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(North Alabama) lAMIf SIlEAlliE^ TENNESSEE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Quarterly VOLUME 20, ISSUE No. 4 JUNE, 1986 VALLEY LEAVES Covering the Tennessee River Valley Counties of North Alabama Published: September, December, March, and June Copyright 1986 PRICE LIST Note: Volumes not listed are out of print. All volumes have a full-name index except Volume 3 which has a surname index. All pages listed below are plus index. Volume 12 (1977- •78), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 5 (1970-71), 180 pages $10.00 Volume 13 (1978. •79), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 14 (1979 ,80), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 15 (1980 -81), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 8 (1973-74), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 16 (1981 -82), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 9 (1974-75), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 17 (1982 -83), 223 pages $15.00 Volume 10 (1975-76), 200 pages $10.00 Volume 18 (1983 -84), 227 pages $15.00 Volume 19 (1984 -85), 229 pages $15.00 ANCESTOR CHARTS Volume 2 (Pub. March, 1978), 153 five-generation charts, indexed $ 6.50 Volume 3 (Pub. January, 1979), 153 pages of charts, indexed $ 6.50 MAP Map of Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Madison County, Alabama (Pub. 1976). $ 3.00 CENSUS Lawrence County, Alabama, 1820 State Census, 42 pages, indexed (Pub. 1978) Price to TVGS members is .... $5.00 Price to non-members is $10. 00 MEMBERSHIP DUES (Fiscal year is from July 1 to July 1 each year) $12.00 if paid BEFORE August 15th each year $15.00 if paid after August 15th $14.00 for family membership before August 15th and $17.00 thereafter CURRENT OFFICERS. President Howell Sims Editor Dorothy Scott Johnson Vice-president (Programs) Shirley Greer Historian-Archivist Addie Shaver Treasurer Cecil Jenkins Board member Roy Cochran Recording Secretary Eva Burger Board member Annwhite Fuller Corresponding Secretary Marie Wells Board member Elise Hopkins Stephens Membership Chairman Lynn Harris Board member Evelyn Rochelle THE TENNESSEE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. P. O. Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 HaU?u Scaurs Published by tile f 4 *J . Iiinitin Valley Genealogical Society, Inc. ©able nf (EotttPttta Poit Office Box 1568 HunUrille, _labam» 35807 Volume 20, Issue No. 4 -June, 1986 Editor: Dorothy Scott Johnson, CGRS Associate Editor: Janet Baker Burks, CGRS (Lawrence County) EDITOR'S LEAF vii NORTH ALABAMA Decatur County Township Plats (Part 20) 151 COLBERT COUNTY [Created 1867 from Franklin County] WU1 Book "A" 1869-1903 (Part 8) 155 Margerum City Cemetery 159 JACKSON COUNTY [Created 1819 - partially burned-out county] Probate Records, 1855-1858 (Part 24) 161 Act for Relief of Minor Children of George Walker 164 Steadman—Turvin Marriage Contract 165 Williams—Phillips Marriage 166 LAUDERDALE COUNTY [Created 1818] McNairy County, Tennessee deeds 167 Act for Relief of Fish Trap Owners 168 LAWRENCE COUNTY [Created 1818] Deed Book "B" (Part 7) 169 LIMESTONE COUNTY [Created 1818] 1880 Death Notices from The Athens Post 175 John Footman Walker, Last Will & Testament 176 Death of Malindy and Henry Chapman 176 David Watkins Estate 177 "Forty Years Ago" from The Limestone News 177 The Union Banner 1860 Newspaper excerpts 178 1921 Confederate Census—James Bailey Looney 179 MADISON COUNTY [Created 1808 as part of Mississippi Territory] Military Boundary Line Changes, 1836 181 Madison County Map (showing old communities) 182 Gone to Texas: Thomas Gilmer McGehee 183 John Gilmer McGehee 184 Lee Roy Davis 185 Hiram E. Davis 186 MARSHALL COUNTY [Created 1836] Presley R. Woodall—Southern Claims Commission Claim 187 MORGAN COUNTY [Created 1818] James Monroe Stephenson Bible 193 QUERIES 199 INDEX 201 EijiarB 3Sraf The long awaited compilation of cemetery records and other miscellaneous records on the Paint Rock area of Jackson County is now a reality. Copies of this 295 plus page book may be ordered from Addie K. Shaver, 2105 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Al 35811 ($20.) Our annual Spring Seminar in Genealogy was a smashing success. Seminar chairwoman, Shirley Greer, extends her appreciation to the many TVGS members who helped make it a success. A special thanks to Byron and Barbara Sistler who brought their books from Nashville to sell. Mr. Lloyd D. Bockstruck of the Dallas Public Library spoke on "Settlement and Western Migration of the United States." He was a most dynamic and informative speaker. After six years as editor of Valley Leaves I am retiring to devote full time to genealogical research (and perhaps a little house-cleaning—goodness knows, it needs it!) I leave this quarterly in excellent hands. Miss Lois Robertson, a capable and talented lady, has just retired from an executive position with NASA and we are very fortunate to have her as our next editor. It is not without somi pangs of regret that I bid adieu to the many wonderful people who have made my job a joy, but it is also with enthusiasm that I say, "Welcome aboard, Lois." I can not leave the post of editor without a word of appreciation to two very special people without whose help Valley Leaves might never have reached your mailbox. Margaret Matthews Cowart, past editor, has been a tremendous help. She has served as Query Editor and in that capacity the queries were furnished on time, camera ready, without me ever having to ask for them. Trying to decypher some of the queries and decide what was meant (as opposed to what was said) can be trying to say the least but Margaret did it and did it well without a murmur. She is also responsible for copying the names from the Decatur County Land Plats (a most tedious task) and typing them in order that made sense. Many names appear on those plats that do not appear anywhere else and without Margaret's courage in taking on the task they would still be unpublished. The other person whose help (and sense of humor) has been invaluable to me is Judge William D. Page. Judge Page is the person who saw to it that orders for back issues were filled and that your Valley Leaves were property labled, grouped, and mailed on time. He has valiantly fought the battle of the Post Office bureaucrats and came away unscathed. He spent countless hours abstracting Alabama Supreme Court Cases, copying cemeteries in some remote area, and abstracting material from early documents for inclusion in Valley Leaves. Many introductions to articles were written only due to his broad knowledge of the old laws as they pertain to genealogy. And most ot all, his marvelous sense of humor kept me going over some rough spots. Thanks Margaret and Bill, for it is greatly through your efforts that Valley Leaves has been lauded as one of the best quarterlies of its kind in the nation. And thanks, too, to those Qf you who have generously donated your time, family information, and talents to making Valley Leaves what it is today. Adieu, X'^oJvrtL^ ^ 40- tt ljfr-£s7<M-4-><—/ Dorothy Scott Johnson, Editor ^^ Janet Baker Burks, Associate Editor, Lawrence County Vll £fartt| Alabama DECATUR COUNTY The exact location of the VecatuA/Jackson County line nemalns elusive but it was in trying to locate it that negative photostats of the township plats of the VecatuA County aAea weAe on- dened. The public surveys of this land wene conducted in 1822 and 1S23 but annotations as late as 1SSS are included. Located and secured by Catherine Gilliam, this information was tnanscrib- ed by Vonothy S. Johnson and Uanganet M. Cowart. This series began in Valley Leaves Volume 16, Numben 1, Septemben 19S1. Part 20 Township 5, Range 4 East (continued) Section 23 Section 27 Northeast X Blank Northeast X Blank Nk of mix M. E. Kerr Northwest X Blank SE% of mix John? W? Dunham? Nk of SE% Blank SMX of mix "Old Entry" SE% of SE% E. Matthews Southeast X Blank SW% of SE% Blank NE% of SVX John? W? Dunham? N% of SW% S. B. Baxter mix of swx "Old Entry" SE% of SW% S. B. Baxter Sk of SW% Blank SW^ of SWP Blank Section 24 Section 28 NE% of NE^ W. Gidion (J. W. Exum N% of NE% Blank written over name) SE% of NE% Blank SE% of NE% J. W. Exum SW% of NE% A. Kennemer W% of NE% Blank NE% of mix J.(or I?) Wright Ek of mix James Anderson mix of NW% A. Kennemer w% of mix M. L. Pinkston s% of mix A. Kennemer NE% of SE% J. W. Exum ? Ek of SE}; Blank mX of SEJj James Anderson W% of SE% G. W. Anderton SE% of SE3s Blank ? E% of SW% G. W. Anderton SMX of SE% M. Shell W% of SW% Lewis J. Boman? NE% of SW% James Anderson mix of SW% M. L. Pinkston Section 29 SE% of SW% WM. Awberry? E% of NE% I. Wright SW% of SW^ Blank W% of NE% J. Perkins N% of mix Blank Section 25 SE% of mix J. Kline? NE% of NE% W. T. Prater SMX of NW% J. Kennemer NW% of NE% M. Shell Ek of SE% Lewis J. Boman? S% of NE% W. T. Prater NW% of SE% J. Page E% of NW% Wm. Awberry? SW% of SE% D. Kennemer W% of NW% Blank NE% of SW% J. J. Page NE% of SE% Blank mix of SW% J. Kennemer mix of SE% D. Guthery SE% of SW% J. Wright S% of SE% D. Guthery SW% of SW% D, Kennemer NE% of SW% D. Guthery NW% of SW% Jas? M. Wright Section 30 S% of SW% Blank N% of NE% Allen(Wm?) J? Chambless S% of NE% J. L. Kennemer Section 26 Northwest X Isaac Pruett Northeast % Blank Ek of SE% I.