Try contacting either the Chamber of Commerce or the Historical Society in Hazlehurst. One of the other should be able to help you. Luan Yawn Harper lyh@gate.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "julie munn" <bonnyblu@digitalusa.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] The Byrd family article > Hello, does anyone know where I might buy a copy of Cen-Silver? Looking for info about my Hayes family. Thank you. Julie Munn > > "D. Sjoberg" wrote: > > > Luann-- > > My father talks of a Harper girl he knew in Polk Co. FL with the last name > > of Harper. I think that she went north (Indiana or Ohio) to become a > > teacher. I guess she would be in her 70s. Ring any bells. > > > > Diana > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Luan Harper <lyh@gate.net> > > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 8:55 PM > > Subject: [GACOFFEE] The Byrd family article > > > > > From: > > > Cen-Silver Celebration > > > The 125th Anniversary of the Founding of Hazlehurst, GA: > > > A Town at the Crossroads - Volume II > > > Compiled and Presented by the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Historical Society > > > 1998 > > > Edited by Mary Ann Anderson > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Page 107 > > > > > > "The Byrd Family" by Sue Byrd > > > > > > "In the 1800's, one of the large landowners of Jeff Davis and Coffee > > Counties was Wiley Byrd. He owned land from Snipesville to Coffee County. > > The house shown in the following photograph still stands today. This is > > where Wiley Byrd reared his large family of twenty-one children. One of the > > Byrd's great-granddaughters presently lives in the house. Before Mr. Byrd > > died, he gave each of his children a lot of land (the lot was four hundred > > acres) to be their start in life. Only the land where the house stands and > > some surrounding acerage are still owned by family members. Not far from > > Mr. Byrd's house, he donated land to establish "Byrd Church", which is now > > known as Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. This is one of the oldest churches > > in the county, and there are a large number of the Byrd family members > > buried in its cemetery." > > > > > > Page 108 > > > > > > "In the photograph, Wiley Byrd is with his second wife, Sempee, and five > > of the youngest children. The oldest son shown here was my grandfather, A. > > Warren Byrd. In 1903, at a young age, he was deputy sheriff of Broxton, > > Georgia for a short time. Broxton is where he and his wife Nona and two > > children lived. After the birth of their third child, Nona died. A year > > later, Warren married my grandmother, Vera Andrews. They had fourteen > > children. Grandpa was one of the first members of Union Springs Baptist > > Church. Later he became a deacon and he reared his children in the church. > > Fifteen of these children became members of Union Springs Baptist Church. > > After they married, all but two moved to other churches. Sons Homer and > > Benny were the only two lifetime members. My father, Homer, became a deacon > > at Union Springs Baptist Church in 1905. Now my mother and I are the only > > ones still attending the church. Union Springs does hold a very rich > > heritage for me." > > > > > > Page 109 (caption at the bottom of photograph) > > > > > > "EARLY DEPUTY -- This photograph was taken in 1903, two years before Jeff > > Davis County was formed in what was then Coffee County. In it are Warren > > Byrd, his wife Nona (both are deceased), and two of their children, Mrs. > > Lillie Mae Bailey (left) of Darien and Legrande Byrd, deceased. The ribbon > > on Byrd's lapel was his "badge" as deputy sherriff of Broxton. Byrd had 17 > > children including Mrs. R. N. Kerns of Hazlehurst, Mrs. C. C. Kerns who owns > > this photograph of Tampa, FL, and Jesse, Homer, and Bennie Byrd all of Jeff > > Davis County." > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > The Coffee County mailing list is a flame free list. Rudeness will NOT be > > tolerated. If you are having a problem with someone on the list, please > > contact either Karen or Melody. > > > > > > ============================== > > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact Melody at mmccook@bellsouth.net to see which counties are > > available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > The Coffee County mailing list is owned by Melody Moore McCook, who can be reached at mmccook@bellsouth.net and co-maintained by Karen Batten who can be reached at brodeaux@surfsouth.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Luan, thank you. Julie Luan Harper wrote: > Try contacting either the Chamber of Commerce or the Historical Society in > Hazlehurst. One of the other should be able to help you. > > Luan Yawn Harper > lyh@gate.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "julie munn" <bonnyblu@digitalusa.net> > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] The Byrd family article > > > Hello, does anyone know where I might buy a copy of Cen-Silver? Looking > for info about my Hayes family. Thank you. Julie Munn > > > > "D. Sjoberg" wrote: > > > > > Luann-- > > > My father talks of a Harper girl he knew in Polk Co. FL with the last > name > > > of Harper. I think that she went north (Indiana or Ohio) to become a > > > teacher. I guess she would be in her 70s. Ring any bells. > > > > > > Diana > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Luan Harper <lyh@gate.net> > > > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 8:55 PM > > > Subject: [GACOFFEE] The Byrd family article > > > > > > > From: > > > > Cen-Silver Celebration > > > > The 125th Anniversary of the Founding of Hazlehurst, GA: > > > > A Town at the Crossroads - Volume II > > > > Compiled and Presented by the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Historical Society > > > > 1998 > > > > Edited by Mary Ann Anderson > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Page 107 > > > > > > > > "The Byrd Family" by Sue Byrd > > > > > > > > "In the 1800's, one of the large landowners of Jeff Davis and Coffee > > > Counties was Wiley Byrd. He owned land from Snipesville to Coffee > County. > > > The house shown in the following photograph still stands today. This is > > > where Wiley Byrd reared his large family of twenty-one children. One of > the > > > Byrd's great-granddaughters presently lives in the house. Before Mr. > Byrd > > > died, he gave each of his children a lot of land (the lot was four > hundred > > > acres) to be their start in life. Only the land where the house stands > and > > > some surrounding acerage are still owned by family members. Not far > from > > > Mr. Byrd's house, he donated land to establish "Byrd Church", which is > now > > > known as Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. This is one of the oldest > churches > > > in the county, and there are a large number of the Byrd family members > > > buried in its cemetery." > > > > > > > > Page 108 > > > > > > > > "In the photograph, Wiley Byrd is with his second wife, Sempee, and > five > > > of the youngest children. The oldest son shown here was my grandfather, > A. > > > Warren Byrd. In 1903, at a young age, he was deputy sheriff of Broxton, > > > Georgia for a short time. Broxton is where he and his wife Nona and two > > > children lived. After the birth of their third child, Nona died. A > year > > > later, Warren married my grandmother, Vera Andrews. They had fourteen > > > children. Grandpa was one of the first members of Union Springs Baptist > > > Church. Later he became a deacon and he reared his children in the > church. > > > Fifteen of these children became members of Union Springs Baptist > Church. > > > After they married, all but two moved to other churches. Sons Homer and > > > Benny were the only two lifetime members. My father, Homer, became a > deacon > > > at Union Springs Baptist Church in 1905. Now my mother and I are the > only > > > ones still attending the church. Union Springs does hold a very rich > > > heritage for me." > > > > > > > > Page 109 (caption at the bottom of photograph) > > > > > > > > "EARLY DEPUTY -- This photograph was taken in 1903, two years before > Jeff > > > Davis County was formed in what was then Coffee County. In it are > Warren > > > Byrd, his wife Nona (both are deceased), and two of their children, Mrs. > > > Lillie Mae Bailey (left) of Darien and Legrande Byrd, deceased. The > ribbon > > > on Byrd's lapel was his "badge" as deputy sherriff of Broxton. Byrd had > 17 > > > children including Mrs. R. N. Kerns of Hazlehurst, Mrs. C. C. Kerns who > owns > > > this photograph of Tampa, FL, and Jesse, Homer, and Bennie Byrd all of > Jeff > > > Davis County." > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > > The Coffee County mailing list is a flame free list. Rudeness will NOT > be > > > tolerated. If you are having a problem with someone on the list, please > > > contact either Karen or Melody. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact > Melody at mmccook@bellsouth.net to see which counties are > > > available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! > > > > > > ============================== > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > The Coffee County mailing list is owned by Melody Moore McCook, who can be > reached at mmccook@bellsouth.net and co-maintained by Karen Batten who can > be reached at brodeaux@surfsouth.com > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2