----- Original Message ----- From: <AUTRY-L-request@rootsweb.com> To: <archautry@knology.net> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Roll Call Again > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C1B26F.42411500 > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > I too like to join in the roll call every so often to see where all my > > "cousins" have gotten off to! So, once again, here is my line. > > Marshall Autry AFA-84 > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C1B26F.42411500 > > Content-Type: application/octet-stream; > > name="Marshalls line.rtf" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Disposition: attachment; > > filename="Marshalls line.rtf" > > > {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 = > > Courier New;}{\f1\fnil Courier New;}} > > \viewkind4\uc1\pard\li420\ri240\qj\f0\fs20 If we are to believe that = > > we all descended from one common ancestor, then I am the GGGGGrandson of = > > Cornelious Autry of North Carolina.Looking at all those G's makes me = > > feel young in comparison. \par > > I like to think that in the line of procession that I am somewhat = > > unique in that I descended from Isham(Isom). This was derived mostly = > > through a long and tedious probing by myself and with the aid of Dr. = > > Bundy who was of tremendous help. Through the process of elimination we = > > arrived at the conclusion that Isham had to be my ancestor because he = > > was the only one of the Autrys who fit! We compared and looked at all = > > the possibilities, using what we knew and what had to be the only = > > resonable conclusion of our searches, Isham was indeed my ancestor.\par > > Archibald was Ishams son. It was due quite a lot to the notations in = > > his obituaries that we reached this conclusion. He left North Carolina = > > while quite young and came to Georgia settling in Eatonton, Putnam = > > County. Here he met and married Nancy Ann Hawkins and they began a long = > > and fruitful marriage, ending with a total of 11 children. Their stay in = > > Putnam Cty, was short and they moved to their eventual family place in = > > Harris County, Ga. Archibald lived about 83 years, his obituary closing = > > with the phrase "the old are passing away." He was buried on his = > > property, one of the old cabins where his daughter lived and where he = > > died is still standing.\par > > Andrew was the third son of five boys and my GGrandfather. He and his = > > two brothers William and Edward served in the Confederate Army with all = > > three of them being wounded, Edward eventually dying of his wounds. = > > Andrew was at Gettysburg and wounded in both legs, his military records = > > reporting that he was "left beside the road". He was captured, sent to = > > the Union hospital in Maryland and later transferred to the prison at = > > Point Lookout. He was swapped and at the end of the war he had been = > > disabled due to his injuries. He died in 1903 and is buried with his = > > wife in Phenix City Ala.\par > > My grandfather was the grandson of the first Archibald and was named = > > the same. He worked for the Columbus Water Works, being eventually = > > "fired" and put on pension at the age of 89 because he wouldn't stop = > > coming to work! Although he was named Archibald, he usually signed his = > > name as Archie B. Autry and was called Arch which is the reason I use = > > that as my E-mail address name. He too is buried in Phenix City, Ala. = > > after 89 years of life.\par > > My father was named James Monroe Autry, his life not being one of any = > > thing spectacular other than getting his only son through the first 18 = > > years of his life. He is buried in the same lot as his Dad and my = > > Grandfather Archibald.\par > > Me? I am almost at the ripe old age of 67. My life was shared for 43 = > > years with Dolores Hill, my high school sweetheart who passed away in = > > 1997. We have three children....Michael, Tracy and Chris who have = > > furthered the Autry line by adding five grandchildren to the long and = > > proud history of Autrys who have preceeded us. I haven't been able to = > > document any horse thieves or outlaws although I'm sure there are some = > > in the long line from Cornelius. Let us all hope they are a part of the = > > past.\f1\par >