Morgan County, Alabama Queries: 2006
MORGAN COUNTY, ALABAMA
SHAKING YOUR FAMILY TREE: QUERIES 2006
I invite you to enter a query for your Morgan County ancestors but because of our limited space, please limit to only Morgan County ancestors. If you aren't sure what part of Alabama your relative was born, died or resided in, might I suggest checking the Alabama Federal Census Index, usually located at your local library or Historical Society or Genealogical Society for the time frames before and after the one you think they would be in. Enter your query information exactly as you want it to appear including the name of the county in case of misdirection with one exception, please enter the surnames in capital letters. Every effort will be made to post your queries as soon as possible.
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The Morgan County Surnames page serves as a name index to the queries. Surnames
Addie
GIBSON
I have found that Eliza (C). Gibson was b. 1812 in TN? AL? SC. She says on
census in Winston Co., AL- different places of birth. She was married to John
Jones b. 1813 VA and d. 1877 Winston Co., AL. They are on census- 1850-60 and 70
in Winston Co., AL, AND on 1870 Morgan Co. Gibson's Bend also. Eliza C. Gibson's
husband- John Jones- John W. Jones- John W C Jones- he uses all these on different census, died in 1877 Winston CO., AL and Eliza C. (Gibson) Jones is in HH with her son- John M Jones in 1880, Independence, Autauga Co., AL. There is a woman and children in this HH who is listed as "Other" , then a son of John M. Jones, and then his mother- Eliza C. Jones.
I can't find her after the 1880 census. The thing is- I cannot find Eliza (C)
Gibson's parents. She says on census they were both b. in SC. So I guess they
came from SC to AL, Gibson's Bend, Morgan Co., AL. Do you know who this Eliza (C) Gibson-JONES's parents are?
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Kathy
GUNN/GWYN/GUINN
I am looking for any information on Gunn's or Gwyn's or Guinn's in Morgan
Co., AL in the early 1800's.
Gregory D. Simmons
MURPHY
Murphy African-American/Slave/Black Searching for ancestors and hoemstead of the
Murphy Family. Robert "Bob" Murphy b. 1828 has been traced to the Trinity, AL
area (Precinct 11 on 1900 Census). His mother and father were from Virginia.
Although most likely a slave, Bob Murphy could read and write and managed to
acquire property in the Trinity, AL area. On the 1900 Census his property is
listed as Farm Schedule 108, neighbors last names were McDaniel & Casperlin??
and a huge Sivas?? family. He was known to have lended money and possbly acquired
lands if debts we're not paid (this is speculation, not proven). He married Herret
(b.1835 most likely Harriett) in 1865 in Trinity, AL, searching for maiden
name/family of Harret/Harriet as well. Her parents were from Virginia. They had
two children, James Murphy b.1877 and Anna Belle b. 1871. Anna Belle Murphy
married a James Keller and later a Massabau Phinney who later became a Rev. and
traveled with his family. We have the story from there. However, we would
like to find Bob Murphy's land or at least location, as well as any other details
if his life, whereabouts, death, etc. // 50 Creek Ridge, Pittsford, NY 14534.
jhsgran@aol.com
HUGHES
If anyone could help me identify this Hughes family, I would greatly appreciate
it. 1850 Morgan Co. Census 131/131 Hughes, Albert 38 m farmer 100 TN Diadem 35 f
AL George 60 m KY John B. 16 m AL Mary 13 f AL George 11 m AL Ellender J. 8 f AL
Eli P. 6 m AL
Sue Daigle
CROW
CROW, William Thomas - was listed on the voter registration list for Precinct
No 2 in 1867. States he has been in the state and in the county for 12 months.
I need to track where he came from. Believe he changed his name to CROWLEY prior
to his marriage to Frances CROCKER in 1873 in Jefferson County. This is the first
possible crack in my brick wall!
Stacy K. Patterson
JOHNSON
I was searching for info on my grandfather, Hollis Johnson online and saw
three obituaries of family members from Morgan County. Billy Erskine Johnson
Gurley Johnson Madgie Johnson Thank you
Sharee Marlar
HELMS/TAYLOR
Festus O Helms/ Martha J Taylor This is my Great grandparents & Iam trying to
find information on the family tree for both sides.
Shirley Steen
PRUITT
I am looking for a Betty Louise Pruitt born in 1940's in Morgan County. I
believe it was Decatur, Alabama. Her dad was Roy Pruitt. This is also my dad.
I would love to hear from you and talk to you if possible.
Frankie
LINDSEY
I am looking for information about my greatgrandfather William T Lindsey born
July 17 1850 in Alabama. Married to Elizabeth Lambert and died in Falkville Al
in 1931. I have found him at age 30 in Coosa County AL. But nothing before that
date. Any help on his early years will be much appreciated
Kathy Hudson/Seminole, Ok.
HudsonK@hughes.net