Hi, If you're going to be out of town during the holidays, please remember to unsub from any mail lists and then resub when you return. It's not necessary, or advised, to let the list know of any travel plans. When you return, you can check the list archives to see what you missed http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Likewise, if you change servers, please unsub your old e-mail address and then resub the new one. I've been getting some bounces lately from some listmembers who have not done that. As always, if you have any problems related to the mail lists, please let me know. Happy Holidays to all, Gail gailwbrown@bigfoot.com

It's been quiet lately - guess everyone is busy with holiday preparations. Anyone with an interest in Confederate Research might be interested in this - One of the formost research centers for the Conferacy in the country is located on the campus of Hill County Junior College. They have a web site at: http://www.texashf.org/publications/sum96/scrapbook9607.html The center is currently closed for remodeling, but the Confederate records have been sent to the Dallas Public Library http://www.lib.ci.dallas.tx.us/home.htm Gail Harrison County mail listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm

Hello fellow rooters, I recently got my gggrandpa's death certificate, thanks to the ladies at the address below. I thought this might help somebody else who is up against a brick wall like I was. They can help people who can't go to Texas to research. Here is the address of the site. I hope it will help somebody. Happy hunting!!.........Jean http://www.imagin.net/~tracers Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://personal.lycos.com

Hello fellow rooters, I recently got my gggrandpa's death certificate, thanks to the ladies at the address below. I thought this might help somebody else who is up against a brick wall like I was. They can help people who can't go to Texas to research. Here is the address of the site. I hope it will help somebody. Happy hunting!!.........Jean http://www.imagin.net/~tracers Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://personal.lycos.com

-----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth A. Jones <panjones@odin.beau.lib.la.us> To: gailwbrown@bigfoot.com <gailwbrown@bigfoot.com> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 9:34 AM Subject: Jackson Family Search >Gail, I've been on your mailing list for some time and decided to post my >query. My ggggrandfather, HIRAM ANDREW JACKSON b. 25 Jan 1818 in >Spartanburg, SC; m. CATHERINE HARVEY HANNA 19 July 1846 in Carrollton, AL. >They moved to Arleston, TX before 1873; HIRAM d in Panola Co. >1903;CATHERINE d. there in 1900, both buried in the Woodley Cemetery. >HIRAM'S granddaughter, Myrtie Olga Jackson, married Robert Wingate Haynes >and lived in Marshall.I have been unable to find the Jacksons in Panola Co. >and they may have lived in Harrison Co. because Arleston was on the >Panola/Harrison County line. Would certainly appreciate ANY help. Thanks >for your work in making this possible. > >

My line in Harrison Co. is ...HALL, settled in HALLSville area...in 1800's 1. Mildred I Hall Ray 1926-(lives in Longview) 2. John T Hall Sr. 1882-1979 m. Tessie Raye Page 1905 (John Page - Mary Tincher) 3. Mont Jefferson Hall 1854-1929 m Isabelle Clemantine Black in 1877 Theodore Black-Jane Hamiter) 4. John Bryan Hall 1821-1909 b TN m. 1.Mary Henderson, 2, Lucinda Cain 5. William Wakefield Hall 1779-1854 m Pamela Emily Shropshire 1816 in TN. Known as "Big Bill", he and son John Bryan were primary characters in book "Hell Raisin' Hall's of Texas". Rumored his mother may have named CROSS, possibly her father was named Macklin CROSS. Can trace line no further...any help would bw appreciated. Any help would be appreciated!!!!!!! Thanks James David Ray HALL,RAY

Has anyone ever heard of a Autrey or Autry family being in this area? Andrea

If you would like to get some good, healthy exercise and you either live in Harrison County or can get there, why not update a cemetery listing for the Harrison County webpage? Currently, the following cemetery listings are available, just waiting for someone to update them: Blocker Champion Concord Elysian Fields Hightower Marshall City Nesbitt Scottsville Woodlawn Yates Memorial If you would be willing to undertake updating one of these cemetery listings, please email me and I will tell you where and how to print out a listing that you can take to the cemetery and update. It is great exercise, and a real help to those searching for ancestors in the Harrison County area who cannot get there. So, if you have found records on the internet that were helpful to you and you can take on a cemetery, you will be repaying what you gained. What goes around comes around! Look forward to hearing from anyone who can help out! Bruce C. Cook AKA "Rusty" bccook@nh.ultranet.com

John - I've been very busy with a new job this summer, so haven't had much chance to work on the cemetery project. Just wondered where you stood? When you have a chance, why don't you go ahead and send me whatever you have on Piney Cemetery, even if it is now complete. Send it however is easiest for you.... email, snailmail, whatever. All the best, Rusty On Tuesday, June 30, 1998 4:05 PM, JLowery000@aol.com [SMTP:JLowery000@aol.com] wrote: > Hey Bruce---I knew I would be hearing from you soon. Here is an update as to > were I am in the process. I have downloaded the file and have done the first > walk through of the cemetery. I had my wife and two teens helping me and we > finished quickly. BUT--it came time for me to get busy and I have almost no > time right now but hope to get back on it soon. I have most of the changes > typed in...If you want them I could send them and then send the additions > later. Your call my friend. > > Sorry to take so long, I wasn't planning on having to go back to work before I > finished the survey, but that is the way things happen in the real world.. > Talk to you later...John > > > ==== TXHARRISON Mailing List ==== > When you return from vacation, you may resubscribe by sending a message > to TXHARRISON-L-request@rootsweb.com with just the word > subscribe > >

Cathy - I haven't had much time to work on the Harrison Co cemetery project in the past couple of months. Just trying to get caught up with where we stand at the moment. How are you coming with Greenwood Cemetery? Any help I can give you? Look forward to hearing from you when you have a moment. Rusty On Monday, June 08, 1998 7:20 PM, Cathy Carter [SMTP:ccarter@prysm.net] wrote: > Gail, > David & I are still "plugging away" on the Greenwood Cemetery, as time > allows. I have about 500 hundred names entered in to my database thus far. > (We hope to have it done before the turn of the century!!). ------------------------cut------------

-----Original Message----- From: Gary Bostick <bostick1@airmail.net> To: Gail Brown <rexbrown@prysm.net> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Roll Call >I'll throw my name in the hat for the Roll Call. Researching anyone by >the name of CARRINGTON. 4 brothers came west from GA--Perry, Harrison W, >JMD, and Daniel. They all served in the Civil War out of Harrison Co w. >exception of Daniel who served in ARK before coming to Harrison Co. >My mystery man is Harrison W Carrington who married ELIZABETH COX. They >had children, paid taxes until 1878, owned land (haven't been able to >find any deeds), and either died or removed... >Descendants of Harrison W. Carrington (b: 1818 Madison Co, GA)& was >still living in Sept 1870 Harrison Co, TX) m. Elizabeth "Betsy" N. COX >(b: 1828 GA; m: 14 December 1841 Harris Co, GA (she would be 13 if >birthdate is correct); death unknown. Burial of both unknown >Children: >1.Mary Jane Carrington b: 1843, m.James Carroll CRAVER; m: 13 September >1870 Harrison Co, TX; Book 6, pg 274 d: Abt. 1900 Jack Co, TX; bur. >south of Bryson, TX >2.Myron Carrington; b: 1845; m. __ FRY--totally has disappeared from >records! >3. James H. Carrington; b: 1847 Georgia; d: 01 July 1879 Harrison Co, TX >mortality schedule on 1880 census; m. Elizabeth GAGE of Upshur Co, TX; >b: Abt. 1857 Upshur Co, TX; m: 20 January 1877 Upshur Co, TX Marriage >Book C pg 192; d: Abt. 1879 Harrison Co, TX between Jan 1, 1878 & May 1, >1879--need to learn burial place and info of her death. Family says >wagon accident. James & Elizabeth had 1 child, an orphan at age 2 when >James died. She was my ggm Lockey Carrington; b. 1878. >4.Elizabeth Sandra Knight "Missy" Carrington; b: 28 October 1849 GA; d: >13 February 1889 childbirth; m. George Albert McPHAIL,Sr; b: 05 March >1852; m: 05 October 1879 Harrison Co, TX; d: 17 February 1931 acc to >dau, Jennie's Bible >5. Augustus Carrington; b: 1852 GA; totally disappears from records 6. >Mahala Carrington; b: 1856 GA; totally disappears from records >7. William Carrington; b: 1858 Marshall P.O., Harrison Co, TX; m. >Louana P. Izora Carrington (his first cousin!) <Father: Daniel >Carrington & Mother: Mary Ann Weldon>; b: 12 October 1866 TX; acc to >Parents' Bible; m: 15 July 1888 Upshur Co, TX;d: 01 March 1900 acc to >Parents' Bible; dead by 1900 census > >Would love to learn what happened to parents above and children Myron, >James, Augustus & Mahala! >Submitted by Darla Bostick 2101 Woodbrook Denton, TX 76205 >e-mail Bostick1@airmail.net >

Reneé, COPPEDGE is one of my husband's lines, but nothing in what I have mentions your Thomas Oliver. I can tell you that this family (my husband's, anyway) came from England to Tidewater Virginia/Maryland 17th century, to Tennessee , to Upshur Co. Texas 1850s. I have a couple of Coppedge contacts - if you're interested, let me know by private e-mail. Also, please visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/harrison.htm and post a query at the Query Forum link. You can also do a global search for the name there and perhaps find other people researching the same name. Gail -----Original Message----- From: RF1961@aol.com <RF1961@aol.com> To: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com <TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 7:41 PM Subject: COPPEDGE FAMILY >I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE IN HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS ON >THOMAS OLIVER COPPEDGE BORN IN HARRISON COUNTY 4-5-1861. I WOULD LIKE TO NO >LOVE TO KNOW WHO HIS PARENTS WERE AND IF THERE WERE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS. >I HAVE COME TO A STAND STILL WITH THOMAS OLIVER COPPEDGE. I HAVE FOUND THAT >HE MOVED TO HOPKINS COUNTY AS A SMALL BOY AND LATER MARRIED JUANITA FOGEL >7-20-1882. PLEASE PLEASE !!! SOME ONE HELP. ANY HELP WILL BE GRATELY >APPRECIATED >THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS! >RENEE' ROBERTS FIELDS > > >==== TXHARRISON Mailing List ==== >This list is set to reply to the sender. If your message is of general interest, please select "reply to all". Personal messages should be sent only to the sender. >

I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE IN HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS ON THOMAS OLIVER COPPEDGE BORN IN HARRISON COUNTY 4-5-1861. I WOULD LIKE TO NO LOVE TO KNOW WHO HIS PARENTS WERE AND IF THERE WERE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS. I HAVE COME TO A STAND STILL WITH THOMAS OLIVER COPPEDGE. I HAVE FOUND THAT HE MOVED TO HOPKINS COUNTY AS A SMALL BOY AND LATER MARRIED JUANITA FOGEL 7-20-1882. PLEASE PLEASE !!! SOME ONE HELP. ANY HELP WILL BE GRATELY APPRECIATED THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS! RENEE' ROBERTS FIELDS

Greetings, I am descended from Nathan Alexander SMITH and his wife Martha (Patty) AMONETTE (also spelled Amenite, Amonet or Amminett). Here are some details: Colonel Nathan SMITH Sr b. 25 nov 1789 Amherst Co., VA d. abt 1863 Woodlawn, Harrison Co., TX Father: Sargent John Smith Sr. (1754-1841) Mother: Mary Whitehead (1756-1817) Martha (Patty) AMONETTE b. abt 1790 Madison Co., AL d. bef 1839 Huntsville, AL Father: John AMONETTE (1753-1833, Revolutionary War veteran) Mother: Bathesheba ROGERS Children with Martha: Colonel Gideon SMITH Sr (1815-1892, my ancestor) Travis SMITH (b 1826) Elbridge E. SMITH (1819-1840) Dr. John Calvin SMITH (1823-1884) Betsey SMITH (b abt 1815) Children with Francis Martin Burton ANDERSON (b abt 1815) Nathan Alexander SMITH Jr. (b abt 1842) Loda SMITH (b abt 1843) Francis SMITH (b abt 1845) Any help would be appreciated! Eric Eric Lee Smith docsmith@ix.netcom.com

News from the Harrison County Genealogical Society - I went to the meeting yesterday, to hear the talk by Reed Matthews, President of the Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association. He drew a laugh or two, when he talked about this "hobby" we have, and its inherent curiosity. We bother people we don't know, we visit people we don't know, we travel all across the country (maybe around the world), and some of us send a lot of e-mail to people we don't know. We walk the stacks in libraries, hoping to find just the book that has ALL our family in it! Reed also talked a lot about how far this medium has come, since it all broke loose in 95-96, and how the Internet makes the world smaller. And there's a new book available from the museum - Jimmy and Patsy Oliphant's new _Harrison County Consolidated Roll of Scholastic Census - 1912_, $22.00. For more information go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/hcgensoc.htm And I finally uploaded selected articles from the September issue of the HCGS newsletter. As usual, there is a lot of terrific information, and you just might find the names of some of your ancestors there. One of our list members submitted an article about her Gorman family reunion; there's a narrative about the trip that Kimberly and Ruth Briggs took this summer, through 5 states in 6 days; and I wrote a piece on the new computer in the museum. Edna Sorber is the editor, and she welcomes any articles dealing with Harrison County history or genealogy. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/hcgs4.htm Of course, the best thing is to join the Genealogical Society, so you can have your own complete newsletter, mailed to your house. It's good to see some action on the list, and I hope you've found some connections with the names that have been posted lately. Remember that this list, as all lists at Rootsweb, are archived and searchable. Go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Have a good week! Gail

Gail, I am not sure if I am sending this to you or everyone, but here goes. My surnames for Harrison Co. are: Van Wert, Hanks, Strength, Uden, Crouse and Jordan. On my wife's side: Starr, Hart and Hughes. My great grandfather Van Wert came to Harrison Co after the civil war from Louisiana where he married a Heath. Before that he was in S.Car. and was born in N.Y. My Hanks line came from N. Car. and married an Uden. I think Jordan who married a Hanks(my grandfathers sister) may have also come from N. Car. but not at all sure. My maternal grandmother was an Uden. I believe the Uden's came from Germany to Harrison Co. around the 1850's. My grandfather(Van Wert) was born in Marshall and married a Strength. The Strength's came from Little Rock around the 1870's or 1880's and before that were from Georgia. The Starr's moved to Marshall from Nacogdoches in the 1870's. My wife's grandmother married a Hart who was from Marshall but I don't know when the Hart's first arrived or from where they came. My wife's mother married a Hughes who was from Marion Co. A lot of open ended info. If anyone has anything to help tie it down I would appreciate the help. Jerry Van Wert

Seeking additional info or in someone having knowledge of the following people living in Harleton, Harrison Co, TX by 1860. Benjamin Franklin WILSON b Dec 1826 in GA and d __?__ in Harleton (proablay buried in Piney Cemetery off of 208). He married first: Emily LAWERNCE b abt 1827 in GA and d aft 1864 in Harleton (also probably buried in Piney Cemetery). They had the following children: Benjamin C. b abt 1849 in AL and md Kitty Whitehead Thomas J. b abt 1851 in AL and md Mandy Newman James M. b 1855 in AL, d 1927 and md Martha Alexander John Frank b 25 Apr 1856 in AL, d 1 Jan 1914 and md (1st) Sissy Newman, (2nd) ??? Steel. Robert M. 30 June 1859 in TX, 20 Nov 1941 In TX, and md Annie Farr George Henry b 14 Feb 1861 in TX, 3 Apr 1912 in TX and md Lenny Craig Wilsy W. b abt 1864 and md Delia Oney. B.F. married 2nd Sarah Adline COLEMAN b 11 May 1844 in AL and died 10 Dec 1935 in Harleton (she is buried in Piney Cemetery). Their children are as follows: Martha Ann b 1867 in TX and md Henry Lawrence. Sidney b 1870 Nora Eugenia b 18 Apr 1872 in TX and d 10 Mar 1954 in TX (Did not marry) Theodosia b 12 dec 1874 in TX and d 16 Mar 1946 in TX (did not marry) Ward T. b abt 1876 and md Alma Wood Joe Abe b 26 Dec 1877, d 25 Jan 1946 and marrried Mellie Myrtice FRIED in Jan 1934. Cammie b 3 dec 1886 in TX, d 27 Apr 1933 and md Louis Locker. As you can see I have some info and would like to fill in the blanks. Any help would be appreciated. This is my wifes family and Joe Abe is her direct line back to B.F. Thanks in advance and good luck and good hunting in your researches. John Lowery ps...Bruce email me---i need to talk to you.

My family search includes: Lewis Montgomery Fisher B. 11/11/1827 in NC D. 4/9/1885 in Harrison Co. Married Elizabeth Boothe Oconnell B. 2/15/1833 Montgomery, Al D. 4/11/1895 Alexander Johnson McClaran B. 5/5/1816 Williams Co TN D. 10/5/1870 in Harrison Co Married Margaret Jane Fisher B. 11/29/1821 in AL or NC D. 3/24/1899 in Harrison Co David Franklin McClaran B. 9/1/1843 in Fayette Co TN D. 7/31/1923 in Harrison Co Married Clara Frances Higgins B. 6/1/1849 in SC D. 6/20/1891 in Harrison Co David Franklin McCarty B. 7/1/1810 om Maury Co TN D. 5/24/1889 in Harrison Co Married Amanda Fitzellan Leavell B. 3/20/1820 in Clarke Co AL D. 5/18/1892 in Harrison Co Henry Cargill B. 11/14/1818 Anderson Co SC D. 12/16/1895 in Harrison Co Married Rebecca Ann Akin B. 11/26/1832 Limestone Co AL D. 7/31/1914 in Harrison Co Other lines feeding in to these are Anderson/Whaley/Hightower/Young/Jones/Hester/Graves and Ellis. Any help would be appreciated. Sue Ellis Ware

-----Original Message----- From: Ryan / Pam Walker <rpwalker@crcom.net> To: Gail Brown <rexbrown@prysm.net> Date: Friday, October 02, 1998 8:20 PM Subject: Re: Harrison Co. Roll Call >I tried to send this to the list, but it hasn't shown up, so I'll >include it in this post to you. Thanks > >Subject: > Re: Roll Call - PATTON > Date: > Wed, 30 Sep 1998 08:55:34 -0500 > From: > Ryan / Pam Walker <rpwalker@crcom.net> > To: > TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com > References: > 1 > > > > >My line in Harrison County is James PATTON-Hannah LUM. They were there >before 1850, as Hannah PATTON is listed in the census as the head of >household. Their whole family moved from MS to TX. Their daughters >married names were GAINS, HENLEY, and EAGAN. Their sons married >Elizabeth HARRISON, Cassandra HOLLAND, and Anna Eliza Blackmore. I do >not know the burial locations of any of these, but think most of them >must be in the county. I know Mary Ann EAGAN's obit was in the 'Texas >Republican on August 9, 1856. > >Thanks for any help, Ryan Walker >

Gang: Just curious - I had many deaths occurring between 1860 and 1865 in the Powelltown/Jonesville/Concord area for my family. Most were women and young children. Was there any particular epidemic that anyone is aware of in Harrison County during that time period? Trip