I am looking for information on the Walters family that lived in the Sink Creek/Jackson County area from the early 1800's. There were several Walters in the area then but I cannot figure out how they were related. Charlie G. Walters and his wife Lilla Walsingham, married in 1901 in Washington County, moved to the Sink Creek area within a couple of years. There were already a number of Walters living there when they arrived. Any information on the Walters in Jackson County (or Calhoun Co.) would be appreciated.

Does anyone have anything on Thomas G. Dickson? Would appreciate any information you may have on him, ie, where he lived and who his children were and who his father was also. Glen

Hi, Just wanted to say I have a small book on the "ghost towns of Fla". It only gives a general description and probably needs updating. For example: " KELLA - 3 miles north of Dellwood on gravel road. " If I can look up anything , pls let me know. Glenda.

Glenda,this sounds really interesting..How many ghost towns are near Jackson County,if its not too much trouble looking that up? I love to go too old ghost towns near where all my older generations came from.. Thank you, Best Regards, Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 6:57 AM Subject: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > Hi, Just wanted to say I have a small book on the "ghost towns of Fla". > It only gives a general description and probably needs updating. For > example: " KELLA - 3 miles north of Dellwood on gravel road. " If I can look > up anything , pls let me know. Glenda. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Subj: Cowarts cem Date: 03/15/2002 4:18:31 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] Just ran across the listing online. Benton L was son of Joseph William Kitchings and wife Catherine Belle Burns Kitchings. Ruby and Vivian were also their children. You may wish to remove "possible ch" as they are. You will notice Joseph Willam and his daughter Vivian died same day. It was the horrific cyclone which destroyed the school. Will was the principal and Vivian a student. Guess there were some others. My fathers family was from Dothan (Baughman, Acree, Borland, Clark (and Ashford (Lucy Wood Pate) Bill Baughman. ---------------------- KITCHINGS Benton L. 1889 1910 KITCHINGS Joseph William 1866 1918 h/o Katie B. Burnes KITCHINGS Katie B. Burnes 1870 1952 w/o Joseph William Kitchings KITCHINGS Ruby Mae 1896 1896 could be d/o Joseph William and Katie B.Kitchings. KITCHINGS Vivian 1905 1918 could be d/o Joseph William and Katie B. Kitchings.

Gadsden Co... FL Marriages 1881-1930 need typist...This set is white marriages only. The African-American set has already been typed. Need people who have time to jump on the computer and type .... I copied these records over a year ago and gave them to a lady to type who had problems and could not type them after all. I have just today found the back up copy. This is what it will look like....James Edenfield will rearrange the lines after we type them in excel. There are no dates on the index just the page number and sometimes a line number. We will type in spreadsheet program. Old Book II - mid 1881 - 1887 Anett, Allen Line # 455 to Sarah Gaines Page 60 I hope to get enough people so we will each only have about 15 pages to type. I am mailing a copy of these pages to James Endenfield so he can help us a proof reader. We will put a * by the names we are not sure about the spelling. Betty

James, I just got the email you warned us about on Mar. 7 that says it's from Microsoft and contains the W32 [email protected] My Norton did not catch it, and I just updated on Wed. Cynthia

Possum Trot White's Cemetery is behind the old Possum Trot Store. James and Fannie Ray Reeves said they have found it and want to show it to me when I get up there. They said the cemetery is well taken care of. They also said if you blink you will miss it. James said they had a heck of a time finding it. They also said that there has recently been a burial in the cemetery. Now we found the Possum Trot African-American cemetery in 2000. I was told about the white cemetery but couldn't find it. ---------------------------------------------------- Here is the directions to Possum Trot African-American cemetery or Snelling Cemetery. ................ Snelling Cemetery, Jackson County, Florida African-American Survey by: Jason J Miles, Charles Miles and Betty Smith Surveyed: Sept 2, 2000 Directions: From Cottondale go Hwy 231 North to 162 and turn left. Go pass Waddell Mill Lane to next road on right. This is were Craftman Road dead ends into 162 at Possum Trot Store (closed). Cemetery is located in woods across 162 in front of old Possum Trot Store where the the roads meet. T6N R11W Section 27 Anyone who wants to can go see if you can find it..... Thanks Betty

Dear Nancy, Unfortunately I cannot verify the interesting story of your Florida Watford family. But I am the granddaughter of Coy Lee BAXLEY, my Great Great Grandparents were Sinah Ann WATFORD and Barnabaus Bailey BAXLEY. There is also a Watford surname mailing list associated with Rootsweb.com . You can join by sending an email to [email protected] and in the subject of the email print only the word : Subscribe. Here is a preliminary that I have on Watford/Baxley families in the NW Florida area. This is from a file that is over a year old. Most all of the information has been filled in and verified now. I have this family for 17+generations. If you are interested , please feel free to contact me off list. Sincerely, Dianne Killebrew Johnson Descendants of John WATFORD, I 14 March 2002 =========== 1. John WATFORD, I (b.1608 d.1657) sp: UNKNOWN +-2. John WATFORD, II (b.1634 d.1655) sp: UNKNOWN |-3. John WATFORD, III (b.1654 d.1693) |-3. Joseph WATFORD, SR. (b.1656 d.1700) | sp: UNKNOWN | +-4. Joseph WATFORD, JR. (b.1680 d.1737) | sp: Elinor WESTON | |-5. Joseph WATFORD, III (b.1710) | |-5. Elizabeth WATFORD (b.1715) | | sp: Unknown VOLLANTINE | |-5. Mary WATFORD (b.1720) | +-5. John WATFORD (b.1723) | sp: UNKNOWN | |-6. Joseph WATFORD (b.1741/1742 d.1845) | | sp: Priscilla (b.1767 d.1831) | | |-7. Jonas WATFORD (b.1772) | | |-7. John WATFORD (b.1774) | | | sp: Rachel DOWNS -- COWAND (m.16 Apr 1791) | | |-7. Barbabus WATFORD (b.1780) | | |-7. Nancy WATFORD (b.1782) | | |-7. Hardy WATFORD (b.1784 d.1853) | | | sp: Nancy MIXON (b.1784) | | | |-8. Teaney WATFORD (b.1800) | | | | sp: HEWETT | | | |-8. Simpson WATFORD (b.1806) | | | |-8. John Wesley WATFORD (b.1810) | | | | sp: Sarah TRUETT | | | | |-9. Mary Jane WATFORD (b.1833) | | | | | sp: CULBRETH | | | | |-9. Martha A. WATFORD (b.1837) | | | | |-9. Sinah Ann WATFORD (b.15 May 1840-Dale County,Alabama d.29 Jan 1910) | | | | | sp: Barnabus Bailey BAXLEY (b.19 May 1835-South Carolina m.1860 d.28 Oct 1917) | | | | | |-10. David Wilburn BAXLEY (b.17 Nov 1860) | | | | | |-10. California BAXLEY (b.27 Oct 1866) | | | | | | sp: MORGAN | | | | | |-10. Margie Ann BAXLEY (b.13 Aug 1868) | | | | | | sp: GARNER | | | | | |-10. John Jefferson BAXLEY (b.02 Jul 1870-Dale County,Alabama) | | | | | | sp: Eliza Jane JACKSON (d.1951-Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | |-11. Mary A. BAXLEY (b.23 May 1893 d.Sep 1976-Cottondale,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | | sp: Vandy BROWN (b.24 Mar 1889 m.14 Jan 1912 d.Aug 1968) | | | | | | |-11. Ernest Clifton BAXLEY (b.20 Feb 1895 d.01 Feb 1974-Graceville,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | | sp: Bernice DENARD (b.18 Jan 1902 m.20 Jul 1919 d.Aug 1967-Graceville,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | |-11. Eda BAXLEY (b.1896) | | | | | | |-11. Alma I. BAXLEY (b.03 Jan 1899-Graceville,Jackson County,Florida d.22 Dec 1934-Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | | sp: Robert Lee DENARD (a.09 Mar 1919-Jackson County,Florida m.09 Apr 1919) | | | | | | |-11. Coy Lee BAXLEY (b.06 Jul 1903-Graceville,Jackson County,Florida d.12 Nov 1987-Marianna,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | | sp: Eva Mae MCCOY (b.17 Nov 1905-Alabama m.24 Dec 1927 d.24 May 1993-Marianna,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | | +-11. Julia Inez BAXLEY (b.20 Jan 1909 d.01 Jun 1987-Dothan,Alabama) | | | | | | sp: Monroe David WARD (b.16 Nov 1907-Dale County,Alabama m.24 Dec 1927 d.23 Jul 1977-Graceville,Jackson County,Florida) | | | | | |-10. George Washington BAXLEY (b.12 Nov 1872) | | | | | |-10. Sarah Susan BAXLEY (b.08 Dec 1875) | | | | | | sp: PATE | | | | | |-10. Mary Jane BAXLEY (b.12 Dec 1878) | | | | | | sp: MOATES | | | | | +-10. Christopher Columbus BAXLEY (b.12 Dec 1880) | | | | |-9. Pennice WATFORD (b.1844) | | | | | sp: BYRD | | | | |-9. Chapel Washington WATFORD (b.1847) | | | | |-9. Wilborne WATFORD (b.1849) | | | | |-9. Webb WATFORD | | | | +-9. Samuel A. WATFORD (b.1851) | | | |-8. John Michael WATFORD (b.1812) | | | |-8. Nelson WATFORD (b.1815) | | | |-8. Hilary WATFORD (b.1818) | | | |-8. Samuel A. WATFORD (b.1823) | | | |-8. Calvin WATFORD (b.1825) | | | |-8. Redin WATFORD (b.1827) | | | +-8. Laney WATFORD (b.1832) | | |-7. William WATFORD (b.1786) | | |-7. Mary WATFORD (b.1791) | | |-7. Elizabeth WATFORD | | |-7. George WATFORD (b.1793) | | |-7. Joel WATFORD (b.1795) | | |-7. Joseph WATFORD, JR. (b.1798) | | |-7. Winifred WATFORD (b.1800) | | |-7. Fannie WATFORD (b.1803) | | +-7. Michael WATFORD (b.1820) | |-6. Jonathan WATFORD (b.1758) | +-6. William Watkins WATFORD (b.1760) +-3. Solomon Manning WATFORD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- > ? I'm also curious about these old > families names associated with Watford/Wadfords: > > Askew > Baxley > Mixon > Newton > Taylor > Tindell > Windham > Watson > Register > > The Wat(d)fords and the above families frequently intermarried. > > I'm sorry to have overwhelmed you, but thank you for your patience and time > > to read this e-mail. I know there are answers to this 140 year old > mystery. > History time-line wise, 140 years was not that long ago. I'm chasing every > > tidbit that comes along and I would so greatly appreciate any direction you > > can give me. > > Thank you and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon! > > Very truly yours, > > Nancy L. Compton > 12165 W. Bowmont Street > Boise, Idaho 83713-6607 > 208-327-0782 > [email protected] > > > > >

Hello, The town of Parramore was a thriving community at around the time of the turn of the century. At that time there were stores, riverboat landings, schools, churches, sawmills, a post office and naval stores industries. Today very little is left. The cemeteries at Oak Grove and Circle Hill churches date from the era of the town. There are a few buildings left, including a one room school house. There also is a monument at the ruins of Central School. The property of the town is owned by a number of different land owners. Best, Dale Cox

Just a word on "Paramore". To me it would be a stretch of ones imagination to call that area a "town". My thinking on it would be that it was more of a COMMUNITY, and a rather large one at that in AREA, but with the various things enumerated by Dale, so maybe some would or could call it a town. It is to each his/her own. Glen

Subj: Gadsden Co. Date: 03/13/2002 10:32:37 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] (Lydie Anderson) Hello, My gggrandfather died in Balls Bluff, Gadsden Co., Fla. in 1846. Do you have any idea how I can start, to find his grave and burial record. We put a memorial in our cemetery by his wife. His name was Frederick Andres/Andrews. He was b. abt. 1800. His wife`s name was Elizabeth (Eliza) Odom Andrews. My gg grandfather was b. there also in 1846, Thomas H. Andrews. They were coming back from some other part of Fla. He had "the fever". If there is anyway you can help me, I would be so very grateful. Sincerely, Lydie Anderson

Someone on the list please respond to this for me....All that I know about Parramore is on this web page... http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/ParamoreComm.html Betty Subj: Parramore Florida Date: 03/12/2002 8:38:49 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] (Robert Crane) Reply-to: [email protected] (Robert Crane) I would like information about Parramore Florida. Such as.... Is there buildings there? If so what shape are they in? Who owns the town? Any other info you can give I would thank you for in advance. Sincerely Robert Crane

I know many of you on the Jackson Co FL list can help with this.... Betty Subj: 1870's Jackson County Date: 03/09/2002 6:00:20 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] (Nancy Compton) To: [email protected] Greetings From Idaho! My name is Nancy L. Compton and I live in Boise, Idaho. I am researching my great-grandfather's family name of Watford, Wadford. I've searched the 1870 and 1880 censuses and noted many Wat(d)fords having lived in Jackson County, Florida during those times. These families are related, however, after years of research, I've found no proof or disproof that my family belongs to this group. To give you a history: My great-grandfather, William Henry Whadford (Wadford/Watford) was born on September 15, 1862 in Newton, Dale County, Alabama. The story of his family and ancestors he passed to future generations has been most confined. Someone within the family now supposed his folks migrated by wagon from South Carolina. Watford trails are from North and South Carolinas to southeastern Alabama; some went to Florida and then Texas. This was a confirmed trail for many Watfords heading west. My g-grandfather lived out his life in Paonia, Colorado and is buried there, to which I'm a native. His story was he was orphaned at the age of 2 years when his people died in a "plague". Supposedly, his family traveled by houseboat(?) to visit relatives and everyone was found dead on the houseboat except him. After a couple of days, he was discovered and sent to live with an uncle in Florida, but ran away with cousins when he was a young boy (possibly 11 or 12?) and they ended in Texas with another uncle. Hearsay is that his Florida uncle had a son the same age and was lazy and later joined The John Phillips Sousa Marching Band. It's anyone's guess if any of this is true. The first trace I can find of him is his first marriage in Texas in 1885. The first census I found that lists him is Colorado's 1910 census. He states that he was indeed born in Alabama, as well as his unknown father; his unknown mother is listed as being born in Florida. That census also states he is a "survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy". Of course, it's not possible that he himself had fought. The Colorado 1920 census lists his birthplace as Alabama and both his parents having been born in North Carolina. I also discovered he was illiterate and my great-grandmother taught him to read simple words and write his name. Water travel from Henry County, (home to many Wat(d)fords) Ala. to Jackson County could easily be feasible on the Chattahoochee River. I gather they were not "church-mouse" poor as some Watfords were listed in the 1860 census as having real and personal property. Were personal houseboats common and frequently used? I have an internet map of Jackson County around 1895 and I am curious to learn if anything is known about the Watfords Florida settlements and/or cemetery. I briefly reviewed the censuses, however they were only able to loosely point a few locations. Would you please direct me to where I can find this information? I'm also curious about these old families names associated with Watford/Wadfords: Askew Baxley Mixon Newton Taylor Tindell Windham Watson Register The Wat(d)fords and the above families frequently intermarried. I'm sorry to have overwhelmed you, but thank you for your patience and time to read this e-mail. I know there are answers to this 140 year old mystery. History time-line wise, 140 years was not that long ago. I'm chasing every tidbit that comes along and I would so greatly appreciate any direction you can give me. Thank you and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon! Very truly yours, Nancy L. Compton 12165 W. Bowmont Street Boise, Idaho 83713-6607 208-327-0782 [email protected]

Subj: Re: [FLJACKSO] FSH Cemetery Survey Date: 03/09/2002 7:28:44 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] (George Edison Creel) My great-grandfather, Charnic A.J. Gilstrap married Kizzia Harper in Jackson County in the 1850's. But I've not worked on the Harper line. George Edison Creel

Stan's email addres is [email protected] Sorry abt. not including it ... My oversight!! James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

Just a friendly reminder, the Jackson County Floridan is online: www.jcfloridan.com. The CURRENT obits may be found on a hyperlink found on the main page. Happy hunting.......... Cindy

Well, I've done it... I have moved to the panhandle of Florida (Panama City). Unfortunately, I'm working FULL TIME which happens to be the same hours the courthouses are open, so I'm not able to do much research. <frown> But, at least I'm back in the neighborhood. <hooray!> A couple of years ago we did a "reunion" in Marianna. Would anyone be interested in another this year??? If so, please let me know. My email is still the same. Cindy [email protected]

Stan and all: I found these records at a library and thought it might be useful to place them online since it listed churches in the area as of a specific time. As to finding the individuals, I'd probably do a search using one of the major search engines (yahoo, ask, excite, etc.) for that surname - Grace, for instance, in Graceville, Jackson County. On a regular basis the Jackson County Floridan publishes information about local churches. Perhaps someone who gets the newspaper can take a look for a contact name on that particular church. Hope this helps some. Cindy ========Original Message======== Subj: [FLJACKSO] Fw: Church Records Date: 03/12/2002 8:19:59 PM Eastern Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Does anyone have any ideas?? Please contact Stan directly... James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Sirmans To: JC Cemeteries Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:14 PM Subject: Church Records Hi James. The Churches list in the Jackson County GenWeb site names various people who hold various church records. How does one contact these people? Specifically, I'm looking for J.D. Grace, who has records from 1879 - of Marvin Chapel in Graceville. I'm still searching for my "lost" g-g-grandfather, Archibald Ball, who "disappeared" from the county between 1850 and 1860. There are two large unmarked graves in the Ball section of Marvin Chapel Cemetery and I"m searching for anything that might tell me whose graves they are. I know you're very busy. Thanks for your help. Stan Sirmans Pensacola, FL ============================== 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

Stan, I am giving this a shot and hoping this makes it to Stan. Please email me directly about the Grace search. Tiffany ----- Original Message ----- From: "James L. Edenfield" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:02 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] Fw: Church Records > Does anyone have any ideas?? Please contact Stan directly... > > James > > James L. Edenfield > Website: http://edenfield.org > Email: [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stan Sirmans > To: JC Cemeteries > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:14 PM > Subject: Church Records > > > Hi James. The Churches list in the Jackson County GenWeb site names various people who hold various church records. How does one contact these people? Specifically, I'm looking for J.D. Grace, who has records from 1879 - of Marvin Chapel in Graceville. > > I'm still searching for my "lost" g-g-grandfather, Archibald Ball, who "disappeared" from the county between 1850 and 1860. There are two large unmarked graves in the Ball section of Marvin Chapel Cemetery and I"m searching for anything that might tell me whose graves they are. > > I know you're very busy. Thanks for your help. > > Stan Sirmans > Pensacola, FL > > > > > ============================== > 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 >