----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Russell - Tom Russell" <[email protected]> To: "Lee and Billie Jones" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:57 PM Subject: Re: New Walker Bible transcription in the QUILL and Online > Hi Billie and the Edgefield list > > 1. Sophia Holloway, b 1808, is Sophia Mitchell Holloway, daughter of Rachel > Walker and Hinchey Mitchell who married her COUSIN Samuel Holloway, son of > Lucretia Walker and Thomas Holloway. > > 2. Death dates of W. B. Mays and Anna Walker Mays came from two different > refs (the same 2 for both) > "The ABCD's [sic] of Edgefield Genealogy," p.25 and then also the Bible > transcription of the family Bible of Sunie Talbert Fisher which is in a Mays > folder at the Tompkins Library. I have tried several times to see if any of > the Fisher family still is in contact with Edgefield genealogists to see if > a complete transcription is available. > > Best wishes, Judy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee and Billie Jones" <[email protected]> > To: "Judy Russell - Tom Russell" <[email protected]>; "SCEDGEFI-L" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: New Walker Bible transcription in the QUILL and Online > > > > Judy, what a wonderful family find. I know how excited you must be. I > have > > followed your research with interest due to the marriage of Lucretia > Walker to > > Thomas Holloway. Right now I find no connection with Thomas to my two > Holloway > > lines INy two Holloway lines may merge back in VA., but I have not been > able > > to find the connection regarding parents of Reuben Holloway (ca 1750 - > 1808 d. > > Edgefield Dist, SC) to make the connections yet. > > > > In reading the info. in the "Quill", I thought I would check "Edgefield > Death > > Notices and Cem. Records" by Carlee McClendon to see if the ones who died > in > > Edgefield were mentioned. I noted the following: > > > > Regarding the death date of Ann Walker Mays, which you gave in the Quill > as 12 > > Feb. 1841, the following obit gives Feb. 12, 1841: > > "Died, in Edgefield District on Feb. 12, 1841, Mrs. Ann Mays, wife of W. > B. > > Mays, Esq. She was a kind wife and mother" [The Edgefield Advertiser, > April 8, > > 1841 as published in "Death Notices and Cem. Records" by Carlee > McClendon.] > > > > As for W. B. Mays whose date of death in the Quill is given as Feb. 15, > 1846, > > the following obit gives it as Feb. 18th: > > "Died, in Edgefield District, on Sunday, Feb. 18, 1846, Captain W. B. > Mays, > > in the 53rd year of his age" [The Edgefield Advertiser, March 4, 1846 as > > published in "Death Notices and Cem. Records" by Carlee McClendon.] > > > > These seem to be the only ones who died in Edgefield Dist. > > > > Would appreciate comments on the discrepancy in the dates of death and why > your > > determined the dates that you have, as I know you have put much research > into > > these folks. > > > > Another question: Who is the Sophia Holloway b. Oct 9, 1808. I was > getting > > ready to attach her as a daughter of Thomas and Lucretia Walker Holloway, > but > > Lucretia died in 1803 per the records. I have Samuel of the Bible records > as > > one of their sons, but cannot identify Sophia. > > > > Also cannot identify from my research the Lewis and Rachel Sims. Did > Rachel > > Walker remarry? > > > > Billie Jones > > Camden, SC > > [email protected] > > > > >