Hi David 'n Everybody, I'm a little embarrassed, but I forgot to mention WALTON as one of the primary counties. > > The primary counties included in the abstracts were: Clarke, Jackson, > Oglethorpe, Madison, Franklin, Habersham, Hall and Gwinnett. There are 71 references to Walton Co., and 49 references to the Town of Monroe ... so Walton is definitely in the book! Also, there is a "gap" in newspapers between the first volume and Vol. 2. The last issue that was located for the "Athens Gazette" was on Oct. 5, 1820. The next newspaper, according to records at the Univ. of GA, was the "Columbian Centinel" which was in effect in 1825-26. The only issues located for the Centinel were found at The American Antiquarian Soc., Worcester, Massachusetts and are scattered for 1826. "The Athenian" started on Jan. 1, 1827 and Volume 2 goes thru Dec. 29, 1829. I was fortunate enough to find 4 missing issues at The American Antiquarian Soc., which has made this time period complete for "The Athenian". Also included in Vol. 2 was an Addendum to the first volume, as I located two original issues of the "Georgia Express", one in 1808 and one in 1809, at the Washington Memorial Library in Macon, Georgia. Thanks again! Faye Poss

Faye, that is super! I am forwarding your letter to GACLARKE-L mail list. I will try to get the web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaclarke/ updated today. Thanks! David ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:21:21 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Newspaper Abstracts - Vol. 2 Hi David - You have my first volume on CLARKE CO. (ATHENS), GA, NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS, 1808-1820 listed on your "Booksellers Page". Well ... I now have the 2nd volume back from the printers and would greatly appreciate if you would add this one also. The book name, description, price, etc., follows below. Thanks very much! Faye S. Poss - ----------------------------- CLARKE CO. (ATHENS), GA, NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS, 1826-1829, Vol. 2. This is a continuation of abstracts for Athens, GA newspapers which includes classified and legal notices, marriage and death notices, lists of letters remaining in the post offices (for Athens, Jefferson, Gainesville and Watkinsville), complete listing of names drawn in the 1827 Land Lottery for Clarke, Jackson, Gwinnett, Habersham and Hall counties, and many other miscellaneous articles with genealogical content. The primary counties included in the abstracts were: Clarke, Jackson, Oglethorpe, Madison, Franklin, Habersham, Hall and Gwinnett. Newspapers were: "Columbian Centinel" with scattered issues in 1826, and "The Athenian" from January 1827 thru December 1829 (all issues were included). There are 3 indexes: 1) Surname Index, 2) Slave Index with names of their owners; and 3) Place/ Subject Index. The book is hardback, 8-1/2 x 11", 391 pages, and is a perfect match for the first volume which covered abstracts from 1808 to 1820. Price - $36.00, plus $4.00 S&H (whether one or more volumes), and GA residents are to add 6% tax. Orders to be forwarded to: Faye Stone Poss, 2767 Centerville Rosebud Road, Snellville, GA 30039.

There are two books out on Clark County Newspaper Abstracts Volume 1 and 2 by Faye Poss. Samuel is in Volume II and shows him in Madison County 1828. You might want to check these books. Frances Johnson volunteer [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > GACLARKE-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 63 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GACLARKE] Higginbotham & Ball [Darryl Higginbotham <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GACLARKE-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GACLARKE] Higginbotham & Ball > Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:39:04 -0500 > From: Darryl Higginbotham <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > HELP!!! My, oldest known ancestors are Samuel H. Higginbotham born cir 1803 > in Ga. and Mary (Polly) Ball born cir 1803 S.C.. They were married > 9-29-1822 in Clarke Co. Their marriage license is the only hard evidence I > have to place them in that area. > Any information will be appreciated. > > Darryl

HELP!!! My, oldest known ancestors are Samuel H. Higginbotham born cir 1803 in Ga. and Mary (Polly) Ball born cir 1803 S.C.. They were married 9-29-1822 in Clarke Co. Their marriage license is the only hard evidence I have to place them in that area. Any information will be appreciated. Darryl

Hello, I am researching James L. STURGES b. 6 May 1823, d. 22 Mar 1857 in Oglethorpe County, GA. m. female BROOKS. His mother Eliza; father unknown Sturges. He resided in Marshall County, AL, but died during a visit to his wife's family (BROOKS) in Oglethorpe County, leaving three little children who were raised by wife's mother (Mrs. Brooks) either in Oglethorpe County, or Clarke County near Athens. His children were Mary, unknown, and William. He also had an aunt Jane T. YOUNG, presumably in Oglethorpe County. Any assistance would be appreciated. Jim

Dear Group, I am seeking info regarding a Leila White, (this is not her surname it is a previously married surname she married into) who married to Levi S. Shelton. Can anyone help? Marc E,amil: [email protected]

Hello, I am new to the list and am searching for anyone interested in the large James Henderson family of Athens, Clarke Co., GA during the 1820s. In particular the marriage of James Henderson and Lucinda Kellum, 23 Dec 1822 and recorded in March 1823. Part of this family moved on to Hall Co., GA and then to Coosa Co., AL. Sheila

Looking for info on Frederick P. WYNN 1871-1955 married to Julia MONFORT?, children Henry and Lillian. He, wife, and Henry are buried in Greensboro GA but resided in Clarke Co. I am especially looking for info on Henry's father, my gggfather. His name may have been J.H/Henry J./John Henry WYNN. Frederick's mother was Virginia Antoinette SMITH. Thank you for any info. I am willing to share what I have on the WYNN line through Frederick's brother, James Thomas (Tom) WYNN. Babette Reeves [email protected] Searching for WYNN, SMITH, BLYTHE, AMOSS, WILSON in Ga. DAVIS, KELLY, HEARN in Ala. and LARSON in Fla.

In a message dated 8/30/99 10:17:49 AM, [email protected] writes: << Subject: [GACLARKE] Scroggin/Nall/Cheney/Benson Families >> Carol...if you get any response from this query, would you be so kind to share with me? Thanks! Sheridan

I would like to correspond with anyone researching the SCROGGIN, CHENEY, BENSON & NALL/NAIL/NALLE families of Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Green, Jones, Troup Co, GA during the mid 1790's period through 1820. I am particularly interested in: George SCROGGIN, Revolutionary War Soldier John NALLE m Molly BUGG William NALL, son of John & Molly Humphrey J. SCROGGIN who married Julia CHENEY, daughter of John CHENEY, Revolutionary War Soldier m Rachel BENSON Carol Shrader Virginia Beach, VA

Josiah C. Garrett married Susannah Atkinson on Dec. 20, 1825 in Clarke Co., Ga. Josiah Garrett died Sept. 8, 1847 and Susannah died Sept. 28, 1848 in Henry Co., GA (I believe). Their daughter, Martha Sarah Garrett, b. 4 Dec 1830, married Jeptha Pullen on 10 Aug 1876 in Henry Co., GA. My theory is that Martha Garrett Pullen had siblings that were orphaned when her parents died......James Marcellus (family stories say James was born in DeKalb Co.GA), John, William, S.A. (a female) and Elizabeth. There is nothing in Henry Co., GA in the form of will/probate/guardianship. I found these Garrett children living with Augustus Webb in the 1850 census in Randolph Co., GA and later in 1860 census living in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. My theory is that these Garrett children may be related to Josiah and Susannah Garrett who both died before 1850. Just a theory mind you, no proof yet. Looking for descendants of this couple. Anyone with any information, I would love to hear from you. Thank you, Patty Garrett [email protected]

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 [email protected] wrote: > Hi List, > > Sorry I am posting so much, but this time I decided to copy and paste > what was on the website since I am having difficulty with the links. This > was posted to the Stroud surname GenForum in May 1999. > > Mark & Martha Strother Thompson Stroud were founding members of the Mars Hill > Baptist Church near Athens, Georgia & are buried there. The church is > celebrating its 200th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend. See the website > for details: http//negia.com/~mhbc/bicentennial.html > You can find this on the Oconee County web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaoconee/ This is what I got on that last url you sent. Content-type: text/html That message no longer exists. > To honor this event, a history of the church has been written - see below for > details: > > Announcing the 200th anniversary > LIMITED EDITION > HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF > MARS HILL BAPTIST CHURCH & COMMUNITY > 1799-1999 > by Amy Warren Sanders > > Available June 1, 1999 > > Representing more than five years of intensive research, this volume gives an > in-depth look at not only the history of this early church, but the people of > the surrounding community as well, for the period of about 1799 through 1900. > It contains nearly 500 pages of surviving church minutes, the complete survey > of the church cemetery (up-to-date as of May 1, 1999), extensive family > lineages, other source material, pictures, maps and a full-name index. > > The community was formed by the families who made up the early members of > Mars Hill Baptist Church which organized on June 1, 1799 in what was at that > time Jackson County, Georgia. This same church is now located within the > boundaries of Oconee County, but had been previously in Clarke County from > 1800 until 1875 when Oconee was formed from the southern portion of Clarke > County. A 200th anniversary celebration will take place at the church over > Memorial Day weekend, 1999. Read more about the Bicentennial on the Mars Hill > Baptist Church website at http//negia.com/~mhbc/bicentennial.html . > > The families living in this community had previously been found in these > Georgia counties: Jackson, Clarke, Wilkes, Oglethorpe, Greene, Elbert, > Madison, Walton, and Morgan. Some descendants remained in Georgia (and are > still members of this church today); others moved westward into Alabama, > Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Today the founding families of Mars Hill > Baptist Church have descendants all over the United States. > > Included in this volume are the first two Church Minute Books transcriptions, > the earliest existing membership list (1936), the Daniell Ledger and the > Bradberry Almanac (two manuscripts recording deaths in the Mars Hill > Community), census records, estate records, cemetery records, Bible records, > marriage records, and other records. > > Copies are $50 each post paid (GA residents add 7% sales tax). > > Only 500 copies of this limited edition were printed! Order from: > > Family Puzzlers, TNG > 102 Crooked Creek Road > Athens, GA 30607-3607 > > Check out our online catalog for other items of genealogical interest at > http://www.avana.net/~amymws or email Ms. Sanders at [email protected] > > FAMILIES IN THE MARS HILL COMMUNITY include Adams, Alexander, Allen, Anthony, > Arthur, Autry, Bankston, Barber, Battle, Bond, Booth, Bradberry, Brooks, > Browning, Burnett, Butler, Carter, Chanc(e)y, Clarks(t)on, Close, Cobb, > Conner, Cook, Crow, Dailey, Daniell, Davenport, Dicken(s), Doggett, > Doolittle, Dunnahoo/Donahoo, East, Echols, Edwards, Eidson, Epps, Fall, > Fullilove, Gann, Glaze, Glasson, Greer, Griffith/ Griffeth, Grimes/Grimmer, > Gunter. > > Hale, Hamilton, Harper, Harris, Haygood, Haynes, Head, Hendon, Hewell, Hicks, > Hodges, Holden/Holder, Hopkins, Jackson, James, Jeffries, Jennings, Johnson, > Jonas, Jones, Keith, Kenney, Kent, Klutts/Kluttz, Lacy, Langford, Lanier, > Lee, Lester, Lloyd, Locklin, Lovern, Lumpkin, Magness, Manders, Martin, > Maxey, Maxwell, Mayne, McCoy, McCurley, McDaniel, McLeroy, McLocklin, Mell, > Melton, Millican/Milligan, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Morrison, Nelson, > Norris, Nunnally, Nutt, Osborn(e). > > Parker, Patton, Porter, Poss, Potter, Powell, Ridg(e)way, Roberts, Robison, > Scott, Shaw, Sheats, Sikes, Simonton, Sims, Smith, Sosbee, Southerland, > Spark(s), Spencer, Spinks, Statham, Stephens, Stewart, Stokes, > Straughan/Strawn/ Stranghan, Streetman, Strong, Strother, Stroud, Summers, > Thomas, Thompson, Thornton, Threlkeld, Thurman/ Thurmond, Tiller, Tolbert, > Toole, Traweek, Trewett/Truitt, Tuck, Vincent/Vinson, Weatherford, Wheeler, > Whitehead, Wil(l)son, Winn/Wynn, Wise, Yarbrough, Yates/Yeats; and others. > > > [email protected] David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/index.html

Hi List, Sorry I am posting so much, but this time I decided to copy and paste what was on the website since I am having difficulty with the links. This was posted to the Stroud surname GenForum in May 1999. Mark & Martha Strother Thompson Stroud were founding members of the Mars Hill Baptist Church near Athens, Georgia & are buried there. The church is celebrating its 200th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend. See the website for details: http//negia.com/~mhbc/bicentennial.html To honor this event, a history of the church has been written - see below for details: Announcing the 200th anniversary LIMITED EDITION HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF MARS HILL BAPTIST CHURCH & COMMUNITY 1799-1999 by Amy Warren Sanders Available June 1, 1999 Representing more than five years of intensive research, this volume gives an in-depth look at not only the history of this early church, but the people of the surrounding community as well, for the period of about 1799 through 1900. It contains nearly 500 pages of surviving church minutes, the complete survey of the church cemetery (up-to-date as of May 1, 1999), extensive family lineages, other source material, pictures, maps and a full-name index. The community was formed by the families who made up the early members of Mars Hill Baptist Church which organized on June 1, 1799 in what was at that time Jackson County, Georgia. This same church is now located within the boundaries of Oconee County, but had been previously in Clarke County from 1800 until 1875 when Oconee was formed from the southern portion of Clarke County. A 200th anniversary celebration will take place at the church over Memorial Day weekend, 1999. Read more about the Bicentennial on the Mars Hill Baptist Church website at http//negia.com/~mhbc/bicentennial.html . The families living in this community had previously been found in these Georgia counties: Jackson, Clarke, Wilkes, Oglethorpe, Greene, Elbert, Madison, Walton, and Morgan. Some descendants remained in Georgia (and are still members of this church today); others moved westward into Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Today the founding families of Mars Hill Baptist Church have descendants all over the United States. Included in this volume are the first two Church Minute Books transcriptions, the earliest existing membership list (1936), the Daniell Ledger and the Bradberry Almanac (two manuscripts recording deaths in the Mars Hill Community), census records, estate records, cemetery records, Bible records, marriage records, and other records. Copies are $50 each post paid (GA residents add 7% sales tax). Only 500 copies of this limited edition were printed! Order from: Family Puzzlers, TNG 102 Crooked Creek Road Athens, GA 30607-3607 Check out our online catalog for other items of genealogical interest at http://www.avana.net/~amymws or email Ms. Sanders at [email protected] FAMILIES IN THE MARS HILL COMMUNITY include Adams, Alexander, Allen, Anthony, Arthur, Autry, Bankston, Barber, Battle, Bond, Booth, Bradberry, Brooks, Browning, Burnett, Butler, Carter, Chanc(e)y, Clarks(t)on, Close, Cobb, Conner, Cook, Crow, Dailey, Daniell, Davenport, Dicken(s), Doggett, Doolittle, Dunnahoo/Donahoo, East, Echols, Edwards, Eidson, Epps, Fall, Fullilove, Gann, Glaze, Glasson, Greer, Griffith/ Griffeth, Grimes/Grimmer, Gunter. Hale, Hamilton, Harper, Harris, Haygood, Haynes, Head, Hendon, Hewell, Hicks, Hodges, Holden/Holder, Hopkins, Jackson, James, Jeffries, Jennings, Johnson, Jonas, Jones, Keith, Kenney, Kent, Klutts/Kluttz, Lacy, Langford, Lanier, Lee, Lester, Lloyd, Locklin, Lovern, Lumpkin, Magness, Manders, Martin, Maxey, Maxwell, Mayne, McCoy, McCurley, McDaniel, McLeroy, McLocklin, Mell, Melton, Millican/Milligan, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Morrison, Nelson, Norris, Nunnally, Nutt, Osborn(e). Parker, Patton, Porter, Poss, Potter, Powell, Ridg(e)way, Roberts, Robison, Scott, Shaw, Sheats, Sikes, Simonton, Sims, Smith, Sosbee, Southerland, Spark(s), Spencer, Spinks, Statham, Stephens, Stewart, Stokes, Straughan/Strawn/ Stranghan, Streetman, Strong, Strother, Stroud, Summers, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton, Threlkeld, Thurman/ Thurmond, Tiller, Tolbert, Toole, Traweek, Trewett/Truitt, Tuck, Vincent/Vinson, Weatherford, Wheeler, Whitehead, Wil(l)son, Winn/Wynn, Wise, Yarbrough, Yates/Yeats; and others.

Try this: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/pageload.cgi?Stokes::stroud::384.ht ml If that doesn't work, let me know and I will try something else. Sandra

A number of you have written me privately about this book so I decided to post to the list the website where it can be purchased. <A HREF="http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/pageload.cgi?Stokes::stroud:: 384.html">Click here: Mars Hill Baptist Church Bicentennial</A>

I am new to the list and I have a Tabitha STOKES that married Zachariah JORDAN in 1807 in Clarke Co. I just discovered that Stroud was the middle name of their youngest son. Since this is an unusual given name, I though perhaps their is a STROUD connection somewhere. Does anyone know of any STROUD - STOKES - JORDAN connections from this area in the late 1700s or early 1800s? Sandra

--part1_54ba67a8.24ec2904_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think this message was meant for the list. --part1_54ba67a8.24ec2904_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Jjsteeles Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:17:14 EDT Subject: Re: [GACLARKE] To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 21 Does anyone have any used books on Clarke or Oconee County? I am interested in almost anything. Thank you. --part1_54ba67a8.24ec2904_boundary--

Does anyone on this list have a copy of a book that was published this year called The History of Mars Hill Baptist Church? I would just like to know more about it before I purchase one. Thanks. Sandra

Hello Researchers: I am working on a series of books for N.E. Ga. Counties entitled "These Men Wore Grey." Of the Twelve books planned for the series, SIX are now in print. In print are: Franklin Co., HAbersham Co., Stephens Co., Rabun Co., White Co. and Banks Co. To follow are: Jackson Co., Madison Co., Hart Co., Elbert Co., Oglethrope Co. and Walton Co. and possibly others in years to come. Complete details of each book plus a SURNAME INDEX and an ORDER BLANK can be viewed on my webpage at: "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" If I can answer any questions please e-mail me. Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. Author

I would like to get in touch with anyone who has information on or connections to my Cooper family. My great-grandfather, Rev. James P. Cooper (b.1873 Meriwether Co., GA; d.1932 Athens,GA) was the son of A. J. Cooper (b.1825, d.1902) and Ann H. Mathews (b.1829, d.1907). His first wife Nina and their two children died within 3 years of their 1896 marriage. He then married Leila Moore(b.1881, d.1923) in Dec. 1899. My grandfather, James G. Cooper (b.1901 Griffin, GA, d.1942 Baltimore, MD) was the first child of that marriage. Other children of Rev. James P. Cooper were Joe Cooper, William J.Cooper , Roy Cooper, Coy Cooper, Jack Cooper, Charles Cooper, Kenneth Cooper, Ina Cooper, Nina Cooper, Sarah Cooper Petty, Lucile Cooper Bales, Edna Cooper Gregory, Bessie Cooper and Kathleen Cooper. Some of his children may have been from his third wife Annie, who he married after Leila's death in 1923. If anyone has information about these Coopers, please contact me at [email protected] . Thanks! Laraine