Does anyone have any more information on the Caskey family listed here. JW Caskey, I think is my gggg grandfather. John Caskey had a daughter named Mary Cathrine who married Ben Tubbs. From the listing I assume Martha McGowan was John's wife (my gggg grandmother) and that they also had three other children Jasper, Sallie and Margaret. Mary Cathrine was born and married in AL so I assume the whole family came from AL to Union Parish. Any additional information on this line would be appreciated. Sue Linder-Linsley

Hi all, We got a new contribution to the archives. Harold & Lynda Phillips surveyed the white half of Springhill Cemetery. In a couple of weeks or so they are going to do the African American half, and we'll get that up there too. I see lots of names that crop up on roll calls in this cemetery - Wood, Odom, Brashier, Brazell, Moore, and many others. Everyone go take a look. There is an interesting little history at the beginning of the survey, and a monument to those who were buried there without markers. Karen For any newbies, the url is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm Then just click on "Cemeteries"

Thanks to Karen for calling our attention to Springhill Cemetery. The following families either lived or later moved to Strong (Union County) Arkansas and many are buried in the Strong Cemetery. The following families lived in or near Strong in the 1950s: Burgess; Duck; Newsom; Clark; Gathright; Wheelis; Norris; Murphy; Burson; Phillips; Maroney; Norsworthy; Dollar. The Sophia A. Burgess was a Madden before marriage and Madden (Leake County, MS) is named for that family. Elizabeth LAWRENCE DOLLAR was the wife of Samuel B. DOLLAR who is buried in an unmarked grave beside her. Of course, Governor Donaghey of Arkansas descended from the Donaghey Family of this cemetery. I copied the Strong Cemetery several years ago and it was published in the Tracks and Traces, the genealogical magazine put out by the Union County Genealogical Society. Does anyone know how far back the Springhill Church records go or if there are any in existence? Louis Taunton

--part1_a9.ca3a4d9.2724e217_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought some of you might be interested in this also. Candace --part1_a9.ca3a4d9.2724e217_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GathrightAW@worldnet.att.net> Received: from rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (rly-zd04.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.228]) by air-zd01.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.8) with ESMTP; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:21:39 -0400 Received: from mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.50]) by rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:21:14 -0400 Received: from gathrighta ([12.74.134.2]) by mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with SMTP id <20001022032113.OBWL23036.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@gathrighta> for <CandyBooth@aol.com>; Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:21:13 +0000 Message-ID: <002401c03bd7$2bda2d20$a4864a0c@gathrighta> From: "Wayne Gathright" <GathrightAW@worldnet.att.net> To: "Candy Booth" <CandyBooth@aol.com> Subject: Marriagr Record for Thomas Sanford Gathright Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:21:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C03BAD.3D63B720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C03BAD.3D63B720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Candy, Early Alabama Marriages by Family Adventures is a series of softbound=20 individual volumes of Brides Surnames and Grooms Surnames, arranged=20 alphabetically In Grooms' Surname "G". is listed: GARTHRIGHT, T., Samfhord to Sophronia A. Price, 06 Dec. 1851 in Sumter Co.,= =20 Ala. GARTHRIGHT, Wm. S. to Lucy Miles, 25 Mar. 1830, Lauderdale Co., Ala. GATHRIGHT, Albert to M.L. Lowery, 24 Dec. 1871, Jefferson Co., Ala. These volumes do not list marriage book numbers or pages. Note, that I=20 spelled everything as it appeared in the index. Monday I will see if we have the Land Donation Books in the Laman Library. =20= I=20 will copy the pages you need, if they are there. I have the book "Civil War Soldiers Buried in Arkansas National Cemeteries"= =20 by Rena Marie Knight published by Arkansas Research. Candy, if anyone knows of any Civil War soldier, Confederate or Union, who i= s=20 buried anywhere in Arkansas, let me know so I can pass it on to Rena. She i= s=20 still compiling a list of all Civil War soldiers who are buried in Arkansas. Arkansas Genealogical Society is indexing all the delayed birth certificates= =20 that have been filed in Ark. Remember, Arkansas did not require birth=20 registrations until 1914. That does not mean that people actually obeyed the= =20 law and filed. Years later when people need a birth certificate to get=20 Social Security, delayed birth records were filed. Until now, no list was=20 made of these. Love=20 Isabel ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C03BAD.3D63B720 Content-Type: tex

Jack, I would like to have your address. I have some photos I would like to send of Mary Deshazo's tombstone. These are the ones I took at the Liberty Cem. in Collin Co. Texas. Your cousin, Candace

Hello, I am searching for my ggrandmother Sara "Ida" MILAM b. Oct.25,1879 Dover,Stewart County, TN d. Oct. 26,1958 Monroe,Ouachita Parish,LA Married Marion BUTLER b. ca 1877-1879 d. 1910-1916 Their Issue : Mary Frances BUTLER b.Feb9,1910 Clarksville, Montgomery,TN d. May17,1950 Monroe,Ouachita parish,LA My aunt says Mary Frances had 2 brothers also, Thomas Butler and Calvin Butler who both said to live in St. Louis, MO. Marion Butler died and Ida MILAM married ? MISSKELLEY their Issue: TWINS: Earl E. MISSKELLEY and Pearl MISSKELLEY They both lived in Monroe,LA until the death of Ida MILAM in 1958. TWINS were very prominent in the family. Mary Frances BUTLER (GRIGGS) also, had twins. Robert Lewis and Roberta Frances GRIGGS These are the surnames of husbands of SARA IDA MILAM BUTLER MISSKELLEY ROBERTSON TAYLOR Thank you, Robbie

I am searching for the people listed as Pall Bearers on my Grandmother and Ggrandmothers Obituary. They were Pall bearers for both so the must be related. My Grandmother was Mary Frances GRIGGS d. May17,1950 Buried in Monroe,LA at Riverview Cemetery May 18,1950 Pall Bearers Listed as : William SUMMERVILLE Noel LINDSEY W.D. SMITH Y.A. ROBERTS MIKE BOWDEN My ggrandmother was Sara Ida TAYLOR (husband before was a ROBERTSON) died Oct.26,1958 . Ida lived on Milhaven Road , Monroe,La for 20 years before her death. Buried Oct.27,1958 Riverview Cemetery. None of these names are familiar to me but, must be friends and relatives of the family. Any information will truly be appreciated. Thank you, Robbie - duroblan@aol.com

Hello, I am looking for information about my ggrandfatherandGrandmother Lewis Claude GRIGGS Born: Dec.13,1904 Where: Jonesville,LA Died : April 25,1949 Where: Bowie Co.,TX Father : George GRIGGS Mother : UNKNOWN Married : Mary Frances BUTLER born: Feb.9,1910 where: Clarksville,TN Father: Marion BUTLER Mother: Sara Ida MILAM b. 1879 d. 1958 (Milhaven Road ) Monroe,LA was married to a ? Taylor at her death. Issue: Twins : Robert Lewis GRIGGS and Roberta Frances GRIGGS b. May25,1929 and Betty Ann GRIGGS b. Living Remarried : and had Issue : Lenora Ellen GRIGGS b. Living This family lived in Monroe,La . Lewis Claude GRIGGS went by several Names: AKA -L.C. GRIGGS, Claude Louis GRIGGS, LOUIS ,or CLAUDE Occupation : House Painter Mary Frances worked at the Hotel with the big neon(E) on the roof (downtown) Monroe ,La until her death. Mary Frances Griggs died in Monroe,La . May 17,1950 at E. A. Conway Memorial . Any information is appreciated. Thank you, Robbie

I subscribe to the ancestry.com service. On a whim, I entered my own name and found material on my immediate family. The information had been posted by an individual under the name KENW@primary.net. Does anyone know this researcher? I have sent 2 emails but have had no response. I did not recognize the email address as one that was researching my family lines. I would like to make contact. I'm sure we have more information to share. All is well here in Madisonville. We've about got all of the boxes unpacked. I've started on finishing my Ferguson book and hope to have it ready in time for the holidays. Everytime I get close to completion, I find another family line that I want to include. Roy Austin

Jan, I am not aware of any burial records prior to 1900 for any Union Parish cemeteries, even for the Farmerville City Cemetery. Even today in many Union Parish cemeteries, there are no sexton record books of any sort. Tim Hudson

Hi all you cousins!!! According to family tradition, John Henry Craven is buried in an unmarked grave in the northwest corner of the cemetery. He died during the War Between the States. Does anyone know if there is an association or records of burials on that cemetery that I could check. I recently found a record of one of my ancestors who died in 1858 ! He's in an unmarked grave in Sulphur Springs TX. This is why I'm asking. I used to assume that no records that far back could possibly exist. Wrong! Thanks for any help. Jan Craven

I know that many people on the LAUNION list received the following message, but thought also that you might want to post the obituary to the obituary files. So sad to lose any of our cousins, but one so young....my condolences are here for the family and all of our cousins. mmst ----- Original Message ----- From: Guy W. Boyett To: Wilbert` E Boyett ; Whit Athey ; Whit Athey ; Wendy Horlick ; Wendy Elliott ; Vicky Schuller ; Troy Hurley ; Triplett Timber & Realty ; Tom Whatley ; Timothy Snow ; The Tidwell's ; Terry Tidwell ; Teresa Snow Harris ; Suzanne Fort ; Susan Hamilton ; Sue Heard Helveston ; Sue H Gill ; Sharon Church ; russell martha ; Rosemary Kutch ; Roger Heard ; Rodney May ; rod.miller ; Rebecca Smith ; Rebecca ; RealNetworks News ; Ramona J Sadlon ; Ralph G Bryant ; Pauline Mitchell Pierce ; Nannette W. Serra ; Nancy Boyte Lee ; Milt Folds ; Milldred Yelverton ; Mike and Laura Schrengohst ; Michael C Boyette ; Mayo ; Mary White ; Mary Margaret Trahan ; Marshel R. Cunningham ; Marjorie Foreman ; Lucy M. McGhee ; Loretta White Hamler ; Lois McGhee Sapp ; LiveUpdate News ; Linda Mixon ; Learry L Warren ; Kenneth Young ; Kathryn Fine ; Katherine Snow ; karen wood ; Jonathan Bynum ; jessica Boyt ; Jerry Lancaster ; Jennifer Long ; Jennifer Bauer ; Jeannie ; Jeanne Heard ; Jean Mize ; Janice Malone ; James Austin Heard ; Jack Olson ; J Lloyd Heard ; helmers ; Helen Allen ; Harvey L. Bottoms ; Gwain May ; Guy W. Boyett ; Gerri Crisp ; Garold May ; Gail Manion ; First Methodist Church ; Elizabeth Newton ; Ed Horlick ; Ed & Charlotte Hoak ; Doris Buhr ; Dick Jacobs ; DEBI BURGESS (by way of Lori Stevens <ladyminx@pcisys.net>) ; DAVID LEDFORD ; Danny Manion ; Dan Page ; Dan Brown ; cindy mcguire ; Chuck Cosby ; Cheryl Heard ; Charley Roden ; Candice Boyett ; Brett Barnes ; BOYETT-L@rootsweb.com ; Bill Erwin ; Bill Crews ; Bill Boulineau ; Annette Heard Shelton ; Anne G Styles ; Anita White Heard ; Angie Ryall ; allen@thecabin.net ; Allen Brinkley ; Alicia Manion Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:52 PM Subject: Guy Warren Boyett Sr. I am sending this to the entire personal address book of Guy Warren Boyett Sr. Hello, My name is Danny Manion. I am Guy W. Boyett's son in law, and it is with great sorrow that I write to let you know of his passing. Guy passed away Monday morning, after a long struggle with several ailments. When he lost the ability to fish and do the rest of the things that filled his earlier life, he became very interested in computers and genealogy. I know that he enjoyed conversing with each of you and spoke of you often. We, as a family, would like to thank you for your part in making the past few years more enjoyable for Guy. Here is a link to Guy's Obituary. http://thecabin.net/stories/091200/obi_0912000023.html

For those of you who have been wanting to get in touch with Peggy, she has given me permission to post her address and phone number. Joe McCormick, she glad to hear from you! She is busy and her health isn't great so give her time, she will get to you! Peggy Rockett 250 Carrol Loop Spearsvile, La. 71277 318.778.4255 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Hi Maradee :) Sorry I don't have Georgia and James Wynn in my database but I do have Wynn's married into my Manning line (thanks to David Manning *grin*). Ellen G. Wynn (b. June 21, 1880 d. August 26, 1943) married William Alvin Manning. Her parents were Jack Lemuel Wynn and Ithamer Rehabiah Pearson. She had another sister (Johnnie Ithamer Wynn) and another brother (Floyd Wynn) Do you have any connection to this Manning family? I'm trying to hook up with all cousins related to John Manning and his 3 other brothers and 2 other sisters. Thanks! Lori Our Mixed Nuts .. err .. Roots http://www.redrival.com/alana

I'm interested in the Georgia Wynn listed in the Laran (formerly Nelson) Cemetery. My great grandfather, James Monroe Wynn had a sister named Georgia Wynn. He and his family came to Union Parish around 1892 or 93 from Henry Co., Georgia. Maradee Liggin Cryer

Lori: The Holloway's are via Jasper "Jap" Newton Holloway b. 11 Mar 1818 in Autauga Co. AL d. 22 Dec 1888, Laran, LA m. 28 Dec 1843 Perry Co. AL to Elizabeth Hamrick b. 1 May 1826, Autauga Co. AL d. 20 Oct 1899 Laran La. They had at least 11 children and most are burried at Laran. James Madison John Herman Martha Virginia D. N. Larrah Ann "Fannie" Mary Alabama Milton Harrell Jasper Newton Augusta Green Beatrice Fanny Augusta Sue Lori Stevens wrote: > Thank you Karen for putting this on the archives and BIG THANKS to Peggy and > Gina! I had the old transcription by Lillian McCowen in 1972, and I've added > yours to my source documentation. > > I did notice alot of Halloway/Holloway and I'm wondering if it is the same > family. Any Holloway researchers on the list that could give me an idea? > > Also, I'd like to get hold of Peggy and share information, as we share the same > ancestors of Manning and McCormick. I also come from the Jones and Morgan's > and it was great seeing their names again. I didn't see her email addy on the > webpage, is she on the list? > > Thanks! > > Lori > > Karen Rice wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Just put a new cemetery on the archives. Surveyed by Peggy Rocket, updated > > as of Aug 2000, and contributed by Gina Sherrard. Gina says it's a gold > > mine for those researching Laran, McCormick, Porter, and Wynn - but I > > noticed some Austins and Brashears and other names we see go through here a > > lot - maybe a Byram? > > Karen

ooops! That would be Laran (formerly Nelson) Cemetery. Karen

Thank you Karen for putting this on the archives and BIG THANKS to Peggy and Gina! I had the old transcription by Lillian McCowen in 1972, and I've added yours to my source documentation. I did notice alot of Halloway/Holloway and I'm wondering if it is the same family. Any Holloway researchers on the list that could give me an idea? Also, I'd like to get hold of Peggy and share information, as we share the same ancestors of Manning and McCormick. I also come from the Jones and Morgan's and it was great seeing their names again. I didn't see her email addy on the webpage, is she on the list? Thanks! Lori Karen Rice wrote: > Hi all, > Just put a new cemetery on the archives. Surveyed by Peggy Rocket, updated > as of Aug 2000, and contributed by Gina Sherrard. Gina says it's a gold > mine for those researching Laran, McCormick, Porter, and Wynn - but I > noticed some Austins and Brashears and other names we see go through here a > lot - maybe a Byram? > Karen

Hi all, Just put a new cemetery on the archives. Surveyed by Peggy Rocket, updated as of Aug 2000, and contributed by Gina Sherrard. Gina says it's a gold mine for those researching Laran, McCormick, Porter, and Wynn - but I noticed some Austins and Brashears and other names we see go through here a lot - maybe a Byram? Karen

I feel that I need to clarify my previous post. I listed a web site where the El Dorado daily newspaper could be found. Each day they post the obituaries just like any newspaper. I have found many family connection there. Occasionally I see other family names that are talked about here. El Dorado is just across the Ark border in Union County, Ark. and there are many Union and Claiborne Parish people who have obituaries in this paper. I apologize for any misunderstandings. Gina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/