May I second the vote for the Salvation Army as well? My husband has been on the board and we are most impressed with their dedication and getting the work done. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: Robert Angus [mailto:elizabethangus@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:35 PM To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Re: Fallout of Katrina & Genealogy Very helpful post. In addition to the Red Cross, my suggestion is the Salvation Army which is usually the first on the scene while the Red Cross is still holding press conferences. Several correspondents made the same comment that they had seen SA trucks in the downtown but, several days into the disaster, had yet to see a Red Cross truck. Not meant to be "snarky" just an additional place to designate where your donations should go. Thank you in Houston for all the generous work you have done with the refugee's. We have had some in the central Fl area but not to your extent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie Antley To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:30 PM Subject: Fallout of Katrina & Genealogy Dear Friends and Family: Thank you for your prayers, good wishes, donations and assistance to the Katrina victims here on the Gulf Coast. We in Houston have seen our population expand by the thousands EACH DAY this past week. The utter despair in the eyes of the evacuees as they settle into the many shelters and receive water, hot meals, clean clothing, shoes, air conditioning, and medical care is simply heartbreaking. Along with the well-publicized evacuations of the Super Dome and Convention Center, we have many victims who were able to flee NOLA in time, thinking they would be able to return in a few days and pick up the strands of their lives. Instead their lives are shattered again when they see the televised reports of what was once their neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and religious facilities. With no homes, jobs, and dwindling money (if any money), how will they survive? Tallowood Baptist, my home church, is hosting 30 families in our "North Campus", a strip center we purchased several years ago fronting I-10 on the west side of Houston. Our neighboring churches, synagoges and mosques are helping in Katrina's victims in similar fashion. Mom and I made a quick trip to a local King Dollar (all items are $1.00) to pick up personal care items and small toys, games, coloring books, crayons, etc. for the shelters. We found many other Houstonians filling their baskets to the brim to assist. At Costco (a large warehouse-type store) the scene was much the same but included many pickup trucks, vans and trailers with drivers willing to take donations down to the chaos of the Astrodome. We counted 12 cases (35 liter bottles/case) of water in one trailer! The needs of the evacuees here and throughout the Gulf Coast Region are great and will continue over the next several months. In addition to what you are doing now, please consider giving money to the various Red Cross organizations: American Red Cross - www.redcross.org British Red Cross - www.redcross.org.uk Canadian Red Cross - www.redcross.ca Australian Red Cross - www.redcross.au International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies - www.ifrc.org On a genealogical note: There is no news yet regarding the status of the libraries which house genealogical materials in the area. Many of these precious records may have been the only copies extant and are now lost to us forever. Few of us have not experienced the frustration of trying to get certain records only to find the courthouse had burned and the records were lost so... PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make copies of ALL your records TODAY! Scan your photos, marriage & death certificates, military papers, school records, deeds, etc. and burn them onto multiple CD's with a rich text file (.rtf) that lists the documents and where the originals were located. If you can afford to also send certified copies with the disks that would be greatly appreciated. If not, even regular photocopies of your documents will help. Then send the copies to various genealogical repositories and family members AROUND THE COUNTRY and ask that they file your information under the pertinent state's family files. It wouldn't hurt to send photocopies of your driver's license, social security card, insurance policies, medical records, etc. to a trusted family member who lives out-of-town also. Seal it with the words "TO BE OPENED IN EMERGENCY ONLY" on the outside. Leslie Antley in Heavenly (but humid!) Houston - ------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ______________________________ ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/

Very helpful post. In addition to the Red Cross, my suggestion is the Salvation Army which is usually the first on the scene while the Red Cross is still holding press conferences. Several correspondents made the same comment that they had seen SA trucks in the downtown but, several days into the disaster, had yet to see a Red Cross truck. Not meant to be "snarky" just an additional place to designate where your donations should go. Thank you in Houston for all the generous work you have done with the refugee's. We have had some in the central Fl area but not to your extent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie Antley To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:30 PM Subject: Fallout of Katrina & Genealogy Dear Friends and Family: Thank you for your prayers, good wishes, donations and assistance to the Katrina victims here on the Gulf Coast. We in Houston have seen our population expand by the thousands EACH DAY this past week. The utter despair in the eyes of the evacuees as they settle into the many shelters and receive water, hot meals, clean clothing, shoes, air conditioning, and medical care is simply heartbreaking. Along with the well-publicized evacuations of the Super Dome and Convention Center, we have many victims who were able to flee NOLA in time, thinking they would be able to return in a few days and pick up the strands of their lives. Instead their lives are shattered again when they see the televised reports of what was once their neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and religious facilities. With no homes, jobs, and dwindling money (if any money), how will they survive? Tallowood Baptist, my home church, is hosting 30 families in our "North Campus", a strip center we purchased several years ago fronting I-10 on the west side of Houston. Our neighboring churches, synagoges and mosques are helping in Katrina's victims in similar fashion. Mom and I made a quick trip to a local King Dollar (all items are $1.00) to pick up personal care items and small toys, games, coloring books, crayons, etc. for the shelters. We found many other Houstonians filling their baskets to the brim to assist. At Costco (a large warehouse-type store) the scene was much the same but included many pickup trucks, vans and trailers with drivers willing to take donations down to the chaos of the Astrodome. We counted 12 cases (35 liter bottles/case) of water in one trailer! The needs of the evacuees here and throughout the Gulf Coast Region are great and will continue over the next several months. In addition to what you are doing now, please consider giving money to the various Red Cross organizations: American Red Cross - www.redcross.org British Red Cross - www.redcross.org.uk Canadian Red Cross - www.redcross.ca Australian Red Cross - www.redcross.au International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies - www.ifrc.org On a genealogical note: There is no news yet regarding the status of the libraries which house genealogical materials in the area. Many of these precious records may have been the only copies extant and are now lost to us forever. Few of us have not experienced the frustration of trying to get certain records only to find the courthouse had burned and the records were lost so... PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make copies of ALL your records TODAY! Scan your photos, marriage & death certificates, military papers, school records, deeds, etc. and burn them onto multiple CD's with a rich text file (.rtf) that lists the documents and where the originals were located. If you can afford to also send certified copies with the disks that would be greatly appreciated. If not, even regular photocopies of your documents will help. Then send the copies to various genealogical repositories and family members AROUND THE COUNTRY and ask that they file your information under the pertinent state's family files. It wouldn't hurt to send photocopies of your driver's license, social security card, insurance policies, medical records, etc. to a trusted family member who lives out-of-town also. Seal it with the words "TO BE OPENED IN EMERGENCY ONLY" on the outside. Leslie Antley in Heavenly (but humid!) Houston - ------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ______________________________

this was posted on the civil war news and views board and I'm pasting part of it here. > Pat received reports from a New Orleans police officer that the museum > itself seems to have avoided flooding, although the basement area may be flooded > with storm sewer backup. The building structure suffered only minor wind > damage, but until someone can enter the building, it is not known if the roof > leaked, or the basement flooded. The major concern at this time is looting and > vandalism. The National D-Day Museum across Camp Street was looted and > vandalized. Thankfully, some wise and sympathetic New Orleans police officers took > the initiative to pull down the sign in front of CMH that identified the > facility as a Confederate shrine, so hopefully it will not be vandalized. In a message dated 9/5/2005 11:02:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, halbet@angus1841.com writes: > > Does anyone know if the D Day Museum in New Orleans made it through Katrina? > thanks, > betty in ga >

Does anyone know if the D Day Museum in New Orleans made it through Katrina? thanks, betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rstarthistle@wmconnect.com> To: <GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [GAWILKIN-L] Fallout of Katrina & Genealogy > In a message dated 9/4/2005 6:36:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lhantley > writes: > > >> >> On a genealogical note: There is no news yet regarding the status of the >> libraries which house genealogical materials in the area. Many of these >> precious records may have been the only copies extant and are now lost to >> us >> forever. Few of us have not experienced the frustration of trying to get >> certain >> records only to find the courthouse had burned and the records were lost >> so... >> >> >> > > yeah a Harrison county MS website was just posted 2 weeks ago that had > property tax records, some marriages, voter lists etc. I located some > distant > cousins on Wed. sent them letters on Friday only to see the hurrcane on > the news on > Sunday. Unfortunately that same site is down -must have been kept up by > someone at the courthouse? I thought of it today as it would now come in > handy to > try and find married names of daughters to try and locate people that > stayed > "at their daughter's house" etc. > > Rhonda Raye >

In a message dated 9/4/2005 6:36:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lhantley writes: > > On a genealogical note: There is no news yet regarding the status of the > libraries which house genealogical materials in the area. Many of these > precious records may have been the only copies extant and are now lost to us > forever. Few of us have not experienced the frustration of trying to get certain > records only to find the courthouse had burned and the records were lost so... > > > yeah a Harrison county MS website was just posted 2 weeks ago that had property tax records, some marriages, voter lists etc. I located some distant cousins on Wed. sent them letters on Friday only to see the hurrcane on the news on Sunday. Unfortunately that same site is down -must have been kept up by someone at the courthouse? I thought of it today as it would now come in handy to try and find married names of daughters to try and locate people that stayed "at their daughter's house" etc. Rhonda Raye

Dear Friends and Family: Thank you for your prayers, good wishes, donations and assistance to the Katrina victims here on the Gulf Coast. We in Houston have seen our population expand by the thousands EACH DAY this past week. The utter despair in the eyes of the evacuees as they settle into the many shelters and receive water, hot meals, clean clothing, shoes, air conditioning, and medical care is simply heartbreaking. Along with the well-publicized evacuations of the Super Dome and Convention Center, we have many victims who were able to flee NOLA in time, thinking they would be able to return in a few days and pick up the strands of their lives. Instead their lives are shattered again when they see the televised reports of what was once their neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and religious facilities. With no homes, jobs, and dwindling money (if any money), how will they survive? Tallowood Baptist, my home church, is hosting 30 families in our "North Campus", a strip center we purchased several years ago fronting I-10 on the west side of Houston. Our neighboring churches, synagoges and mosques are helping in Katrina's victims in similar fashion. Mom and I made a quick trip to a local King Dollar (all items are $1.00) to pick up personal care items and small toys, games, coloring books, crayons, etc. for the shelters. We found many other Houstonians filling their baskets to the brim to assist. At Costco (a large warehouse-type store) the scene was much the same but included many pickup trucks, vans and trailers with drivers willing to take donations down to the chaos of the Astrodome. We counted 12 cases (35 liter bottles/case) of water in one trailer! The needs of the evacuees here and throughout the Gulf Coast Region are great and will continue over the next several months. In addition to what you are doing now, please consider giving money to the various Red Cross organizations: American Red Cross - www.redcross.org British Red Cross - www.redcross.org.uk Canadian Red Cross - www.redcross.ca Australian Red Cross - www.redcross.au International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies - www.ifrc.org On a genealogical note: There is no news yet regarding the status of the libraries which house genealogical materials in the area. Many of these precious records may have been the only copies extant and are now lost to us forever. Few of us have not experienced the frustration of trying to get certain records only to find the courthouse had burned and the records were lost so... PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make copies of ALL your records TODAY! Scan your photos, marriage & death certificates, military papers, school records, deeds, etc. and burn them onto multiple CD's with a rich text file (.rtf) that lists the documents and where the originals were located. If you can afford to also send certified copies with the disks that would be greatly appreciated. If not, even regular photocopies of your documents will help. Then send the copies to various genealogical repositories and family members AROUND THE COUNTRY and ask that they file your information under the pertinent state's family files. It wouldn't hurt to send photocopies of your driver's license, social security card, insurance policies, medical records, etc. to a trusted family member who lives out-of-town also. Seal it with the words "TO BE OPENED IN EMERGENCY ONLY" on the outside. Leslie Antley in Heavenly (but humid!) Houston --------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Katrina Relief Effort from Middle Ga. Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 01:08:20 EDT From: GiGiFarmer@aol.com Dear Ones: The devastation and loss that we have all watched on television over the past few days as a result of Katrina is heartbreaking..not only to those actually experiencing it but to those of us watching as well....I feel compelled to act..to help...consequently I have launched a campaign to help those in need who reside in Gulfport, MS. I am in contact with a special friend there who has put me in touch with her Pastor, Ray Stokes at Trinity United Methodist Church. His cry and plea is for immediate help...they are desperate.. this is an opportunity for you to really impact directly the lives of the people in this community. Please go to the website: _helpfromtheheartofgeorgia.com_ that is */HELP FROM THE HEART OF GEORGIA.com/*.to decide how you would like to participate..We have a commitment to have a tractor trailer truck parked in the Gray United Methodist Church parking lot hopefully by Monday...but the church is accepting donations now..Pastor John Haney and I are working to fill this trailer as quickly as possible so that it can get on the road. They need the supplies...or the donations which ever is easiest for you to do. */Help from the Heart of Georgia /*is a two phase plan...immediate need relief and building supplies for repairing some homes that are damaged but will need work before families can move back in...please try to help us in both phases...phase II will be most likely 3 months down the road.. your prayers and thought are needed and appreciated..please pray for a successful campaign to help those in need. Please forward this email to everyone in your address book and ask them to do the same..the wider the circle the bigger the splash!! "they will know we are Christians by our love" Phyllis Farmer Phyllis Farmer Events...made special 1025 Bond St. Macon, Ga. 31201 478-743-9612 478-731-8367 cell -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/87 - Release Date: 9/1/2005

In the August 25, 2005 issue of the Wilkinson County News in Irwinton, Georgia there is an article which states: "On Saturday, September 24, a Confederate Marker will be dedicated to Samuel Boykin Collins in Black Springs Church Cemetery. An effort is being made to contact as many descendants as possible. Samuel Collins was married to Elmira Antoinette Babb in 1866 and they were parents of the following children: Addie Lee Collins, married John Joseph Carr; Mary Annie Collins, married Levi Blizzard; William Robert Collins, spouse unknown; Minnie Bell Collins married James B. Kennedy; Adelia Estelle Collins, married Winton Arnold; Lillie Beatrice Collins, married Albert Arnold. If you are connected or interested in this family, please contact Katherine C. Bray at (478) 452-2864." -

Don't forget to check the Wilkinson County AHGP website http://www.georgiagenealogy.org/wilkinson/ for the latest additions. They include 13 photos, will of Richard Whitaker, 1880 U.S. Federal Mortality Schedule, Thompson home place info, Daniel Aides family, information on Uncle Jack Stevens and Ebenezer Cemetery inscriptions. I've also updated the Cemetery Pages and there are over 11,000 burials. Thanks Harold, Mark, Ranny, Earl and Algernon for your contributions this month. Eileen McAdams County Coordinator -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: 8/23/2005

Thanks for the information on the website. It is great

Eileen, Thanks so much for the information. Made a connection I had been looking for. Suzanne

I received an email on another list this morning. The collection right now has 3580 collections. copied from the site: "Notice: As of Monday, August 22, 2005, there are still many items in this collection that have not been fully cataloged. About the collection This collection has been established to provide genealogical researchers throughout the world with access to a rich repository of histories created by families to record and celebrate the lives of their ancestors. The repository is hosted by the libraries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith, the founder of this Church said, "The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead." The intent of this archive is to help people everywhere identify ancestors and learn from their legacy. Click here to view this site: http://www.familyhistoryarchive.byu.edu Looks like a great place to research. Eileen -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 8/19/2005

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Ann Toler: I don't have your personal email address. I know you are subscribed to the Wilkinson County list. I thought of you when I saw the following information: Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:47:24 -0400 From: "David G. Love" <dlove1@pineland.net> To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <43066F8C.5090304@pineland.net> Subject: William L.Toler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Does anyone have any info on him or his descendants??? Here's the record as it is listed in the roster. He is listed as William "Lamison". tring to find which is correct Lamison or Lawson ????? MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY F, 48th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. JOHNSON COUNTY, GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND, GUARDS Toler, William Lamison-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, l4th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. F, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 1, 1862. Died in Orange Court House, Va. hospital March 12, 1864. 1860 Glascock Co Ga 1169GMD July 27/28 #238/241 Toler, William L. 22; Rebeckah J. 20; Ma_______ 4/12 ( Mahala or Mahalie?) 1850 Warren Co 8/11/1850 #37/38 Stephen Toler 45 Farmer; Martha 41?; Elizabeth 15; George H. 13; William L 13; James A. 10; Henry P.8

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mercer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1333.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you. I appreciate all your help. Joyce

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1333.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I used Ancestry.Com, a fee based subscription service. Bernice

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mercer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1333.1.1 Message Board Post: Bernice..Thank you for your help. Am trying to locate the 1870 census. If you know a shortcut, please enlighten me. I can find 1860 & 1880 with no problem. I must be looking in the wrong place. Thanks again.

Hi! I am also looking for a sale in Wilkerson County, GA, but the land records were burned in a fire. I understand that they had 2 or 3 different Court House fires that destroyed the records and I was hoping to find some mention of the sale of the land in a newspaper article but have not found anything as yet. Just another searcher. Inez (SCOTT) CARNEY -----Original Message----- From: rsmith6670@msn.com Sent: Aug 17, 2005 11:23 PM To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] NEED DEED LOOK UP FOR EARLY 1800'S PLEASE This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ray/Wray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1334 Message Board Post: Solomon Ray won land in the 1805 Georgia land lottery in Wilkinson co ga. He sold the land after claiming it but I do not know when he sold it but probaly about 1810 give or take a year. If anyone has a resource that would show a deed wehre Solomon Ray sold his land or any reference to a Solomon Ray it would be appreciated. Sometimes the name was spelled Wray. Thanks ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== Check out this great GA RESOURCES PAGE: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/georgia.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mercer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1288.2.1.2 Message Board Post: I saw your query about Levi Thomas Mercer. He is my ggrandfather. I can give you some information about him.