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Burns
Nancy Strickland
nbst@erols.com

BURNS family. I am seeking any information on my gg grandfather Dennis Burns (b.Quebec 1848, died Gulfport, 1924); and his wife, Mary Ann Frederica Lindsay Burns (b.Quebec ca. 1848, died Gulfport 1912). Dennis is buried in Evergreen Cemetery. If his wife is buried with him, I'd be particularily grateful if anyone has an index to that cemetery and could look to see whether Mary Ann's exact date of birth has been recorded there. Thanks, Nancy Strickland, NBSt@erols.com or NBSt@AOL.COM

Looking for Olivia Mae Campbell or heirs. This family has many halves and steps .step father of OMC worked as a switchman for the railroad in Delisle, MS during the 30's & 40's.

Elston Family,searching for information pertainng to the marriage/divorce of George Rolland Elston and a Jo Beth Majure Elston. When were they married and when were they divorced? Did they have any children and what was George Rolland Elston's parents name? I believe that George was born in Oct.1924. Thank you, Ted Elston

My name is Lamar Nicholson, and I am looking for information on the following Fayards in Harrison County.

Irwine Mabel Fayard
Mary Lydia Fayard
Henry Fernando Fayard
Valery Fayard
Matilde Fayard
Henry Anthony Fayard

David A. Grierson
dagrierson@mail.tqci.net

 ANYONE ON THE GLOBE INTERESTED in the preservation or trading of  genealogical data on the families of Grierson, Grearson, Greerson, Greirson, Grier, Greer, Grear, Greir, etc., please submit your  information to David A. Grierson, 37799 Apache Rd., Charlotte Hall,  Maryland 20622 or email.  Female lines are most assuredly welcomed.  Suggestions and comments welcome, no fan fair, no grandstanding. Only serious persons will be addressed. Anyone researching the Griersons of Jackson County, Mississippi or  collateral lines please contact me:
dagrierson@mail.tqci.net
or by snail mail:

David A. Grierson
37799 Apache Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622

Visit David's contribution of Grierson Bible records in Escambia County, Florida, which include Grierson's in Jackson County & Harrison County, Mississippi.

David A. Grierson
dagrierson@mail.tqci.net

I am searching for information on the Reuben HOUSE/Hetty WEBB family. Reuben b.in Ga abt 1812 and Hetty b in Ga abt 1814, married in Mobile Co. Ala in 1836. They lived in Jackson Co. Miss in 1850 Census list family with the following children: Elizabeth b abt 1839 in Ala. John b 1840 in Ala, Reuben Jr. b Abt 1843 Hetty b abt 1847 and Mary Ann b 1850. They had another another son Joseph J. b 21 Apr.1852 in Miss. They migrated to Layfayette Co. Ark in 1854 where their last son George W. was b in 1858. Mary Ann married Eli Collins and lived in Harrison Co. Miss. until her death. I believe some of the others may have stayed in that area also. I would appreciate any information on any of these decendents. Thanks, Billie

I found this on an Internet site which lists Civil War items to be auctioned off. The deadline for submitting a bid is Oct. 30. The site can be found at: http://www.collectorsnet.com/cvdealer/miles/items4.html
Item # 29: Mississippi marriage license dated during Confederate period. On faint blue paper, this document from Harrison County is dated the 29th of May, 1861. Weds Johnanthan Miller and Victoria Hollard and measures 8 inches wide by 7 inches tall. Wrinkled with some rough edges but very distinctive! EV: $ 65
It sure would be nice to get this back to the family. I hope that you can help.
S. David Burns
burns@imagixx.net
Charles Town, WV

Looking for John Rae/Reid Lawrence b.ca1914 Omaha, NE & brother Richard J. Lawrence b.ca1919 Omaha, NE. Father John Harvey Lawrence b.ca1889 Hamilton, Ontario Canada lived in Sioux City, IA & Omaha, NE d. Omaha ca1930's, wife Laura b.ca1889 KS moved to Biloxi, MS 1940's? Have info. on LAWRENCE family back to Scotland. Need to know John H. Lawrence's descendants. I am grand-niece to John H. Lawrence. Thanks for anything you can help me with.

HARRISON COUNTY LOOKUP - HARRISON COUNTRY CEMETERY BOOKS: Looking for cemetery where GEORGE WASHINGTON REDMOND and/or his wife AILSEY AINSWORTH are buried. He was born c. 1793 in Sumter Co., South Carolina. Death date would be c. 1765. He lived in Handsboro in the 1860 census. She would have been born c. 1810 in South Carolina; was also in the 1860 census with George.

REDMOND - George Washington REDMOND lived in Handsboro at the time of the 1860 census with his wife Aisley AINSWORTH. Their children were: (1) Johnathan, (2) Martha, (3) Sarah Anne, (4) Elizabeth, (5) Eliza Anne, (6) William, (7)Neicy, (8) Wyatt (later known as Thomas), (9) J. (male), (10) F. A. (female). George (b. 1791) & Ailsey (b. 1810) came from South Carolina. Children 1 thru 6 were born in Alabama. Children 7 thru 10 were born in Mississippi (#7 & #8 in Jasper Co.) . They did not appear in the 1870 census. Most of their children ended up in the north-central part of Harrison Co. Where are George & Ailsey buried?

Joan Roper-Landes

I am seeking information on my paternal grandmother Catherine Cecilia Jones-Roper. Her husband's name was Frank Roper. She gave birth to my father at Gulfport, Miss. on January 22, 1911. She died in Houston, Texas in the early 1960's. Any information would be appreciated.

I would like to contact anyone working on the family of WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN (ca 1800-1844) who was clerk of court in Jackson County; moved to Biloxi when Harrison Co. was formed and was clerk of court there; died around 1844. His first wife unknown; second wife was Catherine Sheffield Grantham; children were Henry, Julia Jane (Burnet) Melinda (Dukate) Benson (aka Benjamin), Geore and William. Thanks, Betty Rodgers, Pascagoula

Seeley

I am seeking information on the SEELEY family. Specifically, MARTHA TERESA ANN SEELEY who married John William Grierson on March 20, 1850 in Washington, D.C.; however, they lived and died in Jackson County, Mississippi.  Prior to their moving to Jackson County, they lived in Harrison County, Mississippi from c1852-December 1859.

David A. Grierson
37799 Apache Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622

David A. Grierson
dagrierson@mail.tqci.net

Walker
R. Craig
RCRAIG@aol.com

Looking for information on Mary B. Walker (widow of an Elder/remarried to a Pickett?). She operated Elder's Ferry in the Biloxi/Ocean Springs area. 

WALKER/WEBB families. I am looking for information on John Wesley WALKER (b. circa 1816) who married Eleanor Dyess (b. circa 1820) and had a child William James WALKER (b. 1/28/1858) in Wortham, Harrison Co. Also looking for information on Frederick Griffin WEBB who had a son William Webb.