Jane or Lynda or anyone out there - Does anyone have the 1860 census for Coweta Co., GA? I just found in Ancestry an Allen Williams in Coweta Co., GA in Newman P. O. Township. Could someone please, if it is available, do a lookup and see who was living with him or who he was living with? Thank you in advance. An added note. I agree that Rootsweb is by far the best information center and I use it and support it all the time through the yearly donations and by submitting documents and photos I have for others to enjoy - some of which have never been put online. However, in Sumner Co., KS and in New Mexico and Arizona, there is quite a bit online about the Swaggart family. For those who are wondering about Ancestry and the others, they come in handy also - like now. I live in the Republic of Panama and I use every resource that I can find because there are no libraries available down here but, if I lived where I could get to a library on a regular basis, I very likely would not subscribe. I get there only once/year and always reserve a few days in the library for my research. The paid resources save me a lot of time because I have all my questions ready and don't waste time looking. Betty E. More

Hi Jeanie, I'm using your message to give a bit of elaboration on the Georgia Land Lotteries. There were a total of six lotteries, with irregularities and inaccuracies in the recording of data in each. The book that I have is considered the only truly authentic list of grants to Revolutionary War Soldiers. ONLY THE THIRD (1820), FIFTH (1827) AND SIXTH (1832) LOTTERIES RECOGNIZED THE VETERANS AND GAVE PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION TO THEM. Any VETERAN could have registered in any of the six lotteries but would have done so in the first, second and fourth lotteries as just a resident of the state. All six lotteries were open to anyone with established residency in eorgia, - the only requirement being the 1 year residency for the first lottery and 3 years residency for the other five lotteries. So if you ask me for a lookup from this book, remember that this only includes veterans. If you are simply looking for ANY land lottery grants your family might have won, I'll need to check for that information at the archives. REMEMBER that your veteran might have acquired land as a civilian in the first or second lottery. Also keep in mind that the third, fifth and sixth lotteries, while favoring veterans, were still open to everyone with residency. Now Jeanie, - no. COL. John Blanton was not listed in this book, but I'll be glad to check for him in the all the lotteries if you'd like. Please send me all possible names, and if you have any counties for them let me know. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm -----Original Message----- From: Jeansroots@aol.com <Jeansroots@aol.com> To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 8:13 AM Subject: Re: NCDUPLIN-D Digest V00 #96 >Hi Dee, > While looking at he Ga lotteries, will you see if the BLANTONS ever won any >land? >I am looking for in about a COL John BLANTON, and others. >Thanks Genie Angel, >Jeanie BLANTON TRIMBLE > >

Hi Judy in Newman, Thanks so much for sending me the O'Neal info. So far I don't recognize any of them, but then I have so little to go on. I will keep them and maybe they will connect someday. My great grandfather was Henderson O'Neal, who married Rebecca Horton first, had several children, then married Nancy Kilner and had my grandfather and his sister. My grandfather, Zack R. O'Neal married Emma P Bozeman from GA. They were married in Arkansas as Henderson O'Neal moved his family there. Emma P was visiting her uncle in AR when she met Zack. I have virtually nothing from Henderson on back. Thanks again. Emma in NM

Dee...what a terrific piece of information.. thank you. If you could, will you check those Rev War land grants for Edward JACKSON b 1755 SC..I think he was in Greene Co, Forsyth then Gwinnett. If you find any JACKSONS in those areas, I'll name a street after you.. thanks, Lorna

Dorothy Hunt, thank your for your input on the Ancestry.com. I have been hesitant about signing up, because like you said there is so much information on the rootsweb, and from lookups done by other researchers for us. I find that obituaries have been the biggest help to me, in finding names of siblings, and their married names. I will have to think about this long and hard before I decide to make my choice. You may have saved me some money. Pat, in Indiana

Am searching for siblings/ parents of Wiley Leverett/Leverette Born 18 Jan, 1820 in DeKalb County, Ga (His obit states this). He died October 25, 1904 in Houston County, Ga and is buried in the Leverett family cemetery there. Wiley married 3 times. First to Mary Elizabeth Crowder, second to her sister, Ursula Caroline Crowder (Mislabeled on outside of marriage license as Laura but correct on the inside located in loose papers of Pulaski County, GA) Third wife is Mary Thomas Hammock, my ggrandmother by whom he had two children. There was a total of 18 with most living to adulthood. Any hints would be greatly appreciated. Helen S. Hudson Perry, GA

Deserting Rootsweb for PROFIT MAKING ventures will mean that future genealogists will have to pay for "secrets" which were once public information, but have been "locked away..." >From: Canopy2@aol.com >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Re: GA-ROOTS-D Digest V00 #163 >Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 08:58:56 EDT > >Dorothy Hunt, thank your for your input on the Ancestry.com. I have been >hesitant about signing up, because like you said there is so much >information >on the rootsweb, and from lookups done by other researchers for us. I find >that obituaries have been the biggest help to me, in finding names of >siblings, and their married names. I will have to think about this long and >hard before I decide to make my choice. You may have saved me some money. > >Pat, in Indiana > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess fdy.gate.net Listmanager >VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT >http://www.usgenweb.org/census >Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

In most states, a preacher only has to be recognized by his denomination in order to be able to perform marriages...there is no state/county registration required...except with his own organization, i.e. Baptist, Methodist, etc. In the Church of Christ, any ordained Elder can perform Marriages... >From: Chris Strickland <nstrickland@ez-inter.net> >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Preacher >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 11:41:59 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [209.85.6.30] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBAF938150043D82197E9D155061E04150; Sat May 27 08:43:18 2000 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id >IAA00969;Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) >From GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sat May 27 08:44:34 2000 >Resent-Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) >X-Original-Sender: nstrickland@ez-inter.net Sat May 27 08:41:20 2000 >Message-ID: <392FECC7.6EC44287@ez-inter.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >Old-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >References: <75.4b13492.2661222e@aol.com> >Resent-Message-ID: <247NVC.A.9O.hy-L5@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2270 >X-Loop: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Lisa, >I do know that people who were "Justice of Peace" could marry people also. >You >might >try that list as they should have been registered. >Chris > >BIGGAFIVE@aol.com wrote: > > > If my great grandfather was able to marry people, shouldn't he have to >be > > register with the state? This was around 1925 to about 1934. How could I >find > > out if he was register? LISA > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager > > Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. > > Searchable Archives at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Learn and Enjoy IRC Chats-Step by Step Instructions-It's free and fun >http://www.flash.net/~gen4m/ >Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Sure, Emma in NM......here ya go... All information taken from "Heard County Georgia Cemeteries" by Lynda S. Eller O'Neals in Heard County cemeteries: ------------------------------------------ CENTRALHATCHEE CEMETERY -------------------------------------------- D.T. ONEAL - June 18, 1892-May 1, 1972 VELMA E. ONEAL - May 17, 1900-March 2, 1961 ---------------------------------- CORINTH CEMETERY - Surveyed july 17, 1977. Quite a few unmarked graves. ---------------------------------- MOLLIE O'NEAL ROBERTSON - June 21, 1868-Jan. 25, 1891 (Wife of H.A. Robertson) Also: IDA A. ROBERTSON - July 1887-Nov. 1887 (Infant of H.A. Robertson) ------------------------------------ UNION GROVE CHURCH - Surveyed June 18, 1977 ----------------------------------------- MATILDA ONEAL - Aug. 16, 1842-April 5, 1923 REV. NATHAN ONEAL - June 13, 1838-July 10, 1919 J.T. O'NEAL - Feb. 9, 1908 - May 2, 1928 JESSE M. O'NEAL - Feb. 2, 1885-Feb. 12, 1954 WILLIE B. O'NEAL - March 6, 1885 (no other date) (farther away) BETTIE L. O'NEAL - June 17, 1873-April 28, 1935 REUBEN W. O'NEAL - Only date-March 13, 1868 R.E. O'NEAL - July 9, 1833-Dec. 20, 1912 FRANCIS O'NEAL - March 18, 1833-May 23, 1915 REUBEN O'NEAL HILL - April 3, 1907-Dec. 30, 1909 (Son of Fannie Maude & J.L. Hill) ----------------------------------------- MT. ZION METHODIST CHURCH - Surveyed May 29, 1977, located in Glenn, GA ---------------------------------------------- LENA O'NEAL JACKSON - March 20, 1878-Aug. 12, 1959 (There are a bunch of Jacksons here) ------------------------------------- ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH - surveyed July 7, 1977 ----------------------------------- ZONA ONEAL - March 28, 1885-Dec. 7, 1929 EXAR O'NEAL - 1894/1933 ETTA ONNIE O'NEAL - Nov. 19, 1818-Aug. 18, 1919 (This is exactly as it appears in the book...if correct, she was almost 101 when she died) --------------------------------------- BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Surveyed May 29, 1977 ---------------------------------------------- LUTHER J. O'NEAL - Jan. 9, 1883-Dec. 16, 1957 MARY L. O'NEAL - Feb. 20, 1891-April 3, 1969 (These were preceded by two Jackson graves) Farther away - in Dennis Plot WINNIE IFADELL ONEAL - Only date, Dec. 4, 1917 Hope this helps... Judy in Newnan

Pat in Indiana: have only tried ancestry.com but won't renew..maybe with a p.c. it's better,but i dislike results that are just another source,i want the goods, that's what i joined ancestry.com for..when they refer me to red book i get mad..rootsweb.com is maybe all we need..esp. if we chip in to buy books/census for look-ups as mama walton gets Walton Co.,Ga list to do.. I got g'pa HUNT's given name,DOB & DOD & g'ma OLIVER's entire family's graves from look-up done by Dot Cox from book,"In Rememberance" on Walton list..Better believe I sent money to buy stuff! They saved me from total ignorance abt my closest Hunt & Oliver unknowns!!!

Can you tell me please which O'Neals are listed in the Heard Co cemetery ? Emma in NM

Betty, Bethel is the English rendition of the Hebrew, Beth-El, meaning House of God...In bygone times, people gave meaningful names to their children, either from the Bible, the Classics, Royalty, famous military men, respected members of their family, etc., hoping the child would grow up, emulating that famous person...Nowadays it often is some cute sounding catch word...and the kid grows up to be a renegade. Bethel is not that uncommon. >From: Betty R Lovell <sue116@ragland.net> >Reply-To: sue116@ragland.net >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GA-Roots] Bethel >Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 23:38:37 +0000 > >Are there a church or place in and around Atlanta Georgia that is named >Bethel? My grandfather was named Bethel which I think odd. I don't now >of another person named Bethel. He was first born. I know his >grandfather William Greenleaf Bragg is buried somewhere around Atlanta >Georgia. it occured to me maybe she named him after the church or >location. any help appreciated. >Thanks >Betty > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Sorry...No Olivers in the Heard County Cemetery book either....Oatman, O'Neal, Orr.... Judy

Bob, I do have some information for you on John T. Carpenter. I didn't have your information with me today when I decided to start on it, so I'll finish next week. For starters you told me that he was married in Chattooga County to Frances E. Richardson on 18 January 1855. I found her in Chattooga County in the 1850 census: Frances Richardson, 23 F, born in South Carolina Matthew Richardson, 24(?) M, born in South Carolina William P. Richardson, 2 M all were living in the home of George Morgan, 24 M and Harriet Morgan, 30.F Also living in the same home was Waddy Copeland, 25 M. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm

Would you see if there are any OLIVERS listed in the book? thank you Wanda -----Original Message----- From: JodieK444@aol.com <JodieK444@aol.com> To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Heard Co. records >Betty, >Regarding Heard County Cemetery records, I have a "Heard County Cemeteries" >book and would be happy to do a look-up for you. Don't know if their marriage >rcords are online or not. >Judy In Newnan, GA > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager >DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup >Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. > >

Thank you, Judy, but I have someone looking it up right now. I really appreciate the offer. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <JodieK444@aol.com> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Heard Co. records > Betty, > Regarding Heard County Cemetery records, I have a "Heard County Cemeteries" > book and would be happy to do a look-up for you. Don't know if their marriage > rcords are online or not. > Judy In Newnan, GA > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager > DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup > Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. > >

Thanks, Looking for a William Greenleaf Bragg and wife Rebecca Arnold Bragg. thanks Betty JodieK444@aol.com wrote: > Betty, > Regarding Heard County Cemetery records, I have a "Heard County Cemeteries" > book and would be happy to do a look-up for you. Don't know if their marriage > rcords are online or not. > Judy In Newnan, GA > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager > DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup > Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work.

Betty, Regarding Heard County Cemetery records, I have a "Heard County Cemeteries" book and would be happy to do a look-up for you. Don't know if their marriage rcords are online or not. Judy In Newnan, GA

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