Comments on: So Red The Rose – a bit of family history

By: Stephen Clay McGehee

Stephen Clay McGehee — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:43:36 +0000

Thank you for posting, Mr. Perkins. Email addresses of commenters are not displayed; however, I have written a private email to Mr. Jones in which I offered to send you his email address so you two may correspond further. If he replies and approves, I will send you an email with his contact information.

Best wishes to you in your search for more on your family history and thank you for being willing to help others with their search.

By: Kendric Perkins

Kendric Perkins — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:20:56 +0000

Greetings,

I was searching for Mr. Donald Jones Jr. email in the messages, but I couldn’t find it. I believe we are relatives. I’m a native of New Orleans, but the branch of Perkins that I descend from originate out of St. Francisville, West Feliciana. According to his information on Ancestry.com Oliver Henderson would be considered my 4th Great-Grandfather. His granddaughter Lucille Woods would marry my 2nd Great-grandather Ben Perkins. If you could connect us it would be greatly appreciated.

By: Landon Anderson

Landon Anderson — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +0000

In answer to Osbern Sterling: James Alexander Stewart and Juliana Randolph of Holly Grove had a daughter Penelope who married Jacob Bowman Stirling of W. Feliciana Parish. Jacob was the son of Henry Stirling and Mary Bowman. Henry Stirling was the son of Alexander Stirling and Ann Alston. Penelope Stewart Stirling was the sister of Duncan Stewart who married Caroline McGehee and sister to Catherine Stewart who married J. Burrus McGehee–see my previous note.

By: Stephen Clay McGehee

Stephen Clay McGehee — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:32:30 +0000

Thank you, Mr. Sterling. I have Mr. Jones’ email address and have notified him that he might want to check this again.

By: Osbern Sterling

Osbern Sterling — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:49:15 +0000

I’m not sure if its the right person but I may have some info to help Mr Donald Jones Jr. There was a slave ower in 1848 names W.R. Stewart or Stuart. That transported slaves from Baltimore to New Orleans abord a vessel named Barque Pioneer. He transported 20 in 1848 and there was one named Edward Henderson,age 20. I hope this Info helps. Mr Mcgehee, thanks for the info above.

By: Stephen Clay McGehee

Stephen Clay McGehee — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:35:16 +0000

Hello, Mr. Sterling. Thanks for writing.

I don’t know of any of my branch of the family living in that area, but as I understand the history of the name “McGehee”, everyone who spells it that way can be traced back to a man who came to America from Scotland and changed the spelling of the name at the time of his move. There are those who dispute that version of history, and the facts will likely never be known. From what I’ve read though, I’m convinced enough that I’m going with the McGregor-to-McGehee story.

None of that answered your question though. No, I’m afraid that I have no direct knowledge of what you’re looking for. If you don’t already have an account set up with Ancestry.com, I’d strongly recommend getting one. At least use their free trial period to see if you can find a road worth exploring.

Best wishes on your search!

By: Osbern Sterling

Osbern Sterling — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:12:16 +0000

Dear Mr. McGehee, I was wondering if you know of a connection between the McGehee/Stewart families and the Stirling families in the St. Francisville area of Louisiana. I like many people who are writing you are currently looking up their family history.

By: Donald Jones, Jr.

Donald Jones, Jr. — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:06:36 +0000

Thank you very much for your assistance. My ancesters had a bit of an accent or maybe their own particular pronunciation of certain places where they grew up. For instance the area I found on a map of the Laurel Hill area revealed a couple of roads designated “Cheerful Valley”. This location was referred to in my family’s oral history as the home of my Great (x2) Grandmother, Amelia Wells and her father Willis Wells. However what heard was “Chairfull Valley”. As for the cemetery at Bowling Green, I suspect that this is the location of the graves of Oliver Henderson, his wife Amelia and my Great-Grandparents John Haley Jr. and Catherine “Kate” Haley. My Grandmother and her siblings referred to this cemetery as “Bul Gay”. Thank you very much.

By: Landon Anderson

Landon Anderson — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:34:12 +0000

Donald Jones,
Woodlawn Plantation at Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish was the home after the Civil War of J. Burruss McGehee, son of Judge McGehee of Bowling Green, Wilkinson Co. and his wife Catherine Stewart, of Holly Grove Plantation, Wilkinson Co. The neighboring plantation to Woodlawn, Laurel Hill, was owned by Duncan Stewart (brother of Catherine) and his wife Caroline McGehee (sister to J. Burruss McGehee). Woodlawn became the home of J. Stewart McGehee (the son of JB McGehee) until his death in the mid 20th century. The plantation and its contents were sold at auction. The portraits of Catherine Stewart McGehee’s parents, James Alexander Stewart and Julianna Randolph Stewart, which were at Woodlawn until it was sold are now back at their first home, Holly Grove Plantation, Wilkinson Co.
As to graves at Woodlawn or Laurel Hill I do not know. The two families of Stewarts and McGehees from Woodlawn and Laurel Hill are buried at Bowling Green.

By: Stephen Clay McGehee

Stephen Clay McGehee — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:13:20 +0000

The McGehee names you mentioned are familiar, but only in an indirect way. That branch of the McGehee family is several layers “up the tree” from me, so I haven’t spent any time adding those pieces to my own genealogical puzzle.

I take great joy in seeing folks, like yourself, understanding the importance of making connections to our ancestors. Holding their accomplishments up as examples to follow – and their mistakes to avoid – makes us better men and women. Life is tough enough to get it right – I’d hate to have to do it without examples to follow and learn from.

Again, best wishes to you, sir. I’ll be sure to pass along anything that I hear of that might be of use to you.