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Northeast Alabama Settlers NORTHEAST ALABAMA SETTLERS NICHOLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY Registered National Historic Landmark Headquarters of NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. P.O. Box 674 Gadsden, Alabama 35902 J VOLUME XXX APRIL 1992 NO.4 So NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC, P. 0. BOX 674 Gadsden, AL 35902 1st V.P., Editor (205) 5-6-8260 President - Tel. (205) 638-2739 Ms. Sybil T. McCluskey Dr. C. Jack Wood 204 1st Ave., SW 415 9th St., So. Rainsville, AL 35986 E. Gadsden, AL 35903 2nd V.P., Program Chrm. Assoc. Editor (205) 779-6743 Willard Israel (205) 528-7216. Mrs. Robert N. Mann Rt. 2, Box 209 P.O. Box 57 Crossville, AL 35962 Cedar Bluff, AL 35959 3rd V.P., Membership Chrm. Recording Sec. (205) 547-3229 Mrs. Alma Jean Walker (205) 538-9951 W. A. Lewis Route 2, Box 118 2525 Skyway Street Attalla, AL 35954 Gadsden, AL 35901 Treasurer (205) 442-7742 Corresp. Sec. (205) 492-3508 Lawrence Gore Mrs. Frances J. Young 206 Cambridge Lane Rt. 5, Box 154 Rainbow City, AL 35901 Gadsden, AL 35903 Librarian (205) 442-2148 Mrs. Jane B. Keenum 2764 School Drive Southside, AL 35901 MEMBERSHIP Any person who is genuinely interested and actively participating in genealogical and historical research shall be eligible for membership. There are no residency requirements. Non-members may submit queries at $4.00 per issue. Queries free to members. Dues $15.00 per year. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES 1. To aid in the preservation of Family Bible records, military records, cemetery records, and other genealogical and historical records. 2. To promote historical and genealogical research and the study of history and genealogy. 3. To promote interest and encourage people who are interested in genealogical and historical research. 4. To cooperate to the extent practical with other societies that are interested in genealogy and history and preservation. 5. To collect and preserve historical and genealogical data relating to Alabama, particularly, but not limited to, the counties of Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall, Randolph, St. Clair and Talladega. EXCHANGE MEMBERS Tha Society will excnange quarterlies with other organizations subject to approval by the Editor. Exchange publications and other publications donated should be mailed to: Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc., P. 0. Box 674, Gadsden, AL 35902. All publications will be placed in the Nichols Memorial Library. > Volume XXX NORTHEAST ALABAMA SETTLERS No. 4 April 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1992 Annual Meeting & Genealogical Seminar Invitation: Gadsden-Etowah Tourism Board Page i Letter From the President Page ii Minutes of January 11 , 1992 Meeting Page 95 Sansom Fami 1 y Page 96 McCartney Fami 1 y Page 98 Civil War Confederate Service Records of Six McCartney Brothers Page 100 Abstract History of Land Transactions - 1852 to 1973 Dwight Manufacturing Company & Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library Page 102 Fund Drive - Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library ^ Saturday, April 25, 1992 Page 107 1850 Census, Benton (now Calhoun) County, Alabama Page 108 56th Installment Pedigree Chart Section of Members Page 114 Notes and Queries Dues Time Again Page 122 Surname Index Page 123 Membership Application / Renewal Form Centerfold Publications Order Form Centerfold Map Showing Location of Nichols Memorial Library Back Cover "Copyright, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc., 1992. ISSN 0742 583 X 9 "Indexed in the Genealogical Periodical Annual Index." Volume XXX N°- 4 NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 1992 ANNUAL MEETING & GENEALOGICAL SEMINAR Date: Saturday, April 11, 1992 Time: Register 8:00 AM; Seminar 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Registration: $20.00 - Buffet lunch included. Location: Elliott Community Center 2827 W. Meighan Blvd. (US Hwy 431) Gadsden, Alabama Seminar Director: Robert Scott "Bob" Davis, Jr. Mr. Davis is director of the Family & Regional History Program, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, AL. He holds a Master of Education degree in history from North Georgia College. His more than 550 publications on records and research have included twenty books and also articles in such periodicals as The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Ancestry Newsletter, The American Genealogist, Heritage Quest, and The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal. He was the first Georgian to receive an award from the National Genealogical Society (the Award of Merit) and his Research in Georgia was one of the first extensive guides to research at a state archives. Of the top five best sellers in Georgia genealogy, four are his books. See enclosed flyer for reservation and program details. Please make reservations by Wednesday, April 1, 1992 and mail to: Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 674 Gadsden, AL 35902 INVITATION: GADSDEN-ETOWAH TOURISM BOARD The Gadsden-Etowah Tourism Board, in conjunction with the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society and the Etowah County Historical Society, invite you to join us in a dig for our Alabama Roots. We have set aside the week of April 11-17 for our second annual Genealogical Research Orientation Week (G.R.O.W.) to begin with the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society at Elliott Community Center on Saturday, April 11. For additional details on "GROW" along with other information on lodging, dining, shopping, recreation and vacation opportunities > in Etowah and her sister counties, write: G.R.O.W., (Attention: Peggy Rary) P. O. Box 8267 Gadsden, AL 35902-8267, or phone 205-549-0351 Northeast Alabama Settlers Vol. XXX, No. 4, April 1992 PRESIDENT'S LETTER Those people who become interested and involved in genealogy soon realize that there are premiums to be paid to be successful. Two of these are effort and expense. The two join to thwart even our best interests and means. Sometimes it takes something called a "breakthrough" that is composed of finding data on an individual or on a family to spur our interest above the mundane sphere of work and cost. It compares to the power of a booster rocket sending its space shuttle into orbit. This kind of achievement has kept the art of genealogy alive! Recently on a trip to Washington, D.C. I was concerned about my expenses, but then I found two generations on one of my lines , that I had thought to be unobtainable. I no longer felt any \ regrets about having made the trip! The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society is a great organization. I am proud to be a part of its membership. Do you belong? We invite you to join our ranks. Write to us about your membership. This would be especially a help to those with Alabama roots. W. A. Lewis, Robert Pilgrim and Garland Wood need to. be singled out for their efforts on our building. Gentlemen, THANK YOU! I also want to thank Willard Israel for his outstanding quarterly programs. He is a busy man. Whatever he does, he does well ! C. Jack Wood, President Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. -xi- Northeast Alabama Settlers Vol. XXX, No. 4, April 1992 » MINUTES NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. The quarterly meeting of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society was held at the Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library on January 11, 1992. President Dr. Jack Wood called the meeting to order and welcomed the large number of members and guests, i He thanked the members who have contributed so much to the Society and toward the maintenance of the library building. He urged all members to participate more. A future work-day at the library will be announced later. Willard Israel, Program Chairman, reported that the next meeting will be our Annual Seminar on Saturday, April 11, ,1992. It will be held at Elliott Community Center, W. Meighan Blvd., (US Hwy 431), Gadsden, AL. Mr. Robert Davis, author, and Director of Genealogical Studies at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, AL will be the speaker for the all-day work shop. Robert Pilgrim read the Nominating Committee's report on a; slate of officers for 1992-1994. Those nominated and elected were: President, W. A. Lewis; 1st V.P. & Editor, Sybil McCluskey; 2nd( V.P. & Program Chairman, Willard Israel; 3rd V.P. & Membership Chairman, Jean Walker; Treasurer, Lawrence Gore; Associate Editor, > Mrs. Robert N. Mann; Recording Secretary, Robert Pilgrim; Corres­ ponding Secretary, Gail Brown; Librarian, Jane B. Keenum. The president requested committee and individual reports. Lawrence Gore, Treasurer gave the financial report, which showed our bank balance on January 10, 1992 to be $4,688.36. The Recording Secretary reported problems with the library copy machine due to moisture and temperature problems in the building. Suggestions were heard to solve the problem. It was reported that some older Etowah County, AL Circuit Court records had been moved to the Gadsden Public Library for preservation. They will be catalogued and made available to the public for research. A fund raising project was again mentioned, and local members will make an announcement on this later. Program Chairman, Willard Israel, introduced the speaker, Mr. Gale Peters, Director of the Southeastern Branch of the National Archives, East Point, GA, who distributed brochures relating to records available through National Archives. The Society voted to purchase a comprehensive set of books covering those holdings. Mr. Peters stated that the National Archives was established in 1934 through efforts of the National Historical Society. The Southeastern branch has been in existence since 1951. The purpose of the archives is to identify, acquire, preserve, and make available for research, historical papers on a State' and National scale. He stated that it is now necessary to 'make appointments for research at the East Point (Atlanta) branch. The meeting adjourned and delicious refreshments were served. W. A. Lewis, Recording Secretary -95- Northeast Alabama Settler^ Vol . XXX, No. 4, April 1992 SANSOM FAMILY The MICAJAH SANSOM family was enumerated in the 1850 Census of Murray County, Georgia.
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