Sue, Allen Harrison of Gautier, Mississippi, has written a book on a Johnson family from Newton County, but I think it is different from the one you are researching. I will take a look at the census and see if I come up with anything. Harold Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "suehoward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > Harold, you wouldn't happen to research any Johnson families in Newton Co., > would you? I am trying to find a brother of my great grandfather by the > name of Benjamin Johnson. He was born about 1834/35 in Alabama and was on > the 1850 Pontotoc Co. census with his parents and siblings. I believe he is > the brother who left Pontotoc Co. with my great grandfather, Joseph Abner > Johnson (Joab Johnson) in 1858/59 and went South to Neshoba Co.; however, I > believe Benjamin did not remain in Neshoba Co., but may have gone on to > Newton Co. It's just a guess, but I would really love to find him. The > other siblings remained in Pontotoc Co./Lee Co. The parents of these two > brothers were Randolph Johnson (born about 1800 in TN) and Elizabeth Ashby > (born about 1800 in NC). Thanks for your response. > > Sue (Johnson) Howard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harold Graham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:11 PM > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > > > > Thanks, Butch for the post. I am a Newton County researcher and would like > > to know more about this family. Weir is often spelled Ware. > > > > Harold Graham > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > > > > > > > Sandra, > > > I have a Vicey Loper, birth date listed 1806, listed in my Weir line via > > the > > > Davis connection. She married a Hamilton Davis in South Carolina. This > was > > not > > > my research but another distant kin researching the Davis line. These > > Davis > > > married into my Weirs in Newton Co., MS. My aunt's husband has Lopers on > > his > > > line in Newton County. > > > Butch > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > > To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the appropriate > link for the list you want, then click on Send > > > > ============================== > > 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 ==== > To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the appropriate link for the list you want, then click on Send > > ============================== > 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 > >

Thanks, Harold, for trying to help me with my Joseph Abner Johnson family. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Graham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > Sue, > > Allen Harrison of Gautier, Mississippi, has written a book on a Johnson > family from Newton County, but I think it is different from the one you are > researching. I will take a look at the census and see if I come up with > anything. > > Harold Graham > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "suehoward" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:29 AM > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > > > > Harold, you wouldn't happen to research any Johnson families in Newton > Co., > > would you? I am trying to find a brother of my great grandfather by the > > name of Benjamin Johnson. He was born about 1834/35 in Alabama and was on > > the 1850 Pontotoc Co. census with his parents and siblings. I believe he > is > > the brother who left Pontotoc Co. with my great grandfather, Joseph Abner > > Johnson (Joab Johnson) in 1858/59 and went South to Neshoba Co.; however, > I > > believe Benjamin did not remain in Neshoba Co., but may have gone on to > > Newton Co. It's just a guess, but I would really love to find him. The > > other siblings remained in Pontotoc Co./Lee Co. The parents of these two > > brothers were Randolph Johnson (born about 1800 in TN) and Elizabeth Ashby > > (born about 1800 in NC). Thanks for your response. > > > > Sue (Johnson) Howard > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harold Graham" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > > > > > > > Thanks, Butch for the post. I am a Newton County researcher and would > like > > > to know more about this family. Weir is often spelled Ware. > > > > > > Harold Graham > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] (no subject) > > > > > > > > > > Sandra, > > > > I have a Vicey Loper, birth date listed 1806, listed in my Weir line > via > > > the > > > > Davis connection. She married a Hamilton Davis in South Carolina. This > > was > > > not > > > > my research but another distant kin researching the Davis line. These > > > Davis > > > > married into my Weirs in Newton Co., MS. My aunt's husband has Lopers > on > > > his > > > > line in Newton County. > > > > Butch > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > > > To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the > appropriate > > link for the list you want, then click on Send > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 ==== > > To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the appropriate > link for the list you want, then click on Send > > > > ============================== > > 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