Confederate Soldier from Walton County: JOHN WILLIAM HILLEY, b. ca. 1825, son of Richard B. Hilley and Elizabeth Shepherd Hilley. Married in Walton Co., 2 Jan 1845 to Martha E. McRae, b. ca 1824 in Walton Co to Christopher and Margaret S.M. Davies McRae. Altnough John and Martha were living in Butts at the time, John enlisted in Co. C, 2d Rgt., GA Inf. from Walton County. He died of typhoid fever 11 Sept 1864.

John, The last I heard, it was out of print. Mrs. Sams died several years ago. I bought my copy in about 1992 from; McDaniel Tichenor House 319 McDaniel Street Monroe, Ga. 30655 Maybe if enough people write and show enough interest, they can do something. Good luck. Dot Sorrells Cox

"Wayfarers in Walton" IS out of print. We who are interested in county history and genealogy were hoping to have it available again by now, but no luck yet. The book is more than 800 pages so printing costs will necessitate a sizable grant to reprint. It's being worked on. More when there is something more to report. Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Cox" <paulanddot@worldnet.att.net> To: <GAWALTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 27 January, 2000 15:39 Subject: [GAWALTON] Wayfarers > John, > > The last I heard, it was out of print. Mrs. Sams died several years ago. I bought my copy in about 1992 from;<<SNIP>> >

mlvaughan@prysm.net I would like to hear from this fellow - I have some genealogy that pertains to James, the son, and a court fight that lost him 800 acres. I also have plenty on James, the father & wife Jane LindaJ

Joan, Wayfarers in Walton was written by Anita B. Sams in 1967. Printed 1967 by Foote & Davies, Division McCall Corporation of Doraville, Ga. and reprinted in 1980 by Walton Press, Inc. Monroe, Ga. Dot Sorrells Cox

Who wrote the book Wayfareres of Walton? I have gone completely blank. Course that's not too unusual. Joan

Hi all my kiddoes! I just want to give you some clues about our next project, which will be on surnames. Start "gathering" info about various surnames in the county. If you have a page copied form a book that has more than your surnames on it, then make a "pile" (or whatever). What I'm going to do is, pull one of the names from the "Surnames of Interest" board out of a hat, & we'll all give some help researching this one name. More on this later! Our next cemetery is Alcovy (Old) Cemetery in Bold Springs, GA, Please send me anything you know about this cemetery--directions, history, map, burials, just anything of interest. That's all??? for now! Thanks ya'll--good job! Momma Walton <><

Hi all, I'm double checking the surname board, trying to make sure I have your surname, & email right. Please return these emails to me, & let me know if they are correct. If you did not receive an email from me, it's cause your surname is not listed (or I missed it???), please contact me if you want your surname listed! or if I missed one of yours. Me????? nahhh!! Love ya--ya'll are the best! Momma Walton <><

Hi all, A few of you have asked "what is GenConnect?" This description below came from another list, but is excellent. I have tried to include the parts that will answer your questions, BUT if I left soemthing off, or you think of something else, PLEASE do NOT hesitate to ask!! Love to all & have a Happy week! Momma Walton <>< GenConnect is an automated query management and document archiving system. At present there are boards for posting Queries, Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, and Wills. The boards are designed to allow researchers to freely share information with others and post questions about their own "dead end" or "brickwall" ancestors. The boards are universally search able with two search engines, Global Search which searches all of GenConnect, and Surname Helper which searches all of GenConnect in addition to many other sites. A third search feature called the Searchbar is located on each board to allow a search of the board itself. It allows the visitorto customize the display of the board, and to access older messages that have been archived. What are the advantages of the GenConnect Boards versus a mailing list? Both mailing lists and Boards have strengths and weaknesses. A mailing list, even one (EVEN OURS!!!) that is publicly archived as most of the RootsWeb lists are, is primarily focussed on the present and discussion taking place currently among a group of people. In depth discussion is possible and direct interaction among the members of the group of subscribers. Discussion on a mailing list tends to cover a topic at length, and when that discussion is exhausted a new discussion begins on another subject. The strength of a mailing list is the ability to include a large number of people and opinions in an ongoing, in depth, discussion benefiting list subscribers immediately. By contrast, query and message boards like those in our GenConnect system not only function within the present time, but provide long term archiving and universal search ability by anyone who chooses to search for a surname. There is no requirement to subscribe to a discussion group to make a contact through a search, post a question to a Query Board, or access archived documents, using GenConnect. The strength of a Query board rests with its being the best place to post a query about your "dead end" or "brick wall" ancestors. You might not get an answer tomorrow, or even next week; but the query remains in place for anyone at any future time to find it and to make contact with the original poster. A far larger audience will search the surnames included on the board messages over a period of time than will subscribe to any one mailing list. The non-query (document) boards provide an excellent place to record, search, and archive Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, and Wills, for your future reference, and to aid others in their research. If everyone who has access to some family record in the above categories would simply transcribe and post the information intheir possession, in time there would be a very valuable storehouse of information for the benefit of future genealogists. How do I find the appropriate GenConnect board for posting my messages? For USA boards start here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/usaindex.html or visit the USA County Resource Index: http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ For Surname boards start here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html or visit the Surname Resource Index: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/index.html For Special collections start here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Special.html How do I modify a query once I have posted it? You can't. But that doesn't mean the message can't be modified or even deleted. What you need to do is to go to the board where you posted the message and look for the link near the bottom of the page to the board admin's email address. Send an email explaining the changes that need to be made making certain to tell them exactly which board the message is posted on. Many admins have quite a few boards. Another alternative is for you to post a response to your own message and use the subject line of "correction to prior message" or "addition to prior message." How will I be notified if someone replies to my query? There are two types of notifications you may receive when you have an interest in a particular GenConnect board. The first type of notification is the QueryAnswer. Any time you post a query or document to a GenConnect board, unless you uncheck the box on the board asking if you want to be notified when someone replies to your message, you will receive an email with the "from" address showing "QueryAnswer@SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS." You will only receive notice of any direct replies to your queries. If someone replies to you and, in turn, someone else replies to that reply, the person posting the reply will be notified but you won't. (So it is still important to check the board from time to time for replies of interest to you.) The second type of notification is called the "Maillist." The maillist consists of everyone who has "subscribed" to a board and messages sent from the maillist will say "maillist@SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS" in the "from" line of the message. This is done by adding your address to the list using the "subscribe" box toward the bottom of each board, making sure the box is checked to add the address to the list, and then clicking on "send address." Addresses added to the maillist for a board receive notice whenever a new message is posted to that GenConnect board. To unsubscribe from any maillist, revisit the board, and put your address in the subscribe box. Make sure the box is marked to remove the address and click on "send address." Anyone subscribing to a maillist, or posting a query to a board, should remember that they must enable mail to be received at their email account from the addresses above. AOL users in particular sometimes set up mail controls that refuse mail from some senders--or allow mail only from known senders. Remember to include the addresses that mail will be coming from for the board notices you wish to receive. How do I post information to a non-query board (Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, or Wills)? The basics are the same as above for posting a query only the document boards are not used to post queries, they are used to post information from public or private records. Either complete transcriptions of documents, or abstracted information, is permissible. Documentation of source material is strongly encouraged. In the case of family Bible Records it is most helpful to list who has possession of the Bible or how the information was accessed. In the case of copyrightable material such as many Biographies and some Obituaries please review the information found on this page before posting to the appropriate board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/HINTS/copyright.html

Hi all, I got news today of the 1830 Walton Co. census--it's now online! Thank you Ross for a job very well done!! ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ga/walton/1830/ I don't mean to embarrass anyone, but this is one of the best jobs I've seen!!!! Also, there is an 1880 mortality census online. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/walton/census/1880/mortwalt.txt Maybe this will help someone?? Anyone else got some census URLs online for us??? Anyone with anything about our Adams cemetery? Love ya, Momma Walton <><

Hi Faye! I'm glad you asked--anytime there's a question, I hope you all will ask! The info is for our web site. We are going cemetery by cemetery, in alphabetical order. There's also "another" cemetery project going on, where they are trying to locate & identify ALL the cemeteries in Walton County. Walter, or Ida can explain this in better detail than I can. I'm just trying to get all the info I can about the cemeteries, then any "wrong" (me???) data I have, I can go back & correct it. Is this a better explanation? If not, ask again, okie-dokie? I've been thinking up another project for later. It has to do with our surnames. If I don't have yours listed on our web page yet, then it's probably cause I haven't received your permission. All the names listed there are all I have gotten. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawalton/ All have GenConnect boards, & mail lists for them now. Some of the mail lists, however, do need a "momma" or "papa, & possibly some of the GC boards??? Love to all, Momma Walton <>< PS Your fav Bible verse goes here. > Mi Momma Walton - Guess I've missed some of this conversation, but what > exactly are you planning to do with the cemetery info? Post on your web site > or what? Is this just for us Gen-Babies info? > > Thanks, > > Faye

Mi Momma Walton - Guess I've missed some of this conversation, but what exactly are you planning to do with the cemetery info? Post on your web site or what? Is this just for us Gen-Babies info? Thanks, Faye > > Hi all, > I'm starting the new cemetery project, & hope we all can help! > > We start with Adams Cemetery. > I have it in Monroe, GA. I also have a map on our web site. That's it. > > Do ya'll have any directions? Burials? History? Anything you have on > this cemetery, whether it's fact, questions, or something you've heard, > please write! > Have a wonderful weekend & God Bless you real good! > Momma Walton <>< > >

Hi all, I'm starting the new cemetery project, & hope we all can help! We start with Adams Cemetery. I have it in Monroe, GA. I also have a map on our web site. That's it. Do ya'll have any directions? Burials? History? Anything you have on this cemetery, whether it's fact, questions, or something you've heard, please write! Have a wonderful weekend & God Bless you real good! Momma Walton <><

Hi Karen, I have an 1850 Walton County, GA census that is alphabetize. If you are interested. Warm Regards, Belinda savadge@alltel.net http://www.genealogybin.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Karen T.Ledford <ktledford@alltel.net> To: GAWALTON-L@rootsweb.com <GAWALTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [GAWALTON] Re: 1850 Walton Co. Census >Bettie Wood wrote: >> >> > Can anyone tell me if the 1850 Walton Co. census is on line anywhere?? >> >> Are ANY of the census (censi?? (plural?)) online? >> >> > Thank you, >> > Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. >> > THESE MEN WORE GREY >> > "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" >> > Walton Co. will be book 12 in this series. >> >> But is Walton County number ONE with you??? >> Love, >> Momma Walton <>< >> >> ==== GAWALTON Mailing List ==== >> Adam & Eve must have found genealogy very boring! > > >I don't understand this response. I asked if there was a 1850 Walton >Co. census on line. I also asked if anyone knew a GOOD one to BUY that >was alphabetized or indexed. I am publishing a book on Walton Co. Ga. >which will be Book 12 in the series. All the books I DO are NUMBER ONE >with me when I am working on them. I can only do one book at a time. > >Sincerely >Karen T. Ledford > > >==== GAWALTON Mailing List ==== > If a man stays on his knees, he won't have so far to fall. (on church >marquis) > >

Hi all, All the surnames posted on our "Surnames of Interest" board now have a GenConnect board for posting queries, Bible Records, bios, deeds, obituaries, pensions, & wills, AND all surnames have a mail list! I've tried several times to upload this to our web site, BUT something is wrong. I think my password was deleted, & so now I have to find it. I'm thinking of getting it tattoed on my body (inside a heart!) Not really, but sounds good doesn't it?? haha Love ya, Momma Walton <>< PS Thanks to some of you for proofreading for me--Believe it or not I make mistakes????

> Dear Momma Walton: > > I don't understand your response to me and I think it should have come > to me personally and not to the list if it was meant in the way I am > taking it. Oh, gosh hope you didn't take it wrong!! I just wondered if any of the census-censi were online. We'll be starting a census project before long & we need to know which ones are already there, so we won't repeat anything!! > I thought this list was for asking information and that's > what I did. I asked a simple question and I was shocked to receive this > kind of reply from you. Please explain. Yes, we take info, & receive info. I was pulling your chain by asking "If Walton co. was #1 with you?" Meaning, is the list/family #1, that's all! Is this explanation enough? I'm in a good mood, just playing, & I'll stop! Hope I didn't upset you--this was NOT my intention!! Hope you accept my apologies! By the way, I already found out that the 1830 census is fixing to go online in a week or 2. It's at the proofreaders. This is good news, right? More on the census later! Love ya--alll! Momma Walton <>< > > > Karen

Bettie Wood wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me if the 1850 Walton Co. census is on line anywhere?? > > Are ANY of the census (censi?? (plural?)) online? > > > Thank you, > > Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. > > THESE MEN WORE GREY > > "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" > > Walton Co. will be book 12 in this series. > > But is Walton County number ONE with you??? > Love, > Momma Walton <>< > > ==== GAWALTON Mailing List ==== > Adam & Eve must have found genealogy very boring! I don't understand this response. I asked if there was a 1850 Walton Co. census on line. I also asked if anyone knew a GOOD one to BUY that was alphabetized or indexed. I am publishing a book on Walton Co. Ga. which will be Book 12 in the series. All the books I DO are NUMBER ONE with me when I am working on them. I can only do one book at a time. Sincerely Karen T. Ledford

> Can anyone tell me if the 1850 Walton Co. census is on line anywhere?? Are ANY of the census (censi?? (plural?)) online? > Thank you, > Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. > THESE MEN WORE GREY > "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" > Walton Co. will be book 12 in this series. But is Walton County number ONE with you??? Love, Momma Walton <><

Can anyone tell me if the 1850 Walton Co. census is on line anywhere?? Or if you know of one that is good that is indexed or in alphabetical order? Thank you, Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. THESE MEN WORE GREY "http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey" Walton Co. will be book 12 in this series.

HE WAS FROM WALTON CO. BUT WAS IN CO. E, 27 GA. REGT. OUT OF FAYETTE CO. DOES ANYONE HAVE A MUSTER ROLL OR NO THE DATES THIS CO. WAS FORMED & DISBANDED??????? THANKS, DANNY