Lynda, Burtonia, Humphreys County, Mississippi was an old steamboat landing located on the north bank of the Yazoo River from which the town of Belzoni sprang up. The land was owned by John Burton, and the landing was named for him. The settlemant gradually drifted to Belzoni, and after the death of Burton, the property passed into the possession of Florence and Edna Burton. In 1900, the property was sold to R. J. McCoy, and Burtonia became a plantation. This information is taken from pg 285 of "Hometown, Mississippi" by James Brieger. There is no listing for Westbug in this book. Dan McCaskill Lynda Lindsey wrote: > of Westbug and Burtonia on the 1880 census of Washington county they are in > Beat 5 District 3 and the ED 96 > > any idea if they are extint, I cant find them on the town, but it doesnt > list them at all > > they had to be close to Hollendale, > > John Evans and his family show up on the 1880 census in this area > > thanks > > God Bless > Lynda > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

thanks, my Evans family owned a plantation there, in HOllendale it is still there today, the land, but no house but they were on the page in the census in 1880 that had these names at the to[ also said Ed district 96 Beat 5 Supervisor district 3 and 269 at the top of the census page in dark letters but this helps me place them, at that period, my great aunt also lived in Hollendale, Will and Lizzie Magruder, and owned a small store there again thanks, this has been a good history lesson for me At 09:55 PM 4/25/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Lynda, > > Burtonia, Humphreys County, Mississippi was an old steamboat landing >located on the north bank of the Yazoo River from which the town of Belzoni >sprang up. The land was owned by John Burton, and the landing was named for >him. The settlemant gradually drifted to Belzoni, and after the death of >Burton, the property passed into the possession of Florence and Edna Burton. In >1900, the property was sold to R. J. McCoy, and Burtonia became a plantation. > This information is taken from pg 285 of "Hometown, Mississippi" by James >Brieger. > There is no listing for Westbug in this book. > > >Dan McCaskill > >Lynda Lindsey wrote: > >> of Westbug and Burtonia on the 1880 census of Washington county they are in >> Beat 5 District 3 and the ED 96 >> >> any idea if they are extint, I cant find them on the town, but it doesnt >> list them at all >> >> they had to be close to Hollendale, >> >> John Evans and his family show up on the 1880 census in this area >> >> thanks >> >> God Bless >> Lynda >> >> ============================== >> Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >> Source for Family History Online. Go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > God Bless Lynda