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