Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! I just put online a ante-bellum diary written by James Terry. Some of you may have already read the Charles Terry Diary that has been on line for quite some time. James Terry is Charles's older brother. The years of the diary are 1852-1856, it contains detailed information of neighbors of friends of the Terry family. Mr. Hugh Corrigan transcribed the diary and gave it to us to use. Thank you, Mr. Corrigan for all of your hard work. Enjoy! And have a wonderful holiday. Melissa McCoy-Bell The James Terry Diary: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/JTindex.html

Does anyone on the list have these CDs? I'm looking for Wiley Paul, on tree #601, & #1758. Also vol. 60, tree #672. Any information greatly appreciated. Regards. Linda

A couple of updates: The Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society has updated their website with new publications for purchase, visit their site and check it out: http://ww2.dixie-net.com/tch/ For those of you interested in Benton County, the mailing list is now activated for new members. To join this list, send an email to this address, [email protected], type in the body of the message the word "subscribe." DO NOT type any other text in the body of the message or your request will not be processed. If you have extra time on their hands, have microsoft word on your computer and would like to help me with a project, send me an email. I would greatly appreciate it. Have a great weekend! Melissa McCoy-Bell MSGEN WEB County Coordinator of Benton and Tippah Counties

I will be going to Corinth, Ms later in the week. Anyone who wishes to have a photo of a marriage bond between 1842-1882 from Tishomingo Co. contact me personally at [email protected] B J Clark Red Banks, Ms 38661 Researching: CLARK, MOONEY, TIGNER, FLOYD, CARTER, SHINALL, PUGH, RAY, McCLUSKY, STORY _____NetZero Free Internet Access and Email______ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

For what it's worth, my gt gt gp Jacob Elliott was in Randolph Co., AL, (close to present Anniston, AL-in east central AL) in 1848 and in 1850 he was in Tippah Co., MS. I have assumed that he probably traveled the route of the present US highway 78 or an old road just north of 78, I believe that one is called US 278. Paul

Tom, Glad to hear that these records will be moved. Stoddard County, Mo. had a similar situation, except the records were under the courthouse in an unfinished area! Volunteers from the Historical Society, Genealogical Society and the DAR sorted and cleaned the records. Then volunteers finished the basement area, much of the money for building supplies came from a grant. Volunteers spent many hours preparing older records to be sent to the State Archives in Jefferson City to microfilmed. These records and the microfilm are now housed in the courthouse basement/Stoddard County Archives which is open 5 days a week for research. Lots of hard, dirty work but so much history has been preserved!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Childers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:27 AM Subject: [MSTIPPAH-L] Tippah Co. Records > Several have expressed concern about the Tippah County Records in upstairs > of the court house. Yesterday, I visited with Danny Shackelford who is the > Chancery Clerk. They have recently remodeled and moved to the old Peoples > Bank building on the north of the square. They have a beautiful facility > with fire proof rooms. They plan to use their former office in the > courthouse to house the neglected records. Progress is being made. The > availability of staff and approval of the Tippah County Supervisors will > make the relocation possible. > > Tom Childers > >

Andrea, in my earlier message I hadn't realized that it intersected with the Lower Creek Trading Post Road, so I referred to the whole stretch as the Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Road. Sorry for any inconvenience. Here's the correct information: I still think it's most likely that your ancestors took the Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Road which went from Charleston, SC to Augusta, GA. At that point, it intersected with the Lower Creek Trading Post Road and continued on just north of Macon, GA, then through Birmingham, AL in cental Alabama and into Mississippi in what is now Monroe County, and on to Pontotoc, and Clarksdale, MS. Peace, Becky

Hi, I've neglected to stay in touch for awhile and am finding a lot of msgs. that include names for a list of some kind. Must be important and I'd like to participate. To whom do I send names and what are the ground rules concerning whom gets included. Also, how can I get a copy of the final list when it becomes available? Thanks for your patience, Maury

Several have expressed concern about the Tippah County Records in upstairs of the court house. Yesterday, I visited with Danny Shackelford who is the Chancery Clerk. They have recently remodeled and moved to the old Peoples Bank building on the north of the square. They have a beautiful facility with fire proof rooms. They plan to use their former office in the courthouse to house the neglected records. Progress is being made. The availability of staff and approval of the Tippah County Supervisors will make the relocation possible. Tom Childers

Hi, Andrea -- I think it's most likely that your ancestors took the Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Road which went from Charleston, SC through Augusta & Macon, GA through cental Alabama and slightly north of central AL up to Pontotoc, MS. This from "The Handybook for Genealogists" 9th Edition. Hope this helps! Becky

Just a little note to remind everyone: When addressing a specific person send the email directly to that person, not to the list. Thanks, Melissa

Could anyone tell me what common travel routes there were back in the 1800's for Georgia to Alabama and then on to Mississippi?? My family starts out in Georgia (county unknown) to Alabama (Tallapoosa county) then they are found in the tri-county area of Tippah-Union-Pontotoc. I thought if I could see what their travel routes were it might help in some of the guessing that I have to do. Thanks for your help. Andrea Monk [email protected]

Subj: TIPPAH COUNTY ROLL CALL Date: 10/15/2000 1:12:04 PM Central Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:H BOGARD">H BOGARD</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> BOGARD LEATH MAHAFFEY BYNUM HARDY Resending, first Roll call did not show on ROLL CALL List

I am seeking information on Samuel New, ancestors and descendents. Will gladly share. Dolores ( Gee) Almond 1 [1] Samuel New b: 1815 in Alabama d: May 1870 in Tippah Co., Mississippi +Ellen Gem b: May 08, 1831 in England d: August 17, 1901 2 Joseph Samuel New b: June 03, 1853 in Texas d: August 10, 1918 in Hickory Flat, Benton Co., Mississippi +Martha Ruth Melinda Duncan b: February 23, 1853 in Alabama d: April 08, 1935 in Mississippi 2 Edward New b: 1855 2 William New b: 1857 2 Mary New b: 1860 2 Elizabeth New b: 1865 2 Ellen New b: 1865 2 George Harrison New b: April 05, 1870 in Mississippi d: March 26, 1936 in Union Co., Mississippi +Mary Adeline Evans *2nd Wife of [1] Samuel New: +Catherine Humphreys

Hi Fred, Sending along a big thank you for your work on the Surname List. What a nice thing to do! Rosemary

Fred, Thanks to the roll call I have found two more family connections. A 2nd cousin in California and a 2nd cousin in Missouri. I am just thrilled. Your thoughtfulness and hard work paid off for me! I now have contact with some of my "New" family, I would probably never had contact with had it not been for your great idea and follow through. Thank You, Dolores (Gee) Almond

I would also like to express my thanks to Fred. I only joined this list about a week ago, so didn't see the beginning email about the roll call. But it didn't take long to figure out that he was doing something on his own and doing all of us a huge favor. I'm can't find the beginnings of my Carters but something led me to this county and this mail list. You guys are very active and very sharing of your information. I don't know who gggrandpa George Washington Carter's parents were. He first appears in Texas with his siblings living with another family. He was born 1851 in LA, but several clues have led me to Tippah and neighboring counties in MS. Fred's list has given me another resource for searching for these Carters. Thanks, Sandra Carter Van Wyk Denton County Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Arnold" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:57 PM Subject: [MSTIPPAH-L] Fred's rules re Roll Call > Because of time limitations right now, I wasn't able to participate in Fred's Roll Call request but can't tell you how much I appreciate both the time he spent doing it and also having the entire list of names alphabetized and e-mailed to me via the list. Fantastic idea. I've been on surname lists for many years and this is the first time I've seen this done. How many times I've wondered who else was out there subscribing to the same county list and what names they were researching. > > I'm filing all of Fred's list and know that I will frequently refer to it when I'm able to get back to genealogy research. > > Thanks Fred for all of your work. > > Sharon Wood Arnold > A descendant of Tippah County residents who migrated there in the early 1800's > > > ____________NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_________ Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 ___________________________________________________________

Because of time limitations right now, I wasn't able to participate in Fred's Roll Call request but can't tell you how much I appreciate both the time he spent doing it and also having the entire list of names alphabetized and e-mailed to me via the list. Fantastic idea. I've been on surname lists for many years and this is the first time I've seen this done. How many times I've wondered who else was out there subscribing to the same county list and what names they were researching. I'm filing all of Fred's list and know that I will frequently refer to it when I'm able to get back to genealogy research. Thanks Fred for all of your work. Sharon Wood Arnold A descendant of Tippah County residents who migrated there in the early 1800's

It appears to me that anyone subscribed to the Tippah Mailing List would be interested in any help they could get for research, rather than 'bad-mouthing' a person who is TRYING to help. Fred has done an excellent job, and those of us who are interested in genealogical research appreciate it very much. Ruby ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 1:13 PM Subject: Fwd: [MSTIPPAH-L] TIPPAH COUNTY ROLL CALL > > --part1_bb.84d9546.272dd0e8_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > To: LATulsa, > Just read your letter. I don't know who this Fred H. is but he laid down > a lot of rules for whatever he's doing & evidently enjoys sending nasty > letters. He's probably using all the address's for telemarketing or spam. > He's now working on Pontotoc web site. > Joe > > --part1_bb.84d9546.272dd0e8_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > Received: from rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.23) with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:55:05 -0400 > Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:54:27 -0400 > Received: (from [email protected]) > by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e9S3rfb12486; > Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:53:41 -0700 > Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:53:41 -0700 > X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Fri Oct 27 20:53:41 2000 > From: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:53:34 EDT > Subject: Re: [MSTIPPAH-L] TIPPAH COUNTY ROLL CALL PAGE 1A > Old-To: [email protected], [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Unknown sub 171 > Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1029 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > > Is it too late to add to the list? I think I tried once before to add but I > got my email back with a nasty note that I had not done it correctly. My > surnames are: > > Conner > Gay > LaBarreare > Wright > Smith > McCown (Cowan) > [email protected] > > > --part1_bb.84d9546.272dd0e8_boundary-- > >

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP FRED...JOE LEE IN EVANT, TEXAS