Tim, Thank you so much for the information you sent regarding Julia Goyne and the McAdams family. You have provided me with information I have been searching for many years. First, you have corrected me regarding Julia Sophia Goyne's correct name. On the marriage certificate I found at the Union Parish Courthouse her first name is listed as India. I went back to see if I misread the document, but it still looks like India. Second, on the 1880 census, if you will look two houses before Julia Sophia Goyne McAdams and her son Joseph, you will find Rachael A Seals and Julia McAdams. This would be Julia Ann (maiden name Lawler or Garner) McAdams and daughter Rachel who married Levi Seale, Julia Goyne McAdams's mother in law and sister in law. Thirdly, you stated Julia Ann McAdams was a member of New Hope Primitive Baptist Church. I have been trying to find which church they attended. Do you know if this church also had a graveyard? I have been trying to find the burial place of both Julia and James T. McAdams. I obtained the following information from the McAdams Historical Society "James T. was a Baptist minister. R. Ann Symons thinks that he and Julia (Lawler) may be buried in the old cemetery around Spearsville, Union Parish, LA." I have often wondered if James T. was the pastor of a church in Union Parish and possibly buried there. I know from family history they lived near Caanan Baptist Church (where other McAdams family members are buried), but I have not been able to find their graves. You did provide me with a exact year of death (1865) from the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church records for James T. The only other information I had on James T. McAdams' death was obtained from a letter written by his brother R.E.W. McAdams to their sister Rebeckah McAdams Gould dated Sunday Sept. 15, 1867. This letter was published in "The Heirtage of Shelby Co., AL", page 319: "...I presume from the way you wrote you had not heard of the death of Brother James. If I am not miztaken in my recollection he has been dead over three years. All his sons are dead...." This letter was informing Rebecca of the status of the McAdams family after the Civil War. From this letter, I assumed James T., along with all his sons were killed during the civil war. We have never been able to find my great great Grandfather Rufus Henry McAdams' grave either. Another letter I have that was written by James T. McAdams refers to "Brother Post". This is referring to William Bell Post who later became the Father-in-law of James' son Rufus. 1855 -- Letter from James T. McAdams to his sister Rachel McAdams Gould 2/16/1855 Union Parish La Feby 16th AD 1855 Dear Brother & Sister, With pleasure I address you a line hopeing this may find you all in good helth. We ar all well except colds. I have a sevear cold at this time. Brother Post is hear at this time & it gave me much pleasure to see him and hear from you all & it also affords me much pleasure to think if no providentally occurrence to prevent that I will yet live at neighbors to some of my Kindred recovering to the flesh. My dear Sister it gives me sorrow of heart to lern that you have bin suffering under the afflicting hand of providence but my dear sister be of good chear for the time is not fair aistent(?) when we will leave the mortal shores of time and land ( I hope) in a region where pain sickness and sorrow will be felt nor known no more &C. I will now say to you that my children are all grown & all left me but Robert, Ruffus & Rachel. (?) she is save twenty pounds hevier than her mother as to further particulars of our cousin and our condition in life Brother Post will inform you more minutely than I could write. I wish you to write to me often so I will close hopeing ever to remain your most affectionate Brother. J. T. McAdams NOTE: On the back of this letter was written "David Gold, Shelby County Ala -- Postings(?) of W. B. Post" And lastly, you asked for any other information on Julia Goyne McAdams. As far as I have been able to determine Julia and E. J. McAdams only had the one son, Joseph F. McAdams. The following is all I have in my data file. I hope something here will help someone else. JULIA SOPHIA1 GOYNE was born 1840 in Georgia. She married ETHELBERT JULIUS MCADAMS June 15, 1856 in Union Parish, LA, son of JAMES T. MCADAMS and JULIA (LAWLER or GARNER). He was born 1831 in Shelby Co., AL, and died January 29, 1863 in Vicksburg, MS. Notes for JULIA SOPHIA GOYNE: 1850 -- Union Parish, LA Census 778 778 Hiram Goyne 51 M Farmer 1000 GA Susan Goyne 35 F GA Sophia Goyne 11 F GA X Victoria Goyne 9 F GA X Frances Goyne 2 F LA Joseph Goyne 20 M Farmer GA Matilda Goyne 15 F GA Mary Carmicle 11 F MS John Carmicle 6 M MS James Carmicle 4 M LA Military records for ETHELBERT JULIUS MCADAMS: Mcadams, Ethelbert J.,Pvt. Co. H, 31st La. Inf. En. Monroe, La., May 14, 1862. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, Present. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1863, Died in City Hospl. at Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 29, 1863. 1860 -- Union Parish, LA Census 666 666 E.J. McAdams 29 M Farmer AL S.J. McAdams 20 F Housekeeper GA J.F. McAdams 3 M LA 1870 -- Union Parish, LA Censu, Ward 3, HH# 103, page 15, Enum. 27 July 1970 McAdams, Julius 59 M Farmer SC Prop. Value $90, Per. Value $150 McAdams, Sophia 30 F GA Bryant, Ben 9 M AL Bryant, Joseph 12 M LA Bryant, Bayou 45 M GA NOTE: I don't know why E. J. was ennumerated, because he was killed in 1863 during the Civil War as shown in his military records. Marriage Notes for JULIA GOYNE and ETHELBERT MCADAMS: Marriage record found in Union Parish, LA Marriages Book 2, Page 100. Witness were W. J. Goyne, W. R. Davis, and I. T. McAdams Child of JULIA GOYNE and ETHELBERT MCADAMS is: i. JOSEPH F.2 MCADAMS, b. 1857. Shawn Martin