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Does this list have an active owner or moderator? I would like to know how many people are on this list. Attn: Patrick Boyd Thomas researchers If the individuals researching Patrick Boyd Thomas are still on this list please contact me. I am also researching Renshaw & Rainer names. Let me know if these are yours too. Thanks, Julie Thomas

Is there a statewide death index to look up the following for the date of death: Jesse Brister, born 1915-1925. Thanks for your assistance.

I would like to communicate with any one who is working on the surname of BROUGH. Thank you, Linda G. Bassie

The FamilyHart Database has just been updated and now contains over 290,000 linked names. Some of Holmes County interest include Rhyne, Jenkins, Best, Clemmer, and more.... Thanks! Don & Jeanine Hartman FamilyHart http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ Admin Pennsylvania-L@Rootsweb.com Admin PADutchGenONLY-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Penna-Dutch-L@Rootsweb.com Admin PAYork-L@Rootsweb.com Admin PA-York-Gen-L@Rootsweb.com Admin MD-Fred-Gen-L@Rootsweb.com Admin MDGarret-L@Rootsweb.com Admin MDWashin-L@Rootsweb.com Admin WVRandol-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Burket-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Dierdorff-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Gotshall-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Glattfelder-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Hartman-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Kohr-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Kaufman-L@Rootsweb.com Admin Sturm-L@Rootsweb.com

Hello all I'm looking to connect with folks who have an interest in these Mississippi families: Holmes County Allen Cain Moore McAdory/MacAdory Newton/Neshoba County Adkins/Atkins Alexander (via Alabama) Basking/Baskin (via Alabama) Cole Edward(s) Johnson Kidd Lewis Moncrief Norman Rainey/Rainy Riser Thomas Varrie Wash/Walsh Whitehead Carl

found these and thought I would share them. Census and formation maps Northern Maps http://www.negenealogy.com/ngo03.htm Southern Maps http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm

I am wondering if anyone on this list knows about any of the people in this family? There does not seem to be much to check out on the Genweb for this county. Sterling was listed in the 1860 Holmes county census alone. I am hoping to connect with somebody. Yazoo County, Mississippi-Seventh Census of the United States: 1850 583/596 Sterling Cole, 53, m, Planter, Virginia born Va Rebecca Cole, 52, f, " Rebecca R. Cole, 22, f, " Louisa M. Cole, 19, f, " George W. Cole, 14, m, " Lafayette Cole, 12, m, " Charlotte E. Cole, 9, f, "

here is a website with county formation maps and census maps for mississippi >www.segenealogy.com/mississippi/ms_maps.htm

HI - Anyone doing BANE research?? Looking for info on John W and Robert Sharp. ANYTHING! I know Robert was in Arkansas in 1910 and 1920 census, but do not know where they were in 1900. John W (may be John A or John Isiac) BANE b bet 1812 - 1863 in Alabama (not sure), d before 1933, m unknown Robert Sharp BANE b 14 March 1879 in Georgia (Mississippi or Alabama?) d 20 November 1965 in Morrilton, Arkansas m1 Dovie WILDER m2 Maude BELL William BANE b about 1880 Lucy BANE b 1882 Lee BANE b about 1880 Florence BANE b about 1880 Quilla BANE b about 1880 Thanks David King

The cost is $45 plus $4 mailing for a total of $49 if bought direct from China Lamp Publishing, 510 Hollyberry Drive, Clinton, MS 39056, phone 601-924-0861. The cost is more if purchased through resellers. Durant Pioneer Families is hardcover, 456 pages, many families and much history. There are 360 photos which make the book a heritage quality volume. Authored by Sharron Daniel Cauthen. Jimmy

Ann, "A Pictorial History of Holmes County": Holmes County Chamber of Commerce 300 Yazoo Street (Hwy 17S) Lexington, MS (662)834-3372 Price $35(?) "Durant Pioneer Families": China Lamp Antiques 417 S. Washington St. Durant, MS (662)653-3843 Price $65(?) Jimmy On 11/19/2002 - 20:06, ann parkinson wrote: > Dear Listers, > Does anyone know of these books and/or how I might find a > copy? I do not know the authors. The local Librarian > cannot find them through InterLibrary Loan. > > "A Pictorial History of Holmes County" and "Durant Pioneer > Families" > > > Thanks for any and all assistance. > > ===== > Ann

Does anyone know of Rebecca Brantley Cooper? Her dob would have been 1830, Yalobusha Co, MS. Her maiden name: Nations. She married John Ransom Brantley and they had 2 girls. John Ransom Brantley was killed in Texas in 1859. I have just been told that she remarried a man named 'Cooper' and that they had one daughter named Hannah Cooper. And they lived in Holmes County. Rebecca is thought to have died in 1863 in Holmes County. Does anyone know of this man named "Cooper' - or his daughter Hannah? Or perhaps where his wife Rebecca may have been buried? Any help or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Edith

Dear Listers, Does anyone know of these books and/or how I might find a copy? I do not know the authors. The local Librarian cannot find them through InterLibrary Loan. "A Pictorial History of Holmes County" and "Durant Pioneer Families" Thanks for any and all assistance. ===== Ann Researching: BLITCH, BURGSTEINER, GIBSON, HAUPT, LANIER, NANCE, PARKER, PARKINSON, PARRISH, SANDERS, STARKWEATHER, WOLFE. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com

Jan and David, I know of no volunteer "company" raised in Holmes County that was engaged in the Mexican War. However, men from Holmes County, along with many from Madison and Attala Counties, joined Captain Adam McWillie's (of Madison County) 2nd Infantry Regiment raised in the latter part of 1846. The fact that Holmes County men, along with men from Attala County, joined the 2nd Infantry Regiment, raised in Madison County, may indicate that no such Regiment or Company was organized in Holmes County - or, wouldn't they have joined their own Holmes County unit? This is just a guess on my part. This information came from page 30, Kosciusko - Attala History. However, Chapter 4, History of Kosciusko and Attala County by J.H. Wallace (1916) includes a list of those men who served in Adam McWillie's 2nd Infantry Regiment, and goes on to say, "The company left the State for the scene of war in the fall of 1846, and as we had no railroads or other means of transportation in those days, the soldiers had to leave marching on foot. The detachment which left Attala marched to Canton, where they were joined by the detachments from Madison and Holmes and the full company duly organized." This quotation would seem to indicate that "detachments" were formed in Holmes County. Whether they were of Regimental or Company size or smaller (more likely?) remains to be seen. At 10:30 AM 11/17/2002 -0600, Jan and David Faulkner wrote: >Does anyone know if Holmes Co. had a volunteer company in the Mexican War >(1846). Is a list of Holmes Co. volunteers extant? > >Jan > > >============================== >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 Regards, Dennis K. Boswell 301 Crow Canyon Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 Telephone: (916) 987-3599 Fax: (916) 987-3555 Email: dennisb@mindspring.com

Does anyone know if Holmes Co. had a volunteer company in the Mexican War (1846). Is a list of Holmes Co. volunteers extant? Jan

I found selected minutes of Masonic Lodge No. 24, Lexington, Holmes County from June 24, 1840 - January 4, 1851 in the Lexington City Library. That Lodge was chartered in 1835 at which time Lexington had a population of 300. Additional information on Masonry in Lexington (a general history, also in the Lexington Library) was found in a publication "Lexington, Mississippi, Holmes County, 1833 - 1976, 'Clubs and Organizations' " compiled by the members of the Magnolia Garden Club, and published by the messenger press, Florence, MS in 1976. Ann Caraway Ivins

I am trying to find descendants of my great-great grandfather William Nevels who was born in Mississippi in 1808. In the 1880 census of Holmes Co., MS, William states that his father was born in SC and his mother in VA. I think William's father is James Nevill/Nevels who lived in Jefferson Co., Hinds Co., and Holmes Co.. James would have been born ca. 1770-80; wife possibly Elizabeth Roberts. Below is the information I have on William (copied from a family Bible and researched through census, family information, newspaper accounts, cemetery records, death certificates, etc. (no marriage certificates because of courthouse fire in Holmes Co., MS). William Nevels, b. 8 March 1808, probably Jefferson Co., MS; d. 22 Oct 1883, Holmes Co, MS. May have lived in other MS counties, including Hinds, before coming to Holmes Co. Brothers and sisters of William Nevels, b. 1808 (taken from family record): Isaac Nevels, b. 16 April 1812 Betsey Ann Nevels, b. 15 March 1816 James Gardner Nevels, b. 6 Sept. 1818 Sarah Jane Nevels, b. 4 Jan 1821 Hiram M. (Mordecai ??) Nevels, b. 24. Dec. 1823 Lucinda Nevels, b. 11 Nov. 1825 Martin Nevels, b. 8 March 1828 The above William J. Nevels married (1) 4 June 1834, Mary J. Nevel (Nevil, Nevill), b. 15 Feb. 1817, in Mississippi, probably Jefferson County. (Nevel/Nevil/Nevill was her maiden name.) I am trying to verify that her father was Thomas Neville who was in Holmes Co., MS in 1840. Thomas is possibly the son of Philip Nevill who was in Jefferson Co., MS in late 1790s - early 1800s. My grandfather stated that Mary J. Nevel was the daughter of a Nevill(s) and a Peyton. Children of William J. and Mary J. (Nevel/Nevill) Nevels: 1. Julia Ann Nevels, b. 9 Feb. 1838; m. Daniel McBride ca. 1855, Holmes Co., MS; d. before 1869, prob. Holmes Co. 2. Lucinda Elizabeth Nevels, b. 27 Oct. 1839; m. Thomas Alexander Eakin; d. 29 Jan. 1929; bur. Oak Grove Cemetery, Holmes Co., MS (Tolarville) 3. Robert Peyton (Payton) Nevels (my great-grandfather), b. 25 Jan. 1841, Holmes Co., MS; m. (1) Mary Caroline Porter, 14 Jan 1872; m. (2) Susan Porter, 10 Dec. 1884; m. (3) Sudie Sanders, 19 Nov. 1903. Robert Peyton Nevels d. 1 Sept. 1926 in Holmes Co., MS; bur. Oregon Cemetery, Holmes Co. 4. Sarah Jane Nevels, b. 21 Apr. 1842 5. Martha Ann Nevels, b. 28 Jan 1844 6. Margaret Eliza Nevels, b. 15 July 1845, m. William Lloyd? 7. Mary Matilda (Molly) Nevels, b. 16 Jan. 1847, Holmes County, MS; m. Franklin Washington Eakin; d. 16 July 1939, Holmes Co.; bur. Oregon Cemetery, Holmes Co., MS 8. Emily Louise Nevels, b. 17 Feb. 1849, Holmes Co.; m. 26 Apr 1868 to John W. Porter, d. 24 Feb. 1870 9. William James Nevels, b. 5 Sept. 1851 10. Laminda (or Lawinda) Alice Nevels, b. 30 Aug. 1853; m. Edward Crabtree 11. John Thomas Nevels, b. 23 Jan. 1855, Holmes Co., MS; m. Lula Lee Sherrod; d. July 1931, bur. Tolarville cemetery, Holmes Co. -------- The above William J. Nevels (b. 8 Mar 1808) m.(2) by 1865, Missouri Ann Ford Pitchford, b. ca 1831 in MS Their children: 1. Lewis Albert (or Elbert) Nevels, b.ca 1865, MS 2. Ella B. Nevels, b. ca 1867, MS 3. Larkin Everet, b. ca 1870, MS 4. Ida Nevels, b. 6 Jan 1879 (date on tombstone; census indicates she was b.ca 1872); unmarried 5. Franklin Nevels, b.ca 1876 6. Fannie Virginia Nevels, b. 29 Jan 1881; m. 19 May 1893 to John Wesley Crabtree; d. 22 Dec. 1909, Holmes Co., MS; bur. Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Holmes Co.

I found the following refererence to Masonic records located in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Does anyone what Holmes Co. Masonic records of the 1800s are extant and where they are located? Jan Nevels Faulkner Z 1578.000 EUREKA MASONIC LODGE NO. 61 MINUTE BOOK 1843 - 1848; 1864; 1867 MDAH only has microfilm. Microfilm copy of minutes of the Eureka Masonic Lodge No. 61. This lodge, located in Richland, Holmes County, was organized in July 1843. The minute book contains entries from October 21, 1843-December 26, 1848. Also included in the volume are minutes for the meetings held on August 13, 1864, and September 21, 1867.