Added the Story of Rodney Presbyterian Church from Annabel Power's Pages from an Old Scrapbook - contributed by Annette Bowen. Ann Allen Geoghegan AKA "AnnieG" CC Jefferson & Claiborne MSGenWeb Project Coordinator, Mississippi Families on the Internet CC Kenedy County TXGenWeb Project State Coordinator - Mississippi American Local History Network

Ethel--Thanks for replying--I am looking for some side/links in an effort to take my Prather's back a generation or two. My Robert Prather married Margaret Conn in Jefferson CO MS in 1824, had 4 children and with the Cupits just about populated several southern Counties. These are well documented. BUT-My Robert b 1778 had a first family--wife-name unknown and 6 children--all documented in the 1818 Adams CO Census. Not only that, he also had a brother John b abt 1780 who had a wife, name unknown, and 6 children, also in the 1818 Census of Adams CO. I have found 5 of John's children and 3 or 4 of Robert's and have accounted for most of their descendants. Al of these children claim to have been born in TN (Robert reports he was born in SC, PA, or TN as does John) John's family were in Wilkinson CO by 1830 census--they had land on Black River just at the mouth of the Homochitto River as it reached the MS River. I found about 50 people--all Prathers or married-into related--all buried in Oswalt Cemetery in Concordia Parish LA. They owned land near Trinity=after the Civil War, most of the descendants (all female lines so the Prather name was lost) moved on to Texas. there are a number of Prathers--all cousins--who have been in MS and LA before 1800. I believe that the ones you listed are William's family--he might be--or not--a brother of Robert and John. Some of that family claim Indian heritage--I am not sure how. As you can see--I am fishing for an angle--maybe some name for these two men's first wives so I can trace a sideline and get back to these men. I realize that this is not your family but I take every chance I get to check with long-time researchers in this area to see if they have a new bit of data for me. (That is how I first found the Oswalt Cemetery) So I do thank you so much for your efforts to help me. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: Ethel Sacker To: MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Thank you Kate Mullins, can you help me out a little more? Like where and when. These are all in LA In Marriages and Funerals (Congregational Ch. Records): A. B. Prather married Maude Allen on June 9, 1909 in Kinder, LA married in the Church Parsonage by Rev. Paul Leeds. Cannot find him in any Cemetery listing in our Parish. In my personal files: Heezenah Prather married Rachel LeBerge in St. Landry Parish, LA on Oct. 9, 1857 (Recorded in the Opelousas Court House in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish--Marriage #1650.). Nothing more on Prather, but LeBerge is in my family line. In St. Landry Parish, LA on the 1860 Census: Each one of these is a household. Samuel Wallace 49M born Kentucky Celestine Prather 37F born LA Same census: George Marsh 51 M born: PA Uranie Prather 31 F born: LA Same census: A. Prather 35 M born: LA Rachel--?--23 F born: LA If this is any help, let me know. I have a couple more on the 1850 St. Landry Census, spelled "Preter". Good luck. Ethel ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== "May your brickwalls come tumblin' down!"

Kate, you peeked my interest even more with your families travels. My RAWLS family left VIRGINIA about 1759 and moved to NORTHAMPTON-JOHNSON counties, NORTH CAROLINA, they then moved into the CRAVEN-CAMDEN area of SOUTH CAROLINA and were cut off into KERSHAW-FAIRFIELD & RICHLAND counties. my 4th great-grandparents were in the ORANGEBURG county, SOUTH CAROLINA area in the 1780-1796 time period. about 1796 GABRIEL RAWLS and family (Sons) ABEL, JOHN, JOSEPH, and daughters who married the BEASLEY, LEWIS families among others, moved to ROBERTSON county, TENNESSEE and my 4th greats SILAS RAWLS, SR. and ELIZABETH BASS along with JOB BASS moved to SUMNER county, TENNESSEE. About 1805 SILAS RAWLS & JOB BASS moved to JEFFERSON county, MISSISSIPPI where SILAS RAWLS, JR. married MARGUERITE DROMGRULE {various spellings}. The ALSTON family among others were in her line. my ancestor DANIEL RAWLS also married in MISSISSIPPI or at least his wife was born there according to the census records of Daniel's children. she died before 1840 in ARKANSAS. DANIEL RAWLS was a METHODIST minister and raised the four sons of his deceased brother SILAS RAWLS, JR. he took two of them to ST. MARY parish, LOUISIANA and two died in ARKANSAS per succession papers. The two he took to LOUISIANA about 1841 were JOB BASS RAWLS and PHILLIP ALSTON RAWLS. The two that died in ARKANSAS were JAMES D{ROMGRULE?} RAWLS and DANIEL RAWLS. About 1807 LUKE RAWLS moved to FRANKLIN county, MISSISSIPPI and GABRIEL and sons JOSEPH & ABEL moved to CATAHOULA & CONCORDIA parishes, LOUISIANA. Later SILAS RAWLS and JOB BASS joined them there. the movements of your PRATHER (PRATER) family to the same states suggest a possible family link or at least friendship with my RAWLS. Since I don't know all of the children or grandchildren of GABRIEL RAWLS there is a chance that the PRATHER family may have married into his family. the family names listed as relatives in the succession of GABRIEL RAWLS in 1819 were BEASLEY, LEWIS & ARGOE with his daughter CATHERINE marrying SANDERS ARGOE. If any of this helps let me know. I have a lot of sources in SOUTH CAROLINA that just may help you. again thanks BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS

Kate Mullins, can you help me out a little more? Like where and when. These are all in LA In Marriages and Funerals (Congregational Ch. Records): A. B. Prather married Maude Allen on June 9, 1909 in Kinder, LA married in the Church Parsonage by Rev. Paul Leeds. Cannot find him in any Cemetery listing in our Parish. In my personal files: Heezenah Prather married Rachel LeBerge in St. Landry Parish, LA on Oct. 9, 1857 (Recorded in the Opelousas Court House in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish--Marriage #1650.). Nothing more on Prather, but LeBerge is in my family line. In St. Landry Parish, LA on the 1860 Census: Each one of these is a household. Samuel Wallace 49M born Kentucky Celestine Prather 37F born LA Same census: George Marsh 51 M born: PA Uranie Prather 31 F born: LA Same census: A. Prather 35 M born: LA Rachel--?--23 F born: LA If this is any help, let me know. I have a couple more on the 1850 St. Landry Census, spelled "Preter". Good luck. Ethel

From: "Sam Lenaeus" Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] The Facts Unravel #6 Thanks for that info, most of which I had but not in that form. My ancestors lived near Rodney on their Plantation Pegan Grove which we are told a shell came over the house and hit the barn. I went to Rodney Summer before last and saw the church and cannon ball for my self. - - - - - - - - - - Sam - Thanks for your note. The essay came from secondary sources, probably the same ones you have. I wonder if your folks' barn was among the four buildings damaged. Bruce __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com

For Ms Sacker--Do you have any Prather (Prater)'s in your file? am trying to climb a brick wall. thanks Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: Ethel Sacker To: MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Thank you Bobby Rawls, I am publishing editor of our Allen Parish Genealogical and Historical Society, covering Allen Parish, LA. We publish a quarterly "CrossRoads", which is free to all our members. It includes genealogical and historical articles of interest to Allen Parish and surrounding areas.. We also have an exchange program with many other Societies and Libraries, including the LA State library. We accept articles and queries submitted for publication if they have any ties to our area or any persons. At present, I am putting into book form, The Congregational Church Records of Rev. Paul Leeds (1893 - 1957), a pioneer minister of our area, who started several mission churches in surrounding settlements, and kept excellent records. He also served the Coushatta Indian Tribe here, and started St. Peters Church for the Indians. I will be doing those records later. We have 3 Volumes completed: Marriages and Funerals; Congregational Church Records of Kinder - Vol. 1; and Bethany Congregational Church (Green Oak Settlement). There are about 4 more Vol. to go. We do sell these, with profits going to our Society and Library. If you are interested in more info, email me privately. I would like to have some of your Rawls research to include in my future book on Eusebius Bushnell. I have much info on the Bushnells, past and present. Two of Eusebius Bushnell's gr. grandsons were killed in the Civil War. They were brothers to my g-grandmother Lucrettia Bushnell Gordon. Thank you for your interest. Ethel. ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== "A day without genealogy is like a day without coffee."

Bobby Rawls, I am publishing editor of our Allen Parish Genealogical and Historical Society, covering Allen Parish, LA. We publish a quarterly "CrossRoads", which is free to all our members. It includes genealogical and historical articles of interest to Allen Parish and surrounding areas.. We also have an exchange program with many other Societies and Libraries, including the LA State library. We accept articles and queries submitted for publication if they have any ties to our area or any persons. At present, I am putting into book form, The Congregational Church Records of Rev. Paul Leeds (1893 - 1957), a pioneer minister of our area, who started several mission churches in surrounding settlements, and kept excellent records. He also served the Coushatta Indian Tribe here, and started St. Peters Church for the Indians. I will be doing those records later. We have 3 Volumes completed: Marriages and Funerals; Congregational Church Records of Kinder - Vol. 1; and Bethany Congregational Church (Green Oak Settlement). There are about 4 more Vol. to go. We do sell these, with profits going to our Society and Library. If you are interested in more info, email me privately. I would like to have some of your Rawls research to include in my future book on Eusebius Bushnell. I have much info on the Bushnells, past and present. Two of Eusebius Bushnell's gr. grandsons were killed in the Civil War. They were brothers to my g-grandmother Lucrettia Bushnell Gordon. Thank you for your interest. Ethel.

ETHEL, what counties or parishes are you transcribing? are the books for sale? my family was in JEFFERSON, TUNICA, FRANKLIN, ADAMS counties, MISSISSIPPI & CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, RAPIDES, ST. MARY, ST. LANDRY, parishes, LOUISIANA. RAWLS, BASS, ALSTON, mainly with a few others thrown in. I am so glad for you. I just wish all on this list can make great strides in their research. thanks and good luck Bobby RAWLS Big Spring, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethel Sacker" <paulsacker@centurytel.net> To: <MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:46 AM Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] Thank you > To all who shared opinions, dreams, deep feelings, frustrations, knowledge, information, etc. for the past several days, my appreciation to you. It was heart-warming, and informative. > I received much information on my ancestor, Eusebius Bushnell; enough to help me start the Book I want to do; highlighting his last years in Tennessee, and especially Louisiana and Spanish West Florida, and following his descendants on down into Louisiana, to my area. > I transcribe church records ( and other records), for our Genealogy Society, and put them into book form, also help preserve Cemetery records, and have done several books. > I even learned how to do better searches on websites. :-) > You are all a very caring group of people, with strong feelings and strong loyalties. America and the South needs you. > A friend and neighbor, (and Retired Nurse Anesthetist), > Ethel in the Bayou State. > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "The South--where roots, place, family, and tradition are the essence of identity." > --Social historian Carl N. Degler >

To all who shared opinions, dreams, deep feelings, frustrations, knowledge, information, etc. for the past several days, my appreciation to you. It was heart-warming, and informative. I received much information on my ancestor, Eusebius Bushnell; enough to help me start the Book I want to do; highlighting his last years in Tennessee, and especially Louisiana and Spanish West Florida, and following his descendants on down into Louisiana, to my area. I transcribe church records ( and other records), for our Genealogy Society, and put them into book form, also help preserve Cemetery records, and have done several books. I even learned how to do better searches on websites. :-) You are all a very caring group of people, with strong feelings and strong loyalties. America and the South needs you. A friend and neighbor, (and Retired Nurse Anesthetist), Ethel in the Bayou State.

Looking for descendants of sisters Elizabeth (Cook) Wilson & Margaret (Cook) Hawthorne. Daughters of James & Margaret (Hawthorne) Cook, who migrated from Effingham Co., GA in early 1800's to MS, area around Hinds, Franklin, Copiah and Jefferson Co., MS, where James died about 1812. I have found information and descendants of several of James & Margaret's other children, but have not been able to locate any from Elizabeth & Margaret's families as yet. Below is basically all I know about them. Any new Cousins out there? Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ejwaa@worldnet.att.net ***************************************************** Elizabeth COOK, b: Abt. 1778 in (?) Georgia, married Jesse WILSON m: 10 August 1799 in Effingham Co., GA "Passports issued by govenors of georgis 1810 - 1820" by Mary Givens Bryan Pg 87 -- Sat 3d March 1810 on application ORDERED That passports be prepared for the following persons to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians -- to wit, one for William Hawthorn, with his wife, two children and five orphan children one for Jesse Willson with his wife and five children one for Henry Nichols with his wife and three children all from the county of Effingham in the State -- and one for James Freeman from Marion District, South Carolina, with his wife, four children, two grand-children and a nieghbors child-- which were presented and signed. ******************************************************** This could be the family of our Elizabeth (Cook) Wilson, but if the birth date we have for her is correct she would be approximately 42 yrs old and probably deceased at this census time. 1820 Census, Lawrence Co., MS, Page #65; HH-Jesse Wilson; Males; 2-up to 10, 3-10 to 16, 1-16-18, 1-18 to 26, 2-26 to 45, 1-45 and up; Females; 1-10 to 16, 1-16 to 26; **************************************************************** Margaret COOK, b: Abt. 1788 in (?) Georgia, married Peter HAWTHORNE 6 October 1806 in Effingham Co., GA he was b: Bet. 1770 - 1780 Possibly our Peter and Margaret (Cook) Hawthorn/e Family? 1820 Census of Franklin Co., MS: HH-Peter Hawthorne, Males, 1 under 10; 1-10 to 16 yrs; 1- 26 to 46; Females; 4 under 10; 1-16 to 26; 1- 26 to 45ys; 1830 Census Hinds Co MS, Page 201a: HH-Peter Hawthorn, Males; 1- 5 to 10, 1-50 to 60, Females; 2 - 5 to 10, 2 -10 to 15, 1- 50 to 60; Yesterday is a memory, Tomorrow is a dream, Today is a Gift

October 13, 2003 - Added L. Cohn - Lorman, Mississippi to the Expo 1904 Edition. Also added 1860 Jefferson Census Free People of Color, compiled and contributed by yours truly! Enjoy! Ann Allen Geoghegan AKA "AnnieG" Researching Jefferson & Franklin County, MS I wasn't born in MS but I got here as quick as I could!

I would like to see if there is anyone in JEFFERSON county, MISSISSIPPI that could go to the courthouse or archives and make copies for me. the records I am in need of are a couple of probate records in the 1830 and 1840's. I will of course pay for the time and copies. thanks BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS

John, that IS my family. Thank you so much. Wish I knew where you people find all these search spots. I'm not too swift on the Computer. All I know I learned from my "genius" sons. :-) I would like to do a Book on Eusebius Bushnell, (since he was the first one in Louisiana) and follow his descendants on down to the ones living in my area. There are many Bushnells in this town and surrounding villages. In fact we hold a Bushnell Reunion each year--AND--there is one held every 7 years in Connecticut, where the first Bushnells landed and formed the "Guilford Covenant", and also where some of the first Bushnells are buried. So, any info you send is valuable to me. Thanks. Ethel.

Bobby, Clarissa Mills (married to Ezra Bushnell) was the d/o Etienne (Evans) Mills and Eugenie Irene (Jane) Elliott, as listed in Fr. Hebert's records of SW LA. That's all I have on them, but if you have anything else-I would love to have a copy. I did not research the Rawls, as Matthew Bushnell and Serena Rawls had no children. Matthew Bushnell married #2: Roseanna Charbonneau, and they had 7 children (2 sons killed in the Civil War). I can find nothing on Roseanna Charbonneau. Matthew's wife #3 was Hyacinthe Aucoin. They has at least 3 children, and perhaps a couple more. (found in the 1860 Rapids Parish census). Thanks. Ethel

That's neat, Jerry, thanks. That must have been a part of the Spanish Land Grant given to my ancestor, Eusebius Bushnell. He was the first Bushnell to come to Louisiana; came from Connecticut. His family came to America in the 1600s, from England. There is practically a whole town named for them, and one member invented the submarine. My thanks to all of you for the information. I am grateful. Ethel.

John, love your sense of humor! No, I'm from Louisiana, down in SW about 50 miles from the Gulf Coast. I did watch the Saga of the "Chads" in Florida. But I have an ancestor, Eusebius Bushnell, who travelled all the way from Connecticut, thru Tennessee, down to New Orleans, and ended up in Spanish West Florida (last part of journey via flat boat). He evidently had adequate finances. I find his history facinating. His g-g-grandaughter is my gr. grandmother. There are many Bushnells in my area. I am interested in putting Eusebius Bushnell's last years together, as he is the first Bushnell to come to Louisiana. More later. Ethel

ETHEL, I don't know if we have corresponded before, I have talked to or corresponded with hundreds of people over the years. I have some on the BUSHNELL family as I collect info. on ALL RAWLS everywhere. And I have were MATTHEW BUSHNELL married SERENA RAWLS on the 6th of JUNE 1820 in OPELOUSAS, ST. LANDRY parish, LOUISIANA with CLARISSA STEPHENS giving her consent for her son MATTHEW BUSHNELL to marry. CLARISSA (X) STEPHENS and DENNIS M. STEPHENS signed the record apparently CLARISSA had married DENNIS M. STEPHENS after EZRA BUSHNELL died. The successions of SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA by the REV. DONALD J. HEBERT list thousands of records for that entire region if you don't already know that. EUSEBIA BUSHNELL is listed. Someone I contacted or vise versa gave me a lot of info. on MATTHEW BUSHNELL and his wives and their children, but I forget who and I have lost a lot of my e-mail records. I have that info. here somewhere in my thousands of pages of records SERENA RAWLS was the daughter of AMOS RAWLS (one of STEPHEN F. AUSTIN'S "old three hundred and a Captain of one of his five militia company's ) and LUCY SCOTT. You say CLARISSA was a MILLS. Was she kin to ROBERT MILLS of SUMNER county, TENNESSEE and the HOSKINS family? another branch of RAWLS were married into the MILLS family from there, WILLIAM RAWLS married SUSAN B. DICKASON, JUNE 8, 1837 at HARTSVILLE, SUMNER county, TENNESSEE. WILLIAM RAWLS and his cousin ROBERT MILLS operated flat boats on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER in the 1830's to 1840's. they lived in TUNICA county, MISSISSIPPI, at COMMERCE LANDING. WILLIAM'S brother THOMAS H. RAWLS married NANCY ANN McLAURIN {widow of ARCHIBALD CAMERON" May 31 , 1838 in JEFFERSON county, MISSISSIPPI BRUCE do you have anything on the WILLIAM RAWLS or ROBERT MILLS as they operated flat boats and you seem to know something about the early boat operators of MISSISSIPPI? I appreciate anything you can tell me. thanks very much BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethel Sacker" <paulsacker@centurytel.net> To: <MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] The Facts Unravel #6 > My thanks to you, Bruce. > > Eusebius Bushnell and his wife Boridel Latimer had brought their family with > them when they left Connectcut. They migrated down thru Tennessee, stopped > off for some time (as he wrote letters back to some people in CN, praising > the country), and bought and sold land (found in records of TN). His wife > died in TN, and he continued on to New Orleans, LA, later remarrying a woman > in New Orleans. He ended up in Spanish West Florida, where he died about > 1805. > His children settled around New Orleans. > Ezra, his son, married Clarissa Mills, and they had several children > (appears they may have lived around Evangeline Parish near the Rapids Parish > line). Through this line came the 2 gr.grandsons of Eusebius Bushnell, who > were killed in the Civil War. These 2 Bushnell brothers were born and raised > in Louisiana. My gr.grandmother was their sister! > Ethel > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "In the South, the breeze blows softer...neighbors are friendlier, nosier, and more talkative.- Charles Kuralt in Portrait of a People" >

Hi folks, I am posting here the names of the people whose Biographies are in the 1904 Expo Edition of the Fayette Chronicle so that they will be searchable on the mailing list. Biographies for these folks can be found on the Jefferson County MSGenWeb Site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msjeffe2/ T. P. Blackwell J. E. Briggs John W. Broughton L. W. Carradine L. A. Cato Charles Clarke Coffey W. R. Easterling C. S. Fairly, L. H. Freeman M. C. Harper Dr. L. R. Harrison J. S. Hicks S. Hirsch Dunbar Holder H. R. Ihrie Albert Krauss F. Krauss Jake Krauss A. H. Lehmann DR. W. H. H. Lewis J. H. McBride James McClure B. J. Moore F. R. Noble August Rietze E B. Ross W. B. Scott J. C. Shelton T. M. Shelton R. M. Smith James D. Stewart B. Straas J. E. Torrey Judge Jeff Truly C. D. Turnipseed Dr. J. J. Watts C. W. Whitney, Jr Thanks Ann Allen Geoghegan AKA "AnnieG" Researching Jefferson & Franklin County, MS I wasn't born in MS but I got here as quick as I could!

Janas, thank you. No, I do not have this document. It is terrific! However, I do not quite understand it yet. It seems to be drawn up in Illinois, (grants of land in Illinois Country) Would this be for land in Spanish West Florida? If you have a clue, I would appreciate anything. Yes they are my Bushnells, and he should have been in that region about that time; then he is found in New Orleans and Natchez just a year or so later. He landed by flat boats in the Natchez area about 1790. This is great, and I thank you for your efforts. Ethel

> My g-gr grandfather, Edmond Vige, was killed in the Battle of Vicksburg, MS. > His wife, Katie, said he died "having his head shot off by a shell". She > lived to be in her 80s, and my grandmother, and my Mother knew her, and > heard her stories. > The State of Louisiana gave her a Land Grant and a small pension in the > 1920s. She lived in a small settlement about 3 miles out of town where I > live, and is buried in the Cemetery where my parents and grandparents are > buried, and where I will be buried; one that I have written a history on, > and made a book of grave recordings, with maps, and detailed histories on > many of the people buried there. It is a part of my contribution to the > preservation of our Heritage. > Ethel. >