welcome Laura! I'll be looking forward to your help. I just returned from a trip to Lawrence County to research my ancestors. That includes Rushing, Tullis, Arnold, and Stewart families. People I met were very helpful. I photographed about 350 of the graves in the Tilton cemetery and am preparing them for another cooordinator. My search has turned up a lot of information on my ancestors in your are area. One line even goes back to the year of 1455. Soon as I can get things organized I will post the results to help others. That is essentially what you are doing. The internet is great for this! Good luck Bob Rushing Las Vegas, NV Barb P. wrote: >MsGenWeb's Lawrence County page has a new coordinator, Laura Flanagan. Be >sure to stop by the page and see what she has added. If you have >transcribed cemetery records or other data you'd like to contribute to the >page or to the MSGenWeb archives, I'm sure Laura would welcome it. > >Barbara >List Owner > > >==== MSLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Content submitted for the purpose of commercial use, advertising or fee for service is prohibited under RootsWeb.com Terms & Conditions. >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

MsGenWeb's Lawrence County page has a new coordinator, Laura Flanagan. Be sure to stop by the page and see what she has added. If you have transcribed cemetery records or other data you'd like to contribute to the page or to the MSGenWeb archives, I'm sure Laura would welcome it. Barbara List Owner

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: lambert Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/36.74.152.228 Message Board Post: Have you found Urben in 1850 census or his marriage record?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: lambert Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/36.74.152.227.1 Message Board Post: Have you found Urben in 1850 census or his marriage record?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sellers, Butler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/910 Message Board Post: Seeking information on this couple Samuel Butler and Alsa Magee Dec of 1817 or 1818, and any children they might have had.Need toknow the name of Alsa who has been listed as Abby ,Ali and Ala. on various census.

Would anyone have easy access to the 1925-1930 Lawrence County, MS marriage records. I would be most grateful for a look-up. Thank you for your time. Patricia schiro@gte.net Bedias, TX

Hello, Would anyone on this list have access to the marriage records of Lawrence Co., MS ? I would really like to have a look-up. Thank You Patricia schiro@gte.net Bedias, TX

Transcribed from handwritten Bethany Baptist Church records by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information on Lawrence County and Jefferson Davis County publications available on CD and hard copy. Now available on e-bay! Deceased between February and March meetings, 1838, Brother Richard Bullock and between March and April meetings, 1838, Sister Ada Bullock and Eliza Bullock and Sister Ara, a black woman, belonging to E. W. Calhoun. Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in April 1838 Met in Conference. After a sermon by Brother Taylor, opened a door for the reception of members. No applicants. Appointed Brethren Joel Bullock, Edmond Lowe and Wylie White, a committee of Faith, on record or not. Took under consideration the propriety of removing the partition well between the pulpit and piazza prepared for the accommodation of the black people and appointed Brethren Steven Herrin, John Mikell and Britton Bridges, a committee to examine and report what amount of labor, will be necessary. Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in May 1838 Met in Conference and after a sermon by Brethren Taylor and Robertson, opened a door for the reception of members. Received by letter, Brother Matthew Stevens and Brother Joel Polk and Sister Mary Polk, his wife. The committee appointed to examine the Church record for Articles of Faith, reported that such articles was found, which articles was read and it was ordered that the word ?unity? in the first article be erased and the word ?Trinity? inserted instead thereof: The Committee on the alteration or repairs of the meeting house reported that they thought the members with what help they could get make the intended alteration, which was agreed to. On information received by Brother Noble, Sister Parthena Nall was received into fellowship of the Church without a formal letter. Sister Nall was received in full fellowship. Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in June 1838 Met in Conference and opened a door for the reception of members. Received by letter, Sister Nelly Ann Buckley. Postponed the appointment for a time to make the alteration of the meeting house till next meeting. Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in July 1838 Met in Conference and opened a door for the reception of members. Received by letter, Brother William H. Taylor as a minister of the gospel from the Baptist Church in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

>Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. Now available on CD and hard copy. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. You can also bid for this cd on e-bay! July 23, 1891 E. L. Martin of the Jackson Mississippian and Miss Emma Thigpen of the Hazlehurst Graded School were married in Chicago last week while enroute to the National Editorial Association. We extend congratualations. Richmond has been selected by Mrs. Jefferson Davis as the final resting place of the remains of her immortal husband. Mississippi claimed that honor, but the reasons advanced by Mrs. Davis for selecting Richmond are not without consideration. There is talk of a match game of chess between Brookhaven and Monticello players when the weather gets cooler. it will be a good fight. ? Lincoln County Times. Slightly in error, Bro. Bowen 'Twill be no fight at all. Monticello, always victorious in everything, will, in this instance, come out on top. Brookhaven won't be in it. Messrs. Bruce Tyrone of near Blountville and J. L. Griffith of White Sand passed through town last Tuesday en route to Hazlehurst, where the former goes to Hazlehurst, where the later to accept a position as night operator. HOOKER NOTES The topics of the day seem to be picnics and politics. The farmers are rejoicing over the beautiful rains which were gladly received last week. The crops are looking some better now, with the exception of a little damage done by the wind. We had a grand meeting of days at Crooked creek church, commencing on Friday, and the first Sunday in this month and continuing nine days. Many thanks to visiting brethren, J. L. Finley and John Williamson, for their noble work. Our population is increasing. We welcome in our midst the young Miss Daughdrill, daughter of Mr. J. W. Daughdrill. A happy man is he. We are glad to say that we have quite a number of young men who are candidates for the office of matrimony, whose names are as follows: A. C. Buckley, W. W. Buckley, J. S. Stringer, and W. L. Stringer, F. E. Patterson, C. C. Culpepper and S. C. Culpepper. We hope they will meet with success. Go it, boys: you are now young. We have several visitors in our neighborhood ? Mr. Masengil and wife, and T. S. Stringer of Copiah county. Elder T. D. Bush of Louisiana is visiting relatives and friends and attending protracted meetings in our midst. He is attending the meeting at Calvary church this week. Having the weather for the farmers to kill grass if they have any. Little Jennie, Hooker, Miss, July 15th, 1891 MARRIED Hutchins - Berry - Near Hebron, Miss, on Sunday July 19th, Mr J. F. Hutchins to Miss Ella Berry, both of Lawrence County. RILEY- LEIGH - In Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, July 15th, Mr. F. L. Riley, jr., principal of Hebron High School, to Miss Fannie Leigh of Grenada. BUTLER - HICKMAN - at the residence of the bride's father last night, by supervisor Z. P. Jones, Dr. T. H. Butler to Miss Sallie Hickman, both of Lawrence County Messrs Bruce Tyrone of near Blountville and J. L. Griffith of White Sand passed through town last Tuesday en route to Hazlehurst, where the former goes to learn telegraphy, the latter to accept a position as night operator. Prof. C. B. G. Rose was elected principal of Monticello Academy last Saturday. Let all now pull together and make the school a grand success.

Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. Now available on CD and hard copy. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. You can also bid for this cd on e-bay! Disasters Visit Monticello Monticello was visited by three fires and a tornado at early dates. The first fire occurred in 1863, when most of the able-bodied men were serving in the war. The confederate storehouse was burned, as well as other building. In 1881, fire again destroyed a block of business houses and left nothing on the southeast corner of the town block. Little can be learned about this disaster. It preceded the tornado of April 1882, which destroyed the residential as well as the remainder of the business houses. The last fire of consequence was on December 12, 1893. About 2:30 in the morning, I. A. Hickman was awakened by a blaze at the corner of Beal and Hickman's store and at the back of L. Cohn and Brothers building. It was immediately seen that the blasé was beyond control. The conflagration soon destroyed the store of L. Cohn and Brothers and the three warehouses connected with it. It also burned Beal and Hickman's store and destroyed the building and part of the plant of the Lawrence County Press. I. A. Hickman's residence was destroyed, but most of the house furnishings were saved. It is conceded that April 22, 1862 was the most tragic day in the history of Lawrence County. On that day Monticello, the county seat, and much of the surrounding county was devastated by one of the worst tornadoes ever recorded in the history of Mississippi. Survivors have described the day, April 22, 1882, as the darkest they have ever known. All the morning, there was intermittent darkness with little light; the heavens thundered terrific elemental disturbances; lightning flashed against the gloomy skies; everything seemed to presage doom. Finally, about noon, when the people were sitting down to their midday meal, there came, like a flash, roaring of the southwest, this hurling, twisting, inky-black cloud, which killed outright ten people, wounded thirty others, four of whom died soon after, and left only three houses standing. An article by G. L. Martin, of Prentiss, in the Lawrence county Press of April 5, 1928, reviewing the catastrophe, list the dead as follows: Hezzie Weathersby, chancery clerk, who was blown out of the corridors of the courthouse and killed by flying debris; Allen Sharpe, a farmer, killed in the brick store of Jake Myers, when it was demolished; Rev. S. W. Dale, editor of the Monticello advocate; and the wife and child of Dr. J. M. Cannon; five colored persons, names unknown. Of the seriously wounded, four died within a few days, namely Marx Cohn, Miss Odum, Anthony Grinstead (negro), and a negro woman. Others who were seriously wounded, but recovered, were Mrs. Dullie Carlisle; W. H. Butler, ex-sheriff and wife; Dr. J. M. Cannon; and Jesse Wilson. A report of the disaster in the Brookhaven Free Press states that everybody in the town was injured in some way. Continuing its work of destruction, the tornado killed three negros three miles east of Monticello; while three miles farther on it killed four white people. Much property was destroyed, and many people injured as the storm continued its path in a northeasterly direction, reaching as far as Lauderdale County. As usual, the tornado disaster was not without its freaks. The old boatman who was supervising a dredging crew at Monticello stated that fish, snakes and turtles were blown out of the river into the swamps; and that for an instant the river was blown back so that its bottom was visible for as much as a quarter of a mile. Irish potatoes, then coming up, were blown out of the ground; a 2 X 4 scantling twelve feet long was driven into a post oak, its ends left sticking out equidistant on each side of the tree. It is said that relief parties, in searching for the wounded in Monticello, heard a knocking in a vacant house left standing by the storm; and on reaching the house they found a yearling, a piano, and a clock. The yearling was blown bodily into the house but was not injured, and when turned loose it grazed appreciatively. Court documents and other legal papers were found in Meridian. In those days there were no telephones or telegraphs in Monticello, but the news of the disaster soon reached other places and relief came quickly from neighboring towns and from distant cities; a box of clothing came from Saratoga Springs, New York. The old Smith house, near the banks of Pearl River, south of where the old Smith Cemetery is, was converted into a hospital, as good fortune, Dr. J. W. Bennett of Brookhaven, was called to Monticello on business that day, and his presence, together with that of Dr. Teunisson, local physician, marshaled the spirits of the people, and relief work went on at once. Survivors of the tornado state that after the wind a torrential downpour began, and it seemed as if the very heavens would rain down; but finally the rain ceased, the clouds rolled away, the sun came out, and a peaceful calm ensued.

Anyone researching the Joseph or John Cooper linages in Lawrence Co. Ms. in the 1820 & 1830's? Also William Cooper who was a Preacher until his death near Monticello in 1822. My ancester is James Cooper who was born there c1818. He married Lunetta Kuykendall c1834. His first born was John Cooper c1837 who is my ancester. If anyone has any information on these Coopers please contact me. Sam Cottrell,

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/909 Message Board Post: Ironton Farmer Dies There This Morning (Cherokee Co., Texas) T.B. Sanders, 72, farmer of Ironton, died at the home of his son, J.E. Sanders of that place, at 10:10 o'clock this morning. ( Feb 12, 1934 ) He had been a resident of Ironton for many years. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Pierces Chapel, with Rev. Byers in charge. Surviving deceased are four sons, James Emmitt, Henry Paul, William Marshall, and Audie Charles, all of Ironton; two daughters, Mrs Mattie Ann Bradley and Mrs Mittie Jane Morris, both of New Hope; one brother, Charlie Sanders of Mississippi; and three sisters, Mrs E.M. Dunn of Louisiana, Mrs Nealie Herring of Hazel Hunt, Mississippi, and Mrs Sallie Littleton of Columbus, Mississippi.

Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. Now available on CD and hard copy. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. You can also bid for this cd on e-bay! July 21, 1892 Circuit court week after next. A great many interesting locals absolutely crowded out this week for want of space. Stop at Fox?s hotel when you come to court week after next. You will be well fed, a good bed given you and your horse will receive the best attention. The Carlisle old stand is the place. SILVER CREEK DOTS by Slide Silver Creek, July 18th, 1892 ?When will the rain cease?? is the question issuing from the lips of the farmers now a days, and we are almost ready to join them and utter the same cry. Dr. L. D. Dickerson has had some lumber hauled of late, which denotes a new office we suppose: But where is the lot? The ladies of our town deserve much credit for their earnest endeavors to get the Methodist church ceiled. They have collected sufficient money for the purchase of the lumber but can not get any one to go after it, which is not saying much for the men. A FEW WORDS ABOUT HEBRON Hebron, Miss, July 18, 1892 Mr. Editor, Please say to the people, through your paper, that we expect a grand time at the Hebron picnic, Thursday, july 28th. Pres. R. A. Venable, D. D.of Mississippi College will deliver a lecture on ?Christian Education? and other noted men will be on hand to help entertain the people. No one can afford to miss the intellectual treat in store for that occasion. Hebron is still in the line of progress and all of her citizens are so busy that even your correspondent has not found time to send in the ?dots? for some months past. The song of the hammer and the saw is now heard throughout our village from ?early morn? till dewy eve. Our enterprising citizen Mr. A. G. Walker will soon complete his fine large residence, boarding house and hotel combined. He will as soon as possible put a livery stable and keep horses and buggies to hire. Rev. J. C. Buckley will soon being the erection of his new residence. We will soon be incorporated, under the constitution and will thereafter be known as the Village of Hebron.? With our own officers in the persons of the ?Board of Mayoe and aldermen?. HOMESTEAD NOTICE: Annie E. Lee, wit: S. S. Dale, W J McNease all of Mt. Carmel, M. F. Griffith of Hebron Benjamin E. Cowart, wit: J. M. White, T. D. White, W. T J Bass, A B Ratcliff all of Silver Creek William M Ross, wit: J E Armstrong, J E Hedepeth, A A Turnage, N H Sharp, all of Silver Creek. Amanda A Sauls formerly Amanda A. Smith, wit: A. P. Smith, of Monticello, G. M. Reid, John Bozeman, of Tilton, W. B. Foreman of Bismarck of Lawrence County George W. Mikell, wit: D. A. Allen, Archy Fairly, H. T. Griffith, G. W. Hartzog, all of Whitesand.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/896.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Pat. My great grandfather Thomas Benjamin Sanders came from Lawrence County, Mississippi and moved to Cherokee, County, Texas. One of his sons was my grandfather, Henry Paul Sanders. Henry married 3 times. The 1st to my grandmother, Susie Mae Watson. (daughter of Albert William Watson and Annie Rebecca Cooper.) His 2nd marriage was to Ruby Pearl Loftin (daughter of Edward M. Loftin and Josephine Sandford.) His 3nd marriage was to Ruby's sister, Retha Irene Loftin.) Ruby and Retha's grandparents came from Lawrence, County Mississippi. They were James Loftin and Sarah Ward. I came from the Henry Sanders and Susie Watson line. Through grandpa's 2nd and 3rd marriage, I tie in with the Loftin line. Do any of these Loftin's sound like your line?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/867.2 Message Board Post: Grace, You might try www.rootsweb.com/~mssimpso/ for information on the Fenn's. Try Richard Neely's Home Page.I believe the first family of Fenn's were in Simpson County located at Westville, Ms.The cemetery has a Green and Elizabeth Fenn buried in the Old Westville Cemetery. Some of their children are also there. The family plot is now enclosed with an iron fence. Richard has the names of people who are buried there but there are many,many grave unmarked. But this may give you a starting point anyway.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Lambert, Netherland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/359.363.2 Message Board Post: Clayton, we are cousins on our common Brown line, and I was wondering if you had done any research on the Browns. Mary Ann Lambert was the daughter of Joseph Lambert and Esther Netherland, right? And Joseph was the son of Agnes Brown and John C. Lambert. Agnes was the daughter of Francis and Mary Brown who lived on White Sands Creek. We've just done some DNA work with the Browns and have some new leads.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Butler, Fenn, Holleman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/867.1 Message Board Post: Grace, I am related to Elizabeth Butler through her mother, Margaret Brown Butler Holleman, so I know about her family. But, I don't know much about the Fenns to help you there. There is a book about those Fenns in our library, so if I knew exactly what you're looking for, perhaps I could find something for you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sanders, Sheppard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/896.2.2 Message Board Post: Yes, I believe it to be the same John Sanders. On the marriage record and in most Sanders researchers records, he is John F. In the obit I received he was John J. I have only a transcript, so no idea whose mistake. The dates you have are the same as I do. Nancy was born ca 1871, according to various census records, also in Lawrence Co., Ms. I cannot find her on any census after her marriage, nor obit, nor grave. Ditto the child. If John was buried in the Frost cemetery, she might have as well. But a tornado in the 1930s insured we will never know for sure. Someone else asked that I post the obit here, but I got distracted. It was sent to me by Mitchell Sanders, who had searched quite a while for it. I hope he does not mind I paste it below. If anyone else has any knowledge of what happened to this Nancy Sheppard and her child/children, please let me know!! The Frost (Tex) Triumph -- via Mitchell Sanders (4-6-03) "Died - John J. Sanders on the morning of March 11th, 1891, two miles south of Frost, of pneumonia and measles after lingering about five weeks of severe suffering, passed into rest. Brother Sanders was born in Lawrence County, Mississippi, July 2nd, 1864. He came to Texas some four years ago and stopped in the neighborhood of Frost, where he lived up to the time of his death. He accepted salvation {at} the hands of Christ and joined the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and was baptized by Rev. D. P. Sanders. On the 12th of January, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Sheppard. He was a man that was loved by all who knew him, as he was a man upright in his general life and true to his Christian profession and a peaceful quiet citizen, a true husband and a kind father. During his illness he never was hard to murmur nor complain, but was submissive to the will of Him that giveth and taken life."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Loftin, Welch, Perry, Linder, Polk, Upton, Branton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/896.2.1 Message Board Post: I noticed Loftin in your surnames. May I ask what Loftin's. I might be able to help you. Pat Loftin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sanders, Ward, Batton, Loftin, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CKB.2ACI/896.2 Message Board Post: My records show him as John F. Sanders. Born July 2, 1864, dying March 11, 1891. I have no dates for Nancy. I have their wedding date at January 12, 1888. Is this the same Sanders? My Sanders came from Lawrence, Co., MS to Cherokee Co., Tx. Thomas Benjamin Sanders..son of Simeon Thomas Sanders and Amanda Ward.