Have you tried looking in Decatur County? I have a James R. Owens there, much later, m. to Eliza Jane Brunson. She died early and is buried in the Brunson Family Cemetery but he remarried and may have moved back to FL. As I understand the family stories, he was from Gadsden. I would also like to hear from any Brunson/Bronson descendants in the area. I am from Isaac Brunson, b. 1808 in SC. Barbara

Beverly Mott Alstrom, (e-mail bev@gte.net) is finishing up the index for all the Washington Co., FL Cemeteries. We do not have any information on Swindle and Potter Cemeteries. If you have directions or any little bit of information on either cemetery please send it in now. SWINDLE Cemetery, Washington Co FL POTTER Cemetery, Washington Co FL We desperately want to include information on these two cemeteries. Please help. Betty

At long last !!! The reprint of Floreda Duke Varick and Phyllis Smith's 1980 book, Gadsden County Marriage Book (1849-1876) is at the printers and I should be picking them up on Monday !!! Price is $10 plus Postage $1.50, total $11.50. Send your checks payable to the Tallahassee Genealogical Society, to Gadsden Marriages, P. O. Box 10763, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Ms. Sheila Lilia Martin ((( >^..^< )))

Hello Brian, I was born and raised in Havana and many of my ancestors were some of the early settlers in the Gadsden Co, FL area. If you have any info regarding the history of the Gadsden County area and the little towns around there (Havana, Scotland, etc.), I would appreciate if you would share it with me. I am especially interested in Scotland and the origin of the name. My McElvy/McElvey family originated from Scotland (the country). Thanks! Deretha Elizabeth (Liz) Yon Gerlits < Liz Gerlits > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Researching in north FL, GA, SC, NC and other areas: Booth, Chester, Johnson, Jordan, King, McElvy/McElvey, Moore, Reeves, Register, Toole & Yon = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Collecting recipes, stories, etc. for my cookbook with a genealogy theme = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = In a message dated 03/10/2000 9:22:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, brigib@email.msn.com writes: << Subj: [FLGADSDE] hello havana Date: 03/10/2000 9:22:20 PM Eastern Standard Time From: brigib@email.msn.com (brian gibson) To: FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com HAD AN ENJOYABLE VISIT TO GADSDEN CO. EARLIER THIS WEEK,MY ANCESTORS CHOSE A LOVELY AREA TO LIVE.THE BEAUTIFUL HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN "SCOTLAND" WOULD PROBABLY MAKE THEM BEAM.HAD A NICE VISIT WITH MRS. SLAPPEY AND HER SON AND WAS THRILLED TO HEAR FAMILY STORIES OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER W.W.SLAPPEY.WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS PARENTS,EXCEPT THE LOCATION OF HIS MOTHERS HOME ON 9TH.AVE.THINGS WERE A LITTLE BUSY IN TALLAHASSEE WITH THE MARCH ON THE CAPITAL,SO WILL HAVE TO SEARCH FOR RECORDS LATER WHEN I HAVE SOME TIME.IT WAS INTERESTING TO STAY IN THE SAME HOTEL AS JANE FONDA MONDAY NIGHT AND FIND HER HAVING DINNER TWO TABLES OVER AT EL CHICOS!IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO ON OSCAR GIBSON(BORN SCOTLAND FLA. 1871) OR HIS BROTHER HUTCH PLEASE CONTACT ME....BRIAN brigib@msn.com ============================== The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <FLGADSDE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc01.mx.aol.com (rly-yc01.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.33]) by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v69.28) with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:22:20 -0500 Received: from lists3.rootsweb.com (lists3.rootsweb.com [206.169.84.39]) by rly-yc01.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:21:51 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA09599; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:19:23 -0800 Resent-Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:19:23 -0800 Message-ID: <000a01bf8b01$0f7ad6c0$4960153f@oemcomputer> From: "brian gibson" <brigib@email.msn.com> Old-To: <FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:25:24 -0600 Organization: Microsoft Corporation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Subject: [FLGADSDE] hello havana Resent-Message-ID: <KjIh9B.A.zVC.q0ay4@lists3.rootsweb.com> To: FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/147 X-Loop: FLGADSDE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: FLGADSDE-L-request@rootsweb.com >>

HAD AN ENJOYABLE VISIT TO GADSDEN CO. EARLIER THIS WEEK,MY ANCESTORS CHOSE A LOVELY AREA TO LIVE.THE BEAUTIFUL HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN "SCOTLAND" WOULD PROBABLY MAKE THEM BEAM.HAD A NICE VISIT WITH MRS. SLAPPEY AND HER SON AND WAS THRILLED TO HEAR FAMILY STORIES OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER W.W.SLAPPEY.WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS PARENTS,EXCEPT THE LOCATION OF HIS MOTHERS HOME ON 9TH.AVE.THINGS WERE A LITTLE BUSY IN TALLAHASSEE WITH THE MARCH ON THE CAPITAL,SO WILL HAVE TO SEARCH FOR RECORDS LATER WHEN I HAVE SOME TIME.IT WAS INTERESTING TO STAY IN THE SAME HOTEL AS JANE FONDA MONDAY NIGHT AND FIND HER HAVING DINNER TWO TABLES OVER AT EL CHICOS!IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO ON OSCAR GIBSON(BORN SCOTLAND FLA. 1871) OR HIS BROTHER HUTCH PLEASE CONTACT ME....BRIAN brigib@msn.com

Does anyone know who Wesley Owens was? He served in the Florida Militia in the Second Seminole War with my GGgrandfather James G. Owens. He was also with Stephen Owens in the same unit. In the first muster-in roll, Wesley is listed as a guard back at camp, which I take to mean perhaps he was younger. Wesley doed not appear on the 1845 voter list, nor is he a head of household in 1850 in Gadsden County. Maybe he moved. Can some body help me? Scott Owens

The following came from Minnie Shuler, Owens/Gadsden County researcher: Scott I talked with Dr. Andrew Ramsey who has done extensive research on many of the older families in Calhoun and Liberty County that are of Creek Indian Ancestery. According to Dr. (Chief) Ramsey John Blount and his brothers (and he did not at the moment remember their names, only that there were several of them - which probably includes Charles Blount) were the children of Gov. Blount (later to become govenor) of Tenn., who came to North Florida and married an indian woman. The Lower Creek Band of Indians (who are not acknowledged nationally as indians nor by their fellow tribesmen) "went white" as he called it, meaning that in the Seminole War they faught for the United States against the Seminoles (who fought for the French and British). It is because of this that the Apalachicola band of Creeks were able to obtain the Reservation lands in Calhoun county. This group, as well as many of the Southern Cherokee (who were considered part of the Creek Nation) intermarried with the white settlers and did not go to Oklahoma in the "trail of tears" when the indians were removed from their lands. some of their white husbands drew for some of the indian lands in the land lotteries that followed. There is more research to do on this topic. I do not have the facts yet. In the papers of Dr. Sutton, he describes the early white settlers such as the Woodberry and others in the Dekatur/Gadsden area (which was called Duval Territory) as weathy Craven County plantation owners who moved to this area. That is not always the case. Barnwell District was one of the stopping areas where many of the early settlers lived because it was on one of the major migration routes to the west (esp Texas and Florida). Dr. Ramsey has produced 5 books on the Boggs - Parrott - Ramsey families and incidentatly mentions the Blounts (founders of Blountstown). There were some 55 independent villages and tribes that were a part of the Creek Nation. It will probably be Saturday or next Wed. before I can get to the Ramsey Books to look them over. I have copied most of the papers in the Probate Dockets of Martha Lambert (minor - matter of guardian ship in 1890), Lovensky Lambert's estate settlement in 1870, and Benjamine J. Lambert's estate settlement (widow Lucy) of 1842-1856. Martha Sarah Owens married John Gamble Lambert (grandson of Lovensky Lambert). They all lived in the old Dogtown Community. I have been trying to read them, the writing is very poor in places. Are you interested in them? There are about 150 pages of the records in all. I have not seen very much Owens listed, but there are many other of the early settlers of this area named. The Blountstown Creek Indian Community Conference is scheduled for March 18th at the Civic Center at 5:00 p.m. It is open to the public if you are interested. There may be some people there who could answer some questions about this there. Dr. Ramsey and his lovely wife Wisa will be there. The Conference is sponsored by the Creek-Euchee Band of Indians. They are a different group from the Lower Band of Creek indians. They are affiliated with the Oklahoma indians and are pushing for Bingo in this area. The Lower Band of Creeks (The Floirda Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians) do not want it. I think there is somewhat of a dispute between them, that they are trying to work out. Sakim, a noted lecturer on Florida's Native American Heritage and Folklore (linguist and museum director), has said that about 90% of all purely southern lineages have indian blood or Portugese blood. Sakim is a descendent of Chief John Blount. Thanks for you patience, Minnie

Interesting the possible Indian connection with the Blounts. Charles Blount was described in his wife's pension application (Annie Elizabeth Owens Blount, daughter of Solomon and Sarah Owens, b 1825 SC) as about five ft. ten inches, black eyes, black hair and dark complexion. Sounds like Native American to me. But Charles was born in Beaufort District, SC, 1814, not Florida. I suspect that the James, John, and Redding were brothers of Charles. Got to find them in the Census. According to my theory, the Owens (old Solomon) came to Barnwell Dist, SC, in 1784, and by 1827-1835 had moved to Gadsden County, FL. Solomon's younger sons stayed in Gadsden County, James G. moved west to Walton Co, FL, where he died in 1902. His eldest and youngest sons moved to GReene County, AL 1870-75. We are still there. Will need to digest the balance of your email. Will be in touch. Scott

The Bible record of John Washington Owens does not mention Joshua. It only describes James G. Owens as the son of Solomon and Sarah Owens. I have not researched the census for Joshua as I should have. Need to look more completely. If it is Joshua's mother, assuming he is Solomon's brother and that they were both sons of Stephen and Elizabeth Owens of Barnwell Distr, SC, in the 1840 Census, it would fit with happenings in Barnwell Distr, SC. Stephen's estate was in dispute until 1833, when the youngest son Stephen Wesley Owens and Margaret (marked with "M" just as young Stephen's grandmother did) Owens finalized the sale of the estate lands to settle debts. Elizabeth, the widow, is last listed in the estate proceedings in 1832. Will have to look at the Census more closely when the next blue moon appears coinciding with my free time to do so. Thanks for your input. Let's keep on plugging Scott

I recently got the transcription of the Florida Militia Muster rolls for the Seminole War for those companies in which any Owens served. Those who served with my GGgrandfather James G. Owens included: Joshua Owens, Stephen Owens, Wesley S. Owens, Wiley Owens, and John Owens. Interesting among the privates were not only Charles Blount, but John Blount, Reding Blount, and James Blount. For those not familiar, Charles Blount married James G. Owens's sister Annie Elizabeth Owens, the last child of Solomon and Sarah Owens born in SC. Must get the Compiled Service Records from NARA for these gents, as well as bounty land warrent applications and any pensions. I believe that Wesley S. Owens was the second son of Solomon and Sarah Owens, born c1822-1824 SC. I think that the Joshua and Stephen were Solomon's younger brothers. I think that Wiley may be a mis-transcription of Wesley. Do not know who John is. Further archival evidence has come in. I received from the Deed Recorder of Craven County, NC, a deed from 1775 describing the transferr of 200 acres from one Solomon Owens to Jacob Blount for settlement of various specified debts owed to said Blount. (Interesting Blount connection here as well) Solomon had obtained this tract by patent in 1770. There is no mention of a wife with dowery rights (NUTS!!!). Solomon was listed in the 1769 Census of Craven County, NC. Don't know if this could be old Solomon who came to Barnwell Dist, SC, when he purchased 100 acres by patent in 1784, the father of Stephen Owens and grandfather of (I think) my Solomon Owens who came to Gadsden County, FL. Wonder if there are other deeds in colonial NC that mention Solomon Owens? Can anybody find out? Am working on the premise that Etherdred and Solomon may have been brothers. Etheldred was born in Edgecomb County, NC. Haven't looked there yet. Scott

Jackson Co FL Cemteries # 102,  Hawley's Cemetery  Section 26, Township 4, Range 7 This Cemetery is east of Sneads close to Lake Seminole. # 184, Odoms Boat Lodge,  (Sneads area) Section 26, Township 4, Range 7 This Cemetery is east of Sneads close to Lake Seminole. Are these two the same Cemetery? No Hawley listed in Jackson Co FL Masonic list. We need to check Gadsden Co FL. If anyone has the book please check. MEACHAM, James S., married 9 Feb 1860, Henley (Hawley?), Elen      A 278 So we know Nelson Hawley died before Feb 1860. Need someone to check CSA books and see if Nelson Hawley is listed. What we know this far... <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Hawley.html">http://www. rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Hawley.html</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Hawley.html Thanks for all your help. Betty

Friends, I am going to suggest a site for you to visit. There are 825 surnames in this collection. Many pioneer Gadsden Co., Fla. families came from South Carolina about 1845 when the second Seminole War was winding down, and Florida was being organized for statehood and homesteading. You may find something here that you cannot find in other archives. These reels of microfilm may be ordered through a Mormon or Public library. Good Luck, Jim Webb <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/sg/CCF4/5480.html">http://www.familysearc h.org/sg/CCF4/5480.html</A>

Hawley, Nelson <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Hawley.html">http://www. rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Hawley.html</A> I wonder if he was buried in Bird Cem? Bird Cem http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cemeteries/Bird.html Betty

Nelson Hawley b. 9 July 1809 d. 4 Mar 18?? His headstone was found by a dreging operation at Seminole Lodge, Sneads (Jackson Co FL) side. I need to know all I can find out about him. Betty

Salem Cemetery, Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida Thanks to Wayne N Carpenter <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/SalemGadsden.htm">http:/ /www.rootsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/SalemGadsden.htm</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/SalemGadsden.htm All Gadsden Co FL Cemeteries <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/main.html">http://www.ro otsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/main.html</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgadsde/cemeteries/main.html Betty

1 William BARBER b: 1792 in Chatham County, North Carolina ...+Mary Jane ASHLEY b: 1792 in North Carolina 2 [1] Solomon BARBER b: 1812 in Georgia ........+Susan LYNN *2nd Wife of [1] Solomon BARBER: .........+Nancy LYNN b: 1814 in Georgia 2 William BARBER, Jr b: 1819 in Georgia ........ +Carolina b: 1823 in Georgia 2 Gerald BARBER b: 1822 in Georgia .........+Elizabeth b: 1824 in Georgia 2 Jordon BARBER b: 1824 in Georgia .........+Elizabeth WHIDDON b: 1822 in Georgia 2 George Washington BARBER b: 1828 in North Carolina .........+Sophia POPPELL 2 Elefair Jane BARBER b: 25 May 1830 in North Carolina d: 4 February 1901 in Houston County, Alabama .........+Alfred W. WHIDDON b: 24 December 1828 in Henry County, Alabama d: 16 December 1909 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas 2 Christopher Columbus S. BARBER b: 1832 in North Carolina .........+Martha Ann GREGORY 2 Andrew Jackson Sr. BARBER b: 16 September 1834 in Concord, Gadsden County, Florida d: 16 December 1909 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas .........+Amarintha Holland ROBINSON b: 8 November 1835 in Concord, Gadsden County, Florida d: 22 April 1910 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas Jimmy Allen Surnames: Allen, Barber, Cox, Swick, Robertson http://home.att.net/~jamesdallen/

Hi James and Listers, Solomon Barber, son of William Barber and Mary Jane Ashley, is my great great grandfather. I have the marriages records from Decatur County, GA which show that Nancy Lynn was his first wife and Susan Lynn was his second wife. They were the daughters of Lucy Kinsey and David Lynn of Gadsden County. I am still looking for more information on Solomon and Nancy's daughters, Susan and Georgian Barber. I think they may have married and remained in what is now Houston County, AL. James also has George Washington Barber b. 1828 as the husband of Sophia Whiddon Poppell. She was married to a George Washington Barber but not this one b. in 1828 and son of William and Mary Jane Ashley. Both Sophia Whiddon (called Whiddon) and George Washington Barber b. 1853 are buried in the Barber Cemetery in Concord. They are buried next to each other. I have not been able to determine whose son this George Washington Barber was. I really would like to know who this George is and would also like to know what happened to George Washington, b. 1828 and son of William and Mary Jane Ashley. James also has Gerald Barber b. 1822 in Georgia and m. to Elizabeth. I believe that should be Jarrot and his wife was Elizabeth Robinson, Three of Nicholas and Betsy Slade Robinson's children m. three Barbers. Elizabeth and Amarinthin H. Robinson were sisters. Charles N. Robinson m a grandaughter of Wm. Barber. James Allen has a great website on this group. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/l/l/James-D-Allen/ Thanks for any leads! Barbara Jernigan Fowler

Anna: No, I don't have the dates on Carolina Elizabeth. I got a birthdate est. of c 1825 from Dot or Janet. The big thing I need in Barnwell Dist/County is proof that my Solomon Owens in Gadsden County, FL is the same as the eldest son of Stephen Owens and grandson of old Solomon Owens in Barnwell Dist, SC. Both were about the same age and both were married to women named Sarah. Solomon and Sarah in Barnwell, SC sell the 100 acres old Stephen gave them at marrage a few months after Stephen wrote his will (and didn't give Solomon anything else). Just as well as after Stephen died, his widow and other sons (younger than Solomon) had to sell what they had been willed just to pay debts old Stephen had with his brothers and others. My Solomon in Gadsden County can be placed there as early as July 14, 1829, when John Miles Owens was born in Gadsden County. Another Solomon shows up in Barnwell Dist, SC in the 1830 Census and in deeds in the 1840's; he apparently died in c1852. I believe that this Solomon was younger and in a different branch of the Barnwell Owens (maybe yours) than Solomon and Stephen. Keep in touch. Scott

I am a new member to this group, but a longtime Gadsden County, Florida Genealogist. I have a nice file on several families, and I also have plenty of missing people to find and place. I am most interested in McKeown, Chambers and Goza. Let me hear from you, and we can exchange information as needed. Jim Webb

I found the material on Greenhead cemetery already on the web and have put links to some of the articles on Jackson Co FL main page. Highway runs past site of Gadsden County massacre of 1840 by Marlene Womack <A HREF="http://www.newsherald.com/archive/local99/ld053099.htm">http://www.ne wsherald.com/archive/local99/ld053099.htm</A> McLane, defending family's cabin,shoots son of Indian chief by Marlene Womack <A HREF="http://www.newsherald.com/archive/local99/ld060699.htm">http://www.ne wsherald.com/archive/local99/ld060699.htm</A> Secrets are buried in the Greenhead Cemetery by Marlene Womack <A HREF="http://www.newsherald.com/archive/local99/lb103199.htm">http://www.ne wsherald.com/archive/local99/lb103199.htm</A> Sgt John Simmons Bird 1861 Letter by Kathy S Johnson <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/SgtJSBird.html">http://www.rootsweb .com/~fljackso/SgtJSBird.html</A> Betty