Dear Jan, Oh well blow me down!!!!! I can't tell you how much I appriciate that little jewel!!! I have searched for info. on George Ann Cook off and on for a long LONG time and never could find anything on her parents!!!! When I saw that you had the info I can't begin to explain state of euphoria and temporary exit from reality !!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! Caroline -----Original Message----- From: j <unicorn@sun-spot.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:32 PM Subject: Re: Milam >Yup, George Ann is the DAUGHTER of Mary L. Brake. I think I explained that >backwards down there...sheesh...can't handle this midnight oil like I used >to. George Ann is daughter of Archie C Crook and Mary L. Brake (born 1823). >Their children are: Mary Jane, George Ann, Elizabeth, William Thomas. Mary >L. is the daughter of Axium Brake (b 1787) ...think I have a pic of his ugly >mug somewhere. LOL!!! and his wife was Martha W. Axium's folks were >Benjamin Brake (abt 1750-1794) and Priscilla ?. Benjamin was the son of >Jacob our immigrant who came here as an indentured servant, settled in Rocky >Mount NC in 1742. He purchased land in Nansemond Co. VA 1743 and 1749 and >was in Edgecomb Co. NC by 1762. If you want Brake info, I have it coming >out the gazoo, let me know off list. >jan >----- Original Message ----- >From: gildent <gildent@email.msn.com> >To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:04 PM >Subject: Re: Milam > > >> Do you think your Mary Jane Cook is a relative to George Ann Cook that >> married Augustus Milam? I am stuck at George Ann Cook and can't go back >> another generation , so I don't know who her parents were. All I know for >> sure about her is that she had one brother named Willie and that in the >> census it lists her being born in Tn. and her parents as being born in >> Georgia. After Augustus died George Ann married Daniel Holley, she died >July >> 4,1924 and is buried in the Averitte Cemetery on Stoney Point Road off >> highway 49 just outside of Vanleer. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: j <unicorn@sun-spot.com> >> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:54 PM >> Subject: Re: Milam >> >> >> >Caroline, Carlisle Cemetery is located 10 miles southeast of Dover on >> >highway 49. You turn right in Carlisle where there used to be an old >> >grocery store (Armstrong...not sure what is there now). It was on a >> gravel >> >road maybe a few hundred yards or so and on your right. Any one in >> >Carlisle ought to be able to point you out there, and if I know the folks >> >round there will be glad to do it. HOWEVER I just see Laura remembered a >> >BETTER way to find it! THANKS LAURA!!!! (cause I am world's worst at >> >directions and world's best at gettin lost). Yup Augustus Henry Milam was >> >married to a Cook...well here is how they get connected to me. Mary Jane >> >Cook was the daughter of Mary L. Brake and Archie Cook. Mary L. Brake is >> my >> >second cousin a few times removed, I am a Brake descendent. Now if that >is >> >tying in with Lancasters...I am also kin to them on the other side of the >> >house.....sheesh. Ya mean these families tie in clear back to Virginy??? >> >Well I am not surprised....I count my toes every night to be sure I >haven't >> >got fourteen of em.... I am real sure that is why I have three ears, >> >however. >> >jan >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: gildent <gildent@email.msn.com> >> >To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 10:13 PM >> >Subject: Re: Milam >> > >> > >> >> Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I know where Carlisle is, but not the >> >> Carlisle Cemetery. Do you happen to know if it's a marked cemetery that >I >> >> would be able to find if I drove through there? I think I have the >> >Milam's >> >> back to Samuel Mileham that came from Wales and married Martha >Lancaster >> >in >> >> Virginia in 1724. His grandson James Milam 1755-1817 is also buried >> >> somewhere in Stewart County.James Milam's son was Adam Sampson Milam >> >> 1794-1870. On of Adam's son's was Augustus Henry Milam born in 1852 >> >(1843?). >> >> My husband's great Uncle Claude Milam had told me several years ago >that >> >> Augustus Henry Milam lived on Hurricane Creek in Houston County. Then >one >> >of >> >> Augustus children Lando Milam moved over to Dickson County . Does this >> >sound >> >> like your same Milam family? If it is do you happen to have any idea >> where >> >> any of their homeplaces were? Thanks again so much for the info. on >> >Adam!! >> >> Caroline >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: j <unicorn@sun-spot.com> >> >> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 8:20 PM >> >> Subject: Milam >> >> >> >> >> >> >Caroline, >> >> >There is an Adam Milam in the Carlisle Cemetery, no dates, and >> >information >> >> >on it (unmarked grave) was provided by Burt Warfield (that was my >great >> >> >uncle) so I am wondering if this is one of our connections...we do >have >> >> some >> >> >Milam marry-ons. It is a tiny cemetery and my own gg grandpa is >buried >> >in >> >> >it, and some more of my kinfolks too, Winters and Warfields. That >is >> >the >> >> >only Adam Milam I see in these records, so must be him. If you are >into >> >> >Milams, I have em all right...they tie into the Brakes. Anyhow maybe >> >this >> >> >is yours although sad to say, Uncle Burt didn't give us any dates. >> >> >jan >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: gildent <gildent@email.msn.com> >> >> >To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 8:54 PM >> >> >Subject: Re: Stewart Lookups >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Dear Jan, >> >> >> Do you happen to have a listing for an ADAM SAMPSON MILAM in >the >> >> >> cemetery listings for Stewart county. He died in 1870 and is buried >> >> >> somewhere in Stewart County. I am very interested in finding his >grave >> >> and >> >> >> maybe if I get lucky might find what area of the county his old >> >> >"homeplace" >> >> >> is located at. Thanks alot! >> >> >> Caroline >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> From: j <unicorn@sun-spot.com> >> >> >> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com ><DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> >> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 3:43 PM >> >> >> Subject: Stewart Lookups >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >I currently have a few days free (which is a rarity!) and am >offering >> >> >> >Stewart Co. look-ups if I have the information available. I can >> >> >ascertain >> >> >> >cemetery listings, marriages in 1800's, a few other odds and ends. >> >> >Please >> >> >> >be as specific as possible if you can. >> >> >> >Anyway, will be glad to help you if I can... wish I could do this >> more >> >> >> often >> >> >> >(sure have a lot of debts to repay to many of you!) >> >> >> >jan >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any kids ??? >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >> >> What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >> >What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >> Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... >> >> Now What ???? >> >> >> > >> > >> >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >My family Coat of Arms ties at the back ...... >> >is that normal ??? >> > >> >> >> >> >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on... >> >> >> >> > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? > >