The old book on the Centerville Cemetery is listed at the end of the Cemetery listing in my book. Cemeteries & Obituaries of Houston Co, Ga. Addie [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > GAHOUSTO-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 153 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GAHOUSTO] Book on GA Journal [Crilley <[email protected]>] > #2 [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock [Helen Hudson <[email protected]] > #3 Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock ["Gaila & Jim Merrington" <[email protected]] > #4 [GAHOUSTO] Mr. Stafford ["James O. Harrison" <[email protected]] > #5 Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock [Helen Hudson <[email protected]] > #6 Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock ["Sandra and Wayne Riner" <[email protected]] > #7 Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock [Helen Hudson <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GAHOUSTO-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Book on GA Journal > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:00:29 -0500 > From: Crilley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Gaila, > I realized after I sent off my last message, that it was confusing. > > Joyce McMurray <[email protected]> > has the latest book by Tad on the Georgia Journal and Messenger > > She's been transcribing the Columbus Time....and you've probably seen that > on the GEORGIA-L list. > > Virginia > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:14:16 -0700 > From: Helen Hudson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > County. > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:27:37 +1000 > From: "Gaila & Jim Merrington" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Helen > There is a cemetery book for the Centerville/Old Hattie Cemetery. I remember > my aunt Margaret giving information to Mr Stafford. (Sandra, do you remember > this gentleman's full name - friend of the family). If you contact the > Cemetery, you would be able to check the book. > Addie Howell might also be able to assist, as Don did caretake the cemetery > from memory. > Good luck, > Gaila > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen Hudson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 31 July 2000 10:14 AM > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > > Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > County. > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > and check out the offerings > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Mr. Stafford > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 18:42:44 -0400 > From: "James O. Harrison" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Mr. Sheryl Stafford was associated with the Centerville Cemetery and was very active in Houston County affairs. He passed away earlier this year. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:46:56 -0700 > From: Helen Hudson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > This is the Centerville Cemetery that I walked and with no luck, Addie > doesn't have them listed and Sherrill Stafford, now deceased (he was a > cousin of mine on the Leverett side) did not list them either. Also > talked to Jewell Tucker of the Tucker/Howard family here but since the > her father's father died while his children were young, she was not that > familiar with the Tuckers but with the Howards. > > Gaila & Jim Merrington wrote: > > > > Helen > > There is a cemetery book for the Centerville/Old Hattie Cemetery. I remember > > my aunt Margaret giving information to Mr Stafford. (Sandra, do you remember > > this gentleman's full name - friend of the family). If you contact the > > Cemetery, you would be able to check the book. > > Addie Howell might also be able to assist, as Don did caretake the cemetery > > from memory. > > Good luck, > > Gaila > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Helen Hudson" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, 31 July 2000 10:14 AM > > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > > > > Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > > Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > > they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > > plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > > Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > > James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > > Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > > County. > > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > > Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > > this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > > and check out the offerings > > > > ==== 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 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:16:17 -0700 > From: "Sandra and Wayne Riner" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Joyce`s Aunt Lois would be my guess of someone to ask, I`m not sure how her > memory is though, another person is Ed Howard that lives right next to the > Howard cemetery off of the centerville 75 exit. If none of these know > Richard Johnson might know, and if none of these work I`ll see who else you > can ask{:> > Sandra > > >Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > >Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > >they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > >plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > >Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > >James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > >Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > >County. > > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > > > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > >Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > >this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > >and check out the offerings > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:42:01 -0700 > From: Helen Hudson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Will start tracking these. Addie also checked with Roy Garvin. This > will give me several other avenues to run down. Have e-mailed Hart's > Mortuary since I found a Jas. B. Hammock listed in "Records of Deaths, > Harts Mortuary, Apr. 1915 - Apr. 1946" It lists the burial place as > Centerville but that covers a lot of territory and if the wife did not > die until 1952/53 it seems that at least his grave would be marked in > some way. Maybe just a slab somewhere. Back to the drawing board. > Thanks, Helen > > Sandra and Wayne Riner wrote: > > > > Joyce`s Aunt Lois would be my guess of someone to ask, I`m not sure how her > > memory is though, another person is Ed Howard that lives right next to the > > Howard cemetery off of the centerville 75 exit. If none of these know > > Richard Johnson might know, and if none of these work I`ll see who else you > > can ask{:> > > Sandra > > > > >Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > > >Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > > >they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > > >plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > > >Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > > >James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > > >Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > > >County. > > > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > > > > > > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > > >Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > > >this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > > >and check out the offerings > > > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > > For technical list assistance, contact listowner > > Sandra Riner at [email protected]

Helen Someone should have a copy of the Cemetery papers, it was like an exercise book or looseleaf book they were putting the information in. I am sure it would still be around. I am so sad to hear that Mr Stafford died. He was a good family friend and I have known him since I was very little. I have never heard of any Tuckers at the Howard cemetery, but there are so many cemeteries - some were even private. Good luck, Gaila

Will start tracking these. Addie also checked with Roy Garvin. This will give me several other avenues to run down. Have e-mailed Hart's Mortuary since I found a Jas. B. Hammock listed in "Records of Deaths, Harts Mortuary, Apr. 1915 - Apr. 1946" It lists the burial place as Centerville but that covers a lot of territory and if the wife did not die until 1952/53 it seems that at least his grave would be marked in some way. Maybe just a slab somewhere. Back to the drawing board. Thanks, Helen Sandra and Wayne Riner wrote: > > Joyce`s Aunt Lois would be my guess of someone to ask, I`m not sure how her > memory is though, another person is Ed Howard that lives right next to the > Howard cemetery off of the centerville 75 exit. If none of these know > Richard Johnson might know, and if none of these work I`ll see who else you > can ask{:> > Sandra > > >Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > >Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > >they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > >plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > >Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > >James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > >Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > >County. > > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > > > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > >Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > >this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > >and check out the offerings > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > For technical list assistance, contact listowner > Sandra Riner at [email protected]

Joyce`s Aunt Lois would be my guess of someone to ask, I`m not sure how her memory is though, another person is Ed Howard that lives right next to the Howard cemetery off of the centerville 75 exit. If none of these know Richard Johnson might know, and if none of these work I`ll see who else you can ask{:> Sandra >Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and >Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that >they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and >plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember >Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. >James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock >Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston >County. > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== >Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for >this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ >and check out the offerings

This is the Centerville Cemetery that I walked and with no luck, Addie doesn't have them listed and Sherrill Stafford, now deceased (he was a cousin of mine on the Leverett side) did not list them either. Also talked to Jewell Tucker of the Tucker/Howard family here but since the her father's father died while his children were young, she was not that familiar with the Tuckers but with the Howards. Gaila & Jim Merrington wrote: > > Helen > There is a cemetery book for the Centerville/Old Hattie Cemetery. I remember > my aunt Margaret giving information to Mr Stafford. (Sandra, do you remember > this gentleman's full name - friend of the family). If you contact the > Cemetery, you would be able to check the book. > Addie Howell might also be able to assist, as Don did caretake the cemetery > from memory. > Good luck, > Gaila > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen Hudson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 31 July 2000 10:14 AM > Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock > > Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and > Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that > they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and > plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember > Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. > James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock > Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston > County. > Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson > > ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== > Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for > this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ > and check out the offerings > > ==== 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

Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston County. Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson

Mr. Sheryl Stafford was associated with the Centerville Cemetery and was very active in Houston County affairs. He passed away earlier this year.

Helen There is a cemetery book for the Centerville/Old Hattie Cemetery. I remember my aunt Margaret giving information to Mr Stafford. (Sandra, do you remember this gentleman's full name - friend of the family). If you contact the Cemetery, you would be able to check the book. Addie Howell might also be able to assist, as Don did caretake the cemetery from memory. Good luck, Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Hudson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 31 July 2000 10:14 AM Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Tucker/Hammock Am looking for the graves of James Buchanan Hammock died ca 1920 and Martha/Mattie Tucker Hammock died ca 1952/53. A family member said that they were buried in the Centerville Cemetery but have walked it and plenty of Tuckers and a Hammock but not them. Anyone out there remember Mattie's funeral or have an older family member who would remember. James Buchanan Hammock would be the brother of Mary thomas Hammock Leverett 3rd w/o Wiley Leverett of the Centerville area of Houston County. Any help or hint is appreciated. Helen S. Hudson ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ and check out the offerings

Gaila, I realized after I sent off my last message, that it was confusing. Joyce McMurray <[email protected]> has the latest book by Tad on the Georgia Journal and Messenger She's been transcribing the Columbus Time....and you've probably seen that on the GEORGIA-L list. Virginia

Hi Ever since Billy started this discussion about summer and trees, I have been homesick. Thank goodness it is chilly here or the desire for homemade peach icecream would have just about killed me. My grandfathers house was in the midst of several large pecan trees in Centerville and even just two years ago, we were visiting just in time to harvest those wonderful pecans. There was also an apple tree smack in the middle of the cow's paddock. I used to jump over the fence and run as fast as I could to climb that tree, before the mean old cow would chase me down and bump me. Out by the barn was a mulberry and we gathered silk worms from it to take to school for science projects. One of the best stories I remember hearing was from my Aunt Louise, a tornado was cutting a swathe through Houston County and she could hear the winds pick up and she looked out the window to see the tornado was heading her way, coming black and greasy across the fields behind the house. She watched as it approached the house, and it lifted a large old pecan tree as if it were kindling. It stood still, holding the tree just at the back of the house. She was mesmerised, she stood there watching until she realised if it came forward she was right in its path. She started and ran to the opposite end of the house and pulled a mattress over her and her dog. Finally another shriek of wind and the sound of crashing and then the groan of wood smashing into wood, glass and metal. She told me she sobbed thinking the tornado had dropped the tree on the house, but the tornado had retraced its steps and released its hold on the huge old tree on the garden shed a mere few feet behind the house. I don't know what she did right after this happened but in her very pragamatic way, I do know how she handled it. She moved the wood stack right next to the crushed garden shed and burned that pecan for the next several winters. She was over 60 and still chopping her own wood....she also made the best fudge in Georgia. Gaila

Hello I know many people on this list have North Carolina to Houston Co ancestors. This would be a great database to look through. Have a look. NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE BONDS, 1741-1868 When planning to marry in eighteenth and nineteenth century North Carolina, the prospective groom took out a bond from the clerk of the court in the county where the bride had her usual residence as surety that there was no legal obstacle to the proposed marriage. On file in the North Carolina State Archives are 170,000 marriage bonds, covering the years 1741-1868. These records were abstracted by the Works Progress Administration. Most of the bonds contain the groom's name, bride's name, date of bond, bondsmen, and names of witnesses. For those with ancestors in early North Carolina, this will be a helpful database. Source Information: Ancestry.com, comp. "North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. "An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives." Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4802.htm

Hello Billy, I think I missed something. Would you please tell me how to get a brochure for the HOUSTON HERITAGE? I appreciate any help you can give. Sincerely, Patricia Matthews McCrory [email protected]

Hello Billy

Houston County Researchers: When those of you who have requested a brochure about the Houston Heritage book project receive them, you may recognize some of the names on the Publication Committee. Here is some basic info about some of the committee members: Addie Howell: Chairman of the project. Most of you are familiar with her "Cemeteries & Obituaries of Houston Co., GA" publication. She is known as the "cemetery lady" in this area. She is contacted on a regular basis by just about anyone, including law enforcement officials, when any type of situation involving a cemetery, comes about. She has a sincere interest in preserving this county's cemeteries & history. Don Howell: Addie's husband and chauffeur. He keeps things moving, and is Addie's right hand. He spent hundreds of hours helping Addie during her Cemetery project of Houston County. He will be keeping an eye on Addie, so that she doesn't work herself to death with this new project :-) Peggy Chancy: Co-chairman of the project. One of the local Houston Countians who is very familiar with many of the early families of the area. She has performed so much genealogical research on this area, that she is a walking talking history book. Ricky Smith: A nationally recognized authority on the War Between The States (Civil War). He lives and breathes the topic, and will provide detailed articles about Houston Co., GA during the 1861-1865 War period. Marilyn N. Windham: The authority on Peach Co., GA history. She has published books on that county, and others as well. She is very articulate with her prose, and quite accomplished with genealogical & historical research. A real asset to our forthcoming publication. Frank & Jane Brown: Residents of the Byron, GA area, and very familiar with that area of Peach County. A husband and wife team who will pursue contacting the descendants of the early families of that area. Polly Williamson: She is our Treasurer, who will keep all of the financial data in working order. We are fortunate to have someone with her abilities to assist with this publication project. Joyce Green: She will be in charge of the Clubs & Organizations division of this book. Contacting lineage societies like the DAR, UDC, etc. will be her department. We look forward to working with her. Sandra Morton: She will be assisting Peggy Chancy with the extensive task of editing the family sketches submitted by the descendants of early Houston Countians. Anonymous Male: He is a professional newspaper editor from this area, and is well-skilled in his field. His contribution to this project will help to insure that the final draft will be a quality presentation. Terri Moody Walker: She is well-known on the Internet for her www.thebriarpatch.com website that gives the world a good idea of what Houston County, and especially Perry, GA is all about. She was born and raised in this area, and has a great sense of pride for preserving the historical heritage. Her contribution to this project will be a great asset. William A. Mills: Just plain ole Billy Mills to most folks locally. I will focus my sites on the very early history (1821-1871) to try to give the readers an accurate portrayal of life in the "good old days" around here. I will scour the local newspapers for interesting topics, as well as provide primary source information on a wide variety of historical topics concerning Houston County. There are also several others who have offered to provide sketches and glimpses of what life was like growing up in Houston Co., GA. Joyce Harrison will be providing very colorful recollections of her childhood in this area. Most of you are familiar with her excellent narratives that she posts to this list regularly. This project that is in full swing now, has been a dream of Addie Howell's ever since I have known her. We have been discussing this project for almost 8 years now. She has always wanted to compile a book about the families of Houston Co., GA. Well, now this is a reality that is in the process of becoming the talk of the county. By next week, the ad campaign for this project will be in full motion. We are looking forward to the final project when the books roll off of the presses. Take care, and happy hunting! 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.

I got this off another list and wanted to share in case someone could use it. Sandra Subject: [NC-SC] NC State Marriage Bonds Index >I can't believe it but a database on fiche that I have been using at the >local LDS with lots of missing pages is now FREE on ancestry.com. I cannot >say enough good things about it. > >This online database gives you the ability to search for any person listed on >the bond. i.e. bondsman or witness. I've already found several new leads >and needless to say I am esctatic!!!!!!! If you are researching anyone in >NC, you must look at this database. > >This database is FREE for next ten days at: >http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4802.htm > >North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 > >Free Until >08/06/2000 > >Description: >When planning to marry, the prospective groom took out a bond from the clerk >of the court in the county where the bride had her usual residence as surety >that there was no legal obstacle to the proposed marriage. On file in the >North Carolina State Archives are 170,000 marriage bonds, covering the years >1741-1868. These records were abstracted by the Works Progress >Administration. Most of the bonds contain the following information: groom's >name, bride's name, date of bond, bondsmen, witnesses. For those with >ancestors in early North Carolina, this will be a helpful database. >Extended Description: >Additional information may include parents' names, date of the marriage, >person performing the ceremony, and other similar data. > >Source Information: >Ancestry.com, comp. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. [database >online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of North >Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State >Archives. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. > >Good Luck!! >Jeanne Abrams Polries > >----------------------------------------------- >To contact the list owner, use [email protected] > >Please don't send ATTACHED FILES to the list!

I`ll be looking forward to the rest of that Terre, I loved it and Joyce`s too. Thanks for sharing Sandra >Thanks Billy for starting this thread. I never stopped to realize how many >tree memories I have! Joyce's memories were so delightful, I was inspired to >record mine however there were so many trees that it turned into a piece much >too long for this list. I'll include the whole piece on my website soon. >Below is an excerpt: > >As a child I lived on the corner of Third St. & Sunset Ave. in Perry. There >was a wild cherry tree on the Third St. side that was my favorite. It was >just perfect for climbing but not big enough for a tree house. One thing I >never really understood was why the cherries where not like the maraschino >cherries you get in the jar. The tree was a great place from which to check >out the Third St. traffic. It was a thrill when Mr. Marion Green would come >driving up the street and make the turn to his house right in front of the >tree. It was at this point that he would honk his horn which played the >State Farm Insurance jingle and announce his arrival to his daughters, Wallis >and Mary Emily. > >In front of the Green house, right by the street was a huge old, old oak tree >about four feet in diameter. Its shade always provided a delightful place to >play sheltered from middle Georgia's humid summer heat. The tree's dense >foliage kept grass from growing very well so that the dirt underneath was >cool and moist. This dirt was a great source of 'flour' from which cupcakes >were molded in discarded cans and decorated with leaves and wild flowers >(weeds). Mary Emily was especially good at making toad houses. By taking >your foot (bare always in the summer) and piling and patting down the moist >dirt around it, then carefully removing the foot, you are left with a prefect >little toad house. Mary Emily would cut out furniture from paper and make >the little house quite comfy for any frog wishing to take up residence. > > >terre moody walker >[email protected] >Website: <A HREF="http://www.thebriarpatch.com">TheBriarPatch</A> >http://www.thebriarpatch.com > >This letter was composed with PowerMail™ > > > >==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== >Visit Houston Co., GAGenWeb, the parent site for >this list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahousto/ >and check out the offerings

Houston County Researchers: If you have never utilized the OPEN DIRECTORY PROJECT index at: http://dmoz.org you may want to give it a try. For example, if you would like to know about various websites pertaining to Houston Co., GA, this is what you would find: http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Georgia/Counties/Houston/ The genealogy websites are listed under the Society & Culture portion. I use the Open Directory Project as one of my first choices when researching, as it consistently retrieves listings of quality websites, regardless of the topic. This is because actual human beings edit the various categories on a regular basis, thereby keeping only quality websites on their listing of over a billion. When you visit http://dmoz.org you can try your search either by the various topical headings, or just entering the info in the search box area. I just use the search box area most of the time. Take care, and happy hunting! 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.

THE HERITAGE OF HOUSTON COUNTY GEORGIA: BOOK PUBLICATION PROJECT. For those of you who are providing family data about your Houston Co., GA ancestors, please take note of the Submissions Deadline of: >>> 1 NOVEMBER 2000 <<< That is only a little over 3 months from now! Once the Publication Committee has received all of the submissions by that time, we will have a lot of work to do with putting this book together. There is an extensive amount of reading and editing involved, as well as other procedures. Sometime in the near future, we will be hosting a Family History Workshop in Warner Robins, GA. This will be to provide help for local residents with their family, church & community history. We are tentatively scheduling this Workshop to be held about a month from now. Representatives will be available from the Publishing Company, as well as members of the Houston County Heritage Book Committee. Our website will reflect the date of the Workshop as soon as it is finalized: http://homestead.juno.com/houston-heritage For those of you who would like to receive a brochure that describes this project in full detail, as well as how to submit your family, church & community history, please Email your name and snail mail address to: [email protected] We have had 10,000 of these brochures printed for distribution throughout the country. They are 4 pages long, and provide extensive information about the project, as well as show examples of family, church & community history submissions. The On-line Photo Gallery linked to our website is growing more and more each day. If you would like to share any old photos of Houston Co., GA and its citizens, please Email them to: [email protected] This On-line Photo Gallery can hold as many photos as you are willing to share. Since the thumb-nail format is utilized, it is a very efficient way to view Houston Co., GA and its citizens of days gone by. I am posting these photos as I receive them. Many of you have asked about how many family history submissions can be made. The answer is, one per person. But, those who have compiled information on several of their family lines, can be *creative* and have members of their family submit the various data *separately*. Take care, and happy hunting! 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.

Thanks Billy for starting this thread. I never stopped to realize how many tree memories I have! Joyce's memories were so delightful, I was inspired to record mine however there were so many trees that it turned into a piece much too long for this list. I'll include the whole piece on my website soon. Below is an excerpt: As a child I lived on the corner of Third St. & Sunset Ave. in Perry. There was a wild cherry tree on the Third St. side that was my favorite. It was just perfect for climbing but not big enough for a tree house. One thing I never really understood was why the cherries where not like the maraschino cherries you get in the jar. The tree was a great place from which to check out the Third St. traffic. It was a thrill when Mr. Marion Green would come driving up the street and make the turn to his house right in front of the tree. It was at this point that he would honk his horn which played the State Farm Insurance jingle and announce his arrival to his daughters, Wallis and Mary Emily. In front of the Green house, right by the street was a huge old, old oak tree about four feet in diameter. Its shade always provided a delightful place to play sheltered from middle Georgia's humid summer heat. The tree's dense foliage kept grass from growing very well so that the dirt underneath was cool and moist. This dirt was a great source of 'flour' from which cupcakes were molded in discarded cans and decorated with leaves and wild flowers (weeds). Mary Emily was especially good at making toad houses. By taking your foot (bare always in the summer) and piling and patting down the moist dirt around it, then carefully removing the foot, you are left with a prefect little toad house. Mary Emily would cut out furniture from paper and make the little house quite comfy for any frog wishing to take up residence. terre moody walker [email protected] Website: <A HREF="http://www.thebriarpatch.com">TheBriarPatch</A> http://www.thebriarpatch.com This letter was composed with PowerMail™

Help. I'm seeking info on parents of: Willis Turner Davis (1811-1889) (see bottom) Wives: Nancy Mills (M. 1842), Elizabeth Clark (M. 1845), Charlotte (Emmer) Rowell (1852) Children: Melissa A (1844-), James Lee (1856-) Sarah A (1847-), Francis Turner (1850-1890), Salena (1854-), Madera A (1858-) Francis Turner Davis married Annie Elizabeth Maxwell (1850-1934) Children: Oliver Thomas Davis M. Rebecca (Dolly) Davis (1872-) Ella E. Davis (1873-1907) James Archie Davis (1874-) W.T. (Willis) Davis (1877-1916) Francis Lee Davis (1879-1958) Ella Davis James Archie Davis married Minnie Theodosia Bishop (1883-) This entire group lived in Jefferson County, Fla Willis Turner Davis (1811-1889) was born in GA, his parents in SC. I believe the following to be some of his siblings: Samuel Davis, Francis W. Davis (married Mary Dillard, moved to Sumpter Co, GA), Thomas? Edmund Davis, Cynth(i)a Davis, Nancy Ann Davis, Wilborn Davis, and Richard Davis. This group seems to have drifted down to FLA in the 1820s and 1830s from the Wilkes and Warren Counties of GA. There is evidence of Francis W. Davis stopping off in Houston County. Their parents are unknown. Any help appreciated. If anyone has Davis links in Burke from 1795-1820, I would love to hear from you. Earl Davis