I am trying to location of where the Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church used to be and the Cemetery accross the street from it.. My gr gr grandpapa Rev. Green Berry Waldrop help constituted the Church in 1837. This is the information I found in the Talbot County's Library. Constituted in 1837, the Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church was located originally about three miles from Box Springs on what is not Carl Jones Road, locally called The Hut Road" for a place operated by Miss Lucile Herring during the 1940s. The Hut was a gathering place for young people, and her hot dogs, and hamburgers live in memory. ANOTHER PAGE. The Liberty Hill Baptist Church was the first built abot 3 1/2 miles from Box Springs on what is now known as theHur Road, across from Liberty Hill Cemetery. It was organizeed on April 15, 1851. The members in 1872 including such famailies names as Davie, Youngblood, Williams, Gorman, Davis, Emanuel, Johnson , Weaver,Persons, Helms, Alderman, Hollism Johnson, Harbuck, Harris and Williams. Rev. J. T. Adams was a member in 1903. Other familyu names include Green, Pope, McClung, Browning, Stribling, Funderburk, Edge, Jenkins, Story, Lawhorn, Kemp and many others. At the conferrence in 1900 it was agreed to move the church to Box Springs .Funderburk, Adams and Gorhaam were appointed to plan and build the church.It was completed in November 1904 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, End We drove down to the Old Macon Road and drove past the Fire Department and the road dead in to Hut Road we turn to the right with the east on our right. We found a small Cemetery, but the graves were not old enough to match the dates of the Church. I am looking for the older Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church of the 1837 and it's location. Thanks for any help. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Columbus, Georgia

I am looking for any information on Thomas E. Blanchard Born 1840,died 1917, on a plantation in near Ellerslie, Georgia. His first Job was in J. W. Pease's Book Store. Mercer Blanchard is lised in his family. Mercer Blanchard Firsrt Lieutenant,CSA Co B, 37rh Georgia Reg. Mr. Thomas E. Blanchard was married to Sarah E. MacDougald. They had no children, they had an adpoted niece that died. Also in his family Dr. Joel Uriah McDuffie Blanchard, thr beloved " Dr. Mac." Blanchard., surgeon in the Congederae Army and physician to many in Columbus. I am not related to the Blanchards. I found a picture of Thomas E. Blanchard, he is the image of my son. In the Etta W, Blanchard Book there is a picture of Thomas E. Blanchard. It looks like my son posed for the picture.. The picture of Mr. Blanchard doesn't favor my son , he looks like my son. Hair , eyes, nose, mouth and face right on down to the little beard around his mouth. Mr. Blanchard has the same expression in his eyes as my son. Hie eyebrows and even the way my son wore his hair years ago. I would like to know if anyone has any other pictures of Thomas E. Blanchard so I could see if it's just this picture that looks like he and my son both sat for this picture. The pictures I have of my son is laughing or at least a smile. The picture of Mr. Blanchard is serious. Not only in the picture but in real life my son looks like this picture of Mr. Blanchard. It's an odd felling to look at a picture of a man born in 1840 and see your son. Thanks for any help. Sandra

I can't help you with the photo but do have a comment. I have found features of my own children in photos of our ancestors. it really brings home the feeling of continuity in life. it's a good feeling to look at my great grandfather and see my cousin Barbara. it is just strange and wonderful to see .

Hi.... I am researching the Crews families that lived in GA and FL.... The family that I am mainly researching is Archibald Graham Crews (Feb 1819 GA - July 1905 in Baker Co, FL) and his wife, Honor Civility Bradley (Jan 1835 Nassau Co, FL - Feb 1913, Baker Co, FL). Archibald was the son of Roger Crews and Honor was the daughter of John Henry Bradley Jr. I am looking for information on the family....the children and the rest.... One of their daughters was Courtney Victoria Crews who married Joshua Hodges (these are my great grandparents) and I am seeking information on Courtney's siblings....any information would be appreciated..... Appreciate any help... Stephanie Grohol

Lisa Graham has updated the Butts County, GA AHGP web site located at <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabutts2/"> http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabutts2</A> Several new categories have been added such as Publications, Addresses, Funeral Homes and Misc. Other categories have additions such as Brickwall, Obits, Court Records, Cemeteries and Census. Lisa has transcribe the 1850 & 1860 Census for Butts County and is working on the 1830 Census, with plans to do more. Most of the Cemetery surveys have been transcribe and she is working on the Jackson City Cemetery Survey. Anyone that would like to add to the collection like Don Bankston has done, please e-mail Lisa at LisaGraham32@aol.com or to ButtsGA@yahoo.com Doris Robbins GA State Host for AHGP <A HREF="http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/">http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/</A>

I don't know if this line is related to mine, but my great great grandmother Mary Layfield Searcy was supposedly a member of the Shiloh Primitive Baptist in Blackshear, Ga. I am trying to get this confirmed through the church elders there. Joe >From: FamGly@aol.com >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEORGIA] Searching for church clergy listing >Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:51:07 EDT > >I recently learned that my deceased granduncle, E.R. Searcy, was a pastor >of >a church in Atlanta, Georgia. I don't know the denomination, church name, >when or where E.R. was born or died, nor any of his family. > >I had a younger granduncle, Coleman Willis, who was a church deacon in >Adel, >GA. I don't know the name of his church either. > >Is there a directory where I can find a list of clergy (live or dead) in a >given county and/or state? > >Thanks. > >Betty Jones ><A HREF="http://bjtechtron.vstorestuff.com/">BJ Techtronics</A> > > > >==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

If you are looking towards Baptists and/or Methodists, I believe it likely that there will be records maintained in archival holdings at some of the denominational colleges... but that such holdings are pretty hit or miss. I've looked at archival holdings catalogued on the web but have never actually accessed any of the records. Here is a source for Baptist records: http://tarver.mercer.edu/special_collections/GBHD.htm For Methodists, you may have to do some searching or maybe someone else knows... RW

Finding parish records depends on the denomination. I have found that the Baptists and liturgical denominations generally maintain good parish records - the parish book has to be maintained and brought up to date before the priest or pastor can move to another congregation. One can check the website of the denomination and be directed to archives. For instance, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is archiving all congregational parish records for online access. The parish records for the ELCA consist of the records of Lutheran denominations that have merged into the ELCA such as the ALC, LCA, etc. Lutheran church parish records are available back centuries (to 1500 AD) in Northern European countries like Scandinavia, etc. The Digitalarkivet from the U of Bergen has the parish records online. Bombing in Germany destroyed many parish registers. The Methodist Church Archives in Nashville, TN has been exceptionally kind and helpful in tracking down parish records locations. They do maintain records of clergy and will search those files when asked to do so. I have found that the colleges that archive the parish records have not filed, categorized and maintained the early records very good in many locations. In the US, The Roman Catholic Church has exceptional records in the places I have inquired. It was a challenge for me to find someone who wouldl assist in providing the information I needed to get access to the data. But when they did assist, it was fruitful. The Anglican denomination has some good early records - but so much depended on the priest's carefulness or carelessness. I believe that today keeping the parish register is mandatory. I haven't tried to track down Presybyterian Church records -

At 05:51 PM 8/22/2003 -0400, FamGly@aol.com wrote: >I recently learned that my deceased granduncle, E.R. Searcy, was a pastor of >a church in Atlanta, Georgia. I don't know the denomination, church name, >when or where E.R. was born or died, nor any of his family. > >I had a younger granduncle, Coleman Willis, who was a church deacon in Adel, >GA. I don't know the name of his church either. What was *your* family's denomination? Before World War II (and even later), most Southern extended families belonged to the same denomination, especially if they were all from the same general area. I have two exceptions in my own extended family: my paternal grandparents, one of whom was from South Carolina and the other of whom was from the mountains of western North Carolina, belonged to different denominations. (He was a Methodist and she was a Baptist: after they married, due to a specific incident in South Carolina, she became a Methodist.) The other incident involved my mother's maternal grandmother: when my mother's maternal grandmother's family moved from West Virginia to eastern North Carolina shortly after 1900, they couldn't find a Lutheran church, so all became Methodists. >Is there a directory where I can find a list of clergy (live or dead) in a >given county and/or state? I don't know of any such thing for any time period. The best you could do would be to check microfilm of the local newspaper for that time period, and look for any mentions of these people. Elizabeth Whitaker

Thanks Richard I was at Tarver this month and they have a great collection. I was at the one in Macon and copied several churches to get online. I placed Putnam County Georgia Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church online at http://www.gloverfamily.com/Crooked/crookedputnam.htm I scanned them up for all to read and am trying to get them transcribed as time allows. My work has kept me pretty busy for several months. Hope someone finds their brick wall here. Good luck, Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard White" <rw@pone.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Searching for church clergy listing > > If you are looking towards Baptists and/or Methodists, I believe it > likely that there will be records maintained in archival holdings at > some of the denominational colleges... but that such holdings are pretty > hit or miss. I've looked at archival holdings catalogued on the web but > have never actually accessed any of the records. Here is a source for > Baptist records: http://tarver.mercer.edu/special_collections/GBHD.htm > For Methodists, you may have to do some searching or maybe someone else > knows... > > RW > > > > ==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003

I recently learned that my deceased granduncle, E.R. Searcy, was a pastor of a church in Atlanta, Georgia. I don't know the denomination, church name, when or where E.R. was born or died, nor any of his family. I had a younger granduncle, Coleman Willis, who was a church deacon in Adel, GA. I don't know the name of his church either. Is there a directory where I can find a list of clergy (live or dead) in a given county and/or state? Thanks. Betty Jones <A HREF="http://bjtechtron.vstorestuff.com/">BJ Techtronics</A>

Lots of new surnames posted I have just posted a LOT of new surnames to my website and all on ONE page which will make it easy for folks to find them. Some of them are; miller, phillips, huntley, dewolf, jones, palmer, stradling, beaufort, plantagenet, hepburn, houghton, garlinghouse, spaulding, witter, morgan, vaughan, whitney, touchet, holand, bogart, humphrey, perkins, scheer, snethen, james, harless, mcgriff, adkins, parker, buller, tretherff, courtenay, beaumont, fontaine, de havilland, molesworth, coote, st. George, carew, hoo, welles, mowbray, segrave, norfolk, brotherton, de bohun, de lusignan, mcqueen, crawford, william, quarles, mallory, thomas, fitz hugh, alaive, scott, lavinia, minor, nevill, hutton, post, lathrop, abell, cotton, mainwaring, berkeley, fitzroy, hemingway, talmadge, yale, de castile, and de toulouse. When you get to my homepage, scroll down to # 17 and click on that to go to my new page. Sarah www.gaia.edu/genclass/srose/

Has a book been publish on the Evergreen Cemetery in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia ? jamestlord@charter.net --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003

Here is an e-mail address for the Public Affairs Office <pelotteb@emh.gordon.army.mil> >From: "Margaret Sessions" <margarets5@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEORGIA] Ft Gordon/Old Pinetucky >Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:02:12 +0000 > >There is nothing on the Ft Gordon site that will take you to where you can >get a booklet about the cemeteries and the town. you just have to "wing it" >and contact the Fort Command Historic Center or the US Signal Center which >I don't know if it still exists. I got my booklet from them about 1998. >along with one that I got from Fort Bragg about the cemeteries on that >military reservation. I believe that all military reservations have old >cemeteries on them and they are taking care of them, no bombs, no shooting >up the place, just someone to take care of them. >I first found out about this from my Brother in law who was in the Army at >Fort Bragg. He told me of a group that had platted all the cemeteries and >told me where to call. I called and they were happy to send me a book with >all the names of those buried on the reservation before it was a >reservation. I did the same thing to Fort Gordon and would like to get one >from other military reservations as they have a lot of information. > > > >Margaret > > >Every day people are straying away >from the church and going back to God. >-- Lenny Bruce > >_________________________________________________________________ ><b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 months for $9.95/month >http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > >==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental

The Office of Public Affairs is the place to contact...If you can't find it on the Website, write a postcard asking for it...you will get some kind of answer...I have one from Ft. Stewart, plus there is a Book that is currently being scanned and added to Rootsweb...It contains 48 Cemetery lists and costs about $20, but is presently out-of-print...Should be up in a week or so... >From: "Margaret Sessions" <margarets5@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEORGIA] Ft Gordon/Old Pinetucky >Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:02:12 +0000 > >There is nothing on the Ft Gordon site that will take you to where you can >get a booklet about the cemeteries and the town. you just have to "wing it" >and contact the Fort Command Historic Center or the US Signal Center which >I don't know if it still exists. I got my booklet from them about 1998. >along with one that I got from Fort Bragg about the cemeteries on that >military reservation. I believe that all military reservations have old >cemeteries on them and they are taking care of them, no bombs, no shooting >up the place, just someone to take care of them. >I first found out about this from my Brother in law who was in the Army at >Fort Bragg. He told me of a group that had platted all the cemeteries and >told me where to call. I called and they were happy to send me a book with >all the names of those buried on the reservation before it was a >reservation. I did the same thing to Fort Gordon and would like to get one >from other military reservations as they have a lot of information. > > > >Margaret > > >Every day people are straying away >from the church and going back to God. >-- Lenny Bruce > >_________________________________________________________________ ><b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 months for $9.95/month >http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > >==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

There is nothing on the Ft Gordon site that will take you to where you can get a booklet about the cemeteries and the town. you just have to "wing it" and contact the Fort Command Historic Center or the US Signal Center which I don't know if it still exists. I got my booklet from them about 1998. along with one that I got from Fort Bragg about the cemeteries on that military reservation. I believe that all military reservations have old cemeteries on them and they are taking care of them, no bombs, no shooting up the place, just someone to take care of them. I first found out about this from my Brother in law who was in the Army at Fort Bragg. He told me of a group that had platted all the cemeteries and told me where to call. I called and they were happy to send me a book with all the names of those buried on the reservation before it was a reservation. I did the same thing to Fort Gordon and would like to get one from other military reservations as they have a lot of information. Margaret Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. -- Lenny Bruce _________________________________________________________________ <b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 months for $9.95/month http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

Thanks for the information I'll keep that book in mind for my library (I love books)! Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dot Hope" <dothope@ufl.edu> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Nicknames > I am looking at "Granny's Nickname; a Collection of Female Names, Nicknames > and Various Spellings" compiled by Helen Smothers Swenson, printed by > Ericson Books, Nagadoches TX. in 1981. > > On page 14 Mary and Mary Ann appear to use Moll, Mollie, Molly as possible > nicknames. Ms. Swenson indicates on page 17 that Polly can be a nickname > for Mary or Paula. I have read somewhere that Polly is a nicknames for > Mary Jane. > > Dot > > At 10:39 PM 8/16/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >Does anyone know if the name Mary > >has the nickname of "Polly" ??? > >I think I remember seeing it but I am not sure. > >Nickname "Polly" = ????? > > > >Sandra > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kathleen Burnett" <kathleenburnett@earthlink.net> > >To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:46 PM > >Subject: [GEORGIA] From List Mom, Interesting website"Courthouse > >Experiences" > > > > > > > Dear List Members, > > > > > > I just ran across an interesting Website, "Courthouse Experiences" > > > http://www.bcpl.net/~dmg/courthouse.htm Not every county is listed, but > > > the ones listed gave helpful information regarding the attitudes of > > > those working in the courthouses. > > > > > > I might suggest that if you have had a positive or negative courthouse > > > experience you add them to this site. > > > > > > I now know how to prepare myself for several courthouses I want to visit > > > later this year. > > > > > > Kathleen Burnett > > > List Mom > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > > > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > > > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > >==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

GA Researchers: During a recent trip to the Georgia Dept. of Archives and History, I found a description of the boundaries of the Militia Districts of Columbia Co. in 1931(_Georgia's_Official_Register_compiled by Ruth Blair in 1931, pp. 580-581). Since Columbia Co. is a headright county, I was surprised to find references to districts and land lots in this description. With the assistance of an archivist, I was able to determine that the districts referred to seemed to be the same as the school districts on a 1915 map of Columbia Co. which is also held by the GA Archives. However, I still don't understand the references to numbered land lots. I have included below the description of the boundaries of GMD 129 (Appling) as an example. I hope that someone will be able to explain how I can identify the land lot referred to. ********************************** 129 APPLING Bounded on north by Green Brier creek and land lot 16; east by land lot 16 and Little Kiokee creek and Louisville public road; south by Old Wrightsboro public road and McDuffie county line and Green Brier creek. *********************************** Thanks for any assistance, Leo Leonard

In watching the news this week, there are a couple of new strains of virus--some new and some old ones that are being activated. They clone someone's email address and send a worm to everyone in the directory. Someone stole my ID for that purpose this week. Maybe just a reminder to everyone to be sure your Virus Protector is up to date. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen" <sankar2@bellsouth.net> To: < > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 8:51 AM Subject: [GEORGIA] Computer Virus > Is this list filtered for viruses?? > It seems that everyday for the past week I've had one or > two viruses to try and come through. > Am so glad that we have a good virus protector in place, > but it gets very annoying to have to spend time to remove > the virus. > Was just wondering what protection that the list has since > you get so many inquiries? > Thanks! > Maureen > > > ==== GEORGIA 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 join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi! I am looking for a record of marriage for my great grandparents William Jackson Simmons and Willie Zelma Sessions. They were married about 1908 on a bridge over the Suwanee River. I have checked in several counties in Florida for their marriage, but have found nothing in the counties of their residences. Can someone help? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail