It's been a while so I'm reposting my surnames. SANDERS JOHNSON VAUGHN Kathy Y Jeffers South Carolina

Looking for CASON, SHERWOOD, O'NEAL, HARBUCK, and MCELROY as possible slave owners. Jen ----- Original Message ----- From: <GAWILKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <GAWILKIN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 12:21 PM Subject: GAWILKIN-D Digest V99 #101

If you wrote me today after 10:30am and I have not responded to you, please send it again. I boo boo'ed and erase an email by mistake. thanks pat

Jennifer, where is your Kent Willis located? In my files in Talbot County. I have a marriage of Rebeca Willis to Thomas Murphy, 27 sep,1852. I think her Mother was HOGG. They are my husband's ggrandparents. I would appreciate any help. Lucille Collins Auburndale,FL

Hi Earl, CHAMBERS in Wilkinson Co. Martha 8 William 1 USSERY - None in Wilkinson There were only two listed: William 15 Jones Co. John 10 Jones Co. Regards, Jeanie

Hi Joann, JONES in Wilkinson County Dr. T. 4 Ga. (?) 6 H.G. 4 J.H. 5 COX in Wilkinson County- None listed HODGES in Wilkinson Co. S.H. 4 MCAFEE in Wilkson Co. - None listed. Hope this helps. Jeanie

Hi Pat, There were no EVANS listed for Wilkinson County as slaveholders. The surrounding counties are listed below: EVANS George Ann 4 Twiggs John P. 4 Bibb R.R. 24 Bibb Charles T.P. 18 Houston Ozekiel 11 Houston Robert 1 Houston Robert agt for Mrs. MARTIN 79 Houston If you know of any other counties they may show, let me know. There are too many EVANS to type them all. Jeanie

*HI ALL: I don't know about "always", but I have heard this before....it's worth keeping in mind. TP WITNESSES TO DEEDS: >:In the lower left hand corner of most old deeds, you will find >:signatures of two to four witnisses. >:The first one is ALWAYS the husband's side. >:The next one is ALWAYS from the wife's side. This is to protect her >:dower under the law. >:Nothing you will ever use will give greater clues to maiden names than >:witnesses on old deeds!

NAME: Kenneth Harrison >EMAIL: Ken5921@aol.com >Surname: Branan, Tommey >DATE: Jul 16 1999 >LINK: >URL: >QRYTEXT: Called Mr. McCook this morning July 16th. He advised that the books are all sold out.. > > >This is an automatically-generated notice. > ><http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkinson?admin> > > >

NAME: Jimmie Byington Jenkins >EMAIL: jimmiejenkins@webtv.net >Surname: Byington >DATE: Jul 16 1999 >LINK: >URL: http:// >QRYTEXT: >I need to locate the Byington Cemetery in Wilkinson County. Please give the location if you know it. Thanks. > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Sherwood Braswell <jensgen@iol10.com> To: Jennifer Sherwood Braswell <jensgen@iol10.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 7:39 PM Subject: Locations and Surnames in Middle Georgia, etc. > I think I need to follow Tina's example, it's been a while! > > MY GA Counties: > BIBB CRISP CRAWFORD DECATUR DOOLY > LAURENS LINCOLN LOWNDES MONROE > NEWTON RANDOLPH TALBOT TAYLOR TIFT > UPSON WALTON WASHINGTON WARREN WILKINSON > > MY GA surnames: > SHERWOOD CASON CHILES McELROY ERNEST CRISP > KENT WILLIS OUZTS STANLEY > HOOKER BRACK/BROCK RAMAGE/RAMMAGE WILSON > O'NEAL ANDREWS LINDSEY WRIGHT MIDDLEBROOKS > BAGGARLY BUCKNER TALBOT > MIXON BOATRIGHT TIPPETT FAIRCLOTH DORSEY > > If you are curious about which names relate to the counties, contact me at: > Jennifer Sherwood Braswell > mailto:jensgen@iol10.com > > snail address: > 1231 Glenn Street > Opelika, AL 36801 > >

hi Jennifer & All: Jennifer, you know that your CASON is related to my JONES/MOORE/MATTOX lines, right??? Ware/Charlton/Tattnall Co., early to mid 1800s, right???? Have we already discussed this to death, and I'm just so tired right now I forgot!!! (I think we have a few common lines, don't we??? WYNN, and related????) My wynn line is on my dad's side, Wilkinson Co. people; but CASON is my mom's side....the other counties mentioned above..... Take care, TINA/CA List Mgr.

this is in response to jensgen@iol10.com the church rolls show : Daniel Elizabeth 8-25-1838 and 1-23-1839 Wester, Elizabeth 7-26-186? Wester, Hezekiah 7-28-185? (dead) marriages: EPPS, HENRIETTA - HUNNICUTT HENDERSON, MAHALA - O'NEAL ANDREWS, SARAH - ASBELL CRANFORD, LOUVENIA - ASBELL sorry no dates for the marriages

Jeanie, I would be interested in McCrary, Jameson, Haynes, Hammock, Durdan. Thanks, Kris Oleson Miss Tina says 'GO FOR IT'! (Thanks for sharing!) >Tina/CA > > > >I have just recevied a new book entitled "The 1850 Cenus of Georgia Slave > >Owners" compiled by Jack F. Cox Printed for Clearfield Company by > >Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1999. If you would like a "look-up", >please > >address it to the list and I will answer via the list, if it is OK with >Miss > >TINA. > > > >Regards, > > > >Jeanie S. Zadach > >Savannah, GA > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Dear List, I have just recevied a new book entitled "The 1850 Cenus of Georgia Slave Owners" compiled by Jack F. Cox Printed for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1999. If you would like a "look-up", please address it to the list and I will answer via the list, if it is OK with Miss TINA. Regards, Jeanie S. Zadach Savannah, GA

this is in reply to TOWNROSEJ "I am interested in the marriage names SOLOMON - HAMMOCK." The records showed : SOLOMON, ELLA JOSEPHINE - married a HAMMOCK (no date was given) sincerely pat

JEANIE: Thanks for asking. Miss Tina says 'GO FOR IT'! (Thanks for sharing!) Tina/CA At 05:28 PM 7/15/99 EDT, you wrote: >Dear List, > >I have just recevied a new book entitled "The 1850 Cenus of Georgia Slave >Owners" compiled by Jack F. Cox Printed for Clearfield Company by >Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1999. If you would like a "look-up", please >address it to the list and I will answer via the list, if it is OK with Miss >TINA. > >Regards, > >Jeanie S. Zadach >Savannah, GA > > >

Hello All! I had a wonderful time in Wilkinson Co. I also visited bibb, Jones, and twiggs also. Found a lot of tidbits also that I would like to share with you. I am not responsible for any errors in the information. Please as always, remember to verify it yourself. Please let me know if this is helpful. If not I will not take the time to do it. Thanks. These abstracts were copied at the Washington library in Macon Ga.. Enjoy! Pat Visit my website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 I AM POSTING THE LAST NAMES FROM THE LISTS THAT I COPIED!!!!!! IF YOU SEE A NAME THAT INTERESTs YOU LET ME KNOW AND I WILL POST HE NAME TO THE BOARD! MEMBERS OF STONE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH FROM 1808-1888 Information obtained form origianl Church Journal file at the Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Ga. LAST NAMES ALLEN ALLSTON ANDERSON ANDREWS (a lot of them) CRANFORD CRAWFORD DANIEL DAVIDSON DAVIS (a lot of them) DAY DeFORE DENNIS DENSON DESHAZO DILLARD DOZIER DUDLEY DUNN DYES DYE EASTERLIN EDGE EDMUNDS EDMONDSON EPPS EVANS TIMS TODD TULL TYLER UPCHURCH VANN WADE WALD? WALL WATTS WEATHERSBY WEBSTER WESTER FLINDER WOOD MARRIAGES ANDREWS - BOND ANDREWS - FALES ANDREWS - ASBELL ANDREWS - STEPHENS ARD - DeFORE BOND - THARP BOWDEN - DeFORE CRANFORD - ASBELL DAVIS - DAVIDSON DeFORE - LATSON EPPS - PIERCE EPPS - HUNNICUTT EPPS - MILLER EPPS - JONES GORE - FLANSBERG HARDEN - DAVIS HENDERSON - O'NEAL HENDERSON - HERRING HERRING - WALL HERRING - HAMMOCK HERRING - SIMMONS HERRING - WALL HERING - BURNS HOWINGTON - MULLIS JONES - BROWN JONES - LAND LAND - RAINEY LAND - COOK LAND - MELTON MOREA - MELTON PERRY - PENNINGTON RICE - BOND STROUP - ARMSTRONG SOLOMON - HAMMOCK VANN - STEPHENS

Hello All! I had a wonderful time in Wilkinson Co. I also visited bibb, Jones, and twiggs also. Found a lot of tidbits also that I would like to share with you. I am not responsible for any errors in the information. Please as always, remember to verify it yourself. There will probably be more than one email. Watch the subject line for each section. Please let me know if this is helpful. If not I will not take the time to do it. Thanks. These abstracts were copied at the Twiggs county library. From a book History of Twiggs co. Enjoy! Pat Visit my website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 I would like to know where to find the old MASONIC LODGE records. I wonder if they were stored somewhere else after Marion ceased to exist? TYPED AS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK. GEORGIA LAWS 1853-54, 1855-56, 1857 page 162 Twiggs Lodge Incorporated, Number 164 of Free and Accepted Masons. Section V, #18, Be it further enacted that John Glover, W.M.,; E.A. Wimberly, S.W.; J.U. Burkett, J.W.; Hardy Solomon, Treas.; Wright Neel, Sec'y.; S. Methvin, J.D.; W.H. Crocker, S.D.; James Evans, Tyler; the officers of the Twiggs Lodge #64 of Free and Accepted Masons, situated in Marion, Twiggs County, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared capable in law and in equity of suing and being sued of purchasing and holding real and personal property, of giving and receiving titles for the same, to use a common seal, and to do all other things which corporate bodies may in law do, connected with the objects of their association. Assented to 22nd Dec. 1857 MAYORS OF CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, GEORGIA 1903-1959 (Ref.: The minute books in the office of the City of Jeffersonville by Mrs. Johnnie Sanders, Clerk). 1903-1908 Dr. T.S. Jones 1908-1912 J.C. Shannon 1912-1916 Dr. T.S. Jones 1916-1920 J. G. Rockmore 1920-1922 S. E. Jones 1922-1923 W. E. Hoyle (resigned) 1923-1944 W. M. Whitehurst 1944-1946 D. C. Adams 1946-1959 D. Y. Califf THE EARLY BAR AT MARION COMPOSED OF THESE LAWYERS Robert Perryman Robert Evans Thaddeus G. Holt Tobert A. Beall Samuel Griner Thams Harris Zachariah B. H(?) argrove William Crocker Moses Fort S. Delk Stephen F. Miller The most noted merchant in Marion was Ira Peck a New Yorker. He came to Marion from the North. He grew immensely wealthy in Marion. When old Marion began to fade away. He sold all his property and returned to the north. POSTMASTER MARION GA. Post office was established Oct., 26, 1812 Aug. 31, 1831 Allen Fleming Oct. 12, 1835 Edward B. Young Jan. 28, 1837 Allen Edwards June 1, 1838 Peyton Reynolds April 23, 1841 Charles Eason June 23, 1844 Elijah E. Crocker Feb. 4, 1845 William J. Stephens July 2, 1845 Andrew Anderson Nov. 30, 1848 Benjamin T. Smith Feb. 15, 1849 Ira Peck Jan. 13, 1855 Henry K. Peck March 28, 1856 Wright Neel Dec. 19, 1859 Marcus E. Solomon May 18, 1860 Henry C. Keys March 9, 1866 W.H. Bichum May 8, 1866 Mrs. Abigail Jordan Jan. 8, 1867 E .E. Crocker Feb. 19, 1867 Lou Land Discontinued-May 15, 1868 POSTMASTER RIPLEY, GA. June 11, 1891 John Walker Jones (name changed from Ripling to Ripley August 6, 1892) Aug. 6, 1892 John Walker Jones (discontinued mail to Solomon Nov. 23, 1893) Re-established March 17, 1894 March 17, 1894 R. A. Lyles July 2, 1895 John Walker Jones Feb. 9, 1909 James F. Hinson June 5, 1912 John Walker Jones Discontinued-mail to Jeffersonville-July 16, 1921 POSTMASTER SABINE,GA. Aug. 1, 1896 Thomas S. Tharpe Discontinued - mail to Griswoldville - January 14, 1904 POSTMASTERS TARVERSVILLE, GA. Sept. 27, 1826 H.H. Tarver Nov. 24, 1831 William M. Tarver March 24, 1838 Hartwell H. Tarver Oct. 22, 1841 John G. Slappey April 13, 1842 William H. Exam July 24, 1843 William S. Townsend March 20, 1844 John W. Myrick Sept. 19, 1845 Hartwell H. Tarver Dec. 11, 1851 Frederick R. Tarver Nov. 10, 1852 Robert R. Slappey May 31, 1855 Thomas E. McCrea Discontinued- July 7, 1866 Reestablished Feb. 29, 1876 Benjamin M. Tarver Discontinued- February 24, 1880 POSTMASTERS TWIGGSVILLE, GA. June 1, 1853 James T. Evans March 31, 1856 Green B. Bridger Jan. 16, 1858 John S. Evans Mar. 26, 1859 John A. Clements Dec. 27, 1860 Mrs. Eliza Jane Evans March 9, 1866 James T. Evans May 29, 1866 Robert C. Carroll July 7, 1871 J.R. Asbell Sept. 12, 1871 John S. Evans Discontinued- Oct. 4, 1872 Re-established Nov. 19, 1872 Nov. 19, 1872 John S. Evans Oct. 1, 1877 J.T. Land Dec. 21, 1881 John S. Evans Discontinued - mail to New Providence (Wilkinson co.) Jan. 20, 1882 Re-established June 7, 1882 June 7, 1882 John S. Evans June 10, 1884 Henry J. Newby Jan. 15, 1885 Mrs. Willie J. Newby Aug. 3, 1887 John S. Vaughn Nov. 15, 1887 Francis B. Asbell (did not copy the rest)

HI PAT: You're still here, and not lost!!<G> It's ok with me if you post some info on other counties, as we aren't real busy right now....just be sure to make it clear in the Subject Heading above, in case others aren't interested in these other counties, they can easily Delete w/o reading, ok? I have an interest in Bibb Co., so ok with me! BTW, I haven't seen alot of my WILKINSON CO. surnames in the info you've sent to the list.....if you run across these, maybe you could give a holler: WATKINS, WYNN, KINGERY, KEEN(E), JACKSON, HOOKS, HOLLEMAN (all sp.) Thanks much! TINA/CA List Mgr.