Mississippi Roots

Comment

Comment by KATHLEEN DENNEY on July 16, 2009 at 12:12am

Hi! Can anyone help me I'm looking for my great-grandfather Waid Sweat, he was married to Mary N. Price who was born in Mississippi in 1892. I don't know when he was born or when they were married. They had two children that I have found my grandmother, Alama Sue Sweat (February 5, 1906)and her sister Brena Sweat (1907). Mary's parents are James M. and Susan C. Price. Alma was born in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama. Alma died in Senatobia,Tate County, Mississippi in March 1982. If anyone can help in any way I will be truly greatful.

Comment by Emiko Lanier on July 15, 2009 at 10:11pm

Willette, I will keep looking. Do you have any other information to go on. Such as the County in Mississippi your grandmother and grandfather came from. Which names did you find in the white relatives side? Do you think they came from same town in Mississippi or they met in Arkansas? Every information gained helps.

Comment by Janet Smith on July 15, 2009 at 8:25pm

Hi MS Group! It is a good thing to find a group for Mississippi roots. I am researching my father's side, surname Crisp of Wilkinson County; and my husband's maternal ancestry, surname Johnson of Yalobusha County.

Comment by Willette Bryant on July 15, 2009 at 1:57pm

Also on my father was born in 1913 and on his birth certificate it states that she was 19 when he was born, how is that possible.

Comment by Willette Bryant on July 15, 2009 at 1:55pm

Thanks Emiko, so she may have used the last name Wilson during that time, but how do I find more info on her father and mother, I just can't seem to find anything else.
Thanks again

Comment by Emiko Lanier on July 15, 2009 at 10:18am

1910 Fedral Census sais Edrean Lomax was 19 yrs old Born about 1891 in Mississipppi, She was home at Brinkley Ward 3 Monroe, Arkansas in 1910 with Cousin Thomes Wilson (44) and Freddie Wilson (15) his Daughter. Mothers name for Freddie was Lillie born in Arkansas. Your grandmother may have been Wilson.Edren Lomax was with sisters Stella (17) and Ritta Lomax (16).

Comment by Elizabeth Kurlykova on July 15, 2009 at 2:52am

I'm doing research around Kemper and Neshoba on the following surnames:

Luke, Hodge, Partridge, Fulton and Conn.

Really hit a brick wall with Margaret Jane Partridge (b 1870) - well, with her parents, cannot find the Mother's maiden name. There are family rumors that she was Native American and I'd really love to be able to either deny or confirm that. I'm sure that it is probably not true, but some of my family members are dead set that it is!

Her parents were: John W. Partridge b 1856 in Mississippi and Harriet b 1853 in Mississippi. If anyone has any information on Harriet in particular, I'd love to hear from you!

Comment by Janice Tracy on July 14, 2009 at 11:02pm

If you have Mississippi connections in Attala, Carroll, Holmes, or Madison Counties, you may want to visit my blogs, Mississippi Memories and Cemeteries of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Also, I am searching for information on the families of John P. Gibson, b. circa 1799 in SC and Richard N. Garrard, b. circa 1832 in Hall Co., GA. Gibson married Margaret J. Williams in Monroe Co., MS on January 3, 1843. Richard N. Garrard married Annie Lyles on May 3, 1850 in Hall Co., GA, and settled in Holmes Co., MS sometime before 1860. Gibson couple are my paternal gr-gr-gr-grandparents, and Garrard couple are maternal gr-gr-grandparents. Any help will be appreciated.

Comment by Willette Bryant on July 14, 2009 at 9:44pm

Hi everyone,
I have been looking for info on my fathers side of the family for some time now, his name is General Bryant he was born in ARK. but his mother was born in Mississippi and so was her father and mother, his mothers name was Edrean Lomax, b. about 1896. d. in Arkanasas in 1941, her fathers name was Lenn Lowmax, b. 1864 in MS. he and his wife are in the 1900 census for Arkansas, Monroe Co.. Brinkley, but I can't find anything before that, his wife is name Filamensia, I don't know what her last name is, b. about 1871, other children names are from the 1900 census are Josh, Adelar and Arel D. I am trying to find living relatives along with trying to find out about my family, I am 43 years old and never have met anyone of my fathers side because he was black and my mom was white and because of that they both never went home to see any of there family because they knew that they could'nt, we have missed out on alot, both of my parents are deceased now and I never thought about doing genealogy until a few years ago, I did find some on my mothers side and I would like to on my fathers. Any help would be greatly welcome, I just don't know where else to look.

Willette

Comment by Janice Tracy on July 14, 2009 at 8:50pm

It's great to find the Mississippi Roots group!

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• Next ›
• Page