1823 - 1900 FL Marriages and 29 counties in MS .... Counties: Alachua Dade Duval Escambia Gadsden Hamilton Hillsborough Jackson Jefferson Leon Madison Marion Monroe Putman St Johns Also has 29 counties in Mississippi $29.99 CD# 242 http://www.familytreemaker.com/winter Just came in mail today. Betty

Subj: FLGenWeb_Gadsden Date: 1/7/99 8:08:17 PM Eastern Standard Time From: robert.keating@usa.alcatel.com (Bob Keating) Reply-to: robert.keating@usa.alcatel.com To: BettyMaeS2@aol.com Hi BettyMae, In looking over the Florida Pioneers list, I found a reference to an Adaline Whitehead (Cedar Woman) in Gadsden County. Do you have any info on her? She's almost certainly one of my long, lost relatives and probably the Native American link of my Granddad's stories. Thanks, Bob Keating

There are several land records in Jackson County for Thomas Goff. Does anyone know anything about this man? Was he married? Did he have any children? There are a James and Simon Goff who appear in 1850 and later censuses for Jackson and neighboring counties that may be his sons -- trying to see if there is a connection. Regards, Katherine Rowell Coolidge krkool@aol.com

3 Cemeteries have been placed on line>>>>>. Thanks to Mary Gay's team...Betty Macadonia <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/macadonia.txt ">ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/macadonia.txt</A> MARVIN CHAPEL <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/marvin.txt"> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/marvin.txt</A> ALFORD Cemetry <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/alford.txt"> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/cemetery/alford.txt</A>

Pilgrims Rest Church, a History Jackson Co FL now online at: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/bettymaes/pilgrimsrestch.html"> http://members.aol.com/bettymaes/pilgrimsrestch.html</A> Need more like this Betty

Subj: Gadsden Co. Query Date: 1/5/99 11:04:47 PM Eastern Standard Time From: parrotte@primary.net (Chief) Reply-to: parrotte@mail.primary.net To: BettyMaeS2@aol.com Searching for lost kin of Gadsden Co. VESTA PARROTT married ROBERT S. SLAPPERY, JESSIE JULIA PARROTT who married CORNELIUS WOODBERRY, FRANCES PARROTT who married NORMAN T. SCOTT. NORMAN PARROTT who married TOMMIE N. STUCKEY, and SARAH MARGARET PARROTT who is buried in the Salem Cemetary in Havana. Looking for bural place of Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother, WILLIAM J. PARROTT and wife REBECCA DEWITT PARROTT. Thank You, DONALD G. PARROTT.

ubj: 1880 Jackson County Census Date: 1/3/99 8:58:58 PM Eastern Standard Time From: swoodbea@open.org (Sue Woodford-Beals) Reply-to: swoodbea@open.org To: bettymaes2@aol.com I am searching for Ollie Pynes as a child in the family of James and Sarah Pynes in Mariana, FL (b.1879). swoodbea@open.org

For those of you who have ancestors who may have gone into Calhoun County, the WPA (Works Project Administration) Grave Registration information is now online at the Calhoun County FLGenWeb Project web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~flcalhou/index.htm Other things in the works: 1850 & 1860 census for Washington County 1850 census for Calhoun County Marriages of Washington Counry <~ need some typing volunteers! WPA for Washington County Please let me know if you are seeking anything in particular. Thanks so much.......... happy (genealogy) hunting! Cindy Washington County http://members.aol.com/seagee69/Washington Calhoun County http://www.rootsweb.com/~flcalhou/index.htm

I just wanted to take a moment this early New Year's Day and wish everyone on the list a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Also, since I'm now co-coordinating Calhoun County, this list is open for Calhoun County genealogy too. May you all be safe, productive, and have all you want/need/desire this year. Best of luck in all of your connections and I wish you great success in your roadblocks. (still working on my resolutions) Cindy Sloan listowner: FLJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Washington County Coordinator http://members.aol.com/seagee69/washington Co-coordinator Calhoun County http://www.rootsweb.com/~flcalhou/index.htm <~site under construction still searching for many answers and hoping to ask the right questions

  Cemetery Search, Jackson Co FL We need a new volunteer for this spot, Kelly is to be a new mom. The volunteer will need Office 97 Excel and a lot space on the hard drive for the combined cemeteries of Jackson Co FL.  The volunteer will upgrade the data base as new cemeteries are sent in and delete out the duplicates and answer cemetery queries. Betty

51 Houston Co AL Cemeteries now online <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/bettymaes/houston/main.html"> http://members.aol.com/bettymaes/houston/main.html</A> You will also find a link at the Jackson Co FL page... It is after 3:00 am and I am going to Bed....Enjoy Betty

For those in the Tallahassee area, the next scheduled meeting of the Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Task Force will be held on January 7. It will be in the Auditorium of the R. A. Gray Bldg, 500 S. Brough St. Time is 9:00 to 5:00 PM. In addition to report those cemeteries and check on those in Florida, check out their web page at: <A HREF="http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/cemeteries/"> http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/cemeteries/</A> Thanks so much. Cindy

Can anyone help here...Betty Subj: Jackson Co., Florida Date: 12/29/98 10:53:42 AM Eastern Standard Time From: rseymour1@juno.com (Rosa L Seymour) Betty, I got your name from S.M. McAllister, Hartselle, Al.. Do you have any research on Theophilus Baxter and Onesimus Futch Family? and William Welch/Seymour Family? Any help will be greatly appreciated. My E-Mail address: rosasey@BellSouth.net Thanks, Rosa

Florida State Hospital Cemetery Tour We will be going into the woods to see the old Cemetery. Jan 16, 1999 10:00 am Meet at, Home Place Resturant, Chattahoochee, FL Hwy 90 west end of town. RSVP to BettyMaeS2@aol.com Betty

Jackson and Washington County Genealogists...... On this Christmas Eve I'm reflecting and making a "wish" list for my own genealogy and inviting you to do the same. Since one of my surnames happens to be CHRISTMAS, I thought I'd share my latest. On a very recent trip to Miami, I moved one step closer to locating a living CHRISTMAS decendant in a particular line in which I'm researching. If anyone is familiar with the name Clyde R. ALLEN from the Miami area (circa 1960-present), or the surname BUNTIN from Houston/Henry Counties, Alabama, please feel free to fill my "stocking" with the info. I'm hoping you are able to get a bit closer or solve a genealogy mystery in your own family tree. Wishing you and your family a happy, safe and joyous holiday season. Cindy Sloan BENEFIELD, BURKE, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTY, DANIEL(S), DAVIS, GAY, KEEL, PILCHER, and SWEARINGEN (to name a few)

Ron, I was unable to get into the site you send. Please send a link so I can see it. Thanks Elaine

I just put a lot of information on line which includes a fair number of Jackson County. Please check out the site; let me know of problems or errors in information. Thanks, Ron Hall http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Quarter/5221/

At this point I would go with the information your aunt has. Just because Robin's information came from the LDS does not make it the right inforamtion. I spent a lot of time researching my ancestor Frances K. Bradley Hatch and could find nothing on her because they had her madien name as Hall. I think the LDS is a great resource but like all other sorces you still have to verify Good luck with your research. Janie

Merry Christmas! Betty A Politically Correct Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck. How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to Elves, Vertically Challenged they were calling themselves. And labor conditions at the north pole Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the Humane Society. And equal employment had made it quite clear That Santa had better not use just reindeer. So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid, Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid! The runners had been removed from his sleigh; The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A. And people had started to call for the cops When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops. Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened. His fur trimmed red suit was called Unenlightened. And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows, Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation. So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife, Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life, Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz, Demanding from now on her title was Ms. And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion That making a choice could cause so much commotion. Nothing of leather, nothing of fur, Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her. Nothing that might be construed to pollute. Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot. Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise. Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys. Nothing that claimed to be gender specific. Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific. No candy or sweets -- they were bad for the tooth. Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth. And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden, Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden. For they raised the hackles of those psychological Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological. No baseball, no football -- someone could get hurt; Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt. Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe; And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away. So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed; He just could not figure out what to do next. He tried to be merry, tried to be gay, But you've got to be careful with that word today. His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground; Nothing fully acceptable was to be found. Something special was needed, a gift that he might Give to all without angering the left or the right. A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision, Each group of people, every religion; Every ethnicity, every hue, Everyone, everywhere, even you. So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth. May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth. ======================================= Notice: This poem is copyright 1992 by Harvey Ehrlich. It is free to distribute, without changes, as long as this notice remains intact.

Cemetery Database Available on the Internet TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1998--Florida's Task Force on Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries has made its cemetery database available on the World Wide Web. Users can log onto the site at www.dbf.state.fl.us/cemeteries and search by county to find information on the condition of 1,700 cemeteries throughout the state. They can also submit reports to the database by using an interactive form. The task force was created by the 1998 Florida Legislature, under the auspices of the Department of Banking and Finance (DBF), to determine the extent of the cemetery problem and recommend legislation to address it. The task force is seeking information from the public concerning specific cemeteries needing attention, as well as suggestions on how to alleviate the problem. In addition to the website form, citizens can contact the task force by sending e-mail to nwfro/vol@mail.dbf.state.fl.us, or regular mail to DBF Northwest Florida Region, 4900 Bayou Blvd., Suite 103, Pensacola, FL 32503-2530. The FAX number is 850/494-7388. Citizens may also call the department's Cemetery Hot-line at 1-800-323-2627. --30--gaa/mi CONTACT: Florida Office of the Comptroller, Tallahassee Jim Richardson, Public Affairs, 850/410-9757