Ed, with regard to your paragraph about being a Civil War buff, I would like to see if you have any suggestions for me. I have not been able to find out what happened to my great grandfather after 1860. His name was Joseph Abner Johnson. He was born about 1837, in Alabama - it was either in Jefferson Co. or Pickens Co. - not sure which. His father was a Randolph Johnson, born in about 1800 in Tennessee, and his mother was an Elizabeth Ashby, born in 1800 in North Carolina. They moved from Jefferson Co. to Pickens Co., and then on to Pontotoc Co., MS. They appeared as a family on the 1850 Pontotoc Co. census. On this census, Joseph Abner was listed as "Joab". The other children were Susan or Susanna - 18 yrs., Benjamin - 17 years, Jonathan or Johnathan 15, Joab - 13, and William - 9 years of age. Joseph Abner married in July of 1858 to my great grandmother, Mary Undine Brown. Sometime in either 1858 or early 1859, they moved south to Neshoba Co. where they appear on the 1860 Neshoba Co. census. Joseph is listed as being 23 and a wagon maker. They had one child, a year old - my grandfather, John R. Johnson, born in 1859. In 1861, they had a second son - James H. Johnson. But I can no longer find my grandfather listed on any census after 1860. The only thing I can think of is that he joined up with the Confederate Army, went off to war, and never came back because Mary Undine remarried within only a few years to a neighboring widower, Judge Samuel McNeil. He was much, much older than she and already had a grown son and a young daughter. The only reason I think she married him is because she had two toddlers to support and probably no visible means of support. She had either heard that Joseph Abner had been killed or perhaps never knew what happened to him. If he did come back after the War, that must have been quite a shock to find that his wife had remarried. If he died of natural causes, you would think that he could be found in some cemetery in Neshoba Co., but so far, I haven't found him. There was another Joseph A. Johnson from Neshoba Co. who fought with the 40th Mississippi Infantry Div. also known as the Neshoba Tigers, but that Joseph was born in 1844, and I DO know that there was a Joseph A. Johnson of that age who lived in the Coffeedeliah area of Neshoba Co., listed as living with a Norrel family in 1860. I actually got his military papers, and I'm pretty sure that was NOT my great grandfather. Now, my g grandfather may have been listed as either Joseph A. Johnson, J. A. Johnson (as on the 1860 census) or as "Joab" Johnson as on the 1850 Pontotoc census and also on a deed of land that he bought from a Washington Frye in 1860. So, if you can help me find him, I will be forever grateful to you. Thanks in advance for your response. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Hall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:19 PM Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] ED aka Sin is Back > Hi Everyone: > > I have been reading some of the archive records. Decided to make this my base since I have contacts to numerous counties in Ms. and because I am kin to just about everyone in S. Ms. one way or the other. > > Some of you know me, and that I had to take time off to do some college work. Yes I am the guy with a huge data base. Still have another month of college work. But after that I will have some time to devote to look ups etc. > > If I join (I already did) this list, it may bring others in who may help all of you also. So exspect others to look for me here once they know I am back doing my research on my MS lines and updating my data bases. > > A special note of interest for you guys, is that I am the Civil War buff guy too...So if grandpa was in the War, maybe I can help find him and put you on the right track this way. > > Another note, I have been learning a lot of stuff in college, in my Computer Science field. So I also have some understanding in this area also. > > Let's see, for those that never heard of me, I am married to THE SNAKE, and have children and grandkids all living with me. YES I am old guy went back to college. TRY IT before you knock it. Lots of animals here cats and dogs and my dog even has his own cat. Don't ask about that...I am embarrassed as is. Just shaking my head over that genealogy mess to come....(((((( ..))))) > " > Your turn to say hello. And tell me some surnames (MS) you are interrested in finding out more about. Give ya my favorites later. > > SIN or ED same guy > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

I have 30 hits for Abner Johnson and over 700 for Joseph. Will take some time to wade through that to find him if he is one of them. SIN ----- Original Message ----- From: "suehoward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] ED aka Sin is Back > Ed, with regard to your paragraph about being a Civil War buff, I would like > to see if you have any suggestions for me. > > I have not been able to find out what happened to my great grandfather after > 1860. His name was Joseph Abner Johnson. He was born about 1837, in > Alabama - it was either in Jefferson Co. or Pickens Co. - not sure which. > His father was a Randolph Johnson, born in about 1800 in Tennessee, and his > mother was an Elizabeth Ashby, born in 1800 in North Carolina. They moved > from Jefferson Co. to Pickens Co., and then on to Pontotoc Co., MS. They > appeared as a family on the 1850 Pontotoc Co. census. On this census, > Joseph Abner was listed as "Joab". The other children were Susan or > Susanna - 18 yrs., Benjamin - 17 years, Jonathan or Johnathan 15, Joab - 13, > and William - 9 years of age. > > Joseph Abner married in July of 1858 to my great grandmother, Mary Undine > Brown. Sometime in either 1858 or early 1859, they moved south to Neshoba > Co. where they appear on the 1860 Neshoba Co. census. Joseph is listed as > being 23 and a wagon maker. They had one child, a year old - my > grandfather, John R. Johnson, born in 1859. In 1861, they had a second > son - James H. Johnson. But I can no longer find my grandfather listed on > any census after 1860. The only thing I can think of is that he joined up > with the Confederate Army, went off to war, and never came back because Mary > Undine remarried within only a few years to a neighboring widower, Judge > Samuel McNeil. He was much, much older than she and already had a grown son > and a young daughter. The only reason I think she married him is because > she had two toddlers to support and probably no visible means of support. > She had either heard that Joseph Abner had been killed or perhaps never knew > what happened to him. If he did come back after the War, that must have > been quite a shock to find that his wife had remarried. If he died of > natural causes, you would think that he could be found in some cemetery in > Neshoba Co., but so far, I haven't found him. There was another Joseph A. > Johnson from Neshoba Co. who fought with the 40th Mississippi Infantry Div. > also known as the Neshoba Tigers, but that Joseph was born in 1844, and I DO > know that there was a Joseph A. Johnson of that age who lived in the > Coffeedeliah area of Neshoba Co., listed as living with a Norrel family in > 1860. I actually got his military papers, and I'm pretty sure that was NOT > my great grandfather. Now, my g grandfather may have been listed as either > Joseph A. Johnson, J. A. Johnson (as on the 1860 census) or as "Joab" > Johnson as on the 1850 Pontotoc census and also on a deed of land that he > bought from a Washington Frye in 1860. So, if you can help me find him, I > will be forever grateful to you. Thanks in advance for your response. > > Sue (Johnson) Howard > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Hall" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:19 PM > Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] ED aka Sin is Back > > > > Hi Everyone: > > > > I have been reading some of the archive records. Decided to make this my > base since I have contacts to numerous counties in Ms. and because I am kin > to just about everyone in S. Ms. one way or the other. > > > > Some of you know me, and that I had to take time off to do some college > work. Yes I am the guy with a huge data base. Still have another month of > college work. But after that I will have some time to devote to look ups > etc. > > > > If I join (I already did) this list, it may bring others in who may help > all of you also. So exspect others to look for me here once they know I am > back doing my research on my MS lines and updating my data bases. > > > > A special note of interest for you guys, is that I am the Civil War buff > guy too...So if grandpa was in the War, maybe I can help find him and put > you on the right track this way. > > > > Another note, I have been learning a lot of stuff in college, in my > Computer Science field. So I also have some understanding in this area > also. > > > > Let's see, for those that never heard of me, I am married to THE SNAKE, > and have children and grandkids all living with me. YES I am old guy went > back to college. TRY IT before you knock it. Lots of animals here cats and > dogs and my dog even has his own cat. Don't ask about that...I am > embarrassed as is. Just shaking my head over that genealogy mess to > come....(((((( ..))))) > > " > > Your turn to say hello. And tell me some surnames (MS) you are > interrested in finding out more about. Give ya my favorites later. > > > > SIN or ED same guy > > > > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >