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From: Patsy McCoy <>
Subject: Re: [ALPIKE] Chesser family in Alabama
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:39:22 -0700


Here is what I could find:
Massie Chesser 23 M: Jim Butler Middlebrooks 21 at Troy 6-15-1918 by J.G. Keys J
of Pro W, 182
Bertie Lee Dyess 18 M: Sion Locklar 19 No/Location 11-14-1920 by George W. Johns
M.G. W, 391
Callie Mae Dyess 22 M: Bernard W. Spencer at home of J.W. Heads 10-12-1919 by
J.W. Heads J.P. W, 278
Lessie Dyess 16 M: Chess Charles Grant 17 at Troy 1-12-1919 by J.G. Key J of Pro
W, 218
Selma Mae Dyess 19 M: Dewey W. Blan or Blair 22 at W.R. Gibson's home 7-6-1923 by
R.F. Park J.P. 2, 39
J.T. Dyess 18 M: Mae Grimmer 19 at J.W. Head 1-27-1918 by J.W. Head J.P. W, 157

Jim Chesser and William Wingard both wanted the same section of land near Shady
Grove and they were not able to decide which one of them should claim the land.
Finally they agreed to run a race to Cahawaba to determine who should get the
land. Jim Cresser went by horseback but Wingard travled on foot, swimming the
streams. He got to Cahawba first and put in his claim for the land. Then he
returned to the Cahawba River, built a campfire and waited there for the arrival
of Jim Chesser.

Hope this is a help to someone. I am not related to these folks.
Patsy

Dyess wrote:

> This is another longshot, but:
> Dyess family was in both Pike Co. & coffee Co. There are also related
> Dyess men in FL who married Chesser ladies. FL & GA Dyesses are related
> but dont know about Chessers.
> chuck Dyess
> http://my-ged.com/dyess
>
> Maxine Chesser wrote:
> >
> > Posted on: Pike County, Al Query Forum
> > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Pike?read=1288
> >
> > Surname: Chesser
> > -------------------------
> >
> > We do not have a James Jefferson Chesser in our files.
> >
> > Our earliest Chesser is Tennison Chesser b. abt 1794.
> >
> > His son Samuel Thacker Chesser was born 12 Dec. 1815 in Fairfield, SC.
> > and Died 5 April 1879 in Covington Co, Al.
> > He married Elizabeth Williamson. Have some records forward on the branch
> > of the family.

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