Simpson - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Westmoreland Brick Wall

pughollow — 2009-11-03 04:46:35Z

Hey there,

Please Contact me at geraldwestmoreland@live.com and let's exchange information.

Thanks,

Gerald

Re: Westmoreland Brick Wall

clwestmoreland532 — 2009-11-02 21:51:00Z

Gerald,
My research shows the father of Willaim Merideth Westmoreland was John Westmoreland and his mother's name was Cynthia.

It looks as if they came to MS from LA(St Helena Parish) from GA. This was a common migration route.

An intresting fact is that Merideth served in the Civil War and was a giant for his time. He was said to be 6 feet 5 inches tall.

Re: Westmoreland Brick Wall

clwestmoreland532 — 2009-11-02 21:12:52Z

Thomas Willard Westmoreland was my Great Grandfather. His father was William Merideth Westmoreland and His mother was Mary Jo Deavers. I have some of the information you are seeking.

Mary McMillan

jw1947 — 2009-11-01 18:02:11Z

January 27, 1927, Mary McMillan gave birth to an out of wedlock son she named A W McMillan. The family was told that the A W stood for Andrew Wells and that he was from Texas. However, the family really believes that this story isn't true, and that incest could possibly be involved. We need to know the name of A W's real father. The family wants nothing from him or his family. We just want to know so the later generations will know who they really are.

Since the internet is private, I will not know who sends me the info and you certainly don't have to give your name. Would you please be willing to pass on anything you might know about this.

You can email me at jw1947@juno.com and not tell me your name and I will not ask or email you back.

Thank you for your help.
Judy

Re: LUCAS family

jenniferbeard68 — 2009-10-23 13:35:55Z

do you by chance know anything about the "moore" and "perrett" families buried in the "lucas" cemetery? i'm stuck on thomas a. perrett who married mary jane moore. she is buried there ... along with here parents : pith (pythias/pythian) moore and francis (fannie) lucas. i'm stuck on pith moore also. i know where thomas perrett is buried ... in whitesands with his daughter eula jane perrett-lee. i can't find his parents. then, also can't find pith moore's parents. any clues or stories would help. both families are from simpson county but, i'm getting nowhere. HELP ?

Re: Perrett

jenniferbeard68 — 2009-10-22 05:04:18Z

i'm researching thomas asa parrott/perrett. i saw your post on grubbs cemetery. thomas is buried in whitesands cemetery ... with his daughter eula jane perrett-lee. thomas' wife is buried in lucas cemetery with some of her family. but, i know grubbs is near lucas and oak grive cemeteries. is there a family connection for thomas with the perretts in grubbs cemetery ? thomas'wife was mary jane moore-perrett ... her father was pythias (pith) moore - her mother was francis (fannie) lucas.

Re: Dampeers,Walkers,Berrys.Smiths,Loftons

nniclaz — 2009-10-22 03:23:14Z

I hope you get this message as I see this is dated 2003. My name is Gwen Payne I live in California. I would like to know if you have siblings by the name of Gwen Maxie, Faye and Joe, Presley? My Mother was a Dampeer married a Newsome,

Magee Ag. School

L_McKinstry — 2009-10-10 19:08:20Z

Would anyone happen to have knowledge of an agricultural school that existed in Magee during the early 1920s? I have been trying to find the name of it but without luck. Their basketball team won a state championship in 1922 and the team was photographed with the letters C M L on their shirts. I would be most appreciative if someone could tell me the name of this school.
Thanks, L McK

Re: Dampeers,Walkers,Berrys.Smiths,Loftons

newsome5 — 2009-10-07 01:40:06Z

Asa Anderson was married to my GGG Granmother Emma Smith. He was her second husband. I have a picture of him as well. If this is the same Asa Anderson. I also have his death certificate as well. I can be reached at 317-728-7216. My email is vindianapolis7@aol.com My name is Victor Newsome. My GGG Grandmother married Asa Anderson after her husband who was named Rankin Smith died. Her name was Emma, she didn't have any children by Asa or Paw Asa as my grandmother called him. My GGG Grandmother had 5 children at the time she married ASA, Sherman Swilley, Nina Smith Jackson, John R. Smith, Maggie Smith and Abe Smith.

Re: Dampeers,Walkers,Berrys.Smiths,Loftons

5678910 — 2009-10-05 22:13:02Z

Can you tell me more about Asa Anderson.My ggggrandaddy name was Asa Anderson.

Re: John Curtis

hrzz — 2009-09-12 21:09:23Z

Lynda I saw your post of 2005. John Curtis is also my family through his daughter Melinda (the census listed her as Lindy) my GG Grandmother that married John W. Roberts. The only thing I have to add is daughter Louisa Curtis married Louis L Terry and was in Smith County 1870; another daughter Dicy Curtis married William W Beaver Smith County 1870 census also. Since your name is Dukes I suppose you have that son Tapley Curtis married Sally Jane Dukes. He died 12-8-1926, Smith County and buried Dukes Cemetery. At least that's what his death certificate stated. If you have more information please let me know. You may contact me at ridgerun@telepak.net Thanks, Vivian

Obituary Lookup for George W. NORWOOD, 4 March 1909

Heavywait1 — 2009-09-01 21:43:02Z

If someone will be so kind as to lookup the obituary of George W, NORWOOD for me I will appreciate it very much. He died 4 March 1909 in Simpson County, and is buried in Mount Zion cemetery.

gwait1@suddenlink

Re: Naomi SHORT Magee Miles

susiemac64 — 2009-07-15 12:57:23Z

Thanks. I would like to get a copy of the original article.

tom mccabe

Re: Naomi SHORT Magee Miles

jerrystevens63 — 2009-07-15 12:25:03Z

Hi Tom,

Doing my MIles Family research a couple of years ago the Evan Magee killing naturally popped up and, below, is an email quote about the application from a fellow online researcher.

It probably won't reveal much more than you already know except verify there is an application somewhere and the possible name of the killer of Evan, Revell, noted in the app. Off topic a bit but I even did a little digging on Revells' in the Westville area and couldn't hit on anything. As you probably know, Westville was supposedly a "wild town' in those days with probably a lot of transients but a transient being the killer is just a surmise on my part.

I thought I had an image copy in my files from a copy of the newspaper clipping but can't seem to find it. I may have seen it somewhere on the internet, I'll keep looking.

QUOTE FROM RESEARCHER:

When Naomi made application for a pension based on Evan Magee's service in the War of 1812 she made it as "Naomi Magee". The application was made in Simpson Co Nov 23 1857: "Naomi Magee, age 62, widow of soldier, said she married him in St. Tammany Parish La about 1816 and that her maiden name was Naomi Short. The soldier died in Simpson Co in 1836 "of a wound inflicted upon him by one Revell in Westville."

good luck
jerry stevens

Re: Naomi SHORT Magee Miles

susiemac64 — 2009-07-14 15:31:18Z

Yes... please let me know what you have.

My email is XXXtm03@txstate.eduXXX
(Strip off the Xs to get me actual address.)

thanks in advance,

tom mccabe

Re: Naomi SHORT Magee Miles

dav_gigem — 2009-07-14 14:48:02Z

Tom,
I just came across this yesterday (as I was doing the same research). Let me know if you are still searching for this info as I came across some 'relatives' that had it.

Re: Isham Brown & Samuel Brown

zminny11 — 2009-06-22 17:16:06Z

this is my family too. but we've been unable to go back further than Sarah & Isom (Isam, Isham). any info would be appreciated!
Erica

Naomi SHORT Magee Miles

susiemac64 — 2009-06-04 20:40:04Z

According to old postings, there was an article in the Westville newspaper in the 1890s that state that the Naomi SHORT Magee, widow of Evan james Magee, married a Mr Miles after Magee was murdered about 1836. I am looking for anyone who has documention on this story. Either original newspaper articles, old histories, etc.

The postings also mentioned that Naomi had applied for a pension based on Evan's service in the War of 1812. I have tried to find any record of this pension application - but no luck. (I do have records of Evan's service.) Does anyone know where this pension application would be kept in MS or LA (where he served.) I can find no pension record in the National Archives.

No one seems to know where the info for the original posting came from.

Can anyone help?

tom mccabe
texas

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

myrtisjane — 2009-01-21 02:35:09Z

Sorry you were not able to locate the cemetery. If I misled you then please accept my apologizes. It is possible that the headstones no longer exist. I found the location on the internet. The web pages I referenced stated it was last surveyed Aug 1979. I myself have surveyed cemeteries and return later to find stones missing. The located I sited was from the Rankin County Historical Society. Rankin County, Mississippi Cemetery Records, 1824 to 1980. Brandon, Miss.: The Society, circa 1981. p11. see http://therankincountyhistoricalsociety.org/ -- there is an email address you may wish to write to.

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

myrtisjane — 2009-01-14 08:27:02Z

Check out http://theusgenweb.org/ms/rankin/berrysuttoncem.html
for headstone listing

see map
http://www.rankincounty.org/TA/gis/RC_General_Index_Map.pdf

look for sec 18, T4N, R3E (enlarge map to about 400% -- near Jerusalem Church Road
look one section to the left and you will see Monterery Road, Maple St, Cedar st, Poplar St

Feature Detail Report for: Berry-Sutton Cemetery
Feature ID: 708782
Name: Berry-Sutton Cemetery
Class: Cemetery
Citation: Rankin County Historical Society. Rankin County, Mississippi Cemetery Records, 1824 to 1980. Brandon, Miss.: The Society, circa 1981. p11
Entry Date: 01-Dec-2003
Elevation(ft/m)*: /
PLSS: sec 18, T4N, R3E, Choctaw Mer

Re: Womack Cemetery

myrtisjane — 2009-01-13 05:20:21Z

Accoording epodunk web site, the cemetery is located off J. B. Womack Rd just pass Mims Georgory Rd (near Martinville area HWY 540 & 541)

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=130060

Latitude: 31.963N Longitude: -89.696W
or see
http://home.earthlink.net/~rooo22/cemlist.htm
WOMACK FAMILY 34 2 4E 315750N 894149W MENDENHALL

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

rjaena — 2009-01-22 16:45:33Z

Please contact me at eaja@bellsouth.net. I have some names to offer of people who might help you. I hesitate to put them on the website. Jean Armstrong

Re: Grubbs/Brown

michaelbrown9035 — 2009-02-12 21:03:56Z

I have information that tells me that my relative Samuel Brown married a full-blooded Cherokee indian named Bettie. Samuel Brown had a son named D. Morgan Brown who married Rebecca Elizabeth Keydendall in Buncombe County, NC. Your Samuel Brown seemed to be in the same area as my relatives during the time period my Samuel Brown would have been living. I was wondering if any of your Samuel Brown's had a son named D. (possibly Daniel) Morgan Brown. I do not know his birthdate but he married Rebecca about 1803.

Mike Brown
Tulsa, OK

Susan Lewis - Lula Candious Lewis - Johnny Lewis Researchers

bbrock7337 — 2009-01-25 07:06:19Z

I am looking for Debbie Van Scoy researching the Lewis / Knight / Whatley / Bass / Fleming families. The email address from previous postings is no longer valid. (libertyv@ev1.net)

Debbie, we believe you are a cousin to Ben Brock grandson of Lula Candious Lewis and Wiley Green Brock. Lula was a sister to Susan Lewis and Johnny Lewis. Would you please contact us?

gaughf/goff

cclambertc — 2009-01-29 22:35:00Z

I wonder if anyone out there knows the children of Malakiah and Martha Goff. I have about eight names but I have heard that they had 15 children any help would be appreciated.

May family-Simpson County Mississippi

wctpage3 — 2009-04-10 03:59:26Z

I am looking for info on the May family from Simpson County. I don't know much. I have never met this side of my family. All I have is- my grandgather is Clarence Estes Jr. (1929-1979)
Great-granfather Clarence Estes Sr. (born about 1904)
my great-granmother is annie may.(born about 1870)
GG granfather may possibly be Issac "Ike" May.(born about 1871)
I have also seen the names: Hellen, Hazel, Bobbe, and Catherine. I believe Annie May's maiden name was Dampeer. If you have ANY info that may help please let me know.
THANKS!!

Re: Felix and Amanda Brown Family

DickieGrubbs — 2009-03-26 13:37:13Z

Felix Brown,Jr. s/o Isham Grimes "Felix" Brown & Adeline Magee. Amanda I have listed as Mandy Harvey. I don't know that Jr. was married before.
Felix & Adeline were my GG Grandparents. Contact me at dickiegrubbs@hotmail.com and I maybe can help you more.
Dickie C. Grubbs

Re: Smith Family

carolehainsworth1 — 2009-01-14 04:57:52Z

Dear Kate,

I've now discovered that your Montour line has my Josephine Smith line. I would like to send you what I have on the Smiths. My E-Mail is carolehainsworth@shaw.ca

Carole

Josephine (Smith) Montour

carolehainsworth1 — 2008-12-29 00:49:01Z

I have information on her Smith family. Am seeking a Kathryn Rehkop who wrote me in 2003 about this Mrs. Freeman Montour. Have just located her parents.

Re: Search for descendants of Georg Washington Scott and Mary Frasre Scott..

Trixieboots — 2009-02-21 23:57:44Z

I am also researching this family and am hoping someone has found further information on George Washington Scott and wife Mary Frazier/Fraser.

George is entered on the 1880 census in Texas with his daughter's inlaws, Wm. McElroy in Bosque County, but Mary isn't entered.

Any help would be appreciated.

Faye

Re: Elias Dilmore

talkilisten — 2009-03-08 02:05:10Z

Bill, I am working on Elias and Malinda's line. It is not complete as of yet. I only have bits and pieces. We are decended from Elias' son Plumer. Would appreciate any information you can give me on Malinda.

Re: Children of Mary & Isham Brown Sr. (Gen. 2 )

talkilisten — 2009-03-08 01:33:11Z

I am searching for information and burial location on a Felix Brown. I do not know his first wife's name, but he had two children with her. A son named Hitson and a daughter Beulah. I was told that they lived around Ellisville, MS. Beulah's married name was Quick. Felix was married the second time to Amanda Harvey. They had two children, a son Leffe and a daughter Tinny Mae. Tinny was born in 1884. Leffe and Tinny lived around the Magee, MS area.

George and Martha Cole Blair

talkilisten — 2009-03-04 02:21:47Z

Seeking information on George Blair (1851-1886) and Martha Cole Blair (2nd husband was a Walker) (1841-1925). Her parents were Thomas William or William Thomas Cole (1791-1814 appx.)and Susie Ella Williamson (1856-1896). George's brother Bob married Martha's sister Jane. George and Martha are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Simpson Co. Their children were Pete, Leffie, Archie, Lula, Lela, and Lucy. Leffie, my grandfather, is also buried at Mt. Zion.

Felix and Amanda Brown Family

talkilisten — 2009-03-04 02:00:25Z

Seeking information on Felix and Amanda (no maiden name) Brown. They had a son named Leffe Brown and their daughter was Tinny Brown (1884-1926). Felix and Amanda are buried at Corinth Baptist Church, Magee, MS. We were told that Felix had been married previously and had a daughter (Beulah) and son (Hitson). Felix moved to Simpson Co. from possibly the Ellisville area. Any leads or information is greatly appreciated.

Wince Carter (b.1830) son of Lee E. Carter b. 1770

Sheall323 — 2009-05-02 19:45:49Z

I would like to reconnect with relatives of Wince Carter and Wince Carter Jr.

Re: COURTNEY, GILES

stevieseitz — 2009-06-01 14:12:45Z

This Elizabeth Courtney is my gggreat-grandmother. She married James Burney in abt. 1836. The 1840 Simpson Co., Ms. census has them living next door to James & Ann (Giles) Courtney. I would love to share family information!

Re: Dorothy Cook

geniejoe — 2009-01-08 03:07:17Z

In looking through Ancestry I found a reply that you sent to Denise Simpson. I am doing research for a friend, Calvin North who was son of Judd North (your Grandfather) Have you done other research on your ancestors and in particular I am interested in other children of Judd and Beulah Davis. They were married in 1917 in Alabama. Calvin has a son Alan in California. Are you aware of him? I visited with Calvin's widow Francis over the holidays (2008). Have you got any photos of your family members of old?
My name is Joe and I live in California.
You can e mail me at tuckerspa@aol.com
Have you contacted neecigirl35 who also replied to Denise's message? She is next on my list
I hope to hear from you... Joe

Womack Cemetery

RebaGCook — 2009-01-10 03:45:26Z

Does anyone know where the Womack Cemetery in Simpson Co is located? I would like to see if any of my McLehaneys or Womacks are buried there.

Re: Womack Cemetery

2macsvet — 2009-02-18 17:47:07Z

John M. McLehaney, b.1797 d. aft 1870, was married to Elizabeth Womack on 3 Jan 1822 in Amite County, MS. Her parents were David Womack and Sarah Norris, they are buried in Everett Cemetery on Everett Church Rd off Highway 13, Simpson Co. MS about 6 miles northeast of Mendenhall. I have not been able to find John and Elizabeth's graves. If you have luck I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. My gg grandfather was William McLehany, brother of Nancy J. McLehany who was married to Miles J. Cook.
Tom McLehaney
2macsvet@comcast.net

Re: George and Martha Cole Blair

me2miller — 2009-03-12 13:50:25Z

This family is covered in "Archie and Mattie", a book published in 2001 by Mrs. Mattie Shoemaker Holliday, Bare Branches Genealogy, P. O. Box 2274, Vidor, TX 77670-2274. The book (555 page soft cover) is about Archie (grandson of George and Martha (Cole) Blair) & Martha (Williams) Blair, grandparents of Mrs. Holliday and related families that included the Pledger, Hubbard, Williamson and Ishee families who settled in/near Covington, Simpson and Jefferson Davis counties of Mississippi.

I have lost contact with Mrs. Holliday but maybe you can locate a copy of the book in a library. I purchased it because of connections to the Hubbard and Williamson families but I am not a descendant of the Blairs or Coles.

Martha

Re: COURTNEY, GILES

jeff5675 — 2009-06-01 13:49:42Z

Do you know who the mother and father of Ann Giles.
Thanks,
jeff Ball
My ggmother Louisa jane CourtneyMarried to henry augustus ball.

Re: COURTNEY, GILES

jeff5675 — 2009-06-01 13:45:49Z

Do you know who the mother and father of Ann Giles.
Thanks,
jeff Ball
My ggmother Louisa jane CourtneyMarried to henry augustus ball.

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-02-25 12:53:57Z

Here's how I would get there:

Drive to the end of Poplar street (between Brandon and Florence). Walk on a dirt road that continues where the road ends. The dirt road curves left (north) and gets to a creek. Cross the creek and go through the woods to the cow pasture. There is a large rectangle of woods jutting south into the pasture (this rectangle of woods is conspicuous on Google Maps satellite view, for a reference point). A dirt path runs into the woods, roughly west-to-east, starting near the southwest corner of the rectangle of woods. Follow the path up the hill, and there will be a smaller path to the left (north). The cemetery is right there. If you get to a fork with a larger dirt road, you have gone too far.

The cemetery has 12 graves in a fence and 24 headstones outside of the fence. The two Suttons' graves are clearly marked. There is one large memorial with several Berry names written on it.

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-02-03 02:11:34Z

I walked the ground at the location (the county library sent GPS coordinates). There are no graves now. There IS a large trench that may be about 5-10 years old, judging by the minor erosion and young trees growing in it (which are very different in age and color than the other trees in the area). The trench is more or less the area that 15 graves would take. There is nothing else remotely entering a cemetery or gravestones in this area.

I can send photos of the trench if you are interested.

I can't tell for use, but it looks like somebody may have dug up the graves? Is that legal in this location?

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-01-13 14:04:49Z

My only source says: "The Sutton-Berry family graveyard is about 2 miles off the highway in the woods between Florence and Brandon." Not very specific (that is a 20-square-mile area). It also says there are no headstones.

My great-great-grandfather Pleasant Berry and his father German Berry are buried there. I will be in Jackson on business tomorrow and the next day, and want to go, but don't know where.

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-01-18 12:49:41Z

Thanks for the coordinates, but I could not find it after walking the pastures and woods for a couple of hours. Do you know specific directions or landmarks, or how to find them?

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-01-14 14:04:28Z

Awesome! Perfect timing, I am in Jackson on business today, so will go by there early tomorrow mornng.

Thanks,
Stephen

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

jsberry1970 — 2009-01-12 18:30:34Z

Mary:

I have relatives buried there. Did you ever find it?

Thanks,
Stephen

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

mw1424 — 2009-01-12 23:19:30Z

Hi Stephen, No I haven't found the place where the cemetery is located ,I mean address or what road it is on. Do you have directions to it? If so I would like them.
Thanks, Mary

Re: Berry-Sutton Cemetery

mw1424 — 2009-02-04 21:43:02Z

would you please e-mail me at wmdvd@aol.com I'm from the same line of Berrys. German's brother John is my line. Thanks Mary