Hi... I am trying to locate Theodore J. Johns (1860-1914) in the 1910 Duval Co, FL Census and his family....I was able to find them in the 1900 Duval Co, FL, Prices #6 Census, but I can't find hima dn his family in the 1910....in the 1900 Theodore went by T. J. and he was 41 ....his wife, Melissa (maiden name, Altman), was 31, Ezra was 10, Leola was 5, Artis was 3. Theodore died in 1914 in Duval Co, FL. I found Melissa (51 yrs old) in the 1920 Duval Co, Marietta, Census, widowed and one child, Ethel, 8 years old. I do know that they had other children besides the ones listed..the other children were: Annie Bell and Theodore Jr. Appreciate any help in finding them in the 1910 Duval Co, FL Census...I am going to assume that Theodore might have shortened his name or the last name of Johns was spelled differently or shortened (john)....thank you.... Stephanie Grohol

Does anyone know if the Pensacola News Journal still has a genealogy column? If so, who writes it? Leslie

Hi... I was on Ancestry.com and found an email for Danny Peters who has some information on a family that I am also researching but when I emailed that address that was on ancestry...it came back as unknown.... Here is the last email addy that I have from ancestry.com... tntuxcedodp@netscape.net Appreciate any help and thank you... Stephanie Grohol

Hi All, Please forgive this mass message. This is NOT a scam, or advertisement. I am trying to re-compile my Email addresses. My system had a problem, I lost all my files and I am now trying to retrieve addresses from old saved disks. Would you please reply to this message if the address is active and let me know under what category you and I might have corresponded. 1) Breast Feeding, Nursing, IBCLC, NICU 2) Genealogy 3) Crafts 4) Family 5) Other (please specify) This will be such a big help. And I can hopefully reestablish some working files. Sincerely Carmelia Ann Slaughter Mobile, AL

Hi... I am researching John Parnell Combs (Aug 1878 - ?) who married Courtney Taylor (the daughter of Thomas Paul and Martha M. Dowling Taylor)....not sure who his parents were....I have located them in the 1910-1930 Baker Co, FL Census....they had 7 children that I know of....here are the names: Fred, Russell, Alton, Gracie, Lumarlthia (not sure of the spelling), Pearl and William J. I don't have much on the children..... In the 1910 census, Fred was 5 yrs, Russell was 3 and Alton was 2....in the 1920 census, they were older of course, plus fouor addional children: Gracie was 9, Lumarlithia(?) was 4, Pearl was 2 and William was 2/12.....I was only able to locate John, Courtney, Russell, Pearl and William in the 1930 Baker Co, FL Census.... I am sorry that I do not have much more...but I would appreciate any help in my research.....and thank you... Stephanie Grohol

Hi... I forgot to mention the names of the children of Thomas P. Taylor....they are: William Barney (1878) married Mary Marie (Mamie) Williams and they has three known children: Thomas P., Elvie (Elvia) and Ralph Taylor.... Minnie Taylor Sebastion Taylor Courtney Earnest Olin Pearley Lee Monroe Eliza Their might be more but so far this is all I have researched......appreciate any help....thank you... Stephanie Grohol

Hi... I am researching Thomas Paul Taylor (Dec 1855 Baker - May 1946 Baker Co, FL)...he married three times that I can find...he married two Dowling sisters: Martha Dowling and then married her sister, Sarah Jane Dowling...they were the daughters of James R. and Anna Johns Dowling..... Martha was born 1857 in Baker and died bef 1900, she married Thomas Jan 1877 in Baker Co, and they had 9 children that I know of....seeking their names if possible....and any other information..... Thomas then married in Mar 1896, Sarah Jane Dowling and I am not sure if they had any children...so seeking help there....Sarah died Bef 1913 because Thomas had remarried to a Lokie (or Lovie) Rhoden or Rewis in Jul of 1913..... Appreciate any help in finding information on this family....and thank you.... Stephanie Grohol

Death records before 1917 are extremely spotty and are not statewide. Florida didn't keep statewide records until 1917. The death records are on microfilm and found in some libraries, Ancestry.com has a pay for use site with some of the Florida Death Records. Unfortunately Florida, as most states, have not been able to fund putting their records on internet search sites. Deborah Byrd

I have just started actively researching my Florida ancestors, and several people on this list have been very helpful, thank you. I have been guided to sites that have information concerning death records and it just occurred to me that there is a gap in the years available. When I go to http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com, they have records from 1877 - 1916. The other site, I don't have it in front of me at the moment, only had records beginning in the mid 1930's. Is there a gap in what is available? If not, is there an online source to the records from 1917 - the middle 30's? Thanks for any help you can offer!!! Charles Larkins, Jr. Researching: LARKIN/S, BIGGERS, WYLIE, NEDAB, COWART, BYRD, APPLIN, GREEN, MITCHELL, STINSON, EDWARDS. All from Alabama, Pike & Coffee Counties. BIGGERS from Bullock & Macon County Alabama. GILYARD from Fernandina Beach FL. TAYLOR from PA. Gilyard from Nassau County Florida LARKIN/S from Elba in Coffee County Alabama. TAYLOR from Montgomery County Pennslyvania GILYARD from Montgomery County Pennslyvania and Nassau County Florida ROBERTS from Nassau County Florida and GA

Hello Everyone: Those of you who are working on your lines back to your 1600s American Ancestors will find the1600s Ancestors Data Base to be of great help. I have recently posted several hundred new Ancestors to the Data Base bringing the total to over 29,000 entries. Also listed are several National Societies who have proven many of these Ancestors. There are a few new respected Reference works that contain thousands of sources All the entries are coded to indicate to which reference work or which National Society has at least one of their proven lines. Several of the National Societies have over 20 different lines from a single Ancestor. When you enter the 1600s Ancestor Data Base be sure to look at the top of each data page for the link that takes you to the "Data Base Information Page" Here you will find the codes and references listed and how to use them. This is MUST reading to understand the Data Base. We are constantly updating the Data Base with additional Ancestors added as time permits. You will find the 1600s Ancestor Data Base at: <http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/>http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/ For those of you who are AOL members you may have trouble connecting to many pages that may come up with a message such as "Page Does Not Exist" and you can cure that by using your browser feature of Copy and Paste the URL to your browser and then enter from there. Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy and Happy Hunting Ryan Jackson Data Base Manager America's First Families

We are researching mulatto families in Covington County, Alabama. We have a special interest in the Pea Ridge Community of the Conecuh River Township in Covington and Conecuh Counties, Alabama. These areas had a large percentage of mulatto slaves prior to the Civil War. After slavery, these people settled together and married. We descend from the ³Jackson² surname. Many of our descendants lived in Covington and nearby counties before the Civil War. After the Civil War most ³Jackson¹s² continued to live in Covington well into the late 1930¹s. Our search also extends to Escambia and Oskaloosa counties in Florida, where many residents from Covington traveled in search of employment, while others went to Ohio. We would love to correspond with others that are researching mulatto families from these areas with the surnames below. Thank you in advance for your invaluable help with our family quest. Sharon CovingtonCountyAlMixedGenGroup@yahoo.com Surname list: JACKSON € Beasley € Blount € Bradley € Briggs € Brooks € Cameron € Culliver € Daniels € Dees Feagin € Hart € Henderson € Hewlett € Lewis € Marshall € McBryde € Robinson € Vaughn € Wilson € Wood

Hi... I am seeking information on William Seward and Marzilla Dowling Crews.....Marzilla was the daughter of James Dennis and Catherine Taylor Dowling and was born Mar 1879 and died Dec 1921....she married William Seward Crews Mar 20, 1900 in Baker Co, Fl and they had 12 children before she died: I am seeking information on their children: Ulphin Ross, James Donald, Rosie Katie G. Mary E. Martha William Alton Lottie B. Bernita Myrtice William S. Jr Dexter William Seward Crews remarried in Aug 1922 to Daisy Ola Williams...both second marriages..... I am sorry I do not have dates for the children...but so far I have not found any info on them.....so I would appreciate any and whatever help there is....and thank you..... Stephanie Grohol

Does any one know what the Florida laws are concerning family cemeteries? Are they considered historical? Does anyone know the history of the Riverview or Hackney cemetery in Riverview, FL? Leslie

Hi... I am trying to locate an obituary for Nettie Lee (Dowling) Rodgers who died Jan 19, 2000 in Baker Co, FL.....I tried bcstandard.com and they don't go back that far....and then I tried jacksonville.com but they are experiencing problems with their archives and are trying to fix the problem....but in the meantime I am hoping that someone can help me.... Thank you and appreciate any help.... Stephanie Grohol

There are several sources you can use. 1. From the home page of the Florida State Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ you will find a Florida Bibliography by clicking on the "Pioneers" link. Under "Other Resources" you will find a link to "vital records" and various other "web links". The "vital records" link gives you information on obtaining vital records. The "web links" will take you to links that can lead you to vital statistics. 2. Florida has a Florida Combined Death Index on microfiche. The index is incomplete from 1877 to 1917 but is complete from 1917 to the present. The "vital records" link noted above will provide a listing of repositories who hold at least a partial set of the microfiche. Death certs are available from the Office of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042. They cost $5.00 (non-refundable) and it takes 3-4 weeks for processing. You can call 904-359-6900 (recorded msg) to obtain info. Basically it states: send a signed letter stating full name of deceased, sex, death date, city/county, your relationship, your address and your phone number with a check or money order for $5.00. For more information you can also go to http://www.doh.state.fl.us 3. Rootsweb at www.rootsweb.com under "hosted volunteer projects" has a number of sources for death information. 4. You might find further research opportunities at the United States Resources: Florida page at http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/fl.html 5. Also try the Florida US GenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgenweb/index.html 6. Gail Harris provided the following link on the FLDuval Mailing list: Florida State Deaths Database 1877-1916 Deaths: (45,000+ records) http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/fl/_vitals/fldeathm.htm Hope this helps, Ann Staley, CGRS(sm) [CGRS, Certified Genealogical Records Specialist, is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations.] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pattie Schultz" <Pattie.Schultz@Geac.com> To: <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: [FLORIDA] Florida Deaths > I have just found out that some relatives I was researching in Nebraska moved to Florida in 1912. I cannot find them on any census record ANYWHERE in the US after 1910, so I'm thinking they have died in Florida before the 1920 census. > > Can anyone suggest how I research this further? I live in Florida but have never had to do ANY genealogy here. > > Thanks, > Pattie Schultz > Looking for Henry and Mary Rethmeier > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070600010006010507050905 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In re death records of Florida: Don't forget to check your local Family History Center, also. They can order microfilms for a minimal amount from the Family History Library in Salt Lake (usually takes about seven days at the most and then they stay for your perusal for about a month). http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=391198&subject_disp=Florida+%2D+Vital+records&columns=*,0,0 is a list of "Vital Records" that comes up when you put "Florida" into the place search box of the FHLCatalog. Also check Vital Records Index at: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=624061&subject_disp=Florida+%2D+Vital+records+%2D+Indexes&columns=*,0,0 Margaret M. Harris > > --------------070600010006010507050905 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=utf-8; name="margmarieh.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="margmarieh.vcf" begin:vcard fn:Margaret Harris n:Harris;Margaret email;internet:margmarieh@cox.net title:Family Historian note;quoted-printable:Alternate E-Mails:=0D=0A= =0D=0A= margaret.harris@gmail.com=0D=0A= mmharris52@yahoo.com=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:TRUE url:http://www.ancestors-avenue.com version:2.1 end:vcard --------------070600010006010507050905--

Try this link for various online death records including Florida. Although it is not very comprehensive, you may have some luck. http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Karen -----Original Message----- From: Charles Larkins [mailto:larkins@pobox.com] I am also interested in Florida death data and have not much research in Florida. Are there online databases, besides Ancestry.com, that have death records?

On 2/7/05 2:09 PM Pattie.Schultz@Geac.com said the following: >I have just found out that some relatives I was researching in Nebraska >moved to Florida in 1912. I cannot find them on any census record ANYWHERE >in the US after 1910, so I'm thinking they have died in Florida before the >1920 census. > >Can anyone suggest how I research this further? I live in Florida but >have never had to do ANY genealogy here. > >Thanks, >Pattie Schultz >Looking for Henry and Mary Rethmeier I am also interested in Florida death data and have not much research in Florida. Are there online databases, besides Ancestry.com, that have death records? Charles Larkins, Jr. Researching: LARKIN/S, BIGGERS, WYLIE, NEDAB, COWART, BYRD, APPLIN, GREEN, MITCHELL, STINSON, EDWARDS. All from Alabama, Pike & Coffee Counties. BIGGERS from Bullock & Macon County Alabama. GILYARD from Fernandina Beach FL. TAYLOR from PA. Gilyard from Nassau County Florida LARKIN/S from Elba in Coffee County Alabama. TAYLOR from Montgomery County Pennslyvania GILYARD from Montgomery County Pennslyvania and Nassau County Florida ROBERTS from Nassau County Florida and GA

I have just found out that some relatives I was researching in Nebraska moved to Florida in 1912. I cannot find them on any census record ANYWHERE in the US after 1910, so I'm thinking they have died in Florida before the 1920 census. Can anyone suggest how I research this further? I live in Florida but have never had to do ANY genealogy here. Thanks, Pattie Schultz Looking for Henry and Mary Rethmeier

Hi... I hope that I have not emailed this before....apologize if I have,...... I am researching Lathana Dowling who was the daughter of John D. and Sarah Johns Dowling...she was born Jan 1871 in Baker Co, FL and died May 1961 in Baker Co, FL...she married twice....once to Charley H. Harvey Sr in Jul 1886 in Baker Co, Fl and they had 6 children: Jessie Ivey, William "Auzzie", DeLila, John Richard, Charley J. Jr, and Minnie Harvey.....all born in Baker Co, FL.....Charley Sr was born Dec 1867 in Baker and died Sep 1899 in Baker Co, FL She second married Andrew Harvey on May 1901 in Baker Co, FL..he was born NOv 1875 in Baker Co, FL and died Apr 1906 in Baker Co, FL.....and they had three children: Artis Reed (could be spelled differently), Mammie (Mae), and Arthur Harvey.... If there is an obituary for Lathana, would love to have it too....any information on this family would be appreciated.....thank you.... Stephanie Grohol