NOTICE The Task Force on Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries announces a public hearing/workshop and all persons are invited to attend. DATE AND TIME: December 3, 1998 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PURPOSE: Review proposed legislation and Preliminary Report of the Task Force LOCATION: Omni West Palm Beach Hotel 1601 Belvedere Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 To obtain a copy of the Agenda please contact Gladys Hennen, Administrative Assistant II, Division of Finance, 101 East Gaines St., Fletcher Bldg., Room 649B, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0350, telephone number (850) 488-0357, ext. 567 SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise Gladys Hennen at (850) 488-0357, ext. 567 at least 48 hours before the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, contact Gladys Hennen via the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for assistance.

Hi Melanie, I haven't emailed you in ages. I haven't found out anything definitely concerning John Cloud and James Cloud, whether or not they were brothers. Still don't know Johns parents. But I did run across a letter I got from Wanda Odom, from Panama City, FL. She is the neice of a lady in Jackson County, FL,who I wrote several years ago. I think she is related to James. I just bought a new filing cabinet and am in the process of moving my files over. As soon as I find the letter, I'll copy it and mail it to you. I remember your husband saying the family name was changed to Mcleod. When was this done and by whom? I haven't given up on my Clouds. I found 3 new Eldridge cousins on the internet this summer, so you know what I've been doing. I found that one lives about 15 miles south of Tallahassee. I live about the same distance north of Tallahassee. But that's not all - my boss, Ron, is her uncle! Small world, isn't it? Please send me your address and I'll get the letter off to you this weekend. At the time I wrote to Wanda, I didn't know that John was my gggrandfather. So I need to write her again myself. Gayle Kennedy

I just posted the names of some 18 individuals from Jackson and Henry counties who saw Civil War service at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~acwroots/memorium.htm Surnames involved include: Cohron, Granger, Hall, Pittman, Sills, Jones, Hughes, and probably one or two I'm forgetting at the moment. Ron Hall

I've been watching the exchange of information of late about the 1st FL Reserves and the Home Guards. I'm wondering if there isn't some sort of distinction between the unit as strictly a state organization and the same unit as an official body in the Confederate Army. I think it's possible that the organization known as the 1st FL Reserves existed before its mustering into Confederate service in January of 1865. My gggg-grandfather, William Sills, according to records from the National Archives was mustered into the reserve unit in May, 1864. That's months before the official recognition of that unit as part of the Confederate Army in January of the following year. Ron Hall

Subj: William Jackson Date: 11/18/98 8:34:13 PM Eastern Standard Time From: <A HREF="tvz144dr@net1inc.net">tvz144dr@net1inc.net</A> (Thomas Zorn) Reply to : tvz144dr@net1inc.net My Name is Thomas Zorn Iam looking for any information on my Grandfather His Name Was William Jackson. He lived near Graceville Fl I am not sure but beleive he was born in Henry Co Al. He married Perla Johns sometime around 1898 and 1899 HE died in 1915 near Graceville and is buried at Collins Mill cemetery. He had a sister or sister-in-law that lived in Graceville at that time. Any infromation would be of a great help Her name was Fannie Jackson Thanks-- Thomas Zorn

Well Lambert is a Jackson Co FL name......Betty Subject: Early names Florida Counties Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 170 My great grandfather was from a location called at that time "Coon Bottom" Florida.He was Marion Monroe Lambert and was born in Georgia but was orphaned at an early age and went to live with cousins in Coon Bottom Florida. I can find no information on this area or which part of the state that it might be located. I would appreciate any information that you might be able to share with me on this subject. Thank You, Margaret Clark I can find no information on this area or which part of the state that it might be located. I would appreciate any information that you might be able to share with me on this subject. Thank You, Margaret Clark

Hello all, I wanted to know if anyone knew if solider that served in the Florida Home Guard during the Civil War had to fill out enlistment or discharge papers. And if so were I could find these papers. Thanks Melanie Mcleod (Cloud) Young

My paternal grandmother was Cindy Cloud and I have been unable to locate any information about her. She was married to Major Allen Sloan on October 14, 1888 in Henry County, Alabama, at the home of Major's brother Samuel. The name on the marriage certificate is spelled Cuida, but my father had always told me it was spelled Cindy. In some later land transactions the name is spelled Sinda. By 1900 Cindy and Major were living near Graceville, Jackson Co. Florida and the 1900 census lists the name as Celia. I think she may have been from the Decatur or Early County Georgia Cloud families. None of the Clouds on the 1880 Jackson County Fl census fit the profile for Cindy. I think Cindy died in between late 1900 and summer of 1905. Major Sloan remarried in Oct. 1905. Does anyone know where she is buried? Another connection is with Major Sloan's older brother John A. Sloan who married Sarah Cloud in Decatur County GA in 1881. John and Major Sloan were both born in Decatur County GA. I'm almost positive that Sarah Cloud was the daughter of James and Matilda Cloud from Jackson County FL.

In a message dated 11/17/98 7:16:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, Josie3 writes: << ) But, no one seems to have heard of a silent supper. This is interesting, though, and I'm curious if it's a Southern thing or just one religious sect or what. I would like any info, also. Thanks. Stephanie >> I cannot find any more on it either. But, I just learned the weekend after Thanksgiving my Dad's family is having a small gathering. So, I'll ask his older siblings and maybe someone might know. I'll post it to the list if I learn anything. Cindy

Myrt's comment made me remember that I once saw a record that an A. Padgett fought for Poe's Reserve. My ancestor Ambrose Padgett (of Walton Co.) was in his early 40's during the War. Except for this possibility, I have found no record that he served. Does anyone know of another "A. Padgett" who might have been the one in Poe's Reserve? Duke Vickrey

I have a copy of my great-grandfather's, George A. Lanier, Application for Pension, and it says he was in the 1st Fla. Reserves. It says he enlisted in "April of 1864 at Marianna, FL, Captain Poe's Company, which was afterwards a part of 1st Fla. Reserve" (Company C) In answer to the question "Give the name of your Captain at time of your discharge from service", he stated "Williford, but Colquit was the commanding officer. In answer to the question "Give the name of your Battalion or Regimental commander both at time of your enlistment and discharge from service", he stated "Col. Montgomery, first and then Gen. Miller was the last" A witness to this service was John H. Parish and B. H. Franklin. "John H. Parish was on detail guarding prisoners at Marianna, FL." B. H. Franklin and George A. Lanier were both discharged at Madison, FL in May of 1865. I don't know if this will help much. But it will give you some more names to look for. I too will be interested in more information about this unit. Thanks, Myrt Mayne

Duke: Thank you so much for the reply. I had previously come across information on the Florida 1st Infantry Regiment Reserves. I do not believe that this is the unit I am searching for as William Mathews had already perished by the time of it's inception on January 5, 1865. Susan ---------- From: SGVICK@aol.com To: FLJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fwd: Florida 1st Reserves Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 9:10 AM To answer Susan's question, I know a very little bit about the 1st FL Reserve. It was called the Florida 1st Infantry Regiment Reserves. It was organized from independent companies January 5, 1865 and surrendered at Tallahassee May 10, 1865. -snip-

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_911311836_boundary Content-ID: <0_911311836@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_911311836_boundary Content-ID: <0_911311836@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: SGVICK@aol.com Return-path: <SGVICK@aol.com> To: cairnsco@worldnet.att.net Subject: Re: Florida 1st Reserves Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:09:48 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit To answer Susan's question, I know a very little bit about the 1st FL Reserve. It was called the Florida 1st Infantry Regiment Reserves. It was organized from independent companies January 5, 1865 and surrendered at Tallahassee May 10, 1865. I wouldn't expect there to be many records about it. This late in the War record keeping was not of paramount interest and with defeat looming on the horizon, there was some belief the records would be used against the soldiers. The general expectation was that after surrendering, retaliation by the victorious North would be much greater than it turned out to be. Duke Vickrey --part0_911311836_boundary--

Susan, I'm sorry that I do not have any information to pass along to you about the subject. However, if you learn anything about this, I'd love to have it also. I am descended from John Nelson, who lived in Washington Co., and is buried there. He was also with the Home Guards, and was taken prisoner 27 Sept 1864. As I understand it, this was mostly a bunch of older guys--those that had been left at home. Anyway, he ended up in Elmira Prison Camp also (from what I've been told). When he was released in May 1865, the only way for him to get home was to walk. So, he walked all the way from NY to FL. When he finally got home, he was in such bad shape that his wife did not recognize him. I learned about this while I was in the midst of reading "Cold Mountain" which has been on the best-seller list. For anyone interested in learning more about what our ancestors may have gone through, I think you might find this interesting reading. I found it depressing at times, but let's face it--those WERE depressing days. I would like to learn more about this group of men, so if anyone has some tidbits, please pass them along. Sue

Does anyone have any information about a Civil War unit called "Florida 1st Reserves"? My husband's ggg grandfather, William Mathews, was taken prision during the Battle of Marianna. I have followed the trail through the various prison camps where he was sent, ending up in Elmira Prison Camp, Elmira, New York where he died in December, 1864. Each reference I have located for him states his unit as "Florida 1st Reserves", yet I have been unable to locate any information on a unit by this name. Any help or suggestions would me greatly appreciated. Susan Mathews

William Joseph MILES was said to have put a Dollar in the water bucket from which the family drank water from. Wonder why? Probably a gold dollar? Betty

Some years ago I remember my dad talking about attending a "Silent Supper". He was a small boy at the time (probably during the early 1940s). He remembered everyone would have dinner but no one was allowed to speak. After supper, strange things were supposed to occur (in his case a strong wind came up almost out of nowhere and blew over a large stack of wood). I believe these practices were based on a religious belief of exorcising evil spirts, or something. At the time they were of the Apostolic faith (Church of God or Assembly of God). Has anyone heard of such a practice? Cindy

Dear Listserver Members, I have just finished a written survey from the Florida State Historical Records Advisory Board, C/O The Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Department of State, Mail Station 9A, Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0250 Phone: 850-487-2073. They are asking for suggestions and ideas of how to improve services and benefits to genealogists. They are seeking information from interested persons and looking for volunteers to serve on state committees involving various subjects. Please advise all our members to let them here from them. One of my suggestions was to use Email to communicate and to get more response to their survey. I also suggested they enclose self addressed (at least) and stamped (at most) envelopes to promote a higher response rate. I also suggested they open the archives on Saturday day and evening hours and I even had to the gumption to ask them for Sunday afternoon hours. Come join me in educating them of our needs and wants in the area of records and research options. Please bite the wallet and spend the 32 cents and let them hear from us. They are planning our genealogical access future. Sincerely, Stan Peacock peacockse@aol.com

And they sent me this link to relax with: funny <A HREF="http://mrmom.amaonline.com/howtokeep.htm"> http://mrmom.amaonline.com/howtokeep.htm</A> after the 1885 census I needed this ...... Oh by the way Cathy has all the 1885 Census and is making the web pages...will be online in a few days.....Betty

Does anyone have a map of the Census Districts for 1880? I'd like to know where each of the districts was, geographically. The plausibility of some connections decreases with the intervening distance between parties. Also, for those looking for the flavor of life in these parts should read the books and essays of E.W Carswell. He wrote a column for the Pensacola Journal about local life styles for many years and several books as well. The books include "Homesteading" A History Of Holmes County Florida and many other smaller volumes of folklore and local life.