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Jun99NLl Volume 18 Number 2

J;^"- tn7\ The Bay County Genealogy Society P. O. Box 6,6.2, Panama City, Florida, 82402-0662

The Bay County genealogy Society is a non-profit organization within the definition of section 5ol (cX3) of the Intemal Revenue code, dedicated to the advancement, education and promotion of personal and general genealogical research and the preservation of historical records relative thereto, for the cultural enrichment of the people of Bay County and the surrounding area. Membership in this organization with voting rights, and the right to hold office is open to anyone without restriction of race, color, creed, or sex who has a continuing interest in Genealogy and whose membership dues are current. Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month at l:OO p.m. in the Panama City, Florida library. The Board of directors meet at the library at lo:oo a.m. also on the first Saturday of the month. Dues are $ l5.oo per year for single or family membership payable in December. \

Bay County Genealogy Society Board of Directors President .Bemiece Loper I "t Mce-President. ....William Bill Kuyper 2nd Vice-President...... CIiff Loper Recording Secretary ....Alice Locke Corresponding Secretary...... Judy Bennett Treasurer ...... Walter Sherman Program Chairman ...... Judy Bennett Program Committee.....Judy Bennett, Mary FYadette, Greg Morrison, Wallie W. Wdtonen Membership...... Diane Stults Hospitality ...... Richard Smith Publicity. ...Daine Fonzie, Mary Ann Buswell, Wally Crawford Librarian.. .Linda Kleback Advisor...... Nancy Roberts Newsletter Editor. ..,.Wallie W. Waltonen Board Member: Greg Morrison

The only thing wrong with immortality,is that it tends to go on forever.

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During this past spring our society has been working on a publishing project. It had been discussed in the past, but the after investigation the cost has always been prohibitive. Now, with the advent of the computer, it has become a much more manageable, and financially feasible task. Nancy Roberts and other society members worked long and hard going out and gathering the information in the Bay County cemeteries. There have also been workers like Walter Sherman, Judy Bennett, and others who have combed the records for the marriages that have taken place in Bay County since 1913 when Bay County was formed. Some of this invaluable work has been put on microfilm, and is available in our library. It has, also, been sent to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah" Still we have felt that it is not as readily available to everyone as we would like it to be. So Wallie Waltonen and Greg Morrison are heading a Publication Committee to help format this information, and get it printed. When all is completed, it will be advertised on the Internet, and be made available to anyone interested-at a nominal cost. These dedicated people are making a dream come true.

Get out your date books and put down the 30th of October, and the 13th of November. On October 30th we will hold another Beginners Workshop, and November 13th we will hold our first Intermediate (or Advanced) workshop. It isn't too soon to be talking about these events because people ask me about them frequently. Genealogy is becoming a national passion, and we feel we must help people get all the bits and pieces of information that they gather into a usable and workable form that can be passed along to future generations. Documentation, also, is extremely important, and many don't know how to do it properly. We will talk more about this when the time is closer, but it isn't too soon to let you know that these dates have been reserved.

The Florida State Genealogical Society has sent out the news that their fall conference will be held in Sarasota the 29th and 30'hof October. The featured guest speaker will be Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. She will speak on Putting Your Ancestors into Historical Perspective, Oral History: Use it or Loose it, and Painless Organization: How to Organize Everything in Your Genealogy Life. Therc will be other speakers and interesting topics, and it will be a most worthwhile conference. The cost is nominal. Contact me if you want more inforrnation.

I hope you all have a wonderful, and safe surlmer full of many vacation plans. We will still be meeting every first Saturday of the month, so if you need some inspiration or have problems about where to go next in your family history research-we are here to help. 6r*;.

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Jun99NL3 NEW BOOKS IN THE GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION OF THE BAY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Linda Pazics Kleback Genealogy Specialist, Bay County Public Lilcrary MICROFILM: 1880 AL: t roll---- 1900 AL: 4 rolls--- la70 GA: S rolls GENERAL: Gen. R929.72 Lee - A Directory of British Peerages Gen. R929.1 Ros - Mayflower Maffiages Gen. R929.1 Ros - Mayflower Increasings Gen. R929.3 Gen - Genealogical Periodical Annual Index. Volume 35. 1996 Gen. R929.34195 Mas - Ireland: l84l/la5l Census Abstracts. Northern lreland Gen. R929.34195 Mas - Ireland: la{l/lasl Census Abstracts. RepuJclic of Ireland Gen. R929 Mer - Merck's tegg Manual Gen. R929 Mat - Paper Trees: Cenealogical Clip Art Gen. R973.7 Wil - From the Cannon's Mouth: The CMI War Letters of General Alpheus S. williams Gen. R973.7 Bat - Battles and Leaders of the CMI War, Volumes 2, 3, and 4 Gen. R929.1025 Dir - Directory of Professional Genealogists, 20 h Anniversary Edition, 1999-2000 ALABAMA: AL Gen. R976.1 Nix - Oakey Streak: A Historic t-andmark \, AL Gen. R976.loO5 Bre - History of Coosa County, A. AL Gen. R976. t Ala - Alabama's Black Heritage FLOFUDA: FL Gen R355.37 Kei - A History, 1884-1984 Franklin County National Guard GEORGI,A: GA Gen. R929.375a Elb - Elbert County, GA, Heritage t79o-r997 KENTUCKY: KY Gen. R32o.9769 Mon - Monroe County Folklife KY Gen. R976.9 Mon - Monroe County History MASSACHUSETTS: Gen. R929.3744 Bar - Beacon Hill NORTH CAROLINA: NC Gen. R975.6o2 Ale - The History of Mecklenburg County, NC, l74o-19oo SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Gen. R32a.757 Jou - The Colonial Records of SC, Series l, the Joumal of the Commons House of Assembly 23 April l750-31 August l75l SC Gen. R975.7 Sel - A History of Marion County, SC SC Gen. R975.9 Sal - History of Orangeburg County, SC TEXAS: TX Gen. R976.4 Mem - Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas MRGINI.A: VA Gen. R929.3755 Not - t-and Causes, Accomack County, YA, 1727-1826 VA Gen. R929.3755 Ell - Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County, VA, Volumes I and II What's In A Name Do you feel frustrated with the nurnlcer of ways you find your surnarrre spelled? Then, pity someone who is researching the name Regnolds.ln the tzgo federal Census, the name was spelled 34 different ways; ranging from Ranals through Renholds, Reunull, etc. Even the name Brown was spelled seven ways: Bronn, Broon, Broun, Broune, Brown, Browne and Brownes. h the United States alone, there are more than 2,ooo,ooo persons named Smith. The following list is made up entirely of surnames meaning Smifh in various languages and spellings. DeSmedt/Flemish Desmet/Flemish Faure/French Ferraro,zltalian trerreir/ French Ferron/French Goffllrish-Gaelic-Welsh Gough,zlrish-Gaelic GowanAVelsh Henera,/Spanish Kovac,/Slovak Kovar/Czech Lefebvcre,/French LaFevers/French LeVewe,/French Rautio/Finnish SchmidtzGerrnan Schnit/German Schmitt,zGerman Sch,rrlitz/GelTnan Seppanen/Finnish Skmiton/Greek Smed,/Danish SmidtzDutch Smit/Dutch Smith,/English Smithe,zEnglish Smitt,/english Smythe,/English. ...from the Joumal, volume 3l #1, 1994 and the Jul-Aug 1994 hperial Polk cenealogical Society Newsletter. Nicknames Aggie,/Agatha-Agnes Al,zAlbert-Alfred Amy/Amelia Angie,/Angeline Ann/Nancy Annie,zAnn-Hannah Ben-Benjy-Benny/Benjamin BertlRobert Bob-Bobby- Bobbie,/Robert Bill-BillyAVilliam Birdie,zBridget Charlie,zChandler Cfuis,zChristine- Christopher Clat/Clarence Claus,/Nicholas Cob,zJacob-John Cole,/Nicholas Cort- Curt/Conrad CylCyms Dee,/Deborah Dell,zAdelbert-Odell Dixie,/Bendicta Dolly/Dorothy Duggie,/Douglas Ed-Eddy/Edward-Edmond Ellis,zEleanor-Ella Elsa,/Alice Ernie,/Ernest Et-Etta-Ettie,/Esther FranVFrancis Fred-Freddie,/Frederick Gert-Gertie,/Gertrude Greer/Georgia Gretchen/Margaret Hattie,/Harriet Harry/Harison-Henry Hob,/Robert Jack4acob-John James,4acob (Dutch) Jeanie- Jennie-Jenny/Jaoe Jenkins,4ohn Joedoseph Josey/Joseph-Josephine Kate- Kathy/Catherine-Katherine Kit,/Christopher Leicester-Lester/Liester Llbby/E,lizabeth Lissa,zMillicent Lola,/Delores Lon/Laurence-Lawrence Mable/Mehitable Mame/Mary-Maryette Mary/Polly Massey/Thomas Mate-Mattie,zMartha-Mary Max- Maxim,/Mason-Maximilian May/Mary-Maryette Meg-Megan/Margaret Meta,/Margareta MitzMilford Molly/Mary-Maryette Mort,/Mortimer Nan/Ann Nancy/Ann-Hannah Ned,zEdward Nell-Nelly/Helen Netta,4ane Neysa,/Aglnes Nita,/Ann Nola,/Olive Paddie-Pattie,/Patricia-Patrick Patty,/Martha Peggy/Elizabeth-Margaret Phema-Pheme- Phemie,/Euphemia Philip/Philamon Pip,zPhilip Polly,zMary-Maryette-Paula Rab,/Robert Rita/Margaret saddie-sally/sarah sam,/samuel sate,/sally TacylAnastasia Tam,/Thomas Wat/Vvalter Zita/ftteresa ...from the Apr 1993 Shelby County Chapter, Ohio Genealogicat Society Gaelic /English Names Aodh,zHugh Berach,/Barry BridgitzDelia Cathal,/Charles Connad,/Kenneth Dathi,/David Dhonai,/Daniel-Donal Diarmid,zJerehmia Donogh,/Denis/Donat eamonn/Edmund LiamlWilliam Maire,/Mary Padraic,zPatrick Seamus,4ames Sean4ohn a ...ftom Rose Moore, chairman of the Irish Interest Group of the Hamilton Countychapter,/Ocs and found in the Jun I 994 Hamilton county,/Ocs Newsletter, The Tracer.

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Bay County Genealogical Society webb Page on rhe Federation oJ Ganeologico] Societies SocietyHall. http://www.ancestry.com,/societyhall/pages/sochall-s43/ Writing a F'amily History I often hear in our society meetings, " Ho\A/ do I write a family history? I have family pedigrees, descendant charts, family group sheets, narnes and dates but no story." I expect all of you have heard of L-aura Ingalls Wilder; hrer Uttle House Bool

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You will not find a history in genealogy format or an easily read story. You will find short histories of the Ingalls, Wilder and Quiner families, the people, their migrations, their residences and tidbits of their lives. From their little stories you can easily build a pedigree for the families. You will also find short pieces on some of the neighbors mentioned in her books and on the TV program. From your pedigree, you could easily write your family history in a like format. Perhaps your history wouldn't flow easily like a professionally written biography, but it would be an interesting history that you could very easily add to or revise.

Jun99NL6 The Panama City High School building was aulhorized by the Bay County School Board in 1913 and completed in 1914. It became the Panama Grammar School when the Bay High School was opened in tgzo. In 1965 the building was bought by the First Presbyterian Church.

Panama City High School Class tgZz-t9ZB. Panama City, Bay County, trlorida

Senior Class Tillie Anderson Charles Bannerman Merwyn Brogdon David Calhoun Ben Ellis Oliver Gessel Florene Harrison Donald Hills Bernice Hughes Elsie Johnston Alene Jones Angus Laird Henry Laird Eunice Merritt Katherine Middleton William Middleton Crystel Moore Randall Newberryr Beatry Pelham Geraldine Sharpe Mazie Sims Mozelle Williams Theodore Williams

Junior Class Dorothy Albritton Joe Blackshear Edd Cypret i-eo Daffin Wiliie Mae Fuller Ruth Gray Margaret Harrison Thelrna Jernigan George Klein John Laird Emmette Liddon Olga Lunsford Iva Mae McBride Emory McCranie Burke Pierce Cordia Powell Charlie Powell Marvin Powell Lucille Purcell Homer Thompson Connie Turner Willie Ella Webb Guy Wills

Sophmore Class Stella Faile Pearl Faile Reba Fowhand Henry Goodgame Mary Douglas Goodgame Brown Howell Eugene Hod$e Bryan Jernigan Roy Laird Jack Meyers Lillian B. Newberry Christen Pringle Katie Radney Atchafala Renfroe Nedine Ryals Seaborne Sharpless William Stevenson Letha Tedford Alva Thomas Gretha Todd Nita Todd Hurdis Tumer Ruby Lee Wallace Lillian wells Catharine Wells

Freshman Class Gladys Atkinson Beatrice Baxter Merritt Brorzr.rn Pallie Davis Helen Ellis Stella Faile Miriam Folsom Jessie Gainer Kate Gainer Leslie Gay Leonard Gray Bosden Harries Janie Hutton Bryan Jernigan Fred Jones Louise King Louise Lee Louise March Evelyn Marshall Zuleima Mathis Marlon Merritt Rudolf Messer Vera Mae Mitchell Francis Or Herbert Pierce Vivian pierson Beatrice Renfroe Lislie Rhea Madge Riddick Myrtice Riley Gerden Russell Leon Scott Hanze Segler Molet Sims Charlie Walker Smith J. Powell Smith Henry Starling Fern Stokes Olive Tasker Wilma Tedford Ruth Thomas Ernestine Thompson Flora Ward Emest Ward Hamil Webb Lucille White Arthur Lee Williams J. M. Williams Aubria York

Jun99NL7A Panama City High School Class tgZs Panama City, Bay County F'lorida

Senior Class Irene Elizabeth Clark Hulan Snuff Bannerman Estelle Causey Burnis Coleman Hermos Cypp Cypret Sarah Arab Dean Edd Goofie Etheridge Mary Douglas Goodname Mary Gray Alma Hawk Hawkins Brown Howell J. V. Dimples Jordon Clyo Pelham Herman Perk Perkins James Skeeter Poston Alberta Bert Poppell Christine Chris Pringle Vera Ve-rah Pratt Edna Ed-ner Powell Anna Belle Russ Madge Midget Riddick Letha Ted Tedford Nita Todd Gretha Grandma Todd Rubye Lee Wallace Plumber Pluto Williams

Junior Class John Anderson died 1925 son of J. H. Anderson, MilMlle, FL Gladys Atkinson Beatrice Baxter Clifford Beckum Alice Conely Donald Davidson Helen Ellis Walter Evans Cora Fay Pearl F'aile Leonard Gray Alma Hawkins Rheba Fowhand Orby Horne ,Ianie Hutton Bryan Jernigan Mary l-izzie Jordan Anna louise Johnson Grace Kersey Evelyn Marshall Zuiliema Mathis Devane Middleton Vera Mae Mitchell Lida Mccarthy Bernice Moore Lillie B. Newberryz Gladys Porter Francis Harris Or Harvey Pratt Katie Radney Lisle Rhea Evelyn Rollins Louise Rollins Hazel Russ Powell Smith Fem Stokes Marjorie Tanquary Hurdis Turner Numa Underwood Erma Williams

Sophmore Class D. M. Adams Maxvell Anderson J. B. Blackwell Earle Boone Gertie Chavers Lucie Bell Canterbury Elizabeth Grace Chavers Coleman Ruby Cook Evelyn \r- Culbreth Martine Dean Marjorie Douglas Catherine Glover lnez Gray Ruth Gwaltney Bowden Harris Russell Hobbs Arthur Hurston Joe Hutchinson Welbourne Johnson Louise Lee Maude Johnson George McBride Marjorie McCurdy Wilbur Wilson Whit Moss Raymond Marshall Ralph Newberry Herbert Pierce Gertrude Phillips Gladys Porter J. T. Polson Irving Roche Beatrice Renfroe Kate Riddick Herbert Sapp Earle Sawyer Ansley Segler Bernice Seay Eula Segler Clayon Sypret Clyda Sutherland Velma Sutherland Mark Thomas Robert Tyler Wilma Tedford trlorence Todd Marguerite Ward Vera Vickers trlonie Williams Addison Wilson Ralph Wills

Freshman Class Oran allan Meldrum Atkinson Carolyn Barrett Alton Boyd Loraine Branning Monroe Branning Adel Brett Margaret Brigman Bonnie Davis Ralph Dyer Clinton Fay Marjorie Fay Rose Fay Margaret Fields William harrison Martha Hammond Ralph Hills trloy Howell Farris Hutchison John Hutton Carita Look Cliff Mashburn Wayne Marshall Lois Mayers Hugh mozely Leon Mathis Curtiss mcCall Percy McCall Tierso Nunez Thomas Oliver Myrtle Pate Elva Raffield Gladys Redmond Rebecca Renfroe Howard Sapp Lucille Scott Eloise Sharpless Thomas Smith Evelyn Stone Nan Tyler Carl Mck Karl Wiselogel Ralph Williams

Jun99NL7B Civil War Fought By Boys .r good many people do not realize that most wars are fought by young men and boys. What follows are figures of total enlistment of Northern soldiers during the Civil War and their ag€s: lo years o1d...... 25 I I yffirs o1d...... 34 12 yffirs old...... 225 13 years old...... ,38o 14 years o1d...... 1,602 15 years o1d...... 3.5%...... ro4,987 16 years o1d...... 8.O%...... ,...... 231,051 17 years oId...... 28.o%...... 884,981 18 years oId...... 38.5% |,r5A,434 from tg-zz years o1d...... 2o.5%...... 617,51L from22--44 years oId...,..,.. ,...... 52,696 above 44 years o1d...... none Those l s- I 8 year old boys accounted for 78o/o of the lotal enlisted forces. The army that won the Battle of Gettysburg was composed largely of boys not old enough to vote (21 years) while Grant's bloody campaign against Richmond was fought by men who reached the voting age after they entered the army. The lo-12 year old boys above were drummer boys. All figures taken from governmental records. ... from pinion whispers, vol 12, Southwest co Genealogical Society and from the Dec 1992 Stark Co., OH Newsletter. Early New England Weddings An early custom in old New England was if a woman was married for a second time, assuming she rvas a widow, she might be married in the nude. She r.vould stand inside a closet with only her arm poking through, or standing behind a screen, or wearing a sheet over her bare body. This was her new husband's way of telling everyone that she came to him penniless and that he would not assume any back debts of her previous marriage. These were called "smock weddings." Another custom was for the bride to cross a major road during the late evening hours when it was totally dark with her future husband and friends waiting on the other side. Here again the bride would be stark naked so that witnesses could testify that she came to the new husband as a poor widow. This gave them both a legal relief to start anew. Wednesday was considered the best day to marry because it contained the word "wed." Sunday was also a good day. ... last seen in the Jan lges Charlotte co., cenealogy Society, FL Newsletter.

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Jun99NL7 I From: The History of Florida, Past and Present, Historical and Biographical, in Three Volumes, Volume I, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1923. Page 57 5. rzl

Walton County was created on 29 Dec 1824. From Walton was formed in whole or in part, other northwest Florida counties. In 1830 its population was 1,207 persons. There was little increase in population from 1860 to 1870, the wartime decade. It grew from 9,346 in 1900 to 16460 in 1910. In 1920 the population was 12,119. Walton Counff lies between the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama. The county contains seventy miles long Choctawhatchee Bay. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad traverses the county from east to west. The current county seat, DeFuniak Springs is an intellectual and educational center. In 1885 it was the seat ofthe Florida Chautaugua. In 1886 the fust State Teachers association and county superintendents convention was held at DeFuniak Springs. In 1887 a State Normal School for whites was established there. Palmer College and Academy, a Presbyterian institution, was founded there in 1907. Palmer is a secondary school, to which has been added the freshman and sophmore work of the junior college. Its enrollment of about 250 pupils contains both sexes. In 1913, the Thomas Industrial Institute was chartered in the city. It is the property of the Methodist Church. The institute is co-educational and has about 120 students in vocational training. DeFuniak Springs newspaper, the Breeze was established in 1892. The city has two banks; Cawthon State and the First National. Walton County stands well as a producer of upland cotton, raises corn and sweet potatoes in abundance and is high in the list of Florida counties in the industries which center in its sawmills and turpentine stills.

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