Have some "Sykes" questions for any and all out there. Hubert Sykes m. Allie Madie McElroy. Who were his parents? Geo. Madison Sykes m. Ettie Fannie Fitzhugh in 1895. Who were his parents? Max "Snip" Whitford m. June Sykes in 1946. Anyone know who her parents were? Have quite a bit of info on the Sykes family, but somehow missed these parents. Thank you. Carolyn Whitford Familybuff@cs.com

Dear Raymon, I'm so sorry for the loss of your dear friend. He sounds as if he were greatly loved, and that means he loved all of you. My best to all of you. Karen Alexander

Hello Ronda, I have looked everywhere for a marriage between a Mitchell Jackson and an Angelica (last name may have been Rook, Trotter, or Whitehead). sometime between 1826 and 1840. I know this is a big time range, but I have not been able to narrow this down. Angelica Rook was married to Daniel Rook who died in 1826 in Montgomery Co. I have not been able to find out what her maiden name was. It was either Whitehead or Trotter---I think. After the death of her husband, her children were first put under the guardianship of John Rook and then under Mitchell Jackson. I have had a cousin tell me that there was a marriage between a Mitchell Jackson and an Angelica Whitehead---which would not make her the wife of Daniel Rook. Unfortunately, the cousin has not been able to find the source of this information. I have been looking for this information for over a year and I am no closer now than I was then. I really appreciate you taking the time to do these lookups. They really do help those of us who live out-of-state. Thanks, Jean Hancock in TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tinitiger6@aol.com> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 2:46 PM Subject: Re:Information Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I have books on Benton, Houston and Stewart counties in Tennessee. And I have one on Danville, and several for the state of Tennessee. I know some of you have access to most of these, but, perhaps the members of the list that live out of state could use the information. I will be happy to look things up for you. Ronda ______________________________

Rhonda, Could you look up Munroe Reynolds borned 1869 and see who his parents and wife is. I believe his wife went by the name Lonie. They lived in Houston Co. Tn. Lola

That sounds like my line: John Huts McElroy and Elmine Rumfelt Susan RWhitfords@cs.com wrote: > > Jean, The only John I have was married to a Rumfelt. I printed out you > information and will check it out against what I got from the Library this > week. Randy > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on...

Randy: Thanks for your reply. Will be looking forward to hearing more (I hope). Here is the information I have on this marriage: Mary Jane Coplinger-John McLeroy (variation of surname McElroy) 2 Oct 1856 Benton County-computer marr submission controlled extraction program M519021-0830. (Ltr from Lola Sorensen 6/15/96). 1860 Henry Co, TN Census: District 15, 9/12/1860; HH 1790/1822: John McLeroy 27, $100, $150, TN; Mary J, $25 TN; Jerucia E, 2 F TN; Lucinda A, 1 F TN. Families and Histories, Benton Co, TN, Vol. I, 1987, PG. 91: "Mary Jane married John McElroy and had 2 children, Jerucia and Lucinda. Mary Jane died before the 1880 Census, in 1880 her children were living with Elizabeth, King Hiram's widow". ============

I am looking for information about Benjamin and Charlotte MADDOX. Benjamin was born in 1776 in SC, I believe. He died in Crawford County, Illinois in 1855, having moved there by 1830. Charlotte was his wife at the time of his death but may not have been his first wife. They had nine children: Joseph b.1800, John W. b.1805, Sarah b. 1808, Jefferson b. 1814, William, Thomas A. b. 1820, Davis b. 1822, Elizabeth, and Lavina. Joseph and John were born in SC. Sarah and Jefferson were born in Tennessee, so Benjamin was living in Tennessee some time between 1805 and 1820. Thomas was born in KY in 1820. Benjamin's daughter, Lavina, married an ALLISON and was living in Tennessee in 1865. It is believed that ALLISON died in Tennessee. His first name may have been John. Can anyone help me in finding information about Benjamin, Sarah, Jefferson, or Lavina ALLISON?

Mollie and Conrad, The Felts cemetery is at the junction of Fleet Town Road (this was once the north end of Maple Grove rd, north of Maysville Rd) and Singleton rd. ( I believe this was once called Black John Hollow Rd.). This is just south (about 1 mile, give or take) of the Seals Cemetery which is at the junction of Cedar Creek road and Fleet Town Rd. Remember, you can't see the Seals Cem. from the road, at least I can't. Fleet Town rd ends at Cedar Creek rd. You can't go past this intersection by accident. Singleton rd. is 3/4 to 8/10 of a mile north of Maysville Rd. Maysville Rd is a major road through this area and on the south side of Maysville Rd, will be Maple Grove rd. and a sign showing the way (south) to Maple Grove Bapt. Church. Let me know if I can help you further. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen Yelowstone@aol.com

Hello again. By the way, I forgot to sign the previous post about the Etheridge cem. That safari was by Stan and Vanessa. We are glad to be of assistance whenever possible. Stan

Hello Everyone! A while back there were some questions presented to Vanessa and I as to the location of the Etheridge cemetery in Humphreys county near the Dickson county line. We had never been to this cemetery, but sent directions to some people wishing to visit it. These directions were taken from a zillion maps that I have laying around the house. Some of the maps date back 50 years, so there is some information on them that is not readily available on todays maps as roads change, houses and barns are built and some disappear over the years, earthwork is done making lakes and ponds and numerous for numerous other reasons. The people we sent the directions to could not find the cemetery. Now, I take a little too much pride in my ability to get anywhere I want to go, and just could not leave this issue alone. I insisted upon going, in temperatures of 101 degrees, to find this cemetery and check my directions that I had given to these people. Vanessa and I went to Dickson and followed the same directions I gave the other people to find out just what went wrong. We missed the cemetery by following those directions by about 100 to 200 feet. The problems were simple. There was no county line sign posted when leaving Dickson county into Humphreys county, and the road into the cemetery, which is on private property, was too overgrown to spot. There was also a new road cut through the area that was once just a trail or driveway. We made contact with the landowner and found the last person was put to rest in the Etheridge cemetery in the year of 1969. Vanessa and I did go beating the bushes for a short distance, looking for the road into the cemetery but did not find it. What we did find were a zillion ticks! When we got back to our vehicle, I looked down at my knee and counted over 30 ticks in an area about 4" by 4". Fortunately, we keep a supply of all kinds of stuff to dispatch these creatures from below. By the way, the Avon product, Skin So Soft, may have helped some, but did not repel all the ticks and chiggers. They just got drunk on it and decided it was time for barbequed cemetery searchers for lunch. We did, however smell good. Vanessa, being a chigger-magnet, is still giving me the evil eye when I mention this particular excursion. Below are the modified directions to the Etheridge cemetery showing exact distances and names of a couple of roads that were not available to me previously as for some reason I do not have a Humphreys county road map. Actually, I do know the reason.... I never go to Humphreys county, but do suspect this will change because the people we met there were very good folks and the land in this area is beautiful. Anyway, I have already been long-winded enough, so here are the directions. Go toward Yellow Creek on Yellow Creek Rd. (Hwy. 46) Pass Gilliam Hollow Rd. on the left (sign says Gilliam Hol Rd) Go 1.3 mi. to Old Number One Rd. and turn left onto it. Go 4.3 mi. and make a very sharp turn onto White Oak Rd., a gravel road--the turn is so sharp that it is almost back the way you just came. Go to an intersection with Will Long Ln. Turn left. This is actually Oak Ln. Go approx. 300 to 400 ft. The place you want to stop and look is about halfway between the intersection with Will Long Lane and the mailbox for a gentleman named Tony Ford, so if you get to his mailbox you have gone too far. The cemetery is on the right up a very steep hill. There is a "road" going up to the cemetery with a barbed wire fence beside it, but you will have to walk up the road, because it is very overgrown. It is also on private property, and you will need to get permission from the land owner, Tony Ford, to go on the property. You may write Tony Ford for permission to access the cemetery: Tony Ford 251 Oak Lane McEwen, TN 37101

Hi Folks, Can anyone connect to this family ?? Descendants of Benjamin Franklin FARMER 1 Benjamin Franklin FARMER b: 1845 .. +Effa BREWER b: Abt. 1839 in BENTON CO., TN ......... 2 Daisy FARMER b: 1867 ......... 2 J. R. FARMER b: 1870 ......... 2 Robert L. FARMER b: 1872 ......... 2 Margaret FARMER b: 1874 ......... 2 Lillie FARMER b: 1876 ......... 2 Nicholas FARMER b: 1879 Dave

>Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 16:00:00 -0700 (PDT) >X-From_: mailmanmike@earthlink.net Wed Aug 4 15:59:59 1999 >From: "susan robinson" <mailmanmike@earthlink.net> >To: "danville crossing" <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Ella Black and James Wall >Old-Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 19:01:31 -0400 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 >X-Diagnostic: undecipherable, help sent >X-Envelope-To: DanvilleCrossing-L > > 1.. Trying to find info on ELLA MAGALENA BLACK b. abt 1885 who married JAMES A (might be Alexander but not sure) WALL abt 1900. He was b. about 1874. I think his parents were Tom and Thennie (???) Wall and I have no other info on Ella. They were listed in the 1920 DICKSON CO, TN census but I don't know where or when they died or where they are buried or anything about their parents. Any help will be appreciated, thanks, susan robinson >

. I am sending this for Dave Snow.. The AT&T email servers are down and he can't receive and send email to the list... so be patient.. he will take care of any inquiries or emails directed to him when he gets back on line . Thanks. Cher

Jean, The only John I have was married to a Rumfelt. I printed out you information and will check it out against what I got from the Library this week. Randy

Hi Dave: I was very disturbed when I read your E-mail message until I went to see Virginia and Linda at the new Library and ask them what wes going on? they are as much in the dark as I am! They double checked and no one knows any thing about a donation of a Civil War book? so someone has their wires crossed? are you SURE you gave the Benton Co Library this book? if so who did you give to? Less get to the Bottom of this before there are any more feelings hurt : let me know if I can be of more help. gabbie - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At 07:06 PM 8/1/99 -0700, you wrote: >Folks, > >I don't normally do this BUT.....if you have any interest at all in the >Civil War battles that took place in Tennessee and the deep South, post >October 1863 with the Battle of Chattanooga,, take a look at: > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=139997356 > >I donated a similiar 1st Edition Civil War book earlier this year to the >new Benton Co. Library <and didn't even receive a "kiss my %#@" in reply>, >so this particular volume went on the auction block last night......so >someone, who at least appreciates it, can own it. > >So...........if any of you DC citizens want this book for your own library >or to donate to a library other than Benton Co. in the DC area, bid on it >and win it !!!! I'll forgive the bid, pay the eBay auction fee, and you >can have it for FREE <as long as you don't get out of line>, under the >following conditions: > >1. The book goes to a Library in the DC area, EXCEPT Benton Co., in your >name......or, > >2. You keep the book, but send Rootsweb a 'donation' for the amount you >bid in the name of the DanvilleCrossing List. > >Either way, I'm happy ..... > >Dave > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > >

I need a look-up in the 1840 Dickson Co. Census for Downs Jamison. Thank you so much, Anne

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I have books on Benton, Houston and Stewart counties in Tennessee. And I have one on Danville, and several for the state of Tennessee. I know some of you have access to most of these, but, perhaps the members of the list that live out of state could use the information. I will be happy to look things up for you. Ronda

Randy: Do you have any information on the John McLeroy (b ca 1833 TN) who married Mary Jane Caplinger 2 Oct 1856 in Henry County? According to census their children (or some of them) were: Jerucia E. b ca 1858; Lucinda A. b ca 1859; Ollie/Allie b ca 1864; John b ca 1868; and Laura b ca 1873. Would you - or any of the McLeroy researchers, know where this family went, or have further information on them? Mary Jane was my ggg-aunt, sister to my ggrandmother Lucinda Caroline Caplinger. Would appreciate any information you may have on this family. Who were John's parents? Happy to share my Caplinger info if you are interested. Jean Stringham

Jean, I checked the old (1982) version of the Stewart County Cemetery Book and did not find any Rook's listed. There are no remaining copies of this book for sale. There is a copy at the Stewart County and Montgomery County Libraries for you to look through. I am publishing an updated version of the Stewart County Cemetery Records and the projected publishing date is summer of 2000. If you are interested in reserving a copy of this book, you may e-mail or write to me directly at the address listed at the end of this message. Price and delivery dates are not known at this time. It is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $40.00. It will be a hardbound volume. Also, if you have any cemetery information to add or correct, please do! Kimberly Schmidt 210 Jared Circle Big Rock, TN 37023 e-mail: diggingupbones2@yahoo.com Please include your e-mail address if you wish to be contacted with price, etc. when they are known. Kimberly --- theshadow <theshadow@glade.net> wrote: > Hello Folks, > After listening to all of the comments about the > various cemeteries, I > am prompted to ask if anyone knows where I could > purchase copies of the > cemetery books for Montgomery, Humphreys, Benton, > Perry, Dickson, Stewart, > and Cheatham counties? > I have finally come to the realization that if I > am going to track down > my Rook line I am going to have to look beyond > Montgomery county. Most of > my Rooks had left (or died) Montgomery Co. by 1840. > However, between 1800 > and 1840 they lived in and around there---which > means that some of them had > to have been buried around the area also. > I just spent a few days recently in Montgomery > Co. and drove around > several adjacent counties but I did not have any > idea about who might be > buried where. If you are on more than one list > concerning these counties > you will probably see this same msg. so I apologize > to you ahead of time. > If I get an answer as to where to purchase these > books, I will let the list > know. > Thank you for your help. > Jean Hancock in TX > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any > kids ??? > > _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

Can anybody tell me where "the Middle District" was located. I looked at the Dickson Co map on the Website and it shows districts with numbers. Some census records show the "Middle District". Also where is Hazel Ridge? It had a Post Office in the late 1800's but I don't see it on maps. Any help would be appreciated SueB