Looking for others researching the family & descendants of Hardy Griffin, whose household is listed in the 1850 Forsyth Co. U.S. Census. Listed were: Hardy Griffin b. ABT 1788 NC (household #180) Catherine (2nd wife) b. ABT 1792 GA Sarah Griffin b. ABT 1828 GA Hardy Griffin b. ABT 1832 GA James J. Griffin b. ABT 1836 GA I believe the household of another son Asa Griffin (b. ABT 1820 GA) & 1st wife Sarah (b. ABT 1822 GA) are listed as household #1008 in the same county census. I also believe another son William J. Griffin (b. ABT 1824) & wife Mary (b. ABT 1829) is there as household #952. I believe William J. (John) Griffin, who married Mary Ann Palmore 26 Dec 1847 in nearby Cherokee Co., is my ancestor. I believe he moved to Morgan Co., AL before 1860, as his household and that of brothers Asa & James are listed there very near each other in the 1860 census. Kent McMahan Louisville, KY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/1289 Message Board Post: Looking for others researching the family & descendants of Hardy Griffin, whose household is listed in the 1850 Forsyth Co. U.S. Census. Listed were: Hardy Griffin b. ABT 1788 NC (household #180) Catherine (2nd wife) b. ABT 1792 GA Sarah Griffin b. ABT 1828 GA Hardy Griffin b. ABT 1832 GA James J. Griffin b. ABT 1836 GA I believe the household of another son Asa Griffin (b. ABT 1820 GA) & 1st wife Sarah (b. ABT 1822 GA) are listed as household #1008 in the same county census. I also believe another son William J. Griffin (b. ABT 1824) & wife Mary (b. ABT 1829) is there as household #952. I believe William J. (John) Griffin, who married Mary Ann Palmore 26 Dec 1847 in nearby Cherokee Co., is my ancestor. I believe he moved to Morgan Co., AL before 1860, as his household and that of brothers Asa & James are listed there very near each other in the 1860 census.

In a message dated 1/18/03 10:35:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, judyc@mindspring.com writes: > Donna, > > Thanks for sharing this tidbit. What's "Pine Top Fox"? > > Judy Pine Top Fox is a book by Eugene Croy. For it and other Books on Forsyth see http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/records/authors.html Donna

Donna, Thanks for sharing this tidbit. What's "Pine Top Fox"? Judy At 08:19 AM 1/18/03 -0500, you wrote: >There was a typhoid epidemic in 1851 - 1852 that struck the Hightower area. >It took 5 members of the Daniel Stephens family in 1852. > Source "Pine Top Fox" <snip>

There was a typhoid epidemic in 1851 - 1852 that struck the Hightower area. It took 5 members of the Daniel Stephens family in 1852. Source "Pine Top Fox" Want to know more about typhoid fever? http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm Donna

Can anyone tell me who this E. Dooley might be or give me any more information about this family? Thanks in advance. Pat Forsyth Co., GA Marriages [Book E I think] Page 86 Name of Groom: Geo. W. Bennett Residence: Forsyth Co. Age: 23 Occupation: Farmer Place of Birth: Forsyth Co. Father's Name: Sam Bennett Mother's M. Name: Mary Bagley Date of Marriage: 4-22-1877 Name of Bride: Francis A. Samples Residence: Forsyth Co. Age: 19 Place of Birth: Forsyth Co. Father's Name: A.G. Samples Mother's Maiden Name: E. Dooley

After the ice hit yesterday, schools will be closed today. I felt sorry for the sheriff's deputies when the dispatchers were paging out one 41 (wreck) after another. There were 3 wrecks at one time on Pilgrim Mill Road between my house and town about 4 PM. One made the Atlanta TV news at 5. The school bus drivers had a time of it. One bus driver got stuck on the hill in front of my garden. Couldn't go up, couldn't roll back down without a chance of sliding off into the creek. (They had to pull it on up) It was worse later. The sheriff's deputies were taking kids off the bus and delivering them home as late as 7 PM. The scariest one was a bus that slid off the road (Knight Road) and the bus driver was afraid if she took her foot off the brake she would slide on down a 20 foot embankment. I give the fire and sheriff's department credit for getting those last 6 kids and the driver out in a hurry. For those of you who live away from Forsyth, this county has many hills and gullies particularly in the area around the creeks that feed the Chattahoochee and Etowah Rivers. It puts me in mind of a story from one of the old newspapers from the 1800s. A preacher was crossing Big Creek in one of our Winter flood times. His buggy was washed off the road and down the creek. He managed to catch onto a tree and that is where they found him, frozen to death and to the tree. 80 years later the story had turned into a ghost story. In more modern times, since 1970, Pilgrim Mill Road has washed out many times. One time it took a young woman and her little car with it. The car floated into some trees and they got her out unharmed. When my teen agers started driving, I used to tell them in wet weather: "When you start down the hill from the store, make sure the road is still there before you try to cross the creek." Donna

Hi There, I dont Know if Your Family is In Here But You Might want to look at These Gravitts,Maybe You can find a link down the Line. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2435/Gravitt3.htm">The Gravitt Gathering -- Guilford Gravitt Genealogy</A> Please Let Me Know if this Link Sticks. Richard

Hello, Although I Know That I may Not even Be related to Your Family,I MUST SEND You The Gravitt Family.The MAIN Reason is That WEe had at Least ONE Gebtry within our Family Circle of Herndon/Miller/and Other Names Trhat ended up in Missouiri,and If it HELPS,you I am Well Satisfied.So Here Goes The Gravitts.....The Only Thing That I Have EVER Asked is That if You Find a Connection Pleases Write Me and Tell Me Where......... <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2435/Gravitt3.htm">The Gravitt Gathering -- Guilford Gravitt Genealogy</A> These are The Gravitt Decendants From The Guilford Gravitt Gatherings. Respectfully HerLine2@aol.com Richard

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gentry / Gravitt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ec.2ADI/1288 Message Board Post: We need any info you might have on James Monroe Gentry who died around 1926 in Georgia. He was married to Easter Louise Gravitt B: 4-16-1848 D: 3-24-1907 in Georgia.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gravitt / Gentry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ec.2ADI/1287 Message Board Post: Need info on Easter Louise Gravitt family. She was born 4-16-1848 and died 3-24-1907 in Georgia. She was married to James Monroe Gentry who died around 1926 in Georgia. We need info on James' family also.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gravitt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ec.2ADI/213.314 Message Board Post: Need info on family of Easter Louise Gravitt B: 4-16-1848 D: 3-24-1907.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ec.2ADI/174.184.2.3 Message Board Post: I don't have any additional information on the Pirkles, but I believe I have some on the other side of your family. In family records of the Peters_Lewellen family, I show your mother, Margaret Louise Petree, daugher of Earnest M. Petree (1898 near Rosendale MO) and Susan Marie Stanton Petree (Jan 22, 1900 Fillmore, MO). Earnest Matthew Petree was the son of James Henry Petree and and Cynthia C. Beall (1871 Resendale MO -1922 Fillmore MO) and James Henry Petree (Feb 19, 1863 near Rosendale MO - June 4, 1932 Fillmore, MO). Cynthia Caroline Beall was the child of Reuben Pottinger Beall (Apr 12, 1845 Ohio) and Elizabeth A. Lewellen Beall (Jan 6, 1850 Preble Co, OH). Elizabeth was the daughter of Nancy Peters (Feb 9, 1821 Franklin Co, VA) and Bafford Lewellen (June 7, 1820 Preble Co OH) They were married March 11, 1847 in Preble Co. OH, and are our common ancestor. Bafford Lewellen was the son of Phillip Lewellen and Anna Runyen. I have found this branch of the family on the Ancestry site recently. Nancy Peters was the daughter of John Peters and Elizabeth Gossett. John Peters parents were Micheal Peters (June 23, 1748) and Magdalene Dillman (August 3, 1751). Elizabeth's parents were Daniel Gosett (April 16, 1752) and Catherine Car (Feb. 14, 1756). This research was done by primarily by Charles Anderson Lewellen and Clifford Peters Lewellen for the Peters-Lewellen family reunions that were held in the 1920's and '30s. I sent a copy of this book (it was printed in a loose-leaf format so people could use it to keep up with the cousins) to the Mormon Llibrary in LA, which is where I started researching. Hope this helps. -Nancy

Do you have any Overby's or Holley's attached to your Crow's? ----- Original Message ----- From: HHBankston@aol.com To: GAFORSYT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:38 PM Subject: [GAFORSYT] Re: Famlies of Forsyth and Hall Cos. and points beyound. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/1005.1080 Message Board Post: I have the Hughes - Bennett Lines from Forsyth and Hall County, Georgia that have a few Crows listed in it. Here are the names I have listed in my Tree : Angeline Irena Crow, Annie Maude Crow, Augustine Steward Crow, Bartow Crow, Bessie Crow, Charles H Crow, Chester Octavia Crow, Clara Crow, Clarence B Crow, Cobby Crow, Doris Crow, Elisha Clinton Crow, Elizabeth Crow, Emmitt Crow, Esther Eva Crow, George Barton Crow, Glenn C Crow, Grover Crow, Helen Celish Crow, Hoke Smith Crow, Hurbert Crow, J M Crow, Jasper Crow, John Abraham Crow, Mary Lou Crow, Mary M Crow, Mary Rox Anne Crow, Medal Magaline Crow, Minnie Irene Crow, Mollie Lenora Crow, Mertle Crow, Nancy Jane Crow, Octavia Crow, Ophelia Crow, Paralee Crow, Rayburn Wilson Crow, Samue' Monroe Crow, Stewart Gus Crow, Truman Crow, Ulus Crow, Walter Leno Crow, Webster Paul Crow, William A Crow, William J Crow ==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== Forsyth County GaGenweb http://www.mindspring.com/~ambleside/forsyth/gagen/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/1005.1080 Message Board Post: I have the Hughes - Bennett Lines from Forsyth and Hall County, Georgia that have a few Crows listed in it. Here are the names I have listed in my Tree : Angeline Irena Crow, Annie Maude Crow, Augustine Steward Crow, Bartow Crow, Bessie Crow, Charles H Crow, Chester Octavia Crow, Clara Crow, Clarence B Crow, Cobby Crow, Doris Crow, Elisha Clinton Crow, Elizabeth Crow, Emmitt Crow, Esther Eva Crow, George Barton Crow, Glenn C Crow, Grover Crow, Helen Celish Crow, Hoke Smith Crow, Hurbert Crow, J M Crow, Jasper Crow, John Abraham Crow, Mary Lou Crow, Mary M Crow, Mary Rox Anne Crow, Medal Magaline Crow, Minnie Irene Crow, Mollie Lenora Crow, Mertle Crow, Nancy Jane Crow, Octavia Crow, Ophelia Crow, Paralee Crow, Rayburn Wilson Crow, Samue' Monroe Crow, Stewart Gus Crow, Truman Crow, Ulus Crow, Walter Leno Crow, Webster Paul Crow, William A Crow, William J Crow

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ec.2ADI/39.125.172 Message Board Post: Copied from the original document: (No Date) State of Georgia Madison County To all people whom these presents shall come greeting Isaac Strickland of the county and state aforesaid for in the consideration of the love and goodwill and affection which I have toward my son Joel Strickalnd of the said county and state. Have given and granted to The said Joel Strickland six forty acre lots of land lying in Forsoith County and first district in said state of lot as five hundred and seven granted to John Tucker. Lot no. five hundred and four to Su___ H. Dwight Lot no. five hundred eleven granted to Elizabeth Allan Lot no. five hundred and ten granted to James T. Barton Lot no. five hundred and six granted to Timothy Bradford Two lots number not recorded nor who granted to with reference to the plots and grants the above lots of land worth One Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars. ___(?) six negroes Ben, Percy, Till, Walton Almeda ___(?) worth One Thousand Eighteen Hundred Dollars To two feather beds and funiture worth One Hundred and Twenty Dollars, plantation tools, house holde and kitching fruniture and plantation tools Forty Dollars. Two cows worth Twenty Dollars two young gray mairs worth Twenty Dollars to cash Six Hundred Dollars the said Joel Strickland the said is have no futher clame on the said Isaac Strickland Estate. Shirley Dewberry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Merritt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/927.990 Message Board Post: Did your Josiah F. Merritt have a son named James H. A. Merritt(1823-1898)? James married a Lucretia Willingham. My gtgtgt grandfathers sister. I"m looking for info or pictures on her. Appreciate any help Phillip

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Merritt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/927.989.1019.1 Message Board Post: Would you have a James H.A. Merritt(1823-1898) marrying a Lucretia Willingham(1826-1894) in your family tree. Lucretia was my gtgtgt grandfathers sister. Hoping to find her picture. thanks Phillip

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Willingham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ec.2ADI/1286 Message Board Post: talk to any of their descendents...... George-1785-1847 Thomas-1820-1908 George"s son Andrew Jackson Willingham is my gtgtgt Grandfather... Thanks Phillip

I wish everyone a safe and prosperous 2003. As of 12/31/02 at 3:09 EST we have 118 subscribers to GAFORSYT-L and 32 subscribers to GAFORSYT-D The 3 (three) Forsyth County websites I maintain are located at Forsyth County History and Records (Independent) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/ Historical Society of Forsyth County, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gafchs/ Forsyth County Genweb with Brenda Webb http://www.mindspring.com/~ambleside/forsyth/gagen/ The search engine for these pages is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/sitemap.html There are links to Government and Nonprofit Organizations at Forsyth County Links http://donnaparrish.com/govetc.html There is history of this area (occupied by the Cherokees) before Forsyth County was formed located at my Northwest Georgia History website http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaalhn/nwga/ I hope that you find all of these pages and their links helpful. If you have a website with material relating to Forsyth County, I would be glad to link it. If you would like to contribute material or helpful links, please contact me. If you want to make a correction, please send me the URL (address) of the page. There are over 1000 pages online on my sites If you are searching in Georgia, other than Forsyth County you might find this page helpful http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaalhn/gainfo/index.htm Donna Parrish mflp@aol.com or donna@donnaparrish.com or if you need help with the mail list GAFORSYT-admin@rootsweb.com