I found out as I followed some of these family threads and had a lovely email correspondence with Steve Means the mayor of Gadston ala. He is descendent from one of these Means siblings I referrened in my previous summary. While several siblings moved on to Arkansas, several stayed behind, including his ancestor, John G and Jane Key Means. Now ST. Clair and Etowah are crawling with Means:-) I am on the hunt though for the grave site of all of the mother of all of these siblings, Isabella Fields Means. She supposedly died in 1840-60s and is buring somewhere in Etowah.county the best I can figure. If I can pin down her death date better I'll post for more specific help. And Bill....I have a little more information for you which I am trying to dig up and post. sherrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [ALSTCLAI] Thomas Langford,Lankford > There were MEANS in Etowah County, Al., still have some there, the Mayor. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Allen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:12 AM > Subject: Re: [ALSTCLAI] Thomas Langford,Lankford > > > | Hi Sherrie, > | > | Malinda LANGFORD was born in Alabama not South Carolina. Her parents, > | my GGG-grandparents, Champ LANGFORD and Elizabeth REED, were married in > | Haywood County, North Carolina on 16 Nov 1812 and were living in AL > | before 1813. Malinda was born 30 Apr 1813. > | > | I haven't been able to connect Champ with any other LANGFORDs (or > | Lankfords) in St. Clair County other than his brother, Berry LANGFORD. > | > | Can you tell me something about Joseph's parents and siblings? Also, > | the only child that I have born to Joseph and Malinda is William A. > | MEANS. And I have nothing about him other than his name. Did Joseph > | and Malinda have any other children? > | > | Bill Allen <[email protected]> > | > | > | Sherrie Lessans wrote: > | > Have Langfords (Lankfords) that married into my family in St. Clair > county > | > alabama in 1830s. My family surname is Means. There was a large sibling > | > group of Means that came to St. Clair county alabama from Tenn. Parents > were > | > Isabella Fields Means and Robert Means JR. > | > Robert died in Rhea Tennesee in 1817 leaving Isabella with a large brood > of > | > young children, she ended up in St. Clair county alabama by early 1820s. > | > Children included James Harvey who married Mary Bradford, Andrew Newton > who > | > married Elizabeth Bradford, Jane who married Jessee Edwards, Eliza who > | > married jacob Bull, John G who married Jane Key, Isabella who married > John > | > Thomason, Margaret who married George Patrick and....Joseph who married > | > Malinda langford. All marriages recorded in st clair alabama marriage > | > records 1819-1853. Joseph married Malinda july 4, 1833. Malinda's birth > | > place listed as south carolina. There are several langfords listed in > st. > | > clair county census records for around this time with birth places of > | > georgia, south carolina and tenn.Not sure who is related to whom. > | > > | > Several of these siblings moved on to settle territory in Arkansas > byt1850. > | > Joseph and Malinda went for awhile, went back to alabama, and then > settled > | > in Montague Texas where they died.Don't know if any of this helps, I > haven't > | > been able to find out much about the langford/lankford link. > | > > | > sherrie lessans > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message