Autauga &me£trj> H vol.10 hc/lnfiM- §pfffig2000 °/(k AUTAUGA ANCESTRY IS PUBLISHED BY AUTAUGA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY POST OFFICE BOX 680668 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068-0668 ife^^SfrSfeSSS AUTAUGA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, I1VC. POST OFFICE BOX 680668 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068-0668 Officers - 2000-2001 Allen Herrod, President Board Members: Joy Pace, Vice-President Joy Pace Bea Askins, Treasurer John Brown Jean Hare, Recording Secretary Larry Caver John Brown, Membership Secretary Jean Hare Jane Klinner, Historian Diane Deloach, Immediate Past President Autauga Ancestry Editor— John K. Brown, Jr. AGS Membership— Anyone may join Autauga Genealogical Society. Dues are $20 per year. Residency or area or research is not a consideration. Members receive Autauga Ancestry for free. Queries in the publication are free to members. Nonmembers may submit queries at $3 per query. We ask that queries be brief, to the point, and legible. Object and purpose of AGS— To promote, collect and preserve genealogical and historical data relating to Autauga County. Such data is stored at Prattville's Heritage Museum either in hard copy or on computer, or both. Also, our purpose is to encourage persons interested in genealogical and historical research in general and specifically with reference to Autauga County. Finally, our purpose is to cooperate to the extent practical with other organizations involved with genealogy, history and preservation. Editorial Policy— Autauga Ancestry encourages members to submit lineage charts, Bible, church, cemetery, and other records for publication therein. All submissions are subject to approval by AGS Board. We also welcome abstracts and transcriptions or records and articles from non-members. Since our staff is voluntary, we cannot accept responsibility for errors. The Autauga Ancestry is published on a quarterly basis. There will be an additional mailing and handling charge for any Ancestry that must be re-mailed if member does not send forwarding address. Back issues— Back issues will be made available on a first come, first-served basis. Please write for availability, cost, and postage. Not all issues will be available. VoL 10 No. 2 AUTAUGA ANCESTRY Summer 2000 Contents President's Letter 2 Editor's Notes 3 New Members 4 Queries 5 Potpourri 8 Book List 10 Application 11 Tracking Your Notes 12 Where Did That Come From? 14 Evergreen Church Resolutions 17 1900 Obituaries 23 2000-2001 AGS Membership List 33 John S. Edwards Family 47 VoL 10 No. 2 AUTAUGA ANCESTRY Summer 2000 Greetings! What a wonderful experience it has been so far this year as president of the Au­ tauga Genealogical Society. As with most volunteer organizations, I am looking for those who wish to help behind the scenes. Everyone in the society holds a place of service. How? I'm glad you asked. 1. Call others to join us on the 3rd Sunday of the month. 2. Volunteer to help sort and file family histories submitted to the society. But one of the best ways to serve is to... 3. Join us. Yes, this is a tremendous service to others. Your experiences with dead-ends (is this the proper term when speaking of ancestors?) can help others know where to look. It can point others in the right or quite possibly a new direction. Your input is greatly needed to help those who may not know where that next resource is waiting. Re­ member, the first time YOU walked into the Archives. Joining us at the meetings is just like holding the hand of others who are searching and struggling for the next generation previously unknown. One thing to remember: the Autauga Genealogical Society can help you in other counties or states that might be searched. Many of the same records are available in other states and other counties. Some of our members have also researched libraries or places that many of us could not. This gives us each of us an insight to the holdings of these insti­ tutions that could be useful to all. Encourage those who are interested to join. There is something for all. In July, Mr. Dwayne Cox spoke on the holdings of the collection at Auburn Univer­ sity relating to the history of agriculture and rural life in Alabama. This wonderful presen­ tation Mr. Cox shared gave me a much broader knowledge of rural Alabama and the hard­ ships forgotten by this modern society; hardships that defined the strong detercnination of the southern culture. The jam session in August brought new ideas and new members to the meetings. September brought us Mr.Wayne Deloach speaking on Sidney Lanier, Autauga County, and the families related to Sidney Lanier. October will bring us Lee Bateman, a professional genealogist with a specialty in Southeast Alabama and Confederate History. Invite everyone you know, this will be another great program through the working of Joy Pace. Thank you, Joy! Looking forward to seeing you there! Allen Herrod President VoL 10 No. 2 A UTA UGA ANCESTRY Summer 2000 Editor's _ Notes Hi, This issue's cover photo is one that I purchased over E-Bay. It show an Autauga County couple in the early 1900s. The card the photo is mounted on reads "Martin & Anderson, Prattville." It was found in an old barn in Texas. If anyone recognizes the people, please let me know. Thanks again to Larry Caver for the 1900 obituaries and the Evergreen church records. Larry has also agreed to lead our November 4, 2000 cemetery tour. If you have family who lived in north central Autauga County you won't want to miss this event. The Edwards family group sheet was sent in by new member, Steven Edwards. Please send your family files to include in the Ancestry. Good Hunting, -Vwv ifi»l» rfi•!» i*Xpa S«{p• •!Sj»• rfi»t" »f»!•»» ^"I * jj*t*i »*J^" »J•"-!i• »[*C»? *&^* AN OPEN LETTER TO DIANE DELOACH May 1, 2000 Diane, I just wanted to thank you and everyone involved for making the Old Autauga [Reunion] a wonderful experience for my cousin and I that had the opportunity to attend. We enjoyed the lecture the night be­ fore and really learned a lot about genealogy research, the Reunion was GREAT! And we had a chance to meet quite a few distant relatives. Wd were researching the DERAMUS, WEAVER, RAWLINSON and HUNT lines. You may remember my cousin more than me as she was the one you were talking with about the Indian tribes as we both belong to the Cherokee tribe in Northeast Alabama. Again thanks to you and everyone involved for a very special time! Butch Walker and Trish Montgomery VoL 10 No. 2 AUTAUGA ANCESTRY Summer 2000 Welcome! New Members Welcome new members! We wish much success to you. Ruby T. Conway, 455 Gulfshores Blvd. N. #205, Naples, FL 34103, (941) 261-0900, is re­ searching these surnames: None Listed. Patricia Cox, 90 Camelia Austin Dr., Wetumpka, AL 36092, 334-269-9116, is researching the following surnames: COX, MAYES, HTLDRETH. Harlon Cross, 3449 Valewood Dr., Oakton, VA 22124, is researching these surnames: None Listed Steven M. Edwards, 10 S 592 Windjammer Lane, Napierville, IL 60564, (630) 922-4272, E- mail: [email protected], is researching the following surnames: EDWARDS. Fay Beth Elliott, 828 Travis Ct., Columbus, TX 78934, (409) 732-5345, is researching these surnames: ELLIOTT, GARDNER, RAMSEY. Tricia Light, P. O. Box 4293, Montgomery, AL 36103, 334-834-9286, is researching these sur­ names: SNELL, HINES, KILLETT, BLACKMAN/BLACKMON, STACK, SHEAR, PRESTWOOD. Melba F. Manio, 4526 Braeswood #107 Bldg. C, Houston, TX 77096, is researching these sur­ names: FULLILOVE. Michael W. Manning, 1047 Co. Rd. 49, Marbury, AL 36051, (334) 365-3214, E-mail: michaelwmanning@LWOL, is researching these surnames: NELSON, JOHNSON, COO­ PER, RAINES, MASSEY, TEAL, MANNING. Brent Moore, 607 Little Farm Rd., Prattville, AL 36066, (334) 358-6037, E-mail: Pvil- [email protected], is researching these surnames: MOORE, SANDERSON, CAMPBELL, DERAMUS, JACKSON. Michelle Speakes, 245 Caroline Dr., Wetumpka, AL 36093, (334) 567-3549, E-mail: [email protected], is researching these surnames: BAZZELL, COOK, CHAVERS, HOLLON VoL 10 No. 2 AUTAUGA ANCESTRY Summer 2000 9??. 9 9"? 999999? Queries AVERY Miriam K. Syler, 608 Avenue C, West Point, GA 31833, (706) 645-1669, needs information regarding Jonathan D. (Downs?) AVERY, his spouse and descendants. He appears in the 1850 Autauga County Census. One of his sons was B. F. AVERY who is listed as a member of the Autauga Rifles. Will appreciate any information and will be glad to exchange information. BOOTH, OWEN Virginia Amis Garrison, 4824 Waterside Drive, Lexington, KY 40513-1415, (606) 223- 3966, E-mail: [email protected], would like to know if anyone has documentation proving that Charles, William and John BOOTH were brothers? Proof that they came from the Darling­ ton District of South Carolina about 1820? Who were their parents? Is there proof that John and Martha (Thomas?) OWEN were the parents of Nancy OWEN, who married Charles BOOTH? Proof of her siblings names? Did John or Martha OWEN leave a will or estate settlement show­ ing who the children were? EDWARDS, WHITEHEAD Steven M. Edwards, 10 S 592 Windjammer Lane, Napierville, EL 60564, (630) 922-4272, E-mail: [email protected], is trying to locate the final resting place of his great-great- great-great grandfather John EDWARDS died May 5, 1863 Autauga County and his wife, Mar­ garet WHITEHEAD. Mr. Edwards also writes that his great-great-great grandfather James E. EDWARDS was a private, Company B, 59th Alabama Infantry and died May 16, 1864. He was buried at Provi­ dence Baptist Church in Chilton County. He has confirmed his service and death at ADAH. His g-g-g-grandmother Sarah EDWARDS' Widows Application for relief also corifirmed that James died at Dewrys Bluff, Virginia.