Excerpts from THE HALLMARK FAMILY HISTORY HOMEPAGE at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1820/ (to show the connection from George Hallmark to L. L. Wikle of Madison, Alabama – see highlighted areas) ------

Welcome to the Hallmark Family History Homepage, a place designed for all Hallmarks in America, providing important information dating back to George Hallmark (1742-1809/15), the known primogeniture of all Hallmarks in America. We hope you can benefit from this site. My name is James Hallmark, the son of Carl Hallmark. I am from the East Texas city of Crockett, which is the county seat of Houston County, the oldest county in the state of Texas, and a well known one for genealogist. It is to Houston County that three sons (or branches) of the Hallmark family first came in the 1830s. They and some of their sons even signed the famous petition that created Houston Co., before any other counties were organized. The county also included the modern-day counties of Anderson and Henderson. I am part of branch #3 (which you will learn about below). Adam Hallmark, who helps me with much of this, is the son of Rodney Hallmark, and is a distant Hallmark cousin from Tuscumbia, Alabama. He is from branch #2 (see below). We also try and combine our efforts with Bill Hallmark (branch #5), Gloria Hallmark Johnson (branch #7), and James Scott Hallmark (branch #1). There are many others as well. Of the 10 branches in our family tree, most stayed in and around Alabama, while three were blessed enough to make it to Texas (#s 3,4,and 5). Over the last few years, we have all watched this homepage grow, as well as the family association. It has been very rewarding. As a family, we hope it is also beneficial to you. If nothing else, we just hope to get all our relatives familiar with the basic story of George and Leannah Hallmark -- as well as his 10 children. If you have any questions, comments, or problems figuring out from which of the 10 branches you are descended, please send us an email and we will try our best to help. Email for James is http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1820/[email protected] while the real address is: Hallmark Family History, c/o James & Carl Hallmark, P.O. Box 11, Crockett, Texas 75835-0011. If you have a specific question concerning Alabama, you might also want to email Adam at [email protected]. Whatever you do, we will try our best to get back to you in a timely manner (though all of us work and the correspondences do tend to "pile-up" at times). Good luck with all your research. God Bless. Goals of this Homepage: 1) to encourage interaction between all Hallmark ancestors; 2) to promote awareness of our family history; and 3) to eliminate reoccurring errors that are out there.

Subjects of this Homepage, in Order of Appearance: Part 1: The History of George Hallmark (Timeline At End) Part 2: The 10 Family Branches of the Hallmark Family Part 3: The Hallmark Historical Quarterly Part 4: Hallmark Family Association

3 Part 5: Latest Family News (as of Fall 02)

PART 1: HISTORY OF GEORGE HALLMARK (OUR COMMON ANCESTOR)

(A summarized timeline appears at the end of this narrative) George Hallmark, the presumed progenitor of all the Hallmarks in the United States, is believed to have been born in 1742 in Marbury, England, the illegitimate son of Mary Hallmark. He died some seventy plus years later in northern Alabama, having fathered some ten or eleven children who survived to adulthood. In 1989 there were 1231 family units with the last name of Hallmark listed in phone directories throughout the continental United States. All these families are believed to be descendants of George Hallmark and his wife Leanna Mynatt (Hallmarks Across America). The first reference we have to George is his baptismal record dated 23 June 1742. He was listed in the church records of St. Oswald's (Anglican) Church, Malpas, England, as the "illegitimate son of Mary Hallmark", and as such was given her sirname. St. Oswald's Church rest on a small hill in the center of the small town of Malpas, Cheshire County, east of Wales. It is an old Norman town built during the Middle Ages with the duty of keeping the peace in the nearby Welsh borderlands. Inside the church at the back wall, one can still find the stone baptismal font with its oak cover on which is carved the date of 1627. It was here that the infant George Hallmark was brought to be baptized. Along the tops of the columns in the central aisle are embellished family crest. The nave ceiling has a rich array of carvings, bosses, and angels. (Malpas, Chester History Sheet 3)

George Hallmark's family lived and probably farmed in Marbury (also in Cheshire), a small rural community east southeast of Malpas. At the center of this town is St. Michael's (Anglican) Church. This was likely to have been the center of the life of the town when George lived here. St. Michael's is outwardly similar in appearance to the church at Malpas, the latter probably being used for special occasions such as baptisms and weddings. This smaller church at Marbury was used for regular services and is still used today on a regular basis by the small surrounding community. (St. Michael's Church Pamphlet)

The next reference of George can be found in the records of the Crown Court Papers, February 9, 1766, Shrewsbury, County of Shropshire, Oxford Circuit, where George is charged with stealing a linen hankerchief containing monies [money]. He pleaded "not guilty". The Summer 1764 to Lent 1767 court records show that "George Candiland, alias Hallmark" was indicted "for Felony [of] Stealing One Linnen Hankerchief Value 2d, half a sovereign in gold and eleven shillings in monies of Andrew Mansell the Younger at the Parish of Whitchurch, North Shropshire on the borders of Cheshire, 12 January, sixth year of the reign of George the Third." (1766) "Proved Guilty. No goods. To be transported for seven years... At the Assizes of Shrewsbury held 22 day March, sixth year of Lord Sovereign George III King of Great Britain..." Oxford Circuit of Crown Paper. (Source: Olwen Allmark Taylor)

In Bonded Passengers to America, 1663-1775, by Peter Wilson Coldham, a three volume set, there is a volume sub-titled "Western Oxford, Norfolk, Northern and Midland Circuits" which mentions George Hallmark. His name is to be found in Shropshire, page 57, where he is listed as "Candiland, alias Hallmark, George" or on page 60 as "Halmark, George see Candiland". It is assumed by some that Candiland was his real father's name. Olwen Allmark Taylor reports that there were families of that last name in this area at the time. There is no evidence, however, to support or dispute this supposition which has been further perpetuated by entry into the Ancestral File, TN Vers. 4.2, of the Latter Day Saints Genealogy Files. The ship of his transport is not given [though it is possible to narrow it down to several ships that left during this time frame]. It is assumed that he served his seven years as an indentured servant, in the colony of Virginia.

3 The first documented reference to George Hallmark in America was in Virginia in what is now Botetourt County (then Fincastle County) where he appeared on a list of delinquent tax payers returned by Daniel Trigg, Deputy Sheriff for the year 1773. (Fincastle County was created in 1772 from Botetort and abolished in 1777) At a court held for Fincastle December 6, 1774, a list of delinquents in the New River and reed Creek Area was recorded by the court as that part containing tithables that ought to be received by the vestry of the Parish of Botetort. George Holmark [Hallmark] was on this list. (Kegley, pp. 103-06)

By circa 1773, George had married or "taken up with" Leannah Mynott. There appears to be no recorded documentation of a marriage. Marriages at this time, however, were performed by the Episcopal (Anglican) Church and were very expensive, often not within the means of most people. Leannah was the daughter of Richard Mynatt and Sarah Cummings, also English immigrants. Richard had been indentured at the age of 20 for four years as a cook to the honorable Thomas Lee, Esquire of Virginia. He earned eight pounds sterling per year cooking in the kitchen of the Lee's, a good wage for a cook. His place in history is secured by his being the first indentured servant to sue successfully for release from his master, Phillip Ludwell Lee, heir of Thomas Lee, July 31, 1754. (Kamikaw and Westmoreland Orders)

George Hallmark's claim for payment for services rendered as a drover [driver] and butcher during the American Revolution were ordered to be paid at a meeting of the Botetourt County Court, on April 11, 1782.(Public Service Claims, Botetourt Court, p19) Again on July 30, 1783 George Hallmark was granted a warrant for horsehire services to the militia in January of 1781. (Public Service Claims Commission Book I, p166) According to DAR documentation of Mary Spence Wooters, DAR National #562047, George "rendered patriotic service in Botetourt County, Va." She cites the same reference, page 167. It would appear that George had trouble getting paid for delivering goods to the militia of our revolutionary army.

According to a list of North Carolina Land Grants in what was then called "The Western Lands", #1843 shows that George received 350 acres "on both sides of Lick Creek" (in what is now Greene County, TN). At this time the land was in the old state of Franklin, which existed from 1784 to 1788 (though never admitted to the United States as a state). On June 7, 1783, in the state of North Carolina, John Armstrong, Entry Officer of Claims in the Western Lands, issued warrant #254 which was a request for a land survey for Geo. Hallmark's homestead. The land survey warrant was entered on October 22, 1783. The survey was made on December 10, 1784. On September 20, 1787 George was [officially] granted his land. He paid ten pounds British Sterling for each hundred acres of land. (NC land Grants in TN, 1787, Greene Co.)

On February 8, 1792, George sold his land on Lick Creek. He sold the 140 acres on the north side of the creek to Andrew McFerran for forty-five pounds Sterling and 210 acres on the south side to John Blair for one hundred pounds. (Greene Co. TN land records book)

After selling his land in Greene County, TN, George Hallmark and family moved further west into Grainger County. In 1792 he was a member of the first church founded in Grainger County, established by the Baptists in 1788 at the mouth of the Richland River in what is now the town of Blaine. "The names of the first members could not be ascertained, but the delegates to the (Baptist or Holston) Association in 1794"...included George Hallmark. (Goodspeed's History of TN; and Richland Baptist Church Minutes)

George served as a clerk of Richland Baptist Church from October 2, 1792 until at least August 8, 1795. The minutes which survive from the period of April 11, 1791, through August 8, 1795, note George's appointment as "clerk" spelled in the English fashion, as "clark". mentioned in the minutes are other familiar family names--William Mynatt (Leannah's brother) and his wife Lileah or Lydia, David Satterwhite, Samuel and Kiziah Hughes, and Edward Freels. In the 1795 minutes for February 14th and March 14th church meetings, it is mentioned that the Hallmark and the Mynatt families were authorized

3 to have "a letter of Dismission" from the church. They were moving on, but apparently did not do so at least until after August 8th, 1795 as George remained clerk through that time. (TN Ancestors transcripts, Aug 1987)

No record has been found of George's ownership of any land in the period after he sold the land in Greene County in February 1792 until he purchased land in Knox County in August 1795. During this period George Hallmark's family attended Richland Baptist Church in Blaine, Grainger County. Travel was slow and arduous at this time, and it is likely that they lived somewhere in the vicinity of Blaine in Grainger County. A record dated August 21, 1795, shows that George Hallmark purchased 400 acres in Knox County from Joseph Beard. (Knox Co. TN land records, book B 1, pp. 286-7)

In 1797 George Hallmark was listed as a founding member of the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church in Knox County (Flat Creek is now called Corryton). Flat Creek Church was organized August 18, 1797, with John Parker as moderator and George Hallmark as clerk. It may be the oldest church congregation in the county still in existence. The original log cabin church was standing as of 1987, although in deteriorated condition. Some of the land in the Flat Creek area belonged to the Mynatt Family, and in 1826, Martin Mynatt reserved an acre where the graveyard and old church stands--at the present railroad crossing on Emory Road. The minutes of the Little Flat Creek Church show that on the third Saturday of October of 1799, George Hallmark was selected to be ordained a Deacon of that church on July 3, 1801. (History of Little Flat Creek Church 1797-1986 and also 1981 newspaper article on same, pg176 of notes of Miss Mary Hallmark and Fred McCaleb)

"On the 25th of December 1802 delegates from nineteen Baptist Churches, formerly belonging to the Holston Association, assembled at Beaver Creek Meeting-house in Knox County, and organized the Tennesee Baptist (or River) Association, depending on which source you read. The Reverend William Johnson was chosen moderator and Francis Hamilton, clerk...Of the nineteen churches represented, five were located in Knox County. They were Beaver Ridge, Hickory Creek, Fork of Holston, French Broad, and Little Flat Creek represented by Richard Newport, Eli Scraggs, and George Hallmark..." In 1803 George was again a delegate from Flat Creek to the Association, and the church was reported to have thirty-six members. Again in 1804, George was among the delegates from Flat Creek, reported to have sixty-two members. In October of 1805, the church had fifty-two members, with the Reverend William Johnson at its head. George Hallmark and the Reverend Johnson were delegates to the [1805] meeting.(Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, pp. 898-99; The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County TN by the East TN Historical Society, 1946; and Brief Baptist Biographies, 1707-1982 by Robert Hamby)

On January 29, 1806, George sold four hundred acres to George Faust for $800. (Knox County Land Records, Book M 1, pp. 87-88) George Hallmark was listed again in Knox County, TN in 1806 as a member of Captain John Reynold's Company. This is a group of property owners organized into military like units for the purpose of tax collection. George was listed because he owed taxes on the property that he owned the previous year. (Volume 26, East TN Historical Society Publ. of Early East TN Taxpayers, 1806, compiled by Pollyanna Creekmore, Knox Co., TN)

Little mention is made of George's wife Leannah Mynatt Hallmark who spent her life with George and bore him one daughter and perhaps as many as ten surviving sons. She is listed along with her brother and sister-in-law, William and Lileah Mynatt, in the minutes of the Richland Baptist Church in 1795 as a signer of the "Regeler Baptist Church Covenant". According to Paul Henderson's account, Leannah died and was buried in the Mynatt Family Cemetery, Knox County, TN. (It is assumed that she died before the family left Knox County, perhaps around the time that George sold the land there in 1806.)

In an 1809 account of a Rhea County,TN newspaper, mention is made of 'passing by' the old Hallmark

3 place. Apparently George and his family, probably after Leannah's death, had lived there for some time. By 1809 they were located in the Mississippi Territory (which later became Madison County, Alabama) according to the territorial census of adult men. George Hallmark was listed as a taxpayer as were sons George, Richard, and William. This is the last verifiable recorded mention of George. The 1816 Madison County, Mississippi Territory census lists a George and Richard Hallmark. Some have assumed that this was George Sr., but it is more likely to have been his son since only one George was mentioned. The Federal census of 1820 did not list a George in the older George's age group. It is assumed, therefore, that George died prior to the census.

George Hallmark traveled from England to Alabama, from Anglicanism to Primitive Baptist, from convicted criminal to avid church member. He was a citizen of the times who was strong enough to flourish in this wilderness country. I admire his perserverance and spirit. I am proud to be his descendant.

Written by Gloria Hallmark Johnson of The Woodlands, TX (Email: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1820/[email protected]

TIMELINE SUMMARY OF GEORGE HALLMARK (Like the narrative above, this timeline is based on documented facts, with any necessary speculation or educated guesses being clearly listed as such. Anybody repeating any of this material needs to always make that distinction. Once somebody copies something down as a fact, such as changing an approximate date into an exact one, the error tends to spreads like a virus, and can never be fully fixed)

1742 George Hallmark is born, Marbury, Cheshire Co., England. Baptized in June. 1766 George indicted for stealing a handkerchief containing about a dollars worth of money; sentenced (sent) to America as a bonded servant for 7 years, presumably to one of the king’s plantations in Virginia. We have no record of which plantation he was to be sent; the exact ship he was sent on has not been ascertained either, though records show 3 ships carrying bonded passengers during the appropriate timeframe: Ann, Justitia, and Tryal. Some have guessed that it might have been the Ann because of its Lent ’66 departure date. c1766 – 1773 George presumably serves his time, though we have no record of exactly where he served or if he served the full time. Some have speculated that it was the Lee Plantation (“Stratford Hall”) in Westmoreland Co, VA, though this speculation is based on the fact that his future father-in-law served there during the early 1750s. But his father-in-law’s service at Stratford had been as an indentured servant (a little different than a bonded servant), and was served more than ten years before George even arrived in America. So we really have no way of knowing where George served his time for sure. At some point in the early 70s, he marries (or he had “taken up with”) Leannah Mynatt, who was born in 1756 VA, two years after her father had gained his freedom. She is almost certainly born in Prince William County, VA since her parents married there the previous year, and remained there until about ’64. Later they lived in Hampshire Co, VA (now WV) until about ’69, then in Dunmore Co, VA (later renamed Shenandoah Co.) until about ’71, and in Botetorte Co, VA until the ‘80s. George could have met her in either Dunmore or Botetorte, though most tend to lean on the latter. George’s first two known children are supposedly born during this period: William (usually listed as c1770) and Thomas (usually listed as c1773), though the exact years and locations cannot be exactly verified. There is also a 2-3 year gap that exist until George’s next child, thus the birth dates could be later. Furthermore, if George’s sentence did not end until ‘73, then any “marriage” or “births” prior to that date may have been kept somewhat hidden -- that is of course assuming that they were together prior to that date. In concluding this broad time period, George (and any family) moves west to Botetorte Co, VA at some point in the early 1770s. 1773 George and family is most assuredly in Botetorte Co, VA (called Fincastle Co. from ’72-77), as George is listed on a tax delinquency list there, as well as a related-type list the following year.

3 1776 Still in Botetorte (or Fincastle) Co, VA, George’s third known child is born, John. (birth year sometimes given as ‘75) The United States also declares its independence on July 4 and the Revolutionary War begins in earnest -- though fighting had already started the year before. c1778 Still in Botetorte Co, VA, George’s fourth known child is born, George William. 1780 George renders service as a drover (driver) and butcher to a party of militia during the war. 1781 George renders horsehire services to the militia during the war. The fighting phase of the war also ends this year after Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown, VA in October. (peace treaty still two years away!) 1782 George’s claim for payment for the drover and butcher service is ordered to be paid by the Botetorte County Court in April; we can only assume that he receives his payment and was still living in Botetorte Co. 1783 George is granted a warrant for the horsehire services he rendered (above). The war also officially ends this year with signing of the Treaty of Paris, which gave the U.S. all the land to the Mississippi River. George and his family eventually begin migrating west, either this year or soon after, possibly staying in adjacent Montgomery Co, VA for a period (no concrete proof), and ultimately to the new so-called “Western Lands,” more specifically to Greene County (then under the jurisdiction of NC, but later on as part of the short-lived state of Franklin from 84-88, and finally as a permanent county in TN, ‘88-on – very confusing for researchers). This area is supposedly one that had been set aside for bounty land grants for service during the war. In June of this year, George request a land survey for his homestead (to which he must have already laid claim and possibly on which he had already settled). The request appears to be approved in October of this year. Once again, it is not clear where the family was during all of this process. 1784 The land survey is made in December. George then has to wait almost 3 years for the official title (deed). c1785 George’s fifth known child is born, Richard . The date of his birth has ranged from ‘85-90, while the location has ranged from Botetorte Co, Montgomery Co, Green Co, to Knox Co. I lean toward Green, while any Knox reference seems very improbable. It is also interesting to note that the delay in child births before Richard might have been due to the war years and the family’s migration. 1787 George is officially granted his new land in Greene County, “350 acres on both sides of Lick Creek including his improvements,” which seems to indicate that they were already settled and living there. 1789 George’s father-in-law (Richard Mynatt) supposedly acquires 300 acres in Montgomery Co, VA this year, described in the deed as being adjacent to the Hallmarks. This leaves one to wonder if the Hallmarks had left VA yet, or if they still just owned the land that they had left behind. Maybe they left one or two behind for a while. c1790 While in Greene Co., TN, George’s sixth known child is born, Mary “Polly” – his only known girl. George’s oldest son, William, marries Nancy Freels about this time, though the dates are sketchy. Their first child is also born not long after, the dates and locations of which are also very sketchy and sometimes contradictory. Though some references still list Botetorte Co, I feel that the child was born in Green Co, and probably in the early 90s. 1792 George sells his land in Greene Co. and moves further west to Grainger Co., TN. In the town of Blaine, the family becomes members of the Richland Baptist Church, the first church to be founded in this county. George begins serving as church clerk for about 3 years. Some Mynatts, Freels, Satterwhites and Hughes are also members. 1793 While apparently still in Grainger Co, TN, George’s seventh & eighth known children (twins) are born, Mynatt and Jessie – both born on 8 October (some references say Knox Co.). 1794 Still in Grainger Co., George serves as a one of the delegates to the (Baptist or Holston) Association. George’s second son, Thomas, marries Susannah Mynatt about this time. Their first child is born in November (either in Grainger or Knox Co). 1795 In February and March, George’s family is authorized to have a “letter of Dismission” from the

3 church in Grainger County. George’s job as clerk ends later that year in August, when the family seems to actually leave (presumably for Knox Co). That same month, George purchases 400 acres in Knox Co., TN. 1797 Definitely in Knox Co, TN, George is listed as a founding member of the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church (modern-day Corryton, TN). The church also seems to be part of the Holston Association (as their previous church had been). He also begins serving as clerk of the church this year, as he had at the previous church. The Mynatt family is also in the area and part of the church. While in Knox Co, George’s ninth known child is born, Cummins. (I have seen his birth date listed as early as ’95, though ’97 matches up with a future obituary) A newspaper in Knoxville about this time stated that George had 2 horses stolen by Indians. 1799 Still in Knox Co, George is selected by the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church to be ordained a deacon in October, though he is not actually ordained for another year and a half (see below). 1800 The new century finds the family still in Knox Co, TN (modern-day Corryton area) The famous 2nd Great Awakening (religious revival) in America is also starting to sweep the frontier, including these parts. One has to wonder how all of this might have affected the family and the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church. There is also some evidence that makes it look as though George’s oldest son, William, migrated to western Kentucky about this time. Further study will reveal that this probably did not occur for another ten years, especially since an ‘09 territorial census has William listed in northeast Alabama, with the rest of the family. 1801 Still in Knox Co, TN, George is actually ordained a Deacon of Little Flat Creek Baptist Church on 3 July. Furthermore, George’s third and fourth sons are married about this time in Knox Co. -- John marries Amey Satterwhite (born 1785) and George William marries Sarah Calvert (born c1780), this latter union possibly occurring the year before. George and Sarah have their first child in September in Knox Co, while John and Amey appear to move to Harris Co, GA this year, having their first child there the following year. 1802 Still in Knox Co, George is among the delegates from 19 different Baptist churches in the region (formerly belonging to the Holston Association) that meet in December to organize the new Tennessee Baptist (or River) Association. 1803 - 1805 Still in Knox Co, George serves each year as a delegate for the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church at the association meetings. George’s second son, Thomas, also dies this year in Knox Co. (I have heard the tale that it was by Indians, though there is no evidence that I know of to substantiate this). It is also possible that George’s wife, Leannah, dies either in ‘05 or the next. Her father’s will from ’05 does not mention her, so I lean toward this year. Most believe that she is buried in the cemetery by the church, which later becomes the Mynatt Cemetery. Thus it is also very possible that Thomas is buried there, especially since his wife was also a Mynatt (she remarries a William Irwin in December). 1806 George is listed as owing taxes on his property in Knox Co. On January 29, George sells his 400 acres. There is no concrete evidence if he stayed a while or moved-on immediately. (see 1807 below) 1807 George’s fifth son, Richard, marries Mary Ann Prewitt in Roane Co., TN (southwest of Knox Co). It appears that Richard and probably the rest of the family had moved that direction, though neighboring Rhea Co. seems to be where they actually settled. (see 1809 references below) 1808 I am guessing that George and the family moved either this year or the year before from Rhea county down to the northeastern part of Alabama, roughly following a southwestward route along (or even on) the Tennessee River. An enlightening newspaper article from Rhea County, the following year, has someone mentioning, “passing by the old Hallmark place” in Rhea Co. Obviously the Hallmarks had left. 1809 George and most of the family are in the area of today’s Madison Co, AL, then part of the so-called Mississippi Territory. We know from a census of adult men taken this year that the older children William, George William, and Richard were also there (my evidence points to William moving to KY the following year, not any earlier, as has sometimes been surmised). As for the other children: Thomas had

3 already died, John was in GA, Mary was age 19 and about to marry Isaac Steadham in November (in this county), Mynatt and Jessie were 15, Cummins was 11, and Carter was about 9. 1810-15 Most researchers assume that George died during this time period, probably still in Madison Co., AL. He is not found in any later documents, including a territorial census of ‘16, although two of his sons are. If he were alive, he would be pushing age 70 by 1812, and 73 by 1815. So assuming that he died during this time period is pretty logical. Where in Madison Co he is buried is still being investigated. (Madison Co. at one time included more area than today’s boundaries, possibly all the land north of the Tennessee River, until other counties were formed) If you live in the area, please research old cemeteries and dates of burials. Obviously you should look for his name (which I doubt is marked), but also look for related names, the history behind each place, and the approximate dates of use.

Timeline prepared by James Hallmark of Crockett, TX (Email: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1820/[email protected] Return to Opening Index PART 2: THE 10 BRANCHES OF THE HALLMARK FAMILY The 10 branches of the Hallmark Family is based on the 10 known children of our primogeniture, George Hallmark (1742-1809/15), and his wife Leannah. The majority of this list comes from Paul Henderson's 1998 Hallmark Family Listings, first published in 1992. George, as mentioned in the first part of this homepage, came to America, married, and had ten children -- the first generation of Hallmarks in America. Following are those ten children that make up that first generation (in bold print), and from what other information we have, the two generations that came afterwards (these separated by either one period "." or by five "....."). We have also attempted to mention (in parenthesis) how many known children came from each of the last generation we listed. Keep in mind, this is a list in progress and is not complete or absolutely correct in every way, but is still the best we have. We are sorry that we did not list any further generations, but all these get pretty crowded for one webpage. We do have more at home. Abbreviations include: m=married (only once); m1/m2...=married multiple times; c=circa or approximately; n.d.=no date)

BRANCH NO. 1: William Hallmark (1770 VA-aft1830 KY), m Nancy Freels (buried in Henderson Co.,KY, possibly Bethel Cem., Hebborsville area; no marker found yet)

BRANCH NO. 2 Thomas Hallmark (c1773 VA-c1805 TN)(died at 32) m Susannah Mynatt: (buried Knox Co., TN; might be marked; wife remarried an Irwin, moved to AL)

BRANCH NO. 3 John Hallmark (1775 VA-1840 TX) m Amey Satterwhite (both buried w/ marker in the "Old" Shady Grove Cem., Houston Co.,TX; not the "newer" one on highway)

BRANCH NO. 4: George William Hallmark (1778 VA-1852 TX) m1 Sarah Calvert, m2 Elvy Duke, m3 Jincy Box Thompson (buried in Houston Co.,TX around Mustang Prairie, probably Bynum Cem., or Aldrich Cem., no marker exist)

3 BRANCH NO. 5: Richard H. Hallmark(1785 TN-1854 TX) m Mary Ann Prewitt (buried Jeddo Community Cem., Bastrop Co., TX)

BRANCH NO. 6: Mary 'Polly' Hallmark(1790 TN-1856 AL) m1 Isaac Stidham, m2 Henry Miller (she supposedly buried in the Shottsville Cem., Marion Co., AL, no marker found yet)

BRANCH NO. 7: Mynatt Hallmark(1793 TN-1865 AL) m Polly Mary Calvert (buried somewhere in Blount Co., AL; no marker found yet)

BRANCH NO. 8: Jessie Hallmark(1793 TN-aft1870 MS) m Mary Frances Wright (buried Tishomingo Co., MS, probably in and around Belmont; no marker found yet) BRANCH NO. 9: Cummings Hallmark(1798 TN-1887 AL) m1 Keziah Murphree [12/9/1820, Blount Co. AL], m2 Sarah Cornelius [7/13/1841, Blount Co., AL], m3 Martha Morton Thomas [4/18/1850, Marshall Co. AL] (buried at Howelton, Etowah Co., AL; have not visited cem; may/may not have marker) .James Murphree Hallmark(1821-1866) m1 Sarah Morton m2 Dicy Bynam …..Marshall C. Hallmark(1843 AL-bf1866)(died in early 20s; no more information) …..Lucinda Hallmark(1845 AL-nd) m William M. Cornelius (no info on children, if any) …..Richard T. Hallmark(1847 AL-nd) m Sarah Ann Murphree (at least 1 child) …..Keziah Elizabeth “Irene” Hallmark(1849 AL-1933 TX) m Asa Bynum(9 children) …..Stephen Joshua Hallmark(1851 AL-1934 TX) m1Sarah Armstrong m2Martha Armstrong (14 children) …..James Anthony Hallmark(1853 AL-1933 TX) m Rebecca Isabell Reynolds (4 children) …..Martha Ann J. Hallmark(1855 AL-1944) m James Thomas E. Smith (6 children) …..William M. Hallmark(1857 AL-nd) (no more information; possibly died young) …..Sarah J. Hallmark(1859 AL) (died as infant) …..Seaborn Asberry Hallmark(1861 AL-1883 AL)(died at 22)(no info on wife, if any) …..Barnet Ellis Hallmark(1862 AL-1930) m Anna Minnie Hendricks (5 children) …..Mary Ann Hallmark(1867 AL-1917) m1George Alfred Green m2William Good (5 children) …..D. T. Hallmark(c1867 Al-nd) (no more information) .Nancy Serena Murphree Hallmark(c1823 AL-n.d) m John/Joel Morton …..Mary R. Morton(1845 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Sarah P. Morton(1847 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Jesse A. Morton(1851 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Drury H. Morton(1854 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Harper A. Morton(1857 AL-nd) (no more information) .Richard Morton Hallmark(c1825 AL) (died as infant) .Lodeanna Paralee Hallmark(1828 AL-n.d.) m Joel W. Hendrix …..Pattina L. Hendricks(1864 AL-nd) m William P. Owens (at least 1 child) …..Olin Jesse Hendricks(no dates) (no more information) …..William Miller Hendricks(no dates) (no more information) …..Mary K. Hendricks(1868 AL-nd) (no more information) .Mary Ann Hallmark(1830 AL-1922 AL) m Drury Morton …..Celina A. Morton(1852 AL-nd) (no more information)

3 …..Marilda E. Morton(1855 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Winnie S. Morton(1856 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Serena A. Morton(1859 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Rosetta “Zettie” Morton(1864 AL-1941) m James Frazier (at least 1 child) …..John Henry Morgan(1867 AL-nd) (no more information) .Sarah Selena Hallmark(1832 AL-n.d) m Isaac H. Nesmith …..Albert S. Nesmith(c1858 AL-nd) m Mary _____ (no info on children, if any) …..Dalton P. Smith(c1860 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Bernice C. Nesmith(1866 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Columbus Nesmith(1868 AL-nd) (no more information) .Eunice Marilda “Rilda” Hallmark(1835 AL-1914 AL) m Henry S. Armstrong …..Sarah P. “Celia” Armstrong(c1858 AL-nd) m Benjamin F. Hendricks (3 children) …..Martha Cyrena Armstrong(1859 AL-1945 NM) m Council Burton Ingram (10 children) …..Matilda C. Armstrong(1861 AL-nd) m Ben P. Campbell (no info on children, if any) …..R. Ellen Armstrong(1866 AL-nd) m Charlie McIntosh (no info on children, if any) …..T. C. Armstrong(1868 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Lisa Jane “Dicey” Armstrong(1869 AL-nd) m L.L. Wikle (no info on children, if any) …..Jesse Cummings Armstrong(1872 AL-1940 AL) m Matilda E. Morris (no info on children, if any) …..Ema Eva Armstrong(1875 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Ida Adaline Armstrong(1877 AL-nd) m J.G. Chambers (no info on children, if any) …..Salema E. Armstrong(1879 AL-nd) (no more information) …..Ursula May Armstrong(no dates) (no more information) .Thomas Hallmark(c1842 AL) (died as infant) .Uriah E. Hallmark(c1843 AL) (died as infant) .Winnie E. Mynatt Hallmark(1843 AL-1855) (died at 12) .Cynthia Keziah Hallmark(1845 AL-1866) (died at 21)(no info on marriage or children, if any) .William Marshall Hallmark(1846 AL-1906 AL) m Sarah Ann Blakley …..James Cummings Hallmarks(1870 AL-1917 AL) m1Nancy Ellis m2Sarah Murphree (4 children) …..Hamel Hallmark(1871 AL-1914 AL) m Nancy D. Lankford (no info on children, if any) …..George Clifton Hallmark(1873 AL-1937 AL) m1Jimmie Haleord m2Alma Shanks (no info on children, if any) …..Dicie Kizzire Hallmark(1875 AL-1939 AL) m John Lankford (no info on children, if any) …..Oscar Hallmark(no dates) (no more information; possibly died young) …..daughter(no dates) (died as infant) …..daughter(no dates) (died as infant) …..Victoria Hallmark(1880 AL-1902 AL) m Tom Millican (no info on children, if any) …..Mamie Hallmark(1882 AL-1943 AL) m Robert Buttram (no info on children, if any) …..William Allen Hallmark(1884 AL-1955 AL) m Nellie Trammell (no info on children, if any) …..Francis Erwin Hallmark(1886 AL-1936 AL) m Ellen Mastiller (4 children) …..Henry Earlington Hallmark(1888-1954 TN) m1___Mastiller m2 Ida Blevins (no info on children, if any) …..Margaret Hallmark(1890-1962 GA) m Alfred Partlow (no info on children, if any) …..Albert Akin Hallmark(1894-1949 AL) m Suzie Calhoun (no info on children, if any) .Moses Hamel Hallmark(1848 AL-1923 AL) m Susan Elizabeth McClusky …..Susan K. Hallmark(1872 AL-nd) m Mason A. Armstrong (no info on children, if any) …..Charles B. Hallmark(1876-nd) (no more information) …..Vienna Hallmark(1878-nd) (no more information) .Jessie Ellis Hallmark(1850 AL-1937 TX) m Milton Joanna McClusky …..Walter Freeman Hallmark(1871 AL-1942) m Mary Frances Hannah (10 children) …..Willie Parker “Uncle Buck” Hallmark(1873 Al-1967 TX) m Charlise L. Hagler (3 children)

3 …..Susan Rebecca L. Hallmark(1876 AL-1968 CA) m1John Mitchell m2John Key (6 children) …..Savanah Leona Hallmark(1878 AL-1890) (died at 12) …..Jesse Bascom Hallmark(male)(1880 Al-1956) m Lulu Killian (no info on children, if any) …..Lillie Belle Hallmark(1882 AL-1883 AL) (died at 1) …..James Howell “Jeat” Hallmark(1884 AL-1971 TX) m Florence Allen (3 children) …..Louisa Belle “Dolly” Hallmark(1888 AL-1918) m George Tatum (3 children) …..Joanna Pearl Hallmark(1891 AL-1977 TX) m1Ray Long m2Stanley Jorgenson (no info on children, if any) .Letha Josephine Bertha Hallmark(1851 AL-nd) m Levi Len Buckner …..no information on children, if any .Allen Foster Hallmark(1854 AL-1935 AL) m Mary Frances 'Fanny' White …..Della Hallmark(1880 AL-1939 AL) m Boyd Gregory (6 children) …..Roberta Bernice Hallmark(1882 AL-1970 AL) m Olin Otis “Bus” Tony (5 children) …..Henry Isaac Hallmark(1884-1968 AL) m1Mary McMahan m2Blanch Waldon m3Eula Smith (6 children) …..William Thomas “Willie” Hallmark(1886 AL-1948 AL) m Minnie Bell Davidson (4 children) …..Alma “Aunt John” Hallmark(1887 AL-1971 TN) m Lafayette Marion Hill (4 children) …..John Bascom “Boss” Hallmark(1890 AL-1962 AL) m Winnie Daisey Wofford (5 children) …..Audie B. Hallmark(1892 AL-1971 AL) m Maudie B. Gaskin (12 children) …..May A. Hallmark(1895 AL-1963 AL) m1 A. Treavis Fowler m2 Claude Carnes (2 children) …..Gertrude Hallmark(1898 AL-1926 AL) m Newman C. Milwee (1 child) …..Roby Cecil “Tobe” Hallmark(1900 AL-1972 AL) m Myrtice Zelma Holland (6 children) …..Clara Belle Hallmark(1904 AL-1990 AL) m William Benjamin Smith (3 children) .Fernettia Jenettie Catherine 'Nettie' Hallmark(c1856 AL-nd) m Frank B. Pulliam …..no information on children, if any .Modella Samantha Hallmark(1861 AL-nd) m Jefferson Davis White …..no information on children, if any

BRANCH NO. 10: Carter L. Hallmark(c1800 AL-1838/40) m Keziah Hughes (not sure where buried, possibly in Blount Co., AL; may or may not have a marker)

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