I am looking for any information on the Couparle Methodist Church on Rocky Hill Road, founded by ex-slaves after the Civil War. I would like to know when the Church was established, who the original Deacons and Elders were, early members and any other historical information. Is the Church still open. Next the Church is a cemetery where many members of the families of Ruffin, Sallie, Jane, Dru/Drew/ Elick/Alex and Heyward are buried. Information would be most appreciated. Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1449.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: AKRON - Homegoing services will be held for Florida B. Ellis, 63, on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at St. Ashworth Temple COGIC, 1086 Wooster Ave. in Akron, Ohio. She went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 10, 2011 after an illness at Akron City Hospital. A native of Mississippi, Florida, is the daughter of the late Elbert and Beatrice Eiland. She graduated from Youngstown North High School, earning a BA Degree in French/Spanish from Youngstown State University, and a Master Equivalency in Information Technology from the University of Akron. She was a PTA Advisor/president, earning the Shinning Apple Award and State PTA Award. She worked in the Akron Public Schools as a secretary and teacher. She retired as a Central Hower High School Social Studies teacher. A member of the Church of God in Christ, Florida was Barberton District Missionary and member of the St. James COGIC of Youngstown and the Greater Holy Trinity COGIC of Akron. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband of 38 years, William R. Ellis Jr; daughters, Mrs. Anitra (Ransford) Bailey and Miss Chantee Ellis; grandchildren, Ransford Jr., Jamine, Amira and Juallyn Bailey; beloved Aunt Bennie Sullivan; siblings, Elbert ( Mary) Eiland Jr., Ralph Eiland, Lynette Eiland, Eddie (Gina) Eiland, Delphine (Earl) Lee, Eric Eiland, Audrey Eiland, Jennifer Eiland and India Eiland; stepsisters and brother, Lynn Herren, Michelle Love, Cecil Monroe and Jill Monroe; sisters-in-law, Valanta Brown and Rhetta Williams; brother-in-law, Carlton (Danielle) Ellis; beloved Aunt Dorothy Sutherland; special caregiver, Whitley Eiland; and host of other cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at 11 a.m. at St. Ashworth Temple C.O.G.I.C. 1086 V. Odom Blvd., Akron, OHIO 44307, Supt. Clarence Jackson officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Peace Cemetery. Friends may visit at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box 2042, Akron, OH 44309. Summit Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CharlottJones Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1495/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been told that this lady, Matilda Delaney, supposedly was the daughter of my husband's great-great grandfather, James Leroy Talbert of Talbert Plantation on the Texas-Louisiana border. I have been told that this Matilda may in fact be buried on the Talbert Plantation in somewhat of a close proximity to our Talbert family, however no one seems to know this for fact. Can you give me sources for the information that you have. Thank you...... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KinikiaW Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1308.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was going through these and realized, I did not have a clue how to access this in 2007. Hope it get's through. Pinkston was found once in 1880 Johnston SC for my Harriet and Henry. Their names were actually Pin(c)kney --I think. At least that's the name I have traced them all the way to 1930. There was a Lucy, my ggrandma VANCE and Lucia the duaghter of Elbert VANCE my grgranmother's daughter. No other names you have mentioned are on the tree at this time. Maybe you should look intothe Pinkney surname in south carolina. There are many on the eastern side of USA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: FearnSprings Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1492.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a Rockhill Cemetery in Oktibbeha County on find-a-grave.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mailhes1 Surnames: Regan, Pittman, Applewhite, Drake, Powers Classification: will Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1494/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John Regan deed to daughter Nancy R. Pittman three Negroes Zack, Lucy, Ned and Old Peggy. Dated July 20, 1829. John Regan deed to daughter Mary Anne Applewhite for 3 Negroes Judith, Buster and Helen, dated July 20, 1829. John Regan deed to son William S. Regan for three Negroes , Jack, Bella and Clarkey, dated September 29, 1829. John Regan deed to son Joseph Regan five Negroes, Peter, Lilla, little Peggy, Mingo, and Perry, dated September 15, 1829. Witness; Asenath Drake, Luke Powers and Alfred Drake. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Sorry the amazon link is not correct. It would be better to go directly to amazon.com to purchase books. Sent from my iPad On Nov 20, 2011, at 2:00 AM, msafricanamer-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Kindle edition: 150 Years Later (Melvin J. Collier) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:14:44 -0800 (PST) > From: "Melvin J. Collier" <blackrootsseeker@yahoo.com> > Subject: [MSAFRICANAMER] Kindle edition: 150 Years Later > To: Black Genealogy <blacksingenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, Slave > Afrigeneas List <slaveafrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, South Carolina List > <sc-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MS Afrigeneas Group > <ms-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MSAfricanAmer > <msafricanamer@rootsweb.com>, African-American Genealogy > <aagenealogy@yahoogroups.com> > Message-ID: > <1321712084.81957.YahooMailNeo@web39415.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello, > Just wanted to announce that 150 Years Later is now available on Amazon Kindle for $9.59.? See www.150yearslater.com for the Amazon Kindle store link or search for the book at www.amazon.com/kindlestore.? > > > > Many Thanks! > > ? > Melvin J. Collier > 150 Years Later, Broken Ties Mended > See www.150YearsLater.com for details. > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSAFRICANAMER list administrator, send an email to > MSAFRICANAMER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSAFRICANAMER mailing list, send an email to MSAFRICANAMER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSAFRICANAMER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MSAFRICANAMER Digest, Vol 6, Issue 99 > ********************************************

Hello, Just wanted to announce that 150 Years Later is now available on Amazon Kindle for $9.59.  See www.150yearslater.com for the Amazon Kindle store link or search for the book at www.amazon.com/kindlestore.  Many Thanks!   Melvin J. Collier 150 Years Later, Broken Ties Mended See www.150YearsLater.com for details.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KinikiaW Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1392.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, So far none of my Vance ancestors are documented as living in Vance Mississippi. But the politician, Vance, did have many land holdings and some slaves. Unless someone has old records, papers in your family for him or anything pertaining to this, I would not be able to comment one way or another about him. Thanks for your input. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KinikiaW Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1392.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, So far none of my Vance ancestors are documented as living in Vance Mississippi. But the politician, Vance, did have many land holdings and some slaves. Unless someone has old records, papers in your family for him or anything pertaining to this, I would not be able to comment one way or another about him. Thanks for your input. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: westonvance2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1392.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Zeb Vance was my great uncle. I am from Vance mississippi, now living in Aspen Colorado Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pijowal2 Surnames: Samuel,Arrington,Johnson,Braddock Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1493/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have this plantation posted on the Mississippi board, with the county coahoma. I lived there from birth til 1958 then we moved to Clarksdale, Ms. there in the Ms. Delta. Families i remember from there was the Samuels, Arringtons, Johnson, Braddocks just to name a few, i need a history on the place now for genealogy research. Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wildag1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1492.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You're welcome. I have a sister who passes by it everyday to and from work. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mailhes1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1492.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for this information. I will certainly check on this church. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Jettie84- My family also lived in Pemiscot Co., MO, Bragg City. There was a family of Jackson's who lived with and near them in Bragg City. I believe one was Thedoris. My family moved there around 1932 from Blytheville, Ms. Co., AR. Their names were Willie Miller and Velva Mae Morton Hudson. Their children were Frencella, Frederick (Ella Mae Griffin), Mabel, Robert, Opal, Virgil, and Eloise Hudson. Willie farmed and drove a school bus. I was born in 1939 and my family moved to St. Louis, MO in 1944. I did not know the Crow Family. I am interested in the Wakefield Family (Anna Belle) who lived in Kennett, MO.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wildag1 Surnames: Hill Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1492.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is still a community called Rock Hill in Starkvillle, MS. There are two churches, one is Rock Hill United Methodist Church and there is a cemetary near the church. There's also a Sand Creek Chapel Baptist Church, but I'm not sure if there is a cemetary. More than likely your relative is buried at the Methodist church. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mailhes1 Surnames: Hill Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1492/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a death certificate for Romulus Hill and the place of burial is listed as Rocky Hill in Starkville, MS. Does anyone know if this is a cemetary that still exists today or where it was once located? The date of burial was in 1928. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jettie84 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1458.10/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My great grand mother was named Bettye Liddell; she married Bill Crow in Mississippi in the 1930's and moved to Pemiscott County, Mo. She also had a sister (Julie) with the last name Jackson. Don't know if it was her married name or maiden name. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Jettie84:  Have you checked Ancestry library edition for Mississippi Deaths and marriages at your library? The St. Louis Genealogy Society has Marriage and Death records for MS. on microfilm. They give the name, county, race, death cert. #, and year of death starting in 1912. Based on the death cert. # you should be able to order the certificate. There are also marriage records going back into the 1800s that use the soundex code system on microfilm at the STLGS.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darryldj175 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1380.3.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would sugguest if you know the area they lived, maybe a local church may have a listing of death or burial location. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.