Carol, Was forwarded a post you made on the Beasleys to the following list because it contained my keyword Coursey. Hope someone can add information on them for both of us. _________________________________ Match: Coursey or deCoursey Source: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com From: Carol Riner Everett <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] Beasley's Beasley, Henry R. age 36 wife Artissma age 36 ( Green) Gladys age 1 >> Henry Roan BEASLEY - b. 7 Oct 1884 in Johnson Co., GA; d. 4 May 1950 at Greenwood, SC; son of Berrian Asa "Berry" BEASLEY & Beann TOWNSEND. Married 1st Minnie Mae COURSEY - b. 17 Jun 1891; d. 18 Mar 1908; daughter of James Louis COURSEY & Martha WOODS. They had one infant who apparently died about the same time as Martha? Henry married 2nd Artimisa GREEN - b. 7 Aug 1884; d. 28 Mar 1947 at Greenwood, SC; daughter of Allen GREEN & Fannie SELLERS. They had a son - George Clayton - who was born and died in Nov 1917; Gladys; Lois; Carlis; and Carson who was born and died in Sep 1924. <snip> _________________________________ Do you have the parents and other info. on the Minnie May Coursey and her parents James Louis Coursey & Martha Woods. I am researching the Courseys of Old Edgefield Dist, SC. which included land now in 5 counties. I have a family of Coursey/Beasley connections, that connects to the family researched by Jack Ladson. My Courseys ended up in the Greenwood Co. area. I have not connected my proven line to this line that married Beasley, but know they are connected somehow, probably an uncle of my Ewell Coursey born ca 1818 to one of the early folks, Possiby William Coursey m Susannah Hill, members in 1820 of Red Bank Baptist church (now in Saluda), before William got expelled from the church for having a dance in his home, and then having the audacity to refuse to come before the congregation and admit his sins. Can't find a trace of him after that, altho I do find a Susannah I think is his wife alone in 1850 and living with James and Cyntha White in 1850 & 1860 with 2 young Coursey children. So I am looking for any Coursey connection I can find to help me put the families together. Descendants of Lavicy Beasley 1 Lavicy BEASLEY b: Abt. 1789 in SC/NC d: Aft. 1870 .. +John COURSEY b: Abt. 1785 in Mt. Creek, Edgefield Co, SC m: 1811 in Mt. Creek, Edgefield Co, SC d: Aft. 1860 Father: [John Coursey] Mother: [Elizabeth Partain] .... 2 [Minchey Boze COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 .... 2 [Henrietta COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 d: October 1841 in Edgefield Co, SC .... 2 [Sarah F. COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 .... 2 [Adaline COURSEY] b: Abt. 1814 in SC d: November 1893 ........ +Gibson COLLINS b: September 08, 1792 in SC m: November 06, 1842 in Edgefield Co., SC d: December 02, 1881 in Kirksey, Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 [Marina] Maranda COURSEY b: Abt. 1825 in SC .... 2 Martha A. COURSEY b: Abt. 1827 in SC d: Bef. September 19, 1859 ........ +Simeon RAMBO b: Abt. 1828 in SC d: September 19, 1859 in SC Father: Jesse Rambo Mother: Emily Bledsoe .... 2 Matilda COURSEY b: Abt. 1830 in SC d: May 31, 1900 ........ +James BROOM b: Abt. 1827 in SC m: Bef. 1856 .... 2 James Terrell COURSEY b: Abt. 1831 in SC .... 2 John Hodge COURSEY b: January 1833 in SC d: October 31, 1913 ........ +Lucinda COOK b: April 1840 in SC Father: Shurley Cook Mother: Caroline .... 2 [Catherine BLEDSOE] b: Abt. 1840 in SC The folks in brackets are possible children. They were out of the household and never showed up in a census with the family. However, they were mentioned in the minutes of Mt. Creek Baptist church as joining the Church. Since John is the only older male that I find in the area, I have speculated that they are his children. Rhere was also an older Coursey woman in the area, and a member of the church.... which I have again speculated was his mother. Since I have an estate administration for a John Coursey who married an Elizabeth Partain, and they had a son John, I again am speculating that they were the parents of John who married Lavidy Beasley. that is a lot of speculation but since there are 5 Coursey heads of hh in SC in 1790, and all that I have researched so far named sons John & William, and several used Lewis and James, I am having difficulty putting the families together. I do NOT believe the Catherine Bledson b. 1840 is a child, but she is listed in the census with them, so I left her there. There are Bledsoe famlies around, so she might have just been visiting and note that Martha A. Coursey m. son of a Bledsoe mother. Sorry I don't have any more Beasley info., but thought that this might ring a bell if you have traced the family back to SC. As to the Greens, it is properted by some researchers that the wife of my earliest Proven Rotton/Rauton ancestor may have married a Green. Descendants of John (Sr.) Rotton 1 John (Sr.) ROTTON b: Abt. 1770 in SC d: January 29, 1852 in Edgefield Co., SC .. +Mary [GREEN] b: Abt. 1776 in SC d: July 11, 1855 in Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 William S. ROTTON b: Abt. 1797 in Edgefield Co., SC d: October 26, 1858 in Chambers Co, AL ........ +Rebecca COGBURN b: September 18, 1806 in Edgefield Co, SC m: 1827 in Chambers Co., AL d: March 24, 1891 in Chambers Co., AL Father: John (Jr) Cogburn Mother: Lettie Still .... 2 Benjamin ROTTON b: Abt. 1799 in SC d: October 29, 1840 in Edgefield Co, SC ........ +WIFE b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 .... 2 John (Jr) ROTTON b: Abt. 1804 in SC d: Aft. 1880 ........ +ELIZABETH b: Abt. 1819 in SC d: Aft. 1880 .... 2 Willis ROTTON b: Abt. 1805 in SC d: Abt. April 13, 1859 in Edgefield Dist., SC ........ +Miranda "Mary" MAY b: Bet. 1815 - 1818 in Edgefield Co., SC m: Bef. 1838 d: Aft. 1870 Father: Charles May Mother: Mary (Polly) Ann Loveless .... 2 Nancy ROTTON b: Abt. 1806 in Edgefield Co., SC d: Aft. 1860 ........ +Marmaduke COATE b: Abt. 1789 in Newberry Dist, SC m: January 29, 1831 d: Aft. 1869 in Grove Hill, Clarke Co., AL Father: Unknown Coate .... 2 Elizabeth ROTTON b: Abt. 1812 in SC ........ +John LOWREY b: Abt. 1810 m: December 18, 1846 in Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 [Eliza ROTTON] b: Abt. 1829 in SC ........ +Alexander ATKINS b: 1827 in SC m: January 08, 1946 Some of these folks remained in Edgefield Co, and other moved to Chambers Co., AL. Do you have any GREEN research that connects to SC in any way? Your info. just sounds like some of the families may have moved on together from the Edgefield Co. area. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net