Volume 19, Issue 2 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Apr – Sep 2014 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Volume 19, Issue 2 Apr - Sep, 2014 P. O. Box 136 ISSN: 1087-7746 Madison, FL 32341-0136 33 Volume 19, Issue 2 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Apr – Sep 2014 Table of Contents Upcoming 2014/2015 Genealogy Conferences ................................................................................................. 34 Extracts from the New Enterprise, Madison, FL, Apr 1905 .......................................................................... 35 Circus Biography, Mattie Lee Price ......................................................................................................................... 40 Francis Eppes (1865-1929) ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Death of a Grandson of Jefferson .............................................................................................................................. 43 Boston Cemetery, Boston, Thomas County, Georgia ....................................................................................... 44 How Well do you Understand Family Terminology? ..................................................................................... 44 Shorter College ................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Extracts from Madison County Wills & Letters Testamentary Book B ................................................... 48 Probate Records Located in Madison County Court House .......................................................................... 50 Index of Probate Records............................................................................................................................................. 51 Death Notices/Obituaries ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Index ................................................................................................................................................................................ 57 Renewal/New Membership Form ........................................................................................................................... 64 ************************************************************************************************************* Fellow Society Members, We are so very pleased to have all of you as members but, like many other organizations, we are struggling to keep up with all the costs of providing our support to you whether through newsletters or calls/requests to the library. Therefore we are starting a new membership drive. If you know someone who loves genealogy as much as we do or who has a family history in Madison, tell them about our Society and all the good things we are doing. We need to maintain a baseline of about 100 members to continue to provide you the support you deserve. In an effort to better support our community and let them know that we are working hard on researching our Madison ancestors, we will be writing an article for Greene Publishing. It will appear in the local paper once every two weeks. We want to use this opportunity to tell everyone about our “Madison Pioneers.” We will be attempting to not only share all our beloved “genealogy” data, but to locate some stories about these folks. If you think you can help us, please let us know by sending in an article or a family you would like to see featured in the paper. Please, don’t forget pay for your 2014 dues. These dues pay for the production of our newsletters, as well as the internet access and genealogy programs we use to help our members. Thought about giving someone a birthday gift of a membership? If they are involved in genealogy they will probably love it and if not, well now might be the time to get them involved. Remember that without memberships, the society would be required to close down the library and possibly the society itself. Let’s NOT let that happen. Effective 1 May we will change the username and password on our Members only page to: Username: Second Password: Cousin. ************************************************************************************************************ Upcoming 2014/2015 Genealogy Conferences National Genealogical Society, 7-20 May 2014, Richmond, VA; the theme will be: Virginia—the First Frontier. Conference will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research provides an educational forum for the discovery, critical evaluation, and use of genealogical sources and methodology through a week of intensive study lead by nationally prominent genealogical educators. Students choose one of the offered courses that last throughout the week and that range from a course for beginners to courses on specialized topics. Begins at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8 and concludes at 12:00 p.m. Friday, June 13. Cost: $460.00. Birmingham, Alabama. http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html Family History and Genealogy Conference 29 Jul – 1 Aug 2014 in BYU Conference Center, Provo, Utah. Conference offers more than 100 classes, allowing participants to gain new skills and helpful information. Class topics include Youth and Genealogy, LDS Family History Callings, FamilySearch Family Tree, DNA Research, Google Genealogy, and ICAPGen. http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgeneal/ 34 Volume 19, Issue 2 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Apr – Sep 2014 Midwestern Roots Family History and Genealogy Conference, Aug 1-2, 2014, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society 2014 Federation of Genealogical Societies meets August 27-30, 2014 in historic San Antonio, Texas. They will be exploring issues ranging from basic and introductory instruction to methodology and problem-solving techniques, ethnic research, migration and immigration, technology, and southern and western regional topics. https://www.fgsconference.org/ 2015 Federation of Genealogical Societies, Salt Lake City, Utah, 12-14 Feb 2015; with Roots Tech 2015. ************************************************************************************************************* Extracts from the New Enterprise Sullivan, McCall & Co., ten miles south of here Madison, Florida to perform a surgical operation on a Negro April 6, 1905 man and woman who had been shot during a From Moseley Hall: April 1st came a little general mix up among the Negroes. It seems unexpected to some of our neighbors, or at that the woman had nothing to do with the least the jokes did. Just ask Mr. Ed Sanders row but happened to be in range of the flying about it. shot. She was badly wounded in the head and T. J. Redding is all smiles over the arrival of the doctor has some doubt of her recovery. a baby boy at his home last week. He says the The man was shot twice in the right breast boy heard him talking of taking a camp hunt and shoulder. He will recover. Blind Tiger and began to yell and wouldn’t be comfortable whiskey was the cause. until he told him he could be one of the party. Run-over Locals Joe J. Dickinson came down and spent a George Purvis of Pinetta was a business day or two with his mother last week. visitor in town Monday. We are glad to know that Master Lewel General Dixie Mays of Monticello was in DAVIS, who has been wrestling with fever, is town a day or two last week. up again. Phil Parramore spent last Thursday in Little Rubie Davis is suffering with a Jacksonville, returning Friday. sprained arm this week. Col. S. D. Clarke, one of Monticello’s best J. Q. Hagerman and family were visitors at known young attorneys, spent last Thursday the Hall last week. in town. Mr. Tom Goodman of Sirmons was the Miss Mamie Randell went to her father’s guest of Mr. McDonald Sunday. country home Thursday to remain a week or Miss Nita O’Neal closed her school for this two. week and is visiting her parents, some of the Dr. Will Parramore had professional family being quite sick. business which required his presence in Perry A party composed of T. J. Redding, L. several days this week. Porter, Reams and Walker, are enjoying the W. A. Ruter, of Lexington, Ky., will reach pleasures of a camp hunt this week. here tomorrow and will be the guest of his Lee Locals brother, Dr. Ruter. John H. Havens has gone to Tallahassee in One person united with the Bellville church attendance upon the Legislature. last Sunday thus encouraging Rev. Stephen The young people had a singing Crockett, the pastor. entertainment at the home of Dr. Mickler on Mrs. Moseley Randall spent a pleasant day Friday night. last Wednesday visiting with the family of Rev. Mr. Grey of Stonewall M. F. church Rev. Stephen Crockett. preached an able sermon Sunday morning. The little son of Mrs. Mamie Ives of Lake His theme was “Watch Yourself” and he held City is ill and Mrs. Ida Whitlock left Monday his bearers for an hour spell bound with for Lake City to assist her sister at his bedside. sound argument and brilliant flights of Miss Edna Stapler, who is well known and eloquence. loved in Madison, is to be married Dr. C. W. Johnson was called hastily on Wednesday, 12th inst., to Mr. Euell Stanford, Friday night to the turpentine camp of both of Valdosta. 35 Volume 19, Issue 1 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Jan - Mar 2014 Little Miss