Even today there are ministers who serve more than one congregation. Some are so small they only meet once or twice per month. In particular, I know this to be true for Bold Springs United Methodist Church in Grady County, Ga. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.627 / Virus Database: 402 - Release Date: 03/16/2004

I read in the northern states that they pre-dug graves before the winter months as the ground would be too frozen for burials.

The years were 1886 and 1889. The area was the North Georgia mountains. In a message dated 03/17/2004 1:56:48 PM Central Standard Time, tjarv@hiwaay.net writes: << Does the year give a clue? (Wonder if it was more of a "memorial" service rather than the actual burial?) CannadyGal1@aol.com wrote: > I've heard of "traveling judges" but maybe they had a > traveling preacher.  Could they have possibly waited til > relatives come be there? > Very interesting. > claudia > >>

Could be Memorial Service and not the funeral itself. CannadyGal1@aol.com wrote: > I've heard of "traveling judges" but maybe they had a > traveling preacher. Could they have possibly waited til > relatives come be there? > Very interesting. > claudia > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > >

I've heard of "traveling judges" but maybe they had a traveling preacher. Could they have possibly waited til relatives come be there? Very interesting. claudia

A cousin recently mailed me a copy of a page from a family Bible. Something puzzled me and I was wondering if any of you could shed any light on the mystery. The date of birth and death is listed for the man and the woman. Then it tells the date that their funeral was preached. The date for the man's was almost 9 months after his death and the woman's was listed as 6 months after her death. Is this some sort of mistake or was that possible? How could it be? Why? The person who recorded all this information seemed to have recorded it carefully even giving the names of the preachers who preached the funerals as well as chapters and verses of the Bible from which the text was taken. Any help appreciated. Pat

Does the year give a clue? (Wonder if it was more of a "memorial" service rather than the actual burial?) CannadyGal1@aol.com wrote: > I've heard of "traveling judges" but maybe they had a > traveling preacher.  Could they have possibly waited til > relatives come be there? > Very interesting. > claudia > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess       fdy@comcast.net        Listmanager > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html

Hi... Here are the surnames that I am researching in South GA and North Florida.....(Charlton Co, GA, Baker Co, FL, Duval Co, FL, Nassau Co, FL to name a few.... Hodges ---- connected to Willis Aaron Hodges and Mahalia Johns----- their son Joshua Hodges Crews ---- Archibald Graham Crews and Honor C. Bradley---- their daughter Courtney Victoria Crews Johns ---- Mahalia Johns.....William Riley Johns who married Willis' and Mahalia's daughter Lenova.... Bradley ---- Honor C. Bradley Burnsed Canaday Chism or Chisholm Conner Colson Crawford Dinkins Gainey Higginbotham Mobley Overstreet Privett Raulerson Rhoden Starling Stokes Sweat Thrift Wilkerson and Yarbrough or Yarborough So that is just some of the surnames that I am researching.....in my research the surnames above are all connected to the Hodges and to the Crews...... Stephanie Grohol

Faye, From # 98, volume 1 HEARD COUNTY 4. Thomas Hilley b. 4/26/1754 d. 3/22/1832 Served in the Virginia Troops and came to Georgia in 1787. He drew land in the 1825 Georgia Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Soldier and resident of Captain Horton's District in Elbert County. See: (1) "Deaths of Revolutionary Soldiers who died in Georgia and Their Widows." (2) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, p. 315 (3) Heard County, Georgia: A History of Its People, p. 199 From # 188 CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY- Oct. 30, 1826 List of Revolutionary Soldiers who drew in the Land Lottery, and who resided in Major Dobbs and Major Allen's Battalion in Elbert Co., Ga. ...Hilley, Thomas, Sr... From # 138 SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE Died at the residence of his son in Heard Co., Ga. 22nd March last of pleurisy, MR. THOMAS HILLY, SR. He was born in the State of Virginia April 26, 1754 and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He removed from Virginia some 45 years ago and settled in Wilkes Co., Ga. (now Elbert Co.) where he resided until January last, when he removed with his son, THOMAS HILLY, to the place where he died. Signed: HARRIS STERNS. Aug. 10, 1838. [same notice repeated verbatim elsewhere in this book] Dee For details on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "FLD" <fdy@comcast.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:23 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Thomas Hilley b. 1754 Can anyone provide information on this Revolutionary soldier? >Thomas HILLEY, bn 26 Apr 1754, Goochland, Goochland County, Tennessee; >died 22 March 1838, Heard County, Georgia; m Mary Walker BOND, dau of >Nathan and Millissa (Ballinger) BOND in Heard County GA about 1772. > >He may have entered service in Amherst Co., VA or possibly Heard Co, >GA. He received 2 land draws in the GA lottery in 1827 in Elbert Co, >GA. As I understand it, the only people allowed to receive 2 draws were >people who served in the Rev. War. He is not listed in the index of >Pension recipients. Thanks for any assistance. Faye ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html

Can anyone provide information on this Revolutionary soldier? >Thomas HILLEY, bn 26 Apr 1754, Goochland, Goochland County, Tennessee; >died 22 March 1838, Heard County, Georgia; m Mary Walker BOND, dau of >Nathan and Millissa (Ballinger) BOND in Heard County GA about 1772. > >He may have entered service in Amherst Co., VA or possibly Heard Co, >GA. He received 2 land draws in the GA lottery in 1827 in Elbert Co, >GA. As I understand it, the only people allowed to receive 2 draws were >people who served in the Rev. War. He is not listed in the index of >Pension recipients. Thanks for any assistance. Faye

These are quite useful. Family History Centers that have web sites http://www.genhomepage.com/FHC/web.html

1920 Milan, Telfair Co.Ga, ED 109, pg 7B, enu 19 Jan, 133/135 lines 91-98 Knowles Reuben head 57 <1862> farmer GA GA GA Winnie wife 48 <1872> GA GA GA William Ira son 21 <1899> farmer GA GA GA David son 18 <1902> farmer GA GA GA Sam son 15 <1905> GA GA GA Mattie dau 14 <1906> Jim son 9 <1911> Felix son 5 <1915> ----- 1930 Milan, Telfair Co.Ga, ED 9, pg 4B, Enu on 15 April, 72/72 lines 58-63 Knowles, Reuben head 67 <1862> wed at 26, owns, farmer GAGAGA Winnie wife 57 wed at 16 Jim son 16 laborer-farm Felix son 14 laborer-farm SPIRES Mattie dau 23 wed at 22 - Rufus son 4/12 grandson ----- 1930 Milan, Telfair Co. GA. ED 9, pg 4B, Enu on 15 April 73/73 lines 64-68 SPIRES Walter head 34 wed at 19 owns farmer GAGAGA Lola wife 31 wed at 16 Emma dau 13 Inez dau 11 Alonzo son 6 ---------------- 1930 Milan, Telfair Co.GA, ED 9, pg 4B, Enu on 16 April 74/74, lines 69-74 Selph Mack head 50 wed at 29 rents, cropper-farm GAGAGA Ethel wife 24 wed at 22 Ethel dau 18 Hoke son 16 laborer-farm Ervin son 12 laborer-farm Ruby dau 9 ---------- [Next door] 75/75 , lines 75-76 Selph Maggie head 70 wd owns occup none GAGAGA Martha dau 26 single occup none GAGAGA --------------- [Next door] 76/76 lines 77 - 82 Spires James head 27 wed at 19 owns farmer GAGAGA Clemmie wife 30 wed at 22 Albert son 7 Beatrice dau 5 Catherine dau 3 6/12 Jack [marked male, written down dau] 1 7/12 -----

The State Archives may be able to help identify the legislators.

1930 Wilcox Co. Ga census, Abbeville, ED 5, pg 12A, Enu on 19 April, 196/147 line 4-8 SPIRES Cleveland W. head 27 wed at 17 rents laborer-farm, GA GA GA Lola Belle wife 27 wed at 19 GA GA GA Cleveland W. Jr son 8 GA GA GA James J. son 6 <1923> GA GA GA Georgia E. dau 4 ?/12 GA GA GA Need parents, grandparents, siblings, etc. Would appreciate any help. Jeanette Telfair Co. GA

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/history/1920leg.jpg Dave Styles has provided this photo of the 1920-1921 legislators - Atlanta. That is all that is on the photo. Can anyone help us get a listing of those who might be in the photo --- or better yet get an identification list to go with this photo?? Aren't those hats great? And the one woman ?? was she a wife of someone --- or did they have a woman at that time? Thanks....

The Georgia State Web Site for American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP) has been updated. Several counties have been adopted recently and two counties have new URLs. The web site is at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/ This is a FREE Genealogy & History site. Some of the "pages" at the web site is the Volunteer Pages. Many people have said they would do look-ups for people in Georgia. They have books, personal records or will go to the library, courthouse or cemetery to do the look-ups. The volunteers are listed by counties. If you have a Genealogy Event or Workshop planned, you can post the information on the site. How about a Mystery Photo? We have several that people need help with. How about those old photos that you are not sure about when they were made. There is a "Page" with information about "Dating Clothes". There is also a Brick Wall page where you can list your "brickwall relative". Also a place to list your Family Reunion. Stop by soon and see what all has been added since your last visit. Doris Robbins GA State Host for AHGP elantr@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

Hi.... I am also researching George Crawford..no info on him..just that he married Villa (LaVilla) Crews on Apr 24, 1918 in Charlton Co, GA. Villa was born Jul 11, 1902 in Charlton Co, GA to Henry Lawton and Dorothy Corneal Crews. I am trying to find anything on this family....I am not sure when and if she has died....she maybe still alive....I am also trying to locate them in the census...but the George Crawford I keep finding in married to a Missouri....I found a George Crawford in 1920, but I do not think it is him....so I am still trying to locate them in the 1920 and 1930 census....I am assuming they are in Charlton Co, GA still. So if someone can help me, appreciate any help anyone can give....and thank you.... Stephanie Grohol

Were the Hannah´s living in Surry Co NC in the 1780´s? Teresa Stuart de Rios doriss@telesal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Drexel" <drexel410@charter.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Robert HANNA & Mary PARKS HANNA > > I found the following on an Indiana American Revolution website. > http://www.geocities.com/sdfranklin_1999/inssar_cem-project.html > > The contact person's name is Stephen Franklin, whose email is below. I > believe that this Hanna could be a key to show where some of our brick > walls might have migrated to when they disappeared from southern South > Carolina and Georgia after the American Revolution. It is full of all kinds > of American Revolution service for many names familiar to Georgia, and worth > a look. It shows that the battle of Cowpens was fought 'at his uncle Joseph > Hanna's plantation' > > My interest in Mary Parks is some kind of connection between the Henderson > family and the Parks and Burroughs family, c. early 1800's. The website has > the picture of the gravestones for Robert Hanna and his wife, Mary Parks > Hanna. > > I do know that a Martha Hanna(h) married a Daniel Henderson c. 1820 around > Screven County, GA, and then Daniel died, and Martha remarried. > > If anyone has any further information about the relationships of these > families, please post. > Thank you, > Carole Drexel > drexel410@charter.net > > IN Memory of > ROBERT HANNA > Was born Decr 10th 1744 > And departed this life > The 24th of January 1821 > He was A brave defender > Of his Country's Rights > And lived and died an honest Man > > HANNA, ROBERT Born--Dec. 10, 1744, Prince Edwards Co., Virginia. > > Died--Jan. 24, 1821. Lived in Franklin Co., but buried across the line in > Union Co., Sims Cemetery. Stone. > > The graves in this cemetery were moved back into Franklin Co, In due to the > Brookville Lake Resevoir Project and are now in what is referred to as the > New Fairfield Cemetery. > > Service--Fought from S. C. to Vermont. In battle of Cowpens, which was > fought on his Uncle Joseph Hanna's plantation. Also at Bennington and King's > Mt. > > Proof--House of Hanna; O'Hart's Irish Pedigree, vol. 2, p. 551; Certificate > of service from Secretary of State and S. C., Stub Book 65. > > Married--Mary Parks, 1748-1834. > > IN Memory of > MARY HANNA > Who was born the 10th > Of April 1748 > And departed this life > The 1st of June 1834 > > Children: > > Mary, m. John Templeton; Joseph, m. Sarah Adair > > Margaret, m. Wm. Byrd > > Katharine, m. John Hitch > > Janet, m. Solomon Manwaring > > Robert, m. first Sarah Mowery, second Olive Catherine Wood > > Graem, m. first Agnes Taylor, second Mary McKinney > > James, m. Nancy Laird > > John, m. Sarah Jones. > > The following is from: > > ROSTER OF SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BURIED IN > INDIANA, > > compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne, published 1938 by Indiana > Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 175. I think it would serve your > purpose for additional information on Robert Hanna. Information collected > by Mrs. Elnora P. Campbell, Liberty, Indiana. > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt not forward any chain letter, (unless it's funny or deals with genealogy). > AGE AND TREACHERY WILL ALWAYS OVERCOME YOUTH AND SKILL >

I found the following on an Indiana American Revolution website. http://www.geocities.com/sdfranklin_1999/inssar_cem-project.html The contact person's name is Stephen Franklin, whose email is below. I believe that this Hanna could be a key to show where some of our brick walls might have migrated to when they disappeared from southern South Carolina and Georgia after the American Revolution. It is full of all kinds of American Revolution service for many names familiar to Georgia, and worth a look. It shows that the battle of Cowpens was fought 'at his uncle Joseph Hanna's plantation' My interest in Mary Parks is some kind of connection between the Henderson family and the Parks and Burroughs family, c. early 1800's. The website has the picture of the gravestones for Robert Hanna and his wife, Mary Parks Hanna. I do know that a Martha Hanna(h) married a Daniel Henderson c. 1820 around Screven County, GA, and then Daniel died, and Martha remarried. If anyone has any further information about the relationships of these families, please post. Thank you, Carole Drexel drexel410@charter.net IN Memory of ROBERT HANNA Was born Decr 10th 1744 And departed this life The 24th of January 1821 He was A brave defender Of his Country's Rights And lived and died an honest Man HANNA, ROBERT Born--Dec. 10, 1744, Prince Edwards Co., Virginia. Died--Jan. 24, 1821. Lived in Franklin Co., but buried across the line in Union Co., Sims Cemetery. Stone. The graves in this cemetery were moved back into Franklin Co, In due to the Brookville Lake Resevoir Project and are now in what is referred to as the New Fairfield Cemetery. Service--Fought from S. C. to Vermont. In battle of Cowpens, which was fought on his Uncle Joseph Hanna's plantation. Also at Bennington and King's Mt. Proof--House of Hanna; O'Hart's Irish Pedigree, vol. 2, p. 551; Certificate of service from Secretary of State and S. C., Stub Book 65. Married--Mary Parks, 1748-1834. IN Memory of MARY HANNA Who was born the 10th Of April 1748 And departed this life The 1st of June 1834 Children: Mary, m. John Templeton; Joseph, m. Sarah Adair Margaret, m. Wm. Byrd Katharine, m. John Hitch Janet, m. Solomon Manwaring Robert, m. first Sarah Mowery, second Olive Catherine Wood Graem, m. first Agnes Taylor, second Mary McKinney James, m. Nancy Laird John, m. Sarah Jones. The following is from: ROSTER OF SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BURIED IN INDIANA, compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne, published 1938 by Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 175. I think it would serve your purpose for additional information on Robert Hanna. Information collected by Mrs. Elnora P. Campbell, Liberty, Indiana.

Does anyone know the parents/grandparents of Robert Lee Spires? Vietnam Casualty Index Name: Spires, Robert Lee born: June 18, 1946 died: March 5, 1967 Home: Fitzgerald, Georgia Length of Service: 01 SSN/Service #: 2171988 Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Branch Service: Marine Corps Religion: Protestant - No Denominational Preference Sex: Male Marital Status: Single Posthumous Promotion: No