In the latest issue of the "The Giles County Historical Society Bulletin" there is an article about the death of a Benjamin Cheatham who was a Revolutionary war Soldier. Does anyone have any information as to the parents, wife and children of Benjamin? Thanks for any help. Claude Cheatham Ohio Land

Hi List. Am searching for any information on Alexander THORNTON, called Alec or Ellik, who was born 1833 TN. He married Spicey M. Unknown, who was born 1831 TN. They lived in Giles County. They had children Will Alexander, Berry N., Jim Sam, Sally E. or F., and Eli J. Any info appreciated.

The biographical sketch on W.S. Curtis in Goodspeed gives his wife as Margaret Bussell. It is actually Margaret Russell- daughter of Robert and NancyGrant Russell.

Is anyone familiar with James Price's ancestry whose wife Mary (Craig?) appeared 1820 census in Giles Co? Anything you know, siblings, parents, etc. would be helpful. Janis

For Barfieldb@aol.com Here is the paragraph out of Goodspeed Biographies that I have on W. S. CURTIS. CURTIS, MCMURRAY, BUSSELL, OLIVER, WOODWARD W. S. CURTIS, a farmer, and a native of Madison Co., AL was born November 14, 1823, son of Johnson D. and Isabella CURTIS, natives of Georgia and North Carolina, respectively. The father was a farmer by occupation and died in 1826. The mother was of Irish descent and died in 1824. Our subject was reared by his aunt, Mrs. McMurray, and received his education in the Giles Co. schools. In 1844 he married Margaret BUSSELL, a daughter of Robert and Nancy BUSSELL. Mrs. CURTIS was born in 1822 and died August 19, 1858. By this union our subject became the father of five children: Robert J., a farmer of Giles Co., ; T. D., a resident of Pulaski; W.A., a farmer of Giles Co.,; James M.., now in Lawrence County, MO., and J.D. of Lincoln County, TN. After marriage, Mr. CURTIS bought 150 acres of land in Giles Co., TN, where he located and remained six years. He then disposed of that property and bought 224 acres in the Sixteenth District of Lincoln County, where he is now living. He now owns 300 acres of very desirable land. October 23, 1859, he married A. OLIVER, a native of Lincoln County, born January 13, 1834, and a daughter of E. P. and Sarah OLIVER. This marriage of our subject resulted in the birth of eight children: Julia, wife of W.T. WOODWARD; C.L.; E.S.; C.M; F.J.; A.L.; J.H.; and Alexander. Mr. CURTIS has always been a hard working, industrious man, and has been quite successful in business, and has given his children the advantage of acquiring a good English education. He is a Democrat in politics and cast his first presidential vote for Taylor. He and wife are members of the New School Presbyterian Church. page 884-885 This is what the book says out on the web, after printing the whole thing. I would like to know the children's children. Kathy

Can anyone connect or help with this family? Thanks, Brenda Barfield My Sanders/Stanfords are: Part of them were in Giles Co TN 1820s: I. ___________ Sanders/Saunders b: abt 1804 d: ______ married ____________, children: ....II.1. Lydia/Liddie Cydney SANDERS b: 1827 AL d: 1884 Ripley, Tippah, MS married Wm A. STANFORD Feb 22, 1849 Pontotoc Co MS. ..........III.1. Martha J. Stanford b: abt 1850 m. 1872 Lee Co MS Charles A. McCarter b: 1845 GA. (my ancestors in Lee Co MS 1870, 1860 Pontotoc, 1880 Tippah Co MS) ..........III.2. Martin A. b: abt 1851-1937 m. Vina A. (1845-1919) ..........III.3. John S. b: abt 1853 III.4. Sallie E. b: abt 1855 III.5. Wm J./T. b: 1858 III.6. M. Elizabeth b: 1861 III.7. Ann A. b: abt 1867 .....II.2. Simpson SANDERS b: 1826 MS m. Harriet R. _____ b: 1827 AL (see 1860 Pontotoc Co MS census pg. 9, #581), children: ..........III.1. Joe E.G./ Sanders b: 1849 MS ..........III.2. Mary A. E. " b: 1851 MS ..........III.3. Sarah E.C. " b: 1853 MS ..........III.4. John S. " b: 1857 MS ..........III.5. Lydia A.D.? " b: 1859 MS (in household with Wm A. and Lydia C. above) Where were your Sanders in MS?

Ref: W.S. Curtis query, do you have any later dates or places where he lived or any further info about him? Brenda Barfield my ancestors are: John W. Curtis b: abt 1848 AR m. DeSoto Co MS 1872 Isabella Hair/Hare, dtr of Wm & Nancy Hare. They all lived is Tishomingo/Prentiss Co in 1880, Some of their children were born in TN in late 1870s, I do not know where. I will check my records, but most of my notes are later than 1820s.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_902236053_boundary Content-ID: <0_902236053@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_902236053_boundary Content-ID: <0_902236053@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: ALIMM@aol.com Return-path: <ALIMM@aol.com> To: Alcws@aol.com Subject: Re: [TNGILES-L] Little Shoal Creek Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:25:35 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The land of David Browning was in District 7 of Giles County, Range One, Section one, on water of Little Shoal Creek. Per the Book "The Browning Family History, David C. Browning and His Descendants, 1782-1990)" The history of Giles County indicates that some of the first settlers in the Shoal Creek area were Reuben RIggs and James Paisley, both of whom were mentioned later in Browning land records. The first church erected there was the Shoal Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1818, on Paisley's land. History indicates that four Browning families lived in this area in 1818. It is believed that David Browning's family belonged to the Cumerland Presbyterian Church at Shoal Creek. I know that the Paisley's & Brownings lived at or near Stella Tennessee. This is the group that I tried for about 5 years to prove that I descended from. The book mentioned above also has a lot of Long's listed in it, but I did not see a Sarah. This family is connected to the Nicholas Browning and Nicholas Long (neighbors) in the 1850 census of Limestone County, AL. --part0_902236053_boundary--

Has anyone researched the eventual whereabouts of Nancy Lane, d/o Barnabas Lane, who married Thomas Lane (early owner of Wakefield, d. 1832, Giles). In 1840 she remarried to James Moore, my ancestor, in Giles Co. Randy McConnell Jefferson City, MO

Hello, Looking for info. on W. S. CURTIS b. 1823 married Isabella __________ b. ??. His parents were Johnston D. CURTIS d. 1826 and mother was Isabella CURTIS d. 1824. Any info. would be much appreciated. Looking for all descendents of W.S. Curtis. Kathy

Hello, Looking for info. on a W.S. CURTIS b. 1823 AL, father was Johnston D. CURTIS and mother was Isabella CURTIS. It seems Isabella died in 1824 and Johnston D. died in 1826. W.S. was raised by his Aunt Mrs. McMurray in Giles Co., TN. Looking for all children related to W.S. and what W.S. stands for. Kathy

Hi Folks, Todays update includes: Gen-charts of Beavers & Tacker by Bobbie Ross. Thanx Bobbie. Also, I have changed the main page to hopefully help you link to the Recent Updates quickly. See if this works better. Dave icq#4202467

A friend of mine is looking for a poem she remembers her mother reading to her as a child. Does anyone recognize the pieces of this one? ************ My Mother thought the author of this was Robert Louis Stevenson. Don't know if it was in a collection of his poems or in a collection of poems by different poets for children. Here is what I can remember - I was only four or five. The Title is not known. "Once upon a time they say, the rain came down day by day. Pouring, pouring from the sky till not a spot on earth was dry. So Noah built a boat so wide that all the animals could fit inside. .........(Something about) Two by two they came......... .........and he called them by name.............. .........Lions, elephants, kangaroos............. .........(Ending with)..........And who do you think almost missed the boat. .........Nobody else but a little gray goat".

I am looking for information about an ancestor, William Ervin or Irvine LANIER who was supposedly born in Giles Co. TN in 1820. I have not been able to determine who his parents were. If anyone has any knowledge of this family I would sure appreciate the information. Will gladly exchange information. Thanks. Nancy Lovelace Gooch Smyrna, GA always searching.....CAMPER/COLLIER/COX/DAVIS/HAYES/GOOCH/ KEETON/LANIER/LOVELACE/MOORE/MONTGOMERY/PILLOW/ ROBERTS/STEVENSON/WHITTEN....of TN and North AL.

> Can anyone help with families of Oda Jewell CRABB b 1904 Lawrence Co. Tn. d. 1949 Giles Co. Tn. and Piper L. HAMMOND b 1899 Lauderdale Co. Al. d 1964 Tusculoosa, Al ???? > >Brother of Oda, Malcolm G b 1906 Law.Co.Al.d. June 1983 Birmingham, Al md Mildred Smith b 1910 Giles Co. Tn. d aft 1983 > >Leo Martin Washington CRABB b 1915 Hickman Co. Tn. aft 1983 md Mescal VICKERS b 1922 Lauderdale Co. Al. > > >Thanks for any help on any of above family. > >Would love to know names of children and/or grand-children of above. Thnx.Mary

I am new to this list and hope some one can help me with my WHITE family. I am looking for the family of Thomas WHITE who was in Rowan Co. NC when his son Franklin WHITE b. Nov. 25, 1818. The family later moved to Giles Co. TN. I am trying to see if my ggg-grandfather Thomas Lewis WHITE b. May 20, 1820 in Rowan Co. NC. is a son of Thomas and Lucy TAYLOR WHITE. On July 06, 1843 Thomas Lewis m. Sindey COLLINS of Lewisburg. Marshall County, Tennesse. I understand that Giles and Marshall Counties are next door to each other. If some one have the 1840 census could you see if there is a Thomas WHITE with wife Lucy and son Franklin and Thomas Lewis. Also in the 1850 census is their a Thomas WHITE with wife Sindey, children Lucy, James, Franklin and Thomas. Thank you Becky Dixon Messier Researching Dixon/Dickson, Stevenson/Stephenson,Hildebrand/Hilderbrand, Pepper, Teague 2 lines from N.C., White, Hannah, McDaniel, Cheek, Collins, Crawford, Kelly, Melton, Dillard, Elkins, Pendleton, Webb, Martin. Most of these ended up in Southwest Mo around 1850--1860

Hi Folks, Todays updates: Tombstone photos of Baker, Bruce, Hardiman King, Smith by Terri hardiman=Black Bio of John Gordon by Steve Gordon Photo of Maj John Gordon by Steve Gordon Autograph book of Sarah Beasley by William Henderson Thanx Terri, Steve & William Dave icq#4202467

Mary asks the location of Little Shoal Creek. On the 1878 Beers map there is a West Fork of Little Shoal Creek beginning near Anthony Hill running SW toward Minor Hill and then SE to below Stella where it joins with the East Fork of Little Shoal Creek. The East Fork begins southwest of Anthony Hill running SW through Stella joining with the West Fork at Mud Bottom near the Alabama border. Dog Branch, Jones Branch and Hanna Branch empty into the East Fork. On a current map "Little" is omitted so you'll see only West Fork of Shoal Creek and East Fork of Shoal Creek. After the two converge it flows into Limestone Co AL. Regards, Marilyn K. Hare mkhare@bellsouth.net Researching KERR, BROWNLOW, PAISLEY, REAGIN, SMITH

I have a copy of the purchase of land on Little Shoal Creek by my ancester, Joseph SANDY, from David Browning in Giles Co., in 1832. Does anyone know where in Giles Co. this creek is located--closest to what town, nearest to which county border? Also looking for any information on the LONG family as it appears that Joseph SANDY married Sarah LONG prior to the birth of their oldest child, Elizabeth, in 1825. Thanks, Mary

Hi Folks, Todays updates include: Journal of Henry Wade Barrett Photos of Henry Wade Barrett and Dr William thomas Barrett. Both submitted by Carol Sue Gibbs. Thanx Carol. Dave icq#4202467