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WelcometoMy G-Grandfather's Attic
What's New?Lancaster County, PA Will IndexHistories: Little Britain & Marctic Townships, pub. 1883John Stampley's Heirs: Deed, 1823, Coles Creek, MSJosiah Warren's Will; 2 Quit Claims to Josiah WarrenHighland Scots & Scotch-Irish from 1939 book:"NC: Old State & the New" by Archibald Henderson"Meet the Marianas" Army Pamphlet, WWII73rd Bombardment Wing Pamphlet, WWIICertificate of Transfer to Francis Baldridge, 18191870 Census: Carmichael & Warren, Jefferson Co., MS1880 Census: John Carmichael, Karnes Co., TXPhotos: Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Pearl River Co.Photos: Davis Tombstones, Union Church, MSWhere Andrew Jackson stopped on his way to N.O.Historic Byrd's Chapel, Pearl River Co., MSA Buggy Ride in Franklin County
My Other SitesOld New OrleansThe Past Whispers"Now It Can Be Told" - Story of the 73rd Bombardment Wing, WWII
Family NamesClick on the NAME to go to that family's page. The pages under names are related to that family. Most pages are cross-indexed for both name and place, except for cemetery photos.BALDRIDGEWill of William Baldridge, Lancaster, PA, 1767John Baldridge's Bible, Ireland, PA, NCOld Town Clock of Hillsborough, NCPetition on Behalf of Orange County RegulatorsLittle River, Orange County, NC Landowners MapBaldridge & Turrentine PhotosFrancis Baldridge Land Claim, MS, 1806Info from John Baldridge's BibleFrancis & Elizabeth Turrentine Baldridge'sPower of Attorney, MS, 1816John Stampley's Heirs: Deed, 1823, Coles Creek, MSCertificate of Transfer to Francis Baldridge, 1819CAINHistory of 42nd GA Inf RegStory & Pictures: Civil War Prison: Camp Chase, OHCARMICHAELCarmichael Passengers on the Jupiter of LarnePhotos: Josiah & Flora Carmichael GarrrettCarmichaels of Karnes County, TexasCurrie Reunion Photos, Mississippi1870 Census Page, Union Church, Jefferson Co, MS1880 Census Page, Karnes County, TXCOURTNEY / CURTISWill of William Cook, Baltimore, MD, 1739A History of Protestantism in Early MississippiFAIRLEYFairley Family Photos, Karnes County, TXDAWKINSOld Garrett/Dawkins Family LettersGarrett Family ReunionPhotosSurvey Union Church Cemetery, MississippiEDWARD DOTY, My Mayflower Ancestor!"A Prosperous Wind""Mayflower's End"GARMON / YANCEY"Richmond Blues," 46th VA Inf RegimentGARRETTProbate/Guardianship Records of Isaac GarrettRoster of Co. A 12th Miss Inf RegimentCivil War Experiences of Josiah GarrettOld Garrett/Dawkins Family LettersGarret Family Reunion PhotosIn the NewsJacob Garrett Family Photos, West VirginiaSurvey Union Church Cemetery, MississippiHistory of the Old Scotch Settlement, MississippiPhotos of Josiah & Flora Carmichael GarrettCousin Mitch's Garrett PhotosDavid & Martha Garrett: Beauvoir CemeteryHANONJACKSONOld Jackson Family PhotosPhotos of Samuel & Susan Jackson; IL, MO, TXJackson Family Photos: Pearl River Co., MSIn the NewsTaney County, Missouri MemoriesFuneral Records of A. E. & Louvenia JacksonVeterans Gravesites: Lee Jackson,Pearl River Co., MSVeterans Memorial, Pearl River Co., MSMcCORMICKUnion Church Records, MississippiSurvey Union Church Cemetery, MississippiMcCormick Family Photos, North CarolinaIsle of Lismore, Argyll, ScotlandMATTHEWSPhoto of Amanda Matthews Franklin's FamilyRoster of Co. L., 10th IL Cav RegimentTaney County, Missouri MemoriesOSBORNESHARPSTAMPLEYSale of Plantation, John Stampley, MS, 1784Image: Promissory Note, John Stampley, MS, 1787A History of Protestantism in Early MississippiTranscription of Jacob Stampley's Will, MS, 1826Documentrom Estate Papers of John Stampley, MSPetition of Jacob Stampley re: John Cole, 1829John Stampley's Heirs: Deed, 1823, Coles Creek, MSSTRINGERTURRENTINETurrentine Family HistoryLittle River, Orange County, NC Land Owners MapElizabeth Turrentine Baldridge's Power of AttorneyBaldridge & Turrentine PhotosWARRENMarriage Bond: Josiah Warren & Nancy Doty, Onslow Co, NC, 1780Probate/Guardianship Records of Benajah WarrenWarren Family PhotosDaniel Warren: 1870 Census Page, Jefferson Co., MS
Cemetery PhotosBradleyville Cemetery, Taney County, MO, Set 1Bradleyville Cemetery, Taney County, MO, Set 2Caseyville Cemetery, Lincoln County, MSGillett Cemetery, Karnes County, TXGoodwin Graveyard, Jefferson Co., MSMcCormick Cemetery, Scotland County, NCStewartsville Cemetery, Scotland County, NCUnion Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, MSWarren Cemetery, Jefferson County, MSSURVEY OF UNION CHURCH CEMETERYTurtleskin Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MSPalestine Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MSSome Veterans' Gravesites, Pearl River Co., MSVeterans Memorial, Pearl River Co., MSHouse of Ruth Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MSBeauvoir Cemetery, Harrison County, MS
PLACESGEORGIA:History of 42nd GA Inf Reg, Gwinnett CountyILLINOIS:CW 10th IL Cavalry, Roster of Company LHistories of Illinois Civil War Regiments & UnitsLOUISIANA:Old New OrleansCrozat, McComb, Campbell, Parkinson FamilyN.O. Scrapbook: 73rd Bombardment Wing, WWIINapoleon Avenue Methodist Church, New OrleansElegy to an Only Son Shot Far from HomeMARYLANDWilliam Cook's Will, Baltimore County,1739MISSISSIPPI:Historic Jefferson College, Adams CountyAntebellum Homes of Natchez PostcardsOld Images of NatchezJacob Stampley's Will, Claiborne CountyList of Debtors, Monsanto & Co., Natchez, 1794Transcription from 1925 FCAHS Book, Franklin Co.Union Church Presbyterian Church Records,Jefferson CountyHistory of the Old Scotch Settlement, Jefferson Co.A History of Protestantism in Early MississippiRoster of Co. A Miss 12th,Copiah and Jefferson CountiesOld Rodney Landing, Jefferson CountyThe "Old Store," Jefferson CountyReminiscences of Jefferson CountyCurrie Reunion Photos, Jefferson CountyNatchez Fencibles, 12th Miss RegimentPhoto of Old Barn in Jefferson CountyHistoric Washington Assembly, Adams CountyMISSOURI:Taney County MemoriesNORTH CAROLINA:John Baldridge's Bible, Lincoln/Orange Co.Petition on Behalf of Orange County Regulators"Old Town Clock" of HillsboroughLittle River, Orange County Landowners MapMcCormick Family Photos, Richmond Co.Baldridge and Turrentine Photos"Highland Scots & Scotch-Irish" Archibald HendersonPENNSYLVANIA:Turrentine Family History, Mifflin CountyJohn Baldridge's Bible, Lancaster CountyWilliam Baldridge's Will, Lancaster County, 1767History of Lancaster County; Histories of Little Britain & Marctic Townships; Index to Will BooksOld Pennsylvania PostcardsTEXASDallas Vintage PostcardsVIRGINIA:Richmond Blues, 46th VA Inf Regiment"Old Virginia and her Neighbors," pub. 1897LISMORE, APPIN, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND:Tribute to the Isle of LismoreCarmichael Passengers on the Jupiter of LarneWEST VIRGINIAJacob Garrett's Family Photos
Pages are cross-indexed under names and locations below.
These pages are dedicated to the many family researchers whosekindness and generosity have helped me knock down so many brick walls."Each smallest act of kindness reverberates across great distances and time, affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo, because kindness is passed on and grows each time it's passed, until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage, years later and far away."-- H. R. White, This Momentous Day
My mother, Nancy Florelle Garrett Jackson, who departed this life on January 20, 2003. She is missed.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Aunt Flora & Aunt Lola
Genealogy PoemsResearach in Old NewspapersThe Hills Sing, Taney County, MissouriRichmond County, NC & Vintage Photos from Scotland/Richmond Counties, NCPostcards & Images, Taney County, MissouriThe Mayflower and the Plimoth PlantationIllustrations from the Story of the PilgrimsVintage Dallas, TX Postcards
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When I was a child, there was no place more magical to me than the treasure-filled attic of my g-grandfather, Josiah Garrett. The house was located between the villages of Perth and Union Church, in Jefferson County, MS, about three hours north of New Orleans, Louisiana, where I grew up. Josiah was no longer living by then, but his two daughters, Lola Gibson and Flora Dawkins, were in residence. Even as a child, I wouldn't have traded a day in that wonderful old house for a week at Disney World! It was built in 1847 by my 2-g-grandparents, Isaac and Abba Ann Warren Garrett, who raised their family and lived out their lives there, as did Josiah and Flora Carmichael Garrett. The house had once been used as a post office and stopping point for pony express mail riders, who sometimes stayed overnight in the attic. It was called Scotland Post Office, in honor of the many citizens who'd migrated from North Carolina, where their Scottish parents had settled upon their arrival in America. The attic was still filled with remnants of the exciting days when the early Mississippi Territory was just opening up. Trunks overflowed with 100-year-old clothing. My cousins and I would go through the trunks, try on the clothes, look through the old books and newspapers. When we were finally persuaded to join the family downstairs, everyone would gather and listen to Aunt Lola talk about times long past. She would show us the small holes in the exterior walls, left open so that rifles could be inserted in case of Indian attack. She would tell us stories about her childhood, the all-day camp meetings and how young people courted by going on a buggy ride, chaperoned by one of their parents. Her stories were as magical as the attic. Sadly, the old home is no longer there.....the treasures in the attic either scattered or discarded. The walls that reverberated with the laughter of five generations of Garrett children have been torn down. The old floorboards, where Abba Ann walked and paced and prayed---for the children when they were ill, for strength when Isaac died and for a way to feed her family when times grew hard---the floorboards are gone, they no longer echo with the long-ago sounds of Abba Ann's steps.
When I see the land now, I can almost smell the biscuits baking and the coffee brewing. I could swear I hear Aunt Lola calling out a greeting from the front porch, "Come on in and put your feet up for a spell.....the dumplings are cooking and Flora's about to make a blackberry pie." It's my imagination, of course. Or maybe, it's the soft breeze, carrying long-ago voices through the tall pines and over the tops of the magnolia trees.....through the open doors of a house that's no longer there. But I can go back. And I do. Time after time. In my mind and in my heart.....in my memories of those lovely family get-togethers and those magical afternoons spent in my g-grandfather's attic. Welcome! Won't you come in and sit a spell? Nancy Brister
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