Speed's and Roger's are also related to Gieger's in Covington County. Is this W.O Watts related to Grandmother Charlotte (Watts) HOUGH of Smith County??? >From: Janet Smith <ribs@datasync.com> >To: MSCOVING-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MSCOVING-L] Covington County Jurors Photo >Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 11:06:43 -0700 > >Posted on: Covington Co. Ms Queries Forum >Board URL: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Covington?read=637 > >Surname: >------------------------- > >The covington county courthouse burned for the second time in 1904. At >that time it was moved to Collins. A photograph of officers in front of >a tent in 1906 is in the book Covington Crossroads by Gwen Hitt. It looks >like the same tent but has different men from the one posted. I think both >photos were made the same day. Clothing styles are similar in both photos. >The men listed in the book on page 5 were W. L. Magee, Deputy Sheriff, >Tom Thames, Superintendent of Education; John Mathison, Chancery clerk, >B. F. Lott, Sheriff; V. T. Dees, circuit Clerk; and Daniel >Calhoun , treasurer. I don't have access to a scanner right >now or I would scan the photo for you.The book indicated the picture was >of the 1906 officials but did not give an actual date taken. The >cornerstone >for existing courthouse was laid on Sept. 7, 1907 by the Masonic grand >master H. G. Yawn, Grand Secretary Frederick Speed, Grandmarshall Graham >Robertson. Members of the Board of Supervisors at the time >were J. E. Odom, President, W. O. Watts, H. Y. McNair, J. C. Thames, and >J. S. Welch. R. L. Dent and E. L. Dent were county attorneys. The other >photographs in the book are too recent to help id anyone. However two of >men resemble the lawyer Dent from Collins I remember as a child. One of >them was probally his father. Several of the men on the back row resemble >the Rogers family and Frederick Speed and others were probally related >to the Rogers. They could all >the masonic lodge at that time also. Janet Smith > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com