Can anyone help Ann with the Spears Cemetery location and info? Please respond directly to her at mailto:[email protected] . Barbara Smallwood Stock, CGRS http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) ----- Original Message ----- From: Billy Streetman To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 11:03 AM Barbara, Hi this is Ann in Ellaville. No I have not been to the Spear cemetary, I do not know exactly where it is located in Pine Mountain. Could you give me the directions to it. I know how to get to Pine Mountain. Thanks!

I send messages to all of the counties that I do because everything is in a general area where I'm searching!! I show that a Joshua (EASTRIDGE or ESTES) was born in 1840 in Georgia. (He died in March of 1864, a civil war casualty.) Frances Hart (who was born in 1842 in Georgia), and Joshua were married on 2 December 1860 in Troup County, Georgia. They had two children ---- BEN or BENNETT born in 1862 (in Tallapoosa County, Alabama) and Dixie (nicknamed Bud) who was born in 1863 (in Troup County, Georgia). I have been unable to find out whether good Ole JOSHUA had the surname of EASTRIDGE or ESTES!! One story floating around says that during the 1860 Census, the enumerator couldn't spell EASTRIDGE, so the entire family became ESTES. Which would explain why it may have been changed on the census papers!! But I really don't think a census enumerator could make people use a surname that wasn't the one they were born with!! I have quite a lot of information on both Ben and Dixie, including wives names, and children's names. My information on Dixie is more extensive because he is allegedly in my direct lineage!! Apparently, DIXIE used the name EASTRIDGE but I just got a feeling that I'm overlooking something fairly important!! I have been able to obtain a Copy of a marriage license from Troup County, Georgia for a JOSHUA ESTES and a FRANCES HART Dixie's death certificate shows that his mother's name is "FANNIE HART", but lists his father as unknown. Any ideas??? Mike Eastridge

Can anyone help Pat at [email protected]? Barbara Smallwood Stock, CGRS http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) fax: (505) 213-6576 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:31 AM Subject: Pierce Chapel Cemetery > Good morning. I do not live in the Harris County area, but am planning a trip > up that way soon. I have ancesters who are buried in Pierce Chapel Cemetery, > and would be glad to do the leg work on it, if I could just get some > instruction on how to get to that cemetery. Also, would be glad to do some > others if they are close to the one I am looking for. Let me know if I can be > of help, and if you have any idea where I might find directions. Thanks for > your time. > Sincerely, > Pat Giles

I am busy researching my roots and need help! Research material here in Texas is limited so I'm seeking help elsewhere ANY available information on the EASTRIDGE family is needed. Need virtually anything for information from census information to tax records, to birth and marriage record information --- ANYTHING!!! Mike Eastridge [email protected]

Thank you all for the welcome. I am just starting my GA research on the LAWSONs. John and Nancy were in Harris Co. census in 1830. They had a large family. My great grandfather Pleasant F. LAWSON was born 1-1-1831. I always thought he was born in Wilkes County - until I found the census! I don't know if there are any records of births, etc. for that time period in Harris County. If anyone should know, I'd appreciate knowing. I will be watching and listening to you all - I need to learn about Harris County. Thanks again, Joyce [email protected]

I am forwarding this message to the group, hoping one of you is familiar with this crossroads and cemetery. Please respond directly to Cynthia at [email protected] . Barbara Smallwood Stock [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) fax: (505) 213-6576 ----- Original Message ----- From: cynthia dean <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 9:27 PM Subject: Harris Co. GA- Union Bapt. Cem > Where, exactly, is Jones Crossroads in Harris Co. where this cemetery is > located? > > Cynthia >

Hello list members, I am a new list member and wanted to check to see if the connection works. Would someone let me know if my message is showing up? I am researching the LAWSONs of Harris County back in 1830s and 1840s. Joyce [email protected]

Appearing on the GA Salt List CD for Harris Co., GA (these are the names of widows of soldiers, lists of soldiers, etc. who received extra salt ration during the Civil War): BANKSTON, Mrs. A., Harris Co,, widow of deceased soldier, 1984, Microfilm 529. BANKSTON, Mrs. Emily, Harris Co., wife of soldier now in service, 1863, Microfilm 275. HUEY, Mrs. Louisa, Harris Co., widow of deceased soldier, 1863, Microfilm 274. HUEY, Mrs. Louisa, Harris Co., widow of deceased soldier, 1864, Microfilm 529. I am adding the following: <Mrs. A./Emily BANKSTON is possibly the wife of Abner B.S. BANKSTON. Abner died in May 1864 at the Battle of Resaca near Calhoun GA. The children of Abner and Emily: Cornelia (married James Monroe SWINT); Lucinda "LuLu" (married George Washington SLAYTON); Eddie B.; and Abbie. Abner was the son of Abner BANKSTON and Elizabeth (nee) LONG RISER BANKSTON. Abner's siblings: Henrietta (m. Hiram B.WATSON); Baswell (m. Martha J. HUEY); and Melinda (Emeline) Caroline (m. Elisha Arnold ZELLNER. After the death of Abner, Emily married Wm. Calloway DAVIS 12 Nov. 1866. <Louisa HUNT HUEY was possibly the widow of Thomas Calvin HUEY, who was killed 1862. Thomas Calvin was the son of Alexander Boyd HUEY and Elizabeth Ross McCAIN of Harris Co.> I would be happy to share data on any of the above surnames (I have no HUNT data!). Thanks, Adrienne

This site is an excellent site for finding out of the way places. If you haven't tried this mapping site yet you should definitely give it a try. Cari <A HREF="http://www.topozone.com/">TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map</A> for those who can just click! http://www.topozone.com/ for those who need the address.

This is an interesting site on how to identify the date of an old photo. It is wonderful in that you can look at actual images from the 1840's-1900. It is valuable because you can see what type clothing or hairstyle your ancestors might have worn in a certain time period as well as having photos for you to look at to help determine what year yours might have been taken. Check it out. Cari http://www.familychronicle.com/dating.htm (if the link below does not work for you) <A HREF="http://www.familychronicle.com/dating.htm">Family Chronicle - Dating Old Photographs</A>

I have placed a list of available probate records at the GA State Archives for Harris Co. This film is available for purchase at a reasonable price through the state archives if you get permission for the purchase from Harris Co. Most, and possibly all, of these are probably also available for rental through your local LDS FHC. Barbara Smallwood Stock [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) fax: (505) 213-6576

I am trying to find connection with JOHNSON families in the Harris or Muscogee co area. so I am posting a list of deeds with JOHNSON names. There are so many this list does not include them all, but I would like to hear from any one that might connect to the JOHNSON lines. page 123 Wilkes Co GA dated 17 July 1827 William DYER of Wilkes Co. to Joseph B. JOHNSON lot 236 District 17 - of Muscogee Co land originally drawn by William Dyer. witness: Benjamin BURDETT, Samuel BROOKS, Samuel FLOURNEY _________ page 203 Perry NELSON to Jabez JOHNSON lot 184 of District 21 in Muscogee Co _________ page 221 Monore Co GA William MILLS to Jesse JOHNSON lot 252 of District 22 in Muscogee Co. Witness: William COHRON, James TURNER _________ page 222 Jesse JOHNSON of Coweta Co to Francis A. TRAMMELL lot 257 in District 22 of Muscogee Co. ______ page 240 Isaac JOHNSTON of Hancock Co to Jacob P. TURNER of Putman Co lot 4 in 20th District, bounded on North by lot 20, bounded on east by District 19. bounded on west by lot 51 ________ page 268 James D. JOHNSON to Thomas CARPENTER (missed the lot number) ________ page 370 12 Feb 1830 James MORRIS of Franklin Co. to John D. JOHNSON of Harris Co lot 154 in District 21 which of originally drawn by Robert MIZE of Franklin Co Witness: Benjamin A. WILLIAMS, Hardy SMITH ________ page 423 23 Dec 1829 Upson Co. GA Jonathan RICHARDSON to David JOHNSON of Jasper Co lot 204 in District 21 formerly Muscogee , now in Harris Co. Witness: Richard GORDON, and Thomas JOHNSTON and Arthur JOHNSTON who were in Monroe Co GA. __________ page 432 18 Aug 1827 Muscogee Co Stephen JOHNSON of Muscogee Co to James WADSWORTH of Troup Co lot 104 in District 20 Land in Muscogee Co. Witness: James MOORE, Thomas WADSWORTH _______ page 444 1 April 1830 Jabez JOHNSON to Britain WILLIAMS Lot 88 in District 20 originally drawn by Thomas JOHNSTON of Warren County. __________ page 484 Sept 1830 indenture David JOHNSON of Monroe Co to James SMITH of Morgan Co lot 204 in District 21 originally of Muscogee Co , now Harris Co. Witness: William P. HENRY, Amon PONDER _________ page 543 4 June 1827 & 17 March 1831 James JOHNSON of Gwinnett Co to Frances WYNN gave power of attorney lot 25` in District 20. ________________ page 548 1831 John D. JOHNSON to MIchael WATSON _____________ page 597 21 Sept 1830 indenture Battle SORSBY of Muscogee Co. to John D. JOHNSON of Harris Co $115 . lot 150 in District 19 originally in Muscogee Co. now in Harris Co. Witness: James N. BETHUN, Edwin E. BESSELL. ___________ page 670 26 AUG 1832 Ashberry SEAT to John D. JOHNSON lot 118 in District 19. land in Muscogee Co, formerly in Harris Co Test: Felix LEWIS, Thomas HICKS, Hardy SMITH ________________ page 690 12 March 1831 Thomas D. GARRETT of Newton Co to Benjamin JOHNSON of Harris Co $200. for lot 189 in District 20 originally in Muscogee now Harris. Witness: Mary RAMSEY, James RAMSEY ______________ page 694 3 Dec 1831 Michael E. JOHNSON of Oglethorpe Co to Joseph W. GLAZE of Troup Co lot 36 in District 4 of Troup Co, now Harris Co. Witness: Jesse CARTER, Elizabeth CARTER _______________ thanks for any help. hope there aren't too many typing or transcribing errors. [email protected]

I have placed some new links on the Harris Co GenWeb site. Photo of the Harris Co Courthouse (history page and on main page in Harris Co Links) Photo of Historical Marker (history page and on main page in Harris Co Links) Old Maps (main page in Harris Co Links) Barbara Smallwood Stock [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) fax: (505) 213-6576

Ancestry.com has a free database for the next 9 days. It is Georgia Marriages from the last half of the 1800's. early 1900's. I don't think Meriwether Co. is listed but thereare several neighboring counties in the database. It is worth taking a look if you have GA ancestors. www.ancestry.com When you get to the opening page there should be something somewhere that says free databases. If not, there is a full database list available. Just look around, you will find it. Have fun! Cari

I'm just testing to see if messages are being received. One of the subscribers has not been getting messages lately. Barbara Smallwood Stock [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) fax: (505) 213-6576

You might get a larger response if you sent a list of members of this regiment. Many of us could have family members in it and not be aware of that.

Hello everyone, For those who missed my previous post, I am writing a Regimental History on the 17th Georgia Infantry. I am trying to locate any descendants of the soldiers and officers in order for them to be aware of the book. Harris Co., along with 6 other counties, was included in the enlisting counties for that regiment. If you have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War and served in the 17th and would like to include anything in the book please email me at [email protected] The book will include all mentions of the 17th in the Official Records, better known as the OR Vols., a complete Roster of each company, chronological order of the battles, photos, letters, diaries, brief genealogy, burial place, abstracted compiled service records and pension records. I will have a chapter specifically for photos. I have also located a re-enactors unit that depicts the 17th Ga. Inf. Co. K out of Columbus, Ga and will have an introduction to the unit. Feel free to email me with any questions concerning the book. With Regards, Linda Snow Davis

I have made several changes to the Harris Co GenWeb site. TO SUBMIT CEMETERY RECORDS I am no longer using the Query Express system for cemetery record submissions. If you would like to submit transcribed cemetery records, please put them in text format (*.txt) or in MSWord format (*.doc) and either place them in an email or attach them to an email and send them to me. It is preferred that family members be grouped together if they were buried in the same lot. If possible, include directions to the cemetery or an address. Please let me know if you are submitting an entire cemetery or part of one. If anyone lives in the Harris County area who would be willing to transcribe data for a cemetery, please let me know. I have placed a Cemetery Records selection on the chart on the front page and also on the records index page. QUERIES & SURNAMES I have removed the old queries and surnames from the site. Many of the email addresses were no longer valid. Also, the GenConnect System makes the old query and surname pages no longer necessary. You will need to resubmit your queries to GenConnect if you had them only on the old pages. I am still maintaining the old records pages (wills, deeds, Bible records, etc) and will continue to do so. Barbara Smallwood Stock [email protected] http://www.mindspring.com/~bstockatlcom.net (my genealogy homepage) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapike (Pike Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris (Harris Co. GAGenWeb) http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/garesearch (professional page) fax: (505) 213-6576

Hello I am looking for Rogers and Reed connection in Harris Co. family of JOHN FLETCHER ROGERS and his wife OPHELIA REED ABT 1860 -70. Bea Post [email protected]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and recently found the 1860 and 1870 Harris County census images online. What a great treasure! If you haven't checked it out yet, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/harris/census and select the year you wish to view. The images do not have an index, so you'll have to know the page number on which your ancestor appears to use this efficiently. And if anyone is researching the lines of Jonathan WATSON m. Jane GRANT in 1849 Harris Co. GA and their son James Monroe WATSON b. 1852 m. Francis JOHNSEY (dau. of Andrew JOHNSEY and Jeanette DORMAN) please contact me. Good Luck everyone! Lorien Gunsallus