Ginny, Couldn't find James Franklin White or William K. White. I found Carr Bailey White. Will keep the James Franklin and William K. in mind. Sonja Bedwell smbedwell@aol.com

Page 144. Almyra COUCH to John LUTTRELL, May 15, 1847 by W.C. JENNINGS, J.P. Page 21. Benjamin COUCH to Rebecca CASEY, Sept. 23, 1839. Page 70. Delilah COUCH to Charles H. BETHANY, Sept. 14,1842 by W.C. JENNINGS, J.P. Page 309. F.M. COUCH to Sarah J.MCCLURE, Nov. 13, 1856 by S.F. SPENCER, J.P. Page 42. Ibby COUCH to John SMITH, Feb. 11, 1841. Married, Feb. 14, 1841 by T.S. WILLIAMS, J.P. Page 49. Jane COUCH or CROUCH (listed both ways) to Richard COTTRELL, July 28, 1841 by Jno. MOORE, J.P. Page 32. Jonathan COUCH to Sarah NOWELL (NOWALL), June 15, 1840. Married, June 18, 1840 by David SNODDY, J.P. Page 139. Linley COUCH to Silina NORMAN, Jan. 15, 1847. Married, Jan. 16, 1847 by W.C. JENNING, J.P. Page 9. Linney COUCH to Israel MORRIS, Oct. 29, 1838 by T.S. WILLIAMS, J.P. Page 95. Louisa COUCH to Martin HARBIN, March 27, 1844. Married, March 28, 1844 by T.S. WILLIAMS, J.P. Page 10. Margaret COUCH to Joseph ELLISON, Nov. 23, 1838. Married, Nov. 25, 1838 by Wiley C. NEWMAN (NEWNAM), J.P. Page 327. Melissa M. COUCH to John L. BENNETT, Oct. 28, 1857 by W.C. JENNINGS, J.P. Page 38. Nancy COUCH to Thomas HUFF, Dec. 2, 1840. Married, Dec. 3, 1840 by Wiley C. NEWMAN (NEWNAM), J.P. Sonja Bedwell smbedwell@aol.com.

I came across a page while looking at the genweb site for Lincoln Co., that contains a link for a zip file of Tlintville, LCT Newspaper Abstracts. I can't access the file online or download it, and I suspect that it is now controlled by Ancestry.com. Is this file still available somewhere, or does anyone have it? I am trying to find death notices and/or cemetery records for the following: Griffith CUNNINGHAM, b 15 Aug 1787 in Rowan Co. NC; d. 2 Jul 0867, in LCT Nancy Sloan CUNNINGHAM, b. 1786 in VA, d. 1850 Burgess GRAY, b. 10 May 1806, in Iredell Co. NC, d. 4 Feb. 1868 in LCT Elizabeth Cunningham GRAY, b. 8 Oct. 1812, Rowan Co. NC, d. ?? I have the death notice for Burgess Gray but would like to know the cemetery he is buried in. I have searched the index for all 22 cemeteries listed on the Lincoln County genweb site. The only family members I have found are James and Matilda Gray (son & d-i-l of Burgess & Eliz.) in the Kelso Cem. Any info or guidance you can give me will be appreciated. Martha Reed

Page 99. Elizabeth GRIFFIN to James STEVENSON, August 21, 1844. Page 109 Sarah GRIFFIN to George MILLS, on April 23, 1845 by Aaron ALEXANDER, M.G. Page 187. William B. GRIFFIN to Louisa J. MARTIN, Dec. 7, 1849. Married Dec. 10, 1849 by G.W.R. MOORE, J.P. Page 127. Martha C. GRIFFIN to Eli L. HODGE, July 13, 1846. Married July 16, 1846 by Samuel J. BLAND, J.P. Page 88. Nancy C. GRIFFIN to James ANDREWS, OCT. 8, 1843 by David S. ROWELL J.P. Page 49. Oliver P. GRIFFIN to Peggy EVANS, Aug. 11, 1841. Married Aug. 16, 1841 by Robert BRENNAN, J.P. Page 69. Susan D. GRIFFIN to James CUNNINGHAM, Sept. 10, 1842. Married Sept. 11, 1842 by A.S. RANDOLPH, J.P. Page 53. William H. GRIFFIN to Elizabeth EVINS (EVANS?) on Oct. 19, 1841. Sonja Bedwell smbedwell@aol.com

Hi Ginny, Found this on Family Tree Maker Tn Marriages 1851-1900 cd: The gender of W. K. White is male. Spouse: Martha M. Smith Marriage Date: Aug 02, 1874 County: Giles This record can be found at the County Court Records at Pulaski, TN, Film # 0968829 - 0968830 Is this your man? Cindy

At 04:04 PM 4/9/2005, you wrote: >Faye, > >Found the following: > >Page 255. Mary M. Kilpatrick to William Edmiston, August 25, 1853. Married, >August 26, 1856 by Young Taylor, J.P. > >Sonja Thank you, Sonja Faye -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005

Thank you Cindy. I had the first name of Martha but no idea of who she was. I appreciate your help. Ginny Keefer

Has anyone heard when The Lincoln County Heritage Book will be in? Thanks Regina

Hello out there, are you ready?/ I said ARE YOU READY? I CAN"T HEAR YOU? Ok, ok, just trying to get your attention. The Heritage of Moore County, TN book is finally finished. Yes, it arrived in Lynchburg yesterday. The book is absolutely beautiful. The books will be mailed from the publisher for those of you who asked that your order be mailed. I'm sure they will do that as soon as possible, We know you will be thrilled. If you want more copies, please send order and check or money order to Moore County Heritage Book Committee, P.O. Box 103, Lynchburg, TN 37352. If I may quote a price, they are $65.50 plus $7.00 shipping as long as they last. For those who said they will pick up their order please do so next week. The dates will be April 11-16 Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. On Sunday April 17th from 1-4 pm. If you failed to get a copy, or would like more copies, you can ask when you pick up your order. Please ask for any pictures you may have included in your articles. The book pick-up place is Betty Robertson's house. From the Lynchburg-Fayetteville Hwy. turn onto Hwy 50 between Woodard's Market and Farmers Co-op, first house on the right with a lot of pine trees in front. You can't miss it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let us know Thanks a million Joe & Jewel Casey

I am not sure about a widow being allowed to vote, but I have seen where a widow would be listed as head of household for tax purposes...... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Molitz" <jmolitz@cox.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 1:56 PM Subject: [LCT] Probate, Guardian & voting > >From what I have read from the many probate and guardian records if children who were under the age of majority and inherited property a guardian was appointed for them. It was not always their mother. Most of the time it was not their mother. Women were not thought of as capable of handling money. Remember they did not even have the right to vote. > > When my great grandfather JAMES WRIGHT died he left his farm to his children not his wife. All farm supplies were sold off. One of the reasons was so that the widow would have money to live on. She was not expected to run the farm. My great grandmother REBECCA RENFROW WRIGHT was too old to do so anyway. She lived in her home with her younger daughter and son in law. The guardian appointed for my great grandmother, guess she was not right in her mind, paid the daughter from the fruits of the sale, for taking care of her mother and the daughter then paid her guardian for the rent on the house. This was all done through the guardian. The guardian had to submit all of these records every year to the court. I can only find, so far, only one deed where 1/8th of this farm was sold. One son, HUGH WRIGHT, sold his 1/8th to his brother in law WILLIAM ORRICK before REBECCA RENFROW WRIGHT died. Now how can one buy 1/8th of a farm? Where does that 1/8th place in the 144 acre! > s that were left to the 8 then know alive children? In the deed it only gave the boundaries of the whole 144 acres. Also what about the house for it was never mentioned in the will? But all of the property must have been sold after Rebecca died in 1901. > > I have deeds for another son of James and Rebecca. His name was William WRIGHT who married Elizabeth BRIDGES. He had other land not inherited from his father. He would put this land up for collateral off and on to people he owed money too. A lot of times to a DR. When this would happen and when he sold some of this land the records would show that ELIZABETH would be questioned with WILLIAM not in the room if she was going along with this of her own free will. Why did this happen? Was it because William established a "HOME STEAD" for his farm. Does anyone know anything about this law that went into effect sometime in the late 1800's in TN.? Or was it because she may of inherited this land from her father and it was really hers? > > ABOUT VOTING. I read someplace that in KY if a husband died then the widow could vote in his place for public elections. Does anyone know anything about this law? > > Julia > > > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, send email to George@Waller.Org > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >

Do you have a marriage for; 1. James Franklin White to Martha V. Payne, ca 1836. She was dau of William Payne and Charity __. 2. William K. White born August 22, 1852 LCT. Maybe to a Martha??? I am not at all sure who he married. He went to TX and they had one child- son Cheatham White who I have never heard of again. Both are sons of William Clark White. Thank you for looking. Ginny Keefer

Debbie, No Nowells, but lots of Couchs. Will try to get them to you over the weekend. Sonja

Page 361. Coleman Roggers to Lydia Polly. September 6, 1859. Sonja

Faye, Found the following: Page 255. Mary M. Kilpatrick to William Edmiston, August 25, 1853. Married, August 26, 1856 by Young Taylor, J.P. Sonja

Thanks again, Sonya. I may have 1 time. Another test for you. Do you have any suggestions, book titles, county files, etc. on the 1827 Georgia land lottery? I found a James Geralds listed as winner in Muskogee County for orphans of James. I was going over some papers today in 1900 Pottawatomie County, OK census and see Benjamin listed his father as being born in Georgia. James is listed in 1850 Lincoln County census as born in Vermont. Thanks again. Betty SMBEDWELL@aol.com wrote: Betty, Page 61. Drucilla Greer to James Geralds, January 31, 1842. Sonja ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== Visit the LCT GenConnect system at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.lincoln ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Regarding Drucilla Greer, no indication of who performed the marriage. Sonja

Hi Sonja: I first ran across some of the WPA transcriptions of LCT records about 20 years age. They were most helpful in the development of records on my great-grandparents (KING's) and their children. Could you send me information as how to acquire the book you mentioned in your lookup offer for marriages? I will need exact title and publisher, and if you know, where it can be purchased. Thanks very much. Tom King, Sr. Sterling, VA. ------------------------------ SMBEDWELL@aol.com wrote: I have a book with the WPA transcriptions of LCT marriages from 1838 - 1860. It gives the page number and who performed the marriage. Will do some lookups as time is available. Sonja Bedwell smbedwell@aol.com

Betty, Page 61. Drucilla Greer to James Geralds, January 31, 1842. Sonja

From what I have read from the many probate and guardian records if children who were under the age of majority and inherited property a guardian was appointed for them. It was not always their mother. Most of the time it was not their mother. Women were not thought of as capable of handling money. Remember they did not even have the right to vote. When my great grandfather JAMES WRIGHT died he left his farm to his children not his wife. All farm supplies were sold off. One of the reasons was so that the widow would have money to live on. She was not expected to run the farm. My great grandmother REBECCA RENFROW WRIGHT was too old to do so anyway. She lived in her home with her younger daughter and son in law. The guardian appointed for my great grandmother, guess she was not right in her mind, paid the daughter from the fruits of the sale, for taking care of her mother and the daughter then paid her guardian for the rent on the house. This was all done through the guardian. The guardian had to submit all of these records every year to the court. I can only find, so far, only one deed where 1/8th of this farm was sold. One son, HUGH WRIGHT, sold his 1/8th to his brother in law WILLIAM ORRICK before REBECCA RENFROW WRIGHT died. Now how can one buy 1/8th of a farm? Where does that 1/8th place in the 144 acre! s that were left to the 8 then know alive children? In the deed it only gave the boundaries of the whole 144 acres. Also what about the house for it was never mentioned in the will? But all of the property must have been sold after Rebecca died in 1901. I have deeds for another son of James and Rebecca. His name was William WRIGHT who married Elizabeth BRIDGES. He had other land not inherited from his father. He would put this land up for collateral off and on to people he owed money too. A lot of times to a DR. When this would happen and when he sold some of this land the records would show that ELIZABETH would be questioned with WILLIAM not in the room if she was going along with this of her own free will. Why did this happen? Was it because William established a "HOME STEAD" for his farm. Does anyone know anything about this law that went into effect sometime in the late 1800's in TN.? Or was it because she may of inherited this land from her father and it was really hers? ABOUT VOTING. I read someplace that in KY if a husband died then the widow could vote in his place for public elections. Does anyone know anything about this law? Julia

Sonja Thank you you very much for your kind help. It is much appreciated. Norm Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: <SMBEDWELL@aol.com> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [LCT] Re:Marriage look-up RODGERS > Page 361. Coleman Roggers to Lydia Polly. September 6, 1859. > > Sonja > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Register your first lines in LCT: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/family.htm > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 > >