This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leeeeeeleeeeee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1645.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The book is also located in the Meridian Public Library in their Mississippi room. You cannot check it out, however you can make photocopies. Even if your family is not mentioned, the book has many pictorial references to the way of life in Kemper County in its early days. I found it quite fascinating and made many copies of various pictures I found of interest (ie downtown Kemper, a jail, stores in Dekalb, etc). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leeeeeeleeeeee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1645.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The book is also located in the Meridian Public Library in their Mississippi room. You cannot check it out, however you can make photocopies. Even if your family is not mentioned, the book has many pictorial references to the way of life in Kemper County in its early days. I found it quite fascinated and made many copies of various pictures I found of interest (ie downtown Kemper, a jail, stores in Dekalb, etc). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

John, I just made my first trip to Kemper County this past Monday and Tuesday. The library in DeKalb does have a pretty good genealogy section considering that their courthouse burned in 1881 with a complete loss of records. One thing that they do have is an extensive file on cemetery listings. The library staff was very friendly and as helpful as they could be. I don't remember his name, but there is one young man who knows a lot about the history of Kemper County and may be able to steer you in the right direction. He works half days and comes in at 12:00 noon. As for the courthouse, they were not much use to me. About the only thing that I was able to get from them was a copy of the latest map of the section where my ancestor owned most of his land. It showed how the land was divided up today, but they were not able to give me the names of the present day owners. This doesn't mean that they couldn't be of help to you. I wouldn't hesitate to give them a try. The courthouse is just across the street from the library. Richard Crowther Mobile, AL ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brown" <[email protected]> To: "Kemper MS Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:43 AM Subject: [MSKEMPER] Kemper Research >I just returned from a research trip to the Mississippi Archives in Jackson > and was very disappointed in the books available for Kemper County. They > only had one or two books on Kemper and no early microfilm on Kemper. Does > anyone know if the county library and courthouse in Kemper would be the > best > place to research? I am looking for information on my Edmond and Albert > Brown who were in Kemper by 1847. > > John > > -- > John K. Brown > [email protected] > > "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marleen, Thanks for the infomation. Just my luck that the missing link in my Brown genealogy moves to a black hole. LOL I have been in hopes that since Albert Brown was a doctor he would have left more of a record. I do want to add that although I was disappointed in the Kemper holdings as well as some to the other county book holdings, I found the staff at the Archives to have been some of the more friendly and helpful that I have worked with. There were three of us in a group from our Autauga Genealogical Society in Alabama and we all were impressed with how friendly and helpful the staff at the Archives were. I guess either we were lucky or you visited on an off day. John On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Marleen Van Horne <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > I visited the Mississippi Archives last year, and was also extremely > disappointed. I felt they actually resented that I dared to enter their > door. > > As to information on Kemper County, there is very little available. The > courthouse burned three time before 1915. Most of the information > available can be found on the Kemper County GenWeb site. There are > federal censuses, state censuses before 1850, tax lists and land rolls. > There are no land records, such as deed, leases or mortgages. There > are no birth, marriage or death records. There are 124 affidavits > attesting to marriages for CW widows. > > Kemper County is one of the genealogical black holes. > > Marleen Van Horne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- John K. Brown [email protected] "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."

I just returned from a research trip to the Mississippi Archives in Jackson and was very disappointed in the books available for Kemper County. They only had one or two books on Kemper and no early microfilm on Kemper. Does anyone know if the county library and courthouse in Kemper would be the best place to research? I am looking for information on my Edmond and Albert Brown who were in Kemper by 1847. John -- John K. Brown [email protected] "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."

John, I visited the Mississippi Archives last year, and was also extremely disappointed. I felt they actually resented that I dared to enter their door. As to information on Kemper County, there is very little available. The courthouse burned three time before 1915. Most of the information available can be found on the Kemper County GenWeb site. There are federal censuses, state censuses before 1850, tax lists and land rolls. There are no land records, such as deed, leases or mortgages. There are no birth, marriage or death records. There are 124 affidavits attesting to marriages for CW widows. Kemper County is one of the genealogical black holes. Marleen Van Horne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shapactek Surnames: Moore Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1655/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm still trying to find any information on Mary E. Moore's parents. All the info I have is that they were either born in Mississippi in Kemper County or Sumter Co. Alabama. But I think they were born in Kemper County. I have no dates or town or anything. Mary was married to Henry Bell Key on Aug 12, 1877 in Lauderdale, MS. then they moved at some point to York, Al. If anyone has any information on who Mary's parents might be I would appreciate it. I'm not sure if Mary was mullato or black she might have been mullato. thanks Shap Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 16:44:51 -0400 > Subject: Re: [MSKEMPER] Dr.James Bartlett Ramsey and the Dr Young House1840's ? > > > > > > > > > > If I'm not mistaken, Christine Mosley lived in an "old" white house down your way. On the way to Timberview Lodge...do you know where that is? At the end of Firetower Road, take a left, then at the end of that road take another left, and the house is just on the right. Know you can follow these directions(HA). Don't know much about the history of the house. Joyce Craig McCoy Aust can probably answer your questions, when you come South again. Have a good day. Am off to do Relay for Life stuff. cp > ------------>: -------------- > > > > Howdy...just wondered if you had ever heard of any of these folks? > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 17:58:06 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [MSKEMPER] Dr.James Bartlett Ramsey and the Dr Young House 1840's ? > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: aw280zx > > Surnames: > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1654.1/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > There is a picture of this house in the Kemper County Mississippi Pictorial History book. It says: "Family records indicate that a Dr. Young came to southwest Kemper County around 1810 and built a home tat is now (1999) owned and occupied by Mrs. Christine Webb McLaurin Mosley. This home was sold to a Dr. Ramsey about 1820. He is credited with building a water mill on Pawticfaw Creek that was finally owned by Mr. R. C. Keeton." I have 3 other books on Kemper County but will need to look for them because we moved recently and haven't unpacked all the boxes of books yet. Hope this helps. Ann > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. Check it out. > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FW: [MSKEMPER] Dr.James Bartlett Ramsey and the Dr Young House1840's ? Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 13:56:16 +0000 If I'm not mistaken, Christine Mosley lived in an "old" white house down your way. On the way to Timberview Lodge...do you know where that is? At the end of Firetower Road, take a left, then at the end of that road take another left, and the house is just on the right. Know you can follow these directions(HA). Don't know much about the history of the house. Joyce Craig McCoy Aust can probably answer your questions, when you come South again. Have a good day. Am off to do Relay for Life stuff. cp ------------>: -------------- Howdy...just wondered if you had ever heard of any of these folks? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 17:58:06 +0000 > Subject: Re: [MSKEMPER] Dr.James Bartlett Ramsey and the Dr Young House 1840's ? > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: aw280zx > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1654.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > There is a picture of this house in the Kemper County Mississippi Pictorial History book. It says: "Family records indicate that a Dr. Young came to southwest Kemper County around 1810 and built a home tat is now (1999) owned and occupied by Mrs. Christine Webb McLaurin Mosley. This home was sold to a Dr. Ramsey about 1820. He is credited with building a water mill on Pawticfaw Creek that was finally owned by Mr. R. C. Keeton." I have 3 other books on Kemper County but will need to look for them because we moved recently and haven't unpacked all the boxes of books yet. Hope this helps. Ann > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aw280zx Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1654.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a picture of this house in the Kemper County Mississippi Pictorial History book. It says: "Family records indicate that a Dr. Young came to southwest Kemper County around 1810 and built a home tat is now (1999) owned and occupied by Mrs. Christine Webb McLaurin Mosley. This home was sold to a Dr. Ramsey about 1820. He is credited with building a water mill on Pawticfaw Creek that was finally owned by Mr. R. C. Keeton." I have 3 other books on Kemper County but will need to look for them because we moved recently and haven't unpacked all the boxes of books yet. Hope this helps. Ann Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dramsey171 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1654/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am the great great grandson of Dr. James Bartlett Ramsey 1820-1896) who purchased the house in the late 1840's. He left the house to his daughter Mary. Any information about the location of the house would be greatly appreciated. Dr. James Bartlett Ramsey moved on to Abbeville, Louisiana and may have left other family members in the Kemper county area. I only know of Mary, but any other family histories with ties to Dr.J.B.Ramsey would be appreciated. Thanks, Donald Ramsey Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I don't recall if it was Tuscaloosa AL, or Kemper County MS, but one name comes to mind: something like Burwell POPE. Richard

Is anyone on the list researching a man with the initials B. H. P. The last name is unreadable. He lived in Kemper County in the 1850s. It is the last name I am looking for. Marleen Van Horne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Bobbye38 Surnames: McCoy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1624.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some information on the McCoys from Kemper Co. Please contact me [email protected] This line includes John L. McCoy and Candacy Mosley/Moseley. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryLouTrice77 Surnames: wolf, salter Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1584.2.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please contact me at [email protected] re: Yellow fever in Kemper Co., MS 1852. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

> From: [email protected] > Subject: MSKEMPER Digest, Vol 4, Issue 40 > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:00:36 -0600 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Windham family (Barbara King) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:09:04 -0700 (PDT) > From: Barbara King <[email protected]> > Subject: [MSKEMPER] Windham family > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > It seems as if I remember a post regarding the Windham/Wyndham family of Kemper County. Is there a Windham researcher on this list? > ? > I am searching for information on Edward Earnest Windham b. 1860 MS. His death certificate states that he was b. Kemper County. It says his father was James S. Windham and his mother was Polle. Ed also had a sister named Lottie who was a few years older, but there is no death certificate for her. > ? > I have no idea where I got the information, but I have Samuel Windham for their father and Polle Unknown as the mother. I can't find any census in 1860 or 1870 where any of these folks are mentioned. > ? > Can anyone help? > ? > Barbara King > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSKEMPER list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the MSKEMPER mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MSKEMPER Digest, Vol 4, Issue 40 > ***************************************

It seems as if I remember a post regarding the Windham/Wyndham family of Kemper County. Is there a Windham researcher on this list?   I am searching for information on Edward Earnest Windham b. 1860 MS. His death certificate states that he was b. Kemper County. It says his father was James S. Windham and his mother was Polle. Ed also had a sister named Lottie who was a few years older, but there is no death certificate for her.   I have no idea where I got the information, but I have Samuel Windham for their father and Polle Unknown as the mother. I can't find any census in 1860 or 1870 where any of these folks are mentioned.   Can anyone help?   Barbara King

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: msvnhrn Surnames: Burton Daniel Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1652.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Was this James Burton a descendant of John Burton and Patsy Daniel? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kathychisolm01 Surnames: Burton-Darnell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1652/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am in search of any information on who put the new Grave Markers at the Graves of James Albert Burton and Sarah Darnell Burton at Hopewell Methodist Cemetery? I have contacted numerous people in Kemper County, with not luck! Any information would be greatly appreciated. G-G Grand Daughter, Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pfoster19 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/660.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John Weldon Garrard was married to Josephine Durant, not Josephine Diddie--evidently someone's handwriting was bad and their oldest son, J.M. was killed in WWII, which would mean his death date of 1932 should be 1942. My Dad is one of Weldon & Josephine's sons. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.