Posted on: Jefferson Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Jefferson/445 Surname: WILCOX ------------------------- The microfilm copy of the 1860 Census for Jefferson County available to me is unreadable in places. I need the names of the family members for Gus H. Wilcox, 49 year old lawyer, listed on page 597. A daughter's name appears to begin with the letter "W" and one son's name is completely illegible.

MS Marriages 1826-1900 is free this week on Ancestry.com at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4585.htm with added Claiborne and Jefferson marriages. Sue

Hi all, I don't know if these have been posted lately, it's hard to keep track! My apologies if they have. They're both excellent resources for Jefferson County. There are familiar names sprinkled all through them. http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/histidx.htm .....such a well-done website and, aside from genealogy, great reading - and go back to the homepage for other categories. http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/bren.htm .....there are a lot of Presbyterians in the Methodist history! Nancy Brister

Jan, That's certainly an exhaustive history you have on James Montgomery and Denis Nevill. I only wish I could further identify James and details of his friendship with Denis. I wonder if James may have moved on soon after he bought the land on Coles Creek? He may have continued into LA, since you found his marriage recorded in Hebert's "Southwest LA Records." While my particular branch of the Montomerys has SC and GA roots, with plenty of them named James, this mysterious one doesn't match anyone in my files, even slightly. I, and probably other researchers, would be curious to hear from his descendant that you mentioned...maybe we could connect with the GA roots. Thanks for the history...all clues add to the big picture. Mark Montgomery

Ann, I do not think that Dan and Mahala are buried in the same cemetery with Dougal and Julia. They are buried in another cemetery close by off in the woods. Rayford took me there once. Mona [email protected] wrote: > To whom this may concern... > Daniel Smith 19 Sep 1855 - 11 Jul 1931 > Mahala Emfinger Weathersby Smith 7 Jul 1850 - 9 May 1831 > They were married on 22 Sep 1875 in Jefferson Co, MS. > They are buried in the Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemeter ... > > Kay .. you know where that is ... your g-grandparents .. Douglal and Julia > Nevels Smith are buried there ... > > Dan was the son of Wilford Smith (1894 - ?) who is buried in Serepta > Cememtery which is located on the Jefferson Franklin county line on the > meadville-Union Church road. Known to be his brothers are Slex L. Smith and > James M. 'Jim'Smith. > > Dan and Mahal's children and their spouses are: > > Willie Smith 12 May 1876 - 27 May 1970 > Sarah Elefair Stephensen 5 June 1878 - 26 Oct 1947 > married on 22 Mar 1899 > Pearlie R. Smith 13 Jan 1878 - May 24 1948 > Carrie O. Humphreys 1 /Sep 1879 - 1 May 1951 > married on 22 Jul 1898 > Nannie E. Smith 4 Nov 1879 - 25 May 1957 > J. K. McDonald 10 Dec 1865 24 Jan 1934 > married on 4 Aug 1897 > Tullie Smith 20 Aug 1880 - 23 Mar 1956 > Louisa Ivey 22 Mar 1883 - 24 Mar 1936 > married on 20 Sep 1899 > Anne Louise Smith 16 Mar 1885 - 16 Mar 1958 > Samuel L. Humphreys 31 Jan 1883 - 22 Jul 1914 > married on 20 Dec 1903 > Vernie G. Smith 30 Jan 1887 - 22 Sep 1965 > Joel Columbus Dillon 18 Mar 1882 12 Ap[r 1962 > married on 25 Dec 1907 > Sidney K. Smith 12 Jun 1889 - 2 Feb 1974 > 1st Vida A. ? 19 May 1886 - 26 Jan 1936 > married on 25 Feb 1909 > 2nd Nellie Ivey 30 Oct 1907 - 19 Oct 1981] > > I also have a listing of their children ... birth dates etc. > > This is all listed in one of my books EPHESUS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, > Lorman, Mississippi 1893 - 1993. This publication has a copy of most of > the church records, listing of memberships, the cemetery records, the > genealogy sheets for Dan and Mahala Smith and of Miles and Mary Polly Beasley > Stephenson. > I sam in the process now of upgrading that issue with photos, later listing > of the cemetery, etc. > > Ann Brown ...... Red Lick, MS > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "May you ask the right question of the right person at the right time."

The obituary of Dougal Casey Smith in March 1985, Fayette Chronicle states that he was the son of Sid Smith and Vida Humphreys Smith.

To whom this may concern... Daniel Smith 19 Sep 1855 - 11 Jul 1931 Mahala Emfinger Weathersby Smith 7 Jul 1850 - 9 May 1831 They were married on 22 Sep 1875 in Jefferson Co, MS. They are buried in the Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemeter ... Kay .. you know where that is ... your g-grandparents .. Douglal and Julia Nevels Smith are buried there ... Dan was the son of Wilford Smith (1894 - ?) who is buried in Serepta Cememtery which is located on the Jefferson Franklin county line on the meadville-Union Church road. Known to be his brothers are Slex L. Smith and James M. 'Jim'Smith. Dan and Mahal's children and their spouses are: Willie Smith 12 May 1876 - 27 May 1970 Sarah Elefair Stephensen 5 June 1878 - 26 Oct 1947 married on 22 Mar 1899 Pearlie R. Smith 13 Jan 1878 - May 24 1948 Carrie O. Humphreys 1 /Sep 1879 - 1 May 1951 married on 22 Jul 1898 Nannie E. Smith 4 Nov 1879 - 25 May 1957 J. K. McDonald 10 Dec 1865 24 Jan 1934 married on 4 Aug 1897 Tullie Smith 20 Aug 1880 - 23 Mar 1956 Louisa Ivey 22 Mar 1883 - 24 Mar 1936 married on 20 Sep 1899 Anne Louise Smith 16 Mar 1885 - 16 Mar 1958 Samuel L. Humphreys 31 Jan 1883 - 22 Jul 1914 married on 20 Dec 1903 Vernie G. Smith 30 Jan 1887 - 22 Sep 1965 Joel Columbus Dillon 18 Mar 1882 12 Ap[r 1962 married on 25 Dec 1907 Sidney K. Smith 12 Jun 1889 - 2 Feb 1974 1st Vida A. ? 19 May 1886 - 26 Jan 1936 married on 25 Feb 1909 2nd Nellie Ivey 30 Oct 1907 - 19 Oct 1981] I also have a listing of their children ... birth dates etc. This is all listed in one of my books EPHESUS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorman, Mississippi 1893 - 1993. This publication has a copy of most of the church records, listing of memberships, the cemetery records, the genealogy sheets for Dan and Mahala Smith and of Miles and Mary Polly Beasley Stephenson. I sam in the process now of upgrading that issue with photos, later listing of the cemetery, etc. Ann Brown ...... Red Lick, MS

Mark, I have some more information on James Montgomery who was associated with Denis Nevill in a deed for 1000 arpents on Cole's Creek, 29 July 1794. Maybe it will help you and other Jeff. Co. researchers looking for the Montgomery surname. As you know, the French and Spanish spellings of some of our surnames were quite a bit different from the English spellings. Through a comparison of several records, Ruth Nevels, who is also a member of this list, and I assembled information about Denis Nevill and related families, including Montgomery, in the Natchez Territory in the 1790s and in the area of Bayou Boef / Bayou Robert, Louisiana (later Opelousas and Rapides Parish) in the late 1790s and early 1800s. A little background on Denis Nevill may help you sort information about James Montgomery who was associated with him in the area that became Jefferson Co., Miss. Although Denis Nevill and families who were connected with him, including James Montgomery, can be found in Catholic church records related to the Miss. and La. areas where they lived, we don't know if he and the families related to him had been Catholic before they came to the Spanish Natchez Territory. At one time, the area of Cole's Creek was under the New Orleans diocese, and I think later, Baton Rouge, so you might be able to learn more about James Montgomery in the 1790s and early 1800s through the Southwest La. diocese records. Denis Nevill came to Cole's Creek by way of Fayette Co., Pennsylvania and Nelson Co., Ky. He and his wife Helen Brown were said to be natives of Ireland in the marriage certificate of their daughter Margaret Nevill, who m. 15 Sept. 1814 to James Rezin Bowie, son of Rezin and Elve Johns [Elve Catesby Jones] Bowie of Georgia (Appendix A, Southwest La. Records, Vol. 2-A, by Rev. Donald J. Hebert). James was Rezin's confirmation name taken the day before he married Margaret Nevill; he and his family used the name Rezin/Reason Pleasant Bowie. He was the brother of Jim Bowie who died at the Alamo. James Montgomery who was in the 29 July 1794 deed with Denis Nevill for land on Cole's Creek may have been the son-in-law of Denis Nevill or he may have been the father James Montgomery who married Denis Nevill's daughter Elizabeth. In the book Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Records is the following information (I added info. in brackets): 30 Sept., 1793, Elizabett Newbell [Elizabeth Nevill], daughter of Thomas [Denis] and Helena Braun [Helen Brown], married Santiago Mongumbre [James Montgomery], son of Santiago and Catarina ____ [James and Catherine _____ ]. Wit.: Patricio Conoly and Juan Sauvage. [End of citation] Those who are used to records from the Spanish days probably know Santiago is the equivalent of James, but I had to use an antique Spanish-English dictionary to learn that. The names in brackets are also confirmed through La. baptismal and marriage records of James and Elizabeth Nevill Montgomery's children (Southwest La. Records by Rev. Donald Hebert). I don't know why Thomas Nevill is given as the husband of Helena Braun (Brown) in the above marriage record. In all other records, Helen Brown's husband is Denis Nevill. It's possible Thomas was Denis's confirmation name. James Montgomery who m. Elizabeth Nevill would have been the brother-in-law of Rezin Pleasant Bowie and his wife Margaret Nevill (Rezin and Margaret's daughter, Elvie Ann Nevill Moore, lived at Port Gibson where she helped collect money to build St. Joseph's Catholic Church in 1849). It is possible James Montgomery may have also had Ga. ties. A while back I corresponded with a descendant of James and Elizabeth Nevill Montgomery, and her information showed that James was born in Ga., but she did not have a source she could verify for that info. She said she was going to do some more research to try to learn if her Montgomery group actually did have Ga. roots, but I haven't heard any more from her on this subject. I will try to get in touch with her to see if she has learned anything new. If the Montgomery family associated with Denis Nevill on Cole's Creek in Jeff. Co., MS did have Ga. roots, they may have moved with the Bowies, who went from Ga. to the Cumberland area on the border of what is now Franklin and Simpson Co., Ky. and Sumner Co., TN before moving to the La. area across the river from the Natchez Territory. In his marriage certificate, James Rezin [Pleasant] Bowie, who m. Margaret Nevill, said he was born in the Cumberland in Tanesi [Tennessee). Some people who live in the border area of KY and Sumner Co., TN have a friendly rivalry about whether Jim Bowie, Rezin's brother, was born on the KY side or the TN side of the state line. (I think KY has the stronger claim to Jim--at least, they have "Jim Bowie Days" every year in either Franklin or Simpson Co., KY). Montgomery Co., TN is next to Sumner Co. and is named for an early TN pioneer. Some of the Montgomery Co., TN residents owned land on Cole's Creek and in old Greenville, Jefferson Co., MS in the very early 1800s (Green, Stewart, and Geo., Joseph, and John Nevill-not Denis Nevill's crew, believe it or not!). It's is possible James Montgomery was related to the TN Montgomery group. Many of the families associated with Denis Nevill originated in Maryland or Pennsylvania (including the Bowies). Perhaps, James Montgomery's family did, too. Based on my Nevels family research, I know the route to Cole's Creek was pretty circuitous for some families who lived there. I have documentation of the above details I have summarized and will be glad to forward any of it if you think it will help you untangle some of the Montgomery line. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Montgomery, Nevill > Jan, > > I checked my genealogy program and I don't have anything on James and > Catherine Montgomery, and by extension, their son James. (I'm surprised > because most of my 1790s, early Natchez files, form the basis of my > Montgomery research, and I thought they were fairly complete). As an early > planter, and with few Montgomerys in the area, James ought to stand out. > Since he bought land in 1794, he must have been at least in his 20s or 30s, > so he would have been born in the 1760s or 70s. > > The 1790s and early 1800s are when the five Montgomery brothers came to > Natchez. Their brother James was not one of them, so I'm wondering about your > mystery James. As far as I know, they were the earliest Montgomery settlers > in the area. > > My Rev. William Montgomery line is incomplete, so I wouldn't recognize > whether he had a brother James or not. He settled in the area in 1811, but > did missionary work in the territory as early as 1800. > > This is worth following-up, so I've printed your email and will dig further > into it. Your James may be a clue to the missing Montgomery families we've > been searching for. > > Mark > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "Happiness is a genealogist who just found their lost ancestor." > >

Linda, Try e-mailing the MS Dept. of Archives. I received a letter from them after a request on my 2G grandfather and they are sending me 7 pages of stuff on him! They have a website at: http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/arlib_index.html Ann Geoghegan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Erwin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: February 02, 2001 00:31 Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] Liddell's > I need information on the Liddells of Jefferson County. Cicero Liddell was wounded in the Civil War and I have been told that there was a Liddell store in Fayette for some time. Also some of the Liddells are buried in the Bethal Cemetery. I know dates of birth and death but other information would be appreciated. Linda Erwin > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "A question suppressed my be an ancestor lost." > >

There were also some in Crystal Springs, MS where I grew up I remember a Sunday School Being names the Sussie or Suzzie Liddell sunday school class, it was for older folks, but this I remember from the late 1940's At 06:31 AM 02/02/2001 -0000, Linda Erwin wrote: >I need information on the Liddells of Jefferson County. Cicero Liddell was wounded in the Civil War and I have been told that there was a Liddell store in Fayette for some time. Also some of the Liddells are buried in the Bethal Cemetery. I know dates of birth and death but other information would be appreciated. Linda Erwin > God Bless Lynda

I need information on the Liddells of Jefferson County. Cicero Liddell was wounded in the Civil War and I have been told that there was a Liddell store in Fayette for some time. Also some of the Liddells are buried in the Bethal Cemetery. I know dates of birth and death but other information would be appreciated. Linda Erwin

Jan, I checked my genealogy program and I don't have anything on James and Catherine Montgomery, and by extension, their son James. (I'm surprised because most of my 1790s, early Natchez files, form the basis of my Montgomery research, and I thought they were fairly complete). As an early planter, and with few Montgomerys in the area, James ought to stand out. Since he bought land in 1794, he must have been at least in his 20s or 30s, so he would have been born in the 1760s or 70s. The 1790s and early 1800s are when the five Montgomery brothers came to Natchez. Their brother James was not one of them, so I'm wondering about your mystery James. As far as I know, they were the earliest Montgomery settlers in the area. My Rev. William Montgomery line is incomplete, so I wouldn't recognize whether he had a brother James or not. He settled in the area in 1811, but did missionary work in the territory as early as 1800. This is worth following-up, so I've printed your email and will dig further into it. Your James may be a clue to the missing Montgomery families we've been searching for. Mark

The cemetery is Cane Ridge Cemetery ... Ann Brown

Hi ... I live near Lorman ... had breen treated by Dr Clark a number of times. Email me what you need to have filled in family tree regarding this family. Dr Clark's wife's sister lived with them .. Nettie Catherine was the sister's daughter ... Ann Brown ...

Mark, Thank you the information about your ancestor William Montgomery. In your search for Montgomery information, have you come across a James Montgomery, son of James and Catherine Montgomery? Natchez Court Records by McBee has a July 1794 record of William Dunbar, attorney for Robert Dow, of New Orleans, physician , selling to James Montgomery and Dennis Nevill, both of Natchez, planters, 1000 square arpents on Cole's Creek, granted to Robert Dow. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Nevel, Callender, Coleman > > In a message dated 1/26/01 8:38:16 AM, [email protected] writes: > > << Jan, > > I appreciated your comments regarding the Bethel and Pine Ridge > Churches...they brought forth some family history. My 5G grandfather, Rev. > Wm. Montgomery was one of the three Presbyterian missionaries you mentioned > arriving in the Natchez District in 1802. >> > > Hi List, > In case it ever makes a difference, I want to correct a typo in my 1/26/01 > email above. Rev. Wm. Montgomery was my 3G grandfather...NOT 5G. (And, > yes...he'd probably be upset that I'm not in church now, instead of writing > this.) > > Mark > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "A question suppressed my be an ancestor lost." > >

List, this is the reply I received from Presbyterian Historical Society in Montreat, North Carolina concerning Bethel Meeting House. Mary Duck Pallon **************************************************************************** ********************************************** > Ms. Pallon: > We have no records from the Bethel Presbyterian Church (a.k.a. Callender's Meeting House) in Jefferson County, Miss. About all we have regarding that church is found in an article, "Beginnings of Presbyterianism in Mississippi" by T. L. Haman in the _Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society_, vol. 10 (1909), pp. 203-221. Some of the original members of Bethel Church are named on page 209. > > If you do not have access to this article, we can supply a copy for our minimum copying charge of $3.00. You may send your check or money order to: > > Presbyterian Historical Society > P.O. Box 849 > Montreat, NC 28757 > > If you have further questions, let us know. > > William B. Bynum > Assistant Director for Reference >

Dear Ruth: I have a John Vaughan, son of Henry A. Vaughan, who married Mary Heckler and had a sister Mary of those ages. I have the middle initial as L. His sister Mary married Joel East in Franklin County in 1867. I don't know why she would take back her maiden name unless they were divorced. My info is VERY sketchy on this as we didn't know about my husband's great great grandfather's family until recently because his great grandfather was orphaned as a small child and raised by another sister to John named Louise Vaughan who married Dr. J.P. Wise. Dr. Wise owned several stores in the area. Ann Geoghegan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth K. Nevels" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: January 30, 2001 16:37 Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] VAUGHANS, 1880 in Jeff. Co.,MS > Posted on: Jefferson Co. Ms Queries Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Jefferson/444 > > Surname: VAUGHAN, VAUGHN, HECKLER > ------------------------- > > The 1880 census of Jefferson County, Miss. (Rodney area) lists: > Jn. S. Vaughan, 47 > M.J. Vaughan, 42, sister > Mary (Heckler) Vaughan, 38, wife > Thos. H. Vaughan, 20, son > W. W. Vaughan, 18, dau. > Eva (?) L. 13, dau. > Jno C. Vaughan, Jr., 10 > Julia, 8, dau. > David C., 6, son > Edith M., 4, dau. > Mildred V., 2, dau. > Thomas D., 6 months, son > > What happened to this family after 1880? Did they move out of the county? > To another state? Please help. Thanks. Ruth Nevels > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem, leads to two more." > >

Posted on: Jefferson Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Jefferson/444 Surname: VAUGHAN, VAUGHN, HECKLER ------------------------- The 1880 census of Jefferson County, Miss. (Rodney area) lists: Jn. S. Vaughan, 47 M.J. Vaughan, 42, sister Mary (Heckler) Vaughan, 38, wife Thos. H. Vaughan, 20, son W. W. Vaughan, 18, dau. Eva (?) L. 13, dau. Jno C. Vaughan, Jr., 10 Julia, 8, dau. David C., 6, son Edith M., 4, dau. Mildred V., 2, dau. Thomas D., 6 months, son What happened to this family after 1880? Did they move out of the county? To another state? Please help. Thanks. Ruth Nevels

Posted on: Jefferson Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Jefferson/443 Surname: Farris ------------------------- Your Lucien Farris b. 1890 in Jefferson County, MS was a son of Middleton Zachary Taylor Farris who was brother to my Thomas Jefferson Farris. Would like to exchange info.

Posted on: Jefferson Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Jefferson/442 Surname: Bryant, Hodge, Ross, Davenport, Selman, Humphries, Humphrey ------------------------- Searching for history on William Monroe Bryant,last marriage was to Harriett Babin after death of William Monroe Bryant Harriett married Henry Ennis. William Monroe Bryant born Jun.13,1830 died May 5,1906, served in 7th Alabama cavalry Co. E. Buried in Brynam Cemetery in Jones Co. Ms.He was probably married at least three times and orginally from Al. I am his great grand daughter. LaVerne Bryant McPhate 125 Ashley Lane Vidalia,La. 71373 E-Mail [email protected]