Yes, My daughter purchased one for me as a Christmas Gift. Do you have Mr. Wildes Address and telephone number? If you need it I can send it to you. Brenda Collins

>From: "Jane Foley" <mjfent@bellsouth.net> >Reply-To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com >To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [POWELL] 101 Years Ago >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 11:30:33 -0400 > >I received this from another list and thought you might enjoy! > >Jane Foley >Cornelius, NC > > >The year 1904 > >Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! > >The year is 1904. One hundred and one years ago. What a difference a >century makes! > > >Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1904: > > >The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. > >Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. > >Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. > >A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. > >There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. > >The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > >Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated >than California. > >With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most >populous state in the Union. > >The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower! > >The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. > >The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. > >A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, > >A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per >year. > >A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. > >More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home. > >Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, >they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press >and by the government as "substandard." > >Sugar cost four cents a pound. > >Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. > >Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. > >Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks >for shampoo. > >Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for >any reason. > >The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: > > 1. Pneumonia and influenza > > 2. Tuberculosis > > 3. Diarrhea > > 4. Heart disease > > 5. Stroke > >The American flag had 45 stars. > >Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to >the Union yet. > >The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!!! > >Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > >There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > >Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. > >Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated high school. > >Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at >corner drugstores. > >According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy >to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect >guardian of health." (Shocking!) > >Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time >servant or domestic. > >There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. > > >And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent >it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in >another 100 years .. it staggers the mind > > >==== POWELL Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Powell surname list, send only the word >UNSUBSCRIBE to Powell-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest >list >to Powell-d-request if you are on the digest list. > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

Is Once Upon A Time in Tattnall County still available to purchase? bobbie

The book is $28.00 >From: "Sue & Richard Marsh" <acr00119@mindspring.com> >Reply-To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 16:35:17 -0400 > >Thena, I forgot to ask the price of the book. >Sue > > >From the Desktop of >Sue & Richard Marsh >----- Original Message ----- From: "Thena Redding" ><tkersey_redding@hotmail.com> >To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:24 AM >Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > > >>Sue, >>I just ordered my own copy of his book. His address is: >>Charlie Wildes >>Charles Edward Wildes Rd >>Claxton GA 31417 >>If anyone is interested in ordering one, I know they had more copies made >>about a month or so ago. >> >> >>>From: "Sue & Richard Marsh" <acr00119@mindspring.com> >>>Reply-To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>>To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >>>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:03:54 -0400 >>> >>>Anita, I do not have any way of getting that book. >>>I would appreciate you sending the pages to me. Thanks, >>>Sue >>> >>> >>>From the Desktop of >>>Sue & Richard Marsh >>>----- Original Message ----- From: <AD3903@aol.com> >>>To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:06 PM >>>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >>> >>> >>>>Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in >>>>Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart >>>>and Lydia >>>>Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If >>>>don't have >>>>access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate >>>>pages and >>>>snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. >>>> >>>>Anita (Knight) Drennon >>>>ad3903@aol.com >>>> >>>> >>>>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>>>Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>>Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >>>mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >>http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> >> >>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>If you would like your family history added to the Emanuel Co. >>GAGenWeb site send it to me at MeMeC@alltel.net >> >> > > > >==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net > _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

Thena, I forgot to ask the price of the book. Sue From the Desktop of Sue & Richard Marsh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thena Redding" <tkersey_redding@hotmail.com> To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > Sue, > I just ordered my own copy of his book. His address is: > Charlie Wildes > Charles Edward Wildes Rd > Claxton GA 31417 > If anyone is interested in ordering one, I know they had more copies made > about a month or so ago. > > >>From: "Sue & Richard Marsh" <acr00119@mindspring.com> >>Reply-To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:03:54 -0400 >> >>Anita, I do not have any way of getting that book. >>I would appreciate you sending the pages to me. Thanks, >>Sue >> >> >>From the Desktop of >>Sue & Richard Marsh >>----- Original Message ----- From: <AD3903@aol.com> >>To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:06 PM >>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >> >> >>>Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in >>>Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart and >>>Lydia >>>Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If >>>don't have >>>access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate pages >>>and >>>snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. >>> >>>Anita (Knight) Drennon >>>ad3903@aol.com >>> >>> >>>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>>Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!! >>> >>> >> >> >> >>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >>mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== > If you would like your family history added to the Emanuel Co. > GAGenWeb site send it to me at MeMeC@alltel.net > >

Thena, Thank you very much. Sue From the Desktop of Sue & Richard Marsh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thena Redding" <tkersey_redding@hotmail.com> To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > Sue, > I just ordered my own copy of his book. His address is: > Charlie Wildes > Charles Edward Wildes Rd > Claxton GA 31417 > If anyone is interested in ordering one, I know they had more copies made > about a month or so ago. > > >>From: "Sue & Richard Marsh" <acr00119@mindspring.com> >>Reply-To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:03:54 -0400 >> >>Anita, I do not have any way of getting that book. >>I would appreciate you sending the pages to me. Thanks, >>Sue >> >> >>From the Desktop of >>Sue & Richard Marsh >>----- Original Message ----- From: <AD3903@aol.com> >>To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:06 PM >>Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >> >> >>>Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in >>>Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart and >>>Lydia >>>Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If >>>don't have >>>access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate pages >>>and >>>snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. >>> >>>Anita (Knight) Drennon >>>ad3903@aol.com >>> >>> >>>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>>Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!! >>> >>> >> >> >> >>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >>mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== > If you would like your family history added to the Emanuel Co. > GAGenWeb site send it to me at MeMeC@alltel.net > >

I saw this on another list. claudia ================================ From: mcniel2@prodigy.net (Linda McNiel) Ancestry.com has opened up several of its military databases for no charge! In remembrance this Memorial Day, these databases are open (and free) from May 26 until June 10. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE: These databases are free *only * when accessed through the PaCivilWar site at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html . Although hosted by a PA Civil War site, these databases give free access to the vets from all the states in the database. These aren't Free Trials and no credit card is needed. You may be asked to register with a user name and password to access the databases. The databases include: **FREE 1890 Census Veterans Schedule Often used as a head-of-household substitute for the 1890 Federal Census that was destroyed by fire, the Veterans' Census of Union and some Confederate soldiers is one of the newest census digitized by Ancestry. **FREE Civil War Pension Index Images of 2.5 million Federal pension application cards that includes the veteran's name, state, regiment. It also contains the certificate number that can be used to order a soldiers' service and pension records from NARA. Many times, these pension records are gold mines of genealogy information. **FREE Disabled Soldiers Home Soldiers at various National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1895. Information includes name of soldier, company or regiment, rank, length of service, birth, age, where admitted from, occupation, married or single, and more. This invitation is being offered only to PACivilWar visitors. The URL to get your free use of these military databases until June 10 is http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html

Sue, I just ordered my own copy of his book. His address is: Charlie Wildes Charles Edward Wildes Rd Claxton GA 31417 If anyone is interested in ordering one, I know they had more copies made about a month or so ago. >From: "Sue & Richard Marsh" <acr00119@mindspring.com> >Reply-To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn >Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:03:54 -0400 > >Anita, I do not have any way of getting that book. >I would appreciate you sending the pages to me. Thanks, >Sue > > >From the Desktop of >Sue & Richard Marsh >----- Original Message ----- From: <AD3903@aol.com> >To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:06 PM >Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > > >>Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in >>Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart and >>Lydia >>Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If >>don't have >>access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate pages >>and >>snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. >> >>Anita (Knight) Drennon >>ad3903@aol.com >> >> >>==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >>Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!! >> >> > > > >==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

I read somewhere that in Soperton, on the 2nd Sunday of March there is a family reunion for the Louis Cogle Durden family. The reunion is held or was held at the community center. Does any one know if this reunion is still being held? Linda

Anita, I do not have any way of getting that book. I would appreciate you sending the pages to me. Thanks, Sue From the Desktop of Sue & Richard Marsh ----- Original Message ----- From: <AD3903@aol.com> To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in > Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart and > Lydia > Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If > don't have > access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate pages > and > snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. > > Anita (Knight) Drennon > ad3903@aol.com > > > ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== > Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!! > >

According to the Johnson Co Cemetery book. Litha Webb Powell b. 1/2/1802 d. 6/18/1863 Pts: Samuel & Tabitha Driver Webb is buried at Oaky Grove Cemetery in Johnson Co. Gerry wrote: >I just posted an inquiry at Genforum about Silas Powell and Martha Tabitha Webb Powell, in the Powell forum. > >I'm not sure if it will go to Emanuel County or not but, here goes: I need some help in learning the source of the name MARTHA TABITHA WEBB. I know his wife's name was Martha, per the 1850 census, but in the 1860 census her name was Litha. Could her name have been Martha TELITHA Webb? Her date of death was given in Emmett Lucas' book as June 18, 1863, and referred to 'family records' that her name was Webb. What was the source of her death date? Litha Powell sold her child's interest in Silas Powell's estate in 1886. Where is she buried? > >I really need some help on this one. It has puzzled me for a long time and I feel that somebody on this list must know and be able to cite a primary source or a reliable secondary source, or know of someone who can. > >Many thanks for any help. > >Gerry Johnson > > >==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== >Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator >Any off topic questions or comments please send to ME at MeMeC@alltel.net > > > > >

Do you have access to the book by Charlie Wilds, "Once Upon a Time in Tattnall County?" There is quite a write-up about John Coward Cowart and Lydia Rollison, whose daughter was Nancy who married John "Boss" Cowart. If don't have access, please e-mail me and I will make a copy of the appropriate pages and snail mail them to you. I don't think Charlie would mind. Anita (Knight) Drennon ad3903@aol.com

Thanks, Olivia. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia" <saffold@pineland.net> To: <GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] John Lynn > You probably need to try Tattnall County. > >> >> Can someone tell me about this family? >> >> John Lynn b. 1793 d. Abt.1874 married 1st Nancy Dubberly b. Abt. 1795. >> John married 2nd Nancy Cowart b. 1804, maybe a d/o John Cowart b. 1774 >> and > Lydia Rollison b. 1775 >> Thank, >> Sue >> > > > > ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== > Search the USGenWeb Archives for more Resources > http://searches.rootsweb.com/htdig/search.html/ > >

You probably need to try Tattnall County. > > Can someone tell me about this family? > > John Lynn b. 1793 d. Abt.1874 married 1st Nancy Dubberly b. Abt. 1795. > John married 2nd Nancy Cowart b. 1804, maybe a d/o John Cowart b. 1774 and Lydia Rollison b. 1775 > Thank, > Sue >

Can someone tell me about this family? John Lynn b. 1793 d. Abt.1874 married 1st Nancy Dubberly b. Abt. 1795. John married 2nd Nancy Cowart b. 1804, maybe a d/o John Cowart b. 1774 and Lydia Rollison b. 1775 Thank, Sue

FYI, June Coleman, the 3-year-old child mentioned in the article, is now Mrs. Milo Smith and lives in Dublin, GA. Milo Smith is a descendant of Colby Smith, RS, of Washington County, GA, and is a distant cousin of mine. The Coleman's also were distant cousins; and when I was a child, I remember my mother visiting with various Coleman family members who lived in the Decatur, GA, area, as well as some in Swainsboro. In the 1940s and 1950s, June Coleman's family lived in Decatur, Ga, and my husband, Wendell Bradford, and June Coleman were in the same grammar school and high school class, and dated briefly in high school. Small world, isn't it? Diane Carrington Bradford Atlanta, GA -----Original Message----- From: Olivia [mailto:saffold@pineland.net] Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 7:43 AM To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAEMANUE-L] EDENFIELD The following is from: EDENFIELD 1665-1979 ANCESTORS and DESCENDANTS of RICHARD CREECH EDENFIELD and DEALPHA EDENFIELD CARTER by Norman E. and Anita Carter Masters News Item from the Swainsboro, Ga., Forest Blade, Nov. 31st, 1932: EMANUEL CHAPTER MARKS OLD GRAVE The Governor David Emanuel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Emanuel County unveiled a monument to the memory of a Revolutionary soldier, Private David Edenfield, on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, at the old Edenfield cemetery on the Homer Youmans place, five miles from Swainsboro. This is the first Revolutionary grave to be marked by this chapter, which was organized in June 1931. The regent, Mrs. W. Henry Flanders of Swainsboro, was in charge of the impressive exercises, which were attended by a large representation of the descendants of David Edenfield and of the members of the David Emanuel chapter and of the Adam Brinson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Representative W.W. Larsen of Washington, D.C., and of Dublin, Ga., was the speaker for the occasion. The program opened with the bugle call, after which America was sung by the assembly. The invocation was given by Mrs. Anna Edenfield Brown, acting chaplain of the Governor David Emanuel chapter. Mrs. Brown is a descendant of David Edenfield. Mrs. Flanders, the regent, welcomed the guests and told of the joy the chapter felt in honoring a Revolutionary war hero. A history of the Edenfield family and the service of David Edenfield, his ancestry, was given by Mr. H.C. Edenfield, who then introduced Mr. Larsen, who is connected by marriage with the family. The patriotic address which he gave made a deep impression on the audience. A quartet, Keep the Faith, was sung by Mrs. Adele Holloman, Mrs. Hugh Fillingim, Mr. Fillingim and Mr. Dixon. Mrs. D.L. Bland of Garfield, a member of the Adam Brinson chapter, D.A.R., and a sister of Mrs. Anna Brown, acting chaplain of the Governor David Emanuel chapter, made a gracious impromptu speech of appreciation of the tribute paid to this Revolutionary ancestor. Mrs. John J. Moore, a granddaughter, and believed to be the nearest living descendant of David Edenfield, unveiled the monument, while little June Coleman, a winsome three year old descendant of the hero, placed a lovely basket of roses on the grave. Mrs. Anna Brown and Mrs. D.L. Bland placed beautiful bouquets of chrysanthemums on the grave. Master Homer Durden, Jr., and Master Marion Watson, descendants of the hero, carried the flags, which were displayed at the entrance of the cemetery. Taps was sounded by Bob Pound. The de! scendants who are members of the Governor David Emanuel Chapter are Mrs. John R. Powell, Jr., a daughter of Mrs. John J. Moore, who had the honor of unveiling the marker; Mrs. Homer Durden, Mrs. Steve Williams, Jr., Mrs. Anna Brown, Mrs. Nora Coleman and Mrs. Adele Holloman. NOTE FOLLOWING NEWS ARTICLE: In the spring of 1978, I (Norman E. Masters) visited with James L. Carmichael in Swainsboro, Ga. I was accompanied by P. Douglas Fowler, a member of the faculty of Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Ga. Mr. Carmichael took us out to his farm to a wooded area adjacent to his property, which he stated made up part of the old Lot Youmans (Homer Youmans) place. He said the farm had recently been sold to Marvin Collins and Mr. Collins cleared the wooded area, saying he did not realize there was a cemetery there until it was cleared except for one gravestone. Mr. Carmichael stated that as a child and a young man he remembered there were a number of gravestones there. The gravestone that was left still standing was one erected by the D.A.R. to David Edenfield, and had the inscription, "David Edenfield, Weakly's Regt., S.C. Troops, Revolutionary War, Jan. 19, 1761." There was a dented gravesite to the left of this marker. Through talking to members of the family who had ! seen this cemetery, we believe there were about 18 graves there. Up from the cemetery there was a draw and a group of trees which gave the appearance that a house might have been there at one time. Old timers in the family have stated that David Edenfield's house was in sight of the cemetery. A search was made for other gravestones but no more could be located. It is assumed that David's wife was buried in the grave next to his, and probably his son, Jesse and his wife were there, also. NOTE FROM OLIVIA: I, too, visited this burial site in 1978, shortly after it had been bulldozed. I saw David Edenfield's marker and several broken pieces of other tombstones scattered about in disarray, partially buried in the dirt. In recent years, I discovered the David Edenfield stone has been moved to the Moore Cemetery near Nunez, but there is no explanation accompanying about the destroyed cemetery and that it is not the true place of his burial. I also went back to the general area of the original Edenfield burial ground, but could no longer find the site. Olivia Williamson-Saffold ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== Nancy Gay Crawford, List Administrator Any off topic questions or comments please send to ME at MeMeC@alltel.net

The following is from: EDENFIELD 1665-1979 ANCESTORS and DESCENDANTS of RICHARD CREECH EDENFIELD and DEALPHA EDENFIELD CARTER by Norman E. and Anita Carter Masters News Item from the Swainsboro, Ga., Forest Blade, Nov. 31st, 1932: EMANUEL CHAPTER MARKS OLD GRAVE The Governor David Emanuel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Emanuel County unveiled a monument to the memory of a Revolutionary soldier, Private David Edenfield, on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, at the old Edenfield cemetery on the Homer Youmans place, five miles from Swainsboro. This is the first Revolutionary grave to be marked by this chapter, which was organized in June 1931. The regent, Mrs. W. Henry Flanders of Swainsboro, was in charge of the impressive exercises, which were attended by a large representation of the descendants of David Edenfield and of the members of the David Emanuel chapter and of the Adam Brinson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Representative W.W. Larsen of Washington, D.C., and of Dublin, Ga., was the speaker for the occasion. The program opened with the bugle call, after which America was sung by the assembly. The invocation was given by Mrs. Anna Edenfield Brown, acting chaplain of the Governor David Emanuel chapter. Mrs. Brown is a descendant of David Edenfield. Mrs. Flanders, the regent, welcomed the guests and told of the joy the chapter felt in honoring a Revolutionary war hero. A history of the Edenfield family and the service of David Edenfield, his ancestry, was given by Mr. H.C. Edenfield, who then introduced Mr. Larsen, who is connected by marriage with the family. The patriotic address which he gave made a deep impression on the audience. A quartet, Keep the Faith, was sung by Mrs. Adele Holloman, Mrs. Hugh Fillingim, Mr. Fillingim and Mr. Dixon. Mrs. D.L. Bland of Garfield, a member of the Adam Brinson chapter, D.A.R., and a sister of Mrs. Anna Brown, acting chaplain of the Governor David Emanuel chapter, made a gracious impromptu speech of appreciation of the tribute paid to this Revolutionary ancestor. Mrs. John J. Moore, a granddaughter, and believed to be the nearest living descendant of David Edenfield, unveiled the monument, while little June Coleman, a winsome three year old descendant of the hero, placed a lovely basket of roses on the grave. Mrs. Anna Brown and Mrs. D.L. Bland placed beautiful bouquets of chrysanthemums on the grave. Master Homer Durden, Jr., and Master Marion Watson, descendants of the hero, carried the flags, which were displayed at the entrance of the cemetery. Taps was sounded by Bob Pound. The de! scendants who are members of the Governor David Emanuel Chapter are Mrs. John R. Powell, Jr., a daughter of Mrs. John J. Moore, who had the honor of unveiling the marker; Mrs. Homer Durden, Mrs. Steve Williams, Jr., Mrs. Anna Brown, Mrs. Nora Coleman and Mrs. Adele Holloman. NOTE FOLLOWING NEWS ARTICLE: In the spring of 1978, I (Norman E. Masters) visited with James L. Carmichael in Swainsboro, Ga. I was accompanied by P. Douglas Fowler, a member of the faculty of Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Ga. Mr. Carmichael took us out to his farm to a wooded area adjacent to his property, which he stated made up part of the old Lot Youmans (Homer Youmans) place. He said the farm had recently been sold to Marvin Collins and Mr. Collins cleared the wooded area, saying he did not realize there was a cemetery there until it was cleared except for one gravestone. Mr. Carmichael stated that as a child and a young man he remembered there were a number of gravestones there. The gravestone that was left still standing was one erected by the D.A.R. to David Edenfield, and had the inscription, "David Edenfield, Weakly's Regt., S.C. Troops, Revolutionary War, Jan. 19, 1761." There was a dented gravesite to the left of this marker. Through talking to members of the family who had ! seen this cemetery, we believe there were about 18 graves there. Up from the cemetery there was a draw and a group of trees which gave the appearance that a house might have been there at one time. Old timers in the family have stated that David Edenfield's house was in sight of the cemetery. A search was made for other gravestones but no more could be located. It is assumed that David's wife was buried in the grave next to his, and probably his son, Jesse and his wife were there, also. NOTE FROM OLIVIA: I, too, visited this burial site in 1978, shortly after it had been bulldozed. I saw David Edenfield's marker and several broken pieces of other tombstones scattered about in disarray, partially buried in the dirt. In recent years, I discovered the David Edenfield stone has been moved to the Moore Cemetery near Nunez, but there is no explanation accompanying about the destroyed cemetery and that it is not the true place of his burial. I also went back to the general area of the original Edenfield burial ground, but could no longer find the site. Olivia Williamson-Saffold

There must have been some cheap land in Autauga Co around 1820. That is when my 2great-grandfather John George Herrmann settled there and bought land. There was a large migration to that area from the Orangeburg S.C. area about that time also. These were called the Dutch Bend settlers and were mainly Germanic in origin. My great-grandfather, James Thomas Herrmann, moved to Emanuel Co from Autauga Al. around 1890. Carol B. Miller -----Original Message----- From: Ray Thompson [mailto:hoss_one@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:04 AM To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAEMANUE-L] James THOMPSON Seek info on James THOMPSON, b. 1796 who was associated with Josiah DURDEN in the area of Emanuel County, Ga early 1800s. Married his daughter Susan Durden. Moved along with Josiah Durden to Autauga Co., Ala about 1820. Ray ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!!

> > >> Hi! My earliest Durden is Eleazer Durden. I have no dated of birth or > > >> death. He married Mary Jane Coleman. Their son William Casper Durden > > >> b.1775 d.1858. Also, I have this Eleazer as the son of John DURDEN (1834-1918) and Jincy CANNADY (1836-1900). Olivia

> >> Hi! My earliest Durden is Eleazer Durden. I have no dated of birth or > >> death. He married Mary Jane Coleman. Their son William Casper Durden > >> b.1775 d.1858. I have this Eleazer Durden as follows. If wrong, hope someone will correct. Olivia Eleazer John DURDEN born February 14, 1855 died March 15, 1933, in Graymont, GA married Mary Jane COLEMAN born December 1, 1855 died June 18, 1937, in Graymont