I apologize to board members. I attempted to send the subject obituary as an attachment. However, it is an Adobe PDF document and I wasn't aware that was outside the rules and it appears to have been translated as junk. Please forgive me for the mess. For those interested I have an obituary for Elizabeth Rose Rainey, wife of James Palmer. Elizabeth Rose Rainey, my gg-grandmother, was born November 1839 and died April 1928. The obituary was recorded in the Winston County Journal on July 6th, 1928. I will be happy to email it to anyone who is interested. It is approximately 480 kilobytes in size, so be sure your email will handle it before requesting. I also have obituaries for Alexander Jarvis Palmer, my great-grandfather; Gilbert Chesley Palmer, my grandfather; and Dorothy W. Palmer, my mother; as well as numerous Goodins. However, none of these have been scanned and converted. Thanks, Tony

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GMB.2ACI/754.1 Message Board Post: I am a descendant of Isaiah Wallace through his daughter Nancy, who married William Morrison Porter in 1848 in Winston County. Isaiah Wallace was born in the late 1790s in Greene County, TN, the son of William Wallace and wife Grace Harrison Wallace who had married there in 1791. The Wallace family moved to Lawrence County, AL, in the early 1820s; William Wallace died there in 1826 and Grace in 1833. Isaiah's name appears several times as "Josiah" in the settlement of Grace's estate, probably due to misreading by the court clerk. Isaiah Wallace was married in Lawrence County to Susannah Heard Standifer, the daughter of Skelton Standifer and his first wife Elizabeth Thornberry. Susannah was born in 1800 in Oglethorpe County, GA, and was named for her grandmother Susannah Heard, wife of Israel Standifer. The Standifers had moved to GA from Henry County, VA, and then moved from GA to Madison County, AL. By 1829 Isaiah and Susannah Wallace had moved from Lawrence County, AL, to Monroe County, MS. They moved to Oktibbeha County in the 1830s and on to Noxubee County by 1839. Isaiah Wallace died in northern Noxubee County in 1842 and is said to be buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery at the original site of Prairie Grove Baptist Church. Susannah Wallace moved her family to Winston County to be near her sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and William Hudson. Susannah died in 1868 and is buried in the cemetery at Antioch Baptist Church in northern Winston County. I inherited Isaiah's leather bound journal which dates from the 1830s, and I have documents belonging to Susannah. Among Susannah's belongings is a cased tin type photo of her son James R. Wallace who died at Vicksburg in 1863. Are you a descendant of Isaiah and Susannah Wallace?

Dear George, Thanks so much for your response to my query. My first Sharp ancestor was William Sharp who was in Morgan Co., GA. We don't know much about him at this time. His son was John Floyd Sharp married Martha Adcock in Fayette Co., GA in 1825. They lived in Merewither Co., GA for a time, moved to Chambers Co., AL and lived in those areas which included Lee, Russell and Macon Counties. They lived and died in Eclectic, Elmore, AL and are buried at Chana Creek Cem. in Eclectic. Their oldest son, John William Henry Sharp was born in 1826 in Fayette Co., GA. and the story was he went to MS prior to the Civil War. As previously mentioned, he and his wife lived and died in Newton Co., MS. As far as I know, I have no connections to Greene Co., AL, at least nothing found at this time. Thanks again and good hunting to you. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Stuart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: RE: [MSWINSTON] John William Henry SHARP > Louise, > I have Miller - Moore in Plattsburg, Winston Co. & my Stuarts (all > spellings), Tindol, McCown, and others were on either side of the > Neshoba-Winston line near Arlington (Neshoba) & Plattsburg. > I'm interested in your Sharp (Sharpe) line. Were any of them in Greene > Co., AL before coming to MS? A Mary Elizabeth Sharpe md. Edward Herndon > most likely in Spotsylvania Co., VA before moving to Greene Co., AL in > abt. 1820's. > George Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Jackson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MSWINSTON] John William Henry SHARP > > Query forwarded from our newest list member, Louise Sharp: > > Ken > > > >My great grandfather, John William Henry Sharp was reported to have > moved > >to MS around 1850. He was in > >and around Lauderdale, Newton and Neshoba Counties. He and his wife, > Arpy > >McGee died in Newton Co., and are buried at the McGee Cemetery. My > >grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Sharp was born in MS, however he made > the > >decision to move to TX in the mid to late 1880's. After his first wife > >died, he returned to MS to marry my grandmother, Lucinda Beeman in > >Lauderdale Co. > > > >My connection to Winston Co., comes through Sherwood White who died > Dec 24, > >1848 in Winston Co. His grandson, James White died there Aug 3, 1877. > It's > >our understanding, James owned land in that county. His daughter was > Emily > >Elizabeth White and she and her husband, Williamson Jenkins McGee died > in > >Newton Co. > > > >The other line in Winston Co., I'm looking for is William Whitehead. > He > >died c 1840 in Winston Co. He married Betsy Hunter. Their daughter > was > >Mary Whitehead, died Dec 26, 1841, who married James White. > > > >So, I have lots of family ties to MS and would dearly enjoy traveling > over > >that way again some time. Thanks again for your contact. > > > >Louise Sharp > >Big Spring, TX > > This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free > - Norton AntiVirus 2004 - > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ >

Louise, I have Miller - Moore in Plattsburg, Winston Co. & my Stuarts (all spellings), Tindol, McCown, and others were on either side of the Neshoba-Winston line near Arlington (Neshoba) & Plattsburg. I'm interested in your Sharp (Sharpe) line. Were any of them in Greene Co., AL before coming to MS? A Mary Elizabeth Sharpe md. Edward Herndon most likely in Spotsylvania Co., VA before moving to Greene Co., AL in abt. 1820's. George Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Ken Jackson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSWINSTON] John William Henry SHARP Query forwarded from our newest list member, Louise Sharp: Ken >My great grandfather, John William Henry Sharp was reported to have moved >to MS around 1850. He was in >and around Lauderdale, Newton and Neshoba Counties. He and his wife, Arpy >McGee died in Newton Co., and are buried at the McGee Cemetery. My >grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Sharp was born in MS, however he made the >decision to move to TX in the mid to late 1880's. After his first wife >died, he returned to MS to marry my grandmother, Lucinda Beeman in >Lauderdale Co. > >My connection to Winston Co., comes through Sherwood White who died Dec 24, >1848 in Winston Co. His grandson, James White died there Aug 3, 1877. It's >our understanding, James owned land in that county. His daughter was Emily >Elizabeth White and she and her husband, Williamson Jenkins McGee died in >Newton Co. > >The other line in Winston Co., I'm looking for is William Whitehead. He >died c 1840 in Winston Co. He married Betsy Hunter. Their daughter was >Mary Whitehead, died Dec 26, 1841, who married James White. > >So, I have lots of family ties to MS and would dearly enjoy traveling over >that way again some time. Thanks again for your contact. > >Louise Sharp >Big Spring, TX This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Norton AntiVirus 2004 - ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== Winston County, MS The MSGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/

Molly: I am almost hesitant in answering your query as I do not have all my information in front of me. John McElroy who was born 16 April 1807 in Georgia was married (1) Frances _________ (will have to look up her name) had children one of them being the John McElroy who married Priscilla Shivers. John, Sr. married (2) Frances Gainey - a 15 year old and he had grown children much older than her and they had a housefull of children - one of them being Annie Elizabeth McElroy who was my wife's grandmother. Annie married Peter Columbus Myres. John and Frances and Annie and Peter are all buried in Smallwood Cemetery in the western part of Winston County. I have not worked on the McElroy Family in several years, so am rusty in all of this and do not at the present time have time to pull out records in my 100 plus boxes. Will try to find out the email of the McElroy expert who lives in the next county. Hope this helps some. Louis Taunton, Louisville, MS [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Molly Pere" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: [MSWINSTON] John MCELROY > Does anyone on the list know anything about the John McELROY who is listed in Cemeteries of Winston County ? I believe that it lists birth as April 16 1807 GA and death as Jan 1876 . Is he the John McELROY who married Priscilla SHIVERS ( formerly NEWMAN ) in Winston County on June 30 , 1864 ? In the 1870 Mississippi census, Priscilla McELROY is living in Oktibbeha County in the home of the brother of her first husband ( James SHIVERS ) and is listed as a widow in the 1880 Attala Co census. Please contact me if you ahve a connection to this family. Thanks, Molly > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ >

Thank you so much , Louis ! That helps alot ! So the John McELROY born 1807 is the father. When you have time , I'd appreciate it very much if you would let me know of anything that you know about the son, John MCELROY who married Priscilla SHIVERS. I have not been able to find out what happened to him . Thanks again ! Molly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Taunton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [MSWINSTON] John MCELROY > Molly: I am almost hesitant in answering your query as I do not have all my > information in front of me. John McElroy who was born 16 April 1807 in > Georgia was married (1) Frances _________ (will have to look up her name) > had children one of them being the John McElroy who married Priscilla > Shivers. John, Sr. married (2) Frances Gainey - a 15 year old and he had > grown children much older than her and they had a housefull of children - > one of them being Annie Elizabeth McElroy who was my wife's grandmother. > Annie married Peter Columbus Myres. John and Frances and Annie and Peter > are all buried in Smallwood Cemetery in the western part of Winston County. > I have not worked on the McElroy Family in several years, so am rusty in all > of this and do not at the present time have time to pull out records in my > 100 plus boxes. Will try to find out the email of the McElroy expert who > lives in the next county. Hope this helps some. Louis Taunton, > Louisville, MS > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Molly Pere" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:11 AM > Subject: [MSWINSTON] John MCELROY > > > > Does anyone on the list know anything about the John McELROY who is listed > in Cemeteries of Winston County ? I believe that it lists birth as April 16 > 1807 GA and death as Jan 1876 . Is he the John McELROY who married Priscilla > SHIVERS ( formerly NEWMAN ) in Winston County on June 30 , 1864 ? In the > 1870 Mississippi census, Priscilla McELROY is living in Oktibbeha County in > the home of the brother of her first husband ( James SHIVERS ) and is listed > as a widow in the 1880 Attala Co census. Please contact me if you ahve a > connection to this family. Thanks, Molly > > > > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > > Winston County, MS > > The MSGenWeb Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ > > > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ >

Query forwarded from our newest list member, Louise Sharp: Ken >My great grandfather, John William Henry Sharp was reported to have moved >to MS around 1850. He was in >and around Lauderdale, Newton and Neshoba Counties. He and his wife, Arpy >McGee died in Newton Co., and are buried at the McGee Cemetery. My >grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Sharp was born in MS, however he made the >decision to move to TX in the mid to late 1880's. After his first wife >died, he returned to MS to marry my grandmother, Lucinda Beeman in >Lauderdale Co. > >My connection to Winston Co., comes through Sherwood White who died Dec 24, >1848 in Winston Co. His grandson, James White died there Aug 3, 1877. It's >our understanding, James owned land in that county. His daughter was Emily >Elizabeth White and she and her husband, Williamson Jenkins McGee died in >Newton Co. > >The other line in Winston Co., I'm looking for is William Whitehead. He >died c 1840 in Winston Co. He married Betsy Hunter. Their daughter was >Mary Whitehead, died Dec 26, 1841, who married James White. > >So, I have lots of family ties to MS and would dearly enjoy traveling over >that way again some time. Thanks again for your contact. > >Louise Sharp >Big Spring, TX This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Norton AntiVirus 2004 -

Does anyone on the list know anything about the John McELROY who is listed in Cemeteries of Winston County ? I believe that it lists birth as April 16 1807 GA and death as Jan 1876 . Is he the John McELROY who married Priscilla SHIVERS ( formerly NEWMAN ) in Winston County on June 30 , 1864 ? In the 1870 Mississippi census, Priscilla McELROY is living in Oktibbeha County in the home of the brother of her first husband ( James SHIVERS ) and is listed as a widow in the 1880 Attala Co census. Please contact me if you ahve a connection to this family. Thanks, Molly

I have a book of all the cemeterys on Winston Co. MS give me the names and I will look and see if they are there. Holly --- [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: McKnight/Snelling > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Holly, Thanks for the directions, but unfortunately I live in > Hillsboro, IL and may not get close to there again for several years. > Do you know if there are cemetery records for the cemetery? If so, > and it shows they are there, maybe I can get someone to take a couple > of pictures of the stones for me. Thanks, Linda > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKnight/Snelling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Holly, Thanks for the directions, but unfortunately I live in Hillsboro, IL and may not get close to there again for several years. Do you know if there are cemetery records for the cemetery? If so, and it shows they are there, maybe I can get someone to take a couple of pictures of the stones for me. Thanks, Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wallace, Thomason, Porter, Varner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/754 Message Board Post: looking for any info on Isaiah also called Josiah Wallace. He was born in TN moved to AL and was in winston co Ms He was dead by 1850 but Susannah was living with children Susan James and Thomas They also had sons William T and Daughters Nancy and Elizabeth Susan married James Thomason, Nancy married William Porter, and Elizabeth married William Varner

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The cemeterys I am talking about are out side of Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi. To find Old Enon Baptist Cemetery; From Louisville travel Highway 15 south to Noxapater. At the intersection of Highway 490, turh left and drive for 5.8 miles. This cemetery is on the right side of the road in the middle of a cotton field. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery can be found; At the intersection of highway 15 south and 397 in Louisville turn left on 397 and travel 2.7 miles to Enon Road. Turn right on Enon Road and continue for 9 miles and the church and cemetery are located on the left. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/753 Message Board Post: Hello, I am wondering if anyone might know what county in MS would be 925. I am trying to help a friend search for info on a daughter who she placed for adoption and passed away in 1998 in MS. Since she is the biological mother she was refused a death certificate copy but when they sent the refusal back it stated --- COUNTY OF DEATH 925 certificate: 901361 We are trying to find out what county to see if there was obit in the paper (but she was visiting MS and her address was in GA) we think there may have been a story in the paper as it was a car crash on xmas day. We thought maybe someone has a death certificate from this county that might state what number it is and possibly match?? Can anyone help? we have lots of info on her like SSN, last known address etc but keep hitting brick walls. Thank you

Hello, I have a Mary Ann McKnight, born 1803, AL, married to John David Greenlee, in St Clair, AL, 1823. Is this part of your family? Dortha McElroy Greenlee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:34 PM Subject: [MSWINSTON] Re: Mcelroy/Snellings > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: McKnight/Snelling > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > We went to 2 cemeteries. One was there by the church and one across the road. The one across the road was an old cemetery. My g-g-g-grandparents (Oza Collins McKnight, > b-1812, d-1890 & Rosanner Esmond McKnight, b-1813, > d-1893) were buried in the old cemetery. If there is another cemetery I don't know about it. I got directions from someone in Ackerman how to get there. > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKnight/Snelling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: We went to 2 cemeteries. One was there by the church and one across the road. The one across the road was an old cemetery. My g-g-g-grandparents (Oza Collins McKnight, b-1812, d-1890 & Rosanner Esmond McKnight, b-1813, d-1893) were buried in the old cemetery. If there is another cemetery I don't know about it. I got directions from someone in Ackerman how to get there.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: There are two Enon cemeterys in Winston County.Old Enon thats in the middle of a cotton field and the one behind Enon Church. I think they are both on Enon road. Have you checked in either one of them??

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Snelling(s)/McKnight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Barbara, We went through Enon Cemetery 2 years ago and I found no markers for them. We even went across the road to the new part. I can't believe they would be buried and no marker with LOTS of family in the area. I did not find any notation in Martha Ann Wood McKnight's book as to where they are buried either. A friend in MS didn't find them in the cemetery books anywhere. She looked at the records for Enon Cem and did not find them there. Did you get one of those books "Families of Choctaw Co" and do you know if they are still available??

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Snelling, Snellings, Wood, Woods Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I found this on the choctaw co ms message board a while back, saying that Calvin was buried at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS. I don't know if there is a marker, or if this has been verified, and would love to know if anyone positively finds his and Eliza's graves. I have that Eliza died about 1900 in choctaw Co., MS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Snellings/McKnight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/602.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you know where Eliza and Calvin are buried? I was told that Calvin died 23 Jan 1897 and Eliza died sometime in 1896. I saw your post where you found their marriage record, that was great.

Hello all, I have recently completed transcribing the index to the "Confederate Pensions 1892-1895" record book in the Winston County Chancery Clerk's office. The names are listed in the order in which they were written in the index (more or less). Thus they are grouped by beginning letter of surname but not listed in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, it appears that not all letters of the alphabet were represented. I have also included a list of the questions that were asked on this pension application to give you an idea of the type of information that can be gained from them. Please contact or visit the Winston County Chancery Clerk for more information on obtaining copies of an individual's application. The transcribed index can be viewed on my website at this address: http://www.geocities.com/look4whittens/1892pensions.html I have also placed a link on my Winston County Genealogy Links page, which can be accessed also directly from our county web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ Thanks and good luck to you all! Mary K. Johnson [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/look4whittens/ "The Whittens of Winston County, Mississippi" (plus some)