Index compiled by Stanley Moss and Jan Fink

Moss and Fink write: "This index is a compilation of Emma Linder's 'Lineage and Letters' column that appeared in the Blount County, Alabama, newspaper The Southern Democrat (later The Blount Countian) in the 1970s through the early 1990s

Much beloved, Miss Emma's personal interest in genealogy provided a springboard that extended to those who were searching for their ancestors. Her newspaper columns have become a valuable genealogical source for people across the state as well as across the country.

'Lineage and Letters' volumes are available for research at The Blount County Memorial Museum located at 204 Second Street North, Oneonta, Alabama (Courthouse Square) or phone (205) 625-6905."

Abercrombie, 1

Ables, 2

Abston, 3

Adams, 4, 5, 6

Albritten, 7

Allbritton, 8

Alldredge / Aldridge, 9, 10, 11

Alexander, 12

Allgood, 13, 14, 15, 16

Allred, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Alverson, 22, 23

Amberson, 24, 25, 26, 27

Amerson, 28

Anderson, 29

Anderton, 30, 31

Armstrong, 10, 32, 33, 34, 35

Askew, 36

Avery, 37, 38

Bagley, 39

Bain / Bains, 40, 41, 42

Baird, 43, 44

Baker, 45, 46, 47

Ballard, 48

Barber, 49

Barkley, 50

Bartlett, 51

Barton, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Battles, 57, 58, 59

Beasley, 60

Beason / Beeson 61, 62

Bearden 63, 64, 65

Bell, 66

Bellenger, 67

Bentley, 68

Berry, 69, 70, 71

Bibb, 72

Bicknell, 73

Biddy, 74, 75

Billingsley, 76

Bird, 40, 77

Black, 78

Blackburn, 9, 41, 64, 65, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86

Blackwood, 21, 27, 87, 88, 89

Blakely / Blakeley, 58, 90, 91

Blount, 91, 92, 93

Boman, 94

Bonley, 95

Boren, 96

Bowling, 98

Box, 99, 100, 101

Boyd, 102, 103, 104

Bradford, 16

Bradley, 105

Brantley, 12, 106

Brasseale, 107

Braswell, 108

Bridges, 74, 109

Brindley, 110, 111

Brittain, 22

Brooks, 19, 44, 60, 112, 113, 114

Brothers, 57, 115, 116

Brown, 19, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123

Browning, 124

Bryson, 125

Buckner, 126, 127, 128

Bullard, 129

Burgess, 91, 130, 131

Burgett, 61

Burleson, 132

Burns, 12, 117

Burt, 133, 134

Bush, 40

Butler, 135, 136

Butt / Butts, 12, 107

Byars, 54, 118

Byers, 56

Bynum, 43, 101, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153

Byrd, 154

Cain, 19

Callison, 126

Calvert, 155

Campbell, 156, 157

Cargill / Cargile, 31, 158

Carnes, 48

Carson, 159, 160

Carter, 135

Casey, 161

Cason, 162

Cates, 10, 163

Cetchum, 164

Chambers, 164, 165, 166

Chamblee, 19, 76, 167, 168, 169

Chance, 170

Chaney, 117, 123, 166, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175

Chapman, 40

Childers, 68

Childress, 44, 126

Cleveland, 139, 176

Clevenger, 177, 178

Coffey, 39, 179

Collins, 180

Cooke, 125, 158, 181, 182, 183

Cooper, 37, 184

Copeland, 185, 186

Coppock / Coppick, 167, 182

Cordes, 187

Cornelius, 31, 125, 158, 185, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196

Corvin, 197

Cosby, 9

Couch, 22, 197

Cowden, 75, 198, 199

Cowen / Cowan, 200, 201

Cox, 68, 70, 202

Craze, 203

Crenshaw, 204

Cross, 44

Crump, 205

Culwell, 206

Curry, 30, 207, 208

Daily, 136, 209

Daniel, 210

Davidson, 211, 212, 213

Davis, 24, 215, 216, 217, 258

Deal, 218

Dean, 16, 219

Dearman / Deerman, 25, 100, 120, 127, 166

Dedman, 220

DeFoor, 178

Denny, 221

Densmore, 56

Dickerson, 222

Dingler, 107

Disheroon, 223

Dorsett, 25

Dover, 107

Doyle, 102, 224

Drake, 3

Drummond, 2

Duke, 219, 225

Duncan, 107, 226, 227, 228, 229

Dunlap, 12

Dunn, 22, 151, 214, 221, 230, 231, 232, 233, 258

Dupree, 53

Durham, 135, 169, 234, 235, 236

Dyer, 45

Dykes, 194

Easley, 129, 229, 238, 239, 240

Eatmon, 241

Edwards, 51, 242

Ellard, 55, 167, 221, 243

Elliot, 170, 244

Ellis, 11, 25, 162, 235, 245, 246, 247, 248

Endsley / Ensley, 249

Epperson, 250

Estel, 194, 198, 251

Estes, 9, 18

Ethridge, 150

Evans, 44, 140, 252, 253

Fambrough, 226

Farley, 94

Farmer, 254

Farrow, 255, 256

Faulkner, 33, 257

Fields, 245

Files, 198, 214, 231, 258, 259, 260

Finley, 261

Fleming, 17

Foote, 124

Fortenberry, 19, 40

Fortner, 262, 263

Foshee, 14, 264

Foster, 94, 265

Foust, 107, 192, 266, 267

Fowler, 83, 114, 214, 221, 258, 268

Frachiseur, 269

Freeman, 28, 179, 270

Freshour, 46

Fretwell, 132

Fry, 80, 271

Fulton, 12, 171, 272

Futral / Futrell, 273

Galbreath, 154

Gamble, 122, 216, 241

Gamel, 263

Gargus, 274

Garner, 275

Geeter, 263

Gentry, 28, 35, 156, 157, 276

Gibbs, 261

Gibson, 62, 277

Gill, 30

Gilliland, 125, 278, 279

Gilpin, 280, 281

Glasscock, 282, 283

Glover, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288

Goble, 107

Gore, 160

Gracy, 1

Grant, 186

Graves, 77, 117, 123, 135, 171, 265, 272, 278, 289, 290

Green, 161, 188, 291

Gregory, 292

Gribsby, 293

Griffin, 105, 107, 128, 175

Grimmett, 16

Gunter, 13, 16, 217, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299

Gwinn, 164

Hale, 29, 169, 220, 270

Hallmark, 15, 226, 300

Ham, 301

Hambrick, 146

Hamaker, 302

Hamby, 288, 303

Hamilton, 108, 304, 305

Hamrick, 138, 146

Hanby, 283, 306

Handley, 307

Hanes, 158, 308

Harbin, 158, 309

Hare, 36

Harrell, 310

Harris, 57, 63, 129, 311, 312

Harrison, 313, 314

Hartgraves, 53

Harvey, 315, 316

Hawkins, 238

Hayes / Hays, 29, 44, 212, 216

Head, 173, 317, 318

Helums, 319

Henderson, 220

Hendricks, 53, 87, 226, 258, 320

Henley, 258

Hewitt, 226

Hiblett, 279

Hicks, 5, 60

Higginbotham, 135, 319, 321

Higgins, 322

Hill, 161, 211

Hinkle, 323

Holcomb, 235

Hollingsworth, 66, 324

Holly, 116, 142, 147, 234

Holmes, 210

Holt, 325

Honea, 326

Hood, 327

Hopper, 295, 320

Horn / Horne, 104, 328, 329, 330

Horton, 30, 290

Houston, 268, 331

Huddleston, 332

Hudson, 170, 211, 242, 250, 250, 333

Huffstutler, 16, 82, 164, 197, 300, 318, 334

Hughes, 111, 160, 197, 335

Hullett, 46, 64, 81, 121, 127, 209, 264, 336, 337, 338, 339

Hunt, 340

Hyatt, 135

Hyde, 226

Ingle, 247

Ingram, 341

Irby, 3

Isbel, 323

James, 135, 204, 342

Jenkins, 62, 249, 343

Jett, 135

Jetton, 40, 344

Johnson, 159, 173, 206

Johnston, 272, 345

Jones, 16, 53, 98, 164, 220, 245, 257, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352

Keen, 353

Kelly, 271

Kelsey, 310, 326, 327

Kelso, 310, 327

Kendrick, 354

Kensey / Kensy, 58

Kent, 17, 134, 355

Kerns, 356

Ketchum, 123, 279, 357

Kidel, 226

Killian, 44

Kimball, 124

King, 156, 157, 217, 220, 235, 296, 302, 340, 358, 359, 360

Kugler, 147, 168

Kuykendall, 361

Lacey, 238, 239, 362, 363

LaFon, 364

Lamanack, 146

Lamb, 365

Laney, 245

Lang, 366

Latham, 16, 130

Latta, 309, 367

Leak, 187

Lee, 37, 184

Lester, 40

Lewis, 340, 368

Liebacher, 87

Light, 181

Linder, 168, 273, 369

Little, 17, 65, 83, 370, 371, 372

Livingston, 77, 164, 317, 323, 373, 374

Lockwood, 86

Logan, 122

Long, 53, 143

Love, 290

Lowe, 160

Lowery, 171

Lowrey / Lowry, 187, 240, 375, 376

Lyons, 69

Lynn, 6

Major, 16

Mallory, 377

Malone, 125, 277

Manning, 230

Marchbanks, 319

Mardis, 99, 201

Marsh, 161, 378, 379

Martin, 135, 152, 232, 243, 312

Mason, 380

Mattison, 381

Mayfield, 34, 51

Maynor, 310, 382

Meade, 208

Meeks, 383

Meharg, 384

Metcalf, 385

Mewbourne, 175

Miller, 61, 179, 386

Mills, 16

Mitchell, 27, 50

Moody, 249

Mooney, 302

Moore, 5, 12, 82, 205, 361, 387

Moroney, 388

Morris, 174, 209, 284, 321

Morton, 41, 142, 146, 147, 193, 234, 257, 274, 322, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393

Moss, 310

Mullings, 54, 174, 183, 231

Mullins, 17, 20, 171, 174, 335, 343

Murphree, 54, 152, 232, 233, 345, 394

Murphy, 65

Murray, 122

Musgrove, 4, 249, 360, 395, 396

Myers, 287

McAbee, 74

McAdams, 40

McAnally / McAnnally, 54, 56, 164

McCarson, 123

McCay, 250, 358

McCleskey, 190

McClendon, 335

McConnell, 67

McCurry, 135

McCutchen, 20

McDaniel, 80

McDerment, 164

McDonald, 60, 80, 108

McDowell, 197

McKnight 397

McMurray, 398

McNabb, 339

McPherson, 108, 164

Nations, 280, 281

Naylor, 9

Neel, 39, 399

Neely, 327

Nelson, 36, 108, 126, 160, 195, 389, 400, 401

Nesmith, 54, 296, 402

Niblett, 12, 403

Nichols, 194

Nite, 273, 404

Nix, 405

Nixon, 19

Nored, 37

Oden, 250

Oliver, 2

Owens, 237, 359

Painter, 406

Palmer, 163, 407

Parrott, 51

Partain, 174, 175

Patrick, 201, 216

Patterson, 180

Patton, 61

Payne, 148, 219, 408

Peacock, 211, 409

Pearson, 308

Perkins, 287

Pflum, 87

Phillips, 185, 278, 285, 291, 410

Pipkin, 22, 411, 412

Plunkett, 251

Poe, 64, 226

Pool, 243

Posey, 136, 251, 413

Potter, 126

Powell, 33, 47, 130, 212, 257, 309, 327, 414, 415, 416

Prather, 33, 193, 263, 284, 286, 288

Prator, 263

Preston, 151

Price, 417

Pruett / Pruitt, 45, 67

Pulham, 54

Puls, 167

Purdy, 19

Pyles, 280

Rackley, 389, 399

Rainwater, 418, 419

Rasco, 15

Ratliff, 6, 167, 182, 200, 235, 360, 420

Ray, 404

Reeves, 421

Reed / Reid, 39, 41, 108, 130, 209, 212, 272, 288, 422

Reneau, 12, 64, 410

Reynolds, 14, 264

Richey, 408

Rickles, 185, 216

Riddle, 423

Ridgeway, 248

Riggs, 195

Riley, 409

Ringo, 327

Roach, 14, 90

Roberts, 45, 130, 424

Robertson, 102, 425, 426

Robbins, 292, 404

Robinson, 425

Roddam, 427

Roden, 9, 61, 71, 79, 177, 215, 230, 231, 266, 312

Rogers, 220

Roper, 428

Russell, 117, 123

Rutherford, 53

Ryan, 108, 390

Salter, 241

Sample, 312

Samuels, 176, 392

Sander, 54, 232

Sandlin, 231, 290

Sapp, 327

Sargent, 204, 429

Scott, 108, 261, 329, 353, 370

Self, 178, 190, 195, 430

Shelton, 16, 63, 70, 133, 135, 140, 212, 227, 228, 412, 419, 425

Sherrer / Shearer, 76, 281

Shirley, 431

Shockley, 156, 157

Sillivan, 306

Simmons, 432

Sims, 2, 20, 433, 434

Sitton, 422

Skelton, 295, 435

Skinner, 218

Smart, 141

Smedes, 223

Smith, 130, 162, 262, 274, 418, 429, 436, 437

Smithwick, 6

Snead, 102, 148

Snell, 406

South, 71, 398, 438

Spaulding, 178

Speed, 107

Stagg, 106

Starkey, 304

Starnes, 303

Staton, 71, 166, 254, 330, 420

Stearns, 163

Steel, 17

Stephens, 90

Sterling, 169, 270

Steward / Stuart, 111, 207, 427

Strother, 377

Swann, 232, 233, 331

Sweeten, 159

Swittzer, 12

Sullivan, 33, 62, 390, 426, 439

Talley, 275

Tait / Tate, 289

Teague, 128, 211, 409, 440

Tharp, 12

Thomas, 54, 56, 188, 368, 440, 441, 442

Thomason, 114, 391, 443

Thompson, 106, 179, 364, 406, 444, 445, 446

Thornton, 135

Thrasher, 447

Tidmore, 45, 224, 309, 448

Tidwell, 10, 49, 108, 206, 221, 225, 274, 358, 383, 449

Tolbert, 278

Towns, 177

Trammell, 39

Treece / Trice, 294

Tumlin, 210, 416

Turner, 273, 431

Tyler, 217

Vanes, 164

Vaughan, 343

Vaughn, 82, 86, 359

Vest, 450

Wade / Waid, 29, 142, 185, 204, 261, 342, 351, 355, 449, 451

Waits, 98

Waldrop, 452

Walker, 28, 161, 197, 264, 278, 379, 390

Wall / Walls, 45, 82, 86

Walters, 319

Warnock, 453

Warren, 70, 149

Washburn, 108

Watkins, 209, 363

Watson, 135, 205, 280, 281

Watts, 230

Wear / Weir, 405

Westbrook, 24, 25, 27

Whaley, 161

Whatley, 446

White, 140, 392, 445

Whited, 348

Whitley, 313

Wilbur, 181

Williams, 326, 350

Willingham, 186

Wilson, 11, 175, 226, 364, 418, 427

Wood / Woods, 53, 108, 163, 247, 258, 347

Woodard, 163, 353

Wright, 172

Wynn, 143, 454

Yielding, 16, 28, 117, 123, 179, 208, 255, 256, 300, 382, 440, 455

Youngblood, 156, 157, 218