Billy, my grandfather's brother, George W. Harger, served as a private in 37th MS Infantry, CSA. He participated in several major battles and, in the Battle of Resaca, GA, was wounded in the left upper chest. This wound never healed. He applied for a disabled verteran's pension, which was approved on 3 Sept 1900. He is buried in Elim Baptist Church Cemetery, Quitman, Clarke Co. MS. His grave is marked with a Confederate marker. George was born 22 Mar 1845 in Clarke Co; married Laura Roseanna Barry 27 Dec 1871 in Clarke Co.; died 22 Oct 1900 in Stonewall, Clarke Co. He and Roseanna had 12 children. George's parents were John Burl Harger and Clara Anderson Harger. John Burl was a blacksmith and property owner in Quitman. Erline

SAMUEL HENRY COFFMAN born in Sumter County, AL on 2 Jan 1840 died in Clarke County, MS on 14 Nov 1875 Descendants of SAMUEL HENRY COFFMAN, M.D. 1 SAMUEL HENRY COFFMAN, M.D. b: 02 January 1840 in Sumter County, Alabama d: 14 November 1875 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi . +VIRGINIA "JENNIE" BEVERLY WRENN b: 14 July 1841 in Fredericksburg, Virginia m: 23 September 1866 in Monroe County, Mississippi d: 14 October 1913 in Toledo, Ohio, Buried Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi ...... 2 Sue Mitchell Coffman b: 07 October 1867 d: 14 October 1873 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi ...... 2 Kate Nelson Coffman b: 23 September 1869 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi d: 29 August 1906 in Laurel, Mississippi .......... +Mathew C. Martin b: 15 February 1866 in Subuta, Mississippi m: 30 November 1887 in Edney, Mississippi d: 16 August 1933 in Laurel, Mississippi ...... 2 Samuel Henry Coffman, Jr. b: 11 August 1871 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi d: 13 September 1871 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi ...... 2 ALBERT BENSON COFFMAN b: 07 November 1874 in Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi d: 30 June 1955 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois .......... +LUCY HOSMER EDGELL b: 07 March 1885 in Dallas, Texas m: 26 April 1911 in Dallas, Texas? d: 26 October 1961 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois

Billy, My husband's grt grandfather, Samuel Henry Coffman, MD, is buried in Enterprise, MS, and last October we placed a CSA bronze marker at his grave there in the city cemetery (not in the CW section - in a family plot). He was an assistant surgeon , 51st ALabama Cavalry. You can contact me for any additional info you may desire. Karen

Can you give me some dates. birth, death etc. Billy

Virginia, Thanks so much for the info. Jean -----Original Message----- From: Virginia G Roberts <vgrafton@mindspring.com> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 22, 2000 9:56 PM Subject: Re: GRAYSON INFO....... >I think it is Dr Dan Moore. > > >==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== >Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: >http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html >MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > >============================== >RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ >

I think it is Dr Dan Moore.

Hi: I am Cynthia (Atkinson) Fowler. My great grand-father (X3), Hugh Adkinson (that is the spelling I have found on censuses) was an early settler of Clarke Co., MS. (1820's). His son, William A. Atkinson, was born and raised in Clarke County, MS, and he was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted in Meridian, MS, with the 6th Mississippi Calvary (I believe!) He is buried in Wayne County at the Atkinson-Covington cemetery. Thank you Cynthia Fowler cyncatf@aol.com

Jack, my ancestors died around 1880. I will see if I can locate an address for this Dr. Moore. Does anyone on the list have a first name for this Dr. Moore? >Jean, >I have gotten cemetery information from death records in the archives. >I knew that my aunt was buried there but on her death certificate the cemetery >is shown as Moore. If your ancestor died between 1912 and >1942 you can get a copy at the archives for less than .50 cents. You have to go >there to get it but that beats $10.00 from the health dept. >My aunt is a Young who was a teen ager when she died. >I am not sure Dr. Moore is still living, but for years he maintained the >cemetery. > >Jean Silverthorne wrote: > >> Thanks Jack, >> >> I went to the Moore Cemetery in 1992 or 93. The only graves left are Isaac >> B. and Jane Moore. >> (By the way, when I arrived in Clarke Co., a young man--a Riley--who worked >> over at Clarko State Park was the person who directed me to the Moore >> Cemetery. He told me he was related to the Moores.) Who is your aunt who >> is buried there? >> >> Isaac and Jane's headstones are relatively new--probably replacements of >> the old originals. There were several other graves, including some Ivy's, >> when H.H. Daniels enumerated it back years earlier. I feel like it was the >> burial place of my g. grandmother, Louisa Moore. It would be the logical >> place since Louisa's husband had died and her parents took in her children >> after she died. That is why I so desperately would like for someone >> (possibly the Moores who still live in Clarke Co) to share any knowlege the >> people they know for sure were buried there. Surely someone somewhere >> knows! >> Jean >

Jean, I have gotten cemetery information from death records in the archives. I knew that my aunt was buried there but on her death certificate the cemetery is shown as Moore. If your ancestor died between 1912 and 1942 you can get a copy at the archives for less than .50 cents. You have to go there to get it but that beats $10.00 from the health dept. My aunt is a Young who was a teen ager when she died. I am not sure Dr. Moore is still living, but for years he maintained the cemetery. Jean Silverthorne wrote: > Thanks Jack, > > I went to the Moore Cemetery in 1992 or 93. The only graves left are Isaac > B. and Jane Moore. > (By the way, when I arrived in Clarke Co., a young man--a Riley--who worked > over at Clarko State Park was the person who directed me to the Moore > Cemetery. He told me he was related to the Moores.) Who is your aunt who > is buried there? > > Isaac and Jane's headstones are relatively new--probably replacements of > the old originals. There were several other graves, including some Ivy's, > when H.H. Daniels enumerated it back years earlier. I feel like it was the > burial place of my g. grandmother, Louisa Moore. It would be the logical > place since Louisa's husband had died and her parents took in her children > after she died. That is why I so desperately would like for someone > (possibly the Moores who still live in Clarke Co) to share any knowlege the > people they know for sure were buried there. Surely someone somewhere > knows! > Jean > -----Original Message----- > From: The Rileys <jlriley@ccc-cable.net> > To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:26 PM > Subject: Re: GRAYSON INFO....... > > >Jean, > >I am originally from Clarke County and lived near the Moore Cemetery. My > aunt > >died in 1918 and is buried outside the fence at Moore Cemetery. My > grandparents > >were not able to afford to buy a space in the cemetery so they had to bury > her > >outside the fence. The cemetery was located on the Moore place about 5 > miles > >north of Quitman on highway (now 145) 45. For years it was kept up by Dr. > Moore > >who lived in Meridain. Several years ago when I was there it was kinda > grown up > >and you had to know where it was to find it. It is a small cemetery and > was > >basically a family cemetery. I had given Bennie directions to it at one > time > >but dont think he got around to recording the graves. Sorry I cant tell > you who > >all is buried there but if you are interested I can give you more precise > >directions to it. > >Jack Riley > > > >Jean Silverthorne wrote: > > > >> Marion, > >> > >> I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. > My > >> interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's > >> descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William > >> Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack > >> Grayson. > >> > >> The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the > old > >> Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. > The > >> headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the > 1910 > >> census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary > Crosby > >> age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a > >> servant. > >> > >> In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like > 32) > >> M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children > listed. > >> Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? > >> > >> I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions > >> galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody > >> seems to have any knowlege of any of this. > >> Thanks, Jean > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: MGRAYSON98@aol.com <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> > >> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:02 AM > >> Subject: GRAYSON INFO....... > >> > >> >Okay, I've discovered some more clues, and I need help digesting it, and > if > >> >anyone can fill in the blanks...................... > >> > > >> >1) I NOW know that our JAMES C. GRAYSON was James CAMERON Grayson, son > of > >> >Cameron Grayson and Sarah_______. > >> >(per James' death certificate filed with State of Mississippi). > >> > > >> >2) CAMERON GRAYSON was listed in court records during the disposition > of > >> >JOHN CROSBY SR's will, as married to SARAH, grand-daughter of John > Crosby > >> Sr. > >> > (With that said, it is not certain if her last name was CROSBY or not, > but > >> >at this time I am going to say it is.) > >> > > >> >3) Children of Cameron Crosby & Sarah Crosby......... > >> >Lavenia b. ca 1833 > >> >Thomas b. ca 1836 > >> >William (Bill) b. ca 1838 d. 1882 > >> >Reubin b. ca 1840 d. 16 Apr 1906 > >> >JAMES b. 25 Mar 1843 d. 10 Jan 1894 married Martha Carter > >> >Dallas b. ca 1846 > >> >Bruce b.18 Nov 1848 d. 4 Aug 1915 > >> >Eloiza b. 1849 (Listed in 1850 Census but not in Cam Family Bible) > >> >Samuel b. ca 1853 > >> >Edward b. ca 1857 > >> >Note: According to the 1850 and 1860 MS Census, SARAH's ages are > different > >> >enough, and with the span of births between Eloiza and Samuel, I'm going > to > >> >go out on a limb and say there were 2 Sarah's, (James C. Grayson's death > >> >certificate states "Mother's name unknown"....which is another reason to > >> >believe that if Sarah #1 died prior to 1853, James would have been less > >> than > >> >10 years old, which would lend credibility to not knowing her name) and > >> then > >> >it is known that Cameron Grayson married Margaret Griffith. They were > also > >> >both members of the East Pleasant Grove Church in Quitman, Clarke, MS. > >> > > >> >NOW......with all that said, you would think I'd be thrilled to have the > >> >above info and the proof of who our JAMES C. GRAYSON's family was. YOU'D > >> >THINK! But of course, now I'm ready to go another generation back! (We > >> >genealogists are never satisfied!) > >> > > >> >Here's a supposition that I need your help on........so if you have any > >> >records to substatiate my theory, please let me know........... > >> > > >> >In some MS legislature records was found the following.......... > >> >"To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate > of > >> >Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract > of > >> >land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of > Pearl > >> >River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land > without > >> >serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. > >> >5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " > >> > > >> >1816 MS State Census.. > >> >Reuben Grayson 1 M 21 + > >> > 5 M -21 > >> > 1 F 21+ > >> > 3 F -21 > >> > > >> >1819 MS State Census > >> >Reuben Grayson (no stats given in record I found) > >> > > >> >In the 1820 Wayne County, MS Census, there is listed: > >> >Katharine > >> >2M -10 (b. ca 1810-1819) > >> >1 M 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) > >> >1 M 16-18 (b. 1802-1804) > >> >2 F-10 (b. ca 1810-1819) > >> >1 F 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) > >> >1 F 18-25) b. 1795-1802 > >> >1 Foreign Born > >> > > >> >My SUPPOSITION? That Reuben Grayson and Catherine (unk), were the > parents > >> of > >> >CAMERON GRAYSON (b. 16 Feb 1810), CHESTERFIELD b. 1810-1811, GEORGE W. > >> >GRAYSON b. ca 1813, all of which were in Wayne and Clarke County. > Both > >> >Cameron and Geo. W. named sons THOMAS, WILLIAM, JAMES, AND REUBEN. I > >> >haven't determined who the other children were, but the possibilites are > >> >SAMUEL b. 1797 and LEE b. 1800. > >> > > >> >My other wonder? Was the WILLIAM GRAYSON b. 1756 Culpepper Co, VA d. > 1801 > >> >Montgomery Co., VA that married RACHEL COOLEY b. 1754 the parents of the > >> >above REUBEN? > >> > > >> >In the 1840 Clarke County Census there are a Nelson Cooley (20-30 years > >> old) > >> >and Daniel Cooley (30-40 years old) listed on the same page as CAMERON > >> >GRAYSON. Coincidence?? > >> > > >> >I will also mention that in the 1850 Wayne Co. Census Cameron shows to > be > >> >born in "Fin". It has always been assumed by me that it's a misread and > >> >should be TEN (as later Census' state), but thanks to Melissa, I had to > >> >rethink this as possibly being FINCASTLE. As you may or may not know > >> >Fincastle later became Montgomery Co. VA. And guess what? JOHN GRAYSON > >> and > >> >BARBARY (UNK) lived there. And....they had children John Clan Grayson > b. 9 > >> >Aug 1770 in Fincastle, d. 29 Jul 1826 Madison Co., AL....and another one > of > >> >thier sons was WILLIAM GRAYSON that married RACHEL COOLEY. AM I > >> REACHING??? > >> > > >> >Another coincidence??? > >> >1) I have also discovered that GEORGE TEMPLETON and CHESTERFIELD GRAYSON > >> were > >> >assignees on a couple land transactions to a JAMES VANCE. > >> > > >> >2)There was a GEORGE TEMPLETON, ROBERT GRAYSON, AND LEWIS GRAYSON in the > >> 7th > >> >Batt'n of Peter Perkins' Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812 > (from > >> the > >> >Mississippi Territory which later became Madison County). I have also > found > >> >JAMES VANCE enumerated next to a CATHERINE GRAYSON in the 1820 Wayne MS > >> >census. > >> > > >> >3) 0n 25 Nov 1812 The MS Territorial Legislature granted a charter for a > >> boys > >> >school in Madison County. Among the first trustees.....Peter Perkins > and > >> >JOHN GRAYSON. (John Clan Grayson). > >> > > >> >HELP! I'm going through information overload and I need your help to > >> >decipher all this. Can someone else out there tell me if they come to a > >> >different conclusion....or if their is evidence that would prove or > >> disprove > >> >what I'm supposing? I could sure use your help! > >> > > >> >Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please answer to everyone I > sent > >> >this to, so we can all decipher it together. > >> > > >> >Marion in TX :) > >> >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/genealgy/index.htm > >> >http://www.my-ged.com/grayson > >> > > >> > > >> >==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > >> >Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > >> >http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > >> >MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > >> > > >> >============================== > >> >Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > >> >http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > >> > > >> > >> ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > >> Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > >> http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > >> MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > >> > >> ============================== > >> http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews > >> FREE newsletter on the current events and topics important to today's > >> family historian. > > > > > > > > > >==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > >Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > >http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > >MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > > >============================== > >Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > ============================== > Know the town name but not the county? 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----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy & Nell Beckman" <BeckAmericana@webtv.net> To: <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:07 PM Subject: Re: Williams--Ivester > Kathy, in searching for Civil War information and my wife's line of > Williams, not your line. I ran across the following article from the > Clarke Co. Tribune published about 1887. Ira Williams was in the 13th > Miss Inf. Reg. > In a letter to his wife Lizzie, he wrote of how things were in > Vicksburg, MS. > Later Ira was wounded in a Vicksburg battle . He was sent to Port > Gipson, MS. were he died and is buried. The Trapp Williams family has > this letter. > I have not run across another Ira during this time period. > Billy > > > > > ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > > >

I am trying to get up a list of where some of our Civil War Soldiers are buried in Clarke Co. If you had a Grand Pappy that fought, I would appreciate you sending me his Name--Unit he served if known-- where he is buried ---anything else about him. Even if he served in another State and is buried in Clarke Co. Thanks Billy

In a message dated 9/21/00 10:43:37 AM AST, MiiMii4@worldnet.att.net writes: << There are Ivesters in Jack,TX., and this is what I found on the others .Ira Williams m/ Emma Davis, Nov. 9, 1893, Clarke County,MS.,There is another marriage listed for an Ira, who m/Aisley Collins, Dec. 24,1889, Jefferson,MS. There are five Mary Williams, who married a Dunham, Moody, Harris, Britton and Smith. There is a George Williams, m/ Mary Harger, Dec. 15, 1896, Clarke County. There are three Ivesters in TX., do you want those?---Mary > Thanks for this info,maybe there is a lead here...Kathy in SC

I believe Dr Moore the eye doctor in Meridian , Miss is off that family. Years ago he told me he was raised down near Quitman. He may can help.

Thanks Jack, I went to the Moore Cemetery in 1992 or 93. The only graves left are Isaac B. and Jane Moore. (By the way, when I arrived in Clarke Co., a young man--a Riley--who worked over at Clarko State Park was the person who directed me to the Moore Cemetery. He told me he was related to the Moores.) Who is your aunt who is buried there? Isaac and Jane's headstones are relatively new--probably replacements of the old originals. There were several other graves, including some Ivy's, when H.H. Daniels enumerated it back years earlier. I feel like it was the burial place of my g. grandmother, Louisa Moore. It would be the logical place since Louisa's husband had died and her parents took in her children after she died. That is why I so desperately would like for someone (possibly the Moores who still live in Clarke Co) to share any knowlege the people they know for sure were buried there. Surely someone somewhere knows! Jean -----Original Message----- From: The Rileys <jlriley@ccc-cable.net> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:26 PM Subject: Re: GRAYSON INFO....... >Jean, >I am originally from Clarke County and lived near the Moore Cemetery. My aunt >died in 1918 and is buried outside the fence at Moore Cemetery. My grandparents >were not able to afford to buy a space in the cemetery so they had to bury her >outside the fence. The cemetery was located on the Moore place about 5 miles >north of Quitman on highway (now 145) 45. For years it was kept up by Dr. Moore >who lived in Meridain. Several years ago when I was there it was kinda grown up >and you had to know where it was to find it. It is a small cemetery and was >basically a family cemetery. I had given Bennie directions to it at one time >but dont think he got around to recording the graves. Sorry I cant tell you who >all is buried there but if you are interested I can give you more precise >directions to it. >Jack Riley > >Jean Silverthorne wrote: > >> Marion, >> >> I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. My >> interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's >> descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William >> Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack >> Grayson. >> >> The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the old >> Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. The >> headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the 1910 >> census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary Crosby >> age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a >> servant. >> >> In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like 32) >> M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children listed. >> Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? >> >> I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions >> galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody >> seems to have any knowlege of any of this. >> Thanks, Jean >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MGRAYSON98@aol.com <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> >> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:02 AM >> Subject: GRAYSON INFO....... >> >> >Okay, I've discovered some more clues, and I need help digesting it, and if >> >anyone can fill in the blanks...................... >> > >> >1) I NOW know that our JAMES C. GRAYSON was James CAMERON Grayson, son of >> >Cameron Grayson and Sarah_______. >> >(per James' death certificate filed with State of Mississippi). >> > >> >2) CAMERON GRAYSON was listed in court records during the disposition of >> >JOHN CROSBY SR's will, as married to SARAH, grand-daughter of John Crosby >> Sr. >> > (With that said, it is not certain if her last name was CROSBY or not, but >> >at this time I am going to say it is.) >> > >> >3) Children of Cameron Crosby & Sarah Crosby......... >> >Lavenia b. ca 1833 >> >Thomas b. ca 1836 >> >William (Bill) b. ca 1838 d. 1882 >> >Reubin b. ca 1840 d. 16 Apr 1906 >> >JAMES b. 25 Mar 1843 d. 10 Jan 1894 married Martha Carter >> >Dallas b. ca 1846 >> >Bruce b.18 Nov 1848 d. 4 Aug 1915 >> >Eloiza b. 1849 (Listed in 1850 Census but not in Cam Family Bible) >> >Samuel b. ca 1853 >> >Edward b. ca 1857 >> >Note: According to the 1850 and 1860 MS Census, SARAH's ages are different >> >enough, and with the span of births between Eloiza and Samuel, I'm going to >> >go out on a limb and say there were 2 Sarah's, (James C. Grayson's death >> >certificate states "Mother's name unknown"....which is another reason to >> >believe that if Sarah #1 died prior to 1853, James would have been less >> than >> >10 years old, which would lend credibility to not knowing her name) and >> then >> >it is known that Cameron Grayson married Margaret Griffith. They were also >> >both members of the East Pleasant Grove Church in Quitman, Clarke, MS. >> > >> >NOW......with all that said, you would think I'd be thrilled to have the >> >above info and the proof of who our JAMES C. GRAYSON's family was. YOU'D >> >THINK! But of course, now I'm ready to go another generation back! (We >> >genealogists are never satisfied!) >> > >> >Here's a supposition that I need your help on........so if you have any >> >records to substatiate my theory, please let me know........... >> > >> >In some MS legislature records was found the following.......... >> >"To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate of >> >Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract of >> >land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of Pearl >> >River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land without >> >serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. >> >5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " >> > >> >1816 MS State Census.. >> >Reuben Grayson 1 M 21 + >> > 5 M -21 >> > 1 F 21+ >> > 3 F -21 >> > >> >1819 MS State Census >> >Reuben Grayson (no stats given in record I found) >> > >> >In the 1820 Wayne County, MS Census, there is listed: >> >Katharine >> >2M -10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >> >1 M 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >> >1 M 16-18 (b. 1802-1804) >> >2 F-10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >> >1 F 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >> >1 F 18-25) b. 1795-1802 >> >1 Foreign Born >> > >> >My SUPPOSITION? That Reuben Grayson and Catherine (unk), were the parents >> of >> >CAMERON GRAYSON (b. 16 Feb 1810), CHESTERFIELD b. 1810-1811, GEORGE W. >> >GRAYSON b. ca 1813, all of which were in Wayne and Clarke County. Both >> >Cameron and Geo. W. named sons THOMAS, WILLIAM, JAMES, AND REUBEN. I >> >haven't determined who the other children were, but the possibilites are >> >SAMUEL b. 1797 and LEE b. 1800. >> > >> >My other wonder? Was the WILLIAM GRAYSON b. 1756 Culpepper Co, VA d. 1801 >> >Montgomery Co., VA that married RACHEL COOLEY b. 1754 the parents of the >> >above REUBEN? >> > >> >In the 1840 Clarke County Census there are a Nelson Cooley (20-30 years >> old) >> >and Daniel Cooley (30-40 years old) listed on the same page as CAMERON >> >GRAYSON. Coincidence?? >> > >> >I will also mention that in the 1850 Wayne Co. Census Cameron shows to be >> >born in "Fin". It has always been assumed by me that it's a misread and >> >should be TEN (as later Census' state), but thanks to Melissa, I had to >> >rethink this as possibly being FINCASTLE. As you may or may not know >> >Fincastle later became Montgomery Co. VA. And guess what? JOHN GRAYSON >> and >> >BARBARY (UNK) lived there. And....they had children John Clan Grayson b. 9 >> >Aug 1770 in Fincastle, d. 29 Jul 1826 Madison Co., AL....and another one of >> >thier sons was WILLIAM GRAYSON that married RACHEL COOLEY. AM I >> REACHING??? >> > >> >Another coincidence??? >> >1) I have also discovered that GEORGE TEMPLETON and CHESTERFIELD GRAYSON >> were >> >assignees on a couple land transactions to a JAMES VANCE. >> > >> >2)There was a GEORGE TEMPLETON, ROBERT GRAYSON, AND LEWIS GRAYSON in the >> 7th >> >Batt'n of Peter Perkins' Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812 (from >> the >> >Mississippi Territory which later became Madison County). I have also found >> >JAMES VANCE enumerated next to a CATHERINE GRAYSON in the 1820 Wayne MS >> >census. >> > >> >3) 0n 25 Nov 1812 The MS Territorial Legislature granted a charter for a >> boys >> >school in Madison County. Among the first trustees.....Peter Perkins and >> >JOHN GRAYSON. (John Clan Grayson). >> > >> >HELP! I'm going through information overload and I need your help to >> >decipher all this. Can someone else out there tell me if they come to a >> >different conclusion....or if their is evidence that would prove or >> disprove >> >what I'm supposing? I could sure use your help! >> > >> >Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please answer to everyone I sent >> >this to, so we can all decipher it together. >> > >> >Marion in TX :) >> >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/genealgy/index.htm >> >http://www.my-ged.com/grayson >> > >> > >> >==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== >> >Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: >> >http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html >> >MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html >> > >> >============================== >> >Know the town name but not the county? 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Marion, So many "Clarke Countians" came to Texas after the war. Bell County is a new one for me. I will check the genweb for some of those "lost" cousins. Jean >Jean, Thanks for your reply! Yes, the Graysons and Moores are intermarried, >along with the Carters! That's what happens when you stay in one area for >over 100 years! > >I have just started digging into the Crosby stuff, especially now that I know >our James C. Grayson's father Cameron was married to a Crosby family member. >I have to leave for a few hours, but in the interim I will tell you one of >those small world things about those Crosbys! > >I live in Belton, Texas (Bell County). I had been digging in the Crosby >roots, when I came across a gentleman that was looking for a JAMES A. CROSBY >that was from Clarke County, MS and buried in Belton! Sure enough, there he >was.....Front row of the North Belton Cemetery, facing Main Street. > James A. Crosby > Company F 2nd Reg Inf. CSA ` > Oct. 29, 1891 > Father of William J. Crosby > > William James Crosby Jr. Son of Sarah & J.A. Crosby > of MS Pvt. Co. F HTH Cav CSA Civil War > Jan 12-1847-Aug 10 1925 > > Lee Noah Crosby > Son of W.J. and Anna Crosby > Dec 20, 1890- Dec 18, 1977 > "A Friend to Everyone" > > Anna Ella Crosby, wife of W.J. Crosby > Sept 22, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 > (Another Marker) > DAR Marker > Anna Ellen Crosby > wife of Wm. J. Crosby > Daughter of Virginia & R.A. Allen, MD > Setp 18, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 > >My husband (whose family this Grayson bunch belongs to) didn't move to Belton >until 1997 when he married me! And then, lo and behold there are those >Crosbys.....they beat him here! Is that small world or what! > >I'll see what other Crosby info I have when I return! In the mean time, >check out my notes at: >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/page4/graysonnotes.htm > >Marion > >In a message dated 9/21/00 2:45:38 PM Central Daylight Time, >jsilver@texasonline.net writes: > ><< Marion, > > I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. My > interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's > descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William > Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack > Grayson. > > The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the old > Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. The > headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the 1910 > census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary Crosby > age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a > servant. > > In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like 32) > M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children listed. > Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? > > I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions > galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody > seems to have any knowlege of any of this. > Thanks, Jean >

Jean, I am originally from Clarke County and lived near the Moore Cemetery. My aunt died in 1918 and is buried outside the fence at Moore Cemetery. My grandparents were not able to afford to buy a space in the cemetery so they had to bury her outside the fence. The cemetery was located on the Moore place about 5 miles north of Quitman on highway (now 145) 45. For years it was kept up by Dr. Moore who lived in Meridain. Several years ago when I was there it was kinda grown up and you had to know where it was to find it. It is a small cemetery and was basically a family cemetery. I had given Bennie directions to it at one time but dont think he got around to recording the graves. Sorry I cant tell you who all is buried there but if you are interested I can give you more precise directions to it. Jack Riley Jean Silverthorne wrote: > Marion, > > I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. My > interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's > descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William > Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack > Grayson. > > The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the old > Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. The > headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the 1910 > census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary Crosby > age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a > servant. > > In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like 32) > M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children listed. > Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? > > I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions > galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody > seems to have any knowlege of any of this. > Thanks, Jean > -----Original Message----- > From: MGRAYSON98@aol.com <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> > To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:02 AM > Subject: GRAYSON INFO....... > > >Okay, I've discovered some more clues, and I need help digesting it, and if > >anyone can fill in the blanks...................... > > > >1) I NOW know that our JAMES C. GRAYSON was James CAMERON Grayson, son of > >Cameron Grayson and Sarah_______. > >(per James' death certificate filed with State of Mississippi). > > > >2) CAMERON GRAYSON was listed in court records during the disposition of > >JOHN CROSBY SR's will, as married to SARAH, grand-daughter of John Crosby > Sr. > > (With that said, it is not certain if her last name was CROSBY or not, but > >at this time I am going to say it is.) > > > >3) Children of Cameron Crosby & Sarah Crosby......... > >Lavenia b. ca 1833 > >Thomas b. ca 1836 > >William (Bill) b. ca 1838 d. 1882 > >Reubin b. ca 1840 d. 16 Apr 1906 > >JAMES b. 25 Mar 1843 d. 10 Jan 1894 married Martha Carter > >Dallas b. ca 1846 > >Bruce b.18 Nov 1848 d. 4 Aug 1915 > >Eloiza b. 1849 (Listed in 1850 Census but not in Cam Family Bible) > >Samuel b. ca 1853 > >Edward b. ca 1857 > >Note: According to the 1850 and 1860 MS Census, SARAH's ages are different > >enough, and with the span of births between Eloiza and Samuel, I'm going to > >go out on a limb and say there were 2 Sarah's, (James C. Grayson's death > >certificate states "Mother's name unknown"....which is another reason to > >believe that if Sarah #1 died prior to 1853, James would have been less > than > >10 years old, which would lend credibility to not knowing her name) and > then > >it is known that Cameron Grayson married Margaret Griffith. They were also > >both members of the East Pleasant Grove Church in Quitman, Clarke, MS. > > > >NOW......with all that said, you would think I'd be thrilled to have the > >above info and the proof of who our JAMES C. GRAYSON's family was. YOU'D > >THINK! But of course, now I'm ready to go another generation back! (We > >genealogists are never satisfied!) > > > >Here's a supposition that I need your help on........so if you have any > >records to substatiate my theory, please let me know........... > > > >In some MS legislature records was found the following.......... > >"To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate of > >Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract of > >land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of Pearl > >River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land without > >serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. > >5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " > > > >1816 MS State Census.. > >Reuben Grayson 1 M 21 + > > 5 M -21 > > 1 F 21+ > > 3 F -21 > > > >1819 MS State Census > >Reuben Grayson (no stats given in record I found) > > > >In the 1820 Wayne County, MS Census, there is listed: > >Katharine > >2M -10 (b. ca 1810-1819) > >1 M 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) > >1 M 16-18 (b. 1802-1804) > >2 F-10 (b. ca 1810-1819) > >1 F 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) > >1 F 18-25) b. 1795-1802 > >1 Foreign Born > > > >My SUPPOSITION? That Reuben Grayson and Catherine (unk), were the parents > of > >CAMERON GRAYSON (b. 16 Feb 1810), CHESTERFIELD b. 1810-1811, GEORGE W. > >GRAYSON b. ca 1813, all of which were in Wayne and Clarke County. Both > >Cameron and Geo. W. named sons THOMAS, WILLIAM, JAMES, AND REUBEN. I > >haven't determined who the other children were, but the possibilites are > >SAMUEL b. 1797 and LEE b. 1800. > > > >My other wonder? Was the WILLIAM GRAYSON b. 1756 Culpepper Co, VA d. 1801 > >Montgomery Co., VA that married RACHEL COOLEY b. 1754 the parents of the > >above REUBEN? > > > >In the 1840 Clarke County Census there are a Nelson Cooley (20-30 years > old) > >and Daniel Cooley (30-40 years old) listed on the same page as CAMERON > >GRAYSON. Coincidence?? > > > >I will also mention that in the 1850 Wayne Co. Census Cameron shows to be > >born in "Fin". It has always been assumed by me that it's a misread and > >should be TEN (as later Census' state), but thanks to Melissa, I had to > >rethink this as possibly being FINCASTLE. As you may or may not know > >Fincastle later became Montgomery Co. VA. And guess what? JOHN GRAYSON > and > >BARBARY (UNK) lived there. And....they had children John Clan Grayson b. 9 > >Aug 1770 in Fincastle, d. 29 Jul 1826 Madison Co., AL....and another one of > >thier sons was WILLIAM GRAYSON that married RACHEL COOLEY. AM I > REACHING??? > > > >Another coincidence??? > >1) I have also discovered that GEORGE TEMPLETON and CHESTERFIELD GRAYSON > were > >assignees on a couple land transactions to a JAMES VANCE. > > > >2)There was a GEORGE TEMPLETON, ROBERT GRAYSON, AND LEWIS GRAYSON in the > 7th > >Batt'n of Peter Perkins' Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812 (from > the > >Mississippi Territory which later became Madison County). I have also found > >JAMES VANCE enumerated next to a CATHERINE GRAYSON in the 1820 Wayne MS > >census. > > > >3) 0n 25 Nov 1812 The MS Territorial Legislature granted a charter for a > boys > >school in Madison County. Among the first trustees.....Peter Perkins and > >JOHN GRAYSON. (John Clan Grayson). > > > >HELP! I'm going through information overload and I need your help to > >decipher all this. Can someone else out there tell me if they come to a > >different conclusion....or if their is evidence that would prove or > disprove > >what I'm supposing? I could sure use your help! > > > >Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please answer to everyone I sent > >this to, so we can all decipher it together. > > > >Marion in TX :) > >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/genealgy/index.htm > >http://www.my-ged.com/grayson > > > > > >==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > >Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > >http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > >MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > > >============================== > >Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > > > ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > ============================== > http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews > FREE newsletter on the current events and topics important to today's > family historian.

Here's my involvement with the Crosby's that I'm working on while in Meridian, MS. My Great Aunt Delilah (Lila) Skelton married William R. Crosby in 1899 in Clarke Co..l MS. They had three children. Gladys Crosby who married Buell Roscoe Carty, Marry Lou Crosby who married Addie Means, and J.W. Crosby who married a Ruth and they lived in Marion, MS. The first two lived in Lauderdale or Clarke Co. somewhere I believe All have passed on but I'm here digging to find their graves. I have no death dates except for Mary Lou Means who died Dec. 5, 1949 and for Wm. R. Crosby's death in 1943. From the city directories in Meridian, it appears that Ruth was a widow from J.W. about 1987 and I believe Delilah died in about the early 1950's. Can anyone relate to this family? shirleyga1@aol.com

Reuben Grayson m/Lucinda James, Dec. 9,1865,Clarke County; George Grayson m/ Cynthia Lewis, Feb. 4, 1886,Coahoma,MS; W.Grayson m/ Mamie A. Poe, Jackson,MS. June 21, 1896. William P. Grayson m/ Frances M.Williams, March 14, 1833,Adams,MS; William S. Graysonm/ Eliza Read, April 30, 1835,Adams,MS; James Grayson m/ Louisa Morse,June 18, 1867, Bolivar,MS; William Grayson m/ Saty Carter, Alcorn,MS., mar 14, 1894; James Grayson m/Mary M.Dickerson, July 8,1869, Clarke County; William grayson m/ Elizabeth Moore, Aug 26, 1891, Clarke County; George templeton m/Alcie Dowd, March 12, 1873. James Grayson m/ martha carter, Feb 13, 1868, Clarke Cnty. Will look for more later.--Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Perkins <MiiMii4@worldnet.att.net> To: <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 2:06 PM Subject: Re: GRAYSON > Why not be greedy, I am when it comes to information on these hard to find > relatives. I was interested to see Samuel Grayson married Ellis Risher., in > Clarke Cnty, July 30, 1874. I have a Risher,also.Another Samuel Grayson, m/ > Katherine Lewis, Warren,MS., Jan 11, 1811. This is just to tempt you!!! Will > take awhile for the rest of them.--Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> > To: <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 1:04 PM > Subject: Re: GRAYSON > > > > Mary, > > God Bless you! I hate for you to type them ALL up, but if you could give > me > > the ones that are prior to 1870's that would be great! Is that asking for > > too much? If so, do what's feasible for your time....I don't want to be > > greedy! > > > > Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! > > Marion :) > > > > In a message dated 9/21/00 12:42:24 PM Central Daylight Time, > > MiiMii4@worldnet.att.net writes: > > > > << I have scads of marriage records for most of the names. in your > previous > > message. Do you need them? Will take me half an hour to type, so let me > know > > which ones you want.--Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> > > To: <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:12 PM > > Subject: Re: GRAYSON > > > > > > > Vivian, See, this is why I forwarded the info to everyone.....you're > > > absolutely right....you did send me that file! I had forgotten about > it! > > (I > > > told you I was getting info overload!!) It sure does say that Dorinda > > > Grayson's parents were Lee Grayson (son of Catherine and Rube or > Squire!) > > > > > > I need to ask the list.....on the statement from the Mississippi Acts, > > > "To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate > of > > > Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract > of > > > land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of > Pearl > > > River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land > without > > > serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. > > > 5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " > > > Can anyone tell me where this piece of land was located? Was it in > Wayne > > > County, and if so, who lived around that piece of land? > > > > > > I'll keep you posted Vivian,.....and don't worry, we're getting there! > > I'm > > > sure of it! > > > > > > Thanks again! Let me know if you think of anything else!! > > > > > > Marion :) > > > > > > In a message dated 9/21/00 12:01:12 PM Central Daylight Time, > > > vivian@camalott.com writes: > > > > > > << I was so glad to get your message. Thanks for keeping me informed. > > > All I can say is that I received handwritten pages from a bible, which > I > > > sent you copies of, belonging to the granddaughter of Lee GRAYSON of > > Jasper > > > Co., MS which stated that Lee GRAYSON was the son of Reuben and > Catherine > > ?? > > > GRAYSON. > > > As you know, I can't do hands on research anymore. I am VERY willing > to > > > help pay for your expenses in do the research. Please do not hesitate > to > > ask > > > me for help! I am VERY interested in finding out and getting > > documentation > > > of who the parents were and going back other generations. > > > Vivian > > > >> >> > > > > > > ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > > Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > > http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > > MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > > > ============================== > > Visit ROOTS-L, the Internet's oldest and largest genealogical > > mailing list: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/ > > > > > ==== MSCLARKE Mailing List ==== > Clarke Co., MS Records at Ben's Genealogy Corner: > http://www.netpathway.com/~bennie/clarke.html > MSGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclarke/index.html > > ============================== > RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ > >

Jean, Thanks for your reply! Yes, the Graysons and Moores are intermarried, along with the Carters! That's what happens when you stay in one area for over 100 years! I have just started digging into the Crosby stuff, especially now that I know our James C. Grayson's father Cameron was married to a Crosby family member. I have to leave for a few hours, but in the interim I will tell you one of those small world things about those Crosbys! I live in Belton, Texas (Bell County). I had been digging in the Crosby roots, when I came across a gentleman that was looking for a JAMES A. CROSBY that was from Clarke County, MS and buried in Belton! Sure enough, there he was.....Front row of the North Belton Cemetery, facing Main Street. James A. Crosby Company F 2nd Reg Inf. CSA ` Oct. 29, 1891 Father of William J. Crosby William James Crosby Jr. Son of Sarah & J.A. Crosby of MS Pvt. Co. F HTH Cav CSA Civil War Jan 12-1847-Aug 10 1925 Lee Noah Crosby Son of W.J. and Anna Crosby Dec 20, 1890- Dec 18, 1977 "A Friend to Everyone" Anna Ella Crosby, wife of W.J. Crosby Sept 22, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 (Another Marker) DAR Marker Anna Ellen Crosby wife of Wm. J. Crosby Daughter of Virginia & R.A. Allen, MD Setp 18, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 My husband (whose family this Grayson bunch belongs to) didn't move to Belton until 1997 when he married me! And then, lo and behold there are those Crosbys.....they beat him here! Is that small world or what! I'll see what other Crosby info I have when I return! In the mean time, check out my notes at: http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/page4/graysonnotes.htm Marion In a message dated 9/21/00 2:45:38 PM Central Daylight Time, jsilver@texasonline.net writes: << Marion, I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. My interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack Grayson. The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the old Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. The headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the 1910 census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary Crosby age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a servant. In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like 32) M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children listed. Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody seems to have any knowlege of any of this. Thanks, Jean -----Original Message----- From: MGRAYSON98@aol.com <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:02 AM Subject: GRAYSON INFO....... >Okay, I've discovered some more clues, and I need help digesting it, and if >anyone can fill in the blanks...................... > >1) I NOW know that our JAMES C. GRAYSON was James CAMERON Grayson, son of >Cameron Grayson and Sarah_______. >(per James' death certificate filed with State of Mississippi). > >2) CAMERON GRAYSON was listed in court records during the disposition of >JOHN CROSBY SR's will, as married to SARAH, grand-daughter of John Crosby Sr. > (With that said, it is not certain if her last name was CROSBY or not, but >at this time I am going to say it is.) > >3) Children of Cameron Crosby & Sarah Crosby......... >Lavenia b. ca 1833 >Thomas b. ca 1836 >William (Bill) b. ca 1838 d. 1882 >Reubin b. ca 1840 d. 16 Apr 1906 >JAMES b. 25 Mar 1843 d. 10 Jan 1894 married Martha Carter >Dallas b. ca 1846 >Bruce b.18 Nov 1848 d. 4 Aug 1915 >Eloiza b. 1849 (Listed in 1850 Census but not in Cam Family Bible) >Samuel b. ca 1853 >Edward b. ca 1857 >Note: According to the 1850 and 1860 MS Census, SARAH's ages are different >enough, and with the span of births between Eloiza and Samuel, I'm going to >go out on a limb and say there were 2 Sarah's, (James C. Grayson's death >certificate states "Mother's name unknown"....which is another reason to >believe that if Sarah #1 died prior to 1853, James would have been less than >10 years old, which would lend credibility to not knowing her name) and then >it is known that Cameron Grayson married Margaret Griffith. They were also >both members of the East Pleasant Grove Church in Quitman, Clarke, MS. > >NOW......with all that said, you would think I'd be thrilled to have the >above info and the proof of who our JAMES C. GRAYSON's family was. YOU'D >THINK! But of course, now I'm ready to go another generation back! (We >genealogists are never satisfied!) > >Here's a supposition that I need your help on........so if you have any >records to substatiate my theory, please let me know........... > >In some MS legislature records was found the following.......... >"To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate of >Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract of >land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of Pearl >River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land without >serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. >5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " > >1816 MS State Census.. >Reuben Grayson 1 M 21 + > 5 M -21 > 1 F 21+ > 3 F -21 > >1819 MS State Census >Reuben Grayson (no stats given in record I found) > >In the 1820 Wayne County, MS Census, there is listed: >Katharine >2M -10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >1 M 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >1 M 16-18 (b. 1802-1804) >2 F-10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >1 F 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >1 F 18-25) b. 1795-1802 >1 Foreign Born > >My SUPPOSITION? That Reuben Grayson and Catherine (unk), were the parents of >CAMERON GRAYSON (b. 16 Feb 1810), CHESTERFIELD b. 1810-1811, GEORGE W. >GRAYSON b. ca 1813, all of which were in Wayne and Clarke County. Both >Cameron and Geo. W. named sons THOMAS, WILLIAM, JAMES, AND REUBEN. I >haven't determined who the other children were, but the possibilites are >SAMUEL b. 1797 and LEE b. 1800. > >My other wonder? Was the WILLIAM GRAYSON b. 1756 Culpepper Co, VA d. 1801 >Montgomery Co., VA that married RACHEL COOLEY b. 1754 the parents of the >above REUBEN? > >In the 1840 Clarke County Census there are a Nelson Cooley (20-30 years old) >and Daniel Cooley (30-40 years old) listed on the same page as CAMERON >GRAYSON. Coincidence?? > >I will also mention that in the 1850 Wayne Co. Census Cameron shows to be >born in "Fin". It has always been assumed by me that it's a misread and >should be TEN (as later Census' state), but thanks to Melissa, I had to >rethink this as possibly being FINCASTLE. As you may or may not know >Fincastle later became Montgomery Co. VA. And guess what? JOHN GRAYSON and >BARBARY (UNK) lived there. And....they had children John Clan Grayson b. 9 >Aug 1770 in Fincastle, d. 29 Jul 1826 Madison Co., AL....and another one of >thier sons was WILLIAM GRAYSON that married RACHEL COOLEY. AM I REACHING??? > >Another coincidence??? >1) I have also discovered that GEORGE TEMPLETON and CHESTERFIELD GRAYSON were >assignees on a couple land transactions to a JAMES VANCE. > >2)There was a GEORGE TEMPLETON, ROBERT GRAYSON, AND LEWIS GRAYSON in the 7th >Batt'n of Peter Perkins' Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812 (from the >Mississippi Territory which later became Madison County). I have also found >JAMES VANCE enumerated next to a CATHERINE GRAYSON in the 1820 Wayne MS >census. > >3) 0n 25 Nov 1812 The MS Territorial Legislature granted a charter for a boys >school in Madison County. Among the first trustees.....Peter Perkins and >JOHN GRAYSON. (John Clan Grayson). > >HELP! I'm going through information overload and I need your help to >decipher all this. Can someone else out there tell me if they come to a >different conclusion....or if their is evidence that would prove or disprove >what I'm supposing? I could sure use your help! > >Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please answer to everyone I sent >this to, so we can all decipher it together. > >Marion in TX :) >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/genealgy/index.htm >http://www.my-ged.com/grayson > >>

Sorry! I sent to the wrong list. Kay