Greene County Alabama Queries 2006

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25 December 2006 ROBERTS/LYLES

I am researching the following:

David Roberts born Chester SC married Martha Lyles born Chester SC
According to the 1850 Greene Co Census they were in Greene Co.
They do not appear in the 1840 or 1860 census. Looking for any information available,


Also Researching
Thomas Lyles, Jr. Born abt 1809 Chester SC married Jane Hill about 1841, Greene Co, AL
In the 1840 Greene Co Census, there is a Capt Thomas Lyles ---

Berry Roberts and family also listed in the 1840 Greene Co AL Census. Berry's Wife Sarah (Sally) was a Lyles.

Notes:
David Roberts and Berry Roberts were cousins.
Martha Lyles, Thomas Lyles and the wife of Berry Roberts, Sarah Lyles Roberts, were siblings.

Would like to contact others researching the Roberts/Lyles lines.
Thanks,
Frankie Brandt [fbrandt1220@charter.net]

3 December 2006

In the late 40's and early 50's I lived in Green County on a farm named Strawberry Hill. It was
close to Forkland. I was wondering if the old one room school house was still standing in Forkland
and were there any pictures?
thanks

Pete Stackhouse
gpstack@hiwaay.net

29 November 2006 WILSON

I am looking for info on Wilson family from whom my G G Grandmother came from in Greene County. She was Rebecca and married Michael Harrington in 1946. Michael was from Ireland, and one source said they eloped. Rebecca was born in 1829. She was of some Indian blood. They ended up in Jasper, Co. and is buried there. Jo Beth McGilbra, 11420 Highway 16 E, Philadelphia, MS 39350. My phone # is 601-656-5518.

29 November 2006

I wanted to send you a link to post on your county site. It is a genealogy volunteer site called Genealogy LookUp Forum. It is a web site of volunteers who will do various types of look ups in many states such as Birth, Death, Census, Cemetery, Marriage, and obituaries. The site is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genealogylookup/

Thank you,

Georgia
 

29 November 2006 LITTLE

My name is Aiesha Little and I’m doing an African American genealogy search for Littles in Greene County, particularly in or around Pleasant Ridge. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Aiesha Little [ALittle@cintimag.emmis.com]

19 November 2006 DUNLAP

Who were Robert, Martha and Sarah Dunlap? Sarah was the first wife of Moses Hubbard. Her tombstone states she was the daughter of Robert and Martha Dunlap born in April of 1821. She is buried next to James Dunlap in Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw AL who might be her grandfather. Sarah died 29 Aug 1839 at the age of 18 years and 4 months. Moses next married Rebecca Bell in May 1842 in Greene County. He had a son George Hubbard. Research shows Moses' father was Ichobod Hubbard. His grandfather was Phillip Hubbard. Despite all of this information, I do not know who Robert, Martha Dunlap and Sarah were.

Kay Dunlap Boyd, mkdb1405@aol.com

18 November 2006 EVANS Family History

A recent update of the John and Robert Evans (ca. 1630s) and related New England families manuscript has been donated to the NH Historical Society Library on Park Street in Concord. Included are notes of historical interest as well as the families.

Contributions of information will be greatly accepted into this 30 year ongoing project and very much appreciated.

Any library or individual wanting a copy at cost ($45.00) including shipping or ($35.00) email copy, please contact Bill Copeley at the NH Historical Society Library or reply to this email to the author directly.

Thanks much.

Dr. Richard C. Evans, Sr. (Dick)
63 Emerald Street, Suite 403
Keene, NH 03431
Former member of NH Gen
Current member of NH Historical Society

drdick@dr.com

4 October 2006 WILSON/HARRINGTON

I am looking for information on Rebecca Wilson of Greene Co who married Michael Harrington and eventually lived in Jasper Co, MS. They were my G G Grandparents. We have always been told she was Indian. My husband's ancestors were Creek Indians from Ala. also.

Jo Beth McGilbra, Philadelphia, MS

Jmcgilbra@wmconnect.com

26 September 2006 STONE

William H. H. STONE (middle name is Harrison) b. Mar 13, 1814, Greenville Dist. SC, d. July 14, 1835 21y 4 mos., Greene Co. AL– 2nd son of Bannister Stone, Esq., buried Bigbee Cemetery, AKA White Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Greene County, Alabama. Found this info and wanted to share.

8 Sep 2006 RICHARDSON
I live in Mississippi and I'm descended from William Rice Richardson (1814-1857) who is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. I visited this cemetery some 15 or 16 years ago. From your website I see that new markers have been erected over the graves of some of my ancestors, William Rice Richardson included. I'd like to find out who took the trouble and expense to do this so I can thank them for their wonderful effort.

Sincerely,

Douglas Richardson [douric@netdoor.com]

30 Aug 2006 BOWMAN/WALLACE

Eliza C. Wallace is buried in Mesopotamia (Oak Hill) Cemetery in Eutaw. She was a great great grandmother of mine, born Eliza C. Bowman, Sept. 18, 1825 in Philadelphia. Her husband, Col. James S. Wallace is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY. I would like to know the names of her parents?

Sincerely, Susan Bookless [bookless_sp@hotmail.com]
 

28 Aug 2006 HILL/THORNTON
Looking for someone to research records in the county court house regarding Green Hill & wife Obedience (Thornton). There should be a probate of his estate after he died in 1830. There should be some records where Obedience is selling some cattle or other personal property before she left there in 1833 coming to Texas.

Ray-Linda Meurer [rmuerer@yahoo.com]
 

22 Aug 2006 POE
I want to locate information on Thomas Cummings Poe in Greene County AL. He is my Great-Great Grandfather. From my family Bible he died in his residence called Middlebook. From the information I find on the web, He acquired ~480 acres of land in Tuscaloosa or Greene Counties between 1820 and his death. He was married to Maria Tinker in Greensboro on 6/21/1854. Thomas and Maria had 4 children, William Thomas, Sally Poe who married Matt Moore, Susan Croom who married William Youngblood Dill, and Sara Walker Poe who married Wallace Hill. I would like to find the location of the properties he acquired and some personal information such as his occupation, etc.

Lee Poe [leepoe@mindspring.com]

03 August 2006 HINTON

Greetings from an old Warhorse
Tracking*** "HINTON" ROOTS *** NORTH CAROLINA TO ALABAMA.
LOOKING FOR ANY*** "HINTON" *** FAMILY CONNECTIONS- Between "GREENE", "TUSCALOOSA', & "PICKENS COUNTY", AL With the*** "JOHN-((b. 1715) & GRIZZELE (KIMBROUGH) - HINTONS" ***in the "JOHNSTON/ WAKE", NORTH CAROLINA areas.
We are Descended from- "JOHN HINTON-(b.NC- circa 1790-1843)-[JOC0, NC]. FATHER UNKNOWN??????
(1)- First ALABAMA RECORD- Marriage in "TUSCALOOSA COUNTY"-----1823----
(2)- Second " " - MEMBERS OF THE ** "OLD SARDIS CHURCH" **some old family Intel says that they were MARRIED @ THE ** "OLD SARDIS CHURCH" **, (pos. Buried there???)---DO YOU KNOW WHERE IS USED TO BE...RECORDS???

Any Light you might shed on the above, or any Direction, would be greatly appreciated; we will share what little we have-(as we are NEW at this).

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
SIMPER FI
Ayers, B. J. [X2BAYERS@southernco.com]

1 August 2006 UNDERWOOD

I am currently researching the Underwood family and particularly, Andrew Jackson Underwood (b. 1815-d.1893) the brother of Nimrod T. Underwood (b. 1820-d.1897) of Franklin County.

I have information that A. J. Underwood owned property in Greene County Alabama between 1856 and 1858. I have strong reasons to believe that A. J. Underwood owned a slave, John Underwood, who was my gggrandfather. The 1850 Slave schedule for Greene County and the 1860 Slave Schedule for the Western Division of Franklin County indicate that A. J. Underwood was the owner of several slaves, the first listed on both schedules matching the age my gggrandfather would have been at each census.

I also know that A.J. Underwood lived with his daughter, Mary Lenora Underwood Hughes and her husband, William R. Hughes by 1880 and that he probably moved to Texas with them.

If you have any information regarding Andrew Jackson Underwood, particularly when and why he left Greene County, Alabama and ended up in Meridian, Texas where he is buried, I would greatly appreciate it if you would share it with me and/or let me know how I might find this information. I am particularly interested in records of Andrew Underwood's sale of two slaves, a female named Lucinda and her child George, to a Spencer family when he left Greene County. A bill of sales, plantation/farm records, or records of his blacksmith business etc. would be helpful.

I sincerely appreciate any assistance that can be provided!


Jannis Glover [jannis_glover@hotmail.com]

23 JULY 2006 DAVES

I'm wondering if there is available a book of Wills for Greene County, AL? I've looked at the partial list and do not find the person for whom I search, Thomas Haynes Daves. I would like to have WB info so I might send for a copy of his will (once I learn where to send and the fee). Once transcribed I'd be delighted to have it posted on your website.

1. THOMAS HAYNES DAVES was born in New Bern, September 24, 1791. He was for many years Sheriff of Craven Co. He married HARRIET HATCH of New Bern on 11 March 1812, and in January 1836, moved to Alabama, where he died, 11 September 1839.

I did locate a marriage record for his daughter: viii. JOHN ELMORE WINBOURNE DUBOIS, b. October 08, 1841, Greensboro, AL; d. May 30, 1910, Birmingham, AL; m. (1) BETTIE HATCH DAVES, March 17, 1869, Mobile, AL10; b. August 17, 1849; d. September 05, 1869;

Sometimes Thomas H. Daves surname has been transcribed in records as Davis. He was from Craven County, NC & I imagine moved to Greene County as a senior probably living with some Hatch relations (in-laws). Here is a bit of information , which I quote from:

Recollections of Newbern Fifty Years Ago. Our living and our dead
Planters Residing In Town

THOMAS H. DAVES, a brother of the preceding gentleman [John Pugh Daves], was the very reverse of him in popular favor, and had been sheriff of Craven county just for the sake of mixing with the people, and doing them acts of kindness. His fortune was sufficient to enable him to do without office of any kind. He had a pleasant word for everybody, and seemed to declare, by the benevolent expression of his face, that his own happiness consisted in making other people happy. I am not clear enough in my recollection to state positively whether he married Miss Bryan, or a daughter of General Durant Hatch. I believe he married both, as he was at one time a widower. Mr. Daves removed to Greene County, Alabama, where he died. I do not remember his children, except that he had a son named Durant Hatch Daves.

Mary Brocklebank [msbrock@appleisp.net]

The best resource for this is to contact the person that works in the Greene County Court House where all of the wills are and she will do a search for $10. She will tell you how many pages are available, which includes looking in the probate file, and give you an estimate based on $1.00 per page. The nice thing is, if there is no will there may still be a probate file, which has all kinds of interesting information in it. Receipts for all kinds of things and usually a copy of the original will before it was recorded.


This link has the Green County Courthouse contact info on it:

http://magnoliasandpeaches.com/GreeneAlGenWeb/Resources/LocalResources.asp

13 JULY 2006 HAMMETT

HAMMETT family from Boligee. Looking for any descendents of Henry C. Hammett, born abt. Aug. 1843 SC who lived in Mantua and Boligee. His first wife was Sarah J. and they had at least 3 children--Vardra born 1870 and Etta born July 1873/75 and Robert Henry born Feb 1878.By 1900, Sarah had died and he had married Araminta (Mittie) Gandy, daughter of Daniel J. Gandy & Thetney Murphy. They had 9 children (1910 census tells) including Elizabeth born 1894, Balmer or Valmar born 1895, Mattie L. 1897, & Mary W. 1899, and Sallie born 1902. By 1910, (Mary A.) Mittie was widowed. Death index shows she died Oct. 17, 1911 and Sallie died May 14, 1910. That left Etta, Henry R., Lizzie, & Balmar/Valmar. Lizzie moved to B'ham where she married and lived until her death. She had no children. Balmar did have children, including a daughter Barbara, probably born in the late 1930's. Mittie was buried in Clinton, but does not give the cemetery. I would like to know her cemetery information and information on any children buried near her. Would also like to learn more about Balmar's family. Mittie was the sister of my great-grandfather Daniel Jones Gandy. Charlotte Patterson [cdhp@charter.net]

8 July 2006 NEAL
I am reviewing this website, and find it absolutely fascinating. I am researching information on the Jones and Neal families, both of Eutaw. Specifically, my grandfather was Isaac Neal and my grandmother was Mamie Jones Neal.

Although there are some family members remaining in the area, specifics and details are scarce. I know they originated in the Boligee and Allison areas, and I have found my grandfather's name on the Census report. My grandfather was born in 1892 and my grandmother was born in 1898. She passed in 1947, and to my knowledge was the first person buried at the Friendship Zion Baptist Church Cemetery (located in Allison or Boligee).

I realize that records for the African-American community are rare, if existent at all. So if you or a colleague can point me in the right direction, I will do the rest.

Thanks for the website, I truly appreciate it. Dhodge1960@aol.com

4 JULY 2006 EASLEY
I am a descendant of Robert Easley, Warham Easley Sr.-> Warham Easley, Jr. -> William H. Easley -> Alfred N. Easley.

I am having difficulty proving Warham Easley Jr. is the father of William H. Easley. I know that he is, but I cannot find the documentation to prove this for DAR membership. As Warham left Caldwell Co., KY in 1824, I found where a will was probated on March 10, 1828 in Green Co., IL.

Could I possibly get you to make me a copy of this will. I will gladly pay you for the copying. Any information that you have concerning Warham Easley would be greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU,
LaNell E. Bell dbell1@bellsouth.net


From Webmaster:
Contact
Greene County Court House

205-372-6945
Address for records:
Judge of Probate
P O Box 790
Eutaw, AL 35462


Contact: Estella Jones, chiefclerk35@yahoo.com

Estella will do record copies from the original recorded for $10.00 per name search and $1.00 per page copied.