The Greenwood Commonwealth Greenwood, MS February 5, 2009 Patrick "Pat" Knox Services for Patrick "Pat" Knox of Greenwood will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Greenwood. Mr. Knox, 73, died of heart failure Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. Mr. Knox was born in Sunflower and resided in Greenwood most of his life. He retired from Mississippi Tennessee Transform after 21 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Knox of Greenwood; four daughters, Linda Shambro of Greenwood, Margaret Oliver of Brookhaven, Patricia Harris of Vaiden and Pam Cauthen of Sidon; two sons, Arnold Vest of Pontotoc and Robert Vest of Columbus; 18 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Greenwood. The Rev. Bernard Wiggins and Father Thomas Delaney will officiate at the services. Mr. Knox's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy Ray Everrett, Tony Denton, John McCaleb, Don Corley William Tackett. Williams and Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Indianola City Cemetery

Thanks for that info, Jeannine. Ken -----Original Message----- There is a Rufus L. Bridges listed as a member of the 31st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. According to the info I saw, they did take part in the battle of Franklin. Jeannine

There is a Rufus L. Bridges listed as a member of the 31st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. According to the info I saw, they did take part in the battle of Franklin. Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Ken Jackson wrote: > O.D., > > Glad to have helped. You keep me straightened out, too, you know. > > It would be interesting to find C.S.A. records for Rufus L. Bridges, for I'm > sure he served and probably was killed in battle. His wife, Adeline > Broomhall, had a brother, William H. Broomhall who was killed in the Battle > of Franklin. They might have served in the same unit, and died there > together? > > Franklin, TN is only about 30 miles from here. I could go there sometime and > see what I can find out, if you'd like. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Franklin: The Valley of Death > According to Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee Infantry: > > "(Franklin) is the blackest page in the history of the War of the Lost > Cause. It was the bloodiest battle of modern times in any war. It was the > finishing stroke to the Independence of the Southern Confederacy. I was > there. I saw it." > > Called "The Gettysburg of the West," Franklin saw one of the few night > battles in the Civil War. It was also one of the smallest battlefields of > the war (only 2 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide). The main battle began > around 4:00 pm and wound down around 9:00 pm. When the battle was over, 2500 > Federal troops lay dead, and 7000 Confederate troops. There is a Confederate > Cemetery there where 1481 soldiers are laid to rest. > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Ken > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

O.D., Glad to have helped. You keep me straightened out, too, you know. It would be interesting to find C.S.A. records for Rufus L. Bridges, for I'm sure he served and probably was killed in battle. His wife, Adeline Broomhall, had a brother, William H. Broomhall who was killed in the Battle of Franklin. They might have served in the same unit, and died there together? Franklin, TN is only about 30 miles from here. I could go there sometime and see what I can find out, if you'd like. ----------------------------------------------------------- Franklin: The Valley of Death According to Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee Infantry: "(Franklin) is the blackest page in the history of the War of the Lost Cause. It was the bloodiest battle of modern times in any war. It was the finishing stroke to the Independence of the Southern Confederacy. I was there. I saw it." Called "The Gettysburg of the West," Franklin saw one of the few night battles in the Civil War. It was also one of the smallest battlefields of the war (only 2 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide). The main battle began around 4:00 pm and wound down around 9:00 pm. When the battle was over, 2500 Federal troops lay dead, and 7000 Confederate troops. There is a Confederate Cemetery there where 1481 soldiers are laid to rest. ------------------------------------------------------ Ken

O.D., Thanks. I had Nell Hancock in my file, but somehow attached her as a spouse of William Franklin's father. Glad to make that correction! Now, who do you have that Nelwyn Lenora Palmertree as a child of? Right now she's just floating around in my database all by her lonesome................. Thanks. Ken -----Original Message----- Ken, I think this is the 4th wife of Wm. F.: #1- Elva Nell Hancock, they were wed 27 Apr 1935, Attala County. Nothing on what happened to her or other dates... #2- Ada Ferrell, They were wed 7 Feb 1939, Attala County. She died in 1953. #3- Ethel Ree Dupree, they were wed 14 Dec 1954, Attala County. Nothing on what happened to her or other dates... O.D.

----- Original Message ----- From: "od mcelroy" <odmcelroy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Bridges > Ken and Gang, > Ken it seems that you and I are always on the same page as I have been > working on the family of Moses and have the same info, but I don't know > why > I didn't put Rufus and the Robert that I had as the same person??? All I > know now is that I found in one of the family trees for Moses that they > had both names listed with the same year of birth and I just got on the > wrong path. I can now > see that it is Rufus L. and I'll bet that the L in his name is Lee as > there are so many of them named Lee in his decendants... > Moses is listed as being buried in the Salem Cemetery near Chester. All > of the Bridges there are marked with a brick that has a number on it that > is very hard to read... 1/Moses[258], 2/Mrs[148], 3/Mr. 2nd Wife[100], > 4/John[134]... > Next to them are: 1/Mr. Bromhall151], 2/W/O Mr. Bromhall[113]... > Adaline, wife of Ruphus was a Bromhall/Broomhall... > I think that the wife of William M. Bridges was Sara Frances Dobbs, or > that > is what my daughter inlaw said that her mother told her... > In my file I had already connected Moses to Robert L.[1834], but now I > am > changingto Rufus L. Bridges/1834/AL. That is what got me on the wrong path > in the 1860 census as it had R.L. born in NC... > Thank's so much Ken for your input. as alway's you are right on line... > > O.D. > > > > ====================================================== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> > To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Bridges > > >> O.D. and all: >> >> I did some research tonight and think I found who you are looking for: >> >> >> 1850 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census >> Subdivision 23 >> 19 Oct 1850 >> Dwelling/Family # 599/599 >> line 36 >> >> >> Moses Bridges, m, 50, farmer, b/ NC >> Elizabeth, f, 50, b/ NC >> Albert, m, 19, farmer, b/ GA >> Elizabeth, f, 17, b/ AL >> Rufus, m, 16, farmer, b/ AL >> James, m, 14, b/ AL >> Clifton, m, 12, b/ AL >> >> >> 1860 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census >> Township 17 >> Snowsville >> 17 Jul 1860 >> Dwelling/Family # 327/314 >> line 25 >> >> >> Moses Bridges, m, 50, farmer, b/ NC >> Martha, f, 31, household mistress, b/ TN >> Lucien M., m, 1, b/ MS >> Lorne (?) C. m, 1, b/ MS >> Robert Jester, m, 13, b/ MS >> Mary A. Jester, f, 11, b/MS >> Thomas Miller, m, 20, farm laborer, b/ AL >> >> >> 1870 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census >> Township 18, Range 10 >> Aden >> 9 Jul 1870 >> Dwelling/Family # 90/90 >> >> >> Moses Bridges, m, 69, farmer, b/ NC >> Martha, f, 43, keeping house, b/ AL >> Lucien, m, 11, b/ MS >> Luine (?) C., m/ 11, b/ MS >> Doley A, f, 8, b/ MS >> John, m, 6, b/ MS >> Isabella Jester, f, 21, b/ MS >> Isaac Miller, m, 18, farmer, b/ MS >> >> >> Moses Bridges received a land patent for land in Simpson Co., MS at the >> Mt. >> Salus Land Office, dated 1 Apr 1829. No other land patent in his name >> appears. None appear in Alabama Land Records at all. >> >> Rufus L. Bridges received two land patents for land in Choctaw Co., MS at >> the Columbus Land Office, both dated 1 Oct 1859. >> >> Moses Bridges married Elizabeth Yarbrough 13 Nov 1826 in Lincoln Co., NC. >> Their children were: >> >> Roxana >> Lucinda >> Louisa >> Albert Lee >> Elizabeth >> Rufus L. >> James Estel >> Clifton >> >> Ken >

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I meant to say that it appears that Rufus and Adaline went TO Yalobusha County from Choctaw County, instead of the other way around. Evidently Adaline returned to Choctaw County after the War and his death, perhaps? Maybe he ruffed someone up pretty bad and had to exit to county..... Ken

O.D. and all: I did some research tonight and think I found who you are looking for: 1850 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census Subdivision 23 19 Oct 1850 Dwelling/Family # 599/599 line 36 Moses Bridges, m, 50, farmer, b/ NC Elizabeth, f, 50, b/ NC Albert, m, 19, farmer, b/ GA Elizabeth, f, 17, b/ AL Rufus, m, 16, farmer, b/ AL James, m, 14, b/ AL Clifton, m, 12, b/ AL 1860 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census Township 17 Snowsville 17 Jul 1860 Dwelling/Family # 327/314 line 25 Moses Bridges, m, 50, farmer, b/ NC Martha, f, 31, household mistress, b/ TN Lucien M., m, 1, b/ MS Lorne (?) C. m, 1, b/ MS Robert Jester, m, 13, b/ MS Mary A. Jester, f, 11, b/MS Thomas Miller, m, 20, farm laborer, b/ AL 1870 Choctaw Co., MS Federal Census Township 18, Range 10 Aden 9 Jul 1870 Dwelling/Family # 90/90 Moses Bridges, m, 69, farmer, b/ NC Martha, f, 43, keeping house, b/ AL Lucien, m, 11, b/ MS Luine (?) C., m/ 11, b/ MS Doley A, f, 8, b/ MS John, m, 6, b/ MS Isabella Jester, f, 21, b/ MS Isaac Miller, m, 18, farmer, b/ MS Moses Bridges received a land patent for land in Simpson Co., MS at the Mt. Salus Land Office, dated 1 Apr 1829. No other land patent in his name appears. None appear in Alabama Land Records at all. Rufus L. Bridges received two land patents for land in Choctaw Co., MS at the Columbus Land Office, both dated 1 Oct 1859. Moses Bridges married Elizabeth Yarbrough 13 Nov 1826 in Lincoln Co., NC. Their children were: Roxana Lucinda Louisa Albert Lee Elizabeth Rufus L. James Estel Clifton Ken

Yea, your a rock star now man, every time they show it on etv people will wonder who OD McElroy from PC is and they will see you doing your thing on oprah's show..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "od mcelroy" <odmcelroy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > Ed, > Did you see about the mid part of the program where I demonstrated > the hazzards of picking cotton... HA!!! > > O.D. > ====================================================== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Brown" <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> > To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:13 AM > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > > >> OD, >> >> Check this obit, could this be a wife of William F. Palmertree who was >> married to my Aunt Ada Ferrell. You found his obit where he died in >> Hattiesburg Ms. I think this must be the same William F. Palmertree???? >> What do you think???? >> >> O" by the way I was watching the etv channel last night a program about >> Oprah's roots and there was OD showing the cameras the tombstones of some >> of >> her kin out in the woods of PC..... your a national TV star....... >> >> How about that!!!!! >> >> >> Ed B.. > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OD Wrote: haven't any proof of that at this time... Why did the family relocate from Yalobusha County in 1860 to Choctaw County after the war??? Interesting question OD, one I've been pondering with my Evans family. They were in GA in 1850, AL in 1860 and Calhoun County MS in 1870 (which is next door to Yalobusha) and in 1880 Montgomery County. In my research they are the only family that moved from a "northern" county to Poplar Creek. I wonder was there still free land available in Choctaw/Montgomery county? I know there was at least some as I have land Patents from the 1870's, 80's and even 90's. Or some other economic reason? Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith

Gang, I am finally out of the Deer hunting woods and am ready to do some serious genealogy research. First I plan on finding who the ancestors of R.L. Bridges. I have only found him in this 1860 census--- 1860 Census Yalobusha County, Mississippi. South East Beat. Post Office-Oakland. Page-164. 5 September 1860. Image-16 of Ancestry.Com. 1069/1160 BRIDGES, R.L.[26]NC. [M]. [Slave Manager]. Adaliner[26]AL. [F]. R.C.[04]MS. [M]. Wm. M.[01]MS. [M]. As you can see he was born about 1834 in North Carolina and is living in Yalobusha Count with his wife and two son's. William is very will known to many of us with many of his relatives still living in this area. He and his wife are buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Although his brother R.C. [Rasselas Cicero] is not as well known, his family lived in the Chapel Hill area and are buried In the Bethsaida Cemetery. His son Estel had an old school bus that came by our house each Saturday and provided a ride into Kosciusko for any of us that could afford going into town. 1870 Census Choctaw, Mississippi. Township-17 Range-10 Post Office-Black Wells. Page-409B. 20 July 1870. Image-10 Of Ancestry.Com. 64/64 BROOMHALL, E.[58]GA. [F]. [Keeping House]. Paroda S.[17]MS. [F]. BRIDGES, A.E.[36]MS. [F]. [Keeping House]. Rozelus[13]MS. [M]. [Farmer]. Wm. M.[11]MS. [M]. [Farmer]. Rozelus and Wm. are listed as unable to read and write... ============================================================== 1880 Census Choctaw County, Mississippi. District-37. Beat-1. Page-398B 28 June 1880. Image-42 of Ancestry.Com. 380/380 BROOMHALL, E.[68]GA. [Self]. [Widow]. BRIDGES, A.A.[45]MS. [Daughter]. [Widow]. R.C.[24]MS. [Son]. [Farmer]. W.M.[22]MS. [Son]. F.A.[22]MS. [Wife]. M.[02]MS. [Daughter]. This is William and Francis with their 1st child Minnie... Now in 1870 and 1880 the brother's were still living with their mother with William being married with their 1st child... I think that their father must have been killed in the cival war but haven't any proof of that at this time... Why did the family relocate from Yalobusha County in 1860 to Choctaw County after the war??? HELP - HELP - HELP... O.D.

Thanks much Ken, I don't have a death date for lady Dupree either, just listed as one of his wives.. that old boy sure got around with the ladies.. I knew him when I was 6 to 12 years old when he and Aunt Ada Ferrell lived in Attala County......she died in the 50's and he moved, never seen or heard from him again... Ed B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > Ed and all: > > Yes, this is another wife of William Franklin "Willie" Palmertree, who > died > in June 2000 at Hattiesburg, MS. > > I wasn't aware that he had married a 3rd time, but now we know he did. > > I wonder what became of wife #2, Ethel Ree Dupree? I don't have any death > info on her, only that she was born 28 Mar 1925 in Smith County, MS. She > would be 83 years old now, so she could still be living. Maybe they > divorced? > > Ken > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When I was typing up Jean P'tree's obit. I was wondering who she was before she ever married. You couldn't tell by the daughters, but there were 2 sits of sons. PP

Ed, Did you see about the mid part of the program where I demonstrated the hazzards of picking cotton... HA!!! O.D. ====================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Brown" <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > OD, > > Check this obit, could this be a wife of William F. Palmertree who was > married to my Aunt Ada Ferrell. You found his obit where he died in > Hattiesburg Ms. I think this must be the same William F. Palmertree???? > What do you think???? > > O" by the way I was watching the etv channel last night a program about > Oprah's roots and there was OD showing the cameras the tombstones of some > of > her kin out in the woods of PC..... your a national TV star....... > > How about that!!!!! > > > Ed B..

Ken, I think this is the 4th wife of Wm. F.: #1- Elva Nell Hancock, they were wed 27 Apr 1935, Attala County. Nothing on what happened to her or other dates... #2- Ada Ferrell, They were wed 7 Feb 1939, Attala County. She died in 1953. #3- Ethel Ree Dupree, they were wed 14 Dec 1954, Attala County. Nothing on what happened to her or other dates... O.D. ====================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > Ed and all: > > Yes, this is another wife of William Franklin "Willie" Palmertree, who > died > in June 2000 at Hattiesburg, MS. > > I wasn't aware that he had married a 3rd time, but now we know he did. > > I wonder what became of wife #2, Ethel Ree Dupree? I don't have any death > info on her, only that she was born 28 Mar 1925 in Smith County, MS. She > would be 83 years old now, so she could still be living. Maybe they > divorced? > > Ken >

Gang, I found this note in the March 2008 archives. After reading the obituary for Jean E. Palmertree, I realized that the name of the cemetery I found online is incorrect. I thought that was a really weird name for a cemetery! Ken ------------------------------------------------------- From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> Subject: [PTREE] Palmertree Burial Location Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:10:02 -0500 Gang, I just found this: William Franklin "Willie" Palmertree (husband of Ada Ferrell and Ethel Dupree; son of Will and Nan Lindsey Palmertree) Buried at Zcherishel Acres Cemetery Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------- Correct name is Cherished Acres Cemetery.

Ed and all: Yes, this is another wife of William Franklin "Willie" Palmertree, who died in June 2000 at Hattiesburg, MS. I wasn't aware that he had married a 3rd time, but now we know he did. I wonder what became of wife #2, Ethel Ree Dupree? I don't have any death info on her, only that she was born 28 Mar 1925 in Smith County, MS. She would be 83 years old now, so she could still be living. Maybe they divorced? Ken

Thanks Peggy, This one is interesting and leave some question that I ask of OD..... hope he knows the answers... Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:57 AM Subject: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > > > > Feb. 3, 2009 > Hattiesburg paper > Hattiesburg, Ms. > > Jean E. Palmertree > > Service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home > in Purvis for Jean Elizabeth Palmertree, 85, of Hattiesburg, who died Jan. > 31, 2009, at > Azalea Gardens Nursing Home. > > Burial will be in Cherished Acres Cemetery. > > Mrs. Palmertree was a homemaker & a member of Calvary Bible Baptist Church > of Petel. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Palmertree; 2 sons, > Freddie Mathewson & Larry Mathewson. > > Survivors include 4 sons, George Mathewson, Russell Mathewson & Larry > Mathewson, all of Lakeland, Fla. & Billy Chambliss of Biloxi; 5 > daughters, Mary Lou Peck, of Medina, Ohio, Stella Bruldi, Lakeland, Fla., > Pearl Warley, Port Charlotte, Fla., Susan Johnson, Purvis, & Mable > Albohaire, New Orleans; 21 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, 2 great > great grandchildren. > > Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OD, Check this obit, could this be a wife of William F. Palmertree who was married to my Aunt Ada Ferrell. You found his obit where he died in Hattiesburg Ms. I think this must be the same William F. Palmertree???? What do you think???? O" by the way I was watching the etv channel last night a program about Oprah's roots and there was OD showing the cameras the tombstones of some of her kin out in the woods of PC..... your a national TV star....... How about that!!!!! Ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:57 AM Subject: [PTREE] Palmertree obit > > > > Feb. 3, 2009 > Hattiesburg paper > Hattiesburg, Ms. > > Jean E. Palmertree > > Service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home > in Purvis for Jean Elizabeth Palmertree, 85, of Hattiesburg, who died Jan. > 31, 2009, at > Azalea Gardens Nursing Home. > > Burial will be in Cherished Acres Cemetery. > > Mrs. Palmertree was a homemaker & a member of Calvary Bible Baptist Church > of Petel. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Palmertree; 2 sons, > Freddie Mathewson & Larry Mathewson. > > Survivors include 4 sons, George Mathewson, Russell Mathewson & Larry > Mathewson, all of Lakeland, Fla. & Billy Chambliss of Biloxi; 5 > daughters, Mary Lou Peck, of Medina, Ohio, Stella Bruldi, Lakeland, Fla., > Pearl Warley, Port Charlotte, Fla., Susan Johnson, Purvis, & Mable > Albohaire, New Orleans; 21 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, 2 great > great grandchildren. > > Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message