I am new to the Lowndes County list and thought I'd send out a query. My research is not specifically about genealogy, but I'm hoping that those of you who have had researched in Lowndes County may be able to help me. I am writing an historical fiction novel about the first state-supported women's college in the US, which is in Columbus, MS in Lowndes County. It has been known under three names: the Industrial Institute & College (I.I. & C.) from 1884 to 1920, the Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW) from 1920 to 1975, and currently the Mississippi University for Women (MUW). And of course, it has been fondly referred to as the W. I'm also interested in anything you have to share about the Columbus Female Institute which occupied the original buildings on the W campus. I am an alumna of the W, however I am not a native Mississippian nor do I live in the state. I'm hoping the wonders of modern technology can help me connect with people who know Lowndes County well. I have been researching the history of the school for the past two years and am still interested in hunting down anything that can add a personal flair to my narrative. I am looking to letters, diaries, memories, oral history, anything that refers to personal experiences of students, faculty or staff at the W. The novel covers the years from 1884 to 2000, and even a little as early as 1860. So you can imagine the broad scope of my research. Thank you for your help. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Sally Winstead Williams ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

You are invited to the Monday June 11,2001 meeting of the LAMAR COUNTY ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL MEETING at 5 P.M. DR.JOHN ALLMAN will speak and show film on the early Lamar and Marion Counties.The program will be about one hour long. Location of Community Center Take Hwy 17 into Vernon turn east between Western Auto and Turner's. That turn is across the highway from the Bank of Vernon and Bostick's.Watch for the building on the left behind Turners.It is located in the housing project area. You do not have to be a member to attend.Come and bring someone with you. Jean Carr

The June 11 meeting of the Lamar County Genealogical and Historical Society will be held a the Vernon Community Center instead of the Medical Center. Due to the lighting for veiwing slides/film durning the presentation.Turn off hwy 17 east between the Western Auto and Turners Supermarket.Time is 5 p.m.

Dr.John Allman will be the speaker on June 11,2001 at 5 pm.His subject will be "EARLY NORTHWEST ALABAMA HISTORY ". The group will meet a the LAMAR REGiONAL HEALTH CENTER AUDITORIUM,located on highway 17 north of Vernon,south of Sulligent,near Oak Hill Methodist Church. Come and bring someone with you to hear this noted speaker.You do not have to be a member to attend.Write down the date,and remember the new time 5 p.m. So, all of you who don't like to be out after dark, take advantage of the earlier meeting time. "Always interested in your Links" Jenn Carr

Posted on: Lowndes Co. Ms Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Lowndes/10800 Surname: Reeder, Webb ------------------------- Descendants of Stephen Reeder 1 [1] Stephen Reeder b: 1784 in Virginia d: 5/1855 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi Occupation: Planter and Farmer. Residence: Ohio, Virginia, Alabama, and Mississippi / . +Catherine Small m: 5/16/1809 in Montgomery, Ohio *2nd Wife of [1] Stephen Reeder: / . +Ellinor Reeder b: 5/26/1788 in Ohio m: Aft. 1815 in Lowndes, Mississippi or Meridan, Pickens Co., Alabama d: 2/1874 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi Father: Stephen Reeder Mother: Elizabeth Stier/ ..... 2 Nancy Reeder d: Bef. 1848 / ..... 2 William C. Reeder d: Bef. 1860 / ......... +Cena Glass / ..... 2 Benjamin Franklin Reeder, Sr. b: abt. 1822 in Columbus, Missippi d: 1859 Occupation: Planter and Farmer. / ......... +Elizabeth Rebecca Webb b: 1827 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi m: abt. 1845 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi d: 5/23/1879 in Leon Co., Texas Father: Robert Webb Mother: Rebecca Henry/ ..... 2 Martha N. Reeder b: abt. 1826 d: Bef. 1873 / ......... +Albert G. Cox m: 12/16/1841 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi / ..... 2 Minerva Reeder b: 1829 d: 1903 / ......... +Joseph A. Duncan b: 1821 m: 12/03/1850 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi d: 1906 / ..... 2 [2] Elizabeth Reeder b: abt. 1836 / ......... +James Webb b: abt. 1814 in South Carolina m: 7/30/1846 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi d 1: 1866 d 2: 11/27/1857 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi Father: Robert Webb Mother: Donaldson/ ..... *2nd Husband of [2] Elizabeth Reeder: / ......... +Reuben H. Snell m: 12/22/1863 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi

Seeking burial place of GUY MORTON born june 1,1894 Vernon,Al., Lamar County to parents Dr. Martin W. Morton and Mary E. Nelson. Guy died october 18,1934 in Sheffield,AL. He was a professional baseball player. Thank You,Jean Carr Lamar County Historical Society Vernon,Al.

Does anyone out there know where GUY MORTON is buried? He was a professional baseball player from Vernon,Lamar County,Alabama. Thank you, Jean Carr

Just came back to Orlando, Fl from Columbus. Grandfather is buried in Friendship. Very good Library for local research. There is a complete record for Friendship in the library. Newspaper records date back to eary 1900. The one i needed was not there. Jan of 1914. Good luck. wljandjj@aol.com

The Columbus-Lowndes County Library has a web site, which I have linked to off the Rootsweb Lowndes County Genealogy site: <http://www.lowndes.lib.ms.us/genealogy2.html> Library</a> The email address is {HYPERLINK "mailto:archives@lowndes.lib.ms.us"}archives@lowndes.lib.ms.us. Contact Martha Sparrow, Archivist. Thus far, I have not been able to get a copy of Friendship Cemetery's tombstone inscriptions so that I might transcribe them for the web. It was done back in the 1950's or 1960's by the DAR, I believe, and the library has a copy of that. Clare Herrick, Listowner Clare L. Herrick <http://www.ebiCom.net/~lowndes> MSGenweb County Coordinator - Lowndes County, Mississippi

Anyone know of on line listing &/or data from the cemetery? Also wonder what sort of resources are available in the Geneolgy Room at Lowndes County Library? What back issues from the newspaper might be at the library? Thanks, any info appreciated. Lucian Hudson

Please Please Read the following message all the way thru. I received it from one of my surname Rootsweb lists. You could received this "worm" or virus from any source, so always becareful of any email you received that has attachments. I received such a "worm" attachment recently from one of our new Lowndes subscribers and they didn't even realize that they had the "infection" on their computer. Please do not reply to this message on the email list! Clare Herrick, ListOwner Lowndes County ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date forwarded: Sat, 12 May 2001 08:01:23 -0700 From: "Richard Leon Herrick" <RLHerrick@prodigy.net> Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2001 11:03:13 -0400 Subject: [HERRICK-L] Dangerous false replies to postings. To: HERRICK-L@rootsweb.com Forwarded by: HERRICK-L@rootsweb.com Send reply to: HERRICK-L@rootsweb.com Subscribers: Please do not reply on the list to this message! This is a warning concerning incoming messages that may appear to have come from a RootsWeb mail list, when it was probably generated by a virus on someone else's computer. Other RootsWeb list administrators have posted notices similar to this on their lists. This is not a hoax so please do not delete it until you have read it. I received a reply to a reply that I made to a post on another RootsWeb mail list. The reply was cleverly disguised to appear that it came from that specific RootsWeb mail list that I had sent a reply to a post made thereon. The reply from a second party that I do not know quoted part of my reply to the third person who had posted the original query. This bogus reply ended with this statement as the last line: " Take a look to the attachment. " As soon as it began to download Norton Anti-Virus, NAV, flashed a warning on the monitor screen advising that it was placing said message and its attachment in quarantine. I was advised to not open it, so I did not. The attachment was: " readme.txt.pif " NAV is set to scan all incoming e-mail messages and attachments to same. NAV saved me from a problem. I e-mailed the 'sender' and told her what happened and advised her that she might have a virus or a worm on her machine. The name of the sender of this message was not the person who made the original post that I had replied to. She is very likely an innocent party who does not know what her computer is trying to do to other innocent parties. If you do not have an Anti-Virus program on your computer that is actively scanning e-mail as it comes in, it is recommended that you acquire an anti-virus program that has such a feature and keep it active as soon as you boot the computer each time that you turn the PC on. If you receive a message that appears to be a reply from a RootsWeb mail list from someone you do not know, that has an attachment with a <.txt.pif> extension, DO NOT OPEN IT!! In my case, described above, the sender of the message with the Virus laden attachment was not the person that I had replied to originally. Please do not reply to this message on the list! Richard Leon Herrick List Administrator

The May meeting will be held at TWIN GABLES INN, formerly the Pennington House,371 Aberdeen,Rd,Vernon,Al. at 5 p.m.Monday,May 14,2001 This lovely two story home is getting on toward 60 years old.Jimmy and Gloria George restored the site and opened a Bed and Breakfast there.It has sold twice since.we appreciate the present owners for letting us hold our meeting there this month.You are invited to come and be with us. Turn west in front of Vernon Cityhall on Aberdeen Road and watch on the left for the only two story house with sign on the corner.

Posted on: Lowndes Co. Ms Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Lowndes/10777 Surname: BENNETT, TOLSON ------------------------- Looking for any information on a Charles or William (Willie) Tolson. William married a Lula Bennett in 1883 in Lowndes County. She died in Feb, 1885 in Natchez, Mississippi. Thanks Gloria

I am new to this list. I am looking for information of my 2nd great grandparents William H. MOREHEAD and America L. (?). William H. along with John and Robert MOREHEAD appear in the 1840 Lowndes Co. census. In the 1850 census for Lowndes Co., Robert, Susan H. and my William H. appear in the same household. William H. and A. L. appear in the 1860 census for Van Zandt Co., Texas. This census states that William H. was 35 and A. L. was 37 and that they were born in Alabama and Georgia respectively. I'm not sure if William H. and America L. were married in Mississippi or Texas. Does any of this information connect to anyone on this mailing list? Thanks. Rodney Shultz

The only Moreheads I see in my database are Eugene Leslie Moorehead, born in 1886 and died in 1954 in Artesia, MS. I know there were more of them earlier in the 1800's, but since they were not my own family line, this is the only one I have listed in my database. They happened to live next door to my grandparents. Clare

There are 3 Ellis families listed in the 1830 and 1840 Lowndes Co. census records, William Sr., William Jr. and James. Is anyone researching these families? I'd like to hear from you if you are. Thanks, Jan

Can someone please tell me what the name and addresses are of the list managers/moms, for [ALTUSCAL-L], and for [MSLOWNDE]? Thank you, Kay Music

Gracie, Are you related to Daniel Marion Mayfield 1847-1911 who married Anna E. Ussery 1856-1901? If so I would like to swap information with you...they have have been Lowndes County though...I too have the "Southern Born and Bred," my Vaughns are in there. Leonard -- Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History genealogy@mccown.org -- http://www.mccown.org People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790

Please read. This kind lady is offering to do lookups for any of you who need it. ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "GMorlino" <gracie@dixie2000.net> To: <cclowndes@yahoo.com> Subject: Offering my services Date sent: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 22:28:23 -0500 Hello, I am Gracie Mayfield Morlino of Carroll Co, MS. I am a newcomer to genealogy and my interests in History are inbred. I am a direct descendent of Judge Stephen Albert and Mary Frances OWEN BROWN, through their youngest son, Reverend Richardson Owen BROWN, my Great-Grandfather. I have a copy of: "SOUTHERN-BORN AND BRED, A Genealogical History of the Family of Judge Stephen A. and Mary Owen Brown of Columbus, Mississippi" Embracing Dr. W. Lowndes Lipscomb's History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century with Addenda" Compiled by Estelle Rogers Vaughn, 1972 In addition, I am a MAYFIELD from Monroe Co., MS and have a copy of "MONROE COUNTY HISTORY", Published by the Monroe County Book Committee, 1988 If I can be of assistance with either of these publications, please let me know! If it were not for the kindness of others helping me in my search, I would not know what I do today about my Forefathers. It is my hope to help someone else along the way. My families, both the Browns and the Mayfields settled the areas of Lowndes and Monroe Counties before MS was a state. Sincerely, Gracie Mayfield Morlino Carroll Co., MS gracie@msdelta.com ------- End of forwarded message ------- Clare L. Herrick <http://www.ebiCom.net/~lowndes> MSGenweb County Coordinator - Lowndes County, Mississippi

Posted on: Lowndes Co. Ms Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Lowndes/10764 Surname: Killian ------------------------- Does your Killian Line include an L.A. ("Alex" or Alec") Killian, who married Josie Stewart abt 1890? If so, I can provide info about Josie's family (Holladay connection) and would like to know more about L.A. Killion Thanks, Norm Stewart