5 "I think it was in the fall of 1904, my Grandad Parrish sent a letter to all his ten children asking them to come to his house on a Sunday one monnth ahead.This letter caused quite a bit of confusion among his children because he had married another woman too soon after their mother died, and my Mother was the only one who had been back home since he had remarried. Mother was next to the oldest of the ten children an dher dad relied on her for various reasons and jobs......On other thing, she could talk to the other children and they would listen to her. In this letter she had a P.S., ""talk to the others.""....They thought he might be wanting to divide his land among the kin....... Uncle Luther Clark, who married Mother's youngest sister, was the only one of the family that was missing and he was a conductor on the AGS railroad and he might not make it in time for dinner. .....This was the first automobile any of us kids had ever seen and several of the grownups had never seen one either. The car was some sight to us kids, the small T model had a big horn tied on top and several boxes..... Gramp's second wife sold herself to all the kids but Uncle George was the sour apple of the kids...... I will always remember the first record that was played on the old Edison round cylinder talking machine, it was about Uncle Josh and his rheumatism. Boy seeing an automobile and a talking machine all in one day was about too much for a kid in the early 1900's." SOURCE: 'THE OLD MINER AND HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL' by EARNEST HOLLINGSWORTH Copyright 1977 by Earnest Hollingsworth ......CREDIT GIVEN

STATE OF TENNESSEE BRADLEY COUNTY "July 31, 1838. I have this day sold to Thomas Bryan one negro man named Jacob about sisty-five years old, also one negro woman named Ann about forty years old, for the sum of four hundred dollars in hand paid, which I warrant and defend from myself, my eirs (heirs) and all other persons, also to be sound in mind and body. Whereunto I affix my hand and seal, this 31 day of July 1838." Robert Woody ----(Seal). Test: Joseph Rogers SOURCE: "History of Walker County Georgia" By James ALfred Sartain Volumn 1

Leslie Maddocks wrote: > I am searching for the descendants of Solomon T. Reaves b 1850 in Florida and Alice A. Speer. I believe that Solomon died in Florida and for some unknown reason Alice took the children to Walker Co. where they appear in the 1900 census. The census shows she was the mother of 6 with 5 surviving. Listed are: Bonnie, Erskine, Eva M., Ionie, and Pallie. Other researchers give the names as Barney/Barnie, Erskine, Eva, Onie and Pollie. Plus this family is well noted for interchanging first and middle names and spelling both Reaves and Reeves, although most have maintained the Reaves spelling. Alice died in Walker Co. in 1930 and the only papers filed were from a non-family member for the meager remainder of the estate. This could have been the funeral home director - last name Bryan. No mention is made of the children. In the on-line marriages there are only two possibilities of marriages listed - Pallie to Fred Woods 3 Jul 1907 and Pollie to J. A. Hale 5 April 1900. S! o ! > far I have no birthdates or other information on these children, who they married or where they went. > > Any and all help appreciated. > > Leslie > (Leslie Jeffcoat Maddocks) > > ==== 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 Yes, Avery Bryan was the furenal service of the counties. I could make a few suggestions. You could send to Alanta Ga. for a Death record a it's of 1930 and would give you more information. You could ask for a look-up from the obit from the Walker Co. Library. There are fees for bth of these these things. You could also ask to see if some one would do a look-up for you n the Walker Co pages. My best suggestion would be the death records you might have more information on there. I always send for them when it it possible and you will only get cause of death if you ask for it!. I always ask. Thank you and God Bless, Wla.

I am searching for the descendants of Solomon T. Reaves b 1850 in Florida and Alice A. Speer. I believe that Solomon died in Florida and for some unknown reason Alice took the children to Walker Co. where they appear in the 1900 census. The census shows she was the mother of 6 with 5 surviving. Listed are: Bonnie, Erskine, Eva M., Ionie, and Pallie. Other researchers give the names as Barney/Barnie, Erskine, Eva, Onie and Pollie. Plus this family is well noted for interchanging first and middle names and spelling both Reaves and Reeves, although most have maintained the Reaves spelling. Alice died in Walker Co. in 1930 and the only papers filed were from a non-family member for the meager remainder of the estate. This could have been the funeral home director - last name Bryan. No mention is made of the children. In the on-line marriages there are only two possibilities of marriages listed - Pallie to Fred Woods 3 Jul 1907 and Pollie to J. A. Hale 5 April 1900. So ! far I have no birthdates or other information on these children, who they married or where they went. Any and all help appreciated. Leslie (Leslie Jeffcoat Maddocks)

1880 Walker County Georgia Census lookup. I can supply an image in tif format if you want but it will be quite large and may take awhile to download. Looks like a hers, his, and ours remarriage as far as the kids are concerned. Bill Census Place: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254169 National Archives Film T9-0169 Page 369A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Richard BAKER Self M M W 67 GA Occ: Minister Fa: GA Mo: GA Mary BAKER Wife F M W 46 GA Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENG Mo: GA Carrie BAKER Dau F S W 38 FL Occ: A Teacher Fa: GA Mo: GA Lilla BROOKE Dau F M W 37 FL Occ: Teaching Fa: GA Mo: GA Loula BROOKE GDau F S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: FL Telfair BROOKE GSon M S W 6 GA Fa: TN Mo: FL Mattie JENKINS Other F S W 14 GA Occ: At School Fa: --- Mo: --- ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn White To: GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 7:51 PM Subject: [GAWALKER] Richard and Mary BAKER -La Fayette I am searching for information about Richard and Mary Drusill Russell BAKER. She was his second wife. He was a minister in La Fayette back in approx. 1860 - 1880. He had a daughter Caroline, Lillie, Mary....not sure if there were other children? Any information regarding this family is welcomed! Lynn -- Lynn White lynnmwhite@home.com http://www.geekgirltraining.com/flgagenie/ Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://raogk.rootsweb.com ==== 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 am searching for information about Richard and Mary Drusill Russell BAKER. She was his second wife. He was a minister in La Fayette back in approx. 1860 - 1880. He had a daughter Caroline, Lillie, Mary....not sure if there were other children? Any information regarding this family is welcomed! Lynn -- Lynn White lynnmwhite@home.com http://www.geekgirltraining.com/flgagenie/ Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://raogk.rootsweb.com

Anyone on this list? and or Linda Sue Hollingsworth. I am trying to find the parents of a Joseph Walden (Wallen) b-1853 married May 07, 1877; Hamilton County, Tennessee Nancy Jane Ellis. daughter of John Columbus Ellis, Jr. and Nancy Ann Janes Could Campbell Wallen and Martha Cruse be the parents of this Joseph Walden (Wallen) . Or is the Campbell's son, Joseph another entirely different line. Dave Williamson Rossville

Dear List Members, The new and imporved Rootsweb Mailing List Archive site is great. So much better than before. When you have a moment, check it out. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index Kathleen Burnett List Mom

As a child, - I'm now in my 60's- I can remember going into Alabama from what the sign called "The State of Dade." We had to get out of the car, open a gate, and drive through on a rutted road that was mostly big rocks. That road today scoots across Sand Mt., into the valley and on to South Pittsburg, Tenn. -then to the Interstate. What a change! S. Betts

Dear List Members, I had a virus problem last evening and in cleaning my system I lost all e-mail messages that were in my inbox. If you have contacted me within the last week, needing help or asking a question, please re-send it to me KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Hollyblu1@aol.com wrote: > Emma, > > I have some information about the Massey family and I got it from Lee Rau who > is also on this list. I descend from Nathan Massey and also from his sister > Avis. > I will look in my file and see what I can find for you. > The name Ivester is unusual and I am a little curious about it. The first > names Vester, Vesta and Sylvester was used in one of my lines a bunch. > I will get back with you if I find something out on the Massey. > Linda Sue > > ==== 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 I'm looking for an Annie Massey - that is all I know about her ring any bells. God Bless Wla

Emma, I have some information about the Massey family and I got it from Lee Rau who is also on this list. I descend from Nathan Massey and also from his sister Avis. I will look in my file and see what I can find for you. The name Ivester is unusual and I am a little curious about it. The first names Vester, Vesta and Sylvester was used in one of my lines a bunch. I will get back with you if I find something out on the Massey. Linda Sue

you bet i will. thanks janet

Oh Cool! Janet go get that book girl! Linda Sue

I have an article about a mine disaster in West VA - it was from the AP and printed oin The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Ga), dated 9/13/1972 - it concerned the Consol No. 9 coal mine - if interrested, tell your freind to write and i wlll e-mail her a copy - delilah evans At 20:19 8/2/01 EDT, you wrote: >Well............it sounds right! > >Earnest was born May13, 1897, so he would have been going into first grade >about 1905, if they started school at 6 or 7. >I loaned my book to my neighbor since he grew up around coal mines in WV and >was interested in it. Therefore, I do not have it to read about Jackie Boss. >As for copies of the book, I need to get with my cousin Jeanette about them, >If not maybe I can somehow make copies of the pages and send them to anyone >that needs them. > >Linda Sue > > >==== 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 > > >

Hi Everyone, I could really, really use some help with a problem I have in Walker county. I am hunting information on a Jacob Ivester and the person I believe to be his father John Ivester. John Ivester and his wife Elizabeth Helms are last found in the 1820 census of Rutherford Co., NC with 2 males under 10 years of age. At that point they disappear. Then... in the 1850 census of Walker Co., Georgia I find these folks: Jacob Ivester - 30 - farmer - NC Nancy - 24 - SC John - 5 - Ga Monroe - 3 - Ga Reuben - 1 - Ga Elizabeth - 1 - Ga The Monroe, age 3 is my great-grandfather. His full name is Asa Monroe Ivester. To date I do not know Nancy's maiden name but more about that later in the message. And then very near to them in the census is this family: Eason, John B. - 24 - farmer - Ga Elmira - 19 - SC James T. - 1 - Ga In 1860 both of these families are listed together in the Craighead Co., Arkansas census. We believe that Elmira Eason's maiden name was Ivester and we also believe that she might be a sister to Jacob Ivester. However, other possibilities also exist. But based on that theory I searched and searched for an Eason family that fits. By the way, later on John Eason and Elmira also name a child Asa. In fact, these two families name their children with a lot of the same names. I have recently found out that in some funeral home records in Missouri for one of their children, Nancy's maiden name is listed as Massey (Massy). So now... I am on a search for a Massey/Massy family that might be Nancy's parents. And perhaps there is a possibility that Nancy and Elmira are sisters. I really would appreciate any assistance on these folks. Thanks so much - Emma

Linda Sue, For you information there is a copy of the book available through Books-A-Million. I checked their website out of curiosity. Go to the Hard-to Find section and type in the name. It is a used book, of course. Joyce Buffat

Well............it sounds right! Earnest was born May13, 1897, so he would have been going into first grade about 1905, if they started school at 6 or 7. I loaned my book to my neighbor since he grew up around coal mines in WV and was interested in it. Therefore, I do not have it to read about Jackie Boss. As for copies of the book, I need to get with my cousin Jeanette about them, If not maybe I can somehow make copies of the pages and send them to anyone that needs them. Linda Sue

Yes, yes Thanks! Linda Sue

Delilah, I have followed with interest the comments on the book. My grandmother, Eugenia Keown, was a teacher at the school in the Durham area probably in the late 1910's. Is there any information about the school? Or the name Keown mentioned? I have a photo that is supposed to be of a class at that school. Whither this is correct or not I don't know. There is no info on the photo. Exactly where is Durham? Thanks for your help. Joyce