John, Re: Florence, in the marriage write up in the Feb. 22 1879 Madisonian it says she is "formerly of New York". In the Feb 9 1878 issue, it says, "Miss Florence Fisk, after a few days in the country, returned to the Madison house last Saturday. Her rural visit seems to have added fresh blush to her cheeks." The Madison House is where she got married, too. Patsy Two Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy Books! http://www.geocities.com/patsyharrisgeorgia --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

Dear List Members, One of the rules for this list (and all the lists which I administer) is the following: "PLEASE NOTE: Posting of items of RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL CONTENT, VIRUSES WARNINGS, CHAIN LETTERS, or SPAM will result in the sender being immediately removed from this list." While we all have (or soon will have) very strong feelings by some subscribers regarding the subject of war, this list is not to be used for the purpose of stating them. Therefore, please be advised that "anyone" who breaks this rule, will be immediately unsubscribed from the list, without the normal warning I give to all subscribers when they break list rules. That means both those who are either "anti" and "pro" on this issue. Genealogy should be one "haven" in which we can immerse ourselves, completely, in order to get away from the sometimes, bad and terrible things, happening around us. IF anyone has anything to say regarding this, address your message to ME, personally. My email address is jclarke@rose.net I thank you all for your cooperation John R. Clarke List Administrator

Patsy, Thanks for that information. What I am really trying to find out is who Florence A. FISK (1852-1895) was. I have her obit but it makes no mention of her parents. I also know she married William Russell DANIEL on 17 Feb 1879 in Madison. Marriage conducted by Rev. W. B. CRAWFORD, who I assume was William Bibb CRAWFORD, son of William H. CRAWFORD. I think she was a teacher at that "Yankee Lady's" girl's school in Madison. I know a Mrs. DANIEL is later listed as a teacher at one of the schools attended by the MUSTIN kids, so I assume she was a teacher. Otherwise, there is no relationship that I can see between where she was from, Wellsville, Allegany County, NY and Madison and I do know she was from Wellsville. She is buried with WRD and his mother, Mary Jane RENEAU, and his step father, Professor Winfield Montgomery (W. M.) RIVERS, formerly of James Island, SC, in the New Section of the Madison City Cemetery in the Daniel lot. Any information is appreciated. John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Harris" <patsyharrisgeorgia@yahoo.com> To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:15 PM Subject: [GAMORGAN-L] Drury EVANS > > Hey John, Ive got a little bit for you here, more color than genealogy, tho. In my 4th book, Madison, Georgia City Council Minutes 1824-1853, on March 3 1849, I have "In the case of Drury P. Evans, It appeared to the Board that he has violated the 16th Ordinance in Shotting a Gunn within the corporate limits of said Town, It is ordered that he pay a fine of Two Dollars." > > And also attached to the same meeting's minutes, "Drury P. Evans comes and pays his fine of Two dollars into the hands of the Secretary and the Secretary to J.H. Hollingsworth the Treasurer to the Board, this 14th day of March 1849." > > In my upcoming book, Early Morgan County GA Newspapers, the 1870s Volume 2, D.P. Evans is mentioned 4 times: Three times in 1878 as Deputy Sheriff of Morgan County, and one time in Dec. 1879 as "C.C. Bailiff" as having made levies. > > Did you see in my first two books how he is mentioned? > > ALso, the following is in my "Death References in Morgan County GA Newspapers 1842-1927: Evans Drury P. "Pat" of Morgan Co. death mentioned in the Madisonian first section of the May 3, 1895 issue, page 1. col. 2, first word: "Drury". That article might have some good info in it. > > Patsy > > > > Two Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy Books! > http://www.geocities.com/patsyharrisgeorgia > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > > ==== GAMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation for longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Click on the following link and your message is ready to send > mailto:GAMORGAN-Roots-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > >

Hey John, Ive got a little bit for you here, more color than genealogy, tho. In my 4th book, Madison, Georgia City Council Minutes 1824-1853, on March 3 1849, I have "In the case of Drury P. Evans, It appeared to the Board that he has violated the 16th Ordinance in Shotting a Gunn within the corporate limits of said Town, It is ordered that he pay a fine of Two Dollars." And also attached to the same meeting's minutes, "Drury P. Evans comes and pays his fine of Two dollars into the hands of the Secretary and the Secretary to J.H. Hollingsworth the Treasurer to the Board, this 14th day of March 1849." In my upcoming book, Early Morgan County GA Newspapers, the 1870s Volume 2, D.P. Evans is mentioned 4 times: Three times in 1878 as Deputy Sheriff of Morgan County, and one time in Dec. 1879 as "C.C. Bailiff" as having made levies. Did you see in my first two books how he is mentioned? ALso, the following is in my "Death References in Morgan County GA Newspapers 1842-1927: Evans Drury P. "Pat" of Morgan Co. death mentioned in the Madisonian first section of the May 3, 1895 issue, page 1. col. 2, first word: "Drury". That article might have some good info in it. Patsy Two Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy Books! http://www.geocities.com/patsyharrisgeorgia --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

Does anyone know this individual? He married a Rebecca C. GLOVER (1825-1883) and a Clara A. VININGS (ABT 1860-AFT 1916). Any information, especially his parents, or that of either of his wives, is appreciated. TIA John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free

Upson-Morgan-Baldwin County GaArchives Military Records.....Rev.John M.Greene 1899 Civil War GA 13th Reg.Co.D and GA 32nd Reg. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tammey McGinty tammeymcginty@aol.com January 14, 2003, 4:22 pm John M.Greene was munstered in Co.D 13tg GA Reg.Vols.in July 1861 at Griffin GA.,in 1862 John was transferd to the GA 32nd Reg. and served as the Chaplain until he was disabled. Additional Comments: John Miles Greene was married to Mary Colquitt.Mary was a teacher and John was a Principle at the Male Academy in Thomaston.John was also a author of a book called "Prose & Poetry".John& Mary moved to Cass County Texas in 1881,John died there on Nov.25,1904 Mary died there in 1908. File size: 1.0 Kb

Upson-Morgan-Baldwin County GaArchives Military Records.....Robert W.Greene 1862 Civil War GA 46th Rgt. Inf. Co. A and Ga 32nd Reg. Inf. Co I ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tammey McGinty tammeymcginty@aol.com January 14, 2003, 3:57 pm Robert W.Greene enlisted in the Confederecy as 1st Sgt. with the Ga 46th Reg.Inf. on March 4,1862 then on Aug.1,1862 transfered to GA 32nd Reg.Inf. Co.I Woodson Gaurds.Robert was killed in the last battle between the states on March 15,1865 at Averysboro N.C. Robert was a widow and left two small children behind. File size: 0.8 Kb

Upson-Walker-Morgan County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Greene Family Cemetery - Partial Survey More to Come ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tammey McGinty tammeymcginty@aol.com January 14, 2003, 3:30 pm Abstracted By: Clarence Smith >From Thomaston Courthouse square go out Barnesville Hiway 4.8 miles on right of road. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greene Thomas Bass 1790 10-1873 Greene Patience Wyche 7-11-1795 1848 Greene Wiley Thomas 12-19-1855 7-27-1858 Greene Elizabeth Colquitt 10-10-1842 9/28/1898 wife of Charles H. Greene Charles H. 6-11-1836 1-3-1887 Thomas B and Patience son Greene Infant 5-29-1906 daughter of C.L.and J.L.Greene Greene Charles Law 8-4-1860 5-30-1910 son of C.H.andJ.L.Greene File size: 1.3 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vd.2ADE/1098.1 Message Board Post: Debra, Yes, according to my book, Early Morgan County Georgia Newspapers, 1842-1861, there was a Thomas H. Wyatt of Augusta who married Fanny P. Allen of Madison in July of 1843. Her father was the Executor of the estate of a Thomas H. Wyatt in January of 1848 "to sell the negroes and real estate" in Morgan County. In November of 1856 a lot of land was being sold in Morgan County "on the waters of Little River, joining the lands of Dr. W.H. Newton, M.P. West, Thomas Wyatt and others." In my ssecond book there is a description of the land known as the "Thomas Wyatt home place" being sold in 1877. Patsy

Good Evening, While I was in Madison last week I copied some burial information for some of the families that were close to my "Richter bunch" so I would have them. I thought I would share this information with you. All of this information is from the Madison City Cemetery, Madison, Morgan County, GA. I have also noted that several of the published dates and/or for some of these people are in error and I have corrected my information. I would like also to communicate with any of the families listed here because I feel or know they are in related to my bunch from Madison in various ways. I will not say I have not made a mistake in my transcription of this information and if you note an error, feel free to let me know. TIA. <<<< WALTON, Peter Wyche, Jr. -- 9 Oct 1840 - 7 Dec 1916 (Wife) REID, Susan Terrell -- 1 Jun 1845 - 9 Mar 1937 Son: WALTON, Edmund Reid -- 30 Sep 1883 - 18 Jul 1901 Daughter: WALTON, Susan Reid -- 15 Jun 1875 - 30 Nov 1977 (Husband) MANLEY, W. Fletcher -- 17 Apr 1884 - 26 Oct 1919 With them were: WALKER, Mina Retta REID, James Sidney This is one individual I am really interested in if anyone knows anything about him: TAYLOR, Robert C. -- 12 Feb 1829 - 5 Nov 1857. TAYLOR, Mary Hunt d/o Robert C. TAYLOR and L. Tallulah - 12 Feb 1857 - 18 Aug 1857 TAYLOR, Robert James -- 15 Dec 1853 - 11 Mar 1855 TAYLOR, Deloney B. -- 12 Jul 1852 - 4 Sep 1855 The TAYLORS are buried with General Jeptha Vinings HARRIS and his family.... HICKEY, Louise Marion McHenry d/o John Grieve McHENRY, Jr. and Zoe Elizabeth BLACKSHEAR -- 27 May 1891 - 14 Oct 1984 McHENRY. John G. -- 27 Mar 1821 - 5 Oct 1892 McHENRY, John G., Jr -- 7 Feb 1847 - 15 Sep 1924 (Wife) McHENRY, Zoe B. -- 17 Aug 1867 - 12 Dec 1962 McHENRY, James W. -- 28 Sep 1852 - 28 Feb 1854 STOKES, William C. Y. (Young) - 7 May 1821 - 10 Jul 1853 [My note: some list his name as Charles William STOKES but his name was William Charles Young STOKES - right off his tomb stone] STOKES, Wiley - 11 Nov 1852 - 4 Mar 1854 SHINHOLSER, Zoe Harriot McHENRY - 18 Jun 1898 - 11 Mar 1978 STOKES, William S. -- 6 Mar 1798 - 8 Aug 1870 STOKES, Eliza (My Note: some say SMITH) - 6 Dec 1800 - 3 Jul 1888 HICKEY, Capt. Dan McHenry - 13 Jan 1948 - 14 Sep 1977 HILL, Joshua Jr. s/o Joshua HILL, Sr., Born Abbeville District, SC, 10 Jan 1812 - d. 6 Mar 1891, Madison, GA REID, Emily - married 1836, Monticello, GA d/o Samuel REID and Elizabeth HURT, Born 17 Jul 1820, Monticello, GA, d. 22 May 1889, Madison, GA KEY, Miss Rebecca J., d/o Rev. C. W. & E. KEY, d. 13 May 1855 KEY, Oglesby KEY, Susan M., d. 28 Jul 1853 DOUGLAS, Albert E, Sr. -- 12 Nov 1870 - 23 Aug 1919 (Wife) DOUGLAS, Annie Fitzpatrick - 31 Oct 1869 -- 20 May 1939 (son) DOUGLAS, Albert E., Jr. -- 3 Dec 1903 -- 29 Oct 1917 SHEPHERD, Adeline Douglas - 1 Jan 1897 -- 25 Mar 1966 (Husband) SHEPHERD, Carter -- 31 Mar 1894 - 3 Oct 1929 DOUGLAS, Robert - 14 Aug 1800 - 23 Feb 1880 DOUGLAS, Mary T. Swift - 16 Sep 1824 - 22 Jan 1899 WADE, William F. - 22 Mar 1829 - 24 Dec 1860 (Wife) Mary F. WALTON - 19 Aug 1812 - 7 Dec 1884 (My Note: some people list her as Frances Rebecca WALTON but her tomb stone says Mary F. WALTON, so I assume it was Mary Frances WALTON) As I mentioned on the other TAYLORS -- who was this individual if anyone knows? All of the following were buried, together in the same lot...... TAYLOR, Susannah, born in Virginia, died in Madison, GA -- 10 Aug 1846 in her 78th Year. JOHNSTON, William Dr. 17Mar 1784 - 6 Dec 1856 (wife) JOHNSRON, Louisa P. - d. 8 Nov 1819 in her 28th year JOHNSTON, Dolinda, w/o D. W. JOHNSTON, d/o Gen. Reubin & Hannah HOPKINS of Goshen, NY, b. 25 Mar 1792, d. 28 May 1823 GARDNER, Samuel, Esq. - d. 18 Oct 1815 in his 55th Year GARDNER, Elizabeth - b. 13 Nov 1774, d. 1 Dec 1844 BACON, William Thomas, s/o Joel Josiah BACON and Emily Susan HOWARD -- b. 28 Nov 1869 in Oglethorpe County, GA, d. 28 Jan 1944 in Madison, GA (Wife) VARNER, Joseph Watson, d/o Joseph Watson VARNER and Martha Ellen DURNAM, b. Varner (Lincoln County), AR on 25 May 1875, d. Madison GA on 1 Apr 1952 -- [My note: Josie VARNER] married Edward Taylor NEWTON on 27 Oct 1898 and W. T. BACON on 4 May 1913. (First Husband) NEWTON, Edward Taylor, s/o Edward Payson NEWTON and Theresa W. BRAWNER, born Morgan County, GA on 17 Jun 1862 and died on 4 Oct 1904 CARTER, Electra Varner , d/o William VARNER and Catherine WATSON, born in Greene County, GA, died in Madison, GA on 16 Apr 1903 (Daughter) CARTER, Anne Varner - d/o Isaiah CARTER and Electa VARNER, b. Burke County, GA on 5 Mar 1860, died Madison, GA on 3 Mar 1931 NEWTON, Edward Taylor, Jr, son of Edward Taylor NEWTON, Sr. and Josie VARNER, born in Morgan County, GA on 16 Aug 1903 and died in Madison, GA on 6 Jan 1983, married Laura WEINE on 17 Aug 1940 in Bayard Hall, Newark, DE (wife) NEWTON, Laura Weine, d/o Frederick August WEINE and Miriam ARMSTRONG, born Kensington, MD on 13 Mar 1909 WALLACE, Anne Douglas, d/o Annie FITZPATRICK and Albert E. DOUGLAS, b. 17 Jun 1902, d. 10 Oct 1995 (Husband) WALLACE, Leonard D., s/o William P. and Susan WILLIAMS. b. 14 Jul 1898, d. 15 Dec 1962 HUNTER, Nathan Hudson - Lt. Col. - 26 Sep 1895 - 7 Jan 1980 Same note, as on the other TAYLORS: TAYLOR, Harriott Caroline, d/o I. B. (or L. B.) JONES, Esq. w/o Robert TAYLOR TAYLOR, John, Jr. born County of Tyrone, IRELAND, died Madison, GA on 14 Sep 1818 in his 30th year. BRYAN, Felix - d. 1 Aug 1836 in his 41st Year SHIELDS, Samuel - d. mar 1816 SHIELDS, Frances, w/o Samiel SHIELDS, 14 Mar 1794 - 2 Nov 1883 - "Our Grandmother" BURNEY, Julia A. - 25 Nov 1809 - 29 Dec 1884 -- "Our Mother" BURNEY, Thomas J. - 24 Apr 1801 - 22 Jun 1876 - "Our Father" BURNEY, Julia S. - 19 Mar 1842 - 23 Mar 1866 - "Our Sister" HOWARD, Sterling - d. 24 Oct 1843 age 73 HOWARD, Mrs. Fanny R. - age 50 (something) & seven months (broken through date on stone) >>>> John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vd.2ADE/1098 Message Board Post: Elijah Wyatt bought and sold land in Morgan Co aoune 1806-1810.Did he moved on to Alabama ,some where>there ios a John and a Thomas Wyatt in Morgan Co too.

Moses Chapel AME Church is still in existence and is listed at 119 Williams Street, Rutledge, Georgia 30663. Phone number: 706-557-0097. They likely have minutes of meetings and other records when Mose Williams pastored there. Good luck! Estelle

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brewer and Evans Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vd.2ADE/1097 Message Board Post: Searching for William E. Evans and Annie Brewer. They married September 1865 or 1866 in Wlaton County. May have lived for some time in Morgan County. Does anyone have information to share on them?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams, Maguire ? Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vd.2ADE/1096 Message Board Post: Seeking any information on Mose Williams who married Georgianna Maguire(spelling ?),that lived in Rutledge,and was a minister at Moses AME. Some of his children were Louise,Posey,and Laura. Louise married Lenin Nalls and moved to Pittsburgh. I am seeking information for Louise's granddaughter Priscilla. Any information on the family,and church would be greatly appreciated

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BELLAH/SHAW/RODGERS/STUBBLEFIELD/ etc Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vd.2ADE/230.690.695.698.2 Message Board Post: Peggy, I don't see where you have an answer to you question. I am Admin. at "www.bellahs.com" web site. We have many members and do have William Rufus but I have no record of your father. Please come to the site and request an invitation. You will find many willing to help. TomR

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ABOVE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vd.2ADE/269.640.700 Message Board Post: I SAW YOUR MESSAGE WITH YOUR LAST NAME OF DOWDELL I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS ANNIE MAE DOWDELL RYLES FROM AMERICUS GA. BORN THE EARLY 1900'S MAYBE 1903 HER DAD WAS RICHMOND DOWDELL JR. HE MARRIED ELLA (CANDY) CLARK THESE DOWDELL'S ARE RELATED TO THE , ABRAMS,KENNEDY, HENDERSON ,WILKERSON,HAYNES,HAYES,DANIELS,HARRIS,JACKSON,STOKES,STREET,MANY OTHERS IF YOU HAVE THE SAME RELATIVES AND HELLO GAIL DOWDELL WILSON ,YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT PLEASE EMAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS NOT ON THE MESSAGE BOARD BECAUSE I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE MESSAGES SO THAT I CAN READ THEM RES1GHAK@VERIZON..NET

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following are the surnames I am researching; If you are, too, please feel free to join these MSN groups: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALLRED (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/ALLREDSouthernStates BECK (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/BECKSouthernStates BUTLER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/BUTLERSouthernStates CARTER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/CARTERSouthernStates DAVIS (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/DAVISSouthernStates ELLIOT (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/ELLIOTSouthernStates ELLIS (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/ELLISSouthernStates LOTT (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/LOTTSouthernStates McCLAIN (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/McCLAINSouthernStates PARKER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/PARKERSouthernStates PEACOCK (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/PEACOCKSouthernStates PERRY (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/PERRYSouthernStates REDD (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/REDDSouthernStates SANDERS (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/SANDERSSouthernStates SATCHER (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/SATCHERSouthernStates SHIVER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/SHIVERandalternatenamesSouthernStates SULLIVAN (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/SULLIVANSouthernStates USSERY (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/USSERYvariousspellingsSouthernStates WALKER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/WALKERSouthernStates WATSON (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/WATSONSouthernStates WEAVER (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/WEAVERSouthernStates WHITTLE (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/WHITTLESouthernStates WILSON (Maternal) http://groups.msn.com/WILSONFamilyOfTheUSAandUK WRIGHT (Paternal) http://groups.msn.com/WRIGHTSouthernStates >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH http://groups.msn.com/NativeAmericanResearch

Happy New Year, 2002 was a very good year for the MORGAN-GA list. We had over 400 total messages sent to the list during the year from an average of about 125 subscribers. These totals do not equal the activity on my DANIEL List which had almost 2000 messages and 300 subscribers but it was much more than in previous years. The one problem we all face is all of the inaccurate information that is out there, especially on the Internet. I am sure that, at least, 50% of all of the published genealogy of any family is flat wrong. - the farther back in time you go, the worse it is However, there is not a lot of Morgan County, GA family information out there for me to compare. In fact, I am really surprised how little genealogical information is out there as relates to Morgan County, GA families. Hopefully, this year will change that. As genealogists, we must never forget that genealogy is like a road map with lots of roads to travel. Once you head down the wrong road, due to inaccurate travel information, you may well end up in San Francisco instead of Dallas. In genealogy, that means you are lost and without a clue. <grin> In my years of research, I have looked through thousands of published GEDCOMS and I have learned two basic rules about them. The first is - the more people they contain, the more inaccurate they usually are. The second is - the more famous people they contain, especially royalty - the more inaccurate they usually are. <grin> However, even the worst information has some truth to it but separating fact from fiction may sometime be a difficult chore. One rule I always try to follow is -- "any assignment has to make sense." In other words, did this guy or gal live in close proximity to each other and were their families collateral in that location or some earlier time. You will find, over time, that sisters often married brothers, cousins often married cousins and all tended to marry within am extended family group that often migrated and lived within a just few houses of each other. This would change as the 19th Century came to a close but it was more or less the rule before the CW. I think everybody in our generation has heard of the "girl next door," well our ancestors also heard of them and more often than not -- married them. Another rule is -- given names run in families like fish in a stream. My old rule is that John's and Sarah's always have little Johnny's and Sally's running around the house. I usually look for the use of typical naming patterns where the first male child is named after the father's father and the first daughter is named for the mother's mother, etc., but I find these patterns will diminish in use after the Revolution. Then, I find the given and surnames of family friends, neighbors, etc. or the given and surnames of religious or political figures to be a greater basis for given and middle names than typical family naming patterns. This is not to mean the old family naming patterns dropped by the wayside, they did not. However, they diminished in use and contrary to what some may believe the naming of a child is more determined by what is in "vogue," much as it is today. Another point to always remember when posting a query about any family member is -- give their approximate dates of birth, where they lived (be as specific as you can), who they married (if known), their collateral families (if known) and basically what you know about their family. Contrary to what some may think -- "we did not know Uncle Bill or Aunt Peggy." Also, on the list, if you see a message on the list which interests you -- reply to it (to the list). However, if you are just thanking someone for helping you, kudos. etc -- please do so, "privately," to that individual, and not to the whole list. You can do this by copying the email address of the sender into the "To:" box of the message, overwriting the MORGAN email address in the process. Another thing I really hate to see is "one line queries." There is no way you can present your family in one line, even if you do not know who they are. <grin> So, when I call for a roll call on the list (about every three months) or you are writing an introduction to a new list you just subscribed to -- give us your best and tell us as much as you can about your family, including the warts and the blemishes because they matter, too. And, most of us read all posts to the list and it may be the one item that you almost overlooked that will help one of us find your family. Most of all -- I hope your New Year will be as good as I know ours will be. John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free

Hi, I have two COLEMAN lines that tie into my family of Morgan County, GA. One is the Eden COLEMAN line out of Greene County, GA, but I do not show Matthew as a given name in this bunch but there could be one of which I am not aware. They tie into the DANIEL, RANDLE, RALLS and PALMER families of Greene County,.GA. The other family is from a Charles COLEMAN and Amelia GARNER family whose children settled in Emanuel County, GA. Matthew is a given name in this family and they seem to tie into many of the same general families as my DANIEL bunch did in Burke and Jefferson County -- located just north of Emanuel. In fact one of my GGF's wives was from Emanuel County -- a Rachel Rebecca GREEN born 1824 in Emanuel County, GA There seems to be quite a bit of family connections between Morgan and Burke, Jefferson, Richmond and Emanuel Counties in this era. I have not been able to tie my DANIEL family from Burke and Jefferson back to the DANIEL families of Greene and Morgan but I would almost bet money there was a connection -- probably back in Southside, VA or in NC. We know the John Byne WALKER who married Eliza Saffold FANNING was from Burke and in fact his parents lived just a few houses from my 2nd GGF, Robert C. DANIEL (ABT 1765-AFT 1830) but I have not been able to draw any other connections between Burke and Morgan. The reason is that all of Burke's records before the CW are lost and gone, forever. . Also, the WHCYES, BRYANS JORDANS and MITCHELLS of around Richmond County (Augusta), as well as the STOKES and WINGFIELDS of Morgan, were all collateral and many of them tie into families with both Morgan, Emanuel, Twiggs and Thomas County, GA. The problem is there are so many incorrect assignments in many of these families that trying to get a good picture of them, based upon the information that is available, is almost impossible because so much of the information is not only wrong, but conflicting. My bet is these COLEMANS in both Morgan and Emanuel County, as well as COLEMANS back in VA, especially those from Southside, are probably connected in some way. John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free ----- Original Message ----- From: <TChris56@aol.com> To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: Coleman's in Morgan Co. Ga. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Coleman > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vd.2ADE/1093 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for any information on Mathew W. Coleman that is listed in the 1830 Morgan Co. census. I have a Mathew W. Coleman Born ca 1835 in Ga. and was looking for a connection for these two. > > Thanks, > Carol > > > > > > > > > > > >

I found something interesting this morning. Dr. James Erwin GODFREY, Jr. MD, for whom the town of Godfrey, GA is named was a Captain in the 54th GA during the CW -- their Surgeon (1862-1865). Also, his father, Rev. James Erwin GODFREY, Sr. was the Chaplain of the 54th GA (May-Nov 1862). There are other names on the roster of the 54th GA that I clearly recognize as being from families in and around Morgan County, GA. These include that of Lt. Col Morgan RAWLS, who I will bet is in some way related to the RAWLS family of Greene County, Assistant Surgeon W. B. RICHARDSON who is probably related in some way to the RICHARDSON family from up around Rutledge. Others noted names were COLEMAN, TALLEY, MANSFIELD, EVANS, KNIGHT, etc. A name that really caught my eye was Capt. John G. CLARKE, who I am pretty sure was the same school teacher from Madison, GA who at one time taught my Grand Uncle, Charles W. RICHTER, Jr, who was then in the 3rd GA. If your ancestor was in the 54th, you might want to drop by this website and take a look at the history of this CSA Regiment -- http://www.csawardept.com/genealogy/regiments/GA/54thInf/ John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free