Bill, I would really like to hear from Mike and Susan McAlister. I am not a McAlister descendent, but I suspect that the spouses of Wm. J. and T.J. were the sisters of my 2g-gf and 2g-gm. So far I've been unable to find anything but circumstantial evidence however -- I was hoping someone might have information that would prove or disprove my speculations. T.J. McAlister, in particular, purchased several items from the estate of Samuel C. James, my 3g-gf. In the 1870 census, Joseph James, a son of Samuel C. James, was living with the family of T.J. and Martha McAlister (it's listed as "G.J." on the 3 Rivers transcription of the census, but seems to be the correct family). Also, S.C. James had a daughter Martha of the right age to be Martha McAlister. As I say, right now, everything I have is circumstantial, but I'd like to be able to prove or disprove my speculation, and I was hoping someone would have information that would enable me to do that. If I'm correct, I do have further information on the JAMES family that would hopefully be helpful to other James descendents. I don't know that I'd be of any help on the McAlister side, but considering all the intermarriages in these families, you never can tell! Donali ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Vincent" <billvinc@bcpl.net> To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [SCMARION-L] McAlisters - T. J. and/or Wm. J. | Donali, | It appears that at least Wm. J. McAlister is in the Clan McAlister of | America J11 line. Suggest you confer with the CMA J11 Line Coordinator, | Jeff McAllister, as well as Mike and Susan McAllister who are apparently in | this William's direct line. You will see that I am sending them a copy of | this correspondence. | The J11 line was heavily entrenched in Williamsburg County generations | before 1836 and places all south of Marion County from what I have been able | to determine. | Jeff McAllister has been suggesting a Marion County, or upper Pee Dee River, | family connection, for some time, but I have yet to see, or find, any | evidence of it. Am hopeful you can provide a link as we all believe that | these families were originally from Argyllshire in Scotland. Bill in | Baltimore | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: Donali Howell <dhowell@darientel.net> | To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:51 PM | Subject: [SCMARION-L] McAlisters - T. J. and/or Wm. J. | | | > Would any of you McAlister researchers happen to have a T.J. (Thomas | > Jefferson I think) b.c. 1836, wife Martha E., b.c. 1839 and/or a William | J., | > also b.c. 1836, with wife Mary, b.c. 1840? | > | > They were in Williamsburg County, Lee Township, in the 1870 census, but if | > my speculations are correct, there were Marion County ties. | > | > Thanks! | > Donali | > | > | > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== | > Marion County Listmember sites: | > 1. Marty Grant http://www.martygrant.com | > 2. Herbert Turner CHRISTMAS Home Page - | http://members.aol.com/herbnet/christmas/webintro.html | > 3. Debbie Kerner - Clan Carmichael USA | http://home.triad.rr.com/clancarmichael | > | > | | | ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== | Take a look to see what documents are in the SCGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/scfiles.htm | Search the SCGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm (Select SC) | |

Donali, I see where the persons that I sent copies to did not appear in the return message to the list. Just as well, because Mike & Suzanne McAllister must have changed their E-mail server, as the copy of our correspondence that I sent them was returned. Their mailing address is 805 Broad Street West, Wilson, NC 27893-3032. Jeff McAllister's E- address is jeffmcallister@coxnc.rr.com. I seem to recall several years ago someone, probably Jeff, mentioning what you are talking about with a McAlister buying something at a Marion County estate sale or perhaps I saw it in the 3 Rivers McAlister folder but I couldn't make any connection with any of my family from NC and was satisfied that it was a McAlister in the CMA J11 line. I also read somewhere that the gunman, Jesse James of the infamous James Gang, had a McAlister relation, so this might be the connection. Will send a copy of this to the CMA genealogist emeritus to see if he can remember the origin of the article that I believe appeared in the clan journal some years ago. If you can't reach Mike & Suzanne, Jeff should be able to help you. Thank you for sharing your theory as the dearth of good records in this area oftentimes require such deductive reasoning, especially to find spouses names. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Donali Howell <dhowell@darientel.net> To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [SCMARION-L] McAlisters - T. J. and/or Wm. J. > Bill, > > I would really like to hear from Mike and Susan McAlister. I am not a > McAlister descendent, but I suspect that the spouses of Wm. J. and T.J. were > the sisters of my 2g-gf and 2g-gm. So far I've been unable to find anything > but circumstantial evidence however -- I was hoping someone might have > information that would prove or disprove my speculations. > > T.J. McAlister, in particular, purchased several items from the estate of > Samuel C. James, my 3g-gf. In the 1870 census, Joseph James, a son of > Samuel C. James, was living with the family of T.J. and Martha McAlister > (it's listed as "G.J." on the 3 Rivers transcription of the census, but > seems to be the correct family). Also, S.C. James had a daughter Martha of > the right age to be Martha McAlister. > > As I say, right now, everything I have is circumstantial, but I'd like to be > able to prove or disprove my speculation, and I was hoping someone would > have information that would enable me to do that. If I'm correct, I do have > further information on the JAMES family that would hopefully be helpful to > other James descendents. I don't know that I'd be of any help on the > McAlister side, but considering all the intermarriages in these families, > you never can tell! > > Donali > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Vincent" <billvinc@bcpl.net> > To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: [SCMARION-L] McAlisters - T. J. and/or Wm. J. > > > | Donali, > | It appears that at least Wm. J. McAlister is in the Clan McAlister > of > | America J11 line. Suggest you confer with the CMA J11 Line Coordinator, > | Jeff McAllister, as well as Mike and Susan McAllister who are apparently > in > | this William's direct line. You will see that I am sending them a copy of > | this correspondence. > | The J11 line was heavily entrenched in Williamsburg County generations > | before 1836 and places all south of Marion County from what I have been > able > | to determine. > | Jeff McAllister has been suggesting a Marion County, or upper Pee Dee > River, > | family connection, for some time, but I have yet to see, or find, any > | evidence of it. Am hopeful you can provide a link as we all believe that > | these families were originally from Argyllshire in Scotland. Bill in > | Baltimore > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: Donali Howell <dhowell@darientel.net> > | To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:51 PM > | Subject: [SCMARION-L] McAlisters - T. J. and/or Wm. J. > | > | > | > Would any of you McAlister researchers happen to have a T.J. (Thomas > | > Jefferson I think) b.c. 1836, wife Martha E., b.c. 1839 and/or a William > | J., > | > also b.c. 1836, with wife Mary, b.c. 1840? > | > > | > They were in Williamsburg County, Lee Township, in the 1870 census, but > if > | > my speculations are correct, there were Marion County ties. > | > > | > Thanks! > | > Donali > | > > | > > | > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > | > Marion County Listmember sites: > | > 1. Marty Grant http://www.martygrant.com > | > 2. Herbert Turner CHRISTMAS Home Page - > | http://members.aol.com/herbnet/christmas/webintro.html > | > 3. Debbie Kerner - Clan Carmichael USA > | http://home.triad.rr.com/clancarmichael > | > > | > > | > | > | ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > | Take a look to see what documents are in the SCGenWeb Archives: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/scfiles.htm > | Search the SCGenWeb Archives: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm (Select SC) > | > | > > > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > South Carolina newspapers, magazines: > http://www.usnewspaperlinks.com/scnews.html > >