Sharon, do you know where Baptist Scott lived in Gadsden co.? My Grandparents Scott moved from Jackson co., Fl to G/Co late 1920's Greensboro. My G g Uncle, sherrod Scott and his 4th wife lived in G/Co from late 1880's til he died there abt 1895/6 in that same west of Quincy area. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Dean Lee" <sdlee1@cox.net> To: <gascreve@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] A Williams Cemetery? > What a great story! what it's all about . . . > > SDL > > -----Original Message----- > From: gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Scotti3275@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:55 PM > To: gascreve@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] A Williams Cemetery? > > Nan, > > No, she didn't and evidently couldn't have any. Doll and my > grandfather, Walter Scott, were engaged in 1920 (they'd grown up on > adjacent farms, from > what I can gather). Anyway, one Sunday, Grandpa made the mistake of going > over to see Doll after he'd been drinking. Now, John Barney Williams, > Grandma's father, was a pretty bad drinker from what I understand, so Doll > gave > Grandpa her engagement ring back, and told him that she was going to marry > a > drunk! Suffice it to say, Grandpa didn't give up drinking until 1943, and > within > a few months, was married to my grandmother, Laura Mock. After this > marriage, Doll married Sollie Conner, who was a widower with children, and > they > lived over in Brooklet. Marguerite Perkins from Emit Grove is Doll's > niece. > Anyway, in 1959, Grandpa's sister, Daisy Scott Wells (who also lived in > Brooklet), asked her younger brother (Grandpa) if he would paint her house. > Aunt > Daisy also invited Doll over for lunch. > As Grandpa and Doll were both recently widowed (and Grandpa no longer > drank), they reestablished their relationship and got married in 1960. I > remember > watching them when we'd come and visit from Statesboro, walking > hand-in-hand > and they were really in love with each other! However, I'm glad that it > worked out the way it did, or else I wouldn't be here today! Also, two of > Doll's > sisters, Cora Lee and Nettie, I believe, married two of Grandpa's cousins, > Virgil R. and Charlie Scott. Aunt Lola Williams Lee was the youngest of > these > 15 Williams children, and she died last summer. I hope that this helps. > Happy hunting! > > Scotty > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 > 00025 > 48) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >