This came off one of my mailing lists.... what a good idea! "The year 2000 is a Census Year. most of the census will be taken by mail, so after you have filled out your census form why not make a copy of it and file with your important papers. Then your family will not have to wait 70 years to learn about you." *There's two theories to arguin' with a woman. Neither one works. When answering, please leave original message along with all replies to jog my memory. Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER (ISBISTER), NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS

Can anyone tell me who was the wife of Bethel Smith? Bethel Smith was born in 1847. He married Sarah, last name not known; Census: 1880, Household #213 - Currahee District (Currahee District at one time was in Habersham County but now is in Stephens County); Children of S. Bethel Smith and Sarah are: C. Richard Smith, born 1870; Eliza Smith, born 1873; Mary Etta Smith, born 1879. Norm Ricker [email protected]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D345DC86027BC6BC11E8F96D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------D345DC86027BC6BC11E8F96D Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:22:08 -0500 From: Dottie Jackson <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fwd: A letter to link Sarah B. Shelton-LaPrade and Stephen Shelton References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [email protected] wrote: > --part1_54.cd3607.25c11e59_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi > I would like to share this email that I received from Marc Shelton with > others on the lists that have connections to Habersham co.Ga. > gbeam > > --part1_54.cd3607.25c11e59_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Full-name: Sheltontree2000 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:10:14 EST > Subject: A letter to link Sarah B. Shelton-LaPrade and Stephen Shelton > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 54 > > Dear GROUP, > > It sure to me enough time to getting down to writting out this letter I have. > In some ways I guess the reason I am doing it now is to get a response back > from my Shelton group lists and find out what you all think of the letter > regarding the notice that Sarah B. Shelton-LaPrade and Stephen Shelton are > related, thus related then to William B. Shelton, and Anderson M. Shelton. > This letter may be the only real evidence that exists that actually link > Sarah B. Shelton- LaPrade to my Stephen Shelton. > > The letter is about four pages, It gives good reference to Habersham County. > Sarah B. Shelton and Stephen Don't come until much latter in the latter. > The letter will be written as it is with now spelling corrections for > authenticity. > Well, here it goes. > > Capt. W.T. Gosnell Dec. 6, > 1963 > > Dear Son: > > I have been jotting these things down as they come to my mind. When of was > about 13 years old my father rented the Vincent LaPrade farm for onr year. > This farm was bordered on one side by the Ezekiel (Zeke) Mote farm and on the > other side by th Benton Barron farm. Then, the Benton Barron farm war > bordered by the old Enos Brock farm all on the same road, My Father lived on > the old Enos Bock farm a short distance from the Benton Barron home. When we > were there in 1936 the old Oaky Mountain Baptist Church is Between the Benton > Barron home and the Laprade home. Bout half way from the Laprade house to > the Bottom land then in cultivation was a gold mine. The bottom land is the > level land lying along the banks river, creeks, and brancehs. The Cultivated > landon rolling hillside is called upland. > > We used to stand a few feet from the gold mine pits and try to see as far > down them as possible. If they had caved in we would have been goners for > sure. At that time the Laprade fram was owned by Joe Brock. He offered to > sell th farm to my Dad. He was to take the tanbark off the place wach year > as annual payments. In the spring after the sap had risen, men would to the > forrest and peel tanbark, each on on his own posessions. This was done by > cutting down chestnut oask trees, pealing all the bark off, and then stacking > the bark aroung the stum and log of the fallen tree, to be hauled to the tan > yard as it was then called. This bark was then ground up and Animal hides > mostely from cattle, were tanned in the ooze made from this bark, the make > leather, This tannerywhen I was small was located down the road three of > four miles from the Benton Barron home. I think it was owned by Lindsey > Willbanks. I hope I spelled Lindsey right. A man by the name of Whiting > living near this place at the timemade shoes at the tannery. > > The Zeke Mote farm was between the Vincent Laprade farm, the Zeke Creek being > the border line between the zeke Mote farm and the Ben Free farm. Farther up > the creek and adjoining another part of the Ben Free farm was the Drewery > Mote farm. Ezekiel Mote and Drewry Mote were my Grandmp Wooten's Brothers, > and the only two of the Mote Boys Who remained in the mountains and raised > families. My Grandma Wooten's sister, Mary mote, Married Henry Spencer, > who's brother. Tome Spencer, owned the Spencer Hotel, that stood on the > corner of the square where the main street leading to the Clarkesville depot > begins. On the opposite side was one of the Asbury stores. > > Grandma Wooten's sister, Annie Mote, married a Watson. And her sister, Katie > Mote, also married a Watson. Her sister, Elizabeth Mote Marries a cantrell. > She died very young. I have seen all of Grandma's sisters except Elizabeth. > They have all visited in my dad' home and we have visited in their home. > These all lived their lives in Habersham county and reared families. The > Youngest one of Grandma's Brothers was Frank Mote, who lived in New Holland, > Ga. the last I heard of him. Lewis Mote lived in Goode, Miss. and reared a > family of twenty six children by two wives. John and James Mote also moved > somewhere. Inever knew where. Farther down the road from Benton Barron farm > was Enos Brock farm the the Joe G? Crow's farm then the tannery. The > Willbanks, the David Porter store, the Seed Post Office was in this store. > before it was made a rural route. Ontop of the hill farther on down the road > was the old Taylor Willbanks store where Robert Gosnell was a clerk when I > was a small girl. Many times I have gone with my Dad to this store. A short > distance from the store out in the woods if the graveyard where Mr. and Mrs. > Gosnell (Bill & Cindy) and one of your Dad's sisters are burried. There was > a Baptist church called Old Salem at this place whivh was later moved to the > Macedonia Church. From there on the same road is the Macedonia school house > and about one or two hundred yards from this school house is the place your > Dad, Lamar, Eurilla, Irene were both born in Rabun county. Farther on is the > little Fair Play Law House. Here the road forks. One leads to Macedonia > church, one of the roads was called Possum Trail Road. The other road > starting from the Law House if a one mile rural mail route leading to a farm > your once before we came to Oklahoma. Owen and Velma were born on this farm. > There was good apple and peach orchard on it. Your Dad wanted to buy a new > Ford ?ouring car and instead of borrowing money from the bank, he borrowed it > from an individual, Nevitt Taylor, to make the down payment on the car. He > mortgaged the farm and all equipment including the team. The man got offened > (when Lamar shot one of his turkey poults for tresspassing in our cabbage > patch) and forclosed the mortgage. We were left without a home. We sold the > cattle I Owned, all the furnityre, hogs, and chickens. I claimed all the > cows and two or three yearlings which were really mine raised from heifer > calf that was given to me by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gosnell. We took all the > proceeds from all of this and moved to Oklahoma in 1924. About 2 miles > farther up this same roas on top of the mountain is where your grandparents > Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gosnell, reared their famils and both died there. Will > Gosnell, your Dad's borther owned a farm adjoining part of ours and reared > his family there. I think his son Minor Gosnell, still lives there. > > We now go back to the Law House and the Possum Rail Road, Leading from the > Law House to the River Road which runs along Soque River to the old wool > carder where they made rolls out of wool, which housewives apum into thread, > wove into cloth or knit into socks and stockings. One of the Soque River > Bridges is near this old Carder. We now cross this river bridge whichleads > on by Alley's Chapel church and A. &M. College, Bethelhem Baptist Church > where I attended School on term. Grandpa Shelton, then lived on ghe late > Dr. James Phillips farm about two miles up the Soque River from the > Clarkesville bridge. He and my Dad cultivated this farm one year. The late > Dr. I. A. Ketron's residence stood on the hill near the Bethlehem Church, > overlooking the city of Clarkesville. The road that leads to Walter's farm > and Stone Pile Baptist Church (Stone Pile Roas) begins at the Bethlehem > Church. The cool Springs Road comes into the Riber Road at the Clarkesville > Bridge. Going into Clarkesville, after crossing the bridge you turn onto a > lefthand street upa steep hill, you come to Clarkesville, Church (Baptist). > Across the right from there was the Free Hotel. On the other side from the > street from the Hotel was the Martin Building. On the corner of the swuare > containing the Post Office and Asbury Hadwarw store, from there across the > street was the courthouse and farther down was the city jail/ > > The Mountain View Hotel and Spencer Hotel were all wooded structures. The > Courthouse, Martin Bldg. and City jail were brick if I remeber correctly. > Down main street toward the depot was the late John Knoz Burns old residence. > The methodist Church I believe was along this street. Alco the Eciscopal > Church. I saw my first train at the Clarkesville Depot on the Talluah Falls > Railroad. > > We'll go abck to the Old Law House mentioned earlier. We'll go doun by the > Macedonia Creek and up the Hill to the Macedonia Church where my oldest > children and I attended Sunday School and church. At that time your Dad > wouldn't go to Church so the children and I took a shortcut trhough the woods > and walked when the farmhand didn't take us in the wagon. From here we go on > by the Ivester and Franklin homes. Manson Franklin, the Baptist preacher who > performed our wedding ceremony lived on this road. I think we turn off this > road onto the road leading to Hollywood. Turnerville and Talluah Falls, Then > we pass by New Liberty Methodist Church, Kollock's Chapel which was either > Episcopal or Catholic. From here we go on to Hills Crossing. one mile from > Clarkesville depot. We'll now go back to Zeke's Creek, from here we go to > the ton of the hill where the road forks. The plain road leads ro the Ben > Free home. Another road leads to the Drewry Mote home, and short road about > two hundred yards a long le ads to Georgia nad Fayette Morrison's home which > is a part of of the old Ben Free Palntation. Ny Father and Mother wete > Married two years and seven months before if was born. When I was about > three years of age, my Father rented the Gayette Morrison fam from Ben Free. > His Father, Martin Free, when a boy, settled on this plantation. My > Grandmother Mote, who was Nancy Free. was Martin Free's Sister, I attended > Raper Hill School just across Raper Creek from this Morrison farm, and on the > Raper Mountain Road, that leads to Ledford Gap. later called Canup Gap and > still later Wykle Store, Raper Creek flowed through th bridge below the old > Hills, Mill. > > My Father brought my Mother as a bridge to my Grandmother Wooten's home which > was on this crossroad between the Raper Creek Bridge and Soque Bridge and her > home was just across the branch from Hendriz Free's home. This was given to > help (Grandma Wooten) by her Father John Mote Sr. Her home was between the > Ben Free farm and Hendrix Free farm. At the time of my parents marriage, > Hendrix Free's farm was owned by Billy Morrison and his wife Sarah ann who > was the daughter of my Grandmother Wooten's Aunt Katie Free. > > Grandma Wooten's farm extended up the mountainside to the Ben Free farm and > down through the bottoms and across Raper Crec. A walnut tree stood on ghe > line down in the bottom. Grnadma had showed me many times about where the > lines were, else O would never known. > > They, my grandmother and My Father, sold the palce to Mr. Henry Syamey, who > built a house on thehill a short distance from Grandma's house. As my Dad > was her only son, she always lived with him. She and I were always going > places together and the many things she told me were inbedded in my mind. > Oneday while cleaning our a ceder chest I ran across a packer of letters. I > began reading them and read some of them. My Grandmother happened to see me > nad had me stop/ They were anonymous letters and were very threatening. At > that time I think she was keeping her aged Father, John Mote. These letters, > they thought were from some of the kin who were envious of my Grandmother. > In the letters it seemed they thought she would receive more of the estate > tham they. I was about 11 years old when I read those ugly letters, however, > it seemed they had no choice but to sell out, give her aged Father to someone > else to keep, and move. In those days there were few lawn, no detective or > F.B.I we discussed the subject of the letters several times after that, and > Father, Mother and Grandmother told me to keep mum to everyone else. None of > my brothers and sistersever knew about itand it does seem like a fairy tale > but every word is true. This is why the Wooten's Aaron Wooten left no > estate, I thought they did like Esau in the bible, sold their heritage for a > mess of potage, but they did have a problem. > > I do not know where my Mother's Father, Levi Shelton, came from. He was > Irish amd had blue eyes, fair complexion, He was a Northern soldier or Yankee > as they were called. His Father, Steve Shelton. who was my Grast > Grandfather, had a sister named Sally Shelton, who married John Laprade. > They are both buried in the Oaky Mountain Baptist Church Cemetary. On her > tombstone is the words "Thou God seest me" My Mother's Mother was Sarah Ann > Williams. Her Father's name was Aboslum of (Ab) Williams. I never knew her > Mothe's name. > > My Father's Mother was Nancy Mote. Her Father was John Mote Sr. born Dec. > 1798. The day of the month is illegible. Her Mother's name was Nancy Free > Born April 25, 1801. My Father's Father was Abram Wooten. (with to Ts at > that time) who died of measles during the civil war. He was a soldier in the > Civil War. He volunteered in the Southern Army when my Father was one year > old. Abram Wootten's Father was Aaron Wootten (my Father was named Aaron for > him) who came from South Carolina and later to Georgia when my Grandfather > was a boy, he remarries and one child was born of this union. His name was > Ben Wooten. Later they dropped one of the Ts. Your Grandfather Gosnell, > your Father's Father, was Willaim Perry Gosnell. His Father was Charlie > Gosnell, who remarried a lady named Dockina. Th

--part1_54.cd3607.25c11e59_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi I would like to share this email that I received from Marc Shelton with others on the lists that have connections to Habersham co.Ga. gbeam --part1_54.cd3607.25c11e59_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Sheltontree2000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:10:14 EST Subject: A letter to link Sarah B. Shelton-LaPrade and Stephen Shelton To: [email protected] CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 54 Dear GROUP, It sure to me enough time to getting down to writting out this letter I have. In some ways I guess the reason I am doing it now is to get a response back from my Shelton group lists and find out what you all think of the letter regarding the notice that Sarah B. Shelton-LaPrade and Stephen Shelton are related, thus related then to William B. Shelton, and Anderson M. Shelton. This letter may be the only real evidence that exists that actually link Sarah B. Shelton- LaPrade to my Stephen Shelton. The letter is about four pages, It gives good reference to Habersham County. Sarah B. Shelton and Stephen Don't come until much latter in the latter. The letter will be written as it is with now spelling corrections for authenticity. Well, here it goes. Capt. W.T. Gosnell Dec. 6, 1963 Dear Son: I have been jotting these things down as they come to my mind. When of was about 13 years old my father rented the Vincent LaPrade farm for onr year. This farm was bordered on one side by the Ezekiel (Zeke) Mote farm and on the other side by th Benton Barron farm. Then, the Benton Barron farm war bordered by the old Enos Brock farm all on the same road, My Father lived on the old Enos Bock farm a short distance from the Benton Barron home. When we were there in 1936 the old Oaky Mountain Baptist Church is Between the Benton Barron home and the Laprade home. Bout half way from the Laprade house to the Bottom land then in cultivation was a gold mine. The bottom land is the level land lying along the banks river, creeks, and brancehs. The Cultivated landon rolling hillside is called upland. We used to stand a few feet from the gold mine pits and try to see as far down them as possible. If they had caved in we would have been goners for sure. At that time the Laprade fram was owned by Joe Brock. He offered to sell th farm to my Dad. He was to take the tanbark off the place wach year as annual payments. In the spring after the sap had risen, men would to the forrest and peel tanbark, each on on his own posessions. This was done by cutting down chestnut oask trees, pealing all the bark off, and then stacking the bark aroung the stum and log of the fallen tree, to be hauled to the tan yard as it was then called. This bark was then ground up and Animal hides mostely from cattle, were tanned in the ooze made from this bark, the make leather, This tannerywhen I was small was located down the road three of four miles from the Benton Barron home. I think it was owned by Lindsey Willbanks. I hope I spelled Lindsey right. A man by the name of Whiting living near this place at the timemade shoes at the tannery. The Zeke Mote farm was between the Vincent Laprade farm, the Zeke Creek being the border line between the zeke Mote farm and the Ben Free farm. Farther up the creek and adjoining another part of the Ben Free farm was the Drewery Mote farm. Ezekiel Mote and Drewry Mote were my Grandmp Wooten's Brothers, and the only two of the Mote Boys Who remained in the mountains and raised families. My Grandma Wooten's sister, Mary mote, Married Henry Spencer, who's brother. Tome Spencer, owned the Spencer Hotel, that stood on the corner of the square where the main street leading to the Clarkesville depot begins. On the opposite side was one of the Asbury stores. Grandma Wooten's sister, Annie Mote, married a Watson. And her sister, Katie Mote, also married a Watson. Her sister, Elizabeth Mote Marries a cantrell. She died very young. I have seen all of Grandma's sisters except Elizabeth. They have all visited in my dad' home and we have visited in their home. These all lived their lives in Habersham county and reared families. The Youngest one of Grandma's Brothers was Frank Mote, who lived in New Holland, Ga. the last I heard of him. Lewis Mote lived in Goode, Miss. and reared a family of twenty six children by two wives. John and James Mote also moved somewhere. Inever knew where. Farther down the road from Benton Barron farm was Enos Brock farm the the Joe G? Crow's farm then the tannery. The Willbanks, the David Porter store, the Seed Post Office was in this store. before it was made a rural route. Ontop of the hill farther on down the road was the old Taylor Willbanks store where Robert Gosnell was a clerk when I was a small girl. Many times I have gone with my Dad to this store. A short distance from the store out in the woods if the graveyard where Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell (Bill & Cindy) and one of your Dad's sisters are burried. There was a Baptist church called Old Salem at this place whivh was later moved to the Macedonia Church. From there on the same road is the Macedonia school house and about one or two hundred yards from this school house is the place your Dad, Lamar, Eurilla, Irene were both born in Rabun county. Farther on is the little Fair Play Law House. Here the road forks. One leads to Macedonia church, one of the roads was called Possum Trail Road. The other road starting from the Law House if a one mile rural mail route leading to a farm your once before we came to Oklahoma. Owen and Velma were born on this farm. There was good apple and peach orchard on it. Your Dad wanted to buy a new Ford ?ouring car and instead of borrowing money from the bank, he borrowed it from an individual, Nevitt Taylor, to make the down payment on the car. He mortgaged the farm and all equipment including the team. The man got offened (when Lamar shot one of his turkey poults for tresspassing in our cabbage patch) and forclosed the mortgage. We were left without a home. We sold the cattle I Owned, all the furnityre, hogs, and chickens. I claimed all the cows and two or three yearlings which were really mine raised from heifer calf that was given to me by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gosnell. We took all the proceeds from all of this and moved to Oklahoma in 1924. About 2 miles farther up this same roas on top of the mountain is where your grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gosnell, reared their famils and both died there. Will Gosnell, your Dad's borther owned a farm adjoining part of ours and reared his family there. I think his son Minor Gosnell, still lives there. We now go back to the Law House and the Possum Rail Road, Leading from the Law House to the River Road which runs along Soque River to the old wool carder where they made rolls out of wool, which housewives apum into thread, wove into cloth or knit into socks and stockings. One of the Soque River Bridges is near this old Carder. We now cross this river bridge whichleads on by Alley's Chapel church and A. &M. College, Bethelhem Baptist Church where I attended School on term. Grandpa Shelton, then lived on ghe late Dr. James Phillips farm about two miles up the Soque River from the Clarkesville bridge. He and my Dad cultivated this farm one year. The late Dr. I. A. Ketron's residence stood on the hill near the Bethlehem Church, overlooking the city of Clarkesville. The road that leads to Walter's farm and Stone Pile Baptist Church (Stone Pile Roas) begins at the Bethlehem Church. The cool Springs Road comes into the Riber Road at the Clarkesville Bridge. Going into Clarkesville, after crossing the bridge you turn onto a lefthand street upa steep hill, you come to Clarkesville, Church (Baptist). Across the right from there was the Free Hotel. On the other side from the street from the Hotel was the Martin Building. On the corner of the swuare containing the Post Office and Asbury Hadwarw store, from there across the street was the courthouse and farther down was the city jail/ The Mountain View Hotel and Spencer Hotel were all wooded structures. The Courthouse, Martin Bldg. and City jail were brick if I remeber correctly. Down main street toward the depot was the late John Knoz Burns old residence. The methodist Church I believe was along this street. Alco the Eciscopal Church. I saw my first train at the Clarkesville Depot on the Talluah Falls Railroad. We'll go abck to the Old Law House mentioned earlier. We'll go doun by the Macedonia Creek and up the Hill to the Macedonia Church where my oldest children and I attended Sunday School and church. At that time your Dad wouldn't go to Church so the children and I took a shortcut trhough the woods and walked when the farmhand didn't take us in the wagon. From here we go on by the Ivester and Franklin homes. Manson Franklin, the Baptist preacher who performed our wedding ceremony lived on this road. I think we turn off this road onto the road leading to Hollywood. Turnerville and Talluah Falls, Then we pass by New Liberty Methodist Church, Kollock's Chapel which was either Episcopal or Catholic. From here we go on to Hills Crossing. one mile from Clarkesville depot. We'll now go back to Zeke's Creek, from here we go to the ton of the hill where the road forks. The plain road leads ro the Ben Free home. Another road leads to the Drewry Mote home, and short road about two hundred yards a long le ads to Georgia nad Fayette Morrison's home which is a part of of the old Ben Free Palntation. Ny Father and Mother wete Married two years and seven months before if was born. When I was about three years of age, my Father rented the Gayette Morrison fam from Ben Free. His Father, Martin Free, when a boy, settled on this plantation. My Grandmother Mote, who was Nancy Free. was Martin Free's Sister, I attended Raper Hill School just across Raper Creek from this Morrison farm, and on the Raper Mountain Road, that leads to Ledford Gap. later called Canup Gap and still later Wykle Store, Raper Creek flowed through th bridge below the old Hills, Mill. My Father brought my Mother as a bridge to my Grandmother Wooten's home which was on this crossroad between the Raper Creek Bridge and Soque Bridge and her home was just across the branch from Hendriz Free's home. This was given to help (Grandma Wooten) by her Father John Mote Sr. Her home was between the Ben Free farm and Hendrix Free farm. At the time of my parents marriage, Hendrix Free's farm was owned by Billy Morrison and his wife Sarah ann who was the daughter of my Grandmother Wooten's Aunt Katie Free. Grandma Wooten's farm extended up the mountainside to the Ben Free farm and down through the bottoms and across Raper Crec. A walnut tree stood on ghe line down in the bottom. Grnadma had showed me many times about where the lines were, else O would never known. They, my grandmother and My Father, sold the palce to Mr. Henry Syamey, who built a house on thehill a short distance from Grandma's house. As my Dad was her only son, she always lived with him. She and I were always going places together and the many things she told me were inbedded in my mind. Oneday while cleaning our a ceder chest I ran across a packer of letters. I began reading them and read some of them. My Grandmother happened to see me nad had me stop/ They were anonymous letters and were very threatening. At that time I think she was keeping her aged Father, John Mote. These letters, they thought were from some of the kin who were envious of my Grandmother. In the letters it seemed they thought she would receive more of the estate tham they. I was about 11 years old when I read those ugly letters, however, it seemed they had no choice but to sell out, give her aged Father to someone else to keep, and move. In those days there were few lawn, no detective or F.B.I we discussed the subject of the letters several times after that, and Father, Mother and Grandmother told me to keep mum to everyone else. None of my brothers and sistersever knew about itand it does seem like a fairy tale but every word is true. This is why the Wooten's Aaron Wooten left no estate, I thought they did like Esau in the bible, sold their heritage for a mess of potage, but they did have a problem. I do not know where my Mother's Father, Levi Shelton, came from. He was Irish amd had blue eyes, fair complexion, He was a Northern soldier or Yankee as they were called. His Father, Steve Shelton. who was my Grast Grandfather, had a sister named Sally Shelton, who married John Laprade. They are both buried in the Oaky Mountain Baptist Church Cemetary. On her tombstone is the words "Thou God seest me" My Mother's Mother was Sarah Ann Williams. Her Father's name was Aboslum of (Ab) Williams. I never knew her Mothe's name. My Father's Mother was Nancy Mote. Her Father was John Mote Sr. born Dec. 1798. The day of the month is illegible. Her Mother's name was Nancy Free Born April 25, 1801. My Father's Father was Abram Wooten. (with to Ts at that time) who died of measles during the civil war. He was a soldier in the Civil War. He volunteered in the Southern Army when my Father was one year old. Abram Wootten's Father was Aaron Wootten (my Father was named Aaron for him) who came from South Carolina and later to Georgia when my Grandfather was a boy, he remarries and one child was born of this union. His name was Ben Wooten. Later they dropped one of the Ts. Your Grandfather Gosnell, your Father's Father, was Willaim Perry Gosnell. His Father was Charlie Gosnell, who remarried a lady named Dockina. Three children were born to this union. The youngest was Carlie Jr. He was a blonde (unreadable) and stately and as I remember him, he looked somewhat like Charles (unreadable). None of the Gosnell family ever mentioned to me where the Gosnells came from, but when I was small the elderly people of that day called themGermans. However I have no proof of this.Your Grandmother Gosnell was Licinda Whitworth. Her father was Thomas Whitworth or Uncle Tommy as he was Called by his many friends. At that time the Witworths were called Whitters. Uncle Tommy was Irish, Your Grandmother's Mother was named Cross. I don't know her first name. She was Indian and a native of american. This is all I knew about your ancestors. Before my Mother Died she sent me my Grandpa Mote's old bible which contains the names and birthdates of himself and wife and their 12 children. This is the only record I have. Hope you enjoy reading it. Your Mother

Is anyone researching the Jenkins' family of Habersham Co, GA? Specifically, David Jenkins and Jonas P. Jenkins? Cheryl Crowder

Hi All, I got this from my Virginia listserv and thought others might find it useful. Ruth ROCKEFELLER LIBRARY UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library has unveiled a greatly expanded section on the Colonial Williamsburg website (http://www.history.org), offering individuals interested in the Colonial Chesapeake the opportunity to search the library's vast collections. New features include PATRIOT, the Rockefeller Library's online catalog listing the 68,000 titles in the Library, and guides to manuscript, microfilm, selected photograph and other research collections, such as the Shirley Plantation Collection of over 18,000 manuscript items. Previously, individuals had to physically visit the library or be connected to an internal network to access these resources. "We have electronically opened the doors to our major collections by adding finding aids and the Library catalog to the World Wide Web," says Public Services Librarian Juleigh Clark. "Now, when researchers come to the Library, they will have a better idea of what we own, and we can serve them more efficiently." Other features on the website include a virtual exhibit of some of the treasures from the Rockefeller Library's rare book and manuscript collections and special indexes to articles in The Colonial Williamsburg Journal and The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter. Of special interest is an index to the several hundred research reports written at Colonial Williamsburg over the last sixty years. Early American History Research Reports are distinguished for the significant amount of primary source material in them and for their time and place specificity: eighteenth-century Virginia. The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library is a research library specializing in the history and culture of the colonial Chesapeake. It is located near the Historic Area at 313 First Street and is open to the public. Library hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: Juleigh Muirhead Clark Public Services Librarian John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, Virginia 23815-1776 [email protected] 757-565-8511 757-565-8518 (fax) "Found a Yankee in my Tree - Will Trade for Horse Thief or Black Sheep" Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm 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

I found this on line. Can someone help me determine where LEE COUNTY was in 1827? Search Terms: AUSBURN (1) Database: Georgia 1827 Land Lottery Combined Matches: 1 REPRINT OF OFFICIAL REGISTER OF LAND LOTTERY OF GEORGIA 1827 22nd DAY'S DRAWING - March 31 HABERSHAM. page 66 Fortunate Drawers: Thos. Ausburn, Captains District: Martins Number: 192 District: 10 County: Lee County Does this mean that Thomas Ausburn was in LEE COUNTY in the year 1827? Was Lee County ever a part of Franklin or Habersham County? What can I make of this? Sure hope someone can answer these questions and explain the above. Thanks all. Carole Carole S. Walker in Catawba, South Carolina "Beautiful Places, Smiling Faces" [email protected] AOL INSTANT MESSAGE ADDRESS: walkerc36 ICQ# 22149680

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------DDC01336C4854D5C9C863C38 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Ellen, I noticed you're researching the name Harvey. This is also one of my main lines. Please get in touch with me. Carolyn [email protected] wrote: > My great grandfather, Ezekiel Pinkston Martin was born in 1858 in Gwinnett > Co., GA. I have noticed there are many Pinkston's as a middle name as well. I > do not believe this is a family name in our family as the children down this > line were called Ezeliel Parks Martin from that time forward! I only know > Ezekiel Pinkston Martin's parents are William Martin b. 1818 in NC and Letta > Pruitt b. 1826 in SC and no other information. > > Ellen > researching: Bailey, Buffington, Cash,Clack,Harvey, Holloway, Hooper,Martin, > Pruitt. > > << It seems I find the middle name of a lot of men from Habersham as > 'Pinkston' > > Can anyone tell me more about this name? Why Pinkston is used so > frequently?? Was someone named Pinkston famous at the time? I find > this name in my Nichols, Ivester and Anderson lines so far. Probably > if I would check further, this name is the middle name of some of the > men in my other lines from Georgia. > > I also find this middle name when doing searches. > > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me on this. > > Ruth >> --------------DDC01336C4854D5C9C863C38 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="cwagner1.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Carolyn Wagner Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="cwagner1.vcf" begin:vcard n:Wagner;Carolyn tel;home:501-927-3972 x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] adr;quoted-printable:;;39 "C" Applegate Drive=0D=0A;Springdale;Ar;72764;USA note;quoted-printable:Researching: Conner, Dyer, Deadman, Gillean, Guinn, Harvey, =0D=0AHead, Huddleston, Jackson, Lance, Parrish, Pitner, Satterfield,=0D=0AStandridge, Stillwell, Turner, Wagner, Wehunt, Wimberly fn:Carolyn Gillean Wagner end:vcard --------------DDC01336C4854D5C9C863C38--

Dear list members: Since Christmas there may be new members on line that might like to have an opportunity to know about the book I have written on Habersham Co., GA., "THESE MEN WORE GREY" which is a compilation of the Burials, Genealological (such as census records, marriages, parents etc), Muster rolls, Pensions, complete Salt Records, Complete Militia Records, and other miscellaneous records for Habersham Co. To view complete details of the book PLUS see a SURNAME INDEX go to: "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" Other books in the series in print now are: Volume I Franklin Co., Ga., GA.: Volume III, Stephens Co., Ga.: Volume IV Rabun Co., Ga.: Volume V White Co., Ga.: and Volume VI Banks Co., Ga. If you have questions please e-mail me. Karen Thompson Ledford/Toccoa, Ga.

It seems I find the middle name of a lot of men from Habersham as 'Pinkston' Can anyone tell me more about this name? Why Pinkston is used so frequently?? Was someone named Pinkston famous at the time? I find this name in my Nichols, Ivester and Anderson lines so far. Probably if I would check further, this name is the middle name of some of the men in my other lines from Georgia. I also find this middle name when doing searches. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me on this. Ruth "Found a Yankee in my Tree - Will Trade for Horse Thief or Black Sheep" Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm 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

My great grandfather, Ezekiel Pinkston Martin was born in 1858 in Gwinnett Co., GA. I have noticed there are many Pinkston's as a middle name as well. I do not believe this is a family name in our family as the children down this line were called Ezeliel Parks Martin from that time forward! I only know Ezekiel Pinkston Martin's parents are William Martin b. 1818 in NC and Letta Pruitt b. 1826 in SC and no other information. Ellen researching: Bailey, Buffington, Cash,Clack,Harvey, Holloway, Hooper,Martin, Pruitt. << It seems I find the middle name of a lot of men from Habersham as 'Pinkston' Can anyone tell me more about this name? Why Pinkston is used so frequently?? Was someone named Pinkston famous at the time? I find this name in my Nichols, Ivester and Anderson lines so far. Probably if I would check further, this name is the middle name of some of the men in my other lines from Georgia. I also find this middle name when doing searches. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me on this. Ruth >>

About the Gunn line.....could Nan Marrett possibly Merritt? and could Ellison possilby Allison? If they are I may have family history linking these lines to yours. Lucinda Thomas Schaefer

Hello, I am new to this list and would like to submit my Gunn line to see if anyone can verify, add to, correct or enlighten me about the following individuals or their relatives. John Gunn b.1790 somewhere SC. married Elizabeth (?) b.1793 John and Elizabeth's children: Sarah Lynch James married Nancy (?) b.1824 William Pinkston Gunn b.1830 married(1855?) Martha Elizabeth b.1828 Amanda Martha b.1820 James and Nancy's children: Milton Posey b.1845 married Anne Milton and Anne's child: Carey E. William Pinkston Gunn and Elizabeth's children: James William Gunn b.June,1861 married Sarah J. Marris b.1860 James Willaim also married Loula b.April,1873 Ozias S. Gunn b.June11,1868 d.Mar17,1949married Martha L.(?) Cash b.1890 Ozias also married Hettie Tench John Joseph Pinkney James William and Sarah's children: William Pinkston b.May22,1878 d.Aug11,1945 married Lolar J. Jones b.Jan, 1873 d.Nov25,1904 William Pinkston also married Alice Ellison b.May14,1889 James b.May12,1880 James William and Loula's children: Sarah Raymond Martha Robert Hallis Lena Effie Harvey Savannah Ozias and Martha L.(?) Cash's children: Cecil Crawford b.Aug1,1890 married Mattie Josephine Church b.May10,1890 Mattie Lou Ozias and Hettie's children: (Ozias's step children) Annie Mae b.1918 Alice(?) Lucille b.1889 William Pinkston and Lolar Jones's children: Everett b.June15,1899 married Violet Simms (?) Dewey b.May17,1902 married Beulah William Pinkston and Alice Ellison's children: Ralph b.Apr6,1907 married Violet Hicks b.Oct27,1907 Zoe b.Mar26,1908 married Morris Craig Gettley b.Sept8,1910 married Roy Brison Hicks b.Mar 1905 Rosa Lee b.Nov15,1912 married Herbert Russum and James Dover McCloud William Pinkston (Jr.?) b.Mar27,1915 d.1982, married Leola Franklin b.1911, d.1983 Jessie b.Sept27,1917 Ollie Mae b.June27,1920 Marvin Gunn b.Mar3,1923 married Nan Marrett Cecil Crawford and Mattie Josephine's children: Cecil moved to Lawrenceburg TN sometime in the early 1900's, I think. James Cecil b.Nov22,1912 Edna Mae b.Mar31,1915 Agnes Marie b.Mar1,1918 Charles Melvin b.Jan16,1922 Hoyt Laverne b.Nov12,1926 William Thedford b.Apr5,1929

Debra, I have: Abigal Elmira (Mirah) Allison,m.Edmond Westmoreland Letty M. Allison,m.Robert Westmoreland Jr. Susan Allison,m.Reaves Westmoreland These Allison ladies were living in Habersham Co. and White Co. Becky Andrews -----Original Message----- From: Debra Crowell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: Do you have theese surnames??? > >Hello all, >I am looking to corospond with others who are also researching theese >surnames in Habersham,Co. Thanks! Debra > >ALLISON, ABERNATHY, ELLISON, HOLMES, RICH >

Hello all, I am looking to corospond with others connected to: William Holmes b.1817 Ga. married: March 25,1842 in Habersham,Co.Ga. Lucy Ann Rich b.1826 Ga. William is said to possibly have been the s/of Ezekiel Holmes and Lavina___________? Who is Lucy's parents? Children of William and Lucy are: 1. Emilia b.1846 2. Sarah b.1848 3. Martha b.1850 4. Lavina B. b.Dec.1852 5. Amanda J. b.1854 6. James b.1859 Thanks for any and all help! Debra [email protected]

Hi All, I have posted some funny obits on the page below. Since I received better than 100 e-mails about the funny elopement announcement, I thought everyone would like to see these as well. If you have a particularly funny genealogy obit, marriage notice, or story, I would love to post to my web page, with your permission of course. http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/Funny_Genealogy_Stuff.html Enjoy! Ruth Amarillo, Texas "Found a Yankee in my Tree - Will Trade for Horse Thief or Black Sheep" Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm 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

Debra, I have Alonzo M. (1852-1932) who married Suzanna Allen Benjamin - father of Dorcas Dorcas - b. 1811, married John Coleman Allen Julia - b. abt 1860, married Andrew Helton (whose sister married an Allen) Louisa - b. abt 1869, married Brady Ledford Robert William (1880-1950) (I forget why) John Allen

Dear Debra, I have Allison as Abbigail married a Thomas which is a main line for me. I also have Abernathy as well. Lucinda Debra Crowell wrote: > Hello all, > I am looking to corospond with others who are also researching theese > surnames in Habersham,Co. Thanks! Debra > > ALLISON, ABERNATHY, ELLISON, HOLMES, RICH

Hello all, I am looking to corospond with others who are also researching theese surnames in Habersham,Co. Thanks! Debra ALLISON, ABERNATHY, ELLISON, HOLMES, RICH

Hi All, Does anyone know the various train stops that the train would have taken out of Clarkesville from the years 1850 to 1900? I hope I have this worded correctly. I need to know the various towns that couples would have gone on the train for a short distance for them to 'run off' and get married. I am hoping I can find some marriages of some of my ancestors in these cities or towns since they evidentally did NOT get married in Clarkesville. Thanks in advance for any help anyone will be able to give me. Ruth Amarillo, Texas "Found a Yankee in my Tree - Will Trade for Horse Thief or Black Sheep" Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm 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