Winkie, there's a Bethea web site that you might want to look at. It's at http://www.betheafamily.org. It even has a program from one of the reunions. Theresa WinkieFL@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/30/01 9:01:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > SCMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > reunions of the Bethea family." Mr. Stokes' book was published in 1978 and > > I don't know if the Bethea's still have their reunions there of not but I > > think they do because it seems I heard something about my husband's cousin, > > Mary Alice, attending one a few years ago. She was the wife of Preston > > Hardy who was a Bethea descendent and is buried there. Mr. P. L. Bethea > > that I told you about was of the same family as the Betheas who lived in the > > Dothan > > Dear List, > It would be nice if anyone from the list has ever attended a BETHEA > reunion. Since there were some BETHEA/CRAWFORD marriages I would very much > like to hear about the reunions & if they've produced any lineage records > which may contain references to the CRAWFORDs. > The history of all families are so interesting from this area to those > of us who live in other states. Or should I, like John Alden, "Speak for > yourself, John Alden." > Winkie CRAWFORD R > > > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > SCGenWeb Main Page > Links to counties and Special Projects > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/