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Alabama Chat--Part I

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January 28, 2002

<huntsvilleADM> 

Let's do a ROLL CALL.....list your SURNAMES (all caps please, easier to read) and the counties in Alabama that you are researching.......

<MizB> 

seems a lot of people had a problem last week

<huntsvilleADM> 

cricket--I thought you'd been on before.....but maybe that was ANOTHER cricket!

<LucyD> 

I was too late last week. This is my 1st time as well.

<MizB> 

POTTER, Johnathan--PACE, William --COWART, Elihu --MORGAN, John Benton--NICHOLSON, Mary Ann---CAVER, Joel---HOLDRIDGE. John H. ---COLEY, Edith. Jackson Co.

<alazia> 

My surnames include Gwin, Wilson, Basset/Bassett, Adair, Bell, Blevins, Bryan, Burdine, Cheeseman, Flynn, and about 30 others

<MrShoe> 

SHOEMAKER STREET HAMIC YORK

<Travis> 

TRAVIS,ROBERTSON, JOHNSTON, NARAMORE, LAGRONE in Jefferson County.

<Travis> 

WINCHESTER, PREWITT in Tuscaloosa County.

<Skydancer> 

What BRYANS are you looking for?

<huntsvilleADM> 

DILL, DREGER, EVANS, SPRAGUE, McGILL--Madison Co.

<LucyD> 

SMITH/INGRAM in AL came from Russell Co. AL: and spread to east TX.

<huntsvilleADM> 

SANDERS, HALL, EVANS, COX, LINDSEY--Jackson Co.

<Thressa> 

BEDINGFIELD, Limestone/Lauderdale, HALBERT,

<Travis> 

WILSON, BARRON, BROTHERS, BLEVINS, CALVERT in Winston & Walker Counties.

<LucyD> 

Anyone knows of Uchee AL?

<MrShoe> 

ADM, did any of your Evans end up in Calhoun Co, AR?

<caltransient> 

CRYER>Morgan>Madison>Limestone///POWELL>Jefferson>shelby

<cricket> 

JONES,FOSHEE,MCKINNEY/BIBB, Jefferson

<huntsvilleADM> 

Please remember to address people by name when asking or answering a question--so we can keep messages straight.

<Travis> 

Hi Granny

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Granny!

<Granny> 

Hi Travis...everyone! Looks like a good crowd tonight!

<MizB> 

Travis did you see alazia had Blevins too

<MrShoe> 

huntsvilleADM, my question addressed to ADM above was for you.

<huntsvilleADM> 

MrShoe--I have EVANS on both sides of my family--I don't know that any ended up in AR......did any of yours stop by AL?

<Thressa> 

I have the book ""Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County, Alabama"" and will do lookups if needed

<MizB> 

Hi Granny

<Skydancer> 

Martin,BLACKMAN,SWEENEY, MORGAN, EARLEY,COLLINS/COLLINSWORTH,GAINEY,GARRETT,Adkison,NICHOLS,for a few.

<Travis> 

MizB, - No, I didn't see that. I

<alazia> 

I'm trying to tie in the Bryan/Wilson connection to my Wilsons. Please go to http:www.

<Skydancer> 

HI GRANNY

<huntsvilleADM> 

MrShoe--one of my EVANS was in Limestone Co., too

<alazia> 

www.zianet.com/jmcdgwin/genealogyhomepage.htm

<Granny> 

Hi MizB! :-)

<LucyD> 

Does anyone know of SMITHs in Montgomery AL?

<MrShoe> 

I'm primarily researching Shoemakers in Limestone & Madison Co, I'm not sure about Evans in AL. but a Evans married a Shoemaker ancestor in AR.

<huntsvilleADM> 

Remember, as new people enter to post your info again because they can't see what was posted before they came in.

<Travis> 

Alazia - Where are your people located??

<Granny> 

Hi Skydancer! Glad you're here! :-)

<MizB> 

Alazia who are your Blevins

<Thressa> 

MrShoe: Did you have any BEDINGFIELDs married into your SHOEMAKER line?

<huntsvilleADM> 

If you miss something tonight, you can read the transcript later here: http://huntsville.about.com/library/blalchat.htm

<Granny> 

PADGETT, MORGAN, WEBB, HORTON, SNODGRASS, NICHOLSON, McCORD, THOMPSON, BRIDGES, in Jackson County

<MizB> 

POTTER, Johnathan--PACE, William --COWART, Elihu --MORGAN, John Benton--NICHOLSON, Mary Ann---CAVER, Joel---HOLDRIDGE. John H. ---COLEY, Edith. Jackson Co.

<alazia> 

My GWINs entered the state at the outset in Cahaba--1816--and they met all the others there.

<LucyD> 

SMITH/INGRAM Russell Co. AL to east TX.

<Thressa> 

Lucy: where in East TX?

<LucyD> 

Carthage TX bordering LA

<alazia> 

Chesley Gwin married a widow Blevins in Dallas Co area, MizB...

<huntsvilleADM> 

NOTE: If you have genealogy books, CD's, or other info and would do lookups for people, please let us know.

<Thressa> 

Lucy: Got any in VanZandt, Kaufman or Hunt counties?

<MrShoe> 

John W Evans was born 9 Mar 1846, not sure where, but married Martha Shoemaker in Calhoun Co, AR 5 Sep 1878

<Travis> 

Alazia - I have lots of Wilsons - That's my name - Travis Wilson.

<huntsvilleADM> 

I have the Marriages of Jackson County....and the Maple Hill Cemetery book for Huntsville/Madison Co.

<Thressa> 

I have ""Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County""

<alazia> 

My Vardamans entered through Randolph/Clay/Coosa Counties...Edwy himself, and all his re--descendants...

<MizB> 

Granny any new Morgan info

<LucyD> 

Thressa: I may have had someone send me something about the VanZandt counties. I'll have to look that up.

<huntsvilleADM> 

I have lots of Alabama genealogy sources on this website, plus a lot of personal Alabama genealogy sites listed there: http://huntsville.about.com/cs/genealogy1/index.htm

<MrShoe> 

Thressa- No, no Bedingfields.

<Thressa> 

Lucy: My BEDINGFIELDs moved there from Limestone/Lauderdale county

<huntsvilleADM> 

Thressa--what towns would your cemetery book cover?

<Thressa> 

MrShoe: ok--I have a stray Shoemaker in my line.

<alazia> 

Travis, my earliest Wilsons are two brothers, Nathaniel Burdine Wilson and Ezekiel Burdine Wilson.

<Thressa> 

ADM: it covers the Rogersville, Oliver, Florence area

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, hailvester--welcome!

<huntsvilleADM> 

ok, thanks, Thressa....

<MizB> 

Hi hailvester

<MrShoe> 

Thressa- send him to me, I'll adopt him! :-)

<Travis> 

Alazia - Doesn't sound like mine. My Wilsons start with my gggrandfather, Thomas Wilson who moved to Ala from SC in 1836.

<hailvester> 

Hello everyone!

<caltransient> 

Travis this is one of my WILSONS//James M. Wilson/Willson was in the War of 1812

<Trailbacker> 

Hello, This is my first visit. My lines and MCGLOUN/MCGLAWN/MCGLON/RILEY/BAGGETT/HENNEGAR

<Granny> 

PADGETT (William John Bryson); McCORD (Mary Ann, wife of WJB Padgett); MORGAN (John Malon, son of John Benton); NICHOLSON (Mary Ann, wife of John Malon Morgan); HORTON (Maggie Louella, wife of David Anderson Padgett); SNODGRASS (wife of John Malon Morgan); WEBB (Charles Augustus m. dau of John Malon Morgan...Florence Morgan); THOMPSON (Daniel A. m. Matilda Elizabeth Padgett); BRIDGES (Elizabeth ""Betsy"" m. Nehemiah Padgett) Jac [msg continues in 20 secs]

<Thressa> 

MrShoe: OK--you have to take my BEDINGFIELD, too, tho!

<huntsvilleADM> 

NOTE: these chats are recorded. Someone may read them a year from now and want to get a hold of you. They are instructed to post a message to you in the forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville

<alazia> 

How do you get this chat to accept pastes so I don't have to type in every surname again?

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Guest.....

<Granny> 

kson County [msg complete]

<Granny> 

MizB..afraid nothing new on the Morgan’s...how about with you?

<MrShoe> 

Lol. What Shoemaker do you have?

<huntsvilleADM> 

alazia--I think you have too big a message.......try smaller.

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Rayangelo--welcome.....

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