Looking for SIMS connections in Dale Co., AL;
anyone working on a SIMS line from this area?
Let me hear from you.
Thanks.
L.W. Snow
d14zw72@pipeline.com
L. W.,
Frances A. SIMS is in my wife's line and has many descendants in the Dale
county area. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find anything on her
ancestors.
Birth abt 1800 ____, ____ Co., South Carolina
Death aft 1870 (age 70) Haw Ridge, Coffee Co., Alabama
Married:
Alston (Austin) CLARK
Marriage bef 1825 (age 25) ____, ____ Co., South Carolina
Children:
Eleanor CLARK (8 Feb 1822 - 3 Feb 1904)
Martha CLARK ( - )
Eli J. CLARK (abt 1825 - 15 Oct 1864)
Jane (Jiney/Gensie) CLARK (abt 1831 - aft 188
Finally, one evening several of our regiment were detailed to go to
Williamsport and bake a quantity of bread, so Bill Lawhorne and myself from
co. "B" went. We found a shed in a lumber yard in the edge of the town where
some barrels of flour had been left. We didn't have any vessels for cooking,
but we knew a few things about shifting for ourselves, so we went to work
with a determination. Bill Lawthorne spread an oil cloth which we used in
rainy weather on the ground, piled flour out of the barrel o
Is there a Dale County Marriage book available for sale? I'm interested in
marriages that took place from the formation of Dale County until the early
1900's.
Thanks for any help.
Melanie Young
Yes - unfortunately, marriages before 1885 do not exist for Dale Co, AL.
However for later marriages, Warrine Sheppard Hathaway published a Dale Co
Marriage book in 1995.
"Dale County,Alabama Marriage Records 1885-1930" by Warrine Sheppard
Hathaway. At that time Ms. Hathaway could be reached at:
Warrine Hathaway
P.O. Box 8063
Dothan, AL 36304
Thanks,
Terri Tait
jtait@Hiwaay.net
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From: Ron Head
To: ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Monda
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Rose Greenhow was the most famous spy in the Civil War, but probably
accomplished very little more than warning the Confederates that the Union
was advancing on Manassas, sending messages on 9 July and on 16 July 1861.
Pinkerton arrested her on 23 August. She was initially kept under arrest at
her house, but after a letter she wrote was published in Richmond and
republished in the North, she was moved to the Old Capital Prison, with her
eight-year-old daughter Rose (on 18 Januar
All I need is one simple lookup please!
Is there anyone who has the time and the
access to the 1870 Dale Co., AL census?
Please, please, please lookup this family
as found at the census index at ancestry.com:
1870
Berry SIMS
Dale Co., AL
Page 152
Ozark P. O. (Township or Other Info.)
ID# AL10284459
Whoever will, please let me know the
details of the census record for this family.
Thank you ever so much.
L.W. Snow
MY EXPERIENCE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND IN NORTHERN PRISONS
WRITTEN FROM MEMORY
I was not lucky in having an education, but will try to the best of my
ability to write of some experiences in the Civil War.
To begin with I was born in Marion Co., Virginia, on the 8th day of April,
1842. Brother Cyrus was born in the same County on the 5th day of December,
1838. My father moved from Marion to Upsher Co., Va., in April, 1861. We were
Democrats, but my father was a Union man until Virginia seceded.
I want to explain why I am writing this little sketch. In the first place I
have never seen anything written about life in Northern Prisons and have
always had a great desire that the world be better informed regarding the
treatment of prisoners during the war. No doubt many of my comrades in prison
could have written about our prison life much better than I, but it seems
none of them have ever made the attempt. My own children and grandchildren
have often expressed a desire that I write my experience
As the spring passed the number in our wards decreased. At roll call there
was no answer to nearly a third of the names. Many had died but early in the
spring about 300 of the sick had been sent south to be exchanged. I think the
government had intended to send the most of us back to Dixie in the spring
had the war not closed, but when Gen. Lee surrendered we then knew that those
who lived would return to Dixie. There was great rejoicing and ringing bells
at Elmira when the news came that Lee had surr
We would ALL like to see those early marriages, but unfortunately, no
Dale Co. marriages (nor most other local records) before 1885 have
survived.
Best regards,
Ron Head (Montgomery, AL)
ronhead@knology.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve
To:
Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 5:18 PM
Subject: Dale County Marriage Book
> Is there a Dale County Marriage book available for sale? I'm
interested in
> marriages that took place from the formation of Dale
Hi,
Can anyone help Helen. I don't have any information.
Thanks,
Margie
Subj: Barrentine family info
Date: 99-08-29 20:25:56 EDT
From: kudzu1@snowhill.com (Helen Andrews)
Reply-to: kudzu1@snowhill.com (Helen Andrews)
To: margieD@bigfoot.com
Ms. Daniels, I saw your email address at Rootsweb for Barbour & Dale
counties. I am researching my lines which include my Sarah Jane Barrentine,
wife of Charles Powers. Sarah Jane is my great-grandmother. Sarah Jane's
parents were James H.(?) Barrent