Hi all was wondering if perhaps there is an accessible marriage index for Fulton County. Am seeking year of marriage for Dora (Beecham) JONES to Frank MILLER, perhaps in city of Hickman. haven't a clue as to when the marriage took place, other than perhaps between 1920-1950. Any suggestions? Sally

Hello Bill, Please send me the census info on John Smith. Thanks! Nina

Bill: Please send the data on Wm. Jones, Graves Co. 1840 Fed. Census. Thanks Jess

Hello, Don't know if this went out the other day, so I'm re-sending it. Just wondering if anyone out there knows anything about the Rouse's from the Paducah/Lone Oak area. I understand they called the land they lived on the "Beasley Homelands" Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. I've reached a brick wall!! Thank you. Debbie

Please send the information for Andrew COLLEY. Thanks! Lee Cate Union City, TN

My friends - It appears that my ISP has their new mail server up and running, so we will return to data posts. I am going to continue with the Graves County 1840 census in today's posting. Some of the surnames are ones that are familiar to me as being connected with some of our subscribers, so I thought I would go ahead and post this additional Graves census today. If you see a name of interest, and would like the full enumeration data for that individual, please let me know and I will get that off to you. As always, your help in not resending this entire message to me with your request is greatly appreciated. We have had 11 new subscribers join us in the past 48 hours, and I want to welcome them and invite them to post their research needs for the 8 counties in the KY Jackson Purchase region here to the List, so that we can, hopefully, be able to assist them in the quest. We now have 577 subscribers on this List, and we continue to grow. I invite our new subscribers to peruse the searchable JP List Archives, located here: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJacksonPurchase-L In addition, the JP Images web site and the JP FAQ Page are available to you(the URL's were in the Welcome Message), as well as the JP Land Grants Page, located here: www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/JPGrants.htm Again, welcome. -B +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Graves County - 1840 Census - Heads of Households - Part 7 Morgan, John Redman, Thomas L. Brown, John B. Brown, James B. Crouch, Elizabeth Labarrsaire, Martin Phillips, Elem Phillips, nathaniel Phillips, John Short, Harris Cassey, M.R. Richardson, C.C. Sulaven, Uriah Stokes, Jesse Carmen, Wm Stafford, Uriah Wooten, Wm H. McNeal, Daniel Carper, John West, Robert Winstead, Wm Doudy, Joab Gregory, Henderson Gardner, John M. Farmer, James Culp, Henry Badgett, Jesse Rutherford, Calvin Weatherford, John Gordon, Ezekiel Price, John Gregory, Gabriel Greer, Joseph Wilkinson, Wm P. Elliot, Wm Smith, Lucy Colley, Andrew Wade, John Wade, James McGuire, Daniel McGuire, Felix Barton, Berry Barton, John Dayton, Joseph Jones, Wm Rupard, John Sulaven, Jordan Laffoon, Bennett Stokes, Benj ~to be continued~ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dear Fellow Jackson Purchase Researchers, This is 'part 4' of the "Class of 1946" reunion list- found among my mothers papers. The list is not dated and it does not indicate which reunion. However I discovered that both my siblings and I used the back of it to write some notes. So...useing the scribbles as a guide, I estimate the list to be generated for a 1966 20 year reunion. The third set of surnames are: HENRY, HOGANCAMP, HOLLAND, BROWN, HONCHELL, JEWELL, HUDSON, WHITAKER, OFFUTT, JOHNSON, JONES, FITCH, PRYOR, ALLEN, RAGLAND, RHODES, HINMAN, RIDDLE, ROGERS, KEMPER, ROYSTER, RUSSELL, SAMMONS, GUTTAG, SCHULTZ The value as I see the list is in locating siblings of ancestors, especially the female line, because it lists the full maiden name, the married name, and the "present" address. There are 80 persons listed. Of the names, thirty six persons were living outside Kentucky, and four were listed as deceased. The surnames listed in the post may be the students original surname, or if female, a married surname. If you see a surname that interests you, please e-mail me personally and I will provide you both original surname, and when applicable, the married name. (In the interest of privacy for those listed, I will not provide the address.) Happy hunting! Merilee Blaine mlblaine@earthlink.net

Dear Fellow Jackson Purchase Researchers, This is 'part 4' of the "Class of 1946" reunion list- found among my mothers papers. The list is not dated and it does not indicate which reunion. However I discovered that both my siblings and I used the back of it to write some notes. So...useing the scribbles as a guide, I estimate the list to be generated for a 1966 20 year reunion. The third set of surnames are: HEN The value as I see the list is in locating siblings of ancestors, especially the female line, because it lists the full maiden name, the married name, and the "present" address. There are 80 persons listed. Of the names, thirty six persons were living outside Kentucky, and four were listed as deceased. The surnames listed in the post may be the students original surname, or if female, a married surname. If you see a surname that interests you, please e-mail me personally and I will provide you both original surname, and when applicable, the married name. (In the interest of privacy for those listed, I will not provide the address.) Fictional EX's: Smith, Jane (Mrs. John Doe) 123 Made-up Lane, Anytown, CA Sprat, Mr. Jack 456 Pickup Sticks, Slimtown, Maine Marry, Miss Never Willi 789 Street, Singletown, NY Happy hunting! Merilee Blaine mlblaine@earthlink.net

My friends - There will be no data post tonight, as my ISP's mail server has been locked down on the SMTP side(the sending end)most of the day. I have at least 30 messages(besides this one) in queue that may or may not get out. I went over to AOL(which I use as a backup service in case my ISP is having problems), and sent this same message to the List, but it has not appeared, so I am going to try to get this one out, just in case the AOL message disappears. I *can* still receive e-mail - sending it is the problem. My ISP received their new mail server machine today and hope to have it installed within 48 hours. If you are awaiting a response from me, it is in the queue - its just a matter of when they can break the sending half of the old machine loose to get the mail sent out. A little mail seems to get out every hour or so, but it is a slow process. Hopefully, things will be improved by tomorrow. -B ============================================================

Bill, Please send me the information on the following. Mathis, Clerinder Moss, Mariam M. Thanks, Kim

I am researching the Alderson family of Henry Co. I believe three Alderson siblings married three Burton siblings. Elizabeth Burton m 1848 in Calloway Joseph Alderson: Seth Burton m 1851 Lucy Alderson: The above were all buried in Old Salem Cem. Third couple is John Burton m @ 1880 Elizabeth Alderson. Another sibling is perhaps Anna Elizabeth who married Isaac Adams. These Aldersons are all perhaps the children of Joseph Alderson and Katherine Erwin, of Giles and Henry Cos, TN. Can anyone share info on this family. Thanks, Peggy Sutherlin

I am hunting any information on the family of Samuel L. Richardson who was born in Obion Co., TN in 1911. He was the son of Samuel D. Richardson and Mattie Crowell. I cannot find the family in Tennessee in 1920. It is said they moved from Obion Co., into KY but I do not have the name of the county they were supposed to have moved into. They were tenant farmers, so it makes sense to me that they may have moved into the counties along the border of TN/Ky----Fulton, Hickman, Graves or Calloway. Mattie died abt. 1919-1920. Can anyone help me place this family. Samuel L. Richardson and his father, Samuel C. Richardson both died in Davidison Co., TN in 1954. Joan T. Hatley johat@usit.net

My friends - I am using my "backup" ISP (AOL) to let you all know that there will be no data post today. This is due to the fact that my ISP's mail server machine is locked up on the SMTP(sending) side, and I am unable to get messages sent out, although I can still receive them alright. I have about 15 messages qued up to send, but the techs tell me that they are unsure when they will be able to get the sending side up and running. There has been a larger influx of new internet users here in the past month and the mail servers of all of the local ISP's were not up to the task of handling the extra load. My ISP has a new machine being installed, but that may take another day or two. In the meantime, please do *not* send me any messages to *this* address. Send them to the regular address, as I can still receive mail there. I may have to respond from this address, if the sending end of their machine is still not working. -B =========================================================

I would like to thank those who have responded to the previous query I made. It amazes me the wealth of information out there that wonderful people such as yourselves are willing to share. Now that I am slowly working my way back, I am trying to establish relationships on these early western Kentucky ORR members: Trying to establish relationship between: William M ORR (b1811 in Caldwell Co, the son of Hugh ORR) and married Nancy M ADAMS (b1816, the dau of Zadock Adams) is my ancestor that settled in Graves Co abt 1840. <and> William ORR, Robert ORR, Alexander ORR: all three listed on the 1790 census/tax list index. 1800 census/tax list I have William ORR and Alexander ORR in Livingston Co. 1810 Census I have William and Hugh ORR in Logan Co and Alexander Sr and Alexander JR ORR in Caldwell Co. 1820 I have William ORR in Logan Co and Alexander Sr and Jr ORR in Caldwell Co. 1830 I have Hugh ORR in Hickman Co, William ORR in Logan Co and William and Joshua ORR in Caldwell There is a will of an Alexander ORR dated Sep 30, 1817 in Caldwell Co that reads as follows: Wife: Martha, life interest in livestock and household furnishings. Son: William Orr, tract of land, livestock. Grandsons: William Craig and Alexander Cooper, $30 each to be collected on note from Tacy Cooper. Directs division of balance of estate, exclusive of furniture which daus. Isbell, Polly and Nancy own as their property, into equal shares. One share each devised to sons: Alexander Orr and Hugh Orr; daus: Polly Orr, Nancy Orr, Martha Watson, Peggy Craig, Elizabeth Laughlin, Jane Cooper. Exors.: son William, son-in-law John Craig. P 28 May 1821, Test: Jarrett Morse, Jarrett M Walker Any information or insight that would help establish or clarify these relationships would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Nancy Orr-Erb

I need information on James ABANATHA (could be misspelled Abanathy) b. abt 1855 and living in McCracken in 1896. Could someone do a lookup in the 1900 Census for McCracken for him for me? I think he may be James Walter or Walter James, since the 1920 Census has Walter with wife Mary Jane and daughter Roberta, which is James' correct family. Any lookups appreciated!!!!! TIA Kathy in Florida

I've post an Obit for J Newt (Newton) OUTLAND. I include it here for your convenience. Associated surnames mentioned include: OUTLAND, MILLER, ROBERTS, COHOON Newt Outland Dies At Local Hospital; Rites on Thursday J.N. (Newt) Outland of 1605 Keenland Drive, died Tuesday at four p.m. at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. He was 68 years of age. The Murray man was a tobacco grader for the United States Department of Agriculture. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Born November 19, 1909 in Calloway County, he was the son of the late John David Outland and Mary Retta Nanney Outland. Mr. Outland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Modelle Miller Outland, a retired teacher of the Murray Elementary Schools; two sisters, Mrs. Grogan (Jo) Roberts and Mrs. E.L. (Siddie) Cohoon, and four brothers, Neville, Carlton, and J.D. Outland, all of Murray; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at two p.m. at the Chapel of the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home with the Rev. Norman Culpepper and the Rev. Dr. Bill Whittaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Murray City Cemetery. Friends my call at the funeral home after three p.m. today (Wednesday). The family requests that expression of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Calloway County Cancer Fund.

Sorry to make this two postings instead of one, I thought both clipping were the same but this one has more information Mrs. Mary Douglass Miller Mrs. Mary Douglass Miller, 1107 Fairlane Dr., Murray, died today, April 11, 1996, at 8:15 a.m. at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Her husband, Kenton O. Miller, died in 1988. Also preceding her in death were two sisters, Mrs Irma McHood and Mrs. Thelma Ezell; one brother, Ila E Douglass; and one niece, Rebecca Jenkins. Born in Stewart County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Earl Elmo Douglass and Minnie Sexton Douglass of Lynn Grove. Mrs. Miller was a member of Lynn Grove United Methodist Church and a former member of Garden Department of Murray Woman's club. A graduate of Lynn Grove High School, she attended Murray State College. Survivors include one sister, Mrs Emma Knight, and two brothers, Earl Douglass and wife, Dulcie, and Harold Douglass and wife, Myrtle, all of Murray; three nieces, Mrs. Reba Wallace, Granite City, Ill., Dr. Gayle Rayburn, Murray, and Mrs. Ann Wells, Memphis, Tenn.; one nephew, Stephen Douglass, Dover, Tenn. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of J.H. Churchill Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Montgomery will officiate. Burial will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral hime from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Dear Fellow JP researchers: Found an obit for Mary Douglass Miller. I did post it on the obit page, but post it here for your convenience. Surnames include: DOUGLASS, MILLER, ROGERS, CRAWFORD, FOSTER, MARTIN, KNIGHT, WALLACE, RAYBURN, WELLS Obituary for Mrs Mary Douglass Miller The funeral for Mrs. Mary Douglass Miller will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of J. H. Churchill Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Montgomery will officiate. Mrs. Betty Poole will be organist. Pallbearer will be Max Rogers, Donald Crawford, Glenn Crawford, Parvin Miller, Hugh Walton Foster and Carroll Martin Rogers. Burial will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. today (Friday). Mrs. Miller, 1107 Fairlane Dr., Murray , died today, April 11, 1996, at 8:15 a.m. at Murray Calloway County Hospital. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Emma Knight, and two brothers, Earl Douglass and wife, Dulcie, and Harold Douglas and wife, Myrtle, all of Murray; three nieces, Mrs. Reba Wallace, Granite City, Ill., Dr. Gayle Rayburn, Murray, and Mrs. Ann Wells, Memphis, Tenn.; one nephew Stephen Douglass, Dover, Tenn. Sound familiar anyone?

My friends - Today, we are returning to Graves County to continue our review of the 1840 census for that County. If you see a name in which you have an interest, and would like the age enumeration dataset for that household, please let me know and I will get that off to you. As always, your help in not resending this entire message to me with your request is greatly appreciated. My ISP has had a 200% increase in its e-mail traffic in the past two weeks, due to the influx of a number of corporate calling centers in this area(with new jobs and new people arriving), and is having to replace its current equipment with a new, larger and more powerful mail server machine. That work is in progress now, but while it is going on, there may be some delays in messages getting out and messages coming in, and there may even be a few lost. If you send me a request, and do not get a response within 48 hours, send it to me again, just to be safe. I try to respond to all requests within that time frame, even if it is only to say that I did receive it and will get the data off a bit later. The new machine should be installed by the end of the week. -B ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Graves County - 1840 Census - Heads of Households - Part 6 Barnet, John Dodson, Wm Farmer, Stephen Roberts, Frank Wharton, Robert Griffith,Jason Stark, Charley Roberts, Henry Clanton, John W. King, Rice Adams, Patrick B. Mobley, James W. Pirtle, Geo W. Derrell, A.P. Stark, Pennington Webb, Jordan Stark, Mary Cessum, R.J. Stark, Thomas Smith, John Brunson, Joseph Gray, Lewis Robertson, Thomas Roberts, D.W. Gates, P.G. Jones, Wm S. Jones, James Rose, Henry M. Calvert, Lewis Patterson, Wm Midgett, Micajah Midget, Henry Pirtle, John A. Evans, Wm P. Hughs, Joseph S. Stark, L.B. Mitchum, Merrit Stark, John Stark, Jackson Stark, Isaac Taylor, Isaac Gillum, James Jackson, Hardy Little, John C. ~to be continued~ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I wrote and asked about the site and received this: Dear Jess; We did not disconnect the KVS site because of waiting for the Death, Marriage and Divorce portion ... we disconnected it at Vital Statistics request. The site as it exists right now is a "prototype" and it is not quite ready for prime time. There are some unresolved issues regarding incorrect information and how to correct it, and it is up to the agency responsible (in this case Vital Statistics) to tell us when they are ready to "go live". We also have to find the appropriate web server on which to house this application since it will definitely get a lot of hits. When the site is available, it will be linked from not only Vital Statistics site, but from other "highly visible" pages as well. (Possible the main KY page, and KyDirect.Net). We "think" it will be very soon, but that is not a definite. Thanks, and good luck. Charles Richard Collins wrote: > Anyone know what happened to this? Dick > > http://neon.state.ky.us/kvs/default.asp > > Sorry! > > This project is currently in development and is therefore inaccessible > until its > final release. When the site is released, it will be available from the > appropriate > state agency page. > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb - It survives only through your donations. > Go to www.rootsweb.com to find out more about how you can help preserve > free Internet genealogy.