I am looking for the name WIER or WEIR. More specifically Walter B. WIER b.Jan.1, 1820 in AL or GA. Married to Cynthia Schockley b. March 20,1820 in GA. Three of there ten children were marrried in Talla- poosa County. Mary E. WIER married Soloman J. YOUNGBLOOD, Dec.20,1866, Martha A. WIER married John H. LLOYD, Dec.,7,1865, and Susan A. WEIR married William C. BONNER , Oct.,14,1873. The spelling of WIER could also be WEIR. Anyone having info on these surnames,please get in touch. Jim D. Wheeler jw2000@cdsnet.net

Looking for the parents and siblings of James Patridge, 25, and wife Georgia A, 25, on the 1870 Tallapoosa Co., AL census, both born in GA; one child Thomas, 2. Marriage licence (Tallapoosa) issued to James Madison Partridge and Georgia Ann Cassidy; the dau. of William Cassidy. By 1880 the Patridge family was in Sumner (now Webster) Co., MS and had 3 additional children: John, Lon, and Samuel. All help appreciated and will exchange info. Martha Lackey, martha@arc.net

Looking for parents and siblings to William J. PORTER, and wife, found on the 1855 Tallapoosa Co Al census. There were 3 males under 21 yrs. and 4 females under 21 yrs. in his household. William's wife was Elizabeth SIMMONS. There were 2 more children born after 1855 bringing their total number of offspring to 9. Thanks, Virginia

I would like to correspond with anyone having any knowledge of the parents and or siblings of, Meredith NELSON b. abt 1805 SC., who married Sarah ? born abt 1815 GA. The following is all the information I have. 1850 Tallapoosa Co., AL., census listing, living in Twp. 26 M. NELSON age 45 a farmer born in SC Sarah [wife] age 35 born GA James L age 17 b. GA William M. age 16 b. GA Elizabeth age 12 b . GA Mary age 9 b. GA Sarah age 7 b. GA John M. age 5 b. AL Robert W. age 3 b. AL Rebecca age 1 b. AL Then I find in: 1860 Tallapoosa Co., AL., Southern Division, Bluff Springs Post Office Meredith NELSON age 53 a Farmer b. SC Sarah [wife] age 46 b. GA Sarah age 18 b. GA John age 16 b. AL Robert age 14 b. AL Rebecca age 10 b. AL Henry age 8 b. AL Josephine age 5 b. AL Henry is my direct ancestor who I pick up in Clark Co., AR., in 1880 with his wife Sarah W. WIMBERELY. I have a little more data on Henry that I will be glad to share with anyone interested. Thank You for your time. Debbie Hill dhill@childresstx.com

Hi Everyone! Last week I got into a conversation on the Virginia Roots list about the circuit-riding preacher, Lorenzo Dow. Lots of us have a Lorenzo Dow 'Somebody' in our data. Since I have a lot of information about the 'original' Lorenzo Dow, they asked if I would post a web page about him. (He was born in 1777 and died in 1834.) Well, I ran home from work and put up the Lorenzo Dow page after supper! I hope you find it interesting. He was something! I can just see him jumping out of a church window onto a horse and riding away shouting that he would be back one year from the day! He did, too! The site is: http://www.acun.com/dentons The link to the article about Lorenzo Dow is about half way down the first page. I hope you enjoy the stories! Blessings! Sue Montgomery-Cook

Brochures for the book will not be printed for some time yet. Several who would like brochures when they are printed have sent their snail mail address to the wrong email address. My email address is phoneman@ro.com . Please send the snail mail address to the correct person. Have a great day, Jack Shotts, Sr. phoneman@ro.com

Would like to contact anyone doing research on the Gauntt and Gantt lines in Tallapoosa county. I would be glad to share any info I have with anyone researching these lines. Claude Gantt cmgantt@icx.net

I can not find your name or email address with the message. Bill Knotts, email address: wknotts@cleveland.dfas.mil ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Heritage Book Author: <ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com> at internet1 Date: 10/18/98 10:23 PM Several have asked about the Heritage Book. Maybe things are started as of today. The Tallapoosa Historical Society is going to take on the project. After the first part of Nov you can check www.bham.mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm . This will let you check the dates for the meetings and other information. After the brochure with all of the information is printed, I will get some and send by snail mail to those who would like me to do so. If you would like a brochure, please send me your snail mail address directly instead of through the list (do not need to clog it with addresses).

Several have asked about the Heritage Book. Maybe things are started as of today. The Tallapoosa Historical Society is going to take on the project. After the first part of Nov you can check www.bham.mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm . This will let you check the dates for the meetings and other information. After the brochure with all of the information is printed, I will get some and send by snail mail to those who would like me to do so. If you would like a brochure, please send me your snail mail address directly instead of through the list (do not need to clog it with addresses).

Looking for info on Lauderdale and Mooney families from the Tallapoosa County area jsouth2687@aol.com

Dear group: This is Allen family that I am researching in Tallapoosa Co. Need father of Anderson Allen b 1825 SC. Descendants of Anderson ALLEN 1 Anderson ALLEN 1825 - 1909 . +Penelope STEVENS 1818 - 1886 ........ 2 W. Morgan ALLEN ............ +Mary THOMPSON ........ 2 Owen ALLEN Abt. 1846 - ............ +Sarah A. BOSWORTH ........ 2 Charles ALLEN 1849 - 1895 ............ +Jane LACY 1845 - 1902 ........ 2 Robert M ALLEN Abt. 1850 - ............ +Sara Elizabeth ALLEN ........ 2 Hesikiah E. (Babe) ALLEN 1853 - 1940 ............ +Emily L. OLIVER 1855 - 1910 ........ 2 George A. ALLEN Abt. 1855 - ............ +Sarah E. HEARD ........ 2 Sara Elizabeth ALLEN 1857 - 1932 ............ +William Sanford DUNSON 1854 - 1927 Glenda Simpson Lowe Dadeville, AL

Mrs. Lucille Rentfroe & Tallapoosa Co.researchers: Sorry I don't know about your Foster-Miller families, but I had lots of family in the Simpson Community and buried at Vicker's cemetery. In fact, I visited both the graves and living descendants this past week. Oh what a thrill!!! Maybe you or some of group can connect to my family. Descendants of Henry Milton SIMPSON (Lived in Simpson Community, New Site) 1 Henry Milton SIMPSON 1815 - 1891 . +Nancy Carmille SMITH 1822 - 1917 ........ 2 Charles Rush SIMPSON 1840 - 1884 ............ +Sarah Adeline HAYS 1844 - 1908 ........ 2 David Green SIMPSON 1842 - ............ +Mary KING ........ 2 Alexander SIMPSON 1844 - Abt. 1849 ........ 2 Margaret Rachel (Aunt Sitty) SIMPSON 1846 - 1926 ............ +Alfred T. King 1837 - 1929 ........ 2 Bluford Yancey SIMPSON 1849 - 1919 ............ +Nancy E. HAYS 1846 - 1923 ........ 2 Nancy Ann Lizah SIMPSON 1850 - 1926 ............ +Alden McAlister ........ 2 Howell J. SIMPSON 1855 - 1947 ............ +Theodocia H MOTLEY 1866 - 1937 ........ 2 Hugh Lee SIMPSON 1862 - 1945 ............ +Louisiana Beatice Motley 1871 - I have much on this family and will be glad to swap info. Glenda Simpson Lowe Dadeville, AL

Hi everyone, I'm researching these families in Tallapoosa Co.: Jesse FALLIN family, MIDDLEBROOKS, William Pitts McGINTY family (also of Chambers Co.). I don't have much on the Middlebrooks and McGintys but have quite a bit on the Fallins and would be willing to share. I would also like to buy any local history books with these families in them if anyone knows of any and would let me know about them. Looking forward to hearing from anyone also researching these families. Julia Taylor Healey Jacksonville, FL

Hi all, I am research my gggrandfather's family: Pointon Sanders Foster - dob-1825 (GA?) wife: Louisa Elizabeth Darby-dob-1830 (GA?) I believe they came into Monroe County, GA from NC They eventually came to Chambers/Tallapoosa counties AL where they lived out their days. Their 2nd daughter, Frances "Fannie" Florence Foster married my great- grandfather, William Russell Miller in l873 - William Russell Miller and Fannie Florence lived most of their lives in Tallapoosa County/in/around Daviston, Wadley and the Simpson Coummunity. They are buried in Simpson (Vickers) Cemetery near New Site. ANY help appreciated. Thanks & God bless! Lucille Marre Renfroe in GA

Can anyone place Peyton T. BROWN, born ca May 1852 in AL. He was in Tallapoosa County, AL during the late-1800's. His wife's name was Sarah. Their children included: 1.Rossa A. BROWN 1875 2.Mary Ellen BROWN 1876 3.Fannie BROWN 1879 4.Alice M. BROWN 1885 5.William G. BROWN 1887 6.Rosa May BROWN 1890 7.James W. BROWN 1892 8.Mattie L. BROWN 1895 Thanks, David

Can anyone place Dickerson D. MEZICK who married Sally BEDSWORTH (or BROWN) ca 1816 possibly in MD. They are believed to have left MD after Dickerson escaped from jail on a kidnapping charge and fled into GA. Their children included: Wyley, Mattie, Jane, James, and Harriett. The child, Jane, is believed to have been Sarah Jane MEZICK, born ca 1827, who married Martin CROW in Tallapoosa County, AL in 1846. Her brother, James, was living in the home with them in the 1850 Tallapoosa County census. David

Hi folks. For those of you who may want to review the archives of the mail lists, you can use the following URL http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl It searches the Rootsweb mailing lists. On the first page you enter the name of the list. If the list you want to search is ALPIKE-L@rootsweb.com, enter ALPIKE in the space provided. On the next page enter rhe item you want to search for. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

Hi Folks. This is just some nice to know information on how much you all are using the mail lists and the query pages. Keep up the good work. You are geting some things done. These are the counties my wife and I work with. Number on the Number on the Number of County List L list D list Queries Bullock, Al 38 24 41 Macon, Al 40 12 47 Pike, Al 137 59 208 Tallapoosa, Al 106 36 128 Jones, Ga 100 30 144 Iberia, La 34 12 55 St Martin, La 35 19 45 Surnames on the surname pages are too many to count. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_907441738_boundary Content-ID: <0_907441738@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 9/28/98 9:12:08 AM PST, Sue_Fitzpatrick@amat.com writes: << YOU KNOW YOU'RE TAKING GENEALOGY TOO SERIOUSLY IF ... You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a shovel. To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical records are stored. You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees. Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will remain. You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of dear Uncle George. The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a 36- page contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising Company. Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?" "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask that the 1890 census be restored. >> --part0_907441738_boundary Content-ID: <0_907441738@inet_out.mail.amat.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <CLEMENTS-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb03.mail.aol.com (v50.15) with SMTP; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:12:08 2000 Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id NAA13450; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:10:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA12759; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:53:47 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:53:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Sue_Fitzpatrick@amat.com X-Lotus-FromDomain: AMAT Old-To: essex-roots-l@rootsweb.com, mame-l@rootsweb.com, genmassachusetts-l@rootsweb.com, clements-l@rootsweb.com, hull-l@rootsweb.com, wentworth-l@rootsweb.com, frost-l@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8825668D.0058A491.00@GWSMTPSCLA02.mis.amat.com> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:09:21 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline Subject: [CLEMENTS-L] Taking Genealogy Too Seriously....... Resent-Message-ID: <"wJ35m.A.oGD.Y87D2"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: CLEMENTS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CLEMENTS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CLEMENTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/668 X-Loop: CLEMENTS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CLEMENTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit YOU KNOW YOU'RE TAKING GENEALOGY TOO SERIOUSLY IF ... You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a shovel. To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical records are stored. You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees. Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will remain. You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of dear Uncle George. The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a 36- page contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising Company. Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?" "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask that the 1890 census be restored. --part0_907441738_boundary--

I am looking for information on Theodore Crawford Calhoun b May 18, 1852and his relatives. His father was Joel and his mother was Susan McSpadden. sincerely, stair calhoun