Sophronia > married Toler Pippin (my gg-grandfather). Any information any one may have > regarding this family would be greatly appreciated. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.8 - Release Date: 5/10/2007 12:00 > AM > >

Mary Ann, Thanks for those kind words about the knowledge of Kathlyn Folmar and of daughter, Joyce. We have both just read your e-mail. Actually, Elam Primitive Baptist Church is about two miles North of Goshen. The first person buried in the cemetery was Rachel McCormick during the Civil War. Kathlyn & Joyce Folmar ----- Original Message ----- Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom Sieve.

Kathlyn, Did you receive the 1850 census and headstone photo? MM --- Kathlyn Folmar <catstrack@pghmail.com> wrote: > Mary Ann, > > Thanks for those kind words about the knowledge of > Kathlyn Folmar and of > daughter, Joyce. We have both just read your > e-mail. > > Actually, Elam Primitive Baptist Church is about two > miles North of Goshen. > The first person buried in the cemetery was Rachel > McCormick during the > Civil War. > > Kathlyn & Joyce Folmar > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data > Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom > Sieve. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL

Hi Mary Margaret, I will not be able to help you much but I can refer you to someone who knows the history of the Folmar Family and the Elam Church. I met her many years ago while visiting in Pike Co. Al. She will have a history of the church. Really she has more info than you can digest. Kathlyn Folmar catstrack@pghmail.com. She and her daughter; Joyce are really good genealogist & historians. Here is a copy of an e-mail I got on the Pike Co. Al. rootsweb site May 10, 2007 from Kathlyn & Joyce. A baby was born recently, and addition to the Folmar clan, who was named Mary Margaret. And that's just what they plan to call her. Elijah Wyatt was an early preacher at Elam Primitive Baptist Church and we have long thought that one of Wyatt's three daughters, Elizabeth, was the second wife of John Nicholas Folmar. We think think Elizabeth was probably married first to a Jeffcoat, and is referred to as Elizabeth Jeffcoat. She and John Nicholas Folmar had a son, Daniel, who died during the Civil War. He did not marry nor have children. We never found proof that Elizabeth was the daughter of Elijah Wyatt though we believe it. A Wyatt man, wife and daughter visited Elam Church a few years back. He grew sugar cane in La. I think he said he was descended from Elijah. I have his address somewhere. Elam Baptist Church is in Goshen, Al. I have visited the church and Cem. I hope this will be of help to you. And I agree the double name does become very long when sighing papers. I have always used Mary Ann. My Mother always said that if she had not wanted me called Mary Ann she would not have named me that. Hope to hear from you again. Regards, Mary Ann MaryMargaret Quinn <jassminecottage@yahoo.com> wrote: Note: forwarded message attached. I hope I am not opening another can of worms. I have sent this census along for everyone to see. I have always thought Elizabeth was a daughter of William C. Wyatt. As you can see Elizabeth is listed here as a Folmar.Born in Ga. I don't think all of the info is correct because it shows Mariam being borne in AL. I know her father had extensive holdings in Autauga County and it is possible but I have the marriage certificate for she and William from GA. If you will see too, it shows William C as 34. It should be 54, borne 1796. Marian was borne 1797 After this mail, I am going to try to send a photo of their headstone. Mary Ann, who do you show as parents of Elijah Soloman? I don't have any info in front of me but there is an Elijah Wyatt with his wife buried at Broadmouth Baptist Church cemetery in Donalds. SC. Lots of speculation as to him being the father of our Elijah who founded Elam Baptist. That Elijah is the son of William Wyatt from VA who fought in the Revolution. The 2 Elijahs would have been contemporaries. Close to same dates. That Elijah also did not have a son named Elijah. I have the original Wyatt Family Reunion pamphlet with lots of info on that Elijah. This whole thing has puzzled so many for so many years. I would love to learn what's what. Everything I have is documented. Which isn't a whole heck of alot. I will dig out my info. Please keep sending things that will make me think and dig. I just got off track because I couldn't find anything new. I live in Spartanburg,SC. Not terribly far from Donalds. Have been down several times, looking to see what I can see. I have never gotten to go into the church, which is large and so is the cemetery but I would love to and check if the have a church history. I used to be so ashamed of my name. MaryMargaret. There were so many Marys around tho- I decided to use the whole thing. Plus, when I was a teenager if someone called to speak to me and ask for Mary my daddy would tell them there was no Mary that lived there. Kind of made me use it. It gets long when signing papers. I am open to any ideas and would love to hear from y'all. I would love to solve this. I need to figure out who the parents were of the Elijah who founded Elam, not Goshen, Primitive Baptist Church. Sorry for such length. MaryMargaret ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mary Margaret, I will not be able to help you much but I can refer you to someone who knows the history of the Folmar Family and the Elam Church. I met her many years ago while visiting in Pike Co. Al. She will have a history of the church. Really she has more info than you can digest. Kathlyn Folmar catstrack@pghmail.com. She and her daughter; Joyce are really good genealogist & historians. Here is a copy of an e-mail I got on the Pike Co. Al. rootsweb site May 10, 2007 from Kathlyn & Joyce. A baby was born recently, and addition to the Folmar clan, who was named Mary Margaret. And that's just what they plan to call her. Elijah Wyatt was an early preacher at Elam Primitive Baptist Church and we have long thought that one of Wyatt's three daughters, Elizabeth, was the second wife of John Nicholas Folmar. We think think Elizabeth was probably married first to a Jeffcoat, and is referred to as Elizabeth Jeffcoat. She and John Nicholas Folmar had a son, Daniel, who died during the Civil War. He did not marry nor have children. We never found proof that Elizabeth was the daughter of Elijah Wyatt though we believe it. A Wyatt man, wife and daughter visited Elam Church a few years back. He grew sugar cane in La. I think he said he was descended from Elijah. I have his address somewhere. Elam Baptist Church is in Goshen, Al. I have visited the church and Cem. I hope this will be of help to you. And I agree the double name does become very long when sighing papers. I have always used Mary Ann. My Mother always said that if she had not wanted me called Mary Ann she would not have named me that. Hope to hear from you again. Regards, Mary Ann MaryMargaret Quinn <jassminecottage@yahoo.com> wrote: Note: forwarded message attached. I hope I am not opening another can of worms. I have sent this census along for everyone to see. I have always thought Elizabeth was a daughter of William C. Wyatt. As you can see Elizabeth is listed here as a Folmar.Born in Ga. I don't think all of the info is correct because it shows Mariam being borne in AL. I know her father had extensive holdings in Autauga County and it is possible but I have the marriage certificate for she and William from GA. If you will see too, it shows William C as 34. It should be 54, borne 1796. Marian was borne 1797 After this mail, I am going to try to send a photo of their headstone. Mary Ann, who do you show as parents of Elijah Soloman? I don't have any info in front of me but there is an Elijah Wyatt with his wife buried at Broadmouth Baptist Church cemetery in Donalds. SC. Lots of speculation as to him being the father of our Elijah who founded Elam Baptist. That Elijah is the son of William Wyatt from VA who fought in the Revolution. The 2 Elijahs would have been contemporaries. Close to same dates. That Elijah also did not have a son named Elijah. I have the original Wyatt Family Reunion pamphlet with lots of info on that Elijah. This whole thing has puzzled so many for so many years. I would love to learn what's what. Everything I have is documented. Which isn't a whole heck of alot. I will dig out my info. Please keep sending things that will make me think and dig. I just got off track because I couldn't find anything new. I live in Spartanburg,SC. Not terribly far from Donalds. Have been down several times, looking to see what I can see. I have never gotten to go into the church, which is large and so is the cemetery but I would love to and check if the have a church history. I used to be so ashamed of my name. MaryMargaret. There were so many Marys around tho- I decided to use the whole thing. Plus, when I was a teenager if someone called to speak to me and ask for Mary my daddy would tell them there was no Mary that lived there. Kind of made me use it. It gets long when signing papers. I am open to any ideas and would love to hear from y'all. I would love to solve this. I need to figure out who the parents were of the Elijah who founded Elam, not Goshen, Primitive Baptist Church. Sorry for such length. MaryMargaret ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

William C had a daughter named FATIMA. I will have to continue looking to see if she married a Bates. With all the mistakes on this census it is possible Falana is Fatima. This is crazy. I have just realized all the mistakes. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front

Note: forwarded message attached. I hope I am not opening another can of worms. I have sent this census along for everyone to see. I have always thought Elizabeth was a daughter of William C. Wyatt. As you can see Elizabeth is listed here as a Folmar.Born in Ga. I don't think all of the info is correct because it shows Mariam being borne in AL. I know her father had extensive holdings in Autauga County and it is possible but I have the marriage certificate for she and William from GA. If you will see too, it shows William C as 34. It should be 54, borne 1796. Marian was borne 1797 After this mail, I am going to try to send a photo of their headstone. Mary Ann, who do you show as parents of Elijah Soloman? I don't have any info in front of me but there is an Elijah Wyatt with his wife buried at Broadmouth Baptist Church cemetery in Donalds. SC. Lots of speculation as to him being the father of our Elijah who founded Elam Baptist. That Elijah is the son of William Wyatt from VA who fought in the Revolution. The 2 Elijahs would have been contemporaries. Close to same dates. That Elijah also did not have a son named Elijah. I have the original Wyatt Family Reunion pamphlet with lots of info on that Elijah. This whole thing has puzzled so many for so many years. I would love to learn what's what. Everything I have is documented. Which isn't a whole heck of alot. I will dig out my info. Please keep sending things that will make me think and dig. I just got off track because I couldn't find anything new. I live in Spartanburg,SC. Not terribly far from Donalds. Have been down several times, looking to see what I can see. I have never gotten to go into the church, which is large and so is the cemetery but I would love to and check if the have a church history. I used to be so ashamed of my name. MaryMargaret. There were so many Marys around tho- I decided to use the whole thing. Plus, when I was a teenager if someone called to speak to me and ask for Mary my daddy would tell them there was no Mary that lived there. Kind of made me use it. It gets long when signing papers. I am open to any ideas and would love to hear from y'all. I would love to solve this. I need to figure out who the parents were of the Elijah who founded Elam, not Goshen, Primitive Baptist Church. Sorry for such length. MaryMargaret ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mgm4u1971 Surnames: Speaks, Gardner, Pippin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.pike/6036/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information regarding the Speaks family that lived in the Pike County and South Montgomery County area from as early as 1840. Caroline Speaks (mother) was born about 1810 in South Carolina. She had 3 girls according to what I have been able to uncover. They were: Lucinda (b. Oct 1834, Pike Co), Penniah (b. 15 Mar 1839, Pike Co) and Sophronia (b. July 1840/41, Pike Co). According to the information I have, Lucinda never married. Penniah married Stephen Gardner and had 2 sons (James Henry and Stephen Richard). Stephen Gardner was killed in the war. Sophronia married Toler Pippin (my gg-grandfather). Any information any one may have regarding this family would be greatly appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Does anyone know off hand if William Oates who died 28 July 1871 left a will? Is there one listed in Pike County's Probate records? Le ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathlyn Folmar" <catstrack@pghmail.com> To: <alpike@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: [ALPIKE] Response to: Marriages and Wills A baby was born recently, an addition to the Folmar clan, who was named Mary Margaret. And that's just what they plan to call her. Elijah Wyatt was an early preacher at Elam Primitive Baptist Church. And we have long thought that one of Wyatt's three daughters, Elizabeth, was the second wife of John Nicholas Folmar. We think Elizabeth was probably married first to a Jeffcoat, and is referred to as Elizabeth Jeffcoat. She and John Nicholas had a son, Daniel, who died during the Civil War. He did not marry nor have children. What is your source of information? We have never found proof that Elizabeth was the daughter of Elijah Wyatt though we believe it. A Wyatt man, wife, and daughter, visited Elam Church a few years back. He grew sugar cane in Louisiana, I think, and said he was descended from Elijah. I have their address somewhere. We look forward to hearing from you. Joyce Folmar (Daughter), and Kathlyn Folmar (Mother) ----- Original Message ----- Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom Sieve. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A baby was born recently, an addition to the Folmar clan, who was named Mary Margaret. And that's just what they plan to call her. Elijah Wyatt was an early preacher at Elam Primitive Baptist Church. And we have long thought that one of Wyatt's three daughters, Elizabeth, was the second wife of John Nicholas Folmar. We think Elizabeth was probably married first to a Jeffcoat, and is referred to as Elizabeth Jeffcoat. She and John Nicholas had a son, Daniel, who died during the Civil War. He did not marry nor have children. What is your source of information? We have never found proof that Elizabeth was the daughter of Elijah Wyatt though we believe it. A Wyatt man, wife, and daughter, visited Elam Church a few years back. He grew sugar cane in Louisiana, I think, and said he was descended from Elijah. I have their address somewhere. We look forward to hearing from you. Joyce Folmar (Daughter), and Kathlyn Folmar (Mother) ----- Original Message ----- Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom Sieve.

Joyce, By any chance do you have any Wyatts in your ancestery? I have a William C. (Conquest? ) Wyatt, you had a daughter, Elizabeth who married a Folmar. This would be around 1830 or so. He is supposedly the son of Elijah Wyatt who founded Goshen Baptist Church. Wife Obedience. Would appreciate anything you may know. Thanks!! MaryMargaret --- Joyce Folmar <joyfol@pghmail.com> wrote: > > For anyone who can't travel to Pike County to do > research, going through an > LDS Library is certainly a good option. A friend of > mine did that and found > that the only difficulty was that she would order > something on an > inter-library (LDS church) loan, then get the tape, > and it might or might > not turn out to have on it what she hoped to find. > Then she would order > another, and another. So, it may require some > patience to do that. > However, not everyone can travel to do research. > > The Troy Public Library has an excellent > genealogy/historical section and > Karen Bullard, Asst. Director of the Library, and > Dot Schrieber, as well as > the rest of the staff are eager to help researchers. > They know what they > have there and can instantly start pulling out what > you need when you go in. > However, if you can't travel there, another option > is to hire someone to > research for you. On Dot Schrieber's own time (not > her time working for the > library) she does do some research for pay. > > As of my knowledge, the last I heard, the Troy > Courthouse does not look up > nor copy wills, estate records, or anything else for > anyone because they > don't have enough staff to take on doing that. They > can only refer you to a > genealogist/researcher for hire. > > The Public Library in Troy does have most everything > in their records that > the Troy Courthouse has, copier costs are cheaper, > and in fact, they have > other genealogy books, tapes, microfilms, etc. that > pertain to other > counties and states as well. > > Happy Hunting! > > Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > > Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data > Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom > Sieve. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail

Pike County AlArchives Wills.....Lawrence, William December 26, 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Lawrence 3642@bellsouth.net May 8, 2007, 5:51 pm Source: Will Book C Written: December 26, 1881 Recorded: February 15, 1882 In the name of God Amen. Realizing the uncertainty of human life, I William Lawrence of Briar Hill in the County of Pike and the State of Alabama make this my last will and testament. While in possession of sound mind and memory this the 26th day of December 1881, I give, bequeath and divide unto my dear wife Sarah F. Lawrence all of my real estate consisting as follows; four hundred acres of land where I now live near Briar Hill and three hundred acres in Montgomery County known as the Ozier and Flinn places with all personal property there unto attached of which I may die possessed of or be entitled to, to have, to hold and for the benefit of my minor heirs as follows; Reuben O., Martha Jane, Minnie and Mary Lawrence during their minority only either of them should leave home or marry before attaining majority, so long as she shall remain my widow or as long as she live without marrying. I further will that at death or marriage of my wife Sarah F. Lawrence, that the Ozier and Flinn lands above described shall be equally divided between Reuben O., Martha Jane, Minnie and Mary Lawrence or in the case of death of either, then to the survivors. Except three hundred ($300.00) dollars or equivalent of said land shall be set aside for the support of _____________________ the above mentioned heirs. I further will and desire that my lands above described lying near Briar Hill with all personal property belonging to my estate at the death or marriage of my wife Sarah F. Lawrence to be equally divided between all of my legal heirs to wit; Louisa Huffham, E. Y. Lawrence, Washington Lawrence, W. Frank Lawrence, Elkana Lawrence, Jefferson D. Lawrence, Reuben O. Lawrence, Martha Jane Lawrence, Minnie Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Elizabeth Rylander and the heirs of Sarah Buran and John Lawrence each of the above mentioned thirteen heirs am every one to sharing alike. And I do further appoint my wife Sarah Lawrence executrix and E.Y. Lawrence and Eddie F. Mitchell coexecutors with her all without making and executing any bond or security except in the event of death or marriage of my wife Sarah F. Lawrence then the said E. Y. Lawrence and E. F. Mitchell to enter into bond with good and sufficient security and carry out this my last will and testament. Given under my hand and seal the day and the date above written. Signed and sealed and declared to be the last will and testament of William Lawrence in the presence of: J. A. Dennis William Lawrence (seal) J. S. Carter W. C. Menefee The State of Alabama, Pike County, W. J. Hilliard Judge of Probate in and for the said County and State hereby certify that the within will has been duly proven and recorded with the proof on the 15th day of February 1882 in Book of Wills "C", page 15. W. J. Hilliard Judge of Probate Additional Comments: Sarah F. Lawrence was William Lawrence's 2nd wife. His children by this marriage that are listed as heirs were Reuben O., Martha Jane, Minnie and Mary Lawrence. William Lawrence's 1st wife was Julia M. Lawrence (daughter of James and Kesiah Williams). All others listed as his legal heirs were children by this 1st marriage. William and Sarah F. Lawrence are buried at the Carter Cemetery, Briar Hill, Pike County. William Lawrence is listed as being the son of Stephen Lawrence of Lowndes (present day Crenshaw) County, AL as described in Lowndes County Will Book B, page 269. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/pike/wills/lawrence100wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb

For anyone who can't travel to Pike County to do research, going through an LDS Library is certainly a good option. A friend of mine did that and found that the only difficulty was that she would order something on an inter-library (LDS church) loan, then get the tape, and it might or might not turn out to have on it what she hoped to find. Then she would order another, and another. So, it may require some patience to do that. However, not everyone can travel to do research. The Troy Public Library has an excellent genealogy/historical section and Karen Bullard, Asst. Director of the Library, and Dot Schrieber, as well as the rest of the staff are eager to help researchers. They know what they have there and can instantly start pulling out what you need when you go in. However, if you can't travel there, another option is to hire someone to research for you. On Dot Schrieber's own time (not her time working for the library) she does do some research for pay. As of my knowledge, the last I heard, the Troy Courthouse does not look up nor copy wills, estate records, or anything else for anyone because they don't have enough staff to take on doing that. They can only refer you to a genealogist/researcher for hire. The Public Library in Troy does have most everything in their records that the Troy Courthouse has, copier costs are cheaper, and in fact, they have other genealogy books, tapes, microfilms, etc. that pertain to other counties and states as well. Happy Hunting! Joyce ----- Original Message ----- Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom Sieve.

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