Tonya, I applaud you for your dedication! But, I fear that I cannot add much. My distant cousin, Tom Cloud, told you about our ancestor Jeremiah Cloud, who married Elizabeth in 1800. He said he was born in Twiggs County, GA. He was 77 years old and fairly prosperous when he died in TX in 1861. Our best guess is that they married in the Twiggs County area but that was before the county was formed. The fact that Twiggs County did not exist when Jeremiah was born has caused some to suggest that he was not actually born in the county. What is important to me is that Twiggs County did exist when he left the area for AL in about 1825. If his mother told him accurately about his place of birth and that place was a part of Twiggs County in 1825 I feel sure he would have said quite honestly that he was born in Twiggs County. That's the way we speak today, and I have no reason to think customs on this have changed. Jeremiah's place of birth may have later become a part of Bibb County, but he may never have known about that. I spent a little time in the area last summer trying to gather clues as to what was going on there in 1784. I came away with the suspicion that Jeremiah's mother was either a refugee from the war or a Creek Indian. Any ideas? Cec in response to what Tonya Crosby wrote: > All right folks! > > Out of 65 people on the Twiggs Mailing List, only three responded to my > request for marriages. (And let me take this time to say THANK YOU to > those three, I really do appreciate your support!) What about the other 62 > people? I can not do this alone!!!!!! > > The Twiggs County list is such a friendly one. If you've never written an > e-mail to a mailing list or shared anything, this is a wonderful list to > work with. Everyone is willing to help you ...and there is no "wrong" way > to write an e-mail. Even if you don't type very well, we don't mind typos > at all. The main thing is to at least attempt to share what you have. > > I know that you all are checking the Twiggs site for updates, I have seen > the counter go up by 400 visitors in just a few weeks. > > Why won't you share? > > I don't mean to offend anyone, and if I have then I am sorry, but this can > not be a one person operation. I have put hours and hours into trying to > get information online. What is probably at your fingertips I have spent > time at the library getting (and then had to pay for it!) > > I have about 400 marriages in this database so far. I would like to get > much more before putting it online. > > For those of you that do not know me, I do live in Twiggs County. I also > work full time as an EMT. I normally work 72 hours per week. I have > three children; ages 17, 15 and 9. I also volunteer as a Rescue Member > and Fire Department Member for Twiggs County. As you can see I stay pretty > busy too so that is no excuse for not taking five minutes to send me your > information. > > Now......START SHARING!!!!!! > > > Tonya Crosby > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Keener" <kenkeener@pdq.net> > > To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 5:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [GATWIGGS] Marriages > > > > > > > Thanks, Tonya; this is sure to be a big help. > > > > > > Archibald Ham married Olly Ann Kelly > > > > > > I have no idea when but I THINK it was around 1835. > > > > > > Janiece > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tonya Crosby" <thcrosby@bellsouth.net> > > > To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:44 PM > > > Subject: [GATWIGGS] Marriages > > > > > > > > > > Dear list subscribers; > > > > > > > > I am starting a new database and will work on getting this online as > > soon > > > as possible, but it can only be successful with your help. > > > > > > > > Since the courthouse burned in 1901, there are no marriage records for > > > Twiggs County before that time. I am working on re-creating these > > > marriages. > > > > > > > > I have started looking through old newspapers and books to get this > > > database started. Gaila has sent me some marriages off of > Ancestry.com > > > and that is what has given me the idea to do this. > > > > > > > > I know that in some cases we will not be able to know the exact date > the > > > marriage took place. (But the month or just the year will be better > than > > > nothing!!!) Aren't you tired of being stuck with just a first name of > a > > > wife and no maiden name? > > > > > > > > What I need for each of you to do is to get out your family bibles and > > > your family files and sent me a listing of who married who in Twiggs > > County > > > before 1901. > > > > > > > > I will include a source to let everyone know where the information > came > > > from, but if you do not want your name mentioned, then I will just say > > > "Personal Family File". > > > > > > > > Looking forward to hearing from each of you. > > > > > > > > Tonya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.geocities.com/thcrosby > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > Pat Evans > > > > Twiggs County List Manager > > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > > > > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, > conine... > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > Support Rootsweb! > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Post your Wills for Twiggs County > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/TwiggsWill > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
Dear Cecil; I checked the 1805 Wilkinson County Districts that become Twiggs County in 1809 and there are no Cloud families in the area. I work a 24 hour shift tomorrow, but will go to the library on Wednesday to try and get more marriage records out of Newspaper articles and will look for your Jeremiah Cloud in anything there. If the part of Twiggs where he was from became Bibb County later, then there could be some records there. Do you know if he owned any land? I will keep my eyes open for you and thank you for the email. Tonya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecil Stokes" <cstokes@hiwaay.net> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:46 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [GATWIGGS] Marriages > Tonya, > > I applaud you for your dedication! > > But, I fear that I cannot add much. My distant cousin, Tom Cloud, told you about our > ancestor Jeremiah Cloud, who married Elizabeth in 1800. He said he was born in > Twiggs County, GA. He was 77 years old and fairly prosperous when he died in TX in > 1861. Our best guess is that they married in the Twiggs County area but that was > before the county was formed. The fact that Twiggs County did not exist when > Jeremiah was born has caused some to suggest that he was not actually born in the > county. What is important to me is that Twiggs County did exist when he left the > area for AL in about 1825. If his mother told him accurately about his place of > birth and that place was a part of Twiggs County in 1825 I feel sure he would have > said quite honestly that he was born in Twiggs County. That's the way we speak > today, and I have no reason to think customs on this have changed. Jeremiah's place > of birth may have later become a part of Bibb County, but he may never have known > about that. > > I spent a little time in the area last summer trying to gather clues as to what was > going on there in 1784. I came away with the suspicion that Jeremiah's mother was > either a refugee from the war or a Creek Indian. Any ideas? > > Cec > > > in response to what Tonya Crosby wrote: > > > All right folks! > > > > Out of 65 people on the Twiggs Mailing List, only three responded to my > > request for marriages. (And let me take this time to say THANK YOU to > > those three, I really do appreciate your support!) What about the other 62 > > people? I can not do this alone!!!!!! > > > > The Twiggs County list is such a friendly one. If you've never written an > > e-mail to a mailing list or shared anything, this is a wonderful list to > > work with. Everyone is willing to help you ...and there is no "wrong" way > > to write an e-mail. Even if you don't type very well, we don't mind typos > > at all. The main thing is to at least attempt to share what you have. > > > > I know that you all are checking the Twiggs site for updates, I have seen > > the counter go up by 400 visitors in just a few weeks. > > > > Why won't you share? > > > > I don't mean to offend anyone, and if I have then I am sorry, but this can > > not be a one person operation. I have put hours and hours into trying to > > get information online. What is probably at your fingertips I have spent > > time at the library getting (and then had to pay for it!) > > > > I have about 400 marriages in this database so far. I would like to get > > much more before putting it online. > > > > For those of you that do not know me, I do live in Twiggs County. I also > > work full time as an EMT. I normally work 72 hours per week. I have > > three children; ages 17, 15 and 9. I also volunteer as a Rescue Member > > and Fire Department Member for Twiggs County. As you can see I stay pretty > > busy too so that is no excuse for not taking five minutes to send me your > > information. > > > > Now......START SHARING!!!!!! > > > > > Tonya Crosby > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ken Keener" <kenkeener@pdq.net> > > > To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 5:51 PM > > > Subject: Re: [GATWIGGS] Marriages > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Tonya; this is sure to be a big help. > > > > > > > > Archibald Ham married Olly Ann Kelly > > > > > > > > I have no idea when but I THINK it was around 1835. > > > > > > > > Janiece > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tonya Crosby" <thcrosby@bellsouth.net> > > > > To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:44 PM > > > > Subject: [GATWIGGS] Marriages > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear list subscribers; > > > > > > > > > > I am starting a new database and will work on getting this online as > > > soon > > > > as possible, but it can only be successful with your help. > > > > > > > > > > Since the courthouse burned in 1901, there are no marriage records for > > > > Twiggs County before that time. I am working on re-creating these > > > > marriages. > > > > > > > > > > I have started looking through old newspapers and books to get this > > > > database started. Gaila has sent me some marriages off of > > Ancestry.com > > > > and that is what has given me the idea to do this. > > > > > > > > > > I know that in some cases we will not be able to know the exact date > > the > > > > marriage took place. (But the month or just the year will be better > > than > > > > nothing!!!) Aren't you tired of being stuck with just a first name of > > a > > > > wife and no maiden name? > > > > > > > > > > What I need for each of you to do is to get out your family bibles and > > > > your family files and sent me a listing of who married who in Twiggs > > > County > > > > before 1901. > > > > > > > > > > I will include a source to let everyone know where the information > > came > > > > from, but if you do not want your name mentioned, then I will just say > > > > "Personal Family File". > > > > > > > > > > Looking forward to hearing from each of you. > > > > > > > > > > Tonya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.geocities.com/thcrosby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > > Pat Evans > > > > > Twiggs County List Manager > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > > > > > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, > > conine... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, > > > > go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > Support Rootsweb! > > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > Post your Wills for Twiggs County > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/TwiggsWill > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Post your Deeds for Twiggs County > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/TwiggsDeed > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >