Betty your Lovell line is it from FL? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty lovell" <lovell@ragland.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > My grandfather was a share cropper . my mom didn't even have shoes sometimes > no way out ever. > Betty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Jinnye48@wmconnect.com> > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:48 AM > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > Margie, If you want to learn more about sharecropping in general there is > an > > article on pbs.org about it. > > http://www.pbs.org/amex/flood/peopleevents/e-sharecroppers.html You > might also try typing sharecropping>Georgia>Glacock > > County in the address line Sharecroppers got a percentage of the > crops they > > helped produce, in theory. They usually charged their supplies and the > food > > etc. that they needed at the company store, which belonged to the owner of > the > > farm. In the fall, they got money and/or supplies which was sometimes > called a > > furnish. The system was rigged so that the sharecropper usually ended up > > deeper and deeper in debt to the landowner and was just another system > devised to > > keep them tied to the land after slavery was abolished. Your grandfather > was > > indeed very fortunate. Jinnye Nobles Koons > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >

no they have been in ST Clair AL since 1825 Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie King" <heyred@knology.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > Betty your Lovell line is it from FL? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty lovell" <lovell@ragland.net> > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 6:57 PM > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > My grandfather was a share cropper . my mom didn't even have shoes > sometimes > > no way out ever. > > Betty > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Jinnye48@wmconnect.com> > > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:48 AM > > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > > > > Margie, If you want to learn more about sharecropping in general there > is > > an > > > article on pbs.org about it. > > > http://www.pbs.org/amex/flood/peopleevents/e-sharecroppers.html You > > might also try typing sharecropping>Georgia>Glacock > > > County in the address line Sharecroppers got a percentage of the > > crops they > > > helped produce, in theory. They usually charged their supplies and the > > food > > > etc. that they needed at the company store, which belonged to the owner > of > > the > > > farm. In the fall, they got money and/or supplies which was sometimes > > called a > > > furnish. The system was rigged so that the sharecropper usually ended > up > > > deeper and deeper in debt to the landowner and was just another system > > devised to > > > keep them tied to the land after slavery was abolished. Your > grandfather > > was > > > indeed very fortunate. Jinnye Nobles Koons > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > >

oh well, thanks anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty lovell" <lovell@ragland.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > no they have been in ST Clair AL since 1825 > Betty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margie King" <heyred@knology.net> > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:19 PM > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > Betty your Lovell line is it from FL? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Betty lovell" <lovell@ragland.net> > > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 6:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > > > > My grandfather was a share cropper . my mom didn't even have shoes > > sometimes > > > no way out ever. > > > Betty > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <Jinnye48@wmconnect.com> > > > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:48 AM > > > Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Share Cropers > > > > > > > > > > Margie, If you want to learn more about sharecropping in general > there > > is > > > an > > > > article on pbs.org about it. > > > > http://www.pbs.org/amex/flood/peopleevents/e-sharecroppers.html You > > > might also try typing sharecropping>Georgia>Glacock > > > > County in the address line Sharecroppers got a percentage of the > > > crops they > > > > helped produce, in theory. They usually charged their supplies and the > > > food > > > > etc. that they needed at the company store, which belonged to the > owner > > of > > > the > > > > farm. In the fall, they got money and/or supplies which was sometimes > > > called a > > > > furnish. The system was rigged so that the sharecropper usually ended > > up > > > > deeper and deeper in debt to the landowner and was just another system > > > devised to > > > > keep them tied to the land after slavery was abolished. Your > > grandfather > > > was > > > > indeed very fortunate. Jinnye Nobles Koons > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > > Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. > > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of dawn. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > >