Several years ago, Basil & I had been to Kosciusko one Sat or Sun. afternoon. On the way back home on 43 hwy. about 2 miles down, there was a bobcat going up the side of this hill. Just wish I could have got Basil to stop & watched it for a few min. On the Miss. TV news, heard where someone in South Miss. had killed a black bear. He even cut one of the claws off & talked about it. Now I think he is in deep trouble. I don't know if he kill it just because he could or in self defense. Ken, what would you have done if you had met that bear face to face? I know you would have made a path or you would have looked like Tarzan going from tree to tree.

Oh, yes, there ARE black panthers in the state of Mississippi - and definitely in Carroll County. Growing up in the country I had the privilege of hearing all kinds of things that go bump in the night. Coyotes were always howling and making the dogs go crazy barking at them all night. When in my adventurous stage as a "tween" I ventured far into the woods behind my house to swing across them deep gullies on grapevines. I'd follow the branch and discover arrow heads and neato rocks and stuff. Well, one day I was doing that and I came across a bear print in the mud. I immediately went paranoid, and took off back toward the house. Climbing out of that gully that time didn't take too long! And more than once at night we could hear that "woman screaming" cry of a panther. If you've never heard that, then you really don't know what "hair standing up on the back of your neck" really means! Daddy always told us that was a panther screaming. And I have actually seen one in recent years. One day I was at home in Carroll County and my Chows were outside in the front yard. I heard them barking like crazy and looked out and they were trying to climb up the chain-link fence. When I looked across the wide driveway, I saw a big black cat sitting at the edge of the woods. And I mean it was BIG. No housecat that was. It sat there for a few minutes, then got up, turned around and went into the woods. When it got up and turned, I saw that it had a long, fat tail. I saw it another time in about the same place. I started calling it "Sylvester", and still refer to it like that when telling people my story. I am psychologically damaged from being told as a child "if you don't come in right now that bear/panther is going to get you" when staying too long after dark playing outside.... Ken -----Original Message----- Several years ago Hiram and his daughter were cutting through the back roads by Pine Bluff on the way to see Mother and they both saw the adult panther and one baby. They stopped the car and watched them cross the road and ease into the woods. His description was "they gracefully walked into the woods stopping only once to look back at them in the car". He showed me where they were after that and it was north of the old Ferguson Houseplace just before you start up the hill. Another time he was on the farm-to-market road from Carmack to Natchez Trace and spotted three together crossing the road from the old Eli Palmertree place to an old log road on the south side of the road. Our father's sister and children were visiting the old J.Z. Palmertree house before it burned and someone had stolen all the windows and doors out of it so it was pretty open. They all were in the hallway and a panther jumped from the loft of the house into a back room and out a window. I think from the description we received it did not take 2 adults and 4 kids but 30 seconds to return to their car and head back to Jackson. (this was the Lois Palmertree-Therron Richardson family) All of these sightings prove to me there are some in the area and I for one believe they are truly here. Martina

Martina, I'm sorry I didn't put it on line, but I didn't think too many knew Dinky. Tommy had call us Sat. & told us about it. Basil, Buster & I went to the funeral. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <mayfieldjm@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Raymond Cecil Mitchell Obituary > Ken, > Thanks for posting this. This is the husband of a girl I grew up with although she was a little older than me. This is the husband of "Dinky" Dorman. Her parents, she and all her sisters were very good friends of ours. I was not aware he had passed away. > Martina > -------------- Original message from "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > > > > The Daily Star > > Grenada, MS > > January 26, 2009 > > > > > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell > > > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell Sr., 76, of Grenada, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, > > at his home. > > Visitation was held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, at National > > Funeral Home. > > > > Funeral Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at National Funeral Home > > Chapel. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery near Rosebloom. Bro. Phillip > > Bumpers officiated with Raymond's nephew, Doyle Williams, providing the > > music for the service. Pallbearers were Donald Williams, Buddy Mitchell, Tim > > Mitchell, Oscar Mitchell, Travis Mitchell, and Sammie McCracken. Honorary > > Pallbearers were Barclay Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Clarence Tapley, Kempe > > Hodges, Will Ballard, Bob Ballard, Al Meriwether and George Lane. > > > > Raymond was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Yalobusha County to Oscar Lee and Lemmie > > Mitchell. He attended the Rosebloom Nazarene Church. Raymond was a veteran > > of the U.S. Army. He was employed as a shipping and receiving clerk at > > Heatcraft. He enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and turkey hunting. > > > > Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. > > > > Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Mitchell of Grenada; one daughter, > > Debbie Price and her husband Ricky Joe, of Winona; two sons, Raymond Cecil > > Mitchell Jr. of Cullman, Ala., and Ricky Joe Mitchell, and his wife Lori > > Leigh, of Grenada; seven grandchildren, Amber Skeen, and her husband Brad, > > Nikkie Mitchell, Maisie Lee and her husband Kerry, Brandon Mitchell, Jason > > Mitchell, Blair Allbritton, and Brittany Allbritton; and one > > great-granddaughter, Mattie Mitchell. > > > > National Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > ------------------------------- > 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

Does anyone one the list have a copy of the Carroll County Estate Records 1840-1869? If you do, can you check the index for Heslip and Herring entries and let me know how many are listed? I'm trying to decide if the book is worth buying or not. Thanks. Jeannine

Nova & Jeannine, keep up the good stories. Ken is going to have to do a magic ward to out do you two. PP

Hi All, It is still cold, icy, light snow and sleet still on the ground although it is bright and sunny today. Except for the extra heavy work trucks going by, the traffic is still going pretty slow. I've got pinto beans cooking and will make regular cornbread for me in a little while. I finally figured out how to just make Joe cornbread crust. I made him some in my waffle maker. He loves it. Joe and I have just been staying inside and watching all the birds at his bird feeding station. He has a large plastic tray sitting on an outdoor coffee table under a big cedar tree, you can see all kinds of birds out today. We have a lot of red birds, they are the brightest I've ever seen anywhere. We have seen all kinds of birds in the last few years, he feeds them every morning but more often the last couple of days. There are two crows that also feed there everyday. We used to have four crows that fed winter and summer, every day, most days when I got up all four would be picking over the grass in the back yard but they later, after Joe woke up and filled the tray, would be in front, but one of them was killed, we think flying too low over the road in front of the house, they would fly really low over that road and those pickups fly by like bats outta you-know-where. Joe saw the crow and said it looked like it had been hit. Anyway for several years now we had three crows, you know how they mate for life, every so often a fourth crow would try to edge into the group, but it didn't work until just the last couple of weeks and so we are back to two sets of two. I wish I could tell them all apart. Well, that's what is happening here, what's happening in your neck of the woods? Oh yes, I loved the note in "Attalta Cty." about the local King Herod 1847 & how Possumneck got it's name. (below) POSSUMNECK The small village of Possumneck is located in the western part of Attala County. This unusual community is a neck of land which lies between Big Black River on the west, Sharkey Creek on the east, Sharkey and Apookta Creeks on the south and Rocky Point on the north. The early settlers came from the Carolinas, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. There are no definite records as to when these people first began to migrate to this area, but land grant records show that in June 1835 Duncan McMillan, Elisha Sharp, Anthony Winston and Byran Whitehead acquired acreage; in 1847 a Mr. White acquired nearly two hundred acres. Olive C. Woods and Thomas Anderson purchased land in the Indian Reservations. During this period Robert Cade lived in the community and served as Sheriff of Attala County from 1839 to 1845. Prior to 1847 the area was commonly known as "The Neck", taking its name from the shape of the land. Before the War between the States there was a place on the Big Black River bluff known as Rockport. This was where travelers crossed the river. Some of the travelers continued on westward, and some came to buy slaves at an auction which was held just across the river. Sometimes floodwaters forced the travelers to camp and wait for the waters to recede. At one time there were several stores at Rockport, including a saloon. A famous race track called Bucksnort was built here. To pass away time the men played poker, bet on the horse races, gambled on anything and sometimes fought just for the fun of it. This caused the place to be known as the "Dark Corner" of the county. It is assumed that it was here the community got its start. These people liked a good time and nearly every weekend there would be a social gathering, or square dance at the log schoolhouse or in some home. From all the reports of the "Old Timers" some of these parties were rough and wild. Outsiders were not welcomed; many times these visitors were rudely and roughly shown the way out of the "Neck". W. M. Herod was living in the northern part of the community about this time, and he was known as "King Herod". During a term of court in Attala County a case was called up before the Judge which involved some of the boys from "The Neck". King Herod was referred to and the Judge asked what he was King of. The witness replied, "Oh, Judge, you know the Neck where we catch all them possums". The Judge gave a laugh and replied, "Oh, yes, King of Possumneck". Thus was originated in 1847 the name of Possumneck. Soon after the Civil War many new people came to possumneck to make their homes. Among these were: Felix Cade, John Evans, J. W. Dean, Robert Rigby, J. M. and M. M. White, E. A. Love, J. W. Seawright, Samuel, Nathan, Levi and John Murff. Alfred, John W. and Thomas Guyton, Lawrence Cherry, E. A. Ercanback, J. M. Weeks and J. C. Alexander. In 1875 Allen Rhodes Weeks and his brother John came from the Soringdale community to build their homes. These homes are still standing today. In the late 1880's the Weeks brothers built and operated a saw mill, grist mill and cotton gin. John Weeks did not like the mill business, so he went back to farming. His oldest son, Joseph Allen Weeks, joined the uncle in the mills. The Possumneck store was built for a Mr. Cochran to run, but by 1890 Allen and Joe Weeks bought the business from Cochran as they needed the availability of supplies for the mill workers. For years the store operated under the name of A. R. Weeks and Company. It was in this store that the Possumneck Post Office was established on 18 October 1893 with Joseph Allen Weeks as Postmaster and his sister Emma as Assistant Postmistress. The Post Office was closed on 14 September 1905 and replaced by a rural route from West Station. In the late 1920's W. A. Henley came to work in the store and in 1934 bought the store business. The store was closed in May 1966. Possumneck has become widely known because of the outstanding Tennessee Walking horses which are trained and shown from the Possumneck Stables. In late 1940 this unique enterprise was started when the Charlie Maddoxs bought their first brood mare; her colt proved to be a real show horse by the name of Governor Wright. The stables were named the Joe Annis Stables for the niece and nephew of Mrs. Maddox. Jimmy Holloway came to the stables as trainer in 1954 and in 1971 he bought the stables and additional land in Possumneck. Jimmy trains horses for other people at the Holloway Stables. People from all over the United States visit here, and a sign outside the stable reads, "Visitors are always welcome". The first school house was also used as a meeting house for the people of Possumneck; this house was made of hand-hewn logs. The school's location was moved many times. Once close to Smyrna and once was known as North West School. Miss Bettye Ayers was one of the teachers in the late1800's and Mrs. Whit Weeks taught there in the early 1900's. Unity Baptist Church was built in 1885; the old wooden building was replaced in 1954 with a brick house. This church was built by local men with no indebtedness against it. The community has give cemeteries: Smyrna, Unity, Guess, Thornton and Armstrong. Possumneck citizens are proud of their community; the place that has excited the curiousity of every one that hears the name, Possumn * **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

I have been told that a panther was seen in the Pine Bluff area. It came from the sister of a lady I worked with in Winona, but they both have passed away. Peggy, give ole Danny Tompkins a call, since he lives down there he could tell you more. Or maybe Basil may run into him some times and he could ask him. Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannine K Smith" <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] panthers > > > Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as > their mascot. This mascot came about this way. > > Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For > some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a > tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of > the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that > had been seen in the area. > > Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of > the school. > > For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school > grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still > survives there. > > Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss > Gray had at the high school? > > Jeannine > > > Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Found this website today. Apparently Life Magazine has made a portion of their photo collection available on-line. It is searchable, some interesting photos there. http://images.google.com/hosted/life Jeannine

You may already be familar with this web site: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic If you go to it and enter Chita as the Feature Name...State - Mississippi...County - Attala and feature class as populated area then send query it will pull up the Lat and Long. You can then choose from a varity of mapping sites to find it on a current map. You may already know about the site, I find it useful in looking up places that are no longer on maps. Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Joan Brown wrote: > Jennie, over the years I have heard of Scoobie and Cita, but did and do not know where either are. Hope to be able to find out soon. > Thanks > joan > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeannine K Smith <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> > To: palmertree@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:13:09 PM > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita > > > For what it's worth, again from the book: > > Scoobachitta Creek . skoo-buh-CHIT-uh > > Yockanookany River . yock-uh-NUCK-uh-nee  (We always said > yock-a-NOOK-a-nee, but then we were from the county and didn.t know any > better!) > > Apookta Creek -  uh-POOK-tuh > > Lobutcha River .  luh-BUTCH-uh > > Bolatusha Creek . ba-lih-TUSH-uh  or  bo-luh-TOO-shuh > > > >                       Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

NOVA, someone should have had a movie camera on you. It could have been put on the "most funniest", if it was still on TV.

Jennie, over the years I have heard of Scoobie and Cita, but did and do not know where either are. Hope to be able to find out soon. Thanks joan ________________________________ From: Jeannine K Smith <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:13:09 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita For what it's worth, again from the book: Scoobachitta Creek . skoo-buh-CHIT-uh Yockanookany River . yock-uh-NUCK-uh-nee  (We always said yock-a-NOOK-a-nee, but then we were from the county and didn.t know any better!) Apookta Creek -  uh-POOK-tuh Lobutcha River .  luh-BUTCH-uh Bolatusha Creek . ba-lih-TUSH-uh  or  bo-luh-TOO-shuh                       Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith ------------------------------- 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

Ed, I have gotten back to Chenola(this was what I had) Reading about him is interesting. I couldn't figure out why he was missing in some of the census reports, but, he must have been living with the indians at that time. Can't wait to look more. hope all is well with you. Getting colder here. joan ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:02:00 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Hi Joan, Well its starts with James Schenola Downs and wife Rachel Willis Downs, trickles down from them.... I tried to make you a file, it was 44 pages and my darn computer is having problems with Family Tree 2006, I like it best but with the new vista system there is a conflict and I am unable to make Gen Files  so far.....I have to figure it out... ED ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Ed, who are your Down relations? j ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:16:45 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Peggy & Joan, I am wondering if New Salem (Chita) is in the same location as The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery??? Its north of Kosciusko up Hwy 35 in the northern part of Attala county... My guess is its the same area.. I have some Dees relatives and Downs buried there.... Ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Peggy, thanks for your troubles. I haven't been to Kosc to see Ann in awhile. Too much going on at my house. I hope to goodness it slows down or I need a bigger pep pill. When I get a spare day, I hope to go over there and enjoy myself. Ann is such a sweet person. I have enjoyed knowing her. joan ________________________________ From: peggy palmertree <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:15:18 PM Subject: [PTREE] Chita Joan, I wrote Ann at the Kosciusko Library & this is what she wrote back. Hope this will help you. Peggy > According to James F. Brieger's book, HOMETOWN, MISSISSIPPI, Chita was > located fourteen miles north of Kosciusko (Attala Co.), and was first called > New Salem. In 1883, T. S. Rosamond established a post office there it was > called Chita because of the Scoobachitta Creek. > > I hope that this helps! > > God bless! > > Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > To: <attalagenealogy@midmissregional.lib.ms.us> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:48 PM > Subject: Fw: [PTREE] obits. > > > > > > Ann, this lady Joan is looking for Chitta. Do you know where it is? > > > > I'm still typing obit to the line from yesterday. Getting around slow. I > > didn't get home until about 2:50 & Basil said he didn't know I was going > > to > > stay all day. I wasn't home to wait on him. > > > > Keep me up on your daughter. I know you can't help but worry. > > Peggy > > > > > > Ed, she was Mary Jane Downs, born 1820 in Ga. She married William M Steen > > Jan 1839 In Cobb Co, Ga. William and one of his sons was killed in 1871. > > Mary Janes parents were Josiah (Chenola) Downs born abt 1792 in Ga. Mother > > was Rachael Lewis-Willis. > > There was an article in the Kosicusko Star about her death. It said====Mrs > > Mary Steen, a venerable old lady of the Chitta neighborhood, died the > > first > > part of last week. She had been for the past twelve months drawing a > > pension > > from the government, as the widow of the late Wm Steen, who was a soldier > > in > > the Florida War. > > I miss not being able to look further. Gas was either too high for trips, > > then Terry's act-up. Maybe it won't be long until weather breaks and The > > Archives calls me. > > joan > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> > > To: palmertree@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:44:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > > > > Hi Joan, > > > > Which Mary Steen are you talking about and who was her husband, father; & > > mother??? > > > > Ed B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > > To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > > > > > >> Sorry, I have no idea, & even Basil don't know. I've heard of Bogua > >> Chitto > >> but that is in South Miss. between Brookhaven & McComb. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> > >> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:53 PM > >> Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > >> > >> > >> Peggy, I have a Kosc. newspaper with an article about Mary Steen's death. > >> It > >> says she was living in the Chitta Community. I also think one of my > >> Buford > >> greats was buried in the Chitta Community. Do you have any idea where > >> that > >> is or was located? > >> joan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: peggy palmertree <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > >> To: PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com > >> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:04:47 PM > >> Subject: [PTREE] obits. > >> > >> > >> > >> I've been down at the library & found a few obits. I know some will say > >> OH, > >> NO. But some may can use them. So come on & put something on line so I > >> will > >> stop putting the obits. on. > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Oliver Funeral Home Online Obituaries Winona, MS January 27, 2009 Dennis R. Armstrong (October 31, 1957 - January 26, 2009) Graveside funeral services for Dennis R. Armstrong of Winona will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, at Michie Cemetery near Vaiden, with Rev. Rusty Fair officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home. Mr. Armstrong died of heart failure on Monday, January 26, at his residence. He was 51 years old. He is survived by his mother, Annie R. Armstrong of Winona; two sisters, Janie Ansley of Winona and Brenda Ladner of Winona; three brothers, Marty Armstrong of Winona, Mike Armstrong of Winona, and Jeff Armstrong of Winona; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Mr. Armstrong was preceded in death by his father, Ernest "Shorty" Armstrong. Pallbearers are Kirk Ford, Dale Bingham, Sammy McKay, Roy "Snuffy" McKay, Mike Pyron, and Billy Carter. Honorary pallbearers are Richard Shields, Dave Riggs, R. B. Ladner, John Ansley, Tim Ansley, and Trent Armstrong.

I'm the one losing it - it was Miss Sue Davidson...Miss Gray was from another life...several years later :( The only thing I remember us voting on was a school song and a fight song. Seems we 'stole' ours from some some college - Notre Dame maybe? The brick with the panther print was fairly old from the 1920's maybe? Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Don Grice wrote: > I seem to recall voting on what to call the teams but don't remember why > they picked Panthers. Don't recall ever seeing the brick > either........OMG.....am I losing it? Now, I do remember the museum and > got out my year book and see a picture of it. I thought it was the smaller > building but this picture is of a sizable house. Miss Sue Davidson is > listed as Public Relations and Curator of the museum. I don't remember Miss > Gray. > > Donnie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeannine K Smith" <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> > To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:00 PM > Subject: Re: [PTREE] panthers > > >> >> >> Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as >> their mascot. This mascot came about this way. >> >> Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For >> some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a >> tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of >> the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that >> had been seen in the area. >> >> Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of >> the school. >> >> For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school >> grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still >> survives there. >> >> Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss >> Gray had at the high school? >> >> Jeannine >> >> >> Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Peggy, That is a great story, any other big cat tales from your family/freinds to add? I'd love to hear them. Nova **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

The Daily Star Grenada, MS January 26, 2009 Raymond Cecil Mitchell Raymond Cecil Mitchell Sr., 76, of Grenada, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at his home. Visitation was held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, at National Funeral Home. Funeral Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at National Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery near Rosebloom. Bro. Phillip Bumpers officiated with Raymond's nephew, Doyle Williams, providing the music for the service. Pallbearers were Donald Williams, Buddy Mitchell, Tim Mitchell, Oscar Mitchell, Travis Mitchell, and Sammie McCracken. Honorary Pallbearers were Barclay Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Clarence Tapley, Kempe Hodges, Will Ballard, Bob Ballard, Al Meriwether and George Lane. Raymond was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Yalobusha County to Oscar Lee and Lemmie Mitchell. He attended the Rosebloom Nazarene Church. Raymond was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was employed as a shipping and receiving clerk at Heatcraft. He enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and turkey hunting. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Mitchell of Grenada; one daughter, Debbie Price and her husband Ricky Joe, of Winona; two sons, Raymond Cecil Mitchell Jr. of Cullman, Ala., and Ricky Joe Mitchell, and his wife Lori Leigh, of Grenada; seven grandchildren, Amber Skeen, and her husband Brad, Nikkie Mitchell, Maisie Lee and her husband Kerry, Brandon Mitchell, Jason Mitchell, Blair Allbritton, and Brittany Allbritton; and one great-granddaughter, Mattie Mitchell. National Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Hey, that's pretty neat. Really helps. Now can you help me with my memory so I can remember how to say them? Nova **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

Hi Joan, Well its starts with James Schenola Downs and wife Rachel Willis Downs, trickles down from them.... I tried to make you a file, it was 44 pages and my darn computer is having problems with Family Tree 2006, I like it best but with the new vista system there is a conflict and I am unable to make Gen Files so far.....I have to figure it out... ED ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Ed, who are your Down relations? j ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:16:45 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Peggy & Joan, I am wondering if New Salem (Chita) is in the same location as The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery??? Its north of Kosciusko up Hwy 35 in the northern part of Attala county... My guess is its the same area.. I have some Dees relatives and Downs buried there.... Ed B.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Chita Peggy, thanks for your troubles. I haven't been to Kosc to see Ann in awhile. Too much going on at my house. I hope to goodness it slows down or I need a bigger pep pill. When I get a spare day, I hope to go over there and enjoy myself. Ann is such a sweet person. I have enjoyed knowing her. joan ________________________________ From: peggy palmertree <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:15:18 PM Subject: [PTREE] Chita Joan, I wrote Ann at the Kosciusko Library & this is what she wrote back. Hope this will help you. Peggy > According to James F. Brieger's book, HOMETOWN, MISSISSIPPI, Chita was > located fourteen miles north of Kosciusko (Attala Co.), and was first called > New Salem. In 1883, T. S. Rosamond established a post office there it was > called Chita because of the Scoobachitta Creek. > > I hope that this helps! > > God bless! > > Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > To: <attalagenealogy@midmissregional.lib.ms.us> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:48 PM > Subject: Fw: [PTREE] obits. > > > > > > Ann, this lady Joan is looking for Chitta. Do you know where it is? > > > > I'm still typing obit to the line from yesterday. Getting around slow. I > > didn't get home until about 2:50 & Basil said he didn't know I was going > > to > > stay all day. I wasn't home to wait on him. > > > > Keep me up on your daughter. I know you can't help but worry. > > Peggy > > > > > > Ed, she was Mary Jane Downs, born 1820 in Ga. She married William M Steen > > Jan 1839 In Cobb Co, Ga. William and one of his sons was killed in 1871. > > Mary Janes parents were Josiah (Chenola) Downs born abt 1792 in Ga. Mother > > was Rachael Lewis-Willis. > > There was an article in the Kosicusko Star about her death. It said====Mrs > > Mary Steen, a venerable old lady of the Chitta neighborhood, died the > > first > > part of last week. She had been for the past twelve months drawing a > > pension > > from the government, as the widow of the late Wm Steen, who was a soldier > > in > > the Florida War. > > I miss not being able to look further. Gas was either too high for trips, > > then Terry's act-up. Maybe it won't be long until weather breaks and The > > Archives calls me. > > joan > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> > > To: palmertree@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:44:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > > > > Hi Joan, > > > > Which Mary Steen are you talking about and who was her husband, father; & > > mother??? > > > > Ed B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > > To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > > > > > >> Sorry, I have no idea, & even Basil don't know. I've heard of Bogua > >> Chitto > >> but that is in South Miss. between Brookhaven & McComb. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> > >> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:53 PM > >> Subject: Re: [PTREE] obits. > >> > >> > >> Peggy, I have a Kosc. newspaper with an article about Mary Steen's death. > >> It > >> says she was living in the Chitta Community. I also think one of my > >> Buford > >> greats was buried in the Chitta Community. Do you have any idea where > >> that > >> is or was located? > >> joan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: peggy palmertree <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > >> To: PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com > >> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:04:47 PM > >> Subject: [PTREE] obits. > >> > >> > >> > >> I've been down at the library & found a few obits. I know some will say > >> OH, > >> NO. But some may can use them. So come on & put something on line so I > >> will > >> stop putting the obits. on. > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as their mascot. This mascot came about this way. Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that had been seen in the area. Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of the school. For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still survives there. Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss Gray had at the high school? Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith

It was back in 1977 my Mother & her sister, & I had been down to Kosciusko, & as we were coming down the hill where Dolly Clark lived (on Green Rd now) I saw this big black cat crossing the road at the forks going toward Bethany Church. It did have a long black tail dragging so it wasn't a bobcat. Going to work with this friend, Bessie Blanche Hammer, & was telling her about it. She said she had seen the same thing crossing at the same place. We have heard several cats letting out one of their "meows". It sounded like a woman & would make the hair on your head stand up. I've read that there isn't any panthers in Miss. but I don't think they know what they are talking about. Peggy