If you have not alredy done it, you should post a Query to every one of the Websites where he lived or visited, plus the surname sites...someone else may be looking for you... >From: "becky" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "becky" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [GA-Roots] Re: Question for the experts >Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 13:28:21 -0500 > >Virigina, >You wanted everyone to ask questions, so here's some. > >I need some advice, on where I should look for information on my major >"brick wall" ancestor! > >His name is O.H.R. or also listed as Owen N.K. Carden. This is what I have >on him, but I have been unable to find who his parents were, and I need >help desperately! > >He was born in 1820 in Ga., don't know the county. He bought land from an >Andrew Jackson Carden in 1839 in Pike Co. Ga. He married Nancy McLeod in >1843 in Pike Co. Ga., and they were listed in the 1850 census for Pike Co. >Ga. > >They moved to Alabama, sometime after 1854, and I believe they were in >Tallapoosa Co. Al. He served with Hillard's Legion during the Civil War, >and he died in 1862 and they say it was around Atlanta, not from a battle, >but probably from a disease! > >His wife, Nancy was in Randolph Co. Al., in 1870, and then in Chambers Co. >Al., 1880. I don't know where she went after that, nor do I know where she >is buried. > >Their children were: > >Sarah, >Margaret >Mary Jane >Nancy >Amanda >Norman >Alexander >Owen Hendrix, my GGrandfather. > >I have his and Nancy's marriage license, I have the land deeds where he >bought the land from Andrew Jackson, I have the info on his service in the >Civil War, from the Alabama Archives, and I tried to find out if there was >an application for a pension and they said, they didn't have a record. > >I have joined every mailing list, that I thought would help. I've posted >messages on every message board I can think of, and I've still not been >able to find who his parents were. > >There were several other Carden's in Pike Co. at the same time he was, and >some feel, he may be connected to a John Carden or a David Carden, and >somehow to this Andrew Jackson Carden, but I can't find any documentation! > >If you or anyone else, can give me any advice, or where else to look I >would be most appreciative! I have been looking for over two years, to no >avail! > >Thank you for any help you or anyone else might be able to give me! > >Becky Carden, [email protected] > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess [email protected] Listmanager >Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. >Researching the following families: Arnold, Alsobrook, Benton, Booth, >Bradwell, Colson, Curles, Dailey, Davis, Dyess, Etheridge, Fort, >Fuller, Gregory, Hodge, Hooks, Hudnall, Jackson, Mitchell, Shinholster, > Thigpen, Thompson, Treadwell, Wall > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx