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' VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 ISSN‐ '1071‐2348 JANUARY 1996

J . C . H . A . MEETING SUNDAY JANUARY 2 1 , 1996 2:30 HERITAGE CENTER

P r o g r a m Vi c e P r e s i d e n t Drenda K i n g h a s i n v i t e d M r . Hugh Dudley o f H u n t s ‑v i l l e t o s h a r e h i s r a i l r o a d museun e x p e r t i s e w i t h t h e Jackson County H i s t o r ‑i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n o n Sunday, January 2 1 , 1996, 2:30 p . m . a t t h e H e r i t a g eC e n t e r i n S c o t t s b o r o .

Since t h e e a r l y 1960s, Mr. Dud ley h a s been a c t i v e in t h e N o r t h AlabanaR a i l r o a d Museum. He spearheaded t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of t h e H u n t s v i l l e RoundHouse Depot a s w e l l a s t h e Chase D e p o t ( e a s t o f H u n t s v i l l e ) . P lease makey o u r p l a n s t o b e p r e s e n t o n Janua ry 2 1 , and i n v i t e f r i e n d s who a r e a l s oi n t e r e s t e d i n t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e S c o t t s b o r o F r e i g h t D e p o t .

Janua ry is PAY YOUR DUES MONTH, as t h e menbership y e a r beg ins January 1.Annua l dues a r e $10.00 and L i f e Membership is $100 .00 . P lease m a i l y o u rcheck t o M r s . E l i z a b e t h Thonas , T r e a s u r e r , P . O . Box 1494, S c o t t s b o r o , A L35768, o r cone p r e p a r e d t o pay y o u r dues a t t h e January 2 1 meet ing.

JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONPOST OFFICE BOX 1494 U. S. POSTAGE PAIDSCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768

PERMIT NO. 11

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

JACKSON COUNTY, THE SWITZERLAND OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA

ANCESTOR SEARCHING IN JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

SYBIL BISHOP HINMAN, 415 WINCHESTER ROAD, N E , HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811, seeksi n f o o n James Henry Evans who m d ( 1 ) Susan E l i z a b e t h Precise i n 1871 and( 2 ) E l i z a Jane Precise in 1874. James Henry Evans , b o r n 1851, was t h es o n o f Lewis and Anna (Bynum) Evans o f t h e Tupe lo connun i t y. Susan E l i z a ‑b e t h and E l i z a Jane Prec ise were t h e daugh te rs o f James P. and Pharobe/F e r r i b y ( F o s t e r ) Prec ise. Pharobe/FErriby ( F o s t e r ) P rec ise was t h e daughterof Thonas and Susannah (Bel lany) F o s t e r who a r e b u r i e d in L i b e r t y Cemetery.Susannah (Be l l ony ) F o s t e r was t h e daugh te r o f Jackson and Susannah (Pace)B e l l o n y. A f t e r t h e d e a t h o f Jackson B e l l o n y, Susannah (Pace) B e l l o n y m d( 2 ) Ta r l t o n Evans and had Lewis Evans whose younges t son was James HenryEvans. S y b i l has found n o t h i n g t h u s f a r on James Henry Evans' descendantsin Jackson C o . D i d they move w e s t ?

MRS. BOYD (BRENDA PHILLIPS) TURNER, J R . , 2706 HIAWATHA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO,TX 78210‐5519, seeks p a r e n t s of M a r t h a E l i z a b e t h T h r o w e r, b o r n 1866, d i e dFeb 16 , 1934, who m d E r v i n R . P h i l l i p s . The Throwers may have l i v e d i nP a i n t Rock Va l l e y when M a r t h a E l i z a b e t h (Thrower ) P h i l l i p s was b o r n .

T. J. BYNUW, 120 RICHVIEN ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37043‐4724, seeks accesst o o r r e p r o d u c t i o n p r i v i l e g e o f o l d p o r t r a i t o f I s a a c Bynum, J r . ( 1 8 0 5 ‑1881 ) , t h e s o n o f I s a a c Bynum, S r . who s e t t l e d n e a r Tu p e l o c i r c a 1818.T. J. Bynum descends f r o n I s a a c , J r . ' s s o n , Benjamin F r a n k l i n Bynum, andT . J . BYNUM w o u l d l i k e to co r respond w i t h Bynum descendants who s t i l l l i v ein Jackson C o , AL or have t i e s to t h i s area .

T. J. BYNUM, 120 RICHVIEW ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37043-4724, des i res tocor respond w i t h descendants of Robert and Bathsheba (McElvaney) Bynum,e a r l y s e t t l e r s o f Sco t t sbo ro . Robert Bynum's daugh te r, M a r t h a , bo rn c a .1830, marr ied Benjamin F r a n k l i n Bynum on May 1, 1859, and she is bur iedin an unmarked g r a v e in t h e Rober t Bynum Cenetery on Bynum S t r e e t in S c o t t sb o r o . Who were t h e p a r e n t s of Robert and Bathsheba (McElvaney) Bynum?Where d i d they l i v e be fo re t h e i r remova l t o Sco t t sbo ro?

JAMES DAVID MATTHEWS, J R . , PSC 89 BOX 40, APO AE 09822, wou ld l i k e toco r respond w i t h anyone who has knowledge o f Arminda A l i c e F o s t e r , b . M a r 6 ,1855, who md J a s p e r L u t h e r Bynum as h i s second w i f e on M a r 16 , 1871. ArmindaA l i c e P o s t e r was t h e daugh te r o f H i r a n F o s t e r ( t h e son o f Richard andPheraby F o s t e r ) who m d Ena l ine M i t c h e l l ( t h e d a u g h t e ro f Hugh and S a l l i e ( H o l l a n d ) M i t c h e l l . ) Jackson C o , A L Probate MinutesBook B, p . 272, r e c o r d s t h a t W i l l M i t c h e l l was appo in ted guard ian o f t h eminor c h i l d r e n o f H i r a n F o s t e r and w i f e Enal ine F o s t e r LATE o f L a f a y e t t eC o , M i s s i s s i p p i , because t h e c h i l d r e n had a s m a l l e s t a t e f r o n t h e i r p a r e n t swho were deceased. Arminda A l i c e and h e r s i s t e r M a r g a r e t F o s t e r were a l s orecorded as h e i r s in t h e e s t a t e o f t h e i r Grand fa ther Hugh M i t c h e l l ( JacksonC o . Probate Minutes Book D, Nov 1 0 , 1 8 6 9 . )

James (JDM) N. CLEMENS, 412 ROBERTS ROAD, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768, is seekingt h e maiden name o f E l i zabe th ?? who mar r ied Thonas Doz ie r L igon c i r c a1839 in Jackson C o , A L . Thonas D o z i e r L igon was t h e s o n of M a s t i n andE l i zabe th (Wood) L igon, who moved to Jackson Co in t h e e a r l y 18205. ThomasD o z i e r and E l i zabe th ( ? ? ) L i g o n moved t o M i s s i s s i p p i c i r c a 1840 and werei n Texas b y 1850 where b o t h d i e d l e a v i n g s e v e r a l young c h i l d r e n .ANN B. CHAMBLESS, 435 BARBEE LANE, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768, seeks i d e n t i t yand descendants of REBECCA SMITH, b. 1801, who was l i s t e d as t h e head ofh e r household on t h e 1840 Jackson C o , AL census and was a l s o l i s t e d asa PENSIONER. Two sons and fi v e daugh te rs w i t h h e r in 1840 census. D i dh e r husband l o s e h i s l i f e w h i l e s e r v i n g in o n e of t h e I n d i a n Wars in t h e18305?

WHERE WAS UNION ACADEMY?

by Ann B. Chambless

O n J u l y 18, 1859, t h e t r u s t e e s o f p u b l i c s c h o o l number 3 l o c a t e d a t UNIONACADEMY :U1 Township 4 , Range 6 i n Jackson C o u n t y c o n t r a c t e d w i t h H . H .C o u l s o n , t e a c h e r , f o r a 3 mon th te rm beg inn ing J u l y 18,1859. Where w a sUNION ACADEMY? The donain of t h e t r us tees p r o v i d e t h e b e s t c l u e . Theyw e r e : Richard H. McCravey, D i l l a r d B r o o k s , and John Wesley R u s s e l l .

R ichard H . M c C r a v e y, b o r n 1808 i n Te n n e s s e e , was a B e l l e f o n t e m e r c h a n t .C i r c a 1842 he mar r i ed Mary Ann H o l l a n d (daugh te r o f James and M y r a ( D a v i s )H o l l a n d ) . The Richand H . McCraveys had t h r e e c h i l d r e n who w o u l d havebeen 15, 13, and 11 i n 1859 when t h e t r u s t e e s c o n t r a c t e d w i t h H . H . C o u l s o n .The McCraveys moved to M a r s h a l l C o , MS, where Richard d i e d in J a n , 1867.

D i l l a r d B r o o k s , b o r n 1803 in Kentucky, was a farmer who owned r e a l e s t a t en e a r C e n t e r p o i n t v a l u e d a t $1200 accord ing t o t h e 1850 census. C i r c a1829 he mar r ied D e l i l a h Hudgins (daugh te r o f Benjamin and M a r t h a ( E l l i s )Hudg ins ) . The 1850 census recorded s i x Brooks c h i l d r e n r a n g i n g in agef r o n 19 to 4 y e a r s . The t h r e e younges t w o u l d have been 1 6 , 15 , and1 3 when t h e s c h o o l c o n t r a c t was s igned i n 1859.

John Wesley R u s s e l l , b o r n 1813 i n V i r g i n i a , was t h e s o n o f Dav id R u s s e l l .C i r c a 1833 John W. R u s s e l l mar r ied Tenpe rance (Tenpy) Burgess (daughtero f Jonathan and E l i z a b e t h ( B l a c k s t o c k ) B u r g e s s ) . John Wesley R u s s e l lwas enumerated as a mechanis t in t h e 1850 c e n s u s . He owned 200 a c r e sn e a r t h e p resen t day Jackson County Pa rk and Roseberry Subd i v i s i on .H e was t h e f a t h e r o f seven c h i l d r e n ; t h e youngest fi v e Were 19 , 17 ,15, 12, and 7 in 1859.

B e l l e f o n t e was cont iguous w i t h t h e acreage o f a l l t h r e e t r u s t e e s . I n 1859,B e l l e f o n t e was t h e o n l y incorporated town in T4, R6 and t h e most l o g i c a ls i t e f o r t h e l o c a t i o n o f Union Academy. Harr ison Henry C o u l s o n , t h e t e a c h e r ,a l s o l i v e d i n t h e suburbs o f B e l l e f o n t e between 1850 and 1860. H . H . C o u l s o n ,b o r n 1835-36, was t h e s o n of Jacob and Joanna (Grahan) Cou l son who movedh e r e f r o m Madison C o , TN. At t h e t rue of t h e 1850 c e n s u s , t h e y l i v e d n e a rK i r b y, B u r g e s s , and R u s s e l l f a m i l i e s . H . H . Cou lson 's o l d e r b r o t h e r , LawsonC . C o u l s o n , was l a t e r Jackson County Probate Judge. Another b r o t h e r ,Greene A . C o u l s o n , was l i s t e d a s a B a p t i s t m i n i s t e r i n t h e 1860 census .H a r r i s o n H e n r y Cou lson was l i s t e d a s a t e a c h e r i n t h e 1860 c e n s u s , andh e m a r r i e d J u l i e t t e G u l l a t t o n May 1 7 , 1863.

The o r i g i n a l 1859 c o n t r a c t was p r e s e r v e d b y t h e McCravey f a m i l y and cameto y o u r E d i t o r f r o n t h e e s t a t e of Mary (McCravey) T r i p l e t t of F o r e s t , MS.The c o n t r a c t was wi tnessed by Jo P h i l l i p and G ( r e e n e ) A. Cou lson . I t r e a d s :

" I t i s agreed between D. B r o o k s , John W. R u s s e l , and R . H . McCravey, s c h o o lt r u s t e e s o f Township 4 , Range 6 i n t h e County o f Jackson and S t a t e o f Alabamaand H . H . C o u l s o n , a S c h o o l Teacher o f t h e same County and S t a t e , t h a tt h e s a i d H . H . Cou l son w i l l t a k e charge o f p u b l i c s c h o o l N o . 3 o f s a i dTownship l o c a t e d at Un ion Academy f o r t h e t e n n of 3 nwnths beg inn ing ont h e 1 8 t h of J u l y A . D . 1859 and ending on t h e 30th of September A . D . 1859and t h a t h e w i l l f a i t h f u l l y d ischarge t h e d u t i e s d e v o l v i n g u p o n h r n a st e a c h e r o f s a i d s c h o o l u n d e r t h e g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n and c o n t r o l o f s a i dTr u s t e e s and t h a t f o r such serv ices p r o p e r l y rendered t h e s a i d B r o o k s ,R u s s e l , and McCravey w i l l p a y to t h e s a i d Cou l son t h e s h a r e of t h e educa ‑t i o n a l f u n d o f s a i d w a n s h i p f o r t h e y e a r 1859 t o which s a i d s c h o o l mayb e found t o b e e n t i t l e d a t t h e r a t e o f one d o l l a r p e r month f o r e a c h s c h o l a rf o r t h e a c t u a l number o f days sen t s o soon a s t h e same s h a l l b e drawn b yt h e n , f o r t h e p u b l i c educa t iona l f u n d o f t h e S t a t e . In w i tness where o ft h e s a i d . p a r t i e s have h e r e u n t o s e t t h e i r names t h e 1 8 t h day o f J u l y A . D .1859." ‘

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NOTEWORTY JACKSON COUNTY HISTORY FROM EARLY NEWSPAPERS

compi led by Ann B. Chambless

May 1 9 , 1881 ‐ Alabama H e r a l d “"M r . John A . Brown ( b u i l t B rown ‐ Proc to r House now H e r i t a g e C e n t e r ) , whose newS t o r e H o u s e , i n c l u d i n g underground meat m a r k e t a n d i c e h o u s e , is an a c q u i ‑s i t i o n t o t h e town worthy o f f a v o r a b l e comment, w i l l have something t os a y t o t h e p u b l i c n e x t week.

O c t o b e r 18 , 1888 ‐ The Progress i ve A g eT h a t same o l d p r a c t i c e o f t o l l i n g a c h u r c h b e l l a t t h e d e a t h o f a c i t i z e ni s s t i l l i ndu lged in o u r town.

June 14 , 1888 ‐ The Prog ress i ve AgeB u c k ' s P o c k e t , a s e c t i o n in t h e extreme sou thwes t p o r t i o n o f t h i s c o u n t y,wouhd a f f o r d a fi n e fi e L d o f l a b o r f o r a n e x p l o r i n g e x p e d i t i o n . Buck ' sPocket is a deep gorge in t h e Sand Mountain r a n g e , and i t is s a i d t h e s o i lwas n e v e r t r o d o n b y human b e i n g e x c e p t t h o s e b o r n and r e a r e d t h e r e anda n o c c a s i o n a l , r e c k l e s s , d a r e d e v i l o f a n i n t e r n a l . r e v e n u e ( a f fi c e r . Theinhab i tan ts cfi? Buck ' s Pocket p r o p e r ; i t i s s a i d , l i v e <3secluded l i f e ,and know b u t l i t t l e and c a r e l e s s , a b o u t t h e a f f a i r s o f t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d .

M a r c h 1 6 , 1876 ‐ The Alabama H e r a l dWe a r e p l e a s e d t o see t h a t Judge K y l e i s h a v i n g a r r a n g e d i n h i s o f fi c ein cases convenient of a c c e s s , 200 Japanned t i n boxes or drawers in whicht o keep t h e pape rs o f e s t a t e s . .

June 16, 1887 ‐ The Scottsboro C i t i z e nThe g e n e r a l o u t l o o k i n Jackson Coun t y i s b e t t e r than i t has been s ince \ ‑t h e ( C i v i l ) War. "Pra ise God f rom whom a l l b l e s s i n g s fl o w . "

J u l y 25, 1889 - The Progress ive AgeWho says S c o t t s b o r o i s p rog ress ing? There is n o t a vacan t businesshouse ( m : d w e l l i n g h i t o w n , and seve ra l . new res idences a r e b e i n g b u i l t ,bes ides s e v e r a l o t h e r s in contemplat ion.

Febuary 25, 1887 ‐ The Progress ive A g eP a i n t Rock, in t h i s c o u n t y, w i l l soon have a new s c h o o l b u i l d i n g comple ted,w i t h a b i g b e l l , to be c a l l e d P a i n t Rock Academy.

March 18 , 1887 ‐ The Progress ive A g ePisgah, AlabamaWe have one fi r s t c l a s s g e n e r a l m e r c a n t i l e s t o r e , a good s c h o o l t e n monthsin t h e y e a r , a l s o a Miss ionary B a p t i s t C h u r c h , a Sabba th S c h o o l in goodwork ing o r d e r . About 1 . 5 m i l e s f r o m t h e v i l l a g e is a Method is t C h u r c h ,w i t h r e g u l a r s e r v i c e s . O u r community i s i n c r e a s i n g i n p o p u l a t i o n and educa‑t i o n a l advancement. Farming is b e i n g conducted on a l a r g e r s c a l e . TheP e o p l e a r e b u i l d i n g b e t t e r homes t h a n b e f o r e .

O c t o b e r 28 , 1887 ‐ The Prog ress i ve A g eS c o t t s b o r o has 21 m e r c a n t i l e es tab l i shmen ts in a l l , and t h e y a l l seem tohave a fl o u r i s h i n g t r a d e .

A u g u s t 3 , 1871 ‐ S c o t t s b o r o I n d u s t r i a l H e r a l dB r i d g e p o r t , AlabamaI n o u r r e c e n t t r i p t o t h e u p p e r end o f t h i s C o u n t y, w e s p e n t s e v e r a l hoursa t B r i d g e p o r t . The N a s h v i l l e & Chat tanooga R a i l r o a d i s engaged i n b u i l d i n ga new t h r e e t i e r s o f t h e b r i d g e a c r o s s t h e Te n n e s s e e R i v e r a t that p lace.

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MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES FROM EARLY NEWSPAPERS AND COURT RECORDS

c o n p i l e d by Ann B. Chambless

RICHARD R I L E Y, ESQ. OF Cherokee N a t i o n d i e d on A p r i l 26 , 1824. A f t e r a l o n gand l i n g e r i n g i l l n e s s w h i c h h e b o r e w i t h C h r i s t i a n fi r m n e s s , h e d i e d fi n ni n t h e f a i t h o f t h e hope o f g o s p e l l e a v i n g beh ind hhn a b r i g h t example o fp i e t y and r e a l e x c e l l e n c e . S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , May 4 , 1824.

STEPHEN RUSSELL, deceased 1821 o r 1822. Mar tha M i t c h e l l and E l i z a b e t h M i l l e r ,guard ians f o r minor~ h e i r s ( I f STEPHEN RUSSELL. S o u t h e r n Advoca te , Feb 6,1828. EDITOR‘S NOTE: Stephen R U S s e l l p. 31 Jackson Co Proba te Records1820‐1830 ( i n d e x e d b u t page m i s s i n g . )

SOUQMON COLLINS, deceased. Southern Advoca te , May 16 , 1828.

STEPHEN HORN, deceased. S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , May 16, 1828.

SAMUEL VAUGH(?VAUGHN or VAUGHT?) deceased. S o u t h e r n Advoca te , May 1 6 , 1828.

WILLIAM SUBLETTE, deceased, M a r y S u b l e t t e , a d m i n i s t r a t r i x o f e s t a t e 1834.S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , J a n u a r y 2 3 , 1834.

TOBIAS WILHEUWS, deceased 1833. H e i r s : J o b , R i cha rd , J a c o b , & John W i l ‑helms and A i l s e y Wilhelm McCu l l ough , C a t h a r i n e WilheLn McNabb, S a l l y Wi lheLnTindle, a n d minor h e i r s of Andrew Wilhehns, deceased. Southern Advoca te ,February 6, 1834.

MARY E . CARTER, daugh te r o f STEPHEN CARTER o f t h e v i c i n i t y o f B e l l e f o n t e ,mar r ied James H. Moore o f Winches te r, TN on June 10, 1840. Southern Advoca te ,June 20, 1840.

MRS. SARAH C . ROACH, c o n s o r t o f t h e REV. CHARLES L . ROACH, d i e d June 11 ,1840. S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , J u n e 2 0 , 1840.

CAPT. THOWAS J . HAWKINS o f B e l l e f o n t e mar r ied CELIA HAWK, d a u g h t e r o f C a p t .James Hawk o n J u l y 2 , 1840. S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , J u l y 11 , 1840.

MARTHA A. POSTON, r e l i c i t of SANFORD POSTON, d i e d J a n 25 , 1841 (age 3 1 ) .EDITOR'S NOTE: P o s t o n s f r o n came to AL f r o n Kentucky as P a r i s , KY C i t i z e n ,Lex ing ton G a z e t t e , and L o u i s v i l l e A d v e r t i s e r advised t o copy t h i s o b i t .H u n t s v i l l e D e n o c r a t , Feb 13 , 1841.

PETER McCLANAHAN, age 62, d i e d O c t 4, 1841. F rances McClanahan was h i swidow and h e l e f t a n o n l y d a u g h t e r . They were V i r g i n i a n s b y b i r t h and e n i ‑g r a t e d t o Alabama abou t 1825. H u n t s v i l l e Democra t , O c t 3 0 , 1841.

JOSEPH MCCALEB mar r ied MARY JANE ROACH, daughte r o f HENRY ROACH, O c t o b e r1 6 , 1844. H u n t s v i l l e D e m o c r a t , O c t 30, 1844.

GEORGE NORWOOD and ELIJAH GRAVES k i l l e d SAMUEL WEST b y s t r i k i n g h im ( w i t ha r o c k ) a m o r t a l wound o n l e f t t emp le t h e l e n g t h o f one i n c h and d e p t h o fone i n c h . Rocked on Feb 5, 1845 and d i e d Feb 9, 1845. Jackson Co C i r c u i tC o u r t M inu tes ‐ M a r c h , 1848, pages 386‐387.

WILLIAM HOUSTON d i e d Aug‘ 2 4 , 1855.

DR. WILLIAM O. HAYNES d i e d O c t 6, 1861.

ROBERT MORRIS, b o r n Sep 4, 1789, in VA , md Nancy McCormack, d i e d Dec 8,1873. Ma r r i ed more t h a n 6 0 y e a r s . The Alabama H e r a l d , Jan 1 , 1874.

MRS. CHARLOTTE WARREN, d i e d at res idence of JOHN POE of consumption J a n30 , 1877. She was he i r ess to $100 ,000 and 80 s l a v e s b e f o r e C i v i l Wa r.Ye a r b e f o r e h e r d e a t h she was enployed b y B e l l F a c t o r y & h e r p h y s i c i a n s t a t e st h a t c l o s e a p p l i c a t i o n t o work and t h e l i n t i n j u r i n g h e r l u n g s was causeo f h e r un t ime ly denise. A few weeks a g o she l e f t t h e f a c t o r y , i l l & broken

MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES FRJH EARLY NEWSPAPERS AND COURT MINUTES ( C o n t )BENJAMIN S. TIPTON'married ELIZABETH PIERCE on Feb 1 5 , 1851, by R e v. B . C .Chapnan. S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , Feb 1 9 , 1851.

SAMUEL GAY, d i e d o n A p r 22, 1851 o f apop lexy n e a r B e l l e f o n t e , age 6 0 y e a r s .Sou thern Advoca te , A p r 3 0 , 1851.

CANDIS HICKMAN m a r r i e d JAMES BRgMLLEY on O c t 1 3 , 1851. S o u t h e r n Advoca te ,O c t 1 5 , 1851.

WILL IE COTTON, deceased , h e i r s : F ranc is Edward C o t t o n , John C o t t o n , andM a r g a r e t Jane C o t t o n ( m a r r i e d P a r k s ) . S o u t h e r n A d v o c a t e , J a n 2 8 , 1852.

W. M. SKELTON m a r r i e d S. E. WILLIAMSON, daugh te r of R . A . WILLIAMSON on t h e9 t h o f M a r c h , 1860, b y B . C . Wi l l iams. H u n t s v i l l e D e n o c r a t , M a r 21 , 1860.

MRS. ROBERT B. (AMELIA VANCE) SKELTON d i e d on Aug 21 , 1860, in t h e 4 9 t hy e a r o f h e r age. H u n t s v i l l e D e m o c r a t , Aug 22 , 1860.

ROBERT B. SKELTON d i e d on Aug 18 , 1860, in t h e 5 7 t h y e a r of h i s a g e . H u n t s ‑v i l l e D e n o c r a t , Aug 22, 1860.

MRS. JANE M. GRIFFIN, c o n s o r t o f P . C . GRIFFIN d i e d a t h e r res idence n e a rS tevenson o n M a r 7 , 1861. H u n t s v i l l e Democra t , M a r 20, 1861.

JEREMIAH BROWN, prominent c i t i z e n of Jackson C o , d i e d on . h i l v 3. 1866.H u n t s v i l l e Advoca te , J u l y 21, 1866.

RICHARD H. McCRAVEY, f o n n e r l y of Jackson C o , A L , d i e d on J a n 2 0 , 1867, inM a r s h a l l C o , M i s s . H u n t s v i l l e Advoca te , Feb 5 , 1867.

JAKE COFFEY, d i e d at h i s residence on M a r 1, 1875. Alabama H e r a l d , M a r 4, 1875.

JOSEPH M. MARTIN, d i e d a t h i s res idence , in t h e 86 th y e a r o f h i s age, Feb 25,1876. H e was a s o l d i e r o f t h e War o f 1812, and was drawing a pension a t t h et i n e of h i s death. He was a consis tent menber of t h e B a p t i s t Church f o r o v e r40 y e a r s , and was moderator of t h e Tennessee R i ve r Assoc ia t ion when i t w a s '

formed. ( A r c h i b a l d C o l l i n s was a d m i n i s t r a t o r o f M a r t i n ' s e s t a t e . ) N o r t hAlabama b s e r v e r , M a r 3 , 1876.

SHEPHERD SHELTON, d i e d at h i s residencenear S c o t t s b o r o on t h e morn ing ofM a r 1 , 1876, i n t h e 8 5 t h y e a r o f h i s a g e . N o r t h Alabama O b s e r v e r , M a r 3 ,1876.

WILLINH GINN, f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s a c i t i z e n of t h i s Coun t y d i e d on Feb 2 8 ,1876, n e a r Guntown, MS. H e was b u r i e d w i t h Masonic honors n e a r L a r k i n s v i l l e .N o r t h Alabama O b s e r v e r , M a r 3 , 1876.

C . C . COBB, a r e s i d e n t o f S c o t t s b o r o f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s d i e d sudden ly l a s tSunday at t h e res idence of h i s f a t h e r , B r y a n t Cobb , in Madison C o , A L .N o r t h Alabama O b s e r v e r, A p r 1 4 , 1876.

LUCINDA PRECISE d i e d May 19 , 1876. N o r t h Alabama O b s e r v e r , May 26 , 1876.

MARATHA HALL, w i f e of IRVING HALL, d i e d on J u l y 20 , 1876 in B l u e S p r i n gCove n e a r L a r k i n s v i l l e . N o r t h Alabama O b s e r v e r , J u l y 28 , 1876.

EDITOR'S NOTE: N o r t h Alabana O b s e r v e r fi r s t p u b l i s h e d J a n 21 , 1876, andwas discont inued by November, 1876.

BROOKS SMITH who has l i v e d in Jackson Co more t h a n 60 y e a r s , can ing h e r eb e f o r e t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e c o u n t y, d i e d n e a r Lark insv i l le . J u l y 2 7 ,1877, aged 83. Alabama H e r a l d , Aug 9, 1877.

JOHN A . SHELTON ( f o n n e r S c o t t s b o r o Mayor ) , s o n o f SHEPHERD SHELTON and husbando f g i f t e d MRS. JULIA SHELTON, known and h i g h l y esteemed a s L a u r a L o r r r n e r ,d i e d in Chattanooga, T n , on Dec 1 8 , 1877. Alabama H e r a l d , Dec 2 0 , 1877;

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MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES FRCXVI EARLY NEWSPAPERS AND COURT RECORDS ( C o n t )

MRS. DELILA JONES, Widow of CHARLES S. JONES, d i e d on J a n 28, 1875. TheAlabama H e r a l d , Feb 4, 1875.

MARTIN ARMSTRONG, k i l l e d in s t o n n at M t . P isgah on Sand Mounta in on Feb1, 1876. The Alabama H e r a l d , Feb 4, 1875.

MRS. SALLIE C . DAVIDSON, d i e d i n S c o t t s b o r o o n Feb 1 9 , 1874. D a u g h t e rof Thonas and C a r o l i n e ( M a r t i n ) Snodgrass. S a l l i e mar r i ed T. M. Davidsonon J a n 1 9 , 1871. The Alabama H e r a l d , M a r 5, 1874.

JAMES CLOUD, d i e d at h i s residence on M a r l D , 1874. The Alabama H e r a l d ,M a r 19, 1874. ( S e r v e d a sess ion i n Alabama S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e . )

THCMAS GAY & MRS. H . P. MAXWELL and fi v e o t h e r s i n t h e i r f a m i l i e s d i e d f r o nmilk ‐ sickness between t h e l a s t day of June and J u l y 8, 1875. Thonas Gayand H . P. M a x w e l lwere b r o t h e r s ‐ i n ‐ l a w. The Alabama H e r a l d , J u l y 15 , 1875.

CALVIN KING, d i e d a t residence o f h i s b r o t h e r ‐ i n ‐ l a w, DANIEL FREEMAN, i nWoods Cove. C a l v i n K i n g "spen t mos t o f h i s l i f e i n t h e laudab le p u r s u i to f teach ing s c h o o l . ' The Alabama H e r a l d , J u l y 15 , 1875.

MR. ROBINSON, an Ehglishman, and a teache r of good r e p u t e on P a i n t Rock,d i e d sone days ago. The Alabama H e r a l d , Aug 6, 1874.

JOHN PHILL IPS, d i e d Dec 30 , 1875, was b o r n J a n 30 , 1824 ( b u r i e d Woods CoveCemetery. ) The Alabama H e r a l d , J a n 6, 1876.

‘CLINTON KIRBY, d ied A p r 17, 1876. The Prog ress i ve Age, A p r 20, 1876.

FRANKLIN PIERCE BURGESS, son of WILLIAM EMRGESS, d i e d Sep 21, 1876, wasb o r n May 29, 1854. “The Progress ive Age, Sep 28, 1876.

A man named BJDLE, k i l l e d by Richard H u n t e r , s o u t h s ide of Tennessee R i v e r ,Nov 1876. The Progress ive Age, Nov 9, 1876.

SEVIER DOVELADY, d i e d n e a r F a c k l e r a day o r two ago . The P r o g r e s s i v e Age,Nov 16 , 1876. EDITOR'S NOTE: Sev ie r Lovelady d i e d Nov 11 , 1876.

HENRY McANALLY ( S R . ) , age 64, d i e d O c t 31, 1876. The P r o g r e s s i v e Age,Nov 2, 1876.

JOHN SNODGRASS, SR. ( b o r n 1809) d i e d A p r 7, 1880. ( M a r r i e d Lou isa B y r d ,daugh te r o f Na than ie l and Mary B y r d ) . H i s mo the r ' s maiden name was Long .The Alabama H e r a l d , A p r i l 8, 1880.

MRS. JOSEPH (MARY HOWELL) THORNTON, d i e d A p r i l 7, 1880. The Alabama H e r a l dA p r 15, 1880.

DAVID PARKHILL, d i e d A p r i l , 1880. The Alabama H e r a l d , A p r 2 9 , 1880.

LAFAYETTE COULSON, a v i c t n n of consumpt ion, d i e d A p r 27, 1880. The AlabamaH e r a l d , A p r 29, 1880.

JOHN MCKINNEY, d i e d of pneumonia at residence of Bud Barnes on A p r 25,1880. The Alabama H e r a l d , A p r 29, 1880.

LUKE CHANDLER, an o l d c i t i z e n of Maynards Cove d i e d May 24 , 1880. TheAlabama H e r a l d , May 27, 1880.

MRS. ANDREW (DOLLIE) HORN, d i e d May 28, 1880. She was d a u g h t e r of Edwardand Mary F a r r i s . D o l l i e was b o r n June 30, 1814 i n G i l e s C o , TN, and marr iedAndrew H o r n Feb 10, 1831; j o i n e d Method is t Church in 1852; m o t h e r o f 1 2 ‑6 o f Whon preceded h e r i n d e a t h . The Alabama H e r a l d , J u l 15 , 1880.

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MARRIAGES AND DEATH NOTICES FRCIVI EARLY NEWSPAPERS AND COURT RECORDS ( C o n t )

TERRELL GRAY of G r a y ' s Chape l d i e d J u l y 2 3 , 1880; he was about 75 . TheAlabama H e r a l d , Aug 19 , 1880.

JAMES HUNTER, about 35, d i e d Aug 20 , 1880, in Guess' Creek V a l l e y . TheAlabama H e r a l d , Sep 2, 1880.

WM. I. IONGACRE d i e d a few days ago . The Alabama HeraLd , Sep 9, 1880.

MRS. THCMAS BROWN o f O l d B o l i v a r d i e d a few d a y s a g o . The Alabama H e r a l d ,Sep 9, 1880.

MRS. POLLY MORGAN, widow o f JOHN B. MORGAN, d i e d in Co f f ey town Va l l e y onSep 4, 1880, at hone of h e r s o n . The Alabama H e r a l d , Sep 9, 1880.

MRS. POLLY Moore (LIGON) BURGESS, widow Of t h e l a t e RICHARD BURGESS, d i e don Tues n i g h t l a s t (Sep 7, 1 8 8 0 . ) The Alabana H e r a l d , Sep 9, 1880.

JOHN V(ERNON) GROSS d i e d r e c e n t l y . The Alabama H e r a l d , O c t 7 , 1880.

MRS. OBEDIAH F. (SALLY) HURT d i e d N o v 5, 1880. The Alabana H e r a l d N o v1 8 , 1880.

DR. DAVID B. MCCORD m a r r i e d EMMA (MdVIAHAN) TAYLOR, d a u g h t e r of Wm. McMahan,S r . The Alabama H e r a l d , N o v 25, 1880.

WILLIAM BENNETT d i e d n e a r C a r p e n t e r o n N o v 1 7 , 1880. The Alabama H e r a l d ,Dec 2, 1880.

JOHN BERRY, a n o l d c i t i z e n o f Guess Creek d i e d a few days ago. The AlabanaH e r a l d , M a r 3 , 1881.

JOHN WHITFIELD, one of t h e o r i g i n a l c i t i z e n s of S c o t t s b o r o who made a donat iono f lands f o r t h e e rec t i on o f p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s , d i e d a t h i s hone i n Arkansason A p r 1 0 , 1881. The Alabama H e r a l d , A p r 2 8 , 1881.

NEVELS H. BRIDGES of P a i n t Rock v a l l e y , f a t h e r of W.W. BRIDGES, d ied A p r24, 1881. The Alabama H e r a l d , A p r 28 , 1881.

LEWIS EVANS, d i e d Nov 1 4 , 1888, n e a r T h p e l o . M r . Evans was one o f t h ep i o n e e r s o f Jackson C o . H e was b o r n i n S c o t t C o , VA i n 1811 and renovedto t h i s county in 1827. The Progress ive Age, N o v 22, 1888.

DR. J . M . HUDSON d i e d at h i s hone in Maynards Cove n e a r Tu p e l o on June 1 5 ,1890. H e was b o r n i n G r e e n v i l l e D i s t r i c t , S C o n J u l y 23 , 1825, and movedto t h i s coun t y more than 30 yea rs a g o . Was a cons i s t en t menber o f t h eMiss ionary B a p t i s t Church ea number o f y e a r s . The Progress ive Age, Jun1 9 , 1890.

ANDREW F. ROUNSAVALL, d i e d J u n e 1 2 , 1887. He was an o l d s e t t l e r ( o f WoodsC o v e . ) The S c o t t s b o r o C i t i z e n , June 1 6 , 1887.

P(LEASANT) W(HITAKER) BARBEE, d i e d at h i s hone two m i l e s f r o n town ( p r e s e n tday Wa lsh a d d i t i o n ) o n M a r 1 0 , 1887. ( B u r i e d i n edge o f w i f e ' s fl o w e r gardenon Wi lson S t r e e t in f a m i l y cemetery. ) The Progress ive Age, M a r 18 , 1887.

WILEY DANIEL m a r r i e d SUSIE JORDAN, d a u g h t e r o f JAMES JORDAN, SR. o n J u n e ‑, 1887, in J a s p e r , TN . The Progressive Age , J u n e 2 4 , 1887.

S T I L L ALIVE! JOHN PETERS, now l i v i n g in P e t e r ' s C o v e , is perhaps t h e o l d e s tman i n t h e c o u n t r y, hav ing a r r i v e d a t t h e r i p e o l d age o f 9 3 y e a r s . M r .P e t e r s y e t r e t a i n s a conpa ra t i ve l y s t r o n g v o i c e , good hea r i ng , and eyes igh t .He says he has l i v e d in t h e neighborhood where he now r e s i d e s 70 y e a r s . Hewas w i t h G e n e r a l (Andrew) Jackson i n canp n e a r M a y s v i l l e one w i n t e r , and v o t e df o r t h e G e n e r a l f o r P res iden t ( o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . ) The Progressive Age,May 6, 1887. 8

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Born 14-May‐1866in Fackler, Jackson County, Alabama

Marr 22-Dec-1903in Tackler, Jackson County, Alabama

Died 29-Sep-1942Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama

Blanche Bell SUTTON

Born 1-Dec-1869in Selmer, McMairy County, Tennessee

Died 21-Sep-1948in Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN

Harrison (Mall Macon CUNNINGHAM

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lISarah L. CORN

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Milliam James SUTTON

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Blanche Bell SUTTON

Born l-Dec-1869in Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee

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CH I “ )NICLE SVOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 lSSN-1071-2348 APRIL 1996

C .H A . MEETING SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ,1996 ,2 :30 PM. Scottsboro Recreation DepartmentRec*Com corner of Parks Avenue and Houston Street.

Program Vice-President Drenda King has chosen “images from the past” as the April meetingtopic. Mrs. Frances Robb will speak on “DatingOld Photographs." Please bringyour oldest picturesfor a hands-on workshop on April 14. Please feel free to invite a friend to hear Alabama’s numberone authority on dating old photographs.

Have you paidyour annual dues for 1996? Our membership year begins January 1,but you stillhave time to transmit a check in the amount of $10.00 to Treasurer Elizabeth Thomas, PO. Box1494, Scottsboro, AL 35768 or you may handyour check to Mrs. Thomas at the April meeting. Forthe perfect remembrance for a friend or family member, why not bestow an annual or lifetime mem‑bership in the ].C.H.A.? Annual dues are $10.00 and Life Membership is $100.00.

JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION NON-FRONTPOST OFFICE BOX 1494 ORGANIZATIONSCOT’I‘SBORO, AL 35 768 us.POSTAGEPAID

SCOITSBORO,AL35768

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED PERMITNO. 11

JACKSON COUNTY, THE SWITZERLAND OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA

VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PAGE 2

NEW FACE - OLD FEATURESDear Readers:

Spring is bursting out all over! THE JACKSON COUNTY CHRONICLES have experiencedsudden metamorphosis. The function has not changed, but the appearance certainly has.After almost twenty years of production via an outdated typewriter manned by a nonprofes‑sional typist and reproduction via a time-worn, sometimes ailing copying machine, profes‑sional help was solicited. Do-Right Printingagreed to work with the J.C.H.A. for a trial run ‑an effort to move toward the l e t century and to give our loyal membership and readers amore professional, attractive, and up‐to-date quarterly.

Do-Right Printingagreed to package printingwhich includes typesetting, design and lay‑out, printing, folding, stapling, and handling all aspects of publication with the exception ofthe creation of the articles/essays and the postage for mailing.

How do YOU rate the change? Please express your sentiments verbally by calling EditorAnn B. Chambless (205-259-5286) or in writing. Your editor's address is 435 Barbee Lane,Scottsboro, AL 55768. The J.C.H.A. Board of Directors look forward to hearing your com‑ments!

HIGHLIGHTS OF JANUARY 20 , I 9 9 6J.C.H.A. MEETING

After John H. Graham stated he was honored to serve as 1996 President of the J.C.H.A., he rec‑ognized the slate of officers who will comprise the J.C.H.A. Executive Board.

President John Henninger GrahamProgram Vice President Drenda KingMembership Vice President Jane ConleySecretary Helen NeelyTreasurer Elizabeth ThomasDirectors C.H. Bramblett

Hershel BoydAlfred KennamerCarlos PageWendell PageAnn B. Chambless

Treasurer E. Thomas advised the association had $6478.73 in its General Fund as of December51, 1995. $15,000 from the book account has been reinvested in a certificate of deposit. $1500was transferred to the Scottsboro Depot Preservation account (to cover preliminary architect fees)leaving a balance of $8751.62 in the book account.

Scottsboro Depot PreservationChairmanJohn E Neelyannounced $585.00 in donations received- leavinga balanced of $556.04 in the Scottsboro Depot Preservationaccount. All donations are taxdeductible, and there is an immediate need to add to this account as a base for a matching grant.Dr. DavidCampbell and Drenda Kingare assisting in applying for a $40,000 grant from the AlabamaState Transportation Department. Any grant money received will have to be matched by the asso‑ciation. NOW is the perfect time to mail your tax deductible donation to the Scottsboro DepotPreservation Fund in care of John F. Neely, PO. Box 1494, Scottsboro, AL 55768.

Mr. Neely advised that Norfolk Southern notified the J.C.H.A. that they are now having to usethe depot again for railway business. Norfolk Southern will notify the association when they canrelease the building to the City of Scottsboro. Mr. Neely met with theAlabama Historical Commission to announce Alabama’s Most

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Endangered Historic Buildings List. The Scottsboro Freight Depot was noted as one of the mostendangered, at risk buildings. Drenda Kingadvised that the Fall 1995 No. :58 issue of the AlabamaHeritage Magazine published by the University of Alabama included a published account of the oldMemphis and Charleston RailroadDepot built in 1860 in Scottsboro in an article entitled ‘Alabama’sMost Endangered Historic Places 1995."

Mr. Hugh Dudley of Huntsville, representing the North Alabama Chapter of the NationalRailroad Historical Society, presented a most educational and entertaining program. He chose ashis topic: Preservation, Restoration, and Utilization. Hugh Dudley became interested in railroadsas an adult. He worked for NASA and made numerous TDY trips to Boulder, Colorado. His firsthand observation of Colorado's narrow gauge and other railroads nurtured a seedbed of interest inall railroads. As a diversion from Federal jury duty, he discovered the Railroad Commission min‑utes in the Birmingham Public Library and his findings generated a burning interest in Alabamarailroads.

In the late 19605, the Huntsville Round House Depot property was bought by the City ofHuntsville. The NorthAlabama Railroad Club and a City Board developed master restoration plansdesigned to tell the transportation history of Huntsville and Madison County. The Railroad Clubassumed the lead in the restoration effort as well as the financial burden in meeting their jointobjective.

The NorthAlabama RailroadClub members were able to get Smithsonian assistance just by pay‑ing airfare and housing for weekend on-site consultation.

Many months into the restoration effort, politics entered the management scheme and the NorthAlabama Railroad Club members were evicted. Mr. Dudley emphasized the ].C.H.A. should begintheir Scottsboro Depot preservation efforts by observing the following:

1. Written preservation plan defining scope, objectives, and management scheme2. Relations with City of Scottsboro defined in writing3. Definite time for business meetings and workdays ‘4. Newsletter to keep all interested parties abreast of preservation efforts andprogress. . . _. _ _ _ _ _, .. ._ _ . . . . _ . . . .

Mr. Dudley stated, “ I f there are restrictions, get them in writing as early as possible.”When questioned by Mr. Meeks, Mr. Dudley advised he had secured his picture of Hollywood

Depot from TVA. Carlus Page presented Mr. Dudleywith an appropriate momenta, a railroad fusee,and Drenda King gave Mr. Dudley the recently republished Histogg o_f jackson County by ].R.Kennamer as a token of the ].C.H.A.’s appreciation.

] .C.H.A. EXECUTIVEBOARD MEETING

].C.H.A. President john H. Grahamrequests all Executive Board membersmeet at 2:00 p m . on Sunday, April 14.1996, at the Rec*Com (30 minutes prior toprogram meeting scheduled for 2:30 pm. )


ANCESTOR SEARCHING INJACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

:SHIRLEY PERRY, 4832 MALLARD NEST

DRIVE, MEMPHIS TN 38141-0700, wants tocorrespond with others researching LEWIS,FREEMAN, JONES, and related families.JOHN LEWIS, b. 1794, MD, married MARYFREEMAN, b. 1795, NC, and they were inBedford CO, TN by 1820 and moved toJackson Co, AL after 1850. They had 12 ormore children: Elizabeth, Rachel, Elvina,Dorcas b. 1828, Frances “Fannie", Mary Ann,Sarah “Sallie", b. 1836. John Lewis died1860-1870, Jackson Co, AL. Widow Mary(Freeman) LEWIS was living in Stevenson in1870 with her daughter, Sarah and her hus‑band John. A. Jones and their son, John H.Jones, b. 1859 in AL. Also living in the JONEShousehold were Thomas LEWIS, b. 1849, TN,a wagon maker, and James LEWIS, b. 1858,AL. Are Thomas and James LEWIS sons ofJohn and Mary (Freeman) LEWIS?

SHIRLEY PERRY, 4832 MALLARD NESTDRIVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38141-0700, wouldlike to correspond with researchers ofWILKINSON, GARNER. STEWART. MASON,SWEENEY, AND related families. DORCASLEWIS, daughter of John and Mary (Freeman)LEWIS, married 1852 to Joseph Wilkinson, b.1823, Jasper, Marion Co, TN, and lived onSand Mountain. During the Civil War theylived near Larkinsville where JosephWilkinson died. He had a niece, Martha(Wilkinson) SWEENEY, living in Stevenson in1898. Who is the father of Joseph WILKIN‑SON? His widow and their 6 children lived inBass, AL. Margaret md. BOB ARNOLD;Martha md (1) ? MASON (2) Wm. s. STEW‑ART, and (3) Edward F. ADAMS. Joseph (Jr.)may have married Ann M. MASON??, VioletJune or Emeline (did she die young?), Twins:Wm. Marshal md (1) Sarah LATI‘A and (2)Mary Bell, and Mary V. WILKINSON (who didshe marry?) After Joseph WILKINSON’sdeath, his widow Dorcas (Lewis) Wilkinsonmarried David Elisha GARNER in 1870 andhad one child, Flora Lee “Flo" GARNER whomarried Edward A. MCKINLEY. The WILKIN‑SON children also used GARNER as a lastname.

GEORGE ANN HOBBS, 1349 65th DRIVEAPT C, LUBBOCK, TX 79412, seeks info on

JOHN SARTAIN who married NANCYGRAYSON (born 11 Feb 1807 in VA) on 10Mar 1824, Madison Co, AL. Nancy was thedaughter of JOHN and SARAH (CARTER)GRAYSON of Madison Co, AL. JOHN SARTAINbought land in Jackson Co, AL in 1830 wherethe family lived until about 1837 when JOHNSARTAIN bought land in Talladega Co, AL.There may have been a JAMES R. SARTAIN inthe area about 1831 to 1837.

IO WILSON EMERSON, 2209 SECOND ST,WHITE BEARLAKE, MN 55110, is attemptingto update the FAIRBANKS family genealogypublished in 1897. Requests that other FAIR‑BANKS researchers share their info and shewill be happy to supply them with any infor‑mation she has without charge. Just send hera SASE. There was a LEVI FAIRBANKS on the1870 census for Bridgeport, AL.

DONNA L. SAMPLES, 303 NANCYAVENUE, LINTHICUM, MD 21090, seeks par‑ents of GEORGE W. SAMPLES, born ca1856/65 in either Grundy Co, TN or JacksonCo, Al and died May 15, 1944, at Edgefield,Jackson Co, AL. He md 27 June 1888 as hissecond wife, NANNY PHILLIPS. They had 12children, Charles, b. 1890; Samuel, b. 1892;Lula Lee, b. 1895; George, Jr., b. 1897; DavidLarry, b. 1899; Ruth Neoma, b. 1902; RoyMack, b. 1905; John, b. 1908; Mary Jenny, b.1909; Scott Dether, b. 1911; and Walter andWillie born and died prior to 1902. The 1900census shows they were living in Bolivar andin 1910 in Doran’s Cove. Family tradition isthat GEORGE W. SAMPLES had. a brothernamed Leige and that their mother died WhenGEORGE W. SAMPLES was born. Also thathis parents were MARK AND MARY (JACK‑SON) SAMPLES. Nothing found to confirmthis oral traditional family history. Theremay be a connection to a MARTIN SAMPLEYwho may have been George’s grandfather.‑George was supposedly raised by an AUNTBABE KILGORE. George married three times.Any information on this family will beappre‑ciated and Donna will be happy to pay forpostage and copying.

SARAH WHITE, 638 E. ST JOSEPH ST;PAW PAW, MI 49079, is searching for parentsof JAMES HALL (1787-1870) and his wife

as?

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MARY (Polly) WILLIAMS HALL (1790-1845).They probably married about 1808-1809(based on their ages and the age of their firstknown child who was born circa 1810.)JAMES HALL was one of Jackson Co's earliestsettlers as he signed the Memorial to theSecretary of War from the Cherokee Countrywhich arrived in the Indian Affairs Office inAugust 1819. He and Mary joined the PaintRock Baptist Church in 1821 and he pur‑chased land in Section 33, Township 1, Range4 East in 1830. JAMES HALL served in theWar of 1812. The HALLS’ known childrenare: John W., Elizabeth, Thomas, Ruthy, Jesse,Elisha E, William C., Permelia, and SamuelHall, all born between 1810 and 1826.

DWAYNE HOLMAN, 2311 WHITESTONEDRIVE, AUSTIN, TX 78745, (512-447-7555),seeks info on any of the following HAMILTONfamilies who are listed on the 1830 JacksonCo, AL census: John HAMILTON; David L.HAMILTON; Benjamin HAMILTON; RussellHAMILTON; and Joseph HAMILTON. Dwayneis specifically looking for a family with chil‑dren namedJames and Manerva, but any infoon any of these families will behelpful.

VERA C. COULTER, 50 WEST COVE ROAD,KENSINGTON, GA 30707) seeks parents of »John and Temperance BREWER and of JOHNGILLIAM. John Brewer was b. circa 1777 anddied Apr 29, 1855. Temperance BREWERwasborn circa 1776 and died Sep 20, 1860. Bothare buried at Moore Chapel Cemetery, LongIsland Creek Cove. Their known children:Leroy H. BREWER (1822-1904) md ElizabethTROXELL (1822-1868) and NANCY BREWER(1815-1900) who Ind John Gilliam (1812‑1862).John Gilliam served in CoA, SnodgrassBattn, Florida Indian War. He died June 1,1862 in Lynchburg, VA Hospital during CivilWar. There are two JOHN GILLIAMs on 1840Jackson Co, AL census. Are they related?

EVA MAYFIELD, 1923 MORTON LEAGUE,RICHMOND, TX 77469, seeks ancestry andrelations of Wm. Hickman Crouch, born 1842in TN, died 14 Nov 1901 in Stevenson, wherehe lived after CW. He was son of Thomas andAilcy Crouch and he md Martha Lewis ca1870.

DAVID R. BROWN, P.O. BOX 126, JASPERTN 37347‐0126, seeks pedigree chart, photos,or any info on DAVIS BERRY and his descen‑dants and IRA E. BROWN and his descen‑dants. Will share.

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HELENE KIRBY WERNER, 3608 NORTHMERIDIAN ROAD, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32312,seeks info on CLINTON KIRBY, b. 1792 possi‑bly in Surry Co, NC. Married (1) MARIAH P.TRICE of VA, b. 7 NOV 1795, and (2) LUCCLA(LETITIA) GUFFEY of KY, b. ca 1808. CLIN‑TON KIRBY was veteran of War of 1812 andFlorida Indian War 1835-37. Will share.

LETTER TO ].C.H.A.from GLENNSHUMFIKE

PO. Box 57IOOITULSA, OK 74I57

To the J.C.H.A.:

My name is Glenn Shumake. My father’sside of the family came to Oklahoma fromJackson Coin 1900. My father was born thereDec 26, 1894. I understand they leftScottsboro and came here by train. I neverhad a chance to visit your county until 1994when I was on my way to a Viet Nam reunion.I decidedto detour and seethe countrywheremy father was born. I didn’t know what toexpect; as I entered Jackson County from thesouth, I was very impressed with the scenery.The beautiful valley with the mountains andthe Tennessee River. It was a sight to behold,and I’ l l never forget it.

My first stop was in Scottsboro where Italked to a number of people, and everyonewas so friendly and helpful. My next stopwas at Stevenson where the ladies in themayor's office opened county maps, showingme different sites and told me about the oldDepot. They gave me directions to theCaperton Cemetery; I was amazed how politeand helpful they were to a total stranger.

Through a telephone call, I located Mr.Carlus Page, a very nice and well informedman. Helooked up some items for meat thecourthouse and encouraged me to join theJ.C.H.A. and to purchase the Jackson Co. his‑tory book which I did. Thank you, Mr. Page.

In closing, I would like to say JacksonCounty, you have a lot to be thankful for - abeautiful county with beautiful people.Thank you! I am enclosing dues.

Glenn Shumake

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the Mason House mid-1850. Local traditionstates the Mason House was built about thesame time as the Lindsay-Allen F.RobertsonHouse in Longhollow (just south ofLarkinsville). Lindsay descendants stateAllen F. Robertson began construction of hishouse a few years before the Civil War andwas never able to completely finish thehouse due to losses sustained during theCivil War.

In 1936, Ms. Lucy Bynum made a surveyof pre-CivilWar Jackson County homes. Herreport, written as a University of Montevalloclass assignment, included the followingdescription of the Mason House:

“The old Mason Home isabout one mile west ofLarkinsville on the oldHighway (now Jackson CoRoad 30). The house is justthe same as it was before thewar except the old chimneyshave been stuccoed over, theold front steps have beenreplaced by concrete one; ithas been painted and the roofcovered. The house is built ofred cedar and the shingleswhich were taken (off) about25 years ago were also ofcedar. There was fighting allaround the house during theCivil War. The owners cutdown an old oak tree in theyard several years ago andfound a cannon ball in theheart. There was a spot ofblood in one of the roomswhere a wounded soldier issupposed to have lain. Thehouse is very well preservedas was proven when theowner was consideringadding another story a fewyears ago. He sent for a con‑tractor to find out if thehouse was strong enough tostand another story. Afterinvestigating, the contractorsaid that they could add sixstories if they wanted to.

The Mason Home is near

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the Larkinsville Cemeterywhere heavy fighting tookplace during the Civil War. Itis a frequent occurrence todig up the remains of aYankee or Confederate gravein this cemetery.”

Terrned a Greek Revival-style plantationcottage by Mr. Gamble, the Mason House isapproximately 50 feet by 50 feet and con‑sists of four large rooms with a hallwaythrough the center of the house. Pilastersanchor both comers of the front facade. Thedouble front door is accented with overheadand side glass panes. Twelve pane (six oversix) front windows are equidistant from thefront entrance. Twin chimneys were built toheat the two large rooms on each side of thewide, house-length hallway. There are twosmaller rooms at each end of the back porchwhich were probably added in the 20th cen‑tury. The ceilings in the four large rooms areabout twelve feet high and each roomhas itsown fireplace.

Winfield S. and Frances Mason installedat least 100 yards of carpet in "the MasonHouse, but it was offered for sale alongwiththe elegant household furnishings in theSpring of 1863. The Masons lived less thanten years after moving to Larkinsville,Alabama, and building their antebellumplantation cottage.

Winfield Scott Mason died in August1861 and Frances Mason died in January orFebruary of 1863. On September 19, 1861,B. W. and J. G. Mason of Giles County, TN(brothers of Winfield Scott Mason) applied tothe Jackson County Probate Court to beappointed administrators of the estate of W.S. Mason. The size of W. S. Mason’s estatecan bejudged from the large amount of theirbond required by the Court, $60,000. W R.Larkin, J.F.Martin, andJ.M. Buchananwereappointed to appraise the property of saidestate. The court declared that the slavesshould “be kept together on the farm andemployed in working the same . . . . for aterm of ten years, said administrators mak‑ing annual returns of the income profits ofsaid estate.”

By 1862 Civil War activities curtailed

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non-military travel for civilians. W B. and].G.Mason submitted their written resignation“of said administration" and requested theappointment of Frances Mason and J. M.Buchanan to the administration of W. S.Mason’s estate. Their appointment wasaccepted with a $60,000 bond filed with W.B. Keeble and J. F. Martin as their securitieson March 14, 1862. About one year later,Frances Mason died, and J. M. Buchananmade application to the Probate Court for anorder to sell household furniture, one car‑riage and harness, one yoke of oxen, onemule, one barrel of lard, 500 pounds ofpicked cotton, 3 saddles, and 100 yards ofcarpeting “upon the grounds that such saleis necessary to prevent loss of the estate, thesaid property being no_w liable to be dam‑aged or stolen." The Court ordered that theproperty should be sold to the highest bidderafter posting a notice at the court house doorand three other places." (Jackson Co, ALProbate Minutes, 1859-1865)

Four small children were enumerated inthe household of W S.and Frances MasononJune 12, 1860. Larkinsville was their postoffice. The childrenwere: J.11,born 1851; L.A., born 1853 in TN; James Erskine, born1857 in AL; and Kate, born in Nov 1859 inAL. Only James Erskine has been traced.

Due to their minority at the time of theirparents’ untimely death, the Mason childrenmost likely returned to Giles Co, TN to livewith relatives. If so, the Mason House wasprobably rented to a farm overseer or share‑cropper OR taken over at times by Federalsoldiers. The Official Records of the War ofRebellion (ORs) record that Federal troopsoccupied the railroad from Huntsville toBridgeport during the winter of 1863 andvarious other times. This fact lends credenceto local legends that blood stains in one ofthe rooms were the results of bloodshed dur‑ing the Civil War.

The author interviewed Fred Shelton ofLarkinsville in January 1996, and he stated:“The original floor of the Mason House haddark spots where blood soaked into the woodfrom soldiers’ wounds.” Sometime between1945 and 1950 Fred Shelton helped installone by four inch pine, tongue-and-groovefloorng on top of the original pine floor. Mr.Shelton also stated he and Grady Selby

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found a live cannon ball in a field near theMason House. Ft. McClellan demolitionexperts were called and they detonated thelive shell.

Although the name of the caretaker ispresently unknown, the Mason House wasreclaimed and obviously well cared for afterthe Civil War. At least one of the Mason chil‑dren spent his early adulthood living in theMason House.

OnJune 27, 1878, James Erskine Mason,born in 1857 most likely in the MasonHouse, married Mollie B. Smith at the resi‑dence of B. B. Smith. Mollie evidently diedshortly after the birth of their son, as J. E.and E. L. (age 7 months) were living in thehousehold of J. E. Mason’s father-in-law, G.M. Smith at the time of the 1880 census.Later, James E. Mason married Augusta C.Smith as his second wife.

Mr. Robert E. Jones’ mother told him thatJames Erskine Mason spent so much timehunting and fishing that his crops sufferedand James Erskine Mason lost his heavilymortgaged farm.

On May 20, 1897, James E. and AugustaC.Mason, in consideration of $500.00, con‑veyed to William B. Bridges the west half ofSection 19, the southwest quarter of Section12, in Township 4, Range 5 East, know asthe “Mason Place.” Mr. and Mrs. W B.Bridges moved into the Mason House andraised their family there. On June 19, 1918,Wallace B. Bridges, R. R. Bridges, and Lucy(Bridges) Wimberly allotted to Lucy (Bridges)Wimberly as her share of their parents’estate “all that part of the southwest quarterof Section 18, Township 4, Range 5 E, thatlies North of the Pike Road (CO RD30); alsothe west halfof the northwest quarter of thenortheast quarter of Section Twelve." Thistract was later purchased by Loy and H. R.Campbell from the heirs of Lucy Wimberly.Attorney H. R. Campbell graciously sharedcopies of the old land deed conveyances toaid in documenting this history of the MasonHouse.

H. R. Campbell and W.Loy Campbell havelisted this property with a realtor and all areattempting to secure a buyer who will carrythrough the restoration of this historic land‑mark structure which is, indeed, NationalRegister material.

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THE WINEIELD SCOTT MASON FAMILYTREEbyAnnB. Chambless '

W/infieldScott Mason who built the Mason House near Larkinsville, AL, was born circa 1820 inTennessee. His parents were Isaac and Nancy (Edwards) Masonwho marriedNov 17, 1818, in GilesCo, TN. Isaac Masonwas born Nov 12, 1795, and died Feb 27, 1846. Nancy (Edwards) MasonwasbornAug 14, 1802, and died Oct 1856. Their known children:

WINFIELD SCO'I'I‘ MASON, born ca 1820 in TN, died Aug 1861 in Jackson Co, AL. Married (1)Ann E. Abernathy (1822-1844), daughter of Thomas E. and Martha Abernathy. They were parentsof Martha Ann (1842-1844). WS. Mason married (2) Frances (possibly nee Wilson), (1825-1863).They were parents of: Isaac II (1848-1851); James G. (born and died 1850); 1.11 b. 1851; L A . b.1855; James Erskine, b. 1857; and Kate, b. 1859.

MARTHAi MASON, born Mar 15, 1825, died Sep 2, 1840,marriedMarcus Mitchell, b. Nov. 18,1812, died Sep 20, 1847.

B.W. MASON, born 1825, died May 1870. Married Sarah A. Taylor ca 1859. They were the par‑ents of Nancy (Nannie) who md Guy Sumpter; Thomas J., and John Mason.

ISAAC & MASON, born 1828, married Margaret E. Scruggs on Oct 2, 1850. They were parentsof Mary, b. 1851; Alice, b. 1854; daughter born and died 1856; Anne, b. 1857; and Isaac Mason, b.1859.

ALBERT A MASON, bornFeb 8, 1850,diedJan 25, 1865,marriedMary Scruggs onOct 24, 1854.They were parents of Madora A., b. Aug 5, 1855, d. May 22, 1860, and Susan, b. Jan 22, 1858, d.May 26, 1860.

M E SLMASQN, .born.1855. died..D.ec..18, 1859. ___

G.H. MASON, born July 12, 1838, died Apr 15, 1858.

??JQ§. g MASON, born circa 1822 may also have been a son.

Most of the above birth and death dates were taken from markers in the Mason Cemetery locat‑edon Amos HamlettRoadabout one-half mile from Highway 31 South near Pulaski in Giles Co, TN.There are as many as 25-30 unmarked graves in this cemetery, and is it possible that WS. Masonand Frances were taken backto Giles County and buried in the Mason Family Cemetery. No grave

.. marker has been found for this couple in the Blue Spring Cemetery located about a half mile fromtheir home in Larkinsville at the time of their deaths in 1861 and 1863.

It is ironic this couple do not have inscribedmarkers, as their real estate was valued at $50,000and their personal estate was valued at $40,000 at the time of the 1860 Jackson Co, AL census.What a difference the Civil War made - just one year later.

In 1860, the value of B.W. Mason’s real estate was $6500 and the value of his personal proper‑ty was $50,000. At his death in 1870, B.W. Mason still owned considerable real estate and stocksand bonds per his estate settlement in Giles Co, TN. Hewas recorded as a merchant in 1860 GilesCo, TN census.

According to the 1860 Giles Co, TN census, Joseph G.Mason was a farmer with real estate val‑ued at $25,000 and personal property at $47.320.

The 1860 Giles Co, TN census recorded that Isaac N. Mason was a farmer with real estate val‑ued at $19,200 and personal property at $23,865.

Giles Co, TN records show that B.W. Mason was appointed Guardian to James Erskine Masonand Fannie Mason, minor orphans (these would have been children of deceased brother, WinfieldScott Mason.) B.W. Mason gave Bond of $1000 in 1867with LG. Mason and CT. Mason, Securities.This points to the children’s place of residence in 1867 - probably in the home of their Uncle B.W.Mason.


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J.C.H.A. MEETING‐‐ SUNDAY, JULY21, 1996,2:30p.121.BR YANTRURITAN CLUB

On July 21, Mr. Hoyt Carroll will speak on Bryant, Alabama, and how it has changed during the60 years he has lived there. Mr. Carroll recently w o n the Democratic nomination for the DistrictOne position on the Jackson County Commission. He is a retired businessman and a communityservant of many years’ standing. The meeting will take place at the Bryant Ruritan Club whichwas founded in 1963, and light refreshments wi l l be served. Dress comfortably for hot Julyweather. The Ruritan hall is located on Jackson County Road 262 in Bryant, about one-halfmile offAlabama Highway 73. The public is invited.

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URGENT! P L E A S E notify the J.C.H.A. of am change in your mailing address-‑including zip code change. A l l 9 zip code digits wi l l be required for non-profit mailings (suchasJ.C.H.A.), effective January 1, 1997. Additionally, some sections of Scottsboro now have anew zip code and nearly every address in Jackson County has changed over the last two years,with the advent of the 911 addressing system. Failure to provide your 9‐digit zip code or otheraddress change to the Association will prevent delivery or cost the Association double postage.

JACKSONCOUNTYNATIVE, S A W I EMOOREBROWN,PUBLISHESH I STORY

MY FAMILY TREE: A HISTORY OF THE INGLIS AND MOORE FAMILIES OFJACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, by Sammie (Moore) Brown includes the family history ofInglis, Moore, Allison, Brownfield, Carlton, Hammons, Jarvis, Morris, and Renshaw familylines. The purchase price is $12.50 if picked up from Rubilee Smith, 304 East Charlotte Avenue,Scottsboro, AL, 205-574-1299. If mailed, the total cost is $15.00, and the book may be orderedfrom its author, Sammie Brown, 1600 28th Street, Sheffield, AL 35660, telephone 205‐383‑7609.

ANCESTOR SEARCHINGEVJACKSONCOUNTY, ALABAMA

SARAH SMITHWHITE, 638 EAST ST. JOSEPH ST, PAW PAW, MICHIGAN49079,is searching for parents of IEMIMA MARTHA BALL, born ca. 1822 in Jackson Co, AL. Shemarried ELISHA PRESCOTT HALL, and they moved to Hot Springs Co, Arkansas. Wouldalso like info on Elisha P. Hall’s mother, MARY (POLLY) WELTAMS HALL. Phone: 616‑657-5068.

MS. DOROTHY WALLING, RR 1, B O X 190, MOORELAND, OK 73852-9796, willshare info on EATON, WALLING, PARKER, SANDERS, RICHARDSON, CHENOWITH,BOYD,PHYE, SMITH, MATTHEWS, FORDNEY, and WOODSMALL families.

KATHLEEN COWAN, P.O. BOX 266, STROMSBURG, NE 68666, seeks detailed infoon JOHN FINLEY COWAN who was Sheriff of Jackson County 1846-1849. Shewould like verification of his parents, obituaries, news articles, etc.

ETHEL NARRO, 6 PALOMINO ROAD, NOVADATO, CA 94947, 415-897-6639,seeks early age info on her great~grandmother, CORA LEE CAMPBELL, who moved fromCarroll Co., GA to Pisgah, AL circa 1870‐1880. Cora Lee married (1) Mr. Hyde and (2) CharlesDiggs Hudgins in Dec. 1890. Mrs. Narro is writing a biography of Cora Lee Campbell as awomen’s study project.

O L D BONES IN JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

[prepared for Jackson County Historical Association]

This list of burial sites within Jackson County has been compiled to aid insearches for information onpast generations. It is hoped that identification ofspecific locations will also serve as a deterrent to further desecration of theproperties.

The index arranges the cemeteries by quadrangle and is preceded by anoutline map of the county, superimposed on the gridwork of quadrangleswhich cover and surround Jackson County

Many sites are not readily accessible or may not even be recognizable due tothe lack or deterioration of grave markers and the passage of time. Some havebeen obliterated by owners in order to "better utilize" the real estate.

At the ends of some lists are cemeteries which are either unnamed or thenames were undetennined at the time of publication; numbers have been as‑signed for purposes of identification and follow-up.

This list of burial sites is by no means complete, nor does it appear that it willever be as ”new" locations continue to be discovered with analarming degreeof regularity.

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CEMETERiES OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

QuadrangleNo. Name

81-NE King Cove

81-SE Hollytree

82-NE Paint Rock

Index by Quadrangle

- Cemetery

Beech Grove Methodist ChurchBethelCrowellFitch(?)George, ElvieHambrick SinksHayes ‑IndianJones, FateMaxwellMullican

BinghamCountsCunninghamDavisDuckettHollytree-Mt. NeboJones (2?)KeelKeel SinksLee (’2)MaplesMoon-BlnghamRousseau, DavidThompsons CoveTipton, CharlesToddToneyToney SinksVaughts Cove

BullockCamp, Jonathan C.ClayCobbDerrick-StephensDerrick-Tom DavisFlanaganGarnerGilmore SpringsHales CoveHouck. SimeonJones-BealJones, SilasKeelKirk-KirkpatrickLatham-Guerin‐LewisMcCoy Mountain

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CEMETERIES OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

QuadrangleNo.

82‐NE

82-SE

88-NW

Paint Rock - cont.

Cemetery

Paint RockOld Paint Rock No. 1Old Paint Rock No. 2PhillipsRhyneRobersonRousseau, ClarkRousseau, David ThomasSmithSmith, John G.UnionWalkerWisdom-Ross

Plus unnamed/unknown cemetery:

Grant

Estill Fork

No.1

Fletcher, AnnHodges, PleasantHodges, Richard

AndersonBeech Grove Methodist ChurchBishopBostick Hill ChurchOld Bostick HillBouldinButlerCollins-Milan HillCrawfordDavis-BurksEstillforkFanningGarrett Family (?)GeorgeOld Grays ChapelGreenHenshawHickmanHinshaw, SamHouston HollowJack/JacksLanhamMcCulloughMillerMoneyMorrisMorris, WalterPrince (2)Reid-Holland


QuadrangleNo. Name Cemetery

88-NW Estill Fork - cont. SandersSiskSwaimTurley(2?)Wilson

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos. 6, 8, 9

88-SW Princeton Austin~Old Tanyard

BlackwellCardenChurch Hill, BaptistClayClay, Russell WilliamFowlerFowlers Grove (’2)GrahamGreen, DubIndian Grave PondLathamMall ThicketPrincePrince PointRouse-Williams CoveSheltonTaliaferroOld Taliaferro-TolliverThrower, JimWilson

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos‘ 4, 67, 70

88‐NE Hytop ClarkCulverEvansHaddon/HaddenHytopKnightMatthews No. 3McCrary

Plus unnamed/unknown cemetery:No. 91

88-SE Mud Creek AustellBarbeeBrandonBynum‐PotterCard-ElkinsCrow


QuadrangleNo.

88‐SE

89-NW

Mud Creek - cont.

Cemetery

DolberryEvett FamilyGold, ThomasOld HarmonyHollandHolland, JohnMaynard CoveMoody FamilyMoody SlaveMoody UnionMorris, J.O.ProctorSanders (2)Sanders-Mill CreekScraper HillSharpSkylineTravis

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:

Limrock

Nos. 31. 55, 56. 57, 60, 75

BerryBlue springBlue Spring Cove-HallBoyd. Dr. J.H.Dotson/Dodson/or Old IndianErwinGentleGloverGoldHarris, R B .HarrisonIsbellJohnsonOld Kirkpatrick (Isaac)Leslie Ridge‐GentleMcCoy MountainMt. Pleasant ChurchPacePeters CovePleasant GroveRobertson, AllenSelbyTrentonWebbWininger‐Gentle

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:NOS. 35, 51, 61


QuadrangleNo. Name Cemetery

89-SW Swearengin Gross

Lewis FamilyMaple(s)McCutcheonMt. Olive ChurchSmiths Chapel‐AspelVernon, JohnWhitecotton, Jim & HyZions Rest

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos. 64, 66

89-NE Scottsboro Airport

AllenBarbeeBarclayBoxes Cove ChurchBurgessBynum. RobertCampbellCard-HollandCedar HillCenter PointFrazierFreeman-Woods CoveGrahamHargiss. RobertHouse of HappinessKirby FamilyLibertyOak Grove Methodist ChurchParksPlnhookPoorhouseNVilhelm-MordahRossonScott, Robert T.Scott, WilliamShenonSkenonStaplesStockburger, JohnTiptonWatsonWilson-Richey

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos. 49, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 88, 98


QuadrangleNo. Name

89-SE Langston

90-NE Grove Oak

95-NW Eureka

Cemetery

BoydChaneyChisenhallClayton, Sally B.CoffeetownFinneyFrazierGilbreathGoosepondGuffeyHaigwood ChurchHarmony ChurchHaysKirby-KelleyLangston-DavisLawMacedoniaMacedonia CorinthMethodist ChurchMoodyMoody, Mary LovelaceNicholsonPiercePleasant Grove ChurchRomanVaught

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos 38, 83

Reynolds FamilyWilborn-Carsons Field

AllenAllisonArmstrongCarrCentennial ChurchChampionCumberlandEvansHastingsHelton-AustinJacoway-CopenhaverLongacreMatthews NO. 1Matthews No. 2Matthews. W.J.McBrideMcCrary


QuadrangleNo. Name

95-NW Eureka - cont.

95-SW Wannville

95-NE Doran Cove

Cemetery

Mt. Gilead Baptist ChurchPleasant GroveSikesStevenson CommunityTravisWestWillis

Baker, A.J.Baker, WilliamBass, MargaretBryant (2)CoffeeCrossHancockHurtInglisKylesLewallenLongacreLoveladyLovelady, SevierLoydsMiddletonMiddleton, G.Mud Creek-Old InglisPauperPriceRenshawRoachRorexRussell, l.P.ShippStogsdillTateWashington

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos. 21, 68, 97

Abbott ChapelArendale-WilliamsAustin-CameronBolivarBolivar‐Old BaptistBonaventureBrown‐CoxCargile (2)Cox, ElizaDoran Cove Church

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QuadrangleNo.

95-NE

95-SE

96-NW

Doran Cove - cont.

Cemetery

GoinsGraham, AlethaGreerHackworthMcMahanMt. Carmel ChurchPottsRidleyRocky SpringsStevenson CityTalleyWalkerWilson


Stevenson

NOS. 34, 46, 47, 90, 94

BurchCapertonCaperton ChapelCawlfield-KnoxCoffee (2)Cross (2)Old Fabius ChurchFosheeJohnsonJonesLewisMcCoy-SterneSterneStevenson CityStevenson Federal Burial GroundTallyThorntonWheelerWimberly


Hollywood

NOS. 14, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 93, 95

BellefonteByrd HillCarter-HansbroughChisenallDuncan HillElliott‐BrooksFinnell-HicksGantGreenHargissHenry

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CEMETERIES OE JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

QuadrangleNo.

96-NW

96-SW

96-NE

es-sE

Hollywood - cont.

Cemetery

Kyle‐McCordMcAnellyMud Creek Primitive Baptist ChurchNetherland-NorwoodPhillipsPinehaven Memorial GardensSarratt‐AdamsShipps ChapelStarkeyThompsonTipton, Caleb


Dutton

Nos. 58, 62, 63, 79, 80, 81, 92

Barnes FamilyBluff Memorial GardensNew Canaan ChurchChaneys ChapelDuttonMacedoniaMt.Zion ChurchPleasant Hill ChurchOld Sardis ChurchSection Methodist ChurchOld Shady Grove Church


Henagar

Nos. 85, 86

ClarkFriendship ChurchGreen HavenHillHudgins-Mt. Pisgah ChurchMacklin ChurchMilliganNelsonNew Home ChurchPisgahPleasant View ChurchRosalieWardWheeler, Richard (7)

Plus unnamed/unknown cemetery:

Sylvania

No. 96

Dean ChapelSamplesUnion Grove Church

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QuadrangleNo. Name

97-NW Fyffe

101-NW Bridgeport

101-SW Flat Rock

101-NE New Home

101-SE

102-NW

(Shell Mound)

Trenton

I lder

Cemetery

AbbottBryant ChurchDuggerEbenezerGlendale ChurchGrayHam‘s ChapelJamesKirkpatrickLoydMoore ChapelMountain View Church-Potato HillPorter. RealRiver RoadStraightwayWalker FamilyWilliams

Flat RockFlat Rock Methodist ChurchHigdon MemorialHigdon No. 1Liberty HillMaxwell TopMorrisNewbyOvedookPartonPn‘tchettRidleySmith-HogueSwaffordWhite, Ray

Plus unnamed/unknown cemetery:No. 13

Ebenezer ChurchFree Home ChurchGrantOaklawnPoplar Springs ChurchPorterSmith

Plus unnamed/unknown cemeteries:Nos. 69, 89

Floral CrestHigdon No. 2

Freehill ChurchNew Hope Church

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Volume VII Chancery Court Minutes (1842-1876)Circuit Court Minutes (1855‐1869)

Volume VIII Index to Miscellaneous Books:3 store ledgers1 medical ledger, given names of slaves (1820‐1865)Probate Court Oaths and Fee Books

Documentary History ofjackson County

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While serving as volunteer Director of the ScottsboroSr. was entrusted with a large group ofJackson County'sFor six years he spent almost all his spare time indexingCounty. His ultimate labor of love has been published \ J ,

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LYNN D A V I S , 98 IRONWEED D R , P U E B L O , CO 8 1 0 0 1 , s e e k s i n f o onf a m i l y o f W I L L I A M S . H I G D O N , b . A u g 1 5 , 1 8 7 8 , M a r i o n C o , T N ,t h e s o n o f S imeon a n d F r a n c e s ( F a n n y A d a m s ) H i g d o n . Wm. S . ' s \ V ,s i s t e r ‘ m d I . A . B a u r o n J u l y 2 2 , 1 8 9 1 , i n H a m i l t o n C o , T N .WM. S . HIGDON m d D i x i e L e e N e l s o n , b . N o v 2 2 , 1 8 6 4 o r 1865i n G a s t o n , A L . H e r p a r e n t s w e r e R i c h a r d a n d K a t i e ( G r i f fi t h )N e l s o n . D i x i e ( N e l s o n ) H i g d o n h a d b r o t h e r W i l l i a m N e l s o n o fL a f a y e t t e , G A , a n d s i s t e r s M a r g a r e t M a s o n o f F a i r fi e l d , A La n d M o l l y H e r r i n g t o n o f L a f a y e t t e , G A .

C. M. MAERZ, 3962 XENWOOD AV E , S O , S T . L O U I S PA R K , MN 5 5 4 1 6 ,h a s r e s e a r c h e d t h e s u r n a m e B A L L a n d w i l l s h a r e w i t h o t h e r s .A l s o , i n t e r e s t e d i n c o r r e s p o n d i n g w i t h a n y o n e r e s e a r c h i n g t h esurnames of CHAMBERS, WRIGHT, ATWOOD, a n d K E L LY.

W. D . ( B I L L Y ) H I L L , J R . , 1 8 1 1 E. GRAUWYLER R D , I R V I N G , TX 7 5 0 6 1 ‑3 0 1 3 , 2 1 4 - 4 3 8 ‐ 1 7 5 8 , s e e k s i n f o o n Thomas W i l l i a m a n d J o h n H I L Lo f B r i d g e p o r t , A L . JOHN H I L L m d T h o m a s , a n d t h e y w e r ep a r e n t s o f THOMAS W I L L I A M H I L L , b . N o v 3 , 1 8 5 6 ; A d d i e ; J o e ;P e a r l ; a n d C a l v i n D e a n H i l l , b . A u g 1 4 , 1 8 7 3 . A f t e r h i s w i f e ' sd e a t h c a . 1 8 7 9 , J o h n H i l l m o v e d t o V i c t o r i a , M a r i o n C o , T Nw h e r e h e l i v e d u n t i l h i s d e a t h c a . 1 8 9 8 . T h e 1880 J a c k s o nC o , A L c e n s u s shows C a l v i n D e a n H i l l p r e s u m a b l y w i t h h i s g r a n d ‑p a r e n t s , Thomas a n d N a n c y H i l l , b o t h a g e 7 0 . THOMAS W I L L I A MH I L L ( b o r n 1 8 5 6 ) m d C a r r i e A t k i n s o n ( b o r n 1 8 7 3 ) i n M a y 1898i n M e t r o p o l i s , I l l i n o i s . T h e y l a t e r m o v e d t o C o r r i g a n , P o l kC o , T X . C a n a n y o n e h e l p w i t h H I L L f a m i l y d a t a f r o m t h e 18005?

M R S . MARTI ROE, 1555 PLEASANT S T , REDDING, CA 9 6 0 0 1 , 916 -246 ‑2 8 5 8 , s e e k s i n f o on p a r e n t s a n d D AV I S grandparents of ELIZABETH \ ‘ /D A V I S , b . A u g 3 1 , 1 8 1 5 , d . D e c 2 0 , 1 9 0 2 , who m d . G e o r g e Wa s h i n g ‑t o n W i l l i a m s o n A u g 8 , 1832 n e a r C h a t t a n o o g a , T N . ELIZABETHD AV I S ' p a r e n t S ' w e r e WILL IAM D A V I S , b. 1778/1780 in V A , whom d C h r i s t i n a ( T i n y ) B e r r y c a . 1 8 0 5 . C h r i s t i n a B e r r y was b .c a . 1780 i n L a u r e n s , S C , t h e d a u g h t e r o f S a n f o r d a n d E l i z a b e t hB e r r y . S a n f o r d B e r r y w a s b . c a . 1762 i n A l b e r m a r l e C o , V A ,a n d d i e d i n 1836 i n C o f f e e C o , T N . WHO w e r e t h e p a r e n t s o fWILL IAM D A V I S b o r n 1778/1780? A c c o r d i n g t o l o c a l r e s e a r c h e r s ,h e w a s NOT t h e s o n o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n a r y W a r v e t e r a n Wm. D a v i sw h o s e t t l e d i n M a y n a r d s C o v e c i r c a 1 8 1 9 . ( E D I T O R ' S N O T E : R e v .Wa r v e t e r a n Wm. D a v i s ' s o n m a r r i e d t h e d a u g h t e r o f A r t h u r B u r n sa n d m o v e d w e s t d u r i n g t h e C h e r o k e e R e m o v a l i n 1 8 3 8 . )

ELTON M. BRIDGES, 1910 5 t h S T , LUBBOCK, TX 7 9 4 1 2 , s e e k s i n f oo n R o b e r t A . B r i d g e s w h o m d M o l l i e T i p t o n S e p 1 , 1 8 7 4 ; R o b e r tC o o p e r w h o m d S a r a h B r i d g e s J a n 3 1 8 7 6 ; D a v i d W i n k l e s w h o m dL u c y J a n e B r i d g e s A p r 1 9 , 1 8 8 8 ; W. M . W h i t l o c k w h o m d L u c i n d aB r i d g e s O c t 7 , 1 8 4 7 ; a n d S a r a h J a n e G u f f e y w h o m d E p h r a m B r i d g e so n N o v 1 2 , 1 8 6 9 .

PAT T Y WOODALL, 206 H A R R I S AV E , STEVENSON, AL 3 5 7 7 2 , i s w o r k i n gt o c o m p l e t e h e r m o t h e r ' s b o o k o n C r o w C r e e k V a l l e y i n J a c k s o nC o , A L a n d F r a n k l i n C o , T N . ( P a t t y i s t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h el a t e E l i z a Mae W o o d a l l , a u t h o r o f T h e S t e v e n s o n S t o r y . ) P a t t ys e e k s h e l p w i t h J a c k s o n C o . s u r n a m e s : A k e , A r n o l d , B a r r i e r ,B o a z , B r a z e l l e , B r i s c o e , B u s b y , C a p e r t o n , C a r g i l e , C h a m p i o n , \ \ /C o l l i n s , C o p e n h a v e r , G a m b l e , G o n c e , H e n d r i c k s , H o l c o m b , J a c o w a y ,M a t t h e w s , N e l s o n , P e a c o c k , R i c e , S h i r l e y , S t e w a r t , S u i t e r ,S u t t o n , T a l l y , T h o m a s , a n d W a l k e r .H e r ~ E ‐ m a i l a d d r e s s i s : p w o o d a l l @ u s a g r o u p . c o m , g o o d ‘ t i l J a n1 9 9 7 . 2 ~ .

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JAMES DODSON Feb 1820 H, p. 510

JAMES DORAN 20 J a n 1821 H, p. 495

THOMAS YOUNG 23 A p r 1821 H, p. 550

TN to THGHAS YOUNG #12594 50 a c r e s 9 O c t 1818 H, p. 552

TN to THCMAS YOUNG #12573 30 acres 5 O c t 1818 H, p. 552

LEMUEL GILLIAM 25 Feb 1828 L, p. 14

HARMON RIDDLE 11 Mar 1828 L, p. 196

JAMES RUSSELL on Bean's Creek 15 A p r 1824 L, p. 263

SHARP DOUGAN and w i f e , REBECCA, of BELLE FONTE,A L s o l d 184 a c r e s 2 5 O c t 1828 L , p . 451

ALEXANDER SUITER 27 S e p t 1822 M, p. 61

STEPHEN CARTER and w i f e , SALLY 29 S e p t 1829 M, p. 175

JOSHUA BROWNING and w i f e , C e l i a R. 19 Feb 1830 M, p. 184

PRESTON GOFORTH and w i f e , S a l l y f o r m e r l ySALLY DICKEY 28 Dec 1829 M, p. 194

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EARLY MEMBERSHIP ROLLS OF BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST ON PAINT ROCK & LARKINS FORK

The o r i g i n a l hand‐written copy of t h e e a r l i e s t minutes of t h e B a p t i s t Churcho f C h r i s t on Pa in t Rock and Lark ins F o r k

M r s . Ann (Beason) Gahan of S ie r ra Madre , C a l i f o r ‑p r e s e n t e d t h e o r i g i n a l document t o t h e H u n t s v i l l e , Alabama Pub l i c L i ‑

The minutes were p r i n t e d and a r e now avai lable f o r p u b l i c u s e .

house i n Pa in t Rock Va l l e y .n i a ,b r a r y i n 1989.

The church was o r g a n i z e d o n February

JOHN REED

JOHN WILLIAMS

JOHN VARNELL

WILLIAM VARNELL

JOHN BALLARD

were found in an o l d abandoned

1, 1821, by eleven cha r te r menbers:

ANNAH REED

MARY WILLIAMS

ELIZABETH VARNELL

PEGGY VARNELL

SARAH MCKEE

ELIZABETH BEASONThe menbership grew r a p i d l y by t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e fo l l ow ing menbers:

Jesse GrahamDavid RiggsI s a a c S iskStephen BishopGeorge ReedJ o e l BeanJanes Arno ldWill iam PinsonThonas PinsonSamuel Lam(b)Burges S i sk ,Janes A u s t i l lThonas ReedJeremiah Will iamsJohn Pr inceJames H a l lWesley S i s kFreder ic ConawayJohn L. Br idgesChr is topher R i f f eAdam S e l fJames SmithRichard CooperJames FanningWi l l iam FanningStephen J o l l yF(erman) Fbw le r

I n A u g u s t 1824, t h e church p a i d $1.50r e c o r d book ) and 75 cents f o r wine ( f o r ccnnmnion)

Jane Dan ie lP o l l y GrahamC h r i s t a i n Will iamsNancy GrahamMary LanbSarah ( S a l l y ) A rno ldNancy S iskElizabeth Ja rv i sLucy PinsonS a l l y H a l lHannah PinsonClar isse S e l fC e l i a ReedP o l l y ReedNancy ReedSusanna S i s kRachel I v yD e l f a FanningNancy PrinceEl izabeth HambletonP o l l y S i s kJane Lam(b)E l i zabe th R i f f eBetsey To n b e r l i nMahaly S e l fLucy CooperSarah RiggsP o l l y FanningMary H a l lJ i ncy FanningE l i zabe th CooperSusanna Br idges" f o r t h e book" (poss ib l y church minutes

In June 1826, t h e churchv o t e d to b u i l d a meet ing house and t h a t B r o t h e r Richard Cooper " w i l l b u i l d t h esame f o r $ 6 3 . 7 5 . "l e t t e r s of dismission. These minutes

In August 1826, t h e nmntmms at Gesses creek a p p l i e d f o rindicate Pa in t Rock v a l l e y p o p u l a t i o n

was growing and prospe r ing in t h e mid-1820s.

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as remembered by Boyd Lee T u r n e rand e d i t e d by A n n B. Charmbless

I n 1996, t h e S c o t t s b o r o H i g h S c h o o l Band i s work ing d i l i g e n t l y t o financea n d prepare f o r t h e d i s t i n c t hono r o f marching i n t h e Rose Bowl Parade.Band members and t h e i r sponsors w i l l t r a v e l b y p l a n e t o C a l i f o r n i a , marchi n t h e Rose Bowl Pa rade , v i s i t Disney Land , and ce leb ra te New Yea r ' s Evei n a w o r l d d i s t i n c t l y d i f f e r e n t f r o m S c o t t s b o r o .

Such an experience b r i n g s fl o o d s of warm memories to many who made s u c ha dream t r i p ‐ ‐ 4 5 y e a r s ago . The mode o f t r a n s p o r t a t i n was two N o r t h e a s tAlabama Bus Line buses - no onboard bathrooms at t h a t t ime ‐ b u t t h e d e s t i ‑n a t i o n was j u s t a s e x c i t i n g t o a l l o n board - many o f whom had never beeno u t o f Jackson Coun ty. The J . C . H . S . marching band was i n v i t e d t o r e p r e s e n tt h e S t a t e o f Alabama i n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L ions Convent ion Parade ‐ ‐ ‑i n A t l a n t i c C i t y , New J e r s e y.

I n t h e summer o f 1950, Boyd Lee Tu r n e r t a u g h t y o u r E d i t o r and s e v e r a l o t h e rrook ies t h e " fi n e p o i n t s " o f marching in format ion and i n s t i l l e d t h e des i ret o m a t c h t h e i n t r i c a t e footwork w i t h t h e p r o p e r mus ica l n o t e s . I rememberhim as a t r u e "miracle worker. "

However, t h e r e a l t r e a t is to h e a r t h e s t o r y in Boyd Lee Tu r n e r ' s own words:"When J . B . Fo ley moved f rom Sco t t sbo ro in t h e s p r i n g o f 1950, Eugene Blakewas h i r e d t o r e p l a c e Fo ley a s band d i r e c t o r o f Jackson County H igh Schoo l .M r . Blake's a r r i v a l came about t h e time school s t a r t e d . Having completedmy sophcmore y e a r at the Univers i ty of Alabama and being home f o r t h e summer,M r . Couch recru i ted my h e l p to work “wi th t h e band some d u r i n g t h e summermonths t o keep them sharp and ready f o r t h e new d i r e c t o r .

When the l o c a l Nat iona l Guard u n i t was mobil ized t h a t summer to r e p o r tto F t . Campbel l , K Y, t h e band ( w i t h Boyd Lee Tu r n e r as d i r e c t o r ) gave aper fo rmance in honor o f t h e Guard in t h e h i g h s c h o o l audi tor ium. S h o r t l yt h e r e a f t e r , t h e J . C . H . S . band l e d t h e Guard u n i t a s t h e y pa raded aroundt h e town square . What a way to spend my summer!

Since t h e f a l l s choo l term was n e a r ‐ a t ‐ h a n d , I j u s t k e p t work ing w i t h t h eband u n t i l M r . B lake a r r i v e d . I remember w e l l d r i v i n g var ious band membershome, some o u t p a s t L a r k i n s v i l l e . I continued t o o f f e r what h e l p I c o u l dto M r . Blake on i n t o September, u n t i l I e n l i s t e d in t h e USAF.

Tha t w i n t e r , M r . B lake coerced most o f t h e band members t o w r i t e s h o r tnotes to me whi le I was s ta t ioned in Wyoming. I doub t i f t h e y e v e r knewhow much those notes meant to me ( I s t i l l have them a l l H i ) When I camehome on leave in t h e summer of 1951 and was asked if I c o u l d go w i t h t h eband to t h e In te rna t i ona l L ions Convention Parade in A t l a n t i c C i t y , N J ,I g o t an extension of my leave and t o o k t h a t memorable t r i p w i t h t h e bandt o r e p r e s e n t t h e S t a t e o f Alabama i n t h e p a r a d e .

We made t h e t r i p on two Nor theast Alabama Bus L ine buses. I be l ieve t h a tl i n e o n l y r a n f rom F t . Payne t o G u n t e r s v i l l e and b a c k , th rough S c o t t s b o r o .Qui te poss ib l y n e i t h e r o f t h e bus d r i v e r s had d r i ven a bus v e r y f a r f r omt h e n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e s t a t e , b u t o f f w e w e n t , l i k e w e had good sense!Many of t h e students had never b e f o r e been o u t of t h e s t a t e ‐ or even o u tof Jackson Coun ty. As t h e buses were q u i t e f u l l , I was g i ven t h e ' s e a tof h o n o r , ‘ a canebottom c h a i r , at t h e f r o n t of one bus . I r o d e on t h a tp r e c a r i o u s p e r c h f o r t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e t r i p .

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The d e t a i l s of t h e fi r s t n i g h t on t h e r o a d escape me, b u t I do remembert h e e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e D . C . a r e a . When w e a t t e m p t e d t o g e t t o o u r m o t e lwhich was j u s t o f f one l o o p of a C l o v e r l e a f interchange, we c o u l d see itas we p a s s e d ‐ SEVERAL t imes! N e i t h e r of t h e bus d r i v e r s had exper iencenav iga t ing an interchange, and n e i t h e r c o u l d s o l v e t h e r i d d l e of how to" g e t o v e r t h e r e . " A f t e r t h e t h i r d o r s o p a s s , t h e l e a d d r i v e r j u s t gaveup and BACKED down t h e entrance ramp l e a d i n g to t h e m o t e l so we w o u l d n o thave t o spend t h e n i g h t d r i v i n g o v e r and around where w e needed t o b e .

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O t h e r s t o p s were made o n t h i s w o n d e r f u l j ou rney : N a t u r a l B r i d g e , VA ; M o n t i ‑c e l l o ; t h e S t a t u e o f L i b e r t y o n E l l i s I s l a n d ; and t h e New York docks wherewe saw t h e Mauretania and t h e 118 de F r a n c e a t ‐ d o c k . Whi le we were inNew Yo r k , one of o u r young l a d s , I b e l i e v e f rom Hol lywood, g o t t h e i t c ht o fi n d Yankee Stadium b y h i m s e l f . L u c k i l y h e was taken i n ‐ t o w b y somek i n d New Yorkers who g o t h im back to o u r h o t e l s a f e l y . D o n ' t y o u imaginet h i s t r i p may have been one of t h e more memorable adventures f o r t h e s eyoung p e o p l e ? 1951 ~ d e fi n i t e l y a y e a r t o remember!

Even t h e p a r a d e was w o n d e r f u l . The band ‘s per fo rmance was p e r f e c t i o n ,and t h e s tuden ts were t e r r i fi c in t h e i r r o l e s as THE "Alabama band." S e v e r a ls tudents d i d s u f f e r f r o m exhaust ion due to t h e l e n g t h of t h e parade andt h e h i g h humid i t y. The majo re t tes espec ia l l y s u f f e r e d , some poss ib l y dueto u s i n g t o o much pancake makeup which c logged t h e i r p o r e s . Two of t h e ma ‑j o r e t t e s I remember f r o m t h e t r i p a r e B i r d a Ann Hancock B r a k e fi e l d andChr is t ine Paradise Sumner.

B e t t y Keeble Roberts was one o f o u r fl a g - b e a r e r s . I remember s i t t i n g b r i e fl yw i t h Butch Blanks and t h e young~ Morgan Weeks whi le on the bus. I be l ieveI a l s o had t h e dubious honor o f sha r i ng qua r t e r s w i t h O l l i e Crawford andBobby Har less on a t l e a s t one n i g h t ; t h e adu l t s were housed among t h e s t u ‑dents i n a " w i l l y ‐ n i l l y " fash ion . The h o t e l i n A t l a n t i c C i t y had a l l t h emodern conveniences - t h e r e was a bathroom on every fl o o r , " j u s t down t h eh a l l ! " And most o f t h e rooms had l i g h t s , t o o .

O the r names which come to mind (poss ib l y f rom t h a t t r i p , poss ib l y n o t )include J a n P o r t e r Mackey, Ray ford T h r a s h e r, Ann Barbee Chambless, S c o t tH a r p e r , B e t t y Rose B e r r y B r a d f o r d , Gene S t e w a r t , Barbara K e n t G r o s s , E l i z a ‑b e t h P o r t e r T r a y l o r , Char ley Payne, Winston Payne, Linda H a l l T r u c k s , P a t s yH a l l Cobb, Char les Dugan Smith, J r . , Joann Kennamer, Brooks Brown, B e t t yW a l l e r , L u c i l l e C h a n d l e r , S h i r l e y C r a w f o r d , James EVans , L o i s Jean G i s tF o s t e r , Gene McCutchen, Bess Cowan, Jean Dawson Stockbu rge r, Lindsay Vaugh t ,Jo Ann Vaught Sims, S t e l l a Word Benson , Catherine Gamble Thomas, JohnnyCampbel l , C a r o l y n G i l l i a m , Frances G o l d Powers , Mar tha Keeton G r o s s , TommyMcCutcheon, B e t t y Givham, C l a r a M i t c h e l l , G l e t a Jones L i n v i l l e , BernardCabiness, and Jo Ann H a l e C o t t o n . There a r e many o t h e r s I should remember.Since my memory does n o t account f o r a l l names, I an r e l y i n g on t h e prev ious ‑ly mentioned no tes p l u s a c o u p l e of p h o t o s f rom t h e t r i p .

Take t h i s w i t h a l l seriousness: as a p u b l i c schoo l t eache r he re in SanAn ton io , I made ( o r was sen t o n ) numerous t r i p s w i t h u n t o l d numbers o fh i g h schoo l students a l l o v e r Te x a s ; b u t I was never w i t h a fi n e r g r o u pof young l a d i e s and gent lemen. ( yeah even Bobby and O l l i e ! ) on any t r i p ,whether t h e i r names a r e l i s t e d or n o t ! "

BOYD LEE TURNER i s a n e d u c a t o r l i v i n g i n S a n A n t o n i o , T e x a s . H ei s a n a t i v e o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A labama a s i s h i s w i f e , n e e B r e n d aP h i l l i p s . M a n y l o c a l J . C . H . A . members w i l l r emember t h a t B o y dL e e ' s f a t h e r , B o y d T u r n e r , w a s a l s o a b e l o v e d p r i n c i p a l o f t h eS c o t t s b o r o E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l i n t h e 1 9 3 0 5 .

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F u n , f r i e n d s , and f o o d r a t h e r t h a n h i s t o r y c a r r i e d t h e d a y ' o n May 7 , 1940, ’when M r s . Rice Jacobs i n v i t e d h e r d a u g h t e r ' s young f r i e n d s t o h e l p c e l e b r a t eJeanne A d a i r J a c o b s ' May 7 t h b i r t h d a y. -"Memories a r e made of t h i s " isan understatement when viewing t h e b i r thday g i r l surrounded by 36 of h e rchildhood f r i e n d s .

J a n Boyd Roberts shared h e r t reasured g r a p h i c memento f rom h e r d e a r f r i e n d ' sp a r t y a s w e l l a s t h e i d e n t i fi c a t i o n o f those i n at tendance. Jeanne Ada i rJacobs , t h e b i r t h d a y g i r l , married J e p t h a E . Moody, J r . i n J u n e 1953, andthey a r e t h e p a r e n t s of Jane A d a i r Moody who marr ied James W. Bergman;J e p t h a E. Moody I I I who marr ied Deborah Meeks; and J o n Rice (Jack ) Moodywho marr ied Emily Word. I t i s i n t e res t i ng to no te t h a t Emi ly Word Moody'smother is sea ted on Jeanne A d a i r Jacobs Moody's r i g h t at t h e May 1940 p a r t y .

On l y t e n o f t h e 3 6 attendees l i v e i n Sco t t sbo ro t o d a y. S e v e r a l a r e deceased,inc lud ing t h e bi r thday g i r l , Jeanne A d a i r Jacobs Moody. Those i d e n t i fi e dby Jan Boyd Roberts as numbered on t h e photograph a r e :

1. Caro l yn Gay Ponsford l i v e s in El Paso , Texas . Caro l yn is t h e daughterof John W i l l and Maureen Gay, and Caro l yn is t h e mother of Jack Ponsford.

2. Sammy Wexler was t h e son of t h e o n l y Jewish f a m i l y in town at t h a t t ime.Sammy was t h e hear t th rob o f many g i r l i s h hear t s in t h e t h i r d g rade .

3. Margie Peacock and h e r fam i l y moved to Warner Robbins, GA about 1947.

4. Ralph Powell, J r . is t he son of Ralph and Sue Mae P o w e l l , and the brotherof Martha A l i ce (Powel l ) Fos te r (photo n o . 2 0 . )

5. Leland Ke i th Womack is t h e son of Jack and Sabina Womack, and Lelandl i v e s in Hun tsv i l l e .

6. Connie Webb '15 the son of M r . and M r s . Raymond Webb, and Connie andh i s immediate f a m i l y have l i v e d in Huntsv i l le f o r a number of y e a r s . Connie'ss i s t e r is Kath ryn , and h i s b r o t h e r is Ray Webb.

7 . C a r o l y n Cowan and h e r f a m i l y continued t o l ive; i n S c o t t s b o r o u n t i l t h ee a r l y 19508. C a r o l y n ' s s i s t e r was Bess Cowan.

8 . Mar tha Jones is t h e daugh te r o f M r . and M r s . Claude Jones . Mar thamarried Richard ( D i c k ) Wa l l s and l i v e s in Huntsville.9. J a n Boyd'Roberts is t h e daughter of M r . and M r s . Lindsay Boyd. Janis t h e mother of C l a i r e and Lindsay Roberts . D r . J a n Boyd Roberts is a

. r e t i r e d educator and l i v e s i n S c o t t s b o r o .

10 . Dorothy Ann G o l d Moore is t h e daughter of Dav id and Mamie G o l d . Dorothymarr ied Gordon Moore , and t h e y ra i sed t h e i r f a m i l y i n M a n c h e s t e r, Tennessee,where she now res ides. Dorothy 's s i s t e r is Frances G o l d Powers .

11 . Jake Word i s t h e son o f M r . and M r s . H a l B . Word and t h e b r o t h e r o fM i ld red Ann Word ( n o . 12- in p h o t o . ) Jake mar r ied G a l e James, and theya r e t h e p a r e n t s o f H a l B . Word I I and Andrea Word A l l b r i t t o n . Jake andh i s f a m i l y r e s i d e i n S c o t t s b o r o .

12 . M i ld red Ann Word is t h e daugh te r o f M r . and M r s . H a l B . Word, andh e r b ro the r i s Jake Word. M i ld red Ann res ides i n S c o t t s b o r o .

l 3 . B e t t y Jane Word Ya t e s Whatley is t h e daughte r o f M r . and M r s . C e c i l‘3‘ Word, and she is t h e mother of Brad, Bob, and Bruce Ya tes . B e t t y Jane‘> and-her husband B i l l Whatley res ide in Hun tsv i l l e . B e t t y Jane 's s i s t e r s

a r e Peggy Word McClendon and S t e l l a Word Benson.

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14. Dean S t a n l e y is t h e daughte r o f M r . and M r s . W.D. S t a n l e y and h e rt w i n s i s t e r was Jean S t a n l e y G l a s s . Dean marr ied Brooks Wooda l l and i st h e m o t h e r of S t a n l e y, B ryan , and Diane Wooda l l . Dean res ides in Scottsboro.

15. Marga re t Jordan i s t h e daughter o f M r . and M r s . L . W. Jordan. M r .Jordan was p r i n c i p a l o f t h e Sco t t sbo ro Elementary Schoo l i n t h e l a t e 19308and e a r l y 19403.

16. Tommy F o s t e r i s t h e son o f M r . and M r s . H a r o l d F o s t e r and h i s s i s t e ris Jimmy L o u . D r . Tommy F o s t e r marr ied Mar tha A l i c e P o w e l l ( n o . 20 inb i r t hday p i c t u r e ) , and t h e y a r e p a r e n t s o f H a l F o s t e r . The F o s t e r s res idein Scot tsboro .

17. Janis Smith is t h e daughte r o f Dugan and Gladys Smi th . H e r s i s t e ri s Anna Sue ( n o . 22 in b i r thday p h o t o ) , and t h e i r b r o t h e r i s Char les D.Smi th , J r .

18 . Bobby Wormack is t h e son of L u c i l l e and Buddy Womack and he now residesin B i g Canoe, Georg ia .19. A rno ld ( H e r p a r e n t s res ided in Sco t t sbo ro f o r a s h o r t t i m e . )

20. Martha A l i c e ( I s h ) Powe l l F o s t e r is t h e daughter of R a l p h and Sue MaePowe l l . H e r b r o t h e r i s Ra lph P o w e l l , J r . ( n o . 4 i n b i r t h d a y pho to ) ;Mar tha marr ied Tcmmy F o s t e r and t h e i r son is H a l F o s t e r .

21. Joyce Ann Jackson. He r pa ren ts opera ted the Scottsboro H o t e l .

22. Anna Sue Smith is t h e daughter of Dugan and Gladys Smith. H e r s i s t e r isJanis ( n o . 17 in b i r thday photo) , and t h e i r b ro ther. i s Charles D. S m i t h , J r .

23. Jean Stanley Glass (deceased). Jean was the daughter of M r . and Mrs .W. D. S tan ley and t h e twin s i s t e r of Dean Stan ley Woodal l . Jean marriedHerb G lass .

24. Mary Loveless Weeks is t h e daughter of M r . and M r s . H a r o l d Weeks andt h e s i s t e r of Morgan Weeks. Mary Love marr ied John E y s t e r , and they res idei n D e c a t u r, Alabama.

25. Babs Hodges D e a l . Babs marr ied Borden D e a l . Babs is t h e a u t h o r ofs e v e r a l nove ls and p r e s e n t l y l i v e s i n Auburn. Alabama. H e r s i s t e r i s JuneHodges ( n o . 26 in b i r thday p h o t o . )

26. June Hodges is t h e s i s t e r o f Babs Hodges ( n o . 25 in b i r thday p h o t o . )

27. Nancy Benham Steenhuis (deceased) . Nancy was t h e daughter of M r .and M r s . Dayton Benham and l i v e d in A t l a n t a a f t e r h e r marr iage.

28. E l izabeth Payne Word is t h e daughter o f M r . and M r s . J im Payne andt h e s i s t e r of George H u n t e r Payne. Elizabeth marr ied R. E. (Bob) Word,J r . They a r e t h e pa ren ts o f Don Word and Emily Word Moody.

29. Augusta Snodgrass F o r d (deceased). Augusta was t h e daughter of M r .and M r s . J. M. Snodgrass and t h e s i s t e r of Jean and John David Snodgrass.

30. Elwood Harmer

31. John F. P r o c t o r i s t h e s o n o f M r . and M r s . James ( J i m ) P r o c t o r , andh i s s i s t e r i s P a t r i c i a . John's c h i l d r e n a r e L a u r a and J im P r o c t o r .

32. Thelma Wexler i s t h e s i s t e r o f Sammy Wexler ( n o . 2 in t h e b i r thdayp h o t o ) .

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33. J o y c e Money Kennamer is t h e daugh te r of M r . and M r s . J im Money. Joycemar r ied A l f r e d Kennamer, and t h e y r e s i d e i n S c o t t s b o r o . T h e i r c h i l d r e na r e Stephen, J u l i e , and E r n i e Kennamer.

34. Mar tha Hunt Robertson Huie is t h e daugh te r of M r . and M r s . Ben H u n t ,and h e r b r o t h e r is t h e l a t e Wi l l iam (Bud) H u n t . Mar tha 's ch i ld ren a r eJanie and Mary Ben Robertson. Martha now res ides in Menphis.

35. Jocelyn Dean Johnson i s t h e daugh te r o f M r . and M r s . C . T. Dean.She m a r r i e d W. H . Johnson, J r . , and t h e y r e s i d e i n S c o t t s b o r o .

36. Brooks D e r r i c k i s t h e son o f M r . and M r s . P o r t e r D e r r i c k and t h eb r o t h e r o f P a t s y De r r i c k S e l f and I z z y D e r r i c k I I . H e marr ied Caro l ynand t h e i r son i s E r i c D e r r i c k . Brooks and Caro l yn res ide in Sco t t sbo ro .

37. JEANNE ADAIR MOODY JACOBS ‐ THE BIRTHDAY GIRL (deceased) .Jeanne was t h e daugh te r o f M r . and M r s . Rice Jacobs. She mar r ied Jep tha E.Moody, J r . , and t h e y a r e t h e p a r e n t s of Jane A d a i r Moody Bergman, Jep thaE. Moody I I I , and D r . Jon R. (Jack) Moody. Jane Moody Bergman and h e rf a m i l y now res ide in t h e C o l l e g e Avenue home b u i l t by h e r Grand fa ther Jacobs.Th is home is n e x t doo r to t h e house where t h e Rice Jacobs l i v e d at t h et ime o f Jeanne's 1940 b i r t hday p a r t y (house in pho tog raph i s a t c o r n e ro f C o l l e g e Avenue and K y l e S t r e e t . )

38. Ophe l ia Smith was Jeanne Jacobs' fi r s t grade teacher and a l s o taughtmany of Jeanne's f r i ends .

39. N i t a Spivey was daughter of Claude and Veda (Jacobs) Spivey and Jeanne'scousin.

40 . E l i zabe th F e n n e l l Thorn ton was Jeanne's and many o f h e r f r i ends ' t h i r dg rade t e a c h e r.

41. M r s . Rice Jacobs , hos tess and Jeanne's m o t h e r, is deceased. She isrenenbered by many f o r h e r g rac ious a t t e n t i o n to h e r guests on a l l v i s i t s .H e r t h o u g h t f u l n e s s i n p r o v i d i n g t h e group photograph o f t h e happy a f t e r n o o nspen t c e l e b r a t i n g t h e May 1940 b i r t hday renains a p r i c e l e s s t reasure .T r u l y , memories ARE made of t h i s !

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