MT. PLEASANT BOOK: IS THERE SOME SENTER'S MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK ?? AND POSSIBLY SOME WADDLE'S ? THANKS, SUSAN _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Would there be a LYLE mentioned? Earlene Lyle

Was Callie Webb, the son of David Webb and his (1) wife Nancy Ford? How many children did they have? How many children did Dave have with his (2) wife Ellie Smith? John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West was the son of John West, who was the son of Simon West and Nancy Thompson. I am related through Andrew West, the youngest son of Simon and Nancy West. I would appreciate any infro you may have on these families. Thanks Callie -----Original Message----- From: DPate80296@aol.com <DPate80296@aol.com> To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Introduction >In a message dated 8/7/01 4:41:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >cal68@earthlink.net writes: > > >> Are you a descendent of Ellie Smith who married Callie Webb ? They are >> buried at Union Grove Cemetery? That is all the infromation I have on them. >> Also of Mary Pate who married John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West and are buried >> at Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church Cemetery. Mary's parents were Bradley Pate >> and Mary Malinda Ford. >> Thanks >> Kelly >> > >First question, your mother & father ?? There parents?? > >Do not know Ellie Smith parents names so am unsure as to him but think so. >Now to questions about Callie Webb mother name being Mary West who married >David Dee Webb February 19, 1887, Callie was born 1885. He was married before >to Nancy Ford who died in 1882 etc, still sorting that out. > > >How are you related to Mary Pate who married John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West >which are buried at Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church Cemetery? Mary's parents were >Bradley Pate and Mary Malinda Ford which is correct. >

I am curious, does anyone know if the Mitchell Family of Mt. Pleasant is mentioned in the book? Thanks. Doris Mitchell mitchdor@aol.com

Doris, I don't see the Mitchell Family mentioned in the book. Wayne

In a message dated 8/7/01 4:41:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, cal68@earthlink.net writes: > Are you a descendent of Ellie Smith who married Callie Webb ? They are > buried at Union Grove Cemetery? That is all the infromation I have on them. > Also of Mary Pate who married John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West and are buried > at Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church Cemetery. Mary's parents were Bradley Pate > and Mary Malinda Ford. > Thanks > Kelly > First question, your mother & father ?? There parents?? Do not know Ellie Smith parents names so am unsure as to him but think so. Now to questions about Callie Webb mother name being Mary West who married David Dee Webb February 19, 1887, Callie was born 1885. He was married before to Nancy Ford who died in 1882 etc, still sorting that out. How are you related to Mary Pate who married John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West which are buried at Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church Cemetery? Mary's parents were Bradley Pate and Mary Malinda Ford which is correct.

Are you a descendent of Ellie Smith who married Callie Webb ? They are buried at Union Grove Cemetery? That is all the infromation I have on them. Also of Mary Pate who married John Alfred Jerome "Rome" West and are buried at Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church Cemetery. Mary's parents were Bradley Pate and Mary Malinda Ford. Thanks Kelly -----Original Message----- From: DPate80296@aol.com <DPate80296@aol.com> To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Introduction >In a message dated 6/7/01 10:50:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >wayneloden@trugreenmail.com writes: > > >> > >Please check this from my cemetery notes: maybe him :>) > >Descendants of John P Smith > > 1 John P Smith b: Abt. 1860 in Alabama d: Unknown >. +Martha Paralee Tindall b: May 28, 1864 in Walker Co., AL m: Abt. >1882 in probably Itawamba Co., MS d: April 20, 1904 in Itawamba Co., MS >Burial: Walton Cem., Itawamba Co., MS Father: James M Tindall Mother: Mary >Jane Myers >.......... 2 Christopher Columbus Smith b: Abt. 1885 in Alabama d: >Unknown >.......... 2 Hattie Isadora Smith b: Abt. 1888 in Alabama d: >Unknown >............. +?? Rogers b: Abt. 1885 m: Abt. 1908 d: Unknown > > >Note maybe tries into my Smith Line from Marion & Lamar Co., AL > >

Elmo Howell Parents Obits from Leland Ford mothers old book: Isaac Rude Howell July 25, 1898 -- July 17, 1987 Tremont: Isaac Rude Howell, 88, died on Friday at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was a retired farmer and a member of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Services were held Sunday at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church with Rev. Dee Brown and Rev. Ray Stevens officiating. Burial was in the Mount Pleasant Methodist Cemetery. McNeece-Morris Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Vista Howell of Tremont; one daughter, Hollie Dyer of Tremont; one son Elmo Howell of Memphis; four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bobby Walker, Donnie Roberts, Jimmy Wilson, Aaron Graham, Carlton Graham and Terry Paul Graham. Courtesy of Leland Ford Verna Leona Stevens Howell May 03, 1899 -- February 27, 1978 Fulton, MS: Mrs. Verna Leona Stevens Howell, 78, died Monday afternoon at her residence in Tremont. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mount Pleasant Church with Brother Ray Stevens and Brother Bruce Weatherly officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Methodist Cemetery with McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include her husband, Issac Rude Howell; a son, Elmo Howell of Memphis; a daughter, Mrs. Hallie Dyer of Tremont; four sisters, Mrs. Verba Harbor, Mrs. Vista Stone and Mrs. Vona Harp, all of Tremont, Mrs. Vola Robinson of Zion, IL; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes prior to services. Courtesy of Leland Ford

My folks dried fruit on the tin roof top of the the dug deep cellar. Never mind that when a tornado approached we went to the cellar with all snakes lying around in there feeling the comfort of the cool cellar and felt safe and happy. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Loden" <wayneloden@trugreenmail.com> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:02 AM Subject: [MSITAWAM-L] Lay-By Time > Lay-By Time - Elmo Howell > > Since it's not on the calendar or in the dictionary, I shall define it. > Lay-by time began on the Fourth and lasted till cotton picking -- The > off-time of year, to pasture and watch crops grow; To fish (whether you > wanted to or not) and hang out at the store; to help women put up > gardenstuff and dry fruit in the back yard. (You spread it on top of the > chickenhouse.) > > Time for the graveyard working and Big Meeting, which began on the first > Sunday in August. > > But that's a country definition. Lay-by time (which doesn't happen today), > was a pause in the blood -- a stillness struck by the sun. Time held up: > The moment when the ball stands still in the sky before starting back to > earth again. Some old people found it a good time to die. My > Great-Grandmother Friday did -- One August afternoon, in her rocker on the > front porch. > > >

Forwarding this message for Ladonna Jones. If you can help, please respond directly to her at Ladonnajojones@cs.com Hello-- My name is Ladonna Jones and I live in Franklin County, Alabama. I am hoping that you can help me. My grandfather, Johnnie Winsted, was a former pastor at Sandy Springs Missionary Baptist Church. I think this church is in Itawamba County. We lost pawpaw to cancer in 1984. I have 2 children, a daughter who is 22 and a son who is 19. My daughter can remember pawpaw faintly, but my son never knew him. Recently he said that he wishes he could have heard pawpaw preach. I am trying to get in contact with someone who may have been going to Sandy Springs church during the time that pawpaw was pastor. Possibly they might have some tapes of some of his sermons. I am not sure where the church is located to go there and talk to people. I would love to be able to get in touch with someone that might could help me. Do you know anything about this church or possibly names of someone who attends? Anything you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. Ladonna Jones Ladonnajojones@cs.com

Marie, Mt. Pleasant is located just East of Tremont and Fulton, MS - and just west of the Alabama line on highway 78. Glad you enjoyed a sampling of Mr. Howells work! Wayne

Thank you so much for letting us all know about this. It is wonderful! Can you tell me where Mt. Pleasant is? My folks were in the New Salem Community. Marie Evans Davis-McQueen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Loden" <wayneloden@trugreenmail.com> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 9:53 AM Subject: [MSITAWAM-L] Elmo Howell > Hello everyone, > If you haven't heard of the author, Elmo Howell, I would like to introduce > you > to him. I saw an article about his books in a recent issue of The Itawamba > County > Times and found out he lived in Memphis. I called him and talked to him, and > found a new friend. Mr. Howell was born in 1918 and lived most of his life > in the Mt. Pleasant Community in Itawamba County. I have only purchased his > new book, > called "Mt. Pleasant" but plan to purchase his other three books on > Mississippi. > "Mt. Pleasant" is a book of poems and writings about the people of the Mt. > Pleasant > Community. He has even drawn a map in the book of the community and the > people > living there during the 1920's and 1930's. This book is poetry, and it > brought > back many great memories of Itawamba County for me. Here is an excerpt from > the book: > > The Map > > "Mt. Pleasant began a long time ago, I don't believe anybody knows when - > But I remember the old church and a graveyard half as big, with little > trellised houses, cedar trees, and rock tombstones. > We were a little country of our own back then, and the church with the store > at the foot of the hill was the capital. > We pretty much kept to ourselves. > I spend a lot of time now getting about on my map -- stopping off at houses, > with old faces coming to the door, old dogs barking. > I like these people. > I like to hear them talk about life -- what they were > up to and how they took the weather; > And that's what my poems are about." > > I asked him if he would allow me to put a couple of his poems on the > internet, and he > was happy to grant me permission. If you are interested in any of his books, > he can be contacted at: > > Elmo Howell > 3733 Douglass Avenue > Memphis, TN 3811 > 901.323.5914 > > Books are titled: Mississippi Home Places - $14.95, Mississippi Scenes - > $16.95, > Mississippi Back Roads - 19.95, Mt. Pleasant - 9.95. > > Wayne > > >

Lay-By Time - Elmo Howell Since it's not on the calendar or in the dictionary, I shall define it. Lay-by time began on the Fourth and lasted till cotton picking -- The off-time of year, to pasture and watch crops grow; To fish (whether you wanted to or not) and hang out at the store; to help women put up gardenstuff and dry fruit in the back yard. (You spread it on top of the chickenhouse.) Time for the graveyard working and Big Meeting, which began on the first Sunday in August. But that's a country definition. Lay-by time (which doesn't happen today), was a pause in the blood -- a stillness struck by the sun. Time held up: The moment when the ball stands still in the sky before starting back to earth again. Some old people found it a good time to die. My Great-Grandmother Friday did -- One August afternoon, in her rocker on the front porch.

Hello everyone, If you haven't heard of the author, Elmo Howell, I would like to introduce you to him. I saw an article about his books in a recent issue of The Itawamba County Times and found out he lived in Memphis. I called him and talked to him, and found a new friend. Mr. Howell was born in 1918 and lived most of his life in the Mt. Pleasant Community in Itawamba County. I have only purchased his new book, called "Mt. Pleasant" but plan to purchase his other three books on Mississippi. "Mt. Pleasant" is a book of poems and writings about the people of the Mt. Pleasant Community. He has even drawn a map in the book of the community and the people living there during the 1920's and 1930's. This book is poetry, and it brought back many great memories of Itawamba County for me. Here is an excerpt from the book: The Map "Mt. Pleasant began a long time ago, I don't believe anybody knows when - But I remember the old church and a graveyard half as big, with little trellised houses, cedar trees, and rock tombstones. We were a little country of our own back then, and the church with the store at the foot of the hill was the capital. We pretty much kept to ourselves. I spend a lot of time now getting about on my map -- stopping off at houses, with old faces coming to the door, old dogs barking. I like these people. I like to hear them talk about life -- what they were up to and how they took the weather; And that's what my poems are about." I asked him if he would allow me to put a couple of his poems on the internet, and he was happy to grant me permission. If you are interested in any of his books, he can be contacted at: Elmo Howell 3733 Douglass Avenue Memphis, TN 3811 901.323.5914 Books are titled: Mississippi Home Places - $14.95, Mississippi Scenes - $16.95, Mississippi Back Roads - 19.95, Mt. Pleasant - 9.95. Wayne

I am having trouble finding James Thomas so, I am trying the back door. For you who are working on Gilmore in Itawamba, MS. Do you have a Mathew GILMORE who married Malinda Thomas b 20 jul 1821 d 25 Sept 1868? James Thomas 2pis4ces@gate.net ----- Original Message ----- From: To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 8/3/2001 11:27:42 AM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Our Boys In Services - March 1943 Sorry, I am looking for the GILMORE family in this county. As far as I know at this time I have no Evans or Gentry in MS. I will let you know if I come across anything. Thanks. Athena. --- Thomas James --- 2pis4ces@gate.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Hi Warren, Here is the meager info I have on John Hester. He was the son of James Hester. Born 12/28/1812 in SC Died 11/14/1879 in Monroe County, MS Buried Hester Cemetery, Monroe Co., MS Married Nancy Cockrell 6/13/1844 in Carolina, Itawamba Co., MS. Nancy was born 2/1/1825 in AL She died 2/11/1907 in Monroe Co., MS She is also buried in Hester Cemetery, Monroe Co., MS. Do you have any additional info on John? I have more info on Nancy if you would like it. Like you I have a ggggrandfather and grandmother buried there somewhere in Carolina, but I have been unable to find them. They were there in the 1850 census but no succeeding ones. I have visited twice and plan on going back next spring to try and find more clues. The people at the courthouse were very friendly. Larry R. Cockerell Jr. Kimberling City, MO -----Original Message----- From: Warren Brower [mailto:wbrower@telusplanet.net] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:43 PM To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Carolina, MS Does Wanda or anyone else know who in the Carolina Community is familiar with early history of Carolina Community. My Great Great Great Grandfather is buried there in 1859. We visited there last winter, the first time any of his descendants have been back there since 1866. We asked around but no one local knew early history of the Hester's. We are looking for any information on John or James Hester who came to Carolina Community from Autaugua County, Alabama about 1840 and before that lived in South Carolina. Any help would be much appreciated. Warren Brower ----- Original Message ----- From: <WLPSnugs@aol.com> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Carolina, MS > My Aunt and cousins live in the area called the Carolina Community, it is > just out of Nettleton, MS > Wanda > >

Athena: Also, have Gilmore - but in Monroe county. We have house guests now, but will try to get back to you after they leave. Dema

Does Wanda or anyone else know who in the Carolina Community is familiar with early history of Carolina Community. My Great Great Great Grandfather is buried there in 1859. We visited there last winter, the first time any of his descendants have been back there since 1866. We asked around but no one local knew early history of the Hester's. We are looking for any information on John or James Hester who came to Carolina Community from Autaugua County, Alabama about 1840 and before that lived in South Carolina. Any help would be much appreciated. Warren Brower ----- Original Message ----- From: <WLPSnugs@aol.com> To: <MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [MSITAWAM-L] Carolina, MS > My Aunt and cousins live in the area called the Carolina Community, it is > just out of Nettleton, MS > Wanda > >

My Aunt and cousins live in the area called the Carolina Community, it is just out of Nettleton, MS Wanda

Sorry, I am looking for the GILMORE family in this county. As far as I know at this time I have no Evans or Gentry in MS. I will let you know if I come across anything. Thanks. Athena.