tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post483808742740091882..comments2024-01-26T15:20:49.568-06:00Comments on Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: A Stitch in TimeBob Frankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-45974218839198101102009-02-22T19:40:00.000-06:002009-02-22T19:40:00.000-06:00Thanks so much for responding. My great-grandfathe...Thanks so much for responding. My great-grandfather's name was James M. Young. I am visiting family here and I can go over to the court house, I just didn't know where to start. Thanks again, you have been a big help to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-57356665153875813882009-02-22T14:44:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:44:00.000-06:00What was your great grandfather's name who was the...What was your great grandfather's name who was the Justice of the Peace? Most records of this nature are housed in the Chancery Court Clerk's office in the courthouse and also the Circuit Court Clerk. If I knew his name, I could probably find out exactly when he was elected and how long he served.Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-13377094524000487782009-02-22T14:42:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:42:00.000-06:00Thanks for the award Margaret. I've never seen any...Thanks for the award Margaret. I've never seen anyone using cotton batts before Bettye, but I have experimented with batting cotton. It's amazing how soft and fluffy the cotton is after this process.Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-46098154232049623762009-02-21T16:01:00.000-06:002009-02-21T16:01:00.000-06:00I certainly enjoyed seeing the pair of cards again...I certainly enjoyed seeing the pair of cards again as I remember my grandmothers and probably they actually belonged to her mother. I have many quilts passed down from loved ones and I treasure each one. I do have a question and I didn't know where to send it so I will just leave it here. My great-grandfather was a Justice of the Peace in Splunge, Itawamba county. I was always told that he had beautiful penmanship. He was about 20 in 1862 so I think he must have been JP after that time period. Where would I go to look up the JP's in the mid to late 1800's. I don't know if that area might have been listed as AL at that time. Thanks. My email address is deepa6211@yahoo.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-28997309006724981622009-02-21T09:38:00.000-06:002009-02-21T09:38:00.000-06:00Did you ever see a quilter carding the cotton to m...Did you ever see a quilter carding the cotton to make her own quilt batting? It was an interesting process as I fondly watched my grandmother Kate Robinson Stone busily at work making enough batts <BR/>"to fill" the quilt backing stretched onto the quilting frame. When we have seen the size of those little batts, we then realize how or why the delicate quilting patterns were called for because the batts needed to be stabilized when sewn to the top and the backing to prevent them from shiting or bunching. This was quite a different process for quilting by ladies born in the 1880's and that of today's quilters when the batting is factory made into widths to fit King sized quilts and purchased at craft stores and will most likely be made of synthetic fibers instead of cotton. bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-10839978183468975342009-02-20T18:41:00.000-06:002009-02-20T18:41:00.000-06:00Hi Bob,I have selected your blog for the Kreativ B...Hi Bob,<BR/><BR/>I have selected your blog for the Kreativ Blogger Award. Please stop by my blog at http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/<BR/>and pick up this beautiful award.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>MargaretGeneaDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com