Sandy Do you have the census CD for Sumter County? What do you have on the Wilkinsons, who live, I think, around Livingston, is tht it, in northeastern corner? Silas was one of them. I am desperately hunting family of my great-grandfather, John P. Wilkinson, who was born in Sumter in 1840 0r 1841. I think he had a sister named Rhoda. Thank you so much. love joan

I am looking for Sumter County Genealogist Websites. Send me those URL. Sandy Sumter County, Alabama Coordinator

If you have a Website on the World Wide Web with your Sumter Co. Families > Send me your URL. > If any on want to add something pertaining to Sumter on the site send it in. > Sandy > Coordinator

-----Original Message----- From: Family Tree Finders [mailto:soda-send@gt.sodamail.com] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 1:04 PM To: ladyd@dnaco.net Subject: Family Tree Finders Friday January 21, 2000 FAMILY TREE FINDERS Friday - 21 January 2000 A Reader's Question - Accuracy of FamilySearch Databases Q: Recently I have been told by a genealogist that the majority of the files that the LDS holds is wrong...and not to trust them. The person that told me is a respected person of our town so I really don't doubt him, but wondered what you thought as well. -- Stacie A: The "files" that you are referring to appear to be those computerized databases available through the FamilySearch system. I want to differentiate between the computerized databases and the other records available through the Family History Library and therefore through its branch Family History Centers. FamilySearch has taken the International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, and some other databases and made them available on CD-ROM. In the past most of these databases were only available on fiche. When working with the fiche versions, it was necessary to know a lot more about an ancestor to effectively search these databases. Ancestral File was not available until the CD-ROM version. Many people think that it is the responsibility of the Family History Library to verify all information submitted to them for inclusion in their databases. They feel that the FHL should not release information in the Ancestral File or other databases without validating it. While this would be wonderful, we are not living in a perfect world. Submissions to these databases are done by individuals. Some of these people are like you and I in their interest of tracking down their family history. Others are motivated for purely religious reasons. Regardless of why they are submitting the information, the reality is that they are human. Just as you and I are capable of making mistakes, likewise so are these individuals. And in some cases, in their zest to share the information, they have not yet verified what they have found before submitting it. The FamilySearch databases offer genealogists wonderful tools. And that is the key word - tools. Any time you are working with an index, compiled record, or published family history you need to remember that you are working with secondary sources. It is important to take the information found in such databases and verify it in primary documents, such as vital records, census records, and cemetery records. I feel that the databases available through the Family History Library are no better and no worse than other secondary records. In some cases, such as the records in the IGI that have been entered through the extraction program, they are very accurate. And by fully understanding the resources and how to understand the origin of the entries, you will begin to understand which ones may be suspect and which ones are accurate. 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

Genealogical Education - Part I Online and Home Study Courses by Kathleen W. Hinckley CGRS

----- Original Message ----- From: Family Tree Finders <soda-send@gt.sodamail.com> To: <ladyd@dnaco.net> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 2:03 PM Subject: Family Tree Finders Thursday January 13, 2000 > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > Thursday - 13 January 2000 > > It Feels Right > > Genealogists often rely on hunches when trying to track down > their family history. Despite what the records say, or don't > say, some researchers will go off on a tangent that turns out to > be reveal the lineage of the very individual they were seeking. > Sometimes these hunches are based on experience, and other > times they are based on feelings. The comment "It just feels > right." Has some merit to it. > > In fact, there are two books about this very phenomenon. > Both compiled by Henry "Hank" Jones, Jr., a fellow of the > American Society of Genealogists, these books look at the > coincidences and serendipity that genealogists have > experienced when researching their family tree. > > Of late we have heard a lot about 6th sense. Doesn't it seem > plausible that you could very well have a 6th sense about your > very own ancestors? While this subject used to be taboo, at > least from a publishing standpoint, Jones' books have brought > this subject out into the open. His recounting of his own > experiences along with those of other well-respected > professional genealogists, gives a glimpse into incidents that > you may have also experienced. > > Psychic genealogy is a matter of being in tune to where you > are in your research. If you have become familiar with the > family you are researching, who's to say that they can't guide > you a little. Goodness knows there are ancestors that we wish > could come down and show us just where they can be found. > > Psychic genealogy can also be what you may have tossed off > as just plain dumb luck. While scanning the bookshelves for a > particular book, one researcher lost her balance and found > herself sitting on the floor, with a journal in her lap, opened to > an article about a weekly newspaper that was published in the > last 1800s. When contacting the historical society about this, > she was able to get the newspaper issues on microfilm. And > through them was able to get about forty years of history on > her families that lived in that area. > > This is just one of the stories from the first volume. And > while you may be scoffing at this idea, you may want to take > the time to read these two books. I guarantee you that the > hairs will be standing up on the back of your neck when you > are finished. And somehow that dumb luck you had last week > will take on a slightly different meaning. > > These books may be available in your local library. You can > also check the publisher's web site, Genealogical Publishing > Company, at http://www.genealogybookshop.com > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Remember wishing you could record onto CDs? Well now you > can! Read, Write and ReWrite! Store your photos on a CD for > a lifetime of well-preserved memories, and record and > re-write your own music CDs! With JVC 4x2x24x CDRW. Burn > baby, burn. Starting @ $1. > > http://fc4e.com/server/ecl//y4AAPa9AACfRQAADVQAAAAAAAACAA== > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 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 > > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Family Tree Finders <soda-send@gt.sodamail.com> To: <ladyd@dnaco.net> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 6:07 PM Subject: Family Tree Finders Monday January 10, 2000 > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > Monday - 10 January 2000 > > Do You Have Back Up? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Remember wishing you could record onto CDs? Well now you > can! Read, Write and ReWrite! Store your photos on a CD for > a lifetime of well-preserved memories, and record and > re-write your own music CDs! With JVC 4x2x24x CDRW. Burn > baby, burn. Starting @ $1. > > http://fc4e.com/server/ecl//y4AAPa9AABTQQAAlU4AAAAAAAACAA== > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > I have often referred to genealogy as the safe man's mystery, > so why am I now asking you if you have back up? Well you > can relax, I am not referring to someone making sure you are > safe, at least not in the sense of a police show you see on > television. The back up I am talking about is for your > computer and is to ensure that all that hard work you have > done is safe. > > Genealogists come in one of two brands when it comes to > computers. There is the newcomers to computers who are still > intimidated by those nasty machines and then you have the > computer experts. Both of these groups have something in > common though - neither one seems to think about backing up > the data on their computers. And there are a few ways to do > this. > > In the old days, which in computers means about ten years > ago, it was easy to back up the hard drive onto floppies. That > was back when a 20 meg hard drive was a big deal. Today we > have 13 and 16 gig hard drives. It is impossible to back these > up to floppy disks. But backing up is very important. > > Backing up offers you the chance to recover should something > happen. Computers are machines built by humans. This > pretty much guarantees they will have a hiccup or two. And > that hiccup is almost certain to take place about three days > after you have just finished entering about 400 new > individuals into your genealogy database. So how do you > avoid this catastrophe? > > You will want to look into backup systems. With writable > CD-ROMs, you may already have a backup system available. > Or you may want to look into a tape back-up system. Finally > for those with smaller hard drives, one of the Zip or Jaz drives > might be an alternative. > > Deciding what is the best option for you will depend largely > on your computer system and your computer knowledge. If > you are not very secure in your abilities where your computer > is concerned, you won't want anything that is going to require > opening your computer, unless you get someone else to do it. > You also want to keep in mind what is involved in creating the > backup. Will your complete hard drive fit on one disk or will > you need to have multiple disks? > > One of the best ways to learn about the different options for > backing up is through computer magazines. There are a > variety of magazines you can purchase at your local bookstore > that will frequently review backup products. And sometimes > you will find that they do a feature article comparing the > different products side by side. > > Right now there is an excellent article at the FamilyPC web > Site: > > http://familypc.zdnet.com/hardware/desktops/feature/survival/ > > that offers a look at computer survival in general, and offers > some thoughts on backing up. > > Regardless of what system you decide on, be sure to actually > do it. Computers are not fail-free. At some point you will > find that you need that backup. I don't want you to be one of > those people who is lamenting that they "should have" backed > up their data. > > > > 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 > > > > >

You are Welcome. I will be adding more. ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Harrison <FrankHarrison@prodigy.net> To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [ALSUMTER] Sumter County > Sandra > Thanks for posting the 1850 Sumter Co., Mortuary Schedule. > My great great grandfather John N. Brooks married Millicent Moore in > Sumter Co., AL in 1838 and in the the 1840 census they had a boy, but this > boy was not in the 1850 census. In late 1850 or early 1851 they moved to > Newton Co., MS. > If you every see a death listed for a young Brooks boy "between 1840 and > 1850" would love to know about it. I think that John father was Benjamin, > and if so I bet the boy could have been Benjamin. The second boy was named > after his wife father and the third boy after himself. > FrankHarrison@prodigy.net > View my web page at: > http://members.tripod.com/MyFamilyHistory > Researching: BEEMAN, BROOKS, CASTLES, CLEARMAN, DEAN, GRESSETT, HARRISON, > HITT, JOHNSON, MAYATTE, MOORE AND MUNN > Related sir name of interest: CRABTREE, FRAZIER, GEORGE, HIGGINBOTHAM, > HOLLAND, JARMAN, AND THAMES > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> > To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:58 PM > Subject: [ALSUMTER] Sumter County > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alaag/sumter1850.html > > Sumter County, Alabama 1850 Mortuary Schedule > > > > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe, > > they should send the command "unsubscribe" to > ALSUMTER-L-request@rootsweb.com > > (if in mail mode) or ALSUMTER-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > To switch from one mode to the other, they should unsubscribe from one > > and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode -- if they > > want messages to stop, they should simply unsubscribe. > > > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > Welcome, > I'm Sandra Johnson. > Please keep this message. > I recommend that you keep a copy on file in your computer > as well as a printed paper copy that you can find easily > Read this message. Yes, > I realize it is long but there is a lot of important information here >

Sandra Thanks for posting the 1850 Sumter Co., Mortuary Schedule. My great great grandfather John N. Brooks married Millicent Moore in Sumter Co., AL in 1838 and in the the 1840 census they had a boy, but this boy was not in the 1850 census. In late 1850 or early 1851 they moved to Newton Co., MS. If you every see a death listed for a young Brooks boy "between 1840 and 1850" would love to know about it. I think that John father was Benjamin, and if so I bet the boy could have been Benjamin. The second boy was named after his wife father and the third boy after himself. FrankHarrison@prodigy.net View my web page at: http://members.tripod.com/MyFamilyHistory Researching: BEEMAN, BROOKS, CASTLES, CLEARMAN, DEAN, GRESSETT, HARRISON, HITT, JOHNSON, MAYATTE, MOORE AND MUNN Related sir name of interest: CRABTREE, FRAZIER, GEORGE, HIGGINBOTHAM, HOLLAND, JARMAN, AND THAMES ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:58 PM Subject: [ALSUMTER] Sumter County > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alaag/sumter1850.html > Sumter County, Alabama 1850 Mortuary Schedule > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, > they should send the command "unsubscribe" to ALSUMTER-L-request@rootsweb.com > (if in mail mode) or ALSUMTER-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > To switch from one mode to the other, they should unsubscribe from one > and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode -- if they > want messages to stop, they should simply unsubscribe. >

http://www.rootsweb.com/~alaag/sumter1850.html Sumter County, Alabama 1850 Mortuary Schedule

How can I learn the church or the denomination of Rev. C. M. Hutton? As in... "Married Dec 13, 1885 in the residence of Mr. R. M. Langford, McCainville, Ala., by Rev. C. M. Hutton. Mr. Nathaniel T. Giles and Miss Nettie Langford, both of McCainville, Ala..” – Newspaper announcement Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> (Sheer-Luck Holmes) A RootsWeb Sponsor

What is the yellow box with red mark? We were warned about a virus on DEc 25?? -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> To: ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 24, 1999 10:33 PM Subject: [ALSUMTER] From My Desk to Yours >We at the Johnson House Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New >Year. >Sandra, >Listowner > > >==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter/ >Sumter Query Forum >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Sumter > >

What is the yellow box with red exclamation for?? -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> To: ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 24, 1999 10:33 PM Subject: [ALSUMTER] From My Desk to Yours >We at the Johnson House Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New >Year. >Sandra, >Listowner > > >==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter/ >Sumter Query Forum >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Sumter > >

We at the Johnson House Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. Sandra, Listowner

----- Original Message ----- From: Family Tree Finders <soda-send@gt.sodamail.com> To: <ladyd@dnaco.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 9:49 AM Subject: Family Tree Finders Tuesday December 21, 1999 > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > Tuesday - 21 December 1999 > > Getting the Most from Online Research > > The Internet should be a benefit to genealogists, and yet to > many it is nothing but a frustration. You go out in search of a > web site, and three hours later you have nothing to show for it, > other than a massive headache and red burning eyes. But what > is it about the Internet that causes this frustration? > > For most people is it a lack of confidence when working on > the computer. Unfortunately there isn't any easy fix to this. > You just need to spend enough time working with the different > programs so that you know what to expect. Above all, it is > essential that you actually read the screen. Looking at a > computer screen is a lot like listening to a person. Sometimes > we listen and sometimes we really hear. Sometimes we see > and other times we really read. When working online, it is > always a good idea to really read the screen. > > It is also important to have a plan. If you go to the county > courthouse or the library or archive without having a plan, > generally you leave empty handed. So it would stand to > reason that if you do not have a plan when you are looking > online that you are just as likely to end up empty handed. So, > before you go online, decide what it is that you hope to find. > Are you looking for a fellow researcher who may be looking > the same locality you are? Are you hoping to find a family > history page for a given surname? Plan your work and work > your plan. > > You also need to have an understanding about what it is you > are hoping to find. Obviously looking for a SMITH family > will result in a lot of family history pages on lines of that > surname that don't apply to you. Searching for surnames like > MINES may require you to be creative with your searches to > omit those non-genealogical sites that might be devoted to > such things as coalmines. > > Each of you will learn at your own pace. Some of you will > learn how to work the search engines while others of you will > be happiest working with directories first. Just remember that > in order to get the most out of the Internet, you need to take > some time to learn how it works and experiment with what is > most effective when looking for your families. Above all, > don't be afraid to experiment. The worst that can happen is > that you don't get the results you hoped for. You will certainly > be no worse off. > > And before I close this issue, I am very pleased to announce > that my book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online > Genealogy" is now available. You can find it at local > bookstores and online at sites such as Amazon.com > (http://www.amazon.com) and Barnes and Noble > (http://www.barnesandnoble.com). > > > > > > > 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 > > >

I FINALLY found out Saturday from the SSDI that the parents of Della M. Creel are: of Choctaw Co. AL. mother- Mattie Owens (Mattie must be short for Martha.) I am searching now for the parents of Martha(Mattie) S. OWENS. Father- Christopher C. Wiggins (S/O) John P. Wiggins and Delila Strickland) Grandson of John C. Wiggins. Her middle name is not an E. It is Mae, that is what she was always called, Della Mae. I would like to know who the parents of Delilah Strickland(b.1826 AL d. 1923, Al) were. regards, Pat Creel

----- Original Message ----- From: teeltee <teeltee@gateway.net> To: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 6:44 PM Subject: Fw: Genealogy Library on line > I received this today. Maybe you would like to share it with your > maillists. The URL is still incorrect, though, it should be > www.familytreemaker.com/holiday99/ > She had 5 "W's" instead of 3. The passwords are correct. > Terry T. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patsy H Weikart" <qmgen@juno.com> > To: <VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 9:43 AM > Subject: Fw: Genealogy Library on line > > > > > > > > > > OK Gang, This time I tried it and it WORKS! Have fun: > > > > Marsha > > > > X-Message: #7 > > Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:11:36 -0800 (PST) > > From: Andy Mills <amills@jetstream.net> > > Subject: GenealogyLibrary.com > > > > Hello everyone. I recently sent a message out sharing a free > password > > and > > user name for GenealogyLibrary.com. (This is good for a week of > free > > access > > anytime before December 24.) > > > > I've received four messages asking for help as it did not work. > > And I'm sure more of you were trying with no success. > > > > I just wanted to let you know that I finally got a chance to try it, > and > > it > > worked this morning. Maybe they just got it up or got the bugs out > or > > something. > > > > Anway, I went to: > > > > wwwww.familytreemaker.com/holiday99/ > > > > A little box popped up and asked me to fill in user name and > password. > > For user name I typed: holiday > > For password I typed: special > > > > >From here it goes to a registration page which I did not try to > fill out > > as > > I already have access to the site. (Hopefully there isn't another > problem > > at > > this stage.) > > > > If you tried before and it did not work, please try again. > > If this doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you. > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > > Patrick Co., Va. Deeds > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/PatrickDeed > > > > >

My family church is: Olive Grove Baptist Church c/o Mr. Alvie Marsh, Deacon 24249 Olive Grove Road Coudrant, LA 71227 Founded: 1885

Have an African-American church in Bosque County Tx. "Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church" founded by James B. Sadler in 1870. Has a State historical Marker and only meets once a year in November. Have more information if desired. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Johnson <ladyd@dnaco.net> To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 8:52 PM Subject: [ALSUMTER] African american Churches > Hello Coordinator and Friends, > If you know of any African american Churches in your County let me know. > I am complying a list of Churches and Counties these Churches are in Please > Contact me if you have any info. > Thank You, > Sandy > > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > Welcome, > I'm Sandra Johnson. > Please keep this message. > I recommend that you keep a copy on file in your computer > as well as a printed paper copy that you can find easily > Read this message. Yes, > I realize it is long but there is a lot of important information here >

Hello Coordinator and Friends, If you know of any African american Churches in your County let me know. I am complying a list of Churches and Counties these Churches are in Please Contact me if you have any info. Thank You, Sandy