Alabama African American Genealogy will be doing some updates. We are calling for your help. What is needed: (Alabama African American) 1.Newspaper articles 2.Info on the First Mason in each County 3. Wills 4. Inventory's mentioning Slaves 5.Family History Help us update our site: Alabama_afram@emailfever.com

Morgan County, Alabama Orr Turney Stovall Stover Echols Moore Bynum Bibb County, Alabama Heard Davis Lightsey Richardson Black Hargrove Jefferson County, Alabama King Nelson Cherry Moore Sumter County,Alabama Coleman Colman Davis Perry County, Alabama Heard Sandra Johnson My Grandfather House http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sandraj/

Hi Shelly-- I have the 1850 Sumter Co., census. What can I do for you? Lynda Greene Allen

Hello, Is there anyone researching the name William HODGES or has access to the 1850 Sumter County Census? Please contact me offlist. Thanks. Shelly Hodges famsearch@home.com

As of 12-12-99 I will be stepping Down from Sumter County, Alabama Genealogy Site Due to other Obligations. If there is anyone wanting to Adopt this site contact me asap. God Bless, Sandy Family Tree I climbed my family tree and found it was not worth the climb; And so, I scampered down, convinced it was a waste of time. Some branches of my tree, I found, were rotten to the core. And, all the tree was full of sap and hung with nuts galore! I used to brag of my kinfolk, before I made the climb, but truth compels me not to tell of those not worth a dime. And I beg friends who boast aloud of their ancestors great, To climb their family tree and learn of those who weren't so straight. I've learned what family trees are like, I've seen them growing 'round. They're like a 'tater' vine because, the best are underground! Author Unknown

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Well there is now a new Web site that will do the hard part for you. Family History GedCom Search (http://www.dhc.net/~design/gedcom/indxpage.htm) is a new creation from Design Software. They are the makers of Family Census Research and the soon to be released Aspen 2000, a new database for cemeteries, funeral homes and obituary records. Family History GedCom Search is the brain child born from numerous e-mails wishing that Design Software would create Web pages. So that sat down and began to think just how they could accomplish this. And they have come up with a wonderful system. You supply them with a GEDCOM file and a scanned image (that will be used on the main page) and they will create a first rate Web site of your family history, which they will then place on their site. Best of all, this service is available for free. And once your page has been created and uploaded, it is then part of their database, making it searchable. Of particular interest to me as I inspected their currently available pages was that they had taken into consideration the issue of privacy. Those individuals who are still living are protected to a certain degree. While the names are still listed, all other information is hidden behind a LIVING tag. This is important in today's society. More and more, in the online genealogy world, this subject is discussed. To be able to view these family pages, your Web browser must support Java Applets. This is due to the fact that parts of the pages rely heavily on Java applets, especially the search capabilities. This is just one of the ways in which individuals can place their family history online. If you are not comfortable working with one of the Web Page creation programs, then this is the easiest way to create your Web page. It is likely that you have created a GEDCOM or scanned a picture. If you can do these two things and send e-mail, then you are all set for creating a family history Web site.

Hello, There is a new list out for those African Americans researching the Davis name. african-american-davis-families@egroups.com

Alabama African American Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~alaag/ Wills Site http://northernwinds.freeservers.com/ Send Wills to: alabama-slaves@egroups.com

Hi list my name is Tanee and I am new to the list and I hope someone can help me. I am looking for information on Luzer HILL b. about 1830 and Ganie or Jany HILL born about 1859. Thanks TaNee

CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THIS TOWN STILL EXISTS IN SUMTER CO. ALABAMA. MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN THERE IN 1892. I AM PLANNING A TRIP TO ALABAMA THIS FALL AND WOULD LIKE INFO ON GASTON IF SOMEONE CAN HELP. THANKS LINDA vmpanther@msn.com

I have been trying to find siblings and ancestors of Thomas Johnson. Thomas was b. abt. 1834 AL and died before 1970 probably in the Civil War. Thomas married Martha Haskins (b. 1836 AL) in Sumter Co., AL in 1855. I located in the 1860 Sumter Co. Census a Thomas "Johnston" who I believe must be the same man. It showed three sons-- James b. abt 1856; F. G. (Francis Glover I hope) b. 1857 ; and Thomas H. b. abt 1860. The handwritting was difficult to read so the names may not be exact. If you are working on this line I would like to hear from you. Thanks, Nan Glasgow

I would like to invite each of you to view my web page as listed below. If you have any question, addition, or correction please e-mail me. I still need to add information to the HITT family page. It is a question as to if Peter HITT is the same person as Peter Heite. If you can help me with any of my family research please e-mail the information. My BROOKS, MOORE AND HITT first came to Sumter Co., ALALSUMTER-L FrankHarrison@prodigy.net View my Web pages 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, GEORE, HIGGINBOTHAM, HOLLAND, JARMAN, AND THAMES

Hello, I have tried everything I can think of and others have thought of. Now I am going from county to county to try to locate my father and family. Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I have. My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. In His Grace, Rev. Dennis Austin 7577 Margate Court #104 Manassas, Virginia 20109 1-800-650-3238 Toll Free cevm@erols.com

Hi y'all, Did the University of Alabama inventory private family cemeteries and lone graves? Where could I access this? My G Grandparents, Nathaniel T. Giles and Nettie Langford, had twins that died at birth around 1896 in Livingston, Sumter Co., AL. I've been unable to find any of my Giles or Langford graves in any public cemetery in Sumter Co. Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> (Sheer-Luck Holmes) Darby12723@aol.com wrote: > University of Alabama already has inventoried every cemetery in the state of > Alabama. > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter/ > Sumter Query Forum > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Sumter

Wonder what it would take for them to put this on line? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Darby12723@aol.com> To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [ALSUMTER] Fw: [ALGEN-L] ARCHIVES UPDATE! > University of Alabama already has inventoried every cemetery in the state of > Alabama. > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter/ > Sumter Query Forum > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Sumter >

----- Original Message ----- From: Lygia Cutts <Cuttstree@net1inc.net> To: <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 3:06 PM Subject: [ALGEN-L] ARCHIVES UPDATE! > Hi All! > Lots to tell you about today! > > Finally got the Cemetery TOC's done from the Tombstone Project update! > Great many thanks to Pam Long, Tombstone Project file manager and all of > the Tombstone Project Contributors!!!!! > Here's what we got from the Pam and the Tombstone Project!!!!! > They are all listed at this TOC page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/cemetery.htm > > >From Judith Fowler drjudy@westal.net we get three Perry County cems: > Hobson Cemetery hobsoncem.txt 2KB > Salem Church cem salem.txt 8k > Sardis Church cem sardis.txt 10K > > >From Doris Robbins drobbins6@bellsouth.net 2 Cherokee County cems: > Taylor's Chapel taylor.txt 16K > Weaver's Cem weavers.txt 5K > > >From Julia Thomas julia.thomas@mindspring.com , in Lee County we have Morris > Chapel Cem morrischapel.txt 5KB > > Zane Wingard has contributed the first Coosa County cemetery to our file: > Hanover Cemetery (Andrews Chapel) hanover.txt 30KB > > Steven S. and Brandie Williams have contributed the Harris Family Cemetery > in Chilton County harriscem.txt 3KB > > Sarah H. Stead ses@waymark.net has given us the Herring Cemetery in Morgan > County herring.txt 3KB > > Ruth Glass flglass@mindspring.com has given us the Arcola Cemetery in Hale > County arcola.txt 3KB > > And that awesome Jane Nichols has surveyed a slew of cems in two counties!! > In Marshall County she has contributed Old Prospect oldprospect.txt 10KB. > In Jackson County, she's given us: > austincameron.txt 3KB > bean.txt 2KB > bouldin.txt 3KB > butler.txt 5KB > caulfield.txt 7KB > cedarhill17.txt 17KB > cedarhill18.txt 21KB > clark.txt 2KB > duncan.txt 6KB > flatrock.txt 6KB > gentle2.txt 5KB > gold2.txt 16KB (update) > green.txt 21KB > Harris chapel harrisch.txt 2KB > lewis.txt 2KB > maxwell.txt 7KB > > Thank you Pam! Please pass this along to the contributors listed above ( I > didn't get email addy's for all)! Thanks to all!!!! > > > Now for my part of the update! > > For Mobile Co.!!! > With many thanks to Susie H. and Mary Shaddox! > > Susie has once again updated the Will Book 3! > and Mary has contributed two more bios! > Martin S. McGowan & Emily F. Bolton > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/mobile.htm > > For Marshall Co.!!!! > Patricia Scott has once again updated Marshall County Marroage Book 7! > It is up to 64 kb now! > Thank you Patricia! > > And new contributor Shari Bennett has sent in the following marriage records" > Joseph French to Sarah Gross > Pleasent Pendergrass to Celia Gross > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/marshall.htm > Thank you Patricia and Shari! > > Shari just wasn't through with Marshall Co!!!!! > > For Jackson Co. > > Shari has contributed the following deed records! > Thomas Kirby dec'd > JL French to A. Gross > JV & J Gross adm. of estate of Madison David > JR & C McCormick to A Gross > A. Gross & wife to JL French and wife > and two deed records for > A & R Gross, N. Davis, & J & M Franch to Martha J. Giddons > > and the following marrige records: > James A. Reeves to Elizabeth L. Brown > John A. Morgan to Mattie J. Gross > P.C.Word to Alabama Gross > Thomas J. Gross to Eliz G. Reeves > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/jackson.htm > > Thank you Shari! > > AND > > For Pike Co.!!! > > Looks like our energizer bunny....Ronald D. Bridges...got a new battery!!! > > Ronald has contributed the following obits and newspaper articles for Pike > Co.!! > Obits > James A. Brooks > Burrell Pugh > William Burgess > Shadrack Henderson > Samuel Sellers > Death of the Thomas Frizzle Family > Charles Andrew McMoy > Dr. WW & John Miles Hartsfield > > Articles > Negroes For Sale > Mill To Rent > Largest Apple Presented > Abders, run Away Slave > http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/pike.htm > > Thank you Ronald!!! > > > Now, I hope I got everyone and everything!!! I haven't checked links yet so > let me know if you find any not working! Thanks! > Happy hunting and Thanks to all! > > > > > Lygia Dawkins Cutts > Cuttstree@Net1inc.net > > 881 Weaver Road > Brewton, AL 36426 > > > > >

University of Alabama already has inventoried every cemetery in the state of Alabama.

Hello, There is now a Turney Mailing list. To join send to: TURNEY-L-request@rootsweb.com or TURNEY-D-request@rootsweb.com in the Body of the Message add Subscribe. Thank you, Have a Blessed Day.

Hi its me again, Bill Hocutt If I could have one more moment of your time I would like to call your attention to an article I wrote on the subject of Mail List Manners. The url for the article is http//www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/manners3.html I am also enclosing a link to the article. <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/UncleHiram/manners3.html">Mail List Manners</A> Again, thank you for your time and thank you for indulging me. Bill Hocutt