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Alabama Chat--Part I

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October 29, 2001

<Tombstone> 

Miz B...I am still on Nancy Morgan

<huntsvilleADM> 

Let's do a ROLL CALL--list the SURNAMES you are researching along with the counties in Alabama.

<MizB> 

Hi Cyber still nothing from the funeral homes still looking

<MizB> 

Refresh my memory Tombstone?

<MizB> 

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

<CyberLemon> 

Thanks MizB

<huntsvilleADM> 

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

<CyberLemon> 

KING, GATEWOOD, EHLERT/ELLIOTT, SWINNEY, COWARD/COWART, Benjamin Franklin JOHNSON in CONECUH, BUTLER, COVINGTON, ESCAMBIA, PIKE, DALE and COFFEE Counties

<huntsvilleADM> 

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

<Tombstone> 

Morgan, Davis, Bouldin, Roden, Naylor, Welborn..DeKalb Co., Winston Co.

<huntsvilleADM> 

Daz--are you here for the genealogy chat?

<Tombstone> 

Miz B...I know John Benton has a Nancy..My Nancy born 1822.

<Daz> 

HOWTON in Jefferson Co

<Daz> 

yes

<huntsvilleADM> 

OK--just didn't see you answer before.

<huntsvilleADM> 

If anyone has genealogy books for lookups, please let us know.

<Daz> 

I was arguing with my key board

<Daz> 

seem to be having a problem with it

* huntsvilleADM 

(Plays Sound: laugh.wav) laugh

<CyberLemon> 

Historical Atlas of Alabama - Historical Locations and Cemeteries, both by County

<MizB> 

John Benton's Nancy was born in 1836 in Wills Valley, Al

<huntsvilleADM> 

I have the Marriages of Jackson Co. (2 books)

<MizB> 

Daz who's winning??

<huntsvilleADM> 

and Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville)

<Daz> 

not sure

<huntsvilleADM> 

hey, Granny!

<CyberLemon> 

woops

<Charlie> 

MCCUTCHEN, COTTON, HUNTER, HIGGINS, KENNAMER Jackson County, Alabama

<Tombstone> 

I have ""Ten Thousand Plunketts"" and ""Gone to Alabama"" (Gilbreath)

<Granny> 

!

<CyberLemon> 

wb Granny

<huntsvilleADM> 

Tombstone--do those books cover certain counties?

<huntsvilleADM> 

wb, Granny.......stick awhile.......

<Granny> 

Hi everyone! Am I on or not??

<MizB> 

Hi! Granny

<Tombstone> 

Hi Granny...I made it..like my name.

<huntsvilleADM> 

you're on, Granny.

<Granny> 

Hi Tombstone!

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, marfa!

<Granny> 

Hi marfa...welcome!

<CyberLemon> 

hi marfa

<Granny> 

Hi MizB...hope westy comes tonight!

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Don--welcome.

<Granny> 

Hi Don...welcome!

<marfa> 

Hi to everyone

<huntsvilleADM> 

anyone have trouble logging on tonight?

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Travis!

<Granny> 

Hi Travis...glad you're here!

<marfa> 

Hi Travis

<Don> 

Hi Marfa, and Granny, I think I Know you two...Don

<marfa> 

Hi Don

<Granny> 

How, Don?

<CyberLemon> 

hi Travis

<MizB> 

I have Robert Casey's book Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families I think these families are related to nearly everyone in Jackson Co.,AL.

<CyberLemon> 

Travis

<Tombstone> 

Hi Marfa, Don

<CyberLemon> 

I had a hiccup logging on, but nothing serious

<Tombstone> 

Anyone have Welborn in Winston or Lawrence Counties.

<MizB> 

Hi Don

<Granny> 

Cyber...glad it is nothing serious!

* huntsvilleADM 

MOTIONS/playful.gif MizB, I think so, too!

<huntsvilleADM> 

oops, we lost Travis!

<Granny> 

Tombstone...like your name...can't make a connection with who tough.

<CyberLemon> 

LOL Granny

<Don> 

Hi MizB and Tombstone, and CyberLemon...I too had a hard time, but I am getting dumber with age

<Granny> 

Oops...that is supposed to be though!

<Tombstone> 

Granny..Maggie aka Tombstone

<Granny> 

Me too, Don!

<Granny> 

Great Maggie...Tombstone! Glad you could make it!

<huntsvilleADM> 

Let's share our SURNAMES again......and counties you're researching.

<MizB> 

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

<Daz> 

HOWTON in JEFFERSON Co.

<Charlie> 

MCCUTCHEN, LARKIN, COTTON, HUNTER, HIGGINS, KENNAMER Jackson County, Alabama

<Granny> 

PADGETT, HORTON, MORGAN, WEBB, SNODGRASS, McCORD in Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee counties.

<huntsvilleADM> 

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

<Don> 

Logan, Clements, Moseley, Hunt Bibb Co.,

<marfa> 

RICHARDSON,CARPENTER,TURMAN,LOGAN,LIVELY,HALES, HALEY in Greene, Pickens, Lamar, and Jefferson

<huntsvilleADM> 

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

<CyberLemon> 

KING, GATEWOOD, EHLERT/ELLIOTT, SWINNEY, COWARD/COWART, Benjamin Franklin JOHNSON in CONECUH, BUTLER, COVINGTON, ESCAMBIA, PIKE, DALE and COFFEE Counties

<Granny> 

ADM...I really struck gold last week when westy was here! We are second cousins, and have mutual relatives from three lines! We have been corresponding all week!

<Tombstone> 

NAYLOR, WELBORN - Winston PLUNKETT, RODEN, DAVIS, MORGAN, JOHNSON, NAYLOR DeKalb Co.

<huntsvilleADM> 

Wonderful, Granny! Persistence pays off, huh?

<CyberLemon> 

that’s great granny

<Don> 

Marfa, are you in the Lydia Logan (or Andrew Prynn Logan group?

<Granny> 

Yep, ADM...and I almost didn't come as I had such a bad headache!

<CyberLemon> 

I have a cousin in Orlando, a junior in HS, I am helping to get him started

<Tombstone> 

Granny..I hope I can connect my Morgan family..

<CyberLemon> 

he is chasing a Newman in Washington State

<Granny> 

That's nice Cyber...wish I had started that early!

<MizB> 

And since she is also from Morgan that makes Westy my kin also

<marfa> 

Don, I had a Richardson to marry a Logan.

<CyberLemon> 

yea, me too

<Granny> 

MizB...guess it pays to stick with this chat group, doesn't it?

<MizB> 

Granny, I got another quilt in this afternoon

<Daz> 

Does one have to register to be in here?

<marfa> 

Hi Kathy

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Kathy--welcome!

<Granny> 

MizB...you are something else! I still haven't worked on Hunters.

<MizB> 

Yes Granny think so.

<CyberLemon> 

and he has all my experience and the internet to help him

<Kathy> 

Hi all

<Granny> 

Hi Kathy...welcome!

<huntsvilleADM> 

Please share your SURNAMES, Kathy.

<Kathy> 

Thank you

<MizB> 

Hi Kathy

<Tombstone> 

Hi Kathy

<Don> 

Marfa, can you tell me any thing about the Logan, married the Richardson?

<Granny> 

Tombstone, list the Morgan names that you know.

<huntsvilleADM> 

wb, Travis!

<Granny> 

wb Travis2

<MizB> 

Hi Travis2

<Granny> 

Poor Travis!

<CyberLemon> 

howdy Travis

<Granny> 

Hi Margie...welcome!

<MizB> 

we need some glue tonight

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Margie--welcome.

<CyberLemon> 

hi Margie

<Granny> 

Looks that way, MizB!

<Don> 

Why Glue? to keep the page from moving so fast?

<marfa> 

Don I know it was Mattie Logan, daughter of James Kelly Richardson and Mammie Hall. I do know that Mattie and her husband died in Tampa Fla

<huntsvilleADM> 

Please repeat your surnames as new people enter the room--they can't see what you posted before they entered.

<Granny> 

PADGETT, HORTON, MORGAN, WEBB, SNODGRASS, McCORD, THOMPSON, BRIDGES in Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties.

<Granny> 

Glue to keep Travis in, Don!

* MizB 

(Plays Sound: laugh.wav) no so the people can stick with us

<Margie> 

I am new to the chat room. Surnames are BOWLES, LEE AND SMITH.

<Granny> 

Good point, MizB!

<Kathy> 

Hubbard, Spinks, Livingston, Abel, Edmonson, Coley, Richardson, Long, Igo, Manus

<Granny> 

Margie...we are a friendly group...hope we can help you some!

<MizB> 

Kathy who is your Coley

<CyberLemon> 

KING, GATEWOOD, EHLERT/ELLIOTT, SWINNEY, COWARD/COWART, Benjamin Franklin JOHNSON in CONECUH, BUTLER, COVINGTON, ESCAMBIA, PIKE, DALE and COFFEE Counties

<Granny> 

wb Travis4!!! Hope you can stay awhile!

<huntsvilleADM> 

welcome, Margie......would you like to be on my private email list for a chat reminder? If so, just send me an email at huntsville2@home.com

<marfa> 

Kathy, what Richardson are you searching?

<Travis4> 

Hey, Did I finally make it????

<CyberLemon> 

... and Travis is back

<Kathy> 

Mary Elizabeth Coley who married Barney Hubbard

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Travis--maybe 4 will be your lucky number!

<marfa> 

Hi again Travis

<Granny> 

Now we've lost Tombstone! MizB, she is looking for a Morgan connection!

<Don> 

Looks like Travis took four tries to get with us...

<MizB> 

Kathy do you know anything about her

<Margie> 

Thanks you, but I am already on the list

<Granny> 

wb Tombstone...glad you returned!

<Tombstone> 

I just know Nancy Margaret Morgan for sure. born 1822, SC. married Iverson Isaiah Davis, DeKalb Co., lived in Duck Springs and on Sand Mountain.

<huntsvilleADM> 

NOTE: If you're leaving voluntarily <grin>, please let us know ahead of time, then wait a few moments in case someone has a last minute message for you!

<marfa> 

Hi Tombstone

<huntsvilleADM> 

wb, Tombstone.

<Tombstone> 

Thanks...got knocked off...

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