you can sign up for the copiah county site aND i WILL SEND YOUR NOTE THERE thhis is where you send a note but you must go to http://www.usgenweb.com/ms click on copiah i TRANSCRIBED THE 1850 CENSUS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE 1830/40 IS DONE TOO THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD FOLKS FROM THERE, DONT WORRY ABOUT THE NAME, MY MAIDEN NAME IS hUTCHISON, LIVED THERE ALL MY LIFE AND ON MY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, THEY WERE BOTH SPELLED WRONG, AND i GAVE IT BACK SAID PLEASE FIX IT At 06:18 PM 10/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Lynda, sorry, I misspelled your name, didn't I?! Yes, I would very much >appreciate your forwarding my message to the Copiah County web site. I'm >afraid it has probably been much, much too long for people to remember him, >unless, of course, they went through school with him and grew up with him. >George Gilbert. He married a Wanda ??? That one time that he wrote back to >me, he sent a picture of himself and Wanda. He may have met her out there - >probably did. I never fully understood why they left Crystal Springs and >went all the way to California, but I guess it was probably seeking a better >living. I just don't know. Again, my uncle's name was Lamar Gilbert and >his wife's name was Velma. I had another uncle who left Mississippi and >went to Detroit, Michigan, a brother to this same Uncle Lamar. They all >originally came from around Leake County, in or around Lena, MS. I was so >young at the time that I last saw all of them - probably 12 or 13 - so it >must have been 1948 - 1950. Thanks for responding and your help. > >Sue (Johnson) Howard >----- Original Message ----- >From: Lynda Lindsey <linda1@zebra.net> >To: Sue Howard <SueHoward@prodigy.net> >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:21 PM >Subject: Re: Hi > > >> Sue the name doesnt ring a bell my husband and I grew up there, and we >have >> many CS folks online, I will be happy to check and see if they might know >> have your posted your question to the Copiah County message board >> >> Bob Crawfold runs it, he lives in CA also, >> >> the name isnt familiar to me, but we married in 58, my husband is 5 years >> older than I am (62) is my age, let me check with him, we still have many >> Johnsons in CS, if you want me to I will be happy to send your inquiry to >> the Copiah county web folks, who knows you might get someone who knew him, >> his name is not familiar to me, did you check >> >> the >> >> http://www.classmates.com >> >> let me know ok >> At 03:18 PM 10/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: >> > Hi, Linda, Thanks in advance. Sue (Johnson) Howard >> >SueHoward@prodigy.net >> God bless you, Lynda >> > > > God bless you, Lynda

Does this name ring a bell with any of you out there I am writing to see if you ever knew a George Gilbert from Crystal Springs. He would have been several years older than you - perhaps 6-8 years older, but still I'm hoping that maybe you knew him. His father was my uncle - Lamar Gilbert and his mother was Velma Gilbert. They moved in the 1950's, I believe, to Richmond, California, and I haven't heard from him but once since they moved there. His parents died several years ago, of course, and I've tried looking on the Switchboard - State of California, but there are hundreds of George Gilberts, believe it or not. I, myself, am originally from Clarksdale, MS, and now live in New Hampshire. I find, as I'm getting older (now 65 years old), the need to try to find old friends and relatives that I haven't seen or heard from in a long time. I would appreciate it so much if you could respond. Maybe you could suggest someone else who have known him. Thanks in advance. fraid it has probably been much, much too long for people to remember him, unless, of course, they went through school with him and grew up with him. George Gilbert. He married a Wanda ??? That one time that he wrote back to me, he sent a picture of himself and Wanda. He may have met her out there - probably did. I never fully understood why they left Crystal Springs and went all the way to California, but I guess it was probably seeking a better living. I just don't know. Again, my uncle's name was Lamar Gilbert and his wife's name was Velma. I had another uncle who left Mississippi and went to Detroit, Michigan, a brother to this same Uncle Lamar. They all originally came from around Leake County, in or around Lena, MS. I was so >From: "Sue Howard" <SueHoward@prodigy.net> >To: <linda1@zebra.net> >Subject: Hi >Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:18:08 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 >X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 > > Hi, Linda, Thanks in advance. Sue (Johnson) Howard >SueHoward@prodigy.net God bless you, Lynda

I didnt make the trip there, but I did grow up in Crystal Springs, and we still have family living there we do try and go once a year there. There are Barrons, did you check the 1850 Copiah county ms census this is what is there 274b 37 Barron Chrisna 22 Mi pg0268a.txt 282b 7 Barron Davis 53 Ga pg0279b.txt 282b 13 Barron Edmund B 7 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 12 Barron Eliza M 11 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 10 Barron Frances N 17 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 8 Barron Maria 47 SC pg0279b.txt 274b 36 Barron Soslomon 23 Mi pg0268a.txt 282b 9 Barron Thomas 24 Mi pg0279b.txt 26 dont see samual here,,, At 08:53 PM 10/25/2001 -0600, Karen Whitt wrote: >Lynda while in Copiah co. did you happen to see any birth records? I have >been searching for my great grandfather, he was born in 1846, his name was >Samuel M. Barron. Thanks Karen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lynda Lindsey" <linda1@zebra.net> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:04 PM >Subject: Re: Courthouse visit > > >> who are your names Sally >> >> At 07:09 PM 10/25/2001 -0500, Sally Viada wrote: >> >Hi Robert, >> >Very interesting, your comments and findings. I have several Copiah names >I >> >am researching. I hope I will able to go there when I finally retire. For >> >once my age is agreeing with me. >> >Sally >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: <RStuart160@aol.com> >> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:17 PM >> >Subject: Courthouse visit >> > >> > >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much >of >> >the >> >> time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some >> >time >> >> in the county court. >> >> >> >> For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved >across >> >> the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate >court >> >> related documents are found here. >> >> >> >> The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of >the >> >> main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is >provided, >> >and >> >> a much more comfortable research environment than the old records >rooms. >> >> >> >> I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, >> >even >> >> those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage >> >records >> >> were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the >early >> >> records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. >I >> >> make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which >> >> contain erroneous information, which I found in a published >transcription. >> >> Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court >> >transciptions >> >> from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books >still >> >> exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I >> >> certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. >> >> >> >> Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I >checked >> >> with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, >they >> >had >> >> discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the >> >> courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general >use. >> >> They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I >was >> >> able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was >> >interested >> >> in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various >circuit >> >> court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had >> >time >> >> to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a >number >> >of >> >> the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or >> >> another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names >appear >> >as >> >> witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these >records >> >are >> >> available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of >> >> interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing >> >> through them. I know of no index to these volumes. >> >> >> >> About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the >current >> >> staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, >a >> >> number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, >and >> >> more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension >> >> applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded >> >documents >> >> have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I >> >vividly >> >> remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and >> >> congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing >> >preservation >> >> of these records. >> >> >> >> As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family >> >related >> >> documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. >> >> >> >> As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul >> >Cartwright, >> >> the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are >> >> surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly >seeking >> >to >> >> expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical >resource >> >> materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining >to >> >> put together surname files of contributed information, though this >project >> >is >> >> in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial >information >> >to >> >> the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court >> >research >> >> here save some time to have a look around the library. >> >> >> >> Good hunting, >> >> >> >> Robert J. Stuart >> >> Arlington, Texas >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >> >> Add or check queries at >> >> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah >> >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> >> Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >> >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >> >> Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >> >Add or check queries at >> >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah >> > >> > >> >============================== >> >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >> >your heritage! >> >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >> > >> > >> > >> God bless you, Lynda >> >> >> ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >> > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > God bless you, Lynda

who are your names Sally At 07:09 PM 10/25/2001 -0500, Sally Viada wrote: >Hi Robert, >Very interesting, your comments and findings. I have several Copiah names I >am researching. I hope I will able to go there when I finally retire. For >once my age is agreeing with me. >Sally >----- Original Message ----- >From: <RStuart160@aol.com> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:17 PM >Subject: Courthouse visit > > >> Hi All, >> >> Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much of >the >> time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some >time >> in the county court. >> >> For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved across >> the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate court >> related documents are found here. >> >> The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of the >> main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is provided, >and >> a much more comfortable research environment than the old records rooms. >> >> I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, >even >> those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage >records >> were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the early >> records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. I >> make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which >> contain erroneous information, which I found in a published transcription. >> Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court >transciptions >> from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books still >> exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I >> certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. >> >> Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I checked >> with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, they >had >> discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the >> courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general use. >> They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I was >> able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was >interested >> in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various circuit >> court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had >time >> to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a number >of >> the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or >> another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names appear >as >> witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these records >are >> available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of >> interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing >> through them. I know of no index to these volumes. >> >> About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the current >> staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, a >> number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, and >> more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension >> applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded >documents >> have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I >vividly >> remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and >> congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing >preservation >> of these records. >> >> As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family >related >> documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. >> >> As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul >Cartwright, >> the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are >> surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly seeking >to >> expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical resource >> materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining to >> put together surname files of contributed information, though this project >is >> in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial information >to >> the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court >research >> here save some time to have a look around the library. >> >> Good hunting, >> >> Robert J. Stuart >> Arlington, Texas >> >> >> ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >> Add or check queries at >> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah >> >> >> ============================== >> Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >> Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >> >> > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >Add or check queries at >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > God bless you, Lynda

Lynda while in Copiah co. did you happen to see any birth records? I have been searching for my great grandfather, he was born in 1846, his name was Samuel M. Barron. Thanks Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Lindsey" <linda1@zebra.net> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Re: Courthouse visit > who are your names Sally > > At 07:09 PM 10/25/2001 -0500, Sally Viada wrote: > >Hi Robert, > >Very interesting, your comments and findings. I have several Copiah names I > >am researching. I hope I will able to go there when I finally retire. For > >once my age is agreeing with me. > >Sally > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <RStuart160@aol.com> > >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:17 PM > >Subject: Courthouse visit > > > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much of > >the > >> time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some > >time > >> in the county court. > >> > >> For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved across > >> the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate court > >> related documents are found here. > >> > >> The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of the > >> main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is provided, > >and > >> a much more comfortable research environment than the old records rooms. > >> > >> I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, > >even > >> those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage > >records > >> were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the early > >> records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. I > >> make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which > >> contain erroneous information, which I found in a published transcription. > >> Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court > >transciptions > >> from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books still > >> exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I > >> certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. > >> > >> Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I checked > >> with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, they > >had > >> discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the > >> courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general use. > >> They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I was > >> able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was > >interested > >> in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various circuit > >> court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had > >time > >> to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a number > >of > >> the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or > >> another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names appear > >as > >> witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these records > >are > >> available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of > >> interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing > >> through them. I know of no index to these volumes. > >> > >> About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the current > >> staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, a > >> number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, and > >> more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension > >> applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded > >documents > >> have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I > >vividly > >> remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and > >> congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing > >preservation > >> of these records. > >> > >> As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family > >related > >> documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. > >> > >> As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul > >Cartwright, > >> the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are > >> surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly seeking > >to > >> expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical resource > >> materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining to > >> put together surname files of contributed information, though this project > >is > >> in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial information > >to > >> the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court > >research > >> here save some time to have a look around the library. > >> > >> Good hunting, > >> > >> Robert J. Stuart > >> Arlington, Texas > >> > >> > >> ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > >> Add or check queries at > >> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > >> > >> > >> ============================== > >> Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > >> Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >> > >> > > > > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > >Add or check queries at > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > > > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > God bless you, Lynda > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Hi Robert, Very interesting, your comments and findings. I have several Copiah names I am researching. I hope I will able to go there when I finally retire. For once my age is agreeing with me. Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: <RStuart160@aol.com> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: Courthouse visit > Hi All, > > Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much of the > time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some time > in the county court. > > For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved across > the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate court > related documents are found here. > > The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of the > main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is provided, and > a much more comfortable research environment than the old records rooms. > > I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, even > those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage records > were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the early > records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. I > make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which > contain erroneous information, which I found in a published transcription. > Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court transciptions > from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books still > exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I > certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. > > Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I checked > with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, they had > discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the > courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general use. > They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I was > able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was interested > in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various circuit > court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had time > to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a number of > the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or > another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names appear as > witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these records are > available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of > interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing > through them. I know of no index to these volumes. > > About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the current > staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, a > number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, and > more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension > applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded documents > have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I vividly > remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and > congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing preservation > of these records. > > As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family related > documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. > > As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul Cartwright, > the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are > surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly seeking to > expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical resource > materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining to > put together surname files of contributed information, though this project is > in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial information to > the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court research > here save some time to have a look around the library. > > Good hunting, > > Robert J. Stuart > Arlington, Texas > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > Add or check queries at > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

So glad you were able to make that trip havent tried to every find records, altho they did some for mariages for 50 cents each > About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the current >staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, a >number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, and >more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension >applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded documents >have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I vividly >remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and >congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing preservation >of these records. > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > God bless you, Lynda

I called Jackson, vital statistics to request a death certificate for my dad who died in 63 well it arrived in todays mail, and I was able to use my VISA card to do this, this is the quickest response that I have had to anything that I have ever ordered before from anyplace God bless you, Lynda

Hi All, Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much of the time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some time in the county court. For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved across the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate court related documents are found here. The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of the main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is provided, and a much more comfortable research environment than the old records rooms. I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, even those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage records were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the early records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. I make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which contain erroneous information, which I found in a published transcription. Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court transciptions from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books still exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I checked with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, they had discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general use. They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I was able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was interested in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various circuit court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had time to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a number of the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names appear as witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these records are available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing through them. I know of no index to these volumes. About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the current staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, a number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, and more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded documents have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I vividly remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing preservation of these records. As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family related documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul Cartwright, the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly seeking to expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical resource materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining to put together surname files of contributed information, though this project is in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial information to the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court research here save some time to have a look around the library. Good hunting, Robert J. Stuart Arlington, Texas

Daniel, Fred, William, John, Edward, Edwin, Ruby, Izola, Robertus, Nancy, Mary, Emma, W.H., all of these given names are Buntons or Buntings in Mississippi. Anyone recognizing these names please contact. Ben Bunting

thanks sally i will keep you in mind because word of mouth in family say some kyles went to texas. wish they had ddocumented some of this stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also remember me if you find anything. thanks again, ruth

Hi Ruth, The only information I have is a name: Fannie Arrington Kile/Kyle. I have been told that she is the mother of my gggrandfather, Lewis Edward Felts b. 8-8-1826 possibly in VA (this is interesting since your early Kyle is from VA) he married Mary Ann Ford in 1848 in Copiah Co. MS (I believe her family was from Hinds Co.MS). This family moved from Copiah Co. MS to Morehouse Parish LA where they were planters. After the war many of them moved to TX. I willll keep your information and try to check out the VA. connection. Thanks for sharing, if you find a connection, please remember me........I live in California, and do not have a research library nearby, so I try to do research on-line. Sally

Hi, Really, I wish I knew more (or something( about the Kile/Kyles) I was told by a researcher that my gggrandfather, Lewis Edward Felts' mother was Fannie Arrington Kile/Kyle. I only know that my gggrandfather was born in 8-8-1826 possibly in VA, married Mary Ann Ford 7-25-1848 in Copiah Co. MS. I believe her family was from Hinds Co. This family moved to Morehouse Parish, LA and then some of the family moved to Uvalde Co. TX by 1873. They were planters. I am trying to find information for Fannie Arrington Kyle/Kile who married a Felts before 1826. Sally

Copiah county has Felts today there also and Fords At 07:10 PM 10/15/2001 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Linda, > >Thanks for your repsonse. I am still unsure if the Arringtons and Morrisons >are related to the Felts or Ford line. The names were used as middle names >for their children and grandchildren. I sure wish that I lived closer to MS, >I would love to visit the areas where my family lived. > >Sally Kelly Etebari > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >The listkeeper is Annette Womack. >ACWomack@aol.com > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > God bless you, MOM and DAD

sally are you related to pauline kyle and the kyles. i have some info on the kyles. they were my grandparents and relatives on my mothers side. ruth wolfe wilson---kyle ---key---wolf/e etc.

sally, yes i have a fannie kyle [middle name unknown] born in abt 1862 in ms. father was william kyle born abt 1838 and mother elizabeth "betty" reda born abt 1843. on the 1850 monroe co. ms census there is a nelson kyle with a son of 12 named william who is listed on the census. nelson is the father of william kyle. they came from from tn because william was born in tn, but nelson was born in va, son of barclay kyle. i have not proven the barclay part but other researchers say that it is the line. also in orville kile book it has this data. i have dates on fannies bros and sis if this is your kyles. will be glad to share. i learned today there were 5 kyle families in lafayette co. in earlier days. have not looked there. let me know if this helps or not. ruth

My husband's great great grandmother, Catherine Rogers, married Harvey Kyle in Copiah Co. in 1846. Do you connect to Harvey Kyle? Pat -----Original Message----- From: Daystar953@aol.com <Daystar953@aol.com> To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, October 15, 2001 7:41 PM Subject: Re: lena pauline kyle---help >sally are you related to pauline kyle and the kyles. i have some info on the >kyles. they were my grandparents and relatives on my mothers side. ruth wolfe >wilson---kyle ---key---wolf/e etc. > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >Check out the resource page at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MS/Copiah > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

Hi Linda, Thanks for your repsonse. I am still unsure if the Arringtons and Morrisons are related to the Felts or Ford line. The names were used as middle names for their children and grandchildren. I sure wish that I lived closer to MS, I would love to visit the areas where my family lived. Sally Kelly Etebari

Three are Arringtons and Morrisons still in copiah county today At 02:53 PM 10/15/2001 EDT, SallyMBU@aol.com wrote: >Hello Ruth, > >Do you happen to have a Fannie Arrington Kyle in your data? I was told that >she is the mother of my gggrandfather, Lewis Edward Felts b. 1826 m. Mary Ann >Ford in Copiah Co. MS. Names that are repeating among the children and >grandchildren on Lewis E. Felts: Arrington, Lena, Morrison, Enoch > >Any information would be helpful......I am at a dead end. > >Sally Kelly Etebari > > >==== 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 > > > God bless you, MOM and DAD

Hello Ruth, Do you happen to have a Fannie Arrington Kyle in your data? I was told that she is the mother of my gggrandfather, Lewis Edward Felts b. 1826 m. Mary Ann Ford in Copiah Co. MS. Names that are repeating among the children and grandchildren on Lewis E. Felts: Arrington, Lena, Morrison, Enoch Any information would be helpful......I am at a dead end. Sally Kelly Etebari