hello i am lookin for a wm nixon and martha nixon born in the early 1800 giles co tn .and a small boy with them by the name jas no last name i am looking for info on these people dorthy **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bluepontiacman Surnames: Adkins,Burgess Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1978/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for more information On William Adkins who was lived in Giles Co in the 1850 census.He was born in 1827-28,not sure if it was in Giles.His Parents were James Adkins and Elizabeth Burgess.I don't know for sure if they lived in Giles or if they have any other siblings. I would appreciate any information on William,James or Elizabeth.Thank you! Eric Adkins Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tombear58 Surnames: Woods McKinney Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I am unsure if Mary was the widow of John Woods. One cousin said Mary Polly McKinney's husband's name was Elihu or Jahue Woods, but I have not been able to substantiate this. In 1830 Mary Polly McKinney would have been 22, married to a Wood/Woods with one son Joseph age 1. Unless there was a mistake on the census or the Woods family was living in a different county, this only left: p.171 Woods Johnathan 100001-00001 (Likely.) p.172 Woods Johnathan 10001-00001 (Likely.) p.209 Woods Jno. 10001-11001 (If the two daughters died) She was in the 1840 census next door to Reuben McKinney: 1840 Giles Co TN - M704 Roll 523 Book 1 p.95 #12 MCKINNEY Reuben 00021001 - 00010001 no slaves, 6 total, 4 agriculture #13 WOODS Mary 021 - 100001 no slaves, 5 total, 1 agriculture I had assumed that she might have been his daughter, but she may have been Reuben's niece instead. Data for Mary Mckinney Woods in the 1880 Barry Co MO census indicates that her father was born in VA and mother in NC, so 1850 Giles Co TN data for Reuben and his wife Nancy McKinney does fit: 1850 Giles Co TN, District 3 - M432 Roll 879 Book 1 p.324b 106-106 MCKINNEY Robert 27 TN Farmer & wife 107-107 MCKINNEY Reubin 67 VA Farmer 2300 & Jane 65 NC Mary Woods and her children were in District 2. I think Joseph Woods was probably listed twice in this census, as a son for Mary Woods and overseer for Lucy Polly. We need to find probate records for Reuben McKinney who died about Sep 1858 in Milam Co, TX and Reuben's wife Nancy who died there in 1866 to see if Mary Woods was an heir. If Reuben McKinney married Nancy Jane Springer Lyles in 1811 Roane Co, TN, then Nancy should not be mother of Mary Polly McKinney b.1808 TN; it was Nancy's second marriage and her maiden name was Springer. About 2 years ago I stopped by the Giles County Court House, but had no real luck sorting out the Woods or McKinney lines. I will continue by email. Tom Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks again Anna, you're the best! Judy "Anna O. Jackson" <annao@hcis.net> wrote: Hello List Members, Some how an * attached itself to the web address for the "Cousin" Chart. Please use this address: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm Regards, Anna -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America NSDAR, Kentucky Colonel Paducah, KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County Tennessee Genealogy. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Anna & Joe for this article. I am sharing with the genealogy group at our next meeting; everyone will get a copy as this subject has been discussed many times. So confusing! Now we can find all the "cousins" we never knew we had. "Anna O. Jackson" <annao@hcis.net> wrote: Hello List Members, Our fellow List Member Joe Max Williams has sent in an article written by Debby Wein. Here is an explanation of the "once removed, twice removed, etc." description of cousins: *Debbie Wein wrote: * >> * This was sent thru another list that I am on and I thought that someone might find it interesting. * > * First cousins share a common Grandparent. > Second cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > Third cousins share a common Great Great Grandparent. > Fourth cousins share a common three times Great Grandparent. > Fifth cousins share a common four times Great Grandparent. > Etc., etc. > > 1st cousins share a common Grandparent. > 1st cousins once removed are children of your 1st cousins. > 1st cousins 2 times removed are children of your 1st cousins once > removed. > 1st cousins 3 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 2 times > removed. > 1st cousins 4 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > 2nd cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > 2nd cousins once removed are children of your 2nd cousins. > 2nd cousins 2 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins once > removed. > 2nd cousins 3 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 2 times > removed. > 2nd cousins 4 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > Family Relationships Chart > http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm* > -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America Giles County Mail List Administrator CC Giles County, TN; http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County Tennessee Genealogy. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello List Members, Some how an * attached itself to the web address for the "Cousin" Chart. Please use this address: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm Regards, Anna -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America NSDAR, Kentucky Colonel Paducah, KY

Hello List Members, Our fellow List Member Joe Max Williams has sent in an article written by Debby Wein. Here is an explanation of the "once removed, twice removed, etc." description of cousins: *Debbie Wein wrote: * >> * This was sent thru another list that I am on and I thought that someone might find it interesting. * > * First cousins share a common Grandparent. > Second cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > Third cousins share a common Great Great Grandparent. > Fourth cousins share a common three times Great Grandparent. > Fifth cousins share a common four times Great Grandparent. > Etc., etc. > > 1st cousins share a common Grandparent. > 1st cousins once removed are children of your 1st cousins. > 1st cousins 2 times removed are children of your 1st cousins once > removed. > 1st cousins 3 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 2 times > removed. > 1st cousins 4 times removed are children of your 1st cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > 2nd cousins share a common Great Grandparent. > 2nd cousins once removed are children of your 2nd cousins. > 2nd cousins 2 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins once > removed. > 2nd cousins 3 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 2 times > removed. > 2nd cousins 4 times removed are children of your 2nd cousins 3 times > removed. > Etc., etc. > > Family Relationships Chart > http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm* > -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America Giles County Mail List Administrator CC Giles County, TN; http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/

I noticed a William Cox,J.M.Cox and J. Cox who served with the Ninth Alabama Infantry,which was called the "Limestone Grays",during the Civil War.They "Limestone Grays" were recruited out of Limestone County,Alabama. The Nixons I have concentrated on in Limestone County,Alabama go back to Elliott H. Nixon and his wife Jane Stephenson. Limestone County, Alabama - Orphans Court Minutes 1824-1830 Page 280 - 25 August 1825 - This day Elizabeth STEPHENSON, Aministratrix of the Estate of Robert STEPHENSON, deceased, appeared in Court by attorney and filed a petition praying a Sale of the real estate of said deceased in order that a fair and equitable division may be had and that citations may _____ to the heirs of the deceased in said petition _____to show cause, if any they can, why the prayer of satisfaction should not be granted. It is therefore ordered that William WHEAT and Esther WHEAT, his wife, Whitley STEPHENSON, Samuel WHEAT and Scintha WHEAT, his wife, Elliott H. NIXON and Jane NIXON, his wife, Logan STEPHENSON and Mary STEPHENSON, his wife, Thomas N. MING, and Susannah MING, his wife, Greenup STEPHENSON, Freedom STEPHENSON, William SMITH and Sarah SMITH, his wife. Andrew STEPHENSON and James STEPHENSON be cited to be and appear before the Judge of this Courthouse in the town of Athens, on the 2nd Monday in October next to answer said petition and that Robert Austin, Jr. be appointed Guardian of Andrew and James STEPHENSON, Infants under twenty years to answer and defend against Said Petition, and it appearing to the Court that Scinthia WHEAT, Susannah MING, Greenup STEPHENSON and Freedom STEPHENSON are not residents of this State, it is ordered that a copy of this order be published in some newspaper printed in this State for four weeks succeeding. This Robert Stephenson often went by the name surname of "Stinson" which is the Scottish vernacular for "Stephenson." Limestone County,Alabama: Beneficiaries of John Beckham's will, among others, are > Hugh and Winny Tisdale, Situah Jane Beckham, William A > Beckham, through his guardian, Andrew Stinson, Liberty > Nixon and Wife, Margaret Nixon. Limestone County,Alabama marriage record: >Stinson, Andrew-Beckham, Catherine 08 Jul 1841 by A. B. Gilbert My interest in Robert Stephenson of Limestone Co,Alabama is that my Samuel Stephenson,who shows up on the 1820 census of Giles Co,TN, went to Limestone County,Alabama by 1822,where his son George Alexander Stephenson was born. George Alexander Stephenson married Elizabeth Sarah Perry in Giles Co,TN in 1849. George Alexander Stephenson and his wife Elizabeth Sarah Perry are buried in the small Antioch Cemetery in Biardstown,TX ,Lamar County,TX. Descendents of Robert Stephenson are also buried in the Antioch Cemetery,Biardstown. Children of Mary Sue Stephenson Hudson,daughter of George Alexander Stephenson,claimed my Stephensons were cousins to Robert Stephenson. Robert Stephenson married Elizabeth Whitley in Lincoln County,KY in 1793.Elizabeth Whitley was the daughter of the famous William Whitley,one of the first pioneers in Kentucky, and as a result had to fight Indians. William Whitley was killed at the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812. He was passed the age of sixty at the time of his death. The home of William Whitley was made into a state park in Kentucky.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbowden23 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe we have a match! If you will contact me at my email address lbowden@embarqmail.com I will give you the documentation that I have as well as some pictures that you might like to have. I think it looks like you might connect to the Woods line by marriage of his sister Lydia. Am very anxious to compare notes. I had always thought that Mary Woods was the widow of John Woods in the 1840 Giles Co. census. Do you know if that is true or not? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tombear58 Surnames: Woods Zinn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't have much that is provable either. But there are family tales. Evidently William Harrison Zinn went to get his daughter Columbia Jane back from Miller Woods. He found out that she was pregnant and took her back to Miller. My list of children matches yours fairly well, but I do have some info on Joseph: 1)Joseph Allen Woods b.Oct 1862 d.aft.1930 maybe Henderson Co, TX. m. 1893 to Sarah Bell ???? b.Sep 1872 TX. 5 children 2)Miller Franklin Woods b.8 Oct 1866 d.26 Dec 1939 Belfalls, TX. m.1st 31 Oct 1888 Sebastian Co, AR to Columbia Jane Zinn. They had 4 children. m.2nd abt.1908 to Unknown. Had one daughter. m.3rd abt 1910 to Lenora Alice or Nora L. Thompson. They had 3 children. 3)John N. or Jay Hugh Woods b.Dec 1868 d.5 Dec 1968 Harris Co., TX m. 30 Apr 1909 Madison Co, TX to Myrtle Bessie Miller. They had 9 children. 4)William Wiley or Wiley M. Woods b.May 1870 d.aft 1930 maybe Stephens Co, OK. m.1st 1892 to Beatrice Addie ???. They had 6 children. m.2nd 1924 to B. Cara ???. They had a daughter and a son. 5)Neil Woods b.1873 No other info. 6)Mary J. Woods b.1875. Thank you for leting me know where she married. I will have to hunt her in the records. 7)Parasy Woods (male)b.1877 Must be your Pat (Pardy). 8)B. Dee or Bee D. Woods b.30 Nov 1878 probably Brazos Co., TX. m.28 Apr 1912 Madison Co, TX to Jessie A. Williamson. They had a daughter and a son. 9)Jessy Woods. No further information. Hopefully, this is accurate. I did not know about Ruth Woods b.1855 MO by Joseph's first marriage. I knew that Joseph and Edith Sanford Lollar Woods had both been previously married from the 1910 census. There was a tale that the Woods line was was Native American. Direct male Woods descendants might be able to connect to other Woods lines with the Y-DNA tests. Mary Polly McKinney was probably white. The McKinney's were listed as intruder's in early "Mississippi Territorial" papers and were removed by Col. Meigs, but they returned. Mary Polly McKinney's husband was reported by one cousin to possibly be an Elihu or Jahue Woods who would have been the Native American. Lydia Jane Woods was the last child, her father must have disappeared about 1835 which was about the time of Indian Removal. I don't know if mitochondrial DNA tests would help at all for connecting to earlier roots. Here is a transcription of Lydia Jane Woods Zinn's obit: [Cassville Republican - Thursday, Sept. 4, 1930 p.1] An Aged Mother Passes. Lydia J. Woods, was born in Giles County, Tennessee, February 27, 1836, died at her home near Leann on August 28, 1930, at the age of 94 years, 6 months, and one day. Mrs. Zinn had been enjoying good health until about two years ago when her health began to decline. She was confined to her bed only about two weeks before her passing. She came to this county with her mother and three brothers when she was only 14 years of age. She was married to William Harrison Zinn on January 1, 1854 (should be 1857) and to this union were born 12 children, 5 sons and 7 daughters; seven have preceded her, two boys and five girls. The husband preceded her in death on June 29, 1888. The children surviving are T. C. Zinn of Leann, W. M. Zinn of Rocky Comfort, James H. Zinn of Portland, Oregon, Mary Stubblefield of Cassville, and Nevada Wiley of Clayton, New Mexico. She united with the Church of Christ some 50 years ago and has lived a consecrated Christian life. Funeral services were held at Leann on Friday, August 29, conducted by Rev. Geo. Cotrell in the presence of a host of friends and internment made in the Leann cemetery by the side of her husband to await the resurrection day. I have further info. Glad we made contact. I'm off to work. Tom Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Greetings List Members, Could anyone on the list help Dorthy? Regards, Anna -------- Original Message -------- Subject: help Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:18:21 EST From: Dorthydie@aol.com To: annao@hcis.net hello i have tried to find my grandfather people hear in giles co no luck been looking for him about 5 years give up throught you might have a new look he eas bornin giles co i was told by him and all records look that way he died when i was verry small he was born in 1871or 1870 to a cox family his name was james cox suppose and some time later was adopted to the nixons or took the nixon mane i found a little boy in the census about 1880as jas living with a nixon family other than his family he was with wm and martha nixon in district 16 i now he went by jas the other time i found him he was married to sally gully nixon which was my grand mother and my mom was with them he had moved to athens ala where he died in 1946 he wood not tell of his people at all never told mom annything i wood really like to now who the coxes were that had him i do now he lived with noxons and maybe lived with mcbrides some time in early years he left giles co at 19 and went to ala he it said his father was from tn.i dont now why you cant find anny thing on him not nothing i can send you a pictur if it wood help no one giles can help i have done everything dont now why his parents got rid of him just really wood like to now his back grown i am 70 my self and have all ways wonted to now of his people i have looked up a lot of people but he took the cake if you cood help i wood apreshate it i live in giles co born and raised in athens ala dorthy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape <http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489> in the new year. -- Anna O. Jackson God Bless America NSDAR, Kentucky Colonel Paducah, KY

Limestone Co AL Nebo Church Cemetery. location; SE quarter, Sect. 1, T4S, R5W, across the road from Nebo Church Jones Crossroads. Sally Nixon 1872-1939 Jim Nixon 1870-1946 I will check more later in Limestone Co records. It appears he was raised by James Liberty Independence Nixon, Feb. 7, 1824- Dec 30, 1903, who received a special discharge from the war in 1862. He returned home to Popular Creek in Limestone Co. He was son of Frank Nixon. Liberty was very active in politics and had some money, it appears. I will check closer later. Have some errands to run. Ginny ginnykeefer@cox.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbowden23 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I failed to catch some errors in the previous message that I posted. Mary J. married in Brazos County. And I failed to indicate that all were born in Texas except for Ruby. There was also a child Joseph that I know very little about except that he was born about 1863 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbowden23 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have so little provable information on Joseph Woods, but you give me great hope. Here is a list of the children of my Joseph P. Woods: M.F. Woods b. abt 1866 (I have spouses CJ and Nora L) Jay H. Woods b. Dec 1868 Texas Wiley W. Woods b. May 1870 Texas B. D. Woods b. Nov 1878 Texas John Hugh b.1868 Neil b.abt1873 Mary J.b.abt 1875 (married a Dr. in Madison County) (Pat)Pardy b.1877 Ruby Woods b. 1855 Mo.(Mother unknown) My Joseph Woods was in Rusk Cherokee County Texas on September 16, 1861 when he married Editha Jane Sanford Lollar. Descendants of Wiley Woods say he was born in Brown county on 22 May 1870. I have not been able to find Joseph on any census in 1860 or 1870. In 1880 he is in Brazos County Tx. His daughter Ruby was married in that county in 21 July 1874 to AC Moody of Arkansas. The above material I have documented. I have long thought that the Joseph Woods in Giles County was my Joseph. I hope we can connect and share information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tombear58 Surnames: Woods McKinney Zinn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/370.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, This is probably too late. I am a descendant of Lydia Jane Woods who was in the 1850 Giles Co. TN census. Her mother was Mary Polly McKinney. Lydia Jane Woods Zinn's obituary states that she moved with her mother and brothers to Barry Co. MO when she was 14 years old. I am unsure where Joseph Woods was in 1860 & 1870, but I do have a list of some of his descendants and all of his sons were born in Texas. His son Miller Franklin Woods married Oct. 31, 1888 Sebastian Co. AR to his first cousin Columbia Jane Zinn, daughter of Lydia Jane Woods and William Harrison Zinn of Barry Co. MO. Tom Heinze Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cunningw1 Surnames: McKinney, Eason, Harwell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1971.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks so much for the information Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: surf21 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1971.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: cindilou, Elizabeth married Robert T. McKinney 23 Nov 1870 in Giles County, Tenn. per: GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGE BOOK I, 1865-1870; Page 129; and married James F. Harwell 30 Sep 1877 per: GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGE BOOK II, 1871-1881 Page 133. Both books were compiled by Jean Burns Cosby. Thanks so much for posting your query, For the marriage to James F. Harwell lists her last name as "Cason". I had previously corrected that in my records, but found that it had reverted to Cason, probably because I had restored my database from an old backup. If so, then I have lost a lot of data. Fortunately, I submit my records to the Pedigree Resource File frequently, so hopefully I haven't lost much. Thanks again, and good hunting. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vijoge Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1975.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, I had seen that listing also. Dummy me never bothered to look at the original-just discounted the transcripton. I won't make that mistake again! Thanks again. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cbeasley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1975.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found them through Ancestry.com. They were listed as white but when I could not find anything else I decided to look. The "W" was actually an "M". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vijoge Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1977.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much. The check is in the mail. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.