Thanks for the hint, I have not done any research in Lincoln County yet but will give it a try. Thanks LaDawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Parker" <bparker@wes.colin.cc.ms.us> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:59 PM Subject: RE: [MSCOPIAH-L] TRAFTON/WOMACK Families > > Probably not much help, but a hint. I live in Lincoln County, about 5 miles > south of Copiah line. I have a Womack family about 2 1/2 miles closer to > Copiah than I am. > > Grafton family owned a dept. store in downtown Brookhaven between 1930 - > 1970. There are several Grafton descendents in the area. Maybe you could > find some help a few miles south. > > Good luck! > -----Original Message----- > From: LaDawn [mailto:garland@htcomp.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 7:51 PM > To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] TRAFTON/WOMACK Families > > > Hello LIst, > > I am trying to find any information on Malachi TRAFTON or Nancy WOMACK, > married in Copiah County on Feb. 23, 1841 (his name was misspelled as > GRAFTON and Benjamin WOMACK was the bondsman) > Nancy Womack was born in Miss. abt. 1823. > Malachi Trafton was supposedly born in S.C. abt. 1820. > I have found them on the census records for Copiah county in 1850. > I have found records of land purchased by Malachi Trafton and James TONEY in > 1840 (Hinds county) as well as an Oliver Trafton (possibly a brother of > father?) at that same time. > Legend is in the family that Nancy was Native American possibly Choctaw. > I have heard that Nancy Womack's father may have been named Nathan, but have > found no record of this yet. > They later moved to Texas and are found in Gonzales county in 1883. > If anyone has any information on any of these people, it would be greatly > appreciated, this seems to be my brick wall, I have not been able to find > out who the parents were of either of these people. > > Thanks so much > LaDawn Garland > gggg grand daughter of Malachi & Nancy > garland@htcomp.net. > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > Check out the resource page at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MS/Copiah > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > Check out the county page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscopiah > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >

Probably not much help, but a hint. I live in Lincoln County, about 5 miles south of Copiah line. I have a Womack family about 2 1/2 miles closer to Copiah than I am. Grafton family owned a dept. store in downtown Brookhaven between 1930 - 1970. There are several Grafton descendents in the area. Maybe you could find some help a few miles south. Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: LaDawn [mailto:garland@htcomp.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 7:51 PM To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] TRAFTON/WOMACK Families Hello LIst, I am trying to find any information on Malachi TRAFTON or Nancy WOMACK, married in Copiah County on Feb. 23, 1841 (his name was misspelled as GRAFTON and Benjamin WOMACK was the bondsman) Nancy Womack was born in Miss. abt. 1823. Malachi Trafton was supposedly born in S.C. abt. 1820. I have found them on the census records for Copiah county in 1850. I have found records of land purchased by Malachi Trafton and James TONEY in 1840 (Hinds county) as well as an Oliver Trafton (possibly a brother of father?) at that same time. Legend is in the family that Nancy was Native American possibly Choctaw. I have heard that Nancy Womack's father may have been named Nathan, but have found no record of this yet. They later moved to Texas and are found in Gonzales county in 1883. If anyone has any information on any of these people, it would be greatly appreciated, this seems to be my brick wall, I have not been able to find out who the parents were of either of these people. Thanks so much LaDawn Garland gggg grand daughter of Malachi & Nancy garland@htcomp.net. ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== Check out the resource page at http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MS/Copiah ============================== Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at http://resources.rootsweb.com/

Mr. Stuart: I do appreciate you checking. Guess my mystery will have to remain so for a little longer. Leslie Hill

Hello LIst, I am trying to find any information on Malachi TRAFTON or Nancy WOMACK, married in Copiah County on Feb. 23, 1841 (his name was misspelled as GRAFTON and Benjamin WOMACK was the bondsman) Nancy Womack was born in Miss. abt. 1823. Malachi Trafton was supposedly born in S.C. abt. 1820. I have found them on the census records for Copiah county in 1850. I have found records of land purchased by Malachi Trafton and James TONEY in 1840 (Hinds county) as well as an Oliver Trafton (possibly a brother of father?) at that same time. Legend is in the family that Nancy was Native American possibly Choctaw. I have heard that Nancy Womack's father may have been named Nathan, but have found no record of this yet. They later moved to Texas and are found in Gonzales county in 1883. If anyone has any information on any of these people, it would be greatly appreciated, this seems to be my brick wall, I have not been able to find out who the parents were of either of these people. Thanks so much LaDawn Garland gggg grand daughter of Malachi & Nancy garland@htcomp.net.

Leslie, I checked the AIS index of the mortality schedules on Ancestry.com which includes the 1870 MS schedule, but found no Darwin surnames in that state. Only found two Darwin surnamed individuals in this database: Ann Darwin - Wayne Co, PA, 3 y/o died in Nov 1859 of a "cold" Peter Darwin - Brooke Co, WV, 11 mo/o died in Aug 1869 of cholera Robert Stuart

Thanks Leslie: Although I don't have a center that is near me, I'll sure see what I can find. Leslie Hill

Leslie, Most Family History Centers have the US Mortality Schedules. Check the one nearest you. Also, Ancestry.com offers that information. Hope you find what you need. Leslie Pierce Royce Pierces' of Copiah, Ms. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LHill42731@aol.com> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:04 PM Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] 1870 Mortality schedule > Would anyone have easy access to the 1870 Mortality schedule for Copiah Co. > My 2nd great-grandfather, Pendleton G. Darwin died in Aug. 1869, and am > trying to determine if he had made it there before he died. His son married > there in 1877. > > Thank you so much for any help-- > > Leslie S. Hill > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > Add or check queries at > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > > ============================== > http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews > FREE newsletter on the current events and topics important to today's > family historian. >

Would anyone have easy access to the 1870 Mortality schedule for Copiah Co. My 2nd great-grandfather, Pendleton G. Darwin died in Aug. 1869, and am trying to determine if he had made it there before he died. His son married there in 1877. Thank you so much for any help-- Leslie S. Hill

Hello- I am looking for information about Sarah Bethea b. ? ca 1860 Her father is Jesse Thomas married ? Lang and her father married 2nd Elizabeth Thomas . Sarah Bethea grandfather is Tristram Bethea. Sarah has brothers Simeon , David, Jesse,Jr and a sister My ggggrandfather is Benjamin Thomas b. ca1756 he married ? Bethea. Children were - Tristram Bethea Thomas, Benjamin Thomas,Jr, Simeon Bethea Thomas , David Bethea Thomas and possibly Jesse B. Thomas. Question- does anyone have the marriage proof of marriage of Sarah Bethea and Benjamin Thomas. They were in Hickman TN., Marlboro SC , Possibly AL and Pike County , Copiah Mississippi. Thank you, Robbie

In a message dated 9/18/00 2:09:05 AM, LHill42731@aol.com writes: << (by way of my mother >> Yes, Leslie, it was by way of my mother too. My mother's relatives started out in scotland and my father's started out in Switzerland. Katherine

Guess you went one way, and I (by way of my mother) went the other ! LOL--- Leslie

In a message dated 9/18/00 12:30:06 AM, LHill42731@aol.com writes: << AL from back in the mid-1800's. Leslie Hill >> Oh, we go way back in Miss. Relatives on both sides. My sister was born in Jackson and we lived there for a while. When I was seven we moved to Miami, Florida and have been here ever since. Katherine

I'm from TX, a small town called Lockhart, about 25 south of Austin. My mother was born and raised in Mississippi. Both her family and my father's were from AL from back in the mid-1800's. Leslie Hill

what is the 1870 Landon, Copiah county ms census never heard of that before email me directly please and I will do some checking have you checked the 1850 that I have transcribed God bless, Lynda At 12:53 PM 09/17/2000 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 9/16/00 12:30:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >linda1@zebra.net writes: > >> Have you been able to document that they were in copiah county that early. >> didnt think it became a county until later on >> >> Lynda >> >Lynda, the information I have is from the 1870 Landon, Copiah Co. MS census >record. Couldn't find anything in 1880 but William who may be Buch's >brother. Don't know what happened to this family. Thanks for your input. >JOAN >

In a message dated 9/16/00 12:30:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, linda1@zebra.net writes: > Have you been able to document that they were in copiah county that early. > didnt think it became a county until later on > > Lynda > Lynda, the information I have is from the 1870 Landon, Copiah Co. MS census record. Couldn't find anything in 1880 but William who may be Buch's brother. Don't know what happened to this family. Thanks for your input. JOAN

In a message dated 9/17/00 3:32:07 AM, LHill42731@aol.com writes: << after your family, no matter what the size. I'm from a small town too. >> Actually, it is kind of strange. But our last name is Reaben. My grandmother's mother was a Wesson. I'd like to find relatives of that name but so far no luck. Katherine:D Where are you from?

It must make you proud to have a town named after your family, no matter what the size. I'm from a small town too. Leslie Hill

In a message dated 9/15/00 5:56:36 PM, LHill42731@aol.com writes: << how big is Wesson now, >> Leslie, I was there not too long ago and it was small. Wesson is named after my great, great grandfather. It's got quite a bit of history even though it is a small town. I didn't grow up there but was born in McComb, and that is a really pretty town. Katherine:D

In a message dated 9/15/00 5:32:35 PM, LHill42731@aol.com writes: << that gives me an idea to go on. Leslie Hill >> Glad I could help. I only found out a few years ago and was surprised. Hollywood Cemetary is where he is buried in McComb, Miss. Katherine

Hi all ASHLEY researchers, I am trying to find anyone with a connection with this ASHLEY family. I th ink it is my gggrandparents and need any help I can get. John S. ASHLEY b 1815 in MS married 4 July 1868 Copiah co MS to 2nd wife Martha E. PRICE b 1834 children: all born in MS Poll b 1847 William b 1850 Buch (James Buchanan?) g'father b 1855/6 Clara b 1869 Julia b 1857 Also living with family: Susan PRICE b 1855 Frances Marion PRICE stepson b 1861 Nettie ASHLEY b 1867 My James Buchanan "Buch" went to TX when? married when and where? and had a family of 4 children. His wife's name Martha Ann FIELDS. If you are connected or have any information on this family I would love to hear from you since this is my dead end family that I have been searching for for about 20 yrs. Thank you JOAN RayRH@aol.com