Gaila and I must have read that at the same time and the scary part is we almost wrote the same letter, think I`m going to stay away from her for awhile sounds like we getting too much alike!! [very big grin] Sandra

Thanks Barbara, you`re right I am researching William Cherry we are sure him and Spencer are brothers they both came from Washington Co and Spencer sold William some land. William is such a common Cherry name That we thought we would research Spencer and see what we can find that way. Gaila and I are first cousins. You`re a gem when it comes to helping Sandra >Hi Gaila, > >I haven't done any in depth research on Spencer Cherry. I do know that he >married Nancy Akins and she is the sister of my 2gg father, Stephen Oscar >Akins. > >Spencer and wife are buried in the Garvin and Askin Cemetery in Centerville, >GA: > >S. C. Cherry >b. 5 Oct 1809 >d. 9 Nov 1878 > >his wife Nancy Akins Cherry: >b. 24 Apr 1830 >d. 30 Sep 1890 > >1850 Houston Co. Census: > >#624 >Spencer Cherry 39, merchant, b. NC $1,100 >Nancy 20, b. GA >Napolean 1, b. GA > >There were 2 other Cherry families in Houston 1850 Census: > >#54 >William Cherry 46, farmer, $150, . NC >Edney 26 b. SC >Wiley 4, b. GA >James 2, b. GA >Cornelia 4 months, b. GA > >#55 >Riley Cherry 42, farmer, $50 b. GA >Charity 31 b. GA >Francis 5, b. GA >James 2, b. GA > >With these two living next to each other, I would assume they are related? >brothers? Don't know if Spencer is related to them? I believe Sandra Riner >is researching William Cherry. > >In 1860 Houston Co. Census: > >#802 >Spencer Cherry 51, farmer, $1,500/$200 b. NC >Nancey Cherry, 30 b. GA >Sarah E. Cherry 6, b. GA >Nancey Cherry, 1, b. GA > >One other Cherry family here then > >Francis L. Cherry 32 minister & editor, $500/$6,800 b. NC >Ann Cherry b. GA >Sarah Cherry 8, b. GA >Frances Cherry, 6, b. AL >Eveline Cherry 4, b. AL >Lunsford Cherry, 2, b. AL >George Cherry, 10 months, b. AL > >Looks like this family resided a while in Alabama. > >This is all I have in my files. I'll be happy to share my AKINS records with >anyone who descends from Spencer and Nancy. > >Barbara S.

Barbara Thanks so much for all this information. I believe that Spencer is related to Riley and William Cherry. He sold land to William. I have the feeling - but no proof- that they are brothers. Sandra and I are cousins and thought we might find more information on Spencer, because tracking William Cherry is very difficult. There were so many William Cherry's. Thanks again for your assistance. Kind regards, Gaila I haven't done any in depth research on Spencer Cherry. I do know that he married Nancy Akins and she is the sister of my 2gg father, Stephen Oscar Akins. Spencer and wife are buried in the Garvin and Askin Cemetery in Centerville, GA: S. C. Cherry b. 5 Oct 1809 d. 9 Nov 1878 his wife Nancy Akins Cherry: b. 24 Apr 1830 d. 30 Sep 1890 1850 Houston Co. Census: #

Hi Gaila, I haven't done any in depth research on Spencer Cherry. I do know that he married Nancy Akins and she is the sister of my 2gg father, Stephen Oscar Akins. Spencer and wife are buried in the Garvin and Askin Cemetery in Centerville, GA: S. C. Cherry b. 5 Oct 1809 d. 9 Nov 1878 his wife Nancy Akins Cherry: b. 24 Apr 1830 d. 30 Sep 1890 1850 Houston Co. Census: #624 Spencer Cherry 39, merchant, b. NC $1,100 Nancy 20, b. GA Napolean 1, b. GA There were 2 other Cherry families in Houston 1850 Census: #54 William Cherry 46, farmer, $150, . NC Edney 26 b. SC Wiley 4, b. GA James 2, b. GA Cornelia 4 months, b. GA #55 Riley Cherry 42, farmer, $50 b. GA Charity 31 b. GA Francis 5, b. GA James 2, b. GA With these two living next to each other, I would assume they are related? brothers? Don't know if Spencer is related to them? I believe Sandra Riner is researching William Cherry. In 1860 Houston Co. Census: #802 Spencer Cherry 51, farmer, $1,500/$200 b. NC Nancey Cherry, 30 b. GA Sarah E. Cherry 6, b. GA Nancey Cherry, 1, b. GA One other Cherry family here then Francis L. Cherry 32 minister & editor, $500/$6,800 b. NC Ann Cherry b. GA Sarah Cherry 8, b. GA Frances Cherry, 6, b. AL Eveline Cherry 4, b. AL Lunsford Cherry, 2, b. AL George Cherry, 10 months, b. AL Looks like this family resided a while in Alabama. This is all I have in my files. I'll be happy to share my AKINS records with anyone who descends from Spencer and Nancy. Barbara S.

Is anyone researching Spencer Cherry b 1809. He married in Houston County and I believe he is buried there. I wonder if anyone knows who his parents were? Siblings? Thank you, Gaila

>Thought this was interesting enough to pass along. > >HOW TRUE~~~~~~~~ > >Taken from Roots Web - Review > > >by Jenny Calvin > >My grandmother (born a Burgess), now age 91, has been very >helpful and patient with all my family history questions. >However, doing census searches in between asking her questions >sheds some light on why we have trouble finding those elusive >ancestors. > >Armed with a list of her daddy's siblings in random order, I >began my search. Very few of the names matched those on the >census, so I went back to ask her more questions: > >"Do you think 'Mary J.' in the census could be your Aunt Mae?" >"I don't know -- her name was Mary, but we always called her >Mae." Score 1! > >"Do you think 'Nancy M' could be your Aunt Minnie?" >"Could be. I was named after her." Score? > >"Was Uncle Lee's first name Walter? There is a Walter L. in the >census." >"I don't know. I never saw him but once or twice. He lived in >McKinney, Texas." (Information from another researcher showed a >Walter L. in McKinney, Texas.) Score 1! > >"I haven't been able to find Sam, Arlene, and John Haley in any >of the censuses." >"Oh! They were my daddy's half-siblings! His second wife was >named Ella, Pappy called her Miss Ella, and she out-lived Pa >Burgess." (They apparently married in the late 1890s and were >never in a census together; Pa Burgess died in January of 1900, >before Ella and the three children were counted in the census >in April; she was 37 years younger than he was, so I never would >have guessed her to be his wife.) Score 3! > >"I can't find your Uncle Jack in any census, but there is a >Millard living with your daddy who is listed as his brother." >"Uncle Jack didn't like his name, so he changed it. He moved to >Amarillo, Texas." Score 1! > >"In the 1910 census, there is a 5-month-old named Margrette, but >that's how old your sister Ellen should have been." >"Pappy wanted to name her Margrette, but Mama wanted to name her >Ellen Rose. Her name really is Ellen Rose, but Pappy called her >Margrette most of the time, and we all just called her Baby." >(Guess who answered the census-taker's questions?) Score 1! > >These are just a few examples. Is it any wonder we can't find >our ancestors? What a blessing it is still to have my >grandparents to ask. Be sure to ask questions of your living >relatives -- when they're gone, so much information is gone >with them. > > >-- >History is made by the famous and the not so famous. > >Bud <West Virginia> > > >--part1_a1.229da9f.25e6a6e8_boundary--

This reminds me of my great Aunt. When I asked her where family members lived before they came to Georgia she said "Oh honey they have always lived here." This was 15 years ago and today I think maybe she was right because I still can't find out. UFO's maybe?

What is this cencus for?? Was there a special reason it was done? Sorry to show my inorance here but are there other cencus`s besides this one I that could check that aren`t the 10 year cencus?? Thanks Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Addie P. Howell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 6:55 AM Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Re: GAHOUSTO-D Digest V00 #25 >HI Barbara, >There is a Joseph Gray in Dooly. I did not find the other two names in Dooly Co >Addie

HI Barbara, There is a Joseph Gray in Dooly. I did not find the other two names in Dooly Co Addie [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > GAHOUSTO-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 25 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GAHOUSTO] 1845 State Census ["Barbara M. Aman" <[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] 1845 State Census > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:54:23 -0600 > From: "Barbara M. Aman" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Does anyone have the "Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in > Georgia, 1838-1845" (Atlanta, 1975) by Brigid S. Townsend ? Call # > G939.34T74 > > Looking for Aman, Swilley and Gray families all possibly in Dooly County. > If you would be so kind to do a quick look up, please contact me privately. > Thanks for your help! Barbara

Does anyone have the "Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845" (Atlanta, 1975) by Brigid S. Townsend ? Call # G939.34T74 Looking for Aman, Swilley and Gray families all possibly in Dooly County. If you would be so kind to do a quick look up, please contact me privately. Thanks for your help! Barbara

I did not believe it until I went there and opened a couple! These are actual Books on Line! Ya'll have to see this! Books on line to read! Histories, biographies, memoirs, tons of stuff! <http://www-cgi.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/book/subjectstart?E-F> I can see where I'm going to be spending the next year! Laura

Tamie, Sorry, I don't know where Col Joseph Howard came from. If I come across anything, I will let you know. Where are your Winn and Johnson lines from? Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 14 February 2000 1:40 AM Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Howard Family Gaila, I too have HOWARD, WINN and JOHNSON lines in my ancestory. I have wondered the same about the families migrating together. It seems like a lot of my family in Houston, Crawford and Macon Counties all immigrated from Edgefiled Co, SC...but those have been CLARK, ALLEN, DELOACH, PRICE, WELLS, HILEY (I haven't figured out where they came from yet), I have a Col. Joseph HOWARD who had a daughter Mary HOWARD. I don't have dates for either of these people. These names were given to me from a cousin who did not list his sources so I can't refernce them myself. Anyway, Mary HOWARD married Frizzell MCTYRE. He was b. 1801 in Richmond Co, GA and died 1864 in Cobb Co., GA. Mary HOWARD may have died bef. 1847. Do you know if this family connects with yours? My CLARK line from Crawford, Houston and Macon Counties eventually marries into the MCTYRE line. Tamie In a message dated 2/13/2000 5:21:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello everyone, > > I was thinking about my Howard family in Georgia. Since so many families > migrated together, I thought it might be an idea to share information about > migration patterns. > > Michael Howard b 1793, South Carolina...we believe our Michael may have been > in Jones County in 1820 census, but we know he moved and owned land in Pike > County during the 1820's. He was living in Houston County on the 1830 > census after buying land from Hampton H. Howard. He died in Houston County > in March, 1851. > > Associated families and collateral lines :Lisenby,Hatfield, Hester, > Johnson, Sledge, Sullivan, Doles, Thompson, Hutto, Busby, Winn, Schofield, > Christmas, Bassett > > Relationships we would like to clarify: David Howard in Jones County in > 1820, Hampton H. Howard of Houston County, Caroline Howard Eubanks, and Asa > Howard in Pike County. > > Two biggest questions: Which district of SC was Michael from? What was his > wife Tempestia's maiden name? > > I have several other families to share, but it would be great if you can > share your questions and/or information with the List. > Good hunting, > Gaila > >

Gaila, I too have HOWARD, WINN and JOHNSON lines in my ancestory. I have wondered the same about the families migrating together. It seems like a lot of my family in Houston, Crawford and Macon Counties all immigrated from Edgefiled Co, SC...but those have been CLARK, ALLEN, DELOACH, PRICE, WELLS, HILEY (I haven't figured out where they came from yet), I have a Col. Joseph HOWARD who had a daughter Mary HOWARD. I don't have dates for either of these people. These names were given to me from a cousin who did not list his sources so I can't refernce them myself. Anyway, Mary HOWARD married Frizzell MCTYRE. He was b. 1801 in Richmond Co, GA and died 1864 in Cobb Co., GA. Mary HOWARD may have died bef. 1847. Do you know if this family connects with yours? My CLARK line from Crawford, Houston and Macon Counties eventually marries into the MCTYRE line. Tamie In a message dated 2/13/2000 5:21:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello everyone, > > I was thinking about my Howard family in Georgia. Since so many families > migrated together, I thought it might be an idea to share information about > migration patterns. > > Michael Howard b 1793, South Carolina...we believe our Michael may have been > in Jones County in 1820 census, but we know he moved and owned land in Pike > County during the 1820's. He was living in Houston County on the 1830 > census after buying land from Hampton H. Howard. He died in Houston County > in March, 1851. > > Associated families and collateral lines :Lisenby,Hatfield, Hester, > Johnson, Sledge, Sullivan, Doles, Thompson, Hutto, Busby, Winn, Schofield, > Christmas, Bassett > > Relationships we would like to clarify: David Howard in Jones County in > 1820, Hampton H. Howard of Houston County, Caroline Howard Eubanks, and Asa > Howard in Pike County. > > Two biggest questions: Which district of SC was Michael from? What was his > wife Tempestia's maiden name? > > I have several other families to share, but it would be great if you can > share your questions and/or information with the List. > Good hunting, > Gaila > >

Hello everyone, I was thinking about my Howard family in Georgia. Since so many families migrated together, I thought it might be an idea to share information about migration patterns. Michael Howard b 1793, South Carolina...we believe our Michael may have been in Jones County in 1820 census, but we know he moved and owned land in Pike County during the 1820's. He was living in Houston County on the 1830 census after buying land from Hampton H. Howard. He died in Houston County in March, 1851. Associated families and collateral lines :Lisenby,Hatfield, Hester, Johnson, Sledge, Sullivan, Doles, Thompson, Hutto, Busby, Winn, Schofield, Christmas, Bassett Relationships we would like to clarify: David Howard in Jones County in 1820, Hampton H. Howard of Houston County, Caroline Howard Eubanks, and Asa Howard in Pike County. Two biggest questions: Which district of SC was Michael from? What was his wife Tempestia's maiden name? I have several other families to share, but it would be great if you can share your questions and/or information with the List. Good hunting, Gaila

Hello Terre and thanks for letting us link to your pages. These post card images are great. The web page has a link to Terre's pages and you can "stroll" onto three pages and use your browser return button to come back to the Houston County Web page. Some of us grew up in Houston County or visited there, but for those of you who have roots in Houston County and Perry, Georgia but have never been for a visit...well here's your opportunity for a cyber visit. Enjoy, Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 11 February 2000 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Web Page Updated! Gaila: I have some pictures on my Perry Folk & More site...http://members.aol.com/dixieten/perry/stroll.html There are four pages of pages of pictures. You may link to my page or snag them. If you snag them you need to email Bobbe Nelson for permission. She allowed me to use them from her book, "A Land So Dedicated". t.

Does anyone have a picture or know who might have a picture of Spencer Cherry?? he married Nancy Aikens and I know there are lots of Aikens and Garvin researchers out there is there anyone researching Spencer?? Sandra

I`m going to start ordering some films from the LDS and wanted to have some help, when y`all have done research what records help the most?? I`ve done wills and deeds. What are Annual returns and vouchers?? and is there a salt list for Houston Co. Thanks Sandra

Hello I have updated the Web page. Mostly changing the format for the photo section, so that we can add text about the photos in the table. I have to apologize to the sender of the photo for Stephen Oscar Akins. Please send me a few words about the gentleman and the photo, so that I can add it to the table. I have not been able to locate your email. (Moving is so much fun!) Others must have some photos to share - old (or new ones of the towns or areas of Houston County - old postcards would be nice too. If there are any other items you would like to see on the web page, send your ideas, requests or compilations and I will put them on the web page. Thanks again to Billy Mills for the LDS film numbers. He went to a great deal of trouble to share that information with us and save us valuable research time. It isn't often that someone gives you the gift of time these days. It is appreciated by all of us, I am sure. Good hunting, Gaila

Gaila: I have some pictures on my Perry Folk & More site...http://members.aol.com/dixieten/perry/stroll.html There are four pages of pages of pictures. You may link to my page or snag them. If you snag them you need to email Bobbe Nelson for permission. She allowed me to use them from her book, "A Land So Dedicated". t.

How about a picture of the old train depo!! do they still sell pictures of it I would love to have one but it would be fun to put it on the site too., Sandra >I will be updating the page and adding the most recent photos. Virginia has >seen a site which has postcards of an area. if anyone has postcards of >Houston County, please just scan them in and email to me in a jpeg format. >We will load those up too! Especially if anyone has older postcards of the >area. I am going to go and search my collection now. >Thanks >Gaila