Nancy, Do you have any information on the Toccopola Cemetery, located in Toccopola, MS? I am looking for Morrows, Furrs, Nelsons. Esta ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger and Esta Anderson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > Nancy, > > Do you have any information on the Old Lebanon Church, Lafayette County, MS, > including its early members? My great great grandmother, Mary Ann Furr > Starnes was a member. Her father, Allison Furr and his brother, Tobias, help > establish the town of Toccopola. Mary Ann was born in 1836 and died in 1910. > > I visited the Old Lebanon Cemetery abt. two years ago to get some > information off my relatives' tombstones. > > Esta > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Jo Nance" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > > > > Peggy, > > I have watched for a long time hoping someone would mention the old > Lebanon > > Cemetery. I know that members of my McCord and Gordon lines were charter > > members of the old Lebanon Church. In fact, their son-in-law Frank Patton > > was pastor there for several years in the mid to late 1800's. Do you know > > if anyone has indexed this cemetery? How big is it? I have a John McCord > > (Revolutionary War Soldier from SC), his wife (name may have been Betsy > > McCord), son James T. McCord, Rosa "Rosey" Ann Gordon McCord, and Ezekiel > > Gordon that I have not been able to find their burial place > > anywhere. Based on land records, etc., I believe they may have been > buried > > in the old Lebanon Cemetary. Can you tell me how I could find out (w/o > > coming to MS)? By the way, I have been told that Rosey McCord and Ezekiel > > Gordon's sister and husband Hugh Kirkwood are buried at the Sarepta > > Cemetery you mentioned. > > Nancy > > At 10:04 AM 6/13/01 -0500, you wrote: > > >There are Starnes buried in Calhoun County Sarepta Cemetery. Calhoun > County > > >joins Lafayette on the south. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Roger and Esta Anderson" <[email protected]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 5:43 AM > > >Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a copy of the book, HERITAGE OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY, > > >MISSISSIPPI, > > > > published by the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society? On page > > > > 562-563, there is an article about your Charles W. Starnes. It states > that > > > > he was born on Feb. 20, 1830 and died 10 July 1862 at Toccopola while > on > > > > leave from the army. He married Elizabeth C. More on Jul. 22, 1852. > There > > >is > > > > a picture of both Charles and Elizabeth in this book. > > > > > > > > My Charles W. Starnes is not the same as this one, but he was also in > > > > Lafayette Co. I have been very confused about the two. My Charles W. > > >Starnes > > > > was born 9/15/1834 and died 4/1/1913, according to his tombstone > (which > > > > shows C. W. Starnes). He is buried in Old Lebanon Cemetery, Lafayette > Co., > > > > Ms., just a few mi. from Toccopola, MS. The C. W. Starnes family > bible > > > > shows his birth as 1838. He married Mary Ann Furr Morrow, who was born > > > > 7/24/1836 and died 5/14/1910, according to her tombstone (which shows > Mrs. > > > > C. W. Starnes, wife of C. W. Starnes). Mary Ann's first husband, John > S. > > > > Morrow, died during the Civil War. They married in 1866. > > > > > > > > It states that Mary Starnes born 20 October 1857 married Sam West. > Their > > > > children: Lizzie born June 1888, Dave born November 1889, Jim born > October > > > > 1891, and Mary F. born February 1894. > > > > > > > > The article was written by George Mayes Starnes, Sr. > > > > > > > > The article gives some information on some of Charles W. Starnes' > other > > > > children. > > > > > > > > Esta > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Beth Streu" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:18 PM > > > > Subject: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have marriage records for Lafayette County > > > > > after 1900? I think I have a lead on my great-uncle > > > > > Marion WEST, b. 1852. I think he died in Lafayette > > > > > County - at one time they lived in Abbeville. I am > > > > > interested in marriage dates for his children. Marion > > > > > WEST married Mollie STARNES. > > > > > > > > > > Also, Marion's sister, Catherine WEST married John > > > > > David WATSON. I don't know anything about her > > > > > children. > > > > > > > > > > I believe these WESTs and WATSONs were in Lafayette > > > > > County until around 1920. They were in the 1880 > > > > > Lafayette County census. I don't have access to the > > > > > 1900 or 1910 census. I would appreciate any help at > > > > > all. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Beth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > > > > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > > > > > Source for Family History Online. 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