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

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