Hi List, I haven't checked recently on this site but I did contribute a little that I had for another state. It is a nice site and seems to be growing. http://www.poorhousestory.com/ Patty Brock

Delilah-- see below Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:39 PM Subject: [GAWALKER] Poor Farm and more > Does anybody know what the Poor Farm was? It supposedly was located in > Walker County in the late 1800's The best way to describe the Poor Farm is: it was something similiar to our nursing homes of today only it was owned and operated by the county for residents of the county who either had no family who could take care of them or whose families were too poor to care for them. It was located in La Fayette and I understand near where Roper Mfg is located now. - also do you know if the following books > are at the Walker County library: > --------------------------------------------- > Walker County Cemetaries, V-1 **Walker County Cemeteries, V1, was done by the Walker County Historical Society and covers the eastern part of Walker County. That is cemeteries east of Highway 27 and south of Highway 136. **Volume 2 covers cemeteries west of Highway 27 (except TN/GA Memorial Park); north of Highway 136 and Lookout Mountain. > > Walker County Ga Messenger 1916-1921 (clippings from the newspaper) **I've seen the Walker County GA Messenger 1916-1921 clippings but can't remember the lady who did it. > > Bible Records Walker County Ga - Surrounding Area and Elsewhere > Simpson Methodist Church > > A Story of Griffin Chapel Methodist Church > > Walker County Records 1883-1887 > 1888-1892 > 1892-1896 **All of the other books are by June Griffin except A Story of Griffin Chapel Methodist Church and she may have done that one... I'm not sure. June may be a subscriber to this list. But I'll forward it to her anyway. Sue > (this is supposed to be five volumns, the Macon library had these three) > ------------------------------------------- > > The library also has some vital indexes also. > > delilah evans > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Walker Co., GA list, use > GAWALKER-l-request@rootsweb.com or GAWALKER-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >

Beverly Forrester wrote: > Delilah-- see below > > Sue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <diamond6468@mindspring.com> > To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:39 PM > Subject: [GAWALKER] Poor Farm and more > > > Does anybody know what the Poor Farm was? It supposedly was located in > > Walker County in the late 1800's > > The best way to describe the Poor Farm is: it was something similiar to our > nursing homes of today only it was owned and operated by the county for > residents of the county who either had no family who could take care of them > or whose families were too poor to care for them. > It was located in La Fayette and I understand near where Roper Mfg is > located now. > > - also do you know if the following books > > are at the Walker County library: > > --------------------------------------------- > > Walker County Cemetaries, V-1 > > **Walker County Cemeteries, V1, was done by the Walker County Historical > Society and covers the eastern part of Walker County. That is cemeteries > east of Highway 27 and south of Highway 136. > > **Volume 2 covers cemeteries west of Highway 27 (except TN/GA Memorial > Park); north of Highway 136 and Lookout Mountain. > > > > Walker County Ga Messenger 1916-1921 (clippings from the newspaper) > > **I've seen the Walker County GA Messenger 1916-1921 clippings but can't > remember the lady who did it. > > > > Bible Records Walker County Ga - Surrounding Area and Elsewhere > > Simpson Methodist Church > > > > A Story of Griffin Chapel Methodist Church > > > > Walker County Records 1883-1887 > > 1888-1892 > > 1892-1896 > > **All of the other books are by June Griffin except A Story of Griffin > Chapel Methodist Church and she may have done that one... I'm not sure. June > may be a subscriber to this list. But I'll forward it to her anyway. > > Sue > > (this is supposed to be five volumns, the Macon library had these three) > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > The library also has some vital indexes also. > > > > delilah evans > > > > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Walker Co., GA list, > use > > GAWALKER-l-request@rootsweb.com or GAWALKER-d-request@rootsweb.com if > > you are on the Digest list. > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett I have found in some counties they also had poor schools, meaning schools for the poor.

Most counties had a poor farm. It was the welfare system of the day. See the link below for an essay about the Wythe Co VA poor farm. It is typical. www.mtnlaurel.com/poorfarm/poorfarm.htm -----Original Message----- From: diamond6468@mindspring.com [mailto:diamond6468@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:39 PM To: GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWALKER] Poor Farm and more Does anybody know what the Poor Farm was? It supposedly was located in Walker County in the late 1800's - also do you know if the following books are at the Walker County library: --------------------------------------------- Walker County Cemetaries, V-1 Walker County Ga Messenger 1916-1921 (clippings from the newspaper) Bible Records Walker County Ga - Surrounding Area and Elsewhere Simpson Methodist Church A Story of Griffin Chapel Methodist Church Walker County Records 1883-1887 1888-1892 1892-1896 (this is supposed to be five volumns, the Macon library had these three) ------------------------------------------- The library also has some vital indexes also. delilah evans ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Walker Co., GA list, use GAWALKER-l-request@rootsweb.com or GAWALKER-d-request@rootsweb.com if you are on the Digest list. To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett

Photo of three men: Leige SATTERFIELD Bill SATTERFIELD William SATTERFIELD ------------------------ family photo: This picture is believed to have been taken around 1915. In this photo are John Monroe CATLETT, he was born in 1864 in Walker County, Ga. His wife, Narsisus Loveless CATLETT, holding Jess (baby), Ettia, Bertha & Homer on front row. Charles, Lou, Bell Martin, her husband, John Jr. & Ethel on back row. ----------------------------------------- William Leander OWENS Home: Sarah Ann CLARKSON (Mrs. William Leander OWENS) Alpertenia "Tenia" Julia OWENS (Mrs. Robert H. Alexander) Robert H. Alexander picture believe to have been taken around 1900 ---------------------------------- OWENS Home Place Now, Presently owned by the CROSS Family ------------------------------ photo of couple: Bertha Hasley (Combs) CROSS and James Ulysses CROSS (more info on this couple - if they are your ancestors, write me. ------------------------------- family photo: Floyd CATLETT Richard Clark CATLETT Mary Satterwhite CATLETT Believed to have moved to Cross County, Arkansas in the 1800's. There are a couple more photos supposedly of this family but no names, if you have this family in your line, maybe you could identify the photos. --------------------------------- A family photo they believe to be the KILGORE family who left Walker Cty, Ga in the late 1800's? --------------------------------- Sarah Satterfield CLIFTON Sidney CLIFTON appears to have been taken around 1870. ---------------------- Allen & William SATTERFIELD, their mother Frances Catlett SATTERFIELD taken maybe at turn of century ----------------------- Earl & Bessie (Elmore) CATLETT. taken August 10, 1979 (some more on this picture), if they are in your line, write me. ---------------------------- school photo: COULTER SCHOOL Identified by Mrs. Pearl Wallin QUINTON, a former teacher in Walker County, Georgia. ---------------------------------- Above information excerpt from: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, LEGAL NOTICES In Walker County, Georgia For The Years 1892-1896 Compiled by Jessie June Brandon Griffith Copyright - November 16, 1983 CREDIT GIVEN delilah evans 10/15/01

Does anybody know what the Poor Farm was? It supposedly was located in Walker County in the late 1800's - also do you know if the following books are at the Walker County library: --------------------------------------------- Walker County Cemetaries, V-1 Walker County Ga Messenger 1916-1921 (clippings from the newspaper) Bible Records Walker County Ga - Surrounding Area and Elsewhere Simpson Methodist Church A Story of Griffin Chapel Methodist Church Walker County Records 1883-1887 1888-1892 1892-1896 (this is supposed to be five volumns, the Macon library had these three) ------------------------------------------- The library also has some vital indexes also. delilah evans

I am researching the McNeese/McNees's of Walker Co. M. C. McNeese married Florence Davis 25 Jan 1891. There were 3 McNeese children (Hannah, Robert, and Edgar J) living with a James Davis in 1900 in the Cane Creek area. Other McNeeses: McNEASE, Austin JACKSON, Louisa 19 Nov 1905 McNEESE, Sam GODFREY, Lona 23 Mar 1902 McNEAS, Asberry VISAGE, Elsie 30 Nov 1902 McNEES, Emory PANTER, Emma 25 Jan 1920 Any help with these people would be appreciated. Bill McNeese

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Who was Virginia, was she the only child of Aunt Beckie - it don't mention her name until when he talks about the school work. delilah At 21:51 10/12/01 -0400, you wrote: >THANKS DELIAH, > I REALLY LIKE SEEING THESE MEMORIES OF WALKER CO .. >LINDA >----- Original Message ----- >From: <diamond6468@mindspring.com> >To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:09 PM >Subject: [GAWALKER] In Memory of a Coal Miner > > >> 8 >> "Our new home was the best house we ever lived in. It was the first time >we >> had moved in my lifetime and I was hoping it would be the last.....I soon >> learned my jobs were not going to be any different from what they were >back >> on the farm, maybe a little worse, for Dad, rain or shine, left for work >> before daylight. Mom's work would also be harder for our sister that had >> helped with the wash was now married,......the water was harder and >stained >> the white clothes. ...As for the spring, it was much better than drawing >> water from the well....The spring itself was located on the coal company's >> property, however Aunt Beckie Campbell laid claim to it because she had >> fenced it in and kept it cleaned...." >> "At our new house we had four neighbors that lived within a mile of us, >the >> one on the west side was Henry Kilgore. On the south was John Lecroy. On >> the east was Tom Heifner and on the north and the nearest was Aunt Beckie >> Campbell. She became to me what Uncle Jackie Boss had been before he died. >> Aunt Beckie only had one child, a girl six years older than me. Aunt >> Beckie's first husband had died and she remarried just before we moved >near >> her. Aunt Beckie had lost her left arm when she was about fiftenn years >old >> in feeding a sorghum cane grinder...She and her daughter and husband made >> their living by selling vegetables, milk and butter to the miners at the >> Durham Mines. They only had five acres of land and didn't own any cattle, >> but she salted about a hundred cattle that ran free on a range of land >> belonging to the coal company. The cattle belonged to a Dr. Hunter and W. >> L. Strickland. ...She made two trips to Durham each week, using a one >horse >> wagon to haul her wares to the miners. She extended credit to the miners >> who got paid once a month.....Virginia was a life-saver for me in my >school >> books since Mother and Dad had very little education. I relied heavily on >> Virginia for help, which she was glad to give. She taught school part-time >> and was going to college but she got married instead." >> "Our other neighbors were the Kilgors to the west. He was a coal miner >> working inside the Durham Mines. Mr. Lecroy worked at the mine but on the >> outside of the mine. The Heifers had three boys and worked in the mine and >> preached on Sundays at a Baptist Church...They were good farmers and good >> neighbors." >> >> SOURCE: 'THE OLD MINER AND HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL' by EARNEST HOLLINGSWORTH >> Copyright 1977 by Earnest Hollingsworth ......CREDIT GIVEN >> >> >> >> ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== >> Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; >> http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html >> To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >> > > > >==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== >Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; >http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > >

THANKS DELIAH, I REALLY LIKE SEEING THESE MEMORIES OF WALKER CO .. LINDA ----- Original Message ----- From: <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:09 PM Subject: [GAWALKER] In Memory of a Coal Miner > 8 > "Our new home was the best house we ever lived in. It was the first time we > had moved in my lifetime and I was hoping it would be the last.....I soon > learned my jobs were not going to be any different from what they were back > on the farm, maybe a little worse, for Dad, rain or shine, left for work > before daylight. Mom's work would also be harder for our sister that had > helped with the wash was now married,......the water was harder and stained > the white clothes. ...As for the spring, it was much better than drawing > water from the well....The spring itself was located on the coal company's > property, however Aunt Beckie Campbell laid claim to it because she had > fenced it in and kept it cleaned...." > "At our new house we had four neighbors that lived within a mile of us, the > one on the west side was Henry Kilgore. On the south was John Lecroy. On > the east was Tom Heifner and on the north and the nearest was Aunt Beckie > Campbell. She became to me what Uncle Jackie Boss had been before he died. > Aunt Beckie only had one child, a girl six years older than me. Aunt > Beckie's first husband had died and she remarried just before we moved near > her. Aunt Beckie had lost her left arm when she was about fiftenn years old > in feeding a sorghum cane grinder...She and her daughter and husband made > their living by selling vegetables, milk and butter to the miners at the > Durham Mines. They only had five acres of land and didn't own any cattle, > but she salted about a hundred cattle that ran free on a range of land > belonging to the coal company. The cattle belonged to a Dr. Hunter and W. > L. Strickland. ...She made two trips to Durham each week, using a one horse > wagon to haul her wares to the miners. She extended credit to the miners > who got paid once a month.....Virginia was a life-saver for me in my school > books since Mother and Dad had very little education. I relied heavily on > Virginia for help, which she was glad to give. She taught school part-time > and was going to college but she got married instead." > "Our other neighbors were the Kilgors to the west. He was a coal miner > working inside the Durham Mines. Mr. Lecroy worked at the mine but on the > outside of the mine. The Heifers had three boys and worked in the mine and > preached on Sundays at a Baptist Church...They were good farmers and good > neighbors." > > SOURCE: 'THE OLD MINER AND HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL' by EARNEST HOLLINGSWORTH > Copyright 1977 by Earnest Hollingsworth ......CREDIT GIVEN > > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >

Surnames I am researching: Powell in Walker and Dade Co. Snider in Catoosa Co. Nelson in Maurry Co. Gray Lumpkin in the Dalton Area Need to know if any person in Walker Co. might have known of the Lewis R. Powell Family. They lived in the far northwest corner of Walker Walker Co. Pat C. Powell, Springer

8 "Our new home was the best house we ever lived in. It was the first time we had moved in my lifetime and I was hoping it would be the last.....I soon learned my jobs were not going to be any different from what they were back on the farm, maybe a little worse, for Dad, rain or shine, left for work before daylight. Mom's work would also be harder for our sister that had helped with the wash was now married,......the water was harder and stained the white clothes. ...As for the spring, it was much better than drawing water from the well....The spring itself was located on the coal company's property, however Aunt Beckie Campbell laid claim to it because she had fenced it in and kept it cleaned...." "At our new house we had four neighbors that lived within a mile of us, the one on the west side was Henry Kilgore. On the south was John Lecroy. On the east was Tom Heifner and on the north and the nearest was Aunt Beckie Campbell. She became to me what Uncle Jackie Boss had been before he died. Aunt Beckie only had one child, a girl six years older than me. Aunt Beckie's first husband had died and she remarried just before we moved near her. Aunt Beckie had lost her left arm when she was about fiftenn years old in feeding a sorghum cane grinder...She and her daughter and husband made their living by selling vegetables, milk and butter to the miners at the Durham Mines. They only had five acres of land and didn't own any cattle, but she salted about a hundred cattle that ran free on a range of land belonging to the coal company. The cattle belonged to a Dr. Hunter and W. L. Strickland. ...She made two trips to Durham each week, using a one horse wagon to haul her wares to the miners. She extended credit to the miners who got paid once a month.....Virginia was a life-saver for me in my school books since Mother and Dad had very little education. I relied heavily on Virginia for help, which she was glad to give. She taught school part-time and was going to college but she got married instead." "Our other neighbors were the Kilgors to the west. He was a coal miner working inside the Durham Mines. Mr. Lecroy worked at the mine but on the outside of the mine. The Heifers had three boys and worked in the mine and preached on Sundays at a Baptist Church...They were good farmers and good neighbors." SOURCE: 'THE OLD MINER AND HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL' by EARNEST HOLLINGSWORTH Copyright 1977 by Earnest Hollingsworth ......CREDIT GIVEN

There are 38 llistings for Roberts--I don't think these will be what you are looking for--But -------- One Hubbard listing is for C Hubbard one of the past holders of school trustee; Page 246 "The major community in the upper part of Deelittle Dist. was Ft Mountain described in l900 as a post-village with a population of 77, Wm Carter served briefly as the first postmaster in l876. Succeeding officials were Charles L Hubbard (l876-l87l), Mark etc; Page 260--The first teachers in the Dist under the first Murray Co Board of Education in l877 were J.F. Harris, W.D. Gregory, B A Gregory and F.M Hubbard......." I find no mention in the index of Tabbs or Hedgewood. My earlier e mail answer to Thorntons,. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Othilla, If you can't find someone that has the book that will make copies and send them to you or if you would just like to have the book, it is available from the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. They are located at 715 chattannoga Avenue in Dalton, GA. 30720 and their phone number is 706-278-0217. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Othilla Thompson" <minnie30@centurytel.net> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: Fw: [GAWALKER] My Sirnames > I live in Ark. How do I get a copy of the articles that you mention? Thanks > for the reply,......Othilla > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <blp374@juno.com> > To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GAWALKER] My Sirnames > > > > The Heartsell's and the Heartsill's are both listed in the Murray Co > > Heritage book. They are mentioned in Spring Place and several other > > links to family marriages.

HOWELL...............GENTRY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Othilla Thompson" <minnie30@centurytel.net> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 12:02 PM Subject: [GAWALKER] My Sirnames > I am still searching connections to Thorntons, Heartsills, Hubbards, Tabbs, Hegwoods & Roberts there in Walker Co. and also Whitfield & Murray Co's.... Anyone else ?...Thanks for a reply ,Othilla > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > >

I live in Ark. How do I get a copy of the articles that you mention? Thanks for the reply,......Othilla ----- Original Message ----- From: <blp374@juno.com> To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [GAWALKER] My Sirnames > The Heartsell's and the Heartsill's are both listed in the Murray Co > Heritage book. They are mentioned in Spring Place and several other > links to family marriages. > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >

The Heartsell's and the Heartsill's are both listed in the Murray Co Heritage book. They are mentioned in Spring Place and several other links to family marriages. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

I am still searching connections to Thorntons, Heartsills, Hubbards, Tabbs, Hegwoods & Roberts there in Walker Co. and also Whitfield & Murray Co's.... Anyone else ?...Thanks for a reply ,Othilla

I am looking for Milen, Miolen, Milam. Jack Milam

Roll Call: I am researching the names: Mitchell Adams Ellis Drew Hunter Foster Stamper Thanks , Beverly