Hinds - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Joseph Madison Gregory

egregory594 — 2013-05-22 16:10:44Z

Dear Msrobbns, I think your Joseph Madison Gregory was my grandfather. I don't know his date of birth but I do know he passed away in Sept. 1970 at the age of 94. He was a farmer from Arkansas, moved to California with his wife Georgia and children. They lived in the town/city of Carson as long as I can remember. My father was Fay who was the youngest and passed away in 1996 in Apple Valley, CA. The oldest was Stella who passed away in 2012 in Hawaii. Since my father was the youngest, all of my cousins were quite a bit older than I and over the years almost all of us have lost touch. My cousin Sandy Kellogg Clarke who lives in Hawaii the only relative who is close. Any info you can send me will be greatly appreciated. Please send info to egregory5@tampabay.rr.com. Also mention Papu in the subject box so I don't delete it. Looking forward to hearing from you, Gene Gregory

Re: Joseph Madison Gregory

egregory594 — 2013-05-22 16:00:06Z

I think your Joseph Madison Gregory was my grandfather. I don't know his date of birth but I do know he passed away in Sept. 1970 at the age of 94. He was from Arkansas, moved to California with his wife Georgia and children. They lived in the town/city of Carson as long as I can remember. My father was Fay who was the youngest and passed away in 1996 in Apple Valley, CA. The oldest was Stella who passed away in 2012 in Hawaii. Since my father was the youngest, all of my cousins were quite a bit older than I and over the years almost all of us have lost touch. My cousin Sandy Kellogg Clarke who lives in Hawaii the only relative who is close. Any info you can send me will be greatly appreciated. Please send info to egregory5@tampabay.rr.com. Also mention Papu in the subject box so I don't delete it. Looking forward to hearing from you, Gene Gregory

Re: COOPER, William Davis

buggashoe — 2013-05-18 21:32:14Z

Hi
I'm of the TERRY side of things. Anna Mariah TERRY b 1781 was my 5g aunt - sister of my 5g grandfather John TERRY Sr b 1776.
I have no other info on the COOPER side but seem to recall having seen it somewhere. I'll keep an eye out for it and will send it if I run into it again.
FYI - I also have one FLETCHER in my tree - Caroline Fletcher m Phillip PARKER son of Moses Parker (b 1744) and Nancy Ann Thomas.
Pat

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

bscruggs1130 — 2013-05-01 14:02:09Z

Actually I did. You have to write the Miss. Dept of History in Jackson but there is a cost. I paid $27 for the records I needed. You can get them for free if you live in the Jackson area and go into their location to do your own research.

Re: Mental institution in Jackson - 1910-1920?

BarbaraMunson60 — 2013-04-21 03:29:12Z

I made it to the archives and checked their records. He's not there. :(

Slave master in Raymond, MS

skeetmoses — 2013-04-20 16:38:56Z

I'm searching for any information on John Moses or J.M. Moses that resided in Hinds County, Raymond, MS and he had a few slaves

I've found some things here in the census records and slave schedules.

I'm trying to make the connection to Harriet or Harriet Moses.

At one point Harriet's children's surname is changed to Oneil

Appreciate any help you can give.

Re: Mental institution in Jackson - 1910-1920?

sclevelandgibson — 2013-04-20 16:13:25Z

I have visited the MDAH many times, as my father's family has many people who spent time in "whitfield". This past month, a noted Mississippi author reported on the discovery of unmarked graves while construction workers were digging for the construction of new buildings at UMMC. There are many admission books for your perusing at the archives, but it does take quite some time to look thru them all. Yesterday when I was there, they told me that they have started "digitalizing" the first volume! So hopefully, this info will be online in the near future.

Re: Lookup in Clarion-Ledger archives

theartquilter — 2013-04-17 16:15:27Z

Were you able to get a copy of this article? I knew it existed, but not the date or name of paper.

I did see this article in the 1970's. There is mention in the article about a boarded up window and my grandmother, Rosalie Moore Pollard, granddaughter of George Moore, made a comment about that.

Re: Surnames: BURNS

Raquinda — 2013-04-11 01:10:41Z

My great-great grandfather was named James Burns and somewhere down the line one of his children had a son named James as well b. late 1890's. Let me know if you've located information on this.

Edwards Death Certificates

dixiedarlinMS — 2013-04-02 17:15:16Z

1. James Sharpe Edwards
b. 2 Jan 1842; West Hill, Holmes, Mississippi
d. 28 May 1928; Durant, Holmes, Mississippi
+ Martha "Mattie" Young m. ?
b. 14 Jun 1852; Holmes County, Mississippi
d. 1 Jul 1928; Durant, Holmes, Mississippi

James and Mattie's son:
2. James Wert "Jamie" Edwards
b. 23 Feb 1888; Holmes County, Mississippi
d. 17 Feb 1973; Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois
+ Winnie Youngblood* m. ?
b. 15 Sep 1888; Owen Wells, Holmes, Mississippi
d. 1 Mar 1966; Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
Jamie and Winnie's son:
3. Geneis Conly Edwards
b. 14 Oct 1907; Attala County, Mississippi
d. 1990; Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
+ Myrtis Lorraine Mangrum (Her married name was
Harmon when she died)
m. 2 May 1936; Durant, Holmes, Mississippi
b. 3 Nov 1919; Attala County, Mississippi
d. 12 Jan 1993; Durant, Holmes, Mississippi

*I have her death record.

I need death records for all but Winnie Youngblood, and I also need marriage records.

Thanks!

Re: MIKELL's in Hinds county

constancethomas42 — 2013-03-21 20:51:28Z

I too am a descendant of ollie(wife:cora mills)mikell sr., of manassa, ga. But i don't know what the relationship between him and my great grand father james "jim" (wife: geneva brewton)mikel of claxton, ga. is

secondly I am trying to find out the relationship between ollie mikell sr. and my great grand father, james bernard (wife: queen ester lee)mikell and vernon t. mikell of succasunna, new jersey is. I am asking if anyone have any info available please get in touch with me at constancethomas42@yahoo.com Thank you

John and Chaney Versia/Versey/Vesey Henderson

BDhenderson10 — 2013-03-12 06:38:49Z

What I have been able to find is my Great my Great Great grandfather John Henderson was born around 1830 in Tennessee. He was married to Chaney Deliliah Versia/Versey/Vesey born 1832 Tennessee died 1896, Robertson County, TX. ( so many different spellings on death certificates and 1880 census).
At the time of the 1880 census they were living in Robertson County, Hearne, TX with all their children, Nick, Delpha,Lucy, John,Henry( my great grandfather), Ben and Isom the children were all born in Mississippi. The children and parents eventually moved to Texas. I have checked ancestry.com, Family search, Freedmen's Bureau, and other sites. Then I have researched every possible website and book that talk about slave records . John Henderson is a common name in Tennessee and Mississippi. When checking Mississippi there are three John Henderson and other slave owners with Henderson surnames ( Adams,Amite and Warren ) in the 1850 slave schedule .

Burel (Burrell) Lee - Bolton, MS

CCLAYTON601 — 2013-03-11 20:10:54Z

I'm looking for relatives of Burel Lee who lived in Bolton, MS and was married to Laura Page Lee. Both lived on Earnest Roberts' land located on Jimmie Williams Rd. Please let me know if you have any information on this family.

Name change in census between 1870 & 1880

skeetmoses — 2013-03-01 01:55:00Z

Hello my great grandmother is listed as Harriet Moses in the 1870 census and so are her children but in the 1880 census her children are listed as O'neils. Harriet is still showing as Moses.

Anyone have any idea why that would be?

CAMPBELL COLLEGE, JACKSON, MS

skeetmoses — 2013-02-25 15:02:32Z

Hello, I'm trying to find records of my aunt and uncles attending Campbell College in Jackson, MS. They all are deceased and no one seems to have kept things.

Campbell College experienced financial hardship and in 1964 Jackson State and Campbell College merged as 1. No one seems to know what happened to Campbell College records.

I've contacted: Jackson State University, AME Church (Pearl St) the MS Archives, Margaret Walker Center and the MS Historical Society. None of them seem to know anything.

Appreciate if anyone has any info please let me know.

Re: Boles and King Marriage, 1842

jlkolson1 — 2013-02-14 05:22:22Z

Can you tell me the names of the parents and siblings of Margaret Leonora King. My ggg grandfather Isaac King was married in Hinds Cty 1847 and his children born there, but I can't find definitive proof of parentage.

Re: Boles and King Marriage, 1842

jlkolson1 — 2013-02-14 05:21:09Z

John and Adelaide Dilworths graves

TexasLadyds — 2013-02-03 02:03:55Z

Hi - been trying to find solid birth and death dates on John and Adelaide / Evelina Dilworth. John Dilworth b. abt 1816 d before 1880 most probably in Hinds Co.. Adelaide or Evelina Slater Dilworth b. abt 1823 d. bef 1870 in Hinds. John also had a second wife, Margaret. I can find LOTS of Dilworths, but not "mine". Thanks

Re: Maj. William Trahern

historian1963 — 2013-01-24 02:55:36Z

William's brother Wesley was William Trahern's Father. William married Rebecca and they had Hannah. Hannah married Joseph Deloach and had Maude. Maude married Jepthe (Jeptha, Jefferson) Johnson, and they had Sara Johnson. Sara married John Haney, then Ode Cogburn. Her and Ode had Mary Cogburn, my mother:)

Robert W Jimmison (Jimison)

authorpatsimmons — 2013-01-13 02:18:34Z

I am the daughter (Sylvia Louise Jimmison) of Robert W. Jimmison aka Skunk. (12/5/1928 and he died 1992 in Hinds Mississippi). He worked at Delta Oil Mill in 1962. Looking for any siblings or relatives. My mother name was Mary Louis Moore. You may contact me at MsJazz50@att.net.

Re: State Hospital Cemetery Records

LMay49 — 2013-01-07 21:09:41Z

Can't imagine why they are sealed - at least not the old ones - since their death certificate gives the place they died. I mean the Census documents lists them as inmates/patients and gives the name of the institution. You can request a death certificate if you know the year and are close enough kin from the MS Dept of Health (I think that is the right department). The MS State Archives has death certificates (on microfysche) from about 1912 to 1940 something.

W. T. Harmon grave, birth record or marriage record? Help!

dixiedarlinMS — 2012-12-28 22:09:33Z

I'm looking for my great grandfather's grave birth record, death record, and marriage record. W. T. Harmon is buried somewhere in Hinds County, but I don't know where. I've looked on findagrave, but I couldn't find him. His full name is Walsh Taylor Harmon. He would have been born anywhere from 1885 to 1910. He married Myrtis Mangrum. Myrtis married three times before W.T., so her last name on the record could have been Edwards, Whiddon, or Burchfield. Mississippi doesn't have hardly any records on FamilySearch, so I can't find anything! All information appreciated!!!

Ernest Roberts - Bolton, MS

CCLAYTON601 — 2012-12-12 19:05:47Z

I'm searching for information on the Ernest Roberts who owned land in Bolton, MS on or about Jimmie Williams Rd. Mr. Roberts had many sharecroppers and I'd like any information available on the families who lived on his property.

Doris Starnes

TreesLimbsTwigs2013 — 2012-12-07 16:36:19Z

Trying to locate Doris Starnes that worked for the telephone company in Jackson and also in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi.

Re: Jackson, Hinds CO, MS Library

skeetmoses — 2012-12-04 20:08:21Z

Have you talked to the Miss. Archives or historical society? They may can give you some direction

Jackson Army Air Field graduating class 44-E

drbrownlee — 2012-11-10 03:24:49Z

Graduation List, 44-E Class, Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School, Jackson Army Air Base, Jackson, Mississippi

The following individuals are the graduates of the 44-E class of flight cadets at the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School at Jackson, Mississippi. They are listed in order of family name, given names and hometown.

Auty, Robert P., Melrose MA
Bailey, William S., Little Rock AR
Baldoni, Peter, Ottawa IL
Bannon, John H. Jr., Chicago IL
Barham, W. H., Reidsville NC
Belpanno, Rudolph B., Brooklyn NY
Benjamin, A., Long Island City NY
Bigelow, William H. Jr., Oak Park IL
Bishop, James A., Elkhorn WI
Black, Roy W., Las Cruces NM
Bloom, Phillip S., Detroit MI
Boney, William B., Sumter SC
Brock, Brantley A., Rocky Mount NC
Cadmus, Edwin H., Bayonne NJ
Calcote, Lee R., Fort Worth TX
Carlile, Marshall W., Minneapolis MN
Carver, Raymond L., Branford FL
Christiansen, A. A., New York NY
Cowley, Spencer D. Jr., Tampa FL
Creek, Lawrence E., Corning AR
Culp, Bells TN
Davis, Arthur F., Atkinson ME
Dengis, Delbert L., Buffalo NY
Dennstedt, Carl J., Rochester NY
Deutsch, Gordon, Rochester NY
Douthitt, A. R., Winfield KS
Dowling, Joseph J., St. James NY
Dunley, Quentin C., Peoria IL
Dunn, Raymond J., New Orleans LA
Eagar, R. E., Belmar NJ
Emenheiser, William M., York PA
English, Charles H., Champaign IL
Fanning, James P., Dallas TX
Feeman, Frank J., Knoxville TN
Flaherty, Herbert J. Jr., Framingham MA
Flanagan, Francis E., Roxbury MA
Flateman, Irwin, Brooklyn NY
Foley, John C., South Boston MA
Follett, Frederick W., Dayton OH
Fouche, Tom E. Jr., Benton MS
Franklin, Arthur C., Somerville MA
Freaney, Patrick F., Bradford PA
French, Richard L., Frankfort IN
Furlong, John J., Philadelphia PA
Garren, Robert D., Glenwood IL
Geary, George H., Lawrence MA
Geiss, Charles Jr., New York NY
Georges, Vincent C., Whitman MA
Giammarva, Carl T., Rochester NY
Giles, John C. Jr., Ensley AL
Glasser, Ernest C., Chicago IL
Goerner, William C. Jr., Buffalo NY
Goggin, John R., Chicago IL
Goheen, Norman R., Medina NY
Goldfine, Louis, Chicago IL
Grant, David W., Berkeley CA
Graves, Henry T. N., Luray Caverns VA
Gray, William H., Blytheville AR
Greenberg, Herbert A., New York NY
Greenspon, George A., West Hartford CT
Grimshaw, F. G., Altoona PA
Gross, Jay E., South River NJ
Guadano, Robert N. Jr., New Haven CT
Guziak, John A., Medford WI
Haigh, Robert E. Jr., Pawtucket RI
Hargrove, Marvin D., Albuquerque NM
Hendryk, Edward V., Jersey City NJ
Hensley, David W. Jr., Sparkman AR
Hill, Watt G., Bellflower CA
Hood, John J., Anthony RI
Imiola, Alfred J., Buffalo NY
Jackson, Lawrence L., Braintree MA
Janes, William Jr., Harrisburg PA
Jennings, Louis C., Donelson TN
Jensen, Lawrence H., Detroit MI
Johnson, Wesley T. Jr., Cordele GA
Jolley, Douglas V., Penn Yan NY
Jones, D. C., Fargo ND
Jones, Robert W., Brooklyn NY
Kaliszewski, Joseph J., Minneapolis MN
Kelly, John E., Dunellen NY
Kelly, William R., Pawtucket RI
Kirby, Jack R., Sapulpa OK
Kleist, William A. Jr., Chicago IL
Klopman, Lambert G., Midland Park NJ
Knickelbein, Edward A. Jr., Grayslake IL
Knowlton, Keith A., Sheffield IL
Kovar, Robert J., Pittsburgh PA
Krengloskie, Leo J., Kingston NY
Krier, Wallace M., Belgium WI
Lajole, A. T., Hartford CT
Lamm, Floyd M., Chicago IL
Lanier, John T. Jr., Forrest City AR
Lasker, Arthur E., New Brighton NY
Lee, Alfred L., New York NY
Leggee, Richard E., Middleboro MA
Levine, Morton I., New York NY
Lewis, Donald W., Muskegon MI
Lewis, Richard D., Spencer IN
Lomenick, Samuel F., Gilton OK
Lovett, Frank A., Providence RI
Mains, John D., West Hartford CT
Maloney, Wilbur B. Jr., Middletown CT
Marcus, Lawrence N., Brooklyn NY
Marsh, Leo H., Detroit MI
Marut, Walter M., Brooklyn NY
Mathes, E. G., Lakewood OH
McAdory, Louis M., Birmingham AL
McAfee, William C., Philadelphia PA
McBride, Henry B Jr., Centerville TN
McCarty, Bruce, Delary FL
McConnell, James H., Anderson SC
McCord, William H. Jr., Nashville TN
McEneany, Owen J., Chicago IL
McNamara, John L., Chicago IL
McNierney, Thomas L., Kingston NY
Measells, Dewitt T. Jr., Morton MS
Meeusen, Alvin L., Grand Haven MI
Miller, Charles F. X., Jersey City NJ
Miller, Harold D., Buffalo NY
Monahan, James J., Baltimore MD
Morabito, Arthur C., Spencerport NY
Moran, James P., New Haven CT
Mould, Walter J., Harrison NJ
Murray, William D., Syracuse NY
Nantais, Robert C., Dearborn MI
Paunoff, James J., Lorain OH
Perkins, Kenneth F., East Chicago IL
Persion, Kenneth I., Milwaukee WI
Peters, Robert I., Rockford IL
Petters, Peter E., Chicago IL
Pettyjohn, Tony E., Springfield IL
Pfeiffer, Ralph J., Chicago IL
Proulx, Clyde J., Kenosha WI
Pugh, Milton E., Richmond VA
Rassi, Louis D., Edgerton OH
Regner, Frederick J., Milwaukee WI
Rippie, George A., Beloit WI
Robertson, Matthew H. Jr., Desplaines IL
Rogers, Robert E., Willard OH
Romz, Earl F., Chicago IL
Rooth, John B., Aledo IL
Rosecrans, Jack J., Chicago IL
Rubidge, Frederick J., Chicago IL
Ryan, Maurice Jr., Wilkes-Barre PA
Schmidt, Edmund T. H., Chicago IL
Schroeder, Donald H., Detroit MI
Schoenfeldt, George R., Antigo WI
Selby, William R., Fort Wayne IN
Senter, Lewis B., Little Rock AR
Shelten, Harold W., Muskegon MI
Slama, Don C., Omaha NE
Sledge, Willis A. Jr., Stanford TX
Sloan, Morton, South Fallsburg NY
Softye, Richard E., Brooklyn NY
Sommers, Paul B., Kenosha WI
Stamm, Robert H., Wheeling WV
Stewart, John W., Carmen IN
Stoligrosz, Eugene, Laporte IN
Stone, Burl E., Sallisaw OK
Terciak, John, New Brittain CT
Todd, Frank J., Newburgh NY
Toller, Richard E., Los Angeles CA
Webster, John R., Springfield OH
Wells, Irving D., Wantaugh, NY
Whitener, William F., Hickory NC
Wilkinson, Samuel R., Belhaven NC
Williams, John M., Washington GA
Wilson, R. C., Ogdensburg NY
Winfield, Herschel F., Dayton OH
Wofford, Ralph S., Cleburne TX
Wright, Donald R., Anderson IN
Yocom, Richard G., Zanesville OH
Zucker, Morton, Brooklyn NY

Lee - Walker Family

CCLAYTON601 — 2012-11-02 19:14:37Z

I'm looking for relatives of Burrel Lee, Laura Page Lee, James Walker and Georgianna Walker all of Bolton/Clinton, MS. All of the matriarchs and patriarchs listed lived on the Earnest Roberts Estate in Bolton as sharecroppers. If you have any information on any of their descendants or any of them, please message me.

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

NanHarvey20 — 2012-10-24 22:46:18Z

Thanks for the reply! You never know what Google will find!

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

Gailsee — 2012-10-24 21:25:36Z

Thanks very much! Actually, right after I posted I found the info I was looking for. It's from a free downloadable ebook through a google search that listed all the inmates, age, race, sentence, and what they were convicted of. The book is "Biennial Report of the Departments and Benevalent Instituions of the State of Mississippi for the years 1877-1879." I googled "Mississipi State Penitentiary 1880." It's a huge volume and there are volumes for a number of years available. THanks for your information!

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

NanHarvey20 — 2012-10-24 19:34:54Z

Another idea --Prisoners are usually found in the U. S. census records. I found a relative in the 1900 census at the old Penitentiary in Jackson.

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

NanHarvey20 — 2012-10-24 19:32:26Z

http://mdah.state.ms.us/
will take you to the home page of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Try this link for microfilmed Convict Registers found there
http://opac2.mdah.state.ms.us/rgfindingaids/series1567.html
There may be additional information, but this was all I could locate from the catalog. Visit or contact the Archives for more information.

The New Capitol that opened in 1903 was built on the site of the old Penitentiary. Prisoners were also kept in Rankin County, not sure just what time period.

Re: Miss. State Penitentiary - Hinds County

Gailsee — 2012-10-24 02:19:43Z

Hello,
Did you ever find out where these records are located? I am searching for them as well for 1880 for an incarerated relative.
Thanks.

Re: TYNES_COLLINS

mizcaro — 2012-10-14 18:10:39Z

Your post is from many years ago so I don't know if you will see this. Amanda Ida Tynes was my great, great grandmother. I have information on her, her marriage and her descendants if you are still looking for this. Caro Harvey Feagin

Roswell Nathaniel Atwell

SaSmith19 — 2012-09-29 23:33:17Z

Searching for the parents of Roswell Nathaniel Atwell born 1825 OH. Married Harriet Jane Stewart.

Madison James Woodruff

BobbyBrent31 — 2012-09-29 14:25:52Z

My name is Bobby M.Brent.I live in Memphis,TN.I was a foster child.I,am looking for my family.World War 1,World War 11,Daft Regisitration Cards show Madison James Woodruff,was born in Hinds,County MS.Dec,25,1872.His brother was William Arthur Woodruff,born July 10,1898,died Aug 23,1969,in Chicago,Ill.

I,am looking for Madison James Woodruff,born in 1872,Parent,Uncles,Aunts,etc.Ancestry.com,Family Search.org has,Madison,and my Grandmother married in Birmingham,in 1915.1910,1920,1930,census has my family,moving from Birmingham,to Memphis,TN.My mother was Roberta Brent(Woodruff).My Grandmother was Elizabeth Ann Woodruff(Jenkins).

Please Help.I talk to some Woodruff,from Rankin,MS.I was told their tree is Willie Woodruff,his daddy was John Woodruff,his daddy was Sam Woodruff,I thought since a few Woodruff live in Jackson,MS,we might be related some way.

Thank You.

Re: Trotter/Johnson of Hinds County Mississippi

NTrammell21 — 2012-09-29 03:02:25Z

I believe we are related I am looking for the exact same information. I found out most of the info you posted from my relatives in MS. My name is Nicole, I am a descendant of Jack Johnson. I have most of the info on my tree.

Re: Trotter/Johnson of Hinds County Mississippi

NTrammell21 — 2012-09-29 00:57:57Z

My family is the descendants of the Johnsons, please email me or send me any information about the Trotters/Johnsons. I just found out about Wilson Trotter yesterday.

Re: Family Search Page-Woods

paigeclaudia — 2012-09-23 00:38:02Z

Hi, are you still doing family research? I would like to talk to you. Richard is also my great grandfather. My grandfather was Phillip, my father Claude. Most people in the family know my father as Snookey.

James B Gale (1822-1858) Grave - Hinds County, MS

amshnayer — 2012-08-28 14:25:22Z

To anyone with a James B Gale in their tree, this article recently popped up online and I thought I would pass it along.

Graves unearthed during foundation dig: The graves are believed to go back to the 1830s and belong to the Gale family. One tombstone found nearby belonged to James B. Gale, who was born April 14, 1822 and died September 6, 1858 at the age of 36. Another belonged to John Gale.

Link to article: http://www.wlbt.com/story/19356430/graves-unearthed-during-f...

Amanda

Re: Lookup in Clarion-Ledger archives

pbphelps2 — 2012-08-27 12:59:14Z

Thanks for the links, Nan. I've contacted the Jackson library to see if they can email a scan of the article.

Re: Lookup in Clarion-Ledger archives

NanHarvey20 — 2012-08-26 19:10:24Z

If you haven't received the item, you might try requesting it from the Mississippi Department of Archives & History:
http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/refreq.php

Or the Jackson MS public library:
http://www.jhlibrary.com/mainlib/ew_main.htm

W.H. Harney, first African American Sheriff of Hinds 1873

gpetrin169 — 2012-08-26 12:14:16Z

W.H. Harney was elected the first African American sheriff of Hinds County, Mississpi in 1873. Had to deal with Clinton riots in 1875-7.

I would like to know if he is same William Harney from Toronto who went to US after the Civil War.

What happened after to him after the riots.

He got married in Mississipi, where would I find his marriag or birth of children 1873-1880?

Thanks

Re: McCann/Hendley or var.

AStringerSteakley — 2012-08-06 01:08:01Z

Hi there, Dianne! Would like to connect with you as we have some similar ties. My husband's great-great-great-great grandparents were James McCann and Eletha "Lucy" Hendley via their daughter Martha Jane. Look forward to sharing info!

Re: Griscom

erinkracht — 2012-08-02 23:27:09Z

The girls were sisters and their maiden name was Birdsong. His first wife was Bettie Birdsong. They were married in 1866 and she died of yelloe fever in 1867 in Millican, Texas. She is buried there in the Wheat Cemetery. He then moved to Bryan, Texas as did most of the survivors of the yellow fever epidemic. he was one of the founders of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Bryan, TX. The church was founded in December of 1867. He married Mary Elizabeth Birdsong in 1869. She is listed as Mary L. Birdsong. (The L. stands for Lizabeth) I am working on the biographies of our church founders. I know that George died in 1901. I have the obituary but I cannot find WHEN he moved to Weatherford, TX.

Re: Jesse LEE

nancy644 — 2012-08-02 14:46:55Z

When I looked at the familysearch site you posted all I saw was a posting by Doug Rains & one by me. Where are the notes you mentioned?
I sent you a couple of emails & haven't heard back from you. Did you receive them?

Re: Jesse LEE

nancy644 — 2012-07-31 18:42:32Z

Thank you. I believe this is me talkin to Doug Rains. We shared some info a long time ago.
Nancy

Re: Jesse LEE

DaNaeVasquez — 2012-07-31 17:34:16Z

Pedigree resource file for Jesse b. 1784
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3M9J-L3C
This file lists Jesse his wife margaret and their 10 kids. But the *Notes section is very helpful that's where I first got the maiden name of Davis for his wife.

Re: Jesse LEE

DaNaeVasquez — 2012-07-31 17:22:28Z

My e-mail address is spa.7pillars@yahoo.com

Re: Jesse LEE

nancy644 — 2012-07-31 04:25:49Z

I can't message you , because I am a "registered guest" right now & can't get access to your contact information. When I first posted this it was on a county page that was free, I think. They have changed everything since Ancestry took it over. Maybe you can get my email address on the contact info. Let me know if you can't. Thanks!

Re: Jesse LEE

DaNaeVasquez — 2012-07-31 03:43:01Z

All our Lee grandpa's (with the exception of Josh) died very young and we just don't know very much about them.

Would LOVE to talk with you :)

Message me