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Alabama Chat--Part IV

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June 11, 2001

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June 11, 2001

<Travis>	The 1870 Winston County is on-line.
<Jerry>	well gang thanks for the chat computer is acting up so I better go for now
<CyberLemon>	niters Jerry
<MizB>	POTTER, Johnathan--PACE,William--COWART, Elihu--MORGAN, John Benton--NICHOLSON, Mary Ann---CAVER, Joel---HOLDRIDGE. John H.---COLEY, Edith. Jackson Co.
<arlenemc>	bye jerry
<Skydancer>	Hi I was raised in Okaloosa Cty.
<Granny>	Be sure and come back again Jerry!
<arlenemc>	any Martins in the bloodline
<MizB>	bye Jerry
<huntsvilleADM>	night, Jerry.
<Jerry>	will try granny
<arlenemc>	they started out in Crenshaw Co
<McIntosh>	My dogs ate my dinner while I was chatting!
<how>	I am going to say goodnight also.
<CyberLemon>	Skydancer, I will email you my specific question about the county
<Skydancer>	Arlene are you the one I know?
<Granny>	Poor McIntosh!
<huntsvilleADM>	You can find transcripts of past chats at http://huntsville.about.com/library/blalchat.htm
<Muriel>	if anyone needs anything from it will be happy to help. have 1860 but not alphed yet.
<huntsvilleADM>	Oh, McIntosh!
<arlenemc>	yes, thought you might not remember me
<Skydancer>	YES.. HI
<arlenemc>	how's it going
<Skydancer>	I have missed seeing you around
<arlenemc>	I'm still out there
<huntsvilleADM>	Why don't we all share our Most Wanted ancestor.......and what you've done so far to find him/her.
<Skydancer>	got a website set up now..www.geocities.com/skydancer_1st
<Granny>	ADM, did last weeks transcripts come up at all? It wouldn't surprise me if the didn't.
<CyberLemon>	made a not of that Skydancer
<huntsvilleADM>	Granny--for some reason there is a problem with About and they can't retrieve the transcripts yet........I'll let you know when I get them and upload them.
<arlenemc>	Most wanted: parents of Melvin ""Berry"" Martin b. 1869 Crenshaw Co. his parents are Neal Martin and Mt Blackmon according to his funeral records
<MizB>	I think Granny and I would like info on the parents of John Benton Morgan
<McIntosh>	DUNCAN MCINTOSH-found land transactions in Monroe Co.Al. Daughter-in-law JULIA ELIZ CATO, born in Dallas co. Need wills, etc.
<huntsvilleADM>	I'm looking for Ben O. SANDERS from Jackson Co......probably is, there's lots of Benjamin SANDERS! I think his father is Elijah SANDERS, but not sure.
<Granny>	ADM, wonder if the storm affected them? It seems to cut off a little before 10 pm, but didn't keep us from chatting.
<Skydancer>	Well I will tell you mine. It is a family I have looked for for 20 years. Martha A. Martin married to Whitson Collins/Collinsworth.
<huntsvilleADM>	Where did you last find her, Sky?
<Granny>	You are right, MizB! I found another group of Morgan's in Rowan County, NC tonight with a child with middle name Malon...wonder if there is a connection. I have to go back as it was time for the chat.
<Skydancer>	On a census..with her Children.
<VickyAL124>	Hollis p. Hudson-b 1813 SC d 1902 Tuscaloosa co AL- Married(1) Emma/Anna/Annie no lastname - m(2) Mary ann Beck 1886- died at oldest daughter house -Parents from MARS? underarock? may of had a sister named Elizabeth he was a justice of the piece
<Skydancer>	1860 I believe
<Muriel>	Anyone know newspapers in Calhoun Co. 1898, Nov and1912 Calhoun
<arlenemc>	what county skydancer
<Skydancer>	I have seen a lots of Becks lately.
<MizB>	Hugh (haven't seen him lately) and I have been looking for the parents of Johnathan Potter, his father's name was Elijah but we have no info about Elijah.
<CyberLemon>	I have a Beck that married a Cowart
<Skydancer>	Tuscaloosa I think..
<VickyAL124>	sky im least triple kin to becks
<arlenemc>	darn, was hoping it would be Montgomery, Crenshaw or Covington
<Skydancer>	I am here with out my info.. my computer crashed and I am having to reinstall all.
<VickyAL124>	I have Mary ann BECK an her family
<Granny>	I think I most want to find out about my great grandparents, Charles Augustus Webb and Florence Morgan. They lived in Langston all their married life and were apparently a big part of the community. Florence moved to Scottsboro after his death and lived the remainder of her life there. I have not been able to find out anything much about them.
<VickyAL124>	I have a Rusha/Rusia/Jerusha beck an her family
<Skydancer>	They came down through those counties.
<huntsvilleADM>	Sky--just list the ones you remember.
<VickyAL124>	an there are Becks tied in to my Jacobs lines
<VickyAL124>	some how
<arlenemc>	into Florida??
<Skydancer>	yes
<arlenemc>	hmm, so did my Martins
* Granny	MOTIONS/sad.gif MizB...still nothing from SC!
<huntsvilleADM>	People will read these transcripts months from now and might have a connection for you........so check the forum for messages to you.
<arlenemc>	are they part Indian
<huntsvilleADM>	http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville
<Skydancer>	They had a son John Wesley Collins/Collinsworth.. Yes Choctaw and Cherokee.
<arlenemc>	Do you have any Blackmon/mans
<Skydancer>	Married Amanda Cook Cherokee.
<Skydancer>	Yes that is my Grandmothers maiden Name.
<arlenemc>	my great grandmother and gg grandmother were both Blackmon
<VickyAL124>	AVERY,BAILEY,ELAM,FULLER,<bibb> HUDSON, HYCHE,HOSMER,HUMPHRYES(allspellings)HICKS,JACOBS, PRICE,TURNER<tuscaloosa> MORGAN,MANESS,SIMMS,WEST,HICKS<wilcox>
<Skydancer>	Henry Bartlett Blackmon?
<Travis>	WINCHESTER, PRUITT in Tuscaloosa County.
<arlenemc>	I don't know can't connect them
<McIntosh>	way to go you two!
<MizB>	POTTER, Johnathan--PACE,William--COWART, Elihu--MORGAN, John Benton--NICHOLSON, Mary Ann---CAVER, Joel---HOLDRIDGE. John H.---COLEY, Edith. Jackson Co.
<huntsvilleADM>	brb
<Travis>	TRAVIS, ROBERTSON, JOHNSTON, NARAMORE, in Jefferson County.
<Skydancer>	I just got a lot of LEE info and they connect somehow to the Blackman I think..
<Granny>	PADGETT, MORGAN, WEBB, HORTON, SNODGRASS, NICHOLSON, McCORD in Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee counties.
<Travis>	WILSON, BARRON, BLEVINS, BROTHERS in Winston & Walker Counties.
<arlenemc>	Martha Blackmon b. abt 1840s and then Annie Blackmon b. abt late 1860s early 70s
<McIntosh>	MCINTOH,CATO,MASSEY AND GRAHAM
<CyberLemon>	MizB, who was the father of your COWART?
<Skydancer>	Lee is supposed to be Creek
<McIntosh>	Know a Gilchrist in Ala?
<MizB>	James Cowart b 1743 in England
<Skydancer>	My email is skydancer@mfi.net
<CyberLemon>	hmmm, have to check...
<Skydancer>	I have it copied
<arlenemc>	mine is arlenemc_2000@yahoo.com or arlenemc03@hotmail.com
<CyberLemon>	mine is CyberLemon@aol.com
* Travis	MOTIONS/happy.gif
<Skydancer>	Now Travis are you the Travis I know?
<MizB>	Elihu b 1793 in NC> Erasmus P. b. 1824 in NC
<Travis>	I don't know. Could be.
<Travis>	My email is traviswil@aol.com
<Skydancer>	have a Cousin Donnie McD
<Granny>	MizB, have you heard from Hugh? He hasn't been here in weeks!
<huntsvilleADM>	Only 8 minutes left in chat (but you can stay longer)......please post any SURNAMES that you forgot from earlier......or any details you left out (for the transcripts).
<CyberLemon>	MizB, where in NC? My COWART line started there as well
<VickyAL124>	AVERY,BAILEY,ELAM,FULLER,<bibb> HUDSON, HYCHE,HOSMER,HUMPHRYES(allspellings)HICKS,JACOBS, PRICE,TURNER<tuscaloosa> MORGAN,MANESS,SIMMS,WEST,HICKS<wilcox>
<VickyAL124>	well will catch all next week I hope really need to get back to working on web pages
<McIntosh>	Does Monroe County have a chat room
<Travis>	I guess I need to go 2. Wife wants me to pick up some more trash before it gets dark.
<CyberLemon>	they have a nice Special Collection area