The Family Research Library of the Bartow County Genealogical Society will be closed on Wednesday's until fall. The Volunteer is helping to build his church, The Emerson Baptist Church and the board voted to close on that day. We will continue to be open Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday 10:00am-3:30pm. We have really been blessed with many new members from far and away that had ancestors in Cass/Bartow County. And we are grateful for the Grant's that have been received to help us in purchasing new material.

If you have any County or State Histories from anywhere and would like to put them on loan or donate them. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donation is tax free. Call 770-382-6676 and we will be glad to pick up or pay the postage. You may send them to BCGS, (That is Bartow County Genealogical Society) at P O Box 993, Cartersville, GA 30120-0993 We are in dire need of a good used IBM selective typewriter for the library.

mtucker@cybrtyme.com Michael Tucker I am researching the Freeman, Buford, and Henderson families of Bartow County. These families were in the Taylorsville area from c1850 to after 1920. I looked through several cemeteries around Taylorsville, but I have been unable to locate their grave sites. Are there any "lost"cemeteries in the area? Specific names include Peter Buford, John S. and Oscar Henderson, and George T. Freeman.

Frances Jane Taft "John Smith, jnofsmit@swva.net Looking for info on Frances Jane Taft (or Taff), born abt 1860's; married James Nathaniel Smith abt 1887 to 1889. Both Frances and James probably born and married in Bartow Co. I have no info on the ancestors of Frances.

Hiram Duncan Drum Jean,I wrote to you about two years ago about my gggrandfather, Hiram Duncan Drum, who was born in Cass County October 5, 1836. I have continued to search for this person.....who eventurally ends up in Texas in 1860, but I cannot, and none of my other internet cousins seems to be able to find him. I was wondering if you could look once again to see if there is any record of this man. Susan Wuorinen wuorinen@acadia.net

Thanks for responding to my recent query about my gparents Ross Regel Howard and his wife Mary Eva Hicks Howard;originally of Bartow Co. I do very much appreciate all of your help. Also somewhere in your history of Bartow Co. site I noticed that you are interested in recording all of those that helped win our freedom. Gfather Ross R. Howard of Bartow Co. was aUS Marine Corps. Veteran of W.W.I. I'm not sure at this point what division or unit he served in;but will let you know at a later date if you would like to record it in your files. I will be anxiously waiting for your reply. david_howard_36251@yahoo.com.

Please post to queries :) Zoe520@aol.com Looking for any info on Casa/Casey Stricklin/Strickland who married Isaac Henson in Cass Co., GA on Feb. 20, 1853. I have just confirmed that this is my gg-greatmother after years of searching. Thanks!

JONES/MORRIS Crittal66@aol.com Since my last email to you I have discovered so much about the Jones/Morris family. I have found Col. Jones property at Puckett Rd and Bates Rd. The Col.'s house still stands beautiful and someone owns it that has a dog so I was afraid to go to the door. However I did meet a Ms. Virginia Jordan and her brother that lives on the Old Morris property. They talked to me about what they knew and remembered of the 2 families and their branches. She was a very kind person and she showed me in her Bartow Cty Book about the Col. and how he was one of the founders of Emerson. He was the first person to own a mineral mine in the state according to the book. I felt like I had been there before. But I have not.Her niece is selling a lot of the property for $25,000.00 per acre in 3 large tracts. That is not something I can afford. That made me sad. Now I realize that is a dream that my ancestors before me got to live and love. I guess it is for me to find someplace else to live out my dreams. Do you happen to know who lives in the big white two story house in the curve on Puckett Rd? If so do you think they might show the house sometime? Cristal Morris Nader (Crittal66@aol.com

Vic Freeman nfreeman@keytech.com David Madden in his will of 1853 had a son named William P. Marriage records of Bartow County list that WIlliam P. married an Elizabeth Stone. Joel Stone's oldest daughter in 1875 will was a Ophelia Madden. Is Elizabeth Stone who married William P Madden the same as Ophelia Stone Madden in Joel Stone will? Any other records in Bartow County to clear this point?

Mburtintn@aol.com Dear Ms. Belew, My 5th great grandfather was Alexander BROWN, Sr. He was married to NAKY CANOE (the daughter of DRAGGING CANOE). I do not know if Alexander BROWN was a Chickamuga/Cherokee or a white. I have been told that he owned a grist mill which was located on Pumpkin Creek near the Etowah River in Cass County, GA.I have been given information that says a number of persons claimed that they had a right to the grist mills valuation. I have been given case numbers but I do not know what they mean. Are they Cass County Court numbers? They are as follows: RG75, Entry 250, case #1026, claim of Alexander BROWN, JR., et al RG75, Entry 224, case #22 RG217, File # 1847-5179. claim of Alexander BROWN, JR., valuation and spoilation ($1,307.00) Melvin L. Burt. 1156 Double Bridge Road Brighton, Tennessee 38011-6052

Mel & Joede Karsten Hi Jean,One of John W. Hubbard's daughters in 1972 told a relative that John W. Hubbard's grandfather was born in Ireland. She said that john's father was killed in the Civil War. She is the one that told about the Garrett family. John moved to Lamar Co., TX & married Martha Ella Allen on June 9, 1874. Some of John W. Hubbard's children moved to OK.

The next meeting of the Bartow County Genealogical Society will be on August 6th, Naomi Holland from Marietta will be bringing some artifacts of the Cherokee Indians of which she is a descendant, and some other interesting facts she will bring. Put this date on your calendar now. The Family Research Library is open Monday-Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10:am 3:30 pm.

sue116@ragland.net Betty Lovell wrote: > In 1880 mortality sch for Bartow Ga Rebecca Bragg b sc died Nov 1880. > Need cemetery look up for her. Also need obit what newspaper/

Fountain Family DDDMDOSS@cs.com Need all information on the Fountain Family , Shelby

Marci Shumaker mshumaker@goodroe.com Do you know anyone that I might contact regarding Stephens County, (Toccoa) > Georgia? I am trying to get information on my Great Grandfather born in > 1871.

Cora Cason > Jean, if you have time could you see if Cora Cason is listed as > burried in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cem., Bartow Co.? she died during Ø the 1960's. Thanks Brenda Temples.

Re: Pine Log Area, Jerry Barnfather GBarnfather@webtv.net Jerry Barnfather wrote:Hi Jean > Do you by chance have a connection between the Belew-Ballew and > Vincent. > My People were early Cass County settlers and some are buried in the > Pine Log Cemetery. I would appreciate any help you are willing to > provide. > Thank You Gail in FL.

Re: Tumlin, Allison, Fountain DDDMDOSS@cs.com > Do these names appear in the County History Book of Bartow Co? Margaret > Allison was the wife of Thomas Allison of Abbeville District SC she died in > the home of Thomas Tumlin of Bartow County(Cartersville ) in 1873 at abt 90 > yrs old. In the 1870 Census of Bartow Co she had a white male named Tumlin Ø Cunigan living with her. Who was he? Also, I have a Joseph Walter Fountain > son of James Harrison Fountain who was b. in Cartersville Bartow CO. Anyone > have any info on the Fountains of Bartow CO? Many thanks from TX-Shelby

Re: Marriage Bonds 1853-1868 Book D of Cass County Laura Lyons Lclyons@mindspring.com> Laura Lyons wrote: > I am a beginning genealogist, and I have been searching through the Bartow > Co. Marriage Records posted at http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Park/9465/D-Brides.htm. I have found a listing which may be my 3rd great grandfather & mother -- Elizabeth Cook and David W. Johnson, p. 182, 18 Jan 1853. You may reach me at lclyons@mindspring.com >> Laura Lyons > 6015 Gill Creek Road > Columbia, SC 29206

Re: genealogy/query Mary Jane Howard maryjhoward@acs-isp.com> Mary Jane Howard wrote: > Hello, I'm seeking any info I can gather on Ross Regal Howard b.Ø 1884 in Bartow Co. and his wife Mary Eva Hicks Howard b.1893 in Bartow > Co. They are both buried in Branford ,Fl. They were probably married > about 1810 in Bartow Co.Need to know the names of their parents and > grandparents. Would certainly appreciate anyone in the Howard or Hicks > families in Bartow Co. to contact me at > david_howard_36251@yahoo.com R.R.Howard and his wife Mary Eva Hicks > Howard are belived to be of mixed Cherokee linage.

Re: Anna Myrtle Pritchard yahoofirtree@juno.com > Hi Jean, > Just wondering how you are doing on the look-up of Anna Myrtle Pritchard > who married my grandfather George Christopher Poe? >Thanks for anything you can find. > Margie Poe-White

Bethel Bowden Bailey "Bailey" gdbailey@mindspring.com Jean, could you put an item in the local newspaper under your Missing Links heading.I wish to make contact with any family member of Bethel Bowden Bailey. I am hoping for some help in developing our Bailey genealogy. I can be reached as follows: By Email: gdbailey@mindspring.com Regular Mail: Glenn D. Bailey 9880 U.S. Hwy. 331 Montgomery, AL 36105 :

"Audrey B.Webb" anchor@avana.net I seek information on William and Catherine Gravitt Ledbetter Wm. b. 11-13-1834-35 d.1-22-1899. Catherine b. 5-1-1839 d. 1903. Wm. served CSA Co.K. 18th Ga. regt. Mary Ledbetter would be in their household also, or lived nearby, with daughters Emily, & Irana (Avena). Can you point me in a direction to find anything on this family. Thanks, Audrey

DENNIS, HARRIS, COSSON "Cindy Mantooth" cmantooth@charter.net I am looking for OWEN DENNIS who married CLORINDA COSSON in Bartow County Dec. 5, 1866. She died May 11, 1869. I think she may be buried in one of the cemeteries there in Bartow Co. He was witness to a deed for property in Grainger Co., TN owned by Clorinda, her brothers, and mother. Clorinda's mother was MARY ELIZA HARRIS, sister to ALEXANDER NELSON HARRIS who lived there after the Civil War.Any information you might have would be greatly appreciated.

The Bartow County Genealogical Society will meet today at the Family Research Library At 2:30 PM. Mrs. Naomi Holland will be the guest speaker. She will be bring some artifacts from many years ago and speaking on her direct Native American ancestors and also on Insurance. She is the wife of Hubert Holland, attorney in Cobb County. The public is invited. The Library is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10:00 am- 3:30 pm and some Wednesday's, call 770-387-1711 or 770-382-4508 for Wednesday openings only The phone For the library is 770-606-0706 if no answer leave a message. To send material for the quarterly By fax. 770-606-9200