Thanks Greg. Have a safe Christmas and enjoy family time together 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 [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? Wayne -- if my memory serves me correct you go past the road going off to the Blair Cemetery. I remember seeing a monument as I went around a curve in the road. I went past and had to come back to it. I mentioned it to my father-in-law (he has lived in the area his whole life) and he knew nothing of it. I will try to get a picture this Sat when we go home for the holidays. Greg Green http://www.geocities.com/greenweeks/ > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > Date: 2006/12/16 Sat AM 10:30:39 EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., > MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > Anne, > > Take Wolfe Road South from Hwy 278. After a few miles you will see the > Blair Cemetery Road branching off the left-it's well marked. Take the Blair > Cemetery Road and watch for the cemetery on your left. (You can see a map on > my website at http://www.easterfamily.net/Cemetery%20Map%20Page.htm ) I > have been in that area many times and I have never seen or heard of the > monument spoken of in this thread. If you find it, I'd appreciate it if > you'd drop me an e-mail letting me know where to look. This thread also > alters an assumption I have always made concerning the name of a creek > further South from the Blair Cemetery - "Mormon Spring Branch". I have > always assumed that "Mormon" was a family name. > > 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 Anne S. O'Neal > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a now-extinct > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > Greg, > > I was born in Gattman, a long time ago... I never heard my grandparents > mention this monument. Of course, I didn't always pay attention. Which > direction is the Blair Cemetery from Hwy 278? > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > There is a monument to Mississippi Mormon down the road from the Blair > > cemetery just outside of Gattman. I think the name of the road is Wolfe > > Road -- not sure. > > > > Greg > >> > >> From: [email protected] > >> Date: 2006/12/15 Fri PM 01:57:46 EST > >> To: [email protected] > >> 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 > [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'm with your Dad..lived there 32 of 38 years and know nothing of it either... spoke with my Dad who has lived there 65 out of 73 years and he knows nothing of it either... Wolfe road was his old stomping grounds.... He mentioned Kolola Springs (which I was aware of cause I have a late uncle that lived there) and another Springs...but not Mormon springs and he doesn't know anything..or has never seen a monument there either.... Greg..just how recent is this monument? Talk soon Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > Wayne -- if my memory serves me correct you go past the road going off to the Blair Cemetery. I remember seeing a monument as I went around a curve in the road. I went past and had to come back to it. I mentioned it to my father-in-law (he has lived in the area his whole life) and he knew nothing of it. I will try to get a picture this Sat when we go home for the holidays. > > Greg Green > http://www.geocities.com/greenweeks/ > > > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > > Date: 2006/12/16 Sat AM 10:30:39 EST > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., > > MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > Anne, > > > > Take Wolfe Road South from Hwy 278. After a few miles you will see the > > Blair Cemetery Road branching off the left-it's well marked. Take the Blair > > Cemetery Road and watch for the cemetery on your left. (You can see a map on > > my website at http://www.easterfamily.net/Cemetery%20Map%20Page.htm ) I > > have been in that area many times and I have never seen or heard of the > > monument spoken of in this thread. If you find it, I'd appreciate it if > > you'd drop me an e-mail letting me know where to look. This thread also > > alters an assumption I have always made concerning the name of a creek > > further South from the Blair Cemetery - "Mormon Spring Branch". I have > > always assumed that "Mormon" was a family name. > > > > 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 Anne S. O'Neal > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a now-extinct > > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > Greg, > > > > I was born in Gattman, a long time ago... I never heard my grandparents > > mention this monument. Of course, I didn't always pay attention. Which > > direction is the Blair Cemetery from Hwy 278? > > > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > > > > There is a monument to Mississippi Mormon down the road from the Blair > > > cemetery just outside of Gattman. I think the name of the road is Wolfe > > > Road -- not sure. > > > > > > Greg > > >> > > >> From: [email protected] > > >> Date: 2006/12/15 Fri PM 01:57:46 EST > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> 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 > > [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

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

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

Wayne -- if my memory serves me correct you go past the road going off to the Blair Cemetery. I remember seeing a monument as I went around a curve in the road. I went past and had to come back to it. I mentioned it to my father-in-law (he has lived in the area his whole life) and he knew nothing of it. I will try to get a picture this Sat when we go home for the holidays. Greg Green http://www.geocities.com/greenweeks/ > > From: "Wayne Easter" <[email protected]> > Date: 2006/12/16 Sat AM 10:30:39 EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., > MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > Anne, > > Take Wolfe Road South from Hwy 278. After a few miles you will see the > Blair Cemetery Road branching off the left-it's well marked. Take the Blair > Cemetery Road and watch for the cemetery on your left. (You can see a map on > my website at http://www.easterfamily.net/Cemetery%20Map%20Page.htm ) I > have been in that area many times and I have never seen or heard of the > monument spoken of in this thread. If you find it, I'd appreciate it if > you'd drop me an e-mail letting me know where to look. This thread also > alters an assumption I have always made concerning the name of a creek > further South from the Blair Cemetery - "Mormon Spring Branch". I have > always assumed that "Mormon" was a family name. > > 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 Anne S. O'Neal > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a now-extinct > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > Greg, > > I was born in Gattman, a long time ago... I never heard my grandparents > mention this monument. Of course, I didn't always pay attention. Which > direction is the Blair Cemetery from Hwy 278? > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > There is a monument to Mississippi Mormon down the road from the Blair > > cemetery just outside of Gattman. I think the name of the road is Wolfe > > Road -- not sure. > > > > Greg > >> > >> From: [email protected] > >> Date: 2006/12/15 Fri PM 01:57:46 EST > >> To: [email protected] > >> 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 > [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 >

Ah..thought you were sending a scanned pic via email. :) Tootles Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florence Cannariato" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:26 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Mormon Springs > Hey Guys! You'll have to give me an address if you want the pictures (Home including zipcode please). > > Florence > > ------------------------------- > 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

Florence, Anne Stockton O'Neal 3700 Gary Drive Jasper, AL 35504 Please let me know the cost. Many thanks, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florence Cannariato" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:26 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Mormon Springs > Hey Guys! You'll have to give me an address if you want the pictures > (Home including zipcode please). > > Florence > > ------------------------------- > 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

Barbara Carruth P. O. Box 579 Sulligent, AL 35586-0579 Pls let me know the cost and I will send to you. Barb -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Florence Cannariato Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSMONROE] Mormon Springs Hey Guys! You'll have to give me an address if you want the pictures (Home including zipcode please). Florence ------------------------------- 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 Guys! You'll have to give me an address if you want the pictures (Home including zipcode please). Florence

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!

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

In this case, it wasnt a stopover. Our Mormon ancestors, the Mathews, lived there from 1930-1946 before being called to Nauvoo, then SLC....they, and other families there, became known as the "Mississippi Saints" within the Church... -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "jimmy d boozer" <[email protected]> > All, > > The Mormon Springs is on the east side of Wolf road, mabey15 feet of the > road. I think > I remember seeing this monument on the 278 side of the Blair Cemetery. > Someone explained > to me that Morman Springs was simply a stopover or resting place on their > trek to Utah. > There were other such stop overs. People would start gardens and move to the > next stop on > the way to Utah and hope to reap benifits from gardens planted by previous > groups. Some > continued the trip out while others settled. > > Jim Boozer > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:09 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: Sharon Cobb > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > Sharon, > That would be great...and if you could take some digital pixs to share, that > would be fabulous! I read there is a cemetery there, too. > > I've read that the group of Mormons that settled there became known as the > "Mississippi Saints" left Mormon Springs in April 1846 for the distant Salt > Lake Valley. A few families known to be part of that travelling group were > Brown, Chesney, Crow, Dowdle, Harmon, Kartchner, Little, Mathews, Myers, > Ricketts, Smithson, Sparks, Terrill and Therlkill. > > Thank you. > r/Steven Mitchell > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Sharon Cobb" <[email protected]> > > > Hmmm Mormon Springs is just 11 miles from Hamilton...it appears to be on > > Wolfe Road... > > > > I must admit...growing up just 11 miles down the road...NEVER heard of > > Mormom Springs... > > Taking Wolfe Road..never noticed a "mormon springs"... > > > > This is odd...to me considering how long I lived there > > > > and I'd be interested in any information anyone has..... > > > > By the way....I will be going back home after Christmas a few days > > I might take a drive down that road...although I will only be there about > > three days over the weekend > > I tend to not do anything but visit my dad and brother when I'm there....I > > only see them about once a year > > > > But I will..at the very least...ask about this place. > > > > Tootles > > Sharon > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: ; > > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > > > > Mormon Springs, MS must be a village, it has it's own zip code: > > > Mormon Springs, MS 39740 > > > ...and you can Mapquest or Google Map it, and it shows up.... > > > Wonder what the history of the village is....????? > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: "Wayne Easter" > > > > > > > Anne, > > > > > > > > Take Wolfe Road South from Hwy 278. After a few miles you will see the > > > > Blair Cemetery Road branching off the left-it's well marked. Take the > > Blair > > > > Cemetery Road and watch for the cemetery on your left. (You can see a > > map on > > > > my website at http://www.easterfamily.net/Cemetery%20Map%20Page.htm ) > I > > > > have been in that area many times and I have never seen or heard of > the > > > > monument spoken of in this thread. If you find it, I'd appreciate it > if > > > > you'd drop me an e-mail letting me know where to look. This thread > also > > > > alters an assumption I have always made concerning the name of a creek > > > > further South from the Blair Cemetery - "Mormon Spring Branch". I have > > > > always assumed that "Mormon" was a family name. > > > > > > > > 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 Anne S. O'Neal > > > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:56 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a > now-extinct > > > > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > > > > > Greg, > > > > > > > > I was born in Gattman, a long time ago... I never heard my > grandparents > > > > mention this monument. Of course, I didn't always pay attention. Which > > > > direction is the Blair Cemetery from Hwy 278? > > > > > > > > Anne Stockton O'Neal > > > > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:22 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct > > > > Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a monument to Mississippi Mormon down the road from the > Blair > > > > > cemetery just outside of Gattman. I think the name of the road is > > Wolfe > > > > > Road -- not sure. > > > > > > > > > > Greg > > > > >> > > > > >> From: [email protected] > > > > >> Date: 2006/12/15 Fri PM 01:57:46 EST > > > > >> To: [email protected] > > > > >> 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 > > > > [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

Hi Wayne, It is nice to meet you. I actually visit your site often. Yes, my Edges are in Monroe. I have also been working with your cousin, Ann Gordon, over the last few years. I am glad to be in touch with you as I do have more information. Additionally, I recently made contact with a descendent of Thomas D Edge, Hiram's brother. The good news is that there are living Edge males who MAY participate in the Edge DNA project. I also have some new Baker and Grubbs research, if there are others on the list interested in those families. In short: Elmira Baker married Thomas Edge, Hiram's brother. Her sister was Charlotte Baker Lambeth. I believe Elizabeth Baker Grubbs Easter was also their sister. Elizabeth married Enoch Grubbs in SC and they had two girls, Regina and Nancy. Enoch died in SC and Elizabeth went to Monroe and married Alson Easter. Her daughter, Regina married Louis Easter. I've found land records for the Baker girl's father, Leonard Baker, and for his father, in SC as well as for Enoch Grubbs. (I've ordered Enoch's probate papers as well as Leonard Baker's.) The best news is that these land records reference some of the same people who are referenced in land records for the Edge men in SC inferring that they may be connected to Hiram and Thomas of Monroe - more research needs to be done, but at least we are probably looking in the right place at the right people. For anyone on the list who has SC roots, be sure to visit the on-line index to early records at the SC State Archives. There are many records for men who ended up in Monroe County - Enoch Grubbs, the Sartors, Mabry Posey, just to name a few. The index will give a small abstract of the information in the document you find - the actual document will have to be ordered from the Archives. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp Wayne - please email me off-line and I can send the details of the above. Robin

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 >

Robin, You mentioned an EDGE connection. Is that in Monroe County? My Great-grandmother married an EDGE: (Frances Elizabeth "Frank" Easter married James Madison Edge, son of Hiram C. Edge and Sarah Morrow, on 23 December 1874 at Monroe County, Mississippi.) The child from that marriage was Leitha May Edge, my grandmother. That and the little information that I have about Hiram C. Edge (http://www.easterfamily.net/p9.htm#i1014 )is the extent of my EDGE data. I'd appreciate any information you can share 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 Robin Linn Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSMONROE] Riley Interview & Ritter Hi Gracie, I got my copy several years ago and I think I re-typed it but really can't remember. That could well be the source of any differences :-) Let me know if you want what I have. I am always keeping my eye out for any Ritter connection. My Minor's wife's mother was a Lawhon from Chatham, NC. In Chatham there are Ritter's who married into the Lawhon family, so it may be that the boy in the Edge household was a cousin. Or related to Delila Edge. If I find anything I will be sure to post it. Robin ------------------------------- 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

Hi Gracie, I got my copy several years ago and I think I re-typed it but really can't remember. That could well be the source of any differences :-) Let me know if you want what I have. I am always keeping my eye out for any Ritter connection. My Minor's wife's mother was a Lawhon from Chatham, NC. In Chatham there are Ritter's who married into the Lawhon family, so it may be that the boy in the Edge household was a cousin. Or related to Delila Edge. If I find anything I will be sure to post it. Robin

Gracie, For a copy of the interview on file at the W.A. Evans Library in Aberdeen, see http://www.easterfamily.net/Site%20Documents/John%20Riley%20Interview.htm 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 12:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSMONROE] Riley / Evans interview Robin, I also have an interview (copy) Mr. Riley did with Dr. Evans ... yours sounds different from the one I have. I was reading it the other day. I'll have to get it out again and we can compare notes. As for Ritter family in the Monroe Co. History Book, 1988, there a number of mentions, but so far I have not found a connection back to Everitt. That's not to say it isn't in there, just that I have not found him yet. Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Linn To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? Hi All, I don't have much to add - as I have only visited Monroe County twice - but I wanted to mention that John Wise Riley spoke of Mormon Springs twice in the interview about early settlers of Monroe County that he did for Dr. Evans. I don't have a date for the interview, but it was early in the last century - I am guessing it was in the twenties? In the interview he is talking about very early Monroe settlers - 1817 up. Mr. Riley places some families as living in the vicinity of Mormon Springs. " ... The old man, Andrew Crosby, married a Porter. Her mother was a Harmon; her son was Stephen Harmon Crosby. Dillingham lived below Mormon Springs. He had a grey horse named Dan who was an excellent horse. He killed Dillingham's son; he ran over a cow and broke the boy's neck. Neely was a horseman and he had a mare named Moll. His Moll beat Dillingham's Dan. Dan could run 1/2 mile and Moll, 1/4. Neely started a fight because he beat Dan." "... The Marchbanks were rich. They lived by the Sullivans. They owned all the land from the Sullivans to Mormon Springs. The Wests came from South Carolina. One lives near Mormon Springs now. He came from Beeks place, and is still living. He was raised below me." ABOUT THE RITTERS: I am researching brothers Minor, Jonathan and Nathan Edge who came to Monroe about the time Hiram and Thomas Edge arrived. They lived in the Quincy and Smithville area. In the 1860 census, there was a William Ritter, age 19, living in the household of Nathan Edge. There were Ritters in Chatham County, where Minor's wife was from (and possibly Nathan's wife too) and I was curious about who this boy might be. He may have been kin or just helping with the farming as Nathan's brother Jonathan had recently died. Did your Ritter family start from Chatham, Co. NC? I don't have Nathan's wife's last name and wondered if she might be a Ritter. Delila __ Edge was born about 1815 in NC. Thanks Robin ------------------------------- 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

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Harris Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSMONROE] Mormon Springs To see exactly where it is go to http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=151:1:11294066366591443633 and put in the Feature name: Mormon Pick the State Mississippi and the county Monroe and click Send Query (no need to fill out anything else. Shows the geo location and other info. (Our Tax money at work :) Put that location into a mapping locator like Mapquest and get an x marks the spot. Bob Harris 7 Ancient Bend, San Antonio, Texas 78248 (210) 492-3683 [email protected] Member Group 6 Harris Y-DNA Family Study ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: MSMONROE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 9 > the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:55:19 -0500 From: "Sharon Cobb" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co., MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hmmm Mormon Springs is just 11 miles from Hamilton...it appears to be on Wolfe Road... ------------------------------- 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

Florence, The picture sounds great! Thanks, Barb -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Florence Cannariato Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSMONROE] The marker at Mormon Springs I have a picture of Mormon Springs. Anyone wants a copy please write. Florence Cannariato [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

Robin, I also have an interview (copy) Mr. Riley did with Dr. Evans ... yours sounds different from the one I have. I was reading it the other day. I'll have to get it out again and we can compare notes. As for Ritter family in the Monroe Co. History Book, 1988, there a number of mentions, but so far I have not found a connection back to Everitt. That's not to say it isn't in there, just that I have not found him yet. Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Linn To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? Hi All, I don't have much to add - as I have only visited Monroe County twice - but I wanted to mention that John Wise Riley spoke of Mormon Springs twice in the interview about early settlers of Monroe County that he did for Dr. Evans. I don't have a date for the interview, but it was early in the last century - I am guessing it was in the twenties? In the interview he is talking about very early Monroe settlers - 1817 up. Mr. Riley places some families as living in the vicinity of Mormon Springs. " ... The old man, Andrew Crosby, married a Porter. Her mother was a Harmon; her son was Stephen Harmon Crosby. Dillingham lived below Mormon Springs. He had a grey horse named Dan who was an excellent horse. He killed Dillingham's son; he ran over a cow and broke the boy's neck. Neely was a horseman and he had a mare named Moll. His Moll beat Dillingham's Dan. Dan could run 1/2 mile and Moll, 1/4. Neely started a fight because he beat Dan." "... The Marchbanks were rich. They lived by the Sullivans. They owned all the land from the Sullivans to Mormon Springs. The Wests came from South Carolina. One lives near Mormon Springs now. He came from Beeks place, and is still living. He was raised below me." ABOUT THE RITTERS: I am researching brothers Minor, Jonathan and Nathan Edge who came to Monroe about the time Hiram and Thomas Edge arrived. They lived in the Quincy and Smithville area. In the 1860 census, there was a William Ritter, age 19, living in the household of Nathan Edge. There were Ritters in Chatham County, where Minor's wife was from (and possibly Nathan's wife too) and I was curious about who this boy might be. He may have been kin or just helping with the farming as Nathan's brother Jonathan had recently died. Did your Ritter family start from Chatham, Co. NC? I don't have Nathan's wife's last name and wondered if she might be a Ritter. Delila __ Edge was born about 1815 in NC. Thanks Robin ------------------------------- 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