I joined the subscriber list a month or so ago and have gotten "nuggets" of information ever since. I have not posted the names I am researching so here goes. OK, here's my surname list: Browns from the Nichols area - g grandfather Arnold Graham Brown, gg grandfather Hugh Brown (both buried in Forest Grove Cemetery outside of Nichols). I would be interested in any info but especially on Arnold's spouse, Rena Jordan. Bennett's fom the Axson or Waycross area - g grandmother was Roxie Bennett Herren (1st married Wm Herren); my Grandmother was from her second marriage to MY BRICK WALL!! Wesley Bullard. According to my grandmother, Roxie ran a boarding house in Axson (on the road that leads to Utah Church Cemetery) in the early 1900's. This is where my grandma, Thelma lived as a child until her mother died of TB. She was the only child of the second marriage - Wesley was supposedly an Irish immigrant, but I have not been able to find hide nor hair of him anywhere!! Roxie's parents were Diana Bennett, and William Jackson Bennett-b. Millwood GA (both buried in Axson Cemetery). His mother was Mary Ann McDonald (father Randal Randolph McDonald of Ware County). I realize that many of the folks I am researching are actually from Atkinson County, but as Melody says, there is no list for Atkinson, and much of the area is inter-related anyway. Any leads would be appreciated. Christy ----- Original Message ----- From: melody <mmccook@bellsouth.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Message From Listowner > Hello! > > > We've gotten several new subscribers these past few days and I > would > like to WELCOME them to the COFFEE mailing list. > > I encourage you to post freely. I can almost guarantee that someone else > will be searching many of those same names. This list has been way too > quiet lately, but with 112 subscribers we should be seeing more posts. > > The list is not moderated so please jump in anytime! Karen Batten and I > are, like so many of you, involved with other things, but we do > receive and read each post. > > Please, if you have not done so already, post a short introduction > about > yourself and post the surnames that you are searching. > > I encourage all of you lurkers out there to not only post your surnames, > but maybe even your "brick walls". So many Coffee County families are > related that someone else on the list may have all or part of the > information that you have been seeking > > This list is primarily for Coffee county genealogy, but I also want to > include Atkinson County as it does not have it's own mailing list. So many of the same people from the Coffee, Ware, and Clinch lists would just subscribe to it, that I don't think it is necessary yet for Atkinson to have one of it's own. > > Quite a number of our ancestors lived and worked in what is now Atkinson > County. As long as the posts concerns Coffee or Atkinson county, we will > allow it.. whether it's genealogy, stories or memories about Coffee's > past, or questions concerning Coffee County today. > > > I'd like to mention that we do have look-up volunteers for the Coffee > County books that we own. Nancy Nilsen owns all 10 volumes of Huxford's > Pioneers of Wiregrass, Coffee County Cemetery Book 1837-1978, Coffee > County Marriage Records 1870-1910. > > Karen Batten owns a copy of the Coffee County Cemetery Records and I believe a copy of Ward's History of Coffee County. > > Kim Gilliard owns a number of Coffee County books and also a copy of the marriage index. She is able to do limited lookups as she works ALL the time. > > Shirley Durden was available for look-ups and has a number of books. Shirley, please let us know if you are willing to help us out and also list what books you have now. > > I own volumes 1-10 of Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass, > 1860,1870 and 1880 Coffee County census records, The history of the > First United Methodist Church, and a copy of Huxford's Coffee County > Marriages 1870-1900, and for those of us whose ancestors lived a little > further out back then, I also have the 1820 Tattnall County census and > the 1850 Irwin County census. I also have the 1850 Telfair County census where a number of our Coffee ancestors lived. I do have a copy of the Marriage Index for Coffee County and can do look-ups there too. > I do have to mention that due to the large > number of requests that I receive, I'm pretty far behind on them. It may take me awhile, but I'll eventually get back with you. > > If anyone else has books and would be willing to volunteer as a look-up > either for the list or for the Coffee County GaGenWeb page, please e-mail me privately and I will add your name and e-mail address. > If you have some of the same books that we do and > would like to volunteer, please let me know. I can always forward you > plenty of work!<G> > > I'd like to thank all of our look-up volunteers for so generously sharing with us. We really do appreciate it so very much! > > I'd also like to remind everyone that the query page is pretty active > and you just might find an answer there. It is located at: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Coffee > > > During the short time that the list has been in existence, we've had very few flames and they will not be tolerated. I really don't expect any > as Coffee Countians are among the most courteous and gracious people > anywhere. > > If you can help someone out, please answer their post and do so. I know > they would really appreciate it. > > If you have a question regarding the mailing list or the Coffee County > GaGenWeb site, please feel free to e-mail either Karen Batten or myself. > > > So, let's get busy and post those surnames!! > > Take care, > Melody > > > >