This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Eiland, Spiva, Spivey Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1449/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Willie H. Spiva 1921-2010 September 2, 2010 WARREN, Ohio - Willie H. Spiva, 89, of 435 Seventh St. S.W., departed this life at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. He was born April 18, 1921, in Louisville, Mississippi,(Winston County) the son of Gus and Jennie Eiland Spiva. Mr. Spiva was employed with Republic Steel for 30 years as a roller before retiring in 1985. He was a member of Church at Warren, USWA, and enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and playing cards. He was a private first class in the U.S. Army for four years during World War II, serving in Germany, Italy and New Guinea and receiving numerous honors. He married Canarie Spiva on May 5, 1947. She died April 11, 2002. He leaves to mourn four sons, Willie Hershey Spiva of Warren,Ohio; Kenny Spiva of Atlanta, Michael (Cheryl) Spiva of Smyrna, Ga., and Sheldon (Diane) Spiva of Hermitage, Pa.; three daughters, Eranie (Robert) Carter of Warren, Diretha (Waverly) Franklin of Howland, Ohio and Michelle (Walter) Randolph of Stone Mountain, Ga.; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters. A funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at Church of Warren, with calling hours beginning one hour prior. Burial will be at Pine Knoll Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 2752 Bazetta Road, the home of his daughter, Eranie and Robert Carter. Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home, Warren, handled the arrangements. ( 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: digginuproots1 Surnames: MCCRAE, MCCRAY, MCRAETAYLOR, TENNIAL, DURRUM, WHITEHEAD, WATKINS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1448/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for descendants of Alfred (ca 1860-1942) & Henrietta (ca 1861-1937) MCCRAE/MCCRAY/MCRAE family who migrated from SC to Desoto Co, MS in 1900, then moved to Byhalia, Marshall Co, MS by 1930. Family worshipped and are buried at St. Matthews Baptist CHurch in Byhalia, MS. Their known children were: Mattie, born ca 1887 (married Wade DURHAM/DURRM) Hannah, born ca 1889 (married Alex WATKINS) Emma, born ca 1891 (married John TAYLOR) Charlotte, born ca 1893 (married ? TAYLOR) Ellen, born ca 1898 Miles, 1899-1981, died in Chicago (married Hattie WHITEHEAD) Sam(uel) - died 1972 in Byhalia, MS (married Ernest Lee TAYLOR, Olivia TENNIAL) (Al)fred Please contact me if you are connected to or have an interest in this family. 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: lsgriff Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1447.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi there, I left MS when I was very young, but I do know that my aunt Louise lived in Marks, MS. Our family lived about 20 miles from Clarksdale near Rudyard, MS. and Cohoma, MS. We went to Hull. My cousin just attended a class reunion in Clarksdale the first week in August. The other surnames that you mention are not familiar to me with the exception of Redd. My cousin's father owned a resturant in Clarksdale many years ago, called Thigpen's Chicken Shack. I still have relatives living in Clarksdale, and other parts of the Delta. Perhaps some might know of your family, because they have been there for all their lives. Butler, and Thigpen are their names. 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: Red, Samuel, Pleasent Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1447/mb.ashx Message Board Post: lsgriff- Can you respond again, you say you are from Coahoma County. I went to my 40th yr. class reunion at Clarksdale in 2008. I finished at Aggie H.S. Katherine Tigue-Smith was my maid of honor in 1969 at my wedding.I will go to the censuses looking for the Reds. I have Jack Red and son Elijah with Jack's wife and children. Jack is my grandmother's father and Elijah her brother. They are all deceased now. My last name before i married was Samuel. And i married a Pleasent who is also from Coahoma County. Wishing you a great week. 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: lsgriff Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1446.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My auntie was married to a Jim Redd from the Delta, but neither are living, and they had no children together. Their last place of residence was in Detroit, MI. I know that Jim had a brother, and he could still be living in Detroit. Sorry that I can't help more. Good luck with your search. By the way I am from Cohoma County. 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: Yates,Red/Redd,Samuel Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1446/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Any one with these surnames please reply. I live in Central Ms. but i was born and raised in the Ms. Delta. The counties are Coahoma, Bolivar, Sharkey, Washington. 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: familyhoward_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes I am! You gotta love this website! It is just really hard because I am researching both sides of my husbands family and they are both VERY different situations!! 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: tonfri60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You may want to look at this: Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 Record 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: annehuffman1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No, I just check a couple of my resources and saw Fanny as mother, thought I would share and I see you are getting some really good advice too!! (smile) Anne Huffman "What you do for others is the only thing that counts" Trace Your Family Roots (Click here to join) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piecesofthequilt/join "Pieces of the Family Quilt" 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: familyhoward_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the note about the WW1 records.. I never thought of going that route. And I looked into Beatrice and realized she had been remarried and would have a marriage record here in Wisconsin in Milwaukee county. So I could very well get a maiden name on her mother! Sometimes it just takes talking it out with somebody else to get over a little bump in the road! 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: familyhoward_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I will have to take a peak! Thanks for the help and I will post what I find. Are you familiar with this area of MS at all? 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: annehuffman1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think Fanny was born after slavery and the 1870 Census should confirm and give you her parents names. You may also look to see if Miss. had a State Census prior to 1870 and possibly in 1885 or 1890. Good Luck (smile) Anne Huffman "What you do for others is the only thing that counts" Trace Your Family Roots (Click here to join) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piecesofthequilt/join "Pieces of the Family Quilt" 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: familyhoward_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, I know James and Bettie were not born into slavery... but we had always been told their parents had been, but had been to young to remember it because they were babies. 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: kdberr1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HI: Try checking military records for World War I and World War II for Thomas Caldwell. All men born as early as 1877 had to register for WWWI. There's draft records for men born as late as the 1890s for WWII. Look for marriage records for everyone since you know the cities where they were born. And check the death certificates for where they were buried -- if the cemetery is listed on the death certificates, the cemetery may have records. The death certificate may have the name of the church if the person is buried at their church cemetery. If so the church may have burial records too. Have you traced Thomas Caldwell through the U.S. Census, starting with 1930 in Tupelo where Lula Mae was born 9 years later? You can probably trace Thomas Caldwell back to 1900, just remember he is 10 years younger every time. Same for Beatrice if you know her maiden name, starting with the 1930 Census also. Do you have Beatrice's marriage record? How about her parents' marriage record? That may have the names of James and Bettie Heaven's parents and Bettie's maiden name. Try to find Thomas Caldwell's death certificate if you know the MS county where he died, it may have his parents' names on it, and that will give you a lead for looking for them in the Census. Kberry 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: annehuffman1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check the 1900 census record for Noxubee County, MS. Also James nor Bettie were born into slavery. Fanny Heaven is James mother and she most likely was not not born in slavery, so saturate that county and you should get more answers. Anne Huffman "What you do for others is the only thing that counts" Trace Your Family Roots (Click here to join) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piecesofthequilt/join "Pieces of the Family Quilt" 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.

My Caldwells lived in Mississippi. OG Caldwell is the only one I have been able to find. I am actually looking for grgrandma Effie/Autha Caldwell. She became my grgrandfather Lee Adams, wife wife about 1898 in Ms. All I have is her name..the true name..Autha Caldwell. It seems like these CALDWELLS, just 'showed up'. It is a puzzle. My information came from the granddaughter of OG Caldwell who lives in another state. Her daughter saw a posting on the internet of my search. LIFE IS A hoot!!! HAVE A NICE DAY   --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Tootncmon <blayde67@netzero.net> wrote: From: Tootncmon <blayde67@netzero.net> Subject: Re: [MSAFRICANAMER] MSAFRICANAMER Digest, Vol 5, Issue 77 To: msafricanamer@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 2:22 AM My husbands grandmother was Lula Mae Caldwell born in Tupelo in 1939 and died in Wisconsin in 1999.  Unfortunately beyond that...  well I know her fathers name was Thomas Caldwell and that he died in MS sometime before 1961.  Her mother was Beatrice Heaven who was born may 8, 1911 in (Rosedale?) MS and died in wisconsin in 2005. Her parents were James and Bettie Heaven.  We don't know much than that...  other than James and Bettie lived near their parents (or one of their  parents?) plantation that they had been on.  UGH...  Frustrated!  We are not certain where else to search on this line.  I have found a few other names on the Calwell side...  but not much since it is just from censuses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are there any relatives of whom you can ask questions? Cousins for example? No matter how distant? Are there neighbors who knew the family in Tupelo? They may be able to give you more names to research. Also, look on http://www.Familysearch.org for marriage records. You may be able to find maiden names, etc which can help. Good hunting. tootncmon ------------------------------- 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

My husbands grandmother was Lula Mae Caldwell born in Tupelo in 1939 and died in Wisconsin in 1999. Unfortunately beyond that... well I know her fathers name was Thomas Caldwell and that he died in MS sometime before 1961. Her mother was Beatrice Heaven who was born may 8, 1911 in (Rosedale?) MS and died in wisconsin in 2005. Her parents were James and Bettie Heaven. We don't know much than that... other than James and Bettie lived near their parents (or one of their parents?) plantation that they had been on. UGH... Frustrated! We are not certain where else to search on this line. I have found a few other names on the Calwell side... but not much since it is just from censuses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are there any relatives of whom you can ask questions? Cousins for example? No matter how distant? Are there neighbors who knew the family in Tupelo? They may be able to give you more names to research. Also, look on http://www.Familysearch.org for marriage records. You may be able to find maiden names, etc which can help. Good hunting. tootncmon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: familyhoward_1 Surnames: Caldwell, Heaven Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1445/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My husbands grandmother was Lula Mae Caldwell born in Tupelo in 1939 and died in Wisconsin in 1999. Unfortunately beyond that... well I know her fathers name was Thomas Caldwell and that he died in MS sometime before 1961. Her mother was Beatrice Heaven who was born may 8, 1911 in (Rosedale?) MS and died in wisconsin in 2005. Her parents were James and Bettie Heaven. We don't know much than that... other than James and Bettie lived near their parents (or one of their parents?) plantation that they had been on. UGH... Frustrated! We are not certain where else to search on this line. I have found a few other names on the Calwell side... but not much since it is just from censuses. 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: annehuffman1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1443/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My book FINALLY arrived today and it has Colored Marriages from June 17, 1910 thru December 21, 1979 for George County, MS. It has some records from Mobile County and Washington County, AL. Anne Huffman "What you do for others is the only thing that counts" Trace Your Family Roots (Click here to join) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piecesofthequilt/join "Pieces of the Family Quilt" 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: annehuffman1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1442/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A "Tip" to *NEW* researchers- When you post your queries, please give more details and you will get more responses. Make sure to list the full name of ancestor(s)along with birth/death dates, siblings and parents. State exactly what information you want help finding and provide your email address in case you forget to come back and read our response. If you post generic requests that only list the surname(last name) of your ancestor most of us willing to help you do not have the basics necessary to perform a standard search. Anne Huffman "What you do for others is the only thing that counts" Trace Your Family Roots (Click here to join) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piecesofthequilt/join "Pieces of the Family Quilt" 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.