This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stevens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1348 Message Board Post: I am helping my 8th graders trace their family histories. One of my students has traced her ancestors back to Betsey Stevens born 1820 and her son, Jerry Stevens born around 1852. Jerry married a woman named Lena or Lenor. Jerry named one of his daughters Casie and I know this name is seen in the white Stevens family is this area. Possibly Betsey or Jerry was once a slave of the white Stevens family? There is very little available for records of African American families, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for sharing this with us. I am going to send it on to a few of our fellow searchers. Suzanne

MistyDew: You're welcome, and so glad you like it and are gonna share it. That's what it's about .... learning and sharing :) Cuz'n Tina/CA MY WILKINSON CO. SURNAMES: KEEN, KINGERY, SCOTT, HOGAN, SMITH, GIBSON, HOOKS, HOLLIMAN, all of which are related to just about everyone there!!! :) *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <MistyDew88@aol.com> To: <GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [GAWILKIN-L] "Dear Ancestor" > Thanks for sharing this with us. I am going to send it on to a few of > our > fellow searchers. > Suzanne > > > ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== > Check out this great GA RESOURCES PAGE: > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/georgia.html >

DEAR ANCESTOR Your tombstone stands among the rest, neglected and alone The name and date are chiseled out of polished, marbled stone It reaches out to all who care, it is too late to mourn. You did not know that I exist, you died and I was born. Yet each of us are cells of you, in flesh and blood and bone, Our blood contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own. Dear Ancestor, the place you filled one hundred years ago Spreads out amoung the ones you left who would have loved you so. I wonder if you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you. --Author unknown Thanks to Pam Hudson (Moore cousin) for having this on her very nice genealogy website! Sandy P., this reminded me so much of YOU!! I bet you are getting ready for your trip to FL to see all the ANCESTOR HOME PLACES!

The Cemetery Book published by Joe Maddox has family listed and where they are buried. It is not arranged by cemetery. This makes it difficult to copy the pages for a specific cemetery. Also Mr. Maddox did not include any children in his books. Hope this helps. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of joymccook@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:35 PM To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Wilkinson County Cemetery Book (published in 1970's I think) This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1346 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for anyone who has a copy of the Wilkinson County Cemetery Book that, I believe, was published in the 1970's or someone who has access to it. I am doing some major research on the Mount Carmel Cemetery and am trying to identify some of the now unmarked or unreadable graves. I would like to compare that list to my current list. I would love to have a copy of the pages from Mount Carmel's listing if possible. If anyone can help me, please email me at joymccook@yahoo.com I will be glad to show you my work on the cemetery. I have photographed all the headstones and am working on publishing them on my website for all others to view and possibly help in their research as well. Thanks! ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== *Don't forget to visit the WILKINSON CO. *RESOURCE* Page: http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Wilkinson/

Joy have you found a picture of the old church building? There is a cemetery cleaning/reunion there in the mo. of July

Hi Joy If you are speaking about the Wilkinson Co. Cemetery book by Mr. Jos. Maddox, there is a copy in the library in Macon. If you don't get the information you need from someone, you could write them and the librarian will xerox the pages you need for a fee. You can contact them by email. If you don't have their site address, let me know and I'll send it. Good luck! Barbara S.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1347 Message Board Post: Hi, I am working on a major research project on all those buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery. If you are related to anyone there and have information on them such as the names of their mother and father or spouse or children, I would love to have your input so I can make the site as thorough as possible. I will be glad to cite you as my source of info as well. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1346 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for anyone who has a copy of the Wilkinson County Cemetery Book that, I believe, was published in the 1970's or someone who has access to it. I am doing some major research on the Mount Carmel Cemetery and am trying to identify some of the now unmarked or unreadable graves. I would like to compare that list to my current list. I would love to have a copy of the pages from Mount Carmel's listing if possible. If anyone can help me, please email me at joymccook@yahoo.com I will be glad to show you my work on the cemetery. I have photographed all the headstones and am working on publishing them on my website for all others to view and possibly help in their research as well. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1345 Message Board Post: Hi everyone, I have been photographing all the headstones in the Mount Carmel Cemetery. IF you have loved ones there and would like me to email you a copy of their headstone. Please email me at joymccook@yahoo.com Have a good day!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Criswell and Snow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1313.1.2 Message Board Post: Dear Betty, I am working on photographing all of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Wilkinson County, GA. I have the photo of the headstone of Exie Criswell Snow and her husband, Harvie Gillis Snow as well as their son, H. Dawson Snow. You can view it at the following link: http://www.mccookbrownfamilytree.com/MountCarmelPageThree.html Enjoy!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/1326.1 Message Board Post: I too am researching Thomas J. Brown. If you will e-mail me at benniestinson@hotmail.com I have some information for you.

*FYI: DON'T MISS THIS! IT's a great article, and the link to the AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIVES (short video) online (from the tv program) is amazing! > In case you haven't seen it yet, the current edition of Newsweek has a > cover > article on genetic genealogy. "DNA Testing: In Our Blood" is an article by > Claudia Kalb that describes some of the successes that genealogists have > had > when using DNA analysis. > > You can read the article at > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11080815/site/newsweek. It also has links to > the > PBS series, "African-America Lives," and to testing companies. > > > As posted on Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/01/newsweek_cover_.html >

Wilkinson County GaArchives Military Records.....Pensioners Census 1840 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002467 January 26, 2006, 6:52 pm Pensioners Census Census of Pensioners 1840 Names of pensioners for Ages Names of heads of families with whom revolutionary or pensioners resided June I, 1840 military services. WILKINSON COUNTY Robert Rosier, sen - 84 Robert Rosier, sen. John Meadows - 78 Joseph Meadows William Jenkins - 83 Jorial Bennet Additional Comments: A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services; with their Names, Ages and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives (1841) File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/military/revwar/pensions/pensione104nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Does anyone know if there are any minutes from the Old Balls Church available anywhere? Or is there a written history of that church? Thank you for your time. betty in ga

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAY/RADFORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/925.1.1 Message Board Post: Would like to coorespond with researchers of John & Priscilla RADFORD of Twiggs/Wilkinson Co., GA. Particularily, Priscilla's son, James M DAY. Kim Marion kjmarion@aol.com

Wilkinson-Bibb-Statewide County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lord, Mr. Otha Lanier May 23, 1992 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com January 25, 2006, 10:33 pm Funeral Program by Williams Memorial Chapel IN MEMORY OF Mr. Otha Lanier Lord Age 68 SERVICES GRAVESIDE 4 O'clock PM Sunday May 24, 1992 CLERGY Rev. G. B. Howell INTERMENT Snow Hill Cemetery Services by Williams Memorial Chapel Note: This information was taken from the Funeral program received at Mr. Lord's Funeral. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/obits/l/lord3751gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson-Statewide County GaArchives Obituaries.....Baisden, Mr. John Rupert "Jack" February 6, 1990 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com January 25, 2006, 10:26 pm Funeral Program from Williams Memorial Chapel IN MEMORY OF Mr. John Rupert "Jack" Baisden Age 78 PASSED AWAY Tuesday, February 6, 1990 SEVICES Thursday, February 8, 1990 2 o'clock First United Methodist Church Rev. Charles Ricks Memorial Hill Cemetery Arrangements made by Williams Memorial Chapel File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/obits/b/baisden3750gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson-Bibb-Statewide County GaArchives Obituaries.....Brooks, Agnes M. Dennard August 13, 1989 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com January 25, 2006, 10:10 pm Local Paper AGNES DENNARD BROOKS Agnes Dennard Brooks of 4177 Forest Hill Terrace died Sunday. Services will be held at 1 pm Tuesday in Ingleside Baptist Church. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. The Revs. E.C. Sheehan and Gordon Hunter will officiate. A native of Wilkinson County, Mrs. Brooks was a retired saleswoman for Rhodes Furniture. She was a member of Ingleside Baptist Church, the Winmore Sunday School Class and the Macon Women's Club. She was also president of the Pink Ladies Auxillary at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Survivors include her husband, Richard F. Brooks of Macon; two sons, Marion C. Brooks of Macon and Dr. R. Ferrell Brooks of Valdosta; two sisters, Elizabeth Proctor of Gordon and Gewndolyn Cochran of McIntyre; three brothers, HIllard Dennard of Americus, Thomas K. Dennard and James Dennard, both of Gordon; and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Thomas C. Burke Foundation, 182 Riley Ave., Macon 31204. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home. Snow's Pio Nono Chapel has charge of arrangements. (Note: Agnes Dennard was the daughter of Henry Elijah Dennard and Minnie Belle Aycock Dennard. She was born around June 1915.) File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/obits/b/brooks3749gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb

Wilkinson-Baldwin-Statewide County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dennard, James Elijah May 25, 1991 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com January 25, 2006, 9:35 pm Local Paper JAMES ELIJAH DENNARD GORDON-- James Elijah "Jimmy" Dennard, 62, of Route 1 died Saturday in a local hospital. Born in Wilkinson County, he was the owner/operator of Dennard Electrial Service and was an Army Veteran. He was a retired commander of the 6th District VFW and of Local Post No. 7509. He was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Kathleen Akridge Dennard of Gordon; son, James. E. Dennard, Jr. of Macon; brothers and sisters, Gwendolyn Cochran of McIntyre, Elizabeth Proctor of Gordon, Thomas K. Dennard of Gordon and Hillard Dennard of Americus. Services: 4 p.m. today in Westview Cemetery, Milledgeville. The Rev. Wesley Long will officiate. Williams Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. (Note: James Elijah Dennard was the son of Henry Elijah Dennard and Minnie Beele Aycock Dennard. He was born November 4, 1928. He married Kathleen Akridge and died on May 25, 1991.) File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/obits/d/dennard3748gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb