For any researchers for the Laney Family: The C.D. Laney [1838-1914] that is listed in Rocky Point is a brother to my g/grand mother [Elizabeth P. Laney McElroy Brewer],and is also my name sake or I am his name sake, what ever HA!!! A small error there in the listing as he is Oliver David Laney, Elizabeth named her son Oliver David Laney McElroy, Oliver D. named his son Oliver Hazzard McElroy, Oliver H. named me Oliver Denton McElroy and I named my oldest son Oliver Glenn McElroy. He stopped the Oliver there by saying that enough is enough. A very well kept cemetery. Oliver Denton McElroy [email protected] ================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everette Carr" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] first post to list - Rocky Point Cemetery > Good news, Holley, > > The Rocky Point Cemetery, or at least a portion of it, has been posted to > the Attala County MSGenWeb site this date. Due to the fact that this is a > very large cemetery, when it was copied in 1958, only individuals born prior > to 1875 were copied. I am not aware of any online listing that would > include the entire cemetery. > > You and any other Attala County or Leake County researcher interested in the > Rocky Point Cemetery can visit the listing by clicking on the following > link: (AOL users will have to copy and paste). > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/rockypointcem.html > > Everette Carr > County Coordinator > Attala County - MSGenWeb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] first post to list > > > I checked the on line , rootsweb, cemeterys and did not find any > Lovorns listed as buried in any of the cemeterys on their listed > cemeterys. I sure I could have missed some and some cemeterys may not > be on thhe list yet. I am trying to connect the Lovorns fron Attala > County with the Lovorns from Winston County. I believe that the > Lovorn/Lovern/Lovvorn etc are all related. So any information on > Lovorns in the Attala County (and else where in Ms etc) area and their > familys is very interesting to me. > > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > If you have genealogical information pertaining to Attala County which you would like to have on the Attala County (MSGenWeb), website, please notify [email protected] Please no GEDCOMS. >

Everette, Homecoming for the Chapel Hill Methodist Church is always the first Sunday in May. This year will be 01 May. Ed Brown Have a great day!

Everette: Bowlin Baptist Church Homecoming is the 2nd Sunday in June. Teresa Martin

Hi All! We are approaching that time of year when many of the Attala County churches hold Homecoming events. I would like to post information on upcoming church Homecomings to the Attala web site so that all those interested in attending can learn where and when the Homecoming is to occur. So, I am asking those among you that have or know of dates, times, places of upcoming church Homecomings, I would appreciate your alerting me or pointing me to the individual that would have the information. In addition to posting what is coming up, I would also like to do a post-event review with scans of the program, photographs, whatever. How about it, are there researchers out there that are willing to help me out here? Everette Carr County Coordinator Attala County - MSGenWeb

Hello Everette, Doty Springs' Baptist Church Home Coming is the 3rd Sunday in May of each year. Happy Easter, Doug. Cummins

Pat, I did not know your email address. The last time we emailed was in regard to the Peeler Baptist Church. It is in the Attala Co Ceme book by Mrs. Fenwick as Center Baptist Church and there are not any early graves of the families I am interested in. Do you know if they have any church minutes? Janice Craft

Nancy Turner Grogan of Canton, Mississippi, an avid amateur genealogist and a frequent contributor to the Attala County web site, passed away on March 14, 2005. Nancy founded and Administered the Turner DNA Project which, at the time of her death had well over one hundred participants. The Turner DNA Project will continue in Nancy's memory. Nancy's Great Grandfather, Clint Turner, migrated to Attala County in 1860. Shortly thereafter Clint married Eliza Jane Bennett and they had nine children, all raised in Attala County. Nancy's Grandfather was Robert "Bob" Turner who married Katie Toler in 1898. They spent there lives in Attala County as well. Nancy's Obituary appeared in the Clarion Ledger this morning, March 16, 2005 and appears below: Everette Carr County Coordinator Attala County - MSGenWeb Obituary Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi March 16, 2005 Nancy Turner Grogan Canton Nancy Turner Grogan, 61, an historic preservationist, died after struggling with breast cancer Monday, March 14, 2005, at her home. Visitation is 1 p.m. today at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland. Services are 2 p.m. today at the funeral home with burial in Parkway Memorial Cemetery. Nancy was born August 20, 1943 to Marjorie and Eric Turner in Greenwood. She grew up in Jackson where she attended Murrah High School and she graduated from the Mississippi University for Women. Nancy married Bill Grogan on March 21, 1964. They lived in Canton where they renovated a log home known as Tilda Bogue, an 1830s log home on the National Register of Historic Places. Nancy was a member of First Baptist Church in Canton and is survived by her husband, Bill, daughter, Allison Crews, son-in-law, Jim Crews, and their children Jake and Turner of Canton. Her son, Nolen Grogan, daughter-in-law, Julie Grogan and their children Berkley and Will live in Keller, Texas. The family would like to thank Dr. Grace Shumaker and the staff of Jackson Oncology Associates for their dedicated care. Memorials to Nancy should be sent to Canton Academy, One Nancy Drive, Canton, Mississippi 39046.

I spent sometime looking at the cemeterys and didnt have much luck. I will have to try again in afew days. Holly --- Pat Barnett Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly: Regarding your post on Feb. 4th: Look at the Leake County, > MS Roots > WebSand click on cemeteries. Rocky Point Cemetery has quite a number > of > Lovorns--including Mabel Williams Lovorn. Also, my great-aunt was > Jeannie > Lovorn Barnett who married Jesse Barnett. Let me know if I can help > you > further. > Best Wishes. > Pat Barnett Clayton > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:04 PM > Subject: [MSATTALA] first post to list > > > > I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames > LOVORN, > > YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in > Winston > > Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys > and > > states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now > trying to > > pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or > other > > researches would be very helpful. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, > check > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ > > Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala> > > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected]@rootsweb.com with > the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. For 'Digest Mode' > send the unsubscribe message to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Holly: Regarding your post on Feb. 4th: Look at the Leake County, MS Roots WebSand click on cemeteries. Rocky Point Cemetery has quite a number of Lovorns--including Mabel Williams Lovorn. Also, my great-aunt was Jeannie Lovorn Barnett who married Jesse Barnett. Let me know if I can help you further. Best Wishes. Pat Barnett Clayton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:04 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] first post to list > I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames LOVORN, > YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in Winston > Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys and > states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now trying to > pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or other > researches would be very helpful. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ > Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala> > >

Mabel Williams Lovorn is a relative to my William Floyd Williams who was born June 8, 1877 at Centre, Attala County, MS. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Barnett Clayton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] first post to list > Holly: Regarding your post on Feb. 4th: Look at the Leake County, MS Roots > WebSand click on cemeteries. Rocky Point Cemetery has quite a number of > Lovorns--including Mabel Williams Lovorn. Also, my great-aunt was Jeannie > Lovorn Barnett who married Jesse Barnett. Let me know if I can help you > further. > Best Wishes. > Pat Barnett Clayton > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:04 PM > Subject: [MSATTALA] first post to list > > > > I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames LOVORN, > > YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in Winston > > Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys and > > states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now trying to > > pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or other > > researches would be very helpful. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ > > Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala> > > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected]@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. For 'Digest Mode' send the unsubscribe message to [email protected] > >

I am trying to trace our family lines and was wondering if anyone had information about my paternal grandfather, William Thomas Williams. He was married (1904?) to Arrie Mendia Huff (b. 1888 d. 1970) and later moved to Missouri. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.

The following message was misdirected and is being posted by the List Administrator. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dougnalice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:32 AM Subject: Avis Brantley Peeler Avis Brantley Peeler Services for Mrs. Avis Brantley Peeler, 94, of French Camp (Attala County, MS) were held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Peeler, a former longtime resident of the Oak Ridge Community, died Feb. 6, 2005 at the Attala County Nursing Center. She was a member of the Oak Ridge Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hal and Eula Hopkins Brantley, her husband, James Pascal Peeler, an infant son J.P. Peeler Jr., and a daughter, Dean Pollard. She is survived by her son-in-law, Marvin Pollard of Kosciusko; a granddaughter, Regina Schubert of Kerrville, Texas; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Minister Dan Beardain officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Harry Pollard, Zebbie Dees Jr., Marvis Braswell, Paul D. Hopkins, Larry Stevens, Tom Burchfield and Tom Maury.

Thanks so much LaNelle. I am just now beginning to research this marriage. The Heralds/Harralds and Stuckeys I mentioned are my ancestors. I have been trying to find J. M. and Betty in the 1900 census with no luck. It's very possible that this man was related to those you mention. I have found a Dotson family in Attala Co. with a son named James M. H. Dotson. He would be about the right age to have married Betty who was born in 1868. Right now that's all I have to go on. Thanks again, Martha -----Original Message----- From: LaNelle Renfroe Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Dotson Martha: My ancestors were William Riley Dodson and wife, Aurelia Kelly. We had relatives who spelled their name "Dotson", but mostly Dodson. They lived in the Plattsburg, Winston County, MS area; also, Attala and Leake Counties. Do not know if this information is helpful; if so, I can give you the complete ancestry dating back to the 1600s. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Boggs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Dotson > I am looking for information on J.M. Dotson who married Betty Herald on 25 > Sep.1888 in Attala County. I have the text of a newspaper account of the > marriage. It took place at the home of W. N. Stuckey who was Betty's uncle. > The item noted that the groom was a Baptist minister. Thanks for your help. > > Martha Boggs > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Searching for your Attala County ancestors? Visit the Attala County Genealogy (MSGenWeb) web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== Were you aware that a portion of the Diary of Judge Jason Niles is available online at the Attala County American Local History Network site? Just click on the link http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/jasonniles.htm/

Martha: My ancestors were William Riley Dodson and wife, Aurelia Kelly. We had relatives who spelled their name "Dotson", but mostly Dodson. They lived in the Plattsburg, Winston County, MS area; also, Attala and Leake Counties. Do not know if this information is helpful; if so, I can give you the complete ancestry dating back to the 1600s. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Boggs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Dotson > I am looking for information on J.M. Dotson who married Betty Herald on 25 > Sep.1888 in Attala County. I have the text of a newspaper account of the > marriage. It took place at the home of W. N. Stuckey who was Betty's uncle. > The item noted that the groom was a Baptist minister. Thanks for your help. > > Martha Boggs > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Searching for your Attala County ancestors? Visit the Attala County Genealogy (MSGenWeb) web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ >

I am looking for information on J.M. Dotson who married Betty Herald on 25 Sep.1888 in Attala County. I have the text of a newspaper account of the marriage. It took place at the home of W. N. Stuckey who was Betty's uncle. The item noted that the groom was a Baptist minister. Thanks for your help. Martha Boggs

Dear James: I found your email today while do a little mail box cleaning. I do not see where I answered you. I really must apolize. Yes Doty Springs Homecoming is still going strong. I have only visited there twice but I do plan to go agin this coming May. I have seen Dr. Sims and other Sims markers. The Cummins family must have been clsoe in some way - one of my Uncles was named Onie Sims Cummins. I am sure you would enjoy a return trip. A lot of people come and surely you may see some of your long lost kin. C Ya Marilyn "SUSIE" lindsey Columbus, MS ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] Doty Springs homecoming > My Woods grandparents and several Sims great-uncles are buried as Doty > Springs, as well as a host of cousins of their generation. > > My g-great grandfather Rev. Jonathan Sims and / or his father Rev. David Sims > were said to have been pastors at Doty Springs. Two of Jonathan Sims sons > who died relatively young are buried there. That one or both men had been > pastors therer was unknown to me as a child growing up in the 1950's. > > A precious memory of Doty Springs was the Homecoming, I recall it as the 3rd > Sunday in May, in which the day was spent eating and avoiding the hugs from my > Mom and Dad's kin. > > I recall my Dad pointing out an older grave, that of a Jennings man. (He > had a granddaughter married to one of the sons of La Velle Sanders.) It seems > that the old man claimed a burial plot near the gate so he would be the first > out on resurrection day. Dad says that they buried him as he wished and then > moved the fence and gate back quite a way. > > Does the chuch still celebrate a homecoming? James Sims, b. Kosy 1948, > raised in Pascagoula > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected]@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. For 'Digest Mode' send the unsubscribe message to [email protected] > >

Thank you will use this as a starting place. --- LaNelle Renfroe Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > The Lovorn who married Mabel Williams is the only one who is familiar > to > me - buried in either Rocky Point or Salem Cemetery. Also, heard my > grandfather speak of Lovorns who lived in the Thomastown, Leake > County, MS > area. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:04 PM > Subject: [MSATTALA] first post to list > > > > I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames > LOVORN, > > YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in > Winston > > Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys > and > > states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now > trying to > > pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or > other > > researches would be very helpful. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, > check > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ > > Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala> > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Searching for your Attala County ancestors? Visit the Attala County > Genealogy (MSGenWeb) web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

The Lovorn who married Mabel Williams is the only one who is familiar to me - buried in either Rocky Point or Salem Cemetery. Also, heard my grandfather speak of Lovorns who lived in the Thomastown, Leake County, MS area. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Whitney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:04 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] first post to list > I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames LOVORN, > YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in Winston > Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys and > states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now trying to > pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or other > researches would be very helpful. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ > Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala> >

I would like to hear from anyone who is working on the surnames LOVORN, YARBROUGH, HUMPHRIES, or ESETES. My main family groups lived in Winston Co. Their Children and grandchildren have moved to other countys and states. I have pretty well exhausted Winston Co. and I am now trying to pin point the countys they moved to next. Any tips on books or other researches would be very helpful. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

List Subscribers - Attala-L The following message was received from Dennis Boswell who apparently is not currently subscribe to the list. I will bring this to his attention. Everette Carr List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis K. Boswell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Old Ellington Tintype being auctioned on eBay - who is this Mr. Ellington? > If you will go to > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14279&item=6150763126&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW > > . . . you will find an old tintype being auctioned. > > It carried the description, "You are bidding on an old tintype of a > distinguished looking man with his hand resting on a table. Although he > doesn't look old at all, he is identified on the reverse as "Old Mr. > Ellington, Sallis, Miss." The photo is in a window card frame and the > image is very clear. See scan. " > > On my system, the photo is quite dark and the figure of the man is barely > visible. Considering Tintypes were popular from 1856 (year patented) until > the early 1900's, perhaps reaching Attala County (if this tintype was > taken in Attala County) in the 1860s then "Old Mr. Ellington, Sallis, > Miss." might refer to a man in, say, his seventies (?). > > Hence, this "Mr. Ellington" might have been born, say, between 1790 and > 1830 - as a pure guess. If any of this happens to be true, then it is > possible this "old Mr. Ellington" might be either Daniel H. Ellington (b. > 1815; d. 1883, who lived in the Rocky Point area) or Washington Ellington > (b. 1801; d. 1860). Were I to guess, I would say Washington Ellington if, > in fact, it is one of these two Ellingtons. > > By the way, the auction ends in two days on February 4th at 3:38:07 pm > Pacific Standard Time. > > Take a look and see if your eyes are any better than mine at picking out > who this might be and let us know at [email protected] > > Regards, > > > Dennis K. Boswell > 301 Crow Canyon Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 > > Telephone: (916) 987-3599 > Fax: (916) 987-3555 > Email: [email protected] > > >