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Journeys Through Jackson 1994 Vol.04 No.03-04

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  • Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.
  • N ^ J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h c a j S f f l j H H H a a ^ A ^ * W ° ( / W D P n 1852, 17k Official Journal of the Jackson County Qenealogical Society, Inc. Vol IV, (Hp. 3-4 (March-flpriC 1994 President's Message Well, spring has finally come and not a day too soon--I don't know how we made it, but we did. It's time now to get out and dig up the garden and scratch around the flowers. I guess while we're digging we may as well dig a little more into our past; we always overlook something and need to go back. Good news from Conrad Burrell came to me last Thursday as we had lunch together at Rotary. He told me that he was planning to make some space available to those of us who are looking at the vital statistics. He tells me that these records will be separated from the land records and other matters. It will be nice to look up births, marriages, and deaths without being in some attorney's way or feel that we are in the way when records are being filed by Conrad's staff. It makes me feel good that we are getting some attention at the Court House. I might even vote for Conrad one more time. I feel like I should keep on mentioning our programs at meetings, because they are most interesting and should be well-attended. Curtis Hood brought us a good program in March on early history of settlers in the Appalachian area. He told us a lot about our ancestors and it certainly was different from some of the accounts we read out of New York. We have made our share of mistakes over the years, but we are still proud to be here. Call us rednecks or hillbillies or mountaineers or whatever, we have still provided the country with some solid citizens. And then in April, George Frizzell told us about the old newspapers in the Special Collections (archives) at Western Carolina and gave us some good resources for research into Cherokee genealogy. Book orders and memberships keep coming regularly. We had an order from Gene McClure for four books. Come on back to the meetings, Gene; all is forgiven. We understand that he had a conflict for a time and hope that things will work out better now. Gene is one of those members that we miss because he is so well informed about Jackson County people. Yes, I'm glad that winter is over, l^/ guess it's over, we went on that new government time about Easter. We still have the cool mornings for a while, but that's no problem since we moved the bathrooms from outside to inside the house, and we don't have to milk the cow because she has moved into the grocery store. Speaking of winter, I had a friend once who said winter hurt him a great deal--he couldn't stand to see his wife get out on a real cold morning to chunk up the fire so he just pulled the cover up over his head. I never tried this because I'd rather have cold feet than a pump knot on my head. At this point my great-grandson Kristopher would say, "Papaw, you've said enough." And I agree. Come to the meeting on May 12; Brian will have a good program for us. Also, mark your calendars now for the June 9 meeting; we will have a guest speaker from the North Carolina State Archives^ who will give us information about usin I the archives in our research. Archie riT.»m»p May 12, 7:00 p.m., Regular Society Meeting. St. John's Episcopal Church (tentative, watch newspaper for exact location). Kay 21, Western North Carolina Genealogical Workshop, Asheville. See January-February issue of Journeys Through Jackson for information and registration form. June 9, 7i00 p.m., Regular Society Meeting. St. John's Episcopal Church. Our sympathy is extended to Secretary Dorris Back and sisters Juanita Greer, -* Alma Shuford, and Frankie Reynolds, al.^y members of JCGS, who lost their mother recently. c - Table of Contents rfourneui jkroutjk tfachion, March-April, 1994 John Stiles, Soldier of the Revolution 25 Civil War Pension Records 26-29 From Your Editor 29 Family Cemeteries (Fisher, Carson, Clayton, Sutton, Cogdill, Jones) 30-32 Letter to J. H. Mathis From J. T. Cathey 32 Big Ridge Cemetery Census 33-34 Formation of Tuckasiegee Baptist Association 35 Social Security Records (Ways to Use them in Your Research) 36-41 Probate Terminology 42-43 Queries 43 Index 44-48 "Four Centuries of Family History," Conference Information 49-50 Veterans' Honor Roll John Stiles, Soldier of the Revolution In response to our quest to find and print information on Revolutionary War veterans of Jackson County, JCGS member David Stiles sent the following letter: "I am sending a copy of a family story I wrote about John and Sarah Stiles, my great-great-great- great-grandparents. Although John fought for Georgia during the Revolutionary War, he lived in the Jackson County area from 1780 until his death in 1833. When I found John and Sarah's graves in Dills Cemetery in 1992, they were marked only with concrete blocks level with the ground. I sent a copy of John's war records to the Veterans' Affairs Office in Washington, and they sent me a free bronze marker for John's grave. On July 22, 1992, some of my cousins and I placed the marker at John's grave. I am now collecting donations from John and Sarah's descendants to purchase a bronze marker for Sarah's grave." David's story was included in Jackson County Heritage. Volume I, and pertinent details are excerpted here. John Stiles, born February 1, 1757, enlisted in the Continental Line in Savannah, Georgia, on March 4, 1776. He served thirteen months in Captain John Green's Sixth Company under Lt. Col. Joseph Habersham of the Georgia Battalion. Apparently he was a good soldier, for he achieved the rank of sergeant before he was discharged on April 4, 1777. Strong British sympathies were widespread in many of the southern states during the Revolutionary War. Since General George Washington was holding the English at bay in the New England states, the British forces, therefore, decided to step up their southern campaign not long after John's discharge. Savannah was captured December 29, 1778, followed closely by several other Georgia cities. This increasing British threat is most likely the reason John moved his family northward into western North Carolina. In 1798 he bought land on both sides of Scotts Creek in present-day Sylva. On December 27, 1830, at the age of 73, John testified in the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Haywood County that he had, indeed, fought in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Consequently, he was granted a pension of eight dollars per month beginning January 12, 1832. Perhaps his health began to decline in the spring of 1833, for on May 13 of that year he dictated his last will and testament. Four months later, on September 17, 1833, the old Revolutionary War soldier died and was buried beside his first wife Sarah in Dills Cemetery. I am proud to claim kinship to a man who helped his countrymen begin a new era of freedom for America that has lasted for over two hundred years. 25 CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORDS Records of Confederate military service can be found in the North Carolina archives in Raleigh. Henry Buchanan has listed the following pensioners, with a spouse j if shown, and in many cases the company in which the pensioner served. These records*1*-^ are found in two groups, one for requests filed before 1901, the other after 1901. In the period 1885 - 1901, the pensioner was allowed $30 if he lost a leg, an eye, an arm, or became incapacitated. A surviving widow, if not remarried, could claim the same amount. Those who had property valued at $500 or more or those who received a salary of more than $300 par year from a federal or state job were not eligible for pensions. These persons filed before 1901, with pensioner's name, (spouse), company and regiment if shown. Note that some of them also filed after 1901. Beard, Wm. (E. T.), B, 25th Reg. Beasley, wm. J. (Rhoda) Bradley, Isaac M. (Jermima) Bryson, A. W., K, 39th Reg. Bryson, M. M. (Ann) Carson, J. T. (Charlotte), G, 62nd Reg. Coward, Samuel H. (Matilda) Enloe, A. M., (R. A.), F, 29th Reg. Hawkins, Elihu,'(F. L.), H, 62nd Reg. Hawkins, George W. Hooper, T. P., (Syntha M.), H, 62nd Hughes, W.H.H. Jones, W. W., (Tabitha) Martin, John H., (E. L.) Mathis, David (Rebecca F.), B, 25th Mlddleton, Nathan, (Mary) Parker, J. P., (Nancy), H, 62nd Reynolds, Elias B., (Eliza Jane) Shelton, J. F., (Caroline) Slatton, Jas. E., (Mary A. or Martha Ann) , B, 25th Reg. Tathaa, Thomas N., K, 39th Reg. Wilson, Andrew J., (Emaline), H, 62nd Wilson, David W., (Margaret M.) Filed after 1901: G, 69th Reg. B., (M. J.), B, 25th and H, Allen, D. J., Allison, M. 62nd Allaan, John G., B, 25th Reg. Allium, Wm. Polk, (Elizabeth), B, 25th C. A., G, 62nd Reg. Hiram (Wm. H.7), H, 62nd Reg. John M., (Martha Jane) Marion, (Mrs. Marion) Noah, (Elizabeth), H, 62nd Reg. Sidney, H, 62nd Reg. Wm. Marion, (Polly Caroline or Mary Pauline) Barnes, P. Wilson, (Mary) Battle, Jas. F. Beasley, Wm. J. (Rhoda) Beck, S. J., F, 69th Reg. Bighaa, D. G. Bigwick, John (Ollie) Bird, Squincy Blythe, Jackson (Elizabeth) Bradley, Isaac M. (Memima) Bradley, J. H., (Elmina) Bradley, John, (Nancy) Brooks, S. R., (Matilda) Brooks, Simpson H. (Margarette), H, 62nd Brooai, w. L. D., (Mary A.) Brown, H. R., (Permella L.), F, 29th Brown, M. M., (M. J.) Brown, P. M. Brown, R. E., H, 62nd V_y Brown, Wm., G, 62nd? Brown, Wm. H. (Sophia Hipps) Bryson, A. W. (P. B.), K, 39th, and A, 16th Bryson, C. A. Bryson, D. C , H, 62nd Bryson, F. M., B, 25th Bryson, John C. Bryson, John M. Bryson, M. W., A, 16th Bryson, R., A, 16th Bryson, S. H., H(?), 62nd Bryson, Thad G. Bryson, W. H., Jr., (Agnes), H, 62nd Buchanan, C. M. Buchanan, J. D., (B. S.) Buchanan, J. F., (M. P.), B, 25th Buchanan, J. M., (Sallie J.), G, 69th Buchanan, J. R., H, 62nd Buchanan, M. M. Buchanan, W. 0., (Cordelia) Bumgarner, Henry F., (Emeline), G, 69th Bumgarner, John, G, 69th Buagarner, William (Polly), A, 16th Burch, Allen (Fannie) Burrell, Wm. (Mary A.), H(?), 62nd Ky 26 c Cabe, Amos, A, 16th Cabe, Thomas C , K(7), 62nd Cagle, E. H. Cagle, Harvey W., (Florence) Carroll, Jas. (Maddy) Carroll, John Carson, J. T. (Charlotte) Cathey, B. H., A, 16th, K, 39th Cathey, F. M., (Mattie E.), A, 16th Chastain, Wm.,, (Elizabeth) Childers, N. Childers, Nicholas Clantachee, Pheasant Clayton, George P. Cogdell, J. W. Coggins, LaFayette (Sallie), H(?), 62nd Collins, J. T., F, 69th Collins, L. C , (H. A.) Cook, B. A., H, 62nd Cook, J. P., B, 25th Cook, Jas. P., (Elizabeth), B, 25th Cook, S. R., B, 25th Cooper, S. W. (Jane Elizabeth), A, 16th Cooper, W. H., (Mary) Cope, John, (Jane), A, 16th Cowan, B. (Martha), H, 62nd Cowan, D. L., (Nancy), B, 25th Cowan, Jas., B, 25th Cowan, Wm. R., (Mary A.), B, 25th Coward, B., H, 62nd Coward, Jas. F. Coward, Samuel, (Matilda), H, 62nd Coward, W. T., (Betty), H, 62nd Crawford, Joseph (Mary), B, 25th, H, 62nd Crawford, Philip J., (D.A.) Crawford,- Robert P.,. (Martha), B, 25th Crawford, Samuel B., (M. J.) Crow, F. M. Crow, Wesley (Carolina) Cucumber, Ross (Dorcus) Cunningham, C. G., G, 69th Daves, Wm., (Elizabeth), H, 62nd Davis, Benjamin P., (Mary A.) Davis, W. B., A, 16th Diets, W. H. Dillard, L. M., (S.A.), B, 25th Dillard, Wm. H.T., (Martha J.) Dills, Bartlett, (Elizabeth A.), A, 16th Dills, John Dills, M. L. {Margaret Rebecca), G, 69th Dills, W. A., (Alice M.), B, 25th, H, 62nd Dills, Wm. M., (Tine) Elders, J. B. Knloe, W. A., F, 29th Ensley, Jas. (Elizabeth), A, 16th Ensley, Wm., G, 69th Estes, J. E. (Margarette) Evans, Jerry Farley, J. L. Farley, Jas. S. (Frankie J.), G, 69th Farmer, S. B. (Lou L.) Fisher, J. W. (M. J.), A, 16th, K, 39th Fisher, L. F., B, 25th Fisher, Rufus, (Catherine) Fisher, W. T., (Ibbie) Fortner, Wm. D. Foster, Alfred, (Cintha) Frady, John S., (Amanda) Franks, I. D. (Sarah) Franklin, W. R. Frizeli, John A. (Nancy), H, 62nd Frizeli, Samuel M. (Bina), F, 29th Frizeli, Wm. M. (Mary A.), H, 62nd Fullbright, D. M., A, 16th, K, 39th Galloway, Clifford, (L. P.) Gibbs, H. F., (B. J.) Gibson, Henry M. Gibson, John A. (Elmina) Grant, Wm. H. (E. J.) Green, D. A. (Elizabeth), H(?), 62nd Green, Henry (Mary L.) Green, J. Marion, (Mrs.) Green, Joseph Green, Leander, H, 62nd Green, Silas J., H, 62nd Hall, D. F. (Rachel), H, 62nd Hall, J. K., B, 25th, F, 29th Hall, L. C. (Hannah) Hampton, B. H. Harrell, Robert, (Lillie Mae) Hawkins, Blihu (Frankie L.) H, 62nd Hawkins, George (R. M.) Henry, Wm. L. Henson, Jesse (Emily J.) Benson, T. M. Higdon, Mack (Elizabeth Ann) Hipps, J. G. (Hannah B.) Hipps, L. C. (Sophia) Hipps, M. B. (N. M.) Hipps, M. L. (N. I.) Hogsed, Jack (Martha) Holden, John Holland, H. P. (Rebecca) Hooper, L. W., K, 39th, H, 62nd Hooper, Wm. D. (Elizabeth Jane), F, 69th Hoyle, John B. (S. R.) Hoyle, Joseph, A, 16th, B, 25th Hughes, John B. Jarrett, R. H. Jennings, J• B. Jestison, T. W., B, 25th Jones, J e s s e e (Eva A.) 27 Jonas, Richard (Nancy), K, 39th Jones, W. W. (Mrs.), G, 69th Keener, T. M. (Mrs.) Keener, B. S. (Mary Jane) Kindsey, T. A. (Sarah L.) King, W. D. Kirby, J. B. (Catherine) Leatherwood, F. H. (A. L.) Lindsay, W. E. Long, A. J. (Melvina), B, 25th Long, G. W. (Betsy) Long, S. M. (V. A.), B, 25th Lowery, H. M. Luck, Felix (Sallie A.) Luak, Newton (Rebecca 0.) McCall, F. C , B, 25th McCall, John A. (Polly Ann) McCall, Joseph McKee, Robert F. Mallonee, A. B. (M. V.) Martin, Wm. Carroll (Bliza) Mason, Isaac (Martha) Massingill, Robert (Millie), A, 16th, K, 39th Mathis, Thos. J. (Mary), B, 25th Messer, Henry (A) Miles, Ed. (D) Miles, J. K., G, 69th Mills, D. J. (Rutha) Mills, J. K. (Martha), A, 16th Kills, S. S. Montieth, G. W. (Roxie) Xontieth, J. A., G, 69th Montieth, Thomas (Pollie) , H(?), 62nd Moody, Dan V. (Nancy), B, 25th Moody, H. L. (Cordelia) Moody, Joe H. (Sarah), B, 25th Moore, D. K. Morgan, J. H. (Elizabeth) Morgan, J. N. Morgan, J. W. Morrison, H. (Sallie), K, 39th Moss, J. B., B, 25th Moss, M. M. (Margaret C.) Nations, Alex Nations, Asoph (Mrs. A. L.) Nations, F. M. (Polly), G, 69th Rations, Jas. (Rebecca), G, 69th Nations, John, G, 69th Hicholson, John W. (Julina) Nicholson, Silas (Mary M.) Nicholson, Wm. (B. M.) Norman, D. S. Norman, J. I. (Sarah) Morton, B. T. (Martha A.) Owen, J. L. \ y Owen, J. W. Parker, J. H., H, 62nd Parker, W. J., F, 29th Parris, J. M. (D. B.), B, 25th Parris, Rufus M. Parris, W. E., A, 16th, K, 39th Parris, W. D. (Margarette) Patton, A. J. (Elvira), A, 16th Pierson, David Presley, D. S. (Lovina), F, 69th Presley, L. C. Pressly, F. P. (Sarah) Queen, A. H., B, 25th Queen, Armstead Queen, S. H. (D. E.) Queen, Wm. Haynes (Sarah Ann) Raby, D. M. (S. E.), A, 16th, G, 69th Raby, J. B., G, 69th Reed, Hunter (Rachel) Reed, Jesse, H, 69th Reese, J. E. Reid, John (Million) Rice, W. R., B, 25th Rigdon, John H. Robinson, Joseph (Susie L.) Rochester, J. H. Sherrill, Jason (K) (Sarah) Sherrill, Wm. (Susanah), F, 69th Shuler, D. M., F, 29th Shuler, George (Malinda Carolina) ^-^ Shuler, J. M., F, 29th Shuler, W. L. (Mary) Smith, Elbert S. (N. L. Monteith) Smith, R. H. Smith, S. C. (M. M.) Smith, W. T. (E. A.), G, 69th Stewart, W. J. (Lillie), B, 25th Stiles, J. T. Stiles, Thomas, F, 69th Stillwell, J. H. (Amanda) Stillwell, J. S. (Martha B.) Stillwell, John F. Styles, J. T., B, 25th Sutton, Soloman (Darcus), G, 69th Sutton, Wm. (Margarett) Sutton, Joseph M. (V. B.), A, 16th, K, 39th Tatham, Thomas N., A, 16th, K, 39th Taylor, Jas. R., B, 69th Terrell, Jas. W. (Lula W.) Thomas, Cudge Thompson, John Trantham, David (Clara) Tritt, A. C. (M. B.) Turpin, David W. (Mary) ,, Ward, A. H. 28 ^ Ward, Henderson (Margarette) Warren, Wm. K. (Hannah A.), K, 29th Washington, Jim (Lizzie) Watson, B. N. (Sarah A.), B, 25th Watson, Daniel (Amanda M.), F, 29th Watson, Elbert (Sarah Moody Watson), B,» -25th Watson, Ellis Watson, George W., H, 62nd Watson, R. W. Watson, Wm. (Nancy), B, 25th Wells', Bartlet (Zel'ia) West, David (Cynthia) Wiggins, John A. (Betsy Adeline), B, 25th Wike, David M. (Alice) Wike, J. M., K, 39th Wike, John T. (Margaret C.) Williams, J. K. Wilson, A. H., K, 39th Wilnoty, Louty Wilson, D. W. (Margarette M.), B, 25th Wilson, J. A. (Emaline), B, 25th, H, 62nd Wilson, Jas. M. (Margaret), F, 29th Wilson, Manson (Zilphia), H, 62nd Wilson, N. B., G, 69th Wood, H. H., B, 25th Wood, Stringfield (Sallie) Woodard, David (Jennette) Woodard, J. T. Woods, Levi M. (Mary M.), F, 29th FROM YOUR EDITOR: One of the nicest things about working on Journeys Through Jackson is the opportunity of hearing from so many of our members, not only with material to be published but notes about how the journal is meeting your needs. After the membership list was printed in the December issue, several asked that corrections be made to addresses and/or families being researched. Please note those items below. Thanks to each one who has written. Below is a sampling of letters, and you will understand why I am gratified to receive this mail. "I look forward to getting each issue of Journeys Through Jackson in tha mail and can usually find some tidbit of information relating to one of my lines in each issue. Researching Jackson from Michigan is tough workl". . Waterford, MI Shawna Hall, "I continue to find interesting material in the newsletter....! am also interested in Cope, Henry,' Harris, Bryson, Buchanan, and other families to which these tie through female lines."...E. U. Dillard, Raleigh NC "I want to thank you and the other officers of JCGS for the superb job you do with Journeys Through Jackson. My address shown in the December 1993 membership list needs to be changed to 162 County Road 570, Englewood, TN 37329-5131. Have a good springI" ....David R. Stiles "Thanks so much for all the good work in publishing Journeys Through Jackson, and thanks for- the index. I love the Jackson Co. Genealogical Society. Everyone seems to have such a wonderful attitude. I wish I were able to attend every meeting." . .. Jo Ann Smith, Raleigh NC Welcome to two new members: Walter Rogers, General Delivery, Dillsboro NC 28723 (researching Rogers) and Richard Fercken, 327 Cedar Lane, Teaneck NJ 07666 (researching Holderman, Halderman, Henderson). If you are working on any of these same lines, write to Walter or Richard and compare notes. Who knows what you will learn1 Membership renewals have been coming in steadily, and one member has'converted her annual renewal into a life membership. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT RENEWED MEMBERSHIP for 1993-94. THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF "JOURNEYS" YOU WILL RBCBIVB. Look at your mailing label; if it does not show (R94), then we have not received your renewal. Labels for new members are marked (N) , and life members are shown by (L). Mail that membership check today. I also encourage you to submit material for publication. The more you send, the greater variety we will have. Thanks for all your help in so many ways. Ruth Shular 29 FAMILY CEMETERY PROJECT Jackson County has literally hundreds of cemeteries and, while many are-associated with particular churches or communities, most are resting places for small / family groups. Until the 1940's, transportation was a huge obstacle for Jackson County people, and most country families could not afford the luxury of professional mortuary services. Combine these facts with a strong sense of family loyalty and adherence to tradition, and family cemeteries were a logical outcome. We have published a few of these small graveyards in Journeys Through Jackson, and we begin in this issue with a more systematic census, starting with cemeteries in the Scotts Creek area. In some cases, the cemeteries are abandoned or nearly so; in others, the plots are well maintained and are still in use, though infrequently. We encourage members to submit any of these small cemeteries that you know about. FISHER CEMETERY (Located on Dark Ridge Road in tha Balsam community, on tha hill above Charlie Henry's house.) Fisher, Sam H. 10/28/1900 - 3/07/1984 Fisher. Josephine Mathis (w/o Sam) 12/13/1908 - 10/22/1941 Fisher. Zeb V. 4/19/1896 - 10/16/1908 Fisher. Charlie Glen (s/o Charlie, Fannie) 5/19/1919 - 6/28/1919 Fisher. Mildred (d/o Charlie, Fannie) 8/19/1915 - 4/07/1928 Fisher. W. T. 4/19/1834 - 11/17/1908 Fisher, Ibbie Mills (w/o W. T.) 2/26/1864 - 5/23/1947 Mathis. Novella (w/o C. E.) 10/091899 - 4/01/1917 (Four graves marked only with field stones) CARSON CEMETERY ^-^ (Located on Crawford Cemetery Road in the Willets Community, about one mile above Crawford Cemetery. Turn right on paved "Florida" road at Rufus Mathis' house, then take the first right. Cemetery is on the right at the top of the hill.) Beck, infant s/o Sam, Artie 3/27/1910 Carson. Charlotte (w/o J. T.) 11/27/1821 - 18/08/1913 Carson. Rev. J. T. 6/07/1858 - 7/24/1944 Dean. Haseltine (w/o C. R.) 6/26/1860 - 11/05/1903 Dean, Bessie H. 12/39/1908 - 3/02/1910 Dean. Phillip Estes 2/18/1886 - 3/26/1974 Dean, Mary Shuler 2/01/1888 - 2/16/1982 Dean. Cora H. 6/16/1900 - 1/12/1919 Dean. C. R. 4/17/1859 - 7/03/1946 Dean. Martha S. 6/30/1864 - 8/02/1942 Dean, three children of Adam (no other inscription) Dean, Lucy H. 3/01/1907 Dean. Thaddy W. 2/19/1884 - 3/02/1885 Enslev. infant d/o Emma, Berry 7/10/1915 Queen. Joseph T. 9/29/1852 - 1/28/1898 Queen. Jane Carson 2/22/1856 - 6/27/1943 Queen. John B. 10/02/1897 - 9/09/1902 Queen. Margaret 2/07/1887 - 1/31/1903 Queen. William H. 1/31/1879 - 7/26/1904 Queen, Mary 1/18/1874 - 4/08/1895 Four graves marked only with field stones (Census updated 15 Mar 1994 by Larry Crawford and Rick Frizzell) \^y 30 CLAYTON CEMETERY (Located in the Addie Community on the knoll to the right of Lewis Blanton's house, just as one turns up Buff Creek.) V / Clayton, John B. 7/04/1854 - 3/07/1923 Clayton, Mary L. (w/o John B.) d. 2/10/1896, 56y, 8m, 17d Clayton, William Thadieus 9/25/1874 - 10/14/1931 Clayton, Dora Cook 5/29/1879 - 6/15/1953 Clayton, Maude (d/o W. T.) 9/13/1911 - 12/30/1917 Clayton, Lucy D. (d/o W. T.) 1/25/1900 - 12/07/1904 Orr, Clarinda 12/21/1840 - 7/28/1921 ( P o s s i b l y some u n i d e n t i f i e d graves, cemetery abandoned.) SUTTON CEMETERY (Located on Sutton Creek in the Ochre Hill Community at Caler's Hill, then wind around to the top of the h i l l .) Turn left toward Wade Mills' house, Clark, Mellie Sutton 1/13/1871 - 11/24/1942 Clark. William A. 2/16/1857 - 9/01/1928 Clark, Thomas J. 1900 - 1967 Dillard, Daisy Sutton 8/16/1888 - 4/15/1920 Keener, Adam L. 8/28/1894 - 4/28/1975 Keener, Donnie Sutton 4/21/1900 - 10/05/1978 Keener, Robert A. 9/14/1930 - 12/07/1975 Keener, Patricia A. 4/08/1938 - 9/28/1975 Keener. Arthur (son of A.L., M.D.) 1/07/1924 - 2/15/1924 Keener, Homer Hal 7/13/1920 - 2/06/1982 (WW II) Melton, William Hurshel 10/13/1907 - 2/13/1980 Melton. Denice Sutton 12/31/1912 - Melton, William S. 1938 - 1978 Melton. Estalee K. 1932 Melton. Scotty Lee 1/28/1963 - 1/29/1963 Potts, Bernice Dillard 2/28/1909 - 8/04/1932 Sutton. J. M. 7/27/1841 - 4/13/1920 Sutton. Violet 2/02/1851 - 11/18/1922 Sutton. Robert R. 11/09/1875 - 11/19/1942 Sutton. Lucius C. 1883 - 1950 Sutton. Oma Bryson 1889 - 1973 One grave marked only with wooden cross (Census updated 15 Mar 1994 by Larry Crawford and Rick Frizzell) COGDILL CEMETERY (Located on the North Fork Road in the Addie Community. Go up the road about a mile, cemetery sits on the immediate right of the road.) Cogdill. John Sr. 5/1838 - 11/09/1906 Cogdill. Malinda J. (w/o John) 3/15/1837 - 8/31/1887 Cogdill. Margaret (w/o John) 3/07/1857 - 8/20/1910 Cogdill. Samuel (s/o J.E., J.) 11/08/1878 - 3/01/1899 Cogdill. Fred (s/o S. C., L. B.) 9/27/1897 - 2/01/1898 Cogdill. Roy 11/18/1903 - 12/24/1903 Cogdill. Myrtle 8/20/1902 - 11/15/1902 Cogdill. Mozell (d/o Charlie, Dollie) 11/07/1926 - 2/08/1927 Enslev. M. E. 1/22/1861 - 1/14/1889 Twelve unidentified graves 31 JONES CEMETERY (Located in the Balsam Community,- turn right on Chad Crawford Road, cross the railroad tracks, and continue up the hill. Cemetery is on the right.) Blackburn. Ruthie C. (d/o J. P.) 1909 - 1918 v> Ensley. Mary Jones 2/27/1879 - 10/12/1943 Ensley, Barbara Elizabeth 2/21/1939 - 5/18/1940 Hoyle. Martin 11/22/1866 - 11/03/1938 Hovle, Parthenia H. 3/31/1882 - 11/28/1971 Jones, Charlie R. 5/04/1849 - 8/26/1928 Jones, Marthia (w/o C. R.) 5/21/1857 - 7/14/1918 Jones. James Dillard 11/18/1877 - 12/07/1957 Jones. Rex Alfred 5/14/1955 - 4/19/1976 Jones, Carolyn Louise 1/14/1943 - 6/22/1943 Jones, Henley 3/13/1911 - Jones. Mary W. 9/30/1919 - 10/04/1982 Jones. Eva Hoyle 11/28/1909 - Jones, James D. 11/18/1914 - Jones. Hazel Rabb 10/17/1916 - 11/30/1990 McCracken. Bobby L. 6/15/1937 - 1/28/1981 Mccracken. Kathleen J. 12/26/1941 - No unmarked graves in this cemetery (Census updated 15 Mar 1994 by Larry Crawford and Rick Frizzell) LETTER TO JOHN H. MATHIS FROM JAMBS THADDBUS CATHEY (Shawna Ball writes: "I'm enclosing a copy of an old letter that gives a human interest viewpoint of old time* in Jackson. I have several of these that were rescued froa a trunk found in tha attic of my great grandparents' old house near Wolf Mountain. They were John H. Mathis and Sarah Hasseltine Cathay MathisV—' The property was purchased by thea in the late 1800's and remains in tha faaily today. The letter was written to my great-grandfather by his brother-in-law James Thaddeous Cathey. The spelling has not been changed.*) Cashiers, N. C. July 13, 1898 John H. Mathis & family Dear Sis your card to hand was glad to heara from you and that you was all well at that time. Well John I have nothing to write that will interest you. it is raining today corn look little here and no small grain atol. You wanted to know what Harlin was doing ha has got a mail rout from Cashiers to Tip Top and is on it every day it pays him 96 cents a day. Thay as well as common but there is 6 cases of feaver in the valley at this time. D. H. Mathis stade all night with me last week on his way to Ga. - The LowLandars has not come up yet and I don't look for many this summer money is harder to git here this summer than it has ever bin since I have lived here. Well i had like to forgot to tell you about my mail rout I have one from here to Pine Mountain Gorgia and it pays me $1.20 a day. May says tell your girls she is going to school but the school will be out the 29th of this month and will be a picnic and then the public school will begin the first Monday in Aug. John I think I am goint to leave here this fall do not know where I will go my head leans to the west. But have not desided finley where I will go. Have you ever got you increase of pension yet. John you know that I cant rite much I am a pore hand to give the general news. We are all well as common hop you all the same - write soon. Yours truly, J. T. Cathey ^y I racon you dont want to go to the war I would if I was a single man. 32 BIG RIDGE CEMETERY CENSUS (The Big Ridge Baptist Church is located on Big Ridge Road in the Glenville area of Jackson County. This cemetery census was done by Harry Bumgarner on June 8, 1993.) ^ Simpson, Robert Ray US Army, W W II 1918 - 1976 Fisher, Juanita M. 10/18/1971 - 5/20/1989 Davis, John D. 2/13/1914 - 3/5/1991 Mary S. 2/10/1920 - Gentry, Grace B. 2/1/1911 - 12/24/1961 Arthur B. 1/23/1903 - 3/6/1968 Bryson, Pherron D. 2/13/1907 - 1/9/1960 Bryson, Lucretia B. 1881 - 1955 Bryson, James C. 1876 - 1946 Kitchens, Duane s/o C. H. & L. I Kitchens 2/13/1903 - 11/17/1908 Kitchens, Henry J. s/o C. H. & L. L. 8/24/1904 - 11/14/1908 Buck, Herbert A. 5/9/1913 - 10/14/1969 Hooper, Julia Bryson 1/30/1896 - 1/17/1993 Henry Hayes 12/22/1878 - 3/5/1972 Carver, William 3/16/1909 - 3/15/1984 Clemmie G. 7/4/1890 - 7/13/1974 Davis, Margaret Marie 4/28/1930 (infant) Davis, John Douglas 9/23/1868 - 1/12/1944 Minnie Painter 9/28/1889 - 6/27/1976 Fullbright, Cathryn Davis 6-26-1909 - Bryson, Floyd C. 1914 - 1987 Ola Mae 1915 - 1986 Fisher, Bertha S. 1922 - 1970 Marion C. 1918 - 1991 Fisher, Ira C. 1898 - 1989 Mary Essie 1908 - 1985 Fowler, Bessie Hooper 5/28/1883 - 7/3/1973 Harley Deitz 2/5/1894 - 1/11/1966 Hooper, Henry M. 6/12/1831 - 5/26/1898 1st Sgt., Tr. D., 9 Tenn. Cav. Sarrah I. 1/20/1844 - 11/8/1936 Hooper, Bessie B. w/o H. H. Hooper 10/27/1887 - 4/24/1912 Hooper, Eddie Hooper, Edwin 12-19-1923 - 12/20/1923 Hooper, Wayne 8/6/1921 John 11/20/1926 Fisher, Carol G. 4/17/1962 - 6/11/1962 Fisher, Cleo J. 9/14/1905 Fisher, Mack M. 7/7/1896 - 10/18/1947 Smathers, Ima Fisher daughter 12/11/1917 - 1/24/1980 Haygen, Marie Fisher daughter 5/9/1916 - 12/28/1982 Fisher, F. Cleveland 1/8/1885 - 1/18/1962 Ida P. 11/30/1893 - 5/27/1976 Fisher, W. Clark 9/18/1855 - 12/5/1929 Rhoda 12/18/1857 - 4/10/1939 Fisher, Wm. Claude 7/7/1882 - 10/23/1967 Wilson, Aurelius 1870 - 1930 Wilson, James R. 7/2/1874 - 8/1/1919 Wilson, Jemima, w/o Thos. Wilson 4/2/1833 - 4/28/1911 Wilson, Thos. 5/5/1835 - 2/14/1901 Wilson, Cordelia 6/2/1861 - 4/4/1903 Chisholsi, Sam Sivier s/o Dr. S. S. & Etta Chisholm 8/17/1899 - 8/8/1900 Pruett, Lewis J. 12/27/1908 - 1/8/1909 33 Moore, Georgia Irvin w/o G. F. Moore 4/17/1853 - 4/27/1934 Moore, Giles F. 9/25/1852 - 9/19/1895 Moore, A. C. 1/28/1884 - 10/9/1907 Fisher, Lee M. 9/14/1889 - 12/23/1982 Mary Josephene 12/19/1886 - 12/16/1968 Ashe, Shirley A. 4/9/1895 - 10/8/1964 Myrtle M. 6/25/1904 - 10/22/1969 Pruett, Fred G. 2/26/1910 - 7/10/1938 Pruett, Ben L. 1/21/1883 - 3/27/1964 T h o m p s i e Arrowood 3/22/1885 - 11/23/1965 Pruett, Alexander 12/12/1923 (infant) Montieth, Louise Pruett 3/6/1914 - 6/17/1938 Bllenburg, Rose Zella M. 1908 - 1982 Moore, John W. 10/6/1881 - 8/11/1957 Florence P. 4/26/1880 - 7/7/1965 Watson, Nellie Gray w/o James F. Moore 12/11/1903 - 5/11/1957 Moore, James F. 6/21/1905 - 4/18/1991 Poole, Rebecca Elizabeth w/o J. W. Poole 4/18/1853 - 6/25/1925 Pruett, David G. 8/17/1905 - 3/22/1978 Dorothy W. 12/20/1913 - Pruett, Theresa C. 8/8/1860 - 1/3/1937 Pruett, James A. 12/15/1848 - 12/26/1942 Pruett, Charlie C. s/o J. A. 6 T. -C. 5/15/1900 - 12/15/1910 Pruett, Lillie B. d/o J. A. & T. C. 2/2/1892 - 12/2/1899 Pruett, Love d/o J. A. & T. C. 7/27/1896 - 7/19/1897 Pruett, Edith Alma 7/6/1896 - 3/9/1909 Pruett, Willie Lee 3/8/1888 - 11/14/1955 Slaten, Margaret 12/15/1848 - 7/10/1891 Ashe, Granville C. 9/20/1962 - 9/23/1962 Broom, Launa Young 11/7/1909 - 12/6/1939 Broom, Juanita 2/2/1938 - 6/6/1939 Broom, Jewell 9/28/1942 - 9/28/1942 Hooper, Ricky 7/18/1959 - 7/18/1959 Broom, Jefferson Allen 5/16/1861 - 5/7/1932 Broom, Ira . J 10/15/1910 - 10/18/1981 Broom, Philip 2/16/1945 - 6/28/1969 Moore, Bernice Broome 1934 - 1990 Pruett, David G., Jr. 9/12/1936 - 11/11/1986 Hilda Hooper 3/20/1940 - Fowler, Freeman J. 4/3/1883 - 12/25/1950 ' Carrie L. 10/14/1888 - 12/27/1984 Shook, Thomas G. Pvt. US Marina Corps 4/10/1942 - 1/19/1984 Shook, Clarence Jr. s/o Clarence, Virginia 12/22/1940 - 1/8/1941 j Fowler, Sterling 5/9/1947 - 5/9/1947 Broom, Riley US Army, W W II 4/19/1913 - 2/14/1989 Broom, Clifton Brady 4/8/1933 - 8/11/1981 Jennings, Debra Broom 11/23/1955 - 3/29/1978 There ara three unmarked graves and twelve marked with initials on field stones. i, Buiddy Allen 5/4/1966 - 9/17/1966 Broom, Brady 1905 - 7/27/1932 Cromer, Myrtle B. 10/9/1912 - 1/23/1967 Broom, Sarah Fortner 8/30/1858 - 1/13/1940 ^y 34 FORMATION OF THE TUCKASIEGBB BAPTIST ASSOCIATION W v (Minutes of the Tuckasiegee Baptist Association have been microfilmed by the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville TN, and can be located in the Hunter Library, Western Carolina University, numbered microfilm roll 829, listed as "Minutes, N. C. Baptist Association." These records provide some unusual details of one of the oldest organizations in the Jackson County area and, in some instances, list the names of church members who died during the past year.) MINUTES of the conference which formed the TUCKASEIGE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Held at Cullowhee Meeting-House, Macon County, North Carolina, November 6, 1829 The Sermon introductory to business was preached by Elder Humphrey Posey, on Eph. iv.3: "Endeavoring to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace." Appointed Elder Adam Corn, Moderator; and Brother David Elder, Clerk. 1. The following Churches, which were regularly dismissed from the French Broad Association, at its last meeting, then presented their Letters which were read and the names of their delegates enrolled, as follows, viz: Number 1. Locust Old Field - Christopher Howell, Henry Howel 34 2. Waynesville - Henry Plott, Thomas Woodfin, John Howell 41 3. Unity (Cullowhee) - Adam Corn, Benjamin E. Hatfield, James N. Brison, William Cathey 60 i ^ 4. Mount Zion (Shoal Creek?) - Samuel Sherrill, Samuel ^*^ Gipson, William Cockerham, David Elder 52 5. Cowee - George F. Calor 32 6. Franklin - Humphrey Posey, Benjamin Stiles, John Ammons, Thomas Kimsey 89 7. Head of Tennessee - Edward Carter, Jeremiah Webb, John Chastain, James Morrow 29 Total 337 Resolved: That a Committee of one from each Church be appointed to draw up articles of a Constitution, for the (operation?) of this Association, viz; Henry Howell, Thomas Woodfin, David Elder, George F. Caler, Humphrey Posey, Jeremiah Webb, and Adam Corn. Adjournment until tomorrow 10 o'clock A.M. In a booklet entitled "Historical Sketch of Tuckaseegee Baptist Association (1829- 1929), Prepared for the Occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Association" by Professor E. H. Stillwell, we find the following information on early churches: Early churches organized west of the Balsams included Cullowhee, 1821 (first known as Unity); Franklin, 1822; Head of Tennessee, 1827; Shoal Creek, 1828; and Cowee, 1828. Waynesville and Locust Old Field churches were organized much earlier and became members of the French Broad Association when it was organized in 1807. This booklet by Professor Stillwell is also included on microfilm roll #29 in the Hunter Library at Western Carolina University. For anyone interested in early church history, this material is a treasure trove. (Bd. note: I assume the number shown above indicates the total membership of the churches listed.) 35 SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS (The following article written by William Dollarhide is reprinted from the Genealogy Bulletin. No. is, Jul- Aug-Sep 1992, by permission of the publisher, Dollarhide Systems, Bellingham, Washington.) Social Security records are now easier than ever to access. Genealogists car" locate living relatives, search death benefits indexes, or receive a copy of a person's^ original application for a social security card--perhaps without knowing the Social Security number. Not long ago, probably in the past decade, an obscure federal judge made a ruling: dead people have no privacy rights. What a revolutionary idea! It means that records concerning a deceased person are no longer subject to the constitutional "rights of privacy" we enjoy as American citizens. As genealogists, "privacy rights" worked against us if we tried to access adoption papers, military records, or documents held by the federal government. Records pertaining to living persons in the hands of Uncle Sam are protected and no other person has a right to see them (unless, of course, you were a "plumber" working for the Committee to Re-elect the President back in 1971). Social Security Administration (SSA) records are no exception. For those of us still living (if you are reading this, you qualify), we can gain access to our personal Social Security account, but no one else can. For example, we can go to a local SSA office and request a report of all payments ever made from past employment, and SSA will even prepare a predicted amount for a monthly benefit we might receive upon retirement. After a person has died, however, the records for that person can be accessed by virtually anyone. The Social Security Administration, who at one time made the steps to access deceased persons' records an exercise in bureaucratic bungee jumping, have actually loosened the strings and set policy that is now straightforward and simple^^/ This is good news for genealogists. Death Benefits Index In 1990 SSA released computer files relating to deceased persons--but only those whose survivors had taken advantage of the burial benefit to which everyone is entitled. This "Social Security Death Benefits Index," as it has become known, has been widely distributed as part of the FamilySearch system of the Family History Library and their many branch Family History Centers. It is also available on Compact Disk (CD) or floppy disks from GeneSys of Provo, Utah, a company that distributes genealogical databases. The period of coverage begins in 1936, the year SSA began keeping records, but the bulk of the index is for more recent deaths since 1962 when SSA began computerizing the data. It is by no means a complete index to every person who died during that period, but an excellent starting point for genealogists. The Family History Library's version contains about 34.5 million names, while the GeneSys version contains about 43.5 million names. A sample from the GeneSys version of the index appears below. The index is organized by state, then names of deceased persons in alphabetical order. However, the state groupings relate to the place where a Social Security number was first issued to that person, NOT the place of death or last residence. The example below includes a listing for my father, Albert Raymond Dollarhide, who died in Blaine, Washington in 1977. His information is in the Oregon section because he first applied for a Social Security card in Oregon. The first three digits of a person's Social Security number indicates the state where it was issued. (See complete state list on page 41.) 36 c Oregon C-D Screen 1993 of 2323 Printed from SSN 540-38-2833 542-10-4536 542-56-7430 542-12-3909 541-34-6525 540-36-1841 540-07-1018 541-14-9397 541-16-8963 541-05-4003 543-16-5542 541-09-9822 •541-14-5849 •541-12-3188 •542-14-1424 543-10-0490 541-32-8507 540-34-0239 GRS 2.1 Copyright (c) -LAST-NAME-- DOLLANSKY DOLLANSKY DOLLANSKY DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLARD DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE DOLLARHIDE 1991 Automated Archives, FIRST-NAME --DEATH BIRTH--- JOHN JOHN MARY CLYDE ESSIE LAURA LAWRENCE VIRGIL VIVIAN MAUDE ALBERT ELSIE ETHEL HELEN IRAK JOHN MELBEN NORMAN 02/00/1960 08/27/1875 07/00/1987 02/07/1913 12/00/1973 07/17/1889 12/00/1966 07/22/1884 04/00/1971 11/08/1888 09/00/1985 12/02/1886 04/00/1977 09/28/1915 07/00/1980 09/24/1917 09/00/1971 03/13/1921 12/00/1975 04/10/1887 03/00/1977 04/19/1905 01/00/1981 06/13/1910 03/00/1980 02/03/1890 03/00/1974 06/02/1919 10/00/1962 01/10/1882 10/00/1976 06/05/1909 11/20/1989 07/21/1931 04/00/1981 05/04/1932 Inc. RC 38 38 38 38 38 38 50 38 05 50 38 38 38 38 05 R-ZIP 97222 97015 97068 97442 97068 97045 98604 9706a 94903 98230 97530 97203 97501 97527 90731 P-ZIP SNDX D452 D452 D452 D460 D460 D460 D460 98604 D460 D460 D463 D463 97601 D463 97402 D463 D463 D463 D463 D463 D463 Note that Albert Dollarhide's birth and death dates are shown. The "RC" indicates "Residence Code" which is the state code for the place where the death benefit check was mailed--usually the same as the place of death, but not always. RC code 50 indicates Washington State, and a table showing all state codes is shown at the beginning of the listing. The "R-Zip" indicates the postal zip code location of the place where the burial benefit check was mailed. By using a zip code directory at any Post Office, one could find that 98230, for example, is Blaine, Washington. The "P-Zip" indicates the place where a previous Social Security check was mailed, if applicable. Note that the index listing may omit some items--but consistently shown are the Social Security numbers, names, and dates of birth and death. Genealogists who wish to write for copies of a deceased person's application for a Social Security number can use the Death Benefits Index first, particularly if you don't know the person's Social Security number. In your genealogical research, the Death Benefits Index may reveal names of relatives you never knew about before, and with an exact date of death and place, you should be able to write for death certificates, locate newspaper obituaries, and fill in more details about the family. Family History Centers One method of using the Social Security Death Benefits Index is to visit a local Family History Center (FHC). These branch libraries of the main Salt Lake City Family History Library are operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and they are all open to the general public. To find one near your location, use a phone book to find a number for an LDS church, and call and ask for information about locations and hours of operation. There are over 1,000 Family History Centers in the U.S. alone. Over 600 of these libraries have at least one computer with the FamilySearcri system available and more being added monthly. 37 Within the FamilySearch system is the Social Security Death Benefits Index, along with the International Genealogy Index (IGI), the Ancestral File, and the library's huge catalog. Volunteers are available to assist you in using the computer. It is possible to down-load information from the FHC site onto floppy disks and take the information home with you, or make printed copies from the databases. There is no fac­tor the use of these facilities except for the cost of copies. <^_J GeneSys Genealogical Databases GeneSys of Provo, Utah, is a division of the Dynix Corporation. Under contract from the LDS Library, Dynix was recently licensed to distribute CD disks from the FamilySearch system (including the IGI with some 160 million names). Automated Archives, another Utah company, is a pioneer in producing large database systems for genealogists on CD ROM or floppy disks. Automated Archives developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use software system for accessing information from their CD or floppy disks, called the Genealogical Research System (GRS), which is similar in function to the FamilySearch system. As of April 1992, all of the databases produced by Automated Archives (and in the near future, the CDs from the FamilySearch system) are now being distributed by the GeneSys division of Dynix. The Social Security Death Benefits Index is just one of several large databases for genealogy distributed by GeneSys. • For more information about the CD and floppy disk databases available (plus other products and services) call GeneSys toll-free at 1-800-222-3766. The address is 175 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT 84601. Letter Forwarding Service Genealogists who want; to learn if a particular person is alive or not can contact any Social Security Administration office and request that information. However, you will need to know the person's Social Security number (SSN) . You will receive a "yes^y or "no" answer only. You will not be given an address or any other information about the person. But...if you learn that a person is still alive or not, your search can then proceed with other options. If you learn that the person is deceased, you can proceed with a search for a death certificate, newspaper obituary, or a search in the Death Benefits Index to see if the person is listed there. If you learn that the person is alive, you can ask a local Social Security officer to forward a -letter to that person. Again, you will be asked to supply the person's SSN. Such requests are initiated at any SSA office and decisions are made at the local office. If it is possible to provide enough information to SSA about a person, including a full name, birth date, birth place, and full names of parents, you may be able to have a letter forwarded without knowing the person's Social Security number. The guidelines which the local administrator is supposed to follow are in a SSA publication (Reference No. POMS GN 03315.015) which describes procedures and options in such requests for forwarding letters. If the administrator does not want to cooperate, request a copy of that publication, study the procedures, and then remind the administrator that "humanitarian reasons" is an acceptable reason for granting the request. If your written request includes an appeal for the reuniting of family members or family concerns, you may have a better chance of success. The steps are as follows: you write a letter to the "lost" person, and it must be placed in an unsealed envelope. There should be no attachments, photos, or othe.^J materials in the envelope, just a short letter addressed to the name of the person you 38 c wish to contact. Place that letter and envelope in a larger envelope along with a written request to SSA to have the letter forwarded. SSA will not provide an address to you, but will conduct a search to find the person's address and forward the letter for you. You can visit an SSA office in person or the request can be mailed to any local SSA office, and an address of the nearest office should be in your local phone book. There is no fee for this service. The SSA office will notify you and indicate if the letter was' forwarded per your request or not. However, if the letter is forwarded, SSA will not follow up on the letter further. If you receive no response it means the person receiving the forwarded letter was either unable or unwilling to respond. Application Form SS-5 The Social Security Administration was created by Congress in August 193 5 and began operations on January l, 1936. From the very beginning, it has been the responsibility of every American to apply for a Social Security account--it is not automatic. The application forms used by persons to apply for a Social Security Number (Form SS-5) have been retained by SSA. Copies of all SS-5's from the years 1936 through about 1962 have been microfilmed, while SS-5's from about 1962 have been extracted and the information entered into computer form. For any deceased person, it is possible to obtain either a copy of the SS-5 form itself, or the information from the form. The application form has questions relating to the full name of the applicant; date of application; the residence of the person at the time of application; his birthdate and birthplace; the name of his father; and the maiden name of his mother. Of course, there is no guarantee that all of the questions were answered fully, but the SS-5 is genealogical evidence that should be obtained, since the form was originally filled out by the applicant himself. That makes the information primary evidence, unlike a death certificate or obituary filled out by someone else. If you know the person's Social Security Number, the fee is $7.00 to obtain a copy or extract of the SS-5 from SSA. The request must be in writing and does not have to be on any special form. You need only provide a name and Social Security Number for a deceased person. Checks should be made payable to "Social Security Administration." Mail the request and check to: Freedom of Information Officer, Social Security Administration 4-H-8 Annex, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore MD 21235 If you do NOT know the Social Security Number for the person, the fee is $16.50. You must provide SSA with the person's full; name, date o'f birth, place of birth, and names of parents, if known. (See next page for ideas in finding a person's Social Security Number.) Other Information? When writing for the Form SS-5, ask for copies of other records relating to the deceased person. There is very little genealogical information that can be obtained from other SSA records, except that it may be possible to learn of other places of residences for a person who was retired and received Social Security checks at different locations. Don't expect much, but on the other hand, asking for additional information may fill out details not otherwise known. SSA Telephone Requests Social Security's toll-free information phone is 1-800-772-1213. It is available for people who need information about SSA's procedures and services. This service is excellent if you are asking about common Social Security topics, such as death benefits, social security payments, and so on. But depending on which operator finally 39 answers, questions of a genealogical nature may cause the operator to leave the room and get a book, or ask a supervisor what to do, because they are not prepared for • genealogists asking obscure questions like, "How do I get a copy of my grandfather's SS-5 form", or "I want to see if a person is alive or not." It may be worth the call to ask these questions, and you may even get a good answer--but in the preparation o^" this report, I called this number three different times and got three somewha\>-^ different answers to the same question. (One call resulted in an operator telling me, "t've never been asked that question before..."). On the other hand, this toll-free telephone number is the quickest and best way to find out where to write for a death certificate, and the current fee for obtaining a certified copy. That information is readily available because SSA deals with people inquiring about death benefits on a daily basis. You can use this free service to find out where to write for a birth or marriage record (indirectly) , because by asking about death certificates, the same state vital statistics office is the source for birth and marriage records. SSA maintains a current database of addresses and fees for all U. S. States and Territories. This is superior to using published lists of State vital statistics offices (including the "Where to Write..." booklets from the Government Printing Office) which are usually out-of-date soon after being printed. Finding a Social Security Number for a Deceased Person When writing to the Social Security Administration for a person's Form SS-5, and you do not know the Social Security Number, unfortunately, vou must provide the same information vou are trying to receive. Since SSA can locate a deceased person's records by the Social Security Number alone, having the number is a shortcut to more information. But how can you find a SSN for a person? Here are some suggestions: - Obtain a death certificate for the person. Since 1936, the standard form for death certificates includes a place for the deceased's Social Security number. - Locate papers normally found in a home, such as insurance records, payroll chec^_^ stubs, business papers, bank statements, canceled checks (if it was part of person's printed address information), and anything else that might show a Social Security Number. - If a person had a driver's license, some states include the Social Security Number on the license. Motor Vehicle Departments in most states are open to inquiries about a person's driving record. (Massachusetts and Washington are the only two states that will not run a license check.) Some states require more information, such as the license number and last known address in the state. If you write and give the person's name and the nature of your request, it may be possible to obtain a Social Security Number and other information about a person, but primarily for persons still living. - Records of previous employment may still be on file at the company where a person once worked. As private records, the company does not have to tell you anything, but by explaining the nature of your request as "family business" and that the person is deceased, you may have success. - If the person was a member of a trade union, professional association, fraternal organization, or even a private club, there may be membership records still available and which may reveal information about a person, including Social Security Number. - Public and private schools maintain records for former students, particularly trade schools or colleges where a certificate or degree was earned by the person. - If your subject was a federal employee, contact the Bureau of Retirement ar ' Insurance of the Civil Service Commission, 1900 East E Street, Washington DC 204lbs_y 40 ^ - - If your subject died in a hospital or nursing home, the "face sheet" of the patient's file has vital statistics about the person, including a Social Security number. Nursing homes and hospitals are busy places and such requests will like be denied if requested over the phone. A written request explaining the purpose or a visit in person may be better. - If your subject served in the military for either World War I or World War II, a record of his discharge was required to be recorded at the county courthouse where he resided at the time of discharge. For WWII discharges, the court record will include a military Service Number for the person, and with that information, detailed military records may be available by writing to the National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis MO 63132. However, there was a disastrous fire in this facility in 1973 which caused a considerable loss of modern military records, including about 80 percent of the Army records from 1912-1959. If your subject was on active duty or receiving veteran benefits from 1973 forward, the records were reconstructed. The form DD214 is the "separation from service" document for all branches of the military and will give a Social Security Number for the subject and other vitals. Social Security Prefix Numbers Every Social Security Number has nine digits. The first three digits can be used to learn where the number was issued. The place where the SSN was issued is where the applicant first applied for an SSN number, usually where a person's first job was located, not necessarily the birth state. A complete list of the first three digits along with the State or Territory is shown below. Railroad workers were assigned a different prefix regardless of which state issued the number, because the railroad workers retirement system preceded Social Security and is administered by a federal board. We would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Dan Ferrell, Regional Public Affairs Director, Social Security Administration, Region 10, Seattle Washington, who provided pertinent information to us for the preparation of this article. SSN Prefix Place Issued 001-003 004-007 008-009 010-034 035-039 040-049 050-134 135-158 159-211 212-220 221-222 223-231 232 233-236 237-246 247-251 252-260 261-267 268-302 303-317 New Hampshire Maine Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland • Delaware Virginia West Virginia or North Carolina West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Ohio Indiana SSN Prefix 318-361 362-386 387-399 400-407 408-415 416^24 425-428 429-432 433-439 440-448 449-467 468-477 478-485 486-500 501-502 503-504 505-508 509-515 516-517 518-519 520 Place Issued Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Montana . Idaho Wyoming SSN Prefix Place Issued 521-524 525 526-527 528-529 530 531-539 540-544 545-573 574 575-576 577-579 580 581-584 585 586 587 700-729 Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada Washington Oregon California Alaska Hawaii District of Columbia Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico Puerto Rico New Mexico Guam, Philippine Islands, or ' American Somoa, Mississippi Railroad Workers 41 PROBATE TERMINOLOGY (Jane Nardy, Certified Genealogical Records Searcher, has listed definitions of some of the legal terms you will run across when working with estate records. There are, many more, but these are the ones Jane sees most frequently in her work. She says yc i may consult Black's Law Dictionary for more information.) ^^ Administration: The collection, maangement, and distribution of an estate by the proper legal processes. Administrator: A person appointed by the proper court to administer a deceased person's estate. Administratrix: A female Administrator. Attest: To bear witness to something, as the execution of a will, and to affirm formally with your own signature that the document is genuine. Beneficiary: A person for whose benefit a trust is created or who receives bvenefits from property. Those receiving by will are usually called beneficiaries. Bequeath: To give personal property by will (not real property). Consideration: The price in a contract. Decedent: A deceased person, especially one who has recently died, testate or intestate. Devise; A gift of real property by will (not personal property). Dower: The lands and tenements to which a widow has claim (in life estate), after thw> death of her husband, for the support of herself and her children. Usually one-third in value of all lands which her husband owned, but varies from state to state. Dwelling House: The house where a person lives with his family. Effects: Personal property of any kind and sometimes will include real property also. Endowment: Assigning or setting off the widow's dower. Estate: The sum total or aggregate of a person's property. Executor: A person named by the testator in his will to see that the provisions of that will are carried out after the testator's death. Executrix: A woman named in a will to execute or administer it. Folio; A leaf. In old records it was customary to number leaves rather than pages; hence,' a folio would be both sides of a leaf, or two pages. You may find several pages numbered as one folio. Goods and Chattels: The most comprehensive description of personal property. Guardian: A person who is invested with the .right, and so charged, to manage the rights and property of another person, as of a minor or a person incapable of managing his own affairs for some reason (idiot, lunatic, spendthrift, habitual drunkard, etc.,^ A testamentary guardian is named in a deed or last will of the child's father. 42 PROBATE TERMINOLOGY (continued) Otherwise, the guardian is chosen by the election of the child (if the child is over L / 14) or by appointment of the court (if the child is under 14) . Heir: A person who inherits or succeeds to the possession of property, through legal means, after the death of another, usually an ancestor. Used in a popular sense to designate any successor to property either by will or by law. Infant: Any person not of full legal age; a minor. The person so designated may be 6 ft. tall and weigh 200 lbs.! Instrument: Any formal legal document. Legacy: Legacy and bequest are equivalent terms. A legacy amounts to a gift of personal property by will. Legatee: A person to whom a legacy is bequeathed. Legator: A person who makes a will and leaves legacies. Natural Affection: Affection which exists naturally between near relatives and is usually regarded as good and legal consideration in a conveyance. Relict: The surviving spouse when one has died, husband or wife. Surety: A person who makes himself liable for another person's debts or obligations should the first default. Testate: A person who dies leaving a valid will. Testator: A person who leaves a will in force at his death. * * * * * * * * * * * * QUERIES Seeking information on Cedar Grove Baptist Church and Balsam Seminary near Webster referred to in minutes of the Tuckaseigee Baptist Association in the 1870's. The Cedar • Grove church may have been in the Webster area. Was the Shoal Creek Baptist Church the church referred to as Mount Zion in the organizational minutes of the Association? Write Ruth Crawford Shuler, 30 S. Country Club Drive, Cullowhee NC 28723, phone 704- 293-5227. NEEDED11 Queries, articles, Bible records, research resources, family articles, military records are needed for publication in this journal. Write Editor, P. O. Box 2108, Cullowhee NC 28723. 43 INDEX FOR VOLUME IV, NOS. March-April, 1994 3-4 A. W. Allan Allison Allman Ammons Ash* Bryson D. J. M. B. M. J. Elisabeth John O. wm. Polk John C. A. Blitabath Granville C. Hiram John M. Marion Martha Jans Mary Paulina Myrtle M. Noah Polly Carolina Shir lay A. Sidnay Km. a. Mm. Marion Association French Broad Tuckasiegee Barnas Mary P. Wilson Battla Jas. r. Beard B. T. Ma.] Baaslay Rhoda Wm. J. Back Artia S. J. Sam Bighorn D. a. Bigwick John 0111a Bird Squincy Blackburn J. P. Ruthie C. Blanton pawls Blythe Bradley Brison Brooks Elisabeth Jackson Elmina Isaac M. J. H. Jaralma John Mamima Nancy Janes ST. Margarette Matilda 3. ft. Simpson R. 26 26 25 26 26 26 26 35 26 26 34 26 2< 26 26 34 26 26 34 26 26 26 35 35 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 30 26 30 26 26 26 26 32 32 31 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 35 26 26 26 26 Bryson Buck Brady Buiddy Allan Clifton Brady Ira Jefferson Allan Jewell Juanita Launa Young Mary A. Philip Riley Sarah Portnar W. L. 0. B. R. M. J. K. X. P. X. Permella R. K. Sophia Bippa wm. MSIa Ha A. W. Agnes Ann C. A. D. C. p. M. Floyd C. James C. John C. John K. Lucretia I. M. M. M. V. Ola Xae P. •. Pharron D. R. S. E. Thad O. W. H., Jr. i C. M. Cordelia a. s. Henry J. D. J. r. J. M. J. R. M. M. X. P. Sallie J. w. o. Herbert A. Bumgarner Emeline Henry F. John Polly William Burch Burrell Allen Fannie Mary A. Cabe Cagle Aaos Thomas C. 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 26 34 34 34 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 33 33 26 26 33 26 26 33 26 33 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 33 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 Calor Carroll Carson Carter Carver Cathey Florence Harvey W. George 7. Jas. John Xaddy Charlotte J. T. Rev. J. T. Bdwarda Clamaie O. William \ u 26, 26, 35 27 27 27 27, 30 27, 30 30 35 B. H. r. M. Jamas Thaddeous Mattie B. William Cemeteries Big Ridge Carson Clayton Cogdill Crawford Dills risher Jones Sutton Chastain Elisabeth John Ma. Childers M. Nicholas Chishola Dr. S. S. Etta Sam Sivlar Churches Big Ridge Baptist Cowee Cullowhee Franklin Head of Tennessee Locust Old Field Mount Zion Shoal Creek Unity Waynaavilla Clantachse Pheasant Clark Mellie Sutton Thomas J. William A. Clayton Dora Cook George P. John B. Lucy D. Mary L. Maude N. T. William Thadiaus Cockerham William Cogdell J. M. Cogdill Charlie Dollle 33 33 27 27 32 27 35 33 30 30 30 30 25 30 30 30 27 35 ^y 27 27 33 33 33 33 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 27 31 31 31 31 27 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 44 u Coggins Collins Fred J. J. B. John Sr. L. B. Malinda J. Margaret Kozell Myrtle Roy s. c. Samuel LaFayatte Sallie H. A. J. T. L. C. Communities Cook Cooper Cope Com Addie Balsam Ballingham Calar's Bill Caahiars Cullowhee Glenville Ochre Hill Pine Mountain Gorgia Tip Top willets Wolf Mountain E. A. Elisabeth J. P. Jas. P. S. R. Jane Elizabeth Mary S. H. N. B. Jane John Adam Counties Cowan Coward Haywood Macon B. D. L. Jas. Martha Mary A. Hancy Km. R. Betty E. Jas. F. Matilda Samuel Samuel H. K. T. Crawford Chad D. A. Joseph Larry X. J. Martha Mary Philip J. Robert P. Samuel E. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 27 27 27 27 27 31 30, 32 36 31 32 35 33 31 32 32 30 32 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 35 25 35 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26, 27 27 26 27 32 27 27 30-32 27 27 27 27 27 27 Crow Carolina F. M. Wesley Cucumber Dorcus Ross Cunningham C. 0. Daves Dean Diets Dillard Dills Elizabeth Km. Benjamin John D. John Douglas Margaret Maria Kary A. Kary S. Kinnia Painter W. B. Adam Bessie H. C. R. Cora B. Haseltine Lucy B. Martha S. Mary Shular Phillip Estes Thaddy w. H. H. Daisy Sutton L. K. Martha J. S. A. Km. H. T. Alice X. Bartlatt Elizabeth A. John M. L. Margaret Rebecca Tina w. A. Km. M. Dollarhide William Elder David Elders J. B. Ellenburg Rose Zella M. Enloe A. M. R. A. K. A. Ensley Barbara Elizabeth Berry Elisabeth Bates Myrtle B. 34 Evans Farley Farmer Jas. X. E. Mary Jonas Ka. J. B. Margarette Jerry Frankie J. J. L. Jas. S. 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 33 33 33 27 33 33 27 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 36 35 27 34 26 26 27 32 30 27 30 27 31 32 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 Fisher Foster Fowler Frady Lou L. S. B. Bertha S. Carol a. Catherine Charlie Charlie Glen Cleo J. F. Cleveland Fannie Ibbie Ibbie Mills Ida P. Ira C. J. W. Josephine Mathis Juanita M. L. F. Lea M. M. J. Mack M. Marion C. Mary Essie Mary Joaaphene Mildred Rhoda Rufus Sam. H. K. Clark K. T. Km. Claude Zeb V. Km. D. Alfred Cintha Bessie Hooper Carrie L. Freeman J. Barley Deits Starling Amanda John S. Franklin H. R. Franks I. D. Sarah Frizeli Bina John A. Mary A. Hancy Samuel X. Ka. M. Frizzell Rick Fullbright Cathryn Davis D. M. Galloway Clifford L. P. Gentry Arthur E. Grace B. Gibbs B. J. H. F. Gibson Elmina Henry X. John A. 27 27 33 33 27 30 30 33 33 30 27 30 33 33 27 30 33 27 34 27 33 33 33 34 30 33 27 30 33 30 33 30 27 27 33 34 34 33 34 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 30-32 33 27 27 27 33 33 27 27 27 27 27 Gipson Grant Samuel 45 E. J. Km. a. Green D. A. Elizabeth Henry J. Marion John Joseph Leander Mary L. Silas J. Habersham Joseph Hall D. F. J. K. L. C. Rachel Shawna Eaapton E. H. Earrall Lillie Kaa Robert Hatfield Benjamin E. Hawkins Haygen Henry Henson Higdon Hipps Hogsed Holden Holland Hoopar Elihu F. L. Frankie L. George George K. R. M. Marie Fisher Charlie Ka. L. Emily J. Jesse T. M. Elisabeth Ann Mack Hannah B. J. o. L. C. M. B. X. L. N. X. H. X. Sophia Jack Xartha John B. P. Rebecca Bessie B. Eddie Edwin Elizabeth Jane H. H. Henry Hayes Henry K. John Julia Bryaon L. M. Ricky Sarrah I. Syntha M. T. P. Wayne Ha. D. 27 27 27 27 27 27 25 27 27 27 27 25 27 27 27 27 27 32 27 27 27 35 26, 27 26 27 27 26 27 33 30 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 33 33 33 27 33 33 33 33 33 27 34 33 26 26 33 27 Howel Howell Hoyle Hughes Jarrett Jamison Hanry Christopher John John B. Joseph Martin Farthania H. S. R. John B. K. H. H. R. H. T. K. Jennings Jones Keener Kimsey Kindsey King Klrby Dabra Broom J. B. Carolyn Louisa Charlie R. Eva A. Eva Hoyle Hazel Rabb Henley Jamas D. Jamas Dillard Jassse Marthis Mary M. Hancy Rex Alfred Richard Tabitha W. H. A. L. Adam L. Arthur Donnie Sutton E. S. Homer Hal M. D. Nary Jane Patricia A. Robert A. T. M. Thomas Sarah L. T. A. W. D. Catharine J. B. Kitchens C. B. Duane Hanry J. L. L. Leatherwood Lindaey Long Lowary Luck A. L. F. H. K. I. A. J. Betsy 0. W. Melvina S. M. V. A. H. 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Four Centuries of Family History -> / J ON TO RICHMOND jZlks 12-15 October 1994 Richmond, Virginia Sponsored by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Virginia Genealogical Society • • • • • A National Conference Featuring: More thdn 120 sessions More than 50 nationally recognized lecturers and regional experts Exhibit hall packed with the latest genealogical books and products Society Management Seminar Excellent Richmond-area research facilities and historical sites A Conference for the Nation's Genealogists O n t o R i c h m o n d ! Four Centuries of Family History • • • • Who Benefits from a National Conference? Family historians of every experience level: novice to professional Local and social historians Librarians and archivists Society officers, board members, and committee members 12-15 October 1994 Richmond, Virginia A Conference for the Nation fs Genealogists J The Federation of Genealogical Societies sponsors their annual conference as a means of providing quality educational opportunities to individuals and societies. The 1994 Federation Conference, hosted by the Virginia Genealogical Society, will showcase talented lecturers who will share their knowledge and expertise. The beautiful Richmond Marriott and the adjacent Richmond Centre will provide a comfortable and convenient backdrop for more than 120 lectures geared to every skill level, an exhibit hall packed with the latest in genealogical merchandise, and four days of genealogical education and camaraderie at its best! F o u r C e n t u r i e s o f F a m i l y H i s t o r y Await You in Richmond in October of 1994 The Program Over SO nationally known lecturers and regional experts will share their knowledge in more than 120 sessions geared to every skill level: novice to professional. The program will have a primary focus on the records, resources, and methods for research in Virginia, North Carolina, and their daughter states; the major groups which populated the area; and areas which received major migrations of Virginians and North Carolinians. Research Opportunities Richmond is the home of outstanding research facilities, and within easy commuting distance of many more. Visit the Virginia Historical Society and the Virginia State Library and Archives while in Richmond. Nearby are the collections of local libraries, courthouses, and historical societies, as well as libraries of major universities and seminaries. Washington, D.C., is just two hours away. Richmond is truly a researcher's delight! A Conference for the Nation's Genealogists Tlte Exhibits The overflowing exhibit hall will showcase the latest in genealogical products and services. Major genealogical publishers and vendors will exhibit the very best materials to support your continued research. Computer demonstrations will allow ample opportunity to investigate what's new in the world of genealogical technology. Tlte Facilities The Richmond Marriott and the adjacent Richmond Centre will serve as Conference Headquarters, while several nearby hotels will provide overflow accommodations at conference rates. Plenty of off-street parking is available close by for those traveling by car. Society Management The unique Society Management Seminar, a trademark of Federation conferences, will be held 12 October 1994. This all-day series of workshops, open to all interested persons, but especially recommended for society officers and leaders, provides strategies for successfully meeting the challenges of genealogical society management. Networking An all-conference banquet, numerous luncheons and dinners, and various meetings and receptions will provide formal settings for meeting other genealogists, while informal opportunities will abound in the hallways, exhibit hall, and common areas of the meeting facilities. 12-15 October 1994 • Richmond, Virginia c c — Please send me the detailed program and registration materials as soon as they become available in spring 1994. |Nole: You will automatically receive a program brochure if you received one last year by mail, belong to VGS, subscribe to the FGS Forum, or mended an FGS Conference in Ihe past. Please notify us if you think your address needs updating. Thank you ) Name Address City State Zip Detach and mail to: On to Richmond! 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