HMMM...seems like the URL doesn't work. Couldn't it possibly be with a 'www' at the beggining of it? Mike LisaTM@aol.com wrote: > > I have to write and let ya'll know what a wonderful resource Troup Co., GA > has, I'm sure many of you know about it, but some may not. > > It is the archives at http:lagrangenews.com. Once there, click on "History" > on the left. After that page loads, scroll down and click on "Archives". You > will find many useful things there, but also they will do a brief (30 minute) > search of Troup County and Western GA without charge. > > I recently wrote to them asking about relatives in Troup Co., and here is a > copy of what I got back.... including this so it might help fellow > researchers... > *************** > > Dear Mrs. Melvin: We have a good bit on the family you mentioned. Charles > W. Smith was the son of Wiley Brooks Smith born 4-11-1825 died 7-16-1874 > and his 2nd wife, Eliza Scott Hall born 8-29-1837 died 4-7-1912. Wiley > Brooks Smith was the son of Wiley Smith born 11-7-1778 died 12-10-1838 > Troup Co.,Ga and his wife Elizabeth Hearn born 5-14-1778 died 5-22-1847 > Troup Co.,Ga. (Wiley and E. Hearn married 7-7-1803). Wiley Smith was the > son of Abram Smith who served in the American Revolution and was at > Yourktown. Wiley Brooks Smith and Eliza S Hall were married 12-1-1859 > in Troup Co.,Ga. Eliza Scott Hall was the daughter of Young J. Hall born > 8-30-1801 Greene Co.,Ga died 2-22-1861 Troup Co.,Ga and Mariah Ann Howell > born 4-5-1809 Greene Co.,Ga died 6-29-1886 Troup Co.,Ga. and they married > in Greene Co.,Ga 9-7-1825. Mariah Ann Howell was the daughter of > Nathaniel Howell, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Wagnon and their parents were > Nathaniel Howell (a Lt. in American Revolution) and Ann Nail (daughter of > Daniel and Barbara Nail) and Daniel Wagnon (soldier of American Revolution > who died in 1840s in Troup Co) and his wife Elizabeth who died in Greene > co.,Ga in 1821. You have many relatives in Troup County. Susan A. > "Sudie" Brooks was the daughter of Thomas J. Brooks born 1838 married > 12-2-1856 Troup Co.,Ga died ca 1895 and his wife Susan E. Grimmett born > 1840. Thomas J. Brooks was the son of Maxey Brooks born 8-11-1791 married > 1830 died 8-8-1861 Meriwether Co.,Ga (just east of us) and his wife Lucy > Thornton born 9-11-1812 died 10-16-1879. We also have the Howell line back > further and the Brooks and Thorntons. Hope some of this helps. We have > all this in books if you would like copies of the pages from which it came, > please remit a check for $10.00 to the Troup County Archives, P.O.Box 1051 > LaGrange, Ga 30241. > > Sincerely, > > F.C.johnson,III, > County Historian > > At 08:03 PM 12/14/98, you wrote: > >12/14/98 8:03:37 PM 205.188.193.56 > > > >First---Lisa > > > >MI---T > > > >LastName---Melvin > > > >Address1-- > > > >2ndLine--- > > > >City-- > >State--- > > > >Country--- > > > >ZipCode--- > > > >E-Mail---LisaTM@aol.com > > > >Home telephone-- > >Type of Research---Research in other areas > > > >background--- > > >Request details---Looking for obituary for Charles W. SMITH, b 1862 d. > 1931?; Sudie Brooks SMITH b 1872 d 1934?; and Eliza Scott SMITH b 1839 d. > 1922? > > > >All believed to be buried Hillview Cemetary, LaGrange, Troup Co, GA > > > >Comments---Thank you in advance for any help. These are my > great-grandparents and my great-great grandmother. I knew they were in > LaGrange, but didn't know their birth/death dates for sure.. I think I have > found them in your cemetery database.. This is a great service you have. > Even if you can't find the obituaries, just knowing where they are buried > is a fantastic start. Happy Holidays :) LisaTM@aol.com > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives > http://www.lgc.peachnet.edu/archives/tcarchiv.htm > ************* > Sorry for the long post. Hope others may be as successful in their quests. > > Lisa > > ==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > Our GATROUP List archives may be searched at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl