Dee, I think you may find the information under Mary Wood and Henry P. Anderson interesting. Mary Wood was a daughter of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood who are buried in the John Stow Cemetery located 7 miles from Ruston, La. on Highway 33 going toward Farmerville, Louisiana. The web site address is <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm"> http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm</A> During the Thanksgiving holidays my family and I visited the John Stow Cemetery and took pictures which I have submitted to Karen along with the information on each of the graves. For some reason she hasn't been able to post them. I think this data would be of interest to you. This cemetery is the second oldest in the area located in what was once part of Union Parish, Louisiana. This cemetery is small but elegant. We found it to be awesome. It was worth the trip. I am a descendant of Mary Wood who married Henry P. Anderson. Mary Wood was a daughter of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood. Talitha Cumi Stow married Dr. James Anderson. She is interred in the Stow cemetery. Her grave may be the second oldest marked grave in what was once part of Union Parish, Louisiana. (Note: Abraham Thompson Wood was probably named for his grandfather. I have written about them under the Mary Wood information on the above website. Karen was kind enough to let me post some of my research on her board. Isn't she the best coordinator ever? You bet she is!!! Sherry PS: IF YOU DO NOT VISIT THE JOHN STOW CEMETERY YOU WILL MISS SOMETHING WONDERFUL. The cemetery has been restored & is being kept up. No need to worry about weeds or snakes. Just travel Highway 33. Seven miles from Ruston you will see a brick fence on one side and a wood fence on the other side of the highway. I think the name Taylor may be on the mailbox. They gave us permission to visit the cemetery. Someone was building a new home near the cemetery when we were there in November. From: DSimm93225@aol.com To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com I too have Union County ancestors but have never been in the area. Planning to make a trip soon though. Maybe some of you can help me obtain some info before I head that way. The family lines I am researching HART, LEWIS and STOWE/STOW are plenty in your area and are intermingled in most of the families from there. Most have been researched and documented but the particular ones I am looking for seem to have escaped much, if any, documentation. My other problem is the repeating of a particular name in all theses families which makes it almost impossible to keep the straight .... so please bare with me as I try to explain. I am looking for any info on the family of Telitha/Talitha Cumi LEWIS born about 1825. She married Eli HART, born possibly in Tenn. about 1810, and they were living in Claiborne Parish by 1840 according to the census. By 1850 they had moved to Jackson Parish where they are listed as HEART. The story I have on that Talitha is ... Her mother was Telitha Cumi STOWE and she married an unidentified man named LEWIS. Telitha Cumi Stowe's parents were married on July 10, 1821 and owned a large plantation in Jackson parish. Her mother was also Telitha STOWE (have no maiden name .. possibly STOW also). The paper I have from a relative states that the STOWEs had 3 children, 1 girl ... Telitha Cumi and 2 boys ... Abraham and Francis Marion. Does anyone out there have anything to help me trace and sort my Telithas or any info on Eli HART? My ancestor is one of the children of Talitha and Eli Hart and his name is Abraham Thompson Wood HART. His middle name brings other families from the area into my search. Confused yet?? I am .... Any help would be appreciated ... sorry this was so long and thanks for any and all help. Dee Simmons

Sherry, The reason I haven't been able to put your photographs on the archives is very simple. I don't know how to hook up my own scanner - it has to be hooked up through the printer, and the cables have to be just right. My husband knows how it's done, but has a totally disabled right arm, can't use it at all. I have two ruptured discs in my neck, so neither of us can lift the pieces of equipment we need to to get this done. I have been trying to find someone to hire in this little village of 1500 who can or will do the lifting and hooking up for us, but have not been successful so far. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gritzbaugh@aol.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 5:56 PM Subject: The John StowCemetery > Dee, I think you may find the information under Mary Wood and > Henry P. Anderson interesting. Mary Wood was a daughter of > Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood who are buried in the John > Stow Cemetery located 7 miles from Ruston, La. on Highway 33 > going toward Farmerville, Louisiana. The web site address is > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm"> > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm</A> > During the Thanksgiving holidays my family and I visited the > John Stow Cemetery and took pictures which I have submitted > to Karen along with the information on each of the graves. For > some reason she hasn't been able to post them. I think this > data would be of interest to you. This cemetery is the second > oldest in the area located in what was once part of Union Parish, > Louisiana. This cemetery is small but elegant. We found it to > be awesome. It was worth the trip. I am a descendant of Mary > Wood who married Henry P. Anderson. Mary Wood was a daughter > of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood. Talitha Cumi Stow married > Dr. James Anderson. She is interred in the Stow cemetery. Her > grave may be the second oldest marked grave in what was once > part of Union Parish, Louisiana. > (Note: Abraham Thompson Wood was probably named for his > grandfather. I have written about them under the Mary Wood information > on the above website. Karen was kind enough to let me post some of > my research on her board. Isn't she the best coordinator ever? > You bet she is!!! > Sherry > PS: IF YOU DO NOT VISIT THE JOHN STOW CEMETERY YOU WILL > MISS SOMETHING WONDERFUL. The cemetery has been restored & > is being kept up. No need to worry about weeds or snakes. Just travel > Highway 33. Seven miles from Ruston you will see a brick fence on one > side and a wood fence on the other side of the highway. I think the name > Taylor may be on the mailbox. They gave us permission to visit the > cemetery. Someone was building a new home near the cemetery when > we were there in November. > From: DSimm93225@aol.com > To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > > I too have Union County ancestors but have never been in the area. Planning > to make a trip soon though. Maybe some of you can help me obtain some info > before I head that way. > The family lines I am researching HART, LEWIS and STOWE/STOW are plenty > in your area and are intermingled in most of the families from there. Most > have been researched and documented but the particular ones I am looking for > seem to have escaped much, if any, documentation. My other problem is the > repeating of a particular name in all theses families which makes it almost > impossible to keep the straight .... so please bare with me as I try to > explain. > I am looking for any info on the family of Telitha/Talitha Cumi LEWIS > born about 1825. She married Eli HART, born possibly in Tenn. about 1810, and > they were living in Claiborne Parish by 1840 according to the census. By 1850 > they had moved to Jackson Parish where they are listed as HEART. The story I > have on that Talitha is ... Her mother was Telitha Cumi STOWE and she married > an unidentified man named LEWIS. Telitha Cumi Stowe's parents were married on > July 10, 1821 and owned a large plantation in Jackson parish. Her mother was > also Telitha STOWE (have no maiden name .. possibly STOW also). The paper I > have from a relative states that the STOWEs had 3 children, 1 girl ... > Telitha Cumi and 2 boys ... Abraham and Francis Marion. > Does anyone out there have anything to help me trace and sort my > Telithas or any info on Eli HART? My ancestor is one of the children of > Talitha and Eli Hart and his name is Abraham Thompson Wood HART. His middle > name brings other families from the area into my search. Confused yet?? I am > .... Any help would be appreciated ... sorry this was so long and thanks for > any and all help. > > Dee Simmons >