<Travis> 

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

<hailvester> 

GRANNY, HENAHAR & PISGAH & PAINT ROCK are all on top of SAND MOUNTAIN.

<Travis> 

WINCHESTER, PREWITT in Tuscaloosa County.

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Teach!

<AnnaEly> 

LEMAY, TURNER, and PAYNE, Lawrence county....also along with the PAYNE name, LETSON, and they were came from Halls, Tenn to Lawrence County

<MizB> 

Hi Teach

<Travis> 

Hi Teach.

<CyberLemon> 

welcome Teach

<CyberLemon> 

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

<huntsvilleADM> 

hailvester........is THAT Sand Mt.? My grandfather lived in Paint Rock Valley......I wasn't sure of the mountain's name, though.

<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

<Teach> 

Gud Evening to all

<huntsvilleADM> 

Teach, jump right in and share your surnames with us......

<Granny> 

Eleanor, genpics@iopener.net, is looking for information on Lydia Padgett married to Peter Blackwell. Both died in Jackson Co., AL. Also on the John Graham family in Jackson County, the Middleton Fannin Group who attended Paint Rock Baptist Church. She would appreciate any help you can offer her. She has no computer at night, so for now cannot join the chats.

<Granny> 

Hi Teach...welcome!

<huntsvilleADM> 

Let's do another ROLL CALL and get everyone caught up to date.

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Guest--welcome......

<Granny> 

hailvester...thanks! I always heard Paint Rock called Paint Rock Valley...why would they call it a valley if it is on the mountain???

<Guest773> 

Hi, I didn't mean to be Guest LOL, Linda

<wanda338> 

NESMITH-Lawrence county BOYETT,FAULK,MURPHY,PITTMAN,SUAREZ,VILLAR,

<Granny> 

Hi Guest...Linda!

<MSB> 

I am looking for information on HILL, BRITTON, RIDDLE, BAITES, SLATTON, please e-mail britmjjdb@aol.com with any info.

<Teach> 

Cloud, Shirley, Huddleston, Foshee, Vinson, Peacock, and on and on

<wanda338> 

BOYETT,MABIRE,FAULK,BOYD,MURPHY,PITTMAN,SUAREZ,VILLAR,KEES,-Escambia county

<huntsvilleADM> 

what counties, Teach?

<hailvester> 

JOHN JOHNS, SARAH POORE, JOHN A MORRISON - Randolph Co AL, YES ADM RAINSVILLE, IDER, are also on Sand Mountain.

<AnnaEly> 

LEMAY, TURNER from Lawrence County PAYNE and LETSON originally from Halls, TN then moving to Lawrence County

<Granny> 

Teach...go on and on! Maybe one of them is one we are looking for!

<wanda338> 

I just purchased the CD, Early records of Alabama, Arkansas, and Missippi; but please forgive me I left it at work. I would be glad to look up anything

<Teach> 

Jackson, the best county

<MSB> 

oh mine would be Madison and possibly Jackson

<Georgia> 

PORTER, McELREATH, WHATLEY, MOUNT, CRANFIELD, BRADLEY

<Granny> 

hailvester, do you live in Jackson Co?

<Guest773> 

PRUITT - MONTAGUE - CORN - BATTLE - NANCE - DONALDSON - MORROW - HAMMOND

<Georgia> 

Mobile County - Prichard, Alabama

<Martha> 

ROBERTS Madison County or Jackson County, SULLIVAN of whatever county Birmingham is in

<Travis> 

Martha - That would be Jefferson.

<Granny> 

MizB...are you having trouble with your new server? I have trouble getting things through to you!

<Teach> 

Does anyone on line have access to Jackson County 1870 census

<MSB> 

how do I get a copy of the transcripts?

<Martha> 

Thanks--I didn't remember and couldn't find it fast enough. I'll be happy to work on your grave photo.

<wanda338> 

Martha were any of your SULLIVAN'S from Pensacola??

<Martha> 

I don't think so. Not so far, anyway.

<MizB> 

Wanda do you know if it has early death records? I need a record of an Elijah Potter died between 1850 & 1860 less than 15 yrs old

<huntsvilleADM> 

MSB--the transcripts are posted at http://huntsville.about.com/library/blalchat.htm

<MSB> 

oh ok thank you very much sorry first timer...lol

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Jerry--welcome!

<CyberLemon> 

howdy Jerry

<hailvester> 

GRANNY, No I live in ROME, GA but my mother grew up on Sand MT & her parents had a farm there, where I spent a good bit of time. There is also a FLAT ROCK up there.

<Travis> 

Ji Jerry.

<Granny> 

MSB...we like first timers! May be cousins! :-)

<Granny> 

Hi Jerry...welcome!

<wanda338> 

I just got it Friday, but what I have seen so far, it has just about everything from the mid 1700's thru 1850

<MizB> 

Granny not that I am aware of, I am not getting near as much mail as normal though.

<MSB> 

lol

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, Chica--welcome!

<Chica> 

Hello

<Guest773> 

Anyone have any ideas on slaves / plantations for New Market / Meridian Ville

<Chica> 

Thank you.

<Travis> 

Hi Chica.

<huntsvilleADM> 

Is everyone here for the Alabama genealogy chat?

<wanda338> 

I will be glad to check the name you gave tomorrow and let you know

<Granny> 

hailvester, that is where the Padgett farm was from what I can tell. I hope to get their next spring and check the area out for myself. I have visited Scottsboro many times in my ""younger"" days, but am not familiar with the surrounding areas.

<MSB> 

what plantation would you be looking for?

<Teach> 

yes

<Granny> 

Hi Chica...welcome!

<Guest773> 

MSB: That’s what I am trying to find. I have Af-American's in Madison Co

<Guest773> 

but no ""owners"" yet

<Chica> 

Hi Granny and Travis

<huntsvilleADM> 

Guest--there was Green Lawn Plantation......forgot who owned it, but friends of mine own it now.....it's right on the Parkway.....in Median Ville.

<Granny> 

Hi hoss...glad to have you.

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi, hoss--welcome......

<Travis> 

Hi Hoss.

<MSB> 

cummings owned the Greenlawn Plantation

<Guest773> 

umm... I have MONTAGUE and BATTLE so far

<huntsvilleADM> 

MSB--there's another name, too......OTEY, or something like that....I could look it up.

<Jerry> 

I am searching for LEA/LEE family in DeKlab Co., around 1850

<MSB> 

there was also Otey

<MSB> 

lol

<wanda338> 

Does anyone know any info on the D'OLIVE plantation in Mobile?

<huntsvilleADM> 

Yes, MSB--they were the original owners......

<hailvester> 

Hi ChICA, would like info on your ADAMS, please, GRANNY, I am not familiar w/Padgett Farm. Sorry.

<Jerry> 

opps should be DeKalb

<Granny> 

hailvester...it may have been nearer Holly Tree...that

<huntsvilleADM> 

You people who just came in.......please share your SURNAMES with us.....and the Alabama counties you are researching.......

<Guest773> 

you know what, I think my NANCE family had an OTEY person in there

<MSB> 

In my diary that I am working on there is a Mrs. Battle mentioned along with a Dr. Burke John Ford

<Guest773> 

household in the 1870 census

<wanda338> 

Also a Greenwood plantation? I think it was in Mobile also.

<Granny> 

opps...hailvester...Holly tree is not on the mountain too is it?

<huntsvilleADM> 

Guest--my friends own it (Heeschens--it's for sale right now!) and they have a diary from the OTEY lady........

<Jerry> 

I also have a Mirah/Myra BALLARD I would like to find data for her husband

<CyberLemon> 

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

<hailvester> 

GRANNY, not to my knowledge.

<Teach> 

Jordan Peacock in 1870

<MSB> 

wow that would be neat to read

<Guest773> 

I wonder if the Otey family had wills left I can look at copies of, or

<Granny> 

PADGETT, MORGAN, WEBB, HORTON, SNODGRASS, NICHOLSON, McCORD, THOMPSON, BRIDGES in Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties. Email at granny1463@yahoo.com.

<Guest773> 

plantation day books

<Travis> 

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

<Travis> 

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

<Travis> 

WINCHESTER, PREWITT in Tuscaloosa County.

<wanda338> 

NESMITH-Lawrence county BOYETT,FAULK,MURPHY,PITTMAN,SUAREZ,VILLAR,

<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

<huntsvilleADM> 

Actually--the people who own it, don't live in it now.....but they sell antiques in it and have a little display of old pictures, the diary, and some other stuff from the OTEY family.

<wanda338> 

BOYETT,MABIRE,FAULK,BOYD,MURPHY,PITTMAN,SUAREZ,VILLAR,KEES,-Escambia county

<Guest773> 

Hunts: they owned slaves I assuming ?

<MizB> 

ebowers@sbcglobal.net

<Guest773> 

I have PRUITT , Travis, where is your family from ?

<huntsvilleADM> 

Guest, email me and I'll give you the present owner's email: huntsville2@home.com

<Guest773> 

great ! :)

<MSB> 

I can remember when Mrs. Cummings still lived there adm I went with my grandfather to see her in that house it was beautiful

<wanda338> 

D'OLIVE-Mobile and ESCAMBIA county

<hailvester> 

WILLIAM F, JOHN HENRY & THOMAS JAMES ADAMS - Cherokee, DeKa;b, & JACKSON cos.

<huntsvilleADM> 

Yes, Guest--plus I think some relatives (not sure, black or white) live in a little house in back of the plantation.

<huntsvilleADM> 

I wish _I_ could buy it.....it's a Scarlett O’Hara house!

<MSB> 

there were several kids that I went to school with they were a few years older than me but their last name was Otey

* Granny 

MOTIONS/playful.gif ADM...then could we all come see you?

<hailvester> 

WELDON G, WILLIAM CLARENCE & GREEN BERRY HESTER - CHEROKEE co area

<Travis> 

Guest, My Prewitts (or maybe Pruitt consists of one Mary Polly Pruitt who was born in 1811 in TN, and married Willoughby Winchester in Tuscaloosa County, and they had 16 children.

<Guest773> 

There are allot of african-amer Otey's on the census too

<Jerry> 

I have some data on lots of DeKalb Co families at my website

<huntsvilleADM> 

Sure, Travis.....I'd put on a hoop skirt dress and wave to all the traffic on N. Parkway!

<Jerry> 

http://members.aol.com/JerryS4605/family/index.htm

<Martha> 

hailvester, where is Cherokee co in relation to Madison co?

<Guest773> 

Travis: I have a Mack PRUITT and Angeline BATTLE, but they lived in

<Guest773> 

New Market, Madison Co

<huntsvilleADM> 

If anyone in here is NOT on my private chat reminder list, just send me an email and I'll add you: huntsville2@home.com

<AnnaEly> 

Well I must go for tonight. See everyone in a couple of weeks or so.

<wanda338> 

goodnite anna

<Travis> 

Nite, Anna.

<AnnaEly> 

Nite All!

<MizB> 

nite Anna

<CyberLemon> 

nite Ely

<MSB> 

nite

<Guest773> 

hunts: I am, just as lball3466

<huntsvilleADM> 

Guess, my ggf owned 9 slaves.....but he was a lawyer and lived in town......not on a plantation. Some day I want to see if I can locate them!

<hailvester> 

MARTHA - CHEROKEE CO IS next to CALHOUN, ETOWAH and borders on GA line, across from FLOYD CO.

<Jerry> 

Martha Cherokee Co is north east of Madison co near the GA line close to Chattanooga CO GA

<Travis> 

ADM, were you ever able to look at Mark Grace's web site that I sent you the URL for????

<Guest773> 

I found a Alfred PRUIT who was a plantation owner

<Granny> 

Eleanor, genpics@iopener.net, looking for PADGETT, BLACKWELL, GRAHAM, MIDDLETON, FANNIN mainly in Jackson County. Also information on Paint Rock Baptist Church, and an old cemetery that was destroyed by loggers in Jackson County. She would appreciate hearing from anyone with information.

<Guest773> 

plantation, I meant

<CyberLemon> 

my Cowarts owned several slaves and had a plantation in Pike County

<Martha> 

hailvester, I am also looking for Berry..

<huntsvilleADM> 

Travis.....no--I'm soooooo busy right now with Christmas stories......I never have time for my own research!