This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: HazelStamps Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1473/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 32nd AAHGS Conference Hosted by AAHGS - Arkansas Chapter Ties that Bind: Honoring Our Ancestors 22-25 September 2011 DoubleTree Hotel Little Rock, Arkansas for additional information about the conference go to http://aahgs.org/conference.htm 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: DRuthie53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1437.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Still waiting for documentation about Matilda Talbert 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: terrijohns95 Surnames: Johns Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/723.43/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Johns is on my husbands side of the family. William J. Johns. We are having a Johns and Purnell family reunion in Chicago IL. July 1 and 2 of 2011 We would love to find out if you are related to my husband. Terri Johns 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: afbancestry Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1472.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much Brenda, I may have already thanked you but i wasn't sure because i couldn't find it on the msg board. Great to have your knowledge of justice system. I have been reading about the convict leasing system and in particular Parchman Farm, which I would assume is the place Asberry would have been held. I contacted the circuit courts and they directed me to the archives who said that their records didn't go back that far. So, now I'm going to try to find newspaper articles about it. Its interesting that i can't find a record of death for Asberry, which makes me wonder if it was a middle name... hmm. just thinking out loud :) I think that Sidney may have been married twice before marrying my grandmother. I found him on a 1930 NY census married to Lillian and living with Elizabeth Brown (who was my grandmother). Thank you again for your insight! cheryl (oregon) 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: leroylivingstonmd Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/723.27.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know if this will help, or not, but I went to high school with a Guy from Muskogee, OK, he moved in with adopted parents in Tulsa (1971);his name was Lester Ephraim (I dont know what happened to him because I left for college and never returned to Tulsa or Okla. I hope this helps 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: bjs889 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1472.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello - I am Brenda Smith and I saw your request and decided to see if I could help. I found basically the same as you for Asberry & Hager McCall. She was widowed by 1910 and living in Poplarville, Pearl River, MS. Her kids were Willie Sidney, Clara B., Ottis, Minnie, Walter & Ollie. I also saw in another 1910 Census that a Sidney McCall was living in New Orleans, LA which is close to Pearl River. In 1930 - Ollie & Mallie McCall were living in Brooklyn,Kings, New York. In 1942, Sidney McCall's WW II stated that he was also living in Brookyn, Kings,New York. It appears that they moved north to New York. As a retired law enforcement officer - the McCall - Cole case is pretty simply to explain. The original case would most likely be found in the Lauderdale circuit court records or at the Mississippi Archives. Asberry McCall appealed his conviction of manslaughter because the lower court refused to allow a witness for McCall to testify about the prosecution's witness' statement to him about Cole having a weapon which appears to be what McCall was claiming (self-defense), thus not allowing the witness to be proven a liar, invalidating his testimony about removing Cole's weapon from his body after the fight. Also, MS did not have a law that said you had to flee to avoid a confrontation. So, the case was dismissed against McCall. NOW, what we don't know is if the prosecutor tried to refile the charges and re-tried McCall. With the defense's witness though, I would cautiously guess that he was NOT recharged. Hope this helped some. Take care - Brenda 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: bjs889 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1472.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello - I am Brenda Smith and I saw your request and decided to see if I could help. I found basically the same as you for Asberry & Hager McCall. She was widowed by 1910 and living in Poplarville, Pearl River, MS. Her kids were Willie Sidney, Clara B., Ottis, Minnie, Walter & Ollie. I also saw in another 1910 Census that a Sidney McCall was living in New Orleans, LA which is close to Pearl River. In 1930 - Ollie & Mallie McCall were living in Brooklyn,Kings, New York. In 1942, Sidney McCall's WW II stated that he was also living in Brookyn, Kings,New York. It appears that they moved north to New York. As a retired law enforcement officer - the McCall - Cole case is pretty simply to explain. The original case would most likely be found in the Lauderdale circuit court records or at the Mississippi Archives. Asberry McCall appealed his conviction of manslaughter because the lower court refused to allow a witness for McCall to testify about the prosecution's witness' statement to him about Cole having a weapon which appears to be what McCall was claiming (self-defense), thus not allowing the witness to be proven a liar, invalidating his testimony about removing Cole's weapon from his body after the fight. Also, MS did not have a law that said you had to flee to avoid a confrontation. So, the case was dismissed against McCall. NOW, what we don't know is if the prosecutor tried to refile the charges and re-tried McCall. With the defense's witness though, I would cautiously guess that he was NOT recharged. Hope this helped some. Take care - Brenda 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: afbancestry Surnames: McCall , Ethridge, Cole Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1472/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for info abt a homicide that took place in late 1890s or early 1900 involving Asberry McCall(my great grandfather) and a Watt (maybe Wyatt) Cole in Daleville, MS at the "Etheridge place". I found a supreme court appeal notice (google Asberry McCall)but no other info on the original case. Census shows that The Ethridges, McCalls, Coles were neighbors. Asberry was married to Hagar (or Hega or Hager) in 1888 but a 1910 census lists her as widowed. Their children are Sidney (my grandfather b1891/2) Ottis, Mary; there is an Ollie McCall who may be a half sibling? Also I can only locate Asberry on the 1900 census. Thanks for any help! Cheryl RiversHailey 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: Sampson, Simpson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1471/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on a Sampson family living in Oktibbeha County at least in the 1890s. I have an Educable Children's list that lists the following: Parent: Neal Sampson Children: Dennis Sampson - 17 John Sampson - 13 Prince Sampson - 12 Unreadable Rosa - 7 (my great grandmother) I have been unable to locate this family prior to this record. Any information would be helpful. 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.

Thank you for sharing your ideas. -----Original Message----- From: Jan <rootdiggerqueen@aol.com> To: msafricanamer@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 10:11 am Subject: Re: [MSAFRICANAMER] New Research Article: "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling Down!" Thank you for sharing this article. It was very inspiring and full of tips. I will try some of your angles in my research in Yalobusha County. -----Original Message----- From: Melvin J. Collier <blackrootsseeker@yahoo.com> To: Black Genealogy <blacksingenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, African-American Genealogy <aagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, South Carolina List <sc-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MS Afrigeneas Group <ms-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MSAfricanAmer <msafricanamer@rootsweb.com>, Slave Afrigeneas List <slaveafrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, Afrigeneas List <afrigeneas@lists.msstate.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 10:33 am Subject: [MSAFRICANAMER] New Research Article: "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling Down!" Greetings, Just wrote a new research article entitled "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling Down!" It's about a new, huge discovery I made at the MS Archives last weekend. See http://www.mississippitoafrica.com/brickwall.htm Thanks, Melvin J. Collier Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery - AVAILABLE! http://MississippitoAfrica.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 message ------------------------------- 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 message

Thank you for sharing this article. It was very inspiring and full of tips. I will try some of your angles in my research in Yalobusha County. -----Original Message----- From: Melvin J. Collier <blackrootsseeker@yahoo.com> To: Black Genealogy <blacksingenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, African-American Genealogy <aagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, South Carolina List <sc-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MS Afrigeneas Group <ms-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MSAfricanAmer <msafricanamer@rootsweb.com>, Slave Afrigeneas List <slaveafrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, Afrigeneas List <afrigeneas@lists.msstate.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 10:33 am Subject: [MSAFRICANAMER] New Research Article: "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling Down!" Greetings, Just wrote a new research article entitled "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling Down!" It's about a new, huge discovery I made at the MS Archives last weekend. See http://www.mississippitoafrica.com/brickwall.htm Thanks, Melvin J. Collier Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery - AVAILABLE! http://MississippitoAfrica.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 message

Thanks for your sharing of Mississippi research! I have just read the article and am inspired to make another effort with my own families in Ms. All should benefit by your findings. Bettye W. Harwell Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:00 AM, msafricanamer-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New Research Article: "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling > Down!" (Melvin J. Collier) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 07:13:09 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Melvin J. Collier" <blackrootsseeker@yahoo.com> > Subject: [MSAFRICANAMER] New Research Article: "Boom! The Brick Wall > Came Crumbling Down!" > To: Black Genealogy <blacksingenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, > African-American Genealogy <aagenealogy@yahoogroups.com>, South > Carolina List <sc-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MS Afrigeneas Group > <ms-afrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, MSAfricanAmer > <msafricanamer@rootsweb.com>, Slave Afrigeneas List > <slaveafrigeneas@yahoogroups.com>, Afrigeneas List > <afrigeneas@lists.msstate.edu> > Message-ID: <745670.27033.qm@web39424.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Greetings, > Just wrote a new research article entitled "Boom! The Brick Wall Came Crumbling > Down!" It's about a new, huge discovery I made at the MS Archives last weekend. > > See http://www.mississippitoafrica.com/brickwall.htm > > Thanks, > > > Melvin J. Collier > Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery - AVAILABLE! > http://MississippitoAfrica.com > > ------------------------------ > > 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 36 > ********************************************

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Childers, Howell Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1470/mb.ashx Message Board Post: YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Mrs. Earlene Stonework who departed this life on March 21, 2011, at home. She was born Oct. 25, 1912, in Hernando, Mississippi (DeSoto County). to Charles and Omie Childers Howell, the fifth child of eight children. She moved to Youngstown, Ohio with her family after the death of her mother in the early 1920s and attended Campbell Memorial High School. She was on the high school girls' basketball team and baseball team. She worked as staff assistance at the Bethel House, a neighborhood center in Campbell, Ohio and taught youth sewing classes. She worked various other jobs, including assembling airplane parts during World War II. She joined the Gospel Temple Baptist Church at the age of 19 and held the oldest church membership. She remained an active member of the chorus and mission until her health would no longer allow her to participate. She was a former member of the NAACP, Youngstown Area Urban League, Harambee, and the Youngstown Black Independent Political Party. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and fellowship with her friends and family. Earlene leaves behind three daughters, Claudette Lee (G. Winston) of Omaha, Nebraska, Annette Stonework of White Plains, Md. and Mercedes King of Youngstown, Ohio; five grandchildren, Lisa Parker of Garner, N.C., Kenneth King of Youngstown, Mari Lee of Laurel, Md., Erika Lee of Omaha and Gerald Lee II of Hercules, California; two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Omie Howell; her husband, Albert Stonework; a daughter, Mildred Ann; brothers, Franklin, Ervin and Charles "Jip" Howell; and sisters, Mary "Sis" Brown, Lular Williams, Geneva Moncrief and Lucille Dothard. Friends may view her from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011, at the L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home and from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church. Services will be Saturday, March 26, 2011, at 10 a.m. at the Gospel Temple Baptist Church. http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2011/mar/24/earlene-howell-stonewor/ 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: Lulu4425 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/16.158.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lillie Smith marrried Wilmon Saffold thier children were Walter Wade, John Wade, Ann Wade and York Wade. Wilmon (being born on the Saffold plantation) refused to change his name stating "I was born a Saffold and will die a Saffold." If this is your Lillie Smith, I will ask my Saffold relative to supply you with more info about her. Let me know. Lisa 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: familydhistory Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/16.158.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for my great grandmother Lillie Smith abt. 1882 at Jackson County, MS. to Edgar Smith and Anna Dove Smith What can you tell me about your Lillie Smith. Hunting, Pat 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: Lulu4425 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/16.158/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am in regular contact with the Saffold side of my family from Lexington, Ms., descendants of Wilmon Saffold, born 8/14/1880 in Duckbill, MS and married Lillie Smith. Let me know if these are the Saffolds you are looking for, I'm positive that they will enjoy talking with you. Lisa 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: mrshubuta Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/425.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have transcribed the slave cemetery behind the Langsdale Plantation. check findagrave for langsdale cemetery http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2392444&CScn=langsdale&CScntry=4&CSst=27&CScnty=1523& 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.