CHRONICLESjchaweb.org/chronicles/1999ChroniclesV11N1-4.pdf · 2016-06-09 · ANCESTORSEARCHINGIN JACKSONCOUNTY,ALABAMA BRYAN/BRYANT Phyllis BryanHorn,4320 BullCreek Road 125,Austin,TX

JACKSON COUNTYCHRONICLES

IIBLUME11, NUMBER1 ISBN-19714348 JANUARY 1999

lAUNSllNUUUNTY NISTUBIUAIASSBBIATIIINWillMEETSUNIIAY.FEBRUARY 1,1999,12 :30 p m , Car l i le ’s Restaurant, Scottsboro, A labama.P r o g r a m V i c e Pres ident S t e v e K e n n a m e r a d v i s e s m e m b e r s a n d g u e s t sm a y c h o o s e t h e r e g u l a r Sunday b u f f e t or o r d e r f r o m t h e restaurantm e n u . P lease a s s e m b l e in Car l i le ’s b a c k d i n i n g r o o m f o r t h e m e a l a n dp rog ram mee t i ng .

1999 J C H A ANNUAL DUES NOW PAYABLE1999 Association dues are now due and payable. Mail your check in the amount 0 f $ l 0 . 0 0 toTreasurer Mary Ann Parsons, P O , Box I494, Scottsboro, AL 35768, to assure receipt of allquarterly issues of THE JACKSON COUNTY CHRONICLES. Include nine number zip code.

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SCOTTSBORO’S OLDEST H O M E NEEDS HEROES -- FA S T !by Clyde Broadway

T h e oldest h o u s e (s t i l l in i t s or ig ina l configura t ion) in d o w n t o w nScot tsboro needs a n e w o w n e r. I t is f o r sale, a n d i t is endangered byvandals a n d deter iorat ion. Located just o n e b l o c k sou th of t h eScot tsboro Her i tage Center in t h e Ep iscopa l H i l l D is t r i c t i s t h eArmstrong House in t h e 400 b l o c k of Sou th Street .Accord ing to research by A n n B. Chambless w h i c h is documented int h e Sco t t sbo ro C i t y Planner ’s office, t h e house w a s bu i l t by a M r.Huber t in 1875 on t h e s i t e of another house w h i c h burned in 1874. T h eh o u s e c a m e i n t o t h e h a n d s of J o h n C. Garland, o n e of t h e t o w n ’ sl e a d i n g cit izens, in 1881 ( t h e same y e a r t h e G r e a t F i r e w i p e d o u t mos tof t h e or ig ina l bus iness d i s t r i c t w h i c h f r o n t e d t h e ra i l road. ) I t w a sinhe r i t ed by h i s n iece, M i s s L u c y Garland, w h o w a s mar r i ed to Wa d eWooda l l in t h e par lo r o f t h e house. T h e l a s t res iden t w a s M i s s Fredd ieArms t rong . N o w h e r f a m i l y (Le roy a n d To m m y Arms t rong ) w o u l d l i k eto se l l i t t o someone w h o w i l l restore h o u s e to i t s o r i g i na l cond i t i on .Acco rd ing to t h e la te Harvey Jones, a w a r d w inn ing preservat ionarchitect, th i s house could be easi ly restored. On May 4, 1997, Mr.Jones looked at t h e house w i t h Dr. David Campbel l and me and wrotet h e fo l lowing le t te r dated May 5, 1997:“ T h e second house we looked at wou ld be eas i ly restorable on i t spresent s i te . I t appears to be vi r tua l ly complete ly i n t a c t a n d in goodtechn ica l condition; i t is in a nice, i f modest , neighborhood. I ta p p e a r s t h e h o u s e or ig inal ly h a d no f r o n t po rch , w h i c h w a s c o m m o nf o r houses of t h e pre-Civi l W a r per iod. F r o m w h a t I saw, i t c o u l d bep u t in g o o d r e s t o r e d c o n d i t i o n f o r $75,000-3100,000. I ce r ta i n l y h o p et h i s la te-Federa l s t y l e h o u s e c a n be preserved a n d res to red . ”T h e A l a b a m a H is to r i ca l Commiss ion i s a l s o in te res ted in s e e i n g t h i sh o u s e r e s t o r e d a n d c a n o f f e r a s s i s t a n c e i n t h e f o r m o f i n f o r m a t i o n f o rm a k i n g t h i s happen .Someone w i t h ene rgy a n d vis ion cou ld m a k e a rea l contr ibut ion to o u rher i tage a n d Scot tsboro c iv i c i m a g e by purchas ing a n d res tor ing t h i scould-be-beaut i fu l h i s to r i c home. However, t h i s h o u s e c a n n o t w a i tm u c h longer. Th is t i m e the re is no “THEY” to rescue t h i s landmark.I t s fu tu re depends on s o m e exemplary individual s tepp ing forward.Th is is you r personal invitation! 2

ANCESTOR SEARCHING IN JACKSONCOUNTY,ALABAMA

BRYAN/BRYANTPhyllis BryanHorn,4320 Bull Creek Road 125,Austin, TX 78731, seeks info onSAMUELBRYAN(T), found on the 1830, 1840,and 1850Jackson County,AL censuses. WILLIAMBRYANon the 1830 and 1840JacksonCounty censuses is thought to be abrother of Samuel;LOUIS BRYAN(T)who appears in 1850ISbelievedto beanother brother. They were all bornin NorthCarolina. Phyllis thinks they may bepart of the Bryan-Boone family.

CAMBRON/CAMRON/CAMERONRobert LeeMorris, P. O. Box 984, Viann, OK 74962, telephone (918) 773-8094, seeksinformationonLADDIE (BUCK)CAMBRON/CAMRON/CAMERON,born ca1800,and hisson, J. P. Cambron/Camron/Cameron, born 1833. This family is connected to the IsaacGrizzlefamily through Mary Jane Cambron’s marriage to IsaacGrizzle on July 22, 1868 (Her namegiven asMary Cameron on Jackson CO, AL marriage bond.)

HOLLAND/DAVIS/SHERRILL/POGUELou-JeanHollandRehn,2216 Holly Street,Denver,CO80207-3843, telephone (303) 333-2492,wants to contact other descendants of the children of WILLIAMHOLLANDwho marriedMARTHA SHERRILL and their son, JOHNHOLLANDwho marriedRHODADAVIS,daughter of WILLIAM andMARYANN (POGUE)DAVIS. Does anyone have the marriagerecord for WILLAIMDAVIS HOLLANDwho marriedPOLLYTHOMAS? They are thesubject of aresearchpaper beingwritten byLou-Jeanwho has family information she is willingto share. Are there any church records availablewhich include any of the above families?

H I L LW. D. (Billy) Hill, 12,915 Bushmills,Dallas,TX 75243, email address: [email protected],seeks any thread of information onTHOMAS A. HILL,born circa 1808,his wife Nancy, andtheir children: ELLIS HILL,born ca 1828, (mdElizabethThompson in 1849); MarthaHil l (mdIsaacMills in 1852); James Hil l ; Angelina Hill; Thomas Hill; Amanda Hil l (mdBlansett);Crissey Hill; LouisaHi l l (mdJames Pitts in 1860); andCalvinDeanHill. Thomas Hi l lpurchased land in Sections 25 and 26 of Township 1,Range 8 East between 1836 and 1855. Hi l lfamily were early members of Rocky Springs Churchof Christ per churchminutes.

CHILDRESS/HENDRICKS/HENDRIXAnn B. Chambless, 435 Barbee Lane,Scottsboro,AL 35769-3745, email: [email protected],seeks info onMITCHELL CHILDRESS, SR. (1750-1844)who died in Knox CO, TN.MITCHELL CHILDRESS, SR. was first md to HannahWebb, and their childrenwere:Mitchell , Jr., born 1769; James, born ca1776;Polly; Susannah ; andUrsula,bornca 1780,whomd her cousin, Wm. Childress. MITCHELLCHILDRESS, SR. married (2) RACHELHENDRIX (daughter of Garrett Hendrix, Jr.) on March4, 1815, in Knox CO, TN, and they werethe parents of JohnK. Childress (1815-1897)who marriedRuthBrownBurgess in 1840 inJackson CO, AL. Would like to correspondwith descendants of MITCHELL CHILDRESS, SR.

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SCOTTSBORO CRUSADES V I A THE WCTUby A n n B. Chambless

“ T h e m o r e th ings change, t h e m o r e t h e y r e m a i n t h e same,”immediately comes to m i n d w h e n read ing t h e 1928-1931 chap te rminutes of t h e WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNIONorgan ized in Scottsboro, Alabama, by Mrs . John Wil l Gay, S r. in t h e19205. Ear ly on t h e members shor tened t h e name of the i r organizat ionto WCTU.

What w a s t h e WCTU a n d w h y w a s i t o r g a n i z e d ? T h e Nat ional Woman’sChr is t ian Te m p e r a n c e U n i o n w a s founded i n Cleveland, Oh io i nNovember 1874. I t g r e w o u t of t h e “Woman’s Crusade” of t h e w i n t e rof 1873-74. On December 24, 1873, under t h e leadership of Mrs . ElizaThompson, seventy w o m e n rose f r o m t h e i r knees in a Presbyterianchurch determined to figh t f o r t h e cause of temperance. “Walk ing t w oby two , ” t hey sang as they marched to t h e saloons a n d d rug storesw h e r e l iquor w a s so ld . T h e fi r s t ba t t l e w a s w o n w h e n t h e y rece ived ap h a r m a c i s t ’ s p ledge n o t to s e l l a lcoho l excep t by prescr ip t ion . Whenano the r l oca l pha rmac i s t p roved re luc tan t to m e e t t h e ladies’demands, they kne l t in prayer un t i l he gave a simi lar commitment .Every day they v is i ted saloons a n d o t h e r d rug stores. They p rayed ons a w d u s t floors, or, be ing denied entrance, k n e l t ons n o w y p a v e m e n t sbefore t h e doorways, u n t i l a lmost a l l t h e se l l e r s cap i t u l a t ed .

The i r c r u s a d e s p r e a d amazing ly a n d w a s summar ized by Sarah K.Bo l ton of Cleveland, Ohio, a s u c c e s s f u l w r i t e r of t h a t day: “ I n fi f t yd a y s it ( t h e Crusade) drove t h e l i q u o r t raffic, horse, foot , a n d dragoonso u t of 250 towns a n d vil lages, increased by one hundred pe rcen t t h eattendance at church, a n d decreased t h a t at t h e cr im ina l cour ts in l i k ep r o p o r t i o n . ”

T h e c r u s a d e a g a i n s t a l c o h o l w a s a p r o t e s t b y women, i n p a r t , o f t h e i rl a c k of c iv i l r igh ts . Women cou ld n o t vo te in loca l o r na t iona lelections. In mos t states, w o m e n cou ld n o t c o n t r o l t he i r proper ty n o rhave c o n t r o l o f t h e i r ch i ld ren in c a s e of d ivorce .

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Mos t l o ca l po l i t i c a l mee t i ngs w e r e he l d i n saloons w h i c h resu l ted i nt h e exc l us i on o f women . I n 1879,WCTU President Frances Wil lardb egan organ iz ing po l i t i c a l means to s h o w t h a t a l l r e f o rm w a sinter-connected a n d t ha t soc ia l p r ob l ems cou l d no t be separa ted .At t h e end of t h e 19 th century, Americans spent over a bi l l ion dollarson alcohol ic beverageseach yea r, compared w i t h $900 mi l l ion onmeat, a n d l e ss t h a n $200 mi l l i on on pub l i c educa t ion . The WCTUleaders v owed to be an eng ine f o r soc i a l change.

Behind t h e WCTU’s re fo rm w a s “protection of t h e home. ” The i r s logan“Fo r God and Home a n d Nat ive Land ” ( la te r changed to “Every Land”)e xp r e s sed t h e WCTU’s p r i o r i t i e s . T h e WCTU’s wa tchwords w e r e“Ag i t a t e - Educate - Leg is la te . ” By 1894, under home protect ion, t h eWCTU endorsed women ’s suff rage. By 1896, 25 of t he i r 39depar tmen ts w e r e deal ing w i t h non-temperance issues. However, _p roh i b i t i o n cont inued to be t h e i r n umbe r o n e issue . T h e success i nbu i ld ing on t h e s ta te l eve l began to have true nat ional s i gn i ficancea f t e r s ta te a f te r s ta te adopted proh ib i t ion .

TODAY, t h e WCTU is t h e o ldes t vo lun tary, non-sec tar ian woman’sorganizat ion in continuous exis tence in t he wor ld. Fo r 125 years, t heWCTU has trained women to th ink on the i r feet, speak in publ ic , andr u n an organ izat ion.

WHO WERE THESCOTTSBORO WOMENAND WHATD I D THEYDOAFTER FORMING THESCOTTSBORO WCTU?The minutes of t h e Scottsboro chap te r a re extant f o r June 1928 !December 1931 a n d s h o w a ve r y act ive, informed, civic-minded g roupo f women . The i r fi r s t p r i o r i t y w a s p roh ib i t i on coup led w i t h l o c a l l a wenforcement. In November 1928, t hey pledged to s tand by t h e n e wProbate Judge, J . M. Money, in in terest of be t t e r enforcement ofp roh ib i t i on . They a lso covenan ted to v i s i t t h e cour t house to s e e h o wvio la tors w e r e ac cused a n d t r i ed in t h e cour ts . La te r t h e y v o t e d toin te rv iew Jackson County H i g h Schoo l Pr inc ipa l l . J . B rowder abou tsponso r i ng a meda l contest i n t h e in te res t o f p roh i b i t i on . I n Decembe r1929, D r . Hugh Bo y d p r e s e n t e d t h e i r p r o g r am on o p i um smok ing .

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The Scot tsbora WCTUwa s dedicated to improving the i r town a n di t s surrounding communit ies. They maintained an awareness ofpe rsona land commun i t y needs o f a l l a g e g roups . They k e p t ab reas tof nat ional and regional issues. They showed the i r compassion whenthe i r ne ighbors w e r e in need . They d i d NOT choose to igno re t h ecommun i t y p r ob l ems brought on by a lcoho l a n d d r ug abuse, apa t h y,poverty, a n d t h e need f o r we l fa re re fo rm. And, last, b u t n o t least , t h e yp roved t hey k new h o w to balance business issues w i t h soc ia lameni t ies . They l i ked h o t tea, pa r t y sandwiches, “ t emp t i ng desserts,”“ sa l ad courses,” a n d “da in t y refreshments.” Today s o m e of t h e i rch i ld ren remembered h o w t he y l i k e d to dress up in t he i r ha t s a n dg l oves f o r b o t h l o c a l mee t i ngs a n d d i s t r i c t conven t ions .

These w e r e w omen who w e r e n o t a f r a i d t o t a c k l e soc i a l i ssuessomet imes over looked by t h e men in the i r l ives. In November 1928,t h e m inu tes state: We dep lo re t h e p r e sen t cond i t i on o f o u r t own a n dcommun i t y. A t tha t meet ing they “prayed f o r GRACE and STRENGTHto improve current condi t ions.” At o the r meet ings these ladies:1. Wrote le t ters to Senator Hugo’Black‘andCongressman Ed B. Almonin regard to be t te r mot ion p ic tures .2. Interviewed Dr. RayfordHodges in rega rd to a cha r i t y w a r d at t h en e w Hodges Hosp i ta l in Scottsboro.3. Inv i ted PROGRESSIVE AGE Ed i to r J i m Benson to speak on l a wenforcement in Jackson Coun ty.4 . Vo t ed to c i rcu la te a pe t i t i on to c i t y a n d county offic ia ls f o r be t t e rl a w en fo rcement ( o f proh ib i t ion . )5 . In te rv iewed t h e coun ty commiss ione rs in r ega r d to t h ecommiss ione rs mov i ng t h e f oun t a i n f r om t h e cour t house .6. Adop ted t h e h ighway to t h e (Tennessee) River f o r beaut ificat ion.7 . Opened d iscuss ion on w h a t t h e organ iza t ion w a s do i ng to ra ise t h estandards o f t h e commun i t y.8. Discussed h ow they cou ld so lve needs of a ch i ld we l f a re wa rd .9. Sent Sher i ff Ma t t Wann a le t t e r of ' commendat ion f o r h i s serv icesrendered t h e county.10 . Discussed t h e w o r k o f t h e s t a t e leg is la tu re and we l fa re wo r k .11 . Worked towa rd improving elementary schoo l p layground.12. Gave funds to t h e loca l c i rcu la t ing l ibrary. ‘

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A 1931 PROGRESSIVE AGE newspaper cl ipping reflects bo th t h e soc ia lp rob lems o f t ha t g ene r a t i o n and t h e individual a n d col lect ive effor tsbe ing ma d e to cor rec t those soc i a l s t igmas . The program top i c s o f t h e1931 Distr ict WCTU meeting (hosted by t he Scottsboro chapter) showthose women we re deal ing w i t h many o f t h e same prob lems ou rcounty and nat ion face in 1999.

At t h e mee t i ng he ld at t h e Scottsboro Presbyterian Church, a f t e r adevotional l e d by Mrs. J ohn Wil l Gay, Son, t h e Reverend G. F. Ponder(min is te r of t h e Scot tsboro Methodist Church) s p o k e on “Cr ime a n d t h eMovies.” Mrs . Greenwood of Huntsvi l le p r e s e n t e d a pape r “ O u rChi ldren. ” Mrs . Pe t t u s ( o f Huntsvi l le) t a l k ed on “Tempe ranceEducat ion of o u r Chi ldren.” The af ternoon devot ional w a s l e d by Mrs .J. O. L ipscomb of Scottsboro, a n d ano the r Scottsboro member, M issAdele Rivers, s p o k e on “Teach ing Temperance a n d Cit izenship.” T h emee t i ng c losed w i t h Mrs . Parker Campbel l s ing ing “Others . ”

A f t e r t h e program, Eastern Distr ict officers we r e chosen:Mrs. J. O. L ipscomb of Scottsboro w a s elected Sub-Chairman and Mrs.E. P. Jacobs (o f Bridgeport) was elected Vice-Chairman. Mrs. CarlosKennamer of Scottsboro wa s chosen as Secretary-Treasurer.

The mon th l y meet ings of t h e SCOTTSBOROWCTU a lso included ava r i e t y o f cu l t u ra l expe r i ences . T he hostesses’ homes becameconcer t ha l l s a n d t h e fi rs t t hea te r stage f o r many of Scottsboro’sta len ted and promis ing ladies. Some we r e chap te r members such asMrs . Mance l Michaels a n d Mrs . Ray fo rd Hodges w h o sang a n d Mrs.Hugh Campbe l l w h o p l a yed a p i ano so lo . O the rs w e r e t h e h i g h s c h o o la g e daughters o f chap t e r members or t he i r f r iends .

More t han l i ke ly t h e ora t ion on proh ib i t i on g i ven by Miss Joe lMcClendon w a s a resu l t of t h e Meda l contest t h e chap te r sponso red att h e Jackson County H igh School .

On one occasion, t he chap te r announced a spec ia l meet ing f o r alec ture by v is i to r Mrs. Mary HoraceArmor, LLD.

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Performances by t h e younge r g e n e r a t i o n inc luded p i a n o so los by MaryB e n s o n ( d a u g h t e r o f M r . a n d M r s . J i m S . Benson) ; M a r y J a n e H o d g e sT h o m a s ( d a u g h t e r o f M r. a n d M r s . S a m H o d g e s , Sr. ) ; J e w e l l H i n s h a w(daughter of M r. a n d Mrs . Harvey Hinshaw); El iza H a c k w o r t h (daughterof M r. a n d Mrs. James B. Hackworth); Grace PayneWales (daughter ofM r. a n d Mrs . Claude Payne); Charlot te Ta l l y (daughter of M r. a n d Mrs .J . B. Ta l ly ) ; a n d Wi l l ie H. S h o o k Armst rong (daughter o f Mr. a n d Mrs . B.F.ShookJGrace Payne Wales a l s o p layed a violin solo, a n d I d a Moody (daughtero f M r. a n d Mrs. Mi les Moody) a n d El iza H a c k w o r t h p layed a p i a n o duet .Eliza Hackworth g a v e a musical reading,a n d readingswere also g ivenby Kather ine Sen te l l (daughter of M r . a n d Mrs . Augus tus (Gus) Sentel l )a n d Luc i l l e Benson (daugh te r o f M r. a n d Mrs . J o h n B. Benson) w h ol a t e r ach ieved s t a r d o m in Ho l l ywood mov ies .

S o m e o f t h e members p r e s e n t e d a p l a y l e t f o r a c h a p t e r p r o g r a m . T h echap te r a l s o encouraged a n d helped Sco t t sbo ro Elementary Schoo lPr inc ipal Boyd Turner (fi rs t husband of Sarah B e t t y Turner I ng ram a n dfather of Boyd Lee Turner w h o mar r ied Brenda Phi l l ips) w i t h a “p lay le t ”by a n d f o r t h e elementary schoo l chi ldren.

WHO WERE THESE DESIGNING SCOTTSBORO WOMEN?T h e extant 1928-1931 chapter m inu tes do n o t inc lude a chap te r roster.However, a month-to-month check of those ment ioned in t h e minu tesgarne red at leas t forty-five names . However, you r au tho r is pos i t ivet h i s l i s t is not a l l inclusive, as t h e chap te r w a s organized a n d ac t ivesevera l yea rs p r i o r to 1928. It is a g iven f a c t t h a t Mrs. (Call ie) J o h nWi l l G a y, S r . w a s t h e organ iz ing p r e s i d e n t a n d t h e dr iv ing f o r c e beh indt h i s g r o u p f o r a n u m b e r o f years . T h e fi r s t ex tan t r e c o r d o f o fficers ist h e s l a t e e l e c t e d i n S e p t e m b e r 1928. T h e y w e r e :

Mrs. Ed Snodgrass, PresidentMrs. J. W. G a y, V i c e PresidentMrs . J. S. Benson, Recording Sec re ta ryMrs. J. R. Gross, Corresponding Secre taryMrs. J. O. Boggus, TreasurerMrs. W. J. Word, Sr., Assistant TreasurerMrs. J o h n Jones a n d Mrs. H o m e r White, F l o w e r C o m m i t t e e

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KNOWNSCOTTSBORO CRUSADERS VIA THE WOTUA N DSOMEOF THEIR CONNECTIONS

MRS. CHARLEY AMBRESTER (Leona) - Mo the r of Roy Ambres te r

MISS FANNIE BEARD - S i s t e r of C. B. Beard a n d aun t of Ju l i u s B. Beard

MRS . CHARLES BROWNBEARD ( n e e Barbara Col l ins) - Mo t he r of J u l i u sB. a n d Dor is Beard

MRS. JAMES S. (J IM) BENSON - Mo the r of J immy a n d Mary Benson

MRS. JOHN B. BENSON- Mother of Mary Lee (Benson) Ha l l a n d Luc i l l eBenson. Grandmother of D r. J o h n Dav id Hall, J o a n Hall , a n d Be t t y Ha l lBradford (Mrs. B i l l Bradford)

MRS. J. A. BIRD (honorary membe r in 1928 p e r minutes)

MRS. J. O. BOGGUS, SR.

MRS. PARKERCAMPBELL (nee Mat i lda Robinson)

MRS. SILAS (DUNK) CAMPBELL (nee Ola Groover) - Mo t he r of No r a L e e

MISS MARY CARROLL

MRS. LUCY CARTER - (nee Lucy Sel ls ) - Mo the r of V i v i an (Carter)Ra iney a n d g r a n dmo t h e r o f Ma r y J o (Webb) Rainey

MRS. JOHN WILL GAY, SR. (nee Ca l l i e Frances Mi l l igan of Wh i t e Plains,AL) - Mother o f John Wil l Gay, J r . w h o mar r ied Maur ine Gipson Gay:Emerson M. Gay; a n d Amy Lou ise Gay Main (Mrs. A l l en D. Main)

MISS NINA GAY - daugh te r o f J ohn Wi l l Gay, S r. a n d h i s fi rs t w i fe ,Susan Hor ton Gay, a n d s is te r of Alexander, Avery, a n d Pau l Gay

MRS. CHRIS F. GRIGG - Mothe r o f F rank Gr igg a n d Ma t t i e Gr igg Bobo9

KNOWNSCOTTSBORO CRUSADERS VIA THEWOTUANDSOMEOF THEIR CONNECTIONS

MRS.JOHN REUBEN GROSS (nee Mary lsbe l l of Falkvil le) !Grandmother of Mary (Gross)Al len and H. B. (Bil l) Gross

MRS.BILL GROSS (nee Ma t Barclay) (no chi ldren)

MRS. R. M. HIGGINBOTHAM (nee Minn ie Bryant ) - Mo the r of Daisy H.

MRS. HARVEY HENSHAW(nee Am Coll ins) - Mo the r of Jewe l l H inshawa n d s i s t e r of A l i c e (Col l ins) J one s (Mrs . J o h n A. Jones )

MRS. RAYFORD HODGES, SR. (nee Jennie McGahey) - Mother ofRayford Hodges, Jr. , L i la Jean (Hodges) Fowler; a n d Dr. DurwoodHodges, S r .

MRS.JOHN A. JONES (nee Al ice Collins) - Mother of Stanley Jones, S r.a n d Wayne Jones

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MRS. CARLOS KENNAMER (nee Mol l ie Owensby) - Mother of Edward;Faye Kennamer Gardner; Carlos, Jr.; a nd Mary Kathryn K. Hunt

MRS.J. O. LIPSCOMB - (Eleanor(Ellen) Hambrick) - Mother of JamesH . L i pscomb w h o mar r i ed Bess Moody and g randpa ren t s o f Vi rg in iaL i pscomb P i t t a n d Mar ie L i pscomb Bake r.

MRS . BELLE McANELLY (nee Be l l e Green) - Mo the r of Rober t Hen ryMcAne l l y ; Ro y McAnel ly ; E t h e l McAne l l y ; a n d Sa l l y (McAnelly) B a l c h

MRS.ROBERT HENRY McANELLY (nee Lula Wilhelm) - Mo the r of Opa lMcAnelly and s is ter of Lawrence a n d Houston B. Wilhelm and aunt ofEra (Wilhelm) Barbee

MRS. MANCELMICHAELS (nee Margare t Broadway) - aunt of ClydeBroadway a n d sister-in-law of Cora Michaels.

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K N O W NSCOTTSBORO CRUSADERS VIA THE W C T UA N DS O M E OF THEIR CONNECTIONS

M R S . CLAUDEPAYNE - (nee Ly d i a E l l en Harwe l l ) - M o t h e r o f Lou i sePayne; S u e (Payne) Reid; a n d Grace (Payne) Wales

MRS. G. F. PONDER ( w i f e of Scottsboro Methodist Church minister)

MISSADELE RIVERS - Served as truant o fficer f o r t h e Jackson CountySchool system f o r many years. Died in 1997 at t h e a g e of 99.

MRS. AUGUSTUS (GUS) SENTELL, SR. - Mo the r of Mary Du (Sentel l)Allen, Gus Sentell, Jr. , Katherine Sentell, a n d Opalea Sente l l Webb

MRS.SALLIE SMITH (nee Carter)

MRS.B. F. SHOOK - Mothe r of Wil l ie H. (Shook) Armstrong a n dg r a n d m o t h e r o f To m m y Armstrong

MRS. TYSON SLOAN (nee K a t e Sel ls ) - Mo the r of Ru th (Sloan) Berzett,Paul ine Sloan, a n d Wil l iam T. S loan

MRS. ED C. SNODGRASS (nee Sa l l i e Gross)

MRS. C. T. STARKEY (nee “ Ti n y ” Hart ley)

MRS. J. K. THOMPSON, SR. - (nee Teresa Adams) - Mo the r of J o h n Wil lThompson, Vi rg in ia , a n d J a m e s K. (Jim) Thompson, J r .

MRS.A. A. VANN (Vanns o w n e d fi r s t fi v e a n d d i m e store in Scot tsboro)

MRS. CHARLES A. WEBB - (nee Florence Morgan)- Mothe r of Virg in ia(Webb) Conley; Wa l te r Webb; T o m Ed Webb; Ernest Webb; J o h n Dav idWebb; Ve d a Webb; a n d Cloe (Webb) Padget t

MRS. HOMERWHITE (nee Magg ie Gayle) - Mo the r of Wi l l iam M.; Rober tB.; Mi ldred (White) Beard; a n d A l i c e (White) Rudder

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KNOWNSCOTTSBORO ORUSADERS VIA THE WCTUA N DSOMEOF THEIR CONNECTIONS

MRS. CECIL WORD (nee Cec i l A l ice Box) - Mother of Be t t y Jane (Word)Ya t e s Whatley; Peggy (Word) Hol land McClendon; a n d Ste l la (Word)Benson

MRS. RUPERTWORD (nee Grace Harwell of Gadsden) - Mother of Bi l l ieMadge (Word) McCamy a n d g r andmo t he r o f Ray, Bil l , a nd J i m McCamy

MRS. WILLIAM JACOB WORD (nee El la Jane Gent le) - Mother of MaryThelma; Wi l l iam Ruper t Word; Ruby (Word) Branum; H a l Bradford Word;Claude Wesley Word; Cec i l B. Word; Ha r r y F. Word; a n d Robert DonaldWord, S r .

MRS. GORDON YOUNG (nee Carr ie Wood) - Mother o f Luc i l l e (Young)Paulk a n d g r andmo t he r o f Gerald Pau lk

AFTER STUDYING THEWORKOF THEWCTUA T THENA TIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL, YOUREDITORSALUTESTHEIR FORESIGHT ANDAOCOMPLISHMENTS. TheScottsboro lad ies cer ta in l y laidst rong bu i ld ingb locksa n do f fe red strong shoulders f o r fu tu re genera t ions .

EDITOR’S NOTE: I am sure there we r e o t he r ac t i ve members of t h eWCTU whose names do no t appear in t h e 1928-1931 extant minu tes .F o r t h i s reason, I he reby e x t e n d my apo l ogy to f am i l y membe r s of a n yl ady w h o i s n o t r eco rded i n t h i s accoun t . I f y o u r f am i l y membe rshou ld be included in th i s h is to ry, p l e a se ma i l y o u r information to AnnB. Chambless, 435 Barbee Lane, Scottsboro, AL 35769-3745 or ema i l :[email protected].

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yo u r Ed i to r is g r a t e f u l to Mrs . Rubi lee Sm i t h f o r h e rassistance in determining maiden names and in ident i fy ing ch i ld ren ofWCTU chapter members. THANK YOU, RUBILEEI

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J.C.H.A. BOOK FOR SALEThe Jackson County Historical Association has republished THE HISTORY OFJACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John R. Kennamer, Sr., 1935 edition. Theprice of the book is $20.00. If mailing is required, please add $3.00 for each bookorder. Allow ten (10) days for processing. Please complete the following orderblank and mail to:

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BELMONTCOAL MINES0F JACKSONCOUNTY,ALABAMA, byLewisWendell Page,Sr. is now available for a $30 donation to the Scottsboro-Jackson CountyHeritage Center, P. O. Box 53, , Scottsboro,AL 35768. This history of the adventurous,brave, and dedicated citizens of Boyd’s Switch, Pleasant Grove, and the Wininger areas ofCumberland Mountain is the product of almost 40 years of research byWendell Page.Although the basic story is about coal mining,many other socioeconomic threads are woveninto Mr. Page’s history, including education, gold mining, land deals, social gatherings,documented graphics, and pictures of those wonderful Cumberland Mountain families whoshared their stories with M r. Page.

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J A C K S O N COUNTY CEMETERYREGISTER

B a r r y P i c k e t t h a s inven to r ied o v e r5 0 0 cemeter ies, a n d a l l h a v e n o wb e e n e n t e r e d i n t h e c o m p u t e r b yC h a r l o t t e R a y - -43,400 p l u s n a m e s !B o t h B a r r y a n d C h a r l o t t e a r e n e n b e r so f t h e J C H A a n d a r e n o w t u r n i n g t h e i ra t t e n t i o n t o c o l l e c t i n g names o f t h o s ebur ied in unmarked g raves in JacksonCoun ty cemete r i es . Y O U C A N HELPb y s h a r i n g y o u r k n o w l e d g e . P l e a s em a i l n a m e o f t h e c e m e t e r y, n a m e o ft h e deceased, a n d d a t e of death, i fk n o w n . I f d e a t h d a t e is unknown,i n c l u d e a p p r o x i m a t e y e a r o r t i m ep e r i o d . Y O U C A N H E L P b y m a i l i n gy o u r i n f o to CHARLOTTE R AY, 5239CO RD 43, SECTION, AL 35771.S h e w i l l i n c l u d e names s u b m i t t e d i nt h e U N M A R K E D g r a v e s e c t i o n o f t h ec e m e t e r y r e g i s t e r w h i c h h o p e f u l l y w i l lb e p u b l i s h e d some t i m e i n t h e y e a r2000.

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Mc INT IRER e b e c c a S p e n c e r , 5 6 1 2 L a w r e n c e2100, S t o t t s C i t y, MO, 65756-9116,s e e k s i n f o o n J o h n F. a n d E l i z a b e t hM c I n t i r e . J o h n F. , b o r n 1780-1790,w a s a M e t h o d i s t m i n i s t e r w h o d i e d c a1830-1840 in J a c k s o n C o . E l i z a b e t hw a s b o r n ca 1789, a n d d ied a f t e r 1850

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WOODS COVE HISTORY FROMWOODS COVE - FREEMAN CEMETERYby A n n B. Chambless

In t h e l a t e 18205, Thomas J ames Wood discovered o n e of t h e m o s t i d y l l i c s i t e s inJ a c k son Coun t y n e s t l e d at t h e f o o t o f J u l y Mounta in abou t t h r ee m i l e s w e s t ofp r e sen t d a y downtown Scottsboro, Alabama. A f t e r l i v ing in t h i s area f o r abou t t w oyears , Thomas James Wood became t h e fi r s t m a n t o p u r c h a s e land i n t h e cove i nOctober o f 1830. Abou t s i x mon t h s l a t e r h e p u r c h a s e d h i s s e c o n d 8 0 ac res a n dbu i l t a l a r ge l o g house house f o r h i s w i f e a n d 15 chi ldren. By 1855, he o w n e d 3 6 7ac res a n d h i s o ldes t son, J o hn McDonald Wood, o w n e d 162 acres in Woods Cove.T h u s t h e c o v e h a s bo rne t h e i r n ame f o r abou t 170 y e a r s .Wi l l iam Mordah (who mar r i ed Sa rah Rounsavall, daugh te r of J o h n Rounsavall, Sr. )w a s t h e s e c o n d m a n t o p u r c h a s e l a nd i n Woods Cove w h e n h e p a t e n t e d 4 0 a c r e s i n1835 a n d an addi t iona l 80 ac res in 1836.Sho r t l y thereaf te r, J o h n Rounsavall, S r . a n d J o h n Rounsavall, J r . b e c ame t h e t h i r dland-owning n e i g h b o r s in Woods Cove w h e n t h e y p a t e n t e d l a nd in 1836. By 1860,t h e Rounsavall f am i l y owned a t o t a l of 367 ac res in Woods Cove. .La te r t h e fami l ies of George a n d Tobias Wilhelm, Daniel Freeman, Wi l l iam a n d R. Z.Gideon, James A . Gale, a n d Wi l l iam Ray pu r chased land i n Woods Cove.In 1873, Thomas J. Wood so ld 80 acres in Sect ion 34 to Daniel a n d Ju l ia (K ing)Freeman, a n d Daniel a lso bought more land f rom Andrew F. Rounsavall.Thomas J. Wood w a s a Methodist p r e a che r a n d evident ly bu i l t a p r im i t i v e churchbu i ld ing a lmos t as soon as he acqu i red ne ighbors . The Edi to r o f t h e ALABAMAHERALD (November 6 , 1884 ed i t i on ) s t a t ed :“ The Re v. 7'. J. Wood, d i e d of a b r i e fi l l ness on Monday t h e 3 r d of November, 1884.M r . Woodh a dan ab i d i n g f a i t h in t h e t r u t h of t h e Chr is t ian r e l i g i o n a n d l i v e dup tow h a t h e c o n s i d e r e d t o b e i t s r e q u i r emen t s . R e v . M . P. Brown, i n h i s f u n e r a l 'd iscourse at t h e g r a v e in Woods Cove, a l l u ded to t h e f a c t THA T THEREH A D ONCESTOODA LITTLEHOUSENEARH I S GRAVE, IN WHICH THEDECEASEDPREACHED56 YEARSA 6 0 ” (1828).Many o f t h e coun t y ’ s ear l ies t ceme te r i e s w e r e ad j acen t t o e a r l y chu r ch bu i l d i ngs .Th is appears to be t rue of t h e cemetery in Woods Cove wh i c h w a s ca l l e d t h eRounsaval l Cemetery in a 1909 ed i t i on of t h e SCOTTSBORO CITIZEN. J o hnRounsavall, Sr. , a No r t h Caro l ina Revolu t ionary Wa r veteran, a n d h i s w i f e a r e t h eea r l i es t k n own bu r i a l s . T h e i r dea ths b o t h o c c u r e d in A u g u s t 1840.THE WOODS COVE- FREEMAN CEMETERY l i e s i n t h e no r t heas t c o r n e r o f t h eproper ty Danie l Freeman pu r c h a s e d i n 1873 . Dan ie l Freeman’s g randson , Wi l l B .Freeman, mar r ied I rene Ho l l i s in 1919, a n d t h e y be came t h e owners of t h e Dan ie lFreeman f a rm whe r e t h e y ra i sed t h e i r t h r ee ch i ldren. I rene w i l l i n g l y became t h eca r e t a ke r o f t h e ceme te r y w h i c h c am e to be ca l l e d t h e Woods Cove - FreemanCemetery. At h e r dea th in 1995, t h e t o r c h w a s passed to he r granddaughter,Susan Frazier Bel l . Susan has wo r k e d t i re less ly to launch a long - te rm c a r ep r o g r am f o r t h e maintenance of t h e cemetery. W i t h t h e he l p of t h e ded ica tedceme t r y c a r e commit tee, t h i s h a s become o n e of t h e b e s t k e p t a n d p r e t t i e s tc eme t e r i e s i n Jackson Coun ty. T h e ma r k e r s h e r e define t h e Cove h i s t o r y.

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HOUSE BU ILT BY THOMAS JAMES WOODSCIRCA 1830 IN WOODS COVE

f r om s n a p s h o t ma d e i n 1936 b y Miss Lucy Sco t t Bynum(Courtesy of Miss Jess ie Sue Bynum)

WOODS COVE - FREEMAN CEMETERYSCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA

WOODS COVE - FREEMAN CEMETERY BURIALS

1. J o h n Rounsavall, S r . (Grave m a r k e d as Rev Wa r Ve t )b . J a n 24, 1758 in Rowan Co, NCd. Aug 13, 1840

(Son of J o s i a h a n d Sa rah (Conger) Rounsaval l)

2. Sa rah (Randal l) Rounsaval l (unmarked grave )b . c a 1760 i n R o w a n Co, N Cd. A u g 17, 1840

(Daugh te r o f J a c o b a n d Phoebe (Conger) Randal l )

3. J o h n Rounsavall, J r . ( u n m a r k e d g rave )b . 1794 in NCd. 1860-1866

(Son of John a n d Sarah (Randall) Rounsavall, Sr. )

4. Sarah (Simmons) Rounsavall (unmarked grave)b . 1805 in NCd . 1 8 8 4m d . J o h n Rounsavall, J r . c i r ca 1825 in l rede l l Co, NC

(Daughter of Wi l l iam Simmons, S r . o f l r ede l l Co, NC)

5. Susannah Rounsaval l ( u n m a r k e d g r a v e )b . S e p 27, 1 7 9 0 i n R o w a n Co, N Cd. 1838-1840

( U n m a r r i e d D a u g h t e r of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Randal l ) Rounsavall, S r. )

6 . Wi l l iam Leroy (Lee) Rounsaval l (g rave marked )b . J a n 14, 1828 in l rede l l Co, NCd. J u n 9, 1907m d . El iza G ideon on A u g 24, 1853

(Son of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r. )

7 . El iza (Gideon) Rounsaval l (grave marked )b . J a n 12, 1830 i n J a c k s o n Co, A ld . A p r 2 , 1909 (daughter o f Zephan iah 8 . An ja rona Gideon, Sr. )

WOODS COVE - FREEMAN CEMETERY

8. Geo rge Washington Rounsavall (Grave u n m a r k e d )b. Sep 18, 1854d. D e c 9, 1869

( S o n of Wm Leroy a n d Eliza (Gideon) Rounsavall)

9. Sarah Elizabeth Rounsavall (Grave unmarked)b. Sep 29, 1856d. N o v 23, 1879

(Daughter of Wm Leroy a n d Eliza (Gideon) Rounsavall)

1 0 . S t e p h e n A. Rounsavall ( G r a v e m a r k e d )b . A u g 2 , 1 8 6 2d . M a r 6 , 1946

(Son of Wm Leroy a n d El iza (Gideon) Rounsavall)

11 . Wi l l iam C. Rounsavall (Grave marked )b . N o v 12, 1864d. J a n 23, 1931

(Son of Wm Leroy a n d Eliza (Gideon) Rounsavall)

12 . Georg ia Ann Rounsaval l (Grave marked )b. A u g 5, 1870d. M a r 3, 1962

(Daughter of Wm Leroy a n d Eliza (Gideon) Rounsavall)

1 3 . J a m e s D. Rounsaval l ( G r a v e m a r k e d )b . S e p 14, 1829d . F e b 15, 1875m d . M a r y (Pol ly) Gr imes o n F e b 11 , 1858, S e q u a t c h i e Co, T N

( S o n of J o h n a n d Sa rah (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r. )

14 . Cenia (Rounsavall) Barc lay ( G r a v e unmarked)b . 1835 in Jackson Co, ALd. 1867-1870m d . James Barclay N o v 28, 1865

(Daughter of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r. )

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WOODS COVE - FREEMAN CEMETERY BURIALS

1. J o h n Rounsavall, S r . (Grave m a r k e d as R e v W a r Ve t )b . J a n 24, 1758 in Rowan Co, NCd. A u g 13, 1840

(Son of Jos iah a n d Sa rah (Conger) Rounsavall)

2 . S a r a h (Randal l ) Rounsaval l ( u n m a r k e d grave )b . ca 1760 in Rowan Co, NCd . A u g 17, 1840

(Daugh te r o f J a c o b a n d Phoebe (Conger ) Randa l l )

3. J o h n Rounsavall, J r . ( u n m a r k e d grave )b . 1794 i n NCd . 1 8 6 0 - 1 8 6 6

( S o n of J o h n a n d Sa rah (Randal l ) Rounsavall, Sr. )

4. Sarah (Simmons) Rounsaval l (unmarked grave)b . 1805 in NCd . 1 8 8 4m d . J o h n Rounsavall, J r . c i r c a 1825 in I rede l l Co, NC

(Daughter o f Wi l l iam Simmons, S r . o f I rede l l Co, NC)

5. Susannah Rounsaval l ( u n m a r k e d g r a v e )b . S e p 27, 1790 i n R o w a n Co, N Cd. 1838-1840

( U n m a r r i e d D a u g h t e r of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Randal l ) Rounsavall, S r. )

6 . Wi l l i am L e r o y (Lee) Rounsava l l ( g r a v e marked )b . J a n 14, 1828 in I rede l l Co, NCd. J u n 9, 1907m d . El iza G ideon on A u g 24, 1 8 5 3

(Son of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r. )

7 . El iza (Gideon) Rounsaval l ( g r a v e marked )b . J a n 12, 1830 i n J a c k s o n Co, A ld . A p r 2 , 1909 (daugh te r o f Zephan iah & Anjarona Gideon, Sr. )


1 5 . Sa rah Rounsaval l (Grave u n m a r k e d )b . 1837 d.

(Daughter of J o h n a n d Sa rah (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r .

1 6 . Mal issa Rounsaval l ( G r a v e u n m a r k e d )b . 1 8 4 0 d .

(Daugh te r of J o h n a n d Sa rah (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r . )

17. Martha Rounsavall (Grave unmarked)b . 1 8 4 7 d .

(Daugh te r of J o h n a n d S a r a h (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r . )

1 8 . Temperance Rounsaval l (Graveunmarked)b . 1853 d .

(Daughter of John a n d Sarah (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r. )

19 . Andrew Fred (Andy) Rounsavall (Grave unmarked)b . 1 8 3 3d . J u n e 12, 1887m d . (1 ) Mary E. M i t che l l ca 1 8 5 8 a n d (2 ) Just i fy /Jess i fy (Wilmon)

Re id on A p r 5 , 1873(Son of J o h n a n d Sa rah (Simmons) Rounsavall, J r . )

2 0 . Mary E. (Mitchel l ) Rounsaval l (Grave marked )b . D e c 25, 1835 d . J a n 29 , 1873

(Daugh te r o f H u g h a n d S a r a h (Hol land) Mi tche l l )

21. Jess i f y (Wilmon) Re id Rounsaval l (Grave marked)b . O c t 1840 d. N o v 19, 1917

22. Mel issa A m y Rounsaval l (Grave marked )b . J u n e 3 , 1880 d . N o v 6 , 1 9 4 1

(Daughter o f Andy a n d Jess i fy /Jes t i f y (Wilmon) R e i d Rounsaval l )

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2 3 . S a r a h E. Rounsaval l (Grave u n m a r k e d )b . 1862 d . Dec 14, 1892

(Daughter of Andy a n d M a r y E. (Mi tche l l ) Rounsaval l )

24. Richard Rounsaval l (Grave m a r k e d )b . M a y 7, 1885 d. S e p 25, 1 9 7 1

2 5 . Ba rba ra A n n Rounsaval l (Grave m a r k e d )b . D e c 18, 1941 d. F e b 1, 1 9 4 2

(Daughter of Wm. O s c a r a n d Dora (Giles) Rounsavall)

2 6 . I n f a n t S o n s o f Wm M. 8- R u t h a (Chapman) Rounsava l l (Marked)b . 1 9 0 6 d . 1 9 8 7

27. Ma lco lm Rounsaval l (Grave m a r k e d )b. & d. 1897 (son of Wm M. & Rutha (Chapman) Rounsavall)

28. Samuel A. Rounsavall (Grave marked) ‘ “’b . D e c 4, 1923 d. D e c 31, 1940

( S o n of Char l i e a n d Dezz ie M. (Wilhelm) Rounsaval l )

29 . Jess ie Raymond Rounsaval l (Grave marked )b . F e b 17, 1915 d . M a r 14, 1938

(Son of Char l i e a n d Dezzie M. (Wi lhelm) Rounsaval l )

3 0 . Dezzie M. Rounsaval l (Grave m a r k e d ) ( m d Char l i e Rounsaval l )b . A u g 5, 1883 d. O c t 29, 1 9 5 9

( D a u g h t e r o f To b i a s B . a n d E m i l y (Mordah) W i l h e l m )

31. Thomas B r o w n Rounsaval l (G rave marked )b . M a r 19, 1 9 1 2 d . A p r 27, 1 9 3 0

(Son of Char l i e a n d Dezzie M. (Wi lhelm) Rounsaval l )

32 . Mal issa Luc i l l e Rounsaval l (Grave marked)b. Feb 14,1918 d. S e p 22, 1919

(Daughter of Char l i e a n d Dezzie M. (Wi lhelm) Rounsaval l )

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33. Mary E. (Phil l ips) Freeman (Grave marked)b . Ap r 6 , 1846 d. Sep 10, 1869m d . Cha r l e s Sul l i van Freeman F e b 11, 1868 as h i s fi r s t w i f e

(daugh te r o f J o h n Phi l l ips) ( s e e Grave #47)

34. Ju l i a A . (K i ng ) F reeman (Gravemarked )b . O c t 3 , 1 8 1 2 d . J u l y 1 , 1 8 9 4m d . Dan i e l F reeman Janua r y 13, 1845

(Daugh te r o f a n d E l i zabe th K i n g )

35 . Dan ie l F reeman (Grave ma r k e d )b . Sep 26, 1816 d. S e p 24, 1897

(Son of J o h n a n d El izabeth Freeman)

36. Wi ley B. Freeman (Gravema r ked )b . Sep 7, 1854 d. Ma r 10, 1924m d . Mary E l len (Moll ie) Wi lhelm on Oc t 13, 1886

(Son of Dan ie l a n d Ju l i a Ann (K ing ) Freeman)

37 . Ma r y (Mol l ie) E l l en (Wi lhelm) F reeman (Grave ma r ked )b. J a n 10, 1864 d. May 11 , 1936

(Daugh te r o f Geo rge Wash ing ton a n d Sa rah (Mordah) W i l he lm )

38 . W i l l B r o w n F reeman (Gravema r k e d )b . A p r 17, 1898 d . Feb 5 , 1978m d . M a r y I r e ne Ho l l i s A u g 3 , 1 9 1 9

(Son of Wi ley B. a n d Mo l l i e E. (Wi lhelm) Freeman)

39 . Ma r y I r ene (Hol l is ) F reeman (Grave marked)b. J a n 24, 1902d . J u l y 13, 1995

(Daugh te r of J ames Ol l i e a n d Ma r y Cyn th ia (Chi ldress) Hol l is )

WOODSC O V E - FREEMAN CEMETERY

4 0 . Thomas W i l e y Freeman, S r . ( G r a v e m a r k e d )b . M a r 16, 1924d . J u n e 23, 1977

(Son of Wi l l B. a n d I rene (Hollis) Freeman)

41. A d a m Wade Freeman (Grave marked )b . a n d d. M a y 23, 1977

(Son of Thomas Wi ley (Tommy) a n d Patr ic ia (Evans) Freeman, J r. )

42 . Wil l iam Newman Frazier (Grave marked )b. J a n 18, 1914d . J u l y 5 , 1957m d . Mary Vi rg in ia Frazier, daughter o f Wi l l B . a n d I r ene Freeman

(Father of Susan (Frazier) Bell)

43. James Wil l iam Frazier (Grave marked)b . D e c 14, 1877 d. F e b 6 , 1957

(Father of Wil l iam Newman Frazier)

44. Virginia (Stewart) Frazier (Grave marked)b . Dec 13, 1881 d . May 11 , 1967

(Mother of Wi l l iam Newman Frazier)

45 . Edward G. Frazier (Grave marked)b . M a r 30, 1919 d . A u g 22, 1953

(Son o f J a m e s W m . a n d Vi rg i n i a (S tewar t ) Fraz ier )

46 . Margare t (Maggie) (Nelson) O w e n (Grave marked)b . 1 8 4 3 d . 1 8 8 1

m d . Je f f e r son L . O w e n on M a r 12, 1868 (Je f f e r son L . s o n o fJ o h n a n d El izabeth (K ing) Owen)

(daughter o f John a n d Margaret (Rogers) Nelson)

47. J o h n Phi l l i ps (Grave marked ) (Father o f M a r y Ph i l l i ps Freeman)b . J a n 30, 1824 d . D e c 30, 1875

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48. Thomas Browder Wood (Gravemarked)b. Sep 7, 1827d. May 26, 1893m d . N a n c y Ann Rutherford on D e c 23, 1853

(Son of Thomas J. a n d Mar ia (Rutherford) Wood)

4 9 . Nancy A. (Rutherford) Wood (Grave m a r k e d )b . J a n 2 , 1828d . S e p 18, 1 8 9 6

50. Ju l i a A. (Wood) (Law) Childress (Grave marked )b. Dec 6, 1832d. J a n 15, 1905m d . (1 ) Lemuel L a w a n d (2) J o h n K. Chi ldress

(Daughter of Thomas J. a n d Maria (Rutherford) Wood)

51 . Doug L a w (Grave marked) (Son of Lemuel 8 . Ju l i a (Wood) L a w )

52. Wil l ie White, son of W. S. a n d El len Whi te (Grave marked)b. Dec 17, 1895 d. S e p 6, 189_

53. Wil l ie E. S w a i m (Grave marked)b . D e c 29, 1 9 0 1 d . O c t 26, 1 9 2 4

5 4 . L e m u e l C a r t e r S w a i m ( G r a v e m a r k e d )b . A u g 6 , 1 9 0 6 d . N o v 1 , 1 9 1 3

55. Lemuel C a r t e rb . J a n 17, 1848 d. S e p 25, 1924

56. Mary W. Carterb. M a r 23, 1852 d.

57. I n f a n t s o n o f W. E . a n d B e s s i e C a r t e rbo rn a n d d ied F e b 10, 1923

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58. Ray V. Jerkins (Grave marked)b. 1899 d. 1952 (F i rs t husband of Frances Rounsavall)

5 9 . W. R . Shu l tz ( G r a v em a r k e d )b. 1868 d. 1948

60 . Anjarona (Gideon) Schul tz (Grave marked)b . 1870 d . 1897

61 . Wil l iam Gideon (Grave marked)b . N o v 8 , 1813 d . M a r 2 , 1897m d . Charlotte Morr is on D e c 24, 1844, Marshal l Co, AL

(Son of Zephaniah a n d Anjarona Elizabeth (Morris) Gideon, Sr. )

62. Charlotte P. (Morris) Gideon (Grave marked)b. M a r 30, 1819 d. F e b 22, 1897

63. Reuben Zephaniah Giddens (Gideon) (Grave marked)b. O c t 8, 1834 d. 1916m d . El iza J a n e Wood S e p 7, 1 8 5 6

(Son of Zephaniah a n d Anjarona Elizabeth (Morris) Gideon, Sr. )

64. Eliza Jane (Wood) Giddens (Gideon) (Grave marked)b. N o v 15, 1834 d. Dec 11, 1898

(Daughter of Thomas J. a n d Mar ia (Rutherford) Wood)

65 . Dol l ie R. Giddens (Gideon) (Grave marked )b. M a r 16, 1879 d. O c t 19, 1898

66. Li l l ie l. Giddens (Gideon) (Grave marked)b. O c t 2, 1877 d. A u g 5, 1894

67 . Wi l l iam O s c a r Shewber t (Grave marked )b. S e p 3, 1900 d. D e c 9, 1 9 2 6

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68. Mabel C la rk 1-9-1929 (Grave marked )

69 . James L . G i l es (Grave marked )b. Dec 25, 1833 d. O c t 4, 1892

(Grandfa ther o f Dora (Giles) Rounsavall)

70. Solon F. Kel ley (Grave marked)

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b . J u l y 21, 1 8 8 4 d . J a n 8 , 1 9 0 1

I r e n e Davis (Grave m a r k e d )b . O c t 29, 1920 d . N o v 21, 1 9 5 9

E. C e c i l Manning (Grave marked)b . J u n e 3 , 1927 d . O c t 1 , 1987

Ann ie Mae Manning (Grave marke r )b . J u l y 16, 1926

K e n n e t h 0 . P a c e (Grave m a r k e d )b . S e p 22, 1942 d . N o v 1 , 1989

A l i ce S u e Pace (Grave marke r )b . A u g 23, 1944

I a n K e n n e t h McDona ld (Grave m a r k e d )b . A u g 19, 1 9 9 2 d . F e b 20, 1 9 9 3

Wi l l i am A . M c K e e (Grave marked )b . J u l y 9 , 1931 d . D e c 17, 1982

Johnn ie c . M c K e e (Grave marked)b. O c t 28, 1934 d. A u g 23, 1 9 9 2

In fan t Ward, s o n o f M r. a n d Mrs . Ke l l y Ward (Grave marked )o n l y d a t e : A u g 4 , 1 9 4 0

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E r i c N e a l Weeks (Grave m a r k e d )b . F e b 4 , 1 9 7 1 d . A p r 8 , 1 9 7 1

c . M. McBr ide (Grave marked )b . J u l y 7 , 1 9 2 1 d . O c t 30, 1 9 9 1

Mi ldred McBride (Grave marked)b. A u g 30, 1928 d. N o v 1, 1 9 9 8

K e l l y Ward (Grave marked )b . N o v 27, 1909 d . J u n e 3 , 1984

M a t t i e L o u Wa r d (Grave m a r k e d )b . M a r 2 , 1 9 1 6 d . M a r 9 , 1 9 8 6

Bobby Ray Ward (Grave marked)b . J u n e 21, 1938 d . F e b 10, 1957

Temp ie Ward (Grave marked)b . J u n e 16, 1896 d . M a r 2 , 1984

B a s c o m J u d g e (Grave m a r k e d )b . 1 8 9 4 d . 1 9 7 1

Magg ie J u d g e (Grave marked)b . 1 8 9 5 d . 1 9 6 9

M i l t o n F. J u d g e (Grave m a r k e d )b . 1 8 9 9 d . 1 9 6 8

Hazel H. Judge (Grave marker )b . 1 9 0 9 d .

E . 0 . J u d g e (Grave m a r k e d )b . S e p 30, 1 8 8 6 d . M a r 29, 1 9 2 6

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92 . Rober t Mi l ton J u d g e (Grave marked)b . 1 8 6 4 d . 1 9 5 0

(Son of Wi l l i am E. a n d Soph ia (Swafford) J u d g e

93 . Mary A l i c e (Angl in) J u d g e (Grave marked )b. A p r 22, 1867 d. J u n e 14, 1936

9 4 . B i l l We e k s (Grave m a r k e d )b . D e c 10, 1 9 0 8 d . F e b 17, 1 9 7 7

95 . Mar i e Weeks (Grave marked )b . M a y 24, 1 9 1 4 d . A p r 10, 1 9 4 1

96. Bobby Weeks (Grave marked)b. D e c 24, 1935 d. A p r 25, 1958

97. J immie L . Weeks (Grave marked)b . Feb 10, 1941 d . N o v 4 , 1961

98 . Debb ie Weeksb. d. J u l y 19, 1998, a g e 40

99 . J o e We e k s (Grave marked )b . M a r 23, 1 9 3 4 d . ( m d . N e t t i e o n M a y 7 , 1 9 5 5 )

100 . N e t t i e W e e k s (Graved m a r k e d )b . A p r 24, 1935 d . M a y 13, 1 9 8 5

101. G e o r g e R o a c h (Grave m a r k e d )b. 1908 d. 1912 (Son of W m . a n d El izabeth Roach)

102. El izabeth (Dawson) Roach (Grave marked)b . D e c 31, 1882 d . A u g 3 , 1936

(Mothe r of A d a (Roach) I r v i n g , Ve l m a (Roach) Bryant ) , L e o n Roach,Geo rge Roach, a n d A n n i s (Roach) P i c k l e s Thomas

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103. Leon Roach (son of Wm. a n d Elizabeth Roach) (Marked)b . Ju l y 3 , 1915 d . O c t 23, 1945

104. Cy r i l E. Pickles (Grave marked)b . J u l y 6 , 1907 d . J u l y 5 , 1966m d . Annis Roach

105. Annis (Roach) Pickles Thomas (Grave marked)b. Ma r 1, 1907 d. J a n 12, 1998

(Daughter of William a n d Elizabeth (Dawson) Roach

106. Ada (Roach) I rv ing (Grave marked)b. Dec 26, 1909 D Nov 15 , 1996

(Daughter of Wil l iam a n d Elizabeth (Dawson) Roach a n d mo t h e r ofJ o y c e I rv ing Bryant, Laddie J oe Irv ing, a n d Judy I rv ing Shook)

107. J o e I rv ing (Gravemarked) (md . Ada Roach)b. Sep 25, 1920 d. Nov 4, 1992

108. Jessie Guffey (Grave marked)b. A p r 25, 1873 d. Ju l y 28, 1963

109. Edgel Guffey (Grave marked)b. Ma r 5, 1877 d. Ma r 5, 1953

110. J o y ce Guffey (Grave marked )b. a n d d. J a n 23, 1947

111. Glen Gilbreath (Grave marked)b. J a n 4, 1925 d. J a n 30, 1925

112. A lber t Wayne Guffey (G ravemarked )b . a n d d . O c t 11 , 1963

113 . Junior Ray Guffey (Grave marked)b. Sep 21, 1957 d. Feb 9, 1964

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114. Ear l C . Guffey (Gravemarked)b. A p r 18, 1916 d. F e b 25, 1 9 8 2

115. Mary Elizabeth Guffey (Grave marke r )b. M a y 19, 1926 d.

11 6 . Barbara J e a n M i l l e r (G rave m a r k e r )b . M a r 22, 1 9 4 4 m d . M a r 6 , 1964 to Harvey F l o y d Mi l le r

11 7 . Harvey F l o y d M i l l e r (Grave m a r k e d )b. F e b 18, 1943 d. J u n e 3, 1 9 9 2

118 . W. 0. “Harvey” Mi l l e r (Grave marked)b . O c t 7 , 1901 d . S e p 1 , 1962

119. Myr t le L. Mi l le r (Grave marked)b. M a r 17, 1908 d. Dec 14, 1978

120. J o h n Winfred Edmonds (Grave marked )b . A u g 26, 1 9 5 1 d . J a n 7 1 9 8 0

121. J o h n D. Edmonds (Grave marked)b . M a y 23, 1 9 3 1 d . D e c 4 , 1 9 8 9 M d . S e p 16, 1950

122. Ann ie R u t h Edmonds (Grave m a r k e r )b . Sep 6 , 1932

1 2 3 . Ruby Ber ry M e l t o n (Grave m a r k e r )b . J u l y 20, 1919 d .

124. George W". Ber ry (Grave marked)b . M a y 8 , 1914 d . J u l y 19, 1967

( fa ther o f B i l l y J a c k Ber ry )

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125 . Wade Manning, S r . (G rave ma r k e d )b . 1 8 9 1 d . 1968

126. E lber ta Peters (Grave marked )b. May 4, 1914 d. J a n 4, 1945

127. A l f red Be l l (Gravemarked)b . May 2 , 1939 d . S e p 23, 1946

128 . GAYLE on f r o n t a n d b a c k of headstone:Jack , Infant, Daddy, Mother, Charlie, O la Mae, F r ed

129 . Wa c o Cur t i s Whitehead (Grave marked )b . June 16, 1928 d . Nov 6 , 1975

130. Robert L e e Whitehead (Grave marked)b . A p r 28, 1891 d . S e p 24, 1951m d . J une 1 , 1913

131. Era B. Whitehead (Grave ma rked )b. J a n 11, 1896 d. J u l y 19, 1984

132. Mary Ann Whitehead (Grave marked)b. May 27, 1866 d. May 15, 1953

133 . B o b Whitehead (G rave ma r k e d )b . A u g 13, 1864 d . D e c 30, 1960

134. Es t i l l M. Whitehead (Grave ma rked )b . Sep23, 1911 d . June 11 , 1985

135 . Vada Whitehead (Grave ma r k e r )b . J u n e 25, 1909

136. Henry Whitehead (Grave ma rked )b. Feb 16, 1904 d. Dec 30, 1961

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137. Margaret Whitehead (Grave marked )b . June 28, 1904 d . Dec 8 , 1981

138. Delber t L ee McLemore (Gravemarked )b . S ep 20, 1 9 21 d . O c t 16, 1 9 62

139 . Ca r l S. McLemore (G rave ma r ked )b . Sep 22, 1897 d . O c t 24, 1973

140 . Fann ie McLemore (Gravemarked )b . Feb 20, 1900 d . O c t 7 , 1977

141 . L eon McLemore (Gravemarked)b. a n d d. Mar19, 1924

142. Flora Mae McLemore (Grave marked)b . 1917 d. 1946

143. James W. Edmonds (Grave marked)b . Feb 2 , 1 911 d . A p r 15, 1957

144. Ann ie Yo r k McKee (Grave ma r ked )b . May 7 , 1901 d . N o v 29, 1957

145 . Char les H. McKee (Grave ma r k e d )b . S e p 13, 1898 d . Dec 5 , 1 9 5 7

146 . McBr ide (No o t h e r da ta )

147. L inda D. Edmonds (Grave marked)b . Ma r 21, 1950 d . Ma r 23, 1950

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148. Leonard Edmonds (Grave m a r k e d )b. D e c 20, 1926 d. J u l y 22, 1967

149. Dor is s. Edmonds (Grave marke r )b . 1931 d.

150. Zelda I . Mayno r (Grave marked )b. A u g 20, 1925 d. D e c 14, 1982

151. James R. Gayle (Grave marked)b . J u n e 16, 1853 d . O c t 15, 1927

152. Martha J. Gayle (Grave marked)b. 1854 d. Nov 18, 1888

153. L e e A. Gay le (Gravemarked)b. M a y 12, 1898 d. Nov 17, 1957

154. Evie L. Gayle (Grave marked)b . A u g 8 , 1907 d . M a y 12, 1995

155. Larry L. Brooks (Grave marked)b. Dec 26, 1909 d. J u n e 24, 1966(F i rs t husband of Ei leen (Gayle) Brooks Murphy)

156. Ei leen (Gayle) Brooks Murphy (Grave marked )b . J u l y 28, 1926 d . J u n e 27, 1994

157. D o c k Murphy (Grave marked )b . J u l y 28, 1905 d . D e c 27, 1978

158 . G AY L E ( G r a v e m a r k e d )b . M a y 24, 1 8 6 1 d . J a n 22, 1 9 2 2

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137. Margaret Whitehead (Grave marked )b. June 28, 1904 d. Dec 8, 1981

138. Delbert Lee McLemore (Grave marked)b . S e p 20, 1921 d . O c t 16, 1962

139. Ca r l S. McLemore (Grave marked )b . S e p 22, 1897 d . O c t 24, 1973

140. Fann ie McLemore (Grave marked )b. Feb 20, 1900 d. O c t 7, 1977

141. L e o n McLemore (Grave marked )b . a n d d . Ma r 19, 1924

142. Flora Mae McLemore (Grave marked)b. 1917 d. 1946

143. James W. Edmonds (Grave marked)b . Feb2 , 1911 d . A p r 15, 1957

144 . Ann ie Yo r k McKee (Grave marked )b . May 7 , 1901 d . Nov 29, 1957

145 . Char les H. McKee (G rave ma r ked )b . S e p 13, 1898 d . D e c 5 , 1957

146 . McBr ide (No o t h e r da t a )

147. L inda D. Edmonds (Grave marked)b. Ma r 21, 1950 d. Ma r 23, 1950

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148. Leonard Edmonds (Gravema rked )b. Dec 20, 1926 d. Ju l y 22, 1967

149. Dor is s. Edmonds (Grave ma rke r )b . 1931 d.

150 . Ze lda I . Mayno r (Grave marked )b. A u g 20, 1925 d. Dec 14, 1982

151 . James R. Gay le (Grave marked)b . J u n e 16, 1853 d . Oc t 15, 1927

152 . Mar tha J . Gay l e (G ravema rked )b . 1854 d . N o v 18, 1888

153. L e e A. Gay le (Gravemarked)b. May 12, 1898 d. Nov 17, 1957

154. Evie L . Gay le (Grave marked)b . A u g 8 , 1907 d . M a y 12, 1 995

155 . Larry L . Brooks (Grave marked)b. De c 26, 1909 d. J une 24, 1966(Fi rs t husband of Ei leen (Gayle) Brooks Murphy)

156. Ei leen (Gayle) Brooks Murphy (Grave marked )b . J u l y 28, 1926 d . J u ne 27, 1994

157. D o c k Murphy (Grave marked )b . J u l y 28, 1905 d . D e c 27, 1978

158. GAYLE (Gravemarked )b . M a y 24, 1 8 6 1 d . J a n 22, 1922

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159. J ames A. Gay le (Grave marked)b. Ma r 2, 1827 d. May 1, 1903md . Ma rga re t (Rogers) Ne l son on June 20, 1852

160 . Margare t J . (Rogers) Nelson Gay le (Grave marked)b . O c t 13, 1822 d . A u g 18, 1894(E rec ted by J . R., W. H., Moll ie, a n d Eu la Gay le )

161. J. R. Wilhelm (son of J. w. 8. s. c. Wi lhelm) (Marked)b . N o v 27, 1887 d . Sep 18, 1908

162. James Wiley Wilhelm (Grave marked)b . J u l y 1 , 1856 d . J u l y 5 , 1938

(Son of George Washington a n d Sarah (Mordah) Wilhelm)

163. Sa l l ie c. (Gayle) Wi lhelm (Grave marked )b. Mar 7, 1856 d. Oc t 17, 1938

(Daughter o f James A. and Margare t (Rogers) Gayle)

164. RosaWilhelm (Grave marked)b. S e p 7, 1895 d. Sep 15, 1939

(Daughter of J ames W. and Sal l ie c. (Gayle) Wilhelm)

165 . J a c o b D. Wi lhe lm (Gravema r ked )b . A p r 7 , 1 8 8 4 d . J u n e 7 , 1 9 7 2

(Son of A n d r ew Jackson a n d Lav ina Clement ine (Rounsaval l) Wi lhe lm)

166. Sud ie Rebeca (Green) Wi lhe lm (Grave marked )b. Feb 2, 1885 d. Feb 27, 1960

(Daughter of Richard Burgess Green, Sr.)

167 . J ames “ J i m ” Wi lhe lm (Gravemarked )b . May 25, 1929 d . O c t 22, 1966

(Son of Geo rge W. a n d Ber tha (Shewbert) Wi lhe lm l l )

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168. Wi l l iam Ca l v i n Freeman (Unmarked g rave )b. N o v 30, 1852 d. J a n 8, 1855 (Son of Dan ie l Freeman)

169. Lena Pear l Freeman (Unma rked grave )b . A u g 23, 1887 d . J u n e 30, 1906

(Daughter o f Wi ley B r own a n d Mary El len (Wilhelm) Freeman)

170. Mary He len Matthews, (Grave marked ) Ea r l Ma t thews ’ daugh t e rb . O c t 6 , 1937 d. J a n 20, 1938

171. Lemuel Ca r te r (Grave marked )b . J a n 17, 1848 d . Sep 25, 1924

172. Mary W. Car ter (Grave marked )b . Ma r 23, 1852 d . N/A

173. Rena Hol loway (Gravemarked )b . A u g 1 , 1930 d . Feb 25, 1997

174. Ronald Curt is Whitehead (Grave marked)b . Ma r 13, 1962 d . J a n 16, 1983

174. Mar ion G. Cheatham, J r . (Grave marked )b . Feb 5, 1937 d. J u ne 3, 1937

175. No a h R . Ma rsh (Grave marked )b . N o v 9 , 1922 d . J u ne 26, 1976

176 . Ed i t h Odessa Marsh (G ravemarked )b . De c 7 , 1 911 d . O c t 15, 1989

177. Thomas J . Wood (Unmarked Grave) (WOODS COVE NAMESAKE)b . J une 3 , 1798 d . N o v 3 , 1 884

178 . Mar iah (Rutherford) Wood (Unmarked Grave)b. Feb 26, 1802 d. O c t 11, 1887

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERSW W WQuest ion submi t tedby Sher ryMumaugh, 103StockwoodCT,Woodstock, GA 30188.ANSWER:On 1894 Preliminary Postal Route Map, HITCH w a s shownon t h e s ou t h s i de of t h e Tennessee Rive r at t h e base of SandMountain ( be tween eas t e n d of p r e sen t d a y Robert E. Jones Br idgea n d Jones Cove.)T h e 1894 m a p r e co r d s H i t c h a s be i n g 3.5 m i l e s f r om Dutton.Wi l l iam C. H i t c h o p e r a t e d t h e fe r r y a n d p o s t o ffice at t h i s locat ion.

R D?Ques t i onsubm i t t edby A l t h a Alder, P. 0 . B o x235, Soper, OK 74759.ANSWER:Marr iages of Jackson County, Alabama, 1851-1856 a n d 1859-1871AND 1871-1876 a n d 1876-1881 ( t w o volumes) we r e pub l i s hed by Syb i lBishop Hinman and Addie K. Stova l l Shaver. Mrs. Shaver ’s address is2105 Maysvi l le Road, Huntsville, AL 35811

ANCESTOR SEARCHING IN JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMAKING, NELSON, OWENS, ROGERSBETTIE J. TYSON, 3945 Syracuse, Dearbom Heights, MI 48125, s e e k s i n f o onMargare t Ne lson w h o ma r r i e d J o h n Ne lson on June 29, 1845, in Frank l in CO, TN .D i d J o hn Ne lson d i e before 1850? Margare t (Rogers) Ne lson w a s head o f h e rhousehold in 1850 Jackson CO, AL census, w i t h h e r chi ldren: William, bo rn ca1846 a n d Margaret , b o r n ca 1848. Ma rga re t (Rogers) Ne l son ma r r i ed (2nd)J ame s Alexander Ga y l e on J u n e 17, 1852, a n d t h i s c o u p l e bu r i ed in Woods Cove !Freeman Cemetery in Scottsboro. Ma rga re t a n d J o h n Nelson’s daugh te r,Margaret , bo rn ca 1848, ma r r i ed Jefferson La faye t te Owens on Ma r ch 12, 1868.Jefferson L. Owens w a s t h e son of John Owens (1800-1875) a n d h i s s e c o n d wi fe,Elizabeth (King) Owens. Where is John Owens bur ied? John Owens ’ fi r s t w i f e w a sNancy Jackson (daugh te r o f Rev Wa r veteran J o h n Jackson). When d i d NancyJackson Owens die? When d i d John Owens mar ry (2nd) to Elizabeth K ing?NOTE by EDITOR: Margare t (Nelson) Owens ’ g r a v e ma r k e r in Woods Cove !Freeman Cemetery appea rs to g i v e da te of b i r t h as 1843 ; t h e da t e of b i r t h isd i f ficu l t to read, as i t is ve r y ha rd to di f ferent ia te between t h e s tone cu t te r ’s 3sa n d 85. Therefore, it m a y poss ib ly be 1848 r a t h e r t h a n t h e 1843 reco rded in t h eApri l-July JACKSON COUNTY CHRONICLES.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION: A LESSON LEARNEDWr i t t e n a n dS h a r e db y P a t t y Wooda l l

( P a t t yh a s r e c e n t l y r e t i r e da n dm o v e dh o m e to Stevenson, Alabama,a f t e r h a v i n g l i v e da n d w o r k e d in Louisvil le, Ken tucky, a n ds e v e r a lo t h e r l a r g e c i t i e s th roughou t t h e Sou th . S h e i s t h e daugh t e r o f t h el a t e E l i za M a e Woodall, a u t h o r of THESTEVENSONSTORY.)

“Ga rage Sa les ” defini te ly do no t l i v e up to the i r r epu ta t i ons in a sma l ltown. The re mus t be a menta l i ty d i f fe rence be tween people in al a rge c i t y and peop le i n a sma l l town. Wi th t h a t i n mind, l e t medescr ibe my excruc ia t ing exper ience w i t h a GarageSa le in a Smal lTown . I n o r de r f o r me t o unpac k my k i t c hen s t u f f a n d my l inens o fall kinds, I h a d to go through cab ine t s a n d c lose t s d iscard ing Mama’st h i ngs . Wel l , o f course, I c o u l d n o t g e t r i d o f any t h i ng be fo r e myb ro t he r wen t t h r ough i t a l s o t o s e e i f h e w a n t e d any t h i ng .T h a t mean t pack i ng i t up i n a b o x a n d s t o r i ng Mama’s t h i ngs i n t h egarage. Well, whe re I had s ta r ted out s to r i ng t h e boxes qu ick l y fi l ledup . Then I h a d to m o v e t h e d umb boxes to somep lace e l se i n t h egarage. Well, “ t h i s p l a c e ” w a s some she lv ing , a n d on l y ce r t a i n s izeswou l d fi t t he re . So, n o w I had ga rage sa le boxes in t w o p laces . I t i sh a r d enough to be ab l e to FIND t h em in o n e p l a c e m u c h l e ss in TWOp l a ces .Well, l o a n d behold, a ne ighbor dec ided i t w a s t im e to h a v e t h eHarr is Subdiv is ion Garage Sale. I wan t e d desperate ly to par t ic ipateb u t c o u l d n o t un less my b ro the r c ame a n d wen t th rough t h e garagesa l e boxes i n t h e garage as we l l a s t h e o t he r “ s t u f f ” i n t h e house.He ac tua l l y a g r e e d to do th i s .Perhaps t h e t h r ea t of i f he didn’t, he d i d n o t g e t a n y of t h e moneyf r om t h e ga r a ge s a l e he lped . Wh o knows . Maybe he j u s t l i k e s do i ngs t u f f l i k e th i s . A t a n y ra te h e d i d c o m e a n d he l p . A s s oon a s I k n e whe w a s com i n g t o he lp , I s t a r t e d mov i n g a l l t h e ga r a ge sa l e bo xe s i nt h e ga rage to t h e f r on t o f t h e ga rage . Seems l i k e a l l I ’ ve d o n e i srea r range my garage. f o r t h e l a s t s i x wee k s .F i r s t o f a l l , my b ro the r a nd I h a d to go th rough Mama ’s en t i r e housea n d dec i de w h a t we w a n t e d t o k e e p o r g i v e t o someone a n d w h a t wed i d n o t wan t . Hence, t h e g lo r i ous Garage Sa le !

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Well, t h e dividing t o o k pa r t s of t w o days, mos t l y because my brotherl i k ed to t a l k abou t e a c h item, i t s h is tory a n d use. Well, n o t q u i t e t h a tbad. However, he d i d happen to k n ow some th ings t ha t I d i d no tknow.We found one TREASURE!!!! It a p p e a r e d to be a heavy lamp globe.David turned it around, a n d it h a d “N & O” on t h e back ! N ow most, ifn o t al l , o f y o u have no ear th ly idea w h y “N & C” w a s so impor tan t .The ve ry fi r s t rai l road bu i l t to Stevenson w a s t h e N 8. c, standing f o rNashvil le a n d Chattanooga. Then it changed to N. c . & St.L, a n d t h ent o L & N , t h e n t o CSX.I looked in THE STEVENSON STORY tha t Mama wro te a n d found t h a tt h e N.C.&St. L. s t a r t ed in 1880. So t h e globe is o v e r 1 2 0 yea r s o ld ! !Well, anyway BOTH of us w a n t e d t h e N & c g l obe ! Uhhhhh Ohhhhh,we r e we go ing to have a fa l l i ng ou t a f t e r a l l t h i s t ime? Please, n o .It “ so r ta ” got se t t l ed s ince David is b igger a n d stronger than I am,a n d he had i t in h i s hands and locked i t in h i s t ruck. HA!No, tha t was no t t he way it happened. David has t h e more affinityw i t h t he railroad items, a n d he ge t s ALL of them. I ’m j u s t g l a d wefound i t a n d have i t ! I t is a g l obe t ha t wou ld have fi t in perhaps t h edining ca r. I t is an inside g lobe .Then we had more boxes to carry ou t to t h e garage a n d find a p l a c ef o r them. Actually, we had to rearrange t h e en t i r e garage ag a i ns ince we needed tables, a n d a l l t h e tab les had heavy s t u f f on them.By th is t ime I w a s intimately acqua i n t ed w i t h e a c h dus t p a r t i c l e a n ddead sp i d e r in t h e garage - n o t to ment ion ready to t h r owEVERYTHING awa y. Then c am e t h e PRICING. My ne i ghbo r s h a dt o l d me t h e p e o p l e he re in Stevenson, a Sma l l Town, do n o t w a n t top a y ve ry m u c h f o r a Garage Sa l e i t em .S ince I h a d never been to a garage sa l e here, h o w w a s I to k n o w h o wt o p r i c e ? B i g p r o b l em . F i r s t o f a l l I decided t h e p r i c e s w o u l d b e i nmul t ip les of 25 cents . Dimes a n d n icke ls a r e j u s t t oo messy.A f t e r five hours of pr ic ing, l w a s tota l ly wo rn out. Garage Sale Dayarrived! I thought we were going to make a l o t of money. Well,guess aga in , Yes, we so ld a LOT of s t u f f b u t a t less than a do l la r o rtwo. Definitely n o t w o r t h t h e t i m e a n d tiredness involved!Basically, I w i l l neve r have another garage sa l e in a sma l l town.

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Mama’s “ l e s son i n h i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n ” w a s t h e r e a l “Payo f f . ”F INDING THEN & c GLOBEs a v e d t h e d a y. K n ow i n g t h a t Mama ’s1 9 t h cen tu r y g l o b e w i l l be l o v e da n dc a r e d f o r w e l l i n t o t h e n e wmi l lenn ium is rea l l y a l l t h e recompense I needed .

EDITOR’S NOTE:El iza MaeWoodal l (Mama) w a s an educator, schoo l pr inc ipal , author,genea log is t , a n d h is tor ian extraordinaire. Pa t t y a n d David Woodal la r e pe r f e c t e xamp l es o f t h e o l d adage : “App l e s do n o t f a l l f a r f r omt h e t ree . ”

I I [ I I . . I l f , EEMMEEEEEIIS E fl n l l fl j l l l l l l :

The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad (N &C)was the first important railroad built in Tennessee(andJackson County,AL.) Work was begun in 1848. Bythe latter part of 1850,atrial run of onemilewas made bythe locomotive, Tennessee. A Nashville newspaper carried anenthusiasticcomment on “The IronHorse in Harness.” Early in 1851,the completion of the tunnel through themountainswas announced, a task that had been predicted bymanyasbeing impossible. (Editor’sNote: Cumberland Tunnel betweenCowan andShenlvood, TN, near the Tennessee-Alabama stateline.) Little by little,slowly but surely, the roadcrept closer and closer toward Chattanooga.Finally, in January 1854, the officials of the NashvilleandChattanooga Railroadannounced that theroad had been completed. Nashville and Chattanoogawere united by bonds of steel.II I ll . . l I I I I I E SIEMEIISQII SIQBM l E!" M

V(ernon) K.Stevenson (namesake of Stevenson,Alabama) and the (other N&C)directors shrewdlyinvested in new equipment. The “Tennessee” (first)was acquired in 1850; it weighed 20tons andwas shipped to Nashvillevia steamboat onthe Ohio andCumberland Rivers (fromCincinnati,Ohio.) .........The CumberlandTunnel, a bore2, 228 feet long,formed a1,147 foot summit for thispioneering railroad. Fromthat high point the tracks dropped down five miles in eleven steepcurves to Tantallon at only 670 feet elevation. Two miles south of Tantallon lay the future site ofthe town to benamedSherwood, and ten miles farther on, barely in Alabama, was Kick-a-poo,aYturn-around just north of the future site of Bass Station. Construction proceeded to carry the mainline tracks on to Stevenson and Jonesville (Bridgeport)on the west bank of the Tennessee River,which was reached in May of 1853. Steamboats continued the transport to Chattanooga untilFebruary of 1854,when the linewas completed. .........The N&Cpre-empted the best right of waybetween Stevenson andChattanooga, so anagreement had to bemadewhereby the Memphis andCharleston Railroad (M&C)could use the N&Ctracks for that distance. The M&CRailwayformed ajunction with the Nashville &Chattanooga at Stevenson in 1857. EDITOR’SNOTE: In1880,M&Csigned the agreement whereby they could operate their own trains on intoChattanooga, and the other signing partywas notN&C,but N.C.&St. L.

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SQQTTSBQRQT h e fi r s t J a c k s o n C o u n t y C o u r tH o u s e i n S c o t t s b o r o w a scomp le ted in 1871. T h e C o u n t yCommiss ioners n e x t t a s k w a st h e e r e c t i o n of a permanentcoun t y j a i l i n Sco t t sbo ro . I nM a y 1872, t h e Commissionersa c c e p t e d a p l a n p roposed b yG e n e r a l H . H . H i g g i n s o f Athens,A labama, w h o w a s a l s o t h ea r c h i t e c t f o r t h e n e w courthouse. A c c o r d i n g t o THEALABAMA HERALD, H. H.H igg ins bu i l t t h e ja i l ; JohnSnodgrass and Company madet h e brick; and W. R. Lark in ( o fLark insv i l le ) supp l ied t h el u m b e r.On Sep tember 5 , 1872, THEALABAMA HERALD reported:“SNODRASS 8: COMPANYcontractor to fu rn i sh 210,000B R I C K F O R T H E NEW JAIL, a r en o w a b o u t r e a d y t o s e t fi r e t othe i r k i l n .EDITOR’S NOTE: J o h n S n o d g r a s so f S n o d g r a s s a n d C o m p a n yestab l ished a gene ra l merchandises to re on t h e corner o f p resent -dayM a r y H u n t e r a n d H o u s t o n S t r e e t . I nt h e M a y 7 , 1 8 6 8 e d i t i o n o f T h eJ a c k s o n C o u n t y Herald, J o h nSnodgrass advert ised: “ A l l k i n d sof merchandise a n d dealer in 'ag r i cu l tu ra l implements. ”

BU ILD ING NOTICES IN SCOTTSBORO1868-1871 f r o m l fl E JAQK£QNW WWMMJune 14, 1868,John Phillips purchased the storehouse known as Jordan 8-Skelton House (Lot 18, northside of railroad) (corner of Houston and Maple Sts.)

July 30, 1868, F. F. Privett - House carpenter andcabinet workman - advertised asalways on hand andworks cheap for cash. Andy Whitworth and MarionMiller also advertised ascabinet workman/carpenter.

Oct 29, 1868, N.A. Robinson of Larkinsville had “justcompleted the doors and counter of the new storehouse of H.H.Shelton” (northeast corner of Houstonand Maple Streets.)

Jan 28, 1869, the JCH editor reported that JohnWhitfield had started a new steam saw and grist millabout two miles east of the village (of SCOTTSBORO)(Whitfield’s operation near railroad tracks adjacent topresentday Walsh Addition of Scottsboro.)

May 20, 1869,Report of brick making by Trammell andSnodgrass in Scottsboro.

Apr 8,1869,8 le “South side (of railroad)” - The newhouseof W. B. Beeson & Co. and that of Miles and J.W. Moody with their handsome sign and the recentimprovements by Col. (John) Snodgrass on the frontof his store give that side (south side ) of the Railroadan imposing appearance.

1870Scottsboro lnd. Herald: R.H.Bynum is buildingatin pin alley in the rear of his grocery (then locatedon Main Street.) Today’s Maple Street was called MainStreet in 1860-1880 era. The building sold by ThomasG.Windes to Thomas J. Wood was first used as aschool house and was also on “Main Street." It wasrented bythe County in 1869,and court was held inthis building until the court house was completed.

April 20, 1871: Abner Rosson has moved his turningmachine up into town and occupies the Beeson Storehouse property (near freight depot). Ab is turningchair posts and bed posts and making chairs and anykind of furniture desired with considerable facility.

THE 4 t h ALABAMA CAVALRY (RUSSEL’S), CSAed i t e d b y A n n B . Chamb l e s s

Al f red A. Russell, bo rn in Alabama in 1827, t h e s o n of Lorenzo andE leano r (Duncan) Russell, w a s a phys i c i an by 1850 . I n 1860, hehe w a s l i v i ng in Stevenson, A labama. T h e 1860 Jackson Coun t yc en su s shows t h e va lue of h i s r e a l estate as $10,000 a n d h i spe rsona l es ta te va lued a t $5,000. T h e Bo l i va r Mason i c L o d ger e co r d s s h o w he b e c ame a Mason a t a n ea r l y a ge .By 1861, Ma j o r A l f r ed A . Russe l l w a s se r v i n g on t h e s t a f f o f t h e 7 t hA labama In fan t r y organized in Pensacola, Florida, in May 1871.T h e c o r e g roup o f Company G o f t h e 7 t h A labama In fan t r y w a sf r o m J a c k s o n Coun t y, Alabama, a n d Ma r i on Coun t y, Tennessee, a n dano the r S tevenson a rea native, F lav i us J . Graham, served as Cap ta ino f Company G . F lav ius J . Graham, bo r n i n 1827, w a s t h e s o n o f J ohna n d A l e t ha (Roberts) G r aham . F lav ius Josephus Graham w a s a l so anea r l y membe r o f t h e Bo l i va r Lodge o f F ree a n d accep ted Masons.F. J. G raham l i ved at t h e mou t h of McMahan’s Cove a b o u t t h r ee m i l e sf r om Stevenson, AL, be fo re a n d a f t e r t h e C iv i l Wa r.Acco rd i ng to Je r r y Blevins’ Sequa tch ie Va l ley So ld ie rs in t h e C i v i lWar, t h e 4 t h A l abama Cava l r y (Russel l ’s) comp l e t ed organ iza t ion inDecembe r 1862, a n d Co lone l A l f r e d A . Russe l l w a s e l e c t e dcommander. Cap ta in F lav ius J . G raham w h o h a d comp le ted h i s fi r s tt we l v e months’ en l is tment and returned home, reorganized h i s o l dcompany a n d mus te red these so ld i e r s i n t o t h e 4 t h A labama Cava l r ya t S t e venson . Cap t a i n G r a h am t h e n b e c ame Compan y E Commande r.Ano t h e r na t i v e J a c k s o n Count ian, Cap t a i n Hen r y F. Smi th , .commanded Company G o f t h e 4 t h A labama.n o u n “ : l ! - . ! : . 1 ‘ ' l h

Shade Anderson . J . P. Bo r r owPr ivate/Corpora l D. C. Aus t i n J ame s D. Br idgesS . B . Aus t i n W. M. Br idges ‘G . W. Bake r H . G . B r ownI . C . Bake r H u g h CameronF. M . Ba r r i e r W. J . Came ronHowa rd B las i ngame And rew Clack/Clock

THE 4 t h ALABAMA CAVALRY(RUSSELL’S), COMPANY E(Cont.)

T. S. CotnamJ o h n R. CrawfordWilliam DodsonJames DorrArbony EdwardJ o h n M . E v a n s__ F899J. E. Gi l l i landWi l l iam G i nCapta in F. J . GrahamM i k e G r a h a mW. T. GrahamP. H. HaleyThomas H a l l

Ha tfie ldB. F. HembreeI. N. HembreeJ o h n HendersonWi l l iam HendersonSg t . S. A. HindsW. R. HornbeakJ. B. JamesPv t /Sg t M . P. J a m e sPvt /Cp l W. L . J a m e sJ o h n M. J e n k i n s (Farrier)B. C. JonesJ. C. JonesJ o h n JonesWilliam B. JonesG W. JoynerPv t /Cp l J a m e s K e l s a wW. J. KennedyR. F. Kirkpatr ickW. H. Lambert 8

J. H. LarkinG. G. LilyT. J . Mch ie rPvt/Sgt John M. McMahan3LtIZLt S. H. McMahan1 L t T. E. McMahamW. J. McMahanJ o h n R. MiddletonD. F. MitchellK. F. Mitchel lL. W. Osborn5 S g t W. S . OsbornW. C. Owen

. F. D. ParkerJ o h n H . P a r k e rJames PayneRichard PeakJ. N. PenningtonHoleman PerryA. J. PriceT. B. PriceF. M. RidgeJ. W. RidgeJ. M. RiggleJ. C. RussellJ. L. D. RussellJ a m e s O . Se lbySamuel Se lbyT. J. SelbyW. D. SelbyJames P. ShookJ. N. ShookJ. W. ShookR. D. ShookJohn S i m s4CorpISSgt Mar t i n S i m sSebom SmithSamuel Solcer

THE 4 T H ALABAMA C AVA L RY(RUSSELL’S) Company E,(Cont . )

Dav id S t a p l e sEzekiel Swonford2 L t C . C . R . Ta y l o rT.A.H. Ta y l o rPvt /Sgt J . W. TrueAdk ins U p s h a wCpl/Sgt J. T. WalkerW i l l i a m Wa l k e rR. M. Wal laceJ . L . Wash ing tonL. P. WilbanksW.R.S. Wi lbanksGeorge W. Wil l iamsJ. S. Wil l iamsB. M. Woosley

WWCharles W. AdkinsJames J . A tch leyJ o h n A. A tch leyJohn H. AtchleyEleazar Ba i l eyA. l . BakerWi l l iam A. Baldr idgeCpl /Sgt N o e l M. Bar ronS t e p h e n B . B a x t e rWi l l i am B. B a x t e rBen jamin Bead lesSolomon BensonJ o h n M. Ber ryJ a m e s B . B e v e lS g t Thomas L. B i rdsongJ a m e s V. Bohannon 9

Ozah BohannonChr is topher C. Boshar tWi l l iam B. BoshartI . ( o r J . ) BoydRichard Brandon1 L t John L . B rownHenry BunnDera l l Br isby or Busby3Lt l2Lt George W. Bu t le rJ o h n B u t l e rRober t H(ugh) B y n u mWi l l i am M. Campbe l lMarado B. Camron/CameronPv t /Cp l F r a n c i s M . C h a n d l e rJ o h n C l a r kS g t J o h n C . C o l e m a nJ. K. P. CooperHarry CunninghamGi lber t DavisJ o h n B. Dav isDav id A . Der r i ckNathan H. Derr ickWil l iam W. DerrickCha r l es C . D i c k e yWi l l i am G. D i c k e yB a x t e r Dud leyJ o h n DulaneyJ a m e s E l l i sW. A. El l isJ o h n M . E v a n sWil l iam J. FletcherI . W. FlowersPv t /3Corp J a s p e r N. G a n tJoseph Gi lb reathJ . T. H i l lJ. W. Hi l lJ a m e s B . H i l l i a nJ a m e s W. H i l l i an

M A I - A WWA s a B. Ho l l yJames P. HowardWil l iam c. HowardJames Howk/HawkM. IvyWil l iam J. Jamesc. H. JohnsonMontgomery JohnsonS a m JohnsonAnnanias KennemoreM. E. KerrJ o h n W. Ki le /KyleSampson Kill ingsworthJames P. K i rbyMiller KirbyRichard L. K i rbyFrancis M. L a wlsham W.’LawJames R. L a wWil l iam L a wJ. H. LingJ. D. LucasWilliam T. ManningJames MaplesL. B. MartinJames MatthewsWilliam W. McFarlaneCalvin McKinlin?Henry H. McKinnyJ o h n B. MiddletonJohn J. MoodyWil l iam H. MoodyP. T. MurryA. S. NashThomas J. OzmentLorenzo D. Parks 10

T. B. Pearce/PierceJ a m e s PetersW. L. Petty2Corp/1Corp Caleb J.PendergrassSamuel PhillipsSeebe Phi l l ipsD. K. PinkstonWilliam ProctorJames K. ProvenceG. H. RoachT.A.B. RoachFe l ix RodenPvt /1S g t L e e RodenSi las J. RomansWil l iam RomansWilliam C. RussellJames B. S c o t tWalter Sco t tS. SimesJohn J. SimsThomas S i m m sWil l iam S i m m sAlbert C. SmelserJames SmelserJ o h n SmelserG. M. SmithHenry S m i t hCap t Henry Smi thWil l iam Smi thJesse StarkeyWil l iam StephensonBar t StevensonThomas F. S t e w a r dWi l l iam S. Sub le t tWil l iam W. Swaf fo rdJames M. ThomasWil l iam H. Toon

IHEAflLAI-ABAMAJEAMALRIW( S a n t aL e w i s TurnerH i ram W. Va u g h tJames L. VaughtWi l l iam Va u g h tA. Wamach/WomackCorp/Sgt Meredith WebbGeorge W. Wel lbomJ a m e s L. Wel lbomPvt /Cpl Wi l l iam S. We l lbomN.WhitakerJames Whi t lockSalanthiel WoodallPresley C.WordJames W. Wr igh tZachar iah J. Wr i g h t

WAMThe 4th Alabama Cavalry served underGeneral Nathan Bedford Forrestand GeneralJoe Wheeler, and surrendered with GeneralForrest at Gainesville,Alabama, in May 1865,according to Jerry Blevins records.

Captain FlaviusJ. Graham who commandedCompany Eof the 4th Alabama Cavalryreturned to McMahan’s Cove to reclaim hisfarm. His eyesight soon failed; he becametotally blind, but his family read thenewspapers and books by authors likeCharles Dickens to him.Hefound joy in his family, especially hisgrandchildren, and never complained.Flavius J. Graham died in 1909.His wife, Jane Smithson (Jones)Grahamdied in 1907. Both are buried in BonaventrueCemetery near Bridgeport,AL.

It has been recorded that Colonel Alfred A.Russell never took the required oath ofallegiance to the United States after the War.Hesold his property in Stevenson and movedhis family to Mexicowhere hebought acoffeefarm and lived the rest of the days of his life.THE STEVENSON CHRONICLE, datedJuly 29, 1890, reported:Colonel A. A. Russell,Commander of 4th AlabamaCavalry in t h e Confederatearmy, w h o n o w lives in Mexico,w a s in a t tendance u p o n t h eReunion at Huntsville. Co l .Russel l is an o l d c i t i zen ofStevenson a n d h a s m a n y w a r mfr iends here. He w e n t i n t o t h ew a r f r o m here, a n d m a n y of h i so l d c o m m a n d s t i l l l i v e i n t h ecounty. He is a m a n w h o k n e wno f e a r in batt le, and he o n l ya s k e d t h e g a l l a n t c o m m a n dunder h i m to fo l l ow w h e r e heled . He spen t severa l d a y s inth i s neighborhood las t week.!

Captain Henry Smith who commandedCompany Gof the 4th Alabama Cavalry wasborn Sep 11, 1832,and was the son of Brooksand Tabitha Ann (Wright)Smith of the Aspelcommunity. Heonly lived six years after hereturned to Jackson County. Henry F. Smithdied onAug 26, 1871,and was buried in theSmith’s Chapel Cemetery at ASpel.

Pvt.Richard Brandonwas captured and diedof disease, and PvtJames W. Hillian died as aprisoner of war, according Jerry Blevins’records.11

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