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NICHOLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY Registered National Historic Landmark
Headquarters of NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 8268 Gadsden, Alabama 35902
Volume 49 July 2010 No. 2 NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC. P.O. BOX 8268 GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35902-8268
E-Mail [email protected]
President 1st. Vice President Harold Batie—256-492-2739 Leon Young—256-547-8477 [email protected] [email protected]
2nd. V. President Membership Chairman Recording Secretary Julia Young—256-547-8477 Gloria Gregg 256-561-3506 [email protected] [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary Treasure Wayne Milam 256-442-2099 RoseMary Hyatt—256-538-1122 [email protected] hyattrosemary @bellsouth.net
Librarian Editor Carolyn Parrish—256-547-3638 Gail R. Brown 256-546-2249 [email protected] [email protected]
LIBRARY HOURS Nichols Memorial Library is the home of Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society. Volunteer's are available to provide help from 10 am to 3 pm every Thursday and 10 am to 8 pm the second Thursday of each month. They will open for anyone out of town by appointments. The Society is very proud of it's 5000 plus family file collection.
MEETINGS The Society meets the 2nd. Saturday of ever month at the Nichols Memorial Library.
MEMBERSHIP Any person who is genuinely interested and actively participating in genealogical and historical research shall be eligible for membership. There are no residence requirements. Non Members may submit queries at $4.00 per issue. Queries are free to members. Dues are $20.00 per year.
OBJECT AND PURPUSES 1. To aid in the preservation of family Bible records, military records, cemetery records and other genealogical and historical records. 2. To promote historical and genealogical research and the study of history and genealogy. 3. To promote interest and encourage people who are interested in genealogical and historical research 4. To cooperate to the extent practical with other societies that are interested in genealogy and history and preservation. 5. To collect and preserve historical and genealogical data relating to Alabama, particularly, but not limited to the counties of Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall, Randolph, St. Clair and Talladega. NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC P.O. BOX 8268 GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35902
VOLUME 49 JULY 2010 NUMBER 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
President's Page 4 Spotlight 5 New Member and New Librarian 5 Minutes 6 Cemetery Books for Sale 7 The Gadsden Times News -Two Women Burned to Death 8 1917—1918 Gadsden Times Obituaries 9 4th. July Lesson 15 Revolutionary Soldier's Descendants Traced by Jerry B. Jones 16 Gadsden Fifty Years Ago—Will I. Martin 17 Before Rainbow City by Mike Goodson 18 Etowah County Deputy Sheriff—Charles Cook 19 First Settlers 20 Membership Application 21 Publications for Sale 22 Etowah County Civil War Soldiers in Etowah County 23 Alphabetical List of Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama 28 William W. Rainey—Land Application 1889 35 Index 37
Copyright, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc
ISSN 0742583 X
Indexed in Genealogical Periodical Annual Index Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
PRESIDENT'S LETTER HAROLD BATIE
HIDDEN TREASURE
The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society has a hidden treasure that they would like to share with you. Our beautiful building, The Howard Gardner Nichols Library, is located on 1 Cabot Avenue in Alabama City. This is the local center for family genealogy research. We have over 5,000 family files, along with books from the Alabama counties and Southern States.
Among the many "treasures" within the library are several recently published books, which are of great interest to local genealogy research. They include two by the late Jerry B. Jones, Sr.; "Old Harmony Cemetery. Inc., A history of Rainbow City" and " First Families of Saint Clair County and Northeast Alabama." Another book by Mr. W. A. (Ed) Lewis is entitled "Etowah County, Alabama Obituaries 1917-1919, During the World Wide Flu Pandemic." is a most valuable aid in research. Two cemetery books of great interest are " Pilgrims Rest Cemetery" at Southside, Etowah County, Alabama and "Young's Chapel Cemetery, Young's Chapel Congregational Methodist Church" at Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama.
These books along with many other publications may be purchased at the Nichols Library. The library is open on every Thursday from 10am to 3pm. The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society meets at the Nichols Library the second Saturday of each month at One-Thirty. If interested in purchasing the books, you may do so at Nichols Library or you may contact a member of the Society.
The address for Howard Gardner Nichols Library is:
P. O. Box 8268
Gadsden, Alabama 35902 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2 Spotlight - WAYNE GREGG
We don't usually spotlight someone twice, but in this case we must. Those of you who are local may have seen all the work going on around Nichols Library. We had moisture and old termite damage to the floors in both of the smaller rooms. When this was discovered, we didn't know what might have to be done to fix them. One of our members stepped up. Wayne Gregg took on the project. Thanks to Wayne we now have drains to stop the water from standing under the building.. He repaired the reading room floor and will work on the computer room floor at a later date. He is also building our new handicap ramp. Of course as the saying goes "behind every good man is a good woman", that's true in this case also. Gloria Gregg works just as hard for our society and Nichols Library. At the present she is working with their son-in-law on our new brochure, works on several project committees and serves as our recording secretary. We are truly blessed to have this great hard working couple as members of Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society. Please tell them how much you appreciate their hard work on our behalf.
The 2011 Ancestor Swap Meet will be held April 16, 2011. We will have a great speaker and a day filled with information, food and fun. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend. More information to come.
NEW MEMBER NEW LIBRARIAN
We want to welcome Margaret Moon Adams on board. Margaret is our new librarian for the second Thursday of each month.. If you have not met Margaret please drop by on the second Thursday and say hello to her. Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2 MINUTES - Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society
April - No meeting in the month of April due to the Ancestry Swap Meet.
Monthly Meeting May 8,2010
The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Meeting was opened by President Harold Batie and he welcomes members and guests. The guests were Linda Peach, who recently moved from Florida and Warren Walker from Arizona, he is researching the Walkers family from the area. Robert Kyle had a prayer and Robert Pilgrim led the pledge to the American flag. No minutes were read due the absent of the secretary. The treasurer reported a balance on hand on $14. 444.87.
Committee reports: Swap Meet - Rosemary Hyatt reported net profit from the meet was $2066.84. Membership — at present have 156 members and 40 libraries. Correspondence — several thank you notes were read from the Alabama Historic Socierv. They were on an recent Historic tour of Alabama. Quarterly Editor — the quarterly for the recent quarter is in the mail. Librarian — The library was received some books from Wallace State. They will by available for research. Grant ~ Money received for payment of the floor. Floor in the file room has been corrected. Future items in to paint the outside of building and improve the ramp with weather proof wood.
Announcement: To have an executive board meeting from the next meeting.
Old business: none
New business: A brochure is presently being designed. The money for the brochure is from The Alabama Lake Association. Flowers are to be add to side of the library to enhance the look of the building and to cut down the two large cedar trees. A motion was made by Gail Brown and second by Rosemary Hyatt.
Program was given by several members. Julia Young on her Guffey Line. W A Lewis on cemeteries. Warren Walker on his Walker Line, and Leon Young had a power point on how to find newspapers obituaries on line.
The meeting was adjourned and refreshment served.
Submitted by Anne Batie
Monthly Meeting - June 12,2010
No regular meeting - Speaker Mike Goodson. 6 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2 NEW CEMETERY BOOKS FOR SALE
Young's Chapel Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama Book has more additional information such as the date of birth, date of death, names of spouses, and parents.
Cost $25 + $5 postage Order from Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society P.O. Box 8268 Gadsden, AL 35902
MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
The Ancestor Families of
This book has over 1,200 known individuals buried at Mt. Pisgah thru December 2009. Most have additional information such as the date of birth, date of death, names of spouses, parents and both sets of grandparents (father's parents and mother's parents) where known.
Including 7 generations of my Pruitt Family
Contact Gina Schiazza 256-492-1833 [email protected] Cost: $35 + $5j postage Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
The Gadsden Daily Times-News, Gadsden, AL Thursday Afternoon, Sept. 3,1908
TWO WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH Horrible Accident on Lookout Mountain Near Gadsden
Sometime during yesterday afternoon Mrs. Joe McNeal, age 50 years, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. McNeal, age 80, were burned to death at their home on Lookout Mountain, 9 miles above Gadsden. The two women were home alone. The younger woman had been an invalid for several years and when the elderly lady discovered the house on fire she finally succeeded in getting her daughter- in-law out of the building, rolling her out in an invalids chair. She then went back into the burning house in an effort to save some of their household goods. She waited too long to escape and her clothing caught on fire. She ran to her companion and both tried to extinguish the blaze. In some way the invalids clothing ignited and both of the women were burned to death. The horrible accident has thrown a gloom over the community in which the victims lived. They were both women of fine character and devoted Christians. The burial will take place at the Tillison Cemetery 4 miles above the city.
Friday, September 4, 1908 VICTIMS OF FIRE WERE BURIED THURSDAY
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal, age 80, and Mrs. Joe McNeal, age 55, who were burned to death at their home on the mountain near Gadsden last Wednesday afternoon both were interred at the Tillison Cemetery in East Gadsden Thursday afternoon. The burning to death of these two aged women was one of the most horrible affairs ever recorded in the history of the county. The McNeal family is well known to a large portion of the county and they have a number of relatives in this section. Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal is survived by 3 sons and 3 daughters, Joseph McNeal, Gadsden; Rich McNeal of Alabama City; Will McNeal of Anniston; Mrs. Margaret Huff of Glencoe; Mrs. Lola Holcomb of Alabama City and Mrs. Alice Hewitt of Mississippi.
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1917 - 1918 Gadsden Times Obituaries Beginning January 1st. 1917 By: W.A. Lewis
Continued from Volume 49 Number 1.
Wednesday, November 14, 1917: Mrs. Mary J. Hollingsworth died early this morning at her home on Locust and 2" Street. Was 84 years old. Had been ill for some time and was buried in Forrest Cemetery.
Thursday, November 15, 1917: None
Friday, November 16, 1917: Everett Brewster, an Alabama City boy was killed in action in France.
Saturday, November 17, 1917: None
Sunday, November 18, 1917: None
Monday, November 19, 1917: Miss Mary Howell, age 17, daughter of J. B. Howell, died at Howellton on Saturday after a long illness. Buried at Mortons Chapel.
Tuesday, November 20, 1917: None
Wednesday, November 21, 1917: Mrs. Ester McElhenny drowned at the Leesburg Ferry Monday night.
Thursday, November 22, 1917: Louise Fitzpatrick, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fitzpatrick, died last night at their home on Forrest Avenue. She had suffered and attack of PENDICITIS (APPENDICITIS) A FEW DAYS AGO.
Friday, November 23, 1917: Mrs Annie Smith died yesterday afternoon in Rome, GA. She was 77 years old and about 1 month ago had gone to visit relatives. She became ill and had been in the hospital.
Saturday, November 24, 1917: C. L. Simpson, a well know newspaper man, died in Birmingham this morning.
Sunday, November 25, 1917: None
Monday, November 26, 1917: None
Tuesday, November 27, 1917: Deputy Sheriff of St. Clair County was shot near Pell City
Sunday. Died yesterday. He was shot by Cuba Gambill.
Tuesday, November 27, 1917: Mrs. Cora Annie Sitz, wife of J. P. Sitz, a leading ????, died yesterday at their home on 12lh Street. Burial in Forrest Cemetery.
Wednesday, November 28, 1917: George Montgomery, Negro, was run over by a train and killed
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last night on 9th Street.
Thursday, November 29, 1917: Ruby Whitt, a 12 year old girl accidentlt shot and killed herself in Alabama City today. She was the daughter of Mrs. Nettie Whitt Grant. Mrs. Mary Adelia Cleasteen died yesterday at her home in Rock Springs. She was wife of A. J. Cleasteen and was 47 years of age. Buried Bethlehem Cemetery.
Friday, November 30, 1917: Calvin H. Bachus died early this morning at his home on Is' Avenue after a brief illness. Buried in Forrest Cemetery.
Saturday, December 1, 1917: H. C. Barnard died this morning in Alabama City. P. J. Rogers died at his home in Farley, AL. Friday morning.
Sunday, December 2, 1917: None
Monday, December 3, 1917: James F. Moore of Attalla died at a local hospital early this morning as a result of a shot fired by his own hand with suicidal intent.
Tuesday, December 4, 1917: None
Wednesday, December 5, 1917: None
Thursday, December 6, 1917: None
Friday, December 7, 1917: Tom Burton died. Mrs. A. B. Wisener died last night at home on Forrest Avenue. Died from PALLAGRA. Age 23
and remains sent to Dallas GA. for burial.
Saturday, December 8, 1917: Mrs. H. C. Bell was murdered by her husband last Thursday.
Sunday, December 9, 1917: None Monday, December 10, 1917: Jim Craig, a well known Carpenter, died yesterday at his home on Turrentine Avenue of PNEUMONIA. Mrs. Callie Rouse died at her home on Walnut Street yesterday after an attack of DROPSY. Mrs. W. F. Harcrow died yesterday after a brief illness of TUBERCLOSIS. To be buried in Youngs Chapel Cemetery.
Tuesday, December 11, 1917: Miss Charlotte Blair died Sunday night in Atlanta. J. West Coker, prominent citizen of Cherokee County died at his home there last night as a result of an attack of PNEUMONIA. Age 68.
Wednesday, December 12, 1917: None
Thursday, December 13, 1917: Mrs. L. E. (Emma F.) Hamlin, a member of one of the oldest and most respected families of Etowah County died at her residence on Turrentine Avenue this morning. Death due to a nervous breakdown. Was buried in Forrest Cemetery. Henry W. Pickens died suddenly yesterday. Death due to HEART FAILURE.
Friday, December 14, 1917: Bill Gilbert died at his home at Cedar Bluff Wednesday. A few days ago, his car ran off the Ferry at Cedar Bluff and it was thought that his death was a result of 10 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
exposure.
Saturday, December 15, 1917: Will A. Christopher died at his home today on Malone Street. Was buried in Forrest Cemetery. Mrs. J. F. Reynolds died last night at her home in Alabama City due to PELLAGRA. Buried in Clayton Cemetery.
Sunday, December 16, 1917: None
Monday, December 17, 1917: Mrs. Rena Kant died yesterday morning at her home in Glencoe. She was 107 years old. Death due to old age. Remains sent to Talladega for burial.
Tuesday, December 18, 1917: George Bentley, a well known machanist, died yesterday at his home on Washington Street. Death due to CURAEMIC POISONING. Remains sent to Coldwater, Alabama for burial.
Wednesday, December 19, 1917: First Class Private Charles R. Kline died as result of a Revolver shot. He died in Base hospital at Camp McClellan after having been found shot in a car.
Thursday, December 20, 1917: Asa F. Crow died yesterday as result of an accident at the steel plant. Was age 27 and buried in Forrest Cemetery.
Friday, December 21, 1917: None
Saturday, December 22, 1917: Henry Jackson Alewine was crushed and killed yesterday at the car works. Was 32 years old and remains taken to Marshall County for burial.
Sunday, December 23, 1917: None
Monday, December 24, 1917: Mrs. Nannie C. Ashley died Sunday morning after a long illness. Was aged 52 and buried in Owens Cemetery.
Tuesday, December 25, 1917: None
Wednesday, December 26, 1917: Miss Bettie M. Choat died yesterday in Alabama City after a long illness. Aged 26 and remains sent to Carpenters Station for burial. W. B. Fulton died at his residence in Alabama City yesterday after a long illness with STOMACH TROUBLE. Age 56 and was buried in Clayton Cemetery.
Thursday, December 27, 1917: None
Friday, December 28, 1917: A. H. Smith died at his home in Hokes Bluff last night. Suffered a long illness and was buried in Hokes Bluff.
Saturday, December 29, 1917: Mrs. Mary Dunn died yesterday at her home near the Louisville and Nashville freight Depot. Had an attack of MENINGITIS, was age 57 and buried in Tellison Cemetery. Was wife of L. H. Dunn.
Sunday, December 30, 1917: None
Monday, December 31, 1917: Earl Counts, 20 month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ashburn died 11 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
yesterday at their home on Alabama Street from an attack of PNEUMONIA. Uncle SI Campbell died last night at his home in Ball Play in Cherokee County. Was age 97.
Tuesday, January 1, 1918: "Brother killed by another one" (could not read)
Wednesday January 2, 1918: Dorothy M. Rogers, 5 years old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. F. O. Rogers died last night at their home on Forrest Avenue. Remains sent to Dayton, TN for burial. Mr. S. J. Armstrong died last night at Cobb City due to PARALYSIS. Allen Riley died last night at his home in Alabama City. 75 years of age.
Thursday, January 3, 1918: Mrs. Alice Maloney died last Wednesday in Joliet, ILL. She formally lived in Gadsden and husband was John Maloney.
Friday, January 4, 1918: None
Saturday, January 5, 1918: None
Sunday, January 6, 1918: None
Monday, January 7, 1918: None
Tuesday, January 8, 1918: None
Wednesday, January 9, 1918: None
Thursday, January 10, 1918: "Grandma" Hodges, one of the oldest and most respected women of the County died at her home in Alfords Bend yesterday. She was 89 years old and had been ill for several weeks.
Friday, January 11, 1918: Joe Mohee, a Syrian, died last night in Gadsden General Hospital from PNEUMONIA.
Friday, January 11, 1918: James Dismuke, pioneer citizen of Etowah County died last night at his home on Odell Avenue. Age 18 and died of HEART TROUBLE.
Saturday, January 12: None
Sunday, January 13, 1918: None
Monday, January 14, 1918: Walter Ashley, one of three men burned in an accident at the Steel Mill 3 weeks ago died yesterday in the local hospital. Buried in Owens Cemetery.
Monday, January 14, 1918: A. M. McEntyre died yesterday at his home on Kyle Avenue, Alabama City from PNEUMONIA. Buried in Clayton Cemetery.
Tuesday, January 15, 1918: John T. Kirkland died yesterday at his home on Hill Avenue. Was 56 years old and buried in Steele.
Tuesday, January 15, 1918: Rev. J. D. Petit, who lived in Walnut Grove and Attalla, died yesterday in Meridian, Mississippi. Was 78 years old.
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Tuesday, January 15, 1918: I. D. Crump, one of the oldest and best respected citizens of Etowah County died yesterday. He was 70 years old and buried in Shahan Cemetery.
Tuesday, January 15, 1918: Algin McDaniel, 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McDaniel died last night at their home on South 6* Street. He had been ill for 2 years, but exact cause of death not known.
Wednesday, January 16, 1918: Sam Nappier, a wounded moonshiner, who was shot a few days ago died Monday night in Fort Payne.
Wednesday, January 16, 1918: Gerald Joe Maxey, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Maxey died this morning at their home on North 4th Street. Death caused by an attack of DYPTHERIA.
Thursday, January 17, 1918: None
Friday, January 18, 1918: None
Saturday, January 19, 1918: J. P. Marker, resident of East Gadsden, died yesterday and was buried in Burger Cemetery. Age 52.
Sunday, January 20, 1918: None
Monday, January 21, 1918: Mrs. Annie G. Adamson of Albertville died at the Infirmary here
Saturday. Age 31 and wife of Homer Adamson.
Tuesday, January 22, 1918: John Gentry, one of the oldest citizens of Cherokee County died yesterday in Slackland. Death was due to old age.
Tuesday, January 22, 1918: Comer Wilbanks was killed Saturday by Tom Gilliland.
Wednesday, January 23, 1918: Clifford Green of Murry Cross died at a local Infirmary last night. Buried in Patterson Cemetery in Piedmont.
Wednesday, January 23, 1918: James B. Barnett, aged Virginian who lived in Attalla, died this morning. Was buried in the Attalla Cemetery. He was 88 years old.
Thursday, January 24, 1918: None
Friday, January 25, 1918: None
Saturday, January 26, 1918: Jack Whitmore, a Gadsden man, was shot and killed near Hollingsworth's Store in Beat 7 yesterday by Bob Ferguson. Chief of Police of Jacksonville. Whitmore was a moonshiner.
Saturday, January 26, 1918: Mrs. A. J. Peterson, a sister of Mrs. A. Crumpler of Gadsden, died suddenly in Goodwater yesterday.
Sunday, January 27, 1918: None
Monday, January 28, 1918: Ewell Clayton Lindsay, one year old child of A. C. Lindsey, died 13 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
yesterday in Alabama City as result of PNEUMONIA.
Tuesday, January 29, 1918: None
Wednesday, January 30, 1918: None
Thursday, January 31, 1918: Horace Downs was killed in a mine explosion in Attalla yesterday. He was about 30 years of age.
Friday, February 1, 1918: "child burned to death while at play" Head line can't read.
Saturday, February 2, 1918: Mrs. Tom Harris shot herself Thursday night because of????? trouble. Died this morning.
Saturday, February 2, 1918: Mrs. Ella Wood Forman, widow of Judge W. S. Forman of Ashville, died yesterday. She was age 63.
Sunday, February 3, 1918: None
Monday, February 4, 1918: Boyd Hamlin died at his home on the Mountain near Noccoula Falls Saturday night. Buried in McCauleys Chapel Cemetery.
Monday, February 4, 1918: Simon H. Boozer, formally a citizen of Gadsden, died last night at Anniston due to an ABSCESS IN THE SIDE. 55 years old.
Monday, February 4, 1918: John Bearden, about 28 years old, died on a street car Saturday night between Alabama City and Gadsden, he had been a patient at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
Tuesday, February 5, 1918: None
Wednesday, February 6, 1918: W. H. Malone, an older citizen of this section of the County, died yesterday. He was age 78.
Thursday, February 7, 1918: Percy Hollingsworth, age 18, son of King Hollingsworth of Ivalee, died yesterday as result of PNEUMONIA.
Friday, February 8, 1918: None
Saturday, February 9, 1918: None
Sunday, February 10, 1918: None
Monday, February 11,1918: J. C. Griffith, a citizen of East Gadsden, died Saturday from an attack of FEVER.
Monday, February 11, 1918: Mrs. Martha Baskin, a pioneer resident of the County, died Saturday PM at her home in Coats Bend. She was 72 years old and buried in the Lebanon Cemetery.
Monday, February 11, 1918: James Wesley Reynolds, Negro, was burned at the Steel Mill
To be continued in the next Northeast Alabama Settlers - Volume 49 Number 3... 14 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
4th JULY LESSON
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. None of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists Eleven were merchants Nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Hayward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
REMEMBER FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE
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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER'S DESCENDANTS TRACED
Reprinted from article by Jerry B. Jones Lore From Hills of Home Date article written is unknown
The other day I rode down to Greensport in St. Clair County, Alabama. The new lake has brought about many changes and several historic landmarks have disappeared. The water has covered the area where the warehouses of a hundred years ago stood, and the old Abraham Green home, known as the house of Seven Chimneys, is no more. I drove through Beaver Valley and into Shoal Creek Valley where the back waters have made beautiful lakes backed by picturesque mountains robed in their fall beauty. I visited the old Mt. Zion Cemetery where I found the graves of many of the first families of that area - Gibson, Talley, Love, Crump, Brandon, Bishop and many others. The old church has been torn down but the cemetery is still there to remind of the past. Barton Guest Crump, born April 1, 1814, and his wife Elizabeth Gibson, born April 19, 1817, are buried there. He was the son of Silas and Sarah Hannah Riggs Crump. The name Barton Guest Crump has Georgia and South Carolina background. According to "Gone to Georgia" by William C. Stewart, the Barton family was identified with a large family with Maryland and probably New Jersey background. Over a period of a century descendants moved from Rowan County, North Carolina and Southside, Virginia to Pendleton, Greenville and Spartanburg Districts, South Carolina then to Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. There were intermarriages with the Vickery, Robbins and Nation families who settled in Blount County, Alabama and the Trammell and Stewart families of St. Clair County. Moses Guest, a Revolutionary soldier, born in Fauquier County, Virginia in 1750 and who moved to South Carolina in 1787 had a son, William, born March 24 1775, who married Elizabeth. This family moved to Franklin County, Georgia where Robert Crump, the grandfather of Barton Guest Crump, had moved. There is probably some connection between these families. The Guest family of Duck Springs is also descended from Moses Guest.
The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society has the following books for sale by the Late Jerry B. Jones.
FIRST FAMILIES OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA
AND
OLD HARMONY CEMETERY, INC. A History of Rainbow City, Alabama
For more information on the books you can contact the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society or the Editor. 16 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
GADSDEN FIFTY YEARS AGO By: Will I. Martin - If Memory Serves Article written - July 6,1950 The Gadsden Times
A deed was filed in the probate office showing that A.J. Crawford had sold 1,000 acres of iron ore land to J.M. Elliott, Jr., for $15,000. If memory serves, this land was in Greasy Cove.
Christopher Brothers bought the corner lots at Broad and Third Streets, known as the Whorton Property for $2,000. The lots fronted 78 feet on Broad and ran back 250 feet to Chestnut Street. The company, composed of G. E. Christopher and A.L. Christopher, brothers, announced that it would build a large foundry and machine shop. The contract had been let for a two-story frame structure on Chestnut Street, 100 by 50 feet for blacksmith shop on the ground floor, and the wood shop and carriage factory in the second story. The contract was to be let at once the foundry, 50 by 50 feet, and the machine shop, 50 by 50. An office was also to be constructed. The American National Bank's handsome four-story building now stands on that corner. The Christophers moved to Second Street.
Forney Lee, of Attalla, was suffering from a queer affliction. He first felt pain in a knee cap and within fifteen minutes it was so badly swollen that he could not walk. Physicians said they were unable to diagnose the trouble, but that it seemed to be serious.
Miss Moorhouse entertained the Attalla Symphony Club and the program said it was to be highly interesting. In the good old days Attalla had many cultural organizations, including one of the dramatic clubs in the south.
The Rev. J.F. Goldman, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter, attend the consecration of Bishop R.W. Barnwell, of the Alabama Diocese, at Selma. Three bishops and most of Episcopal ministers of the state attended.
The times reported the death of Col. B. F. Pope, one of the most distinguished lawyers and citizens of Gadsden. He left a wife, one daughter and five sons, Mrs. Brevard Montgomery and W. Brrell, Wyhlie, Walker, Whet and Marvin Pope. Oscar another son, died in early manhood. Col. Pope was solicitor of the Gadsden City Court for many years and also served as solicitor of the Circuit Court. He was a Confederate Veteran.
W. A. Bellenger and Miss Fannie Sue Moragne were married at the home of her parents, Judge and Mrs. J.M. Moragne. Mr. Bellener was a junior proprietor of the City Drug Store and was well to do. He was a member of the oldest and most respected families in Alabama and Georgia. His bride was the granddaughter of John S. Moragne, one of the founders of Gadsden and was the daughter of Probate Judge J.M. Moragne.
Uncle Arch McKinney, once a ferryman on the Coosa River in this county, died at his home in Harrisburg, Ark. He had many relatives here.
Uncle Abe Thornton, the saga of East Gadsden, gave notice that every Confederate veteran living within fifty miles of Schencks Springs, Calhoun County, was invited to attend the annual gathering there on August 8, 9, and 10, with three days rations and a blanket. This was the annual encampment of the old Tenth Alabama Regiment, which grew into one of the largest meetings of the veterans in the state. 17 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2 Before Rainbow City
Published: Sunday, May 16, 2010 The Gadsden Times Written by Mike Goodson - [email protected] Probably the first European presence felt in the area that would later become Etowah County dates back to the year 1540. At that time, the great Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto, and his several hundred troops, became the first white visitors to this area, which had been a large Indian settlement. DeSoto and his troops crossed the Coosa River at a point near the present site of the Mark Smith Bridge. DeSoto was only passing through at a time he was pursuing the great Indian chief Tuskaloosa. DeSoto stayed for a brief time in the area that would become Rainbow City. The next prominent visitor to this area was Gen. Andrew Jackson. "Old Hickory" passed through the region with his army traveling from Nashville to Horseshoe Bend to fight the Creek Indians in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. By the early 1800s, the rich farming lands of Georgia and the Carolinas were becoming crowded and farmers were searching for new areas to settle. The fertile farmland of Alabama soon began to lure settlers in hopes of a better life. The first settlers came to our area a few years before Alabama became a state. These farmers would settle in the region that would become Rainbow City as early as 1817.
Several families migrated to land near the Coosa River and, between 1817 and 1830, settled the area. The earliest family to settle here probably was the Edmond Jones family. The Jones family homestead of several hundred acres was at the present intersection of Rainbow Drive and Highway 77. Other families that settled in this area included the Brown, Choat, Phillips, Lister, Dodd, Boyd, Garrett and Walker families. The earliest records refer to the area as Coosa Bend. A letter written to Nancy Jones, Edmond Jones' wife, was addressed to her at Coosa Bend. The site of the early post office known as Coosa Bend, however, is unknown. The oldest church in Etowah County is the Old Harmony Baptist Church, which was formed on April 1, 1831. Thomas Morgan served as the first pastor of the church, which was organized at the Harmony Meeting House. The Harmony Meeting House had been built some 10 years earlier on land donated by Jones. The cemetery adjoining the church dates back to the earliest beginnings of Coosa Bend. Over the years, the name of the area changed to Morgan's Cross Roads, at the intersection of the Gadsden-Ashville Road and the Gilbert's Ferry Road. The old Jones homestead was in the southwest corner of the cross road. The cross road intersected at properly owned by Luvica Morgan, daughter of Jones, who had married William Morgan, another founding family. The name of Morgan's Cross Roads was the name of the small town well into the 20th century.
The small town continued to grow until May 29, 1950, when it was incorporated. This fast-growing area took on a new name: Rainbow City. W.R. Smith was elected as the first mayor of Rainbow City, a position he held for many years except for a brief period from June 4, 1963, until Oct. 5, 1964, when he resigned and Walter E. Majors was appointed. Smith later would return to the political scene and be elected once again. He remained in office until his retirement in 1980.
The city limits of Rainbow City extended from Gadsden on the north to the county line on the south and east to the Coosa River.
Throughout the early history of Rainbow City, the city council held meetings in several makeshift buildings that ranged from a barn to a store building owned by the city's first mayor. A town hall was built about 1954 that served the needs of the city for 30 years.
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ETOWAH COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF
CHARLES COOK
Reprinted from Etowah County Law Enforcement Memorial Gadsden, Alabama
August 1, 1942 was a beautiful warm summer evening. Most of the news in the local paper on the radio had to do with the events of World War II. The economy in the Etowah County area was beginning to show signs of recovering from the days of the depression with Camp Sibert and the Gadsden Ordnance Plant creating many needed jobs for the residents of Etowah County. Things seemed to be normal for members of the Etowah County Sheriffs Department. Deputy Charles Cook and Chief Deputy Roy Wallace were patrolling the Gadsden-Anniston highway. The call came to investigate a body lying on the side of the road near the entrance to the Gadsden Ordnance Plant. The two Etowah County officers proceeded to the shell plant entrance. The deputies pulled up to the person lying near the side of the road and began to get out of the patrol car. Deputy Cook stepped out of the car and was immediately struck by an approaching automobile. The speeding auto continued in an eastward directions toward Glencoe. Deputy Cook would die instantly from the injuries he sustained. Within five minutes, at least a dozen police, state highway patrol and sheriff's cars in the Gadsden area formed one of the largest manhunts in North Alabama. All major highways were blocked with police cars to avoid any possible escape of the hit-and-run driver. An hour after the alarm was broadcast, two men and a woman, all of Anniston, were picked up by city detectives on the Anniston highway and lodged in the city jail for investigation. Sheriff Henry W. Smith, who investigated the fatality with Detective Chief Fay Boman, Coroner Jess Cox and sheriffs deputies, said no charges would be placed on the three until a through investigation could be made on the hit-and-run. A car badly damaged around the front and resembling that of a car involved in a collision of that nature was brought to the Gadsden Police Station and later identified as the car the three had been seen riding in, said Sheriff Smith. The three, all from Anniston had visited Gadsden to buy whiskey and were heading east toward Glencoe when the incident occurred. Detectives Ned Simmons and Charles Martin picked up the two men and one woman as they abandoned their car. Within seventy-two hours, a fourth and fifth suspect were taken into custody. The three that had been taken into custody earlier were held as material witnesses. The three contended they were seated in the back seat of the car. Two unidentified men were in the front seat when the car struck "something" in the road. Eloner McBurnett, a 33-year old steelworker and a cousin, Harvey McBurnett, 32 were taken into custody in the hit-and-run. Eloner McBurnett was charged with second-degree murder as the driver of the car, and he had contended that he was a passenger in the car, although Wallace, working in harmony with City Detectives Charles Martin and Ned Simmons broke down his story and announced the case closed. Deputy Sheriff Charles Cook had made the ultimate sacrifice performing the duties of his job. He had been added to Sheriff Smith's staff in January of 1942. Prior to accepting an appointment as a deputy, he had served three years as a court bailiff. He was a member of the Altoona Methodist Church and was an ex-serviceman. His wife and one son survived him.
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ETOWAH COUNTY MILITARY Some Civil War Soldiers in Etowah County Article Contributed By: Linda Ayres wwwlsarandolph(g>aol.com
Continued from Volume 49 Number 1
NASH, William H. He died after 1900. He enlisted as a private in Company C, Wathall's Battalion. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
NEWKIRK, James F. He was born 1844, died 1914. He enlisted as a private in Company E. 12th. Alabama Regiment. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
NEWKIRK, Samuel Houston. He was born October 13, 1847, Tennessee. He enlisted as a private in Company E, 12th. Alabama Regiment. He filed for his pension in 1921 in Etowah County.
NELSON, A.E./E.A. He enlisted July 1861 as a private in Company D, 22nd. Alabama Infantry. He filed for pension in Etowah County.
NEWTON, Balous He was born 1835, died 1914. He enlisted as a private in the 1st. Florida Cavalry, later he enlisted in Company E, 51st. Alabama Partisan Rangers. He is buried in the Old Harmony Cemetery, Etowah County.
NIX, Daniel He was born 1827, died 1912. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 28th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
NOBLE, John C. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 12th. Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
NORRIS, William A. He died after 1920. H e enlisted as a private in Company E, 44th. Georgia Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
NORTON, Silas B. He was born 1829, died 1885. He enlisted in Company G, 48th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for pension in Etowah County.
OLIVER, William A.T. He enlisted May 1861 Lindon Texas as a private in Company D, 1st Texas Infantry. He filed for pension in 1919 in Etowah County.
OWEN, John W. He died after 1922. He enlisted in Holcombe's South Carolina Legion. He filed for his pension in
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Etowah County.
PALMER, Frances M. He was born September 9, 1832 Alabama, he died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 7th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PALMER, Neal He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company H, 5*. South Carolina Regiment. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PARKER, Thomas He enlisted as a private in Company K, 48th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for pension in 1887 in Etowah County.
PARTON, William M. He was born 1839 died 1909. He enlisted in 1863 Hayward North Carolina as a private in Company E, 14th. North Carolina Cavalry. Widow filed for his pension in DeKalb County. He is buried in the Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County.
PATTERSON, James M. He was born 1832, died 1902. He enlisted as a 4th. Corporal in Hilliard's Legion/Company K, 59th. Alabama Infantry. He is buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Etowah County.
PATRICK, Joshua He was born 1839 and died 1919. He enlisted June 1861 Gadsden, Alabama as a private in Company I, 10th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for pension in Etowah County.
PAYNE, George W. He died after 1900. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 41st. Georgia Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PEARSON, William C. He died after 1900. He enlisted Trenton Mississippi as a private in Company D, 4th. Mississippi Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PENNY, Job He enlisted as a private in Company I, 19th. Alabama Infantry. He is listed on the 1900 Etowah County Census.
PENECOST, M.E. He was born 1832 and died 1915. He enlisted January 1861 as a private in Company A. 31st. Alabama Infantry. He is buried in the Forrest Cemetery, Etowah County.
PENTECOST, John Samuel He was born 1824, died 1899. He enlisted as a private in Company C, Bell's Battalion. He is buried Hokes Bluff Cemetery, Etowah County.
PETTIT, J.D. He enlisted as a private in Company G, 22nd. Georgia Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PHILLIPS, Landrum H.
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He was born 1839, died 1911. He enlisted as a private in Company D. 50th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PIKE,'Joseph M.B. He was born 1839, died 1911. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 12th Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
POLLARD, Latimore. He was born 1832, died 1916. He enlisted February 1862 as a private in Company B, 41 Alabama Infantry. He is buried Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Etowah County.
POWELL, William S. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company A, 9th. Georgia Bnattalion. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PRICKETT, Thomas A. He was born 1844, died 1903. He enlisted in Company I, 12th. Alabama Cavalry. He is buried in the Conn Cemetery, Etowah County.
PRICKETT, William Parks He was born 1833, died 1895. He enlisted in Company A, 8th. Confederate Cavalry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County. He is buried in the Forrest Cemetery, Etowah County.
PRINCE, John He enlisted September 1862 Talladega County as a private in Company E, 32nd. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
PURCELL, Jasper G. He was born 1832, died 1914. He enlisted as a private in Company E. 31st. Alabama Infantry. He is buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Etowah County.
PURCELL, Robert G. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company B. 3rd. Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
RAINES, Josiah J. He was born 1833, died 1902. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 49th. Alabama Infantry. He is buried Union Cemetery, Etowah County.
REDDEN, William M. He died after 1910. He enlisted in 1863 Calhoun Georgia as a private in Company D, Montgomery's Battalion. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
REEVES, S.O. He was born April 17, 1830 died May 22, 1906. He enlisted September 1862 as a private in the 7th. Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in DeKalb County. He is buried in the Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County.
RHODES, William M. He died after 1910. He enlisted Stockbridge Georgia as a private in Company B, 30th. Georgia Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
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RICHARDS, Gabriel Madison He was born February 1847, South Carolina. He enlisted as a private in Company A, 62" . Alabama Reserves. He filed for pension in 1921, Etowah County.
RICHARDS, James Henry He was born August 27, 1845, Calhoun County. He enlisted July 1863 as a private in Company F. 1st Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
RIGGINS, B.W. He died after 1900. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 55th. Georgia Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
RITCH, Thomas Allen He was born December 16, 1844 Walton County, Georgia. He enlisted February 1862 Cherokee County, Alabama as a private in Company E, 47th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in 1921, Etowah County.
ROAN, Winston H. He was born 1835, died 1894. He enlisted as a Corporal in Company I, 3rd. Confederate Cavalry. He is buried Noble Hill Cemetery, Etowah County.
ROBBINS, Edward G. He was born November 2, 1827 died 1921. He enlisted February 1862 Murphree Crossroads as a private in Company C, 28th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
ROBERTS, Wilson P. He died after 1920. He enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd. Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
ROSSON, John Thomas He was born 1844, died 1922. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 1st. Georgia Regiment. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
RUSH, A.W. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company C. 21st. Georgia Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SANSOM, Rufus F. He was born 1840, died 1885. He enlisted as a private in Company D. 19th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for pension in Etowah County. He is buried Steel, St. Clair County, Alabama.
SAPP, William P. He enlisted in August 1861, Gadsden, Alabama as a private in Company D, 19th. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SATTERFIELD, John He died after 1900. He enlisted in 1862 DeKalb County, Alabama as a private in Company G. 49*. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SAULS, John Washburn He enlisted as a private in Company B. 48th. Alabama Infantry, Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County. 26 Volume 49 Northeast Alabama Settlers Number 2
SAVAGE, William M. He was born June 29, 1845, Cherokee County, Alabama. He enlisted as a private in Company I, 19th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SHERRILL, Marcus E. He was born 1845 died 1902. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 31s'. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County. He is buried in the Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County.
SIMS, George W. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 3rd Confederate Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SIMPSON, John V. He died after 1900. He enlisted as a private in Company E, 1st. Alabama Cavalry. He filed for his pension in 1898 in Etowah County.
SITZ, Jeremiah He died after 1920. He enlisted 1861 Gadsden, Alabama as a private in Company D. 19th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SLAUGHTER, Charles He enlisted April 1862 Montgomery, Alabama as a private in Company G, 37 . Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SMITH, Benjamin F. He died after 1910. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 56th. Georgia Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SMITH, Hardy L. He died after 1910. He enlisted April 1862 as a private in Company G, 10th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SMITH, Newton J. He enlisted February 1862 as a private in Company G, 10th. Alabama Infantry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SMITH, Samuel W. He enlisted as a private in Company I, 8th. Tennessee Cavalry. He filed for his pension in Etowah County.
SMITH, Thomas F. He was born January 2, 1833 and died December 17, 1867. He enlisted as Sgt. In Company G, 49lh. Alabama Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Etowah County. He is buried in the Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County.
To be continued in the next Northeast Alabama Settlers
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS IN ALABAMA
Continued from Northeast Alabama Settlers Volume 49 number 1
Book written in 1911 By: Thomas M. Owen, Director of State of Alabama Department of Archives and History.
I will continue putting these in the next Northeast Alabama Settlers until they are all listed. I hope this helps some of you with your Revolutionary Soldier research.
NOTE: The list has been made up from altogether reliable and authentic sources. These consist of contemporary obituaries, drawn from old newspaper files; the Revolutionary Pension Roll published by the U.S. Government as Senate Document 514,3 volumes, 23rd. Congress, 1st. Session, 1833-34; the Census of Pensioners, taken officially in 1840, and published by the U.S. Government in 1841, in one volume; inscriptions from tombstones; well authenticated data taken from published family histories; and the manuscript Pension Book, kept officially by the State Branch Bank at Mobile. A few other sources have been drawn upon. Citation of the authority or authorities have been given in each case.
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EARLE, SAMUEL, aged 75, and a resident of Washington county; private Virginia Continental Line' enrolled on January 5, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums received to date of publication of list $200. - Revolutionary Penision Roll, in Volume. Xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
EDDINS, BENJAMIN. " The subject of this sketch was a native of Virginia, and moved to South Carolina, many years previous to the American Revolution. He settled with his family in the upper part of the state, near Cambridge, or 'Old Niney-Six.' By industry, prudence and economy, he has accumulated a handsome property and was living in great comfort and independence, when the war of the Revolution commenced. The ease and comfort of a home, however, with all the luxuries of wealth, were as nothing to Mr. Eddins, when compared with the cause in which he found his country struggling. (Editors Note: There is several pages written on Mr. Eddins, if this is your family please contact me and I will print off all that is written on him.)
EDDINS, WILLIAM, aged 70, and a resident of Madison county; dragoon Virginia Militia; enrolled on August 12, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March, 1831; annual allowance, $100; sums received to date of publication of list, $200 - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 rd Cong., 1st. sess, 1833-34/ The Greenville Mountaineer, Greenville, S.C., June 27, 1835, has an interesting sketch of the services of Mr. Eddins. It was written by Gov. Benjamin F. Perry, a distinguished lawyer and political leader of South Carolina, and who devoted much time to local antiquarian and historical studies. (Editors Note - There is more written on Mr. Eddins and if you would like a full copy of this please contact me.)
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EDWARDS, JOHN, aged 82, and a resident of Perry county; private N.C. Militia; enrolled on September 26, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $75; sums received to date of publication of list, $225. - Revolution Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
ELLETT, JARVIS, aged 75 resided in Lawrence county, June 1, 1840, with Jon Wilson. - Census of Pensioners, 1841.
ELLIDGE, ABRAHAM, aged 74, and a resident of Lawrence county; private S.C. Militia; enrolled on October 19, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30; sums received to date of publication of list, $90.—Revolutionary Pension Roll in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 524, 23 rd Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34. He resided in Lawrence County, June 1, 1840, age 80.- Census of Pensioners, 1841 page 148.
ELLIOTT, JOHN, age 79, and a resident of Morgan county; private N.C. Militia; enrolled on July 10, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance. $80.- Revolutionary Pension Roll in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
ELMORE, JOHN ARCHER. Elmore County was named in honor of Gen. Elmore. He was deservedly popular for his "candor, good sense and sociability." He was buried in the old family burying ground at the old homestead, "Huntington," in Elmore county. The following inscription is upon his tombstone.
IN Memory of GEN. JOHN ARCHER ELMORE, Who was born in Prince Edward County, Va., August the 21st, 1762 and died in Autauga County, Ala., April 24th., 1834, Aged 71 years, 8 months and 3 days. He was a soldier of the Revolution In the Virginia Line And afterwards a member of the Legislature Of So. Ca., and a General in The militia, He was a member of the Legislature of Alabama And filled various other offices of Honor and Trust In both States. He was an affectionate husband and a kind and indulgent father, A humane master, A devoted friend, and a Patriotic citizen.
(Editors Note - There is more written on Gen. Elmore and if you would like a full copy of this please contact me.)
EVANS, OWEN, aged 78, and a resident of Morgan county; corporal S.C. Continental Line; enrolled on Septe4mber 17, 1825, under act of Congress of March 18, 1818; payment to date from
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November 4, 1825; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list, $128, — Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
FABER, WILLIAM, private, particular service not shown; enrolled on December 27, 1836; annual allowance, $100; no record of payment having been made. - Pension Book State Branch Bank, Mobile.
FAIR, BARNABAS, aged 76, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private N.C. Militia; enrolled onOctober7, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80—Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
FIELDS, BARTHOLOMET, aged 79, resided in Dale county, June 1, 1840.—Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
FILES, ADAM J., aged 70 resided in Macon County, June 1, 1840 - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
FILES, JEREMIAH, aged 70, and a resident of Blount County; private S.C. Militia; enrolled on September 26, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $80; sums received to date of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514 23rd. Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Blount county, June 1, 1840, age 75.—Census of Pensioners, 1841, p 148.
FITZGERALD, JOHN, age not given, a resident of Washington county; private 7th Regular U.S. Infantry; enrolled on September 27, 1818, payment to date from August 26, 1818; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list, $1,058.63; Acts military establishment. Died Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st. sess, 1833-34
FLEMING, SAMUEL, aged 75, and a resident of Autauga county; private Georgia Militia; enrolled on January 12, 1833, under Act of Congress June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40; sums received to date of publication of list, $ 120 - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
FLEMING, SAMUEL, age 85, resided in Montgomery county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
FLETCHER, WILLIAM, AGED 76, AND A RESIDENT OF Jackson county; captain N.C. Militia; enrolled on January 2, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $420; sums received to date of publication of list, $1,260. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
FLUNKER, GEORGE, aged 74, and a resident of Wilcox county; private S.C. Militia; enrolled on February 11, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
FOWLER, JOHN, sen., aged 99, resided in Pike county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
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FRANKS, MARSHALL, a resident of Pickens county; private and sergeant, particular service not shown; enrolled on December 27, 1836, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $60 - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.
FRENCH, BENJAMIN, "Died - Near Rodgersville on the 21st. inst., Mr. Benjamin French, aged 84 years, an old faithful Revolutionary soldier." - Southern Advocate, Huntsville, April 2, 1847.
FROXIL, JACOB, aged 85, resided in DeKalb County, June 1, 1840. -Census of Pensioners, 1881, p. 148.
FULLER, LITTLETON, aged 74, and a resident of Tuscallsa county; private S.C. Militia; enrolled September 17, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30. -Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
FULTON, THOMAS, aged 81, resided in Lawrence county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GALESPIE, DANIEL, aged 77, resided in Chambers county, June 1, 1840, with David Taylor. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
GARISON, STEPHEN, aged 83, resided in Walker county, June 1, 1840, with Silas Garison. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 150.
GARNER, JOHN, age not given, a resident of Butler county; service not given because of loss of papers by te burning of the office of War Department 1801 and 1814; enrolled on July 5, 1812; payment to date from January 29, 1812; annual allowance, $48; sums received to date of publication of list, $1,060.78; Acts Military establishment; transferred from Georgia from March 4, 1824. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st. sess, Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 rd. Cong., Is1. sess., 1833-34. He resided in Wilcox county, June 1, 1840, with William H. Wait, aged 81. -Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
GARNER, JOS., Sen., aged 95, resided in Cherokee county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GARNER, JOSEPH, aged 78, and a resident of St. Clair county; private Virginia Continental Line; enrolled on June 7, 1819, underact of Congress of March 18, 1818, payment to date from June 26, 1818; annual allowance $96; sums received to date of publication of list $1,506.39; transferred from Clark county, Georgia, from March 4, 1820. - Revolution Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess. 1833-34.
GARNER, STURDY, aged 72, and a resident of Madison county; private N.C. Militia; enrolled on April 23, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allo9wance, $33.33; sums received to date of publication of list, $72.33. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Madison county, June 1, 1840, aged 72.-Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GARRARD, WILLIAM, aged 72, and a resident of Lauderdale county; private Virginia State Troops; enrolled on October 7, 1833 under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from
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March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $60. -Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
GARRISON, STEPHEN, a resident of Lawrence county; private Regular N.C. Line; enrolled on April 26, 1830, under set of Congress of May 15, 1828, payment to date from March 3, 1826; annual allowance, $80; sums received to date of publication of list, $680; P. W. Taylor, agent. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
GASSAWAY, JAMES, a resident of Shelby county; private, particular service not shown' enrolled on May 17, 1836, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4. 1831; annual allowance, $20. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.
GASTON, HUGH, a resident of Wilcox county; private, particular service not shown; enrolled on April 7, 1836, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 18312; annual allowance, $20. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.
GEESLIN CHARLES, (Geesling in the Census list), aged 90 and a resiodent of Tuscaloosa county; private N.C. Continental Line; enrolled on April 8, 1825, under act of Congress of March 18, 1818, payment to date from August 17, 1824; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list $916.93. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
GILL, JAMES, aged 74, and a resident of Greene county; private S.C. Militia; enrolled on September 16, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832; payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $80; sums received to date of publication of list $240.- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv., Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
GILLESPIE, JAMES private, particular service not shown; date of enrollment not given, payment dates from September 4, 1833; annual allowance, $80. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile. He resided in Pickens county, with John O. Gillespie, aged 78 years, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
GILMORE, GEORGE, a resident of Montgomery county; private, particular service not shown; enrolled on March 22, 1837, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.
GILMORE, JOHN, a resident of Marengo county; private, particular service not shown; enrolled on April 26, 1836, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $21.66. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile. He resided in Marengo county, June 1, 1840, aged 81.- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GLAZE, THOMAS, aged 89, resided in Fayette county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1881, p. 148.
GLOVER, BENJAMIN, aged 81, and a resident of Madison county; private Maryland Militia; enrolled on January 24, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $46.66; sums received to date of publication of list, $139.98. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 . Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
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GOGGANS, ALEXANDER. Alexander Goggans, a soldier of the Revolution, was born in Richmond county, Va., January 14, 1758. In early life, his parents emigrated to Newberry District, South Carolina. Young Goggans was an active soldier in the Revolutionary service. He was in Col. Williams' command at the battle of King's Mountain, where he was wounded in the left shoulder. Sometime afterwards while with a scouting party he was wounded in the left leg. And again, in another skirmish, he was stuck down by a severe saber stroke on the head and left for dead upon the field. After his recovery from this third wound, he rejoined his comrades and continued an active partisan to the end of the war. After peace was made, Mr. Goggans married Mary Dashields, who died in 1800. About 1815, he married Elizabeth Kilpatrick. After many years' residence in South Carolina, Mr. Goggans emigrated to Lincoln county, Tennessee. Thence in 1819 he emigrated to Lawrence county, Alabama, where he resided until the death of his wife in 1836. He then moved to Carroll county, Georgia, where he died March 21, 1852, in the triumphs of a living Faith. He was buried the next day with military honors in the graveyard at Bethany church. (Condensed from a sketch in Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Ala., June 8, 1852.
GOODE, THOMAS, aged 74, and a resident of Jefferson county; private Virginia Continental Line; enrolled on September 22, 1819, under act of Congress of March 18, 1818, payment to date from April 15, 1818; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list, $896.70; transferred from Christian county, Kentucky, from March 23, 1826. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., Is'. sess., 1833-34.
GOODWIN, THEOPHILUS, aged 74, and a resident of Butler county; private N.C. Continental Line; enrolled on September 18, 1818, underact of Congress of March 18, 1818; payment to date from June 5, 1818; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list, $1511.46; transferred from Edgefield district, S.C, from September 4, 1828. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34. Also resided in Bibb County. - Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.
GRAGG, HENRY, a resident of Shelby county; private particular service not shown; enrolled on April 26, 1836, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30. - Pension Book State Branch Bank, Mobile. He resided in Shelby county, June 1, 1840, aged 79. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
GRAHAM, ANDREW, aged 78, and a resident of Franklin county; private S.C. Militia; enrolled on January 30, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $33.66; sums received to date of publication of list, $84.15. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess, 1833-34.
GRANT, JEREMIAH, age not given, a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private 6*. Regular U.S. Infantry; enrolled on July 12, 1822, payment to date from April 12, 1820; annual allowance, $96; Acts Military establishment. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., Is". sess. 1833-34.
GREER, MOSES, aged 75, and a resident of Autauga County; private Georgia Milita; enrolled on August 12, 1833, underact of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $28; sums received to date of publication of list, $84. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc, 23 rd. Cong., Is'. sess., 1833-34.
GREESHAM (sic), ROBERT, age not given, a resident of Limestone county; private Dark's Regiment; enrolled on December 6, 1824; payment to date from February 18, 1824; annual
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allowance, $48; sums received to date of publication of list, $433.95; February 4, 1822. - Revolutionary Pensions Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34.
GREGG, SAMUEL, aged 77, and a resident of Lawrence county; private Virginia Militia; enrolled on April 23, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $33.33; sums received to date of publication of list, $99.99.- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,23 rd. Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
GREWER, JOHN, aged 42, resided in Cherokee county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GRIFFIN, JOHN, aged 97, resided in Pike county, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p 149
GUESS, BENJAMIN, aged 77, and a resident of Fayette county; private N.C. Militia; enrolled on June 16, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $66.66. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34. He resided in Fayette county, June 1, 1840, with Jesse Howard, aged 83. - Censs of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.
GURLEY, JEREMIAH, aged 75, and a resident of Madison county; private N.C. State Troops; enrolled on October 7, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $57.08; sums received to date of publication of list, $171.24. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd. Cong., 1st. sess., 1833-34. He resided in Madison county June 1, 1840 with John Gurley, aged 81. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148..
Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama will be continued in the next issue of the Northeast Alabama Settlers. , QUERIES:
PRUITT, KAHLER, ASHLEY I am looking for information on Edward Pruitt (born 1812, buried at Mt. Pisgah Church.) I am trying to tie him to his parents, Polly Ashley Pruitt and Jonathan Robert Pruitt. They moved to the Gadsden, Etowah County, AL area from GA. Originally from Abbeville SC. Edward was the father of Calep (?) Pruitt and Eli among others. Church or legal records would be invaluable, all clues welcome. Polly was one of the "Little River" Ashley, and daughter to William. Wanda Kahler, 238 Aviation Ave. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907. [email protected]
BARNES, HOLLINGSWORTH Trying to find out some information for my great grandfather. His name was Ted Edward Barnes. He married a Lela Hollingsworth from Attalla, Etowah Co., AL. They had a son named Edward Barnes Jr., around 1928 or so. He has eluded our family for years. From word of mouth, he showed up from up north, married my great-grandmother, and had 2 kids and then left to somewhere. We do not know where he was from, when he was born, or when or where he died. I am hoping there a a marriage record or some information in Etowah County. Appreciate any information on this family. Roger Barnes - roger_barnes51 @yahoo.com
34 William W. Raney/Rainy/Rainey Land Entry Application, 1889 Cherokee County, Alabama
By Blanche M. Wallace
William Rainey and his wife Dwimity moved their family from Cobb County, Georgia to Alabama after 1873. Their first stop, ca 1878, appears to have been Marshall County. At the time of the 1880 U. S. census, William Raney (age 48) and Vinda [Dwimity] (age 45) lived in Township 12, Range 9, Beat 7 of Cherokee County, Alabama.1 William's occupation was farming. The children in the household were: James (24), Eugenie [Virginia?] (22), Caroline (10), and Annie (7). All family members were shown as born in Georgia. Their daughter, Angeline, and son-in-law, William L. Wallace were also living there.2 On May 18, 1889, under Section 2290, Revised Statutes of the United States, William Raney of Gnatville post office in Cherokee County filed a homestead land entry (Application No. 19581) to enter the north one-half of the southwest one-quarter and the southwest one-quarter of the northeast one-quarter of section 14 in township 12 south, range 9 east. The land comprised 119.61 acres. William signed the application with his mark (X). It was witnessed by W. L. Wallace and P. H. Chisolm [sic]. William paid the entry fee of $13.00 on February 24, 1890 and the application was registered.3 The entry land was being claimed as an "adjoining farm homestead", being adjacent to 39.87 acres he currently resided upon in the southeast one-quarter of the northwest one-quarter of section 14, township 12 [south], range 9 east.4 The land entry required that the settler reside on and cultivate the entered land for five years, beginning with the date of entry. An absence of more than six months from the land would forfeit the entry. Within two years following the five years of residence, the settler had to file proof of his settlement and cultivation of the land. On February 26, 1896, William filed notice of his intention to make final proof of his claim to the land entered by application 19581.5 Testimony of his witnesses reveal that the land was mountainous and contained a hewn log dwelling of two rooms, a crib and stalls, garden, well, orchard, and 10 to 12 acres under cultivation.6 William's notice of intent to prove his claim was published in the April 10, 1896 issue of the Coosa River News. "Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Centre, Ala. on April 22, 1896 viz: William Rainey - Homestead Entry No. 19,581 for the N 1/2 of SW 1/4 and SW l/4ofNE 1/4 of Sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 9 East. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: George W. Lee, George P. Reynolds. Elija Mathis and James S. Parker, all of Gnatville, Ala." The homestead final certificate, no. 10428, was issued at Huntsville, Alabama on April 24, 1896, after William paid $2.99.8 On December !6, 1896, William W. Rainey and wife Dwmity Rainey sold a portion of the homesteaded land (the north one-half of the southwest one-quarter of section 14, township 12 South, range 9 east) to William L. Wallace for $80.00. This deed was filed on February 25, 1902.9 William W. Rainey and Dwimity (Cormer) Rainey were the parents of seven children; four were living in 190010. The following are known: i. Elizabeth Angeline Rainey, born 14 Oct 1856", probably in Georgia; married William Lafayette Wallace, 6 Nov 187612; died 22 Mar 1927, Piedmont, Cherokee County, Alabama.13 ii. James Rainey was born about 1856 in Georgia.14 iii. Eugenie/Virginia Rainey6 was born about 1858 in Georgia.' iv. Caroline Rainey was born about 1870 in Georgia.1 v. Annie Rainey was born about 1873 in Georgia.17 Another child maybe Eliza Jane Rainey (1862-1911) who married my ancestor, Toliver Wallace (1848-1896), in Marshall County, Alabama, on April 18, 1878. They were married by John Y. Bain, Minister of the Gospel, at the home of "Mr. Rainy". The marriage bond was signed by the groom (T.W. Wallace) and W.L. Wallace (his brother).18 Eliza was only 16 so her father had to give his consent.
35 Apparently, William was not in the county at the time because consent was given through his authorization to William L. Wallace.19 The State of Alabama } Marshall County } Personally appeared before me, T. A. Steel, Judge of Probate in and for said county and state William L. Wallace who being duly sworn deposes and says that William Rainy authorized him to give a assurance for the issuance of marriage license to ?issue? between Toliver Wallace and Eliza Rainy, the daughter of said William Rainy and that said William Rainy expressed his entire willingness for the marriage of said Toliver Wallace and Eliza Rainy. Sworn to & subscribed s/ W. L. Wallace Before me this April 17, 1878. T. A. Steel Judge of Probate End Notes
1. William Raney household, 1880 U. S. census, Cherokee County, Alabama, population schedule, Coloma district, Beat 7, enumeration district [ED] 30, page 30 (hand written), dwelling 9 family 12; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 6. 2. W. L. Wallace household, 1880 U. S. census, Cherokee County, Alabama, population schedule, Coloma district, Beat 7, ED 30, page 38 (hand written), dwelling 56 family 87; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 6. 3. William Raney land entry, Nl/2 of SW1/4 and SW1/4 of NE1/4 section 14, township 12S, range 9E, Bureau of Land Management, Alabama, Huntsville Land Office, homestead final certificate #10,428, National Archives, Record Group 49 (Stack Area 13W3, Row 8, Compartment 16, Shelf 5, Box 679). 4. Ibid 5. Ibid 6. Ibid 7. John C. Awbrey, compiler, Cruising Through the Coosa River News, Vol. 2, 1895-1905, page 23, newspaper issue dated Friday, April 10, 1896. 8. William Raney entry, Nl/2 of SW1/4 and SW1/4 of NE1/4 section 14, township 12S, range 9E, Alabama. Huntsville. 9. Cherokee County, Alabama, Deed Book O: 6-7, County Records Office, Centre, Alabama. 10. William Raney household, 1900 U. S. census, Cherokee County, Alabama, population schedule, Coioma district. Beat 7, ED 122, page 90 A (stamped), dwelling 83 family 86; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 6. 11. Angeline Wallace, death certificate no. 4079 (1927), Alabama State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Montgomery. 12. Family Tradition, undocumented marriage date. 13. Angeline Wallace, Alabama death certificate 4079. 14. William Raney household, 1880 U. S. census, Cherokee County, Alabama, population schedule. Coloma district, Beat 7, ED 30, page 30 (hand written), dwelling 9 family 12. 15. Ibid 16. Ibid 17. Ibid 18. Marshall County, Alabama, Marriage Book 6 (1877-1884): page 182, #47, T. W. Wallace and Eliza Rainy; County Court House, Guntersville, Alabama; citing FHL Film #2205795. 19. Ibid
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