forgot to say that one of the Stephens girls married Will Dennis, and My grandmother was a Stephens. Sally Celeste Stephens, she and my grandfather are buried in Stephens cemetary Janette

Ann Did Will Dennis live on one of the cornors or just close by. And do you have any information on the Will Dennis family. Census, children or anything. He was married to my Daddys Aunt, Thanks Janette

in 1956, red lick was undefeated and playing west lincoln in a washington tournament. my wife from west lincoln had 2 free shots at the end of the game and made both of them to beat red lick. they were a very unhappy bunch. do you know who their coach was.? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Anebec@aol.com> To: <MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] DENNIS CROSSROADS > My sisters-in-law were on that team. Rosalie, Christine, Polly Brown .. they > had a good team a number of years. My husband had 4 sisters .. there was > about a year apart on all of them. All were tall girls ! > Ann Brown > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." ----Albert Pike >

Date was in the early 40's

My sisters-in-law were on that team. Rosalie, Christine, Polly Brown .. they had a good team a number of years. My husband had 4 sisters .. there was about a year apart on all of them. All were tall girls ! Ann Brown

what year was it that red lick had such a good basketball team? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Anebec@aol.com> To: <MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] DENNIS CROSSROADS > Hi, E. P. > > I sent you an email re the Dennis Cross Roads ... Who are you looking for. > Red Lick and the Cross roads are my neighborhood. > > Ann Brown > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "I collect dead relatives! And sometimes a LIVE cousin! >

Hi, E. P. I sent you an email re the Dennis Cross Roads ... Who are you looking for. Red Lick and the Cross roads are my neighborhood. Ann Brown

Linda .. Comforts didnt exactly live on the corner. Their property ended on that corner. The property directly across from the Stephens house was also owned by Daniel .. later Ruth Starnes and her husband built a house there and had a little store. The fourth corner ... well, I will have to research that. Ann Brown

All I have to go on is her name, Ritty WILLIT, b: before 1812 in (?) GA Or MS Her mother was Mary COOK b: Abt. 1774 in (?) Effingham Co., GA Ritty Willet is named as a Granddaughter in the last Will and Testament of James Cook, who died 1812, Jefferson Co., MS. Land in Effingham Co., GA is listed in the Will, Any help would be much appreciated, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ejwaa@worldnet.att.net

I am doing research in Jefferson, Claiborne and Copiah Counties. I know where Red Lick is, but can someone tell me about Dennis Crossroads? Is it a community now or was it a community once or is it just a road? I know it is close to Fayette, but would like more info about it. Thanks, E.P. Tremie

If any one cdan answer these questions please put them in a letter to all of us interested in Jefferson Co. Ms

Cherylb425@aol.com cc MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Hi Cheryl - Sorry I can't help you, but I can tell you where NOT to look. My ancestor was the only Liddell slaveowner in Jefferson County MS. (Jefferson is 150 miles from Grenada Co.) Penny isn't among his 30 slaves. My ancestor died before the Civil War and his widow remarried Dr. Brown. At Emancipation the former slaves got the surname Brown, or at least some did. The main white Liddell family in the South started from South Carolina. Since they aren't my people I don't know a lot about them, but they were very wealthy, owned many plantations and many slaves. Moses and Andrew Liddell led the SC bunch, and those names repeat in every generation. His sons and grandsons moved west. One branch, including Confederate Colonel Philip F. Liddell, settled in MS. Another branch, including Confederate General St. John R. Liddell, settled in Louisiana and Arkansas just across the Mississippi River. After Emancipation most former slaves stayed around home. Grenada County would be a good place to start. (Grenada County was created in 1870 from parts of Carroll, Choctow, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties.) Confederate Lieutenant C. J. Liddell signed up in Grenada MS. He's also listed as C. T. Liddell and J. C. Liddell. This man, or his family, may have a connection with yours. I'll be glad to discuss this further with you. Please write me at the email address below. Good luck with your search! Bruce Bruce D. Liddell Birmingham AL Email BDLiddell@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Linda, The Comfort/Stephens connection is John K. Comfort (4 Jul 1824 KY/11 Nov 1898 Jefferson Co., MS) m. 24 Mar 1858 in Jefferson Co., MS, Rebecca Ann Stephens (25 Apr 1841 JC/7 Jul 1927 JC). Tony

Ann, Do you know who lived at all four of the Dennis Crossroads corners? I know the Starnes/Stephens lived at one corner. If the Comforts lived at one of the other corners, were there family homes at the other two? Where were the Comforts in relation to the Starnes? There is a Comfort/Stephens connection, but I can't remember exactly where. Linda Grafton __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----- From: Cherylb425@aol.com To: MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} liddell family my name is cheryl I am trying to find which liddell family i belong to my great grand mother was janie liddell born in 1881 in mississippi according to 1910 census she was 29 years old. i am told her father is ben liddell who"s mother was a slave and her children were sold and she penny liddell could only find ben. this again was my grat grandmother"s father i am told penny became free. the only slave holder i can find in mississippi is mose liddell he had 55 slaves. i do not know if she is on that list how do i find out.and i can not find ben liddell any where nor can i find janie liddell nor penny, janie liddell married william bryant in 1895 which 5 children were born my grandfather was one liddell bryant my mother"s father in mississippithe 1910 census shows grenada county mississippi. thank you.

Annie G As the grandson to email me directly with more details and I will do the search for him when I go to the courthouse this next week. Ann B.

First, let me get the "court house burned .... and records lost" corrected. The court house did burn. The Chancery Clerk's office was in a building separate from the court house ... no records were lost in there due to the fire. In the court house, the offices were Circuit Clerk, Tax Assessor's office, Board of Education, Lots of old Justice Court Records stored in the balcony. Just about all of the Circuit Clerk's records were saved .... Do you have a clue of what the male's name was, or a little better date than just 1930? That is so vague. Remember, getting in trouble could be anything from getting a girl pregnant to murder. Ann Brown

The Comforts lived closer to Red Lick. Actually at the Dennis Cross Roads. Yes, One of the ladies was called "Sis" . I live about a mile and half from the old Comfort place. It is now a pine forest. They harvested a couple years ago and now most of it is new growth. About the Smith's. That is a common name in this part of Jefferson County. How many children did John and Mary have and what are their names? They must have went to school at Red Lick. There are still some old timers around here that might remember them How long did they live in this are? I need just a little more information ... are were they in the black or white community?. Ann Brown

They were black. Dr. Stanton tells me the family were sharecroppers for the Comforts I located them on the 1930 Census. Apparently there were some troubles with one of the boys and the grandson is trying to find more out about the family. Ann, do you know if any of the newspaper records are still in the courthouse or did they burn? Annieg ----- Original Message ----- From: Anebec@aol.com To: MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:51 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Question for Red Lick Harriston area The Comforts lived closer to Red Lick. Actually at the Dennis Cross Roads. Yes, One of the ladies was called "Sis" . I live about a mile and half from the old Comfort place. It is now a pine forest. They harvested a couple years ago and now most of it is new growth. About the Smith's. That is a common name in this part of Jefferson County. How many children did John and Mary have and what are their names? They must have went to school at Red Lick. There are still some old timers around here that might remember them How long did they live in this are? I need just a little more information ... are were they in the black or white community?. Ann Brown ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== "I collect dead relatives! And sometimes a LIVE cousin!

Hi folks, I am passing this on to the list in case anyone knows anything about these folks! I thanked him very much for the kind words! This makes it all worth while! "Good day to you I would like to start by introducing myself. I am Lee Stanton and have been looking for info regarding my mothers family. After much digging I ran across your page and I must say it is the best page I have ever seen. You give a wealth of information and it is easy extremely user friendly. I am a professor at Colby collage in Waterville, Maine in computer SCI (Multimedia) I will be using your page as a good example of a web page. My mother's family were share croppers in Harriston, Mississippi (Jefferson co.) back in the 20's and I believe most of the 30's. I was told the owner of the property was Comfort the first name may have been Sis or that could have been a nick name. Is there any way of getting share crop information for that time? From what I have been told my Uncles got into some kind of trouble but that may have been a roomer. the last name I am looking for is any info on Smith (John, Marry) John Smith would have been born around 1900 give or take a year or two Marry Smith was born Feb 10 1900 or 1901. Please let me know of any agencies that could be of help. Thank you so much and it will be a pleasure to hear back from you. Lee Stanton Ph.D." 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!