there is a johnny stacks and family who live in Ashland,check there for Stacks

Hello. Can anyone tell me the definition of the term 'letters of testamentary" ? I'm actually looking for the definition in the context meant for the mid-1800's. Also ... what's the difference between someone who's listed in probate records as 'security' and 'witness' ? Thank you for any and all responses. Deborah Researching WOODFIN, WASHINGTON in Marshall County, MS and northeast AR

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/HKB.2ACI/1608 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on my wife's family (Stacks). Her grandfather, Dallas Virgil Stacks, was born in Potts Camp, MS March 11, 1901. Cannot confirm the names of his father and mother (John and Bessie (McCann) Stacks). Sibling names for Dallas we have received from family sources are Clyde, Travis, Lennie and Glenna Fay Stacks. Hope someone out there can match up with this info.

>Hi Betty, > >Chulahoma no longer exist. It was also known as Wyatte. It was in >Marshall County. > >Mississippi County Map: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msctlist/ct-map.htm > >Mississippi City/Town List: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msctlist/ct-c.htm > >Bill Allen <[email protected]> > > >Betty Faye Lawton wrote: > >> >does anyone know where Chulahoma was and what happened to that city? I'm >> >searching for Howell or Benjamin Brown born in Chula or Chulahoma MS in >> >1861. Thanks >> >> I also would like to know what happened to the town..It obviously was still >> inhabited in 1908...but I don't find it in the present day Atlas. >> >> Betty Faye Bill, I think you have your emails mixed! I did inquire about the location of Chulahome, Marshall co, MS BUT it was my Grandmother, Emma Faye/Alexandria CHILDRESS who was born there. I don't know the BROWNs you referred to in your email. I have d/l'd a MS county map showing where Chulahoma was...My query to the message board waas a while back. Thanks for taking the time to answer, however. Betty Faye (Double first name..ole Su'th'n custom) Searching for paternal:HOLT, LINDSEY, CARSWELL, TURNER; maternal:CLOUD,CHILDRESS, WHEELER, HARMON. Also: PLUMMER and DUBE website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fuzdawg

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/HKB.2ACI/966.1 Message Board Post: Saw this after reading the Marshall Co. MS queries. I thought it was interesting about him (which you may already know). I'm not related though I do have a Nabors in my Parker line from Union Co. MS. The Nabers name just caught my attention. Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., November 7, 1812. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53. Died in 1878. Interment at Hill Crest Cemetery. See also: congressional biography. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/MR.html#S5I0JMID0

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/1569.1 Message Board Post: I see Marshall Co. MS is SE and near Memphis TN. My gGrandfather was born in TN - 1825, Giles Co., Thomas Westmoreland Wells. He migrated to Limestome Co. TX., got there abt 1869. I been searching Giles Co. for the early family and believe Thos. on the 1830 census there is T.W.,s father. Also see at: http://genforum.genealogy.com/messages/5145.html that a James P. Wells' parents were Thos. and Mary. The Wells need to work together? Robert Wells

Hello. I'm looking for any information related to the WOODFIN family in Marshall County, MS. This family appears to have been located in the area near Waterford around 1843: John F. (b. ca 1820 TN - head); Mary Scott (b. ca. 1830 AL - wife); children: Lillian, James E., Eugene L., and Anne. All the children were baptized in Old Hudsonville Presbyterian Church before 1850. John F. WOODFIN owned 26 slaves as of 1850; the family moved to St. Francis County, AR in 1859, and by 1860 John F. WOODFIN owned 49 slaves. He may have acquired some of the 23 additional slaves through the estate of his mother-in-law Hattie SCOTT -- John was the executor of her estate. Interestingly, John F. WOODFIN had many mulatto slaves born between 1851 and 1860, and that is where my line connects to the WOODFIN line. There is an extensive WOODFIN genealogy constructed from the WOODFIN lines who arrived in the United States in the early 18th century; however, a connection for this John F. WOODFIN to the earlier WOODFINs from England is not clear. John F. WOODFIN's migration to St. Francis County AR looks to be through Tennesse -- possibly Shelby County. John F. WOODFIN died in AR in 1860, just two years after the family moved there. Thank you for your time and any clues, all of which are helpful! Deborah

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/1316.1 Message Board Post: Mrs. Mary Pauline Billingsley I have a picture of my Great grandaddy Clyde Billingsley. I need a e-mail address from you to send you his picture. Maybe you or someone in the family will recgonise him. This clyde Billingsley was in Los Angeles, CA and was born on Oct 7th , 1888 in Claiborne,TN and died in Dec 1969 while living in Los Angeles, CA. We know that he had at least 2 children. Evelyn Gerald and Gathea Billingsley. At least we think these are their correct names. If you can be of any help, PLEASE contact me at my e-mail address. Thanks Danny Strong.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Raiford, Canon, Shaw, Alexander, Kilpatrick, Mahon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/1473.1 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on the Raiford family in Marshall County from 1840 forward. Would be interested in finginf out what information Mrs. Raiford has about the family. Mt gggrandfather was Robert Andrew Raiford, Sr. of Edgefield County, SC m. Margaret Bryan Wyche of Thomsa County. GA in 1834. Coming from SC with Robert were brothers William D. Raiford m. Elizaberth Lark (?), Thomas Woodward Raiford m. Sarah Caroline Barbee (GA), James M. Raiford m. ? Black, Malachi Raiford m. Patience Wyche 1836, and sister Elizabeth m. ?. I have partial lines for William D. and Thomas down to 1955 and my line to present. I have Malachi and Patience's children but nothing on James and Elizabeth. Will be happy to exchange information. Ray

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/HKB.2ACI/1603.3.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks again for the infor. I will get started on the Mecklenburg County search. Hank

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Raiford, Canon, ALexander, Mahon, Shaw, Kilpatrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/1603.3.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hank The Alexanders were very prominent in Mecklenburg County, NC and they were a pretty large family. You might check out the Mecklenburg County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncmeckle/ and their forum at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncmeckle/#Forum. Check out the Cabarrus County forum, too, since Mecklenburg was carved out of Mecklenburg County: http://genforum.genealogy.com/nc/cabarrus/ >From what my Canon-Alexander cousins are telling me, some of the Canons and Alexanders came into Tennessee from Mecklenburg Count, MC and some came to Mississippi. Quite a few descendants of both families ended up in Texas and Arkansas. I know that that's spreading you pretty thin, but sometimes, that 's what you have to do. ANother excellent place for trading information are the family forums. The Alexander Family Forum is here: http://genforum.genealogy.com/alexander/ Marshall County is getting off the ground with their genealogy resources and they have a query forum there at http://www.msgen.net/co/marshall/index.html Happy Hunting. Ray

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/HKB.2ACI/1603.3.2.1 Message Board Post: Raiford Thanks a lot for your message. Not sure of the relationship but its worth a shot. My gggrandfather was born in TN, not sure how he got to Marshall County, my best guess is that he was in slavery. Again thanks a lot for the info. Hank

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Raiford, Canon, Shaw, McFayden, Mahon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/1603.3.2 Message Board Post: Hank I'm descended from Moses Harvey Moore and Ann Alexander of Mecklenburg County, NC. Their daughter, Mary Scott "Polly" Moore married John Canon, Jr. who immigrated to Marshall County in about 1840 after Polly died. He made the seven week trip in what has been called the "Exodus" with his sons Moses Harvey Moore Canon and Alfred Orville Canon. Their daughter Abigail Canon, b. 1786 d. 5/5/1862, was married to Cyrus Alexander. They came to Marashall County at about the same time, possibility with John Canon, Jr. She is buried near Byhalia according to Barton Williams in hhis book on the history of Byhalia. The Canons have a long-lasting relationship with the Alexanders beginning in the early 1700s in Pennsylvania abd continuing during their migrations through Maryland, North Carolina, and Mississippi. There have been many marriages between the two families and quite a few of them came to Mississippi and Tennessee in the 1840s when their land in North Carolina were worn out from years of tobacco crops. I have been in contact with a few Canon/Alexander descendants and can put you in contact with them. A couple of them, both of whose ancestors came throught the Marshall County-Tennessee area and on to Texas have pretty extensive databases.

Their was a very prominent man in Moore County, NC in the early to mid 1800's named Atlas Jones. I don't know how common the name Atlas Is, but in and around Moore and Montgomery counties in North Carolina there are many Atlas Jones <insert surname here>. It's kind of like all the Wade Hampton Smiths, Wade Hampton Jones, etc. you find in the south after the War Between the States. In later court documents in Moore County I found where my Atlas Jones Martin's grandmother or aunt SUED atlas Jones - they were once close friends. Oh well, hope this vague answer helps some. Fredreica ----- Original Message ----- From: "theshadow" <[email protected]> To: "Paul & Fredreica Speyer" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:51 AM Subject: Re: [MSMARSHA-L] Holly Springs, MS > I am curious about the "Atlas" mentioned below. I found a mention that the widow > (3rd wife) of my 4x ggfa. Joseph Riley Slocumb, had a son named "Atlas" Mallock. Was > this a common name for the period of time immediately after the CW? > Jean Hancock in TX > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul & Fredreica Speyer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:46 PM > Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Holly Springs, MS > > > Does anyone have access to the book "Holly Springs, MS, to the year > 1878", by William Baskerville Hamilton, Marshall County Historical > Museum, Holly Springs, MS; Written as a thesis by Mr. Hamilton in 1931 > and published in bookform in 1984? > > I am looking for any reference of my ancestor John Martin. Thanks for > your help! Fredreica > > PS. His full name is John Bethune Martin and he was born in NC. His > wife was Nancy Harris and he had two daughters, Mary Bethune and > Margaret Harris Martin and 3 sons, Atlas Jones, Arthur Harris and > Alexander Farquar Martin. Thanks, again! > > ______________________________ >

I am curious about the "Atlas" mentioned below. I found a mention that the widow (3rd wife) of my 4x ggfa. Joseph Riley Slocumb, had a son named "Atlas" Mallock. Was this a common name for the period of time immediately after the CW? Jean Hancock in TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul & Fredreica Speyer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:46 PM Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Holly Springs, MS Does anyone have access to the book "Holly Springs, MS, to the year 1878", by William Baskerville Hamilton, Marshall County Historical Museum, Holly Springs, MS; Written as a thesis by Mr. Hamilton in 1931 and published in bookform in 1984? I am looking for any reference of my ancestor John Martin. Thanks for your help! Fredreica PS. His full name is John Bethune Martin and he was born in NC. His wife was Nancy Harris and he had two daughters, Mary Bethune and Margaret Harris Martin and 3 sons, Atlas Jones, Arthur Harris and Alexander Farquar Martin. Thanks, again! ______________________________

are there any sanders in your book?

Any Shivers listed in the book ?

Is there by any chance any Mitchells listed ? many thanks. Doris Mitchell [email protected]

I checked all the Martins in the book, and did not find yours. sorry. Anne

Dear Anne - thanks so very much for taking the time to look - especially during this busy time of year! I'll probably be bombarding the list with more questions as soon as I come up with them. The company my husband worked for closed its doors with no warning on Sept 1st so he became unemployed just in time for the unemployment surge brought on by 9/11. He has been unable to find a job as yet, so I'm having to be financially frugal this year with presents. I'm trying to make up for that by doing things I know will mean a lot to the recipient. My Christmas gift to my father this year is hopefully to do a report on his Martin ancestors. It's a family that his father and grandmother have been researching since about 1900. I'm hoping I can make some serious headway between now and Dec 25th!?! Anyway, thanks so much for your help. Fredreica ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [MSMARSHA-L] Settlers of Shelby County, TN & Marshall County, MS > I checked all the Martins in the book, and did not find yours. sorry. > > Anne > > > ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== > If you have any of these records to share, please send them to [email protected]: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. > > ============================== > 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 > >