I have restored the Announcement page for Jackson Co., FL after acertaining that there were two "Cynthia Dean" . The one that listed the Books for Sale is not the one that most of us know.. The correct e-mail address is now on the Announcement page... James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

All I can say is WOW! What a response I have had to my old school photo offer, even as the 'Ghost Wars' rage on. It is truly satisfying and I want to thank you all for your interest, and especially Mr Ken Griffin and Mr James Edenfield for their special help. The picture can now be viewed on the Jackson County Website and hopefully it will soon be displayed at the new Cottondale High School. If you have not seen the picture, please take a moment and see if you can identify anyone in it. http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/schools/cottondale.htm This photo was passed to me from my father, who is on the bottom row-right. It makes me stop and wonder where all the other old treasures like this are, patiently waiting for us to discover. I welcome all comments/corrections/additions. Write me directly at [email protected] Thanks again, James H Gray

When I wrote, "I have a problem... I had the following books listed for sale on the Announcement page with Cynthia Dean as the contact person.. She doesn't know anything about the books. If you sent the info to me please let me know so that I can list the correct person to contact... I don't know how the error was made but it must have been my "ghost" writer. FOR SALE: A used genealogy book entitled, An Irish Rudd Family 1760 - 1988. Rudd Origins and Other Irish Rudds, by Norman Rudd. The book is hardbound, no dust jacket, and 488 pages. This book is about Gordon Rudd and Alicia Wellwood' descendants. Some places associated with this family are Michigan, Indiana, South and North Dakota. Price of the book including shipping in the U.S. is $45.00. I am willing to do look-ups before you purchase the book to see if your line is included in the book." I didn't know that I was dealing with TWO "Cynthia Deans" ... and both are involved in genealogy.. I am trying to get it straight and will put the information back on the Jackson Co. announcement page ... Thanks!! James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

When I wrote "The comments that occurred about or after this point in time didn't contrbute to the discussion and I won't add fuel to the fire.. but I will vote with Richard White..." I should have said "Some of the comments".. I apology for the implication of "All comments" .. I enjoyed most of them and they DID contribute to the discussion.. Thanks! James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

Greetings, Just a note to let everyone know about a new resource coming to our area. Troy State University-Dothan is establishing a new facility called The Archives of Wiregrass History & Culture. Located on the Dothan campus, the facility will focus on the collection and preservation of historical records and papers dealing with the area roughly bordered by Tallahassee on the east, Pensacola on the west, the Gulf on the south and Albany, Columbus and Montgomery to the north. Dr. Marty Olliff and other members of his staff have launched a major initiative to collect records and documents relating to the following areas: community leaders and citizens, Wiregrass area artists and authors, impact of the military on the region, folkways and high culter, economic life, government and politics and non-governmental civic life. I am not sure of a targeted opening date for the facility, but once open it should be a tremendous resource for those researching local history and family connections. The building is complete and the process of assembling information is underway now. I have agreed to donate my personal research papers and collections to the new archives, as have a number of other writers who pursue historical studies on the Northwest Florida, Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia area. Best, Dale Cox

I have sent this on to James Edenfield to put on the web pages. Betty Subj: Cedar Springs Cemetery. Date: 03/21/2002 11:27:21 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] My grandmother, grandfather, and their 4 children are buried at Cedar Springs Cemetery along with my great great grandmother . I have been looking for their graves on your sight, but found nothing there. I done more research and found that the graves have no headstones. Their names are Moss, Grover Cleveland (Husband), Moss, Ruby (Davis) (Wife), their four children are: Moss, Meerline. Moss, Charles. Moss, Ilene. Moss, Melissa. Grover Cleveland Moss b. Oct 30, 1911. d.March 23, 196Davis, Thomas Jefferson b. 11-6-191876. d. 11-17-1967. Davis, Sarah Jane (McKennon) (Sally) b. 2-27-1927 d. ? Davis, Elmer Jackson b. 2-10-19?? d. 4-19-19?? Davis, Myra Nell b. 11-20-1912 d. 11-10-1913. Just thought I'de let you know in case you wanted to add this to your grave sight's for Cedar Springs Cemetery. Hope this will be of some help for someone else who is looking for the Moss and Davis family ancesters.

Listers, Would a more experienced researcher please confirm that state census listings are NOT available at national archives facilities? example: 1935 or 1945 FL state census listings are NOT available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., but are available in Tallahassee ? Thank you, Sharon

Thanks for this info. I did not know about Sappville. Was that near Cottondale? Winnette --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 3/14/02

I have a problem... I had the following books listed for sale on the Announcement page with Cynthia Dean as the contact person.. She doesn't know anything about the books. If you sent the info to me please let me know so that I can list the correct person to contact... I don't know how the error was made but it must have been my "ghost" writer. James FOR SALE: A used genealogy book entitled, An Irish Rudd Family 1760 - 1988. Rudd Origins and Other Irish Rudds, by Norman Rudd. The book is hardbound, no dust jacket, and 488 pages. This book is about Gordon Rudd and Alicia Wellwood' descendants. Some places associated with this family are Michigan, Indiana, South and North Dakota. Price of the book including shipping in the U.S. is $45.00. I am willing to do look-ups before you purchase the book to see if your line is included in the book. FOR SALE: used genealogy book, entitled, From Darkness into Light, by Mildred Babb Adams. Hardbound, 130 pages and signed by the author. This is the story of the Babb family of Coleman Co., Sonora Co., Pecos Co., and Coryell Co., TX. Matthew Babb landed in N.Y. from Ireland and then onto TX. Other families associated with the Babb family is Adams, Banta, Cash, Con, Gibson, Lewis and Tippet. Price including shipping in the U.S. is $35.00 James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

The subject picture has been place on the Jackson Co. Website.. Goto http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/schools/cottondale.htm James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: James Gray To: James L. Edenfield Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:28 PM Subject: Re: COTTONDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL PHOTO Mr Edenfield, Here is the photo. Please feel free to use it in any way. I just ask that my credit remain on the photo in case anyone wants to write to me. Let me know if you have any problem with the file. Thank you very much for all your support in genealogy. Have a nice day, Jim

My original and follow-up comments on "ghost town" was a sincere effort to clarify the meaning of the term. Without a clear understanding of the usage of a term effective communications can not take place. When I think of a "ghost town" the image I had was of a total deserted intact place including buildings, etc.. butI now realize that the term can also apply to partial deserted places. Dale's definitions was constructive and helpful and I appreciated them .. The comments that occurred about or after this point in time didn't contrbute to the discussion and I won't add fuel to the fire.. but I will vote with Richard White... James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

This note is from one of the volunteers who is helping type, I know some of you can help in his quest for information on these lines. Betty Subj: Re: [FLJACKSO] Gadsden Co FL Marriages 1881-1930 Closed Date: 03/19/2002 3:41:14 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] My sister and I are going to be in Marianna the first week of April. We are researching Tully, Hightower, Dykes, Irwin, Porter, Hewitt. If you know of anyone with any connections to these lines, we would appreciate a name. Or give them my name and ask them to contact me. thanks Avery.

Ok, this has been so entertaining that i have to add my 2 cents worth. Towns or communities that have come and gone in or around Gulf County, Fla. Early, Fla. Kenny's Mill, Fla. Sappville, Fla. Iola, Fla. Niles, Fla. Thank You, Beverly Mount-Douds President, Gulf County Genealogical Society Port St. Joe, Fla.

thank you!! ----- Original Message ----- From: bmdouds <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] Re: [FLJACKSO] Towns > Ok, this has been so entertaining that i have to add my 2 cents worth. > Towns or communities that have come and gone in or around Gulf County, Fla. > Early, Fla. > Kenny's Mill, Fla. > Sappville, Fla. > Iola, Fla. > Niles, Fla. > Thank You, Beverly Mount-Douds > President, > Gulf County Genealogical Society > Port St. Joe, Fla. > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Can anyone give me a phone number for this bookstore? The address is 2309 Old Bainbridge Road. Nanismith

hahaha thats cute,anyways,,no matter what I am still interseted in ,lets say..the old old towns.. I knew what you ment James,and what you were saying is true.Everyone just remember,that the old old towns today,use to be the big towns then... ----- Original Message ----- From: James L. Edenfield <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Town > > Are we done yet?? > > > Heck no! This is just get interesting... I have to take a break once in a > while > and have fun ... > > In the last 24 hours I have entered over 1500 graves in the Master Cemetery > Index and posted them to the website.. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/mindexes/mindexes.htm > > Cheers, > > James > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Littleton, Terry" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:20 PM > Subject: RE: [FLJACKSO] Town > > > > If you all just spent as much time researching as arguing the semantics of > a > > word, look what all you might find. > > > > Are we done yet?? > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I guess that this is a topic that refuses to die, but for some validation of the original "ghost town" appellation... My 5-great grandfather Captain John Autry of the Georgia Militia was murdered and scalped by Creek Indians on Richland Creek near Scull Shoals on the Oconee River on 2 February 1788. Scull Shoals, then only a geographical feature, later sprouted a town of the same name. Among its other claims to fame was that the second cotton gin ever built was installed there. But time rapidly flowed around Scull Shoals as a town and all that is left is a stone foundation or two. It is now to be found at the northernmost extremity of the Oconee National Forest and is promoted by a tour as a "ghost town". For all intents and purposes, though, it is now an almost indistinguishable part of a wilderness. Any "ghost town" in Florida would be pretty much the same. RW Greg And Winnette wrote: >I think our ages are showing. Most of us >think of a ghost town like in the old westerns. >Deserted wooden buildings with an occasional >tumbleweed blowing around. > >Hard to imagine that in NW Florida. Too green. > >Winnette >

Greetings, I am searching for families descending from ancestors who served with Andrew Jackson during the First Seminole War and then located to the Jackson County area in the years following. The story has often been told that members of Jackson's army were impressed with the area as they passed through on their march to Pensacola in 1818 and came back to build homes there after Florida became part of the United States. I would like to find two or three verifiable cases of this to use as examples in a new project of mine. If your family meets this criteria, please drop me a line. Best, Dale Cox

Winnette, When I was growing up you could still see a few places around matching that description. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), much of Jackson County is planted in pines and many of the old houses and buildings were destroyed as land was leveled and replanted in pines. In Parramore, for example, I can still remember very well two of the stores and several houses still standing, along with chimneys and fences and other signs of houses. My favorite thing there, in fact, were the rotting remains of a huge dance floor on the old Lawson place where square dances were once held. Best, Dale

I think our ages are showing. Most of us think of a ghost town like in the old westerns. Deserted wooden buildings with an occasional tumbleweed blowing around. Hard to imagine that in NW Florida. Too green. Winnette --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 3/14/02