Elledge has been spelled Eldredge in many records; as Hankins is often spelled Hawkins. The transcribers seem to do this often as the old copperplate script is so hard to read. JJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Nathan Briggs and Family > Hello Jerry, > > I thought I had seen this marriage before..... to an Eldridge, however, I > could not find it tonight. > > I am a Murrell descendent and there was a Briggs Murrell listed on the > 1830 MO census....... I don't know who is was and have no known connection > to him. > > I believe some of "my" Murrells went to Howell CO before 1850 since that > is when I find my gggf listed on the Census in Ripley Co AR. I think for > some reason they got separated prior to that date when some of the family > decided to move on.. Maybe the Civil War kept them separated until they > could not longer find each other or did not have the resources to do so. > My dad told he his ggf died with out ever knowing what happened to his > family. > > So that is why when I say your post I tried to find the site where I had > seen the other Briggs information....... > > But I could not > > Sorry I could not help you more. > > Patricia Murrell Mata > Pocahontas, AR > > Do you live in Ava? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Johnston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:24 PM > Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Nathan Briggs and Family > > >> It has been a long time since I have posted to the list. My Howell Co. >> families, which no one else seemed to have before are: Elledge, Hankins, >> Briggs, Dixon, etc. >> >> I am looking for any and all available information about Nathan Briggs, >> or Nathaniel. He had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Briggs that married >> Isaac Elledge. >> >> I am wondering if Nathan was at least part Indian. He is a brick wall. >> I have that he was born about 1792 NC and died in Howell Co., MO. His >> wife's last name was Eskridge. >> >> He was on the 1841 to 1844 tax lists for Roane Co.. He moved to MO in >> the 1850s. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Jerry Johnston >> >> >> ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >> http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >> >> > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > >