Dear Sandra, Thanks for your inquiry. I have had the same thoughts about how my cousins are going to treat their data. I plan to stick to what I know about Allen Busby's life and some of his descendants. Of course, I will mention who his father is and who some of his siblings are, but I don't feel I know enough about them to expand beyond that. I have never been able to determine who Allen's mother or who his first wife were. I am hoping that many of our cousins will provide information about our ancestors to help all of us fill in the holes of the big puzzle. We do a lot of sharing but too much of it is in bits and pieces. Perhaps this project will pull a lot of loose ends together. I'm looking forward to the finished product. I want to thank you and Gaila for all the wonderful help and information you have provided to me. Good Luck! Wayne

Am searching for information on John L. Hammock b Jones Co., GA ca 1849 (In 1823 he was in Texas according to his brother's obit., Sarah Hammock b ca 1851 Jones Co., GA, (Apparently dead by 1923 as she was not mentioned in brother's obit.) Rebecca Hammock b ca 1853 Jones or Houston Co., GA (Also not mentioned in obit. of brother James B. Hammock. The above are children of James M. Hammock and Martha Ann Emerson. Any leads welcomed Helen S. Hudson

Helen If you would like to share the photo, send me a jpeg file and I will put it up on the Houston County Web page. How old does he look in the photo? Gaila snip In a picture of James B. Hammock he has what looks like a military uniform on. The cap is one of the flat ones that are made like envelopes and looks to be a wool type fabric, no markings visible. Dark in color (probably green even by my guess) the jacket is darker that the pants. It looks like he is wearing a white shirt underneath. on the right hand sleeve are what appears to be some ribbons with medallions attached to the bottom. He is sitting and turned to the camera so only this side of his clothing is shown. Any ideas? He died in 1923 (In Macon, GA) at the age of 67. Helen S. Hudson

In a picture of James B. Hammock he has what looks like a military uniform on. The cap is one of the flat ones that are made like envelopes and looks to be a wool type fabric, no markings visible. Dark in color (probably green even by my guess) the jacket is darker that the pants. It looks like he is wearing a white shirt underneath. on the right hand sleeve are what appears to be some ribbons with medallions attached to the bottom. He is sitting and turned to the camera so only this side of his clothing is shown. Any ideas? He died in 1923 (In Macon, GA) at the age of 67. Helen S. Hudson

The funeral records for the death of James B. Hammack d Nov. 23, 1923, Macon, Bibb county, Georgia lists his brother John Hammack b ca 1849, Jones Co., GA living in Texas. Does anyone have more information on John? Also at the time of James B. Hammack, his sister Sarah and Rebecca were apparently already dead. Does anyone have information on them? Helen S. Hudson

Here's some links someone sent on a list some time ago....don't know if they still work << Identifying Military uniforms: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ U.S. Air Force Museum: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ Sources for identifying symbols on military markers: Continental Society Sons of Indian Wars: http://members.tripod.com/~CSSIW Descendants of Mexican War Veterans: http://www.dmwv.org/ General Society of Colonial Wars: http://www.ubalt.edu/gscw General Society of the War of 1812: http://LanClio.org/1812.htm National Society of the Children of the American Revolution: http://www.nscar.org/ National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: http://www.dar.org/index.html Order of Indian Wars of the United States: http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/indian.htm National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution: http://www.sar.org/ Spanish-American War Sources: The Spanish American War Centennial: http://www.spanam.simplenet.com/ Spanish-American War Site: http://www.ecsis.net/~jrwilobe/ Texas Volunteers - Spanish American War Military Rolls 1898-1901: http://www.pcworld.com/r/tw/1%2C2061%2Ctw-gen0214m%2C00.html The 1836 Texas War of Independence: Military Research Room: http://www.lineages.com/military/mil_tx.asp The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library @ the Alamo (research services): http://www.drtl.org/ Seige and Battle of the Alamo: http://www.lsjunction.com/events/alamo.htm Descendants of Mexican War Veterans: http://www.dmwv.org/ USIGS Military Collection Mexican-American War: http://www.pcworld.com/r/tw/1%2C2061%2Ctw-gen0214a%2C00.html Mexican American War Memorial: http://sunsite.unam.mx/revistas/1847/ Lost Records of the War of 1812: http://pcworld.com/r/tw/1%2C2061%2Ctw-gen0214c%2C00.html Military History: War of 1812: http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/1812.html USIGS Collection of Links: http://www.pcworld.com/r/tw/1%2C2061%2Ctw-gen0214e%2C00.html Where to get War of 1812 Records: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/1812how.htm War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls (searchable collection): http://image.vtls.com/collections/WA.html War of 1812: Fort McHenry: http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~etowner/patriots.html Overview of the War of 1812 from a Canadian perspective: http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/1812/1812view.htm The Patriots War of 1837-1838: Fort Wellington, Canada: http://www.pcworld.com/r/tw/1%2C2061%2Ctw-gen0214u%2C00.html The Battle of the Windmill: http://www.pcworld.com/r/tw/1%C2061%2Ctw-gen0214n%2C00.html Virginia

Just wanted those of you interested to know that I have changed my e-mail address to [email protected] Stephanie Langston

Houston County Researchers: There are almost 400 USGS maps for Houston County, Georgia available online. Some of them are maps of particular cemeteries or churches and their vicinities. If you haven't already done so, this is a good link: http://mapping.usgs.gov:8888/gnis/owa/gnisprod?f_name=&variant=N&f_state=GA&f_ cnty=Houston&f_type=&pop1=&pop2=&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&tab=y Take care, William A. Mills Perry, GA [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Wayne are you going to include his brothers and sisters and parents or will this just be about Allen?? Also do you know who his mother is? Sandra >Dear William, > >I plan to submit an article on Allen Busby for the Houston Co. Heritage Book. > >Wayne Busbice > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== >Post queries / surname interests to the >Houston Co., GAGenWeb GenConnect board at >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Houston

Dear William, I plan to submit an article on Allen Busby for the Houston Co. Heritage Book. Wayne Busbice

Hi Gaila, You can write as many stories as you want to, BUT your name can only be on one. You should get permission from the person to use their name. You can use Margie, any of your aunt or uncles or cousins. Addie Gaila & Jim Merrington wrote: > > Hello Addie, Billy and all, > > I would like to hear your thoughts on how we can write about our several > families who haved lived in Houston County since the 1820's. Do we get two > stories for free then, one of ancestors and another for the more recent > family? > Sandra and I are trying to get Aunts, Cousins, Sisters and Mothers involved, > how could we approach this? > Thanks for any advice, > Gaila > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > Post queries / surname interests to the > Houston Co., GAGenWeb GenConnect board at > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Houston

Hello Addie, Billy and all, I would like to hear your thoughts on how we can write about our several families who haved lived in Houston County since the 1820's. Do we get two stories for free then, one of ancestors and another for the more recent family? Sandra and I are trying to get Aunts, Cousins, Sisters and Mothers involved, how could we approach this? Thanks for any advice, Gaila

Kaarel & Susan Hamersky wrote: > > Does anyone with Houston Co. roots have the name Ragin in your line: > Augustus Ragin (1824-1856), or his children - E.K. Ragin, Louisa Ann > Ragin, Leonora A. Ragin (Mrs. M.A. Edwards)? Or perhaps the earlier > Ragins (John/Sarah) from SC (late 1700's)? > > The Ragin line hooks into my King line: John RAGIN King. > > I am trying to find whether John Ragin King's daughter Mary Margaret > King who married Augustus Ragin, did in fact marry her 2nd cousin. If > so, then anyone with info on the Ragin line may have some connections we > can share. > > Thanks! > > Susan

Gaila, All Houston County families may submit a 500-word narrative, plus one photo. In addition, if your ancestors were in Houston County prior to 1840, you may also submit an extra 500 words, plus another photo. If you have info on several of your ancestral lines, other members of your family may submit it, even though you may have compiled it. But, only one submission per person. The key is, that the book will be providing a genealogical history of this county. If your research involves several lines ... all the better! When all is said and done, the collective efforts will provide valuable genealogical information for many years to come. William A. Mills [email protected] ================>>> On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:33:40 +1000 "Gaila & Jim Merrington" <[email protected]> writes: Hello Addie, Billy and all, I would like to hear your thoughts on how we can write about our several families who haved lived in Houston County since the 1820's. Do we get two stories for free then, one of ancestors and another for the more recent family? Sandra and I are trying to get Aunts, Cousins, Sisters and Mothers involved, how could we approach this? Thanks for any advice, Gaila ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Gaila & Jim Merrington wrote: > > William Richardson was the neighbor of Wash Hatfield I was talking about - > on the 1840 Census of Crawford County, very close to Houston Co. I believe > this family was also from SC. Some of the Richardson's married in Crawford > County > Edmund, Grant, James, Hampton, John L, William H, William Thomas. > Anna, Annie, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Melice, Ola, Rachel & Miss William > Richardson > > Gaila > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > To unsub / sub from the mail mode, send a message with > only the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the message > area to: [email protected] Gaila: Somehow I must have missed the first part of this correspondence, but the RICHARDSON part caught my attention as I have RICHARDSONS who ended up in Perry, Houston Co. or thereabouts, from SC, along with my KING family, around the time you mention. Is RICHARDSON your line, or just a neighboring family you know of. Do you know any more details? Thanks! Susan

William Richardson was the neighbor of Wash Hatfield I was talking about - on the 1840 Census of Crawford County, very close to Houston Co. I believe this family was also from SC. Some of the Richardson's married in Crawford County Edmund, Grant, James, Hampton, John L, William H, William Thomas. Anna, Annie, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Melice, Ola, Rachel & Miss William Richardson Gaila

Don't forget to look for Mr. Mill's permanent "tips for research" located on the Houston County page. Here's what he wrote on Agricultural Schedules....but there are lots of other topics as well. Agriculture Schedule Are you getting tired of only finding names and dates in your genealogical research? Well, do something about it. Go down to the farm! Actually, I'm referring to viewing the Agricultural Schedules of the Federal Census years of 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880. The following types of Federal Census Schedules were taken in various years: 1. Population Schedules: Residents in an area. 2. Mortality Schedules: Those who died during the 12 months prior to the Census. 3. Veterans Schedules: Veterans and their widows. 4. Slave Schedules: Slave owners and the number of slaves they owned. 5. Agricultural Schedules: Data on farms and the names of the farmers. 6. Manufacturing or Industrial Schudules: Data on businesses and industries. The 1860 Agricultural Schedule contained the following data: 1. Name. 2. Acres of improved land. 3. Acres of unimproved land. 4. Cash value of farm. 5. Value of farming machinery & implements. 6. Horses. 7. Asses & mules. 8. Milch cows. 9. Working oxen. 10. Other cattle. 11. Sheep. 12. Swine. 13. Value of livestock. 14. Bushels of wheat. 15. Bushels of rye. 16. Bushels of Indian corn. 17. Bushels of oats. 18. Lbs. of rice. 19. Lbs. of tobacco. 20. Ginned cotton / bales of 400 lbs. each. 21. Lbs. of wool. 22. Bushels of peas & beans. 23. Bushels of Irish potatoes. 24. Bushels of sweet potatoes. 25. Bushels of barley. 26. Bushels of buck wheat. 27. Value of orchard products. 28. Gallons of wine. 29. Value of market gardens produce. 30. Lbs. of butter. 31. Lbs. of cheese. 32. Tons of hay. 33. Bushels of clover seed. 34. Bushels of other grasses seed. 35. Lbs. of hops. 36. Tons of rotted dew. 37. Tons of rotted water. 38. Other prepared hemp. 39. Bushels of flax seed. 40. Lbs. of silk cocoons. 41. Lbs. of maple sugar. 42. Lbs. of cane sugar @ 1000 lbs. 43. Gallons of molasses. 44. From what made (molasses). 45. Value of homemade manufacturing. 46. Lbs. of honey. The 1850 Agricultural Schedule was the same as the 1860 one, except for the following columns: 38. Lbs. of flax. 44. Lbs. of beeswax & honey. 46. Value of animals slaughtered. The 1870 Agricultural Schedule contained 52 columns, and the 1880 one contained 24. Very few researchers take the time and effort to peruse & transcribe the data from these extensive Agricultural Schedules. But, I highly recommend that you consider doing so, if you are wanting to add some *real meat* to the "bare bones" of your pedigree charts. The last that I heard, the Agricultural Schedules were housed at Duke University; Durham, NC. Microfilm copies are available at most major genealogy libraries. They are also available via LDS Microfilm rental at your local LDS Family History Center. The following LDS Microfilms are available for the 1850 to 1880 Houston Co., Georgia Agricultural Schedules: 1850: # 1602478 1860: # 1602481 1870: # 1602483 1880: # 1602491 Virginia

Houston County Researchers: For the past few months, I have subscribed to the FREE Online Newsletter called: Ancestry Daily News. I am sure that many of you have also subscribed to this excellent source of genealogical info. For those who haven't, I highly recommend it. http://www.ancestry.com Take care, William A. Mills [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I`ll check and see I`m sure you have. Thanks Sandra >The LDS has it on microfilm. I think I may have done a past article >about it on this list, along with the microfilm numbers. > >======>>> > >On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:18:13 -0700 "Sandra and Wayne Riner" ><[email protected]> writes: > >Gaila and I are >Billy where do I find the agriculture cencus?? >Thanks >Sandra > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== >Take advantage of the wonderful lookup offers >on the Houston Co., GAGenWeb site. Go to >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/hstlkps.html#anchor327687

Gaila and I are Billy where do I find the agriculture cencus?? Thanks Sandra >Houston County Researchers: > >Most of you are aware of the Heritage of Houston Co., GA book publication >project. We are compiling a genealogical history of this county, as well >as a history of the older churches. > >How many of you are now compiling data for this publication, or are >planning to do so? > >William A. Mills >[email protected] > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== >All list messages are archived at Rootsweb. Search at >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Enter GAHOUSTO-L; at the next prompt, type in your keyword(s)