Looking at some of the slave schedules I found on the census for 1860, it looks like there are names preceeding the slaves, and I am guessing that these are names of the plantations, and I am guessing on them cause they aren't clear, but tell me if these are familiar please....Cresent Place of Plantation, Home Place or Plantation, and Linden..............Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Edwards" <shoccoe@netdoor.com> To: <MSHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [MSHOLMES] Leake/Keirn > Warren and Sue > I came in on the tail end of this exchange on the Keirn family of Holmes > County, so I do not know what you know. I live within a few miles of one of > the original plantations of Walter Leake Keirn and I have a bit of material > on the family that I have collected during my research of the county's > history. Fill me in on what you would know or would like to know and perhaps > I can assist you. Some of his descendants still reside in Greenwood, Miss. > and one of them has a potrait of Lt. Col. W.L. Keirn, CSA. > My best, > Dan Edwards > > > > ==== MSHOLMES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > 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 found the name of another plantation for Walter Keirn, it was called "Honey Island" and was by theYazoo River...Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren & Sue" <panola@ecenet.com> To: <MSHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [MSHOLMES] Leake/Keirn > Looking at some of the slave schedules I found on the census for 1860, it > looks like there are names preceeding the slaves, and I am guessing that > these are names of the plantations, and I am guessing on them cause they > aren't clear, but tell me if these are familiar please....Cresent Place of > Plantation, Home Place or Plantation, and Linden..............Warren > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Edwards" <shoccoe@netdoor.com> > To: <MSHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: [MSHOLMES] Leake/Keirn > > > > Warren and Sue > > I came in on the tail end of this exchange on the Keirn family of Holmes > > County, so I do not know what you know. I live within a few miles of one > of > > the original plantations of Walter Leake Keirn and I have a bit of > material > > on the family that I have collected during my research of the county's > > history. Fill me in on what you would know or would like to know and > perhaps > > I can assist you. Some of his descendants still reside in Greenwood, Miss. > > and one of them has a potrait of Lt. Col. W.L. Keirn, CSA. > > My best, > > Dan Edwards > > > > > > > > ==== MSHOLMES Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== MSHOLMES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > 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 > >