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