Bettye, My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, lived in Randolph Co., Alabama. Diane --- On Fri, 9/12/08, BGKBVK@aol.com <BGKBVK@aol.com> wrote: > From: BGKBVK@aol.com <BGKBVK@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 5:38 PM > Hi I hate to kite these messages they get so long and > complex. Where in > Alabama did the Rufus Marion Griffin live. It is several > Griffins scattered around > in AL. > . Winston County AL is always a possibility because it is > called the FREE > STATE OF Winston. before the Civil War the County tried to > succeeded from Alabama > and become an Independent State. The reason being there > were so few slaves > and the family loving hill folk did not want to take sides > in the War. The > raiding parties from both Rebel and Union came thru > regularly and stole all the > crops, cattle etc They would capture any man and conscript > him into which ever > side caught him. Or Kill him on the spot and burn out his > family. The men would > hide in the hollows, caves and ravine of the Bankhead > National Forest. Many > were executed and most were drafted to service. Brothers > against brothers > Fathers and sons divided. The people became very > improvished, many starved , > became ill and died. Four of my husbands family died in the > fall of 1862 cause > unknown. Many people came to Winston County hoping to > escape the fighting. On the > Court House grounds is a statue of a soldier dressed half > Union and Half > Rebel > It has always been called the Free State of Winston. Bettye > V Knight > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's > a new fashion blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at > StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message