Kathy are you related to the Holts there? I have a direct line on my Holts and Hancocks who were in Chambers and Tallapoosa, Macon and Elmore. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KHolt1946@aol.com> To: <ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [AL-TALLAPOOSA] Griffins/Bentons/Cox > In your book, is there any information about the Thorton family? or Eden? > > > Looking for THORNTON history.......and info on Adelah H. > EDEN........Adelah > was the daughter of Reverend James G. Eden in Alabama---anyone know of > this > family, or have a way I can research it? My great grandfather James > Thomas > Thornton was born in Alex City, Alabama, Dec. 3, 1878......His parents > were > Willis Russell Thornton born in Georgia April 10, 1832....and married > Adelah H. > EDEN, Dec. 29, 1868.....Adelah H. Eden was born January 22, 1845 and she; > they > are both buried at Fish Pond Baptist Church, Coosa County, Alabama....... > All I have about Adelah is that her parents were Reverend James G. Eden > and > mother, Harriett.......I have no other info, or history on that > family........... A piece of family history says that Willis Russell > Thornton's mother's name > was Mary, born about 1810 in Georgia.......... Willis Russell Thornton' > family history said he died at home in Alex City in 1905..I have a photo > of his > tombstone from Fish Pond I took........ My great great grandparents had > the > following children, All born in Tallapoosa County: 1. Ola born 1870 and > married Suzie McClelland buried at Fish Pond Baptist Church Ceme. 2. Exa > Maie born > 1871, married Jim Welch buried in Wharton, Texas. 3. William Harrison > born 8 > July, 1873 married Lula Carter. 4.. James Thomas (my great grandfather) > born > 3 Dec., 1878, married Mary Ann Dean 27 Nov. 1896. Died 23 April, 1951, > Houston,Texas. 5. Mollie born 1879 and married Tommy KNowes and bured in > Jackson > Gap, Alabama. 6. John Henry(Sandy) born 15 Feb. 1886 and married Ester > Conner; > died 22 March 1955 and buried in Houston, Texas. The information came > from > the 1880 Census Recores of Tallapoosa County, and the Marriage Record > Book 'D", > Coosa County. I am looking for info on Willis Russell, info from the > civil > war on Willis Russell Thornton. He was a private in Co. C, second > Regiment of > Louisiana.......not sure why he went there but know he was shot in the > knee > August 29, 1862 AT Manassas............and discharged Oct. 3, 1864, > according > to family researchers. Julius H. Thornon enlisted Sept. 10 1861 in > Tallapoosa-14th Alabama Volunteers Company H. called Jackson > Avengers..........and > wounded in leg and hand at Fredericksburg, Va. and also shocked by > explosion of > shell at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Kathleen Holt > Kathleen Holt > Friendswood,Texas > > > ==== ALTALLAP Mailing List ==== > Please remember anything posted on this list from ALArchives is automated > from forms, please look for the contributor and reply to that person. > >