A little more info on Levi Watts Big Springs Methodist Episcopal Church, South Membership Book 1883- (no closing date listed, but records seem to end around 1900) On Page 5 line #40: Levi Watts received by Certificate 1886 (Register of members-first list of males) On Page 6 line #8: Nancy Edwards Watts removed by certificate (Register of members-second list of females) On Page 9 line #22: Levi Watts died in the faith, Nov 24th 1889 (register of members-second list of males) On Page 10 line #5: Nancy Watts (register of members-second list of females) On Page 15 line #25: Levi Watts 24 Nov 1889 Died in the faith (register of deaths and disposals) On Page 16 line #11: Nacy Watts removed by certificate (no date line above is Jan 12 1885, second line below is 1887) This record is online but hidden. Go to the church website www.bigspringsumc.org On the home page, to the right of and slightly above the church name & address, to the right of and slightly below the animated "Open Hearts...etc you will see a short almost invisible line. Click on this line and you will go to an index of old church records. Select the 1883 membership record (you need adobe reader to open this document.... Joe Harrington -----Original Message----- From: Mickey Watts [mailto:ma.watts@comcast.net] Sent: October 2, 2005 3:55 PM To: GACHEROK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GACHEROK-L] BIG SPRINGS RECENTLY FOUND OBITUARY OF LONG LOST ANCESTOR, LEVI WATTS, 1912-1889 IN "THE CHEROKEE ADVANCE". IT LIST BURIAL SITE AS BIG SPRINGS CEMETERY. I CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO THIS CEMETERY ON-LINE NOWHERE IN GEORGIA. ANY HELP APPRECIATED MICKEY ==== GACHEROK Mailing List ==== GACHEROK-L mailing list archives. Search by name, etc. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GACHEROK RootsWeb Threaded Mailing List Archives. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx