Thanks. None of those names look familiar but I am saving anyway. Who knows? They may turn up somewhere down the line. Pam

Pam, I agree that Meriwether County is a lovely area. I did not mean to offend you when I asked about the migration pattern. What I was questioning was the large influx of people at this period of time. It was strictly a matter of the time and not questioning the quality of the area. I apologize if I caused you any offense. I am looking for the family of Thomas R. Rowe and his wife Mary. They had 8 children: Robert A. Rowe Alexander Rowe b. 1857 John B. Rowe b. abt 1857 Sarah L. Rowe b. abt. 1861 Luther M. Rowe b. abt 1864 Mary Rowe b. abt 1865 Hugh Rowe b. abt 1868 Emmitt Rowe b. abt 1872 I have an Alexander Hamilton Rowe who died in Muscogee Co in 1917. I am trying to connect this family with my Alexander. I look forward to hearing from anyone who may have any connection or knowledge of this family. Elaine

---------- > From: Millie Cook <milliecook@inetnow.net> > To: GAMERIWE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GAMERIWE] REEVES > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 6:52 AM > > I have some Reeves from this area too that I cannot connect. Do any of you > have these Reeves?: > > 1 Jefferson Bartow REEVES b: October 07, 1861 d: August 15, 1937 > +Lillie Ann CHAMPION b: December 10, 1861 d: January 29, 1940 > 2 Benjamin Cleveland REEVES b: August 17, 1885 d: January > 05, 1957 > +Mattie Beatrice Weems b: May 31, 1881 d: May 10, 1929 > 2 Lois REEVES b: February 28, 1889 d: May 27, 1924 > +Unknown Freeman > 2 William Hill REEVES b: December 28, 1893 d: March 11, 1919 > > Jefferson Reeves also had a brother Benjamin Hill Reeves who was born in 1871. > > thanks, > millie > > > Jim Sturgis wrote: > > > Elaine, > > > > Looking at the Reeves line I have been working on, I don't find > > the Warford or DuBois names, but it is not yet complete. > > > > In looking at some other Reeves sites - the Reeves Register > > http://www.vantek.net/reevesregistry.com/ and the Rives Homepage > > http://users.net66.com/~rives/, those names did not appear either. > > > > Jim > > > > At 11:11 8/17/99 -0400, you wrote: > > >Jim, do you have any of your REEVES line marrying into WARFORD (Ky.) or > > >DUBOIS (AL) lines? > > > > > >Elizabeth DuBois Russo > > > > > >Jim Sturgis wrote: > > > > > > > > Elaine, > > > > > > > > One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to > > > > Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about > > > > 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > > >Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > > >Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net > > > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net > > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

>From: PBrown2294@aol.com >Reply-To: GAMERIWE-L@rootsweb.com >To: GAMERIWE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAMERIWE] Migration to Meriwether County >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:24:15 EDT > >Hello, >I live in Meriwether County and would like to know what line you are >talking >about that migrated to Meriwether County. This is a beautiful area so I >can >see why people wanted to move here. Close to the Flint River maybe. Good >farmland. Rolling hills. Who knows? What other lines that you know are >from Meriwether County. I have been researching the Brown line.....(one of >them anyway)!!!!! >Pam Brown >============================================================ > Hiya Pam,...& All Other GA/Meriwether Co. Listservees:......I'm also NEW to this particular ListServe & was wondering if I could divert the subject thread of this Msg. temporarily/for just a momemt> -- Looking for information on a tragic housefire that took the lives of between "4 & 7"? of my maternal grandmoters children,...including one & 1/2 sets of twins!! -- My maternal grandparents lived in the White Sulfer Springs district of the county & carried the last name of REESE. (Milus/Milous & Ella D.). -- There aren't any relatives left on that side of my family that can remember any details,...not even the names of all of the children lost. -- The only surviving child from the conflagration is my uncle (Milous Reese, D.C, of Ensley, AL), who turned "90 years old" this January. -- Was wondering if there is a "newspaper morgue" for the old Geenville _VINDICATOR_ still located within the county from which I may be able to extract a copy of any article<s> that may have been posted about the fire-tragedy at the time. -- >From records I've been able to research on my own , ...out here on the West Coast,...the fire had to have had to happen after mid-1909. -- My uncle "Doc" (as "Junior"), was enumerated with my grandparents in 1910, im meriwether Co., as being approx. "6/12 " yeras old, [e.g. 6 mos. old]. -- TIA for Any and All Assistance Anyone Out There May Be Able to Provide: M. J. Ivory/SF,CA > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hi, I also have some Evans from Meriwether County: Lucy Alexander Evans (1/9/1815-2/15/1891) [Lucy's parents are Elijah Evans (born before 1795) & Mary Reid (born after 1795)] married (5/15/1832, Putnam County, GA) Thomas Crouch (10/18/1811-7/6/1881) . Thomas was born in Muscogee Co, GA while Lucy was born in Greenville, GA. They eventually moved to Gay, GA where their children were born: Catherine Crouch (b May 12, 1835) William C. Crouch (b 1837) Mary Crouch (b 1838) Robert A Crouch (b 1839) Cornelia Jane Crouch (b November 20, 1841) Amanda Crouch (b 1842) Frances M Crouch (b 1844) Morris Toles Crouch (b March 12, 1845-April 27, 1927) John Chatfield Crouch (b 1848) Reid Crouch (b 1850) Annie Lucy Crouch (b June 28, 1852) Frank Crouch (b 1854) Ada Crouch (b 1857) Alice Irene Crouch (b April 01, 1859) Morris Toles Crouch married Mary Lavania Strickland (b after Aft. 1845) in Ga, GA. Their children are: Robert Otis Crouch, Sr. (b 1870) Mary Lucy Crouch (b 1872) Sophronia Elizabeth Crouch (b 1875) Roy Crouch (b July 13, 1884-December 22, 1971) Roy Crouch married Jenny Drewery (b Aft. 1884) and some time later he married Sarah Epps (4/29/ 1884-11/3/1997). The lived in Gay, Ga and their children were: Robert Otis Crouch (b December 21, 1907 - November 18, 1980) Harold Epps Crouch (b January 1, 1911) Roy Epps Crouch (b February 23, 1913) Will Henry Crouch (b August 13, 1917) Doris Elizabeth Crouch (private) Robert Otis Crouch married Mary Kathleen Duncan (September 17, 1915-January 03, 1998) in Atlanta, GA on September 19, 1942. Their children are: Moira Kathleen Crouch - me Maureen Anderson Crouch - (March 12, 1948- March 15, 1948) Kathleen >

Since I've learned never to make assumptions (I would not have guessed anyone of my family would have been from MD, either, and frankly my sources for this material are sketchy), then let me ask another way-- do you have any HARRIs or RHODES intermarrying with your EVANS? Any un accounted for Nancy's? Nearly all my other HARRISes were Virginians and Georgians. Elizabeth SEvans50@aol.com wrote: > > Elizabeth, > Our Evans family was never in Maryland, so I doubt there is a connection.

Stefani, do you have anything about the NANCY RHODES EVANS referred to in my family tree as follows: ...3 [1] Samuel Harris b: 1750 in Maryland d: Aft. 9/8/1829 in Shoulderbone Creek, Hancock County, Georgia .......+Julia Peterson .......*2nd Wife of [1] Samuel Harris: .......+Nancy Rhoda Evans b: in Maryland ...*3rd Wife of [1] Samuel Harris: .......+Elizabeth Miles SAMUEL HARRIS and NANCY RHODES EVANS are my 6Xgrandparents. I have their descendants, nothing on Nancy's parentage or siblings, and a little, but not much on Samuel's. Elizabeth SEvans50@aol.com wrote: > > I am researching Partridge, Winn, Evans (Meriwether and Troup Counties); > Reynolds, Whatley,Young (Harris County). I made my second > visit ever to Meriwether, Troup and Harris Counties this past spring. I > agree: it is beautiful country, and would have been very attractive to > farmers and their families. > Stefani Evans > Las Vegas > > In a message dated 8/17/1999 9:25:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > PBrown2294@aol.com writes: > > Hello, > I live in Meriwether County and would like to know what line you are talking > about that migrated to Meriwether County. This is a beautiful area so I can > see why people wanted to move here. Close to the Flint River maybe. Good > farmland. Rolling hills. Who knows? What other lines that you know are > from Meriwether County. I have been researching the Brown line.....(one of > them anyway)!!!!! > Pam Brown > > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return-Path: <GAMERIWE-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (rly-zc01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.1]) by > air-zc01.mail.aol.com (v60.27) with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:25:51 -0400 > Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by > rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (v60.25) with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:25:37 -0400 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAB02285; > Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:25:07 -0700 (PDT) > Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:25:07 -0700 (PDT) > From: PBrown2294@aol.com > Message-ID: <5f687e86.24eb8f6f@aol.com> > Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:24:15 EDT > Subject: Re: [GAMERIWE] Migration to Meriwether Count >> > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

I have some Reeves from this area too that I cannot connect. Do any of you have these Reeves?: 1 Jefferson Bartow REEVES b: October 07, 1861 d: August 15, 1937 +Lillie Ann CHAMPION b: December 10, 1861 d: January 29, 1940 2 Benjamin Cleveland REEVES b: August 17, 1885 d: January 05, 1957 +Mattie Beatrice Weems b: May 31, 1881 d: May 10, 1929 2 Lois REEVES b: February 28, 1889 d: May 27, 1924 +Unknown Freeman 2 William Hill REEVES b: December 28, 1893 d: March 11, 1919 Jefferson Reeves also had a brother Benjamin Hill Reeves who was born in 1871. thanks, millie Jim Sturgis wrote: > Elaine, > > Looking at the Reeves line I have been working on, I don't find > the Warford or DuBois names, but it is not yet complete. > > In looking at some other Reeves sites - the Reeves Register > http://www.vantek.net/reevesregistry.com/ and the Rives Homepage > http://users.net66.com/~rives/, those names did not appear either. > > Jim > > At 11:11 8/17/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Jim, do you have any of your REEVES line marrying into WARFORD (Ky.) or > >DUBOIS (AL) lines? > > > >Elizabeth DuBois Russo > > > >Jim Sturgis wrote: > > > > > > Elaine, > > > > > > One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to > > > Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about > > > 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. > > > > > > > > >==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > >Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > >Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

Elaine, Looking at the Reeves line I have been working on, I don't find the Warford or DuBois names, but it is not yet complete. In looking at some other Reeves sites - the Reeves Register http://www.vantek.net/reevesregistry.com/ and the Rives Homepage http://users.net66.com/~rives/, those names did not appear either. Jim At 11:11 8/17/99 -0400, you wrote: >Jim, do you have any of your REEVES line marrying into WARFORD (Ky.) or >DUBOIS (AL) lines? > >Elizabeth DuBois Russo > >Jim Sturgis wrote: > > > > Elaine, > > > > One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to > > Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about > > 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. > > > > >==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== >Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ >Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

Mrs. Pinkston writes: "When the county was first settled there were many more white people than negroes in the county; since most settlers had few, if any slaves; by 1850 the population was fifty percent negro. The 1890 report showed 11,539 negroes and 9,201 whites." That's all I can find now but I'll keep looking for more facts. millie ELIZABETH RUSSO wrote: > Anyone have an idea how much of that tripling of population from 1830 to > 1840 was due to slave importation? > > Millie Cook wrote: > > > > >From the book "Historical Account of Meriwether County 1827 - 1974" compiled > > by Regina P. Pinkston > > "Meriwether County grew rapidly during the first ten years after it was > > organized in 1828. U.S. census reports show an increase in population from > > 4,422 in 1830 to 14,132 in 1840. > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

:>) Ronm514@aol.com wrote: > > Elizabeth, > > Have appreciated all your info on the Harris list. I also have RIVES, but > my Meriwether County lines are BRILEY, GARRIS, and FARLEY. > > Ron Massey > Shreveport, LA > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

Hello, I live in Meriwether County and would like to know what line you are talking about that migrated to Meriwether County. This is a beautiful area so I can see why people wanted to move here. Close to the Flint River maybe. Good farmland. Rolling hills. Who knows? What other lines that you know are from Meriwether County. I have been researching the Brown line.....(one of them anyway)!!!!! Pam Brown

Anyone have an idea how much of that tripling of population from 1830 to 1840 was due to slave importation? Millie Cook wrote: > > >From the book "Historical Account of Meriwether County 1827 - 1974" compiled > by Regina P. Pinkston > "Meriwether County grew rapidly during the first ten years after it was > organized in 1828. U.S. census reports show an increase in population from > 4,422 in 1830 to 14,132 in 1840.

Elizabeth, Have appreciated all your info on the Harris list. I also have RIVES, but my Meriwether County lines are BRILEY, GARRIS, and FARLEY. Ron Massey Shreveport, LA

I am new to the list and want to say hello. I am researching the HARRISes and the SLATONs and related families of Meriwether. Would love to hear from anyone familiar with these families. I have constructed several web pages related to these families and to Meriwether County. Let me know if anyone looks familiar. Some of the pages begin here: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/1824/meriwether.html Elizabeth DuBois Russo

Jim, do you have any of your REEVES line marrying into WARFORD (Ky.) or DUBOIS (AL) lines? Elizabeth DuBois Russo Jim Sturgis wrote: > > Elaine, > > One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to > Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about > 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. >

Elaine, One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. From the Meriwether County Historical Society: December 1824, the Lower Creek Indiana ceded by the Treaty of Indian Springs, the last of their Georgia land. On 11 Dec 1826, the Legislature divided the land between the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, Newnan to Albany, into five sections, in which the lots were distributed by lottery to citizens of previously organized counties of Georgia. These five counties were too large, and on 24 December 1827 the Legislature formed Meriwether County from part of Troupe County, and it was named after Gen. David Meriwether (1755-1823), a Revolutionary War hero, legislator, congressman, who negotiated with the Indians. The first officers of Meriwether County were commissioned 7 July 1828. A site near the center of the county was agreed upon, named Greenville, after Gen Nathaniel Greene. Maybe this is the partial answer for migration. Jim At 21:10 8/16/99 -0400, you wrote: >I have just found another family line that went to Meriwether Co. in the >1800's. Does anyone know what it was that was attracting families to >this area during that time period? >Thanks, >Elaine > > >==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== >Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ >Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

Millie, my family came to Meriwether during the early 1800s. My ancestrial grandfather was Hugh Walton Ector who gave the land for the town, I understand. The Ector family are planning a reunion October 7, 8 and 9 and we will base out of the United Methodist Church there in Greenville. Our goal, of course, is to learn more of our heritage. Maybe you are well versed enough in the history of the town and/or county to give us a tour. We're all bringing our cemetery-stomping shoes. There was a town named Ector and the family had some sort of mill. We want to find out about that too. I would love to hear from you if you have any interest in our quest. Sincerely, Rayanne Ector-Cain Eector3@aol.com

>From the book "Historical Account of Meriwether County 1827 - 1974" compiled by Regina P. Pinkston "Meriwether County grew rapidly during the first ten years after it was organized in 1828. U.S. census reports show an increase in population from 4,422 in 1830 to 14,132 in 1840. The population continued to grow steadily until 1920 when it reached a total of 26,168. This was a period of maximum cotton production and mill employment in the county." millie cook Elaine Miller wrote: > I have just found another family line that went to Meriwether Co. in the > 1800's. Does anyone know what it was that was attracting families to > this area during that time period? > Thanks, > Elaine > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net

I have just found another family line that went to Meriwether Co. in the 1800's. Does anyone know what it was that was attracting families to this area during that time period? Thanks, Elaine