Where they lived

There's a website with new material that I will follow with interest:

http://gsofea.org/

That's the Genealogical Society of East Alabama, covering the counties of Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties. They are now publishing material on line that's previously been printed in their Tap Roots magazine, mostly marriage and cemetery information. For instance, Tallapoosa, Lee, and Chambers Counties' marriage books. They also have handy dandy links to maps of the counties. These maps are helpful in looking at where my family lived.

For example, in 1860 James T/F Eddings (son) and (Nancy) Ann Eddings (mother) lived in Tallapoosa County, Beat 6, Wynn Creek P.O. Assuming it's the same as "Wind Creek," we find it near Alexander City:

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/alabama/counties/tallapoosa.pdf

In 1870 Nancy and Z(iplha) E(leanor Eddins) Freeman are living on Beat 11, Oak Bowery near Chambers Court House in Chambers County. See here:

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/alabama/counties/chambers.pdf

In 1880 Z.A. Freeman and N. Edins are living in Opelika, Beat 2, Lee County. See here:

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/alabama/counties/lee.pdf

All of these places are close together, some 10 miles, some about an hour.

Really kewl.