John, A few years ago during the draw down of the mill pond, the timbers of one of the mills could be seen in the spring run just below Blue Springs. There were massive cypress timbers out in what is normally the middle of the pond. Apparently, over time, there were three different mills on the pond, which grew each time a new mill was constructed. The first (and oldest) was only a short distance downstream from the spring. It was eventually replaced with a second about half-way down the modern millpond. The trace of the dam for this one can still be seen. Then, of course, there was the final one down at U.S. 90 that still exists today. I learned last weekend that Friendship Baptist Church at Malone has church records dating back to 1857. I suspect there may be a lot of information in there that would be of interest to people with connections to families that lived along the state line. They will be having their 150th anniversary later this month. I hope to make it up sometime in the next week or so to get a better idea of what they have. Best, Dale Cox www.exploresouthernhistory.com www.battleofmarianna.net www.twoeggfla.com JohnArden@aol.com wrote: >Was glad to see this info as my great grandfather, Calvin Edward  Dykes, from >Jackson Co was in that unit, >along with several of his kin.  I have a photo of the two Oswald bros  in >their uniforms.  Was given to me online by Jack Oswald of  Marianna.  He has the >original.  My gr grandfather went on to teach  school at the >Zoe school after the war.  The school was probably on the AL side of  the >line, on the Harry Roundtree >farm, which was on both sides of the line.  We are in process now of  trying >to locate and reclaim the >Oswald family cem, on AL side of line. >My grandmother was a Dykes, and born on road between Bascom and Neals   >Landing.  She said that her father was stationed at one time near Pensacola  in a   >fort.  That the food got so scarce that they were >eating rats.  They were feeding corn to the horses, and what fell out  of the >horses mouth, that the soldiers >would pick it up and parch it.  She said that her dad nearly ruined  his >teeth eating the parched corn. >Am still trying to find the burial location of his father, James R  Dykes,   >Jr as he was in Marianna Home Guard before he died.  It is  said that Billy >Dykes, bro of Calvin, had the first grist mill at head of  Merritt's, >and that the mill wheel was later placed at the old home place near  Cypress. > > > >************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > >------------------------------- >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 would love to attend that gathering at the church,thank you for telling us about it ---- DNDothan@cs.com wrote: > John, > > A few years ago during the draw down of the mill pond, the timbers of one of the mills could be seen in the spring run just below Blue Springs. There were massive cypress timbers out in what is normally the middle of the pond. > > Apparently, over time, there were three different mills on the pond, which grew each time a new mill was constructed. The first (and oldest) was only a short distance downstream from the spring. It was eventually replaced with a second about half-way down the modern millpond. The trace of the dam for this one can still be seen. Then, of course, there was the final one down at U.S. 90 that still exists today. > > I learned last weekend that Friendship Baptist Church at Malone has church records dating back to 1857. I suspect there may be a lot of information in there that would be of interest to people with connections to families that lived along the state line. They will be having their 150th anniversary later this month. I hope to make it up sometime in the next week or so to get a better idea of what they have. > > Best, > Dale Cox > www.exploresouthernhistory.com > www.battleofmarianna.net > www.twoeggfla.com > > > JohnArden@aol.com wrote: > > >Was glad to see this info as my great grandfather, Calvin Edward  Dykes, from > >Jackson Co was in that unit, > >along with several of his kin.  I have a photo of the two Oswald bros  in > >their uniforms.  Was given to me online by Jack Oswald of  Marianna.  He has the > >original.  My gr grandfather went on to teach  school at the > >Zoe school after the war.  The school was probably on the AL side of  the > >line, on the Harry Roundtree > >farm, which was on both sides of the line.  We are in process now of  trying > >to locate and reclaim the > >Oswald family cem, on AL side of line. > >My grandmother was a Dykes, and born on road between Bascom and Neals   > >Landing.  She said that her father was stationed at one time near Pensacola  in a   > >fort.  That the food got so scarce that they were > >eating rats.  They were feeding corn to the horses, and what fell out  of the > >horses mouth, that the soldiers > >would pick it up and parch it.  She said that her dad nearly ruined  his > >teeth eating the parched corn. > >Am still trying to find the burial location of his father, James R  Dykes,   > >Jr as he was in Marianna Home Guard before he died.  It is  said that Billy > >Dykes, bro of Calvin, had the first grist mill at head of  Merritt's, > >and that the mill wheel was later placed at the old home place near  Cypress. > > > > > > > >************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > > >------------------------------- > >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