We're trying to find information on the land owned by Bazil Brawner in the early 1800's - at the northeast corner of Antioch Road and Stinchcomb Church Road. We don't have Brawners in our line -- but our Jesse Brown owned the land from sometime in the 1830's until 1864 when it was sold to J. G. Deadwyler, who sold it to Frances Gaines. So far, we haven't been able to find any deed from the Brawners selling this land -- and we're trying to learn how Jesse Brown got it -- as there's no record of his buying it either. We don't know Jesse's parents - and are therefore wondering if he might be related to the Brawners in some way??? Any help or ideas or suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks so much. Ardie Brown

My thanks to everyone who responded to my question about the history of Elbert County book. I ordered it today and hopefully should have it in a few weeks. Ginger

"The History of Elbert County" is available from Boyd Publishing Co. in Milledgeville, Ga. Their website is www.hom.net/~gac/ Look under listings by state, select GA, and General GA You can call and place your order using a credit card. I've ordered from them several times and had good service. Dawn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ginger Perry" <ginger@canes.gsw.edu> > > To: <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:48 AM > > Subject: [GAELBERT] History of Elbert County > > > > > > > Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of "The History of > > > Elbert County"? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ginger > > > > > > > > > >

-----Original Message----- From: Grace S. Green <glsgreen@alltel.net> To: Jim Lee <jimlee@beachlink.com> Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [GAELBERT] Hiram Gaines Adams and Faith Ann Dickerson >What is the URL for Mark Mann's Gaines web page? > >Grace S. Green >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Lee <jimlee@beachlink.com> >To: GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:38 PM >Subject: [GAELBERT] Hiram Gaines Adams and Faith Ann Dickerson > > >> Mona, over in Mississippi, asked for my source on the marriage of JOHN >>CUNNINGHAM ADAMS and FAITH ANN DICKERSON, and on their son HIRAM GAINES >>ADAMS (1839--1910). >> While he does make some errors, John McIntosh's "History of Elbert >>County 1790--1936" is my usual starting point. While some editions of his >>book are not indexed, fortunately mine is. I have in the huge ADAMS >family, >>JOHN C. ADAMS m. MISS DICKERSON, 1833. He also has JAMES ADAMS JR. >>(Revolutionary Soldier) b. October 18, 1753, d. 1835, m. June 19, 1772, >JANE >>CUNNINGHAM, b. abt .1756. JAMES ADAMS (Senior) is shown as having married >>CECILY FORD in 1751. JAMES ADAMS SR. is shown as a son of ROBERT ADAMS d. >>1740, m. MOURNING LEWIS. >> The McIntosh book was apparently assembled from the personal >>recollections of people still living in Elbert County in the 1930s. If >>there were no members of a family still living in Elbert County, he had to >>rely on courthouse records. It is still a valuable book. >> One source is Jim Roach, jhr@earthlink.net who has done a lotof >research >>on the Dickerson family. >> Mark Mann today referred us to his excellent web site, >>brave@ourfamilies.net which takes HIRAM GAINES ADAMS through his marriage >to >>PARTHENA JANE FRANCES PAYNE KEZIAH BLAKE SEYMOUR and their eight >>ldren. --Jim Lee >> >> >> >

I don't think John C. Adams was born as late as 1810. His mother Jane would have been 54. Not impossible, but not likely. That would also leave a 6 year gap between him & his sister born in 1804. Grace S. Green GRACEGENES.tripod.com -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lee <jimlee@beachlink.com> To: GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: [GAELBERT] Hiram Gaines Adams and Faith Ann Dickerson > Mona, over in Mississippi, asked for my source on the marriage of JOHN >CUNNINGHAM ADAMS and FAITH ANN DICKERSON, and on their son HIRAM GAINES >ADAMS (1839--1910). > While he does make some errors, John McIntosh's "History of Elbert >County 1790--1936" is my usual starting point. While some editions of his >book are not indexed, fortunately mine is. I have in the huge ADAMS family, >JOHN C. ADAMS m. MISS DICKERSON, 1833. He also has JAMES ADAMS JR. >(Revolutionary Soldier) b. October 18, 1753, d. 1835, m. June 19, 1772, JANE >CUNNINGHAM, b. abt .1756. JAMES ADAMS (Senior) is shown as having married >CECILY FORD in 1751. JAMES ADAMS SR. is shown as a son of ROBERT ADAMS d. >1740, m. MOURNING LEWIS. > The McIntosh book was apparently assembled from the personal >recollections of people still living in Elbert County in the 1930s. If >there were no members of a family still living in Elbert County, he had to >rely on courthouse records. It is still a valuable book. > One source is Jim Roach, jhr@earthlink.net who has done a lotof research >on the Dickerson family. > Mark Mann today referred us to his excellent web site, >brave@ourfamilies.net which takes HIRAM GAINES ADAMS through his marriage to >PARTHENA JANE FRANCES PAYNE KEZIAH BLAKE SEYMOUR and their eight >ldren. --Jim Lee > > >

My dead end is two MCALLISTER sisters: Jane Elizabeth MCALLISTER (1832-1868) m. Josephus MAXWELL on 7 Dec 1854 in Elbert Co. After her death Josephus married Leonora Matilda "Kitty" MCALLISTER (1846-1930). Kitty's obituary lists a brother, L. Milton MCALLISTER. The McAllisters were from South Carolina, probably Abbeville Co. Has any MAXWELL researcher tracked down this McALLISTER family? Any help would be appreciated. Justin Long in Monroe, GA <justinlng1918@mindspring.com>

> Try this site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkes/library.htm > > Sandy :o) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ginger Perry" <ginger@canes.gsw.edu> > To: <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:48 AM > Subject: [GAELBERT] History of Elbert County > > > > Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of "The History of > > Elbert County"? > > > > Thanks, > > Ginger > > > > >

Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of "The History of Elbert County"? Thanks, Ginger

Hello, list. Is there anyone who could look in "The History Of Elbert County, Georgia" and tell me if there is any reference to any Dobbs family and/or any Blanton family in the time span 1790s-1810s? I surely would appreciate it. Kate Dobbs Ariail

Thank you, Leonard! I appreciate you telling me about that. :o) I'm about about 2 hours from Elbert County. I have been there several time, mainly for cemetery hopping and looking for my ancestors ( I did not find Leonard) but since I can usually only get out there on weekends the court house is closed. I did finally manage to get a copy of the book "The History Of Elbert County, Georgia" which has some information in there on all of the lines that I am looking for from that area! So that helped a lot! :o) Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard F. Rice" <ricelf@mindspring.com> To: "Sandy Kelly" <sandyk@speakeasy.org> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [GAELBERT] Looking For Duncan, Dooley, & Rice > Sandy, > > I don't know how far away from Elbert County you live but there is a lot of > information on Leonard Rice in the Probate Court Office in Elberton. My > name is, coincidentally, Leonard Rice, but I haven't found any family > connection with the Leonard Rice you are looking for. I am descended from > Richard Rice who came to Elbert County in 1822, married Elizabeth Johnson > White, and died there in 1841. While researching Richard I found lots of > references to Leonard Rice, which naturally caught my eye. I saw his will, > numerous land transactions and other documents. I did not copy any of > Leonard's documents but if you can get to Elberton there are a lot of > records pertaining to Leonard. He is buried in Elbert County but I can't > remember now which cemetery. I know it was a church cemetery. I wanted to > go by and take a picture of "my" tombstone but ran out of time on my last > trip there. > > Richard Rice is my dead-end ancestor so I know how frustrated you are about > finding information on Leonard. I believe the information you are seeking > is there in Elberton if you can just get there to find it. Good luck. > > Leonard Rice > > >

Please.

I am reaching anywhere now for some information on my Pierce lines! I have not been able to get them out of Jackson and Clarke County, Georgia so when you mentioned some Pierces in Elbert County I thought I would give this a shot: I have a Miner Pierce who married Ada Butler (I have not dates or locations for them though). Their children are: William "Bill" Milton Loyd Jackson Pierce (b. Jan. 28, 1904 d. Feb. 16, 1960) married Della Coelia Jarrett Darlene Pierce married Van Brooks Lula Pierce Emma Pierce (b. 1901 d. 1968) married Pete Chancey Marvin Pierce married Rose Tom Pierce Jeanie Pierce Now here is the twist with my pierce lines: my grandfather, William Artice Pierce (son of Wm. Milton Loyd Jackson Pierce & Della Coelia Jarrett), married Rosina PIERCE. We believe that somewhere back in our lines they are connected back a cousin but we have not been able to trace either line back very far. Here is the Pierce information for my grandmother, Rosina: Jasper Newt Pierce, Jr. (b. 1882 d. Sept. 22, 1973) married Emma Jean Chancey (she is the sister of the Pete Chancey mentioned above in the OTHER Pierce line, hence double connection there). Their children are: Buddy Pierce married Flossie Hershel Pierce married Mildred Tommy Pierce married Doris Rosina Pierce (b. Sept. 17, 1922) married William Artice Pierce Carl Pierce married Geneva Fields Does any of this match anything that you have? Thanks! Sandy L. Landrum-Kelly Powder Springs, GA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Brasfield" <d.brasfield@worldnet.att.net> To: <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:44 PM Subject: [GAELBERT] Jacob Pierce/Mary Downs > Looking for information on Jacob Pierce and Mary Downs who were married in > Elbert County on May 27, 1830. Need parents and children. Am hoping they > are the parents of James A. Pierce who was born in Georgia in 1830. > Appreciate any clues. Thanks, Dawn > >

I have a Joseph Bell who married Elizabeth Morely that I have no dates or information for them. Could my Elizabeth Morely and your Elizabeth MOSELEY be the same? Did they have a daughter named Nancy Bell (b. 1763 in Orange Co., Virginia and is buried at the Old Landrum/Norton Family Cemetery, located in the woods off of Cunningham Rd. near Lexington, Oglethorpe Co., GA.)? She married Thomas Landrum, Jr. (b. October 06, 1759 in Orange Co., VA. d.1833 Oglethorpe Co., Ga. & buried at the Old Landrum/Norton Family Cemetery, located in the woods off of Cunningham Rd. near Lexington, Oglethorpe Co., GA.). I spent 6 years searching for the cemetery that is mentioned and this past Fall my cousin and I located it. There are about 15 to 20 unidentified graves there from the 1700's with only 2 of them identified--those being Thomas Landrum & Thomas Norton. The cemetery is in a very deteriorated state---there are even trees growing from the graves themselves so we have made plans to go down there soon to clean it up a bit. Anyway, I am excited to know if I have a match with the two Elizabeths!!! Thanks so much! Sandy L. Landrum-Kelly Powder Springs, GA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Coleman" <daryl@dkco.com> To: <GAELBERT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [GAELBERT] Joseph Bell/Elizabeth Moseley > Dawn, I thought I recognized the name of your Elizabeth Moseley. I am a > descendant of Elijah Moseley, who was brother of your Elizabeth. All that I > knew about Elizabeth was that she was married to Joseph Bell. Anything else you > can tell me about her and her descendants would be most welcomed. Likewise, if > you want to know anything about my Moseley line (I know some but not alot), let > me know... or take a look at my family history page, noted below in the footer. > Regards, > > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > Daryl Coleman > Garland, Texas > Homepage: http://www.dkco.com/ > Family History Page: > http://www.dkco.com/gen/gendex.html > Proud Sponsor of RootsWeb! > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ICQ UIN # 63679552 > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > > Dawn Brasfield wrote: > > > > Looking for information on the parents of Joseph Bell b. October 4, 1747 in > > North Carolina who married Elizabeth Moseley, daughter of Robert Moseley. > > Joseph died in Elbert County in 1818. Am descended through his daughter > > Anna Bell who married Tapley Bullard June 29, 1807 in Elbert County. > > Appreciate any clues and will share. Thanks, Dawn > > -- > >

Dawn, I thought I recognized the name of your Elizabeth Moseley. I am a descendant of Elijah Moseley, who was brother of your Elizabeth. All that I knew about Elizabeth was that she was married to Joseph Bell. Anything else you can tell me about her and her descendants would be most welcomed. Likewise, if you want to know anything about my Moseley line (I know some but not alot), let me know... or take a look at my family history page, noted below in the footer. Regards, _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Daryl Coleman Garland, Texas Homepage: http://www.dkco.com/ Family History Page: http://www.dkco.com/gen/gendex.html Proud Sponsor of RootsWeb! http://www.rootsweb.com/ ICQ UIN # 63679552 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Dawn Brasfield wrote: > > Looking for information on the parents of Joseph Bell b. October 4, 1747 in > North Carolina who married Elizabeth Moseley, daughter of Robert Moseley. > Joseph died in Elbert County in 1818. Am descended through his daughter > Anna Bell who married Tapley Bullard June 29, 1807 in Elbert County. > Appreciate any clues and will share. Thanks, Dawn --

Looking for information on Jacob Pierce and Mary Downs who were married in Elbert County on May 27, 1830. Need parents and children. Am hoping they are the parents of James A. Pierce who was born in Georgia in 1830. Appreciate any clues. Thanks, Dawn

Looking for information on the parents of Thomas Bullard who was born 1759 in Virginia and died in 1823 in Elbert County. His children were: Sarah, Temperance, Elizabeth, Nancy, Delilah, Allen, Thomas and Tapley. Appreciate any clues. Thanks, Dawn

Looking for information on the parents of Joseph Bell b. October 4, 1747 in North Carolina who married Elizabeth Moseley, daughter of Robert Moseley. Joseph died in Elbert County in 1818. Am descended through his daughter Anna Bell who married Tapley Bullard June 29, 1807 in Elbert County. Appreciate any clues and will share. Thanks, Dawn

Looking for information on the parents of William James Gray b. January 2, 1832 (probably Elbert County) who married Martha M. Johnson on September 23, 1860 in Elbert County. The family moved to Franklin County where he died on May 11, 1879 and is buried at Middle River Baptist Church. Were his parents Reece Gray and Martha Jane Pratt who were married September 10, 1829 in Elbert County? Thanks for any clues and will be glad to share info. Dawn

Looking for information on the parents of Katherine Smith who married George Washington Brown around 1843. Their family was on the 1850 and 1860 Elbert County census. In 1870 they were in Hart County and 1880 Franklin County. Were Katherine's parents Prudence Staples and William Smith who lived in Elbert County in 1840? Appreciate any clues and will be glad to share info. Thanks, Dawn

Looking for information on the parents of Mary Frances "Fannie" Cleveland (born January 23, 1862) who married James A. Pierce on December 14, 1882 in Elbert County. They later lived in Clarke and Franklin Counties. Some of Fannie's children list her maiden name as Bol(e)man but the marriage license says Cleveland. The census lists her birth place as Mississippi but her parents were from Georgia and South Carolina. Could John W. Boleman found on the 1880 Elbert County census be her father? Appreciate any clues and will be glad to share info on descendants. Thanks, Dawn