Big Foot Ray's water mill is mentioned in MOTHER MONROE page 58 by Dr. Evans in his short article about Splunge, Village and Settlement. Here is what Evans says: "One of the early families was the McKinneys. One of these went across Splunge and Sipsy and joined a Ray in the firm of McKinney and Ray, owners of a store whichstod within one hundred feet of the present location of Big Foot Ray's water mill." TERRY THORNTON Fulton, Mississippi ----- Original Message ----- From: "rosssmith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:28 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Bigfoot Ray > Has anyone ever he4ard of a man they called Bigfoot Ray or Bigfoot John > Ray who lived in the Monroe co Ms area probaly in the early 1900's. He was > part indian. He was related to the Rays from Al and Ms and the Ables and > the Smith. He died in Tesas but I don;t know when or where. One story says > he was killed in a bar fight in Rogers Texas and anotehr story says he was > killed by a stallion in Texas. I know this is not much to go on but it is > all I have. Thanks > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Has anyone ever he4ard of a man they called Bigfoot Ray or Bigfoot John Ray who lived in the Monroe co Ms area probaly in the early 1900's. He was part indian. He was related to the Rays from Al and Ms and the Ables and the Smith. He died in Tesas but I don;t know when or where. One story says he was killed in a bar fight in Rogers Texas and anotehr story says he was killed by a stallion in Texas. I know this is not much to go on but it is all I have. Thanks

Searching for descendants of and information about and interesting stories about the Smiths living in Monroe co Ms in the late 1890's and the early 1900's. David Smith and wife Martha Esther Brown Smith and thier son Loloyd C Smitha nd his wife Sarah Elizabeth Ables (married 1892 in Monroe co Ms) lived in the Smithville Ms and Amory Ms area. Lloyd Smith and Sarah Ables Smith had a number of chikdren in the late 1790's and the early 1900's. Thanks,Ross

I subscribe to Ancestry and it said I could send to a friend. Wonder why it did not work. I guess the second one did not work either. Anyways...I have made a connection to my line for you. Cammie married Woodson M. Parham, born 1880. Woodson was the son of Henry W. Parham born 1852 and Mary born 1852. Henry W. is the son of Gabriel Jones Parham and Ellen Rebecca McKinney. Gabriel is the brother to my GG grandfather, William Crawford Parham. I have line back further if you like. Unfortunately I have not spent as much time on my Parham line back further as I should have. Would be interested in the history for Woodson and Cammie. Thanks...Robie

Robie, many thanks for sending that message but they wouldn't let me pull it up and I didn't have your email address. I really do apprciate you sending it, anyway. Was it the whole Parham family or just her and her husband.

Jeptha Evans married Alice Byrd 24 January 1878 in Monroe Co., MS and had a daughter, Cammie, who married a Parham but I haven't been able to find out what his first name was nor who his parents were. Any help on this would be appreciated.

Looking for information on Marthey Holland listed on 1880 Itawamba census with three daughters and widowed. I believe she was the wife of Robert H. Holland, son of Charles Girdner Holland. I believe her maiden name was Branch but according to family history she is also suppose to be Full Cherokee. I am not familiar with how to research your indian heritage, so any help here would be appreciated. Was there a reservation in Itawamba or near by? Also wondering if Marthey was short for Martha. Also researching Parham & Harris...William Crawford Parham and wife Elizabeth W. Harris. Happy Holidays...Robie

Merry Christmas Gracie. Dolores Raines/Sutton Ada Okla [email protected] [email protected] Use Keyword As The Raines Came Down to veiw my sites -- <[email protected]> wrote: Boy, you guys are going to work me on this offer! Please don't hold my feet to the fire before Christmas ... please(?) ;o) I'll get it! I know there are Hendricks, Raines (early settlers), and I am not sure about the Matthews and Harrison. Any additional info ... like dates and additional names always helps you know you're on the right track. There are a dozen or so sections that contain the name "Ritter"! Additional info just helps one not spend time on the wrong tree. Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: don & sharon To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Monroe Co. History Book Gracie, Are there any Harrison's in your book? Thanks Sharon L Amarillo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores Raines/Sutton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Monroe Co. History Book > GRACIE > ARE THERE ANY RAINES IN YOUR BOOK? THANKS > > > Dolores Raines/Sutton > Ada Okla > [email protected] > [email protected] > Use Keyword As The Raines Came Down to veiw my sites > > -- [email protected] wrote: > Gracie, > Do you show any MATHEWS in the History Book? > Thank you. > r/Steven > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: <[email protected]> > > Contact Jack Elliot, MS Dept. of Archives and History, MSU > > [email protected] > > Jack has made it a point to research all known extinct towns in > MS. He is a > > native of the Monroe/ Clay County area, so those towns are > naturally a little > > closer to his heart. If Jack doesn't know, I'd say no one know > does! > > > > I have a copy of the Monroe Co. History Book if you'd like help > with a look up. > > Merry Christmas > > Gracie Mayfield Morlino > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:57 PM > > Subject: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now- > extinct Mormon > > community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > > > Is there/was there a town called Sanford in Monroe County? It was > probably a > > Mormon community, now since extinct. > > > > Family records show that our William Mathews & Elizabeth > Henderson Mathews had > > 9 of their 11 children born in Sanford between 7/1830 and 4/1846. > > > > We know there is a Sanford in Covington Co., but cannot find one > in Monroe Co. > > > > We also know that William's brother, Benjamin Franklin Mathews > was licensed on > > 03 Mar 1845 as an LDS preacher in Monroe Co. to "preach and > solemize marriages". > > > > Thank you. > > r/Steven Mitchell - Naperville, IL > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSMONROE- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ __ > Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! > Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage. > Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSMONROE- [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSMONROE- [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ FREE for 30 Days! - Holiday eCards from AmericanGreetings.com http://track.juno.com/s/lc?s=197335&u=http://www.americangreetings.com/index.pd?c=uol5637

Hi all, If you have never used the Bureau of Land Management web site, you're missing a great source of copies of land patent documents. To use this resource, go to the website below. You have three ways to search -Basic/ Standard/ Accession #. Basic lets you select a State and either just a Last Name or Last and First name. The Standard lets you set additional criteria such as just one County. Accession # only works if already know the specific document number you want. Pick your search method and hit enter and the system produces a list. Click on a name and you can get the legal description, or a copy of the actual document image (Large .gif, Small .gif, or PDF file) To get the copy on your computer, just point the cursor to the image on your screen, right-click your mouse, select "Save Picture As" and tell your computer where to save the image. As an example, I entered the name RITTER, which has appeared on the list recently and got 16 patent records on the screen. In 15 minutes I obtained 20 land records for my Monroe County EASTER and GORDON ancestors and it cost me nothing. My apologies if I'm preaching to the choir but I think this capability is a God-send. ;-) The site is: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Wayne E. Easter Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi http://www.easterfamily.net <http://www.easterfamily.net/>

Thanks for the kind words, Connie. I hope you find more useful information and I welcome any corrections or additional information. Wayne E. Easter Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi http://www.easterfamily.net Hey Wayne! I took a look at your website. I was looking at the cemetery listings and found Hezekiah West Kirkpatrick and J E (Jane Evaline) Kirkpatrick in Hatley Cemetery. Then I saw the Howell cemetery and decided to check it out. The Howells and the Kirkpatricks have had a reunion here in TX for as long as I can remember and probably longer. Now this people are my third great grandparents on my dad's side of the family. I looked at some of the names to see if they were in my data base. They are!! The Abraham who founded the Howell Cemetery is my 4th Great grand uncle....on my mother's side of the family. What a kick!!! I am going to explore this site thoroughly. Thanks !!! Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints *****SUBJECT CHANGE - TAYLORS > Connie, > I am linked to the Monroe County TAYLORS in that one of my paternal Aunts, > Jimmie Frances EASTER, married an Aaron Taylor abt 1937. I have no > information on his ancestors and would like to fill in that gap > > Wayne E. Easter > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > http://www.easterfamily.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > Thanks! I have Taylor ancestors from Monroe Co. > Connie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Connie, > > I have no definite information. I suppose we could assume someone named > > Taylor started it but we all know what "assuming" in genealogy can lead > to. > > ;-) On my next trip from Wichita, KS (where I live) to Monroe County I > may > > dig through the property records in Aberdeen. > > > > Wayne E. Easter > > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > > http://www.easterfamily.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:32 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Who owned the Taylor store? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > Thanks Anne > > > > > > Wayne Easter > > > ~LIFE MAY NOT BE THE PARTY WE HOPED FOR, > > > BUT WHILE WE ARE HERE WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE~ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of Anne S. O'Neal > > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:58 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > Wayne Easter, > > > > > > I looked at the pictures of the three stores you mentioned. I remember > a > > > Murff's store in Gattman. The post office was located in it and I > believe > > > it was once owned by Murph Phillips and his wife Lillian. > > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:12 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > > > Amen on the joy over the activity on the list. Once we settle the > > > > monument > > > > puzzle, I'd love to see if anyone knows where the three country > stores > > > > that > > > > are pictured on my website were located. The three stores were > > Taylor's, > > > > Murffs, and Pickle's > > > > http://www.easterfamily.net/Site%20Documents/Country_Store_Main.htm > The > > > > National Archives has these pictures but no location given. Can > anyone > > > > help? > > > > > > > > Wayne E. Easter > > > > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > > > > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > > > > http://www.easterfamily.net > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:59 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > Greg, I haven't visited this site yet, but is it the one that gives a > > > > history of the Mormons as they crossed/passed through on their way to > > > > Utah? > > > > Seems I remember reading about their path of travel out of Monroe Co. > > and > > > > up > > > > the MS to cross (maybe) near where St. Louis is now and on into > > Colorado? > > > > I > > > > remember the route sounding strange until I considered a person's > > ability > > > > and opportunities to cross the MS in the day. > > > > > > > > Gracie > > > > > > > > P.S. It is great to see this list so active right now!!! I've been a > > > > member > > > > for several years and have never seen this much activity so quickly!!! > > I > > > > love it! It is rivaling my Mayfield list for attention at the moment! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:58 PM > > > > Subject: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > > > > Monroe County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, > > Part > > > > I by > > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hey Wayne! I took a look at your website. I was looking at the cemetery listings and found Hezekiah West Kirkpatrick and J E (Jane Evaline) Kirkpatrick in Hatley Cemetery. Then I saw the Howell cemetery and decided to check it out. The Howells and the Kirkpatricks have had a reunion here in TX for as long as I can remember and probably longer. Now this people are my third great grandparents on my dad's side of the family. I looked at some of the names to see if they were in my data base. They are!! The Abraham who founded the Howell Cemetery is my 4th Great grand uncle....on my mother's side of the family. What a kick!!! I am going to explore this site thoroughly. Thanks !!! Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints *****SUBJECT CHANGE - TAYLORS > Connie, > I am linked to the Monroe County TAYLORS in that one of my paternal Aunts, > Jimmie Frances EASTER, married an Aaron Taylor abt 1937. I have no > information on his ancestors and would like to fill in that gap > > Wayne E. Easter > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > http://www.easterfamily.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > Thanks! I have Taylor ancestors from Monroe Co. > Connie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Connie, > > I have no definite information. I suppose we could assume someone named > > Taylor started it but we all know what "assuming" in genealogy can lead > to. > > ;-) On my next trip from Wichita, KS (where I live) to Monroe County I > may > > dig through the property records in Aberdeen. > > > > Wayne E. Easter > > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > > http://www.easterfamily.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:32 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Who owned the Taylor store? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > Thanks Anne > > > > > > Wayne Easter > > > ~LIFE MAY NOT BE THE PARTY WE HOPED FOR, > > > BUT WHILE WE ARE HERE WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE~ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of Anne S. O'Neal > > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:58 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > Wayne Easter, > > > > > > I looked at the pictures of the three stores you mentioned. I remember > a > > > Murff's store in Gattman. The post office was located in it and I > believe > > > it was once owned by Murph Phillips and his wife Lillian. > > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:12 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > > > Amen on the joy over the activity on the list. Once we settle the > > > > monument > > > > puzzle, I'd love to see if anyone knows where the three country > stores > > > > that > > > > are pictured on my website were located. The three stores were > > Taylor's, > > > > Murffs, and Pickle's > > > > http://www.easterfamily.net/Site%20Documents/Country_Store_Main.htm > The > > > > National Archives has these pictures but no location given. Can > anyone > > > > help? > > > > > > > > Wayne E. Easter > > > > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > > > > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > > > > http://www.easterfamily.net > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:59 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > Greg, I haven't visited this site yet, but is it the one that gives a > > > > history of the Mormons as they crossed/passed through on their way to > > > > Utah? > > > > Seems I remember reading about their path of travel out of Monroe Co. > > and > > > > up > > > > the MS to cross (maybe) near where St. Louis is now and on into > > Colorado? > > > > I > > > > remember the route sounding strange until I considered a person's > > ability > > > > and opportunities to cross the MS in the day. > > > > > > > > Gracie > > > > > > > > P.S. It is great to see this list so active right now!!! I've been a > > > > member > > > > for several years and have never seen this much activity so quickly!!! > > I > > > > love it! It is rivaling my Mayfield list for attention at the moment! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:58 PM > > > > Subject: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > > > > Monroe County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, > > Part > > > > I by > > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Connie, I am linked to the Monroe County TAYLORS in that one of my paternal Aunts, Jimmie Frances EASTER, married an Aaron Taylor abt 1937. I have no information on his ancestors and would like to fill in that gap Wayne E. Easter Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi http://www.easterfamily.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints Thanks! I have Taylor ancestors from Monroe Co. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > Connie, > I have no definite information. I suppose we could assume someone named > Taylor started it but we all know what "assuming" in genealogy can lead to. > ;-) On my next trip from Wichita, KS (where I live) to Monroe County I may > dig through the property records in Aberdeen. > > Wayne E. Easter > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > http://www.easterfamily.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Connie B. Moulder > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > Who owned the Taylor store? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:18 AM > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Thanks Anne > > > > Wayne Easter > > ~LIFE MAY NOT BE THE PARTY WE HOPED FOR, > > BUT WHILE WE ARE HERE WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE~ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Anne S. O'Neal > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:58 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > Wayne Easter, > > > > I looked at the pictures of the three stores you mentioned. I remember a > > Murff's store in Gattman. The post office was located in it and I believe > > it was once owned by Murph Phillips and his wife Lillian. > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > Amen on the joy over the activity on the list. Once we settle the > > > monument > > > puzzle, I'd love to see if anyone knows where the three country stores > > > that > > > are pictured on my website were located. The three stores were > Taylor's, > > > Murffs, and Pickle's > > > http://www.easterfamily.net/Site%20Documents/Country_Store_Main.htm The > > > National Archives has these pictures but no location given. Can anyone > > > help? > > > > > > Wayne E. Easter > > > Researching Easter, Gordon, Ballard, and Related Families > > > Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi > > > http://www.easterfamily.net > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:59 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > Greg, I haven't visited this site yet, but is it the one that gives a > > > history of the Mormons as they crossed/passed through on their way to > > > Utah? > > > Seems I remember reading about their path of travel out of Monroe Co. > and > > > up > > > the MS to cross (maybe) near where St. Louis is now and on into > Colorado? > > > I > > > remember the route sounding strange until I considered a person's > ability > > > and opportunities to cross the MS in the day. > > > > > > Gracie > > > > > > P.S. It is great to see this list so active right now!!! I've been a > > > member > > > for several years and have never seen this much activity so quickly!!! > I > > > love it! It is rivaling my Mayfield list for attention at the moment! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:58 PM > > > Subject: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > > > Monroe County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, > Part > > > I by > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For Mildred Tatum: I also descend from Jacob Pickle, through his son, Henry, Alfred, James Hardy, Mattie Pickle Lewis, Oma Mae Lewis Stockton, Thomas Trenton Stockton, Virginia Anne Stockton O'Neal. What is your line? Anne O'Neal [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "mildred Tatum" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 2:43 AM Subject: [MSMONROE] Pickle store >I seen the Pickle store, and wanted to know > which of the Pickles it belonged to. > My line of Jacob Pickle lived in Monroe Co. > for sometime. > His daughter Catherine married William > Martin Ritter. > Mildred > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here's the complete article...mounument should be fairly easy to find..it's 4' high x 8' long..... Mississippi Saints Headed West in 1846 Date: 07/13/96 More than 150 years ago, a group of Latter-day Saints began a trek to the Rocky Mountains that was both farther and earlier than the famous Mormon pioneer wagon train of 1847. This group, known as the Mississippi Saints and often forgotten by history, formed a community within the Church that made many contributions to the settlement of the West. On May 25 this year, members in Monroe County honored these early pioneers by dedicating a monument at Mormon Springs where many of the early Mississippi converts were baptized. The granite monument is 4 feet high by 8 feet long. The legend on the monument recounts the story of the Mississippi Saints and states: "Many of these early converts were marvelous frontiersmen, resourceful colonizers and shrewd traders. Because of their abilities, nearly all were eventually called to lead Mormon colonies to Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon and other areas of the West. They were valiant in their love of God, their prophet and their religion." Pres. T. Evan Nebeker of the Tupelo Mississippi Stake presided as descendants of these faithful Saints met to venerate their ancestors. About 250 people attended, from such far-away places as Idaho, Utah, California, Florida and Virginia. Among them was a great-grandson of John Brown, the missionary who helped organize the wagon train. Pres. Nebeker, a descendant of William Harvey Lay, one of the pioneers from Monroe County, said, "We gather here today to remember and honor those who once walked these hills and valleys, who built and cultivated, who married, raised families and worshiped the living God. "When the angels see our labors, may they witness the depth of our gratitude for those who sacrificed so much. We remember them, black and white, young and old. "May this site be a place of peace to all who stop here to rest, or reflect or remember. May we never forget." According to Southern Grace, a history of the Mississippi Saints by Charmaine Lay Kohler, and other historical sources, these Southerners thrived on the frontier. Many were the children of plantation owners to the southeast who had pushed into Mississippi looking for new, fertile land. The missionary who introduced many of them to the restored gospel was a fellow Southerner, Elder John Brown of Kentucky. In 1843, Elder Brown was called to preach in Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi. When he arrived in Monroe County that year with his companion, Elder Haden W. Church, they found a branch earlier created by Elder Benjamin Clapp. They strengthened the branch and Elder Brown baptized a wealthy widow, Elizabeth Crosby, and her daughter Betsy, whom he later married. William Crosby, a son, had been baptized earlier. "We preached in almost every neighborhood for several miles around, also in some of the towns and villages in the adjoining counties," wrote Elder Brown in his journal. "We often had to wade in water up to the waist and cross the main streams and deep water in canoes to get to our appointment. But . . . the Lord was with us and blessed our labors." The labors of Elder Brown and other missionaries yielded a rich harvest, many of whom remained faithful all their lives. Three years later as the main body of the Church was in the midst of the Nauvoo exodus, Elder Brown was called to help organize a group of about 60 people from northeast Mississippi into a pioneer company. At this time the main body of Saints was struggling across Iowa, fully intending to travel to the Rocky Mountains that summer. The Mississippi Saints were to come north and join the trek. That rendezvous with the Mississippi and main body of Saints would wait a year, however. Unknown to the Southern members, the U.S. government mustered 500 Latter-day Saint exiles into the military to form the Mormon Battalion. This was a primary factor in Brigham Young's wise decision to wait a year before crossing the plains. In Mississippi, the group elected Elder Brown's brother-in-law, William Crosby, as leader. The wagons embarked for the West April 8, 1846. At first the wagon train traveled north, angling west near St. Louis, Mo. It reached Independence, Mo., on May 26, in time to hear wild rumors of Mormons robbing wagon trains. In this tension-filled atmosphere, the group elected to keep its identity to itself. The wagon train quietly joined an Oregon-bound company, and veered toward the Oregon Trail. On the way to the Platte River, they stopped to assist a trader named "Jose," whose boat had lodged on a sandbar. He joined their party and provided plains expertise for the hardy Southerners. The caravan arrived at the Platte River probably in mid-June and found no Mormon wagon trains. This sobering discovery brought the caravan to a halt while the people counseled with each other. They decided that the wagon train surely must have gone ahead on the north side of the river. So they followed. After they had been on the trail three months they met a returning group of trappers whogave them disheartening news: there were no Mormons ahead of them on the trail. Farther west, the Mississippians met another trader, John Richards, who was schooled in the ways of Indians. He traveled with them and helped them avert difficulties with the occasional hunting parties of the plains. Richards invited the pioneers to winter with him at Fort Pueblo, 300 miles south of the main trail along the Arkansas River. The Mississippians accepted the offer and traveled to the small facility. They built cabins, planted crops and erected a meetinghouse. Although the Mississipians were disappointed to have anticipated the Mormon migration by a full year, history's accident proved providential for those in the Mormon Battalion who had become sick. The Mormon settlement in Pueblo saved many of their lives. The Pueblo Colony was being established as the Mormon Battalion traveled toward the disputed southwest. In the meantime, John Brown, William Crosby and D.M. Thomas left Pueblo and returned east to get their families. On Sept. 12, these men came across the Mormon Battalion in its southwestward march. Learning of the Pueblo settlement, Lt. Andrew Jackson Smith, temporary commander of the Battalion, dispatched the first of three groups from the Battalion to winter at Pueblo. These three groups included wives and children of Battalion members, soldiers who were sick or old, and escorts. The travail of the third group's journey to Pueblo in the winter with few provisions constitutes a largely omitted chapter of suffering and privation in Church history. These sick soldiers arrived in a destitute condition. Their arrival in Pueblo brought the population of the community to a total of 275. During the mild 1846-47 winter, the settlement had adequate provisions and the sick men recov! ered th eir health. In the meantime, John Brown and his companions returned to Mississippi and then, with a few hand-picked men, including African-American slaves of Mississippi members, traveled to Winter Quarters. There, Brown joined the 1847 original pioneer company as one of the captains. The others also joined the company. This company crossed the prairie and arrived at Fort Laramie, Wyo., June 3, 1847. Waiting at the fort for the first company were 17 Mississippi Saints and Battalion members who had come from Pueblo hoping to join the vanguard company. Amasa Lyman of the Quorum of the Twelve was sent to Pueblo to bring the rest of the colony along. After arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 16, 1847, the Mississippi Saints established a settlement called Cottonwood, or Mississippi Ward, that was later called Holladay after an early ward bishop. In 1851, many of these Mississippi members followed Apostle Charles C. Rich to settle San Bernardino, Calif. They followed a difficult route across the Mojave Desert and faced the privations of settling again. But this time they established profitable farms in the fertile California soil. The advance of Johnston's Army in 1857 and the so-called Utah War prompted a call for the settlers to return to Utah. Most again gave up their homes in obedience to the prophet's call. Representative of the fidelity of the Mississipians was William Harvey Lay, and his wife, Sytha Crosby Lay. "Billy," as he was called, was never baptized, but was loyal to the Church to the end. He left his home for a time in 1845 with John Brown and helped defend a besieged Nauvoo. The following year he crossed the plains with the Mississippi Saints to Pueblo. Then he returned to Mississippi for his family and brought them to the Salt Lake Valley. He was among those who traveled the dust-choked trail to San Bernardino where he established a prosperous farm. At the prophet's call, he sold his farm and crossed the desert again. The Lays spent the rest of their lives farming in arid southern Utah. He donated a team to help build the St. George Temple, and Sytha was the fourth woman to go through the dedicated temple. Billy and Sytha are buried in the Santa Clara Cemetery beneath a tall red tombstone. Sytha died first, in 1881. Billy died in 1886. On his deathbed, he asked his youngest son, William, if Sytha had ever been sealed to anyone else. "She only wanted you," William told his dying father. A smile of relief touched the weathered face as the old pioneer died. The Lays and other Mississippi Saints left behind a legacy of obedience, strength and testimony that has been carried throughout the world by their descendants. r/Steven Mitchell -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > Perseverance Pays! > > Wayne Easter > There are two ways to be fooled: > One is to believe what isn't so; > The other is to refuse to believe what is so. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:03 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > And finally we have it..... > from: http://search.ldslibrary.com/2252044 > Mississippi Saints Headed West in 1846 > Date: 07/13/96 > More than 150 years ago, a group of Latter-day Saints began a trek to the > Rocky Mountains that was both farther and earlier than the famous Mormon > pioneer wagon train of 1847. > This group, known as the Mississippi Saints and often forgotten by history, > formed a community within the Church that made many contributions to the > settlement of the West. > On May 25 this year, members in Monroe County honored these early pioneers > by dedicating a > monument at Mormon Springs where many of the early Mississippi converts > wsteveere baptized. > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: [email protected] > > > it's at: > > http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wcb8eb941dc3be.htm > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: > > > > > Somewhere embedded in the LDS website is a history of this group. What I > > > > remember about their history is how they were described as been very > hardy, > > > rough and tumble, and resourceful. The article relates how many of the > pioneer > > > groups leaving Salt Lake City later was led by members of this group > because > > > these characteristics. > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 04:16:51 EST > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > > > I've found out that the Mormon marker was erected in 1996 near the > Mormon > > > Springs Branch... Aha! See the topozone map at: ..you'll probably have > to cut > > > and paste the whole address.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.8264&lon=-88.2956&datum=nad27&u=4&lay > er=D > > > > RG&size=l&s=50 > > > > > > > > ....still don't know what it says or looks like.... > > > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: > > > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons > of > > Monroe > > > > > County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, > Part > > I > > > by > > > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes > > > in > > > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

And finally we have it..... from: http://search.ldslibrary.com/2252044 Mississippi Saints Headed West in 1846 Date: 07/13/96 More than 150 years ago, a group of Latter-day Saints began a trek to the Rocky Mountains that was both farther and earlier than the famous Mormon pioneer wagon train of 1847. This group, known as the Mississippi Saints and often forgotten by history, formed a community within the Church that made many contributions to the settlement of the West. On May 25 this year, members in Monroe County honored these early pioneers by dedicating a monument at Mormon Springs where many of the early Mississippi converts wsteveere baptized. r/Steven Mitchell -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > it's at: > http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wcb8eb941dc3be.htm > r/Steven Mitchell > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: > > > Somewhere embedded in the LDS website is a history of this group. What I > > remember about their history is how they were described as been very hardy, > > rough and tumble, and resourceful. The article relates how many of the pioneer > > groups leaving Salt Lake City later was led by members of this group because > > these characteristics. > > > > Greg > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 04:16:51 EST > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > I've found out that the Mormon marker was erected in 1996 near the Mormon > > Springs Branch... Aha! See the topozone map at: ..you'll probably have to cut > > and paste the whole address.... > > > > > > > > > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.8264&lon=-88.2956&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=D > > > RG&size=l&s=50 > > > > > > ....still don't know what it says or looks like.... > > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > Monroe > > > > County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, Part > I > > by > > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in > > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

read this from http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:tKp1TAdWtrgJ:www.irafears.com/rubyleebowlingancestors/pafn04.htm+%22mormon+springs%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=130 THE MORMON CHURCH In the late G.J. Leftwich’s files is found a letter from B.H. Roberts telling of an early migration of Mormons from Mississippi, principally from Monroe County, to Utah. The Facts are taken from a history of the Mormon People found in Chapter 70 of Americana, Page 659. An abstract of the article reads: “The Mississippi colony of Saints were converts chiefly from Monroe County. This colony originally consisted of fourteen families from Monroe County, Mississippi, who, under the leadership of William Crosby, and John Brown, left their homes April 8, 1846. They arrived in Independence, Missouri in the latter part of May, where they were joined by others (not of Mississippi.) The united company had twenty-five wagons and they organized for the Western journey by choosing William Crosby Captain, and Robert Crow, (not from Monroe, but probably a relative of Monroe Crows) and John Holladay, Counsellors. They wintered at Pueblo, Colorado, which point they reached August 7, after traveling 1600 miles. They started a church at Pueblo. On Sept. 1, eight members of the company including William Crosby and John Brown, started back to Monroe County for the purpose of brining their families out. They arrived at Monroe County Oct. 29, 1846. They there received orders from Brigham Young not to bring their families out until the following year, but instead thereof, to fit out and send all the men that could be spared to go west as pioneers. Accordingly, a small company of men, including four colored men servants were fitted out with two wagons. John Brown, Matthew Ivory, David Powell and two colored men, Hark Lay and Oscar Crosby, joined the first colony at Fort Laramie, Wyoming in June 1847.” Presumably, the survivors of this second expedition, and the after-coming families eventually joined those who preceded them to Utah. The other names given as members of the first party were: Ten of the name of Crow, four of the name Threlkill (Probably Thrailkill) Archibald Little, James Chesney and Lewis B. Myers. “This Company had a splendid outfit, strong, fresh mules, four to a wagon, and good wagons.” Beyond this, the writer knows nothing of the Mormon Church in Monroe County. He has heard that a large umber of Mormon converts have moved to the West from adjacent counties in Alabama and some from Monroe County since 1847, and that some have remained in the County. The original Mormon Church was located near Mormon Springs. -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > it's at: > http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wcb8eb941dc3be.htm > r/Steven Mitchell > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: > > > Somewhere embedded in the LDS website is a history of this group. What I > > remember about their history is how they were described as been very hardy, > > rough and tumble, and resourceful. The article relates how many of the pioneer > > groups leaving Salt Lake City later was led by members of this group because > > these characteristics. > > > > Greg > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 04:16:51 EST > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > I've found out that the Mormon marker was erected in 1996 near the Mormon > > Springs Branch... Aha! See the topozone map at: ..you'll probably have to cut > > and paste the whole address.... > > > > > > > > > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.8264&lon=-88.2956&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=D > > > RG&size=l&s=50 > > > > > > ....still don't know what it says or looks like.... > > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > Monroe > > > > County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, Part > I > > by > > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in > > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

it's at: http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wcb8eb941dc3be.htm r/Steven Mitchell -------------- Original message -------------- From: <[email protected]> > Somewhere embedded in the LDS website is a history of this group. What I > remember about their history is how they were described as been very hardy, > rough and tumble, and resourceful. The article relates how many of the pioneer > groups leaving Salt Lake City later was led by members of this group because > these characteristics. > > Greg > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 04:16:51 EST > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > I've found out that the Mormon marker was erected in 1996 near the Mormon > Springs Branch... Aha! See the topozone map at: ..you'll probably have to cut > and paste the whole address.... > > > > > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.8264&lon=-88.2956&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=D > > RG&size=l&s=50 > > > > ....still don't know what it says or looks like.... > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of Monroe > > > County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, Part I > by > > > Norma B. Ricketts > > > > > > Greg Green > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

I seen the Pickle store, and wanted to know which of the Pickles it belonged to. My line of Jacob Pickle lived in Monroe Co. for sometime. His daughter Catherine married William Martin Ritter. Mildred

For Connie in particular - does your database show any of these Taylor names? Jessie Benton Taylor who married Ila Clements (Ila was the half-sister to my grandmother); Jeptha "Jep" Taylor who married Lula May West; John Reuben " Rubie" Taylor who married Lou Dorothy "Dot" Doss? I have documented information relating to these families and would be happy to share. John Reuben Taylor and his wife "Dot" Doss Taylor died both died near Salt Lake City Utah (in the 1960's) so they may have become Mormons. Adrienne in California In a message dated 12/18/2006 8:32:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thanks! I have Taylor ancestors from Monroe Co. Connie

The only ones I know for sure is John Maryland TAYLOR b. 26 Feb 1854 in SC or MS d Sep 1904 Fannin Co. TX m. Susan Annabelle KIRKPATRICK b. 17 Mar 1856 Monroe Co. MS d. 1908 Fannin Co. TX. They married in 1874 in Monroe Co., MS. They had children: Nettie D. TAYLOR b 15 Mar 1876 Monroe Co. MS Etta Victoria TAYLOR b. 23 Aug 1879 Monroe Co. MS d. 26 Jan 1968 in Sherman, Grayson co., TX MY GG Grandmother Winona May TAYLOR b. 29 Jan 1883, d 5 Jan 1976 McKinney, Collin Co., TX Tona TAYLOR b. May 1885 Monroe Co., MS John Hezzikiah TAYLOR b. Jul 1887 Monroe Co., MS Reginald TAYLOR b. May 1889 Monroe Co., MS d. 1907 Fannin Co., TX Eugene TAYLOR b. Sep 1892 MS India Annice TAYLOR b & d 1897 Fannie TAYLOR b. Oct 1894 TX Francine TAYLOR b. Feb 1898 TX I am not sure of John's paternity. It could be Benjamin Jefferson TAYLOR b. 6 Jan 1825 SC d. 20 Feb 1877. I have found, but am not sure of connection with: Benjamin 1850 SC (Laurens Co)1850 United States Federal Census > South Carolina > Laurens > Laurens Jeff Taylor 1860 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Monroe > Eastern Division Aberdeen PO Jef 1870 MS1870 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Monroe > Township 14 There is presumably Choctaw or Cherokee blood in this family. My great granny Etta Victoria TALOR and my grandfather (Robert Hezekiah Bellows) really looked it, but I am pale! Connie in Keller, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Taylor surname in Monroe Co. > > For Connie in particular - does your database show any of these Taylor > names? Jessie Benton Taylor who married Ila Clements (Ila was the half-sister to > my grandmother); Jeptha "Jep" Taylor who married Lula May West; John Reuben > " Rubie" Taylor who married Lou Dorothy "Dot" Doss? I have documented > information relating to these families and would be happy to share. John Reuben > Taylor and his wife "Dot" Doss Taylor died both died near Salt Lake City Utah > (in the 1960's) so they may have become Mormons. > > Adrienne in California > > In a message dated 12/18/2006 8:32:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thanks! I have Taylor ancestors from Monroe Co. > Connie > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >