>----- Original Message ----- >Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:59 PM >Subject: Mississippi Maps > >here is a website with county formation maps and census maps for mississippi >www.segenealogy.com/mississippi/ms_maps.htm

This church is located on the Possom Corners Rd. copied July 2002, by Virginia Ewing and Robert Ashley Zolam Dixon--Sunrise: Aug 16, 1943 ---Sunset: April 1, 2002 Rosie B. Collins b. 1-13-1913 --- d. 7- 13 - 1999 Pearleana Washington b. 1935 -- d.1997 Karen D. Brown b. Sept 3, 1966 -- d. July 1, 1992 Mr. Willie Griffin b. 8-3-16** ---- d. 6-2-01 Walter Wallace Meeks Sr. Sunrise: May 20, 1941--Sunset: April 3, 1998 Burnell Griffin ---no dates Buster Winfield PFC US ARMY b. Dec 3, 1931 -- d. Dec 14, 1988 Wonzy Griffin b. July 1890 --d. Oct 5, 1992 Pinkie S. Griffin b. July 13, 1884-- d. 24 Sept 1988 Anthony Renate Griffin b. Dec 22, 1972 -- d. Jan 4 1981 Matella Jackson b. Jan 5, 1936 -- d. Oct 31 1998 Bessie W. Griffin b. March 3 1918 --Oct 20, 1994 James Griffin Sr. S2 US Navy W.W.II b. Mary 3, 1918 --d. Jan 6, 1980 Johnny Lee Griffin b. April 3, 1958 -- d. Jan 12 1998 Wayner Brooks b. July 7, 1915 --d. Jan 30, 1996 Jimmie Brooks J. b. 03-15-42 --d. 12-12-01 funeral home marker Minnie Shropshire Frazier b. Sept 22, 1911--d. April 17, 1977 next grave had a funeral marker with the paper missing. no name Dinia Griffins b. Sept 20, 1915--d. March 10, 1968 Deacon George W. Alexander b. Jan 15, 1900--d. June 10, 1967 Mrs. Beaulah Alexander b. 12-31-1900 --d. 12-4-1990 R. J. Anderson b. March 24, 1907 --d. Jan 7, 1980 homemade marker funeral home markers with paper missing, no names on the next three graves Mrs. Lethie H. Earl b. 01-02-1912 --d. 04-15-2000 Ira. T. Jones U. S. Army b. 1953--d. 1990 Lynette Renee Jones b. April 20, 1983 d. Sept 20 1996 new row. funeral home marker with paper missing. Queen E. Sullivan b. Aug 8, 1951--d. June 21, 1996 Mrs. Bertha Anderson died 2-06-1995 [funeral home marker] funeral home marker, paper missing, no name Oscar L. Miner b. June 3, 1951--d. May 27, 1989 Wooden marker. George Granger Sr. b. Aug 6, 1909--d. Dec 26, 1986 homemade cement marker funeral marker with paper missing Joseph Hammond Jr. July 2, 1997 age 1 year 6 days funeral home marker LeRoy Thompson Sullivan b. Mary 5, 1925--d. Feb 10, 1975 4 graves with funeral home markers with paper missing Gloria Teen Sullivan b. July 16, 1961 --d. Aug 10, 1961 She only lived 27 days. Seymore Williams b. July 7 1, 1909 --d. Oct 29, 1963 starting at back road at fence corner. 2 funeral markers with paper missing Richard Murphy b. Dec 4, 1908 --d. Dec 7, 1968, 65 years old [the dates don't add up to 65 but this is what I copied. I may have copied a date incorrectly] Rev. Charles K. Burns b. Oct 3, 1918 d. Oct 17, 1969 Charlie Burns Jr. [father] b. June 30, 1939--d. June 10, 1972 Mary Jane Herson b. 1883--d. Dec 24, 1974 Verunter R. Veal b. Jan 27, 1976--d. Jan 27, 1996 Thomas Bibbins b. Feb 1, 1903--d. March 15, 1976 home made.

Thanks,Virginia, for the info about "From the File of the Republican" books. I do love books and will certainly check these out. Dorothy C. Lewis

Can anyone help me with more info on my G Grandmother, Frances Virginia McGraw Whitehead? She was daughter of Thomas Hill Sr. & Nancy Anne White McGraw, mar. Flavius Josephus Whitehead 12-21-1865 in Wilkinson Co., Ms. Need birth and death, where buried. Thanks, Jennie

>From the BLM website for Eastern States http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Maybe this will help locate those missing ancestors or their kin. Those people in Wilkinson Co. were always looking for new land, it seems. The survivors in my Keller family, allied with the surviving sons of Cason Scott of SC who lived in the Feliciana Parishes on or near Redwood Creek, all later claimed land in Copiah Co. They are listed on the BLM website. Also, a subscriber on another list told me that persons who were awarded bounty land warrants also appear here. (Amazing what information you can get by exchanging info.) <A HREF="http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=MS1930%5F%5F%2E084&Index=1&QryID=52560.36&DetailTab=1">MCGRAW, DARLING</A> MS Warren 2/10/1840 Mt. Salus 19650 MS1930__.084 E.W.Wallace southern California

I have been reading about a "Consolation,MS" in Wilkinson county. I grew up there, but never heard of it. The traveler, Alexander Campbell, mentioned it as he spent a few nights at a Major Joseph Johnson's home (who lived 6miles from Woodville). This was in 1839. Evidently, Major Johnson was involved in building a railroad. Campbell met a Dr Foster and Mrs Hollingsworth at Consolation. Does anyone have any knowlege about these people or this community(Consolation)? Tim Ashley

There are no papers related to Darling's death in Wilkinson County, nor mention in his wife's probate papers. I have been searching files, folders, cabinets, papers, etc for ten years looking for them. If anyone out there finds anything it would be greatly appreciated by many McGraw researchers. A side note: Darling may not have died in Wilkinson County. A few months after Darling McGraw of Wilkinson County sold his possessions to his brother-in-law, James Meeks, a (not known if it is the same one) Darling McGraw shows up in Vicksburg obtaining a marriage license. I have no definite clue if this is the same Darling McGraw of Wilkinson County, but anything is possible. Darling and his bride more to the Arkansas territory. I could not find a death there either for him, but it is probable he died there. If you are interested in that you can email me about this. I do need a favor. I would greatly appreciate it if someone knows where Ansel McGraw, Darling's son is buried. The book of Confederates buried in Mississippi and the Wilkinson County Civil War books list him as buried in Wilkinson County but not where he is at. I cannot find his grave anywhere any of the Mcs are buried or for that fact even listed in the Cemetery book. Thanks in advance. Kathy C.

Has anyone found a will or probate for Darling McGraw? I am trying to help a descendant locate these records but they don't seem to be in the Wilkinson county papers for the time period he is searching--around 1838 or so. Virginia

Hi Kathy, Was Hiram McGraw's wife Mary Polly White? If so I would be interested in infomation on Hiram McGraw and family. Thanks W D Anderson [email protected] http://www.kajun.net/wilkinson/wilkinsoncoms.html

Zeb and Christiana are my gg-grandparents through my grandmother Reubie Newman McGraw, her mother was Mary Adelaide Cox Newman, second child of Christiana and Zeb. I have other info if you are interested on Zeb and of course on the McGraws as Grammy (Reubie Newman) married Howard Fenton McGraw -- whose grandfather Hiram McGraw and Ansel McGraw(Christiana's father) were brothers. The story goes they did not know they were kin--but I doubt that was the case, and I don't believe anyone cared then or now. I wrote a book last year on the McGraw family, tracing them from SC to TN to MS, but also have Cox and Newman info. ****Darling McGraw married Margaret "Martha" Meek Children: Elisha, Hiram, Felix Grundy, Drucilla, Ansel, Mary Ellen, Margaret, Emily, BenjaminFranklin, and Wiley. So if you need either the Cox or McGraw line let me know. I also have pics of Zebs headstone if you are interested. Kathy White Casey

I have located a source for the books titled "From the File of the Republican". This is a regular column which in the Woodville Republican, oldest newspaper still in print in the state of MS. The column is compiled by Mrs. Joyce S. Bridges and includes articles that appeared in the paper 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 years from the date the present paper is published. They may contain bits of history but usually is obits, marriages or births. The dates given for the books is the published dates of the column. 1946-1947--$6.00 1989--$9.00 1990--$9.00 1991--$9.00 1992--$12.00 They are available from J & W ENTERPRISES website: http://www.jw-enterprises.net phone: 318-929-1730 e-mail: [email protected] snail mail: 8505 Dixie Blanchard Rd, Shreveport, LA 71107 the specialize in genealogy books for the southern states and well worth your time to check their on line catalog or e-mail for a hard copy. Not trying to stir up business for them but do want to make you aware of this source. I had never heard of them until I e-mailed Joyce Bridges to ask about her books and I see many things I will want to add to my collection. Virginia

Does anyone connect with the following family?I have been trying to find out about my GG grandmother Eliza Ann COX. My COX's are from Wilkinson County,Ms. Albert Zebulon COX, Eliza Ann COX and Caroline COX , around the early 1900's? Their mother was Elizabeth Eliza ( I think FOWLER,CHANEY COX.) I know Zeb was buried at the COX's cemetary in Wilkinson County,Ms. If you might connect,please contact me.Zeb was married to Christina MCGRAW.This has been my brick wall family! Thanks Nancy Hernandez

There was some discussion about the holdings of Mississippi church records at the San Antonio Public Library. I have visited the San Antonio Public Library in the recent past, and they have a very good collection of genealogical books, journals, films, etc. On the same floor is a Texana collection also. The catalog is online: http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/ Dallas Public Library has an excellent genealogical collection. The person in charge of this section is a well-known genealogist-author: Lloyd D. Bockstruck. With a search engine like google.com, I am certain you can find the webpage and perhaps an online catalog. Houston has the excellent Clayton Library, a part of the Houston Public Library system. Again, use google.com (or Cyndis List for libraries) to find the catalog. I have not been to Fort Worth Public Library in several decades. It, too, has a genealogical collection. In Austin, there is the Texas State Library and also the Texas State Archives. The Library used to be closed on Mondays. Again, check the appropriate website. Even some small towns in Texas have very good collections--Victoria Texas Public Library for instance. Something most Universities and community colleges don't want genealogists (who are becoming better researchers, if they don't rely too heavily on the internet) to know is that many of them have genealogical material. It is cataloged under local history or immigration or the country. English genealogy is frequently tucked away in a book which has Antiquarian or Archeology in the title. If you are not a browser, you will not learn this. I found a well-known University library in southern California had genealogies and heraldry tucked away in the CS section of the shelves [Library of Congress cataloging system]. The library also had in the CS section the many volumes of F. Rider, American Genealogical Index, which had not yet been completed the last time I visited. Burke's Peerage was also there. Local histories (including some of the town records of some New England States) had call numbers beginning with F. Immigration books, such as Germans to America and The Famine Immigrants were tucked away in the Z section. If your University or community college has open shelves (pray that they do), get a card, try to find parking (a big problem) and determine how books are cataloged (Dewey decimal, or Library of Congress, which is more common in university libraries and increasingly in community colleges). Many if not most Universities now have online catalogs which you probably can access from home. Try a few titles and see what you come up with. Learn their cataloging system and browse. Pretend you are visiting a museum and get acquainted. Don't expect to learn too much on this exploratory visit--but you just might. Many a person has been amazed to discover some ancestral information while browsing--me too!!! Many times!! Furthermore, talk to your local public librarian about the policy on interlibrary loan. If you have country libraries, as I do, you may find a reluctance on the part of the librarian to entertain your strange request. Nonetheless, if those librarians are on the public payroll, they should be helpful!!! I have to pay about $3.00 and read the book in the library, but that's better than flying somewhere, paying for a hotel room, etc. Take plenty of coins so you can photocopy. National Genealogical Society has moved its book collection to the St. Louis [County?] Missouri public library system, and these books are supposed to be open for interlibrary loan. I do not know whether you have to be a member of NGS. Look for the website and make an inquiry. I live too far away from St. Louis and have not digested all the documents I have collected from Richmond, VA, the Family History Library, and other libraries where my travels just happen to take me! (My automobiles--even rental ones--have a way of finding a local library which nearly always has something of interest--especially reference books, if not genealogical books.) A genealogist has to learn to be a detective, and that means casing the joint!!! E.W.Wallace

<PRE>The Diocese site can be reached by entering "Diocese of Baton Rouge" minus the quotation marks, of course. Regardless of changes, this will still get you there. The Diocese recently unwent modification to their computer system which may account for the url change. They really are most accommodating. I have no idea how much time is involved in answering a written request but the address is given at the site.

Virginia, have you run across anything on the Stafford or Hutcheson families?? I am especially interested in a birth notice of my GGGrandfather Charles Hartwell Hutcheson or his mother's death Elizabeth Stafford. Thank you for checking, Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Ewing Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSWILKIN] bit of history published 14 Nov 1996 "From the Files of the Republican" 150 years ago 1846 Three of the volunteers who left here in Capt. Cooper''s company have found their graves in Mexico, to wit: chance, who was shot in the head in Monterey; Jackson, who was shot in the leg at the same time, so as to require amputation; and Westly Stewart, of diarrhea. ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== To contact the list admin: [email protected] county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

Hi, Thanks for the additional information! This is fairly new territory for me..there is a lot of background history to be found on the I'net..just wish they'd stop changing their URLs.. The book I looked at was the 2nd volume of "Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records" 1770-1803, publ 1980. This volume covered baptismal, marriage, and burial records for this time frame. Judy At 10:44 AM 10/12/02 -0400, you wrote: >The Baton Rouge Diocese Sacramental Records are in publication and contain >many volumes.

Hi Ginga, Yes, there are a number of bound volumes- I came across them in the SA library when I was browsing the shelves for Louisana..It surprised the heck out me! 'Specially the part about the Shelby's being Calvinist. A search of the I'net turned up a lot of interesting early data on early history of Natchez..It was a rather complicated time frame.. That time period, people were required to be married in the catholic church if they wanted their children to be legitimate. People got around it by simply submitting a copy of the marriage record to the church-at least they had the good grace to mention the couple's actual religion! I suspect the larger libraries has the series..each book is indexed and gives you the source for obtaining the actual record. I'm too far from SA to get there very often..but I would like to see them again at a slower pace. St. Joseph Cathedral: http://www.diobr.org/parishes/Baton_Rouge-SJC.htm I was also going to include the URL for the history of the church, but for some reason they have totally removed it. Judy At 09:08 PM 10/11/02 -0500, you wrote: >Judy- >Thanks for all the information. The Catholic Church Records sound like a >great source for research... but how do you get access to them. I am >interested in the area of Woodville and Natchez from 1800 to 1850. The >ones you found for the Baton Rouge Parish might just work for me. You >mentioned the San Antonio Library, are they published? > >Thanks - Ginga > > >==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== >How to Unsubscribe from the digest: >To: [email protected] >Subject: unsubscribe >Message: unsubcribe

Thanks for the information on the Catholic Church Records. Gin

Looking for anyone with family connections to the TREFOE surname. If you have it anywhere in your family file please contact me. floridamom ****************************** FREE CENSUS MAPS http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm

Woodville Republican published 3 Apr 1997 "From the files of the Republican" 50 years ago----1947 Mrs. Charles Thomas Netterville, Sr., passed on to her resting place as the death angel visited her son William's home...she was born Addie Ellen Carter in the pre-slavery days in Wilkinson County on March 26, 1859