I think we are on to something here. I grew up in the part of Walker County, AL where Stephen Busby lived and died. In fact the Busby cemetary where Stephen and Elizabeth and other Busbys are buried is only about a mile from my Mom's home. I was transferred on my job last June to Little Rock, AR where I now live - outside of Alabama for the first time in my life. I think I'll make a list of all the headstones there the next time I visit and see if that helps anybody - and in the process maybe me too. I do know that Key was a very prominent name in the Goodsprings, Walker County, AL community that I grew up in. In small communities like that most folks who have lived there for a few generations are usually related somehow, but the Keys were one surname that I have never found evidence of a strong connection with. Maybe the Busby men who married them moved elsewhere. I do know that Stephen's daughter Julie Ann married Thomas Jefferson Sanford (my great grandparents). Thomas Jefferson's Uncle, also named Thomas Jefferson Sanford moved to St. Clair County and is listed there on the 1860 census. I am looking in Heritage Quest census records and have been unable to find William Busby in St. Clair County. Could you tell me which census year lists him there? Jean Coan

Jean, I don't have a census listing William Buzbee in St. Clair County, only the record of William Buzbee marrying Elizabeth Key or the record has Elizabeth Rey and the records on the history of St. Clair County. It just happened that the month I visted St. Clair County there was a story about Jacob Buzbee in the St. Clair Magazine (October 2003) The article titled "Marion's Man" was about Jacob Buzbee serving in the Revolutionary War. In that article it states that Jacob Buzbee came to St. Clair County with his wife Jane and their four sons to live in St. Clair County in 1820. It states his sons married there - William to Elizabeth Rey in 1821 Joshua to Susan Moore in 1829 Jacob, Jr. to Lauren Allman in 1831 Jeremiah to to Alla T. A. Elliot in 1833 There is a first person account of Jacob Buzbee's 19 months of service in Birmingham/Jefferson County Library which is reviewed in the article (there is also a website with Jacob Buzbee's family information and first person account). Jacob Buzbee was born in 1762 Orangeburg District of South Carolina and died August 22, 1839. Jacob Buzbee and his wife Jane are believed to be buried in Ashville Cemetery although their graves are unmarked. It is too bad that no one knows the exact grave and that there is no grave marker for this soldier. Jacob Buzbee is listed as Jacob Bugby in the 1830 census of St. Clair County, AL at ancestry. (don't know if William went on to Walker County after his marriage or not, but to add to the confusion, there is another William Buzbee in Walker County area about the same time frame as William who married Elizabeth Key) Glenda ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [Busbee Busby] Stephen Busby - AL > I think we are on to something here. I grew up in the part of Walker County, > AL where Stephen Busby lived and died. In fact the Busby cemetary where > Stephen and Elizabeth and other Busbys are buried is only about a mile from my > Mom's home. I was transferred on my job last June to Little Rock, AR where I now > live - outside of Alabama for the first time in my life. I think I'll make a > list of all the headstones there the next time I visit and see if that helps > anybody - and in the process maybe me too. > > I do know that Key was a very prominent name in the Goodsprings, Walker > County, AL community that I grew up in. In small communities like that most folks > who have lived there for a few generations are usually related somehow, but > the Keys were one surname that I have never found evidence of a strong > connection with. Maybe the Busby men who married them moved elsewhere. I do know that > Stephen's daughter Julie Ann married Thomas Jefferson Sanford (my great > grandparents). Thomas Jefferson's Uncle, also named Thomas Jefferson Sanford moved > to St. Clair County and is listed there on the 1860 census. I am looking in > Heritage Quest census records and have been unable to find William Busby in > St. Clair County. Could you tell me which census year lists him there? > > Jean Coan > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > Busbee Busby and Variations Database > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/ > Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected] >

We have not seen any evidence of any of Stephens offspring Marrying Keys,But several of William sr. Buzbees offspring marrying Keys for at least 4 generations. this is our Family line,Love those Key researchers. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [Busbee Busby] Stephen Busby - AL I think we are on to something here. I grew up in the part of Walker County, AL where Stephen Busby lived and died. In fact the Busby cemetary where Stephen and Elizabeth and other Busbys are buried is only about a mile from my Mom's home. I was transferred on my job last June to Little Rock, AR where I now live - outside of Alabama for the first time in my life. I think I'll make a list of all the headstones there the next time I visit and see if that helps anybody - and in the process maybe me too. I do know that Key was a very prominent name in the Goodsprings, Walker County, AL community that I grew up in. In small communities like that most folks who have lived there for a few generations are usually related somehow, but the Keys were one surname that I have never found evidence of a strong connection with. Maybe the Busby men who married them moved elsewhere. I do know that Stephen's daughter Julie Ann married Thomas Jefferson Sanford (my great grandparents). Thomas Jefferson's Uncle, also named Thomas Jefferson Sanford moved to St. Clair County and is listed there on the 1860 census. I am looking in Heritage Quest census records and have been unable to find William Busby in St. Clair County. Could you tell me which census year lists him there? Jean Coan ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== Busbee Busby and Variations Database http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/ Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected]

Hey Jean! I live in Sheridan, AR which is about 45 minutes south of Little Rock. Wow, although I don't think that we are from the same line it is great to know another fellow Busby researcher is not far away!! ~Leanna Burgess Veazey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [Busbee Busby] Stephen Busby - AL > I think we are on to something here. I grew up in the part of Walker County, > AL where Stephen Busby lived and died. In fact the Busby cemetary where > Stephen and Elizabeth and other Busbys are buried is only about a mile from my > Mom's home. I was transferred on my job last June to Little Rock, AR where I now > live - outside of Alabama for the first time in my life. I think I'll make a > list of all the headstones there the next time I visit and see if that helps > anybody - and in the process maybe me too. > > I do know that Key was a very prominent name in the Goodsprings, Walker > County, AL community that I grew up in. In small communities like that most folks > who have lived there for a few generations are usually related somehow, but > the Keys were one surname that I have never found evidence of a strong > connection with. Maybe the Busby men who married them moved elsewhere. I do know that > Stephen's daughter Julie Ann married Thomas Jefferson Sanford (my great > grandparents). Thomas Jefferson's Uncle, also named Thomas Jefferson Sanford moved > to St. Clair County and is listed there on the 1860 census. I am looking in > Heritage Quest census records and have been unable to find William Busby in > St. Clair County. Could you tell me which census year lists him there? > > Jean Coan > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > Busbee Busby and Variations Database > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/ > Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected] >