Pass it on. Evie Bosque Lover <nana321@earthlink.net> wrote: Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:22:39 -0500 From: Bosque Lover <nana321@earthlink.net> To: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXGEN] An E-mail from LA The following was written by columnist Chris Rose, who works for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. I understand that Chris Rose lost his home in Katrina. It hasn't affected his ability to communicate his love for South Louisiana. Thanks to Nancy.......................Ann Allen Geoghegan Dear America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We're South Louisiana. We have arrived on your doorstep on short notice and we apologize for that, but we never were much for waiting around for invitations. We're not much on formalities like that. And we might be staying around your town for a while, enrolling in your schools and looking for jobs, so we wanted to tell you a few things about us. We know you didn't ask for this and neither did we, so we're just going to have to make the best of it. First of all, we thank you. For your money, your water, your food, your prayers, your boats and buses and the men and women of your National Guards, fire departments, hospitals and everyone else who has come to our rescue. We're a fiercely proud and independent people, and we don't cotton much to outside interference, but we're not ashamed to accept help when we need it. And right now, we need it. Just don't get carried away. For instance, once we get around to fishing again, don't try to tell us what kind of lures work best in your waters. We're not going to listen. We're stubborn that way. You probably already know that we talk funny and listen to strange music and eat things you'd probably hire an exterminator to get out of your yard. We dance even if there's no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't. But we'll try not to judge you while we're in your town. Everybody loves their home, we know that. But we love South Louisiana with a ferocity that borders on the pathological. Sometimes we bury our dead in LSU sweatshirts. Often we don't make sense. You may wonder why, for instance - if we could only carry one small bag of belongings with us on our journey to your state - why in God's name did we bring a pair of shrimp boots? We can't really explain that. It is what it is. You've probably heard that many of us stayed behind. As bad as it is, many of us cannot fathom a life outside of our border, out in that place we call Elsewhere. The only way you could understand that is if you have been there, and so many of you have. So you realize that when you strip away all the craziness and bars and parades and music and architecture and all that hooey, really, the best thing about where we come from is us. We are what made this place a national treasure. We're good people. And don't be afraid to ask us how to pronounce our names. It happens all the time. When you meet us now and you look into our eyes, you will see the saddest story ever told. Our hearts are broken into a thousand pieces. But don't pity us. We're gonna make it. We're resilient. After all, we've been rooting for the Saints for 35 years. That's got to count for something. OK, maybe something else you should know is that we make jokes at inappropriate times. But what the hell. And one more thing: In our part of the country, we're used to having visitors. It's our way of life. So when all this is over and we move back home, we will repay to you the hospitality and generosity of spirit you offer to us in this season of our despair. That is our promise. That is our faith. ==== TXGEN Mailing List ==== This is NOT the proper list for posting genealogical research queries. Look here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html to find the proper posting place.

Thought someone on these list might pass this information on. List Mom anniegms@bellsouth.net wrote: From: <anniegms@bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:24:28 -0500 To: MSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSGEN] Wal-Mart Employees If anyone knows a displaced Wal-mart employee, Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-mart just announced that in addition to the 23 Million Wal-Mart is donating to the Bush/Clinton Katrina Fund, ANY Wal-mart employee displaced by the Storm can go to any Wal-mart and go back to work. Wal-mart is going to absorb all of their displaced employees into the other stores. So if someone you know is in a shelter or private home, tell them they can go to the nearest Wal-mart and go back to work! Ann

New look added to the SHGS Publication page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/books.htm Take a look .

Hello, I will see what I can find on these people. Yes! I know of the search for the picture of the Bowles Plantation. Have you traced down the book with its picture in it? It will be a week from this coming Friday before I will be back in the Skipwith genealogy room but I will see what I can dig up. I normally don't do such as this, leaving it to my look-up people on my look-up page but two of my most dependables have resigned, one due to illness and the other have moved out of the country for awhile. So, I must do it, also I need more look-up volunteers so if you have any books pretaining to Lafayette county and will take a few minutes to look-up items for our researchers please, notify me . send your name and email addy and books you have for look-ups. If you would like to share any information with our veiwers , please, email it to me and I will get it up asap. I shall be working on the Craigh family this week. Later; evie

Evelyn; We are related to Delle Bowles, who was married to Bem Price. Bem Price purchased a mansion on North Lamar in Oxford renaming it Ammadelle in honor of his sister and wife. I would like more information on the Bowles Plantation outside of Abbeville, Mississippi and Delle Bowles. Blessings to you. Julia Evelyn Crocker <texannusa36@yahoo.com> wrote: Debbie; I don't own the book, but the next time I am at the Library I will check and see if your names are listed. That will in two weeks. Okay. blessings; Evie ==== MSLAFAYE Mailing List ==== Contact MS Lafayette Adminstrator at MSLAFAYE@lists8.rootsweb.com ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

FROM YOUR BOOK OF 'EARLY SETTLERS IN LAFAYETTE CO.,MS" WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON THE 'ROPER' OR 'HOLCOMB' OR HAY FAMILIE'S THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, DEBBIE

Debbie; I don't own the book, but the next time I am at the Library I will check and see if your names are listed. That will in two weeks. Okay. blessings; Evie

Debra and all I apologize, I afraid I did jump the gun before I should. No, I had never heard of the Price Plantation until you wrote. But, after I wrote you I decided I would check and see what I could find about as I am always looking for unknown information to place on this web site. I don't usually do the work myself only taking submissions from descendants. I made an exception here as I did on the Ragland Murders, Here are your coordinates to the Old Washington Price Plantation: with a twp map to lead you to it. No cemetery is mention but there is an unknown cemetery in sec 21 several miles from sections 11, 12, 13, 14 which was where the Washington Price Plantation was located. There is no roads into the land today unless they are private drives. It is off CR 334 north of Yacona between Lizard ck and Little Kettle ck . Lizard ck seems to begin in his part of sec 14 and Monroe br. begins in his SW 1/4 of sec 14. Samuel E. Ragland's Patent was south of Yacona in Twp. 10, Range 2 ,sec. 16 pass the Delay community. From the ORIGINAL LAND GRANTS PATENT RECORDS of LAFAYETTE COUNTY. Pgs 70 - 71, 82 - 83. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2; SECTION 11 -- QUARTER: SE 1/4 ; ACRES = 160.23; PATENT NO. 33 449 ; PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE. DATE : 12 - 09- 1844. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2; SECTION 12 -- QUARTER: SW 1/4 ; ACRES = 160 ; PATENT NO 28 350 PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE DATE; 12 09 1844. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 13 - QUARTER: NW 1/4 ; ACRES = 160.06 PATENT NO; 34 165 PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: 12 - 09 - 1844. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 13 - QUARTER: SW 1/4 ; ACRES = 160.06 PATENT NO. .31 32 PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: 12 - 05 - 1843. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 14 - QUARTER: NW 1/4 ; ACRES = 160 ; PATENT NO. 21 416 ; PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: 4-09-1843 TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 14 - QUARTER: SW1/4 ; ACRES = 160 ; PATENT NO 31 36 PANTENTEE: WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: 12- 05 - 1843 TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 14 - QUARTER: SE 1/4 ; ACRES = 160 PATENT NO 33 468 PANTENTEE,WASHINGTON PRICE: 12 09 1844 TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 24 - QUARTER: NE 1/4 ; ACRES = 160.8 PATENT NO 31 33 PANTENTEE WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: FAILED TO COPY. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 30 ; QUARTER: SW 1/4; ACRES = 161.18; PATENT NO ; 20 23; PANTENTEE WASHINGTON PRICE DATE: FAILED TO COPY. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 35; QUARTER: NE 1/4 : ACRES =160 ; PATENT NO ; 21 417 PANTENTEE WASHINGTON PRICE DATE; 4 -09 - 1842. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 35; QUARTER: NW 1/4; ACRES =160 ; PATENT NO ; 28 424 ; PANTENTEE WASHINGTON PRICE DATE 6 - 15 - 1843. There was one for a WESLIE PRICE AS FOLLOWS: TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 36 : QUARTER: NORTH 1/2 : ACRES = 320 ; PATENT NO; 28 425 PANTENTEE WESLIE PRICE ; DATE; 6 - 15 - 1843. TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 2, SECTION 36 : QUARTER:SW 1/4 ACRES = 159.04 ; PATENT NO; 21 418; PANTENTEE WESLIE PRICE ; DATE; 4 - 09 - 1842. From "EARLY SETTERS of LAFAYETTE CO., MISSISSIPPI , A Period Sturdy of Lafayette County from 1836 - 1860 by JOHN COOPER HATHORN Published By The Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. , 1980. pg. 43 , parg. 2. Pretaining to Slave Owners: "One of the largest slave holders in the county was WASHINGTON PRICE. A probate court record of a division of his property shows his children received the following apportionment of slaves from his estate: HULDRICK PRICE , twenty slaves valued at $16, 600, ARMEAD PRICE , twenty-one slaves, valued at $10,130; R. PRICE, twenty-one, valued at $16, 600; ________________ valued at $16, 760, ANNA PRICE , twenty-three valued at $ 16, 675. Nine other slaves valued at $1,000 were divided in addition to those already mentioned. (footnote 31, MS. Lafayette Co. Probate Minutes, Number 7, pp. 115 -117.). . . One hundred and eleven slaves at the time of his death around 1861). From same book pg. 18, is a chart showing Property Valuation based on the 1860 US Federal Census Lafayette Co. MS. PRICE, E. W. (WASHINGTON) Owned Acres; 4500; Land: $40,000; Personal Prop.: $ $80,000; Cotton Bales= 185; Corn Bushels; 7000. "W. F. AVENT owned more acres 4700 and land valued at 281,810 dollars. 248 bales of cotton and 5000 bu of corn per. prop 206, 350." S. E. RAGLAND owned 1290 acres, land valued @ $ 22, 000pers. prop. $ 15, 000; Cotton Bales = 42, corn bu. 1200. According to this chart AVENT AND PRICE were the wealthest Planters of the County in 1860. "This census also gives the first definate figures regarding slave oweners in Lafayette Co. these figures show there were 606 slave owners in the county with five people owning more than 100." . . ." While there were over one thousand landowners in the county, 116 owned more than a section of land. (640 acres = 1 section). These large landowners had title to 43 % of all the land in Lafayette Countyin 1860 according to the U. S. Census.". . . From the Lafayette County Mississippi Will Abstracts 1836 -1898 Vol I Abstracted by Joan Goar Bratton and Juanita R. Harwell Published by Skipwith Historical and Genealogy Society, INC. pg. 23; PRICE, WASHINGTON WILL. . . . . . Pages 98 - 99. Packet # 661 Dated . . . . . 8 October 1855 Proved . . . . . .8 September 1855 at Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. Names. . . . . . Children: HOLDRICK, ANMEAD, ECHBALL, RELBUE, BERN, and ANNA; wife FRANCES B. Gifts to . . . . . .MAPACTILLA WILSON, and FRANKLIN W. WADLINGTON. Executors . . . . . . Wife, FRANCES B. PRICE and HUGH A BARR. {WAS Frances B. Price a BARR?) Witnesses . . . . . JOHN N. WADDLE, P. B. BARRINGER and THOMAS D. ISOM. Pg.73 & 74 RAGLAND, SAMUEL E. Will . . . . . . Page 412 - 413, Packet # 2656 Dated . . . . . . 23 November 1893 Proved . . . . . . 19 October 1894 Names . . . . . . Children, wife and grandson; namely SALLY LYNCH, wife of J. T. LYNCH; EVAN M. RAGLAND, JAS. H. RAGLAND, SAML. E. RAGLAND , JR.; wife, M. E. RAGLAND (second wife) grandson, FRED, son of DAVID RAGLAND. Executor: . . . . . BEN PRICE. WI\itnesses . . . . . H. A. BARR and THOS. D. ISOM. Yes, the PRICE AND RAGLAND FAMILIES ASSOCIATED , notice H. A. BARR was one of the Executors of Washington Price's Will as Thos. D. Isom was a witness to both mens Will so was the first MRS Samuel E. Ragland killed at the Price Plantation in 1866 which was after the Civil War had ended or at her own home the S. E. Ragland Plantation a few miles down the road. Both his wives names were Elizabeth Hobson , his first was Elizabeth Kimbrell Hobson , his second a sister-in- law to hisd first, Mrs Elizabeth Hobson now which one is buried beside him who died in 1866?

Debbie; I am a member of Skipwith Historical Society Board and have been doing deep research into the local history files and Family Files and have never heard of a "Price" Plantation". As I stated , on my website and in my announcement Ragland is the first Name mentioned as a Plantation in that Vincenty. I have all the cemetery notes make in 1969 and 1978 and there is no mention of a "Price" family cemetery. The closest family cemetery Known near the Ragland is the "McGonagill" which was once on the same property. This is what some of the men of the area are doing is looking for lost cemeteries. I will contact the Ragland descendant and ask her if her family has any record of these facts you are asking. blessings; Evie

Evie, Would you please give me the contact info for Col. Ragland's descendant that you spoke of below? I am still searching for the site of the old Washington Price plantation home and family cemetery. I have found a reference among the slave narratives at Ancestry.com that states that the Ragland incident took place at the old Price plantation. I am thinking that when Col. Ragland moved to Lafayette County between 1850 and 1860, he may have purchased some of the land from the Price estate and Colonel's descendant just may know where the old Price family cemetery is located. Thanks so much! Debbie Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: Evelyn Crocker<mailto:texannusa36@yahoo.com> To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:38 AM Subject: [MSLAFAYE] What's New Lafayette Co August 31, 2005 Hello, All; I have just added the Legend of the S E Ragland's murders of 1866 on to the Family Legends, Tales and Yarn page , its url is <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/Tales.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/Tales.htm>"> It can be found on the http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/> page under Family Legends, Tales and Yarns. A Descendant of Col. Samuel E. Ragland just contacted me and stated Col Sam Ragland was not killed , only his first wife was , he married again and had Samuel Evan Ragland Jr. , I will add her information to the bottom of the Legend tomorrow. Take a look. Blessings; Evie ==== MSLAFAYE Mailing List ==== Contact MS Lafayette Adminstrator at MSLAFAYE@lists8.rootsweb.com<mailto:MSLAFAYE@lists8.rootsweb.com> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>

Hello, All; I have just added the Legend of the S E Ragland's murders of 1866 on to the Family Legends, Tales and Yarn page , its url is <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/Tales.htm"> It can be found on the http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/ page under Family Legends, Tales and Yarns. A Descendant of Col. Samuel E. Ragland just contacted me and stated Col Sam Ragland was not killed , only his first wife was , he married again and had Samuel Evan Ragland Jr. , I will add her information to the bottom of the Legend tomorrow. Take a look. Blessings; Evie

Just recieved this from my Texas SC thought you all would like to see for yourselves. Evie Bosque Lover <nana321@earthlink.net> wrote: Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:15:56 -0500 From: Bosque Lover <nana321@earthlink.net> To: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXGEN] Demolished by Hurricane I just received this message form several folks--thought you all might want to read it. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GAFULTON/2005-08/1125513323 Bettie <>< ==== TXGEN Mailing List ==== The TXGEN-L/TXGEN-D mailing list is for announcements and the discussion of issues concerning the volunteers of The TXGenWeb Project. This is NOT the proper list for posting genealogical research queries.

Morning, everyone; I am happy to announce three new entries on the Lafayette Co Cemetery page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/cem.htm , Information about the McGonigal Cemetery has been added and the urls for the Memorial Cemtery @ Paris and the Ragland Cemetery has also been added. The cemtery page may also be reached from http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/ Take a look and enjoy. Any typos or mis-spelled words found , please notify me. Blessings; Evie Crocker Lafayette Co. CC and Webmaster

Please, help this lady if any of you can. Evie List Mom Stephanie Young <teppy@vvm.com> wrote: From: "Stephanie Young" <teppy@vvm.com> To: <texannusa36@yahoo.com> Subject: YALOBUSHA SURNAMES Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:20:23 -0500 My great-grandfather shows up in the 1880 Census of Yalobusha Co. I know that at least part of my grandmother's childhood was spent in Water Valley. If anybody can provide any help on his family please share my e-mail address. He was: Thomas Dixon Brown D.O.B. 22 Mar 1833 in TN D.O.D. 9 Mar 1909 near Oxford MS Buried: Mt Zion Churchyard near Oxford MS Children: Wesley I., Emma Jane, Henry C., Ilus D., Charles F., Thomas G., Bruce H. Olga P. (my grandmother) Thank you. Stephanie Young teppy@vvm.com (that's two v's; not a w)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye MDAH has schedules a Community meeting in Oxford at the Lafayette/Oxford Library for Aug 4, 6 p.m. http://mdah.state.ms.us/admin/new_museum.html http://rootsweb.com/~mslafaye http://rootsweb.com/~msyalobu http://rootsweb.com/~txbailey http://rootsweb.com/~txborden http://rootsweb.com/~txlamb http://rootsweb.com/~txalhn http://texannusa36.us http://texannusa36.tripod.com http://texannusa36.bravepages.com http://photos.yahoo.com/texannusa36

FUNNY ! I sent her the same message! NO MATTER THE STORM, WHEN YOU ARE WITH GOD, THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW WAITING.

In a message dated 7/20/2005 1:00:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MSLAFAYE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Would anyone out there having access to the Lafayette County Cemetery books be able to see if William and Margaret Kelly/Kelley are listed? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mary K. Miller miller5687@sbcglobal.net Mary - I looked in Volumes 1 & 2 of the Lafayette County Cemetery Books and did not find the names of William & Margaret Kelly/Kelley. God Bless Us Every One - God's Peace Be With YOU. Celebrate Life! Love and Blessings, YYYYY Beverly Brown Hurt

Would anyone out there having access to the Lafayette County Cemetery books be able to see if William and Margaret Kelly/Kelley are listed? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mary K. Miller miller5687@sbcglobal.net

Thought some of the Gore /Goar family researchers might be interested in this. Evie Crocker Lafayette Co Mailing list Admin. and MSGenWeb Lafayette and Yalobusha Co Coordinator Hfaye33@aol.com wrote: From: Hfaye33@aol.com Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 01:15:13 EDT To: SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCSPARTA] Gore Family I posted the following message on 7/2/05 ,as I had so many request for people hoping to find some info for a relative they had previously be unable to locate. Pages from 646-722 , contains a listing of name of senators, and congressmen during that period of history and military for all division in the Civil War.....it just list the names....with a rare brief one line statement about the person, mostly relaying if they were wounded or killed. Pages 723-739 is the index of the book. Pages 1-645 provides some valuable genealogy information for many of the older families of Spartanburg County. With this in mind the following is what was available on the Gore's name you requested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- First Census, Department of Interior, Census Office, Washington, March 28, 1892. Sir:--I hand you herewith a list containing the names of heads of families as shown by the original census returns of the first census, taken under the direction of the United States Marshal, by Daniel Wright, Assistant to the Marshal, and returned by him on April 15, 1791. The population at that time was reported at 8,800. The charge for this list is $6.00, Very respectifully, J.H. Wardle, Acting Chief Clerk. Dr. J.B.O. Landrum, Landrum, Spartan County, S.C. One enclosure. >From page 655-664 list the names of the head of households. Page 663 only list the name Thos.Gore. No additional information given. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- Holcombe Legion. Col. P.F. Stephens Commander. Adjustant: Edwin H. Bobo. Surgeon: Wm. T. Russell Company B.---List Captains, 1st Lieutantss, Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates: Page 708 under the heading for Privates list: John A. Gore and Jerry L. Gore. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- Sorry I was not of much help. If you need another look up I will be glad to do it. Faye ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== The USGenWeb Archives for Spartanburg County are: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_spar.html ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hello, I add new information to both the Orwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/orw.htm and Lafayette County Agricultural School http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslafaye/lafayagrisch.html . Happy and safe 4th of July. Evie Crocker Lafayette and Yalobusha MSGenWeb CC Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society Surname Registrar http://rootsweb.com/~mslafaye http://rootsweb.com/~msyalobu http://rootsweb.com/~txbailey http://rootsweb.com/~txborden http://rootsweb.com/~txlamb http://rootsweb.com/~txalhn http://texannusa36.us http://texannusa36.tripod.com http://texannusa36.bravepages.com http://photos.yahoo.com/texannusa36