Kemis, I do have a copy of the 1997 reprint. The records for Mt. Paran in the book are quite helpful, yet I can't help but think the original records would tell us more, if they could be located. The ROGERS account does include many names, but I'm curious as to whether there were more dates included in the source records. Also, following the Church Roll from 1860 to 1870 (p. 85), appears the comment, "Names of a number of colored members are omitted." It would be nice to recover that information and any other data that may have been left out of the published account. Thanks, John in TX Kemis Massey wrote: > Do you have a copy of her book? It contains almost 3 pages on the > church including a church roll from 1860 to 1870. > > > kemis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Mallory Land <mailto:retrofit@flash.net> > To: GAMUSCOG-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:GAMUSCOG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 11:38 AM > Subject: Re: [GAMUSCOGEE] death records > > Martha, > > I think this family were members of the Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist > Church in Muscogee (later Chattahoochee) Co. during that time period. > If we could find the early church records, they might indicate when > Mahala died. A later book of records (beginning in the 1880's or > so and > running to about 1920, I think) has been photocopied and placed in > the > Bradley Memorial Library in Columbus. I'm not sure if the > whereabouts > of the earlier records is known now. They existed in the early > 1930's, > when a summary was prepared for inclusion in the original edition of > Nancy Kate ROGERS' "History of Chattahoochee County, Georgia," > published > in 1933. Maybe if all of us who are interested in those early Mt. > Paran > families were to beat the bushes, we could come up with those > records? > The place to start would be to check with Barbara (BLACKSTOCK) > SIZEMORE > (Mrs. Bobby D.) out at Box Springs in Talbot County. She's the > one who > photocopied the later book and placed the copy in the library. > > John in TX > > Motthu@aol.com <mailto:Motthu@aol.com> wrote: > > >Does anyone know if there are any death records for the 1850 to > 1855 time > >frame? I need the death record of Mahala Lee who was married to > Burrell Lee. > > > >Martha > > > > > >==== GAMUSCOG Mailing List ==== > >Records Needed! > >If you have any Muscogee County material you'd like to contribute > email varcsix@hot.rr.com <mailto:varcsix@hot.rr.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAMUSCOG Mailing List ==== > Be sure to post > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.muscogee > <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.muscogee> > > Select the category(obit, cemetery) when you post! There are lots > more categories than before >