This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bls217 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.emanuel/140.4.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My dad sent me a photo or 2 sometime ago that he thinks may have been on Stevens property, possibly the "old home place" I will ask him for the info again and post the photos. I also recall visiting a neighbor while making cane syrup. I remember a huge syrup vat, with sugar accumulating around the rim. Someone took some type of stick, got some syrup on it, rolled in around in the sugar and gave it to me as a treat. I hated it. I've never cared much for cane syrup before that and certainly not after. lol. Have found more info on John Stroud's service during the war between the states, the most complete I've ever found thanks to footnote.com. Seems he was wounded and sent home to Georgia on furlough between Aug2 -Nov 14 1862. Doesn't state which battle or nature of wound. He would have been present at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and captured Nov 30 1863 at Mine Run Va. He was sent to Old Capital Prison in Wash. Dc and transferred to Pt. Lookout Md in Feb 1864. In Feb 1865 he was in the Hosp, exchanged and paroled in Augusta Ga May 1865. During his service he also was sent out on 2 wk duty to arrest a deserter April of 62. Now, I may be mistaken, but it seems that somewhere I saw the birth of a child around 1863 to John & Susannah, but assumed the date was a mixup. Guess it wasn't after all. Also this website makes for fascinating reading http://preservefamilyandfarm.wordpress.com/ The Wiggins would have lived not too far from the Strouds, both Thomas and John's places. I've been in the area where John's house stood as well as visited his gravesite many times in earlier years. When you reach the North Prong, the land does lie low and look kind of swampy to this day, though it's been recently cleared or at least it had been when I last visited a couple of years or so ago. I'm guessing the "island in the woods" may have been an area in the swamps that was simply a bit higher ground. Grandma, and an aunt always said it was "towards the Promised Land" Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.