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Alabama Chat--Part 6

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March 10 , 2002

<JTM> 

I just found out about this chat at 7:55 this evening.

<cynthia625> 

Have too many reference books/cds to list. But if anyone needs something looked up let me know. I do have the book on early AL landowners and a book on Lawrence Co landowners.

<bluejay> 

Anyone have Garris around Florence,  Al or Leroy,  Washington,  Al

<vickyAL> 

Robertson Colony /marlin/falls CO/mcclennan/reisel/eastland co TX/Houston TX

<vickyAL> 

for maness blue

<Granny> 

Not me,  bluejay. You should list all your surnames,  counties and your email address (if you're comfortable with that) so that people who read the transcripts can contact you too.

<Karen> 

Cynthia,  all I know is my mother's grandfather was Joe McCarley

<bluejay> 

Garris,  Adams,  Hightower,  Nall(e),  Graves,  Hibbard,  Rowell chgeagle@yahoo.com

<Granny> 

PADGETT,  MORGAN,  WEBB,  HORTON,  SNODGRASS,  NICHOLSON/NICKOLSON,  McCORD,  THOMPSON,  BRIDGES,  TRIBBLE in Jackson County. Email granny1463@yahoo.com

<cynthia625> 

Karen,  the McCarley's are from Lauderdale Co. Have been in contact with Troy because he has Chandler's in his line. He has lots of McCarley info.

<Travis> 

Where were your Graves,  BlueJay?

<huntsvilleADM> 

JTM,  we meet here every Monday day at 9 pm Eastern; 8 pm Central....a different mixture of people every time. You can find past chat transcripts at: http://huntsville.about.com/library/blalchat.htm

<Travis> 

BlueJay - Are you aware of the huge Graves Family web page???

<JTM> 

Bye,  I'll check again next week..

<vickyAL> 

my MANESS came from Scotland to PA to NC AL TX

<Travis> 

Bye - JTM - Come back to see us...

* Granny 

MOTIONS/happy.gif Bye JTM...hope you will join us again!

<bluejay> 

Rev Samuel Graves was in Three Creeks,  Union,  Ar his dau Mary Lacy Graves-means Greeve or overseer-m. Robert Henry Adams

<huntsvilleADM> 

nite,  JTM.

<Sallygirl> 

O.K. not familiar enough with my MANNESS connection to know which ones went to TX. My SIMS with one M supposedly was married to two different Maners sisters. (Cannot find marriage info on either) My great grandmother was married to Charlie Sims and she died when she was 23 and he then was supposed to have married a younger sister named Glen who was 11 years younger. The Maners name had changed several times and they were from [msg continues in 20 secs]

<bluejay> 

The Adams came from SC to Tn To Al to Bolding,  Union,  Ar both families were preachers.

<Travis> 

BlueJay - Mine were in DeKalb County,  but some of them went to Arkansas,  probably just before the Civil War.

<Sallygirl> 

NC [msg complete]

<bluejay> 

Ok,  Travis I have a ton of Adams who were in DeKalb Co., and spread out from there. We probably have some of the same.

<JTM> 

OK,  huntsvilleADM Thank you...bye all have fun!!

<MizB> 

POTTER,  Johnathan----PACE,  William (father of Eliza) ----COWARD/T,  Elihu (father of Erasmus)-----MORGAN,  John B. (father of James Adkins)----NICHOLSON/NICKOLSON,  Mary Ann----HOLDRIDGE,  John H. (father of John Henry)-----JACKSON,  Martha Adlade----COLEY,  John S. (father of Edith)-----CAVER,  Joel (father of Harriett Ann E.) from Jackson ,  Randolph,  DeKalb and Talladega Counties ewbowers@cox.net

<vickyAL> 

sally well maness, Morgan, Sheffield, champion, simms/simms/ seemed to marry each other over an over so no telling

<vickyAL> 

an if one family moved the others did too

<Anna> 

Granny,  where are your Webb's from? My mother went to school with some in Town Creek,  and my Dad's sister married a Webb and they live in Moulton

<Sallygirl> 

True....Have you found the same with name changes in the Maness,  Maners,  Maynard,  Manard etc.?

<Travis> 

BlueJay - The Graves Family web page is www.gravesfa.com,  and it has tons of information on many,  many Graves families. If you aren't familiar with it,  you should take a look.

<huntsvilleADM> 

brb

<Granny> 

Anna,  my Webbs came from NC to GA to Jackson County,  AL. They all came from Robert G. Webb in Rutherford County,  NC. There were 15 children,  and they ended up all over the South. Several other branches of the same family were in different areas of AL

<bluejay> 

Thanks Travis,  I will try the Graves web page.

<vickyAL> 

mines always been maness so far but I think I’m to the point they changed from mcmaness or macmanus or some variation of the name

<vickyAL> 

there are WEBBS in bibb co AL that connect to me

<Travis> 

BlueJay - If you have any trouble with it,  email me and I will send you a link.

<Travis> 

BlueJay - My Graves descend from John Graves who married Betty Beesonm daughter of Captain Edward Beeson of Blount County who fought in the Rev War.

<Travis> 

Oops - Betty Beeson.

<vickyAL> 

ok I must go have fun

<Granny> 

vicky,  Anna,  I have a booklet with over 1000 of my Webb line in it,  including all the lines of the 15 children.

<Travis> 

Nite,  Vicky.

<vickyAL> 

there are WEBBS in bibb co AL that connect to me

<vickyAL> 

granny neat

<Granny> 

Night vicky...glad you were here!

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