Sorry! Forgot to send the message! To whom it may concern, Do not know if right address. Looking for information about a Havis Cemetery. Is their a Historical or Genealogical Society that may have it indexed? I can tell you it's location: It is on private property -- used to be J. W. Sullivan's. 14 miles Northeast of Meadville, Route 1 (as of ~1980). The Havis cemetery is located about 1/2 mile from the road in a pasture. The names on the stones are Thomas Havis, Sarah Havis, Thomas Havis Jr., Mary Adeline, Charles P., Susan A., William M. Smith, Angeline, James M. Havis and Isaac Havis has a grave marker close to the old civil war house. ~1840-1865, my relatives. Thank you. [email protected] Greeley, Colorado, Charlotte Havis Rathke Ann County Coordinator for: Franklin County Mississippi AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfrank2/ Franklin County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl Project Coordinator for ALGenWeb - Alabama Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfamily Jefferson County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~msjeffe2 Claiborne County MSGenWeb II http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclaib3 Lamar County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslamar Project Coordinator for MSGenWeb - Mississippi Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfamily Kenedy County TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkenedy/

This was sent to the Franklin County Tombstone Project: County Coordinator for: Franklin County Mississippi AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfrank2/ Franklin County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl Project Coordinator for ALGenWeb - Alabama Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfamily Jefferson County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~msjeffe2 Claiborne County MSGenWeb II http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclaib3 Lamar County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslamar Project Coordinator for MSGenWeb - Mississippi Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfamily Kenedy County TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkenedy/

Does anyone have, or know where I can get a copy, or view a copy on microfilm, of Magnolia Herald newspaper in Pike County, Mississippi, of June 2, 1876. Thank You. Johnie

Many of the battlefields of the Civil War are in serious danger from developers and others who choose to ignore their significance to the history of our country. Dedicated preservationists have formed coalitions to try to save these historic sites. I'm including a list of some of these, also, excerpts from an article on the Chancellorsville Coalition's website (links to the site and article are included). Most of us have ancestors who fought in the Civil War, my g-grandfather was in all of the battles listed below. I wonder what he would think if he visited these sites today. Nancy Brister, [email protected] Website: http://www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 List Administrator: USCW-SEVEN_PINES List Administrator: CARMICHAEL Central Virginia Battlefields Trust http://www.cvbt.org/ Civil War Preservation Trust http://www.civilwar.org/ Friends of Fredericksburg Area Battlefields http://www.parksonline.org/fofab/ Spotsylvania Preservation Foundation, Inc. http://users.erols.com/jlefebre/spfi/ National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/ National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nthp.org/ Spotsylvania Battlefield Education Association http://spotsylvaniabea.tripod.com/ Friends of Wilderness Battlefield http://www.fowb.org/ Coalition to Save Chancellorsville Battlefield http://www.chancellorsville.org From: http://www.chancellorsville.org Robert Lee Hodge, of the Spotsylvania Battlefield Education Association, describes the checkered history of battlefield preservation in Spotsylvania County. Hodge's article originally appeared in the newsletter of SBEA. The following is an excerpt from this article, it can be found in its entirety at: http://www.civilwar.org/preservation/chancellorsville/getinvolved_hodge_article.htm "If those works could be preserved by law, for the benefit of our curious posterity, they would last for many generations. Each battle-field would thus have its own monument to celebrate the events that transpired there; each rifle-pit and battery speaking more to the heart of the spectator than would whole volumes of history." -- A Union soldier in 1864. "In June 1991 I stood for the first time in the Confederate earthworks at the Wilderness battlefield. Instead of sensing what transpired there on May 5,6, 1864 I was forced to hear circular saws and hammers putting up the latest series of pressboard and hot glue-gun "McHomes". They were being constructed in the subdivision called "Lake Wilderness". The new houses being built were just 100 feet away from where those historic mounds of earth were dug by brave Americans laid. Immediately I found another development at the end of the Hill-Ewell Drive paralleling the southern battleline. Standing before me was a behemoth brick wall with the words "Fawn Lake, an NTS Community" displayed prominently........... We cannot save everything from our past obviously, however the National Park Service owns less than 5% of our Civil War battlefields.......... Another realization is that the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors generally rule over these sites of national significance. Will they destroy them? They are at Chancellorsville. The National Park Service is practically helpless as they witness the daily chipping away at Spotsylvania's vast historic battlefields, farms, forests, and rivers.......... If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. This is serious business -- protecting Spotsylvania's vanishing battlefields. The various levels of government have proven that this effort cannot be solely an administrative process, it has to be a local and national popular movement. It is a great test to try and save these lands and to see who we are as a society. Are we up to it? What will you do? What world will we leave for future generations? What will our legacy be?"

Hi folks At long last, after many stops and starts, I have uploaded the year 1856 to the Susan Sillers Darden Diary on the Jefferson County MSGenWeb Project! A little more data than the first two years. There was a tornado in the Maryland Settlement (Church Hill), several marriages, births and deaths. Very interesting reading! Enjoy, Ann Allen Geoghegan County Coordinator for: Franklin County Mississippi AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfrank2/ Franklin County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl Project Coordinator for ALGenWeb - Alabama Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfamily Jefferson County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~msjeffe2 Claiborne County MSGenWeb II http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclaib3 Lamar County MSGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslamar Project Coordinator for MSGenWeb - Mississippi Families http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfamily Kenedy County TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkenedy/

Hi: Names are all I have. Are they in the 1850 Census? Thanks for your interest. Barb Johnson

Hi: All I have are names. Thanks so much for your interest. Barb Johnson

Just an educated guess and another researcher. Nancy

This is all I have. Does it give ages on the census? That would help some. Thanks for your interest. Barb Johnson

Great site for those of you who have connections to England, but even if you don't, it's a good read. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org Nancy Brister Website: http://www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 List Administrator: USCW-Seven_Pines_List List Administrator: Carmichael_List Life may not be the party we hoped for, but as long as we're here, we might as well dance. "The Proceedings of the Old Bailey" Between 1670 and 1834 the proceedings of the central criminal court in London, the Old Bailey, were published eight times a year. These records detail 100,000 trials, and include over 60,000 pages of text. They represent the largest single source of information about non-elite lives ever published, and provide a wealth of detail about everyday life, as well as hugely valuable evidence for the history of crime. A transcription of this material, along with scanned images of the original pages, is now available free of charge to users throughout the world. You can search for entries in specific fields, such as crime, or defendant's occupation, or search the whole text for any word or text string. Information on related documents and sources found in the libraries and archives of London can also be linked to each trial, creating a trail of information leading from the internet to original source material. The website currently covers December 1714 to December 1759, with all years up to 1834 eventually set to go on-line. (With thanks to the list administrator of AnnexCafe's Genealogy newsgroup for sharing this link & info. NB)

Nancy, Where do you get your information on who Nancy Jane O'neal's parents were." Wanda

William "Bill" O'Neal. Nancy

Thanks, Reggie! Now I have BOTH of her parents names...:) Nancy

Thanks for confirming that this is the same Nancy Jane O'Neal. :) I'm sorry that I don't know which Coward family raised Nancy Jane, but I have some Coward/Cowart information I've gathered "along the way" if you want it. :) Nancy

What was Nancy's father's name? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [MSFRANKL-L] Nancy Jane O'neal and William "Bill" O'neal in Franklin County > Thanks, Reggie! Now I have BOTH of her parents names...:) > > Nancy > > > ==== MSFRANKL Mailing List ==== > "Genealogists: People helping people.....that's what it's all about." > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Yes this is the same O'neal. She was my GReatgrandmother. My Mother said she was rised by a Coward family in Franklin County. Would you know who they were? Nancy and William came in on a orphan train from NC.

I have a note that Nancy Jane's mother was named Mattie. I have Rushing connections. Reggie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [MSFRANKL-L] Nancy Jane O'neal and William "Bill" O'neal in Franklin County > Yes this is the same O'neal. She was my GReatgrandmother. My Mother said she > was rised by a Coward family in Franklin County. Would you know who they > were? Nancy and William came in on a orphan train from NC. > > > ==== MSFRANKL Mailing List ==== > "Computers were invented to do Genealogy." > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I've been searching for family information on a Nancy Jane O'neal who married Ephraim Rushing. She was born on December 26, 1844 in Ireland and died on September 4, 1911 in Amite CO, MS. She's buried in the Amite Church cemetery in Auburn, Lincoln CO, MS. Ephraim was born in 1837 in Franklin CO, MS and died in 1911 in Amite CO, MS. He's buried in Street, Amite CO, MS. They were married on September 3, 1860 in Franklin CO, MS. They separated around 1885 and divorced around 1886. We descend through their daughter, Rhoda Ann Rushing who was born on October 19, 1867 and her husband, Daniel Washington Chisholm, JR. Does any of this ring any bells? Nancy

Nancy Jane and William arrived in Franklin County some time around 1850 on a Ophran Train. They were from Ireland. Lived with a Coward family. Would anyone know anything on this. Nancy Jane was my GGrandMother.

to add another O'Neal in the bunch Lucy O'Neal/Harrington?McKinney daughter of Abner O'Neal and Elizabeth Curry purchased land from the federal land office in Washington, Ms in - i think 1840 or so, There were 2 pieces of land - 1 in Amite County and 1 in Franklin County near Oldenburg. I have copies of the land grants obtained from the BLM web site. Lucy O'Neal's marriage to Turner S MckInney resulted in the birth of 2 daughters after the McKinneys had moved to the Ascension Parish Louisiana area. Apparently they then moved back to Mississippi and then the picture becomes somewhat murky. It seems that Lucy died prior to 1850 or so and Thomas married Missouri Heath sister to his son-in-law Thomas Jefferson Heath. Missouri and a son, grand son and daughter in law are buried in old Hollywood cemetery, McComb. Louisa Pauline McKinney married Henry Merwin Bates of Amite County who lost a leg in the War of Northern Agression, returned home and was elected Clerk of the Chancery Court, Amite County. Martha Josephine McKinney married Thomas Jefferson Heath. Thomas Jefferson, Martha and family returned to Mississippi (the exact area is unknown but family lore has Woodville, McCall Creek, Amite and the McComb area.) Thomas Jefferson died in Mississippi and the family returned to the Ascension Parish area. Maybe this helps. Richard J. Heath