In a message dated 1/23/2005 7:25:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, danlee@scrtc.com writes: I've read the Marshall County 1850 page by page a couple of times. There are eight families who were in the same location on the 1840 census My Lacys and McNeills go missing regularly! I think they stayed put and the counties changed. I do know the census wasn't meant to be kept this long and lots were kept in mouldy basements [see the Navarro Co TX ones, just awful!] and some may be missing forever. Meantime have you tried to find them in the Slave Census? it can be useful if your ancestors owned even one slave. <<Mary lists her birthplace as MS. She appears to be the oldest daughter, whom some researchers have listed as "Ida", >> She could have been Ida Mary or reversed <G> I have tons like this in MS the evil women left home and started using the other name, I doubled the number of girls <G> until I caught one <G> I forgot to put Mississippi in the search, so these are all exact Tabors in the 1850 SC Elijah Tabor Not Stated, Marion, Arkansas Zach Tabor Division 20, Crawford, Georgia Isaac Tabor District 32, Forsyth, Georgia James Tabor Division 2, Fleming, Kentucky William G Tabor Division 2, Fleming, Kentucky Susan Tabor Summer Grove, Caddo, Louisiana Margaret Tabor Not Stated, East Feliciana, Louisiana David T Tabor Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana James Tabor Eastern District, St Helena, Louisiana Eligha Tabor Not Stated, Union, Louisiana John H Tabor Not Stated, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana A Tabor Not Stated, Lafayette, Mississippi E H Tabor Lindsey, Benton, Missouri William Tabor Polk, Rutherford, North Carolina Jacob Tabor District 41, Montgomery, Virginia Okay, John in 1860 is Taber, Nancy D Taber Age in 1860: 8 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1860: Township 3 Range 3, Marshall, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Holly Springs Roll: M653_587 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: John H Taber Household How well have you searched the Marshall site? I found hints of my McNeills there in some church memberships etc. Eliz <<

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/2067.1 Message Board Post: They are buried there with the exact dates you listed. Only other info listed on them is that W.H. served in Co "C" of the 32nd Ms Inf.

In a message dated 1/23/2005 6:04:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, danlee@scrtc.com writes: The ones I believe to be her family are not on ANY 1850 census, when she would have been at home with them. Is what you are saying that you can't find them in the 1850? Maybe Nancy would be easier to try and find in that year [of course maybe they hid well *G* or their part was destroyed] but maybe one of us could find them? Do you have a birth place and year for Nancy [and I wonder what a drawl would have done to Tabor *G*] Eliz

Thanks for answering!! Yes, I have looked in Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com for this family anywhere in 1850, and they just aren't there, unless it's some spelling I haven't figured out. It's sometimes spelled "Taber" and I found one place with "Taler." I've read the Marshall County 1850 page by page a couple of times. There are eight families who were in the same location on the 1840 census, and are completely missing from the 1850. I think the census taker missed a whole section of the county. Yes, Nancy Orr Gibson was born in Georgia in 1818, married John F. Tabor (b GA 1813) in Lawrence Co., AL , July 9, 1834. They were in Marshall County by 1840, probably earlier, since my Mary lists her birthplace as MS. She appears to be the oldest daughter, whom some researchers have listed as "Ida", but no one can say where this name came from, and no one knows if it is Mary. Nancy Adelia was born in MS in 1852. Both Nancys and my Mary died in Arkansas. My Mary has children with the same names as the other Tabor daughters, making me believe even more that she is a sister. She had an Adelia, for example, a Mary and a Martha (Tabor children who died young in Marshall Co.) Alice Etwistedsister89@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/23/2005 6:04:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, >danlee@scrtc.com writes: > The ones I believe to be her >family are not on ANY 1850 census, when she would have been at home with >them. > > >Is what you are saying that you can't find them in the 1850? Maybe Nancy >would be easier to try and find in that year [of course maybe they hid well *G* or >their part was destroyed] but maybe one of us could find them? Do you have a >birth place and year for Nancy [and I wonder what a drawl would have done to >Tabor *G*] >Eliz > > >==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== >If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. > >============================== >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 > > > > >

After all these years, I am still searching for any information about Mary M. Tabor, who married John F. Harvill in Holly Springs in 1853. No parent signed her marriage application. The ones I believe to be her family are not on ANY 1850 census, when she would have been at home with them. She was born there in 1836, but moved to Arkansas when she married. The Harvill brothers owned property in Marshall County for several years. We visited there twice looking for information, but found nothing in print. I believe she was a sister of Nancy Adelia Tabor, who moved to the same place in Arkansas, married first a nephew of Mary's husband's brother-in-law, second a great-nephew of her husband, Wm. Beverly Harvill. Nancy's mother, Nancy Orr Gibson Tabor, also moved there and died in Drew County, AR in 1880. We don't know why the two Nancys would have moved there unless it was because Mary was, indeed, their daughter and sister. Has anyone ever seen a will for John H. Tabor in Marshall County? We don't know when or how he died. There are two daughters buried there -- Martha and Margaret Tabor. No record has been found of son, Thad; the rest of the children migrated to Texas. I would greatly appreciate any information. Alice in KY

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/2065.1 Message Board Post: Many times during the War Between The States, battlefield reports contained erroneous information. This occurred with the reported death of Col. George Boggan Myers, of Marshall Co, MS. Although he did lose an arm in the War, he survived his wounds and being a POW to return to Marshall County, where he served as Circuit Clerk for a number of years. Although some printed sources state he died in 1879, his tombstone in Hill Crest Cemetery in Holly Springs, shows he died in May 1894.

W. H. Mitchell, Co. "C" 32 MISS INF C.S.A., 1840-1915 Mitchell, Frances, 1843-1931 That is all the information that is given.

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/2067 Message Board Post: I am searching for William Hall Mitchell b 1840 d 1915 in Waterford, Ms married Frances Henderson b 1847 d. 1931. I have been told that they are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Ms. Would appreciate if someone could look up in book. Thanks

The Colonel Erasmus Ferdinand Potts story as written by his g.g.granddaughter, Dale Potts Hollingsworth, is printed on pp 80-81 in the just published book, A History of Southeastern Marshall County, by Lois Swaney. The story of the mystery of what happened to his fortune is on page 94 of the book. The book contains a photograph of Potts which is also posted on the MSGenWeb Marshall County, MS - Genealogical Research Index For anyone with Southeastern Marshall County descendants, the book is an interesting and usfeul accounting of the history of that area. Books are available at the Marshall County Museum, Holly Springs, MS. For more information on the purchase price, contact the museum at hollyspringsmuseum@yahoo.com

In a message dated 1/15/05 9:58:28 AM Central Standard Time, mwitter@houston.rr.com writes: Message Board Post: I do so appreciate all of the information and history collected here, Gary. I am the third great granddaughter of Cinthia or Cynthia Potts, E.F.Pott's sister I do believe. Cynthia Potts appears in 1850 Census Records with her husband John D. Barker. Cinthia Potts and John D. Barker left South Carolina I believe because they were tired of their families' constant legal difficulties. I have a great deal of information and documentation on these altercations in Laurens, S.C. Cinthia Potts Barker had four daughters: Emma Elizabeth Barker, Susan Teresa Barker McBrayer McDonald, Isabella or "Belle" Barker, and young Cinthia Barker. I believe John D. Barker died sometime between 1852, when he served from his county as a State Legislature in the Mississippi State House, and 1860 when Cinthia Barker is living with her daughter and son in law but apparently on property now belonging to her to the tune of a $14,000 valuation. At any rate, I have much more on this line I would like to share if you are interested. I am particularly interested in finding documentation that would place E.F. and Cinthia Potts as siblings and children of Jonathan and Elizabeth Potts of S.C. ANd by the way, several of Cinthia Potts Barkers' daughters and their babies as well as Cinthia Potts Barker herself are buried in the Potts Family Cemetery. ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== This is the posting of yours that I am referring to. Gary Telford has given me permission to copy his posting (which you respond to here) in The Heritage News, So I think this would make a nice addition to those pages. Anne Babin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: king Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/335.1 Message Board Post: I am related to Armilda King b. 1820. Their other children Perry D. King, Nancy King, James Miller,Martha and Robert W.I have been searching a very long time for Sarah's maiden name and any other info. Perry, Sarah, and James are buried at the Old City Cemetery, Burleson County Texas. All three boys were Mason's. Nancy married William Calvin Brooks and stayed in Wilcox county Ala. area. At least two of their sons Evan and Luke came to Texas also. I have a photo of them with the Benson(armilda's daughter Sally Rhoda Webster Benson.) family taken Lampasas county 1912. Perhaps I can send you a copy. I have Robert and James in Texas census listed with some of their children. Also Obituary of James Miller King.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Myers Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2066 Message Board Post: I'm not related to the following people, and have no further information about them, but I thought this may be of interest to someone: Thursday, October 6, 1864 N. C. ARGUS (Wadesboro’, Anson County, NC) -Died: Suddenly, near Byhalia, Miss., on the 2d ult., Absalom MYERS, formerly of Anson county, N.C. The deceased had formerly been Sheriff of Anson county and for several years a member of the Senate in the State Legislature of North Carolina and Counselor of said State. He was emphatically an honest man, and whilst in Mississippi he contributed largely to the Southern cause both in word and deed. He has left a large family in Mississippi to mourn his loss, and had seven sons in the Southern army, one of whom Col. George B. MYERS, was recently killed in an engagement with the enemy near Atlanta. (see the death notice of his son on this same message board) More NC newspaper abstracts can be found on my website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jganis/unionco/newspapers.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Myers Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2065 Message Board Post: I'm not related to the following people, and have no further information about them, but I thought this may be of interest to someone: Thursday, September 15, 1864 N. C. ARGUS (Wadesboro’, Anson County, NC) -We learn from the Chattanooga Rebel that Col. George B. MYERS, 24th Mississippi Regiment, was killed, near Atlanta, on Wednesday, the 28th ult. Col. MYERS was born and raised in this county, and was a son of Absalom MYERS, formerly of this county, but now a citizen of Mississippi. (Research shows that a George B. Myers from NC lived in Holly Springs, Marshall Co, MS) More NC newspaper abstracts can be found on my website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jganis/unionco/newspapers.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Potts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2062.2.1.1 Message Board Post: The Potts Family Of Benton & Marshall Co., MS Researched and compiled by Gary Telford, Family Roots wgt@centurytel.net This is some additional information I have on Cynthia Potts and her family. I have not proven this information, any corrections or additions are welcome. Cynthia Potts was born in South Carolina, date unknown, and married, 1830 near Lexington, MS, John Dollar Barker, born January 15, 1808 in Laurens Co., SC. John Dollar Barker was the son of William Oliver Barker, born 1787 Laurens Co., SC and Elizabeth (Dollar) Barker, born 1787 in Laurens Co., SC. William Oliver Barker died about 1857 and Elizabeth died February 23, 1858. Both died near Greenville, Hunt Co., TX. Cynthia (Potts) Barker died 1873 in Mississippi and is buried in the Potts Cemetery, near Winborn, MS. John Dollar Barker died about 1896 in probably Franklin Co., AR. They had the following children; (1) Demarcus L. Barker, born January 1832 in Yazoo Co., MS and died September 16, 1843 at Hickory Flat, MS. (2) Susan Teresa Barker, born August 27, 1835, no other info. (3) Emily Elizabeth Barker, born 1836, no other info. (4) Isabella A. Barker, born January 22, 1840, no other info. (5) Cynthia Evaline Barker, born January 14, 1841, no other info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Witt,Scruggs,Potts, Barker, McBrayer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2062.2.1 Message Board Post: I do so appreciate all of the information and history collected here, Gary. I am the third great granddaughter of Cinthia or Cynthia Potts, E.F.Pott's sister I do believe. Cynthia Potts appears in 1850 Census Records with her husband John D. Barker. Cinthia Potts and John D. Barker left South Carolina I believe because they were tired of their families' constant legal difficulties. I have a great deal of information and documentation on these altercations in Laurens, S.C. Cinthia Potts Barker had four daughters: Emma Elizabeth Barker, Susan Teresa Barker McBrayer McDonald, Isabella or "Belle" Barker, and young Cinthia Barker. I believe John D. Barker died sometime between 1852, when he served from his county as a State Legislature in the Mississippi State House, and 1860 when Cinthia Barker is living with her daughter and son in law but apparently on property now belonging to her to the tune of a $14,000 valuation. At any rate, I have much more on this line I would l! ike to share if you are interested. I am particularly interested in finding documentation that would place E.F. and Cinthia Potts as siblings and children of Jonathan and Elizabeth Potts of S.C. ANd by the way, several of Cinthia Potts Barkers' daughters and their babies as well as Cinthia Potts Barker herself are buried in the Potts Family Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Potts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2062.2 Message Board Post: The Potts Family Of Benton & Marshall Co., MS Researched and compiled by Gary Telford, Family Roots wgt@centurytel.net Col. Erasmus Ferdinand Potts was born August 21, 1801 in South Carolina and married Elizabeth Brownlee, born September 22, 1811 in South Carolina. Col. Erasmus Ferdinand Potts was the son of Jonathan Potts (1853-1839) and Elizabeth (Stevenson) Potts, born about 1755 in South Carolina, both died in Greenville District, SC. Jonathan and Elizabeth Potts were the parents of eleven known children; (1) Erasmus Ferdinand Potts, (2) Hugh Potts who married Mary Griffin, (3) James Potts married Margaret Hightower, (4) John Potts married Martha Griffin, (5) Levi Potts, (6) Felix Potts, (7) Young Potts married Nancy Griffin, (8) Barksdale Potts married Alice Griffin, (9) Elizabeth Potts married Allen Griffin, (10) Jane Potts married Murrell Masey, (11) Cynthia Potts married John D. Barker. (1) Col. Erasmus Ferdinand Potts and Elizabeth (Brownlee) Potts were the parents of four known children; (1-1) Ferdinand B. Potts, born January 23, 1833 in Marshall Co., MS and married, November 06, 1856, Martha A. Bready, born March 08, 1835. Ferdinand B. Potts died October 01, 1897 and Martha A. (Bready) Potts died February 13, 1899. Both died in Marshall Co., MS and are buried in Macedonia Methodist Cemetery, Marshall Co., MS. They were the parents of eight known children. (1-2) Erasmus J. Potts, born December 05, 1835 in Marshall Co., MS and died June 18, 1838. (1-3) James Benton Potts, born May 08, 1838 in Marshall Co., MS and married, December 08, 1863 in Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS, Eliza Jane Lucy Caroline Stephenson, born November 28, 1843. James Benton Potts died January 30, 1875 in Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Marshall Co., MS. James Benton Potts and Eliza Jane Lucy Caroline (Stephenson) Potts were the parents of four known children. After the death of James B. Potts, Eliza married J. M. Taylor, born December 10, 1824 Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS. J. M. Taylor died November 03, 1885 in Holly Springs, MS and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Marshall Co., MS. Eliza Jane Lucy Caroline (Stephenson) Potts Taylor died May 3, 1933 in Knoxville, TN and is buried in Highland Memorial Cemetery. (1-4) Mary A. Potts, born June 28, 1840 in Marshall Co., MS and married, December 20, 1859. Charles W. Fant. They were the parents of two known children. Mary A. (Potts) Fant married the second time, Charles H. Reid, born October 10, 1846. They had one known son. Mary died October 06, 1908 in Marshall Co., MS and is buried in Potts Camp Cemetery, Potts Camp, MS. Charles H. Reid died April 17, 1921. In 1836, the year Holly Springs became a town, a young man from South Carolina, Colonel Erasmus Ferdinand Potts, traveled the Pontotoc Trail to the Federal Land Office in Pontotoc and purchased several sections of land in Marshall and Benton Counties. He also owned land in the Delta. His first home, and a large trading post, was built (near the site of the T.M. Stone home) on the Pontotoc Trail, a short distance from the Tippah River. Later the first Potts Camp Post Office was built of logs near his home, with Colonel Potts' daughter, Mary, as the first postmistress. It stayed open until the war started in 1861. At this time in history before erosion of the hills, Tippah River ran wide and deep with steep banks, so there were only a few places it could be forded. Where the Pontotoc Trail passed, east of the river was a natural ford, with a broad field and a high bluff on the south. From the bluff poured cool springs of water and the trees near by for firewood made this an ideal place for weary travelers to stop overnight. They used wagons, buggies, and horseback for transportation and as a long journey usually took several days, Colonel Potts encouraged people to stop at the camping site and furnished them with supplies. His hospitality became so widely known, people began to call the place Potts Camp. This was the same area used by the Indians many years before. Sometime later Colonel Potts built a 22 room mansion and a girl's school named "Woods Academy", located a short distance from the site where Winborn stands today. Mr. Wright Greer's grandmother, Emily Morgan, was a student at the school. Mary Potts, daughter of Colonel Potts and her mother, Elizabeth, were instructors there. The school burned in 1855 and the students were transferred to Pontotoc. Records show that Colonel Potts owned many slaves, cultivated a vast acreage of crops and raised hundreds of head of cattle, driving them overland to Memphis to be sold, or shipped to New Orleans on cattleboats. He also shipped quantities of grain. In 1856 Potts invested in the Mississippi Central Railroad and furnished most of the material and labor for the section between Holly Springs and Oxford. He became master mechanic and one of the directors of the railroad company. The entire railroad was completely destroyed during the War Between the States. Because of the muddy and dusty roads, Potts and his workers layed boards a long distance on the Pontotoc Road in this area. They built the first levee in the Mississippi bottom, also Tippah River bottom. When the war broke out, Colonel Potts, who was too old to fight, spent his time and money to help the Confederacy. The Federal Troops stationed in Memphis and Holly Springs rode through the country raiding homes, burning barns and houses and stealing horses, food, and valuables. My grandparents told us about this terrible time in our history many times. They tried to hide special items when they heard the sounds of horses in the distance, but many times their efforts were worthless.When the Federals began to take over this area Colonel Potts counted his gold and silver one night, blindfolded two slaves to go with him and rode away in a wagon. (I've heard that after the men dug the holes to bury the treasure, they were blindfolded again. Many tales have been told about this.) Colonel Potts was arrested, tried on three counts, and convicted for helping the Confederacy. He was sent to Memphis then to Alton Federal Prison (near St. Louis, MO, on the river banks). He was too old to stand the brutal treatment, so the first settler of Potts Camp died December 16, 1863. Sarah told about the Federal Troops bringing Uncle Raz's body home in a metal box filled with shavings. Aunt Liz wouldn't let them bury him until she examined the body to be sure it was her husband. After finding a scar on his ear she was satisfied, so they buried him in "Potts Cemetery", near Winborn. Later in 1870 Elizabeth was buried near him. After the Feds helped bury Colonel Potts they ripped the carpets from the floors of his home, loaded them in the best carriages the family owned and drove away.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skinner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/2064.1 Message Board Post: 1860 MS Census, Marshal Co., Township 4 Range 1, Sharontown? P. O. (transcribed as Shawneetown on Genealogy.com?) Line 21 Dwelling 131 family 126 page 241. Skinner, William age 30 White male Grocer value of personal estate $1500. 1860 MS Census, Marshall Co., Holly Springs P. O. Township 4 Range 1, Line 7 Dwelling 163 family 158 Page 247. Skinner, William age 59 farmer Value of Real estate; $1300 value of personal estate $3500 Skinner, Hester J. 50 born NC Warford, Thomas 18 laborer value of personal estate $100 born MS Warford, Benjamin age 12 born MS

In a message dated 1/13/2005 6:02:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, cathy_lucas1@yahoo.com writes: I am needing a lookup of the 1860 census for William Skinner. There are two listed on the Marshall,Ms. 1860 census index. Page 241 & 247. Thanks, You don't say which you want <G> liz the 30 yo is living alone William Skinner Age in 1860: 30 a grocer with 1500- Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, Mississippi Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Shawneetown Roll: M653_587 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William Skinner Wm Skinner Age in 1860: 59 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, Mississippi Gender: Male Value of real estate: 1300- personal 3500- Post Office: Holly Springs Roll: M653_587 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Wm Skinner Wm Skinner Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, MS 59 1800 North Carolina Male Hester J Skinner Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, MS 50 1809 North Carolina Female Thomas Warford Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, MS 18 1841 Mississippi Male Benj Warford Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, MS 12 1847 Mississippi 25 Female Black William Skinner Township 4 range 1, Marshall, Mississippi 10 Female Mulatto William Skinner Township 4 range 1, Marshall, Mississippi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skinner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/2064 Message Board Post: I am needing a lookup of the 1860 census for William Skinner. There are two listed on the Marshall,Ms. 1860 census index. Page 241 & 247. Thanks, Cathy

I'm descended from Leah Eddins born circa 1803 in SC, died 1881 in Woodruff Co., Ark. buried at White Church Cemetery. Leah Eddins was the wife of James Golightly b. 1788 in Ga., died 1863 in Woodruff Co., Ark. After James Golightly's death, Leah Eddins Golightly son-in-law, Adolphus Leon Crittenden was appointed administrator of his estate. I'd like to communicate with family members from these lines and share family info. Judith Golightly Crittenden lived in Marshall Co., Ms. June