Debi: I'll try to get Ann Bohannon McDonald to sent my files to you if she can. I can send snal mail with an address. I have nothing on Leslie Pullen but I have nine others after the date you give. I have Rosie Richardson b Sep 9 1881. Info from Carl's grdau at Union, MS. Carl sure could make fine syrup from cane. Alton Bohannon PO Box 11, Morehouse, MO 63868. There was a girl by the name Amaryllis Griffin and Emma wanted to name our first Amaryllis Ann. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debi Griffin Campbell" <debigriff@chartermi.net> To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > Hi! > > Wow! Thanks for getting in touch with me! Actually, the Elizabeth I'm > searching for is the grandmother of Carl Gaston PULLIN, but I needed the > information you sent, too! > > What were the names of Carl Gaston and Lena Elizabeth's 7 children? > > Carl's father was Maron Auston PULLEN, son of Mary Jane PULLEN and ... get > this... her brother-in-law, George RIGDON. Mary Jane's sister Amanda was > married to George at the time. Mary Jane was living with them. One day, > while George was plowing out in the fields, Mary Jane went to take him some > water... and returned two hours later. When she turned up pregnant, Amanda > really read her the riot act about being such a bad person, getting pregnant > out of wedlock. Mary Jane told her not to get so uppity... George was the > baby's father! Well, Amanda kicked Mary Jane out, so Mary Jane went to live > with her brother Jesse. The two sisters did not speak to each other again, > I am told. I have the full story written down. If you'd like a copy, I can > mail it to you. I also have photos of George RIGDON and wife Amanda PULLEN, > plus one of Jesse PULLEN and one of Mary Jane PULLEN and her husband John > Jefferson GRIFFIN. > > Quite an interesting bunch.... > > Family "legend" has it that the spelling difference came over liquor... one > bunch of the family didn't drink, and one bunch did. So one of the two > spelled their names PULLIN and the other chose PULLEN. I have no way of > documenting that, other than the fact that my grandfather Harmon Rannels > GRIFFIN and his sister Onie told me that story in the 1970s. > > All I know of Maron Austin PULLEN (and I have a picture of him with Carl > Gaston, Carl's son and grandson), b. 11 Aug 1879 in Duffy or Little Rock, > Neshoba, MS; d. 31 Mar 1963) is that he married Rosie RICHARDSON (b. Sep > 1881 in MS) and they had Leslie PULLEN (b. Jul 1898) and Carl Gaston PULLEN > (b. Feb 1900 in Neshoba co.; d. 1989 in Union, Neshoba, MS). Do you know > anything about Leslie? Were there other siblings? > > Thank you so much for writing and sharing with me our family connection. > It's always good to meet another "cousin." Let's keep in touch! > > Debi Griffin Campbell > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks, Alton, for sending me your address. I'll send you copies of the pictures I have of the PULLIN/PULLEN siblings (Amanda, Mary Jane, and Jesse, plus Maron Auston and his family). I would definitely like to have the info you have on Maron Auston PULLIN's children. I looked around on the internet some more last night and found the following: Carl Gaston PULLIN, 28 Jan 1900 Herbert E. PULLIN [Is he their son?], b. abt 1907 Maudie PULLIN, b. abt 1908 Dovie PULLIN, b. abt 1916 Sidney PULLIN, b. abt 1919 Rubie PULLIN, b. abt 1922 Are these names correct? Maron Auston's father was George W. RIGDON, b. 21 Apr 1858 in MS. George d. 29 Sep 1940 in Newton co., MS. He married Amanda PULLEN ("Mandy") 23 Jan 1877. Their children are: William Wilson RIGDON, 14 Sep 1880 George W. RIGDON, Jr., 16 Feb 1883 Etta or Ada RIGDON, Apr 1888 Grover A. RIGDON, 17 Nov 1890 Dona "Donnie" RIGDON, Oct 1894 Thomas Marshall RIGDON, 26 May 1897 Bessie RIGDON, Jan 1900 Alice D.? RIGDON, 25 Jun 1903 Amanda's sister Mary Jane was Maron Auston's mother. She was b. 22 Dec 1859 in Scott co., MS; d. 4 Oct 1920 in Mossville, Jasper, MS. My granddaddy and grandma took care of her til she died. Mary Jane was a devout Penetecostal and a strict disciplinarian. She always wore her hair back in a bun, and had a stern look on her face. Of course, knowing my granddaddy and his siblings, I can imagine she HAD to be a strict disciplinarian! ha! My granddaddy was Harmon Rannels GRIFFIN; his wife was Althea Corrine WINDHAM. Amanda and Mary Jane had one other sibling, Jesse Harmon PULLEN, b. Oct 1858 in Scott co., MS. Their parents were (James) Harmon PULLEN (twin) and Elizabeth GARDNER. [I'm starting to think she was actually a GARNER, but haven't documented that yet.] Harmon was b. in 1831 in Hinds co., MS. His twin brother was Hiram Rand PULLIN. Harmon married Elizabeth abt 1857 in MS. He died 9 Jul 1862 at his home in Scott co., MS. He had been injured while fighting in Vicksburg and was sent home. He died a week later. In an interview, daughter Amanda said her parents lived near Lake, MS, at the time he died and he was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Conehatta, MS. Harmon's Civil War records give his death info: "Died Scott county, Miss. July 9, 1862." My great aunt Onie (another child of Mary Jane's) had the PULLEN Family Bible in her possession; I had the chance to hold it and photograph it myself. All of Mary Jane's children were listed in there with their birthdates. Harmon and Elizabeth moved to Newton co., MS, about 1842, then to Scott co. before 1850. They were still in Scott co. in 1860. Harmon PULLEN's father was John PULLEN/PULLIN, b. abt 1798 in GA; d. bef 1860 in Karnes co., TX. He married Mary Ann "Polly" MURRAY on 13 Jun 1813 in Wilkinson co., GA. "Polly" was b. 1794/1795 in GA. Their children were: Cassie Ann, b. abt 1817 Calvin, b. abt 1820 Henry William, b. abt 1825 James, b. abt 1826 Levin J. "Levi", b. abt 1828 Hiram Rand (twin), 1831 (James) Harmon (twin), 1831 Thomas, abt 1832 John PULLIN's father was Henry H. PULLEN Sr., b. 1769 Delaware. He died 1851 in Scott or Newton co., MS. About 1797, he married wife Sarah. They had a whole slew of children: John, b. abt 1798 Ruby, b. abt 1802 Stephen, 1804 Charity, 25 Feb 1806 Edward, 1810 Henry H., 1813 Lloyd, 1815 Martha Matilda, 10 Mar 1815 And another child about 1820. Wiley Anthony, 1823 James, 1826 That's as far back as I have gone. The descendants of Hiram Rand PULLIN have been busy researching and Geraldyne SPENCER has published a book called "Footprints of Hiram Rand PULLIN." If you want, I can get you her address. I believe she's published a couple more books; I need to get in touch with her and get copies of those, too. She did an excellent job documenting and gives details of her documentation, including copies of most of it. Hope this helps! Debi Griffin Campbell

Hi Alton - Wondering if you are Ann have any information on the descendents of Carl and Lena Pullin. I have nothing other than that they were married Oct 30, 1920. Ann - Know I'm behind on getting another notice out. Will do that shortly, this weekend. Between flu and trips, we've been swamped. Things getting back to normal now, I hope. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alton Bohannon" <altonbo@charter.net> To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > Debi: > I'll try to get Ann Bohannon McDonald to sent my files to you if she can. I > can send snal mail with an address. I have nothing on Leslie Pullen but I > have nine others after the date you give. I have Rosie Richardson b Sep 9 > 1881. Info from Carl's grdau at Union, MS. Carl sure could make fine syrup > from cane. Alton Bohannon PO Box 11, Morehouse, MO 63868. There was a girl > by the name Amaryllis Griffin and Emma wanted to name our first Amaryllis > Ann. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debi Griffin Campbell" <debigriff@chartermi.net> > To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:12 PM > Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > > > > Hi! > > > > Wow! Thanks for getting in touch with me! Actually, the Elizabeth I'm > > searching for is the grandmother of Carl Gaston PULLIN, but I needed the > > information you sent, too! > > > > What were the names of Carl Gaston and Lena Elizabeth's 7 children? > > > > Carl's father was Maron Auston PULLEN, son of Mary Jane PULLEN and ... get > > this... her brother-in-law, George RIGDON. Mary Jane's sister Amanda was > > married to George at the time. Mary Jane was living with them. One day, > > while George was plowing out in the fields, Mary Jane went to take him > some > > water... and returned two hours later. When she turned up pregnant, > Amanda > > really read her the riot act about being such a bad person, getting > pregnant > > out of wedlock. Mary Jane told her not to get so uppity... George was the > > baby's father! Well, Amanda kicked Mary Jane out, so Mary Jane went to > live > > with her brother Jesse. The two sisters did not speak to each other > again, > > I am told. I have the full story written down. If you'd like a copy, I > can > > mail it to you. I also have photos of George RIGDON and wife Amanda > PULLEN, > > plus one of Jesse PULLEN and one of Mary Jane PULLEN and her husband John > > Jefferson GRIFFIN. > > > > Quite an interesting bunch.... > > > > Family "legend" has it that the spelling difference came over liquor... > one > > bunch of the family didn't drink, and one bunch did. So one of the two > > spelled their names PULLIN and the other chose PULLEN. I have no way of > > documenting that, other than the fact that my grandfather Harmon Rannels > > GRIFFIN and his sister Onie told me that story in the 1970s. > > > > All I know of Maron Austin PULLEN (and I have a picture of him with Carl > > Gaston, Carl's son and grandson), b. 11 Aug 1879 in Duffy or Little Rock, > > Neshoba, MS; d. 31 Mar 1963) is that he married Rosie RICHARDSON (b. Sep > > 1881 in MS) and they had Leslie PULLEN (b. Jul 1898) and Carl Gaston > PULLEN > > (b. Feb 1900 in Neshoba co.; d. 1989 in Union, Neshoba, MS). Do you know > > anything about Leslie? Were there other siblings? > > > > Thank you so much for writing and sharing with me our family connection. > > It's always good to meet another "cousin." Let's keep in touch! > > > > Debi Griffin Campbell > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Bill: Lena and Carl had seven children. Grady Carl, Willie Dee, Lola Kate, Joyce Mae, Pauline, Ruthleen, and Raymond. Amaryllis is in St Louis this week end. I'll see if I can get some info in the snail mail soon for you. Emma stays in bed most of the time. Alton. ----- Original Message ---- From: "wgreene" <wgreene@cfl.rr.com> To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > Hi Alton - > > Wondering if you are Ann have any information on the descendents of Carl and > Lena Pullin. I have nothing other than that they were married Oct 30, 1920. > > Ann - Know I'm behind on getting another notice out. Will do that shortly, > this weekend. Between flu and trips, we've been swamped. Things getting > back to normal now, I hope. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alton Bohannon" <altonbo@charter.net> > To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:54 AM > Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > > > > Debi: > > I'll try to get Ann Bohannon McDonald to sent my files to you if she can. > I > > can send snal mail with an address. I have nothing on Leslie Pullen but I > > have nine others after the date you give. I have Rosie Richardson b Sep 9 > > 1881. Info from Carl's grdau at Union, MS. Carl sure could make fine > syrup > > from cane. Alton Bohannon PO Box 11, Morehouse, MO 63868. There was a > girl > > by the name Amaryllis Griffin and Emma wanted to name our first Amaryllis > > Ann. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Debi Griffin Campbell" <debigriff@chartermi.net> > > To: <MSNESHOB-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSNESHOB] Elizabeth PULLEN > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > Wow! Thanks for getting in touch with me! Actually, the Elizabeth I'm > > > searching for is the grandmother of Carl Gaston PULLIN, but I needed the > > > information you sent, too! > > > > > > What were the names of Carl Gaston and Lena Elizabeth's 7 children? > > > > > > Carl's father was Maron Auston PULLEN, son of Mary Jane PULLEN and ... > get > > > this... her brother-in-law, George RIGDON. Mary Jane's sister Amanda > was > > > married to George at the time. Mary Jane was living with them. One > day, > > > while George was plowing out in the fields, Mary Jane went to take him > > some > > > water... and returned two hours later. When she turned up pregnant, > > Amanda > > > really read her the riot act about being such a bad person, getting > > pregnant > > > out of wedlock. Mary Jane told her not to get so uppity... George was > the > > > baby's father! Well, Amanda kicked Mary Jane out, so Mary Jane went to > > live > > > with her brother Jesse. The two sisters did not speak to each other > > again, > > > I am told. I have the full story written down. If you'd like a copy, I > > can > > > mail it to you. I also have photos of George RIGDON and wife Amanda > > PULLEN, > > > plus one of Jesse PULLEN and one of Mary Jane PULLEN and her husband > John > > > Jefferson GRIFFIN. > > > > > > Quite an interesting bunch.... > > > > > > Family "legend" has it that the spelling difference came over liquor... > > one > > > bunch of the family didn't drink, and one bunch did. So one of the two > > > spelled their names PULLIN and the other chose PULLEN. I have no way of > > > documenting that, other than the fact that my grandfather Harmon Rannels > > > GRIFFIN and his sister Onie told me that story in the 1970s. > > > > > > All I know of Maron Austin PULLEN (and I have a picture of him with Carl > > > Gaston, Carl's son and grandson), b. 11 Aug 1879 in Duffy or Little > Rock, > > > Neshoba, MS; d. 31 Mar 1963) is that he married Rosie RICHARDSON (b. > Sep > > > 1881 in MS) and they had Leslie PULLEN (b. Jul 1898) and Carl Gaston > > PULLEN > > > (b. Feb 1900 in Neshoba co.; d. 1989 in Union, Neshoba, MS). Do you > know > > > anything about Leslie? Were there other siblings? > > > > > > Thank you so much for writing and sharing with me our family connection. > > > It's always good to meet another "cousin." Let's keep in touch! > > > > > > Debi Griffin Campbell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >