The marriage records and census records are linked from the Forsyth Genweb page.

anyone have parents of Martha W. Holland that married Thomas M. Gravitt ? or information on Jack Bennett's family (Parents, siblings)? thanks sharon Thomas M. Gravitt, b. About 1851 in Forsyth County, Georgia, d. 23 April 1928 in Gordon County, Georgia, m. About 1875 in Forsyth County, Georgia to Martha W. Holland, b. About 1859 in Forsyth County, Georgia, d. 20 June 1932 in Gordon County, Georgia. Alice Gravitt, b. January 1878, m. About 1892 to Jack Bennett. Jessee Bennett, b. August 1894. Charlie W. Bennett, b. August 1898. Emma Gravitt, b. 10 September 1886, d. 27 January 1953 in Gordon County, Georgia, m. 24 December 1911 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia to Charles Brown, b. 24 March 1885, d. 03 November 1946. Millie Gravitt, b. About 1888. William G. Gravitt, b. 10 August 1889, d. 26 April 1969 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, m. 05 May 1907 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia to Pearl Barnes, b. About 1888, d. 29 May 1945 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. Mary Gravitt, b. 01 August 1907 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, d. 01 March 1918 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. Steven Gravitt, b. 01 September 1915 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, d. 21 January 1917 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. Hallie Gravitt, b. 10 December 1893 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, d. 20 February 1918 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia.

researching gread-grandmothers surname Holland. Is the Delila E. Holland wife of John L. Gravitt the daughter of James H. Holland and Anna Martin ? sharon 1 John L. Gravitt b: 1849 Forsyth Co., GA d: 10 February 1928 Gordon Co., GA . +Delila E. Holland b: Abt. 1849 m: 27 June 1871 Forsyth Co., GA d: Abt. 1909 Gordon Co., GA . 2 Mary Gravitt b: 1872 . 2 James H. Gravitt b: 1874 . 2 Lester George Gravitt b: August 1878 . 2 Thomas O. Gravitt b: May 1883 . 2 Arty A. Gravitt b: November 1885 . 2 Carrie R. Gravitt b: October 1887 . 2 Lula D. M. Gravitt b: March 1891 . 2 Norris M. Gravitt b: 04 July 1892 1 James H HOLLAND b: 1822 SC per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237] age 28 . +Anna MARTIN b: 1822 GA per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237] Father: Jacob MARTIN Mother: Susia / Susanna . 2 Minerva Holland b: 1843 GA per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237] . 2 Sarah Holland b: 1847 GA per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237] . 2 Delilah HOLLAND b: 1850 GA per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237] . 2 Nancy Holland b: 1845 GA per 1850 Census of Forsyth Co Ga [1237]

I have Thomas and Martha and their children. Also Thomas Gravitt's parents and Siblings if it will help. Charlene

I have added a page for the American Local History Network for Dawson County, Georgia. The address is: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nwga/dawson.htm It is just getting started but if any of you have links for the Civil War Units, I would appreciate if you could send them to me. Donna

Happy New Year. I hope no had computer problems. The new topic of the week on the Stone family is up. If anyone would like to add to this when it becomes a webpage, email me. Donna Forsyth Co. GA ALHistory http://hometown.aol.com/mflp/index.html Northwest GA History http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nwga/ Dawson Co ALHN http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nwga/dawson.htm Lumpkin Co. GA Genweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~galumpki/

more recently I received the usual engraved and fancy package with envelopes and sub announcements and schedules... very costly ... all to announce by some friends that their daughter Miss _________________ was "marring" Mr. ________________________ on .... this would have been great for the column bottoms of the old New Yorker ron At 11:40 AM 12/31/1999 -0600, you wrote: >This marriage notice has nothing to do with any of my listservs, but >it was so funny that I thought all of you would get a huge laugh out >of a REAL marriage notice I found on microfilm. See below. > >Happy New Year! > >Ruth >The Toccoa Georgia News - August 10, 1889 > >Charlie White and Mary Barnes of Central, S. C. arrived in the city >last Thursday on the morning train, hired a horse and buggy, went to >Clarksville, obtained a license, returned here, went before Squire >Mulkey and got the matrimonial knot tied in time to return to Central >by the night train. The newly married couple seemed as happy as a >dead pig in the sunshine, but was sorter short on scads. They lacked >20 cents of having enough money to pay the Squire. Their baggage >consisted of a quart of licker and tickets to Central. But they >didn't want anything said about it in the paper, and of course their >wishes will be respected. >++++++++++++ > >Folks, I was at the library today looking over the microfilm I had >ordered through interloan library. The microfilm was on two reels >from the University of Georgia and consisted of all the microfilm >records they had on the Toccoa Georgia News in Habersham County, >Georgia. This marriage record was just too funny to pass up even >though it was not my ancestors. I promise you, I did NOT change a >single word or punctuation! > >This newspaper came out on Saturdays so the Thursday in question >would be August 8. 1889. > > >It's pretty difficult to improve when one is already near perfect. > >Researching the following surnames: >ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, >GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, >IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, >PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS > >Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! >http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm > > > > > > >==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >Questions? Problems? Contact listowner: [email protected] > >

This marriage notice has nothing to do with any of my listservs, but it was so funny that I thought all of you would get a huge laugh out of a REAL marriage notice I found on microfilm. See below. Happy New Year! Ruth The Toccoa Georgia News - August 10, 1889 Charlie White and Mary Barnes of Central, S. C. arrived in the city last Thursday on the morning train, hired a horse and buggy, went to Clarksville, obtained a license, returned here, went before Squire Mulkey and got the matrimonial knot tied in time to return to Central by the night train. The newly married couple seemed as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine, but was sorter short on scads. They lacked 20 cents of having enough money to pay the Squire. Their baggage consisted of a quart of licker and tickets to Central. But they didn't want anything said about it in the paper, and of course their wishes will be respected. ++++++++++++ Folks, I was at the library today looking over the microfilm I had ordered through interloan library. The microfilm was on two reels from the University of Georgia and consisted of all the microfilm records they had on the Toccoa Georgia News in Habersham County, Georgia. This marriage record was just too funny to pass up even though it was not my ancestors. I promise you, I did NOT change a single word or punctuation! This newspaper came out on Saturdays so the Thursday in question would be August 8. 1889. It's pretty difficult to improve when one is already near perfect. Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm

I am looking for my gg-grandmother Iriener or Irene Bennett. She married Rueben Brooks. Her birth est. between 1836-1850. I have just recently found the Social Security record for their son John Riley Brooks b. 1875 On the copy of that record it states Rueben Brooks as the father in Forsyth Co., GA and Iriener Bernnett as mother. I would appreciate any help. Thanks, Lisa Kingery Researching: Bennett, Brooks, Brannon, Cloer, Davis, Guilliams, Kingery, Latch, Lee, McHan, Self, Stephans, Thomas

I received this link on one of the lists I belong too. Please take this advice and read this story. If more counties hired someone like the person in this story we would be able to find more of our ancestors. This would make a GREAT feature on 60 Minutes, 20/20 or Dateline! You will be MOST glad you saw this site! http://starnews.com/extra/features/99/dec/1207st_cemetery.html Happy New Year and Happy Hunting! Ruth Live & Love With Abandon! Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm

I use the idea of topic of the week on my Lumpkin page, and have added it to my Forsyth County History page (now the ALHN site). Different topics of course. The old page has been moved and is linked from the new one. Donna Lumpkin Co. GA Genweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~galumpki/ Forsyth Co. GA ALHistory http://hometown.aol.com/mflp/index.html Northwest GA History http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nwga/

Shirley Hornbeck's This and That Relationship Chart http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/chart.htm This site was sent to another listserv that I belong to and it is great! No calculations required! Merry Christmas to everyone! Ruth Padilla Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm

Donna, Is there any way for us to know if we have the worm? I have gotten a message about a worm from the host of ALABAMA-L. Melba -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 9:44 AM Subject: [GAFORSYT-L] Worm via attachments >There is a worm circulating that comes in an attachment. When it gets into >your computer it invades your Email and sends itself out as an Email from you >or from someone that you have saved Email from with a subject line that >appears in your saved mail. There are pages up at virus protection sites that >explain this. >The best thing to do is not open any attachments without confirming with the >person who sent it, that they really did send it. Some of the email says it >comes from Rootsweb which it does not. I will never send an attachment to any >maillist. Nor to an individual without a separate Email first saying what I >am sending and why first. Protect yourself. >My Holiday Greetings are posted as webpages. >http://hometown.aol.com/mflp/index.html my AOL acct >http://www.geocities.com/heartland/lane/6030 my yahoo page >Happy Holidays but lets make them a safe one. >Donna > > >==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >=======================Forsyth County Georgia======================= >Did you know? Although Forsyth County's Courthouse was burned in the >1970's most records were saved. Lost were Marriage Book A&B, >(which are on microfilm) some early newspapers, current files left >on the desks, most recent tax records and recent voter registration. >

If you haven't downloaded anything from anyone, you are safe. If you want more information, here is the rootsweb page explanation. At the bottom of the webpage there are links to more sites that explain it. http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus1.html

There is a worm circulating that comes in an attachment. When it gets into your computer it invades your Email and sends itself out as an Email from you or from someone that you have saved Email from with a subject line that appears in your saved mail. There are pages up at virus protection sites that explain this. The best thing to do is not open any attachments without confirming with the person who sent it, that they really did send it. Some of the email says it comes from Rootsweb which it does not. I will never send an attachment to any maillist. Nor to an individual without a separate Email first saying what I am sending and why first. Protect yourself. My Holiday Greetings are posted as webpages. http://hometown.aol.com/mflp/index.html my AOL acct http://www.geocities.com/heartland/lane/6030 my yahoo page Happy Holidays but lets make them a safe one. Donna

I am looking for John R. SIGGERS born abt. 1836 in Georgia. He married Susan F. BAILEY sometime before 1860 either in GA. or AL. John was a shoemaker. He also had a disable hand from a snake bite. They had the following children: J. Franklin b: abt. 1861 Louisa A. b: abt. 1863 married _____ PIKE George b: abt. 1865 Thomas N. b: abt. 1867 Z.O. b: abt. 1872 A.F. b: abt. 1875 C.B.H. b: abt. 1878 Hanna B. b: 1880 They were in Randolph County, AL in 1860. By 1900 they were living on Jordan Street, Pct. 3, Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama. If anyone has any information on these family please contact me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Belinda [email protected] http://www.genealogybin.com/

I just put up a new page: INDEX TO THE 1880 FEDERAL CENSUS SOUNDEX FOR GEORGIA: SURNAME FOSTER, FORESTER, FORRESTER, AND FORSTER. Contributed by Don Tucker. It is linked from the Lumpkin main page for now or may be reached at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~galumpki/1880fost.htm Thank you Don Donna

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Wanda Collins found an interesting site. A Dictioary of Genealogy terms. Try it. http://www.charweb.org/gen/gendict.html

Ruth, Thanks for the neat site. I noticed Goodson on your surname list. Just wondered if you know about the Goodson lists available. There is one on Onelist < [email protected] >; a website that is full of info on Goodsons Url: http://goodson-family.com I think that there is one on rootsweb also, but couldn't locate the address right now. You can contact Phillip Goodson at <[email protected]> He is the site manager. I don't have (that I know of yet!!!) a connection to the Goodsons. I just think there may be some relationship between those Goodsons in Bibb Co with my 2nd great-grandparents, William Norris Pritchett and Malissa Alice Smith Pritchett [according to death certificate, dau of Foster Clayton Smith and (Cynthia?) McElroy Smith]. Joab Goodson was Capt. of Norris's company in the CSA. He wrote home to one of his nieces about Norris's injury, using only the given name for him while using the full names for the others who were killed or wounded. There is a group of his letters published in a two-part article in THE ALABAMA REVIEW, April, 1957(pgs 126-153) and July 1957(pgs 214-231) at Huntsville (AL) Public Library, Heritage Room. The article is very interesting to read and gives a lot of references to family and friends from Bibb Co., AL. They contain a lot of genealogical clues. (Philip has some of them on the Goodson site) Hope this helps, Melba in AL -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Padilla <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:56 PM Subject: [GAFORSYT-L] Neat Chart >I found this chart by accident. It is pretty neat! >http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~jmounts/cendates.htm >I had to make the font smaller to line everything up when I put it >into my word processor. > >Ruth > >Researching the following surnames: >ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, >GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, >IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, >PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS > >Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! >http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm > > > > > > >==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >=======================Forsyth County Georgia====================== >Visit our web site at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/index.html> > >