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Mm) 5W6%9 O TC1E5A VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1 ISSN 1071‐2348 JANUARY, 1994 J.C.H.A. JANUARY MEETING, SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 1994, 2:30 p.m., Limrock Methodist Church, Limrock, AL. Progran Vice President John F. Neely invites the membership and the public to hear Marlin Tucker tell the story of Limrock based on experiences of a half century ago. Mr. Tucker is a retired administrator in the Decatur School System and has written four books about the place where he lived from age five to twelve. He also conceived the idea of the first annual Limrock Heritage Day which brought 1500 natives back. home in October, 1993. Mr. Tucker stated, "It has been more than a whim to compile the story of Limrock. It has been a mission which has been so much fun." Mr. Tucker' rekindled friendships, made new friends, collected stories, and articulately recorded the history of a friendly, folksy' community. He has endeared himself to all who have experienced the richness of his gifts to Jackson County. The Limrock Methodist Church has very graciously offered their facilities for the fitting setting of this program meeting. Driving west from Scottsboro on Iiighway 35, turn :right (at old Gentle's Store building) on County Road 119. The church is .3 mile from the railroad track on the left side of the road. Please invite your friends to share a trip down memory lane with a master storyteller and author, Melvin Tucker. JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION NON‐PROFIT ORGANIZATION POST OFFICE BOX 1494 U.S. POSTAGE PAID SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 PERMIT NO. 11 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED JACKSON COUNTY, THE SWITZERLAND OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA

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M m ) 5W6%9O TC1E5A

VOLUME 6 , NUMBER 1 I S S N 1 0 7 1 ‐ 2 3 4 8 JANUARY, 1994

J . C . H . A . JANUARY MEETING, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 6 , 1 9 9 4 , 2 : 3 0 p . m . ,L i m r o c k M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h , L i m r o c k , A L .

P r o g r a n V i c e P r e s i d e n t J o h n F. N e e l y i n v i t e s t h e m e m b e r s h i pa n d t h e p u b l i c t o h e a r M a r l i n T u c k e r t e l l t h e s t o r y o f L i m r o c kb a s e d o n e x p e r i e n c e s o f a h a l f c e n t u r y a g o . M r . T u c k e r i sa r e t i r e d a d m i n i s t r a t o r i n t h e D e c a t u r S c h o o l S y s t e m a n d h a sw r i t t e n f o u r b o o k s a b o u t t h e p l a c e w h e r e h e l i v e d f r o m a g efi v e t o t w e l v e . H e a l s o c o n c e i v e d t h e i d e a o f t h e fi r s t a n n u a lL i m r o c k H e r i t a g e D a y w h i c h b r o u g h t 1500 n a t i v e s b a c k . h o m ei n O c t o b e r , 1 9 9 3 .

M r . T u c k e r s t a t e d , " I t h a s b e e n m o r e t h a n a w h i m t o c o m p i l et h e s t o r y o f L i m r o c k . I t h a s b e e n a m i s s i o n w h i c h h a s b e e ns o m u c h f u n . " M r . T u c k e r ' r e k i n d l e d f r i e n d s h i p s , made n e wf r i e n d s , c o l l e c t e d s t o r i e s , a n d a r t i c u l a t e l y r e c o r d e d t h eh i s t o r y o f a f r i e n d l y , f o l k s y ' c o m m u n i t y . H e h a s e n d e a r e dh i m s e l f t o a l l w h o h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d t h e r i c h n e s s o f h i s g i f t st o J a c k s o n C o u n t y .

T h e L i m r o c k M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h h a s v e r y g r a c i o u s l y o f f e r e d t h e i rf a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e fi t t i n g s e t t i n g o f t h i s p r o g r a m m e e t i n g .D r i v i n g w e s t f r o m S c o t t s b o r o o n I i i g h w a y 3 5 , t u r n : r i g h t ( a to l d G e n t l e ' s S t o r e b u i l d i n g ) o n C o u n t y Road 11 9 . T h e c h u r c hi s . 3 m i l e f r o m t h e r a i l r o a d t r a c k o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h er o a d . P l e a s e i n v i t e y o u r f r i e n d s t o s h a r e a t r i p down m e m o r yl a n e w i t h a m a s t e r s t o r y t e l l e r a n d a u t h o r , M e l v i n T u c k e r .

JACKSON COUNTY H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C I AT I O N N O N ‐ P R O F I T O R G A N I Z AT I O NPOST O F F I C E B O X 1 4 9 4 U . S . POSTAGE P A I DSCOTTSBORO, AL 3 5 7 6 8 SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768

PERMIT N O . 11

ADDRESS C O R R E C T I O N REQUESTED

JACKSON COUNTY, THE SWITZERLAND OF THE S TAT E OF ALABAMA

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K e n n a m e r ' s H I S TO RY O F JACKSON COUNTY R e p u b l i s h e d

THE H I S T O R Y O F JACKSON COUNTY p u b l i s h e d b y J o h n R o b e r t K e n n a m e ri n 1 9 3 5 h a s b e e n r e p u b l i s h e d b y t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a lA s s o c i a t i o n a n d c a n b e p u r c h a s e d f o r $ 2 0 . 0 0 i f t h e b o o k i sp i c k e d u p i n S c o t t s b o r o a t T h e H e r i t a g e C e n t e r , t h e C h a m b e ro f C o m m e r c e , o r t h e S c o t t s b o r o . P u b l i c L i b r a r y . T o o b t a i na c o p y b y m a i l , d i r e c t y o u r o r d e r t o H I S TO RY BOOK, P . O . B o x1 4 9 4 , S c o t t s b o r o , A L 35768. C o s t b y m a i l i s $ 2 3 . 0 0 . P l e a s em a k e y o u r c h e c k p a y a b l e t o t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c ‑i a t i o n . A f t e r J a n u a r y 2 5 , t h e b o o k m a y a l s o b e p u r c h a s e di n t h e H e r i t a g e Room o f t h e H u n t s v i l l e P u b l i c L i b r a r y .

O n A p r i l 1 , 1 9 3 5 , J o h n R o b e r t K e n n a m e r, S r . w r o t e : " I s h a l le s t e e m i t t h e g r e a t e s t s a t i s f a c t i o n , i f I c a n p r e s e r v e a t r u ea n d f a i t h f u l r e c o r d o f t h e l i f e , c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , a n d Inodeo f l i v i n g o f t h o s e w h o h a v e g o n e o n b e f o r e i n t h e r a c e o f1 i f e . . . . I h a v e b e e n c o l l e c t i n g o r a l i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h i s w o r kf o r t w e l v e y e a r s , b e s i d e s r e a d i n g m a n y h i s t o r i e s a n d s e a r c h i n gn e w s p a p e r fi l e s a n d c e m e t e r y r e c o r d s . W o u l d i t n o t b e a s a dt h o u g h t t h a t o u r a n c e s t o r s , t h e p i o n e e r s i n c r e a t i n g ‘ t h i sC o u n t y , s h o u l d b e e n t i r e l y f o r g o t t e n . "

M r . K e n n a m e r b e g a n h i s c h r o n i c l e s w i t h t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t yI n d i a n s a n d e a r l y w h i t e s e t t l e r s . H e d i s c u s s e d how t h e c o u n t yw a s o r g a n i z e d , D e c a t u r C o u n t y ' s i m p a c t o n J a c k s o n C o u n t y ,a n d t h e n o r t h e r n p a r t o f M a r s h a l l C o u n t y . H i s c h a p t e r s o nt h e v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s , i n s t i t u t i o n s , a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l menc o v e r e d t h e fi r s t 115 y e a r s o f l i f e i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y . H ea l s o o u t l i n e d t h e p o l i t i c a l c h a n g e s a n d w a r s w h i c h i m p a c t e dl o c a l h i s t o r y .

T h e J . C . H . A . ' s r e p u b l i c a t i o n i s h a r d c o v e r a n d c o n t a i n s 256p a g e s p l u s a n i n d e x p r e p a r e d b y D a v i d L o g s d o n .

T h e J . C . H . A . i s g r a t e f u l t o M r . K e n n a m e r ' s c h i l d r e n w h o g r a ‑c i o u s l y a s s i g n e d r e p u b l i c a t i o n r i g h t s t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a n dt o W e n d e l l P a g e a n d J o h n C l o p t o n , w h o s p e a r h e a d e d t h e d r i v et o g e t t h i s l o n g o u t ‐ o f ‐ p r i n t h i s t o r y b a c k i n t o c i r c u l a t i o n .T h e r e p u b l i c a t i o n w a s t i m e d t o c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e S c o t t s b o r o ‑J a c k s o n C o u n t y C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e ' s c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e 1 7 5 t ha n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e c r e a t i o n o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y b y t h e S t a t eL e g i s l a t u r e o n D e c e m b e r 1 3 , 1 8 1 9 .

Who w a s J o h n R o b e r t K e n n a m e r , S r . ? H e w a s b o r n J a n 1 2 , 1873 ,i n Kennamer C o v e , t h e s o n o f D a v i d a n d K i t t y ( H o d g e s ) Kennamer.I n t h e s p r i n g o f 1 8 9 4 , h e r e c e i v e d . h i s d i p l o m a f r o n 1 G r e e nA c a d e m y a t N a t o n C u m b e r l a n d M o u n t a i n , t h e fi r s t d i p l o m a i s s u e db y G r e e n A c a d e m y. A f t e r r e c e i v i n g h i s B . S . d e g r e e i n 1896f r o m T r i ‐ S t a t e C o l l e g e i n S c o t t s b o r o , h e t a u g h t s c h o o l f o rt e n y e a r s . I n 1 8 9 6 , h e m a r r i e d S a r a h E l i z a b e t h P a g e , a n dt h e y b e c a m e t h e p a r e n t s o f n i n e c h i l d r e n . I n 1903 , J . R . a n dt h r e e o f h i s b r o t h e r s o p e n e d a m e r c a n t i l e b u s i n e s s i n W o o d v i l l ek n o w n a s J . R . K e n n a m e r & C o . J . R . K e n n a m e r, S r . a l s o s e r v e da s W o o d v i l l e p o s t m a s t e r f o r a n u m b e r o f y e a r s . I n a d d i t i o nt o h i s H I S TO RY O F JACKSON COUNTY, J . R . K e n n a m e r a l s o a u t h o r e d :THE KENNAMER FA M I LY ( p u b l i s h e d 1 9 2 4 ) a n d THE HISTORY O F WOOD‑V I L L E ( p u b l i s h e d i n 1 9 5 0 . )

T h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n i n v i t e s YOU t o b eamong time fi r s t t o p u r c h a s e t h e 1993 e d i t i o n o f HISTORY O FJACKSON COUNTY - a b r i d g e t o t h e p a s t ! P l e a s e u s e e n c l o s e do r d e r b l a n k . 2

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1 9 9 4 J . C . H . A . O F F I C E R S

P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m W . ( B i l l ) M c C u t c h e nP r o g r a m V i c e P r e s i d e n t J o h n F . N e e l yM e m b e r s h i p V i c e P r e s i d e n t J a n e C o n l e yS e c r e t a r y H e l e n N e e l yT r e a s u r e r E l i z a b e t h ThomasD i r e c t o r s H e r s h e l B o y d , V i o l a H a m l e t ,

C a r l u s P a g e , a n d R u b i l e e S m i t hP a s t P r e s i d e n t J o h n C l o p t o nCHRONICLES E d i t o r A n n B. C h a m b l e s sC H R O N I C L E S P u b l i s h e r W e n d e l l P a g e

ANCESTOR SEARCHING IN JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

DWAYNE HOLMAN, 2 3 1 1 WHITESTONE D R I V E , A U S T I N , TX 7 8 7 4 5 , s e e k si n f o o n H a m i l t o n f a m i l y . Who w e r e p a r e n t s a n d s i b l i n g s o fM a n e r v a E l e n o r H a m i l t o n , b . 1823 i n G i l e s C o , T N , m o v e d t oJ a c k s o n C o , A L 1 8 2 6 - 2 7 , a n d m d W mS a m u e l S c o t t i n 1841 . T h e ym i g r a t e d t o M S a n d t h e n t o T X . C e n s u s r e c o r d s p o i n t t o h e rf a t h e r b e i n g e i t h e r J o h n D . o r D a v i d L . H a m i l t o n .

LARRY R. HERRIN , 1029 S H I V E LANE APAT L 1 , BOWLING GREEN, KY4 2 1 0 3 ‐ 8 0 1 9 , s e e k s i n f o o n S h a d r i c k H e r r i n I a n d I I . S h a d r i c kI w a s m e s s e n g e r f r o m M t . G i l e a d C h u r c h t o M u d C r e e k B a p t i s tA s s o c . c o m m e n c i n g i n 1 8 2 1 . I t i s a s t r o n g p o s s i b i l i t y t h a tS h a d r i c k I I m d N a n c y T a l l e y . J e f f e r s o n H e r r i n w h o m d E l i z a b e t hG r a y m a y b e a s o n . E l i z a b e t h , w i f e o f J o h n B r a y , w a s a d a u ‑g h t e r o f S h a d r i c k I . A n y l e a d s a p p r e c i a t e d .

RANDY ALLEN, 519 EAST GRUNDY S T, TULLAHOMA, TN 37388, s e a r c h i n gf o r f a t h e r o f R o b e r t A l l e n , b . 1823 i n J a c k s o n C o , TN. R o b e r t ' sm o t h e r w a s C e l i a R a s h , d a u g h t e r o f W m R a s h . C e l i a m d s e c o n dS a m u e l M c C r a r y i n 1832 a n d l i v e d a t B i g C o o n . R o b e r t A l l e nm d Rebecca F i n l e y i n 1848 i n M a r s h a l l C o , A L , a n d t h e y l i v e dB i g C o o n u n t i l R o b e r t ' s d e a t h i n 1901 . Was R o b e r t A l l e n ' sf a t h e r r e l a t e d t o A n a n i a s A l l e n f a m i l y a l s o o f B i g C o o n ?

MRS. J U L I A N SNELSON, 2932 A M E L I A S T, SHREVEPORT, LA 7 11 0 8 ‑5 5 1 4 , d e s c e n d s f r o m J o h n L . P e t e r s ( 1 8 0 1 - 1 8 7 0 ) w h o m d M a r yK a t h e r i n e S a t t e r fi e l d ( 1 8 1 0 - 1 8 8 5 ) . N e e d s p l a c e a n d p r o o fo f t h e i r m a r r i a g e . I n 1830 t h e y l i v e d n e x t t o W mS a t t e r fi e l dw h o m a y b e M a r y ‘ s b r o t h e r . B o t h b o u g h t l a n d a t L i m r o c k i n1830 a n d t h e n m o v e d to A r k a n s a s 1840 ‐ 1850. H i r a m P e t e r s ( b e ‑l i e v e d t o b e J o h n L . ' s b r o t h e r ) m d M i n e r v a M o o r e a n d t h e ym o v e d t o A r k a n s a s w i t h J o h n L . & M a r y K . P e t e r s , b u t H i r a ma n d M i n e r v a ( M o o r e ) P e t e r s r e t u r n e d t o J a c k s o n C o , A L i n 1850.W o u l d l i k e t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h d e s c e n d a n t s o f H i r a m a n d M i n e r v a

CARL L. LYNCH, J R . , P . O . BOX 7 1 2 , ROGERS, AR 72757 , s e e k si n f o o n f a m i l y o f J a m e s C a r v e r w h o m d M a h a l a G e n t l e F e b 2 2 ,1 8 5 5 . James C a r v e r, b . 1 8 3 2 i n K Y, w a s l i v i n g w i t h G e o r g eW . W i l l i a m s ( s o n o f S a m u e l a n d M a r g a r e t Gwynn W i l l i a m s ) i n1 8 5 0 . M a r t h a C a r v e r , b . 1 8 3 1 i n K Y , w a s l i v i n g n e x t d o o rw i t h James a n d M a r y R o b i n s o n . Who w e r e p a r e n t s a n d s i b l i n g so f J a m e s C a r v e r ? M a h a l a G e n t l e w a s d a u g h t e r o f E l i j a h G e n t l ew h o m o v e d f r o m C u m b e r l a n d C o , K Y t o J a c k s o n C o , A L c a . 1830 .

NESHOBA J O I C E S M I T H , 4574 DOGWOOD MEADOWS C V, WALLS, MS 38680,s e e k s i n f o o n S m i t h , L e m l e y , K e n n e m e r, W o r l e y , K e e l a n d W h i t a ‑k e r f a m i l i e s o f J a c k s o n a n d M a d i s o n C o , A L . N e w t & C i n d y( V i c k e r s ) S m i t h w e r e p a r e n t s o f R u f u s B u r t o n S m i t h w h o m d( 1 ) E l i z a b e t h ( L i z z i e ) W o r l e y ' ( 2 ) C o r a J a n e E l i z a b e t r l A n nL o c k e a n d o f E l i z a b e t h S m i t h w h o m d S i l a s W o r l e y . W h e r e a r eS m i t h s b u r i e d ? 3

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L IMROCK: LOOKING BACK

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T h e r e w e r e s e t t l e r s i n t h e L i m r o c k a r e a 4 0 t o 5 0 y e a r s b e f o r et h e fi r s t p o s t o f fi c e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d a s B o y d ' s S w i t c h o nJ u l y 1 , 1870 . T h e i r n a m e s c a n b e f o u n d i n t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t yP l a t B o o k o f To w n s h i p 4 , R a n g e 4 E a s t c o v e r i n g t h e l a n d w h i c hl i e s b e t w e e n L e s l i e R i d g e a n d S t e p h e n s Gap w h i c h i n c l u d e sG e n t l e s , B e r r y s , a n d S c h i f f m a n C o v e s .

T h e h e a r t o f L i m r o c k i n c l u d e s t h e w e s t h a l f o f S e c t i o n 1 4 ,S e c t i o n s 1 5 , 1 6 , 1 7 , 2 1 , 2 2 , t h e w e s t e r n e d g e o f S e c t i o n 2 3 ,a n d t h e n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n o f S e c t i o n s 2 7 a n d 2 8 . I n 1 8 3 0 ,t h e f o l l o w i n g p u r c h a s e d l a n d i n w h a t became L i m r o c k :

W i l l i a m B e r r y ‐ 314J o h n L i n d s a y ‐ 814J o h n I s b e l l ‐ $ 1 5S a m u e l W i l l i a m s ‐ 815J o h n G l o v e r ‐ 8 1 5 ( 1 8 3 2 )S e c t i o n 1 6 w a s a l l o t t e d t o s c h o o l s i n 1 8 3 0W i l l i a m R u s h ‐ S l 7B e n j a m i n Thomas ‐ 817H e n r y P e t e r s ‐ 817J o h n M o o r e ‐ 8 1 7 ( 1 8 3 7 )W i l l i a m S a t t e r fi e l d ( 8 1 7 )J o h n L . P e t e r s - 8 2 1W i l l i a m B e r r y - 8 2 1 a n d 822W i l l i a m D o d s o n ‐ 8 2 1 , 8 2 2 , 8 2 7 , a n d 828G e o r g e W . W i l l i a m s ‐ 8 2 1 ( 1 8 3 1 )W i l l i a m F e n e l l o r F e r r e l l - 822J o s e p h F i s h - 822E l i z a b e t h B r a n d o n ‐ 822S a m u e l W i l l i a m s ‐ 822 ( 1 8 3 2 )J o h n I s b e l l ‐ 8 2 3Thomas L a w r e n c e ‐ 827W o o d l e y ( W o o d l i e f ) S h e l t o n ‐ S 2 8

W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f W i l l i a m F e n e l l o r F e r r e l l , J o s e p h F i s h ,a n d E l i z a b e t h B r a n d o n , t h e a b o v e c i t e d m e n a r e i n c l u d e d i nt h e same n e i g h b o r h o o d i n t h e 1 8 3 0 F e d e r a l c e n s u s . T h e y w e r ej o i n e d b y s e v e r a l o t h e r s w h o e v i d e n t l y w e r e r e n t e r s o r w e r es t i l l " s q u a t t e r s " o n u n s o l d g o v e r n m e n t l a n d i n 1 8 3 0 .

Names t a k e n f r o m t h e 1830 c e n s u s i n c l u d e :

W i l l i a n B e r r y , J o h n L i n ( d ) s e y , J o h n I s b e l l e , J o h n S u m m e r s ,S a m u e l W i l l i a m s , J a c o b S w a f f o r d , W i l l i a m M a p l e s , J a c o b R u s h ,H e n r y P e t e r s , B e n j a m i n Thomas , W i l l i a m R u s h , J e s s e L . B r o w n ,R i c h a r d Y a t e s , J a m e s H a t fi e l d , J o h n L . P e t e r s , W o o d l i e f S h e l t o n ,W i l l i a m P e t e r s , J o h n G i l l e n w a t e r s , J o h n W r i g h t , J o h n P e t e r s ,W i l l i a n S h o o k , S h a d r a c k T i p t o n , J o s i a h S t e p h e n s , E l i j a h L a w ‑r e n c e , J o h n K i l l i n g s w o r t h , a n d G e o r g e P e t e r s .

B y t h e t i m e t h e F e d e r a l c e n s u s w a s t a k e n i n 1 8 5 0 , m a n y o f t h eo r i g i n a l p a t e n t e e s h a d d i e d o r s o l d t h e i r l a n d a n d m o v e d W e s t .J o h n L . P e t e r s a n d W mS a t t e r fi e l d m o v e d t o A r k a n s a s . W o o d l i e fS h e l t o n s o l d i n S e c t i o n 2 8 a n d m o v e d t o a n e i g h b o r i n g c o m m u n i t y .

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L IMROCK: LOOKING BACK b y A n n B . C h a m b l e s s ( C o n t i n u e d )

M e n w h o p u r c h a s e d ( L i m r o c k ) l a n d 1850 ‐ 1860 i n c l u d e :

J e s s e W i l l i a m s ‐ 8 1 5 , 3 1 6 , a n d 8 2 1M a t t h e w S i m s ‐ $ 1 5 a n d S 2 7M a d i s o n M . B r u t o n ‐ 816W i l l i a m S h o o k a n d E l i z a b e t h S h o o k ‐ S l 6L e v i I s b e l l ‐ 8 1 6 a n d $ 1 7S i m e o n H o u k ‐ S l 7E l i j a h H a l l ‐ 817J a m e s C a r s o n ‐ 8 2 0J a m e s A . B o y d ‐ 827W i l l i a m D o d s o n ‐ 827

F a m i l i e s e n u m e r a t e d i n t h e 1850 c e n s u s i n t h i s a r e a i n c l u d e d :W i l l i a n Summers , M a r t h a S t e p h e n s , Sampson R u s h , J o s h u a M o o n ,S i m e o n H o u k , M a d i s o n M . B r u t o n , T i m o t h y R u s h , J a m e s R . I s b e l l ,L u n a a n d W i l l i a m s o n B o w e r s , E l i h u a n d M a r g a r e t S h o o k , S a r a ha n d J a m e s W i l l i s ; M a t t h e w , J o h n , a n d James S u m m e r s ; H e n r yN i p p e r s , Thomas C u l v e r , B e n j . B . A l l e n , J o h n P. W r i g h t , J o h nI s b e l l , J o h n L i n d s e y , W m M a n n i n g , S a r a h H a l l , L e v i I s b e l l ,M a t t h e w S i m s , W i l l i a m B e r r y , W i l l i a m a n d J a m e s P. D o d s o n ,S a m u e l a n d G e o . W . W i l l i a m s , J a m e s R o b i s o n , A l l e n I s b e l l ,M a r y W i l l i a m s o n , a n d J o h n W r i g h t . James C a r s o n a n d t h e P e t e r sa n d S t e p h e n s f a m i l i e s w e r e n e a r n e i g h b o r s .

M a r l i n T u c k e r l i s t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g L i m r o c k p o s t m a s t e r s i nh i s HISTORY O F LIMROCK ( i n f o h e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e U . S . P o s t a lS e r v i c e ) . B o y d ' s S w i t c h was e s t a b l i s h e d o n J u l y 1 , 1870. Thep o s t o f fi c e w a s c h a n g e d t o L i n e R o c k o n J u n e 1 3 , 1882 a n dto L i m R o c k on J u l y 2 1 , 1882.

James M . T i p t o n P o s t m a s t e r J u l y 1 , 1870James T. H u g g i n s P o s t m a s t e r A p r i l 1 2 , 1872F r e d e r i c k O . H u r t , J r . P o s t m a s t e r M a y 2 , 1872M i l t o n G e n t l e P o s t m a s t e r S e p 2 7 , 1 8 8 1M i l t o n G e n t l e P o s t m a s t e r J u n e 1 3 , 1882H . L . M a r t i n P o s t m a s t e r N o v e m b e r 2 7 , 1882M i l t o n G e n t l e P o s t m a s t e r A p r i l 2 3 , 1883P l e a s a n t F. C o w a r t P o s t m a s t e r O c t o b e r 1 5 , 1889M a g g i e M a l o n e y P o s t m a s t e r A p r i l 1 5 , 1893Emma F. H u r t P o s t m a s t e r J a n u a r y 2 9 , 1896E p h r a i m L . L a t h a m P o s t m a s t e r A u g u s t 2 1 , 1897A l e x a n d e r M c C o r m a c k P o s t m a s t e r O c t o b e r 2 6 , 1 9 0 1M i l t o n G e n t l e , S r . P o s t m a s t e r F e b r u a r y 5 , 1919M i s s B e u l a h G e n t l e A c t i n g P o s t m a s t e r S e p t e m b e r 2 7 , 1930M i s s B e u l a h G e n t l e P o s t m a s t e r N o v e m b e r 2 5 , 1930M r s . E u n i c e W a l l i n g s f o r d A c t i n g P o s t m a s t e r A p r i l 2 3 , 1 9 4 1M r s . E u n i c e W a l l i n g s f o r d P o s t m a s t e r J u n e 2 4 , 1 9 4 1W i l l i e B . G e n t l e A c t i n g P o s t m a s t e r A u g u s t 5 , 1943W i l l i e B . G e n t l e P o s t m a s t e r F e b r u a r y 8 , 1944M i s s N i n a M a e B r o w n A c t i n g P o s t m a s t e r A p r i l 3 0 , 1947M r s . E u n i c e W a l l i n g s f o r d P o s t m a s t e r O c t o b e r 7 , 1947M i n n i e H i g g i n b o t h a m A c t i n g P o s t m a s t e r F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 1956D i s c o n t i n u e d o n M a r c h 3 1 , 1 9 5 6 ; m a i l t o W o o d v i l l e .

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A N ADDRESS AT L I M ROCK ‐ ASPEL H E R I TA G E DAY o n O c t o b e r 9 , 1993

b y J a c k s o n C o u n t y C i r c u i t J u d g e B o b H o d g e s

B e f o r e y o u t a k e a n y t h i n g e l s e I s a y s e r i o u s l y , I w a n t t o r e a dt o y o u m y f a t h e r ' s b u s i n e s s c a r d h e u s e d a t H o d g e s D r u g S t o r ef o r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s :

" R o b e r t L e s l i e L e v i B u c h a n n o n F a i r b a n k s H o d g e s , J r . . . . . . .B o r n o n l a n d l y i n g N W O n e - f o u r t h o f S E O n e ‐ f o u r t h o fS e c 1 0 , To w n s h i p 4 , R a n g e 7 E , B e r r y ' s C o v e , N o r t h L i mR o c k , A l a b a m a . . . . . .N o w l o c a t e d i n t r a d i n g b u s i n e s s a b o u t , 1 2 m i l e s N E b o r ns i t e . . . . . . . C o m e ' n s e e m e . . . .T e l e l p h o n e : D a y : 2 l o n g s a n d 1 s h o r t

N i t e : 2 l o n g s a n d a h a l f . . . . "

A s y o u c a n s e e , h e n e v e r f o r g o t w h e r e h e came f r o m , a n dh e w a s o n e o f t h e b e s t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e L i m R o c k C h a m ‑b e r of Commerce w h o e v e r s e r v e d .

M y r o o t s g o b a c k h e r e a t l e a s t t h r e e g e n e r a t i o n s b e f o r e m e ,a n d m y m e m o r i e s o f t h i s c o m m u n i t y g o b a c k t o t h e y e a r s o fm y c h i l d h o o d j u s t b e f o r e W o r l d Wa r I I . I w a n t t o s h a r e someo f t h e m w i t h y o u t o d a y , b e c a u s e t h e h e r i t a g e o f a p l a c e , t om e , means w h a t c u l t u r e t h a t p l a c e h a s l e f t u s ‐ t h a t u n i q u ea n d s p e c i a l q u a l i t y a c o m m u n i t y h a s t h a t i s m e a s u r e d n o t j u s tb y i t s p h y s i c a l b o u n d a r i e s a n d i t s g e o g r a p h i c a l f e a t u r e s ,b u t b y i t s p e o p l e : Who t h e y w e r e , w h a t t h e y b e l i e v e d i n ,a n d w h a t t h e y r a i s e d t h e i r c h i l d r e n t o b e . A n d s o , a s Ib e g a n t h i n k i n g a b o u t w h a t t o s a y t o d a y , I c o n s i d e r e d I n a n y

memor ies o f t h i s commun i t y a n d i t s p e o p l e , a n d ' t h e s p e c i a lp l a c e i t h a s o c c u p i e d i n m y h e a r t a n d i n m y f a m i l y . I t b e g a n ,f o r m e , o v e r 6 0 y e a r s a g o , w h e n t h r e e b r o t h e r s l e f t t h e c o t t o nfi e l d s h e r e o n a s h a r e c r o p p e r f a r m a n d Inoved t e n I n i l e s u pt h e r o a d t o t h e b i g c i t y o f S c o t t s b o r o . E a c h o f t h e m , m yD a d , m y U n c l e M e s s , a n d m y U n c l e C h a r l e s , n e v e r m i s s e d a c h a n c et o r e m i n d t r a v e l e r s w h o s t o p p e d D 3 H o d g e s D r u g S t o r e ‘ t h a tL i m R o c k a n d A s p e l w e r e n o t j u s t p l a c e s y o u p a s s e d b y o n y o u rw a y f r o m W o o d v i l l e t o S c o t t s b o r o ‐ L i m R o c k a n d A s p e l , t ot h e m , w a s a n o a s i s w h e r e y o u c o u l d come f r o m H u n t s v i l l e o rS c o t t s b o r o o r w h e r e v e r e l s e a n d q u e n c h y o u r t h i r s t f o r p l a i na n d s i m p l e b e a u t y a n d g o o d s o l i d . w o r k i n g p e o p l e w h o l o v e da g o o d l a u g h a n d a r o c k e r o n t h e p o r c h i n t h e e v e n i n g a f t e ra p l a t e o f p i n t o b e a n s a n d c o r n b r e a d a n d t u r n i p g r e e n s , a n dt h e s o u n d o f t h e a n i m a l s i n t h e b a r n a t n i g h t . T h e s t u f fa f a r m b o y never fi n d s , n o m a t t e r h o w l o n g h e h a s b e e n g o n ef r o m t h e f a r m a n d n o m a t t e r h o w f a r r e m o v e d h e h a s b e c o m ei n h i s d r e s s a n d h i s i n c o m e , f r o m t h a t s i m p l e b e g i n n i n g .T h e s t u f f h e a l w a y s l o n g s t o r e t u r n t o , a n d h e c a n o n l y fi n di n a p l a c e h e c a l l e d h o m e .

F r o m m y g r e a t ‐ g r a n d f a t h e r G e o r g e J o h n s o n H o d g e s , k n o w n t ot h e f o l k s i n t h i s c o m m u n i t y o n l y a s C r o c k e t t , t o m y G r a n d f a t h e rB o b , f o r whom I w a s n a m e d , t o m y f a t h e r , I l e a r n e d l e g e n d so f t h e p e o p l e w h o l i v e d h e r e . T h e y w e r e t o l d o v e r a n d o v e rt o m e a n d t o o t h e r s i n m y h e a r i n g s o m a n y t i m e s t h a t t h e yh a v e become t h e s t u f f o f t h i s c o m m u n i t y . W h e t h e r t h e y e v e rr e a l l y h a p p e n e d o r n o t i s n o w n o t i m p o r t a n t t o m e w h e n It h i n k o f t h e m a n d o f t h i s c o m m u n i t y ‐ W h a t i s i m p o r t a n t i st h e h u m o r a n d t h e d i g n i t y o f t h o s e w h o w e r e p o r t r a y e d i n t h es t o r i e s I h e a r d a n d t h e r e s p e c t o f t h e s t o r y t e l l e r s f o r t h e ma n d f o r t h i s c o m m u n i t y .

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A N ADDRESS AT L I M R O C K ‐ A S P E L H E R I TA G E D A Y, Oct,l993 b y B o b H o d g e s

M y m e m o r i e s b e g i n w i t h e v e n i n g s s p e n t w i t h . m y g r a n d f a t h e rh e r e a s a v e r y s m a l l c h i l d o n t h e p o r c h o f a t w o ‐ s t o r y l o gh o u s e w h i c h s a t j u s t o v e r y o n d e r a r o u n d t h e c u r v e f r o m t h eM e t h o d i s t C h u r c h . A n d I r e m e m b e r t h e s m e l l i n t h e s p r i n g t i m ei n t h o s e e v e n i n g s o f f r e s h l y t u r n e d e a r t h , a n d o f h i s e a g e r n e s so v e r t h e c r o p h e t h o u g h t h e c o u l d c o a x o u t o f i t , a n d o f o u rw a t c h i n g a n d w a i t i n g f o r t h e s o u n d o f t h e J o e W h e e l e r t o comec h u r n i n g t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t , i t s w h i s t l e b l o w i n g f o r t h e p e o p l eo f L i m R o c k .

I r e m e m b e r C l y d e G e n t l e ' s s t o r e , w h e r e m y f a t h e r h a d h i s fi r s tj o b a s a b o y c l e r k i n g a n d k e e p i n g u p w i t h t h e e g g s a n d c h i c k e n so n t h e r o l l i n g s t o r e , a n d t h e ’ s m e l l o f p i n e w o o d fl o o r s a n dk e r o s e n e , a n d t h e s i g h t o f m u l e h a r n e s s e s h a n g i n g f r o m p e g s ,a n d g l a s s j a r s o f c a n d y , w h i l e w e w a i t e d f o r t h e J o e W h e e l e rt o r e t u r n m e t o S c o t t s b o r o a f t e r a w e e k e n d . E v e n a s a c h i l d ,t h e r e w a s a s a d n e s s o n l e a v i n g , a s e n s e t h a t t h e o l d m a n i nt h e o v e r a l l s V fl u ) w a s w a v i n g b y e t o rma a s t h e t r a i n p u l l e do u t f r o m C l y d e G e n t l e s ' s t o r e , a n d s o m a n y o t h e r s l i k e h i mi n t h i s c o m m u n i t y w e r e somehow s p e c i a l p a r t s o f m y b e g i n n i n gt h a t I w a n t e d t o come b a c k t o a n d h o l d o n t o u n t i l I u n d e r s t o o dt h e p e a c e a n d t h e s i m p l e v i r t u e s o f t h i s p l a c e .

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Some o f t h e p a s t c i t i z e n s o f t h i s c o m m u n i t y , m a n y o f t h e mn O W ' d e a d a n d g o n e , h a v e become l e g e n d s ' i n m y In ind , b e c a u s eo f t h e s t o r i e s I was t o l d a b o u t t h e m . T h e a t h l e t e s i n L i mR o c k t o o k o n s u p e r h u m a n p r o p o r t i o n s f o r m e . D r . R a y f o r d H o d g e ss w o r e t o m e i n t h e d r u g s t o r e a s h e w a s s i p p i n g h i s c o f f e e ,t i m e a n d a g a i n , t h a t R a b b i t G r a y , t h e c a t c h e r f o r L i m R o c k ' sb a s e b a l l t e a m , p l a y e d b a r e f o o t e d a n d o n c e c a u g h t a f o u l b a l lt h a t t r a v e l e d 200 f e e t a n d n e v e r g o t h i g h e r t h a n h i s h e a d .M y f a t h e r s w o r e t o m e t h a t S h i n e L u s k k i c k e d a 5 0 y a r d fi e l dg o a l b a r e f o o t e d f o r L i m R o c k ' s f o o t b a l l t e a m , a g a i n s t t h ew i n d , i n t h e c l o s i n g s e c o n d s o f a b i g game a g a i n s t A s p e l .

T h e p e o p l e o f t h i s c o m m u n i t y w e r e a l w a y s c h u r c h ‐ g o i n g p e o p l eo n S u n d a y s . M y f a t h e r ' s e a r l i e s t m e m o r i e s w e r e o f b e i n g c a r r i e di n a w a g o n b y m y G r a n d m o t h e r t o t h e P r i m i t i v e B a p t i s t C h u r c h .H e r e m e m b e r e d i t w e l l , b e c a u s e w h e n t h e y g o t t o m y G r a n d f a t h e rw i t h t h e f o o t w a s h i n g , h e a l w a y s l e t o u t a c a c k l e w h e n t h e yg o t t o t h e f o o t w i t h t h e s t u b o f a l i t t l e t o e h e h a d c u t o f fw h e n c u t t i n g r a i l r o a d t i e s .

T h e p e o p l e o f t h i s commun i t y “ h a v e a l w a y s s t o o d o u t f o r ‘ mea s b e i n g f o l k s w i t h a n e v e r ‐ g i v e ‐ u p a t t i t u d e . T h r o u g h t h ed r o u g h t s , t h e fl o o d i n g r a i n s , t h e b i t t e r w i n t e r s , t h e p o v e r t yo f t h e d e p r e s s i o n , t h e g r e a t t o r n a d o t h a t s w e p t t h r o u g h P a i n tR o c k a n d h e r e , t h e i n f a n t fl u d e a t h s t h a t s t r u c k f a m i l y a f t e rf a m i l y ‐ t h r o u g h a l l t h o s e t i m e s when i t seemed t h a t a m o t h e ra n d f a t h e r a n d c h i l d r e n c o u l d n o t p o s s i b l y h o l d u p f o r a n o t h e rd a y ‐ y o u r a n c e s t o r s a n d m i n e ‐ a n d some o f y o u w h o a r e o l d e ra n d h e r e t o d a y ‐ s q u a r e d u p y o u r s h o u l d e r s a n d s p i t o n y o u rh a n d s a n d w e n t b a c k t o w o r k a n d e n d u r e d . I t h i n k t h a t n e v e r ‑g i v e ‐ u p a t t i t u d e i s b e s t r e m e m b e r e d b y m e i n a l i t t l e s t o r y

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m y g r a n d f a t h e r t o l d m e t h a t h a p p e n e d b a c k i n t h e l a t e t w e n t i e s .M y U n c l e M e s s , a n o l d e r a n d l a r g e r b o y t h a n m y f a t h e r b y f a r ,h a d m y f a t h e r d o w n , p i n n e d fl a t t o t h e g r o u n d , p u m m e l i n g h i ma t w i l l , when m y g r a n d f a t h e r d i s c o v e r e d t h e m o n h i s w a y b a c kf r o m m i l k i n g . " W h a t ' s g o i n g o n h e r e ? " , h e a s k e d . I m m e d i a t e l y ,m y f a t h e r , w h o w a s fl a t o n h i s b a c k a n d t a k i n g a m i g h t y w h i p p i n g ,s a i d : " P a p a , y o u b e t t e r g e t h i m o f f o f m e o r I ' m g o n n a k i l lh i m . "

T h e g e n e r a t i o n s o f t h e p e o p l e o f L i m R o c k a n d A s p e l b e f o r eu s w e r e h a r d ‐ w o r k i n g , c h u r c h ‐ g o i n g , m o s t l y q u i e t ‐ s p o k e n p e o p l e ,i t seems f r m n m y m e m o r y a n d f r o m s t o r i e s I h e a r d . B u t i na l l t h a t t o i l a n d a d v e r s i t y t h e y f a c e d a s f a r m e r s a n d f a r m e r s 'c h i l d r e n , t h e r e b e a t w i t h i n m a n y o f t h e m t h e p u l s e o f a s e n s eo f h u m o r t h a t n o o t h e r c o m m u n i t y s u r p a s s e d .

M y f a t h e r n e v e r g o t p a s t t h e l i t t l e n i n e ‐ g r a d e s c h o o l h o u s et h a t u s a i t o s i t d o w n t h e r o a d o v e r y o n d e r , a n d h e a l w a y se n v i e d h i s o l d e r b r o t h e r , C h a r l e s , f o r b e i n g s o b r i g h t a n df o r g e t t i n g a c o l l e g e e d u c a t i o n . T h e r e came a d a y w h e n m yf a t h e r ' s o l d s c h o o l t e a c h e r came i n t h e d r u g s t o r e t o g e ta . p r e s c r i p t i o n fi l l e d a n d I n y f a t h e r " w a i t e d o n h e r . 1 2 w a sw o r k i n g t h e r e a s a t e e n a g e r t h e n , a n d h e h a d some c o n v e r s a t i o nw i t h t h e l a d y , a n d t h e n c a l l e d a l l o f u s e m p l o y e e s o v e r t om e e t h e r . W e g a t h e r e d a r o u n d , a n d h e s a i d , "Now, M i s s B i r d i e ,t e l l a l l t h e s e p e o p l e w h a t y o u j u s t t o l d m e . " S h e l o o k e da t u s a n d s a i d : "He was t h e b r i g h t e s t s t u d e n t I e v e r h a d . H emade a l l A ’ s a n d h e c o u l d w o r k a n y p r o b l e m I e v e r g a v e h i m .H e was a b r i l l i a n t s t u d e n t . " M y f a t h e r s w e l l e d u p a n d beameda t a l l o f u s , a n d t h e l i t t l e o l d l a d y made h e r w a y t o t h es t o r e g o i n g o u t , a n d s h e t u r n e d , l o o k e d b a c k a t m y f a t h e r ,a n d s a i d : "CHARLES ( n o t R . L . ) , it s u r e w a s n i c e to s e e y o ua g a i n . "

M y g r a n d f a t h e r a n d m y f a t h e r h a d t h e same n a m e , e x c e p t f o rt h e j u n i o r a n d s e n i o r t h a t s e p a r a t e d t h e m . O n e d a y a j u r o rsummons came t o t h e d r u g s t o r e d e l i v e r e d b y t h e s h e r i f f a n dmade o u t t o j u s t R . L . H o d g e s . M y f a t h e r m a d e a c a l l t o t h ec o u r t h o u s e a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t , b y t h e b i r t h d a t e , i t w a s i n ‑t e n d e d f o r m y f a t h e r . H e c a l l e d m y g r a n d f a t h e r t o t h e s t o r ea n d t o l d h i m h e h a d a j u r y summons d e l i v e r e d t h e r e f o r h i m .M y g r a n d f a t h e r t o o k t h e s u b p o e n a , n e v e r s a i d e a w o r d , w e n tt o t h e c o u r t h o u s e t h e n e x t w e e k , a n d s e r v e d o n t h e j u r y .M a n y m o n t h s w e n t b y , w i t h n e v e r a n o t h e r ‘ w o r d b e i n g s a i d .T h e n , j u s t b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s , M r . B r a d S t e w a r t , a l o n g ‐ t i m ef r i e n d a n d c u s t o m e r o f m y f a t h e r ' s , d e l i v e r e d a n i c e b i g c o u n t r yham t o m y f a t h e r a s a g i f t , w r a p p e d i n b r o w n p a p e r a n d l a b e l e d“ R . L . H o d g e s . " M y f a t h e r p u t i t o n a t a b l e a t t h e b a c k o ft h e s t o r e u n t i l h e c o u l d t a k e i t home a t q u i t t i n g t i m e . I ncomes m y g r a n d f a t h e r , w a l k s s t r a i g h t t o t h e b a c k r o o m , p i c k su p t h e h a m , a n d s t a r t s o u t t h e d r u g s t o r e . " P a p a l " s c r e a m e dm y f a t h e r . "Papa ‐ t h a t ' s m y h a m ! "

" S o n , " m y g r a n d f a t h e r s a i d , " I f t h a t w a s m y name o n t h a t j u r ysummons, t h a t is my n a m e on t h i s h a m . " A n d o f f he w e n t .

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L i m R o c k a n d A s p e l p e o p l e h a v e a l w a y s b e e n k n o w n a s g o o d n e i g h ‑b o r s . M y g r a n d f a t h e r B o b H o d g e s ' n e i g h b o r w a s C h a r l i e S t e w a r t ,w h o l i v e d o n t h e n e x t f a r m d o w n t h e r o a d t o w a r d t h e s c h o o lh o u s e . O n e c o l d J a n u a r y d a y , w h e n t h e s n o w w a o n t h e g r o u n da n d m o r e p r e d i c t e d , a S a t u r d a y , m y g r a n d f a t h e r t o l d C h a r l i et h a t h e w a s t a k i n g h i s w i f e a n d c h i l d r e n d o w n t o P a i n t R o c kV a l l e y t o s i t w i t h a s i c k r e l a t i v e f o r t h e n i g h t , w o u l d b eg o n e t h e w h o l e w e e k e n d , a n d w o u l d C h a r l i e m i l k t h e c o w a n df e e d t h e m u l e t h e n e x t d a y . C h a r l i e r e a d i l y a g r e e d t o h e l po u t . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g , m o r e s n o w h a v i n g f a l l e n d u r i n g t h en i g h t , a n d b i t t e r c o l d , C h a r l i e c a m e t r u d g i n g u p i n t h e d a r k ‑n e s s , m i l k e d t h e c o w , s e t t h e p a i l o n t h e b a c k p o r c h , f e dt h e m u l e , a n d o n h i s w a y o u t t h r o u g h t h e s n o w , j u s t a s h ep a s s e d m y g r a n d f a t h e r ' s b e d r o o m w i n d o w, m y g r a n d f a t h e r t h r e wu p t h e s h a d e a n d t h e w i n d o w , a n d s a i d , "Much o b l i g e d , C h a r l i e . "Y o u d o n ' t fi n d g o o d n e i g h b o r s l i k e t h a t a n y m o r e .

T h e r e a r e m a n y , m a n y o t h e r s t o r i e s I c o u l d t e l l w h i c h r e fl e c tt h e s o l i d k i n d o f p e o p l e who f o u n d e d t h i s c o m m u n i t y a n d t h o s ew h o c a m e a f t e r t h e m . I t s a y s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t w h a t w e r e v e r ei n t h i s c o m m u n i t y a n d i t s p e o p l e t h a t t h o s e o f u s w h o h a v et i e s h e r e come b a c k a n d b a c k a g a i n a n d a r e h e r e t o d a y t o c e l e ‑b r a t e i t . Someone o n c e w r o t e t h a t y o u c a n n e v e r r e a l l y gohome a g a i n , b u t I t h i n k w e c a n , t i m e a n d a g a i n , i n o u r m e m o r i e s .

L e s s t h a n t h i r t y d a y s b e f o r e m y f a t h e r d i e d , j u s t b e f o r e C h r i s t ‑mas o f 1 9 8 3 , w e t o o k o u r l a s t r i d e t o g e t h e r . H e was s o f r a i lI h a d t o h e l p h i m i n t h e c a r , a n d h e was s o w e a k h e c o u l dh a r d l y t a l k a b o v e e a w h i s p e r . " W e ' l l g o a n y w h e r e y o u w a n t , "I s a i d a s I b a c k e d t h e c a r o u t o f h i s d r i v e w a y . " I ' l l s h o wy o u , " h e s a i d , a n d h e j u s t f r o m t h e n o n , p o i n t e d h i s fi n g e rw h e r e h e w a n t e d m e t o t u r n .

W e came h e r e , a n d w e r o d e t h r o u g h A s p e l a n d b y J e n n y ' s C h a p e la n d p a s t G e n t r y H a s t i n g s ' h o u s e a n d d o w n t o P i n k y ' s S t o r et o s a y h e l l o a n d t h e n b y t h e o l d C l y d e G e n t l e s t o r e w h e r eh e fi r s t w o r k e d a s a b o y . A n d t h e n o n w e w e n t , b y t h e fi e l d sw h e r e t h e r e u s e d t o b e c o t t o n a n d b y t h e p i e c e o f g r o u n d w h e r et h e b a r n a n d l o g h o u s e o n c e s t o o d , a n d a r o u n d t h e c u r v e w h e r et h e o l d s c h o o l h o u s e o n c e s t o o d , a n d t h e n o u t i n t o B e r r y s C o v ew h e r e h e w a s b o r n , u n t i l . h e b e c a m e t o o t i r e d t o c o n t i n u e .H e w a s n ' t t a l k i n g d u r i n g t h e r i d e , b u t b o t h o f u s w e r e t h i n k i n go f t h e s e c o m m u n i t i e s a n d h i s c h i l d h o o d a n d a l l t h e y e a r s t h a th a d b r o u g h t h i m f u l l c i r c l e b a c k t o h e r e . Y o u s e e , h e n e v e re v e r f o r g o t t h a t t h i s w a s h o m e . A n d y o u n e v e r e v e r f o r g o tt o t a k e h i m i n . T h a t i s w h y I a m h e r e t o d a y , a n d t h a t i sw h y I t h a n k y o u f o r l e t t i n g m e b e a p a r t o f i t . T h e p h o n en u m b e r h a s c h a n g e d f o r u s - I t ' s n o l o n g e r " 2 l o n g s a n d 1s h o r t " , b u t o u r " t r a d i n g b u s i n e s s “ , a s h e s a i d o n h i s c a r d ,i s s t i l l a b o u t 1 2 R u l e s n o r t h e a s t o f B e r r y s C o v e , a n d , f o ro u r f a m i l y , t h i s i s s t i l l h o m e .

THE ENDR o b e r t L . ( B o b ) H o d g e s p r a c t i c e d l a w b e f o r e b e i n g e l e c t e dC i r c u i t J u d g e o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a . H e i s a h i g h l ye s t e e m e d j u d i c i a r y b y p r o f e s s i o n , m u c h s o u g h t a f t e r a s a s p e a k e r ,a n d w i t h o u t e q u a l a s a s t o r y t e l l e r a n d w r i t e r . B o b i s t h es o n o f t h e l a t e R . L . a n d Z e l m a ( N i c h o l s ) H o d g e s , J r . w h os e t a n i m p e c c a b l e e x a m p l e b e f o r e h i m .

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O n J a n u a r y 1 6 , 1 8 5 0 , D . K . H u n t e r o r g a n i z e d t h e P a i n t R o c kC o n g r e g a t i o n o f t h e C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h . M i n u t e so f t h e S e s s i o n a r e e x t a n t f r o m d a t e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d a r et h e s o l e r e s o u r c e c i t e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s h o r t h i s t o r y . T h eo r i g i n a l M i n u t e s o f t h e S e s s i o n a r e n o w i n t h e A r c h i v e s o ft h e H i s t o r i c a l F o u n d a t i o n o f t h e C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c hi n M e m p h i s , Te n n e s s e e . A c o p y o f t h e M i n u t e s r e m a i n s i n t h ew a t c h c a r e o f t h e c h u r c h c l e r k . T h i s s h o r t h i s t o r y w a s m a d ep o s s i b l e t h r o u g h t h e s h a r i n g o f I v a M c C o r d , l o n g ‐ t e r m c h u r c hc l e r k , a n d R u b i l e e S m i t h o f S c o t t s b o r o , A L .

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On A u g 1 8 , 1850 , J a m e s W. D a v i s a n d J o h n Thompson w e r e e l e c t e da n d o r d a i n e d a s t h e fi r s t r u l i n g e l d e r s b y D . K . H u n t e r . E . J .S t o c k t o n t o o k c h a r g e o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n i n ( B e t , 1 8 5 0 , a n d ‘J o h n S . M a r t i n w a s r e c e i v e d a s a r u l i n g e l d e r f r o m t h e M t .C a r m e l C o n g r e g a t i o n . J . J . B u r d i n e s e r v e d a s p a s t o r f r o mSep 1 1 , 1852, u n t i l A u g 2 2 , 1853 . D . K . H u n t e r was t h e n p a s t o rf r onx M a y 1 2 , 1 8 5 6 , u n t i l J . R . M o r r i s b e c a m e p a s t o r o n A u g3 0 , 1856 .

O n S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1 8 5 6 , t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n m o v e d f r o m i t s f o r m e rh o u s e o f w o r s h i p n e a r t h e m o u t h o f D r y C r e e k t o t h e s c h o o lh o u s e o n Wm. C h o r n ' s f a r m o n L i c k F o r k C r e e k b y c o n s e n t w i t h o u tc h a n g i n g t h e name o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n .

O n O c t 1 9 , 1 8 5 6 , J . L . P o w e r w a s c a l l e d a s p a s t o r a n d J a m e sB . C h o r n w a s e l e c t e d a n d o r d a i n e d a s r u l i n g e l d e r . W i l l i a mG a y l e w a s p a s t o r u n t i l A u g 1 4 , 1858 w h e n J . P L E r w i n t o o kc h a r g e a s p a s t o r o n A p r i l 1 6 , 1 8 5 9 . J a m e s M . T h o m p s o n a n dJ o s e p h M i d d l e t o n w e r e e l e c t e d a n d o r d a i n e d a s r u l i n g e l d e r sd u r i n g t h i s t i m e p e r i o d .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e A c t o f t h e J a c k s o n P r e s b y t e r y , t h e n a m e o ft h e C h u r c h w a s c h a n g e d f r o m P a i n t R o c k t o H o l l y G r o v e o n O c t 1 ,1860 . A n e w c h u r c h h o u s e w a s b u i l t a n d v a l u e d a t $ 4 4 0 . E r w i nw a s p a s t o r u n t i l A p r 2 1 , 1 8 6 1 . T h e c h u r c h w a s w i t h o u t a p a s t o ru n t i l M a r c h 2 9 , 1 8 6 2 , w h e n W i l l i a m G a y l e w a s c a l l e d , a n d h es e r v e d a s p a s t o r u n t i l O c t o b e r 1 4 , 1 8 6 7 . J . B i r d i n e w a s i nc h a r g e f o r a f e w m o n t h s , a n d t h e n Wm. G a y l e w a s c a l l e d a g a i no n F e b 1 6 , 1 8 6 8 , a n d s e r v e d u n t i l M a r c h 2 0 , 1 8 7 0 . J a m e s B .C h o r n s e r v e d a s c h u r c h c l e r k d u r i n g t h i s t i m e u n t i l h e r e s i g n e da n d J a m e s H . C o w e n w a s e l e c t e d t o fi l l h i s v a c a n c y .

F . M . P r o c t o r b e c a m e p a s t o r o n A u g 2 5 , 1 8 7 0 a n d s e r v e d u n t i lA u g 2 2 , 1 8 7 8 , a n d J o h n S m i t h w a s r e c e i v e d a s r u l i n g e l d e rf r o m t h e M t . C a r m e l C o n g r e g a t i o n d u r i n g t h i s t i m e .

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W. W.Thompson became p a s t o r on S e p 1 4 , 1 8 7 9 , a n d r e m a i n e d u n t i lJ u l y 2 5 , 1 8 8 2 . T h e n W. L . W a l k e r w a s p a s t o r u n t i l S e p 1 6 , 1 8 8 3 .W i l l i a m H e n r y C r e s w e l l w a s e l e c t e d a s r u l i n g e l d e r d u r i n gt h i s t i m e .

O n F e b 1 7 , 1 8 8 4 , W i l l i a m B . L u s k a n d S i m e o n We s t A l s p a u g hw e r e e l e c t e d a n d o r d a i n e d a s r u l i n g e l d e r s b y W.W. T h o m p s o n .O n A p r i l 1 5 , 1 8 8 8 , W . T. E u s t a c e w a s e l e c t e d d e a c o n . O n S e p3 , 1887 , P a s t o r W.W. Thompson c a l l e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n t o g e t h e rt o c o n s i d e r b u i l d i n g a n e w h o u s e o f w o r s h i p . T h e c o m m i t t e ea p p o i n t e d t o s o l i c i t s u b s c r i p t i o n s w e r e : W.W. T h o m p s o n , C h m ,J . H . C o w e n , W . H . C r e s w e l l , W . T . E u s t a c e , a n d S . W . A l s p a u g h .B y S e p 1 7 , 1 8 8 7 , t h e c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d $ 6 . 3 7 i n m o n e y , $ 7 4i n l a b o r , a n d $ 3 9 . 5 0 p l e d g e d i n h a u l i n g . T h e f o l l o w i n g w e r et h e n a p p o i n t e d a s a b u i l d i n g c o m m i t t e e : W. W. T h o m p s o n , Chm,W. H . C r e s w e l l , W . J . T r i c e , W . T . E u s t a c e , a n d S . W . A l s p a u g h ,T r e a s u r e r . O n J u l y 2 0 , 1 8 8 9 , t h e R e v . W.W. Thompson a n d t h eb u i l d i n g c o m m i t t e e l a i d t h e c o r n e r s t o n e i n t h e p r e s e n c e o fa l a r g e c o n g r e g a t i o n .

T h e c h u r c h I n e m b e r s w e r e n o t w i t h o u t p r o b l e m s a s e v i d e n c e dby' a c h a r g e b r o u g h t a g a i n s t J a m e s Read f o r h i s c o n d u c t i nd e a l i n g w i t h l i q u o r . R e a d w a s g i v e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a k ea s t a t e m e n t b e f o r e t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n ( M 1 J u l y 2 0 , 1 8 8 9 , b u tn o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n a t t h a t t i m e . O n S e p 7 , 1 8 8 9 , James R e a ds a t i s fi e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . T h e c h u r c h d i d n o t f a i l t o k e e pt h e i r members w i t h i n t h e f o l d , a n d a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e t oc o n f e r w i t h R o b e r t R o b e r t s o n a n d S u s a n S i m m o n s , a s c h a r g e d ,t o w o r k o u t t h e i r d i f f e r e n c e s .

Members r e c e i v e d i n t o t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n i n 1889 i n c l u d e d S u s a nV i r g i n i a G r e e n a n d r e q u e s t s f o r l e t t e r s o f d i s m i s s i o n camef r o m L o t T r i c e , F r e d e r i c k J o h n R o b i n s o n a n d h i s w i f e , M a r yD r u c i l l a R o b i n s o n , Wm. D a v i d S m i t h , J o s e p h P r o c t o r S m i t h ,M a r g a r e t S m i t h , M a r t h a ( 3 . S m i t h , M a l i n d a E l i z a b e t h S m i t h ,F l o r a L o u i z a S m i t h , a n d E l i z a b e t h S m i t h .

I n F e b , 1 8 9 0 , W. H . C r e s w e l l and. S . W. A l s p a u g t l w e r e c h o s e nt o r e p r e s e n t H o l l y G r o v e a t t h e R o b e r t D o n n e l l P r e s b y t e r y m e e t ‑i n g :nu S t e v e n s o n . M e m b e r s r e c e i v e d i n 1890 i n c l u d e d S i m o nP e t e r L e a t h e r m a n , J o h n H e n r y A l s p a u g h , M a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t hC r i s w e l l , S a r a h E l i z a b e t h T a l i a f e r r o , James W a l t e r W a l k e r ,L u r a F r a n c e W a l k e r , S u s a n W i l l i e R o b e r t s o n , J a m e s E r n e s t G r a h a m ,S a r a h N o r a G r a h a m , C h a r l e y Wade B u t l e r , P i n k n e y F i l m o r e T h r o w e r ,W i l l i a m W a l l a c e C a m p b e l l , E b e n e z e r H i l l , S c o t t R u s s a n d w i f e ,M a r t h a M a r g a r e t R u s s , W i l l i e B r o w n H i l l , M a r y A l i c e D a v i s ,C o r a E t h e l w a l k e r , N a n c y E l l e n J o n e s , J o h n H e n r y W i l l i a m s o na n d h i s w i f e , M a r y S e r e n a W i l l i a m s o n .

T h e r e v i v a l s e r v i c e s h e l d i n 1890 a p p e a r t o e n l a r g e t h e c o n g r e ‑g a t i o n a s d i d t h e g r e a t p r o t r a c t e d m e e t i n g i n 1 8 8 3 . T h e P a i n tR o c k N e w s i n a n 1883 S c o t t s b o r o n e w s p a p e r t o l d o f 6 5 ‐ 7 0 c o n v e r ‑s i o n s i n t h e 1883 r e v i v a l .

I n 1 8 9 0 , H o l l y G r o v e r e p o r t e d b y f a r t h e l a r g e s t c o n g r e g a t i o no f a l l t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y ' c h u r c h e s i n t h e R o b e r t D o n n e l lP r e s b y t e r y . T h e s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s f r o m t h e 1890 P r e s b y t e r yShow H o l l y G r o v e ' s m e m b e r s h i p a t 108 a n d 6 1 S u n d a y S c h o o lm e m b e r s . I n t h a t same y e a r S t e v e n s o n / B o l i v a r ‘ s m e m b e r s h i pw a s r e p o r t e d a t 9 0 w i t h 6 0 S u n d a y S c h o o l m e m b e r s a n d S c o t t s b o r or e p o r t e d a n e v e n s m a l l e r m e m b e r s h i p / S u n d a y S c h o o l .

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I n 1 8 9 1 , H o l l y G r o v e e l e c t e d W. H . C r i s w e l l a n d IHAH G r a h a mt o r e p r e s e n t t h e i r c h u r c h a t t h e R o b e r t D o n n e l l P r e s b y t e r yw h i c h c o n v e n e d w i t h t h e U n i t y C o n g r e g a t i o n i n M a y n a r d s C o v e .H o l l y G r o v e a l s o c o n t r a c t e d w i t h W.W.Thompson f o r a n o t h e ry e a r o f p a s t o r a l s e r v i c e a n d a g r e e d t o p a y h i m $ 8 0 . 0 0 .

I n M a y , 1892 , L a u r a D u c k e t t w a s r e c e i v e d b y l e t t e r f r o m t h eH e b r o n C o n g r e g a t i o n a s w e l l a s T a t e E u g e n i a G r a h a m f r o m H i c k o r yF l a t C o n g r e g a t i o n . I n M a r c h , 1893 , J o h n F . R o b i n s o n a n d w i f e ,M a r y D . R o b i n s o n w e r e r e c e i v e d b y l e t t e r ' f r o n t M t . O l i v e t .I n A p r i l , 1893 , W.W. T h o m p s o n , W. H . C r i s w e l l , a n d W . T . E u s t a c ew e r e a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e t o p r o c u r e a l o t o f s o n g b o o k s . O nS e p 1 0 , 1893, G e o r g e W . G r e e n a n d h i s w i f e , F r a n c e s E l i z a b e t hG r e e n ; M a r g a r e t t A n n Simmons, J o h n F l e t c h e r R o b i n s o n , B e l l z o r aR o b i n s o n , L u t h e r G a l l a w a y Thompson , a n d J o s e p h E u s t i s A l s p a u g hw e r e a d m i t t e d t o f u l l m e m b e r s h i p .

I n S e p t e m b e r , 1893 , t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n l e a r n e d t h a t J . R . R o b e r t s o nc o n t e m p l a t e d m a k i n g b r a n d y , a n d t h e S e s s i o n " t h i n k i n g i t d e t r i ‑m e n t a l t o t h e c a u s e o f C h r i s t f o r t h e c h u r c h m e m b e r s t o e n g a g ei n s u c h e n t e r p r i s e s " a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e t o c o n f e r w i t hM r . R o b e r t s o n a n d r e p o r t b a c k t o t h e S e s s i o n . N o d e c i s i o ni s r e c o r d e d i n S e s s i o n M i n u t e s .

A T r i b u t e ( I f R e s p e c t to t h e l a t e J o h n Thompson w a s e n t e r e di n t h e S e s s i o n M i n u t e s i n O c t , 1893. The T r i b u t e s t a t e d t h a tJ o h n Thompson w a s b o r n i n N o r t t l C a r o l i n a . o n N o v 1 8 , 1 8 0 9 ,a n d d i e d o n A u g u s t 1 8 , 1893. H i s f a t h e r moved t o t h i s c o u n t r ywhen he ( J o h n ) w a s o n l y f o u r y e a r s of a g e ( 1 8 1 3 ) . J o h n Thompsonp r o f e s s e d r e l i g i o n i n h i s 1 3 t h y e a r a n d j o i n e d t h e M e t h o d i s tC h u r c h . H e m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h M a n l y o n D e c 1 0 , 1 8 3 2 , a n d s o o na f t e r j o i n e d t h e C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h . H e w a s e l e c t e da r u l i n g e l d e r o n A u g 1 8 , 1 8 5 0 , a n d s e r v e d H o l l y G r o v e C o n g r e ‑g a t i o n a s same u n t i l h i s d e a t h ‐ 4 3 y e a r s t o a d a y .

I n A u g u s t , 1 8 9 4 , D a r c a s C a m b r o n c a l l e d f o r l e t t e r s o f d i s m i s s i o nf o r h e r s e l f a n d c h i l d r e n , M a t t i e F 5 S m i t h , W o o d s i e S h o o k ,a n d W i l l i a m D a v i d . N o v a T h r o w e r a l s o a s k e d f o r h e r l e t t e r . I nA u g , 1896 , M a r k Thompson , J o h n K n o x Thompson , J o e B i l l y F l a n a g i n ,F e l i x A m b e r s o n F l a n a g i n , L u c y J o n e s , F a n n i e C a t h e r i n e R o b e r t s o n ,a n d F a n n i e M a t i l d a C r i s w e l l r e c e i v e d f u l l f e l l l o w s h i p o f c h u r c h ,a s d i d P. M . R o b e r t s o n , C h a r l e y C r i s w e l l , W i l l i a m H . G r a h a m ,S a l l i e G r a h a m , S a l l i e R o b e r t s o n , a n d O l e r G o l d e n . T h e c o n g r e ‑g a t i o n c l o s e d i t s A u g u s t p r o t r a c t e d m e e t i n g w i t h 2 1 p r o f e s s i o n sa n d 1 3 a c c e s s i o n s .

O n A u g 2 7 , 1 8 9 7 , D e l l a . A l l e n , James M i n e r F r e e m a n , G e o r g eC a r m i c h a e l F r e e m a n , a n d F a n n i e L e e A l s p a u g h u n i t e d w i t h t h ec h u r c h . I n M a y , 1 8 9 8 , J a m e s E d w a r d T h o m p s o n , R i c h a r d ThomasH a l l , W i l l i a n W a l k e r , M a r y J a n e G r a h a m , M a r g a r e t t F r e e m a n ,A n n i e R a c h e l D a v i s , James D . F l a n a g i n , F l o r a E l i s h a P r i n c e ,A n n i e M e l l a n i e R o b i n s o n , J o h n D i c k a s o n T a l l i a f e r r o , & E s s i eM a r g a r e t t C o c h r a n j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h . M i n n i e M a y C r i s w e l l a n dJ o h n W i l l i a n F r e e m a n a n d B e n j a m i n R u s s j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h i nS e p t , 1 8 9 9 . G r a n v i l l e B r i d g e s a n d f a m i l y ' r e q u e s t e d t h e i rl e t t e r s o f d i s m i s s i o n . I n 1 9 0 0 , M r s . E l l a C . R o b e r t s o n , A n n i eR o b e r t s o n , a n d W i l l i e C r i s w e l l j o i n e d H o l l y G r o v e .

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P r o g r a m V i c e P r e s i d e n t J o h n F. N e e l y h a s s e c u r e d a n o u t ‑s t a n d i n g a c a d e m i c i a n a n d s p e a k e r , D r . R i c h a r d . B . N e e l y ,f o r t h e A p r i l m e e t i n g . D r . N e e l y i s a g r a d u a t e o f S c o t t s ‑b o r o H i g h S c h o o l a n d S a m f o r d U n i v e r s i t y w h e r e h e n o w t e a c h e sh i s t o r y . H e r e c e i v e d h i s m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i ‑t y ' o f A l a b a m a a n d h i s d o c t o r a t e f r o m P e n n S t a t e . H e i sa n a c t i v e m e m b e r o f t h e A l a b a m a C i v i l . W a r R o u n d “ Ta b l e .H e h a s chosen A l a b a m a ' s c o a l a n d i r o n i n d u s t r y d u r i n g t h eC i v i l W a r a s h i s A p r i l 1 7 s u b j e c t . M a n y J . C . H . A . membersh e a r d R i c h a r d d i s c u s s G e n e r a l N a t h a n B e d f o r d F o r r e s t d u r i n gt h e C i v i l W a r D i s c u s s i o n S e r i e s a t t h e S c o t t s b o r o P u b l i cL i b r a r y a n d w i l l r e m e m b e r h i s e x c e l l e n t d e l i v e r y a n d e n t e r ‑t a i n i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n . When D r . N e e l y r e t u r n s t o J a c k s o n. C o u n t y t o s p e a k , l i s t e n e r s a r e p r e s e n t i n l a r g e n u m b e r s ,s o come e a r l y a n d g e t a g o o d s e a t o n A p r i l 1 7 .

I f YOU h a v e n o t p a i d y o u r 1994 J . C . H . A . d u e s , p l e a s e m a i ly o u r C h e c k ( $ 1 0 . 0 0 ) t o J . C . H . A . , P . O . B o x 1 4 9 4 , S c o t t s b o r o ,A L 3 5 7 6 8 , o r h a n d same t o t fl r e a s u r e r E l i z a b e t h Thomas a t ‑t h e A p r i l m e e t i n g . 1994 dues a r e n o w d u e a n d p a y a b l e u n ‑l e s s y o u h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 f o r l i f e m e m b e r s h i p .

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M R S . HAZEL C H A M B L E S S , 3 2 11 WEST BOSTON D R , NEDERLAND,T X 7 7 6 2 7 , s e e k s i n f o o n f a m i l i e s o f JOHN A . BROWN, b . 1850i n N C ; JOHN R E Y N O L D S , b . 1 7 9 4 ; a n d HENRY R E Y N O L D S , b . 1 8 0 0i n A d a i r C o , K Y . T h e R e y n o l d s b r o t h e r s w e r e i n B e d f o r dC O , T N b e f o r e m o v i n g t o J a c k s o n C o , A L i n t h e 1 8 3 0 s .

B I L L I E BRADLEY B R A C K E N , 5425 C L I F F D R , FORT S M I T H , A R 7 2 9 0 3n e e d s i n f o o n Wm. H u g h e s a n d E l i z a b e t h ( B e n s o n ) B r a d l e yw h o l i v e d C h e r o k e e C o , A L 1 8 5 0 ‐ 1 8 6 6 a n d i n J a c k s o n C o ,A L i n 1 8 7 0 . Wm. a n d h i s w i f e w e r e fi r s t c o u s i n s . F i l d e rG o s s e t t m d S a b r i n a J a n e B e n s o n ( E l i z a b e t h B e n s o n B r a d l e y ' ss i s t e r . ) E m i l y E l i z a b e t h ( B e n s o n ) B r a d l e y ' s b r o t h e r s w e r eWm. H . B e n s o n a n d R o b e r t B e n s o n w h o l i v e d w i t h t h e B r a d l e y si n 1 8 7 0 . N e e d B e n s o n / G o s s e t t / B r a d l e y i n f o f o r BRADLEYf a m i l y b o o k n o w i n p r o g r e s s .

JANE E . AYCOCK, 4 T I M B E R C R E S T, S A N MARCOS, T X 7 8 6 6 6 , w o u l dl i k e ' t o c o r r e s p o n d . w i t h . o t h e r s r e s e a r c h i n g ' THOMAS/JOSEPHN . EUSTACE a n d F . A . HANCOCK f a m i l i e s . ( E D I T O R CHAMBLESSN O T E : I n 1 8 3 0 ‐ 1 8 4 0 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s e s , Thomas E U S TA C Ea n d h i s s o n s a r e t h e o n l y E u s t a c e s e n u m e r a t e d i n J a c k s o nC o . Thomas E u s t a c e d i e d D e c 1 5 , 1 8 4 0 , a t h i s r e s i d e n c ein J a c k s o n C o , AL (ALABAMA ADVOCATE, J a n 9 , 1 8 4 1 ) . H i sw i f e , E l i z a b e t h ( G e o r g e ) E u s t a c e d i e d J u l 2 2 , 1 8 4 3 ( A u g1 7 , 1843 ALABAMA A D V O C AT E . )

JUDITH A. K N I T T E R , 200 SALMONBERRY C T , CRESCENT C I T Y , CA9 5 5 3 1 , s e e k s i n f o o n J a m e s D o r a n J e n k i n s , b . 1 8 3 2 , s o no f A n d r e w B . a n d E l i z a b e t h Jenkins o f Doran's C o v e . JamesD o r a n J e n k i n s m d O p h e l i a Pogue? b . 1 8 4 0 , d a u g h t e r o p r u g ha n d M a r y P o g u e ( 1 8 5 0 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s s h o w s H u g h P o g u e 'b . 1805 i n K Y a n d M a r y P o g u e b . 1 8 1 1 i n T N . ) A n d r e w B .a n d E l i z a b e t h J e n k i n s ' d a u g h t e r , S a r a h M a r g a r e t J e n k i n s ;b . M a r 2 6 , 1 8 4 1 , m d Edmund P i e r c e A n d e r s o n ( 1 8 2 6 - 1 8 9 3 fo n O c t 1 6 , 1 8 5 6 , J a c k s o n C o , A L . Was Edmund P i e r c e Ander-~s o n ' s f a t h e r F . H . A n d e r s o n a n d w h o w a s h i s m o t h e r ? WasJ a m e s D o r a n J e n k i n s s o n o f W i l l i a m J e n k i n s , S r . ( b . 1 7 6 0 ‑1770 w h o l i v e d n e x t d o o r t o J a m e s D o r a n i n 1 8 3 0 ? T h i sWm. J e n k i n s , S r . h a d a n u n m a r r i e d s o n , a g e 20:30, i n 1 8 3 0 ,a n d J a m e s D o r a n J e n k i n s w a s 2 4 i n 1 8 3 0 . ) " .

C H A R L I N E NEEDHAM, 3233 OZARK C I R C L E , CHATTANOOGA, TN 3 7 4 1 5 ,s e e k s i n f o o n J a m e s M a t t h e w CARROLL ( 1 8 1 5 ‐ 1 8 9 5 ) w h o 1ndL o u i s a L o u i s e G a r d e n h i r e ( 1 8 1 9 ‐ 1 8 9 3 ) i n M a r , 1 8 3 9 , M a r i o nC o , T N . Was J a m e s M a t t h e w CARROLL s o n o f JAMES CARROLL,b . 1 7 6 0 ‐ 1 7 7 0 , w h o p u r c h a s e d l a n d i n 1830 n e a r p r e s e n t ‑d a y C o n c o r d C h u r c h s o u t h o f d o w n t o w n B r i d g e p o r t ?

L I N D A M A R T I N , R T 1 , BOX 5 5 3 , A Z L E , T X 7 6 0 2 0 , d e s c e n d s f r o mM a r y STEPHENS, d a u g h t e r o f J O S I A H AND NANCY ( VA N N ) STEPHENS,S R . MARY STEPHENS md A n d r e w P e t e r s a n d NANCY ( VA N N ) S T E ‐ ‘PHENS m o v e d t o T e x a s w i t h t h e A . P e t e r s f a m i l y a n d i s b u r i e din T X . W o u l d l i k e to c o r r e s p o n d on STEPHENS/VANN l i n e s .

M I K E LANDWEHR, 725 ‐ 3 9 t h S T , WEST DES M O I N E S , IOWA 50265, ‘Jr e s e a r c h i n g f a m i l i e s o f THOMAS & SARAH H A L L , JAMES &‘MARY.fi‘”'( P O L LY ) H A L L , a n d JOHN & MARY W I L L I A M S , a l l e a r l y s e t t l e r si n S w a i m , A L a r e a . A l l b u t Thomas H a l l w e r e c h a r t e r o re a r l y members of B a p t i s t C h u r c h on P a i n t R o c k R i v e r a n dL a r k i n F o r k , f o u n d e d i n F e b , 1 8 2 1 .

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T h e P a i n t R o c k C o n g r e g a t i o n o f t h e C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a nC h u r c h was o r g a n i z e d J a n u a r y 1 6 , 1 8 5 0 , b y D . K . H u n t e r .T h e c h u r c h name w a s c h a n g e d t o H o l l y ( G r o v e ( n 1 O c t o b e r1 , 1 8 6 0 . T h e o r i g i n a l c h u r c h m i n u t e s a r e i n t h e A r c h i v e so f t h e H i s t o r i c a l F o u n d a t i o n , o f C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a nC h u r c h i n M e m p h i s , T N . C h a r t e r members a n d c h u r c h a c t i v i ‑t i e s f r o m 1 8 5 0 t o 1900 w e r e o u t l i n e d i n I n s t a l l m e n t O n ep u b l i s h e d in JACKSON COUNTY CHRONICLES, Vo l u m e 6, N u m b e r1 , d a t e d J a n u a r y , 1 9 9 4 .

I n M a r c h , 1 9 0 1 S . W . A l s p a u g h a n d J . M . R o b e r t s o n a t t e n d e dP r e s b y t e r y . I n A p r i l , 1 9 0 1 t h e r e w a s n o b u s i n e s s m e e t i n ga s a q u o r u m w a s n o t p r e s e n t . T h e n e x t b u s i n e s s m e e t i n gr e c o r d e d w a s i n A u g u s t , 1 9 0 1 , w h e n a l e t t e r o f d i s m i s s i o nw a s g r a n t e d t o J . R . R o b e r t s o n . Amanda Rebecca T r i c e ,C h a s a E l l e n T r i c e , W i l l i e Ader T r i c e , a n d R o b e r t F l o y dH a t c h e t t j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h i n S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 0 1 . M a r y M a g g i eG r e e n j o i n e d i n O c t o b e r , 1 9 0 1 .

T h e c h u r c h s e s s i o n a p p o i n t e d J . M . R o b e r t s o n a n d W . B . L u s ka s a c o m m i t t e e t o " c a n v a s s t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n t o r a i s e moneyf o r c h u r c h e r e c t i o n a n d home m i s s i o n s " i n M a r c h , 1 9 0 2 .

I n S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 0 2 , M a r y Amanda F l a n a g a n and G u r l e y F r e e m a na n d O l i v e r R o b e r t s o n w e r e a d m i t t e d t o f u l l f e l l l o w s h i p . I nD e c , 1 9 0 6 , t h e c h u r c h signed a c o n t r a c t w i t h T . G . R e i dt o p r e a c h o n e S a b b a t h a month a n d a g r e e d t o p a y h i m $ 8 . 0 0p e r t r i p . I n J a n , 1 9 0 7 , James E . Grahanl was o r d a i n e das a r u l i n g e l d e r . I n M a r c h , 1 9 0 7 , t h e R e v . W.W. Thompsonw r o t e a l e t t e r r e q u e s t i n g p e r m i s s i o n o f t h e s e s s i o n f o ru s e o f t h e c h u r c h h o u s e i n o r d e r t o p r e s e n t h i s viewsa n d r e a s o n s f o r g o i n g w i t h t h e U n i o n s i d e o f t h e C u m b e r ‑l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h . L . A . G r a h a m w a s i n s t a l l e d a sa r u l i n g e l d e r i n M a y , 1 9 0 8 . I n O c t o b e r , 1 9 0 8 , J . W i l l i a mF r e e m a n , J o h n A . J o n e s , C l a r a A . J o n e s , a n d N o r a A l i c eG r a h a m w e r e a d m i t t e d t o f u l l m e m b e r s h i p . ‘ B y A u g u s t ,1 9 0 8 , t h e c h u r c h n e e d e d a n e w r o o f , a n d L . A . Graham, W . B .L u s k , a n d S . W . A l s p a u g h . w e r e a p p o i n t e d t o r a i s e f u n d sf o r t h e n e c e s s a r y m a t e r i a l s " t o c o v e r t h e c h u r c h . "

I n 1 9 1 0 , Emmet E u s t a c e , W i l l i a m L . E u s t a c e , F r a n k B e a v e r s ,L a r k D a v i s , Wm. H a r v e y M c C o r d , M r . a n d M r s . J . E d d G r a h a m ,D o c k R . J o n e s , F l e t c h e r W h i t e , C o r a E s t h e r R o b i n s o n , Z a c kR . W a l l s , W . R i c h S t o v a l l , M a u d B . S t o v a l l , J o e M c G o l d e n ,M r s . E l i z a G o l d e n , R i c h a r d P u t m a n , S . A l b e r t T r i c e , J o h nE u s t a c e , M r s . J o h n E u s t a c e , M i s s B o b b i e D a v i s , G e o r g eH a l l , Owens C l e m o n s , F l o r e n c e E t h e l R o b e r t s o n , a n d M a r yH e l e n R o b e r t s o n j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h i n A u g u s t . I n S e p t ,1 9 11 , O l l i e R o b e r t s o n , E l i z a b e t h P u t m a n , a n d B r u c e G o l d e nw e r e a d m i t t e d t o f u l l m e m b e r s h i p . M r s . S . B . S t o v a l l j o i n e di n S e p t , 1 9 1 2 . I n M a y , 1 9 1 3 , t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n e l e c t e dW i l l i a m P L M c C o r d , J o h n A “ J o n e s , a n d 53. A l b e r t T r i c ea s r u l i n g e l d e r s . "Two s w e e t l i t t l e g i r l s u n i t e d w i t ht h e c h u r c h , t o w i t , C a r r i e Sue W a l l s a n d E a r l e a n G o l d e n “i n A u g u s t , 1 9 1 8 .

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I n A p r i l , 1 9 1 9 , J o h n A . J o n e s w a s g r a n t e d a l e t t e r ' o fd i s m i s s i o n a n d recommendation. a n d in N o v e m b e r , 1 9 1 9 ,P l v a R o e n i a R o b e r t s o n j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h .

I n M a y , 1 9 2 0 , M . C . G o l d e n w a s o r d a i n e d a s a n e l d e r .O n A u g u s t 1 9 , 1 9 2 0 , E l v i a B u c k , E l s i e B u c k , E s t e l l J o n e s ,

I v a M c C o r d , M a r y W a l k e r , W i l l i e R o b e r t s o n , G r a c e F o w l e r ,N i n a ' I . W a l l e r , a n d O p h a W a l l e r w e r e a d m i t t e d t o f u l lm e m b e r s h i p . L a t e r t h a t m o n t h F e l i x E . F o w l e r , M a b l e C o c h r a n ,J o h n A . G o l d e n , W i l l i e G o l d e n , J o e E . C o c h r a n , O d e l l B u c k ,L i b b i e H a n k i n s , C h a r l e y S c o t t , a n d P c i e S c o t t j o i n e d t h ec h u r c h . T h e c h u r c h c l e r k w r o t e : " T h i s w a s t h e c l o s i n gs e r v i c e o f t h e r e v i v a l a t w h i c h t h e L o r d h a d d o n e g r e a tt h i n g s f o r us i n t h e conve rs i on o f m o r e t h a n fi f t y s o u l s . "

I n 1 9 2 1 , L i l a F o w l e r , S e n i e J o n e s , R i c h a r d C l e m o n s , W i l l i a mJ o n e s , B e r t h a J o n e s , V e r n i s H a l l , F r e d S t o v a l l , C a m e l i aF o w l e r , To m M y e r s , E l s i e G o l d e n , M o r g a n G o l d e n , a n d L e s t e rS t o v a l l j o i n e d the c h u r c h .

I n 1 9 2 2 , E t h e l H i n s h a w R o b e r t s o n , R . W a l t e r R o b e r t s o n .a n d P a u l L . J o n e s j o i n e d H o l l y G r o v e . Mack R o b e r t s o n a n d

VV e r n i e W h i t e j o i n e d i n 1 9 2 3 . R o s i e G i f f o r d j o i n e d3 , in 1 9 2 4 . I n 1 9 2 5 , M a g g i e R o b e r t s o n , J a m e s B . C l e m o n s ,

- E u n i c e H i n s h a w , M a r y A . G o l d e n , a n d F r e d G o l d e n w e r e a l lb a p t i z e d i n t o t h e c h u r c h . N o m i n u t e s w e r e r e c o r d e d i n1926 . I n 1 9 2 7 , H . G r a d y Graham & M r s . L i l l i a n M . G o l d e nj o i n e d t h e c h u r c h . M i s s Blanch O r i n e H a l l j o i n e d i n 1 9 3 0 .

N o m i n u t e s w e r e r e c o r d e d from F e b , 1 9 3 1 , u n t i l S e p t , 1937 .T h e m i n u t e s a r e n o t extant f r o m S e p t , 1 9 3 8 , u n t i l J u l y ,1 9 6 1 , w h e n L e s t e r S t o v a l l w a s o r d a i n e d t o t h e o f fi c e o fe l d e r by t h e l o c a l e l d e r s a n d e l d e r s f r o m t h e Concordc o n g r e g a t i o n .

I n M a y , 1 9 6 2 , M a c k R o b e r t s o n r e s i g n e d a s c h u r c h t r e a s u r e ra n d I v a M c C o r d w a s e l e c t e d a s n e w t r e a s u r e r . D a v i d McCordw a s e l e c t e d a s s e s s i o n c l e r k . S e p t e m b e r , 1962 i s t h efi n a l e n t r y i n t h i s p r e s e r v a t i o n a b s t r a c t . I t r e c o r d s t h eo r d i n a t i o n o f D a v i d M c C o r d a s e l d e r , a n d t h e m i n u t e s o f t h es e s s i o n w e r e a p p r o v e d O n S e p t 2 0 , 1 9 6 2 , b y K e r m i t W o r t h e n ,J . L e e H a n c o c k , a n d A . D . C o w d y .

H o l l y G r o v e Cumberland P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h obse rved i t s1 4 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y i n J a n u a r y , 1 9 9 4 . T h e c h u r c h i s s e r v e db y v a r i o u s m i n i s t e r s i n t h e 1 9 9 0 8 , a n d a m o n g t h e m i s D r .R u d d e r K n o x w h o p r e a c h e s a t H o l l y G r o v e o n c e a m o n t h . I v aM c C o r d w h o j o i n e d i n 1920 a n d B l a n c h H a l l w h o j o i n e d i n1930 h a v e b e e n l i f e l o n g p i l l a r s o f c h u r c h s u p p o r t . M r s .M a r y ( W a l k e r ) M c K i n n e y w h o a l s o j o i n e d i n 1 9 2 0 , n o w l i v e si n F l o r i d a . S h e h a s t r a v e l e d t h e w o r l d o v e r , b u t s t i l lt a k e s p r i d e i n h e r 7 4 y e a r c o n t i n u o u s m e m b e r s h i p i n H o l l yG r o v e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h ‐ a v e r y s a c r e d h a v e n i n P a i n tR o c k V a l l e y .

(COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP R O L L TO FOLLOW IN J U L Y , 1 9 9 4 )

M E M B E R S , P L E A S E , m a i l y o u r 9 1 1 c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s tot h e J . C . H . A . , P . O . B o x 1 4 9 4 , S c o t t s b o r o , A L 35768 . T h eA s s o c i a t i o n MUST HAVE y o u r c o r r e c t a d d r e s s f o r m a i l i n gu n d e r o u r N o n ‐ P r o fi t O r g a n i z a t i o n p o s t a g e r a t i n g ! O t h e r w i s ey o u r CHRONICLES m a y n e v e r be d e l i v e r e d .

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THE SHEPARD SHELTON FA M I LY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

R e s e a r c h e d a n d W r i t t e n b y D o r o t h y S h e l t o n L o w ee d i t e d b y A n n B . C h a m b l e s s

S h e p a r d S h e l t o n , w h o b r o u g h t h i s f a m i l y t o J a c k s o n C o u n t y ,A l a b a m a i n t h e 1 8 2 0 5 , d e s c e n d e d f r o m p r o m i n e n t P i t t s y l v a n i aC o u n t y , V i r g i n i a f a m i l i e s . H i s f a t h e r , W i l l i a m S h e l t o n ,w a s t h e s o n o f Ab raham S h e l t o n w h o w a s a s o n o f C r i s p i nS h e l t o n . Some g e n e a l o g i s t s d e s i g n a t e t h i s l i n e o f d e s c e n ta s t h e R a l p h S h e l t o n l i n e a n d h a v e t r a c e d t h i s f a m i l y t ot h e i m m i g r a n t , J a m e s S h e l t o n , w h o a r r i v e d i n J a m e s t o w n i n1 6 1 0 .

C r i s p i n a n d Abraham S h e l t o n ' s names a p p e a r e d o n P i t t s y l v a n i aC o u n t y ' s fi r s t l i s t o f t i t h a b l e s i n 1 7 6 7 . B o t h men w e r ee a r l y v e s t r y m e n f o r t h e C h u r c h <3f E n g l a n d . T h e y s e r v e da s s h e r i f f s a n d j u s t i c e s o f t h e p e a c e . T h e y w e r e c a p t a i n si n t h e m i l i t i a f r o m 1767 t o 1 7 7 0 . A b r a h a m S h e l t o n w a s amember o f t h e V i r g i n i a H o u s e o f D e l e g a t e s , r e p r e s e n t i n gP i t t s y l v a n i a C o u n t y a n d t h e t o w n o f D a n v i l l e i n 1777 a n d1 7 7 8 .

D u r i n g t h e R e v o l u t i n a r y W a r , Abraham S h e l t o n s e r v e d a s ac o l o n e l . C r i s p i n S h e l t o n w a s a c a p t a i n w i t h s i x s o n s i nt h e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n . C r i s p i n a n d Abraham s e r v e d o na c o m m i t t e e w h i c h i n v e s t i g a t e d t h o s e who r e f u s e d t o t a k et h e o a t h of a l l e g i a n c e to t h e Commonwealth of V i r g i n i a .C r i s p i n was a l s o a member o f a commission w h i c h i n v e s t i g a t e dt o r i e s . W h i l e Abraham w a s commiss ioner o f p r o v i s i o n s f o rs t a t e t r o o p s , C r i s p i n providedflfor w i v e s of a b s e n t s o l d i e r s .

Yo u n g W i l l i a m S h e l t o n a s s i s t e d i n c o l l e c t i n g c a t t l e a n dd r i v i n g t h e m t o t h e P e y t o n s b u r g m i l i t i a p o s t . W i l l i a m a l s os e r v e d a s d i s p a t c h r i d e r f o r t h a t p o s t .

S h e p a r d S h e l t o n w a s b o r n i n P i t t s y l v a n i a C o u n t y o n Jude1 , 1 7 9 1 . T o p u t h i s b i r t h i n h i s t o r i c a l p e r s p e c t i v e , i ti s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o ns p e n t t h e n i g h t o f J u n e 4 , 1 7 9 1 , i n P i t t s y l v a n i a C o u n t y .S h e p a r d w a s t h e n t h r e e d a y s o l d .

S h e p a r d ' s m o t h e r , M a r t i s h a T a y l o r , w a s a d a u g h t e r o f - C a p t a i nEdmund T a y l o r . C a p t a i n T a y l o r ' s f a t h e r , a l s o a n EdmundT a y l o r , was o n e o f t h e " K n i g h t s o f t h e G o l d e n H o r s e s h o e "w h o a c c o m p a n i e d G o v e r n o r A l e x a n d e r S p o t s w o o d o n a 1716 e x p e ‑d i t i o n a c r o s s t h e B l u e R i d g e w h e r e t h e y l o c a t e d t h e h e a d ‑w a t e r s o f t h e J a m e s R i v e r .

C a p t a i n Edmund T a y l o r w a s v e s t r y m a n o f L u n e n b e r g P a r i s hi n 1 7 5 0 . I n 1 7 5 9 , h e h e l p e d l a y ( n u : t h e b o u n d a r i e s f o rP i t t s y l v a n i a C o u n t y . I n 1 7 7 5 , Edmund w a s a p p o i n t e d c a p t a i no f m i l i t i a . O t h e r c a p t a i n s i n c l u d e d h i s b r o t h e r J a m e s a n ds i x S h e l t o n s .

I n h e r H i s t o r y o f P i t t s y l v a n i a C o u n t y , M a u d e C l e m e n t t e l l st h a t i n 1 7 7 4 , t h e C o n t i n e n t a l A s s o c i a t i o n , a n a g r e e m e n tt o b o y c o t t t r a d e w i t h E n g l a n d , w a s a u t h o r i z e d a n d commi t t eesw e r e f o r m e d t o s e e t h a t i t s r u l e s w e r e c a r r i e d o u t . A c c o r d i n gt o C l e m e n t , t h o s e c o m m i t t e e s w e r e f r o m among t h e m o s t e x p e r ‑i e n c e d a n d r e p u t a b l e men i n t h e c o u n t y . C r i s p i n a n d Ab rahamS h e l t o n a n d Edmund T a y l o r w e r e P i t t s y l v a n i a C o . members .

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THE SHEPARD SHELTON FA M I LY O F JACKSON C O U N T Y, A L ( C o n t i n u e d )S h e l t o n s a n d T a y l o r s w e r e p a r t o f t h e g r e a t w e s t w a r d m o v e m e n t ,a s s e t t l e r s s t r e a m e d i n t o n e w l a n d s a t t h e e n d o f t h e A m e r i c a nR e v o l u t i o n . T h o u g h b o r n i n V i r g i n i a , S h e p a r d S h e l t o n w a sr a i s e d i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a w h e r e h i s f u t u r e w i f e , R o s i n a C h a p m a n ,w a s b o r n i n 1 8 0 2 .

S h e p a r d ' s b r o t h e r , W o o d l i e f ( c a l l e d W o o d l y ) m a r r i e d S a r a hM o o r e i n Rowan C o , N C i n 1 8 1 1 . I n R o w a n C o . i n 1 8 1 2 , W o o d l yw i t n e s s e d a s a l e o f l a n d o w n e d b y W i l l i a m S h e l t o n , l i k e l ya b r o t h e r o f S h e p a r d a n d W o o d l y . A W i l l i a m S h e l t o n , r e p o r t e dt o b e t h e s o n o f W i l l i a m a n d M a r t i s h a ( T a y l o r ) S h e l t o n m a r r i e dM a r t h a / P a t s y P a y n e i n M a u r y C o , T N i n 1 8 1 7 . A W i l l i a m S h e l t o n ,o f p r o p e r a g e t o b e a b r o t h e r o f S h e p a r d a n d W o o d l y , a p p e a r so n t h e 1 8 4 0 J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a c e n s u s .

F r o m L o g C a b i n s t o t h e W h i t e H o u s e , b y M a r y T a y l o r B r e w e r ,r e v e a l s t h a t M a t i s h a T a y l o r S h e l t o n ' s b r o t h e r , Edmund T a y l o r ,a n d h i s w i f e M i l l i c e n t S h e l t o n T a y l o r , m o v e d t o L i n c o l n C o ,T N i n 1 8 1 8 . M i l l i c e n t S h e l t o n Ta y l o r ‘ w a s t h e d a u g h t e r o fD a n i e l S h e l t o n , b r o t h e r o f C r i s p i n S h e l t o n .

T h e b o o k , Some E a r l y S h e l t o n s i n L i n c o l n C o , T N b y H u g h a n dI d a T a y l o r , r e c o r d s t h a t W i l l i a m a n d M a r t i s h a S h e l t o n m o v e dt o L i n c o l n C o , T N p r i o r t o 1 8 2 9 . S i n c e f a m i l i e s m o v e d i ng r o u p s , i t i s l o g i c a l t h a t W i l l i a m a n d M a r t i s h a c a m e t o L i n c o l nC o . i n 1 8 1 8 , a l o n g w i t h h e r b r o t h e r E d m u n d .

The 1820 L i n c o l n C o , T N c e n s u s shows t w o W i l l i a m S h e l t o n so f c o r r e c t a g e t o h a v e b e p S h e p a r d ' s f a t h e r a n d b r o t h e r .L i v i n g i n c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o t h e W i l l i a m S h e l t o n s w e r e E n o c ha n d P e t e r S h e l t o n a s w e l l a i s o u n g a n d Edmund T a y l o r .

S h e p a r d S h e l t o n m a r r i e d R o s i n a Chapman i n 1820 i n L i n c o l nC o , T N , a p p a r e n t l y t o o l a t e i n t h e y e a r t o b e l i s t e d a s h e a do f h i s own h o u s e h o l d i n t h e 1820 c e n s u s . S h e p a r d p u r c h a s e dl a n d o n D r y C r e e k , a t r i b u t a r y o n t h e n o r t h s i d e o f E l k R i v e r .W h i l e l i v i n g i n t h a t c o u n t y , S h e p a r d s e r v e d a s a j u r o r a n da s j u s t i c e o f t h e p e a c e .

S h e p a r d S h e l t o n ' s o b i t u a r y s t a t e s h e m o v e d t o J a c k s o n C o ,A l , i n 1 8 2 5 . K e n n a m e r ' s H i s t o r y o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m ag i v e s t h e d a t e o f h i s a r r i v a l a s 1 8 2 7 . A p p a r e n t l y , t h e r ew e r e a f e w y e a r s o f t r a v e l b e f o r e t h e f a m i l y w a s p e r m a n e n t l ys e t t l e d :Ui A l a b a m a . I n 1 8 3 0 w h e n S h e p a r d d i v e s t e d h i m s e l fo f a l l h i s L i n c o l n C o , T N h o l d i n g s , h e w a s a l r e a d y l i v i n gi n J a c k s o n C o , A L . S h e p a r d . and. W o o d l y t o o k a d v a n a t a g e o ft h e P r e ‐ e m p t i o n A c t o f 1830 t o p u r c h a s e J a c k s o n C o u n t y l a n d .W o o d l y b o u g h t 8 0 . 2 3 a c r e s i n t h e L i m r o c k a r e a , w h i l e S h e p a r dp u r c h a s e d 7 8 . 7 1 a c r e s in . M a y n a r d s C o v e . T h e 1 8 3 0 J a c k s o nC o , A L c e n s u s r e v e a l s h i s c o u s i n s , F r a n c i s a n d J o h n T a y l o r ,l i v i n g o n a d j o i n i n g p a r c e l s . I n 1 8 5 6 , S h e p a r d b o u g h t a n a d d i ‑t i o n a l 7 9 . 9 3 a c r e s o f l a n d i n t h e n o r t h h a l f o f t h e n o r t h e a s tq u a r t e r o f S e c t i o n 2 4 , To w n s h i p 4 , R a n g e 5 E a s t .

B o t h S h e p a r d a n d W o o d l y w e r e r e s p e c t e d m e m b e r s o f t h e i r c o m m u ‑n i t i e s . S h e p a r d s e r v e d o n t h e s c h o o l b o a r d i n L a r k i n s v i l l ei n 1 8 5 4 . T h e i r c h i l d r e n a l s o b e c a m e u p s t a n d i n g c i t i z e n s .

W o o d l y S h e l t o n d i e d i n 1 8 5 5 . H i s k n o w n c h i l d r e n i n c l u d e :W i l l i a m F r a n k l i n , E l i z a b e t h A d a m s , A n d r e w J . , A l f o r d , H e n r y , _L u c i n d a , a n d R o s a n a h S h e l t o n . P o s s i b l y t h e r e w e r e f o u r o t h e rc h i l d r e n a n d m o s t of t h e m wouldkhave b e e n b o r n in T e n n e s s e e .

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THE SHEPARD SHELTON FA M I LY O F JACKSON COUNTY, A L ( C o n t i n u e d )

S h e p a r d S h e l t o n l i v e d t w e n t y ‐ o n e y e a r s a f t e r h i s b r o t h e r ' sd e a t h . M a n y o f t h o s e y e a r s w e r e t r a g i c o n e s , a s S h e p a r d a n df a m i l y s u f f e r e d t h r o u g h t h e C i v i l W a r w h i c h b r o u g h t d e s o l a t i o nt o t h e a r e a . P e r h a p s , e v e n m o r e t r a g i c o n a p e r s o n a l l e v e lw e r e t h e e a r l y d e a t h s o f t w o o f h i s c h i l d r e n f r o m c h o l e r a .S h e p a r d ' s d e a t h : h i 1 8 7 6 s p a r e d tmn1 f r m n t h e k n o w l e d g e t h a ty e t a n o t h e r c h i l d w o u l d d i e a n u n t i m e l y d e a t h t h e f o l l o w i n gy e a r . H i s w i f e , R o s i n a Chapman S h e l t o n , d i e d i n 1 8 8 6 .

THE CHILDREN OF SHEPARD AND ROSINA SHELTON

I . M a r t h a SHELTON H u n t ( 1 8 2 3 - 1 9 0 1 )M a r t h a S h e l t o n , t h e o l d e s t C h i l d o f S h e p a r d a n d R o s i n a S h e l t o n ,w a s - b o r n i n L i n c o l n C o , T N a n d came t o J a c k s o n C o , A L a s ac h i l d . S h e m a r r i e d C l a i b o r n e W . H u n t w h o s e f a m i l y w a s c o n n e c t e dw i t h t h e J o h n H u n t f o r whom H u n t s v i l l e w a s n a m e d . C l a i b o r n ew a s a member o f t h e M a s o n i c L o d g e a t B e l l e f o n t e . W. D . a n dJ o h n C . H u n t w e r e s o n s o f M a r t h a a n d C l a i b o r n e H u n t . J . C .H u n t i s p r o b a b l y t h e J o h n C . H u n t w h o w a s i n t h e fl o u r b u s i n e s sw i t h h i s c o u s i n C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o n i n C h a t t a n o o g a , T N i n1 8 8 1 .

I I . W i l l i a m L e w i s SHELTON ( 1 8 2 5 ‐ 1 8 7 3 )W i l l i a m L e w i s , named f o r h i s G r a n d f a t h e r W i l l i a m S h e l t o n ,was b o r n in L i n c o l n C o , T N . He became a p r o m i n e n t bus inessmani n B e l l e f o n t e when i t was a t h r i v i n g c o m m u n i t y. W i l l i a m L .S h e l t o n o w n e d a s t o r e , t a n n e r y , c o t t o n g i n a n d p r e s s , a n d600 ‐ 700 a c r e s o f f a r m l a n d . &His B e l l e f o n t e s t o r e l e d g e r i si n t h e o l d r e c o r d s c o l l e c t i o n a t t h e S c o t t s b o r o H e r i t a g e C e n ‑t e r . ) W i l l i a m was a member o f t h e B e l l e f o n t e M a s o n i c L o d g ea n d s e r v e d o n t h e B e l l e f o n t e c i t y c o u n c i l .

I n December o f 1 8 6 3 , when F e d e r a l t r o o p s w e r e in w i n t e r g n a r ‑t e r s i n J a c k s o n C o , A L , W i l l i a m S h e l t o n ‘ s t a n n e r y w a s impressedt o s u p p l y l e a t h e r g o o d s f o r S h e r m a n ' s t r o o p s . W i l l i a m S h e l t o nr e c e i v e d o n l y p a r t i a l p a y m e n t . o n t h e r e p a r a t i o n s w h i c h h a db e e n p r o m i s e d b y t h e F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t .

W i l l i a m L e w i s S h e l t o n m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h S n o d g r a s s , d a u g h t e ro f Thomas S n o d g r a s s , o n N o v 1 0 , 1 8 5 5 . E l i z a b e t h d i e d w h e nh e r s o n , J o h n B . S h e l t o n , w a s 1 0 y e a r s o l d . W i l l i a m ' s s i s t e r ,E l i z a J a n e ( S h e l t o n ) P h i l l i p s came t o l i v e w i t h W i l l i a m a n ds h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r ( i n 1 8 6 9 ) h e r o n l y s u r v i v i n g c h i l d , ' S h e p p i eP h i l l i p s , s u f f e r e d a t r a g i c d e a t h a t B e l l e f o n t e .

T h e y e a r 1873 b r o u g h t I n o r e t r a g e d y t o t h e S h e l t o n f a m i l y .B o t h W i l l i a m L e w i s a n d h i s s i s t e r J a n e d i e d w i t h i n d a y s o fe a c h o t h e r d u r i n g a c h o l e r a e p i d e m i c . W i l l i a m ' s s o n , J o h nB . S h e l t o n , w a s p l a c e d u n d e r t h e g u a r d i a n s h i p o f h i s U n c l eC l a i b o r n e W . H u n t .

J o h n B . a t t e n d e d Webb S c h o o l i n B e l l B u c k l e , T N , a n d t h e ng r a d u a t e d f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te n n e s s e e a n d b e c a m e a w h o l e ‑s a l e d r u g g i s t . A t t h e a g e o f 3 5 , h e e n t e r e d m e d i c a l s c h o o la t W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y i n S t . L o u i s , M O . J o h n B . S h e l t o nw a s a s u c c e s s f u l d o c t o r i n D e c a t u r , A L , a n d l a t e r m o v e d h i sp r a c t i c e t o F l o r i d a .

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J o h n B . S h e l t o n m a r r i e d J a n i e G a s t o n , a n d t h e i r ' d a u g h t e r ,F r a n c e s E . S h e l t o n , i s a n a c c o m p l i s h e d c l a s s i c a l p i a n i s t .S h e g r a d u a t e d f r o m t h e J u l l i a r d S c h o o l o f M u s i c a n d t a u g h tf o r m a n y y e a r s a t t h e N e w Y o r k S c h o o l o f P e r f o r m i n g A r t s .I n h e r r e t i r e m e n t , s h e fi n d s t i m e t o e n j o y h e r a c t i v i t i e si n t h e C o l o n i a l Dames o f A m e r i c a , H u g u e n o t S o c i e t y , N a t i o n a lS o c i e t y o f t h e D a u g h t e r s o f t h e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n , a n d t h eU n i t e d D a u g h t e r s o f t h e C o n f e d e r a c y . S h e h a s s e r v e d f o u ry e a r s a s R e g e n t o f t h e New Y o r k C i t y C h a p t e r o f t h e D A R , a n d ,i n 1994 i s a s t a t e o f fi c e r .

I I I . M a r t i s h a SHELTON H u n t ( 1 8 2 7 - 1 9 0 0 )B o r n i n L i n c o l n C o , T N , M a r t i s h a S h e l t o n w a s named f o r h e rG r a n d m o t h e r M a r t i s h a T a y l o r . C o n fl i c t i n g d a t e s e x i s t a st o h e r b i r t h d a t e , t h o u g h 1827 seems m o s t c o r r e c t . M a r t i s h am a r r i e d D a v i d L a r k i n H u n t , w h o d e s c e n d e d f r o m t h e n a m e s a k e so f b o t h H u n t s v i l l e a n d L a r k i n s v i l l e , A L . D a v i d L a r k i n H u n td i e d o f a s u d d e n i l l n e s s i n H u n t l a n d , T N , w h e r e h e h a d b e e ni n t h e p r o c e s s o f b u i l d i n g a n e w home f o r h i s f a m i l y . M a r t i s h aw a s l e f t a w i d o w w i t h f o u r s m a l l c h i l d r e n . I n 1 8 7 0 , M a r t i s h a_and t h r e e o f h e r s m a l l c h i l d r e n w e r e l i v i n g w i t h h e r p a r e n t s .Martisha p a i d t a x e s on 60 a c r e s of l a n d in J a c k s o n C o , ALv a l u e d a t $ 5 0 0 i n 1 8 7 2 , 1 8 7 3 , a n d 1 8 7 4 . I n 1 8 8 0 , R o s i n a S h e l ‑t o n was l i v i n g w i t h h e r d a u g h t e r , M a r t i s h a ( S h e l t o n ) H u n t .

T h e c h i l d r e n o f D a v i d L a r k i n a n d M a r t i s h a ( S h e l t o n ) H u n t w e r eJ o h n C a r t e r , G e o r g e Washingtbn ( d i e d y o u n g ) , W i l l i a m B l a c k b u r n ,E l i z a b e t h R o s i n a , a n d James S h e p a r d H u n t . To d a y ' s S h e l t o na n d H u n t r e s e a r c h e r s owe a d e b t o f g r a t i t u d e t o t h e d e s c e n ‑d a n t s o f M a r t i s h a ( S h e l t o n ) H u n t f o r m a k i n g a v a i l a b l e f a m i l yh i s t o r y f r o m t h e D a v i d L a r k i n H u n t B i b l e . M a r t h a H u n t H u i e ,d a u g h t e r o f B e n H u n t , i s a g r e a t - g r a n d d a u g h t e r o f M a r t i s h a(SHELTON) H u n t . M a r t h a a n d h e r d a u g h t e r s , J a m i e a n d M a r y B e n ,a r e members o f t h e J . C . H . A . , a n d M a r t h a i s n o w a f r e e - l a n c ew r i t e r i n M e m p h i s , T N .

I V . J o h n A l l e n S h e l t o n ( 1 8 3 0 ‐ 1 8 7 7 )J o h n A . S h e l t o n w a s t h e fi r s t c h i l d . o f R o s i n a a n d S h e p a r dS h e l t o n t o b e b o r n i n J a c k s o n C o , A L . J o h n w a s a r e t a i l m e r ‑c h a n t i n B e l l e f o n t e a n d a m e m b e r o f t h a t c o m m u n i t y ' s O d d f e l l o w s .H e a l s o s e r v e d o n t h e B e l l e f o n t e C i t y C o u n c i l . J o h n m a r r i e dJ u l i a F i n l e y ( b e l i e v e d t o b e a d e s c e n d a n t o f e a r l y B e l l e f o n t em e r c h a n t A l v a F i n l e y . ) J u l i a F i n l e y S h e l t o n t a u g h t a t t h eS c o t t s b o r o M a l e a n d F e m a l e I n s t i t u t e . S h e w a s a t a l e n t e dp o e t e s s , w h o w r o t e u n d e r t h e n o m d e p l u m e , L a u r a L o r r i m e r .

I n 1 8 7 6 , J o h n , w i t h h i s b r o t h e r , W o o d l i e f T . S h e l t o n , m o v e dt o C h a t t a n o o g a , T N t o j o i n t h e i r b r o t h e r , C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o nw h o h a d a l r e a d y e s t a b l i s h e d a s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s i n t h a tc i t y . T r a g i c a l l y , J o h n c o n t r a c t e d t y p h o i d f e v e r ‘ a n d d i e dw i t h i n a y e a r o f t h e m o v e . A f t e r J o h n ' s d e a t h , J u l i a c o n t i n u e dt o l i v e i n C h a t t a n o o g a , C l o s e t o t h e f a m i l i e s o f h e r h u s b a n d ' sb r o t h e r s . M u c h o f J u l i a ' s b e a u t i f u l , b u t t r a g i c , p o e t r y w a si n s p i r e d b y t h e e a r l y d e a t h s o f h e r h u s b a n d a n d h i s b r o t h e rW i l l i a m a n d h i s s i s t e r J a n e .

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V. C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o n ( 1 8 3 1 ‐ 1 9 1 6 )R o s i n a a n d S h e p a r d S h e l t o n u n d o u b t e d l y n a m e d t h e i r t h i r d s o n ,C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o n , i n h o n o r o f C l e m e n t C o m e r C l a y w h o h a db e e n s p e a k e r o f t h e Alabama S t a t e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ,a member o f t h e U } S . S e n a t e , a n d G o v e r n o r o f A l a b a m a . C .C . S h e l t o n , c a l l e d C l a y b y f a m i l y [ m e m b e r s , was a I n e r c h a n ti n W o o d v i l l e a n d a p p o i n t e d i t s p o s t m a s t e r i n 1855 . L a t e r ,h e w e n t i n t o t h e d r y g o o d s b u s i n e s s i n L a r k i n s v i l l e w i t h h i sb r o t h e r , W o o d l i e f .

O n M a r c h 1 4 , 1 8 6 6 , C l a y m a r r i e d M a r y J a n e B a k e r . I n 1 8 7 1 ,t h e f a m i l y m o v e d t o Te n n e s s e e i n s e a r c h o f b e t t e r e c o n o m i cc o n d i t i o n s . T h e 1880 C h a t t a n o o g a , T N B u s i n e s s D i r e c t o r y l i s t sC . C . S h e l t o n a s a w h o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l g r o c e r o n M a r k e t S t r e e ta t t h e c o r n e r o f S e c o n d . I n 1 8 8 1 , C . C . S h e l t o n i s o n a l i s t i n gw i t h t h e J o h n C . H u n t a n d Company F l o u r M i l l . O t h e r b u s i n e s se n d e a v o r s f o r C l a y S h e l t o n t h a t y e a r ' w e r e a g r o c e r y s t o r ea n d a s a l o o n . F o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , t h e fl o u r m i l l w a s c a l l e dt h e S h e l t o n & H u n t F l o u r M i l l . I n 1 8 9 1 , t h e p r o p r i e t o r s o ft h e fl o u r m i l l w e r e l i s t e d a s C . C . S h e l t o n a n d h i s s o n , G e o r g eM . S h e l t o n . I t i s C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o n w h o i s g i v e n c r e d i tf o r t h e success ( 1 f t h e m i l l a n d f o r i n t r o d u c i n g t h e r o l l e rm i l l s y s t e m t o t h e a r e a . F o r many y e a r s t h e n a m e , S h e l t o nM i l l , w a s s e e n p r o m i n e n t l y f r o m t h e t o p o f t h e t h r e e s t o r yb r i c k b u i l d i n g . I t c o n t i n u e d as a Cha t tanooga landmark u n t i l1991 when it was s u d d e n l y demplished d u r i n g a w e e k e n d , a l t h o u g hi t was e l i g i b l e f o r t h e Na t i ona l R e g i s t e r o f H i s t o r i c P l a c e s .

C l e m e n t C l a y S h e l t o n d i e d "in 1916 , a n d M a r y J a n e S h e l t o n ' sd e a t h o c c u r r e d o n l y a f e w ( j a y s a f t e r h e r h u s b a n d . G e o r g eM . S h e l t o n ' s d e a t h p r e c e d e d t h o s e o f h i s p a r e n t s . C l e m e n tL e e S h e l t o n , t h e s u r v i v i n g s o n , was t h e g r a n d f a t h e r o f C h a t t a ‑n o o g a , T N b a n k e r , G e o r g e M . C l a r k .

V I . W o o d l i e f Thomas S h e l t o n ( 1 8 3 4 ‐ 1 9 0 2 )W o o d l i e f Thomas S h e l t o n was named fb r S h e p a r d S h e l t o n ' s b r o t h e r .Wo o d l i e f / Wo o d l y S h e l t o n . W . T . S h e l t o n m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t hYo u n g i n 1 8 5 9 . T h e 1860 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s shows W o o d l i e fS h e l t o n i n B e l l e f o n t e a s b o t h a m e r c h a n t a n d a j a i l e r . T h r e ey e a r s l a t e r , h e h a d t o l e a v e h i s w i f e a n d t h e i r t w o s m a l lc h i l d r e n t o a n s w e r t h e S o u t h ' s c a l l t o a r m s . W o o d l i e f ThomasS h e l t o n s e r v e d in Company K of t h e 4 t h Tennessee C a v a l r y a l o n gw i t h o t h e r m e n f r o m N o r t h Alabama a n d F r a n k l i n C o , T N . H es e r v e d u n d e r G e n e r a l N a t h a n B e d f o r d F o r r e s t a n d w a s w i t h h i mo n h i s r a i d i n t o M i d d l e Te n n e s s e e , a n d i n t h e p u r s u i t o fS t r e i g h t ' s r a i d e r s . W . T . S h e l t o n w a s w i t h h i s command a tCh ickamauga, b u t w h e n t h e command w a s t r a n f e r r e d to G e n e r a lJ o e W h e e l e r , W o o d l i e f a n d a n u m b e r o f h i s c o m p a n i o n s becames e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e r e s t o f t h e command d u r i n g a s w e e p i n g r a i di n t o E a s t e r n Te n n e s s e e . T h e m e n t h e n j o i n e d t h e 4 t h A l a b a m aC a v a l r y u n d e r G e n e r a l A . A . R u s s e l l a n d s e r v e d u n d e r h i m u n t i lt h e e n d o f t h e C i v i l W a r .

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I n 1 8 7 0 , W o o d l i e f T h o m a s S h e l t o n w a s i n t h e p e a c e f u l o c c u p a ‑t i o n o f d r y g o o d s m e r c h a n t . 1 8 7 6 w a s t h e y e a r W o o d l i e f m o v e dh i s f a m i l y t o C h a t t a n o o g a w h e r e h i s b r o t h e r , C . C . S h e l t o n ,w a s a l r e a d y a s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s m a n . W . T . S h e l t o n o p e r a t e da g r o c e r y b u s i n e s s , p o s s i b l y t h e b u s i n e s s s t a r t e d . b y C . C .S h e l t o n , who w a s fi n d i n g h i s t i m e c o n s u m e d b y h i s fl o u r i s h i n gfl o u r m i l l . Some o f W o o d l i e f ' s s o n s w e r e e m p l o y e d a t t h e i ru n c l e ' s fl o u r m i l l .

E l i z a b e t h Yo u n g S h e l t o n d i e d i n 1 8 8 0 . H e r c h i l d r e n w e r e B e l l eB u r n e t t e , W . S h e p S h e l t o n , W i l l i a m C l a y " P o n y " S h e l t o n , J o h nH . S h e l t o n , R o b e r t S . S h e l t o n , M a r y " M o l l i e " L a u t e r , M a t t i eV . S h e l t o n , M a u d e S h e l t o n W i l l i a m s , a n d E u d o r a " D o r a " S h e l t o nK i r b y .

W o o d l i e f Thomas S h e l t o n ' s s e c o n d w i f e w a s Amanda B e l l e E a s t e r l y ,d a u g h t e r o f S e q u a t c h i e V a l l e y , T N p i o n e e r s . T h e c h i l d r e no f Amanda B e l l e S h e l t o n w e r e F r a n k S h e l t o n , w h o d i e d a y o u n gm a n , F r e d K . S h e l t o n , l o n g t i m e C h a t t a n o o g a i n s u r a n c e m a n ,a n d T h o m a s L o u i s S h e l t o n .

Thomas L o u i s S h e l t o n m a r r i e d H e l e n C o l b y o f S i g n a l M o u n t a i n ,T N . T h e y m o v e d t o C a l i f o r n i a i n 1 9 1 9 , w h e r e L o u i s w a s a l o n gt i m e d a i r y m a n a n d r a n c h e r i n t h e S a n D i e g o a r e a . T h e i r fi v ec h i l d r e n a r e L o u i s e S h e l t o n P i p e r , G l e n d o n L a y t o n , H e l e n V .S h e l t o n , Thomas L . S h e l t o n , J r . , a n d D o r o t h y S h e l t o n L o w e( r e s e a r c h e r a n d w r i t e r o f t h i s S h e l t o n f a m i l y h i s t o r y a n dl o n g t i m e member o f t h e J . C . H . A , ) T h r o u g h t h e T. L o u i s S h e l t o nl i n e , S h e p a r d S h e l t o n n o w h a s 2 8 d e s c e n d e n t s i n C a l i f o r n i a ,13 d e s c e n d e n t s in Wash ing tonGSta te , a n d f o u r d e s c e n d e n t s ino t h e r s t a t e s . ( N u m b e r d o e s n o t i n c l u d e s p o u s e s . )

V I I . E l i z a J a n e SHELTON P h i l l i p s ( 1 8 3 5 - 1 8 7 3 ) .E l i z a J a n e S h e l t o n , t h e s e v e n t h c h i l d o f R o s i n a a n d S h e p a r dS h e l t o n h a d a s h o r t a n d t r a g i c l i f e . E l i z a J a n e m a r r i e d JoSephP h i l l i p s , a n d t h e i r fi r s t c h i l d w a s Wm. S h e p a r d " S h e p p i e "P h i l l i p s . T h e s e c o n d c h i l d , H u g h L e e P h i l l i p s , l i v e d o n l yt w o y e a r s , d y i n g i n 1 8 6 2 . J o s e p h P h i l l i p s , h i m s e l f , d i e di n M a y , 1 8 6 3 , p o a s i b l y a W a r d e a t h , b u t n o r e c o r d s h a v e b e e nf o u n d i n d i c a t i n g t h e r e a s o n o f d e a t h . E l i z a J a n e g a v e b i r t ht o a d a u g h t e r t h e m o n t h a f t e r h e r h u s b a n d ' s d e a t h . She namedt h e c h i l d J o s e p h i n e a f t e r t h e b a b y ' s f a t h e r . S a d l y , J o s e p h i n ed i e d b e f o r e . h e r fi r s t b i r t h d a y .

J a n e a n d S h e p p i e m o v e d t o t h e home o f h e r b r o t h e r , Wm. L .S h e l t o n , who w a s e a w i d o w e r w i t h a y o u n g s o n , J o h n B e n j a m i nS h e l t o n . A t l a s t , s h e h a d a home f o r h e r s e l f a n d h e r s o n ,b u t s o r r o w h a d n o t fi n i s h e d w i t h J a n e . I n 1 8 6 9 , t e n y e a ro l d S h e p p i e w a s k i l l e d when h e w a s c a u g h t i n t h e m a c h i n e r yo f h i s u n c l e ' s c o t t o n g i n a t B e l l e f o n t e .

T h e t r a g i c l i f e o f E l i z a J a n e S h e l t o n P h i l l i p s e n d e d i n 1 8 7 3 ,w h e n s h e a t t h e a g e o f 3 8 a n d h e r b r o t h e r a t t h e a g e o f 4 8d i e d a f e w d a y s a p a r t d u r i n g a t e r r i b l e c h o l e r a e p i d e m i c .

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V I I I . H u g h H e n r y S h e l t o n ( 1 8 3 8 ‐ p o s t ‐ 1 9 0 0 )H u g h H e n r y S h e l t o n w a s S h e p a r d a n d R o s i n a S h e l t o n ' s y o u n g e s ts o n . O n A u g 2 3 , 1 8 6 3 , H u g h H . m a r r i e d H e s t e r W o o d , d a u g h t e ro f T h o m a s J . a n d M a r i a ( R u t h e r f o r d ) Wood o f Woods C o v e a n dS c o t t s b o r o . H u g h o p e r a t e d a d r y g o o d s s t o r e n e a r t h e S c o t t s b o r oF r e i g h t D e p o t a n d l i v e d o n H o u s t o n S t r e e t a b o u t a b l o c k n o r t ho f t h e D e p o t .

T h e 1880 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s r e v e a l s H u g h a n d H e s t e r A n nw i t h t w o c h i l d r e n , 1 3 - y e a r o l d H e n r y B . a n d 6 ‐ y e a r o l d J a n i eM . I n 1 9 0 0 , H e s t e r h a d d i e d a n d H u g h l i v e d w i t h h i s s o n H e n r ya n d h i s w i f e , M a g g i e , a n d t h e i r t w o s o n s , H u g h H . a n d R o b e r tW . S h e l t o n . V

I X . Amanda S H E L LTO N F r a z i e r ( 1 8 4 1 ‐ 1 9 1 1 )Amanda M a r i e S h e l t o n m a r r i e d S a m u e l W i l e y F r a z i e r o n M a r 1 2 ,1 8 6 6 . « S a m u e l W . F r a z i e r w a s t h e s o n o f J o s e p h P a r k s a n d L u c i n d a( W i l l i a m s ) F r a z i e r . S a m u e l W i l e y w a s a s t u d e n t a t t h e M o b i l eM e d i c a l C o l l e g e w h e n t h e C i v i l W a r b e g a n . H e r e t u r n e d homea n d j o i n e d t h e 2 n d A l a b a m a V o l u n t e e r s , a n d l a t e r s e r v e d w i t hC o . K , 1 1 t h M i s s i s s i p p i C a v a l r y R e g i m e n t i n F o r r e s t ' s C o r p s .. A f t e r t h e W a r h e s e r v e d a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n t h e A l a b a m aE L e g i s l a t u r e . S . W . F r a z i e r d i e d i n 1 9 1 0 a n d h i s w i f e , AmandaS h e l t o n F r a z i e r , d i e d i n 1 9 1 1 . T h e y a r e b u r i e d i n t h e S h e l t o nc e m e t e r y n e a r t h e home o f C o n g r e s s m a n R o b e r t E . J o n e s . T h e i rc h i l d r e n w e r e A d a M a y , J o s e p h P a r k s I I , R o s a L o u , S h e p a r d8 . , A n n H . , a n d S a m u e l W i l e w a r a z i e r , J r .

X . M a r y Ada SHELTON H u r t ( 1 8 4 3 ‐ 1 9 1 4 )Y o u n g e s t o f t h e c h i l d r e n ( o f S h e p a r d a n d R o s i n a S h e l t o n w a st h e i r d a u g h t e r , M a r y A d a . O n N o v 2 6 , 1 8 6 8 , M a r y Ada m a r r i e dF r a n k l i n D e l a n e y H u r t . T h e H u r t home w a s d e s c r i b e d i n F.D . H u r t ' s o b i t u a r y a s " a home o f h o s p i t a l i t y f o r f r i e n d s a n da r e f u g e f o r c h a r i t y . "

D u r i n g t h e C i v i l W a r , F . D . H u r t v o l u n t e e r e d i n t h e c o m p a n yo f J o h n M . S n o d g r a s s . F r a n k H u r t w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e M a s o n i cL o d g e o f B e l l e f o n t e . I n 1 8 9 8 , h e s e r v e d o n t h e C o u n t y C o m m i s ‑s i o n .

M a r y A d a S h e l t o n H u r t d i e d i n 1 9 1 4 , a n d F . D . H u r t l i v e d 1 6y e a r s l o n g e r , d y i n g i n 1 9 3 0 . M a r y A d a a n d F . D . H u r t h a ds i x c h i l d r e n . T w o s o n s , w h o s u r v i v e d t h e i r f a t h e r , w e r e W . T .H u r t o f F a i r fi e l d a n d F r a n k P . H u r t o f S c o t t s b o r o . M a r y L .B r a d f o r d o f K i n g s t o n , T N i s a d e s c e n d e n t o f M a r y a n d F . D .H u r t ' s d a u g h t e r , R o s a S h e p h e r d H u r t W a l s h .

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GRADY C. BROWN, RT 5, BX 3 6 8 , WEST P O I N T, MS 3 9 7 7 3 , n e e d si n f o o n H o u s e h o l d # 7 6 , D i s t r i c t 1 9 , 1850 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s . _H o u s e h o l d i n c l u d e d : David. C a m p b e l l , 4 2 , b . T N ; A n n , 4 4 , \ rb . K Y : J o h n , 1 9 , b . A L ; P l e a s a n t , 1 4 , b . A L ; N a n c y , 1 0 , b .A L ; C o l u m b u s , 7 , b . A L ; S a r a h W i t t , 6 9 , b . V A . D a v i d a n dA n n C a m p b e l l a r e t h o u g h t t o b e p a r e n t s o f o l d e r s o n , M a t t h e w ,a n d a d a u g h t e r , S a r a h w h o m a r r i e d F r a n c i s B r o w n c i r c a 1 8 4 5 .

SANDRA WALKER, 4705 SHOALWOOD, A U S T I N , T X 7 8 7 5 6 ‐ 2 8 1 4 , s e e k si n f o ( x 1 A b s o l e u m , W i l l i a m G l o v e r " B i l l y " , a n d J o h n W e b s t e rB a k e r o f M a d i s o n & J a c k s o n C o u n t i e s . A l s o n e e d s t o d e t e r m i n ep a r e n t s o f A n n a l i z a ( E l i z a ) Thomas e n u m e r a t e d i n 1860 & 1870i n h o u s e h o l d o f D r . Wm. M a s o n . J o h n W. B a k e r m d . A n n a l i z aThomas o n 7 O c t 1 8 7 0 , i n J a c k s o n C o , A L . Was s h e - r e l a t e dt o I s a a c H e n r y & M a r i l d a J a n e Thomas? Where was t h e Thomasf a m i l y a f t e r 1860?

DAN YARBROUGH, 4148 AQUA V I S T A D R , PENSACOLA, FL 3 2 5 0 4 , s e e k si n f o o n E l l i s & Rebecca S t e p h e n s o f t h e S k y l i n e a r e a . H ed i e d 1870 ‐ 1880. Widow Rebecca S t e p h e n s l i v e d w i t h h e r s o n ,S o l o m o n , i n 1880 . Does a tombs tone e x i s t f o r h e r ? S o l o m o nS t e p h e n s m d . N a n c y B r a z i e r ( d a u g h t e r o f E l i j a h . B r a z i e r ,S r . o f M a y n a r d s C o v e ) o n 1 3 O c t 1 8 5 1 , i n J a c k s o n C o , A L .They m o v a i t o M o n t a g u e C o , T X s h o r t l y a f t e r 1 8 8 0 . W o u l dl i k e t o h e a r f r o m a n y o n e w i t h i n f o o n E p h r i a m C . W i l l i a m swhose d a u g h t e r , Jemimah, mar r i ed . fi r s t , To m H a l l i n 1 8 5 4 ,a n d , seCond, Wm. Brewer in 18g1. Wm. B r e w e r was s o n of B e n j a ‑m i n a n d E l i z a b e t h Brewer~ o f } P a i n t R o c k V a l l e y i n J a c k s o nC o , A L . ' * 7 “ d

B I L L PUTMAN, 288 SCUDDER, AV E , HYANNIS P O RT, MA 0 2 6 4 7 , s e e k si n f o on PUTMAN/PUTNAM f a m i l i e s in P a i n t R o c k V A l l e y in m i d ‑1800s. E s p e c i a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n t h o s e descended f r o m M a r t i nP u t m a n . H e h a s i n f o t o s h a r e b u t s t i l l n e e d s i n p u t f r o mJ a c k s o n C o u n t y Putman/Putnam descendan ts a n d r e s e a r c h e r s .

JOHN HANCOCK, P . O . BOX 1 0 2 1 , ANN ARBOR, MI 4 8 1 0 6 , w o u l d l i k et o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h a n y o n e r e s e a r c h i n g J o h n A l l e n a n d S a r a h( R y a n ) H a n c o c k a n d F i e l d A l l e n a n d S u s a n n a h ( S m i t h ) H a n c o c kf a m i l i e s . M r . H a n c o c k descends f r o m F i e l d A l l e n H a n c o c k ' ss o n , J o h n B e n j a m i n H a n c o c k w h o d i e d 2 1 O c t 1873 i n B a s t r o pC o , T X . ‑

T'LENE BRYANT-TILLOTSON, 1 3 11 DANA D R , D A LT O N , GA 3 0 7 2 0 - 5 1 8 5 ,i s r e s e a r c h i n g f a m i l i e s o f J a c k s o n C o , A L ; D a d e C o , G A ; D e K a l bC o , A L ; a n d M a r i o n C o , T N i n c l u d i n g t h e B r y a n t , S m i t h , B o a t n e r ,S t e p h e n s , S i m s , L o n g , W a r r e n , S c a l f , P i t t m a n , F o r r e s , A l e x a n ‑d e r , A l l e n , a n d W a t s o n f a m i l i e s . W i l l b e h a p p y t o s h a r e .

DOROTHY MCCOY W I L L I A M S , 4043 COUNTY RD # 9 1 , STEVENSON, AL35772 ‐ 9307, s e e k s p a r e n t s and. s i b l i n g s of J a s p e r ' C a l l o w a yB r y a n t , b . 1 8 2 4 , i n TN/AL? H e w a s e n u m e r a t e d i n D i s t r i c t1 9 i n C o o n V a l l e y a r e a s o u t h o f Te n n e s s e e R i v e r i n 1850 J a c k s o nC o , A L c e n s u s . I n t h e h o u s e h o l d w a s J a n e B r y a n t , 2 4 , b .T N , R o b e r t B r y a n t , 4 , b . A L , a n d S u s a n H o l d e r , 2 , b . A L .J a s p e r C . B r y a n t m a r r i e d , s e c o n d , N a n c y J a n e T h o r n h i l l i n1874 i n J a c k s o n C o , A L . I n 1 8 5 0 , L o u i s B r y a n t , 5 2 , b . N C \ ‘ /a n d S a m u e l B r y a n t , 6 8 , b . N C , w e r e l i v i n g i n same a r e a .W o u l d l i k e t o h e a r f r o m a n y o n e r e s e a r c h i n g t h e s e B r y a n t f a m i l i e sa n d w i l l b e h a p p y t o e x c h a n g e i n f o r m a t i o n .

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M i n u t e s o f S e s s i o n o f t h e H o l l y G r o v e C u m b e r l a n d P r e s b y t e r i a nC h u r c h w e r e p u b l i s h e d i n t h e J a n u a r y a n d A p r i l , 1994 e d i t i o n sof THE JACKSON COUNTY CHRONICLES ( V o l u m e 6, Numbers 1 a n d2 . ) T h e c o m p l e t e m e m b e r s h i p r o l l f r o m d a t e o f o r g a n i z a t i o ni n J a n u a r y , 1 8 5 0 , t h r o u g h S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 6 2 , f o l l o w s :

CHARTER MEMBERS:D a v i d B . M c C o r dE p p i e M c C o r d ( M r s . D a v i d B . )J o h n ThompsonE l i z a b e t h Thompson ( M r s . J o h n )James W. D a v i sHannah -Dav i s ( M r s . J a m e s W . )N a n c y M a n l y 'M a r t h a M a n l yS a r a h A . E u s t i sE l i z a b e t h C r e s w e l l

The REGISTER OF COMMUNICANTS b e g i n s on p a g e 97 of t h e M i n u t e so f t h e S e s s i o n . Names a n d d a t e s a r e a s f o l l o w s :

NAME ADMISSION DATE DIED ( w h e n g i v e n )

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J u l y 1 7 , 1870A u g 2 2 , 1872A u g 2 5 , 1870J u l y 1 7 , 1870A u g 2 5 , 1870A a u g 2 2 , 1872

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M a r y D r u c i l l a R o b i n s o n A u g 2 2 , 1878M a r g a r e t S m i t h A u g 2 5 , 1870M a r y S u s a n a h H a l l S e p 1 1 , 1879G e o r g e W i l l i a m C o w e n J a n 2 5 , 1883W i l l i a m D a v i d S m i t h S e p 1 4 , 1879W i l l i a m B r i s o n L u s k S e p 1 4 , 1879J a m e s Thomas S i s k S e p 2 3 , 1880E l i z a b e t h C r e s w e l l J u n 1 6 , 1 8 5 0M a l i n d a E l i z a b e t h S m i t h J u l y 2 5 , 1882E l i z a b e t h A n n C o w e n J u l y 2 5 , 1 8 8 2S o p h r o n i a M a l i n d a C o w e n J u l y 2 5 , 1882J o s e p h Thomas N e l s o n J u l y 2 5 , 1882G e o r g e W . G r a h a m J u l y 2 7 , 1882M a r y E l e a n o r Graham J u l y 2 7 , 1882 O c t 2 5 , 1902J u l i a B a k e r A l s p a u g h J u l y 2 7 , 1882M a r y J a n e P u t n a m J u l y 2 0 , 1882L o u i z a L o u i s e C r e s w e l l S e p 1 7 , 1882

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A D M I S S I O N DATENAMEP e t e r C a l a w a yM a r g a r e t C a l a w a yM a r y S u s a n R o b e r t s o nM a r t h a E l l e n P r i n c eD a r c a s C . C a m b r o nM a r t h a E l i z a b e t h G r e e nA l f o r d M o n r o e D a v i sM a r y H e t a n D a v i sF l o r a M c C o r d B r i d g e sM a t t i e F l o r a C a m b r o n S m i t hF e a r n E r s k i n e R u s s e l lW i l l i a m E d w a r d G r e e nS u s a n F r a n c e s SeamonsJ o s e p h M a r t i n C o c h r a nS a r a h E l i z a b e t h C o c h r a nF l o r a L o u i z a S m i t hJames R o b e r t R o b e r t s o nW i l l i a m Thomas C u n n i n g h a mM a r y J a n e G r e e nJ o h n M a t t h e w s S p a n g l e rM a r y E l i z a b e t h C u n n i n g h a mW i l l i a m J a m e s T r i c eM a r y A l i c e T r i c eJames Thomas G r e e nN i c y A n n R u s sW i l l i a m Thomas E u s t a c eRebecca J a n e E u s t a c eJ e n n i e P i e r c e J o n e s

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S o p h r o n i a A d a l i n e Ta l i a f e r r o A u gJ o h n T h o m p s o nM a r t h a J a n e T h o m p s o nM a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t h T h o m p s o nJames S w a f f o r dH u g h F r a n k l i n G r a h a mM i s s J o h n D i x i e R o b e r t s o nJ o s e p h P r o c t o r S m i t hC y n t h i a E l l a A l s p a u g hJ a m e s S h i p m a n R e e dN e v a T h r e w e rL i l l i e E m m a W a l k e rEmma C a t h e r i n e L e eM a r t h a A n n R o b e r t s o nM a r y I s a b e l l SeamonJ o h n K n o x T h o m p s o n ( i n f a n t )L a t T r i c eJames M i l t o n L e eA l e t h a C . G i l b e r tE l i z a b e t h S m i t hA l v a T i n e C u n n i n g h a m? S m i t h C r e s w e l lL o u F r a n c e s G r a h a mL o u c r e t i a J a n e R o b e r t s o nJ a m e s R o b e r t R o b e r t s o nF r e d e r i c k J o h n R o b i n s o n

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ADMISSION DATENAMEW i l l i a m D a v i d C a m b r o nWo o d s i e S h o o k C a m b r o nA m a n d a A n g e l C o w e nH a r r i e t F o s t e r A l s p a u g hJ o s e p h R i l e y D u n c a nW a l t e r S m i t h B u f f a l oB e n j a m i n E m m e t t G r a h a mJ a m e s M . R o b e r t s o nJ a m e s M a d i s o n T h r e w e rM a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t h R o b e r t s o n

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M a r y M a h a l a R o b e r t s o n H o u s t o nM a u d P a t r i c k R o b e r t s o nM a r t h a C a r r i e C r e s w e l lC y n t h i a A n n D a m r a lL o g a n A l b e r t G r a h a mM a r t h a G r a h a mW i l l i a m Thomas R o b e r t s o nR i c h a r d G r e e nJ o h n L e m u e l W h i t eR i c h a r d P u t n a mM a r t h a J a n e M o o r e C l a yJ a m e s A d d i s o n G r a h a mW i l l i a m J a c o b S w a f f o r d' S u s a n V i r g i n i a G r e e nS i m o n P e t e r L e a t h e r m a nJ o h n H e n r y A l s p a u g hM a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t h C r e s w e l lS a r a h E l i z a b e t h T a l i a f e r r oP i n k n e y F i l m o r e T h r o w e rW i l l i a m Wa l l a c e C a m e lJ a m e s W a l t e r W a l k e rL u r a F r a n c e s W a l k e rS u s a n W i l l i e R o b e r t s o n R e e dS a r a h N o r a G r a h a mJ a m e s E r n e s t G r a h a mC h a r l e y Wade B u t l e rE b e n e z e r H i l l S c o t t R u s sM a r t h a M a r g a r e t t R u s sW i l l i e B r o w n H i l lM a r y A l i c e D a v i sN a n c y E l l e n J o n e sC o r a E t h e l W a l k e rJ o h n H e n r y W i l l i a m s o nM a r y S e r e n a W i l l i a m s o nL a u r a D u c k e t tT a t e E u g e n i a G r a h a mF r e d e r i c k J o h n R o b i n s o nM a r y D r u c i l l a R o b i n s o nS a r a h E l i z a b e t h H a t c h e t tG e o r g e W . J o n e s G r e e nF r a n c e s E l i z a b e t h G r e e nM a r g a r e t A n n SgamonsJ o h n F l e t c h e r R o b i n s o nB e l l z o r a R o b i n s o nL u t h e r G a l l o w a y ThompsonJ o s e p h E u s t i s A l s p a u g h

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NAME A D M I S S I O N DATEM a r k L o y d T h o m p s o n A u g 2 2 , 1896J o h n K n o x T h o m p s o n A u g 2 2 , 1 8 9 6J o e B i l l y F l a n a g a n A u g 2 2 , 1896F e l i x A m b e r s o n F l a n a g a n A u g 2 0 , 1896F a n n i e C a t h e r i n e R o b e r t s o n A u g 2 0 , 1896L u c y J o n e s B u c k A u g 2 0 , 1896F a n n i e M a t i l d a C r e w e l l G r a h a m A u g 2 0 , 1896P. M . R o b e r t s o n A u g 2 2 , 1896C h a r l e y P a d g e t t C r e s w e l l A u g 2 2 , 1896W i l l i a m H e n r y G r a h a m A u g 2 2 , 1896S a l l i e B . G r a h a m A u g 2 2 , 1896S a l l i e R o b e r t s o n A u g 2 2 , 1896O l e ; G o l d e n J o n e s A u g 2 2 , 1896D e l l a A l l e n A u g 2 0 , 1896J a m e s M i n o r F r e e m a n A u g 2 0 , 1897G e o r g e C a r m i c h a e l F r e e m a n A u g 2 0 , 1897F a n n i e L o u A l s p a u g h A u g 2 0 , 1897James E d w a r d Thompson 1898R i c h a r d Thomas H a l l 1898W i l l i a m W a l k e r 1898M a r y J a n e G r a h a m 1898M a r g a r e t t F r e e m a n 1898A n n i e R a c h e l D a v i s M a x w e l l 1898James D . F l a n a g a n 1898F l o r a E l i s h a P r i n c e G o l d e n 1898A n n i e M e l a n i e R o b i n s o n 1898J o h n D i c k s o n T a l i a f e r r o 1898E s s i e M a r g a r e t C o c h r a n M c C o r d 1898F r a n c e s A n n Thompson M a y 2 1 , 1899M i n n i e M a y C r e s w e l l S e p 1 9 , 1899J o h n W i l l i a m F r e e m a n S e p 1 9 , 1 8 9 9B e n j a m i n R u s s S e p 2 2 , 1899E l i g a To n e y H o n e y J u l 1 5 , 1900M a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t h F r e e m a n A u g 2 3 , 1900M a r g a r e t E l i z a b e t h F l a n a g a n A u g 2 3 , 1900J u l i a R u s s B r o o k s A u g 2 3 , 1 9 0 0M a r y O p h e l i a H a t c h e t t A u g 2 3 , 1900E l l a C h r i s t i a n a R o b e r t s o n A u g 2 4 , 1900W i l l i e C r e s w e l l A u g 2 4 , 1900A n n i e L u r a R o b e r t s o n A u g 2 4 , 1900Amanda R e b e c c a T r i c e S e p 1 0 , 1 9 0 1W i l l i e A d a T r i c e B e a v e r s S e p 1 0 , 1 9 0 1C h a s a E13 ; T r i c e B e a s o n S e p 1 0 , 1 9 0 1R o b e r t F l o y d H a t c h e t t S e p 1 0 , 1 9 0 1M a r y Amanda F l a n a g a n S e p 1902H . O l i v e r R o b e r t s o n S e p 1 9 0 2G u r l e y F r e e m a n Walls/ S e p 1 9 0 2F a n n i e E l l e n M c C u l l o u g h A u g 1 9 , 1 9 0 3D i x i e P e a r l R o b e r t s o n H a l l A u g 1 9 , 1903E l e a n o r F l o r e n c e C o c h r a n S t o v a l l A u g 1 9 ,W i l l i e E l i z a b e t h C o c h r a n A u g 1 9 , 1 9 0 3J o s e p h A l s p a u g h T h o m p s o n A u g 2 7 , 1904A n n i e M a y C r e s w e l l A u g 2 7 , 1904Mamie R e y n o l d s A u g 2 7 , 1904M r s . S a l l i e E u s t a c e S e p 1 5 , 1904

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S e p 1 1 , 1903

J u n 3, 1904A p r 1 5 , 1905

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NAMEM i n n i e C r e s w e l lW . R . F r e e m a nJ o h n A . J o n e sC l a r a A . J o n e sN . A l i c e G r a h a mM a r g i e G r a h a mW a r n i e G r a h a mE m m e t E u s t a c eW i l l i a m L . E u s t a c eF r a n k B e a v e r sL a r k D a v i sW i l l i a m H a r v e y M c C o r dJ . E d d G r a h a mM r s . J . E d d G r a h a mD o c k R . J o n e sF l e t c h e r W h i t eC o r a E t h e l R o b i n s o nZ a c k R . W a l l sW . R i c h a r d S t o v a l lM a u d B . S t o v a l lJ o e M c G o l d e nEliza ‐ GoldenH a r v e y H a m b r i c kR i c h a r d P u t m a nS . A l b e r t T r i c eJ o h n E u s t a c eM r s . J o h n E u s t a c eBobb ie Dav i s JonesG e o r g e H a l lOwens C lemonsM a r y H e l e n R o b e r t s o nF l o r e n c e E t h a l R o b e r t s o nO l l i e R o b e r t s o n G r a h a mE l i z a b e t h P u t m a nB r u c e G o l d e nM r s . S u s a n B . S t o v a l lC a r r i e S u e W a l l sE a i l e a n e G o l d e nP l e v a R o w e n a R o b e r t s o nE l v i a B u c kE l s i e B u c k C a g l eE s t e l l J o n e s

I v a M c C o r dM a r y W a l k e r M c K i n n e yM i s s W i l l i e R o b e r t s o nG r a c e F o w l e rN i n a T . W a l l e rO p e a W a l l e rF e l i x E . F o w l e rJ o h n A . G o l d e nJ o e E . C o c h r a nM a b e l C o c h r a nO d e l l B u c kL i b b i e H a w k i n sW i l l i e G o l d e nC h a r l e y S c o t tP . S c o t t

ADMISSION DATEA u gO c tO c tO c tO c tO c tO c tAug IA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gS e pS e pS e pS e pA u gA u gN o vA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u gA u g

2 7 , 19041 3 , 19081 3 , 19081 3 , 19081 3 , 19081 3 , 19081 3 , 1908

19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 1 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 19102 4 , 191024. 19102 4 , 19102 1 , 1 9 1 12 1 , 1 9 112 1 , 1 9 1 12 0 , 19122 5 , 1 9 1 82 5 , 19181 6 , 19191 9 , 192019. 19201 9 , 19201 9 , 19201 9 , 192019. 19201 9 , 19201 9 , 19201 9 , 192020. 19202 0 , 19202 0 , 19202 2 , 192022. 19202 2 , 19202 2 , 19202 2 , 19202 2 , 1920

D I E D ( w h e n g i v e n )

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NAMEM r s . F e l i x E . F o w l e rM r s . S e n i e J o n e sB e r t h a J o n e sW i l l i a m J o n e sR i c h a r d C l e m o n sV e r n i s H a l lF r e d S t o v a l lC o r n e l i a F o w l e rE l s i e G o l d e nM o r g a n G o l d e nThomas M y e r sL e s t e r S t o v a l lE t h e l H inshaw R o b e r t s o nR . W a l t e r R o b e r t s o nP a u l L I J o n e s ,M a c k R o b e r t s o nV e r n i e W h i t eR o s i e G i f f o r dM a g g i e R o b e r t s o nJ a n i e B . C l e m o n sM a r y A . G o l d e nF r e d G o l d e nH. G r a d y GrahamM r s . L i l l i a n M .B l a n c h e 0 . H a l lN o r m a S t e e lV e n i e S t e e lM i s s P . S t e e lJ o s i e S t e e l S i s kE s t a M a e J o n e s S t e e lI v e s t a J o n e s

G o l d e n

M a r y H a l lP e a r l i n e S t o v a l lJ o e C a g l eG e n e v a B u c kM r . & M r s . J . E . D r a k eT e d M . M c K i n n e yI r e n e S t e e l S i s kR . B . S i s kV i r g i n i a E u s t a c tE u d a W a l k e rJ u a n i t a M c C o r dD a v i d M c C o r dR o d g e r S i s kWade S w e a r e n g i n H a l lG e n e l l H a l l

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ROLL ( C o n t i n u e d )

A D M I S S I O N DATE D I E D ( w h e n g i v e n )A u gS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pO c tA u gA u gA u gA u g ,A u g ,S e p ,S e pS e pS e pS e pA u gA u gS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e pS e ps e p lS e pS e pS e pS e pF e bS e pA u gA u g

A u g ,J u lJ u l

1 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 11 9 2 1

1 8 , 1 9 2 11 6 , 1 9 2 16 , 1 9 2 26 , 1 9 2 26 , 1 9 2 2

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2 0 , 192520. 19252 0 , 19252 0 , 19252 8 , 19272 8 , 19272 1 , 19302 1 , 19332 1 , 19332 1 , 19332 1 , 19332 1 , 19332 1 , 1933

19355 . 19375 , 1 9 3 75 , 1 9 3 85 , 1 9 3 81 9 , 19392 1 , 1 9 3 32 3 , 19422 3 , 1942

19561 9 6 1

1 8 , 1 9 6 21 8 , 1 9 6 2

1962

2 5 ,1 8 ,1 8 ,1 8 ,1 8 ,1 8 ,1 8 ,18 .18 .1 8 ,

J u l 1 9 ,J u l 1 9 , 1962

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B O O K R E V I E W : TAY L O R , BEASON, AND McKIETHE F A M I L I E S ( H F JOHN D . TAY L O R , HENRY BEASON, AND HENRYM c K I E b y V e r n a R a e W h i t e t u r k e y a n d L u c i l l e V e r n a J o h n s o n { iW h i t e t u r k e y ( 3 0 0 p a g e s a n d l a m i n a t e d c o v e r s ) i n c l u d e s c o u n t - i i !l e s s p h o t o g r a p h s , l e g a l d o c u m e n t s , m a p s , c h a r t s , c e n s u s 7d a t a , r e c i p e s , name i n d e x , a n d d e s c e n d a n t c h a r t s t o document \ lt h e d e s c e n d a n t c h a p t e r s w r i t t e n i n g e n e a l o g y f o r m a t .

C e n t e r e d o n J o h n D . T a y l o r o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a , a n dO r e g o n C o u n t y , M i s s o u r i , t h i s b o o k g o e s f o r w a r d a n d b a c k w a r di n t i m e . T h e fi r s t fi v e c h a p t e r s a r e d e v o t e d t o t h e T a y l o ra n c e s t o r s a n d d e s c e n d a n t s . C h a p t e r s 6 a n d 7 a r e d e d i c a t e dt o t h e H e n r y B e a s o n a n d H e n r y M c K i e a n c e s t r a l l i n e s . O t h e rp r o m i n e n t surnames i n c l u d e C a l d w e l l , C a m p b e l l , D r y e r , F l a n ‑n e r y , G a i t h e r , H a l l , H o l t , L a m b , M e l t o n , M o r l e y , RobinetgbR o b i n s o n , S u l l i v a n , a n d S w a n . s f fl ” “ ” "

'John D . T a y l o r ( 1 8 0 1 ‐ 1 8 7 4 ) w a s t h e s o n o f James T a y l o r ( c a .1 7 7 4 - p o s t 1 8 4 0 ) w h o m a r r i e d N a n c y W h i t e ( 1 7 7 5 ‐ 1 8 6 4 ) o n 1O c t 1796 i n C r a v e n C o , N C . T h e James T a y l o r s m o v e d f r o mN o r t h Carolina t o Te n n e s s e e a n d K e n t u c k y a n d t h e n t o A labama_by 1 8 2 0 . ' T h e i r t h i r d c h i l d w a s J o h n D . T a y l o r ( 1 8 0 1 - 1 8 7 4 )3who m a r r i e d fi r s t E l i z a b e t h H a l l ( 1 8 1 0 ‐1 8 3 9 ) c i r c a 1 8 3 2 .E l i z a b e t h H a l l T a y l o r was t h e d a u g h t e r o f James a n d M a r y. ( P o l l y ) W i l l i a m s H a l l . J o h n D . T a y l o r m a r r i e d a s h i s s e c o n d' w i f e N a n c y R o b e r t s 2 0 Feb 1847 i n O r e g o n C o n n t y, M i s s o u r i .

H e n r y B e a s o n (1806-pOSt 1 8 5 0 ) was t h e s o n of Jehu a n d E l i z a ‑b e t h W i l l i a m s Beason who moved f r o m G u i l f o r d . C o u n t y , N C t:to Madison C o , AL b e f o r e 1818. H e n r y and S a r a h McKie w e r e It h e p a r e n t s of Frances McKie (1805-1888) who married H e n r y \ /

5BeaSon c i r c a 1820 in J a c k s o n C o u n t y , Alabama. The McKiescame t o Alabama f r o m Rowan C o u n t y , N C v i a m i d d l e Te n n e s s e e .

T h i s e x c e l l e n t f a m i l y h i s t o r y m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m L u c i l l e 'W h i t e t u r k e y , 5813 N W 6 7 t h S t r e e t , Ok lahoma C i t y , O K 7 3 1 3 2 - =6643 ( t e l e p h o n e 4 0 5 ‐ 7 2 1 ‐ 5 4 3 1 ) f o r $ 2 8 . 0 0 . L u c i l l e f u r n i s h e dyour e d i t o r w i t h a b o o k t o b e r e v i e w e d a n d t h e n p l a c e d i nt h e S c o t t s b o r o Public L i b r a r y .

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T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A l a b a m a P r e s s a n d t h e A u b u r n U n i v e r s i t yC e n t e r f o r t h e A r t s a n d H u m a n i t i e s a r e c o ‐ s p o n s o r i n g a s e r i e so f p r o g r a m s e n t i t l e d : " U n d e r s t a n d i n g Alabama: C a p t u r i n ga S t a t e ' s H i s t o r y . " The p r o g r a m s w i l l f e a t u r e commentsb y t h e f o u r a u t h o r s : Wayne F l y n t , W i l l i a m Wa r r e n R o g e r s ,R o b e r t D a v i d W a r d , a n d L e a h R a w l s A t k i n s o f t h e r e c e n t l yp u b l i s h e d ALABAMA: THE HISTORY O F A DEEP SOUTH S TAT E .

T h e p r o g r a m c l o s e s t t o o u r a r e a ( i n H u n t s v i l l e ) w a s h e l d o nOctober 9 , 1 9 9 4 . H o w e v e r , t h e same d i s c u s s i o n w i l l b e c o n ‑d u c t e d in Birmingham on O c t o b e r 3 0 , 2 : 3 0 p . m . , in t h e H i l lU n i v e r s i t y C e n t e r A u d i t o r i u m o f U A B . O n November 2 0 , 1 9 9 4 ,a t 2 : 3 0 p . m . , t h e l o c a l h o s t w i l l b e t h e W i l l i a m S . H o o l e ‑L i b r a r y i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A l a b a m a ' s B i o l o g y B u i l d i n g \ 4 ,A u d i t o r i u m o n H a c k b e r r y L a n e . The fi n a l . o p p o r t u n i t y t oa t t e n d t h i s p r o g r a m w i l l b e o n M a r c h 5 , 1995 i n t h e R i c h a r d s

. C e n t e r o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Nogth Alabama i n F l o r e n c e .

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KAREN MCGRATH, 505 W. STRAWN, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401 ,s e e k s p r o o f o f p a r e n t s o f J u l i e t G u l l a t t , b o r n 2 6 O c t 1842a n d died 1 4 J u n e 1 8 8 6 , w h o m a r r i e d H e n r y H a r r i s o n C o u l s o no n 1 7 M a y 1 8 6 3 . I n t h e 1850 a n d 1860 J a c k s o n C o , A L c e n s u s ,J u l i e t G u l l a t t w a s e n u m e r a t e d , w i t h t h e e l d e r l y C a t h e r i n eG u l l a t t , 7 h e r g r a n d m o t h e r . D i d J u l i e t ' s own m o t h e r d i e p r i o rt o 1850?_ H e r f a t h e r , J a m e s G u l l a t t , b . 1 8 2 0 , h a d m a r r i e da m u c h y o u n g e r woman ( M e l i s s a H a r p e r , b . 1 8 3 2 ) b y 1 8 5 0 .

FAY. HOODOCK, 2182 DAIRY FARM ROAD, GAMBRILLS , MD ( 2 1 0 5 4 ,s e e k s p a r e n t s (M? W i l l i a m P a t t o n , b o r n c a . 1 7 7 3 , w h o m d .M a r y E d g a r i n 1796 i n J e f f e r s o n C o , T N . T h e y l i v e d i n F r a n k ‑l i n C o , T N 1 8 1 2 ‐1 8 3 0 . Wm. P a t t o n d i e d a t Mud C r e e k i n 1848 .D o e s a n y o n e h a v e 1880 c e n s u s l i s t i n g f o r M a r y PAT TO N Clgud,w i f e o f J a m e s C l o u d o r b i r t h p l a c e / p a r e n t s o f Wm. P a t t o n ? “ ' “ ”A l s o , s e e k s p a r e n t s o f G e o r g e B r o w n , b o r n c a . 1780 i n V Ao r N C w h o m a r r i e d S a r a h ? ? ? , b o r n c a . 1780 i n V A . T h e i rs o n s w e r e S m i t h a n d P r e s t o n B r o w n a n d t h e i r d a u g h t e r s w e r eC y n t h i a BROWN H o w a r d a n d A n n BROWN S m a l l e y .

JOANNA MAGEE G I A I M O , 13900 SHAKER BLVD # 3 1 0 , 'CLEVELAND,O H I O 4 4 1 2 0 , s e e k s t o l o c a t e b u r i a l s i t e o f Thomas B r i g g s ,S r . Who d i e d b e f o r e 1840 a n d h i s s p o u s e , E s t h e r B r i g g s whod i e d a f t e r 1 8 5 0 . In t h e 1850 census E s t h e r was a g e 73 a n dwas enumera ted in t h e h o u s e h o l d o f D a n i e l P r i c e in B r i d g e p o r ta r e a . T h e i r s o n Thomas B r i g g s , J r . ( m d . C r i s s i e o r C r i s s yM c F a r l a n e , a n d T h o m a s , J r . d i e d be tween 1840 ‐1850. Wherei s h e b u r i e d ? Where a r e W i l l i a m M c F a r l a n e a n d h i s w i f eL u c y M c F a r l a n e b u r i e d ? T h e y a r e p a r e n t s o f C r i s s i e M c F a r l a n eB r i g g s .

CARL J. LY N C H , J R . , P . O . BOX 7 1 2 , ROGERS, ARKANSAS 72757 ,w o u l d l i k e t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h a n y o n e who h a s i n f o r m a t i o no n t h e CARVER a n d GENTLE f a m i l i e s who w e r e l i v i n g i n J a c k s o nC o , A L b e t w e e n 1830 a n d 1 9 0 0 .

DONNA H U N T E R , P . O . BOX H - 4 7 1 , G R E E N V I L L E , C A 9 5 9 4 7 , s e e k si n f o o n f o u r D u d l e y f a m i l i e s e n u m e r a t e d i n 1830 J a c k s o nC o , A L c e n s u s : J o h n , J o s e p h , J a c k s o n , a n d W i l l i a m D u d l e y .Could Joseph.~ D u d l e y h a v e been W i l l i a m ' s f a t h e r ? W i l l i a mmarried--Hannah ? ? ? , s a i d to h a v e b e e n a C o l e m a n " T h e r ew a s a F i e l d C o l e m a n l i v i n g n e a r Wm. a n d H a n n a h D u d l e y i n1 8 3 0 , a n d Wm. a n d H a n n a h D u d l e y named t h e i r s e c o n d s o n :F i e l d e n / F i e l d i n g D u d l e y . Wm. R . D u d l e y , b o r n 1829 i n T N ,m a r r i e d C e l i a D i c k e r s o n . Wm. R . w a s a l s o known a s R i l e ya n d d i d n o t come home f r o m t h e C i v i l W a r . H i s C Wu n i t i su n k n o w n , b u t f o u r o f h i s b r o t h e r s w e r e i n t h e 5 5 t h AlabamaV o l u n t e e r s . W h a t w a s Wm. R . D u d l e y ' s f a t e a n d when d i dC e l i a D i c k e r s o n D u d l e y d i e a n d w h e r e i s s h e b u r i e d ? M o s ti m p o r t a n t l y , n e e d p r o o f o f W i l l i a m D u d l e y , S r . ' s p a r e n t s .W i l l r e i m b u r s e f o r t i m e a n d p o s t a g e .

BILLIE BRACKEN, 5425 C L I F F D R I V E , FORT S M I T H , AR 72903 ,s e e k s i n f o o n Wm. H u g h e s B r a d l e y a n d h i s w i f e E m i l y E l i z a b e t hB e n s o n B r a d l e y . T h i s f a m i l y moved f r t m l G r e e n v i l l e , S C ,a n d l i v a i in C h e r o k e e C o , AL 1850-1866. T h e y t h e n movedt o J a c k s o n C o , A L 1 8 6 6 ‐ 1 8 7 0 . Wm. Hughes B r a d l e y ' s s i s t e rw a s m d . t o G e o r g e 13. K e n n e m o r e i n G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . D i dt h e G e o r g e B . K e n n e m o r e a l s o move t o A labama?

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GERALD H O L L A N D , 2837 M A I N E C O U RT, LAWRENCE, KANSAS 6 6 0 4 6 ‑4 5 4 1 , s e e k s i n f o o n W i l l i a m H o l l a n d , b o r n 1 3 D e c 1827 i n 1A L , w h o m a r r i e d M a r t h a H a r r i s . I n 1 8 5 0 , t h e y l i v e d i n t h e C;}B r i d g e p o r t a r e a n e a r J o e l a n d W i l l i a m A r e n d a l e , A . C " A l l e y ,I s h a m M o o r e , a n d W i l l i a m a n d N a n c y A n n ( M c F a r l a n e ) K i r k ‑p a t r i c k . Who w e r e ' t h e p a r e n t s o f W i l l i a m a n d M a r t h a ( H a r r i s ) \ /H o l l a n d ? T h e y l a t e r l i v e d i n C h a t t a n o o g a , T n a r e a .

SHERYL L . C U R R Y, 5 1 6 1 E . K I N G S C Y N . R D 2 1 1 , F R E S N O , C A 93727s e e k s p a r e n t s o f b o t h L a r k i n a n d M a r y E l i z a b e t h ( F o s t e r )C h u r c h w h o m a r r i e d 3 M a y 1857 i n J a c k s o n C o , A L . L a r k i nC h u r c h ' s fi r s t w i f e , A n n , d i e d c i r c a 1 8 5 4 , a n d L a r k i n h a ds e v e r a l C h i l d r e n f r o m h i s fi r s t m a r r i a g e . L a r k i n w a s b o r nc i r c a 1814 a n d M a r y E l i z a b e t h ( F o s t e r ) C h u r c h w a s b o r n 1 8 4 1 .

MARION 0 . S M I T H , P . O . BOX 8 2 7 6 , K N O X V I L L E , T N 3 7 9 9 6 , h a sd o c u m e n t e d C o n f e d e r a t e N i t r e a n d M i n i n g Bureausreferencet o s a l t p e t e r c o n t r a c t o r s , " S n o d g r a s s , B y n u m , and Bel lomy.hT h e s e t h r e e f a m i l i e s a r e w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e 1860 J a c k s o nC o u n t y , I N . c e n s u s . C a n a n y o n e h e l p M r . S m i t h determinet h e fi r s t names o f t h e t h r e e m e n who p r o v i d e d s a l t p e t e ru n d e r t h e c o n t r a c t u a l name o f S n o d g r a s s , B y n u m , a n d B e l l o m yd u r i n g t h e C i v i l Wa r ?

BETTY NELSON MCDOUGALD, 99718 MOORBERRY, HOUSTON, TX 7 7 0 8 0 ,_needs i n f o o n B a r c e n a W i n t e r s , b o r n c i r c a 1816 i n A l a b a m a .

Was h e r f a t h e r D a n i e l W i n t e r s who m a r r i e d ( s e c o n d m a r r i a g e ? )L a v i n a McDaniel. in 1819 in Madison C o , AL? Had D a n i e l ' sname o r i g i n a l l y been F i g i n w i n t e r s ? B a r c e n a W i n t e r s _ m a r r i e d - _J o h n B a r e f o o t i n 1833 i n B l o u n t C o , A L . T h e y named t h e i r ( jfi r s t s o n W i l l i a m A l l e n B a r e f o o t . Were t h e y c o n n e c t e d t o "t h e A l l e n s i n t h e a r e a ?

' C O N N I E POWELL, 3204 ACKLEN DRIVE A 2 8 , HUNTSVILLE, AL 3 5 8 0 5 ,s e e k s f a m i l y d a t a o n t h e s u r n a m e s o f WEBB a n d DAWSON o fJ a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a .

CLEO CHAMBERS, 2 0 0 1 BREAM L A N E , SODDY D A I S Y , TN 32379, s e e k si n f o o n f a m i l y o f J o h n H . M c M u r r y ( b o r n 1867 T N ) , s o n o fW i l l i a m E l i j a h a n d E l i z a M o o r e M c M u r r y . J o h n H . h a d o n eb r o t h e r , W i l l i a m M c M u r r y b o r n 1 8 6 1 i n T N . J o h n H . M c M u r r ym a r r i e d c i r c a 1 8 9 1 , b u t t h e name o f h i s w i f e i s u n k n o w n .T w i n s w e r e b o r n t o J o h n H . M c M u r r y a n d w i f e 1 M a y 1892 i n

~A1abama ( p r o b a b l y n e a r S c o t t s b o r o . ) T h e 1 9 0 0 c e n s u s s h o w st h e t w i n s l i v i n g w i t h t h e i r G r a n d m o t h e r E l i z a ( L i z z i e ) M o o r eM c M u r r y 5U} T N . T h e t w i n s w e r e W i l l i s A l f r e d a n d W i l l i a m( B i l l ) w h o w a s c r i p p l e d a s a s m a l l c h i l d f r o m a b r o k e n b a c k .W i l l i s A l f r e d M c M u r r y m a r r i e d V e l l a D a v i s a n d a r e C l e o ' sp a r e n t s . C l e o i s s e e k i n g i n f o ( M l J o h n H . M c M u r r y a f t e rh i s m a r r i a g e i n A l a b a m a . H e d i d n o t a p p e a r i n t h e 1900Rhea C o , T N c e n s u s w h e r e h i s m o t h e r a n d h i s twins l i v e d .

ANN B. CHAMBLESS, 435 BARBEE L A N E , SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768,w o u l d l i k e t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h CHILDRESS f a m i l y r e s e a r c h e r sf r o m a n y a r e a . S h e d e s c e n d s f r o m J o h n K i r b y C h i l d r e s s w h om a r r i e d R u t h E l i z a b e t h B u r g e s s i n 1840 i n J a c k s o n C o , A L .J o h n K i r b y C h i l d r e s s w a s t h e s o n o f J o h n a n d M a r y ( P o l l y )K i r b y C h i l d r e s s w h o m o v e d f r o m K n o x C o u n t y , T n t o J a c k s o nC o , A L i n 1819 a n d d i e d h e r e 1 8 4 0 ‐1 8 5 0 . J o h n C h i l d r e s sw a s t h e s o n o f R e v o l u t i o n a r y W a r v e t e r a n J o h n C h i l d r e s s \ s /

o f A l b e r m a r l e C o , V A , W i l k e s go, N C , a n d K n o x C o , T N .

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4 Will iam B .L A U H C R N ‐ ‐ P :B: 2 Nov 1843 :P: Alabana P: 18M: 1872P: 9 lD: 16 May 1893 B: 19P: Jackson Co.,Aldnna P:

2 I r a Engram L A W H O R N - ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ - buried Doran's Cove Cem. D : - ~ "‘5 ’ , - wB: 24 Apr 1884 near Bricbeport, AL P: 20‘P: Bridgeport,AlabanaH: 24 Jm 1904 10 Stephen FERGUSONP: Bridgeport,Alabama B: 1804D:8JLn 1941 P: 21-‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ -‐‐‑P: Bridgeport,Alaban-a H: l ived in Marion Co.,TN L n t i l

bur. H t . Camel Germ, 5 Hertha i . F E R G U S O N ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‐ - ‐ ‐ P : ca. 1845, then t o JacksonBridgeport, Alabama 8: 4 Jan 1855 D: Co.,AL, died 1870/80 bur.

P: Bridgeport,Alabama P: Doran‘s Cove Cemetery 22D: 2 Mar 1935P :Jackson Co.,Alabana 1 1N a n c y ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‐ - ‐ ‑

1 William Crockett L A U H C R N ‐ bur. Doran's Cove Cem. B: 1824 8B: 17 Feb 1911 F: TennesseeP : B r i d g e p o r t A l M D : .H:5Sep 1933 P: 24‐‐‐‐‐‐ -‐‐‐‑P: Rossville,Georgia

: 2 9Dec 1979 1 2Henry D A U S C N ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‑P: Hmtsville,Alabarm B: 188

Addie Sanantha G l L L ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P: Smith Co.,Temessee 8Spouse M: 1860 a ,

6 Albert Te r r y D A u s o n ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P : - ’B: 26 Apr 1864 D: 1880P: Bridgeport,Alabama P: Bridgeport,Alabaia 26H: 10 Dec 1882P:Jackson Co.,Alabama 13Mary Jane BUFFINGTON‐‐‐_lD: 29 Jan 1942 B: Dec 1842 27P: Bridgeport,Alabama P: Georgia

3 Mariah Elizabeth U N I S O N ‐ ‐ bur. Mt . Camel Cem. D:B: 20 Nov 1886 P: 28 Jeremiah WALKERp: Bridgepormlabam 1800 VA

: 4 Apr 1946 . ' 14 Alexander HALKER k i l l e d by bushnhackersP: Bridgeport,Alabana ~:\' 8: 13 Oct 1832 Aug 1865

bur. Mt. Carmel Cam. 1 ‘ P: Spartafilhite Co.,Temessee 29 Sarah MARTINDALEH: Abt 1859 1805 TN

7 Mary El len U A L K E R ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‐ P :Alabama 1861 Jackson Co., A L8: 16 Sep 1867 D: 6 Jun 1922P: E s t i l l Fork,AlabaIm P: Bricbeport,Alabana 30 John Thomas MATTHEHS ‑

Name and address of stbmitter: D: 9 Jul 1952 bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. 1821 Jackson Co.,ALThomas E. Jacks P: ChattumogaJernessee 15 Mariah M T T H E H S ‐ ‐ - ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ - 1871 Johrson Co., AR252 Frank Hereford Drive bur. Mt. Carmel Cam. 3: Mar 1842 31 Elizabeth S A N D E R S ‐ ‑New Market, Alabarra 35761 P: Paint Rock Valley, 1821 Jackson Co., ALPhone:(205) 379-804 D: Jackson Co., Alabama died af ter 1880

P: died 1910/1920Sibnitter is grandson of Hil l iam C. Lamom ( # 1 ) . bur. Mt. Carmel Cem.

NOYE: #28 - Jeremiah walker, son of James Walker of Overton Co., TN, emigrated to Paint'Rock Valley ca. 1835, and served inCoffey 's Co., Snodgrass' North Alabana Momted Voanteers dur i rg the Florida Indian l iar of 1837-38. Also in co.Hathomas Martindale, probable brother of Sarah walker. Jereniah Walker married Naomi Bishop in 1862.

#30 - John Thomas Matthews was the oldest son of walker and Luvina Matthews ( o r Mathis), early setlers of Big Coon,Jackson Co., Alabama. Matthews served in Co. 3, 18th Battn., Alabama Vols., CSA, from Aug. 1861 u n t i l Feb. 1864.

#31 - Elizabeth Sanders was the daughter of Joseph and Deborah Sanders, early settlers of Paint Rock Valley.

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1. John Thacher GILLB: Oct 1855P: Bellefonte,AlabaI13M: 6 Nov 1877P: Marshall Co.,AlabanaD: 29 Aug 1942P: Bridgeport,Alaba1m

2 James Lewis GILLB: 8 JLn 1882P: Jackson Co.,AlabamaM: 21_Dec 1901P: South Pittsburg,TennesseeD: 3 Jan 1963P: Stevenson,Alabama

bur. Mt . Carmel Cem.B: 10 Jul 1852

D: 10 Jan 1928P: Bridgeport,Alaba11a

_1Addie Samantha GILL8: 24 Apr 1915P: Bridgeport,J,AlabamaM: 5 Sep 1933P: Rossville,Georgia

Hi l l i an Crockett LAUHORN‐‐ -‐‑Spotse

6 John william KNOTTB: 22 Jm 1858

M: 27 Jan 1884

D: 12 Jm 1923P: Bridgeport,Alabama

3 Katie Viola KNOTTB: 6 Nov 1886P: winchester,TemesseeD: 12 Nov 1941P: Bridgeport,Alabarm

bur. Mt. Carmel Cem.

bur. Mt . Carmel Cem.

P: Cherokee Co.,Alabana

bur. Mt. Carmel Can.

P: Franklin Co.,Temeesee

P: Franklin Co.,Tennessee

bur. Mt . Camel Cam.

8 Robert C. T. GILL'B: 1825P: TerresseeM:P:D: Aft 1890P:

9 Mary Elizabeth “MACKB: 21 JLn 1827P: TennesseeD: 10 Oct 1860P: Jackson Co. ,Alabana

bur. at Carries, AL

1794 VA per 1850Jackson Co.,AL k g ,1

. 16 James GILL

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18 Abner Clement UCMACK‑1799 Rutherford Co.,»1849 Jackson Co.,AL

19 Isabella B. PATTON‐‐‑1802 TN

20 S m l FLOYD

1 0James F L O Y D ‐ ‐ ‐ ‑B: 1820'P: South CarolinaM:

5 Samantha J .F L O W ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P :D: Abt 1887P:

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22Moses 110LooM3-‐‐‐-‐"‑1802 SC (1 /2 Cherokee11Elizabeth HOLCCHB‐-‐‐ ' d.prob. Cherokee Co.,

B: 1824P: South CarolimD:P:

12 Mines C. 10011B: 24 Aug 1830P: TemesseeM:P:D:P:

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2 6 James L N D E R U O C D ‑b. 1799 VA

13 Sarah m a m ‐ ‐ (1. Franklin CO. TN

7 Addie B R Y S O N ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ - ‐ ‐ P :” - - « ‘1" " B: 23 Mar 1863

P: TemesseeName and address of sdxnitter: D: 2 Feb 1927Thomas E. Jacks P: Bridgeport,Alaba1na252 Frank Hereford DriveNew Market, Alabama 35761Phone: (205) 379-2504

Submitter is grandson of Addie G i l l Lawhom (#1 ) .

bur. Mt . Carmel Cem.

B: 1837 27 Martha A.P: Tennessee0:P: 28

14 Arthur Montgomery BRYSONB: 1820 ’P: 29M:

D:P: 30

15Elizabeth LOYD‐-‐‐-‐‐-lB: 1829P:D:P:

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NOTE: # 8 - R. c. T. G i l l pulished as ear ly Jackson Comty newspaper, the Bellefonte Democrat from 1846 m t i l the Civi l Nor.Hewas a JLstice of the Peace and a menber of Bellefonte's town comci l .

#11. - Arthur Montgomery Bryson l ived in Franklin Co., TM in 1870 and Moore Co., TN in 1880; no other in fo .#16 - James G i l l operated a tavern in Bellefonte.#18 - Abner C. Homack was the son of Revolutionary war Veteran William 1101ka and h is wife, Lucy Homack.#19 - Isabella Patton womack was the daugiter of Hil l iam Patton and wife Mary llilson Edgar.#22 - Moses Holcmb was the son of Burrel l Holconb, a Cherokee Irdian from South Carolina.

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JACKSON COUNTY ROADS AND ROAD OVERSEERS IN 1853

by A n n B. Chambless

The fi r s t p u b l i c r o a d s t h r o u g h J a c k s o n C o u n t y w e r e I n o r e

l i k e t h e r o u t e o f a n a r m y o f o c c u p a t i o n t h a n a n o r d i n a r yp u b l i c h i g h w a y . A s e a r l y a s 1 8 1 9 , t h e o l d s t a g e r o a d waso p e n e d f r o m H u n t s v i l l e t o t h e t o w n o f W a s h i n g t o n i n RheaC o u n t y , Te n n e s s e e . A p o s t a l r o u t e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d a l o n gt h i s r o u t e i n t h e e a r l y p a r t o f 1 8 2 0 .

C o u n t y c o u r t r e c o r d s p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e fi r s t 3 5 y e a r s o fr o a d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d i m p r o v e m e n t i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y a r e n o te x t a n t . H o w e v e r , t h e M a r c h , 1848 C i r c u i t C o u r t M i n u t e s ,p a g e s 498 ‐ 499 p r o v i d e a n e a r l y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n f o r c o u n t yr o a d ove rsee rs as f o l l o w s :

R o a d o v e r s e e r s w e r e t o "measure a n d s e t u p n e a ta n d p e r m a n e n t m i l e p o s t s a t t h e e n d o f e a c h m i l eo n t h e i r r o a d s a n d w e r e t o a f fi x a t t h e f o r k st h e r e o f a n i n d e x b o a r d p o i n t i n g t o w a r d s , w i t hd i r e c t i o n s t o t h e m o s t n o t e d p l a c e s , t o w h i c ht h e y l e a d . " R o a d overseers w e r e a l s o i n s t r u c t e dt o keep t h e i r a l l o t e d p o r t i o n o f t h e d e s i g n a t e dp u b l i c r o a d p a s s a b l e .

The Jackson C o u n t y Commissioner's C o u r t of Road a n d Revenuer e c o r d s a r e e x t a n t f r o m J a n u a r y 1853 t h r o u g h A p r i l 1866. I ti s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t e a c h I n e e t i n g o f t h i s a u g u s tg r o u p o f fi v e e l e c t e d o f fi c i a l s a l w a y s e n t e r e d r o a d w o r ko r d e r s as t h e i r fi r s t o r d e r o f bus iness in t h e minu tes o ft h e i r m o n t h l y m e e t i n g s .

On F e b r u a r y 1 4 , 1 8 5 3 , t h e commissioners m e t at t h e c o u r th o u s e . i n B e l l e f o n t e a n d p r e s e n t w e r e : P r o b a t e J u d g e J o h nG. D i x o n , ~Lorenzo R u s s e l l , M o s e s J o n e s , J o h n S. E u s t a c e ,a n d M o s e s M a p l e s . T h e f o l l o w i n g o r d e r s w e r e r e c o r d e d f o rt h e main tenance of t h e s t a g e r o a d f r o m t h e Te n n e s s e e l i n et o H u n t s v i l l e a n d ove rsee rs w e r e a p p o i n t e d :

‘ Tennessee l i n e to b r a n c h o p p o s i t e R o b e r t J o n e s - O l i v e rJ . H u g h e s

B r a n c h o p p o s i t e R o b e r t J o n e s t o b r i d g e ( n 1 Widows C r e e k ‑James E . V e r n o r

E a s t b a n k o f WidoWs C r e e k i n c l u d i n g b r i d g e t o 1 6 M i l e P o s t ‑G e o r g e C l o u d

16 M i l e P o s t to C r o w C r e e k ‐ M a r i o n McMahan

C r o w C r e e k t o W i l e y T a y l o r ' s o l d p l a c e ‐ W i l l i a m B o g u e

W i l e y T a y l o r ' s o l d p l a c e t o Mud C r e e k ‐ J o h n S t a r k e y

M u d C r e e k t o b r a n c h n e a r B e l l e f o n t e ‐ James S t a r k e y

B r a n c h e a s t o f B e l l e f o n t e t o f o r k s o f r o a d n e a r B e n j a m i nH u d g i n s ‐ H a m l i n C a l d w e l l

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F o r k s o f r o a d w e s t o f B e n j a m i n H u d g i n s ( p r e s e n t d a y i n t e r ‑s e c t i o n o f C o u n t y R o a d 3 3 a n d S n o d g r a s s R o a d i n S c o t t s b o r o )t o L a g o o n w e s t o f R o s e b e r r y ( n e a r p r e s e n t d a y i n t e r s e c t i o no f s o u t h e n d o f J o h n T . R e i d P a r k w a y a n d B r o a d S t r e e t ) t o9 M i l e P o s t ‐ Thomas K i r b y

9 M i l e P o s t t o W i l l i a m M a p l e s ‐ W i l l i a m D u l a n e y

W i l l i a m M a p l e s ( n e a r S a u t a C a v e ) t o t o p o f m o u n t a i n a b o v eJ a m e s B . W r i g h t ‐ C a l v i n W r i g h t

T o p o f m o u n t a i n a b o v e J a m e s B . W r i g h t t o W o o d v i l l e - J o e lL e d b e t t e r

W o o d v i l l e t o P r u i t t ' s F e r r y ( a t P a i n t Rock R i v e r ) 4 R u f u sJ o n e s

P r u i t t ' s F e r r y t o G u n S p r i n g a t b e a t l i n e ‐ J o h n P h i l l i p s

G u n S p r i n g t o M a d i s o n C o u n t y l i n e - S p r a g g i n s

T h e c o m m i s s i o n e r s t h e n a s s i g n e d r o a d o v e r s e e r s t o s e c o n d a r yr o a d s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t y b e g i n n i n g i n O l d W o o d v i l l e a sf o l l o w s t h r o u g h L a r k i n s v i l l e , S a g e T o w n , C e n t e r P o i n t , a n dt h e n t o t h e S t a g e R o a d n e a r B e l l e f o n t e :

Francis L . D i l l a r d ' s t o b e a t l i n e o n w a y t o L a r k i n s v i l l eM a r s h a l l B o w e r s

B e a t l i n e t o B e t h l e h e m M e e t i n g H o u s e ( p r e s e n t d a y L i m r o c k ) ‑W h i t fi e l d Shook

B e t h l e h e m M e e t i n g H o u s e t o ( R o b e r t a n d W i n n i e ) Countesso l d p l a c e - W i l l i a m T i p t o n ‑

Widow ( W i n n i e ) C o u n t e s s p l a c e t o t h e R a c e T r a c k ‐ ThomasH a r r i s ( T h i s r a c e t r a c k m u s t h a v e b e e n about h a l f w a y b e ‑t w e e n L e s l i e ' s R i d g e a n d d o w n t o w n o l d L a r k i n s v i l l e . )

R a c e T r a c k t o L a r k i n s v i l l e ‐ W i l l i a m J o n e s

L a r k i n s v i l l e t o H u f f ' s O l d P l a c e ‐ J o h n C o m p t o n( W h e r e w a s H u f f ' s O l d P l a c e ? ? ?

H u f f ' s O l d P l a c e t o Widow S a n d e r s ( n e a r ~ C e n t e r P o i n t ) ‑C a r y S t a p l e s

Widow S a n d e r s o l d P l a c e t o S t a g e R o a d - J a m e s R o s s o n ( J a m e sR o s s o n l i v e d n e a r p r e s e n t d a y M a p l e s I n d u s t r i e s p l a n t o nE a s t W i l l o w S t r e e t . )

T h e r o a d commiss i one rs t h e n a s s i g n e d o v e r s e e r s o f r o a d sr u n n i n g t h r o u g h T u p e l o , H o l l a n d s C h a p e l , a n d M a y n a r d s C o v e :

B e l l e f o n t e t o 4 M i l e P o s t ‐ J e s s e D . Womack

4 M i l e P o s t t o 6 M i l e P o s t ‐ I s a a c Te e t e r s

F r o m 6 M i l e P o s t ‐ J o h n B r o o k s

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JACKSON COUNTY ROADS AND ROAD OVERSEERS i n 1853 ( C o n t i n u e d )

F r o m f o r k s o f r o a d a t L i b e r t y M e e t i n g H o u s e ( M c B r o a n H o l l o w )t o s c h o o l h o u s e n e a r Thomas W i l s o n ' s - R i c h a r d B r o w n i n g

Thomas W i l s o n s c h o o l h o u s e to f o o t of ( C r o w ) Mountain ‑D a v i d G o l d

F o o t o f , mountain t o w h e r e i t i n t e r s e c t s w i t h . B o x e s .CoveR o a d ‐ B r a n t l y I v y

From f o r k s o f r o a d a t L i b e r t y M e e t i n g H o u s e t o f o r k s o fr o a d at B r o w n s C o v e Road ‐.James Hawk ins

F o r k s o f r o a d a t B r o w n s C o v e t o Te n n e s s e e L i n e ‐ J a c k H a n e y

F r o m f o r k s o f r o a d o n B a c k B o n e R i d g e t o _ B e a t L i n e ‐ J o h nA u s t e l l

F r o m s o u t h e a s t c o r n e r o f ( S i l a s ) Parsons" b i g g r a s s l o tt o B e a t L i n e ‐ R e d e n C h i s e n h a l l

F r o m B e a t L i n e t o B i g G r a s s L o t ‐ J . J . I v y

F r o m B e a t L i n e o n ( B a c k B o n e ) R i d g e t o t h e f o o t o f t h e m o u n ‑t a i n - J e r e m i a h S t e p h e n s

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d a t o l d man ( W i l l i a m ) D a v i s t ot h e f o r d o f Mud C r e e k ‐ C a l v i n G e n t r y

F r o m t h e f o r d o f Mud C r e e k t o M r s . K y l e s o l d s t o r e houseS t e p h e n P i t c o c k

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d a t t h e L a n c e B r a n c h t o t h e Tw oM i l e P o s t t o w a r d s J o h n D . Cowans o l d p l a c e ‐ Wm. N e t h e r l a n d

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d a t T w o M i l e P o s t t o t h e b r a n c ha t A l l e n H a n c o c k s ‐ S a m u e l H a n c o c k

F r o m t h e b r a n c h a t A l l e n H a n c o c k s t o t h e b r i d g e o n M u d C r e e kJ o s e p h B r o w n i n g

F r o m t h e b r i d g e o n M u d C r e e k t o t h e t o p o f t h e m o u n t a i na b o v e C . C . W i l l i a m s ‐ W i l l i a m R . T h a r p

F r o m t h e h e a d o f P o l e B r a n c h t o t h e f o r k s o f t h e S a u t aR o a d - W i l l i a m M . F e a r s

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d a b o v e t h e O l d S t o r e t o G i d ( e o n )M o r r i s ' S t i l l H o u s e ~ E l i j a h I n g l i s

F r o m t h e r o a d f r o m t h e C o r n S p r i n g t o w h e r e i t i n t e r s e c t st h e S t a g e R o a d ‐ P r e s t o n B r o w n

F r o m t h e C o r n S p r i n g ( C a r n e s ) t o t h e t o p o f t h e m o u n t a i na t t h e L o w G a p - W i l l i a m L o v e l a d y

F r o m t h e L o w G a p t o t h e B i g C o o n R o a d - L a n k f o r d P a r k e r

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d n e a r G u r l e y ' s t o W i l l i a m Wann' so l d p l a c e ‐ M a t t h e w Wa s h i n g t o n

F r o m W i l l i a m Wann' s o l d p l a c e t o t h e m i d d l e o f t h e b r i d g eo n B i g C o o n - A . J . R u s s e l l

F r o m B i g C o o n B r i d g e t o W i l l i a m R a s h ' s - Wm. A . A u s t i n

F r o m t h e f o o t o f m o u n t a i n t o Te n n e s s e e L i n e ‐ J o h n G r i d e r

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F r o m (Wm. A . ) A u s t i n ' s g i n to J a s o n Carg i le 's s t i l l h o u s e ‑A . A . G r i d e r

F r o m C a r g i l e ' s s t i l l h o u s e t o Thomas K n i g h t ' s ‐ J o h n A l l i s o n

F r o m T h o m a s K n i g h t ' s t o t h e R i c h H o l l o w ‐ Thomas A l l i s o n * 4

F r m n t h e cave s p r i n g a t - t h e Widow H a d e n ' s t o t h e f o o t o ft h e m o u n t a i n ‐ J a c o b W i l l i a m s

F r o m (Wm. A . ) A u s t i n ' s g i n t o ( T h o m a s ) B o a z ( o r B o a s e ) o l dm i l l t o t h e middle o f t h e b r i d g e o n C r o w C r e e k ‐ W ( i l l i a m )I . L o n g a c r e

F r o m t h e r o a d f r o m t h e m i d d l e o f t h e bridge o n C r o w C r e e kt o R u s s e l l ' s o l d p l a c e ‐ Thomas B u r c h

F r o m R u s s e l l ' s o l d p l a c e t o C a p t e r t o n s L a n d i n g - G e o r g eC a p e r t o n

' F r o m t h e ( S t e v e n s o n ) D e p o t t o B o l i v a r ‐ E d C o l l e y o r C o l l i n s

F r a n t h e m o u n t a i n n e a r C u r t i s H a d d e n ' s t o t h e S a u t a Road ‑B e n j a m i n S a n d e r s

F r o m M r s . ( S a r a h - w i d o w o f ' M a r t i n ) B a r r i e r ' s o l d p l a c eto ’ S a m u e l Summer 's o l d p l a c e - J a c k Peacock

F r o m P l e a s a n t G r o v e b y t h e w a y o f o l d man W e s t ' s t o t h eTe n n e s s e e l i n e - John A r n o l d

F r o m p o i n t o f m o u n t a i n n e a r t h e C r o w C r e e k b r i d g e t o t h e ,._h e a d o f C o l l i n ' s S p r i n g ‐ J e s s e e C a r g i l e ( j

F r o m t h e h e a d o f C o l l i n ' 3 S p r i n g t o G e o r g e Wa l k e r ' 5 o l dp l a c e - M a t t h e w T a l l e y ~ \ ,

F r o m G e o r g e W a l k e r ' s o l d p l a c e t o t h e fi r s t F i s h C r o s s o nC r o w C r e e k ‐ D a n i e l R . T a l l e y

F r o m fi r s t fi s h c r o s s o n C r o w C r e e k t o t h e Te n n e s s e e l i n e( ? W i l s o n ) G o n c e

F r o m w h e r e D o r a n ' s C o v e R o a d l e a v e s t h e S t a g e R o a d t o t h eT e n n e s s e e l i n e ‐ J o h n Hawk

F r o m w h e r e t h e K i n g ' s C o v e R o a d l e a v e s t h e D o r a n ' s C o v eR o a d t o t h e t o p o f t h e r i d g e b e t w e e n K i n g ' s a n d D o r a n ' sC o v e s ‐ C o w a n R u s s e l l

F r o m t h e r o a d a t t o p o f m o u n t a i n b e t w e e n K i n g ' s a n d D o r a n ' sC o v e t o t h e S t a g e R o a d ‐ J a m e s F . R u s s e l l

F r o m t h e B r i c k H o u s e t o R e e c e ' s old f e r r y ‐ Wm. M c F a r l a n e

F r o m B o l i v a r t o C a m e r o n ' s F e r r y ‐ W i l l i a m S . A l l e n

F r o m h a l f w a y u p t h e m o u n t a i n t o t h e t e r m i n u s o f t h a t p r e c i n c tJ o h n G i l l i a m

F r o m R e e c e ' s F e r r y t o t h e T e n n e s s e e l i n e ‐ J a m e s M c C a r r o l l

F r o m R e e c e ' s F e r r y t o C a s h ' s B r a n c h ‐ T h e o d o r e M c C o y

F r o m C a s h ' s B r a n c h t o f o r k s o f t h e r o a d ‐ Thomas A c k e r s o n

F r o m f o r k s o f r o a d t o T h r e e M i l e P o s t ‐ L e v i C a s h

F r o m T h r e e M i l e P o s t t o C o u n t y l i n e ‐ L a r k i n C h u r c h( o n S a n d M o u n t a i n ) 1 0

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F r o m w h e r e t h e r o a d l e a v e s C a p e r t o n ' s F e r r y t o T a y l o r ' sS p r i n g ‐ Adam S . C a p e r t o n

F r o m T a y l o r ' s S p r i n g t o t h e Te n n e s s e e l i n e - H e n r y H u l s e y

F r o m G a y ' s F e r r y t o t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d o n t h e m o u n t a i n ‑Newton G a y

F r o m s u b l e t t ' s F e r r y t o f o r k s o f t h e r o a d o n t h e m o u n t a i n ‑S a m u e l R o r e x

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d t o L e d b e t t e r ' s ‐ J o n a s M a p l e s

F r o m S h i e l d s ' g a t e t o t h e c o u n t y l i n e - W i l l i a m B a k e r

F r o m t h e f o r k s o f t h e r o a d n e a r S u b l e t t ' s F e r r y t o t h e f o r do f t h e c r e e k a b o v e t h e s a w m i l l ‐ W i l l i a m P o t t e r

F r o m t h e f o r d o f t h e c r e e k a b o v e t h e s a w m i l l t o t h e c o u n t yl i n e ‐ O b a d i a h M e l t o n

F r o m M c G w y n n ' s F e r r y t o J . J . S u b l e t t ' s p l a c e _ A l e x a n d e rC l i f t o n

F r o m J o r d a n S u b l e t t ' s o l d p l a c e t o t h e ( W i l s o n ) D a v i s S p r i n gB r a n c h - G e o r g e W . S u b l e t t

F r o m D a v i s S p r i n g B r a n c h ( L a n g s t o n ) t o w h e r e t h e r o a d i n t e r ‑s e c t s t h e L a r k i n ' s L a n d i n g Road ‐ W i l l i a m Va u g h t ‘

F r o m L a r k i n ' s L a n d i n g t o t h e R a c e T r a c k Road - James S u b l e t t

F r o m t h e Rack T r a c k Road ( i n S a u t a B o t t o m s ) t o Sauta CreekRoad ‐ H e n r y H a r r i s ‘

F r o m B e l l e f o n t e t o S u b l e t t ' s F e r r y - P r e s t o n C l a r k

F r o m B e l l e f o n t e t o t h e B e l l e f o n t e L a n d i n g - E l i s h a B r y a n t

F r o m C r o s s ' F e r r y t o T a y l o r ' s S p r i n g ‐ W i l l i a m Adams

F r o m t h e S t a g e R o a d t o M c G w y n n ' s F e r r y ‐ B e n j a m i n S n o d g r a s s

F r o m t h e B e l l e f o n t e R o a d t o t h e T h r e e M i l e P o s t ‐ J o h n B . C o o k

F r o m t h e r o a d f r o m J o s e p h W i l s o n ' s ( n e a r p r e s e n t d a y K&KT r a i l e r P a r k ) t o R o s e b e r r y R o a d - W i l l i a m B u r g e s s

F r o m ROseberrY. to L a r k i n ' s L a n d i n g R o a d ‐ J o h n s o n McKay

F r o m t h e m o u t h o f I s l a n d C r e e k t o E l i s h a R i d l e y ' s ‐ E l i s h aR i d l e y

F r o m E l i s a h R i d l e y ' s t o C a p e r t o n ' s F e r r y - T . B . F o s t e r

F r o m W i l l i a m P a r k s ' p l a c e ( n e a r p r e s e n t d a y S c o t t s b o r oC o u n t r y C l u b g o l f c o u r s e ) t o S a u t a C r e e k o n t h e G u n t e r ' sL a n d i n g R o a d ‐ R i c h a r d K i r b y

F r o m S a u t a C r e e k t o w e s t b a n k o f M i n k C r e e k ‐ B e r r y S m i t h

F r o m r o a d w e s t o f M i n k C r e e k t o M a r s h a l l C o . l i n e ‐ Wm. McCamy

F r o m L a r k i n s v i l l e t o m o u t h o f M c C u t c h e n L a n e ‐ J . T . B e a s l e y

F r o m McCutchen L a n e to t h e S t a g e R o a d ‐ J o s e p h McCutchen

F r o m S t a g e R o a d t o G u n t e r ' s L a n d i n g R o a d o n backbone r i d g e _B u c k J o n e s

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F r o m (Gunter's L a n d i n g R o a d to L a r k i n ' s L a n d i n g - J o s e p h 'HS m a r t {C}F r o m C e n t e r P o i n t t o Thomas H a r g i s s ‐ D a v i d B r o w n

F r o m M a y n a r d s C o v e R o a d t o C e n t e r P o i n t ‐ H i r a m A . S a n d e r s » i

F r o m mOuth o f M c C u t c h e n L a n e o n t h e W i n c h e s t e r Road t o o l dp o w d e r m i l l ( a t S a n t a C a v e ) ‐ B r a d f o r d S m i t h

From o l d p o w d e r , m i l l p l a c e t o t h e G u n t e r ' s L a n d i n g R o a d ‑A r c h i b a l d E v a n s ~

F r o m L a r k i n s v i l l e o n W i n c h e s t e r R o a d t o t h e o l d D u n c a n p l a c e ‑J o h n K e i t h

F r o m t h e o l d D u n c a n p l a c e t o t h e f o o t o f ( C u m b e r l a n d ) M o u n ‑t a i n ‐ A l f r e d S h e l t o n

F r o m f o o t o f (Cumber l and ) M o u n t a i n to w h e r e t h e M a y n a r dC o v e Road i n t e r s e c t s t h e S a n t a R o a d o n t h e m o u n t a i n ‐ B e n j a ‑m i n H a r p e r

F r o m L a r k i n s v i l l e t o t h e 3 M i l e P o s t o n t h e m o u n t a i n - Wm.L a r k i n '

F r o m t h e f o o t o f m o u n t a i n a t L a t h a m s t o t h e 3 M i l e P o s to n t h e m o u n t a i n - W i l l i a m L a t h a m

F r o m t h e S t a g e R o a d t o t h e M a r s h a l l C o u n t y l i n e ‐ J o h n T a y l o r

F r o m t h e G u n t e r s L a n d i n g Road t o t h e M a r s h a l l C o u n t y l i n e ‑James B u l l m a n {I}F r o m D i l l a r d ' s hemp s h e l t e r t o t h e M a r s h a l l . C o u n t y l i n e ‐ _ MJ o h n L . H o d g e s ' \ /

F r o m t h e S t a g e Road n e a r P r u i t t ' s F e r r y o n P a i n t R o c k R i v e ro n t h e B i g C o v e R o a d t o t h e M a d i s o n C o . l i n e ‐ M u r p h y D o u g l a s

F r o m Redman's o l d p l a c e ( t o w n of P a i n t R o c k ) to M e a d ' s M i l l ‑D a v i d P r i c e

F r o m Meads M i l l a c r o s s t h e { n o u n t a i n t o Samuel. G e r o n ' s ‑I s a a c J o n e s

F r o m M a d i s o n C o u n t y l i n e t o D a v i s ' o l d p l a c e ‐ R i c h a r d C a m p b e l l

F r o m D a v i s ‘ o l d p l a c e t o M r s . ( M a r y ) D e r r i c k ' s ‐ Wm. K i r k p a t r i c k

F r o m M r s . ( M a r y ) D e r r i c k ' s t o t h e f o r k s a b o v e T r e n t o n - M y n a sD w y e r

F r o m Inouth. o f l a n e b e l o w P a d g e t t ' s o l d p l a c e t o f o o t o fmoun ta in a b o v e J o n a t h a n La tham 's ‐ S a n f o r d C a r d e n

F r o m E . C . W i l l i a m s t o J e s s e e W i l l i a m s ‐ J a m e s S l o a n

F r o m J e s s e e W i l l i a m s ' s p r i n g b r a n c h t o B l a c k w e l l s ~ N e v e lH . B r i d g e s

F r o m P e t e r B l a c k w e l l ' s t o S a n f o r d P o s t e n ' s ‐ J o h n M a p l e s

F r o m m o u t h o f l a n e a b o v e A b W i l s o n ' s i n m i d d l e o f C a n a d a y ' sS p r i n g B r a n c h ‐ M a r t i n K i r k p a t r i c k

F r o m m i d d l e o f C a n a d a y ' s S p r i n g B r a n c h t o L . D . B r i d g e s ‐ .S a m u e l H . D a v i s 9 \ /

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F r o m m o u t h o f l a n e b e l o w L . D . B r i d g e s t o Edmond W i l l i a m s o n ' so l d p l a c e ‐ R . A . W i l l i a m s o n

F r o m Edmond W i l l i a m s o n ' s o l d p l a c e t o M a d i s o n C o u n t y l i n e ‑B . B . T o n e y

F r o m m o u t h o f lane b e l o w L . D . B r i d g e s t o m i d d l e o f t h e f o r do n L i c k F o r k ‐ J o h n P u t m a n

F r o m m idd le o f f o r d o n L i c k F o r k t o B i s h o p ' s o l d p l a c e ‑J a m e s B . C h o r n

F r o m r o a d f r o m H o p k i n s v i l l e t o t h e fi r s t f o r d CH1 L a r k i n sF o r k ‐ R a l p h R e i d

F r o m t h e fi r s t f o r d o n L a r k i n s F o r k t o t h e o l d R e y n o l d sp l a c e - J a m e s L i n d s a y

F r o m t h e o l d R e y n o l d s p l a c e t o t h e Te n n e s s e e l i n e ‐ C a g l e

F r o m F e a r s o l d m i l l t o f o o t o f m o u n t a i n a t h e a d o f A r n o l d sC o v e ‐ W i l l i a m F o w l e r

F r o m h e a d o f A r n o l d s C o v e t o H o p k i n s v i l l e - J o h n P o s t e n

F r o m f o r k s o f r o a d n e a r F . F . G r e e n ' s to w h e r e i t i n te rsec tst h e A r n o l d C o v e R o a d n e a r F e a r s m i l l ‐ W a s h i n g t o n H e n s h a w

F r o m F r a z i e r ' s t o J o s e p h M a r t i n ' s - W i l l i a m H o l l a n d

F r o m J o s e p h M a r t i n ' s t o E v a n J a c k ' s - Thomas L a n g s t o n

F r o m E v a n J a c k ' s t o t h e W i n c h e s t e r Road - L a f a y e t t e J a c k s

F r o m H u r r i c a n e F o r k f r o m E v a n J a c k s ' t o Te n n e s s e e l i n e ‑L a t o n C o o p e r ‑

F r o m A . W . C o l l i n s t o L a r k i n s F o r d o n E s t i l l F o r k ‐ G . C o l l i n s

F r o m L a r k i n s F o r d o n E s t i l l F o r k t o Te n n e s s e e l i n e ‐ N a t h a nSimms

F r o n t M c G w y n n F e r r y t o R i d d l e T r a c e ( n 1 M o u n t a i n - ‐ W i l s o nB r y a n t

F r o m R i d d l e T r a c e t o t h e c r e e k a t K i r b y ' s M i l l - J a m e s S c r u g g s

F r o m C r e e k a t K i r b y ' s M i l l t o t h e ( D e K a l b ) C o u n t y l i n e ‑W i l l i a m M o o r e

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