Could anyone tell me anything about the following father and son - dates, burial location, etc. Calvin SUMMERLIN, b. __Date__, d. __Date__ {m. Betty DAUGHTERY and lived in Tallapoosa County, AL. Belived to be buried in/near Newsite or Goldsboro,AL. Calvin was the son of Thomas B. SUMMERLIN, b ca 1850 Randolph Co. Alabama, d. ca 1905-1910 Clay Co. Alabama. Calvin and Betty had one child: Otho SUMMERLIN, b._____, d._______ {m. Elsie GUTHRIE}, believed to be buried near Goldville, Tallapoosa Co. , AL. Thanks, fsummerlin@worldnet.att.net

My database shows Sarah J. SUMMERLIN b. abt. 1834 in GA. Sarah married Lewis C. PETERS (s/o William Moses Peters and Gracy Powell Peters) on 12 December 1850 in Tallapoosa Co. At least three children of Lewis and Sarah J.: William S. b. abt. 1853in AL., Martha E. b. abt. 1856 in AL and Nancy J. b. abt. 1858 in AL. The Peters and Clements families lived in Tallapoosa Co. from 1845 and later. I can provide a great deal of data on the Peters and Powell families. Adrienne <yogagolf@aol.com)

I forwarded a copy of the original message to the TN list and many people are trying to get in touch with Granny4you. Granny4you wrote: > > Sorry people for posting here but... > > Debra Akin wrote the grannys from e-mail address dakin@camden.net. When I > tried to get back in touch with her, it gave me the fatal address fault. > > If Debra is looking at one of these counties, please write me > > Jim, > for One of the granny's -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lynn In TN aka Lynn Pierce Appling send mailto:lynnintn@netten.net + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Check out The Appling Family Page - http://www.netten.net/~lynnintn/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am presently researching the following surnames: APPLING - ASHCRAFT - McCAN[D]LESS - SEAGO/SEGO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A Story To Live By My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This," he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion." He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me. "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion." I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the Midwestern town where my sister's family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadn't seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special. I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my life. I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting on the deck and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to savor, not endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them. I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event-such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first camellia blossom. I wear my good blazer to the market if I feel like it. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party-going friends'. "Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I'm not sure what my sister would have done had she known that she wouldn't be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted. I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food. I'm guessing-I'll never know. It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew that my hours were limited. Angry because I put off seeing good Friends whom I was going to get in touch with-someday. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write-one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them. I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is...a gift from God.

Thought this was worth passing on. Have you seen "Murphy's law for genealogists"? The public ceremony in which your distinquished ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him turned out to be a hanging. When at last after much hard work you have solved the mystery you have been working on for two years, your aunt says, "I could have told you that" You grandmother's maiden name that you have searched for for four years was on a letter in a box in the attic all the time. You never asked your father about his family when he was alive because you weren't interested in genealogy then. The will you need is in the safe on board the Titanic. Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on the surnames. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as the family progenitor, died on board ship at age 10. Your gr grandfather's newspaper obituary states that he died leaving no issue of record. The keeper of the vital records you need has just been insulted by a another genealogist. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them all to her daughter who has no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. The only record you find for your gr grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The one document that would supply the missing link in your dead-end line has been lost due to fire, flood or war. The town clerk to whom you wrote for the information sends you a long handwritten letter which is totally illegible. The spelling fo your European ancestor's name bears no relationship to its current spelling or pronounciation. None of the pictures in your recently deceased grmother's photo album have names written on them. No one in your family tree ever did anything noteworthy, owned property, was sued or was named in wills. You learn that your great aunt's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogical materials to a flea market dealer "somewhere in New York City" Ink fades and paper deteriorates at a rate inversely proportional to the value of the data recorded. The 37 volume, sixteen thousand page history of your county of origin isn't indexed. You finally find your gr grandparent's wedding records and discover that the brides' father was named John Smith. from South Bay Cities genealogical Society ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== Additional sites to post your HANCOCK data can be found at: http://home.texoma.net/~mmcmullen/index.html and click on HANCOCK.

Sorry people for posting here but... Debra Akin wrote the grannys from e-mail address dakin@camden.net. When I tried to get back in touch with her, it gave me the fatal address fault. If Debra is looking at one of these counties, please write me Jim, for One of the granny's

Hello, Do any of you recognize the following Knight family listed in the 1850 and 1860 Tallapoosa CO Censuses? They live next to the widow of Henry D. Knight d 1850. 1850 CENSUS TALLAPOOSA CO Sarah Knight 30 Martha Jane 11 John M. 9 William R. 7 Mary E. 5 Aletha H. 3 1860 CENSUS TALLAPOOSA CO Jane Knight 45 GA John M 22 AL Mary E 18 AL Andrew J 14 AL Louellen 11 AL Charles W 9 AL Regards, Paula Girouard Bellingham WA

Hi folks. Check out: http://www.census-online.com/index.html You can find census records for Tallapoosa Co and other counties on this page. Good luck. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La

Hi Rooters, This is a little off the normal roots subject but I feel it will be helpful to all those people that aren't able to get to a major library or National Archives. The granny's are a group of elderly ladies that look up genealogy for others, for as little as $2.50. They go to the National Archives in Denver, or the Denver Public Library almost everyday of the week. It keeps them busy and they enjoy helping others. The monies they get they either spend on lunches or parking or purchasing CD's or microfiche to continue with their research. I first sent a letter for them to the NYC root-l mailing list and they got quite a response. We also had other retired folks expressing their interest in helping with the on going tasks, so we are extending their help to others. My name is Jim, and I am one of the granny's sons. I do the computer work for them. If your looking for some help, give these ladies a try. They will do you a good job. We are looking for other retired folks around the country that would like to participate with the granny's in their local research. Local directories are a great source for finding people and the grannies get a lot of requests of that nature. I have set them up this E-mail address of granny4you@aol.com on my account. Sincerely, Jim (the cheap labor for the granny's---haha) but glad to help.

Has anyone got a connection to this Matilda Hancock? This was sent to a Hancock list. I can't find the address for the Tallapoosa Co. list or I would post it there. Any connecton please advise and I will forward it to the list. Helene > > Searching for information on the Handcocks who came with the Dunns from > Virginia to Alabama probably after 1840. Matilda Handcock, born 1816 > married William Jackson Dunn in Virginia Nov. 27, 1836. Her mother's > name was Nancy (no maiden name) who married _______Handcock. Nancy was > born in 1775. Matilda's siblings were: Lucina, Sarah, Joel, Mary, > Toliver, Clarisa, Thomas Jefferson, and Elizabeth Ann. Matilda and > William Dunn came to Alabama, settled in the Autauga, Tallapoosa County > area. Any information you could give me concerning the parents, > g/parents, etc. of Matilda Handcock would be greatly appreciated. In > the old records from my great aunt, the name is spelled with a "d". HH > >

Initial mail was sent before post was finished. Please excuse. Post should have read: Seeking information about a town (now lost) named Desoto. It was supposedly northwest of Waverly, Al and southeast of Dadeville, Al in Tallapoosa Co, Al. My gggrandfather and his family were enumerated in the 1860 cenus at Desoto. A 1865 list of post offices listed it. I have found one mention of it in a book about Tallapoosa co, Al. Any help appreciated. Seeking surnames, Fannin, Watson, Leslie, Moore and Dease in Tallapoosa and surrounding counties including Muscogee in Ga.

I Would like to hear from anyone that is related to the Fullers in Tallapoosa Co. that came from S. C. Thanks, Lenora

Hope this helps. Have you any Hancock connections? They are my priority. Helene Descendants of John STRENGTH - 13 Mar 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- FIRST GENERATION 1. John STRENGTH was born about 1786 in GA. He was married to Martha HILL. John STRENGTH and Martha HILL had the following children: +2 i. Lemuel P. STRENGTH. SECOND GENERATION 2. Lemuel P. STRENGTH was born in 1811 of Jaspar Co., Georgia. He died in 1853 in Talapoosa Co., Alabama. Sold as a bond servant to John Chavin on January 7, 1822. He was married to Elizabeth EVANS (daughter of EVANS) on 24 Jan 1834 in Harris Co., Georgia. Elizabeth EVANS was born about 1814 of Georgia. She died about 1836 in Tallapoosa or Chambers Co., Alabama. Lemuel P. STRENGTH and Elizabeth EVANS had the following children: +3 i. William M. STRENGTH. +4 ii. H. STRENGTH. +5 iii. Elizabeth STRENGTH. 6 iv. Andrew T. STRENGTH was born in 1843 in Alabama. 7 v. Sarah E. STRENGTH was born in 1847 in Alabama. 8 vi. Martha A. STRENGTH was born in 1849 in Alabama. 9 vii. Lemuel STRENGTH JR. was born in 1852 in Tallapoosa Co. Alabama. He was married to Martha B. EVANS (daughter of EVANS) about 1842 in Tallassee, Elmore Co., Alabama. Lemuel P. STRENGTH and Martha B. EVANS had the following children: 10 i. Susan F. STRENGTH was born in 1855 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. 11 ii. George W. STRENGTH was born in 1857 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. He was married to Mary. THIRD GENERATION 3. William M. STRENGTH was born in 1835 in Georgia.1 He was married to Sarah M. HANCOCK (daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth HANCOCK) on 31 Jul 1859 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. Sarah M. HANCOCK was born in 1830 in Georgia. William M. STRENGTH and Sarah M. HANCOCK had the following children: 12 i. James STRENGTH was born in 1863 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. 13 ii. Louisa STRENGTH was born in 1865 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. 14 iii. Nancy STRENGTH was born in 1866 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. 15 iv. Willie STRENGTH was born in 1869 in Elmore Co., Alabama. 4. H. STRENGTH was born in 1839 in Alabama. Mrs. Frances STRENGTH was born in 1839 in Georgia. 5. Elizabeth STRENGTH2 was born between 1830 and 1840 in Georgia. She was married to Tolliver M. HANCOCK (son of Mrs. Elizabeth HANCOCK) on 28 Dec 1855 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. Tolliver M. HANCOCK2 was born in 1834 in Georgia. He died between 1861 and 1864 in Civil War. Elizabeth STRENGTH and Tolliver M. HANCOCK had the following children: 16 i. Louduskie "Gussie" HANCOCK2 was born in 1856 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. +17 ii. Thomas HANCOCK. 18 iii. Jane ? HANCOCK2 was born in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. Listed in a Bible record-may be a nickname. FOURTH GENERATION 17. Thomas HANCOCK was born in 1859 in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama. He died in 1929 in Elmore Co., Alabama. He was buried in Chana Creek Primitive Baptist Ch., Cem., Elmore Co., Alabama. He was married to Mrs. Lucinda S. GILLILAND on 6 Dec 1883 in Elmore Co., Alabama. Mrs. Lucinda S. GILLILAND was born in 1866 of Elmore Co., Alabama. She died in 1946 in Elmore Co., Alabama. She was buried in Chana Creek Primitive Baptist Ch. Cem., Elmore Co., Alabama. > From: Jack and Donna Strength <strength@bellsouth.net> > To: txphlp44@enol.com > Subject: Strength > Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 8:55 AM > > HI Helen > > William Strength just sent me your information on W T Strength. > Do you have a list of children? > > I was just talking to a Linda Strength who has a William Thomas > Strength b 10-1-1900 Wetumpka Ala m Jessie Yielding/Yeilding. Do you > have anything on this person? > > Wondered if he could be because of dates a grand child? > > Donna Strength > > strength@bellsouth.net

I am researching the followingsurnames in Tallapoosa County (and surrounding counties) 1840's - 1880's: BICE/BUICE, CHANDLER, CLEMENTS, EASON, NEWBERRY, PETERS, WILLINGHAM AND ZELLNER. Thanks from Adrienne

Hi Terry, I descend from Jesse C. Knight's brother Henry Knight. We Knight researchers know so little about our Knights that we have collected information on all lines in hopes of stumbling into some great piece of evidence. The information that I have below basically came form the will of Jesse C. Knight who died in Tallapoosa CO AL. His will was filed the 14 day of July 1890 The will named the following children, viz: M. H. Hancock, wife of A. M. Hancock, Missouri Boulware, wife of F. M. Boulware, Jesse C. Knight, Charles D. Knight, James D. Knight all of whom are over the age of 21 years and reside in this county; and your petitioner (W. H. Knight); and the following grandchildren, children Francis Adair deceased, viz: Thomas Adair, Fitchie Adair, Jimmie Adair, all over 14 years of age, C. F. Adair, Tempie Adair and Sallie Adair, Mary Adair all under 14 years of age. All of said minors reside in said county and in the custody of their father George W. Adair. I am looking forward to looking at the webpage. Regards, Paula At 08:43 PM 3/12/98 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-03-12 17:59:09 EST, you write: > ><< 2. FRANCES4 KNIGHT (JESSE C.3, CALVARY F.2, RICHARD1) was born 1846, and > died Bef. June 1890. She married GEORGE W. ADAIR 19 November 1868 in > Tallapoosa CO AL. > > Children of FRANCES KNIGHT and GEORGE ADAIR are: > i. FLORENCE5 ADAIR. > ii. JIM H. ADAIR. > iii. CALVIN F. ADAIR, m. ELIZA. > iv. TEMPIE ADAIR. > v. THOMAS H. ADAIR, b. 09 September 1869; d. 17 August 1956, Tallapoosa CO > AL bu. Eagle Creek; m. M. LAURA LEACH, 06 January 1895, Tallapoosa CO AL. > vi. MARY JANE ADAIR, b. 18 October 1879; d. 19 June 1953, Tallapoosa AL > bu Eagle Creek Cemetery. > vii. FITCH ADAIR. > viii. SALLIE ADAIR.>> > >Hello there. I have an interest in your Thomas H. Adair as he married into one >of my collateral lines. Laura Leach was daughter of Edmund B. Leach and Sarah >Jane Gray. Sarah was the daughter of Samuel Gray Jr. and Mahala Porch. You can >view all the information that I have on this family at >http://members.aol.com/tpoosacty/sarah.htm > >Do you happen to descend from Thomas and Laura? I have much more info on >Sarah's ancestry on that site as well. Please let me hear from you. > >Cordially, > >Terry Jenkins > >

At 05:11 PM 3/11/98 -0700, you wrote: >Researching all Hancocks in the Tallapoosa area from before 1840... >Particularly looking for an Ishaim Pockrus and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" >who were there in 1860. Have much research on him and his family. >Helene > > > Hi, I find Augustus Hancock marrying MARY "POLLY" H. KNIGHT, b. 1849. Copied below is all I have on Augustus. Anymore information would be appreciated. Ragards, Paula Descendants of Jesse C. Knight Generation No. 1 1. JESSE C.3 KNIGHT (CALVARY F.2, RICHARD1) was born 24 January 1812, and died 08 June 1890 in b Tallapoosa Co. Eagle Creek Cmty. He married AMANDA F. PRICE 12 October 1843 in Tallapoosa Co AL. Children of JESSE KNIGHT and AMANDA PRICE are: i. JAMES D.4 KNIGHT. ii. CHARLES D. KNIGHT, m. NANCY ALCORA TAPLEY, 09 January 1885, Tallapoosa CO AL. iii. WILLIAM HENRY KNIGHT. iv. MISSOURI KNIGHT, m. FRANCES M. BOULWARE, 14 November 1872, Tallapoosa CO AL. v. CALVERY KNIGHT, b. 1844. 2. vi. FRANCES KNIGHT, b. 1846; d. Bef. June 1890. 3. vii. MARY "POLLY" H. KNIGHT, b. 1849. viii. JESSE C. KNIGHT JR., b. 1858; d. 1926, Tallapoosa CO AL bu. Eagle Creek; m. LUCIE GARDNER, 23 October 1879, Tallapoosa CO AL. Generation No. 2 2. FRANCES4 KNIGHT (JESSE C.3, CALVARY F.2, RICHARD1) was born 1846, and died Bef. June 1890. She married GEORGE W. ADAIR 19 November 1868 in Tallapoosa CO AL. Children of FRANCES KNIGHT and GEORGE ADAIR are: i. FLORENCE5 ADAIR. ii. JIM H. ADAIR. iii. CALVIN F. ADAIR, m. ELIZA. iv. TEMPIE ADAIR. v. THOMAS H. ADAIR, b. 09 September 1869; d. 17 August 1956, Tallapoosa CO AL bu. Eagle Creek; m. M. LAURA LEACH, 06 January 1895, Tallapoosa CO AL. vi. MARY JANE ADAIR, b. 18 October 1879; d. 19 June 1953, Tallapoosa CO AL bu Eagle Creek Cemetery. vii. FITCH ADAIR. viii. SALLIE ADAIR. 3. MARY "POLLY" H.4 KNIGHT (JESSE C.3, CALVARY F.2, RICHARD1) was born 1849. She married AUGUSTUS M. HANCOCK 27 January 1873 in Tallapoosa CO AL. Child of MARY KNIGHT and AUGUSTUS HANCOCK is: i. JOHN THOMAS5 HANCOCK, b. 01 December 1875; d. 30 May 1886, Tallapoosa CO AL bu. Eagle Creek.

Researching all Tauntons and Crows in Tallapoosa Co. Esp. marriage of Henry J. Taunton and Martha J. Crow. One child, Sarah Cooper Taunton was my grmother. Need other children and parents. Places born, d.o.b., where buried, etc. Thank You, Dan---New Site area I'm told.

Researching all Hancocks in the Tallapoosa area from before 1840... Particularly looking for an Ishaim Pockrus and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" who were there in 1860. Have much research on him and his family. Helene

Hi all The above names are my mysteries. I can get to a certain point and then it becomes twilight zone time. Aaron Clifton dob abt 1812. He married an Indian Woman, I don't know her name, dob or tribe. If anyone can tell me how to find out you would earn my eternal thanks. They had 3 children Sarah Agnes dob 1852, Ida dob 1836 and Bert dob 1853. Aaron married a second time, no name given for 2nd wife, and they had a daughter named Mary dob 1857. I believe they lived mainly in Blount Co. Alabama but I don't know where Aaron or his wife were born and I haven't been able to find any Cliftons in an 1830 census for Blount Co. Sarah married James Alexander Webb in 1878. James Alexander Webb, dob 11-2-1853, in Cherokee Co. Alabama. One record says Cherokee Co. Ga. His parents were said to be from Georgia. He married Sarah Agnes Clifton on 2-7-1878. James was a Methodist Preacher and he and his family moved to Texas and Oklahoma. James died in Kaw City, Oklahoma on 6-10-1922. James is suppose to have had at least one sister named Florence, born in Georgia. The parents of James and Florence, whoever they are, are suppose to have been buried in Alabama. Thomas James Marion Bullard dob 1849. I don't know where. He married Rebecca Bynum, dob 1853, in 1877. Rebecca's parents were Asa Bynum and Elizabeth Bynum, daughter of John Bynum and Betsy Clowdus. Rebecca was born in Mississippi. Any information on Bynum and Clowdus would be appreciated. Thomas and Rebecca had 3 children. They were Parker Dometis dob 10-1-1878, Lula dob 1880 and James Lester. Parker married Laura Omma Webb, daughter of James and Sarah Webb. The Nixsons are said to be from Alabama. One daughter Cary Lou Trilla, dob 1-24-1872, was born in Louisiana near the Texas border while the family was moving from Alabama to Texas. Another daughter Elizabeth, dob 11-1-1874, was born in Quitman Texas. There was an older son John, but I have little information about him before Texas. My last surname is William Thomas Tolbert. The first information I have about him is in Texas. One of his sons Thomas Jefferson, dob 1857, was born in Texas. Another son Andrew Jackson, dob 8-18-1870, married Cary Lou Trilla Nixson and they raised a family near Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas. The only other Tolbert I have is Lee Tolbert. I don't know if he was a son or brother of William. Lee fought in the Civil War. The reason I am including this surname is because I am sure there are ties to Alabama or Georgia. If anyone can help me with these surnames I will be saying thank you for many a year. Jenny Lee Tolbert seminole46@juno.com

Hi folke. We have 30 subscribers to the ALTALLAP-L Rootsweb mail list. John and Jan Radford johnjanr@intersurf.com Baton Rouge, La