There has been messages lately about the National Achives in East Point (near Hartsville International Airport), the Georgia Archives (near downtow), and the Atlanta Historical Society (on the northside, not far from the Georgia Governor's Manion). I have read that the downtown branch of the Atlanta Publiic Library has a good geneological collection ---- has anyone been there who can verify????? Also, Marietta, Georgia, which is just northwest of Atlanta, has a good collection in their main library's "Georgia Room". It is a large room filled with genealogical goodies; books, census records, etc. I go there when I have the time. A good thing about the library is that it has several photocoping machines. Has anyone got any other good locations they recommend? Ken Whitehead Douglasville, GA > > >

Downtown Atlanta. Right off Peachtree about 1 block south of Macy's Department Store. Across from Margaret Mitchell Squrare and the Georgia Pacif9ic Building. Atlanta Fulton County Central Library is right next to a MARTA Station. Ann in Atlanta

Ann, I have not been to the Atlanta Fulton County Library. Where is it located? Is it a good research library for genealogy? Thanks Chloe Rutledge Conyers, GA

I would love to have a copy of those to scan and put on the Fulton website if you would be willing to share those with the online community. Thanks. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <VCJFreeman@aol.com> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 12:45 AM Subject: [GAFULTON] 2 -- SS applications for Nixon surname -- b. & d. in GA I have two SS applications that I have sent for that I am unable to connect to my husband's Nixons. I would love (a) to know which Nixons these folks fit with and (b) get them to someone that could use them for their research. #1 Application is for: Pennington Mason Nixon, Jr. SS #257-38-6209 application complete on ___ 6, 1944 address: 124 Branham Ave, Rome, GA (Floyd Co.) unemployed, age 19, born July 15, 1925 in Rome, GA Father: Pennington Mason Nixon (Sr) Mother: Marrion Dean white, male He died 7 Nov 2000. His last res per SSDI was in Rome, GA 30161. A check of AOL white pages shows his address to be: 124 Branham Ave SW, Rome, GA 30161 -- the same address as when he applied for his SS card 56 years earlier! I went after this one, as my husband's Nixon and Pennington lines are tied in several ways in Coweta Co., GA -- I just could not pass up his name! --------------------------------------- The 2nd app is for: Evelyn (Harris) Miller, later Nixon SS #257-03-1693 application complete on Mar 5, 1937 address: 539 Maple St, East Point, GA (Fulton Co.) Employed as of 3/5/37 by Cruett, Peabody, & Co., Inc located at 1822 Murphy Ave S/W, Atlanta, GA 30310 (near Fort McPherson) age 19, born Oct 1, 1918 near Ben Hill, Fulton Co., GA (but grave marker shows year of birth as 1917) white, female Father: Richard Homer Harris (24 Aug 1888 - 25 Mar 1981) Mother: Mattie Mae Jailette(7 Nov 1892/3 - 3 Nov 1983) (Therefore she had married someone with the surname of Miller by the time she applied for her SS card.) She died 24 Mar 1966. Her last res per SSDI was in Alpharetta, Fulton Co., GA 30022. GA Death index shows her residence to be Sumter Co., but that her death occurred in Fulton Co. Evelyn was born near Ben Hill, Fulton Co., GA Evelyn and her parents are buried at Welcome All Cemetery on Welcome All Rd in College Park, Fulton Co., GA. There are many Jailette/Juliette/Jailete/Jaillett/Jailetts buried at this cemetery. By the time of her death, she is married to a Nixon, as SSDI and her gravestone give her name as Evelyn Nixon. Who is the Nixon she married???? I am looking forward to hearing from anyone that might be interested in either of these two applications. Sincerly, Valerie (Johnson) Freeman e-mail: VCJFreeman@aol.com ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

I have two SS applications that I have sent for that I am unable to connect to my husband's Nixons. I would love (a) to know which Nixons these folks fit with and (b) get them to someone that could use them for their research. #1 Application is for: Pennington Mason Nixon, Jr. SS #257-38-6209 application complete on ___ 6, 1944 address: 124 Branham Ave, Rome, GA (Floyd Co.) unemployed, age 19, born July 15, 1925 in Rome, GA Father: Pennington Mason Nixon (Sr) Mother: Marrion Dean white, male He died 7 Nov 2000. His last res per SSDI was in Rome, GA 30161. A check of AOL white pages shows his address to be: 124 Branham Ave SW, Rome, GA 30161 -- the same address as when he applied for his SS card 56 years earlier! I went after this one, as my husband's Nixon and Pennington lines are tied in several ways in Coweta Co., GA -- I just could not pass up his name! --------------------------------------- The 2nd app is for: Evelyn (Harris) Miller, later Nixon SS #257-03-1693 application complete on Mar 5, 1937 address: 539 Maple St, East Point, GA (Fulton Co.) Employed as of 3/5/37 by Cruett, Peabody, & Co., Inc located at 1822 Murphy Ave S/W, Atlanta, GA 30310 (near Fort McPherson) age 19, born Oct 1, 1918 near Ben Hill, Fulton Co., GA (but grave marker shows year of birth as 1917) white, female Father: Richard Homer Harris (24 Aug 1888 - 25 Mar 1981) Mother: Mattie Mae Jailette(7 Nov 1892/3 - 3 Nov 1983) (Therefore she had married someone with the surname of Miller by the time she applied for her SS card.) She died 24 Mar 1966. Her last res per SSDI was in Alpharetta, Fulton Co., GA 30022. GA Death index shows her residence to be Sumter Co., but that her death occurred in Fulton Co. Evelyn was born near Ben Hill, Fulton Co., GA Evelyn and her parents are buried at Welcome All Cemetery on Welcome All Rd in College Park, Fulton Co., GA. There are many Jailette/Juliette/Jailete/Jaillett/Jailetts buried at this cemetery. By the time of her death, she is married to a Nixon, as SSDI and her gravestone give her name as Evelyn Nixon. Who is the Nixon she married???? I am looking forward to hearing from anyone that might be interested in either of these two applications. Sincerly, Valerie (Johnson) Freeman e-mail: VCJFreeman@aol.com

Ann, I am sending you the only information I have on the Lynch family. I hope to have more soon. I will definitely let you know when I can attend your tour! Mimi The information on the house is towards the end in bold print and underlined. Please note: Katherine Hinton Wootten, Granddaughter of Patrick Lynch, wrote the following for the Atlanta Pioneer Society, in March of 1939. I, Miriam Weems Stewart, am a descendant of Sophia Heery and Patrick Lynch. In 1847, just after Atlanta had emerged from Marthasville, five young brothers, Peter, Patrick, James, John and Michael Lynch, sons of Patrick and Nan (Little) Lynch, came from their home in County Meath, Parish of Slane, Ireland, seeking escape from English tyranny and Irish poverty to win fame and fortune in the new city. Four of the brothers, Patrick, James, Michael and John, bought a tract of land now bounded by Courtland (then Collins), Gilmer, Ivy, and Auburn Avenue (then Wheat Street) and erected their homes thereon. Michael built on the corner of Gilmer and Ivy Streets, and long known as Mead's corner. I cannot remember whether the Mead house was originally built by John Lynch, or whether he built the house that long stood at the corner of Auburn and Ivy Streets. Peter, the eldest brother, opened a store on Whitehall Street, near the corner of Mitchell, which was long a landmark, and erected his comfortable home at the corner of Trinity Avenue and Central Avenue (then Lloyd Street). This house is now used by the Atlanta Juvenile Court, but it is a place of happy memory to many older Atlantans, for to his dying day, Peter Lynch and his family dispersed a lavish hospitality. He first married Miss Mary Ann Cannon, by whom he had one daughter, Mary. As second wife, he married Miss Julia Rice, of the well-known Augusta family. Children of Peter Lynch and Julia Rice Lynch are: Lula-married John Murphy Clara-married Patrick McGeever Lizzie-married Patrick Bloomfield Cecelia-married Jerry Wallace Josephine-married Harry Rutler, of Savannah Thomas-married Mary Coleman Nellie-never married Peter-died single Michael Lynch married Ellen ? ,who died within a few months. He married second Margaret Carey, and he died within a year. His widow lived in the large frame house he built at the corner of Courtland and Gilmer Streets, directly opposite the City Auditorium, now the site of the last home of his brother James. He left no children. James Lynch became a merchant, and married Johanna Mayer. Their first home, on Gilmer Street, was surrounded by a garden, which would be noteworthy even in this garden conscious age. Their second home still stands on the corner of Courtland and Gilmer Streets, and was quite palatial at the time of its erection. His daughter, Mrs. Edward Kenney, his only living child, now occupies it. Children of James Lynch and Johanna Mayer Lynch are: John-married Hannah Mahoney, who recently endeared herself to Georgia Catholics by financing so many churches. Mary Ann-married William Erskine, long known as the "Linen Merchant" on Whitehall Street. Patrick-married Lizzie Connelly Lizzie-married Henry Williamson Theresa-married Edward Kinney James-died single Patrick Lynch became a contractor and builder, and erected his home at 20 Gilmer Street. Tradition says that mass was often offered in this home before there was a Catholic Church in the city. During Sherman's occupancy of Atlanta, Patrick Lynch went with the Catholic priest, Father O'Reilly, and persuaded Sherman to place guards around the churches, thus saving many from destruction. He owned a large rock quarry on Simpson Street, now used by the Power Plant, and later operated by his eldest son, Patrick, who followed his father's business as contractor. From this quarry, came the foundation stones of many Atlanta buildings, notably the old Fulton County Court House and the Immaculate Conception Church, the rock for the foundation, which was his personal contribution to it's building. Patrick also owned a plantation on McDonough Road, (made famous by Margaret Mitchell's book, Gone With The Wind), to which his family refuged during the shelling of Atlanta, and which descended to his son James, and is now occupied by his grandson, James Lynch. Patrick Lynch, Senior and Junior were huge men, weighing over three hundred pounds. His weight kept Patrick Senior from service in the Confederate Army, but in recent years a claim against the government for cotton taken from the plantation by Federal troops was not allowed, as the Government proved that he had given so much aid to the Confederacy in the way of supplies, etc. His three sons were in the Confederate Army. The grounds of his home at 20 Gilmer Street extended far into the tract purchased by the four brothers, and around the branch which flowed down what is now the center of Edgewood Avenue, he established a brick yard, to supplement the building stones from the quarry. Before leaving Ireland, Patrick Lynch had married Bridget Maginnis, of his native village, and when he came to America he left her at home with their three babies, promising to send back his first earnings for her to follow him. She joined him in Atlanta the next year, 1848 and left the city but one time until her death in 1901. Patrick Lynch died in 1871. Their children numbered thirteen. Children of Patrick Lynch and Bridget Maginnis Lynch are: Seven of the thirteen died in infancy. Mary-died unmarried Patrick-born in Ireland, married Sophia Heery James-born in Ireland married Belle Thompson Anne-born in Ireland, married (1) John Mann (2) John Hamilton Hugh-born in Atlanta, married Mary Elizabeth Blotter Katherine-born in Atlanta, married Powhatan Bowling Wootten These Lynch brothers had four sisters, one of whom lived in Atlanta. Elizabeth-married John Blount (parents of Mike, Mary, Maggie and John) Mary Ann-married in Ireland to John Jarrett. (Their son, John lived in Atlanta) Fannie-died single in New York Julia-married in New York to? Russell (had one daughter, Julia Russell) None of these Lynch pioneers gained fame, or considerable fortune, but they did their part in building the great Atlanta of today, and they left to their descendant's examples well worthy of imitation. Washington DC March 2, 1939 By Katherine Hinton Wootten Granddaughter of Patrick Lynch and PROUD OF HIM. Copied by Mary Weems Gilbert Saginaw, Michigan July 1, 1976 Descendant of Patrick Lynch and Sophia Heery

1850 Campbell Census -- Back Online 1850 Census for Campbell thanks to Wally Smith. (smithfox@bellsouth.net) -- Note: I do need to clean up the headings (I used different software than Wally, so it messed up some headings when I uploaded), I will fix those later (I am going to hit the sack in a few -- I am all toughed out for the week). I do want those of you that utilize the census to let Wally know how much it is appreciated -- that is a whole lot of work and hours and tediousness put into the census, so a little thank you goes a very long way. Thanks and I hope all of you have a safe and wonderful week-end. & Remember Swampfox says History Written is Never Forgotten. and Brenda says "Good Night To All of You"

I have many of the churches that have been surveyed on the campbell county site - if they are in Old Campbell, Fulton, Douglas, etc, they may be listed on there. I don't remember this one, but alot of people have been very helpful in getting these online. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacampbe/ Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Harrington" <JoeHarrington@alum.emory.edu> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: RE: [GAFULTON] Re: Pleasant Hill Baptist Don't have phone number. It is still a small "country" church. Found 53 PHB online, but it is not one of them. If he were living in Atlanta and from Dekalb I would tend to think it is probably PHB in Dekalb County: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 770-939-1255 4278 Chamblee Tucker RD Doraville, GA I think that there is still another PHB in Dekalb County, somewhere around the Tucker area; it was not listed either. Many of these small churches do not have offices or telephones. -----Original Message----- From: StoryB4866@aol.com [mailto:StoryB4866@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:49 AM To: GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAFULTON] Re: Pleasant Hill Baptist Hi Joe, My Uncle Paul Parker was living in Atlanta on Gibson Street at the time of his death in 1936, but was born in Dekalb County. I am not positive if his obit was talking about Pleasant Hill in Dekalb or Fulton. I think I will check with the local funeral homes, and send for his death certificate. Do you happen to have a phone number for PHB in North Atlanta? If I can locate a contact number for both counties I will check both locations. Thanks for your help, Mollie Parker Story ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Don't have phone number. It is still a small "country" church. Found 53 PHB online, but it is not one of them. If he were living in Atlanta and from Dekalb I would tend to think it is probably PHB in Dekalb County: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 770-939-1255 4278 Chamblee Tucker RD Doraville, GA I think that there is still another PHB in Dekalb County, somewhere around the Tucker area; it was not listed either. Many of these small churches do not have offices or telephones. -----Original Message----- From: StoryB4866@aol.com [mailto:StoryB4866@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:49 AM To: GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAFULTON] Re: Pleasant Hill Baptist Hi Joe, My Uncle Paul Parker was living in Atlanta on Gibson Street at the time of his death in 1936, but was born in Dekalb County. I am not positive if his obit was talking about Pleasant Hill in Dekalb or Fulton. I think I will check with the local funeral homes, and send for his death certificate. Do you happen to have a phone number for PHB in North Atlanta? If I can locate a contact number for both counties I will check both locations. Thanks for your help, Mollie Parker Story ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Hi Joe, My Uncle Paul Parker was living in Atlanta on Gibson Street at the time of his death in 1936, but was born in Dekalb County. I am not positive if his obit was talking about Pleasant Hill in Dekalb or Fulton. I think I will check with the local funeral homes, and send for his death certificate. Do you happen to have a phone number for PHB in North Atlanta? If I can locate a contact number for both counties I will check both locations. Thanks for your help, Mollie Parker Story

Hello Ann I noticed you have an interest in Fulton. Could I please ask you if there is any way that I can research a birth in Fulton in 1914 ? I have been trying for a long time to find out if the father of the child was born in the US. or UK . or if there are any descendants . He is Charles Edward Carter born 1914 Fulton. Parents Charles Edward Carter and Edna Mae Adams. Unfortunately I am unable to employ a proffessional researcher, so I have got precisely nowhere in many years. It is the father (underlined) who may be MY grandfather, born in UK, who is said to have gone to America in the early 1900`s, but who returned to UK in the 1930`s to father another Charles Edward Carter. It was his forte, to produce many sons !!!!!!!! all with his name. So you can see I am keen to find out if the records in USA say that he was British . I do hope I have not imposed on you with this query. So grateful for any info. Barbara Moore NZ AnnBoutwel@aol.com wrote: > Great hearing from you. Good luck. I spend most of my time at the Margaret > Mitchell House giving tours. Also I am fond of the Atlanta Fulton County > Library for research. > > Ann in Atlanta > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

This is very interesting, Mimi. Let me know when you want a tour. Tell me more about the Lynch's plantation or farm. There are so many stories out there. Most do have some kernal of truth, I have found. AnnBoutwell@aol.com

According to www.switchboard.com there are 31 listings for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church's in the State of GA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <StoryB4866@aol.com> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:27 PM Subject: [GAFULTON] Re:Pleasant Hill Baptist > Does anyone know the location of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and is it > still known as that? I think my uncle was buried in the Church Cemetery in > 1936. > His Obit says the services were conducted by the Rev W. N. Pruitt from > Pleasant Hill Baptist. > > Thanks > Mollie > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Since this is posted on the GAFULTON list, I assume that you are looking for one in Fulton County. There is a Pleasant Hill BC at the intersection of Old Alabama & Jones Bridge Roads in the Newtown area of North Fulton. There is a cemetery. I have partial listings, mostly of GARMON and related folks. What is your uncle's name? joe harrington -----Original Message----- From: StoryB4866@aol.com [mailto:StoryB4866@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:27 PM To: GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAFULTON] Re:Pleasant Hill Baptist Does anyone know the location of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and is it still known as that? I think my uncle was buried in the Church Cemetery in 1936. His Obit says the services were conducted by the Rev W. N. Pruitt from Pleasant Hill Baptist. Thanks Mollie ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Does anyone know the location of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and is it still known as that? I think my uncle was buried in the Church Cemetery in 1936. His Obit says the services were conducted by the Rev W. N. Pruitt from Pleasant Hill Baptist. Thanks Mollie

Ann, I want to visit the Margaret Mitchell house. Family tells me that my GGgrandfather, Patrick Lynch, owned a plantation on McDonough Road that "Tara" was copied after for the movie. My GGgrandmother, Sophia Heery Lynch was a teacher and supposedly knew Margrett Mitchell. Of course that is just what I have been told. I would like to find out the "actual facts" when I get to Atlanta. Take care, Mimi

The National Archives is in East Point, GA (not far from the Atlanta Airport). The Atlanta Historical Society is on the north side of Atlanta. The Georgia Archives is just off Interstate 20 (you can see it from I20 where that highway crosses I-75/85. The are not close together so if you stay at a hotel near one you will need a car to get to the others. Ken Whitehead Cindy Zadrozny wrote: > {Following the postings I thought that we were talking about the GEORGIA > Archives. But reading the last post maybe your were asking about the > NATIONAL Archives. They are in 2 separate locations. Another place to > visit is the Atlanta History Society.} > > Thank you, Diane for all the wonderful help you've given me. I didn't > realize that there was more than one place to go to do my research there. I > sure do appreciate your descriptions and what I may find. It's such a large > city, no telling where I'd have ended up without all this terrific advise! > Thanks again! > Cindy > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > >

Great hearing from you. Good luck. I spend most of my time at the Margaret Mitchell House giving tours. Also I am fond of the Atlanta Fulton County Library for research. Ann in Atlanta

Ann, Thanks for the Oakland contact. I do not own a plot there,but like you, it would be nice to buried there. I really appreciate all the information you have supplied me with. I hope to meet you when I move to Atlanta. Do you spend time at the Atlanta Historical Society? Take Care, Mimi Royal62@aol.com

{Following the postings I thought that we were talking about the GEORGIA Archives. But reading the last post maybe your were asking about the NATIONAL Archives. They are in 2 separate locations. Another place to visit is the Atlanta History Society.} Thank you, Diane for all the wonderful help you've given me. I didn't realize that there was more than one place to go to do my research there. I sure do appreciate your descriptions and what I may find. It's such a large city, no telling where I'd have ended up without all this terrific advise! Thanks again! Cindy