In a message dated 8/2/01 8:23:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MiltDema@aol.com writes: > Athena: > Are your Evans and Gentry families from Itawambi County? My husband > descended from John and Meeky Evans thru their daughter, Meeky, who > married > Thomas Hancock. > > Dema Magers > Do you have a list of Children and known were any were buried? Descendants of Meeky Ann Evans 1 Meeky Ann Evans b: 1848 in Itawamba Co., MS d: 1888 .. +Thomas C Hancock b: Abt. 1846 in Alabama m: November 14, 1866 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Father: Elbert Hancock Mother: Miranda Crawford .......... 2 Cordelia D Hancock b: Abt. 1867 d: Unknown in probably Itawamba Co., MS .............. +Wesley Graham, Jr. b: 1859 in Itawamba Co., MS m: September 17, 1894 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown in probably Itawamba Co., MS Father: Wesley C Graham, Sr. Mother: Nancy Ann Jeans

Fulton News Beacon – Dec. 30, 1943 Complete List Of Itawamba School Teachers and Trustees Superintendent of Education, H. A. Burch announces the following list of teachers and trustees for the schools of Itawamba County for the school year 1943-1944: Teachers I. A. H. S. J. I. Rankinm Superintendent B. A. Brumley, Principle M. T. Seltz, L. B. Johnson, Bodine Bourland, E. L. Jernigan, Mrs. Vola Senter, Miss Hermine Graham, Miss Mary Belle Donaldson, Miss Josephine Wright, Mrs. C. P. Godfrey, Mrs. Willie Johnson, Mrs. Fred Howard, Mrs. Viola Goudy, Miss Rachel Hunter, Miss Eugene Miller, Miss Willena Godwin, Miss Ruth Harrison Banner H. T. Beam, Principle T. C. Hall, Mrs. H. T. Beam, Evie Pugh, Inez Weatherford, Mrs. Euple Buram Carolina J. Q. Brown, Principle Ida Lyle, Mrs. Sybie Houston, Mrs. Ola Myrle Carpenter Centerville H. C. Nanney, Principle Mrs. Allen Williams, Mrs. Arthur Barber Clay Loise Dulaney, Principle Curtis Spencer, Mrs. Pearl Toomer, Mrs. Annie Wallace Dorsey Edgar Moore, Principle Ellen McDonald, Wilmer Comer, Benona Gray, Troy Wallace, Shirley Sheffield Evergreen B. V. Rutledge, Principle Irma Patterson, Mrs. Jimmie Shumpert Friendship W. G. Rutledge, Principle L. Stovall, Mrs. I. L. Stovall, Mrs. Eva Riley, Beatrice Holcomb, Mrs. May Ola Wood Colored Teachers - Mary Emma Ruff, Clester Green, Genevine Sims Fairview C. P. Godfrey, Superintendent George Senter, Principle Mrs. Ivy Wood, Mrs. Ida Cromeans, Adell Johnson, Linda Howell, Mrs. Ripple Johnson, C. L. Graham, Mrs. Beatrice Stevens, Corrine Dulaney, J. C. Graham, Vera Johnson Fawn Grove Mrs. S. L. Lumus, Principle Izelle McMillen, Willie Ledbetter Fulton D. R. Raper, Superintendent Oren Wren, Principle Mrs. Wesley Kilpatrick, Mrs. W. L. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Eupal Thornberry, Mrs. James Gibbs, Mrs. N. L. Reese, Thelma Spencer, Irene Burch, Reda Brown, Louise Harrison Hazel Sheffield, Mrs. Elsye McMillen Hopewell C. A. West, Principle Loraine Maxcy, Wilma Maxcy, Fay Ellen Montgomery, A. B. Bullen Houston Dexter Digby, Superintendent G. C. Barnes, Principle Mrs. Minnie Dyer, Mrs. Ozell Sheffield, Mrs. Ruby Walker, Hortense Long, Estredda Tabler, Mrs. Ruth Smith, Mrs. Beatrice Grissom, C. A. Houston, Willie Wileman Jeans Almyra T. Crockett - Colored Mantachie C. B. Camp, Superintendent Mrs. Susie Mae Earnest, Principle Luther Wimbs, Mrs. Ruth Sheffield, Mrs. Luther Wimbs, Mrs. Fannie Lee Cummings, Mrs. Ruth Coggins, Mabel Grissom, Alvie Cummings, Mrs. Ermye Camp New Chapel Vola Cooper - Colored New Salem Guy Clifton, Principle Mrs. O. A. Christian, Mrs. Mazie McNeece Oakland L. D. Davis, Principle Jenette Graham, Mrs. Bessie Murphree Palmetto Eliza M. Buchanan - Colored Pleasant Grove R. G. Pierce, Principle Ruby West, Mrs. Earn Hughes Colored Teachers - Silas Carter, Maudine Nichols Ryan R. C. McCarver, Principle Marlis Cromeans, Mrs. Azilee Prestage, Maylene Waddle, Mrs. Vela Jamerson, Mrs. Ruth Franks, Lillian Scott Shiloh Mrs. Gertie Hiden, Principle Mrs. Dorothy Turner Colored Teachers - Fannie Hayes, Enval Holley, Dezzie Lee Enious Splunge Ola Cody, Principle Mrs. Lillian Summerford, Little Chamblee Tilden Fay Chamblee, Principle Mittie Lee Smith, Mrs. Dewdrop Hughes, Eleanor Harrison Turon Reba Cowley, Principle Erma Wylie, Mrs. John Booker Tremont W. E. Williams, Superintendent Mrs. T. H. Comer, Principle of High School Augusta Bailey, Joe Wesson, Gordy Hughes, A. N. Betts, Curtis Duncan, Geraldine Godson Mrs. H. A. Burch, Principle of Grade School Lila Jackson, Mrs. A. D. Summers, Mary Edna Brown, Corinne Reeves, Mrs. Fred Burch Mrs. J. E. Carroll Union Colored Teaches - W. E. Cummings, Annie Lou Dean, Clara Lee Sargent Van Buren Glen Loden, Principle Odell Johnson, Mrs. Rosie Pearson Unity J. W. Summers, Superintendent Mrs. J. W. Summers, Principle of High School County School Board Alvin Marlin, W. B. Stovall, W. O. Wood, J. E. Dulaney, C. M. Robinson Trustees I.A. H. S. D. W. Grahm, Allen Clayton, H. M. Kennedy, A. B. Smith, C. M. Gurley Banner J. H. Weatherford, L. A. Underwood, J. B. Bostick Carolina Presley Conwill, Luther Black, A. F. Francher, T. W. Robinson, Floyd Wilgul Clay P. P. Johnson, Edd Wilemon, R. C. Wheeler Centerville W. W. Cook, C. C. Raburn, C. C. Davidson Dorsey E. J. Gillentine, T. A. McDaniel, C. C. Ballard, Ebb Loden, Ellis Loden Evergreen W. W. Ridings, M. F. Wood, M. F. Gurley Friendship C. B. Riley, W. L. Lesley, Will Stovall Colored - Colton Warren, J. M. Barnes, T. A. Randloph Fawn Grove Ulen Franks, O. C. Franks, W. B. Knight Fulton J. M. Gibbs, R. W. Moore, J. C. Whitehead Fairview T. A. Senter, D. A. Cleveland, D. C. Williams, Earl Graham, Cliff Barnes Hopewell Chester Grimes, Dock Stanphill, T. D. Jackson Houston C. L. Ryan, Monroe Weatherford, W. D. Long Mantachie S. L. Graham, J. A. McFerrin, R. F. Nanney, W. H. Beene, C. J. Gardner New Chapel Colored - O. G. McKinney, I. B. Standifer, R. C. Stegall New Salem Mrs. Ila Moore, J. E. Kennedy, Earl Mattox Oakland Verlon Hughes, Gorden Holley, Cliff Murphy Palmetto Colored - John Davis, Arthur Steele, Charlie Clemons Pleasant Grove D. S. Johnson, Luther Tucker, W. T. Wileman Colored - Alver Nichols, Ollie White, Jim Schumpert Ryan N. C. Spencer, J. H. Gentry, H. Spencer, Jim Senter, G. O. Thomas Shiloh W. A. Franks, J. E. Smith, M. C. Smith Colored - Cleveland Clifton, Edd Clifton, Shermon Clifton Splunge Bruce Barber, L. Booth, Eather Kerr Tilden Sam Farrar, Era Smith, Curtis Tucker Tremont Dr. J. H. Stone, H. B. Kent, M. L. Robinson, R. B. Umfress, E. B. Stevens Turon D. C. Davis, A. E. Robinson, Melton Millican Unity Colored - Fred Cummings, W. L. Cummings, Jim Patton Van Buren W. H. Cauthern, A. L. Wardlaw, D. D. Green

Athena: Are your Evans and Gentry families from Itawambi County? My husband descended from John and Meeky Evans thru their daughter, Meeky, who married Thomas Hancock. Dema Magers

Hello everyone, I thought you would enjoying seeing something on a lighter note than the Service records, obits, etc. I have been posting...hope everyone is having a great day! Itawamba County Times - 1948 DO YOU WANT TO BUY A FARM? 104 acres located on Mooreville-Mantachie road, power line, milk route, school route, new five room house built two years ago. 25 acres of good timber. Will make a fine dairy farm. A real value at $6,300. 80 acres on Red Bay route, 50,000 feet of timber. Here's a buy you can make money on. $2,100. 160 acres in Van Buren community, a real farm with 5-room house. Expect to have electricty soon. $6,300. 88 acres just off Highway 78, a few miles east of Fulton. Will have to be seen to appreciate. Just $1,600. 72 acres near Ratliff, school route, milk route, power line, mail route, church close. Frame 3 room house brick siding, young orchard. $2,400. 50 acres South of Tremont, 20 acres in cultivation, 30 acres of timber, 5 room house signed for power line, has mail route and can have milk route. $2,100.

Most of the Rootsweb sponsored obituary sites have a disclaimer that permission of the newspaper in which the obituary appeared must be obtained before posting it. I searched several online newspapers that post obituaries to see if they tended to claim copyright on them (since they are usually compiled by the funeral home with the assistance of survivors). Most have a copyright notice on that page. Some also have a disclaimer that their permission must be obtained before copying. That would extend to copying on listservs, web sites, etc. I think it would be much safer to call the Daily Journal and receive a blanket permission before doing any widespread obituary posting. You could get a blanket permission from the Itawamba County paper(s). If you obtain this (preferably in writing), you are assured you are not in copyright violation. By the way, the Mississippi site for obituary posting at Rootsweb is in need of adoption and has no obituaries posted. This would be a great place to archive the obituaries in a more permanent place. If someone decided to undertake this, s/he could take a look at the format of some of the states that have already undertaken this. Lori Thornton lorit@lcs.net > From: "Wayne Loden" <wayneloden@trugreenmail.com> > Reply-To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 06:56:57 -0500 > To: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [MSITAWAM-L] Re: Our Boys In Services - March 1943 > Resent-From: MSITAWAM-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 05:57:15 -0600 > > It's okay to post the recent obituaries. They are public > information. Don Pate posts many of them on the Itawamba > message board currently. We need to get everything posted, > recent and old, obituaries, reunions, anything that would > be of interest to genealogy. > >> Is it okay to post recent obituaries from the local paper? < > > > > >

Itawamba County Times - June 2001 Grissom Reunion Attended by 37 The descendents of the late Earl E. and Rada Beene Grissom met June 9 at the community center in Ratliff for their annual family reunion. Those attending included Skeet and Mary Alice Grissom, John Grissom, Sammie and Myra Crumpton, Ashley and Dillon Evans and Rodney Evans and sons, all of Fulton. Robert and Alma Grissom, Tim and Catherine Grissom, Berwyn and Debbie Grissom and Brian and Crystal Grissom and daughter, all of Guntown. Duane Grissom, Jimmy, Debra and Julia Grisham; Sarah Spigner; Henry and Quay Robertson, all of Tupelo. Marilyn and Pete Collins and Mrs. Ben Justice and friend, Hannah, all of Madison. Jason and April Grissom of Okolona, Beatrice Dulaney of Ridgeland, James Shumpert of Nettleton, and Floyd and Athelene Grissom of Saltillo.

Itawamba County Times - July 11, 2001 Wallaces Hold Sixteenth Family Reunion June 23 The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the late J. F. Wallace and Lilly Spradling Wallace of Dorsey held their sixteenth annual family reunion at the Holiday Inn Express in Tupelo on Saturday, June 23, 2001. Those attending included Evelyn and Alvin Hood of Tupelo; Myra and John Giancaspro and Emojene and Bobby Ballard, all of Williamsburg, Va; Julia and Gene Lewis of Brandon; Faynell Miller of Las Vegas, Nev; Margaret Williams of Southaven; and Joanne and George Mencer of Round Lake, Ill. Grandchildren attending were Ken and Ann Priddy of Anniston, Ala; Mildred and Kenneth Aldridge of Caledonia; Olen and Sallie Priddy of Fulton; Linda Mallory of Shannon; Dianne Norris of Tupelo; Mary Dorrell of Carthage; Donna Joubert of Henderson, Nev; Janet Turman of Nesbit; Nancy and Al Canada, and Carla Coopwood of Southaven; Laura Patterson of Jupiter, Fla; Randy Lewis of Brandon; Elisa and Kurt Wilson and George Mencer Jr of Round Lake, Ill; Becky Cumming of Onancock, Va; and Carolyn and Bobby Smith of Mantachie. Visitors included Cleon and Laura Moore.

Fulton News Beacon - Dec. 1942 Mr. David Rufus Carothers, Dec. 9 Mrs. Lillie C. Ferguson, Dec. 12 Mrs. Martha Hargett, Dec. 20 Mrs. Jennie Cummings, Dec. 26

It's okay to post the recent obituaries. They are public information. Don Pate posts many of them on the Itawamba message board currently. We need to get everything posted, recent and old, obituaries, reunions, anything that would be of interest to genealogy. >Is it okay to post recent obituaries from the local paper? <

Is it okay to post recent obituaries from the local paper? I was thinking about doing this but since they are current would that be a problem? I live in Killeen, Texas but take the Austin American Statsman paper. I know this information would be valuable to someone. Thanks, Athena. Researching the following: EVANS, LYNN, GILMORE, SHADDIX, LUELLEN, GENTRY, BUTTERFIELD, RAGSDELL, GROSS, HOY, MONGOGNIA, IACANO, INGOLA, REMSEN, KLIESRATH, and gobs of others!!!!!!

In a message dated 7/30/01 12:32:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lostmycensus@earthlink.net writes: > Does anyone know what Susan HALL's middle name or initial was or who her > parent's were? > > Thanks for any and all assistance, > Cheryl Cummings > > Susan Jane Hall contact Beryl Reid at breid@billerica.mec.edu

In a message dated 7/30/01 11:08:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, BJones5427@aol.com writes: > Wayne, > > Thanks for these postings. They are a great source of items that add life > to > our genealogy. Is this newspaper available on-line? I remember as a young > child that my Aunt had our visit posted in the newspaper's social section. > Does anyone know where I could locate this type of article without going to > MS? > > Barbara Tally Jones > Barbara that is the problem in that you have to go to the newspaper office. Now if people would type up and post from there files, obits, newpapers article etc. it gets on line for all to see. Wayne did a great thing here and said will try to post more, the more people who go to the newspaper the more articles get on line. I use this site as a big safety deposit box, works for me. Don

Wayne, Thanks for these postings. They are a great source of items that add life to our genealogy. Is this newspaper available on-line? I remember as a young child that my Aunt had our visit posted in the newspaper's social section. Does anyone know where I could locate this type of article without going to MS? Barbara Tally Jones

It is out of print Barbara. Have been discussing having it re-printed with Wayne Loden. Ann

The Itawamba County Times (formerly the Fulton News Beacon) is not available online. Whenever I have time, I visit the office in Fulton, MS and they let me photocopy articles from their archives. I am posting all articles online through this mailing list and also at the Itawamba Forum at: http://genforum.genealogy.com/ms/itawamba/ I would hope that others will do the same. If we continue posting all of our articles, we will eventually have a great resource for all of us to draw information from. Most of these articles have never been seen by people living outside the county, and have been long forgotten. Wayne

My new e-mail addy is maynard@info.netrelated.com Ann

I am trying again on my Brick wall. Looking for information on: James Thomas b 1 Jan 1789 p ? TN. d 16 Oct 1871 p Itawamba, MS. Married to: Mary Ann Page b 20 Jan1799 p ? NC d 7 Apr 1866 p Itawamba, MS. They are listed in the 1840 and 1850 Itawamba, MS. census. I have the list of most of their children and have some information from a copy of an old family Bible. I do not know where in TN he was born. The Itawamba census shows that he was from TN. I do not know who his parents are his siblings were. The same is true of Mary Ann PAGE. The census shows that she was from NC. The 1840 census shows that her mother was living with them in Ms. My father always said that they were Welsh. Any information would be appreciated. --- James Thomas --- 2pis4ces@gate.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Fulton News Beacon - March 1943 With Our Boys In Services Pvt. Johnson Gillespie of Sheppard Field, Texas, who is on a ten day leave arrived home Monday to visit his mother and other members of his family. This is his first visit back home since entering the service four months ago. Mrs. Jessie Mae Moore called by the Beacon office a few weeks ago and left a subscription for her brother, Pvt. Relder Roberts, who is at Camp Chaffee, Ark. Recently she received a letter from him stating he was so proud of the home paper that he could keep in touch with his home people. He will be glad to hear from any one that will write him. Pvt. Homer L. Smith, who is stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga., is enjoying his first visit back home since entering the service. Pvt. Joe Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kent of Tremont, visited his wife and parents last weekend. He is stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala., with the Medical Bn. His wife, Dimple Henderson Kent, returned to Camp with him. Cpl. Sinurd Thorn of Camp Blanding, Fla., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Thorn of Tremont. Truman McNeece and Nelson Burch, who are in the Signal Corps Reserve, have been attending school at A. P. I. Auburn, Ala., for the past three months. They left Wednesday for Philadelphia, Pa., where they will enter school. Pvt. Ralph J. Howard has returned to camp at Fort Riley, Kan., after spending several days here with his wife and relatives. Lt. (j.g.) James A. Davis of Starkville, Miss., left Saturday for the Naval Training School at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. His wife and two sond, Jimmie and Larry are making their home here with her mother, Mrs. D. L. Lee. Mrs. John Wiygul has received a letter from her son in North Africa. He said his health was fine and he had received the packages and Christmas cards that was sent to him Christmas. He also said he would enjoy reading letters from anyone. n

Fulton News Beacon - February 1943 Our Boys In Services Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dulaney are welcoming their son, Sgt. Gilbert G. Dulaney on his first furlough home since entering the service in January, 1942. Sgt. Dulaney is Head Mechanic of a crew at 339th Bomb Sq., 96th Bomb Group, Army Air Base, Pyote, Texas. Pfc. James Rafus Burleson, who is stationed at Pierre, S. D., is on ten days leave and visiting his family here. He is in the Army Air Force. His brother, Sgy. Clovis Burleson of Camp Shelby joined him here for a week and a visit. 2nd Lt. John S. Cromeans of Edgewood Arsenal, Md., spent a few days last week with his mother and sister, Mrs. Cliff Chamblee and Mrs. Sam Sprayberry. James Travis Winters and John Holley, Seaman First Class of Millington Naval Training School, spent the weekend at home. In a letter dated Jan. 15th from Cpl. Erval Conwill, New Guinea to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Conwill of the Mt. Pleasant community he states he is well and had received two packages from home. Pvt. Wiley L. Johnson who entered the U. S. Army Air Forces July 17, 1942, recently completed a course in radio operator mechanics at the Army Air Forces Technical School. Sioux Falls, S. D. He is the son of Mrs. Catherine Johnson of Fulton, Miss. He is a graduate of Itawamba High School, class of 1939. Pvt. Frank R. Senter, Flight D. 31st Tech Sch Sqd, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., is Frank's address. He would appreciate a letter from the "gang." Staff Sgt. Murl Wren of El Paso, Texas, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wren. Pfc. Ralph Wood of Camp Blanding, Fla., is enjoying a ten days leave with his family here. Pvt. Travis D. Crane of Boca Raton, Fla., is visiting relatives and friends in Fulton.

Fulton News Beacon - January 1943 Our Boys In The Armed Services Pvt. Hollis Graham has returned to Ft. Benning, Ga., after a 10 day visit at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Graham and other relatives and friends. Sgt. Wilburn G. Steele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dio Steele of Fulton recently was promoted to the rank of staff sargaeant at the Air Plane Mechanics school of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command at Keesler Field, Miss. Pvt. Carlos R. Nanney, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nanney of Fulton is in the U. S. Army Air Corps stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where he is receiving his basic training. Ready to begin their basic training course at Fort Knox, Ky., are: Ovt. Efford Lee Johnson, Pvt. Cecil Raymond Wilson, Pvt. Edwin E. Gray and Pvt. Archie A. Christian. Pvt. Harvie L. Summers who is somewhere in India writes he is well and sends best wishes to all. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Summers. He is married and his wife the former Nellie Rue Nanney is living here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nanney. Pvt. Marvin Butler is spending a 14 day furlough with home folks. Pvt. Butler is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Butler of Ryan Community, and is with the Medical Detachment of the Muroc Army Air Base, Muroc, California. Pvt. Wendall Brown who is stationed at Sheppard Field, Texas, is at home on a 10 day furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brown. Cpl. and Mrs. Bruce Davis of Camp Shelby spent the weekend here with relatives and friends. Pvt. A. N. Gullick from Ft. Ethan, Vt., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gullick at Tremont. Pvt. Willie Webb Jr. of Ft. Myers, Fla., is home on a 10 day furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Webb.