This is to Richard Simmons. Richard, I'm sorry to be so long in getting back to you. Sometimes life just gets in the way of what I'd rather be doing! I don't have a lot of information on my Simmons line. If you can connect any dots, I would appreciate it as well. Here is what I know: My g-g-grandparents were Lemuel D. Simmons & Julia A. Baker. Simmons, Lemuel D. (Pappy, Lem, Limmie D.) His parents unknown b?, d @1874-6 when my g-grandmother, Mandy Malear, was 4 or 5 and her brother, Lee was 5 or 6 m Baker, Julia A., on 4/29/1868, married in or first lived in Sharon, TN. Her parents unknown b @ 1850-1860? d @ 1874, died in premature childbirth when Mandy was 3/4 & Lee was 4/5. 2 children--Lee & Mandy Malear--both below Simmons, Lee b @ 1869 (based on when parents were married and younger sister was born), d? Taken in by another family but was not adopted when parents died. m --, Lou, in Lake Co 5 children--Annie, Alvin, Arthur, Jimmy (same age as Madria Mae Ivie), Myrtle (died young & buried close to ggranddaddy Bennett) Simmons, Mandy Malear (Mammy, Malaria/Maliria/Malarie/Maliar) b 10/3/1870, TN, Weakley Co close to Dresden d 11/2/1924, buried at Olive Branch Cemetery along w/ 4 of her children Adopted by Paschall Roberts & his wife Martha Wyatt when parents died. m Bennett, William Lee, between 1885-1890 8 children--Lea A., Bertha E., William A., Virgie F., Novie A., Madria Mae, Bessie F., James V. m Lamar, J. H., on 12/9/1915; no children; J.H. Lamar was a Mason; Mammy then became an Eastern Star. Good luck! Sylvia
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11642 Surname: Pinkston ------------------------- copied from another::: My g-grandfather, Zachariah Pinkston was born about 1808 in NC or KY depending upon which census record you believe. He was in Carroll Co, TN in 1830 and 1840, in Tishomingo Co, MS in 1850 and 1860, and in Sharp Co, AR in 1870. He married (1st) Mary (Polly) Carroll and (2nd) Mary E.(Binkley) Ballard. Children were: Delilah, John, Gilford, Layton H, Green, Elbert, Caroline, Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, Phinius, Frances, Stephen Taylor, and Ulysses Grant. I suspect that he came from some of the Rowan Co, NC Pinkstons but I have made no connection. C. F. Moore
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11641 Surname: Pinkston ------------------------- copied from another:: My g-grandfather, Zachariah Pinkston was born about 1808 in NC or KY depending upon which census record you believe. He was in Carroll Co, TN in 1830 and 1840, in Tishomingo Co, MS in 1850 and 1860, and in Sharp Co, AR in 1870. He married (1st) Mary (Polly) Carroll and (2nd) Mary E.(Binkley) Ballard. Children were: Delilah, John, Gilford, Layton H, Green, Elbert, Caroline, Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, Phinius, Frances, Stephen Taylor, and Ulysses Grant. I suspect that he came from some of the Rowan Co, NC Pinkstons but I have made no connection. C. F. Moore
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11640 Surname: Bateman, Norden ------------------------- I am looking for information about my great-great grandmother Elizabeth Bateman born abt 1824 according to the 1860 census for Carroll Co., TN or abt. 1813 in the 1870 census. She was married to Norman Norden/Nordan and their daughter Emily was my great grandmother. I've been trying to connect Elizabeth with Josiah and Nancy Bateman but haven't had any luck so far. Thanks in advance. Janie Hayes
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11639 Surname: Mitchum William E, Hurt Rebecca, Cunningham William E, Mitchum Irvin, Walters Joel ------------------------- Any information would be appreciated. I have some information and would be glad to share. I tried to e-mail a francis with the information I have on William E. Mitchum, but it came back as not a good e-mail address. All these surnames are in Carroll, Henry,Gibson county.
Does anyone have or know of an Elijah Childress who lived in Carroll County? His family moved there from Marshall County Alabama. When the family moved back to Alabama around 1864, Elijah stayed. He eventually married a woman by the name of Sis. I have found them on the 1880 Carroll County census. If anyone has information on any of their descendents, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Richard Childers
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11638 Surname: Palmer, Haynes, Elkins, Martin, Guess, Hampton, Cary, Grooms, Mitchell ------------------------- In Carroll County, I have 2 Catherines but neither is Kate Olene Palmer the daughter of Mariah Green Williams Palmer and Andy Palmer. This Kate is also my great aunt. She was a half sister to my grandfather George Aaron Palmer, son of Andrew Parker(Andy) Palmer by his first wife Joanna(Josie) Elkins. I'd love to share any information I have with you and vice versa. How exactly do you connect with Kate? I have some info on both she and her sister Fannie. You may contact me at [email protected]
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11636 Surname: Morris, Benson ------------------------- There were none of the people that you listed on the wagon train that went to Carrol Co. Sorry Reed Morris
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/CarrollObits/10057 Surname: Argo ------------------------- This is an obituary I obtained from another Carroll County Argo researcher. I am not sure of the paper, but assume it to be the McKenzie Banner. Obituary - 25 Jan 1959 - Mrs. George Argo of Trezevant Mrs. Tena Argo died Sunday afternoon, January 25, at Robertson Hospital in Trezevant of heart ailment. She was 66. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at Trezevant Baptist Church. Brummit Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Argo was born in Canada where she lived until she came to Trezevant abut 15 years ago. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Her husband, George Argo, retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad employee, is the only immediate survivor.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11634 Surname: Singelton ------------------------- Hi Sherman (yes we are cousins via Thomas Butler Boyd, a granddaddy we share) Anyway, I had a grandmother from long ago named Rebecca Singelton and she was married to Richard Thomas, my granddaddy. They are buried at Mt. Comfort. Richard and Rebecca are parents to my g-grandmother Rosena "Duncie" Thomas-Ellis also buried at Mt. Comfort. I have done no research on Rebecca but she fits in with the Boyds and Singelton families you are working with.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11633 Surname: Palmer ------------------------- Just wondering if your Catherine Palmer was ever called "Kate Palmer" and had a mother named Mariah Green Williams-Palmer? Kate Palmer was my gg-aunt.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11632 Surname: Peacock, Kirkland, Abernathy, Jones, Vickery, Thompson, Davie, Horton ------------------------- The mother and siblings of my gg grandfather, Dr. Rufus W. PEACOCK, were in 1850 Carroll Co. Census, 10th district, house 1231. (That's in NE of Co. by Henry Co. line, I'm told) They are mother Lefa Peacock and children Barney 18 (b.NC), Mary A. 14 (b.TN), Perneicy 11, Elizabeth M 8, Amanda C. 7 Lefa L. 5, Nancy Kirkland 21 (b.NC - another daughter who had married and husband Kirkland had died), and Nancy's daughter Ann 2. They Came from Wayne Co. NC with father Willie (Wiley) bet. 1832-1836 and settled first in Henry Co. (1840 Henry census, p.482). Rufus in 1850 Henry Co. census. Father Willie must have died abt 1845. I'm looking for whatever I can find on any of them. Here's what I have so far: Nancy remarried William ABERNATHY Dec. 1850; daughter Ann married George S. Jones 1868 Carroll Co.; Barney in Carroll 1860 census m.Alphasis, son James b. 1859, sister Elizabeth living with them; Mary Ann m. John Bean VICKERY in Feb 1861 Carroll Co.(They are buried Shady grove Baptist Church Cem., Henry Co./have children's names); Peneicy m. Steven M. Thompson in 1859 Carroll Co. Does anyone know where Willie/Wiley and Lefa Peacock are buried? Can anyone locate any of the siblings above in 1870 census? Thanks, Ray
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/CarrollObits/10055 Surname: UEBERALL, UBERALL, MICHAEL ------------------------- I am trying to find an obituary for my great-aunt, Albertina (Tina) UEBERALL or UBERALL. She died in Trezevant, Carroll County TN. She had a son named George Michael but I am not sure if she married his father or if he was illegitimate. I don't know why she left her family in Canada and moved to Tennessee.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Carroll/11631 Surname: ------------------------- Note that the above is my correct email address. Carrol County
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Carroll/11630 Surname: ------------------------- Carrol County. According to my records, Arthur Hurbert b.1858, d. 23 feb 1935 is the uncle of Ada. Arthur H. is my great uncle. My grandfather, (James Constantine Fronabarger) and Arthur were brothers.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11629 Surname: Kirksey, Douglas, Hamblett ------------------------- My grandfather, Elbert Kirksey, was born in Carroll Co TN but migrated to MS in the early 1900's. Contact with his TN family was lost. Looking for information on Elbert's sister, Dora Kirksey, who married Bill Douglas and had children Graden and Covey. Would like to know where she is buried. Have no dates on her birth or death.My mother, Thelma Kirksey married Claude Ray Hamblett in 1937 in Calhoun Co. MS. Any info on the Kirksey family would be appreciated.
There is a new researchers site for Carroll County Tennessee. It has a place for family trees, links to other Carroll Co. TN sites, a message center, etc. etc. etc. Go to URL: http://www.gencircles.com Put Tennessee in the club site and that will take you to the county page. It is really nice, but needs more researchers! Hope to see you there!
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Carroll/11628 Surname: Fronabarger, Britt ------------------------- Do you know if Ada was connected to Arthur H. Fronabarger (1857-1935)? He is buried at Parker's Crossroads with his wife Kate Britt. Thanks.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Carroll/11627 Surname: ------------------------- The Gordon Browing Genealogy Library in McKenzie, TN has a book on the Carters of Carter's Chapel.
Posted on: Carroll Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Carroll/11626 Surname: CARTER, CRAWFORD, CUNNINGHAM, WALLER, SEAVERS, ZELLNER ------------------------- Seeking info on parents of Thomas Loyal Carter b. 1819 Stafford Co. VA d. ? in TN married Martha A. Crawford 22 Apr. 1841 in Washington Co. IN in Carroll Co. TN in 1860 census with family: Thomas Benton, Rebecca Adaline, Columbus Leviston, William H., Virginia, James W., Nancy A., Benjamin Franklin, Maggie ?, Mary Jane, John Henry ?, Elizabeth.