Hi folks. I am posting a schedule of the meetings for the County Heritage books. Bullock June 23th, 1:00PM in the Bullock Co Extension meeting room, 902 MLK. Union Springs. Mailing address: Bullock Co Heritage book Committee, P.O. Box 242, Union Springs, Al 36089. ($59.00) Deadline for submission and preordering is October 31, 1999. Macon Co June 24th, Latter Day Saints Church in Tuskegee, Al 10:00AM. Pike Co. June 23th, 10:00AM 1st Baptist Church auditorium, Three Notch Road, Hwy. 29, Troy, Al 36081. Mailing address: P.O. Box 112, Troy, AL 36709. Price $59.00. Submission and pre-ordering deadline: October 31, 1999. Tallapoosa May 25th 10:00PM in Veteran's Center, Alexander City. Mail address: Tallapoosa Heritage Book Committee, P.O. Box 568, Camp Hill, Al 36850. Submission and pre-ordering deadline is July 31, 1999. Price $59.00. Dorothy Folmar of the Pike Co mail list has been posting some very helpful suggestions on the Pike Co Book. Those of you who are interested may subscribe to the Pike Co list and benefit from these helpful sugestions. Others of you who are working on the books for your county, please feel free to post suggestions also along with progress reports on you county list. This could help all who are interested. Hope this helps. All of the Counties are submitting lots of queries and surname postings. Keep them comming. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

I am searching for the descendants and ancestors of William H. Humphrey, b. 1827 in Butts Co. Ga, died in 1911 in Tallapoosa Co. Alabama. buried in Liberty Methodist Cem. outside of Pickneyville, AL. He married Sarah A. Eidson, b. 1828 Butts Co. Ga, died 1892 , Tallapoosa Co. buried by her husband. Her family was Polly and John Eidson of Butts Co. GA. William and Sarah had 5 known children: 1.John Henry, b. 1853 Ga, died 1894-1900, Tallapoosa or Talledega Co. AL, married Susan Whitehead, b. ?, died 1894-1900, Tallapoosa co. (Their children were: Brady L(b.1881, p. Talledega Co. AL- Sylacauga ). married Repsy Dee Varner(her parents George Varner and Sarah Jane Findley), Charlie(b. 1876) married Pearl(Louise?) Dunn, John married Minnie, Sude(Sousan) and Robert(b. 1894) They could possibly have another dau. named Della who married Lemuel Joyner. 2. William J. b. 1853, Ga 3. Thomas J. b. 1857 Ga 4. Cicaly(Cecily) b. 1857(twins?)ga 5. Sarah A. b. 1860 AL 6. Jesse b. 1861 Thanks for any information. Deanie Humphrey Other surnames: Wilson(GA>AL), Galle`(LA), Turberville, Melvin, Mckinley(GA>AL), Morris, Bohannon(GA>AL), Brown, Davis(GA>AL), Nolan(GA>AL), Boles(AL and MS), Perdue(MS), Causey(MS), Floyd(MS), Herring, Spurlock, Traylor, Dillon, Jackson,

*********************************************************** >From the Heritage of Alabama Newsletter, June 1999. *********************************************************** Reprints for the Calhound and Shelby Co Heritage book are tentatively scheduled off press June 19. Recall details are in the mail for those who received either of these books via UPS. The replacement books will be shipped directly to those who follow the mailed instructions. No other method of replacement will be allowed. ==================ALABAMA HERITAGE BOOK SERIES================= SUMMIT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY(s) OF THE COUNTY(s) YOU HAVE ROOTS IN, YOU MAY FIND A LONG LOST COUSIN. FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUT WEB SITE: http://awillcut.home.mindspring.com/heritage.htm 67 VOLUMES ONE VOLUME FOR EACH COUNTY IN ALABAMA. ********************************************************************* THE HERITAGE OF SHELBY COUNTY BOOK SURNAME LIST: ********************************************************************** ABBOTT - ACTION - ADAMS - ALBRIGHT - ALDRIDGE - ALEXANDER - ALEXANDERS - ALLEN - ALLEN - ALVIN - AMBROSE - AMMONS - ARSTRONG - ASBERRY - ASH - ASTINS - ATCHSION - ATKINS - ATTAWAY - AVARY - BAER - BAKER - BAKERS - BALSEY - BATSON - BAZEMORE - BEASLEY - BEATTY - BECKER - BELL - BENSON - BENTON - BLACKERBY - BOWEN - BRADFORD - BRANCH - BRANTLEY - BRASHER - BRIDGES - BRINKER - BROWN - BUSBY - BUTLER - CALDWELL - CAMP - CARDEN - CARLSON - CARRELL - CARTER - CHAMPION - CHURCH - CLINKSCALES - COBB - COLLINS - COOK - COX - CRAWFORD - CRIM - CROMWELL - CROSS - CRUMPTON - DAUGHERTY - DAVIDSON - DAVIS - DENNIS - DENSON - DESHAZO - DICKERSON - DIETLEIN - DOBSON - DOROUGH - DORROUGHS - DOWNS - DRAPER - DUCKETT - DUKE - DUCAN - EDGEWORTH - EDWARDS - EILAND - ELLIS - ELMORE - EMBRY - EPPERSON - ESSMAN - EVANS - FALKNER - FANCHER - FARR - FARRIS - FERGUSON - FINLEY - FISBELL - FLOREY - FORD - FORTENBERRY - FOSTER - FLOWLER - FOX - FRANKLIN - FROST - GALLOWAY - GAMBLE - GARDNER - GIBSON - GLASS - GLASSCOCK - GOODWIN - GOULD - GRADY - GREEK - GREEN - GREENE - GRIFFIN - GRIMES - GUNNELL -HAND - HARDY - HARLESS - HARMON - HARRIS - HARRISON - HAWKINS - HAYES - HEAD - HENDERSON - HIGGINS - HOLCOMBE - HOLLIS - HOLMES - HOOD - HORN - HORTON - HOSEY - HOUSTON - HOWARD - HUBBARD - HUGHES - INGRAM - ISBELL - JACKSON - JOHNSON - JONES - KEITH - KELLEY - KENDRICK - KIDD - KILLINGSWORTH - KIN - KLEIN - KREIDER - LANGLEY - LAWLEY - LEE - LEONARD - LESTER - LITTLE - LINDSAY - LOLLY - LOVELADY - LOWERY - LUCAS - LUSTER - LYNN - LYON - MABRY - MARTIN - MASON - MASONER - MASSEY - MCCLANAHAN - MCCULLUGH - MCGIBONEY - MCGILL - MCGUIRE - MCKINNON - MERRELL - MILLER - MOON - MOONEY - MOORE - MORTON - MULLINS - NABORS - NAFF - NAISH - NELSON - NESBITT - NICHOLS - OWEN - OZLEY - PAGE - PAYNE - PAYTON - PETERS - PHILLIPS - PICKET - PITTS - POOLE - PORTER - POSPISIL - PRESTRIDGE - PRICE - PUCKET - RABURN - RAINS - RAY - REEVES - REYNOLDS - RIGGINS - RILEY - ROBERTS - ROCHESTER - ROWLAND - RUSSELL - SCOGGINS - SCOTT - SEALE - SELLERS - SESSIONS - SHANAHAN - SHORES - SHRADER - SIMS - SMITH - SNOW - SPRUIELL - STAMPS - STANFIELD - STRATTON - STEWART - STILL - STINSON - STONE - STROUP - STUBBS - SULLIVAN - TAYLOR - TEAGUE - THAMES - TILL - TINNEY - TORBERT - TRUNER - VARNON - VAUGHT - VERNON - WALKER - WALLACE - WALTON - WATSON - WATTS - WELLS - WELSON - WEST - WESSON - WESTBROOK - WESTER - WALT - WHATLEY - WHETSTONE - WHISENHUNT - WHITE - WHITFIELD - WILLIAMS - WILLIAMSON - WILLINGHAM - WILSON - WOOD - WOOLLEY - WYATT - ZAGAR Shelby County Heritage Book Committee P.O. Box 515 Columbiana, AL 35051-0515 Chairperson, John Walker (e-mail) jwalker229@aol.com

is anyone researching calhouns?

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John & Jan Radford <johnjanr@intersurf.com> To: ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 18:40:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Macon Co Records. Need help. Message-ID: <199905310140.SAA20690@bl-3.rootsweb.com> This is a copy of a post that did not make it to the list. REPORT FROM MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA Engineer, Glenn Drummonds (via Reminder@snowhill.com) RECORDS RESCUE... MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA Twenty volunteers began remmoving documents from the semi-trailers storage, cleaned dust and spider from the documents, and made inventory cards on the morning of May 1, 1999. More volunteers are needed as there are three semi-trucks with old records. 174 volumes of Circuit Court and other records were recovered. 35 storage boxes of Probagte Court "Loose papers" were moved plus two large boxes of "Loose papers" that were spilled from their containeers. Inventory cards were made for each volume; the "loose papers" have not been inventoried. The documents range in date from 1834 to 1957 with many in the 1880-1910 era. A random sampling of documents removed from the trailer on May 1 follows. No attempt to sort or otherwise categorize by source or topic--this will come later; but, this is only a trial format: Am just picking out a "sampling" of what has already been inventoried: Macon County Circuit Court, Appearance Docket, 1833-61 Macon County Circuit Court, State Final Record 1890-1903 Macon County Circuit Court, Final Records "A" , 1883-92 Macon County Circuit Court, State Bar Docket, 1855-65 Macon County Circuit Court, Trial Docket, 1839-41 Macon County Court, Minutes, 1843-48 Civil Writ Docket, 1899, 1905 Execution Docket, 1842-49 Sheriff's Docket, 1855-70 Appearance Docket, 1845-54 Others... Glen Drummond, Engineer, has a mission to provide proper storage for the records in these trailers and has solicited the aid of many; but, in particular...the aid of Michael Matthews of the Auburn City Library System to help catalogue and file the records. Drummonds says..."It will take some time and require volunteers to ehlp do some of the "grunt" work. He needs help in going through and moving the records so-ooooooooo if anyone is interested in helping, please contact him at the County Engineer's Office (1-334-724-2619). It can be a lot of fun when you find handwritten records that are more than 160 years old." Maybe some of you on the Macon County Rootsweb circuit would like to help? Also, these records involve surrounding counties of Macon and even some Georgia areas. PLEASE HELP! Physical or financial help for this worthy cause will be accepted. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

Looking for anyone researching the surnames: HOWARD BISHOP COTTON BIDDY Thanks, Sheri Bartlett Gordon

I have info on your Baronets. Contact me at thyates@bestnetpc.com Joyce

Mary Barnett b.1836 was living with father and siblings in the 1870 Coosa Co, Ala census - but I believe they were living on the Tallapoosa County line and were listed by the Coosa Co census taker. What happened to her? She was the daughter of Glenn Barnett.

Emaline Barnett b. 1835 married Jackson Boyd who was killed in the Civil War. She was listed with father and siblings in the 1870 Coosa Co, Ala census, but I believe they were probably living on the Tallapoosa County line and were listed by the Coosa County census taker. She had sons Daniel, John W., and Leonard J. Boyd. In 1880 Tallapoosa Co census she had not remarried and had sons Buck and Leonard living with her. What happened to this family? My great-grandfather Starling Willis Barnett was her brother.

What happened to Priscilla Barnett b. 1835 Perry or Coosa Co, Ala? Her parents moved to Tallapoosa Co, Ala by 1850. She was living with her father and siblings in 1870 Coosa Co in the Nixburg area. I believe they lived in Tallapoosa co on the county line and was listed in Coosa Co. What happened to her?

My ancsetor Glenn Barnett b.1795 Spartanburg co, Sc died after 1870 census probably Coosa or Tallapoosa Co, Ala. In 1870 he was listed in the Nixburg area of Coosa Co. With him was his son Randolph b.1843. What happened to Randolph as I cannot find him in 1870 or 1880?

Hello, I am seeking information and long-lost cousins. This is lengthy but I tried to include all of the clues and information I have. 1.....William S. King (About 1820 - ) & Rhoda Ann Fitts (About 1820 - ) 2.....Elizabeth King (1845 - ) 2.....John Oliver King (1846 - ) & Margaret Jane Lamberth (Dec 1844 - About 1895) 3.....William Edwin King (12 Aug 1870 - 20 Dec 1919) & Mamie Beck Everett (2 Jul 1888 - 7 Nov 1966) 4.....Margaret Elizabeth King (Apr 1912 - Nov 1988) & Tom Price Thompson 4.....William Edward King* (23 Nov 1915 - 1964) & Mabelle Ogletree William Edward King* (23 Nov 1915 - 1964) & Geneva Faye Gray (7 Jan 1938 - ) 5.....Lynn Marie King (25 Oct 1955 - ) & Dale Andrew Shirley (18 May 1956 - ) 4.....John Everett King (28 May 1919 - 22 Jul 1967) & Mary Thomas Perry 2.....John Oliver King (1873 - ) 2.....George King (1875 - ) 2.....Mary N. King (1849 - ) 2.....William King (1850 - ) 2.....Elijah Raeford King (1852 - ) 2.....Hana King (1854 - ) 2.....Joseph King (1854 - ) 2.....Josh King (1856 - ) 2.....George King (1860 - ) 2.....Henry C. King (1862 - ) Notes: Generation 1 William S. King was born in GA. The first record I can find is the marriage of William S. King to Rhoda Ann Fitts (d/o John Fitts and Jenny DePriest of Elbert Co, GA) on Sept 22, 1841 in Cass (now Bartow) Co, GA. Interestingly, Keziah Fitts, sister of Rhoda married Alfred C. King on same day in same county. Their family is as follows: Alfred C. King (1818 GA- ) & Kesiah D. Fitts (1828 - ) Franklin B. King (1842 GA - ) John W. King (1844 GA- ) Eliza J. King (1847 GA- ) James T. King (1850 GA- ) Lou King (1851 GA- ) Susan A. King (1853 GA- ) Wiat O. King (1859 GA- ) I can not determine if Alfred and William S. King are related or not. It was not uncommon for siblings of one family to marry siblings of another. I have not located William and Rhoda on any census in 1850 but found them in Cass County in 1860. I found Rhoda Fitts King and her younger children living next door (?) to John Oliver King and Margaret Jane Lamberth King in Cleburne Co, AL. on 1870 Census. Generation 2 All of the children were born in Georgia. I can not find the marriage record for John Oliver and Margaret Lamberth King. Margaret Lamberth is the d/o of Edwin W. Lamberth, Jr and Susan Ann White of Tallapoosa County, AL. Edwin was was born in Jasper Co, GA and Susan was born in SC. Margaret was born in AL. John and Margaret seemed to move frequently as their first son was born in AL in 1870, second son born in AR in 1873, and third son born in LA in 1875. I found Margaret and her sons living with her parents in Tallapoosa Co, AL in 1880 census. Family legend is that John Oliver left for TX to find work, a home, etc. and never returned, or that Margaret died before he returned and her parents continued to raise their sons. Margaret was a school teacher before she married, and then when she returned to Tallapoosa Co, AL. Generation 3 William Edwin King married Mamie Beck Everett of Washington Co, GA. I do not have a marriage record, but I seem to remember hearing that they met in Effingham Co, GA or Chatham Co, (Savannah, GA) while Mamie was teaching and William worked for the railroad. Mamie is the d/o of Harris Joseph Everett and Lelia Elizabeth Massey of Washington Co, GA. The 1920 census shows her father and youngest brother living with her and her children in Effingham Co., GA. I have heard that one of William's brothers married a woman named Doris who is either from Coweta Co, GA or is buried in Coweta Co, GA. Generation 4 My father William Edward King married several times after he and my mother divorced in 1958, Some may have been common-law. He boxed as am amateur (?) aka "KO Joe" in his youth and went by the name Bill King. I did not list his two sons by his first marriage as they are still living. There is an 18 year difference in age between myself and my oldest brother. I have very little information on him. Thank you for your patience for the length of this. Please do not hesitate to respond if we have any connections. Lynn

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Hi folks. I am including a copy of a posting by Dorothy Ann Folmar of Pike Co. She has agreed to let me post it here as an example of what an article in the Heritage book might look like. Some of you have asked about what to include. I hope this helps. Pike Co. List: The following is an article (still in draft form), over 900 words in length, which I wrote re Christopher Stroud for the Heritage book. Articles can also be written on his children. Christopher Stroud Christopher ("Kit") Stroud is believed to have come to Pike County, AL from Columbus County, NC. His wife was Charity Wilson of Columbus County, a daughter of Edward Wilson & his first wife. Christopher first appears in the 1840 Census of Pike County, he & his wife being between 30 & 40 years of age with 2 boys under five years of age. Christopher is listed in the 1850 Census of Pike County as being 48, his wife Charity as 45, both born in NC, with children Edward, 14, David, 11, Nancy, 9, & William, 7, all born in AL. In the 1860 Census of Pike County, Christopher is living on Hallsville Post Office route. He & Charity are both listed as being 58 with children Nancy, 19, William W., 15, & an infant, Randolph, 3 months of age. Christopher & Charity's son Edward was living next door to them with his wife & baby. In the 1870 Census of Pike County, Christopher is listed as living in Goshen Hill Beat, 68 years of age & Charity as 65. Living in the house with them were Nancy, whose age was given as 22, Randolph, 12, William, 7, Charity Henderson, 2, & Martha Andrews, 12. Christopher & Charity lived at what was then called Pilley's Crossroads in the vicinity of the present intersection of Hwy 231 & Hwy 29 on the west side of Troy. Family names of some of their neighbors, extending from Troy to the present Youngblood, Shellhorn & Ansley areas & through Hallsville & the present Goodhope area to Goshen Hill, were Jordan, Fowler, Sims, Bailey, Stephens, Spivey, Carlisle, Morrison, Phillips, Folmar, Davis & Davison, Carnley, Rhodes, Clark, Redmon, Mills & McCormick. Christopher & Charity became members of Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Troy on September 26, 1857, being admitted by letter. It is not known where their membership was prior to then. Beulah Church records state that Kit Stroud died when he was nearly 70 years of age & in 1874 the records state that Charity died in May of that year, her age unknown. Apparently Christopher & Charity had four children, Edward, David, Nancy & William. William died unmarried as a Confederate soldier at Gettysburg. He was in Co. "B" of the 8th AL Infantry Regiment. David served in Co. "I" of the 15th AL Infantry Regiment. Edward apparently served in both the 8th & the 15th Infantry Regiments. He was discharged due to disability. Edward Stroud was born about 1837. He married Mary Davis on May 13, 1858. He appears in the 1860 Census of Pike County as Edward Stroud, 23, born in AL, with wife Mary, 22, born in GA, & their son, George A., age 1, born in AL. According to a grandson of his brother David, Edward was killed in a train or railroad accident. He may have died before 1870. Edward & Mary's son George Anderson Stroud was born Mar. 19, 1859. He married Malissa Josephine Morrison in Pike Co., AL on Oct. 24, 1879. Their 10 children were Mary Frances Stroud Fowler born 1880, James Anderson Stroud born 1882, Minnie Dell Stroud Stephens born 1884, Mattie Ophelia Stroud Byrd Manning born 1887, George Washington Stroud born 1890, Verdie C. Stroud born 1891, John Darrie Stroud born 1894, Bertha Stroud born 1896, David D. Stroud born 1899, & Radar Lee Stroud born in 1902. David Stroud was born March 2, 1839. He married Martha Low or Lou Davison on July 26, 1866. She was born June 20, 1851, a daughter of "Uncle Jimmy Davison," who at one time owned a great amount of land in the Goshen Hill area of Pike County & northeastward. It was through this marriage that David & his descendants acquired land in the Goshen-Elam Church vicinity. Children of David & Martha were: 1) John J. Stroud born 1869, died 1886. 2) Nancy Arkansas Stroud, called "Cannie," born in 1872, married David Franklin Youngblood, died in San Antonio, TX on Feb. 24, 1859. 3) Lavada Lenora Stroud born 1874, married Robert Edward Bryan, died Feb. 26, 1953, buried at Elam Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Goshen, Pike Co., AL. 4) Alice Amelia Stroud born 1876, married Robert E. Lee Rushing, died Mar. 3, 1969 in San Antonio, TX. 5) Walter Wallace Stroud born Oct. 10, 1878, married Charlotte Lee Raley, died in TX. 6) William Wilson Stroud, twin of Walter Wallace Stroud, born Oct. 10, 1878, married Minnie Raley, died Feb. 7, 1961, buried at Elam Church Cemetery near Goshen, Pike Co., AL. 7) Minnie Dell Stroud born 1880, died 1881, buried at Elam. 8) Annie Bell Stroud born 1883, married Clem Bryan, died 1970 in West Palm Beach, FL. 9) Ruby Merle Stroud, born 1894, died 1898, buried at Elam. Nancy Stroud married first Willis Henderson on Dec. 5, 1867. They had a daughter Charity Henderson who appears as age 2, living with her mother in Christopher & Charity's household, in the 1870 Census. On February 27, 1872 Nancy married Charner Leach. Charner appears in the 1880 Census of Pike County as age 38 with wife Nancy 38 & his sons John, 9, Listian A., 7, Alva F., 6, his daughter Sarah E., 3, & Charity U. Henderson, age 13. Charner & Nancy moved to Texas about 1895. Nancy died on January 26, 1922 at age 74 & is buried at Pecan Wells Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas. Nancy Stroud Henderson's daughter Charity seems to have been called both "Charity U." & "Callie Ula" Henderson. She was born in 1868 at Goshen Hill & died Dec. 4, 1904. Her husband was John Ellis Sewell. Dorothy Ann Folmar Pike Co., AL Second posting by Dorothy. The Heritage books contain info about ancestors & also info about the history of churches, communities, clubs, organizations, etc. & also tributes & memorials. I think I heard someone talking at the last meeting about putting in info about the early railroads of Pike County, too. You can check the following web site for further info on the Heritage books & progress in the different counties of Alabama, although the site hasn't been updated yet to include Pike: http://www.mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm -- Dorothy Ann Folmar Pike Co., AL Good luck to all. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

Hi, I am researching the Henry Jackson PICKARD family and have been at a dead end for quite some time. Henry Jackson PICKARD b. 18 Sept 1810 Ga. Married: 22 Dec 1846 Dadeville, Tallapoos Co. AL. to Ellen Mary GOODWIN (EVM) b.11 Dec 1917. Children: Mary Francis John Robert Lucinda Jane (Lucy) Nancy Elizabeth (Bettie) Edwin Wiley (Ed) William Henry (my line) Judith Ann (Anna) James Allen Sarah Shackleford (any Shackleford connection out there?) Martha Caroline (Mattie) The H. J. PICKARD family left Al. ca 1865. Spent some time in Mississippi, H.J. PICKARD died 19 Mar 1889 in Pecan Gap Texas. The Census of 1860 & 1880 state that Henry's father was born in North Carolina, and his Mother was born in Georgia. Ellen Mary GOODWIN's parents were William H. GOODWIN b. GA. d. 1868 & Mary ___ b. Ga. d. 1860. Henry Jackson Pickard was a Farmer/Attorney. Names associated with H.J. PICKARD through the many mortgages that he held: Alexander G. PEDDY, Thomas M. NELSON, Lewis KENT, A. G. PEDDY, Eldridge CASON, W.W. GRICE, William BURNETT, Sinthy BURNETT, Charles JORDAN, James ALLEN, Peter E. HARRIS, Elizabeth A. MAPP. He was appointed comissioner of roads for Tallapoosa County Al. in Dec 1837. If you have any information, I would greatly appreciate any clues however slight they might seem. Thanks for your time............Jo < Joretta10@aol.com >

Does any one have a Treadwell b. about 184o-44 Ala ? Had a son named William J. Treadwell b. 1864 Throckmorton,Tex. daughter in law Martha E. ? b 1866 Missouri grandson William David b 1893 Tex granddau Escar V. b.1892 Tex granddau Maude E. b.1895 Tex Could someone do a look up for me? Marriage Etc,any information or idea helpful Greatly appreciated Kay

Froggie, I live in Houston, Tx. and there are a multitude of Dearman's here......might check out the census for Texas.

Hello Listers, I need real help.I am not asking you to do anything I haven't already done my self. I am at my end of the rope and could use some suggestions.I have not been able to find any thing on my mother or her family. I am looking for Ola Mae (BERRY/BARRY) Dearman She married John Henry Dearman about 1920-1930 in Ala. I do not know the county. I have not been able to locate John Henry Dearman either. The only thing I have found on his is the 1920 Washing Co. Ala census when he was 14. His father is listed as John Dearman b.1971 Miss and his mother as Edna b.1880 Ala I believe his uncles were James and George Dearman. If these names sound familiar please let me know. Thank you froggie

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Hi folks. I have received several inqueries about the Heritage books. I really don't know much about them, so I am listing the e-mailaddress for them and their URL. I suggest that you contact them, get on their mailing list and ask them questions. In their mailing list are the contacts you will need to make submissions. heripubcon@aol.com http://mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm 205 280-4100 205-280-1607 fax John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La