This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson, Skeen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GMB.2ACI/740.1 Message Board Post: I am trying to find family of Sarah Ann Wilson, born in Alabama, married 24 February, 1842 in Winston, Mississippi, and died in June, 1880 in Attala, Mississippi. She was married to John W. Skeen (b. 1802 in Laurens, SC; d. Aug. 1874, Attala, MS). They appear in the 1850 census for Attala County, MS, along with children Savilla, John W., and Solomon, although they had other children (Amanda Bell, William T. John Anderson, Anna T., James, Caroline, Basheba, and Renora--according to family information). I do not know anything further about the Wilson line, but this may be a connection to your research on James Wilson from Winston County, Mississippi.

I thought some of you might find this link helpful: Ken ---------- Southern Claims Commission's Report to Congress on Disallowed Claims for the years 1871-1874. Scanned images and indexes. While these are not the complete claims, Billy Markland, the webmaster, is purchasing copies, scanning the images and indexing the claims as his time (and funds) permit. The 1871 digests consist of claims from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. There are also claimants and witnesses from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as one ship's captain whose state was unidentified. Background: "An act of [U.S.] Congress, approved March 3, 1871, provided that the President nominate three commissioners of claims (to be confirmed by the Senate) to receive, examine, and consider the claims of "those citizens who remained loyal adherents to the cause and the Government of the United States during the war [Civil War], for stores or supplies taken or furnished during the rebellion for the use of the Army of the United States in States proclaimed as in insurrection against the United States." By an act approved May 11, 1872, this clause was extended to include property used by the Navy. The commissioners were to satisfy themselves of the loyalty of each claimant; certify the amount, nature, and value of the property taken or furnished; report their judgment on each claim in writing to the House of Representatives at the beginning of each session of Congress. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyinformation/ This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Norton AntiVirus Professional 2003 -

Hello all: I am in the process of finalizing the new Winston County web site, and want to add the Winston County Genealogical and Historical Society contact information as a "Helpful Info" link to the main index page. I have a "Winston County Roots" newsletter from August 2002, but there is no contact, address or phone number printed on it. Can someone help me get the particulars on this society (contact name, phone, address, e-mail address, meeting time, dues, etc.) so I can have relevant information for the web site? I would certainly appreciate any help on this. Thanks! Ken This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Norton AntiVirus Professional 2003 -

Peggy, Thank you so much for taking time to help me with this! I appreciate your time and willingness to look for these folks. Ken >Ken: Find a Hattie Mae Holder Johnson buried at Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. >b. 20 Nov 1907 d. 23 Mar 1970 > >Buried next to her is Willie F. Holder & Elisha A. Holder and Hermon Auston >Holder. > >At Mt. Carmel Cemetery find a J. W. Johnson b. 5 Sep 1905 d. 1 Dec 1986. >Find next to him a Nancy Lora, Edna, and Dollie Ingram Johnson. > >Also at Mt. Carmel is a James Wilkes Johnson (15 Feb 1880-18 Oct 1936) and >wife, Lora Caperton Johnson (7 Jul 1879-26 Jan 1960 Peggy > > >==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== >Winston County, MS >The MSGenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ ________________________________________________ This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Panda AntiVirus Platinum 7.0 -

Ken: Find a Hattie Mae Holder Johnson buried at Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. b. 20 Nov 1907 d. 23 Mar 1970 Buried next to her is Willie F. Holder & Elisha A. Holder and Hermon Auston Holder. At Mt. Carmel Cemetery find a J. W. Johnson b. 5 Sep 1905 d. 1 Dec 1986. Find next to him a Nancy Lora, Edna, and Dollie Ingram Johnson. Also at Mt. Carmel is a James Wilkes Johnson (15 Feb 1880-18 Oct 1936) and wife, Lora Caperton Johnson (7 Jul 1879-26 Jan 1960 Peggy

I wonder if I could ask a favor of somone here on the list who has access to the cemetery book to look up these two names for me? Hattie Mae (Holder, Wells) Johnson b/ 1907 d/ 1970 Rev. J. W. Johnson b/ ? d/ ? I'd like to know if they are buried in Winston County. Thanks a million. Ken ________________________________________________ This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - Panda AntiVirus Platinum 7.0 -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marsh, Fulcher, Kitchens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/728.3.1 Message Board Post: I am sleep deprived! The Marsh girl would have been his cousin, still. John W. Marsh married Sarah Murff; her sister, Mary Caroline Murff, married John Kitchens. So thru their wives, John Marsh's daughters would have been John Kitchens' nieces. And he only had 2 daughters of age in 1906. Could Rye's killer have been John Kitchens? By my reckoning, this Mr. Kitchens would have been about 55 in 1906... There may be another Kitchens uncle of whom I'm unaware, though.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marsh, Fulcher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/728.3 Message Board Post: I'd be interested in knowing, too. Rye's mother was Miriam Marsh; her half-brother, John W. Marsh, was my GGG grandfather. John only had one brother, and only 2 sons who were old enough in 1906 to be involved in anything like this. John died sometime between 1900 and 1910; I'm not sure exactly when, but he was living in Webster by then. Do the names John, Oliver, Luther, or Alexander Marsh ring a bell as to who the perpetrator was? At any rate, if it was a Marsh who killed Rye, it was his cousin or uncle. All the Marshes in Winston were related. And if the Marsh who killed him was defending his "niece", she'd have probably been a cousin to Rye also. Lordy! Anyone know anything about this?? I already have one murder scandal in my line....

Hi, Frances! It's so good to hear from you! I descend from James and Seanna's son Ransom Newton Boswell, b 5 Jun 1814, d 17 Jan 1892 in Russellville, AR. He married Elizabeth C. Higgason 13 Apr 1845 in Winston Co. Ransom and Elizabeth had 8 children...I descend from their youngest son, Ransom Newton Vandorn "Van" Boswell, who was my g grandfather. Van was born in Drew Co, AR, and died in Russellville, AR in 1930. His daughter, Emma, was born in 1897, died in 1940. Her son George is my father. I'd love to compare notes with you on the Boswells! I hope to eventually get up there and findthe burial place of James and Seanna (do you have death dates and burial sites on these people?) It's exciting to finally find someone with this same line! Thanks again! Talk to you soon! Marci [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [MSWINSTON] Newbie, researching Boswell, Mullins, Higgason Marci, I live in Winston County and am a descendant of James Madison Boswell, Sr and his wife Seanna (Sena) Mullins. I am the great granddaughter of their daughter Mary Elizabeth Boswell born 1833 died before 1900. She was married to Thomas Potts Miller King. Their son Charles Sessions King, b. 22-Feb-1874 d. 31-Dec-1950, was my grandfather. My father was William A. King, b. 18-Dec-1921 d. 16-Nov-1999. Frances King Woodruff ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== Winston County, MS The MSGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/

Marci, I live in Winston County and am a descendant of James Madison Boswell, Sr and his wife Seanna (Sena) Mullins. I am the great granddaughter of their daughter Mary Elizabeth Boswell born 1833 died before 1900. She was married to Thomas Potts Miller King. Their son Charles Sessions King, b. 22-Feb-1874 d. 31-Dec-1950, was my grandfather. My father was William A. King, b. 18-Dec-1921 d. 16-Nov-1999. Frances King Woodruff

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Robertson/Robinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACI/745 Message Board Post: William M. Robertson was born in North Carolina in 1794, and can be found in Lowndes County MS in 1830 with a wife and three sons (the youngest of which, Gustavus Boone Robertson, is my GG grandfather). In 1840, the census has him as William M. "Robinson" in Winston County (probably the area formed from Lowndes County) with a wife and the two younger boys. In 1850, he was apparently a widower living with Gustavus and his wife Isabella in Winston County; he was still living with that family in Attala County Mississippi in 1860. He died in 1864 in Attala County. I sure would like to connect with the other sons of William Robertson. -- Judy ([email protected])

Marci, The Boswell Family Cemetery in Winston County,MS is listed in th3e Cemetery Book and shows the following: Boswell, N.M. 19 Aug 18860-8 Apr 1881 Boswell, Ida J. d/o H.N. & N. 20 Jan 1863 - 28 May 1884 Boswell, Bessie Ada d/o H.N. & Narcissa 56 Jan 1875 - 11 Sep 1889 (initials of father were reversed on this tomb) Boswell, H. N. 22 Aug 1830 - 2 Aug 1884 Speakes, Florence 29 Oct 1872 - 2- Oct 1874 Speakes, Emma Boswell 4 Oct 1852 - 13 Jan 1900 Speakes, George W. 7 May 1848 - 4 Mar 1912 Speakes, George W. 7 May 1848 - 4 Mar 1912 Plye, Minnie Speakes 4 Sep 1874 - 9 Dec 1914 Boswell family one marker for six unmarked graves That is all. The cemetery book my still be available from G & T Publishers, P. O. Box 700, Louisville, Miss. 39339 Hoppe this helps. Duaine

I checked the Boswell Cemetery first and the earliest burial listed was Florence Speakes 2 Oct 1874. (Her mother was a Boswell.) There is a marker listed as �Boswell family one marker for six unmarked graves� No dates. The only James M. Boswell died 18 Apr 1897 � aged 68 yrs 5 mos 2 days ME (That would put his date of birth as 16 Dec 1828) ((Maybe Jr?)) There are two James Bs but they don�t fit your time frame. There are no other J's or M's. There are no Sena�s listed. Just in case I checked Neshoba & Choctaw Counties. They wern't there. --- Marci <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > Thanks for the marriage info on Ransom and > Elizabeth! I had the date, but not the other info! > Ransom's parents were James Madison Boswell, Sr. and > Sena Mullins. I'm not sure who R.J. Boswell is...I <snip> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

You can check with Louis Taunton [email protected] or with the library in Louisville,Ms. This email from Louis also has two new books that are out for Winston Co. Louis can give you up to date prices on the others. They had a book on all the cemeterys in Winston Co. and two books on marriages that are real nice to have. They have one on census (not sure of dates..sometime in 1800s) and the best one if they still have copys is called Winston county and its people. I have all of these and will be buying the two new ones soon. Good luck. I will look for you if you will give me enough info so I know I'm getting the right family. Holly --- Louis Taunton <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Louis Taunton" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:49:59 -0600 > Subject: [MSWINSTON] New Books on Winston County > To: [email protected] > > Ken: If this is not all right, delete, if okay, please post to list. > Thanks. Louis > > > > The History of the Louisville Baptist Association from 1840 to 1882 > by L. S. > Foster. 54 pages, soft spiral cover. Book tells of organization, > constitution, Articles of Faith, Rules of decorum, Changes made in > the > Constitution,Committees, Co-Operation with other Baptist > Associations, > Denominational Instructions (Colleges, etc), Orphan's Home, Aid to > Aged > Ministers or their Widows, Sunday Schools, Condition of the Churches > in the > Association (1839--1882), Some of the early preachers of the > Association, > Ministry of the Present (the preachers of the 1880s). 54 pages - > typed > exactly as the original. No index. - $10.00 plus MS tax if a > resident of > MS and $2.00 shipping. > > The Winston Signal: everything from this newspaper of genealogical > and > historical nature was extracted which covers the years of 1882, 1885, > 1886, > 1889 and a few issues of 1890) The editor was Mr. W. J. Newsom and > this > newspaper was the county newspaper prior to The Winston County > Journal. > Covers obituaries, people moving to Texas, visitations, proving land > for > homestead, marriages, births, Grand Juries, Petit Juries, election > results > and managers, and even two stories by William T. Lewis on families > that > fought in the American Revolution and their descendants moved to > Winston > County. > Soft spiral bound with index of over 1,000 surnames, - $30.00 plus > MS tax > if a resident of MS and $4.00 shipping. > > Taunton Publishers > P. O. Box 400 > Louisville, MS 39339 --- Marci <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly, > > Do you know where I can purchase the book of the Winston Co., > cemeteries? > > I'd love to get one! > > Marci > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Holly Whitney > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWINSTON] Newbie, researching Boswell, Mullins, > Higgason > > > There is a book of all the Winston Co. Cemeterys. I have a copy. I > think they may still be for sale. Holly > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

Tim, Thanks for the marriage info on Ransom and Elizabeth! I had the date, but not the other info! Ransom's parents were James Madison Boswell, Sr. and Sena Mullins. I'm not sure who R.J. Boswell is...I don't have him listed yet, but I'm sure he'll somehow fit into the puzzle. I'm thinking that my Boswells are probably in Boswell Cemetery, in Louisville. Thanks again! Marci [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [MSWINSTON] Boswell, Ransom & Elizabeth Hello Marci, Do you have any idea what Ransom's parents names were? There is quite a list of Boswells in the cemetery book. I checked several but didn't find any with a death date that far back. Listed at Liberty Cemetery are the following Boswells. They are not the only Boswells at Liberty, but they are grouped together in this order. Boswell, Johnie Lou 8 Mar 1875 - 11 Jul 1959 Boswell, R. J. 7 Jun 1841 - 23 Mar 1929 Boswell, Mary Elizabeth 12 Jan 1844 - 1 May 1926 Boswell, Mary d/o R.J. & M.E. 16 Jan - 16 Jul 1873 Boswell, Infant d/o R.J. & M.E. 15 Jul 1887 - 16 Jul 1887 Boswell, Joseph J. s/o R.J. & M.E. 5 Jan 1877 - 9 Jan 1877 Boswell, Infant d/o R.J. & M.E. b & d 15 Jan 1876 You may already have this information, but just in case. In the Marriage Records of Winston Co vol. I 1834-1880 Bridegroom Boswell, Ransom Bride Higgason, Miss Elizabeth Date of Marriage 13 Apr 1845 Bondsman R. M. Fox Performed by Jo Bell Book & Page 2-115 Have a good evening. Tim --- Marci <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > I'm a newbie to this list, just starting to get into > my family's time in Mississippi. I've been > researching my family for about 4 years now. I > live in Slidell, Louisiana, so I'm not too far away. > I'm researching the Boswells, Higgasons, and their > collateral families that lived in the Louisville > area. I know there is a Boswell Cemetery in Winston > Co., does anyone have a census of this cemetery? <snip> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== Winston County, MS The MSGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/

Hello Marci, Do you have any idea what Ransom�s parents names were? There is quite a list of Boswells in the cemetery book. I checked several but didn�t find any with a death date that far back. Listed at Liberty Cemetery are the following Boswells. They are not the only Boswells at Liberty, but they are grouped together in this order. Boswell, Johnie Lou 8 Mar 1875 � 11 Jul 1959 Boswell, R. J. 7 Jun 1841 � 23 Mar 1929 Boswell, Mary Elizabeth 12 Jan 1844 � 1 May 1926 Boswell, Mary d/o R.J. & M.E. 16 Jan � 16 Jul 1873 Boswell, Infant d/o R.J. & M.E. 15 Jul 1887 � 16 Jul 1887 Boswell, Joseph J. s/o R.J. & M.E. 5 Jan 1877 � 9 Jan 1877 Boswell, Infant d/o R.J. & M.E. b & d 15 Jan 1876 You may already have this information, but just in case� In the Marriage Records of Winston Co vol. I 1834-1880 Bridegroom Boswell, Ransom Bride Higgason, Miss Elizabeth Date of Marriage 13 Apr 1845 Bondsman R. M. Fox Performed by Jo Bell Book & Page 2-115 Have a good evening. Tim --- Marci <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > I'm a newbie to this list, just starting to get into > my family's time in Mississippi. I've been > researching my family for about 4 years now. I > live in Slidell, Louisiana, so I'm not too far away. > I'm researching the Boswells, Higgasons, and their > collateral families that lived in the Louisville > area. I know there is a Boswell Cemetery in Winston > Co., does anyone have a census of this cemetery? <snip> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

Holly, Do you know where I can purchase the book of the Winston Co., cemeteries? I'd love to get one! Marci [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Holly Whitney To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [MSWINSTON] Newbie, researching Boswell, Mullins, Higgason There is a book of all the Winston Co. Cemeterys. I have a copy. I think they may still be for sale. Holly

There is a book of all the Winston Co. Cemeterys. I have a copy. I think they may still be for sale. Holly --- Marci <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > I'm a newbie to this list, just starting to get into my family's time > in Mississippi. I've been researching my family for about 4 years > now. I live in Slidell, Louisiana, so I'm not too far away. I'm > researching the Boswells, Higgasons, and their collateral families > that lived in the Louisville area. I know there is a Boswell > Cemetery in Winston Co., does anyone have a census of this cemetery? > > Ransom and Elizabeth Boswell were on the 1850 census with their > daughter, Mary. Ransom's parents are not found on this census, and > are believed to have died in early 1850. > > Marci > [email protected] > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > Winston County, MS > The MSGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswinsto/ > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

Hello! I'm a newbie to this list, just starting to get into my family's time in Mississippi. I've been researching my family for about 4 years now. I live in Slidell, Louisiana, so I'm not too far away. I'm researching the Boswells, Higgasons, and their collateral families that lived in the Louisville area. I know there is a Boswell Cemetery in Winston Co., does anyone have a census of this cemetery? Ransom and Elizabeth Boswell were on the 1850 census with their daughter, Mary. Ransom's parents are not found on this census, and are believed to have died in early 1850. Marci [email protected]

The Greenwood Commonwealth Greenwood, MS Apr 11, 2003 Pearlie Rea Hall Harris Services for Pearlie Rea Hall Harris, 79, of Greenwood, who died of heart failure Thursday, April 10, 2003, at Compere Nursing Home in Jackson, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Williams & Lord Funeral Home. Mrs. Harris was born in Winston County and was a longtime resident of Greenwood. She had lived in Jackson since 1998. She worked at Greenwood Leflore Hospital as a floor secretary for 32 years before retiring. She is survived by a daughter, Debbie Broach of Pearl; a son, Roger Alford of Greenwood; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home. The Rev. Billy Trull will officiate at the services. Burial will be in McNutt Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Taft Alford, Mike Hall, Milton Martin, James Woodall, Jerry Hall and Ben Kuhn. ________________________________________________ This Message and Attachment, if any, Certified Virus-Free - NortonAntivirus Professional 2003 -