I suppose my opinion doesn't count for much, but I feel that the records should be given over to the Attala Historical Society, and that they should be responsible for cleaning them up, microfilming them, placing them in an orderly fashion and putting them in some building (or room in the courthouse) in Attala County for anyone wanting to research. And, no, I don't live in Attala County. I have never like the idea that we GIVE our records to any group, and they in turn SELL them back to us. For what it's worth, that is my opinion. Mozelle P. Chason On Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 11:07 AM, Martha Boggs wrote: > I have heard that if LDS film old records they copyright them and then > you > have to access them through LDS. This may not be correct. I don't > think > they leave the microfilm in the county. Please correct me if I am > wrong. > Martha > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost > > > Have the records been filmed by the LDS? If not, contact them to see > if > they > will come and film them. At least, then there will be a permanent > record of > all of the documents and it will call attention to their neglect. > Julia French Wood > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is > http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ > Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society! > > > > > ==== 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/ >

I have heard that if LDS film old records they copyright them and then you have to access them through LDS. This may not be correct. I don't think they leave the microfilm in the county. Please correct me if I am wrong. Martha -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost Have the records been filmed by the LDS? If not, contact them to see if they will come and film them. At least, then there will be a permanent record of all of the documents and it will call attention to their neglect. Julia French Wood ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society!

Microfilms ordered through the LDS library can be kept on a temporary or permanent basis. The cost for keeping the film permanently would be about $10. Sounds like LDS charges different prices for different cities. The cost for Mesa, AZ is $3.25 for 3 weeks, $6.50 for 6 weeks & $9.75 to keep the film permanently. Still cheaper than a trip to Attala Co. Donna Lowery Drake ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost In a message dated 5/4/2004 11:07:14 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have heard that if LDS film old records they copyright them and then you have to access them through LDS. This may not be correct. I don't think they leave the microfilm in the county. Please correct me if I am wrong. Martha > Yes, but it is no big deal. You may order the film to be sent to a LDS Family History Center near you. There is one in, almost, every city. The cost of $3.40 for the postage is certainly less than a trip to Attala Co., MS for most of us. The film can be kept for about 3 weeks to be viewed at your convenience for free on the microfilm readers. And the pages can be copied for a small fee. We have a new computer system at our LDS so the pages can be saved to disk for no charge or the copies are only 5 cents each. If the LDS microfilm the documents, they will be preserved forever and easy for everyone to view. They may give the courthouse a copy, too, I don't know more than what I have stated. I do know that researchers had made trips to the Attala County courthouse and had been told that they didn't have or couldn't find the Will Books for the mid 1800s and I found that the LDS had filmed them and got my gggrandfather, Hardy Bridges', Will and Probate records from the film. Julia French Wood ==== 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>

Have the records been filmed by the LDS? If not, contact them to see if they will come and film them. At least, then there will be a permanent record of all of the documents and it will call attention to their neglect. Julia French Wood

Agree that something should be done....and soon. From way out in CA I can't do much except to offer help on funding. - Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost > I went to the Courthouse in Kosciusko today in search of some police court > records dating from about 1900. > > The specific records that I was seeking, if they are yet extant, are to be > found in the attic above the main court chambers. Alas, this area is not only > unlit and gloomy but there is ample evidence to suggest it is also home to many > rats and pigeons. To further discourage researchers the records are > scattered and in no discernible order. > > I have been searching through the records available at the Courthouse and in > the Chancery Clerk's office for many years, so I was not surprised to see the > sad state in which these records repose. Still, I can't help but wonder if > there is not something that can be done to preserve these old records of our > ancestors. > > I wish there was someone to blame. We could then rise up in righteous > indignation and acting collectively we could perhaps bring about a change. > Unfortunately, there is not anyone we can point to as the culprit. The public > officials that I have met have been uniformly helpful and courteous. They seem as > unhappy about this situation as I am. Like me, they are not eager to rummage > through records that are not only crumbling but which, given the bird droppings, > have come to pose a health concern. > > There is always the tendency to ask who is to blame when very often the > better question is what's to blame. Many problems simply result from a flawed > system. I think this is such an instance. > > As we live in an era in which the national government is often the court of > first resort, perhaps it is possible that federal funds could be obtained for a > preservation effort. Given the tenor of the times, it may be that we could > make the case that funds should be allocated to remove the ledgers and records > because of the threat they pose to the poor pigeons. I suspect we could also > prove the indigenous rats are being seriously inconvenienced by the presence > of such thick books. Thus framed, I feel sure the government would not only > encourage our efforts but would probably mandate them. > > Anyone have a better idea? Or should we just resign ourselves to the > inevitable loss of this part of our heritage? > > Edward Hutchison > Madison, MS > Attala County Genealogy > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ > Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society! > >

It might be possible to find grants to do this too. Just a thought. I know a lot of places give grants to Librarys. Vickye

Edward: A similar situation went on here in Tennessee in Maury County. The solution here, tho it took time, was for the local Historical Society/Genealogy Library to take over the records older than a certain date and clean things up and organize. They first removed everything from the pigeons and rats and put them into a clean sotrage location, then sorted through everything and organized it. They are mainly a volunteer group with funding from local businesses helping out. Would something like this be possible? The library was put in the old Sherrifs Dept building/jail which was renovated for this purpose. I have not been to Attala County, so I don't know if the county population would be very interested. Trish Elliott-Kashima, Lawrenceburg, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost > I went to the Courthouse in Kosciusko today in search of some police court > records dating from about 1900. > > The specific records that I was seeking, if they are yet extant, are to be > found in the attic above the main court chambers. Alas, this area is not only > unlit and gloomy but there is ample evidence to suggest it is also home to many > rats and pigeons. To further discourage researchers the records are > scattered and in no discernible order. > > I have been searching through the records available at the Courthouse and in > the Chancery Clerk's office for many years, so I was not surprised to see the > sad state in which these records repose. Still, I can't help but wonder if > there is not something that can be done to preserve these old records of our > ancestors. > > I wish there was someone to blame. We could then rise up in righteous > indignation and acting collectively we could perhaps bring about a change. > Unfortunately, there is not anyone we can point to as the culprit. The public > officials that I have met have been uniformly helpful and courteous. They seem as > unhappy about this situation as I am. Like me, they are not eager to rummage > through records that are not only crumbling but which, given the bird droppings, > have come to pose a health concern. > > There is always the tendency to ask who is to blame when very often the > better question is what's to blame. Many problems simply result from a flawed > system. I think this is such an instance. > > As we live in an era in which the national government is often the court of > first resort, perhaps it is possible that federal funds could be obtained for a > preservation effort. Given the tenor of the times, it may be that we could > make the case that funds should be allocated to remove the ledgers and records > because of the threat they pose to the poor pigeons. I suspect we could also > prove the indigenous rats are being seriously inconvenienced by the presence > of such thick books. Thus framed, I feel sure the government would not only > encourage our efforts but would probably mandate them. > > Anyone have a better idea? Or should we just resign ourselves to the > inevitable loss of this part of our heritage? > > Edward Hutchison > Madison, MS > Attala County Genealogy > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ > Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society! >

I went to the Courthouse in Kosciusko today in search of some police court records dating from about 1900. The specific records that I was seeking, if they are yet extant, are to be found in the attic above the main court chambers. Alas, this area is not only unlit and gloomy but there is ample evidence to suggest it is also home to many rats and pigeons. To further discourage researchers the records are scattered and in no discernible order. I have been searching through the records available at the Courthouse and in the Chancery Clerk's office for many years, so I was not surprised to see the sad state in which these records repose. Still, I can't help but wonder if there is not something that can be done to preserve these old records of our ancestors. I wish there was someone to blame. We could then rise up in righteous indignation and acting collectively we could perhaps bring about a change. Unfortunately, there is not anyone we can point to as the culprit. The public officials that I have met have been uniformly helpful and courteous. They seem as unhappy about this situation as I am. Like me, they are not eager to rummage through records that are not only crumbling but which, given the bird droppings, have come to pose a health concern. There is always the tendency to ask who is to blame when very often the better question is what's to blame. Many problems simply result from a flawed system. I think this is such an instance. As we live in an era in which the national government is often the court of first resort, perhaps it is possible that federal funds could be obtained for a preservation effort. Given the tenor of the times, it may be that we could make the case that funds should be allocated to remove the ledgers and records because of the threat they pose to the poor pigeons. I suspect we could also prove the indigenous rats are being seriously inconvenienced by the presence of such thick books. Thus framed, I feel sure the government would not only encourage our efforts but would probably mandate them. Anyone have a better idea? Or should we just resign ourselves to the inevitable loss of this part of our heritage? Edward Hutchison Madison, MS Attala County Genealogy

A sad state, indeed. I have great affection for Attala County, since my Stuckey, England and Boyett ancestors lived there for many generations. I don't know about funds for such a project, but in other counties where I have done research, these old records have been microfilmed and placed in the local library. Kosciusko has a very good library and it might be possible to find room for microfilm of these records. Finding someone or some entity who would do the work at an affordable price will probably be difficult, but it has been done in other places. I'll do my share in funding such a project. Martha Boggs Abilene, TX -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost I went to the Courthouse in Kosciusko today in search of some police court records dating from about 1900. The specific records that I was seeking, if they are yet extant, are to be found in the attic above the main court chambers. Alas, this area is not only unlit and gloomy but there is ample evidence to suggest it is also home to many rats and pigeons. To further discourage researchers the records are scattered and in no discernible order. I have been searching through the records available at the Courthouse and in the Chancery Clerk's office for many years, so I was not surprised to see the sad state in which these records repose. Still, I can't help but wonder if there is not something that can be done to preserve these old records of our ancestors. I wish there was someone to blame. We could then rise up in righteous indignation and acting collectively we could perhaps bring about a change. Unfortunately, there is not anyone we can point to as the culprit. The public officials that I have met have been uniformly helpful and courteous. They seem as unhappy about this situation as I am. Like me, they are not eager to rummage through records that are not only crumbling but which, given the bird droppings, have come to pose a health concern. There is always the tendency to ask who is to blame when very often the better question is what's to blame. Many problems simply result from a flawed system. I think this is such an instance. As we live in an era in which the national government is often the court of first resort, perhaps it is possible that federal funds could be obtained for a preservation effort. Given the tenor of the times, it may be that we could make the case that funds should be allocated to remove the ledgers and records because of the threat they pose to the poor pigeons. I suspect we could also prove the indigenous rats are being seriously inconvenienced by the presence of such thick books. Thus framed, I feel sure the government would not only encourage our efforts but would probably mandate them. Anyone have a better idea? Or should we just resign ourselves to the inevitable loss of this part of our heritage? Edward Hutchison Madison, MS Attala County Genealogy ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society!

Thanks to Jane Blackmon and Jimmy McBride, three new cemetery transcriptions have been posted to the Attala County MSGenWeb site. The three cemeteries are, Palmer Cemetery, Smyrna Cemetery and the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. You can view these cemeteries by visiting the Attala County MSGenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ and then click on 'Cemetery Listings'. Everette Carr

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 — Time: 6:29:30 PM EST Alvis Carr Jr., 72 Alvis "Al" Bryan Carr Jr., 72, of Palm Harbor, Fla., and formerly of Maui, died April 13, 2004, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. Services were held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Florida Suncoast. Moss Feaster Funeral Homes of Palm Harbor assisted with the arrangements. Mr. Carr was born July 4, 1931, in Rocky Mount, N.C. He formerly was hospital administrator at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Janice Carr; two sons, Alvis "Chick" Bryan Carr III; two daughters, Elaine Reedy and Carol Walton; a sister, Judy Bell; and six grandchildren.

The Attala Historical Society is sponsoring a 2004 Spring Tour of Contemporary Homes and Gardens May 1, 2004 from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Details for this event can be found on the Attala Historical Society web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ Attala Historical Society From the main page, click on 'ENTER' to view a copy of the announcement with full particulars. To view photographs of the homes, gardens and buildings featured in the Tour, click on 'Continue' at the bottom of the page and select 'Tours' on the navigation bar. You can also find a information and a link to the site from the main page of the Attala County MSGenWeb site under the heading, 'Announcements, reunions, etc.', about mid way down the page. Those of you that are close to Kosciusko, please plan on taking the Tour to support the Attala Historical Society in it's worthwhile endeavors. Those of us that are too distant will have to be satisfied with the photographs on the Attala Historical Society web pages. If you haven't already sent your annual dues to the society, they are due. Support the Attala Historical Society! Everette Carr Attala County Coordinator

Hello All, Can any of the Brister descendants tell me something about the Garlington family. I know Dinna Brister [d/o Edmond and Matilda Brister] married John Hubbard Garlington. She was born in 1829, no info on him. I have found in the 1850 census of Claiborne Parrish, La. a Akin and Garlington family together, are they related to the John Hubbard Garlington?? Anyone know the Akin family? # 622 Green Akin 27 m ms Lyvia A 25 f ms John R. 6 m ms Mary A E 5 f ms Samuel S 4 m La Sarah C 2 f La Martha J 10/12 f La Sarah Garlington 55 f sc # 628 John Akin 34 m ms Susan 35 f ms Sarah 12 f ms James 10 m ms John 8 m ms Martha 7 f La William 5 m La Mary 4 f La Harriett 2 f La Camilia 2/12 f La Stephen Garlington 23 m ms teacher Sarah 20 f ga # 614 Joseph L Garlington 21 m ms Martha 17 f ms Moses D. Garlington 15 m ms

Thank You so much for the information. Wanda Eakin Lentz (Netkins Group) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Wanda Lentz" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] 1850 Leake Co., Ms. Walker Guess > Wanda: > William Henry Guess was a brother to my great grandmother Tollie Ann > Sofronia Guess Crowder. Alexander Tilmon Guess's other wife was Addie > McCrory. Their children were Harvey, Ruth, John, and Alfred. > > Margaret Melinda Narcissa Eddleman was his wife that my great grandmother > was from. > > Teresa in Yazoo City > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wanda Lentz" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:27 AM > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] 1850 Leake Co., Ms. Walker Guess > > > > Thank you and to all that have made a reply to question. > > The Guess family is a related family to my Eakin > > Susie Fulton (b.1888) married Rufus Eakin (my grandfather), her sister was > > Zula B. Fulton (b. 1891) and she married William H. Guess(b.1882), in 1909 > > in Clark Co.,Ark.. > > His line is like this: > > William Henry Guess > > s/o Alexander Tillman Guess (b.1849) > > s/o Spenser Ball Guess (b.1827) > > s/o Zebediah Ball Guess,Jr. (b.1798) > > s/o Morgan Guess (b. 1773) > > s/o Moses Guess ( no info) > > > > The sister of William Henry Guess, Annie Margaret Guess (b. 1890), married > > Alonza Coon (his 2nd wife and she was a Bingham by a previous marriage > with > > 3 daughters). Their daughter Tribia Coon (b.1923] was married to Hughie > > Claude Eakin in Clark Co.,Ark. and Hughie Claude Eakin was the 1/2 brother > > of father. > > > > I do have some info on the Guess family and am filling in info as I find > it, > > such as the census on Walker Guess. > > One thing I don't know is who was the other wife of Alexander Tillman > Guess. > > I have a statement that the 1/2 brothers of William Henry Guess, John and > > Alfred Guess, joins William Guess in Clark Co., Ark in 1834. William Henry > > Guess also had brother, Joe Guess, who came to live with the family around > > 1912. William Henry Guess came to Clark Co.,Ark. in the early 1900's. > > If this information is in your books I would like know. > > Thank You, > > > > Wanda > > (Netkins Group) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ellen O. Pettit" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:24 AM > > Subject: [MSATTALA] 1850 Leake Co., Ms. Walker Guess > > > > > > > Wanda, > > > > > > This Walker Guess is the brother of Serena Guess, born abt. 1819 who > > > married Samuel Brister. Walker Guess is my 3rd great grandfather who > > > married Nancy Cook Lovin. Walker died in Lawrence Co., MS and is now > > > buried in the Lott Smith Cemetery in Lincoln Co., MS. His wife died in > > > Leake County when the Pearl River waters were very high. Therefore her > > > body was not transported down to Lincoln Co. and she is buried in the > > > Guess/Blocker Cemetery near Edinburg, MS in Leake Co., where her > > > daughter, Nancy Lovin Guess Blocker is buried. > > > > > > I have no info on Serena Guess Brister. I do have both books > > > GUEST-GUESS AND RELATED FAMILES by Louise Martin and the COMPENDIUM OF > > > GUEST-GUESS DESCENDANTS of WILLIAM GUEST, SR. compiled by Bill L. Guest. > > > > > > I will be happy to share info on this Guess family - descendants of > > > Capt. Moses Guest, Revolutionary Soldier. > > > > > > Ellen > > > > > > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > > > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check > > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Also, please Visit the Attala > > County Rootsweb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ > > > > > > > > > ==== 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> > > > > > >

Gigi and David, The Dancing Rabbit Genealogical Society which meets in Carthage monthly has copied the Leake County Cemeteries and is publishing a much needed book. I don't know how long before it will be ready for sale but I can hardly wait. The cemetery off Daughtery Road would be in Leake County. Everything south of County Line Road is in Leake County. Ellen Pettit Gigi Tanksley wrote: > David, > > I contacted Cullpepper Funeral home. The directions I was given were: > > Take Hwy 35 South from Kosciusko. Turn left onto County Line Road. Take the first road to the right which is Daughtery Road. Turn onto Higginbotham Road. Cemetery is about 50 yards up that road. > > Terry Cullpepper says it is a small family cemetery. I specifically asked if it was County Line or Nile. It isn't. Hope this helps! > > Gigi > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: David Frazier<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:06 PM > Subject: [MSATTALA] Dossville Cemeteries > > Thanks to all for the replies. I thought maybe I was losing my mail to a filter. > I have the Attala Cemetery book which I bought from Mrs. Fenwick when I visited her in Kosciusko. She also showed me a complete bound set of Jason Niles diary. > Wonder who has them in possession now. Back to the subject. The following obit appeared in the Star Herald as well as the Clarion Ledger. > > Hughlee Marcel Frazier, 81, died Saturday, March 27, 2004, at his home. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Culpepper Funeral Home. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with burial in Frazier-Underwood Cemetery in the Dossville Community. > > I have visited the County Line and Nile Cemeteries. There are Hutchison relations buried at County Line and Frazier relations buried in the Nile Cemetery. > > My question is this. Where is the Frazier/Underwood Cemetery at Dossville. Is it a distinct cemetery or is it another name for County Line or Nile. > > Thanks again to all > > David > > ==== 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. Please no GEDCOMS. > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the American Local History Network, Attala County web site yet? You can find it at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/

This statement should be 1934 not 1834. Sorry. Wanda I have a statement that the 1/2 brothers of William Henry Guess, John and Alfred Guess, joins William Guess in Clark Co., Ark in 1834

Thank you and to all that have made a reply to question. The Guess family is a related family to my Eakin Susie Fulton (b.1888) married Rufus Eakin (my grandfather), her sister was Zula B. Fulton (b. 1891) and she married William H. Guess(b.1882), in 1909 in Clark Co.,Ark.. His line is like this: William Henry Guess s/o Alexander Tillman Guess (b.1849) s/o Spenser Ball Guess (b.1827) s/o Zebediah Ball Guess,Jr. (b.1798) s/o Morgan Guess (b. 1773) s/o Moses Guess ( no info) The sister of William Henry Guess, Annie Margaret Guess (b. 1890), married Alonza Coon (his 2nd wife and she was a Bingham by a previous marriage with 3 daughters). Their daughter Tribia Coon (b.1923] was married to Hughie Claude Eakin in Clark Co.,Ark. and Hughie Claude Eakin was the 1/2 brother of father. I do have some info on the Guess family and am filling in info as I find it, such as the census on Walker Guess. One thing I don't know is who was the other wife of Alexander Tillman Guess. I have a statement that the 1/2 brothers of William Henry Guess, John and Alfred Guess, joins William Guess in Clark Co., Ark in 1834. William Henry Guess also had brother, Joe Guess, who came to live with the family around 1912. William Henry Guess came to Clark Co.,Ark. in the early 1900's. If this information is in your books I would like know. Thank You, Wanda (Netkins Group) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen O. Pettit" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:24 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] 1850 Leake Co., Ms. Walker Guess > Wanda, > > This Walker Guess is the brother of Serena Guess, born abt. 1819 who > married Samuel Brister. Walker Guess is my 3rd great grandfather who > married Nancy Cook Lovin. Walker died in Lawrence Co., MS and is now > buried in the Lott Smith Cemetery in Lincoln Co., MS. His wife died in > Leake County when the Pearl River waters were very high. Therefore her > body was not transported down to Lincoln Co. and she is buried in the > Guess/Blocker Cemetery near Edinburg, MS in Leake Co., where her > daughter, Nancy Lovin Guess Blocker is buried. > > I have no info on Serena Guess Brister. I do have both books > GUEST-GUESS AND RELATED FAMILES by Louise Martin and the COMPENDIUM OF > GUEST-GUESS DESCENDANTS of WILLIAM GUEST, SR. compiled by Bill L. Guest. > > I will be happy to share info on this Guess family - descendants of > Capt. Moses Guest, Revolutionary Soldier. > > Ellen > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Also, please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ >

It seems that some of the messages sent to the List are totally lost to me. Oftentimes I will receive an e-mail from the list which is the answer to an earlier one, and it makes no sense because I don't have the question. Is anyone else having that problem? Thanks, Mozelle

Wanda and Ellen, I have lots of info on Serena Guess, for she is my g-g-grandmother. I will gladly share what I have. Ellen, have you joined DAR on the record of Moses Guess? I have his Revolutionary War records, should you need a copy. Mozelle On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at 08:24 AM, Ellen O. Pettit wrote: > Wanda, > > This Walker Guess is the brother of Serena Guess, born abt. 1819 who > married Samuel Brister. Walker Guess is my 3rd great grandfather who > married Nancy Cook Lovin. Walker died in Lawrence Co., MS and is now > buried in the Lott Smith Cemetery in Lincoln Co., MS. His wife died in > Leake County when the Pearl River waters were very high. Therefore her > body was not transported down to Lincoln Co. and she is buried in the > Guess/Blocker Cemetery near Edinburg, MS in Leake Co., where her > daughter, Nancy Lovin Guess Blocker is buried. > > I have no info on Serena Guess Brister. I do have both books > GUEST-GUESS AND RELATED FAMILES by Louise Martin and the COMPENDIUM OF > GUEST-GUESS DESCENDANTS of WILLIAM GUEST, SR. compiled by Bill L. > Guest. > > I will be happy to share info on this Guess family - descendants of > Capt. Moses Guest, Revolutionary Soldier. > > Ellen > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Also, please Visit the > Attala County Rootsweb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ >

Wanda, This Walker Guess is the brother of Serena Guess, born abt. 1819 who married Samuel Brister. Walker Guess is my 3rd great grandfather who married Nancy Cook Lovin. Walker died in Lawrence Co., MS and is now buried in the Lott Smith Cemetery in Lincoln Co., MS. His wife died in Leake County when the Pearl River waters were very high. Therefore her body was not transported down to Lincoln Co. and she is buried in the Guess/Blocker Cemetery near Edinburg, MS in Leake Co., where her daughter, Nancy Lovin Guess Blocker is buried. I have no info on Serena Guess Brister. I do have both books GUEST-GUESS AND RELATED FAMILES by Louise Martin and the COMPENDIUM OF GUEST-GUESS DESCENDANTS of WILLIAM GUEST, SR. compiled by Bill L. Guest. I will be happy to share info on this Guess family - descendants of Capt. Moses Guest, Revolutionary Soldier. Ellen