TGS Annual Spring Seminar with Pamela J. Cooper March 3, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Visit www.talgen.org to print a registration form. St. John's Episcopal Church Alfriend Hall 211 N. Monroe Street (Entrance to Alfriend Hall is located at the Corner of Call and Calhoun) Tallahassee, Florida Topics Include: Are your ancestors "Taxing" you? Try using their Tax Records! Invaluable Manuscripts Records of the War of 1812 Under used, unheard of and not so new Resources: Where you have NOT looked? Cost: $40.00 (TGS Members) $50 (Non-Members) If registered by February 18, 2007 Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch. (Lunch is NOT guaranteed for onsite registration)

Pam was at the Pinellas Genealogy Society seminar on 27 Jan 2007. She was very good and I'm sure you will have a great seminar as we did (different topics). Bob Bryan, President Pinellas Genealogy Society ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deanna Ramsey" <deannaramsey@comcast.net> To: <FLJACKSO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 1:26 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] Upcoming Tallahassee Genealogical Society Spring Seminar > TGS Annual Spring Seminar > > with > > Pamela J. Cooper > March 3, 2007 > > 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. > Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. > A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. > > Visit www.talgen.org to print a registration form. > St. John's Episcopal Church Alfriend Hall > 211 N. Monroe Street > (Entrance to Alfriend Hall is located at the Corner of Call and Calhoun) > Tallahassee, Florida > > Topics Include: > Are your ancestors "Taxing" you? Try using their Tax Records! > Invaluable Manuscripts > Records of the War of 1812 > Under used, unheard of and not so new Resources: Where you have NOT > looked? > > Cost: $40.00 (TGS Members) $50 (Non-Members) If registered by February > 18, > 2007 Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch. (Lunch > is > NOT guaranteed for onsite registration) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/655 - Release Date: 1/28/2007 > 1:12 PM > >

You can find alot of info on the Bowen name on familysearch.org. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Ceya" <reminder@comcast.net> > If anyone is researching these two surnames, please email me privately--off > the list. Thanks! > > Laura G. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

It may sound a little weird, but I am only tracking this particular line of Nixes. I am doing a study of all of the descendants of James Porter (all that I can identify, anyway) of Southampton County, Virginia - his son Nathan Porter settled in Jackson County in 1827. Ellen Virginia Porter was the mother of Mittie Maddox who married King David Nix - she was also Nathan Porter's great granddaughter. These particular Nix offspring are descendants of my Porter line. Jack Butler -----Original Message----- From: fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James Slone Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:48 PM To: fljackso@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Nix Jack, My stepson is a Nix, and the earliest of his line that I have found is John Granger Nix b.1760 in VA, married Sarah Speed. Most of those Nixes eventually made their way to extreme southern GA. Do you know if your Nixes are from this line? Thanks, Jim Slone -----Original Message----- From: fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jackvbutler@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:11 PM To: fljackso@rootsweb.com Subject: [FLJACKSO] Nix Hi listers, I am looking for information on the children of King David Nix and Mittie A. Maddox who were married in Jackson County on 3 August 1905. As near as I have been able to tell so far, all of their children were girls: Eva Virginia, who died in 1907 as an infant, Mamie, born about 1907/8 Minnie, born about 1910 Jewel, born about 1911, married Crawford Dickenson abt 1930 Effie, born about 1912 Inez, born about 1916, married Lawrence H. Simmons Naomi, born about 1918 Bernice born about 1925 Mittie Maddox Nix died in 1927, and the children were apparently scattered among other family members. The three youngest went to Mittie's brother Wesley Milton Maddox in Mississipi. Jewel got married - in 1930, King David Nix is living with Jewel and Crawford Dickenson in Escambia County, Florida. In 1830, Effie was living with her uncle Marion Arthur Maddox and Marion's mother, Ellen Virginia Maddox Porter. I can find nothing of Mamie Nix, Minnie Nix, or, after 1930, Effie Nix. Any assistance would be appreciated. Jack Butler ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for any information on the Ingram & Bryant families of the Jackson County, Decatur/Seminole County areas. My Grandfather was Benjamin Layfatte Ingram and married Lillian Bryant. George Andrew Ingram was my ggrandfather, as was John Benjamin Bryant. I would like to identify George A. Ingram's father, his mothers name was Sarah (unknown). Regards, Tom Corley

Hi listers, I am looking for information on the children of King David Nix and Mittie A. Maddox who were married in Jackson County on 3 August 1905. As near as I have been able to tell so far, all of their children were girls: Eva Virginia, who died in 1907 as an infant, Mamie, born about 1907/8 Minnie, born about 1910 Jewel, born about 1911, married Crawford Dickenson abt 1930 Effie, born about 1912 Inez, born about 1916, married Lawrence H. Simmons Naomi, born about 1918 Bernice born about 1925 Mittie Maddox Nix died in 1927, and the children were apparently scattered among other family members. The three youngest went to Mittie's brother Wesley Milton Maddox in Mississipi. Jewel got married - in 1930, King David Nix is living with Jewel and Crawford Dickenson in Escambia County, Florida. In 1830, Effie was living with her uncle Marion Arthur Maddox and Marion's mother, Ellen Virginia Maddox Porter. I can find nothing of Mamie Nix, Minnie Nix, or, after 1930, Effie Nix. Any assistance would be appreciated. Jack Butler

Jack, My stepson is a Nix, and the earliest of his line that I have found is John Granger Nix b.1760 in VA, married Sarah Speed. Most of those Nixes eventually made their way to extreme southern GA. Do you know if your Nixes are from this line? Thanks, Jim Slone -----Original Message----- From: fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jackvbutler@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:11 PM To: fljackso@rootsweb.com Subject: [FLJACKSO] Nix Hi listers, I am looking for information on the children of King David Nix and Mittie A. Maddox who were married in Jackson County on 3 August 1905. As near as I have been able to tell so far, all of their children were girls: Eva Virginia, who died in 1907 as an infant, Mamie, born about 1907/8 Minnie, born about 1910 Jewel, born about 1911, married Crawford Dickenson abt 1930 Effie, born about 1912 Inez, born about 1916, married Lawrence H. Simmons Naomi, born about 1918 Bernice born about 1925 Mittie Maddox Nix died in 1927, and the children were apparently scattered among other family members. The three youngest went to Mittie's brother Wesley Milton Maddox in Mississipi. Jewel got married - in 1930, King David Nix is living with Jewel and Crawford Dickenson in Escambia County, Florida. In 1830, Effie was living with her uncle Marion Arthur Maddox and Marion's mother, Ellen Virginia Maddox Porter. I can find nothing of Mamie Nix, Minnie Nix, or, after 1930, Effie Nix. Any assistance would be appreciated. Jack Butler ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If anyone is researching these two surnames, please email me privately--off the list. Thanks! Laura G.

Dale, I hope you had a great Christmas. Can you tell me if there were any Seminole War forts in the Jackson County area? I'm working with the Blue Spring Society of the Children of the American Revolution who this year are studying "The Wild, Wild East: Florida's Frontier Heritage" ~ from Ponce de Leon to the closing of the open range in 1949. Regards, Mary Robbins ----Original Message Follows---- From: DNDothan@cs.com Reply-To: fljackso@rootsweb.com To: fljackso@rootsweb.com CC: flgadsde@rootsweb.com Subject: [FLJACKSO] Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:04:50 -0500 Just a note to pass along to everyone my best wishes for your Christmas or Holiday season. It is a bit cold out here in the Ozarks of Arkansas today and we may see a little snow, but my heart is always home in Two Egg this time of year. Best, Dale Cox ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2

Thanks so much for the reply to my query. There is an unknown adult grave near where Lou Ellen is buried and that may be Henry. Still very little known on him. We'll keep trying. Thank you. ginny

I've a little information on your inquiry. Henry Hamilton married "Lourellen" Basford on April 19, 1898. She was born June 6, 1875 and died December 4, 1924 and buried in Cow Pen Pond Cemetery near Dellwood, Fl., Jackson County. An added note is they never lived together very long. The majority of my relatives on my mother's side are Hamilton's and Hatcher's and are buried in Cowpen Pond Cemetery. Henry Hamilton "may" be buried there as well. I hope this helps you some. Jean

change that to graves not caves. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ReedTom" <tgregor1@tampabay.rr.com> To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Are there any Coes in Gee Cemetery > There are at least six infant caves for "Gregorys" also in that cemetery. > When Annette took my husband and I there several years ago we were very > surprise to find the Gregory infants in the cemetery. Reed > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> > To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 1:25 PM > Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Are there any Coes in Gee Cemetery > > >> Excuse the last email for some reason often >> my email flies out when I hit reply. Hopefully >> Vista will be released soon and I can get a new >> computer. >> >> The web address I gave has info on the Gee >> Cemetery. The names listed are all Gee no >> Coe unless it was a female married to a Gee. >> There is a photo of the cemetery in Gadsden >> County. Just click on this line and scroll >> down until you find it. >> >> Articles - Gee Family Place Names >> http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/articles.html >> >> Winnette >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There are at least six infant caves for "Gregorys" also in that cemetery. When Annette took my husband and I there several years ago we were very surprise to find the Gregory infants in the cemetery. Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Are there any Coes in Gee Cemetery > Excuse the last email for some reason often > my email flies out when I hit reply. Hopefully > Vista will be released soon and I can get a new > computer. > > The web address I gave has info on the Gee > Cemetery. The names listed are all Gee no > Coe unless it was a female married to a Gee. > There is a photo of the cemetery in Gadsden > County. Just click on this line and scroll > down until you find it. > > Articles - Gee Family Place Names > http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/articles.html > > Winnette > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Since Phil mentioned a number of signficant historic sites around the area, I thought these links might be of interest to you. Some of these sites are still under construction, so don't judge me too harshly on spelling, etc.! I'm slowly building pages for all of the key historic sites in the counties bordering the Apalachicola River, but it will take me several months to complete the project. In the meantime, here are some you can check out: http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/calhoun1.html (This is a link to the site I am developing for Calhoun County. So far I have the Ocheese sections of the site online). http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/FLFortGadsden1.html (Fort Gadsden State Historic Site and the Negro Fort) http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/apalachicolabluffs1.html (Alum Bluff and the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, Liberty County) http://www.jacksoncountyhistory.com (Jackson County, Florida, including Two Egg and a lot more). http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/kolomoki1.html (Kolomoki Mounds, Early County, Georgia http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/coheelee1.html (Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge, Early County, Georgia http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/fortscott1.html (Fort Scott on Lake Seminole, Decatur County, Georgia) http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/camprecovery1.html (Camp Recovery, Decatur County, Georgia) http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/forthughes1.html (Fort Hughes, Decatur County, Georgia) http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/FLArsenal1.html (U.S. Arsenal, Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida) The Portolan Group - Phil Stover <pstover@portolangroup.com> wrote: These counties were the location of some incredible Florida history that has been little exposed. There were tremendous goings-on during the Second Seminole Wars in that area that even the Seminole Wars scholars have neglected. Some tidbits: Pascofa, the Creek leader and his band were captured by Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Fort Preston. The site of the fort is now under the river. Pascofa was considered a real savage by the locals and was blamed for every outrage in the area. He surrendered peacefully and gracefully to Hitchcock and later became one of the principal chiefs of the Seminoles in Oklahoma. He fought for the union in the civil war and even met with Lincoln. He was intelligent and a real peacemaker. Very little has been written about him. Aspalaga was a major center of the area. It no longer exists. Someone needs to write the definitive history of the town....site of the first ferry, the national road across the state...home of Squire Goodson, one of the leading slave traders of the era. Rumors persist of slave trading there through the 1850's, even possible importation of slaves from Africa off loading at the steamship docks long after that was illegal. Aspalaga is now a bunch of woods on the river, virtually nothing exists of the once prosperous community with church, hotel, store and an active social life....the whole nine yards. Jackson went through there.....great history.... Fort Preston needs researched. It was a significant place used by Hitchcock and a center of Middle Florida Second Seminole War history...no one knows much of anything about it. Ocheesee Landing.....wonderful history in both Native American and early settlers history. The two largest oaks in the State of Florida were there. One still is. The other burned down. I interviewed the burner downer of the other tree! I had to promise silence until he passes away! He is concerned his still could get arrested! Ha! What a great story! My lips are sealed! Someone needs to write the history of the Apalachicolas in that area. Tragic stuff. The mystery of what happened to Coe's slaves after he died......stories of mass murders on the property after emancipation.....fascinating stuff....needs studied.... I could go on and on....probably will bore you all to death...... By the way, Mr. Nobles credited me the other day with being the editor of the Hentz book. I am an enthusiastic endorser of the book, but was not the editor. Just wanted to set the record straight so that Professor Stowe doesn't get irritated at me.....Ed Baptist's book is the other great volume recalling the history of this time period. It is quite a read though....his doctoral dissertation recently published. You need a lot of caffeine to get through that one..... Gotta get to church.....I will get back to my lurking self... Phil -- Phil Stover - President/Sr Partner The Portolan Group, Inc. pstover@portolangroup.com http://www.portolangroup.com 941 927 2797 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anybody know who was Naughty Donaldson or Dandy Donaldson and the circumstances of his death? Would have been before 1912. He, supposedly, was a colorful character who wore 2 pearl handled revolvers around Bascom and drove 2 fast horses to a surrey. Cynthia

Excuse the last email for some reason often my email flies out when I hit reply. Hopefully Vista will be released soon and I can get a new computer. The web address I gave has info on the Gee Cemetery. The names listed are all Gee no Coe unless it was a female married to a Gee. There is a photo of the cemetery in Gadsden County. Just click on this line and scroll down until you find it. Articles - Gee Family Place Names http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/articles.html Winnette

----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Nobles" <7pioneer@phonl.com> To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Gee Cemetery > Does anyone know if any of the Coe family are buried in the Gee Cemetery > > Glen > > -----Original Message----- > From: fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of ReedTom > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:14 AM > To: fljackso@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Gee Cemetery > > That is the correct property. > Reed > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> > To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Gee Cemetery > > > > Whit, > > > > The cemetery is located about 4 miles southeast of Quincy off of SR 267. > > It > > is on private property that was part of Henry Gee's plantation. If indeed > > this is the same Gee Cemetery spoken of on this board. > > GEEography > > Articles - Gee Family Place Names > > http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/articles.html > > > > Winnette > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/618 - Release Date: 1/6/2007 > 7:47 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/618 - Release Date: 1/6/2007 > 7:47 PM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Phil, FYI, the Fort Preston site is still above water. It is situated on the high bluff at Bristol. I think the theory that the fort site is gone comes from the fact that it is sometimes confused with the Confederate battery erected during the War Between the States a short distance upriver at Alum Bluff. That site has largely eroded into the river, although a few traces of the earthworks can still be seen. Fort Preston was originally known as Fort Griffin and was established by local settlers and militia during the late 1830s following a series of raids by Creek warriors in the area. It was not a large fort as we think of them today, but was just a stockade of logs with some crude huts inside where people could take shelter in the event of an attack. What is now Bristol was at the time the site of several large plantations, one of which (originally Carnochan's) had been established in 1820 well before Florida's cession from Spain to the United States. Across the river, of course, were the Blunt fields and reservation, along with the farm of William Hambly. Hambly had served as an interpreter during Andrew Jackson's 1818 campaign and was a well known figure in Florida when the territory was still Spanish. The name of the stockade was changed from Fort Griffin to Fort Preston during the Davenport campaign of 1840. Colonel William Davenport came to the site with several hundred U.S. troops during the late winter, early spring of 1840 and launched a fairly extensive campaign to root out groups of refugee Creeks who were hiding in what is now the Apalachicola National Forest. These people had fled Alabama during the Creek War of 1836-1837 and lived deep in the swamps. There were several groups and one, as noted, was lead by Pascofa. From time to time they came out to attack white settlements, often to secure supplies. These attacks were bloody, however, and the public outcry (as well as an attack on two army wagons in Gadsden County) resulted in Davenport's campaign. Moving south from Fort Preston along the Apalachicola, he sent squads of men through the swamps covering virtually the entire area from the Apalachicola to the Wakulla River, but only with limited results. Similar efforts also failed and so finally, in 1843, Major Ethan A. Hitchock was sent down to Florida to try to negotiate with Pascofa. He came first to Fort Stansbury, a permanent post on the Wakulla River near Wakulla Springs, then crossed over to the Apalachicola and took a steamboat down to Fort Preston. He arranged a meeting with Pascofa, who finally agreed to surrender after having time to gather his people. The actual surrender took place around on the lower Ochlockonee River. To the best of my knowledge, though, this brief visit was the last time Fort Preston was used by troops. Best, Dale The Portolan Group - Phil Stover <pstover@portolangroup.com> wrote: These counties were the location of some incredible Florida history that has been little exposed. There were tremendous goings-on during the Second Seminole Wars in that area that even the Seminole Wars scholars have neglected. Some tidbits: Pascofa, the Creek leader and his band were captured by Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Fort Preston. The site of the fort is now under the river. Pascofa was considered a real savage by the locals and was blamed for every outrage in the area. He surrendered peacefully and gracefully to Hitchcock and later became one of the principal chiefs of the Seminoles in Oklahoma. He fought for the union in the civil war and even met with Lincoln. He was intelligent and a real peacemaker. Very little has been written about him. Aspalaga was a major center of the area. It no longer exists. Someone needs to write the definitive history of the town....site of the first ferry, the national road across the state...home of Squire Goodson, one of the leading slave traders of the era. Rumors persist of slave trading there through the 1850's, even possible importation of slaves from Africa off loading at the steamship docks long after that was illegal. Aspalaga is now a bunch of woods on the river, virtually nothing exists of the once prosperous community with church, hotel, store and an active social life....the whole nine yards. Jackson went through there.....great history.... Fort Preston needs researched. It was a significant place used by Hitchcock and a center of Middle Florida Second Seminole War history...no one knows much of anything about it. Ocheesee Landing.....wonderful history in both Native American and early settlers history. The two largest oaks in the State of Florida were there. One still is. The other burned down. I interviewed the burner downer of the other tree! I had to promise silence until he passes away! He is concerned his still could get arrested! Ha! What a great story! My lips are sealed! Someone needs to write the history of the Apalachicolas in that area. Tragic stuff. The mystery of what happened to Coe's slaves after he died......stories of mass murders on the property after emancipation.....fascinating stuff....needs studied.... I could go on and on....probably will bore you all to death...... By the way, Mr. Nobles credited me the other day with being the editor of the Hentz book. I am an enthusiastic endorser of the book, but was not the editor. Just wanted to set the record straight so that Professor Stowe doesn't get irritated at me.....Ed Baptist's book is the other great volume recalling the history of this time period. It is quite a read though....his doctoral dissertation recently published. You need a lot of caffeine to get through that one..... Gotta get to church.....I will get back to my lurking self... Phil -- Phil Stover - President/Sr Partner The Portolan Group, Inc. pstover@portolangroup.com http://www.portolangroup.com 941 927 2797 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It appears that many of you have some in-depth knowledge of the Jackson county area. Is there anyone on the list who has been around long enough (30-40 years) that might remember the Yates farm on route 10, between Quincy and greensboro? Alma was my grandmother's (Nellie Hinson) sister. We (Charley & Nellie Hinson, myself and my sister) lived on a farm that was down a dirt road behind Uncle Columbus Yates house which set right out on route 10. There was also a family named Cox who lived in a house on the same dirt road. I would like to find out if the house is still there? Jerry White Germantown, MD.

Jim, Phil and all, Aspalaga is a Native American word. The Franciscans in North Florida generally used a Saint's name in Spanish to identify the name of their church or mission, while using an accompanying Apalachee word to specify the orignal name of the village where it was located. For example, the original mission of San Juan de Aspalaga really meant Saint John of Aspalaga. As Phil noted, the original mission was one of the Apalachee missions which centered on San Luis de Talimali at present day Tallahassee. Locals, by the way, still pronounce the word as "Aspalagi," which indicates to me that it probably is a derivative of the Muskogean word "Tsalagi" (= "Chalagi" or "Cherokee"). This does NOT mean, however, that the inhabitants of the original village were what we today would know as Cherokees. In some of the original Muskogean dialacts, Tsalagi was used to refer to people who were "different" or from another place (this is how it came to be applied to the Cherokee). How the name came to be applied to the bluff on the Apalachicola is anyone's guess, although a chief named Tsalagilichee ("Cherokee Killer") lived further upstream during the early 1700s.. It may have been the point where a trail leading to the original Aspalaga crossed the river, or the name may originate from a later time. Aspalaga (speaking of the one on the river now) had been well-known to Native Americans for thousands of years. One of Florida's most spectacular archaeological sites, the Aspalaga mounds and village, are located at the bluff. Dating from the Weeden Island period, the mounds here have produced highly artistic ceremonial pottery, etc., dating back perhaps 1,500 years. At the time of the War of 1812 and First Seminole War (1817-1818), no one was reported as living at the bluff by the military expeditions that passed through the area. Aspalaga took on new significance during the early 1820s, however, when it was selected as a crossing point for the original Pensacola to St. Augustine or Bellamy Road (the first major roadway constructed in Florida after the cession of the territory from Spain to the United States). As a result, a ferry landing grew here along with a store, homes, etc. The arrival of steamboats on the river during that same decade also played a sigifnicant part in the growth of the small town. As might be expected, Aspalaga became a point of some strategic importance during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). Troops camped there from time to time, but no permanent installations were established until May 16, 1841, when the Army constructed Fort Barbour at Aspalaga following a series of raids by small groups of warriors on both sides of the Apalachicola. Probably not much more than a small log stockade, the fort was occupied for less than a year. Aspalaga remained an important riverboat landing until traffic ended in the mid-20th century. It remains an important crossing point today, since Interstate 10 spans the river near the bluff. Much of the original site, including the town site, landing and the Aspalaga mounds are now protected. The land was purchased within the last decade by the Nature Conservancy and now belongs to the State of Florida. The site has been added to Torreya State Park and is protected, but other than a boat landing no facilities exist in that section of the park. Best, Dale Cox Jwebbj@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/7/2007 10:09:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, pstover@portolangroup.com writes: Aspalaga was a major center of the area. It no longer exists. Someone needs to write the definitive history of the town.... Phil, Many thanks for your excellent article. According to family hearsay, my g/g/gf William James McKeown owned a general store in/at Aspalaga Landing. A ship carrying tourist up the Apalichicola River was force to seek refuge during a bad storm and docked at Aspalaga. One of the passengers was Katrina Brinchman from Hagstette, Oldenburg, Germany. William and Katrina fell in love and eventually married on January 31, 1871 in Gadsden County. There was one child from this marriage, Joshua Lee McKeown, born January 17, 1873. My guess is Aspalaga is an Indian Name. I am interested in learning more about the Aspalaga Community, and how it got its name. Jim Webb - Jacksonville, Florida ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message