Fayette County, Alabama

~ January-February 1998 ~
Fayette County Genealogical Society

Joe Stegall  Tue, 06 Jan 1998 00:55:41
I am trying to contact the Fayette County Genealogical Society.  Can you help me with an address?  Thanks.  Joe Stegall ~ Demopolis, AL



RICE • NALLS • McCOLLUM • GLASCOT

Linda Armstead Wed, 07 Jan 1998 08:47:55
My name is Linda Armstead.  I was born and raised in Bazemore, Alabama.  I went to school at West Highland School in Fayette.  I have been researching my family history.  It becomes very difficult when your family was slaves.  I have been trying to determine what farm my family came from and who was the slave master.  My grandfather's name was Marshall Rice and lived in Palestine.  My grandmother's name was Anaky Nalls Rice, and she also grew up in Palestine.  Since they were born during slavery, I have not been able to go back any further.  I was common that slaves took the name of their master.  Do you have any info on any Nalls or Rices?

My other set of Grandparents were Eben "Babe" McCollum born and raised in Bazemore, and my grandmother, Adeline Glascot McCollum.  I am not sure where Adeline came from since she was a Cherokee Indian.  Any knowledge you have would be appreciated.



WATKINS

Craig Scott Watkins Sat, 10 Jan 1998 02:07:34
My ggg-grandfather Howell Andrew Watkins was born in Fayette Co. on December 25, 1843.  His father Howell Nathan "Malcomb" Watkins had lived there for many years prior.  What do I need to do to have name added and where did your
reference re: Watkins being one of first settlers come from?



GUIN

Janie Sat, 10 Jan 1998 20:22:39
I am researching the members of the GUIN families of Fayette County, Alabama.  I will be glad to share information.
BERRY

Janeva K. Bailey  Sun, 11 Jan 1998 17:39:25
Here are two generations of a family who lived in Fayette Co, AL, as adults before the Civil War.  I didn't see any of them on your list.  There are also several other families who married into this one.  I hope you can use this [see William Berry family at Fayette County Family Records].  I have a webpage that includes these families and ancestors and descendants. If you go to http://www.creativewoodworking.com [Not valid as of 09 Aug 2003].  Scroll down and click on the link to Janeva's genealogy page then the report of ancestors of Lloyd Alfred Schrimpf, it has these Berrys and more.  ["Janeva's genealogy page" address as of 09 Aug 2003 http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/i/Janeva-K-Bailey/index.html]  If you'd like to add it to your county page that would be fine
Published 1870 & 1880 U.S. Censuses

Monya Havekost Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:18:08
Can you tell me if the 1870 and 1880 Fayette Censuses have been published?  If so, can you direct me to a good resource for purchasing them?  Thank you very much,  Monya Havekost ~ Columbia, SC



MORTON

R. Morton Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:12:15
I am seeking info on James B. MORTON.  Moved to AL Prior to 1825.  Had a daughter in Fayette Co. ca 1825.  Started  Morton's Mill near Vernon, Lamar Co. in 1850.  Occupations: Doctor/Physician, attorney, Justice of the Peace (Fayette or Marion Co.  Any source info would be appreciated.



8th Alabama Cavalry

David Slay Wed, 14 Jan 1998 21:56:01
I am conducting research on the 8th Alabama Cavalry.  Men from Fayette County served in this unit.  If any of your relatives were in this unit please contact me and we can exchange information.  Thank you.



CRUM • EUBAND

M. Crum Sun, 18 Jan 1998 15:39:59
Seeking information on Alexander Crum, son of David Crum & Nancy, born in Jefferson Co. Al.  He married a Mary Euband; his brothers were Godfrey, Benjamin, Eli and David Matthew.
JONES • GAINES

John Pannell  Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:51:06
FRANCES ANN ELIZEBETH JONES was my gggrandmother, born 9 April 1832 and died 10 April 1891, buried in Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Hill, Corona, Walker Co., AL.  She was married to George Shipp Gaines.  According to his obituary, published in the Mountain Eagle, Jasper, AL. She was born in Fayette County.  I do not know who any of her family was.  We have history on the Gaines, Pendleton, Strother and Gravlee branches of the family, but absolutely none on the Jones branch.  Do you have her listed in your Jones genealogy or can you provide a possible link?  I live in Gadsden, but am a native of Walker County.  Any info will be very much appreciated.  If I can reciprocate any info I'll be happy to do so.  C.M. Pannell
BLACK • BARTON • HIGGINS • ODEN • WOLFE

John Pannell  Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:54:53
I did not say so in my previous e-mail ... you have done a great job with the Fayette County Homepage.  I have found other info for my cousin who is researching Black, Barton, Higgins, Oden and Wolfe.  C.M. Pannell



LIVINGSTONE • DALTON

Dianna Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:21:32
Seeking information on William F. LIVINGSTONE b abt 1810 in TN who married Ann L. DALTON born abt 1811 in TN.  Have children's names.  One was Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Livingstone who was born abt 1839 in Fayette Co, AL.  Have a little more info on family website: A Southern & Swedish Family Tree



HYDER (HIDER) • NICHOLS

Keith and Patricia Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:15:12
Seeking information on the Samuel B. Hyder and Polly Ann Nichols Hyder (Hider in the 1880 AL Census) Family.  The marriage produced twelve children including my Grand Mother Arvy Ada Hyder born 13 Jun 1889 in Covin AL.  Believe the Nichols and Hider Families were volunteers in CSA.  Hope you can help.  My Thanks, Patricia Burkhalter Curtis



HARVELL • HICKS • PRICE • ALLMAN

Sandy Cooper Mon, 02 Feb 1998 11:42:28
My mother, Juanice HARVELL Sandy was born in Fayette, AL, in 1925.  Her parents were Rube HARVELL (b. 11/1894 in AL) and Lona HICKS Harvell (b. 3/1894 in AL).  Lona Hicks's parents were Columbus (Lumb) HICKS (b. 1874 or 75 in AL) and Elizabeth PRICE Hicks -- DOB and place unknown.  Rube's parents were George HARVELL (b. 1872) and Sarah Alice ALLMAN (b. 10/1869).  I have reason to believe that all of the above mentioned likely lived in the Fayette area at some time in the past.  My g.grandparents, Lumb and Lizzy HICKS, lived in Beach Grove, AL while I was growing up in Cullman, AL, from 1942-1954, when I moved to Oregon.  My grandmother, Lona Hicks Harvell, talked about Fayette and the area of  "Black Bottom."  Does anyone know WHERE Black Bottom is located?  Will gladly share info I have with anyone researching these names.  Thanks.  "Sandy" Cooper in Oregon



Fayette County Links

Links Director Thu, 05 Feb 1998 22:01:03
We have placed a link to your USGenWeb County page for Fayette County, AL on our site at:
     <http://www.lineagesnet.com/rooms/usa/AL/FayetteCounty.html>

We would appreciate a reciprocal link to our site, and suggest that you might link to one of the following pages:
     <http://www.lineagesnet.com/>
     <http://www.lineagesnet.com/rooms/usa/state.asp?StateCode=AL>
     <http://www.lineagesnet.com/rooms/usa/AL/FayetteCounty.html>

We would appreciate it if you would notify us if you link to our site, and what page (or pages) you've linked to, so that we can notify you if the URL for the page changes.  Finally, we would appreciate hearing from you if your USGenWeb page address (URL) changes.  Thank you.  Links Director, Lineages, Inc.
HARRIS • WILLIAMS

Charles Harris Fri, 06 Feb 1998 14:53:38
Can someone check the marriage records for 1901-1903 for Henry D. Harris and Dena Williams.  Dena was from Townley, Walker County, AL.  Thanks in advance for your help.  Charlie ~ Birmingham, AL
MADDOX • BAGWELL • SMITH
Friendship Baptist Church

Maxine Alcorn Sat, 07 Feb 1998 14:33:40
Need parents of Lawson Maddox b. 1784 in Maryland.  His wife was Bethsheba Bagwell, daughter of Frederick Bagwell, a Revolutionary War soldier from Wake Co., NC.

Is there a Friendship Baptist Church in Fayetta Co. AL?

Need parents of James Henry Smith born about 1845 in Fayette Co. ALA.  Family tradition says his father was Alfred Smith.  James Henry Smith fought in the 8th AL in the Civil War.  He came to Milam Co. Texas.  He applied and received a Confederate pension from the State of Texas.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!



DOBBS

Joseph H. Dobbs Sun, 08 Feb 1998 15:08:34
We have a home page with information on some Dobbs families who lived in Fayette County.  We would like to link to your "Family Histories of Fayette County Alabama" [now Fayette County Family Records].  We have an old Dobbs family picture we would like to include in the link similar to the Mize and Johnson family links.  Please let us know what we need to do to establish the link.  Thank you, Joe and Anne Dobbs
26th Alabama Infantry • WAKEFIELD

Tod L. Molesworth Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:05:03
Am trying to put a muster list of the 26th Alabama together.  This is like a needle in a haystack.  Most of the 26th soldiers were from Fayette County as well as Marion.  I see in the 1860 Census of Fayette that a Benjamin Wakefield and James Monroe Wakefield both served in the CSA, but there is no regiment listed.  Benjamin died in Virginia.  Would anyone know what regiment they served in?   If it's the 26th, then please let me know.
REED • McCLUNG

CathalLyn Wed, 11 Feb 1998 22:01:30
Anyone researching these family lines?

1830 Census - Fayette Co., AL
NAME
 MALES
 FEMALES
Reed,  Joseph <5(2),5-10(1),10-15(1}40-50(1) <5(1), 40-50(1)

1840 Census - Fayette Co., AL
NAME
 MALES
 FEMALES
Reed,  Joseph 5-10(1),10-15(1),15-20(1),50-60(1) 5-10(1),10-15(2),15-20(1) 40-50(1)
Reed, Moses
<5(2),5-10(1),10-15(2)40-50(1) <5(2),40-50(1)
Reed, Jonas 20-30(1) 15-20(1)

1850 Census - Fayette Co., AL

Reed, Elery       Female          60            GA
        , Wiley      son                16            AL

Reed, Joseph           M           26             TN
        , Lucinda          F            26            NC
        , William R.     M             8             AL
        , Nancy            F             6             AL
        , Elizabeth        F              4             AL
        , James            M             1             AL
 
Reed, Nanthaniel     M            24             AL
        , Saphrona       F             24             SC
        , James F.        M              6             AL
        , Josiah            M              4             AL
        , Mavela          F               1             AL
 
Reed, William R.        M            22             AL
        , Sharlotte           F             21             AL
        , Susan               F               1             AL

Reed, Jonas               M            35             TN
        , Matildah           F            26             SC
        , Helen                F              9             AL
        , Robert B.         M             7             AL
        , Angeline            F             5             AL
        , Lubice               F              4             AL

1860 Census - Fayette Co., AL
 
McClung, L.M.           M            45             AL
              ,Matilda         F             38             SC
              , Martha         F            17             AL
              , Ann              F            12             AL
              , Edward        M           11             AL
              , Franklin       M            10             AL
 
Reed, Robert               M            18
        , Angeline            F             17
        , Lutica                F             13
        , Emily                 F             11
        , Rilah                 M              9             AL

I am a descendant.  Please contact.



ALFAYETT Mail List

Monya Havekost Wed, 11 Feb 1998 22:03:55
I am the listowner for the new Fayette Co. AL mailing list <ALFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com>.

I received the message below from John Fuller, who you probably know has a great site listing genealogy resources which I've used many times.  He has offered to publicize the new list on his site and several others and, with your permission, would provide a link to your Fayette Co. web page.

I would like my e-mail list to be included at the web sites.  If you would like a link to your Fayette Co. page, please let him know by e-mailing:  John Fuller

Hi Monya:

I see that you have started the ALFAYETT mailing list and would like to include an entry for it in the Genealogy Resources on the Internet file that I coauthor with Chris Gaunt.  This file is a rather well-known compilation of genealogy-related resources that includes sites for mailing lists, FTP, newsgroups, Telnet, Gopher, WWW, and email.  You can access the file at http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html
 
If you are interested in having your list included in the file (free of course!), I propose the following entry which is in the format I have been using for other county lists on rootsweb (corrections gratefully accepted including the correct URL for your web page).  BTW, if you don't own the Fayette County web page, you would need to get permission from the owner to include the link or modify the entry by deleting reference to the web page.
 
ALFAYETT.  A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Fayette County, Alabama.  Interested individuals may want to check out the Fayette County ALGenWeb page.

Mailing address for postings is alfayett-l@rootsweb.com.  To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to alfayett-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or alfayett-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
 
FYI, the entries on my web pages are considered to be the "official" descriptions of genealogy mailing lists.  Once we agree on an entry for your list, I will send it to Karen Isaacson (RootsWeb), Cyndi Howells, and Vicki Lindsay so they can add the information to their web pages.  This way you get advertising on the four sites that really count ... and they are all consistent.  It also saves you the time and trouble of writing to them. I will also post the entry to the NEW-GENLIST mailing list to provide additional exposure.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
John Fuller <johnf14246@aol.com>
Coauthor of Genealogy Resources on the Internet
     http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html
Link to Channel Islands researchers around the world
     http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/ci.html



Marriage Records

Betty Sparks Hickman Thu, 12 Feb 1998 13:16:59
I have several marriage dates of my GreatGrand parents and greatuncles.  I have copies of the licienses, they were before 1900. Would you add them to the list if I send you the dates or do you want copies? 

The marriages are as follows.  They all are my Grand and GreatGrand Parents.  Married in Fayette County:

Carroll Sparks
Francis Siimmons --- Jan.13, 1868 --- By John G. Willingham JP

Carroll Sparks
Minerva Kidd --- March 9, 1878 --- R. Allen Smith

Winfield Scott Sparks
Josephine "Babe" Tyner --- March 14, 1894 --- By W.W. Olive

George R. Tyner
Rhody Ann Papazan --- Nov. 11, 1869 --- By W.L. Jones

Thanks a bunch for all your hard work.  Betty Sparks Hickman ~ Toomsuba, MS
DUNN

Wanda Losee  Tue, 17 Feb 1998 14:14:38
Hi, my name is Wanda.  I am a descendant of the Dunn family.  Most of them were from Centerville, TN.  However, my grandfather Jasper moved to Alabama near Birmingham.  My dad, also Jasper or JT was born there.  Perhaps if you
find something interesting, we can share info.  Thanks.
BLANKENSHIP • WHITE • GLADDEN • BEST

Jo Ann Johnson  Sat, 21 Feb 1998 18:41:2
 If you have information on these families, please contact me.



CURETON

Glenn Allen Sun, 22 Feb 1998 07:09:32
I am looking for any information and the burial place of Bolin CURETON, born abt 1755, died in Fayette County 1830-40. We think he was buried at the Boley Springs cemetery in NE Fayette Co. AL.

I have visited Boley Springs cemetery and I did not find Boley's grave.  There were many unmarked graves there but I have no way of knowing if he was buried in one of them

You have a very nice page.  Thanks, Glenn Allen, email url http://www.rootsweb.com/~alwinsto/
BOONE • CANNON • CHAPPELL • JOHNSTON

Susan Boone Mickey Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:48:49
Bravo!  You have done a beautiful job with the Fayette Co page!  Congrats!  I had not visited the sight in some time (in fact, my link was no longer valid and I had to update it) and was surprised and excited to see all of the changes and all of the information which has been posted.  What a wonderful resource for those of us with deep roots in Fayette Co.

My father was born and raised in Berry and his family lines include Boone, Cannon, Chappell, Johnston and others.  I did notice that Miles Chappell is not listed among the early settlers.  Miles and his wife Priscilla settled in Fayette Co about 1822, moving there from Tennessee, and lived there for over 60 years until ill health forced them to move to their daughter's home in Tuscaloosa Co.  Miles was a pensioner of the War of 1812.  They raised a family of 13 children, many of whom remained in Fayette Co.  I have transcribed copies of a wonderful series of articles written by Sharlene McGee Stough and published in the "Winding Trails" column of the Fayette County Broadcaster in 1981.  It gives the entire genealogy of Miles' & Priscilla's family down through their grandchildren as well as Miles' descent from Thomas Chappell who immigrated to Virginia in 1635.  Also included is a great little piece about Miles' & Priscilla's ongoing fight of 38 years with the government over Miles' War of 1812 pension.  I found the orginals of these in a vertical file at the Birmingham Public Library about 15 years ago.  I made photocopies, of course, but they did not copy very well so I have since transcribed them.  I would love to locate better copies of the originals as well as any other columns which may have been published later. (There is a little "teaser" at the end of the last article which says "in the future this column will present stories on many of these descended families such as the Whitsons, Johnsons, Davises, Stanleys....").  If you can offer any suggestions as to where I might write to or look for copies of the Broadcaster I would sincerely appreciate it.  Keep up the GREAT work!  Let me know if I can help in anyway.  God Bless
Susan Boone Mickey ~ Bradenton FL



Marion County Link

J.W. Johnson Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:34:44
I have a new URL for the Marion County Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~almarion/marion1.htm.  Please update your link...& thanks !
RIGGINS • GREEN

Glen B. Nicholas Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:47:51
Looking for burial place for Emlia RIGGINS Green b @ 1816 in Bibb Co, AL.  She was married to Andrew Shular Green and some one said she was buried at Winfield that was in Fayette or Marion Co, AL.  Thanks.



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