Are there any new cemetary transcriptions. We are still trying to find the graves of William and Narcissa Harris Brooks Blackwell, who both died around 1855. Nancy Blackwell TNMCNAIR-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >TNMCNAIR-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 11 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [TNMCNAIR] Re: new page added ["Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.] > #2 [TNMCNAIR] Re: page updates ["Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.] > #3 [TNMCNAIR] Re: TNMCNAIR-D Digest V ["Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.] > #4 [TNMCNAIR] Newell-Littlefield ["Glenn Gohr" <archives_guy@hotmail] > #5 [TNMCNAIR] Wm Littlefield II grave ["Glenn Gohr" <archives_guy@hotmail] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from TNMCNAIR-D, send a message to > > TNMCNAIR-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [TNMCNAIR] Re: new page added > From: > "Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.net> > Date: > Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:59:33 -0500 > To: > TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/marriage/mcnairymarr2.html > >Greg > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [TNMCNAIR] Re: page updates > From: > "Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.net> > Date: > Sat, 28 Feb 2004 22:19:02 -0500 > To: > TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/mcnairybiblehome.html - updated > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/hendrixbible.html - added > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/marriage/tnmcnairmarrdatabase.html - >updated > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [TNMCNAIR] Re: TNMCNAIR-D Digest V04 #10 > From: > "Hawkmoon" <hawkmoon@worldnet.att.net> > Date: > Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:04:23 -0500 > To: > TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > > >The following pages have been updated > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/transcrib/deeds/deedrcds2.html > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etnmcnair/marriage/mcnairymarr2.html > >Greg > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [TNMCNAIR] Newell-Littlefield > From: > "Glenn Gohr" <archives_guy@hotmail.com> > Date: > Tue, 2 Mar 2004 05:52:22 -0600 > To: > TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > > >I would love to know more about the descendants of this family: > >William H. Newell, b. 5 Nov. 1854, d. July 1921 (Is he buried near Adamsville somewhere? Or possibly in Oklahoma?) >md. 16 Oct 1873 McNairy Co., TN to Martha PARALEE Littlefield, b. 24 Oct. 1853 Adamsville, McNairy Co., TN, d. 3 June 1925 Fletcher, Comanche Co., OK (buried Fletcher Cemetery) > >Their children: >Van Buren Newell, b. 1876 >William Lannis Newell >Lotty Dee Newell >John B. Newell >Fred E. Newell >Uma Artie Lou Newell > >--Glenn Gohr >archives_guy@hotmail.com > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [TNMCNAIR] Wm Littlefield II gravemarking ceremony > From: > "Glenn Gohr" <archives_guy@hotmail.com> > Date: > Tue, 2 Mar 2004 05:57:17 -0600 > To: > TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > > >William Littlefield II (1756-1836) was a Revolutionary War veteran, and his grave has recently been located in Reese City, Alabama. The Sons of the American Revolution have ordered a government stone to mark his grave, and a special ceremony will be held April 24th at Reese City, AL at 2:00 p.m. William Littlefield II's youngest son, Luther Rice Littlefield, was an early pioneer of McNairy County, TN and left lots of descendants. > >If you are a descendant and are interested in this event, please read Ann Littlefield Coleman's note below. Her e-mail address is: >Rcoleman@cinci.rr.com > >--Glenn Gohr >archives_guy@hotmail.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: rcoleman Rcoleman@cinci.rr.com > >To: LITTLEFIELD-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:17 AM >Subject: [LTFD] Update on Wm Littlefield II's ceremony > > >REVOLUTIONARY WAR MARKER CEREMONIES APRIL 24,2004 >IN REESE CITY, ALABAMA > >As many of you know the first Maryland branch of Littlefields are >William Littlefield and his wife, Rebeckah Lee Littlefield. Their son, >William II, born May 16, 1756, later went on to fight in the >Revolutionary War from SC regiments. > >William II died Oct. 15, 1836 in Reese City, Alabama and is buried at >the top of the hill of the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Don't be >confused, he was not a member there but rather is listed on the >membership rolls of the Old Harmony Baptist Church. His death most >likely occurred when he was visiting his daughter, Mary Littlefield >Burgess who lived across the road from this church. His grave is at the >top of the hill and was the first person to be buried at this cemetery. > In 1836 the church building was at the top of the hill. The Church >building is now at the bottom of the hill next to the road on US 11. > >The Sons of Revolution (SAR) have arranged for a Revolutionary War >Marker to be placed on this William Littlefield's grave. The ceremony >will be Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the cemetery at 2:PM Central Time. > >Directions to the church and cemetery are as follows: >Bethany Baptist Church is located in Reese City, Alabama on US Highway 11. > >Off of Interstate 59 take the Noccalula Falls-Reese City exit. >Turn west and come over one block to US 11. >Take a left on US 11, go about ½ mile and the church is on the right. >You will see the Bethany Baptist Church sign. (Reese City joins >Attalla on the south and Gadsden on the east). > >Incidentally, the Burgess Cemetery was just someone's thoughts given out >a long time ago. There are quite a few members of the Burgess Family >in a section of the early burials but this is not the Burgess Cemetery >and their graves are later than our William's grave. Jehue Littlefield >has at least two children buried close to the top near William's grave. > I visited this place with one of the Burgess descendants of that area >and he had never heard of any cemetery named Burgess Cemetery. > >Ann Littlefield Coleman >Rcoleman@cinci.rr.com > >