Here are the correct links from yesterdays posts. Sorry for the goof. US & State County Census Maps www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscm.htm US & State County Formation Maps www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscf.htm

Would like to pass these links along. I found them interesting and helpful. Some of you may feel the same. US & State County Census Maps www.genealogyinc.com/uscm.htm US & State County Formation Maps www.genealogyinc.com/uscf.htm rotating census avalibility map www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm meanings of terms & descriptions www.genealogyinc.com/descriptions/

Moccasin District of the 1860 Federal Census, Rabun Co., GA is now online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1860/1860free.html Surnames by page: Page 513: Teague, Page, Smith, [Duncan?], Matheus, Billingsly, [Binam], Burrell, Billingsley Page 514: Billingsley, Binam, Burrell, Headen, Fowler, Underwood, Watson, Reed, Brown, Vincent Page 515: Vincent, Chastain, Duncan, Hemphill, Brown, Henderson, Watson, Talley Page 516: Talley, McWhorter, McCall, Headen, Reed, Moody, Owens, Oneal, Gasaway, West Page 517: West, Burrel, Cornett, Queen, Barnes, Fox, Carpenter Page 518: Chastain, Hix, Matheus, Hill, Nicholson Page 519: Holden, Bartow, Reep [or Rees?], West, Kell, Hyde, Evans Page 520: Evans, Adkins, Hamby Moccasin Dist. covered the (at that time) Pine Mountain Post Office, and possibly extended to the present-day Satolah area. Both Pine Mountain and the Satolah Community are along/near Hwy. 28 in the far eastern section of the county bordering NC and SC. Sincerely, Dawn Watson http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Warwoman District of the 1860 Federal Census, Rabun Co., GA is now online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1860/1860free.html Surnames by page: Page 505: Dotson, Beck, Massongill, Wall Page 506: Wall, Knox, Kell, Brown, Carver, Dockins, Goble Page 507: Goble, Holden, Phillips, Wootten, Speed, [Kell?], Carver, Thomas Page 508: Kell, Yergin, Ledford, Carver, Dockins, Speed, Wilson, Bleckly, Adams Page 509: Adams, Wilson, Beck, [Wootboro?], Snider, Breen, Turpin Page 510: Turpin, Green, Patterson, Mantgold, Smith, Bradley, Richardson, Forrester, Gregg Page 511: Gregg, Wall, Page, Lankston, Beck, Bradley, Hopkins, [Panell?], Pelfrey Page 512: Pelfrey, Johnson, [Shelton?], Stancell, Compton, Quarles, Burgess, Pinter, Raper, Massongill, Sparks, Sanith Sincerely, Dawn Watson http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Two new files are now online. They are both from the Inferior Court Minutes (County Purposes), 1860 - 1869, Rabun Co., GA: http://usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/civilwar/saltlist/01231863.html http://usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/civilwar/saltlist/08141863.html The first list gives the names of women whose husbands were in service to the Confederate Army, widows of soldiers who died giving service to the Confederate Army, wounded soldiers, indigent children dependent on soldiers, and widows whose sons were in service to the Confederate Army. The second list gives the names of women whose husbands were in service to the Confederate Army, and widows of soldiers. In "other but related news", I finally found the names of soldiers who served with Co. F, 11th Regt. GA Cavalry. Those names have now been added to the index on the Civil War site. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/ Sincerely, Dawn Watson _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

To All, Here is the latest research on Alfred Dockins born in 1800 in NC. A "Map Guide to Federal Censuses 1790-1920" by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide contains maps containing both the current counties and the counties as they were at the time of the census. Based on the location of the NC county with respect to Rabun County GA, here are the counties that, in my opinion, need to be researched to see if Alfred Dockins lived in them at the time of the census for the years 1800-1820. Alfred is listed on the Rabun county 1830 census. 1800 - Buncombe 1810 - Buncombe 1820 - Buncombe Haywood The same book provides information for census data from SC. 1800 - Pendleton Abbeville Edgefield 1810 - 1850 Pendleton Abbeville Edgefield I think that Alfred and his family are listed somewhere on the above censuses. I would love to have a volunteer to do this. Anyone up for it??? Regards, Walter

Looking for information on the TILLY/TILLEY family of Rabun Co., GA. My husband's ancestor was Rebecca TILLY who married 1) John W. Kirby in 1860, Rabun Co., GA and 2) Andrew Jackson Williams in 1865, Rabun Co., GA. Any idea of who her parents and siblings might have been? Elaine Randall English eng4@alltel.net

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I have started putting the population schedule of the 1860 Census, Rabun County, online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1860/1860free.html An index will be placed online after all the pages are uploaded. Pamela Drewry is working on a text version of this census. The first enumerator's district (Town of Clayton) is now online and covers pp. 493 to 504. Surnames by page: Page 493: Nevill, Quillian, Derrick, Dickson, Pitchford, York, Hunnicutt Page 494: York, Jones, Singleton, Pitchford, Kelley, Williams, Heifner, Crane, Beck, Edmonston Page 495: Dotson, Dover, Suttles, Coffee, Long, Hyde, Speed, Blackwell Page 496: Blackwell, Hyde, Munsey, Whitmire, Fountain, Price, Derrick, McAlester, Netherland, [Bailey?], Simmons Page 497: Heifner, Haynes, Gaines, Thomas, Miller, Crawford, Holcombe, Whitmire, Teazeley Page 498: Reems, Gaines, Derrick, Hunnicutt, Whitmire, Queen, McCurry Page 499: McCurry, Webb, Watts, Philyaw, Keener, York, Wilkerson, Carnes, Calahan, Wilbern, Forrester, York Page 500: York, Lacount, Hunnicutt, Wilborn, Wade, Giles, Taylor Page 501: Taylor, Wilborn, Keener, Benfield, Jones, Thompson, [Carnes?], [L***ston], Litle, Singleton Page 502: Singleton, Coffee, Bleckly, Bell, Mozeley, Beavert, Wilborn, Allmon, Hightower, York Page 503: Spellers, Ledbetter, Craig, Pruet, Harrall, Carter, Chappel, Holcombe Page 504: Holcombe, Forrester, Woodall, Justis, Carnes If anyone finds an error or discrepency in the online schedule, please let me know so that I can correct it. My thanks, Dawn Watson _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

To All, I have made the following changes to the site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dockins/. 1. I added more information about my grandfather, James Mitchell Dockins, and my mother, Mary Elizabeth Dockins. 2. I added more information about the mysterious Alfred Mitchell Dockins from Habersham County, GA. 3. I created a separate page for great grandpa, Alfred Mitchell, and his two brothers, John and James who served the confederacy during the Civil War. To access this new page, click on the Military Service text and it will take you there. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Regards, Walter

My thanks to Dawn Watson for her continuing great work on the Rabun County website. I just found the death of my ancestor William Wall on the 1870 Mortality Schedule. I had found nothing previously to indicate he died in Rabun Co. He signed over his property to his children in 1866 and did not appear on the 1870 census. This seemed to indicate he was leaving the county when he transferred his property. The mortality schedule says he was a widower, so his wife Rebecca Blythe apparently died in Rabun Co. also. Millemar@aol.com

Looking for the parents and siblings of Rebecca Tilley/Tilly who married John W. Kerby in 1860 in Rabun Co., GA and in 1865 married Andrew Jackson Williams in Rabun Co., GA. Any help appreicated. Elaine Randall English eng4@alltel.net

The 1870 Mortality Schedule, Rabun Co., GA is now online at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1870/1870ms.html There were 14 people listed on this schedule: Sarah F. Vandivierre, James Moseley, Jessee Gibson, Roseliu Bronson, Mitchell Dockens, James Billingsley, Nettie Ellingburg, John Jefferson Vinson, William Wall, Martha Winters, Burrel Wall, William Miller, David G. Singleton, Elisha Wellborn. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

The 1850 Mortality Schedule of Rabun Co., GA is now online at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1850/1850ms.html There were only 12 people listed in this schedule: Cary [no surname], Mary [no surname], W. R. Kerby, John L. Kerby, James Speed, Susannah Massingale, Sorena Hicks, Francis M. Ramey, Elisabeth Ramey, Abraham Page, Alexander Page, Augustus Crow. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

got this from another group I liked this & wanted to pass it on ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:31 AM Subject: Something to Ponder "The Rat Trap" A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a packag. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap! Retreating to the farmyard, the rat proclaimed the warning, "There's a rat trap in the house! There's a rat trap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Rat, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me; I can't be bothered by it." The rat turned to the pig and told him, "There is a rat trap in the house." "I'm so very sorry, Mr. Rat," sympathized the pig, "but there's nothing I can think of to do about it. Surely someone else will step in to help." The rat turned to the cow, who replied, "Like wow, Mr. Rat, a mouse trap; like I'm in grave danger, duh?" So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected to face the farmer's rat trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she didn't see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. The wife returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. His wife's sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat. So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it doesn't concern you, remember that when the least of us are threatened, we're all at risk. By the way, what did ever happen to that mouse that was asking for the help? The End -author unknown

Dear Researchers: I am writing to inform you that my webpage has been moved to a new location. The new URL is: http://www.alltel.net/~ktledford/menworegrey Volumes for this series include the following counties: Franklin Co., Ga. Volume I Habersham Co., Ga. Volume II Stephens Co., Ga. Volume III Rabun Co., Ga. Volume IV White Co., Ga. Volume V Banks Co., Ga. Volume VI Jackson Co., Ga. Volume VII The webpage gives contents of each volume, plus a surname page for each book. These books represent over 10 years of work. Thank you for all the confidence and support so many of you have given my work over the years. If I can help you in anyway, please e-mail me. Sincerely: Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. 9161 Dicks Hill Parkway Toccoa, Ga. 30557

I would ask your assistance in spreading the word about the Stewart DNA Project. See www.angelfire.com/nb/stewartdna for additional details. Those of us involved are descendants of colonial NC, VA, PA, GA, AL, TN families. We also have participants from Scotland, and New Zealand. We have 36 participants to date. I would ask that you pass this information on to any and all Stewarts in your region. I selected your counties as I have tracked my Noah Stewart (b-1785,d-1881) and his descendants through all of your counties at one time or another, to also include other unrelated Stewart families. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Semper Fidelis Rick Stewart GySgt USMC Ret. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Dear Group: I am attempting to inform you, due to many inquiries, as to why my webpage is not coming up. I am in the process of moving my webpage for THESE MEN WORE GREY to a new location. I will be informing you as soon as it is settled the new URL for the location. If you have questions about ordering or about the books in general which cover these counties: Franklin, Habersham, Stephens, Rabun, White, Banks, and Jackson Co. please e-mail me personally at the moment. I am currently working on Volume 8 of "These Men Wore Grey" which will be on Hart Co., Ga. Thank You, Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. THESE MEN WORE GREY

I am looking for information regarding the KENDRICKS/KENDRIX family of Rabun County, GA. The 1880 Census lists Willie M. Kendrick (37 yo farmer), wife Martha M. Kendrick (28 yo) , and daughter Margaret Kendrick (9 yo) living in Stonepile District. I am looking for Martha Lou Ella Kendrix (1871-1913), my g-grandmother, who married Julius Duncan Taylor, also of Stonepile District, s/o Charles Landrum Taylor and Matilda Vandiver. Julius and "Ella" were married sometime prior to 1892, when their oldest daughter, my grandmother Bessie, was born. Is is possible that Margaret Kendrick is the same as Martha Lou? It seems there were not many Kendricks in Rabun County. It was never clear what her name was, I always knew her as Ella but recenlt saw her referred to as Martha Lou. Her headstone in Old Salem Cemetery (near Lake Burton) reads "ELLA KENDRIX" and the graves of some of her children are inscribed "son of J.D. and Eller". Any help would be appreciated. Also, looking for the father of Nancy Thena Dockins, I believe her monther was Mary Catherine Jones. -Debbie Smith Wade debbie.wade@dol.net

Jean has sent me several e-mails recently from the e-mail address jjneal@aug.com. Unfortunately, when I try to respond to her, my e-mails bounce. If anyone knows Jean or has an alternate e-mail where she can be reached, please pass this message along. My thanks, Dawn Watson