I am wondering how to get an obit for Louise Marmesltein Miller who is buried in Laurel Grove. Her death date is: 6 April 1916. I am not sure if she died in NY or Savannah. Susan Marshall

FYI for those not on the GROOVER list. Bob Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elly Groover" <ljgroover@mindspring.com> To: <GROOVER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 1:49 PM Subject: [GROOVER] Groover Family Reunion > GROOVER FAMILY REUNION > > Announcing the 20th Annual Groover Reunion > > SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2001 > > Marietta Methodist Campground, Marietta, Georgia > > The descendants of Peter Groover are meeting again. Peter, a soldier of the > American Revolution, was born about 1762 in Germany and died in 1841 in > Marietta, Ga. This year our family reunion will be held at the Marietta > Methodist Campground, north of Atlanta. The Groovers helped establish this > campground 160 years ago. They settled nearby and Peter Groover's grave is > just a mile down the road. > > Come and enjoy our program dedicated to Peter's son, Jacob Groover. Take > advantage of this great opportunity to meet and visit with many of those > relatives you might otherwise never have had the chance to get to know. > Make plans to attend and let's make this a truly memorable day. Bring > "Show and Tell" items or keepsakes that belonged to your Groover ancestors. > We will have facilities to copy your photographs for inclusion in the > family archives. Upon request pictures will be shared for free with anyone > who has an e-mail address. Please bring yours to share with everyone. > > Let us know of new additions to your family, or of the death of a loved > one. Turn in those names and dates at registration. Don't forget to > register for our drawing. > > Directions: From Atlanta, travel north on Interstate 75 and take exit 263 > (Loop 120 East). About one and a half miles later, turn right on Hwy 120 > East. Go about one mile and the Campground will be on your right. > > Time: Plan on arriving about 11 A.M. We will eat around noon. Our program > will be held under the arbor at 1:30 P.M. > > Dinner: There is a large table on the grounds for lunch. Bring food and > drink for your family and then share off the community table. You may wish > to bring lawn chairs. > > If you or others in your family have an e-mail address and would like to be > added to my e-mail -list, please let me know. And don't forget to notify me > of any e-mail address changes. > > I am still gathering information about the Groover family, so that > up-to-date records can be preserved for future generations. If you have > not submitted your family history data, please do so soon, so that it can > eventually be displayed on the family charts at future reunions. This will > help us preserve our heritage for generations to come. Bring your > information to the reunion, or mail it to: Elly Groover, 8257 Winston Way, > Jonesboro, GA 30236, or e-mail it to: ljgroover@mindspring.com. > > The "Groover Family Tree" is still available at $25.00 each, plus $3.00 for > postage. > > Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend. Spread the word throughout > your family. Come and enjoy the day with us and learn more about your > heritage. For further information call: > > Harlan & Elly Groover > 8257 Winston Way > Jonesboro, GA 30236 > (770) 471-7923 > > > > >

Dear Frank, There is no Mary Sloan listed in the 1920 Chatham County Georgia census. Hope you find her. Sincerely, Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Johnston" <ftjjax@earthlink.net> To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan > In December 1912 she was already Mary Gertrude Brown SLOAN. That's about > all I know about her except my aunt, Gertrude Johnston, was named after her. > > Frank J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: nicholas brum [mailto:nicholas_brum_3@msn.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:56 PM > To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan > > > Dear Frank, > > There were 8 Mary Brown's listed in the 1920 Chatham Co. census living in > Savannah. Could you narrow the field with some more information? How old? > Ethnicity? Etc. > > Regards, > Jennifer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Johnston" <ftjjax@earthlink.net> > To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:42 AM > Subject: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan > > > > Looking for information on Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan. She is related to > the Johnston / Brown side of my family and was in Savannah in the 1920's. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Frank J. > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

In December 1912 she was already Mary Gertrude Brown SLOAN. That's about all I know about her except my aunt, Gertrude Johnston, was named after her. Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: nicholas brum [mailto:nicholas_brum_3@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:56 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan Dear Frank, There were 8 Mary Brown's listed in the 1920 Chatham Co. census living in Savannah. Could you narrow the field with some more information? How old? Ethnicity? Etc. Regards, Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Johnston" <ftjjax@earthlink.net> To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:42 AM Subject: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan > Looking for information on Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan. She is related to the Johnston / Brown side of my family and was in Savannah in the 1920's. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Frank J. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Dear Frank, There were 8 Mary Brown's listed in the 1920 Chatham Co. census living in Savannah. Could you narrow the field with some more information? How old? Ethnicity? Etc. Regards, Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Johnston" <ftjjax@earthlink.net> To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:42 AM Subject: [GACHATHAM] Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan > Looking for information on Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan. She is related to the Johnston / Brown side of my family and was in Savannah in the 1920's. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Frank J. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Looking for information on Mary Gertrude Brown Sloan. She is related to the Johnston / Brown side of my family and was in Savannah in the 1920's. Thanks in advance for your help. Frank J.

thanks!

Hi Judy, that would be wonderful! Thanks, Jim

Does anyone remember or could ask a family member if they remember the "Tip Top Inn" somewhere in or around Savannah in the 1940's and 1950's. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, marie

Jim, I found them on the 1850 Census in Chatham Co., pg 330B, household1716 George L. Robertson-?-Overseer-born in GA Rebecca S.-27-born in GA Susan L.-9-born in GA Herbert-13-born in GA George W.-7-born in GA John L.-3-born in GA Susan

Jim, I have 1860 Census of Chatham county. Think I have found the info you seek page 320, household 722-705 ROBERTSON, Rebecca 46 female Seamstress Colleton Dost, SC Herbert W. 23 male Engineer, Cent. R.R. Chatham County George W. 17 male Printer Appr. Savannah John L. 13 male Savannah Ann R. 11 female Savannah William W. 8 male Chatham County Frances S. 4 female Savannah There are five total Robertson households listed. If you needf the otherw, just let me know. Judy V. (Rountree) Mason Centerville, Massachusetts

Researching the family of George Lafayette Robertson b. 1809 St. Bartholomew's Parish in Colleton Dist, SC. He married Rebecca Susan Johnston and they resided in Savannah, GA. It has been family tradition that George owned a grocery stand at the old Savannah Market and the Rebecca was a seamstress. George died prior to the Civil War and Rebecca was still living in Savannah during the 1860 federal census. Any assistance would be appreciated. Jim Langford

List, I am researching/searching for any and all information and/or corrections to the following: James Robert HILLS(my gggfather) immigrated from Berwickshire Scotland d. 17 Jul 1829 Louisville Jefferson Co KY; married on 17 Feb 1818 Savannah Chatham Co GA to Harriet E. BLOGG(my gggmother) b, 11 May 1795, England; d. 18 Sep 1883 Savannah Chatham Co GA Harriet was the daughter of William BLOGG b. 28 Jul 1755 Norwich Suffolk Co England d. 16 Nov 1807 Savannah Chatham Co GA; and Mary LEE b. 19 Nov 1759 Little Waldrinfield Suffolk Co England d. 20 Oct 1829 Savannah Chatham Co GA. Thanks in advance, James Hills Houston TX

Thanks Sherri for the information. I'd love to spend a lot time looking through the City Directories at the GHS, but I live in California. Members of the Georgia Historical Society are not charged per day for admittance. The book they publish and mail to members several times a year is worth the amount of the membership fees. Also if you research there the cost of copies is much less for members. Thanks for the help....... Maureen RootsWeb Sponsor Savannah Native ----- Original Message ----- From: sherrie To: M McCarthy Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Also, check the City Directory for that date. They have them back to the mid-1800s at the Georgia Historical Society. BTW, The GHS is now charging $5 per day to go and do research. That started April 15, 2003. Sherrie Harris Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "M McCarthy" <jmm1682@attbi.com> To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census > Frank > > One way to find a general location of property in the Savannah area in the 1800s is to compare the census information with the obituary notice in the local newspaper. > > Information in some the Register of Deaths books published by the Georgia Historical Society often include the street or the area where the person died. I've found this helpful, but time consuming. > > Your information has been very helpful. > > Thanks again, > > Maureen in California > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Johnston > To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:39 PM > Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census > > > I know I saw this somewhere....I think the Post Office designated the > East/West streets around the turn of the 20th century. The modern addresses > were also designated around that time. I know from looking at Ancestry.com > that the streets hadn't been divided into East/West at Bull, yet, as of > 1891. > > In the 1885 City Directory, Sholes states "One of the greatest difficulties > in the way of this directory publisher in Savannah, is the exceedlingly > incomplete system of numbering which prevails, and which renders the giving > of proper and accurate locations of citizens an impossibility." I think > that means street numbering came sometime after 1885. :-) > > Frank J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:46 PM > To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census > > > Thanks for answering Frank...... > > It would have been nice if they had made it easier for us. > > Do you know when the started dividing the streets East and West? I have an > 1856 map and they weren't designated East or West then. > > Your explanation was helpful, thank you. > > Maureen > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Johnston > To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:56 PM > Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census > > > Maureen, > > In 1860 the county of Chatham was divided into 8 militia districts. In > 1870 > Chatham County still had 8 militia districts, with the City of Savannah > comprising districts 1-4. What the boundaries of the militia districts > are > I'm not sure, but by the 1900 census the militia districts were further > divided into enumeration districts. So, if you were to locate all the > enumeration districts in a given militia district you might be able to > figure out the 1860 militia district boundaries using information from > other > years. > > As for the addresses, the 1860 census sheets for Savannah do not have > streets written on them as in later years. The easiest way to discover an > address (which would not correspond to modern Savannnah addresses) would > be > to look up the heads of households on a given census page in the city > directory. > > Did my explanation help....or deepen the confusion? :-) > > Frank J. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:40 PM > To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census > > > Is there a website showing the location of houses according to their > numbers > in the 1860 published by the Georgia Historical Society? Or where the > districts are located in Savannah at that time? > > Does anyone know how the city was divided into districts back then? > > I'd appreciate any help.............. > > > Maureen > RootsWeb Sponsor > Savannah Native > > > In God We Trust > God Bless America > > > ____________________________________________ > Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003 > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

New this AM - Chapter 6 - History of Savannah - http://www.rootsweb.com/~gachatha/1868-6.htm Aftermath of Siege of Savannah in the Revolution - Visit of George Washington - 1798 Census of the City - other items. Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN

Frank One way to find a general location of property in the Savannah area in the 1800s is to compare the census information with the obituary notice in the local newspaper. Information in some the Register of Deaths books published by the Georgia Historical Society often include the street or the area where the person died. I've found this helpful, but time consuming. Your information has been very helpful. Thanks again, Maureen in California ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Johnston To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:39 PM Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census I know I saw this somewhere....I think the Post Office designated the East/West streets around the turn of the 20th century. The modern addresses were also designated around that time. I know from looking at Ancestry.com that the streets hadn't been divided into East/West at Bull, yet, as of 1891. In the 1885 City Directory, Sholes states "One of the greatest difficulties in the way of this directory publisher in Savannah, is the exceedlingly incomplete system of numbering which prevails, and which renders the giving of proper and accurate locations of citizens an impossibility." I think that means street numbering came sometime after 1885. :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:46 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Thanks for answering Frank...... It would have been nice if they had made it easier for us. Do you know when the started dividing the streets East and West? I have an 1856 map and they weren't designated East or West then. Your explanation was helpful, thank you. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Johnston To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:56 PM Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Maureen, In 1860 the county of Chatham was divided into 8 militia districts. In 1870 Chatham County still had 8 militia districts, with the City of Savannah comprising districts 1-4. What the boundaries of the militia districts are I'm not sure, but by the 1900 census the militia districts were further divided into enumeration districts. So, if you were to locate all the enumeration districts in a given militia district you might be able to figure out the 1860 militia district boundaries using information from other years. As for the addresses, the 1860 census sheets for Savannah do not have streets written on them as in later years. The easiest way to discover an address (which would not correspond to modern Savannnah addresses) would be to look up the heads of households on a given census page in the city directory. Did my explanation help....or deepen the confusion? :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:40 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Is there a website showing the location of houses according to their numbers in the 1860 published by the Georgia Historical Society? Or where the districts are located in Savannah at that time? Does anyone know how the city was divided into districts back then? I'd appreciate any help.............. Maureen RootsWeb Sponsor Savannah Native In God We Trust God Bless America ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I know I saw this somewhere....I think the Post Office designated the East/West streets around the turn of the 20th century. The modern addresses were also designated around that time. I know from looking at Ancestry.com that the streets hadn't been divided into East/West at Bull, yet, as of 1891. In the 1885 City Directory, Sholes states "One of the greatest difficulties in the way of this directory publisher in Savannah, is the exceedlingly incomplete system of numbering which prevails, and which renders the giving of proper and accurate locations of citizens an impossibility." I think that means street numbering came sometime after 1885. :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:46 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Thanks for answering Frank...... It would have been nice if they had made it easier for us. Do you know when the started dividing the streets East and West? I have an 1856 map and they weren't designated East or West then. Your explanation was helpful, thank you. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Johnston To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:56 PM Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Maureen, In 1860 the county of Chatham was divided into 8 militia districts. In 1870 Chatham County still had 8 militia districts, with the City of Savannah comprising districts 1-4. What the boundaries of the militia districts are I'm not sure, but by the 1900 census the militia districts were further divided into enumeration districts. So, if you were to locate all the enumeration districts in a given militia district you might be able to figure out the 1860 militia district boundaries using information from other years. As for the addresses, the 1860 census sheets for Savannah do not have streets written on them as in later years. The easiest way to discover an address (which would not correspond to modern Savannnah addresses) would be to look up the heads of households on a given census page in the city directory. Did my explanation help....or deepen the confusion? :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:40 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Is there a website showing the location of houses according to their numbers in the 1860 published by the Georgia Historical Society? Or where the districts are located in Savannah at that time? Does anyone know how the city was divided into districts back then? I'd appreciate any help.............. Maureen RootsWeb Sponsor Savannah Native In God We Trust God Bless America ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks for answering Frank...... It would have been nice if they had made it easier for us. Do you know when the started dividing the streets East and West? I have an 1856 map and they weren't designated East or West then. Your explanation was helpful, thank you. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Johnston To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:56 PM Subject: RE: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Maureen, In 1860 the county of Chatham was divided into 8 militia districts. In 1870 Chatham County still had 8 militia districts, with the City of Savannah comprising districts 1-4. What the boundaries of the militia districts are I'm not sure, but by the 1900 census the militia districts were further divided into enumeration districts. So, if you were to locate all the enumeration districts in a given militia district you might be able to figure out the 1860 militia district boundaries using information from other years. As for the addresses, the 1860 census sheets for Savannah do not have streets written on them as in later years. The easiest way to discover an address (which would not correspond to modern Savannnah addresses) would be to look up the heads of households on a given census page in the city directory. Did my explanation help....or deepen the confusion? :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:40 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Is there a website showing the location of houses according to their numbers in the 1860 published by the Georgia Historical Society? Or where the districts are located in Savannah at that time? Does anyone know how the city was divided into districts back then? I'd appreciate any help.............. Maureen RootsWeb Sponsor Savannah Native In God We Trust God Bless America ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Maureen, In 1860 the county of Chatham was divided into 8 militia districts. In 1870 Chatham County still had 8 militia districts, with the City of Savannah comprising districts 1-4. What the boundaries of the militia districts are I'm not sure, but by the 1900 census the militia districts were further divided into enumeration districts. So, if you were to locate all the enumeration districts in a given militia district you might be able to figure out the 1860 militia district boundaries using information from other years. As for the addresses, the 1860 census sheets for Savannah do not have streets written on them as in later years. The easiest way to discover an address (which would not correspond to modern Savannnah addresses) would be to look up the heads of households on a given census page in the city directory. Did my explanation help....or deepen the confusion? :-) Frank J. -----Original Message----- From: M McCarthy [mailto:jmm1682@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:40 PM To: GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GACHATHAM] 1860 Census Is there a website showing the location of houses according to their numbers in the 1860 published by the Georgia Historical Society? Or where the districts are located in Savannah at that time? Does anyone know how the city was divided into districts back then? I'd appreciate any help.............. Maureen RootsWeb Sponsor Savannah Native In God We Trust God Bless America ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Try the National Archives and Records Administration. It is there that I located the 1930 list of Enumerations Districts! Perhaps they have an earlier version.. Another place might be to try the Savannah Historical Society. Judy