Hello Michelle, do you have a tree with the pictures on ancestry.con that you could shear, i would like to see pictures of people from Attala C o, i use to now a lot of people that live there, in the 1930 & and 50, and have pictures back to the 18 90, in my tree, Charles McAdams, p o box 20184 white hall ark 71612 tenman.1@sbcglobal.net phone 870 247 5123 ________________________________ From: Michelle Hall <cmwalker66@yahoo.com> To: msattala@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 4:44:37 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project What a fantastic idea. I've often thought the same when researching my family history. I want to know more about the people than their names. I wish you the best in your endeavor - it's a big project to undertake! I LOVE the wedding story - that's hysterical. My grandmother's family is from Attala county and I just started researching our genealogy in the last few years. I'm still a novice though. My grandmother had a treasure trove of old photos with names on them, unfortunately I didn't think to record her stories before she passed away. Researching Forrester, Jenkins, Simms (Sims), Tool (Toole) Michelle Walker Hall Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant www.marykay.com/cmwalkerhall ________________________________ From: "Burchfield, Mical D" <mical.d.burchfield@lmco.com> To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 3:24:19 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have started a project and it was suggested that I share this with others who are interested in genealogy. This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the reasons for doing it. I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did they endure? I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and later on I would cover one year in some chapters. Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I have seen. I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters(Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, where the temps were often well below zero. I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and quite hard to write about sad times like going through and recovering from a divorce. I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are really enjoying their writing. I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I suddenly remember. I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as you like. It's your book and your story. Have fun. ...Mical ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think it is great that you all have written your stories. I wrote down what I knew of my family, Mom, Dad, Their ancestors, and my siblings and their families. I was frustrated by how much I did not know even about my siblings lives. But it is done and I added a DVD slide show of all the family pictures I could gather. It took 5 DVDs but it was worth it. I followed that with DVD Slide shows 13 in all of my Father's family. That was wonderful as I made contact with cousin I never met before. Now no one in the family can complain they have no family pictures. :-) Next I move on to the maternal ancestors. Good Writing to you all, Your families and descendants will thank you and bless your name. Marilyn

You know I have thought about doing mothers and dad and our family story. Mom from TN Dad from Attala and I was born in Pascagoula and Sylvia in KY My mother can remember her first train. Her 1st plane ride and never did again. I travel by train to ky Dad worked in the shipyard/ Lots of good stuff we need to do for our future generations. What a great idea Jeannie -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Burchfield, Mical D Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:24 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have started a project and it was suggested that I share this with others who are interested in genealogy. This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the reasons for doing it. I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did they endure? I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and later on I would cover one year in some chapters. Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I have seen. I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters(Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, where the temps were often well below zero. I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and quite hard to write about sad times like going through and recovering from a divorce. I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are really enjoying their writing. I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I suddenly remember. I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as you like. It's your book and your story. Have fun. ...Mical ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good for you, Mical!! I wrote some of my life story in a book entitled When Sweat Turns to Tears about ten years ago and it was the best therapy I ever had! My book covers the years 1932-45, which of course covers much of the Depression and WWII. My folks raised us 15 children, and most of us born first were raised on sharecropper farms. All my life I felt I was not as important as others due to the poverty in our lives, but writing the book and making it as positive as I could was so-o-o good for me. It was fun! And it made my mother so happy that I was "writing (her) book" because I wrote the stories she had told us over and over through the years. (I still have some books available for sale and would be happy to send them out for $14 plus shipping. Anyone interested, write me.) On Mar 30, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Burchfield, Mical D wrote: Mozelle P. Chason > This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw > out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have > started a project and it was suggested that I share this with > others who are interested in genealogy. > > This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the > reasons for doing it. > > I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to > ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by > others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. > > As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to > wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done > during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they > interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were > their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did > they endure? > > I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos > of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. > Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes > cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and > later on I would cover one year in some chapters. > > Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in > some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I > have seen. > > I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I > sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. > In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters > (Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in > the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored > old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. > When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a > jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out > and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical > jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, > where the temps were often well below zero. > > I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on > the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and > the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. > > On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a > wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a > seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after > other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was > not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing > too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. > > It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was > surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in > such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had > trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and > quite hard to write about sad times like going through and > recovering from a divorce. > > I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, > are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have > spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are > really enjoying their writing. > > I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite > lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I > suddenly remember. > > I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get > into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as > you like. It's your book and your story. > > Have fun. > > ...Mical > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

What a fantastic idea.  I've often thought the same when researching my family history.  I want to know more about the people than their names.  I wish you the best in your endeavor - it's a big project to undertake!  I LOVE the wedding story - that's hysterical. My grandmother's family is from Attala county and I just started researching our genealogy in the last few years.  I'm still a novice though.  My grandmother had a treasure trove of old photos with names on them, unfortunately I didn't think to record her stories before she passed away. Researching Forrester, Jenkins, Simms (Sims), Tool (Toole) Michelle Walker Hall Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant www.marykay.com/cmwalkerhall   ________________________________ From: "Burchfield, Mical D" <mical.d.burchfield@lmco.com> To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 3:24:19 PM Subject: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have started a project and it was suggested that I share this with others who are interested in genealogy. This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the reasons for doing it. I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did they endure? I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and later on I would cover one year in some chapters. Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I have seen. I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters(Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, where the temps were often well below zero. I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing too much attention to yourself.  ...Not possible. It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and quite hard to write about sad times like going through and recovering from a divorce. I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are really enjoying their writing. I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I suddenly remember. I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as you like. It's your book and your story. Have fun. ...Mical ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It sounds interesting. I have been trying to talk my dad into writing his story but he is waffling. I'm going to give him the early years of my story so he can fill in some of the gaps and hopefully it will encourage him to write. ...Mical -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mozelle P. Chason Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:20 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project Good for you, Mical!! I wrote some of my life story in a book entitled When Sweat Turns to Tears about ten years ago and it was the best therapy I ever had! My book covers the years 1932-45, which of course covers much of the Depression and WWII. My folks raised us 15 children, and most of us born first were raised on sharecropper farms. All my life I felt I was not as important as others due to the poverty in our lives, but writing the book and making it as positive as I could was so-o-o good for me. It was fun! And it made my mother so happy that I was "writing (her) book" because I wrote the stories she had told us over and over through the years. (I still have some books available for sale and would be happy to send them out for $14 plus shipping. Anyone interested, write me.) On Mar 30, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Burchfield, Mical D wrote: Mozelle P. Chason > This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw > out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have > started a project and it was suggested that I share this with > others who are interested in genealogy. > > This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the > reasons for doing it. > > I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to > ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by > others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. > > As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to > wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done > during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they > interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were > their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did > they endure? > > I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos > of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. > Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes > cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and > later on I would cover one year in some chapters. > > Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in > some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I > have seen. > > I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I > sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. > In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters > (Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in > the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored > old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. > When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a > jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out > and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical > jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, > where the temps were often well below zero. > > I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on > the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and > the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. > > On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a > wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a > seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after > other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was > not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing > too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. > > It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was > surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in > such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had > trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and > quite hard to write about sad times like going through and > recovering from a divorce. > > I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, > are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have > spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are > really enjoying their writing. > > I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite > lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I > suddenly remember. > > I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get > into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as > you like. It's your book and your story. > > Have fun. > > ...Mical > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA- > 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 MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good for you, my gg grandmother and other in the family left a lot of write and a lot of old pictures , and my mother had me put it all on the internet, and on ancestry.com. she spent the last three year of her life telling me all about the family and about growing up in Newport Co and Attala Co MISS,. she said she wont people to remember the family , it was the best thing i ever don, and a lot of people has copy now, but only a few help on it,, Charles McAdams, p o box 20184 white hall ark 71612 tenman.1@sbcglobal.net phone 870 247 5123 ________________________________ From: "Burchfield, Mical D" <mical.d.burchfield@lmco.com> To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 3:29:52 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project It sounds interesting. I have been trying to talk my dad into writing his story but he is waffling. I'm going to give him the early years of my story so he can fill in some of the gaps and hopefully it will encourage him to write. ...Mical -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mozelle P. Chason Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:20 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] A fun and interesting project Good for you, Mical!! I wrote some of my life story in a book entitled When Sweat Turns to Tears about ten years ago and it was the best therapy I ever had! My book covers the years 1932-45, which of course covers much of the Depression and WWII. My folks raised us 15 children, and most of us born first were raised on sharecropper farms. All my life I felt I was not as important as others due to the poverty in our lives, but writing the book and making it as positive as I could was so-o-o good for me. It was fun! And it made my mother so happy that I was "writing (her) book" because I wrote the stories she had told us over and over through the years. (I still have some books available for sale and would be happy to send them out for $14 plus shipping. Anyone interested, write me.) On Mar 30, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Burchfield, Mical D wrote: Mozelle P. Chason > This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw > out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have > started a project and it was suggested that I share this with > others who are interested in genealogy. > > This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the > reasons for doing it. > > I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to > ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by > others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. > > As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to > wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done > during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they > interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were > their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did > they endure? > > I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos > of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. > Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes > cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and > later on I would cover one year in some chapters. > > Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in > some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I > have seen. > > I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I > sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. > In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters > (Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in > the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored > old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. > When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a > jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out > and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical > jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, > where the temps were often well below zero. > > I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on > the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and > the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. > > On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a > wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a > seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after > other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was > not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing > too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. > > It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was > surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in > such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had > trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and > quite hard to write about sad times like going through and > recovering from a divorce. > > I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, > are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have > spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are > really enjoying their writing. > > I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite > lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I > suddenly remember. > > I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get > into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as > you like. It's your book and your story. > > Have fun. > > ...Mical > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA- > 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 MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This group has been quiet for a while so I thought I would throw out a suggestion for those with itchy typing fingers. I have started a project and it was suggested that I share this with others who are interested in genealogy. This may sound a little self absorbed until you think about the reasons for doing it. I am writing a book about my life. ...Now, I am not expecting it to ever make the best seller list, be published or even be read by others any time soon. I'm doing it for posterity. As I researched and organized my genealogy information, I got to wondering what kind of lives my ancestors lived. What had they done during their lifetime and where did they travel? What were they interested in? What were their thoughts of the world and who were their friends? What did they find humorous and what sadness did they endure? I have been typing my book on Microsoft Word and adding old photos of myself as a child with my parents, grandparents and siblings. Photos of the first home I owned and my first new car. I sometimes cover several years in a chapter, like when I was younger, and later on I would cover one year in some chapters. Hopefully a few generations from now someone may be interested in some of the things I did, the places I have been and the things I have seen. I grew up as a military brat and lived around the world. I sometimes went to school in old military Barracks and Quonset huts. In the Philippines we visited a reservation where head hunters(Negretos)lived and I have old photos my parents took to include in the story. In Okinawa we visited old Japanese Castles and explored old WWII gun batteries with the rusty old cannons still in them. When we lived in the Philippines we lived a few blocks from a jungle and my mother worried about Boa Constrictors crawling out and getting us as we played outside. We moved from this tropical jungle area, straight to Caribou, Maine in the middle of January, where the temps were often well below zero. I remember when Sputnik was launched and the first man landing on the moon. I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade centers. On the humorous side, I probably should not mention attending a wedding with friends in a nudist colony, arriving early to get a seat well off to the side, and then realizing way too late, after other guest started arriving, that the wedding ceremony itself was not nude. Try sneaking out of a situation like that without drawing too much attention to yourself. ...Not possible. It has been quite therapeutic at times writing my story. I was surprised at some of the things I remembered, and remembered in such detail. I was also surprised at some of the things I had trouble remembering. It was nice writing about good memories and quite hard to write about sad times like going through and recovering from a divorce. I have suggested this book writing idea to friends who had strokes, are recovering from physical setbacks and others who just have spare time on their hands. They all have loved the idea and are really enjoying their writing. I thought my book would go pretty quick, but it is getting quite lengthy. I continually go back to edit and add new things I suddenly remember. I do recommend giving this a try. I believe you will really get into it. You can go into as much detail as you like or as little as you like. It's your book and your story. Have fun. ...Mical

Sibyl I did look at Mississippi marriages on Ancestry, but found none for your folks. I will check more. I'll be leaving town Saturday to be gone until March 30. I'll let you know what and if I find anything. Martha -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of james crook Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:36 AM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23 Martha: Yes, the Bruce's are buried in Attala Co -- some at Pleasant Ridge, North Union, but majority are buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Carmack Community. Was hoping someone might have a "clue" about Sarah E Mask (Bettie) before she married Charles M. Bruce. They obtained their marriage license in Attala Co, but married in Leake Co. Thanks for your input. Sybil ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:51:13 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100317175129.HVVR13237.omta01.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry I found the wrong people. Are the > Bruces > buried in Attala County correct? I know what you mean that there are so > many of the same name but different families. > > Martha Boggs > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:59 PM > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) > Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 > Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone > to > Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but > did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from > Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have > obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE > she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every > census > until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, > stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her > mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was > listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge > family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. > Many of them have the same name and > can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM > Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 >> From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce >> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles >> Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They >> are >> buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in >> some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite >> sure >> these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. >> I >> could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this >> George >> W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child >> listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. >> There >> are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in >> Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. >> >> I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These >> together list about 11 or 12 children. >> >> Birth: Jun., 1815 >> Anson County >> North Carolina, USA >> Death: Aug., 1871 >> Corinth >> Alcorn County >> Mississippi, USA >> >> George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith >> L. >> (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father >> of >> John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan >> Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, >> Martha >> E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. >> >> >> Burial: >> Lebanon Cemetery >> Corinth >> Alcorn County >> Mississippi, USA >> >> Created by: Diane Midkiff >> Record added: Oct 28, 2006 >> Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of james crook >> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM >> To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce >> >> Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth >> (Bettie) >> Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. >> Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised >> in >> Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. >> She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. >> Sybil Bruce Crook >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to >> MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to >> MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 >> *************************************** >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23 > *************************************** > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Martha: Yes, the Bruce's are buried in Attala Co -- some at Pleasant Ridge, North Union, but majority are buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Carmack Community. Was hoping someone might have a "clue" about Sarah E Mask (Bettie) before she married Charles M. Bruce. They obtained their marriage license in Attala Co, but married in Leake Co. Thanks for your input. Sybil ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:51:13 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100317175129.HVVR13237.omta01.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry I found the wrong people. Are the > Bruces > buried in Attala County correct? I know what you mean that there are so > many of the same name but different families. > > Martha Boggs > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:59 PM > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) > Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 > Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone > to > Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but > did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from > Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have > obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE > she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every > census > until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, > stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her > mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was > listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge > family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. > Many of them have the same name and > can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM > Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 >> From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce >> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles >> Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They >> are >> buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in >> some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite >> sure >> these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. >> I >> could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this >> George >> W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child >> listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. >> There >> are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in >> Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. >> >> I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These >> together list about 11 or 12 children. >> >> Birth: Jun., 1815 >> Anson County >> North Carolina, USA >> Death: Aug., 1871 >> Corinth >> Alcorn County >> Mississippi, USA >> >> George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith >> L. >> (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father >> of >> John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan >> Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, >> Martha >> E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. >> >> >> Burial: >> Lebanon Cemetery >> Corinth >> Alcorn County >> Mississippi, USA >> >> Created by: Diane Midkiff >> Record added: Oct 28, 2006 >> Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of james crook >> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM >> To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce >> >> Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth >> (Bettie) >> Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. >> Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised >> in >> Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. >> She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. >> Sybil Bruce Crook >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to >> MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to >> MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 >> *************************************** >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23 > *************************************** >

Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry I found the wrong people. Are the Bruces buried in Attala County correct? I know what you mean that there are so many of the same name but different families. Martha Boggs -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of james crook Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:59 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone to Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every census until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. Many of them have the same name and can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. Sybil Bruce Crook ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles > Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They are > buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in > some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite > sure > these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. > I > could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this > George > W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child > listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. There > are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in > Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. > > I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These > together list about 11 or 12 children. > > Birth: Jun., 1815 > Anson County > North Carolina, USA > Death: Aug., 1871 > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith > L. > (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father of > John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan > Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, > Martha > E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. > > > Burial: > Lebanon Cemetery > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > Created by: Diane Midkiff > Record added: Oct 28, 2006 > Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM > To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > > Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) > Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. > Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in > Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. > She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > *************************************** > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone to Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every census until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. Many of them have the same name and can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. Sybil Bruce Crook ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles > Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They are > buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in > some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite > sure > these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. > I > could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this > George > W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child > listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. There > are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in > Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. > > I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These > together list about 11 or 12 children. > > Birth: Jun., 1815 > Anson County > North Carolina, USA > Death: Aug., 1871 > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith > L. > (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father of > John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan > Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, > Martha > E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. > > > Burial: > Lebanon Cemetery > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > Created by: Diane Midkiff > Record added: Oct 28, 2006 > Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM > To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > > Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) > Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. > Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in > Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. > She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > *************************************** >

I have his father as Anthony, all the Peeler info I have I got from a Peeler cousin, Martha Kilcrease, it was all in paper copies and I entered most of it in my computer file, however there are about 100 or more family sheets, since I am not closely related to the Peeler Family I have not entered all that data....... I will be happy to send you what I have in the computer and you can look it over... ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild" <looking4myfamily@insightbb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler >I am working on Isaac Peeler and his 3 wives and children Mary Gilkey, > Nancy Petty, Annie Dill > I am a little confused about his father. Some say Michael and others say > Anthony. What do you have > Jeannie > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ed brown > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:44 PM > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler > > Jeannie, > > I have peeler information including Richmond Peeler, his father Isaac > Peeler > > and His father Anthony Peeler... It is all in printed family sheets given > to > > me by Martha Kilcrease who descends from the Peelers in Attala County Ms.. > I have not entered all of it in my family files but what I have I will > share > > with you.....also Martha is now on line and I will give you her email > address if you like... > > Contact to at my email address ebrown7137@bellsouth.net > > > Ed B.. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild" <looking4myfamily@insightbb.com> > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com>; <peeler@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:40 AM > Subject: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler > > >> >> >> Richmond Peeler dob 10/20/1824 Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, dod >> unknown just have that he died in Choctaw, Mississippi his parents were >> Isaac Peeler and Mary Gilkey Peeler. >> >> This is another one of my Peeler Brick walls. >> >> Thanks >> Jeannie >> >> >> >> Reunion 2010. July 17th, Schochoh, Logan County, Kentucky USA 10:00 AM >> to >> 4:PM All Welcome >> >> >> >> Maternal Surnames: >> CassityCassetty/Casada/Casaday/Cassidy/Cassitdy/Caskey/Casty Etc Spelling >> of >> the name, Climer, Dalton, Davis, Dycus, Green, Harton, Holland, Hughes, >> Hull, Jackson, Key, King, Kirby, Knight, Law, Lawler, Lee, Long, Manson, >> Marrow, Massey, McInnis, McKinnis, Newberry, Patterson, Pike, Ramsey, >> Sircy, Soyars, Thomas, Welch, Witcher, Young >> >> >> >> Fathernal Surnames: Adams, Brooks, Bull, Burchfield, Chenault, Cohen, >> Conn, Coon, Duncan, Gilkey, Gregory, Jamison, Long, Lowe, Lowery, >> Norwood, >> Peeler, Pressley, Searcy, Shomaker/Shumaker, Thomlin, White, Williams >> >> >> >> Spouse: Blanton, Burchett, Coldiron, Fairchild, Conley, Long, Williams, >> Howard, Picklesimer >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSATTALA-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 > MSATTALA-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 > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am working on Isaac Peeler and his 3 wives and children Mary Gilkey, Nancy Petty, Annie Dill I am a little confused about his father. Some say Michael and others say Anthony. What do you have Jeannie -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ed brown Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:44 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler Jeannie, I have peeler information including Richmond Peeler, his father Isaac Peeler and His father Anthony Peeler... It is all in printed family sheets given to me by Martha Kilcrease who descends from the Peelers in Attala County Ms.. I have not entered all of it in my family files but what I have I will share with you.....also Martha is now on line and I will give you her email address if you like... Contact to at my email address ebrown7137@bellsouth.net Ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild" <looking4myfamily@insightbb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com>; <peeler@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:40 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler > > > Richmond Peeler dob 10/20/1824 Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, dod > unknown just have that he died in Choctaw, Mississippi his parents were > Isaac Peeler and Mary Gilkey Peeler. > > This is another one of my Peeler Brick walls. > > Thanks > Jeannie > > > > Reunion 2010. July 17th, Schochoh, Logan County, Kentucky USA 10:00 AM to > 4:PM All Welcome > > > > Maternal Surnames: > CassityCassetty/Casada/Casaday/Cassidy/Cassitdy/Caskey/Casty Etc Spelling > of > the name, Climer, Dalton, Davis, Dycus, Green, Harton, Holland, Hughes, > Hull, Jackson, Key, King, Kirby, Knight, Law, Lawler, Lee, Long, Manson, > Marrow, Massey, McInnis, McKinnis, Newberry, Patterson, Pike, Ramsey, > Sircy, Soyars, Thomas, Welch, Witcher, Young > > > > Fathernal Surnames: Adams, Brooks, Bull, Burchfield, Chenault, Cohen, > Conn, Coon, Duncan, Gilkey, Gregory, Jamison, Long, Lowe, Lowery, Norwood, > Peeler, Pressley, Searcy, Shomaker/Shumaker, Thomlin, White, Williams > > > > Spouse: Blanton, Burchett, Coldiron, Fairchild, Conley, Long, Williams, > Howard, Picklesimer > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-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 MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They are buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite sure these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. I could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this George W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. There are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These together list about 11 or 12 children. Birth: Jun., 1815 Anson County North Carolina, USA Death: Aug., 1871 Corinth Alcorn County Mississippi, USA George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith L. (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father of John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, Martha E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. Burial: Lebanon Cemetery Corinth Alcorn County Mississippi, USA Created by: Diane Midkiff Record added: Oct 28, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of james crook Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. Sybil Bruce Crook ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. Sybil Bruce Crook

Jeannie, I have peeler information including Richmond Peeler, his father Isaac Peeler and His father Anthony Peeler... It is all in printed family sheets given to me by Martha Kilcrease who descends from the Peelers in Attala County Ms.. I have not entered all of it in my family files but what I have I will share with you.....also Martha is now on line and I will give you her email address if you like... Contact to at my email address ebrown7137@bellsouth.net Ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild" <looking4myfamily@insightbb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com>; <peeler@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:40 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Richmond Peeler > > > Richmond Peeler dob 10/20/1824 Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, dod > unknown just have that he died in Choctaw, Mississippi his parents were > Isaac Peeler and Mary Gilkey Peeler. > > This is another one of my Peeler Brick walls. > > Thanks > Jeannie > > > > Reunion 2010. July 17th, Schochoh, Logan County, Kentucky USA 10:00 AM to > 4:PM All Welcome > > > > Maternal Surnames: > CassityCassetty/Casada/Casaday/Cassidy/Cassitdy/Caskey/Casty Etc Spelling > of > the name, Climer, Dalton, Davis, Dycus, Green, Harton, Holland, Hughes, > Hull, Jackson, Key, King, Kirby, Knight, Law, Lawler, Lee, Long, Manson, > Marrow, Massey, McInnis, McKinnis, Newberry, Patterson, Pike, Ramsey, > Sircy, Soyars, Thomas, Welch, Witcher, Young > > > > Fathernal Surnames: Adams, Brooks, Bull, Burchfield, Chenault, Cohen, > Conn, Coon, Duncan, Gilkey, Gregory, Jamison, Long, Lowe, Lowery, Norwood, > Peeler, Pressley, Searcy, Shomaker/Shumaker, Thomlin, White, Williams > > > > Spouse: Blanton, Burchett, Coldiron, Fairchild, Conley, Long, Williams, > Howard, Picklesimer > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Richmond Peeler dob 10/20/1824 Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, dod unknown just have that he died in Choctaw, Mississippi his parents were Isaac Peeler and Mary Gilkey Peeler. This is another one of my Peeler Brick walls. Thanks Jeannie Reunion 2010. July 17th, Schochoh, Logan County, Kentucky USA 10:00 AM to 4:PM All Welcome Maternal Surnames: CassityCassetty/Casada/Casaday/Cassidy/Cassitdy/Caskey/Casty Etc Spelling of the name, Climer, Dalton, Davis, Dycus, Green, Harton, Holland, Hughes, Hull, Jackson, Key, King, Kirby, Knight, Law, Lawler, Lee, Long, Manson, Marrow, Massey, McInnis, McKinnis, Newberry, Patterson, Pike, Ramsey, Sircy, Soyars, Thomas, Welch, Witcher, Young Fathernal Surnames: Adams, Brooks, Bull, Burchfield, Chenault, Cohen, Conn, Coon, Duncan, Gilkey, Gregory, Jamison, Long, Lowe, Lowery, Norwood, Peeler, Pressley, Searcy, Shomaker/Shumaker, Thomlin, White, Williams Spouse: Blanton, Burchett, Coldiron, Fairchild, Conley, Long, Williams, Howard, Picklesimer

After a 3 year leave of absence from my genealogy research, I'm glad to be back with my friends from Attala County. --Todd Beauregard, www.hotonthetrail.org/family

Dob 1838 I am looking for any and all information Parents Marshall Hooks Gregory and Asha Julia Chestnut Gregory Thanks Jeannie Reunion 2010. July 17th, Schochoh, Logan County, Kentucky USA 10:00 AM to 4:PM All Welcome Maternal Surnames: CassityCassetty/Casada/Casaday/Cassidy/Cassitdy/Caskey/Casty Etc Spelling of the name, Climer, Dalton, Davis, Dycus, Green, Harton, Holland, Hughes, Hull, Jackson, Key, King, Kirby, Knight, Law, Lawler, Lee, Long, Manson, Marrow, Massey, McInnis, McKinnis, Newberry, Patterson, Pike, Ramsey, Sircy, Soyars, Thomas, Welch, Witcher, Young Fathernal Surnames: Adams, Brooks, Bull, Burchfield, Chenault, Cohen, Conn, Coon, Duncan, Gilkey, Gregory, Jamison, Long, Lowe, Lowery, Norwood, Peeler, Pressley, Searcy, Shomaker/Shumaker, Thomlin, White, Williams Spouse: Blanton, Burchett, Coldiron, Fairchild, Conley, Long, Williams, Howard, Picklesimer