Lovell, I have the same line you do. What infromation do you have on Solomon? I am interested in trading infro with you. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Lovell Lee <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 10:14 AM Subject: Re: KANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLA. WHITTINGTONS > I have a Marion "Bud" Andrew Whittington (changed to Whittenton after the > Civil War) as a g-grandfather. He moved from Pike County, Alabama just > after the Civil War to Hamilton, Texas. He took a two Civil War widows > with him, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Stephen Bullard and an aunt, Axah. They > are buried in the cemetery that Marion Whittenton gave land. I have the > line back to Solomon in VA. As I retired to a rather small town in rural > Arkansas (Banana Republic), research is by computer only. I do know that > there was a Whittington castle in England at one time and a Whittington was > mayor of London. > At a cemetery in Pike County, AL are many graves of Whittentons. It is at > a Baptist Church, close to Hilliard's Cross Roads, where there is another > of my Alabama kin. My Hilliard started a Methodist Church and cemetery there. > Interesting about the sudden change in spelling at the end of the Civil War > of Whittington to Whittenton as many were very active in the Southern > Cause. I would like to spend some time in that area again. I ran down > where one Lee was shot and killed in his own corn field by the > Carpetbaggers as to get his land. His widow I must admire as she > physically camped on the court house steps for over two weeks to make the > "law enforcement" get after the killers. Sad, the Carpetbaggers had gone > else where to steal. > I can not offer help for anyone "tree climbing" in LA. For some reason > records there were often burned by the Union Army that controlled LA for so > long. And, I add a comment that I think the records were taken in French > and transferred into some type of English. Good luck Glen. > > At 11:06 AM 12/28/01 -0600, you wrote: > >Glen, > >I will send some of the names to see if we are on the same track. > > > >Solomon and Sarah Lassiter Whittington had five children, Elijah, Sarah, > >Axah, Kenion, and James. James and Mary Alsa (Alsey) Flowers Whittington > >had 12 children, Catherine, Marilda, Maragret, Marion Andrew, Mollie, > >Malcom, Caswell, Calvin, Axey, Mattie, and John Thomas. > >Hope this works. > >Carolyn > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 7:14 PM > >Subject: Re: KANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLA. WHITTINGTONS > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TUWBAIB/657.1.1.1 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > Carolyn, > > > I would be glad to share. What would you want. email me and I will send > >you what you want. How about sending me some of your other names to be sure > >we are talking about the same person. I have Elisha married to Lucenda > >Futch(bn 1818), they had 9 > >children..Martha,Melissa,Mordella,Tobias,Thomas,Ethan(this is my > >line),Leona,Mary Luvina,and Sara Viola.I hope we are talking about the same > >person... > > > Glen > > > > > > > > > ==== WHITTINGTON Mailing List ==== > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > > > http://raogk.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > >==== WHITTINGTON Mailing List ==== > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Whittington Family History HomePages > > http://mykindred.com/whittington > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== WHITTINGTON Mailing List ==== > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Whittington Family History HomePages > http://mykindred.com/whittington > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >