Hi Lynn, I have a Margaret MORRISON b 1787 NC d 1850 Sumter Co GA married to a John C. CARMICHAEL b 1785 SCOT d 1857 Sumter Co GA. Regards, Steve On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:17:19 -0500 "Lynn Carver" <slmcdc@alltel.net> writes: > Hi Steve would like to know what Morrison's you have My Morrison I > have a > dead end to Alex Morrison was my grandfather and his father John > McKensie > Morrison die in Amite La. in 1903 Joh had 2 children born in Orange > County > Fla before moving to Amite LA. John was married to Missouri > Ricketson > daugther of Bryant Ricketson. Thanks for any help. Missouri was born > in > Broxton, Coffee County Georgia. > > Thanks Lynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: STEVE M TANNER <stfla@juno.com> > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:59 PM > Subject: Re: Re: [GACOFFEE] Joseph TANNER, b 1795 GA > > > > Melody, Nancy & Listers All, > > I don't know of any connection of Tanner & Kirkland until my > brother > > married one in 1976. And that was local here in Manatee Co FL > where > > my family has been from 1922. I have no defined proof, but I > feel that > > the Tanner familiy in Sumter Co FL has some connection to my > Jefferson Co > > FL > > line as well, but that again is another story. > > I do appreciate all the help, clues and suggestions. As some > nice > > researcher > > jusyt commected, if we all work together we can complete oh so > much more. > > My kindest regards, > > Steve > > > > PS My surnames include; Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina > & > > Virginia- > > Paternal: Anderson, Barrett, Calhoun, CARMICHAEL, Cobb, Cone, > COOK, > > Cowart, FLOWERS, GRAY, HART, Herring, Isreal, Kersey, Kiff, Law, > > Lawrence, Lord, MANNING, > > May, MORRISON, PRICE, Rachels, Salter, Sauls, SMITH, TURNER, > Tyree, Vann, > > Ward, Wilford & Wills. > > Georgia & North Carolina- > > Maternal: Bassett, CROSBY, CURLES, Godwin, Jeffries, JOHNSON, > Martin, > > Moree, Palmer,Pullen, Tipper, & WADE > > > > On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:54:25 -0500 mmccook@bellsouth.net writes: > > > > > > Nancy, > > > I have a very bad copy of an old map that is at the tax > assessors > > > office in Coffee County. I think it was printed around 1890. It > > > lists all the names of the landowners on it. The writing is > faded > > > and some are hard to read, but > > > > > > I'll take a look at it tonight. It's from the wrong time period > for > > > these families, but I'll see who is listed on it. > > > > > > On another side note, you're discussing the Tanners and > Kirklands > > > with Steve, ask him about HIS connection!!<G> > > > they're intertwined yet again!! > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve and other list members, > > > > Does anyone know if this Joseph Tanner might be related to Jim > > > Tanner? As > > > > you might remember Joshua Kirkland is buried in Ward Cemetery > on > > > 'Jim > > > > Tanner's farm' in Coffee County. Just curious if there is a > > > connection > > > > between Joshua Kirkland and these Tanner men and if so, what > that > > > connection > > > > might be. I find it very odd that Joshua Kirkland was also in > > > Florida the > > > > same time as Joseph Tanner. > > > > I think I might have answered this somewhat by my own > > > questions. In > > > > looking further, I see a Hester Ward who was married to a John > W > > > Tanner. > > > > Hester was born in 1830 and they married 5-18-1878. Have no > > > further info on > > > > John W Tanner, but think I may have found the connection > between > > > the > > > > Kirkland and Tanner families :-) > > > > Hester Ward was a daughter of Zilpha Kirkland and > James P > > > Ward. > > > > Zilpha Kirkland (1795/1848) was a daughter of Richard > Kirkland, Jr > > > and a > > > > sister to Joshua Kirkland. James P Ward was her second > husband > > > and they had > > > > 11 children. James P Ward was a son of James Ward and > Priscilla > > > Gibbs (no > > > > further info on these folks), > > > > I imagine if we could find the Land Records for any of > > > these > > > > Tanner/Ward/ Kirkland men, they must have owned land very near > to > > > one > > > > another or might have even bought/sold land to one another. > > > > It's funny how you can have something and look at it > for > > > years only > > > > to pick it up much later, re-examine it, and find clues you > had > > > overlooked > > > > all that time :-) I've always been curious why Joshua > Kirkland > > > was buried > > > > on this Jim Tanner's farm and not in the Kirkland Cemetery > with > > > his wife. > > > > Finally I think I get it...or at least some of it :-) > > > > Steve, I hope my ramblings haven't created more > confusion > > > for you in > > > > your search for Joseph Tanner. I just find there too many > > > coincidences for > > > > there not to be a connection between these families. If you > find > > > your > > > > Joseph Tanner, would you mind letting me know? It might help > to > > > answer more > > > > of my own questions. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nancy E Parr > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > Please do not send any attachments or photos to the list. > Rootsweb > > > will not accept them. Send them to either Melody at > > > mmccook@bellsouth.net or to Karen at bordeaux@surfsouth.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > > > Celebrate > > > your heritage! > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! 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