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BJS> Hi there
[Clifford] BJS, hi
[owoodson] Do you mean from other counties? Hi, BJ.
BJS> I see I got here on time for a change
[Clifford] I guess the weather has played a problem tonight
[owoodson] Yes, and we are off to a slower start tonight.
BJS> Is the weather bad where you are?
[Clifford] owoodson, is there any information on the Simpkins family?
[Clifford] BJS, it was earlier.
[owoodson] Some in Monroe County. Will record of Bethel's first wife's - father and some marriage records. We had a thunderstorm earlier, but very - little rain with it.
[Clifford] owoodson, I am interested in this family since, I have very - little information on them.
[owoodson] I said will record, but I think he died intestate and it is the - probate records.
[owoodson] They settled in the Old Texas area fairly early.
[Clifford] owoodson, I guess that I will have to order the will from off a - micro-film
[owoodson] Do you ever research in Monroe County?
[Clifford] Yes, I do have several books at the library on the marriage - records, but I will have to order the rest at the LDS Church
[owoodson] To get back to your question about the Heritage Books, were - asking if the Library bought any of the Heritage Books, did you mean those - on other counties?
[Clifford] yes
[owoodson] By Wilcox County doing a book, we are getting a complete set.
[owoodson] There are a number of the counties-those completed- at the - Library now.
[Clifford] good, I was wondering how a society got their books. I have seen - a few books at our library, but the Butler Co., Historical Society in - Greenville, Alabama had quite a few in January 2000.
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[owoodson] Hello, ShirleyAK
[Clifford] owoodson, do you want me to send you copies of descendancy chart - on people in Wilcox Co., Alabama
[ShirleyAK] howdy owoodson and all
[Clifford] hello, ShirleyAK
[owoodson] Clifford, yes, that would be good to have.
[owoodson] ShirleyAK, which families are you researching?
[ShirleyAK] Morgan, Champion at this point in Wilcox County
[ShirleyAK] I am descended from Joseph and Druscilla Morgan
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[Clifford] ShirleyAK, I may have information for you if you email at - Clmorgan@pjc.cc.fl.us
[ShirleyAK] Clifford, it's a deal [Clifford] ShirleyAK, are those morgan's the ones that go to texas.
[ShirleyAK] No, my Morgans stayed in Wilcox Co., Joseph's brother George and
- family went to Texas, I believe
[Clifford] Shirley, I think that I have information on this line. I will
- have to get my database from home.
[Clifford] owoodson, were you able to check the library folder on Jenkins.
[ShirleyAK] Clifford, I'll send you the details of my particular family line
- in the e-mail I send you.
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[BooMack] Good evening everyone!
[owoodson] ShirleyAK, is the Joseph Morgan who voted in 1860 in Patville
- Beat yours?
[owoodson] Hello, BooMack
[BooMack] Could anyone tell me how many miles is Snowhill from Camden and
- what direction?
[ShirleyAK] owoodson, that might be Joseph, Jr. Joseph, Sr. died in 1857.
[owoodson] It is about 20 miles east of Camden to Snow Hill.
[owoodson] Were they in the Sunny South vicinity, that is where Patville
- Beat was, as best I can tell.
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[BooMack] Hi Cliff!
[ShirleyAK] owwodson, sorry I tried to find out who was in Sunny South, but
- I can't find the book. I grew up in Alaska, so I know very little about
- Wilcox Co. I did visit about a year ago. Beautiful country.
[owoodson] BooMack, I know the book is out of print. You might try
- Bibliofind.com or one of the other used book sites. Miss Brantley is
- deceased and I am sure there will not be another printing.
[owoodson] BooMack, was there something in particular you want from the
- book--I have a copy.
[BooMack] I checked three bookfinders with no luck. I called the publishing
- company and they are no longer in business. Was Ms. Brantley a resident of
- Wilcox County ? Do you know what year she died? Does she have any
- descendants or relatives in Wilcox County?
[omstar99] I noted in the reference to The History of Pineapple, the book
- Seale and Allied Families. Do you know if a copy might be in the county
- library.
[owoodson] I think some of the MOrgans were in the Sunny South area. I am
- going to have to go back to my notes and information on families on the west
- side of the river and refresh my memory.
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[BooMack] Yes, Owoodson, I want to copy a few pages to cite in my research.
- I saw the book at the Clayton in Houston. If I could find it in any public
- library, I would do an inter-library loan.
[owoodson] BooMack, Miss Brantley was from Conecuh and Monroe Counties. She
- died in the 1980s, don't remember the exact date. She might have relatives,
- but more than likely more in Monroe or Conecuh than Wilcox. I knew her and
- sold her books at my newspaper office at the time she published it.
[BooMack] Hi Leeu!
[Leeu] Hello
[owoodson] omstarr99, I am not sure if the book you are interested in is in
- the Library. I can check for you, if you will send me an email later, so
- that I will be sure that I remember to do so.
[owoodson] I don't think the copy in our library is for circulation. I can
- check on that for you. Or if you just need a few pages, email me with the
- pages you need and I will get copies and send to you, BooMack
[omstar99] Thanks, Ouida. We will be in Wilcox and Butler counties the last
- week of this month. Looking forword to a week of genealogy and enjoying the
- area. Is the Cotton Boll still open?
[Leeu] I'm looking for HARVEY CRAIN who was born in Wilcox 12 Sep 1835
[owoodson] Yes, the Cotton Boll is still open.
[BooMack] Thanks Owoodson. What is your email address?
[owoodson] Hello, Leeu
[Leeu] Hello
[owoodson] My email address owoodson@frontiernet.net
[Clifford] I have to go thanks for the time I had to chat with everyone.
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[BooMack] Goodnight Clifford
[owoodson] Bye, Clifford
[Leeu] What is the biggest city in
[Leeu] W
[owoodson] Leeu, I have made a note that you are looking for Crain, will see
- if I can find any thing in my notes.
[Leeu] What is the biggest city in Wilcox Co?
[BooMack] Owoodson, what were the newspapers in print in the early 1900s in
- Wilcox County?
[Leeu] I' kinda getting cut off
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[Leeu] Hi ethelsue
[BooMack] Hi Ethelsue!
[owoodson] Camden is the largest city in Wilcox County.
[Ethelsue] Evening
[Leeu] thanks
[owoodson] Hello, Ethelsue
[Ethelsue] Evening. How are things tonight?
[Leeu] is that a good place to do research?
[owoodson] The Wilcox Progressive Era has been published since the early
- 1900s. Prior to that were a number of forerunner papers to the Era.
[Ethelsue] Is there a place to stay in Camden, if I came there for research?
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[Leeu] Alright
[BooMack] I agree that the genealogy department at the library is excellent
- and have such a helpful and friendly staff.
[owoodson] Ethelsue, there are two motels here. The Days Inn and the
- Southern Inn.
[Leeu] Anyone heard of the CHANCE line?
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[omstar99] I agree the genealogy room is great. One of the best we have
- visited
[BooMack] Hi cb75!
[cb75] Hi
[owoodson] Hello, cb75
[owoodson] leeu, I have heard of the Chance family.
[BooMack] Owoodson do you know if the library have on microfilm some of the
- Progressive Era editions?
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[Leeu] Surnames CHANCE, CHESTNUT, CRAIN,HURST, GRIMES. JONES
[Ethelsue] Thanks. Just did n't want to get stranded!
[Leeu] which ones
[Leeu] Arthur CHANCE
[cb75] I have a Chesnut mar Henry Voltz, burried at Bethel
[owoodson] There are microfilm copies of the Progressive Era available.
- They are kept in the Probate office, but can be carried upstairs to use on
- the readers.
[Leeu] My CHESTNUTS were in FL-- Before that, I don't know
[Ethelsue] I learned a little about my Annie Rice situation since last week.
[Leeu] My Harvey CRAIN was born in Wilcox
[Ethelsue] Seems it WAS the William Criswell family that raised her.
[cb75] Many are buried in Prosperity Cem. Harold's Cross Roads, Dallas Co -
- Chesnuts that is
[BooMack] IOuida, as usual, you have been helpful. Goodnight everyone.
[Ethelsue] Still don't know who her father was.
[Leeu] by boomack
[cb75] Do you know where the naturalizations records are held?
[owoodson] Good night BooMAck
[owoodson] cb75 there are some old naturaliation records recorded in the
- Probate Minute books.
[owoodson] These are early ones. I found my great-great grandfathers there
- circa 1840.
[owoodson] Ethel Sue, glad you have learned more about your Annie Rice.
[cb75] Charles Voltz first shows up in 1830 b. Ger. need more info on him
[Ethelsue] Thanks.
[owoodson] He was in Wilcox in 1830?
[cb75] Yes. listed as Voltz and Grey in early census
[owoodson] cb75, I believe that I remember that you were interested in
- Ervins also.
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[cb75] Yes, just found some records of them in Monroe and Clarke Co
[Leeu] does anyone have Wilcox census begore 1850?
[owoodson] Then his naturalization could be recorded in a Probate book.
- Also, there is probably a loose record about it in one of the bins.
[owoodson] Is this the family of Robert Hugh Ervin?
[cb75] I looke in many bins when there a couple of years ago -no lluck
[cb75] I can't find a link to Robt. tho one Jame in both families.
[owoodson] The loose records are all mixed up. The project to go through
- them and get them ready for microfilming will be underway soon. The records
- from the old jail are going to be done first I think.
[cb75] Isaac or according to Lucy Ervin's will Ezeccia) Ervin father of
- Francis father of Jasper Newton.
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[cb75] Wish I were neared and could help sort the records.
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[owoodson] If you will email me, I will pull my Ervin folder and see just
- what is there.
[cb75] Please, help me my e-mail is Claragen@aol.com
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[cb75] Are you on Pinebelt.net
[owoodson] Don't I remember that you are a Starr descendant?
[owoodson] No, I am on frontiernet.net
[cb75] Yes. Martha Hardwick Starr married Sappington
[owoodson] I thought so, which of Martha's children?
[Leeu] any STROUDS out there?
[owoodson] I am not familiar with the Strouds.
[cb75] Emily that married James Ridgeway are parents of my ggmother Sara
- Frances Ridgeway.
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[Leeu] Hi ShirleyAK
[ShirleyAK] hi Leeu
[owoodson] I don't think that I have any thing on her-at least not much,
- would you share. please.
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[Leeu] Who are you looking for?
[cb75] Will pull records and get to you.
[owoodson] cb75 have you and Gayle Sappington shared information?
[Le[cb75] No, do not know Gayle.
[Leeu] I have a neice who married a Champion in FL
[owoodson] She sent me a picture of Martha Hardwick and I sent her a picture
- of my John Wesley--there was a strong family resemblence.
[owoodson] Gayle is a descendant of Joshua Hope
[cb75] Would love to have a picture. Give me address, please.
[Leeu] gotta go--see you next week--by
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[owoodson] I saved the email and will have to look up her address. Will
- send both to you. Would you like to have John W. Martha's is from a book,
- but it shows up quite good.
[ShirleyAK] Goodnight all :-)
[cb75] Surely, I'd like to add it to my Starrs
[owoodson] I made a picture with my digital camera of the John W.'s portrait
- here and sent a copy to her.
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[cb75] I have a scanner but not the camera yet.
[owoodson] That was my first time of taking a picture of a portrait , but it
- turned out better than I thought it would.
[cb75] I have tried with an ordinary 35 mm camera and results not too good.
[owoodson] Several years ago when I was working on the history of our
- church, I used a 35mm on a tripod and took pictures from books of some of
- our ministers. It worked satisfactorily.
[cb75] Will say bye, and will get my Sapping Starr records to you later
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[owoodson] BJ, are you there?
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BJS> Still here when not being dropped.
BJS> Early night
[owoodson] Yes, seems to be. I had trouble logging on tonight.
BJS> I thought Freda would be here but I guess she had trouble too
[owoodson] Yes, from her email today, I thought she would be also.
BJS> Let me ask a quick question. What beat or precinct would include
- McWilliams in 1870?
[owoodson] I think it would be Foxes Mill. I emailed Virginia this morning
- after I read her query.
BJS> Oh good. I was asking for her.
[owoodson] I thought so, her Poindexter Stuckey voted in Foxes Mill in 1860.
BJS> I have to find a better way to log these chats Ouida. I can't
- particiipate while I'm cutting and Pasting and trying to guard against being
- dropped.
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[owoodson] Hello, Shelley
BJS> How about you join me next week in trying out IRC. Just the two of us
- to see how it goes.
BJS> Hi Shelley.
[owoodson] That's find with me. Just let me know what to do.
[Shelley] Evening, Just thought I would drop in. Always see log but never
- remember to stop by.
[owoodson] Glad you could join us.
[Shelley] Looks like it is quiet - or did everyone leave.
[owoodson] Everyone has left--called an early night.
[owoodson] What families are you interested in?
[Shelley] I'm in New Mexico so it is still early here.
[Shelley] I am reasearching BLOXOM and LEE in AL.
[owoodson] From the old Snow Hill or Furman area?
[Shelley] Part of them are buried at Pine Apple.
[owoodson] Which line of Lees?
[Shelley] Martin Lee's dau Mary Elizabeth married JN Bloxom 1856
[owoodson] I see J.N. Bloxom on the 1860 voter's list for Kyser's Beat--Pine
- Apple area.
[Shelley] Yes - that is him. His father was Washington Bloxom (my brick
- wall)
[owoodson] There are two other Bloxoms--A. and L. on the 1860's voterslist.
[Shelley] A should be Albert, don't know about L.
[owoodson] I missed a William who is also there.
[Shelley] L should be Leslie another brother
[Shelley] Jasper and Albert went to Brazil after Civil War.
[owoodson] That is interesting. Did they stay in Brazil?
[Shelley] No, returned about 1871. Jasper to Texas and Albert to LA.
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[owoodson] Could you send me a list of the names--I could probably
- recognize Wilcox names.
[Shelley] They were at Santa Barbara in Brazil.
[Shelley] Yes - where should I email? Will have to look up names.
BJS> Carroll Jones sent me a story at the Brazilian settlement that ran in
- the Palisadian newspaper today.
BJS> Would you like the link?
[owoodson] owoodson@frontiernet.net Thanks. The Confederates in Brazil
- have always fascinated me.
[owoodson] yes, please give me the link.
BJS> Will send it to you.
[owoodson] Thanks.
[Shelley] There are several sites on this. There are lists of names and
- several books also.
BJS> I'm going to call it a night ladies. have to free up the phone lines.
- You can continue as long as you want but I will close the log now.
BJS> Speak to you later Ouida. Nite Shelley. Come again.
[owoodson] Thanks, Bj. Let me know when you want to try the other.
[Shelley] Good night.
BJS> OK. niters.
[owoodson] Good night,
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