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Journeys Through Jackson 1994 Vol.04 No.07-08

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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.
  • r r 3 £ S President's Message I wrote in my last letter about a mission to China with the 494th Bomb Group during World War II. I received word last week that we are having a reunion in March of next year at Myrtle Beach. I attended one at Charleston about five years ago and am looking forward to seeing some old buddies from fifty years ago. Of course my wife will insist on going; she loves the beach any time. Speaking of Reunions, it is always good to see this time of year come when we can all get together and stuff ourselves as well as look around and see how much our relatives eat and how little they need the extra pounds. Don't tell my family members that I said this, or I will deny it. My brother Joe was here from California this year. He comes every other year, but this year was different. He flew into Asheville with Jim Bakker and was questioned by the press, but the highlight of his life was to live a single block off 0. J. Simpson's infamous ride. He said he didn't have time to watch it. I guess he was the only one who didn't; I watched, and it was a good show. I missed Lloyd Cowan at the last meeting, and I was concerned until I learned that my brother-in-law, Hayes Deitz, was here from Florida. These East Fork boys always have to get together. This is a reunion in its finest form. The two of them made a trip out around Murphy on a sightseeing trip and were caught up in a feature being written by somebody--they may make front page, who knows? We will need to be on the lookout for the article to appear. So much for Lloyd; I hope he gets to the picnic in August, we need him to slice the tomatoes. X guess I'll attend the Sutton reunion on July 31 because of my wife being a part Sutton on her mother's side. Her grandparents were Dan and Pallie Sutton from Barker's Creek. I never knew Dan, but Pallie was one of my favorite people. We had visited her one Sunday afternoon and had been there long enough when we told her it was getting late. We were looking at the Big Ben on her dresser and mentioned the time. She said, "Don't pay any attention to that clock, I set it by the radio and you can't believe anything you hear on the radio." This has been a hard summer for most of us--it has been too hot to work and too wet to play. The grass and weeds have about taken over the farm. My wife worries a great deal about this and my dog suffers in the heat, but my great-grandson Kristopher and me just take it as it comes. We play a little ball when it's cool and then go to the porch to eat a good mess of green beans, corn, and tomatoes along with a good cake of corn bread. These good times and good health I thank God for every day. I just wish more people around the world could be so lucky. Come on to the picnic area at WCU on August 11 for our annual picnic and let's have a good old time together. Archie CALENDAR August 11, 6:30 p.m. - Society's annual picnic, WCU picnic area. Bring a covered dish and come visit with your fellow Society members. Follow NCI07 to the main campus entrance, turn left in front of the "white building," then turn left at the next street (beside the track) and keep going to the end of the road. In case of rain, we will meet at Cullowhee Presbyterian Church. September 8 - regular Society meeting. September 17 - OBCGS Workshop (see announcement on last page) October 13 - regular Society meeting. U ^ Table of Contents Journeys Through Jackson, July-August, 1994 The Robert Lee and Drusilla Holden Award . . . i 75 The Tuckaseigee Democrat, June-December, 1895 76-77 Queries 77 Long Distance Research (A Research Aid) 78-81 Old Field Cemetery Census 82-87 Some Jennings Family History 88 "One Ark Short" 89-91 Jackson County 1860 Mortality Schedule 92-93 Poston Bible Record 94 Index 95-97 Announcements 98 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROBERT LEE AND DRUSILLA HOLDEN AWARD Mary Katherine Sherrill Robinson and Nancy Sherrill Wilson, members of JCGS, have established the Robert Lee and Drusilla Holden Award under the auspices of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The award, to be presented annually, will honor Mr. and Mrs. Holden, who were the donors' maternal grandparents and were residents of the Speedwell community. The purposes of the award are: (1) to recognize distinguished service to genealogical activities, (2) to encourage research into family history, or (3) to reward publication of family history and/or Jackson County records. Each recipient will receive a personal plaque, and a Jarge plaque will be placed in the Society's office to list the names of all recipients. The award will be announced to the public at the August meeting of the Society, and the first award will be presented in August, 1995. A selection committee will be named soon to begin developing a nominations process for the award. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Wilson have made an initial gift of $1,000 to the Society, but the corpus of the fund will not be used for awards. Interest on the fund will be added back to the fund and the total will be available for special projects of the Society, such as library books, equipment, etc, upon the approval of Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Wilson and the Society's Board of Directors. This is a growth fund, which means that others may make donations to the fund if so desired. On behalf of the membership of JCGS, the Board of Directors extends grateful appreciation to Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Wilson for their generosity and their dedication to fostering genealogy. It is our hope that they can attend the August meeting at which time the public announcement will be made. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Renovation is to begin on the old Jackson County court house within the next few weeks, and we continue to look forward to an office in that structure once the renovation is complete. President Archie Crawford, Bill Crawford, and other members have spoken to one or more of the commissioners and, while no definite word has been given yet, the outlook appears favorable. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could have "a home" to begin the new year?. We encourage our members to keep, our needs before the commissioners and to keep working toward the establishment of our very own office and genealogical library. 75 ITEMS OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST FROM THE TUCKASEIGEE DEMOCRAT, June-December, 1895 June 2C: Mr. and Mrs. Cling Cunningham, who used to live here but now live at Biltmore, came over this week on the sad mission of bringing the remains of one of their children here for burial. ^~^^ June 27: In Memoriam: Hall of Unaka Lodge No. 268 A.F.&A.M.; Resolution upon the death of Alexander Zachary, who died 17 May 1895 in the 88th year of his age...the oldest brother amongst us. July 11; The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. House died this afternoon....News has been received here of the drowning Sunday afternoon in East Tennessee of Willis Wallace, brother of Mr. C. A. Wallace. August IS: A poem in memory of little Harry, son of the Honorable W. E. Moore (Ed. note: Two weeks earlier the illness of young Harry was mentioned; however, no date of death was given.) August 22: From the Morristown, Tennessee, Republican: Col. D. L. Love, of Webster N.C, visited our town last week. Col. Love is the grandson of Col. Robert Love, who in the early history of Tennessee took an active part in the Sevier and Tipton war....In Memoriam: Nellie E. Bird, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bird of Quallatown, who died August 11 August 29: We learn from the Asheville Citizen that Rev. D. B. Nelson, the well-known and much-loved Baptist minister, died at his home in Henderson County yesterday. September 12: Miss Kannie Crawford and Mr. David Green were married on Sunday, September 8. October 10: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Divelbiss of Biltmore are greatly afflicted by the recent death of their little boy.... ^—' Married at Blackfoot, Idaho, Tuesday evening, October 8,1895, Mr. Leonidas B. Dillard, formally (sic) of Jackson County, N.C, to Miss Nettie Werden of Blackfoot, Idaho. October 17: Mrs. Sims, wife of Rev. A. H. Sims of Dillsboro, died Tuesday morning....Hilda, only child of Burke H. Sherrill deceased and Mrs. Maggie Sherrill died of diptheria at her mother's home in Buncombe....Miss Lula Allen and Mr. L. C. Gribble were married on Thursday, October 3, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. L. W. Allen near Beta, the Rev. A. B. Thomas performing the ceremony. October 24: Gen. Hampton's family is enlarged by the arrival of a baby boy which put in an appearance Tuesday morning. November 7; The distressing intelligence of the death of Mrs. J. E. Divelbiss at her home in Biltmore was received here on Saturday morning. November 14: Mrs. V. Watts, relict of Mr. Richard Watts, died last Monday of paralysis at Webster. The remains were taken to Quallatown for interment...Mr. Cassius A. Wallace has received notice of his appointment at a Government Indian School in Wisconsin. November 21: Letter to the Editor from R. T. Conley, Mumford, Alabama, telling of last battle of Civil War fought at White Sulphur Springs (near Waynesville) May 6, 1865.....Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Lela, daughter of Capt W. A. Enloe of Dillsboro, to Mr. Fred Moore, to occur next Wednesday morning. \^J 76 November 28: Married on November 27 at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. E. H. Hampton, Mr. D. H. Keener to Miss Estella, daughter of Rev. W. H. Cooper.....Mrs. Amanda Enloe and Mr. John H. Moody were married on Tuesday evening, November 26, Esquire S. C. Allison officiating.....Mr. Lee Mills left town very quietly Monday without giving any information as to his intentions, went down to Bushnell, and returned Tuesday morning with a bride who was Miss Addie McClure. QUERIES I would like to make contact with a descendant of Chastain Shelton. Chastain was born ca 1825 and married Drncilla BnrreU. They had the following children: Sarah, b 1868; Rachel R-, b. 1870; Martha; Janes, b. 1874; Peter, b. 1876; William, b. 1878. Write Bean Hudgins, 3 Forest Lane, Asheville NC 28805, phone 704-298-1030. I would like to correspond with other descendants of John Hughes (1740s-1812) and Margaret Dickey (1740s-after 1832). Margaret was the daughter of James Dickey and Catherine Haet John Hughes and Margaret Dickey's children were: Katherine or Caty, tnarried Adam Watson 25 Jun 1788 Rutherford Co.; Isabel, married David Watson 19 Sep 1792 Rutherford Co.; James Dickey, married Ann about 1804; Sarah or Sally, married George E. McCrackio; George N., married Sarah Adams and Mary Poindexter; Margaret or Peggy, married George Cunningham; Elizabeth Green, married John Scfcafcr; Martha M. or Matty, had two illegitimate children; Mary or Polly, married Jacob Shuler; and John. I am also interested in the Buchanan, Cable, Crisp, Gunter, Nations, Sawyer, Thompson, Tarpin, Watson, Welch, Wilson, and their related families. Write: Thomas W. Johnson, P. O. Box 3292, Salt Lake City UT 84110-3292. Seeking information on Henry Mathis, husband's great-great-grandfather. Oral family history says he was first man from Jackson County to die in Civil War. Write Kara Kiefer, 657 Newark Avenue, Kenilworth NJ 07033. My wife and I spent nine days in your wonderful state, May 3-12,1994. We searched for relatives in the libraries in Asheville, Franklin, and Brevard. Unfortunately, our time ran out before we could stop in Cullowhee. These were listed in the NC Marriage Bonds, Archives, 1741-1868: Benjamin (K) Williams married Nancy Gribble 22 Jan 1838 in Macon Co NC (my great-great-grandparents); Calvin Williams married Polly Ann Gribble 3 Jan 1834; Mary Williams married Wm. Allison 6 Feb 1835 (Mary Williams' parents were James and Snsanah Williams). I hope someone has some information on these William***. If there is someone who is interested in the Williams line I'd like to exchange family information with them. I have a lot of Gribble family information if anyone is interested. Write Charles Brace Williams, 2024 West Roberta Avenue, Fullerton CA 92633-4441, phone 714-525-9521. Seeking relationship of William KOes/Kyks to the Moateith-Gribble family. John Monteith and William Kyles signed a contract in 1868 that John would maintain William Kyles with good wholesome food, cumfortable living during his life. Was William Kiles' wife a Gribble or Monteith? Write Betty C Andrews, 734 S t Thomas Cove, Niceville FL 32578, phone 904-897-2887. Seeking information on the parents of Polly Gibson who was married to Franca Marina Nation. Their daughter Betty Nations married (18Apr 1892) David C Dam (b. Aug 1871). Write Vhriaa Gibsoa Obick, 129 E Street, SE, Ephrata WA 98823. 77 (Ed. Note: In an attempt to provide some practical research aids, we will occasionally reprint articles from genealogical publications that give hands-on methods, resource books and guides, and other information which could be of help to our members or to those just beginning to work on family history. The following article is reprinted from the Genealogy Bulletin by permission of the publisher, Dollarhide Systems. Bcllingham, Washington.) j LONG DISTANCE RESEARCH How to Prepare a Genealogical Letter-Writing Campaign by William Dollarhide Genealogical research is best done by visiting in person the places your ancestors lived, because that is where the records are today. A trip to the courthouse in the county where your ancestor lived can result in discovering birth records, marriage records, death records, probate records, and numerous other rewards. In addition, local resources specific to that county can be visited, such as the funeral homes, cemeteries, or libraries. Of course, it is not easy (for most of us) to just jump in the car and drive hundreds of miles when we want to visit a courthouse. But by using correspondence, we can still have success in obtaining records from many different sources. Successful long-distance research through the mail takes some preparation—such as locating resources for addresses, developing good writing techniques, and preparing a method to track the letter writing project Writing letters in the pursuit of genealogical information is both a rewarding and frustrating experience—rewarding when the information we are after comes back in the mail, and frustrating when our letters go neglected or unanswered, sometimes for weeks or months. from county courthouses all over the country, then finding a book which lists addresses for every county in the U.S. will be the first step. Genealogists have found that there are some important "desk reference" books that are indispensible in long distance research. Unless you are near a library with a good collection of such books, just finding an address can be a time consuming task. A personal library of genealogical reference books will allow you to quickly find addresses, provide you with sources for research, and show the types of records available through the mail. For example, there are three good choices for books that list every county in the U.S. One of these books should be in your personal library. The Handy Book. The most popular book ever published for genealogists is George B. Everton, The Handy Book for Genealogists, (Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, Inc., 8th Ed., 1992) which efficiently lists by state every county, giving the county official responsibile for maintaining birth, marriage, death, probate, and land records, along with the county seat and zip code needed for sending off a letter requesting information. The book includes maps of each state showing the current county boundaries. \ J But there are some methods that can be used to increase the rate of success. Genealogists can organize a systematic letter-writing campaign, track letters sent out, follow-up with second or third letters, and begin collecting genealogical materials over a sustained period of time—and never leave home in the process. Your Reference Library If you are about to begin writing for documents The Red Book. A larger and more comprehensive book is Alice Eichholz, Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County A Town Resources (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 2nd Ed., 1992) which lists every U. S. county with pertinent information, but also has addresses for every town in the New England states. The Red Book also includes a map for each state showing county boundaries and presents a good picture of counties in adjoining states. Kj 78 Long Distance Research The County Courthouse Book, by Elizabeth Petty Bentley (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990) lists U.S. counties with addresses and phone numbers, availability of vital records, plus a range of services including fees charged for copies, all based on a survey of county officials. This current issue does not include maps showing the location of counties. NOTE: Of the three books shown above, the one I use the most and recommend to other genealogists is The Red Book. - Wm. D. Archives Trust Fund Board, revised 1985), showing the nature of materials available to genealogists such as military records, census records, cartographic records, to name a few. Another useful tool is Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990) which provides the actual application forms each state uses for birth or death certificates from all U.S. states and territories, plus several foreign countries. The full-size blank application forms can be copied from the book and then filled in and mailed to the address given for each vital statistics office. In addition to the three books shown above, there are some important desk-reference books designed for genealogists. The books listed below are those that will bring "more bang for the buck" and represent a basic personal reference library critical to long distance research: Specifically designed for this type of research is a comprehensive book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, The Genealogist's Address Book, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1991), listing national and state-wide addresses for genealogical societies, historical societies, government agencies, libraries, religious organizations, and many other sources important to genealogists. For a complete text book on genealogy, there is none better than Val D. Greenwood, The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2nd Ed., 1990) which gives the important genealogical sources, how to use them, where they are located, and methods of research. Greenwood, an attorney, includes glossaries of definitions researchers need to unravel legal terms found in court documents, such as wills, deeds, or probate papers. For leaning how to access the many historical documents found in the National Archives, the best reference book is Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, (Washington, DC: National For census research, an indispensible book of maps shows county boundaries at the time of each census, 1790 - 1920, and for all 50 states. William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790 - 1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), graphically shows the changing county boundaries and indicates the correct jurisdiction of where records are located today. To organize the piles of paper that naturally accumulate in any genealogical project, the recommended book that will help is William Dollarhide, Managing a Genealogical Project (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988, & rev. ed., 1991). THE RULES OF THE GAME If you want to be truly successful in this game called genealogy, and before we get into the nitty-gritty of gathering the facts by mail, here are some basis rales that need to be followed: Never be satisfied with jnst one docnmeat For example, you may obtain a death certificate for an ancestor giving an exact date of death, names of parents, place of burial, and possibly other facts. But related to the death are several other documents and sources that can be obtained, such as cemetery records, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, funeral 79 Long Distance Research home records, or stone mason records. Social security death benefits may have been granted to the deceased, and from that knowledge, a copy of a person's application for a social security card may be obtained. The point is...every time you go for another document you will learn something new—but more importantly, you will be building a preponderance of evidence and proving every statement concerning relationships and all the genealogical facts about a person. Treat the brothers and sisters of yoar ancestors as equals. When collecting information about your ancestors, collect the same information for the brothers and sisters—who, by coincidence, had the same set of parents. A family group sheet should be completed in every detail for the brothers and sisters of your ancedstor, including full dates for birth, names of spouses, marriage places, deaths, burials, and cemeteries, if possible. Don't believe every book yon read. Whoops! Does that mean you might have to actually check the sources cited in that big family history book that took your family back to Noah? There were no sources? (Do you see what I mean...?) Following the game rules means you will be gathering a lot of material—and that is why some kind of tracking system needs to be employed to log and follow up on every letter written for source documents. THE CORRESPONDENCE LOG Before embarking on a letter-writing campaign, it will be wise to set up a method of tracking letters sent out, letters received, and any checks mailed to pay for services of copies of documents. A copy of every letter mailed out can be saved in a file, or at least, a journal or log can be kept that itemizes every letter written by date, subject, response, etc. Making copies of letters is not always convenient (unless yon have the luxury of your own copying machine), particularly when the letter is written by hand. A correspondence log can be used effectively to briefly note when a letter was written so a follow-up can be done if there is no response after some time passes. The log can also be used to tell yourself later where a file copy of a letter is stored, by reference to the location or file name. The long, detailed letters are the ones that copies may be needed for future reference. But short notes and request letters may only need a journal entry as a record and reminder. Therefore, a correspondence log allows for many different types of letters to be written with a good control of the status of all letters, whether copies were made of them or not. THE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SEQUENCE There are eight sequential steps that genealogists typically follow in researching their families. These steps are repeated when new names and new pieces of information are revealed in the course of the first round of research. As a starting guide for preparing a long-distance research campaign, here are the steps: 1. Immediate Family and Personal Soarces. Locate personal records, vital records, certificates, family Bibles, photos, miscellaneous family papers-and anything eke that may give a name, date, or place of residence for an ancestor. 2. Contact Other Relatives. Gather information from known relatives and find names of those you may not know by interviewing your immediate family members. Always ask for help and be willing to share your results. 3. Write for Vital Statistics. Determine the proper state agency, and write for birth, marriage, and death records. 4. Follow up Vital Records. Once an exact date has been obtained, follow up by obtaining newspaper obituaries, birth announcements, marriage notices, etc KJ KJ s j 80 Long Distance Research BOOKS FOR SALE 5. Census Search. Start with the 1920 soundex and 1920 census schedules to find the exact location of your family members in America, moving back in time with each census back to 1790, if possible. 6. County Coarthonse Search. Write to county courthouses to determine what records exist about your ancestors, then follow up with requests for copies of records. 7. Library and Archives Research. Begin research using compiled indexes, census indexes, family histories, local histories, directories, tax lists, compendiums, compiled court records, and printed sources normally found in libraries; and send for copies of original materials found in archives. 8. Exchanging Information With Other Genealogists. Place classified ads (queries) in genealogical publications to see if other, genealogists are working on your families. Most of the steps above can be accomplished through visits, phone calls, or personal research in libraries and archives. With some added effort, it is possible to accomplish all of these steps almost entirely through correspondence. Bryan K. Aldridge has two books for sale: "The 1880 Swain County, North Carolina Census" and "The 1880 Graham County, North Carolina Census." The 1880 census is the first census for Swain County, which was formed in 1871 and borders Graham, Haywood, Jackson, and Macon Counties, North Carolina. The book is 8-1/2 x 11", soft cover, and has a full name index. It has a separate index for the Indian names. The cost S20 plus S1.50 for shipping.- The 1880 census is also the first census for Graham County, which was formed in 1872. It borders Cherokee, Swain, and Macon Counties, NC, and Blount County, TN. The book is 8-1/2 x 11", soft cover, and has a full name index. The cost is S15 plus S1.50 for shipping. These books can be ordered from Bryan Keith Aldridge, Route 5, Box 118, Marion NC 28752, phone 704-738-3437. The Society also has a new book for sale, "The Families of Haywood and Jackson Counties Based on the 1850 Census." This is an annotated copy of the 1850 Haywood County census, soft cover, and has a full name index as well as an index of women's maiden names. The cost is S23.00 plus NC sales tax of $138 and S2.00 shipping and handling. Orders may be sent to JCGS, P. O. Box 2108, Cullowhee NC 28723. * * * * * * * * * * * * (Editor's note: The conclusion of this article, offering specific examples of ways to use letters for research, will be printed in the next issue.) Copies of Jackson County Heritage. Volume I are still available. Cost is S54 if picked up locally or S58 if shipped. Orders may be sent to JCGS, P. O. Box 2108, Cullowhee NC 28723. 81 OLD FIELD CEMETERY CENSUS (continued from May-June issue) (The Old Field Cemetery, located on Cope Creek Road in the Beta section of Jackson County, is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the county. The Scotts Creek Baptist Church was originally located at this cemetery, and an old church building still stands. This census was taken in July, 1990, by Larry Crawford and Jean Crawford Brown. This census is arranged with the surname first, then all given narnes^^^/ shown below. Names marked by parentheses indicate a double or a family marker.) Unmarked graves, illegible stones, or stones hidden by brush = approximately 225. HARRIS: (William T. 3/03/1881 - 12/27/1961 (Elizabeth H. 5/19/1882 - 4/03/1913 Vernon M. 5/09/1910 - 1/25/1941 (James Wiley 12/23/1873 - 3/06/1945 (Catherine Ward 2/09/1875 - 11/17/1954 James Floyd (s/o J.W., S.C.) 9/20/1904 - 6/15/1919 John (s/o C.B., C.H.) 7/27/1924 - 8/06/1924 J. C. (s/o J.W., D.B.) 10/03/1922 - 12/24/1922 G. L. 7/08/1889 - 7/29/1890 (Benjamin 1/27/1846 - 10/11/1898 (Marie E. 11/21/1846 - 4/10/1925 (William M. 5/25/1868 - 4/14/1947 (Allie G. 9/01/1872 - 6/29/1939 Eva Nell (d/o L. C ) 5/11/1932 - 5/27/1933 (Columbus Oudus 5/13/1895 - 6/27/1956 (Lillie Shepherd 6/19/1895 - 6/05/1965 Brenda Conner 1950 - 1990 (Thomas Gaston 6/20/1921 - 1983 (Maybell C 5/28/1920 - 7/07/1971 HENRY: W. B. 5/04/1867 - 2/17/1913 Mariah Parris (w/o W.B.) 1/20/1866 - 3/15/1948 W. Blaine 4/24/1909 - 4/11/1973 (Nancy Johnson 5/09/1897 - 6/19/1927 (McKinley A. 5/24/1893 - 3/04/1965 Pearl Stanford 2/05/1909 - 6/08/1980 HENSON: Lewis J. 8/02/1891 - 5/15/1919 Addline Walker (w/o L. J. and J. R. Snyder) 3/19/1891 - 2/16/1928 Jefferson 7/10/1886 - 11/26/1915 Rachel Ellen Shuler (w/o W.A.) 4/17/1868 - 9/27/1946 W. A. 4/02/1864 - 12/09/1910 Mary E. (w/o W.T.) 10/27/1855 - 9/26/1930 HENSON (conttU: W. T. 3/29/1852 - 7/27/1887 R. L. 7/12/1882 - 11/10/1903 T. J. 4/16/1875 - 5/09/1898 Bessie E. (d/o R.G..M.H.) 10/02/1886 5/21/1890 HOOPER: Mary Kathryn (d/o V.V., Gratia) 12/30/1915 - 6/30/1916 Vernon V. 11/20/1885 - 5/11/1948 Roger Keith (inf. J. K.) 4/06/1949 - 4/09/1949 (Carr 5/04/1903 - 12/06/1981 (Ruth Williams 9/26/1902 - 12/16/1984 (Martin J. 8/11/1916 - (Lallar M. 9/28/1917 - HOWELL: Dillard Edward 1/04/1919 - 11/18/1978 Marion Robinson 1/16/1917 - 1/16/1944 (interred National Cemetery, Manila - WW FT) E. B. 8/15/1881 - 2/02/1929 Etta Robinson 3/01/1888 - 7/08/1957 HOYLE: (John Vester 3/19/1908 - 1/04/1945 (Wesley 4/19/1877 - 2/05/1913 (Mary J. Henry (w/o Wesley) 11/14/1876 -1/26/1964 (Earnest Lloyd 6/09/1913 - 2/03/1986 (Myrtle 12/10/1910 - 7/25/1989 HUNNICUTT: Mary Ann 1848 - 1892 Annie Monteith (w/o William) 5/21/1894 -12/19/1940 C. L. 8/11/1857 - 5/09/1909 HYATT: Emma Monteith 1/29/1878 - 5/19/1971 \ J \ J 82 OLD FIELD CEMETERY HYDE: Gurleen Curry 6/28/1912 - 7/30/1955 JONES: (James C. 12/31/1929 - (Rosa W. 5/09/1928 - 11/08/1975 John 10/01/1837 - 4/02/1863 (William A. 1852 - 1925 (Margaret E. 1853 - 1937 Julia A. 1876 - 1896 (Claude 3/20/1886 - 6/04/1925 (Elkie E. 4/15/1891 - Grant (s/o Elkie, Claude) 2/06/1914 - 12/06/1914 Cynthia A. (d/o J.R., L. Crawford, w/o C.R. Jones) d. 3/28/l88_, age 19 yr. 9 mo. 19 da. Dewey D. 11/13/1899 - 6703/1942 Samuel Ray 12/02/1928 - 12/07/1928 KEENER: Lillie Reed 10/11/1892 11/11/1923 K1TCH1N: C. H. 3/19/1869 - 12/06/1933 (double stone with Laura Kitchin Synder) LLOYD: Evan Martin 3/24/1902 - Bert Bryson 4/09/1905 - LONGBOTTOM: M. Tinnie 12/29/1865 11/23/1943 LOVE: Christine M. 7/15/1909 - 5/31/1982 Henry (WW I) 7/19/1886 - 1/31/1965 MCCRACKEN: (E. G. 3/03/1897 - 12/22/1976 (Glennie Cogdill 4/06/1899 - 4/27/1948 MAT-I-ONFF.: Joseph 8/22/1864 - 9/02/1949 Belle Fisher 2/03/1864 • 9/27/1938 C CENSUS (continued) MATHIS: Elic 1902 - 1976 Eva (dates illegible) Rodie Rosanna 6/06/1931 • death illegible Markes 5/30/1882 - 2/10/1947 Paul A. 4/04/1942 - 5/02/1947 Rosa Lee 1900 - 1979 Annie 8/27/1867 - 1/25/1944 Andy 7/07/1880 - 8/18/1939 Effie Reece 4/06/1902 - 5/30/1934 MILLS: (Roy R. 1903 - 1954 (Mamie M. 1908 - 1971 Joseph C 1933 - 1978 Charlie 1909 - 1990 (Clara A. 3/18/1921 - 11/02/1977 (Cary W. 8/10/1876 - 8/05/1967 (Minda Harris 3/23/1888 - 7/08/1962 MITCHELL: Pinney Austin (s/o P.W.,M.M.) 8/18/1900 - 1/01/1903 Infant d/o P.W., M.M. 3/27/1899 Mollie E. (w/o P.W.) 11/19/1852 - 6/08/1897 P. W. 4/14/1850 - 7/17/1916 Virgle 1908 - 1939 Ida 1879 - 1953 Will 1870 - 1910 Infant s/o MrJMrs. Will 8-01-1902 Susie (d/o G.H.,L.L.) 8/30/1899 - 12/23/1913 MONTEITH; Frank H. Jr. (WW H) 7/09/1925 - 2/28/1967 (W. H. (BUI) 3/13/1897 - 3/02/1985 (Mary W. 2/02/1907 - William (s/o W.H., Mary) 7/21/1928 - 7/23/1928 (J. Lyman 1/24/1915 - 9/15/1987 (Nancy J. 5/25/1915 - 12/21/1986 Artie Davis 4/16/1871 - 4/25/1955 (John Erwin 1888 - 1976 (Laura Magdalene 1888 - 1940 Mary J. (d/o S.W..F.C.) 1/10/1882 - 1/11/1882 Fannie (d/o S.W..F.C.) 7/18/1885 - 7/18/1885 Samuel C. (s/o S.W..F.C.) 9/11/1891 - 9/17/1891 Fannie C. (w/o S.W.) 4/0671862 - 1/18/1910 83 OLD FIELD CEMETERY MONTEITH (continued* (D. H. 1853 - 1909 (Aura Ensley 1859 - 1929 Rebecca D. 1873 - 1965 (Orie Estes 8/15/1896 - 10/01/1983 WW I (Alberta S. 1904 - 1982 Jas. A. 1/14/1840 - 3/07/1885 (Thomas 1847 - 1934 (Pallie 1855 - 1942 Infant s/o Thomas, Pallie 1/31/1895 Mary A. (d/o Thomas, Pallie) 4/05/1882 - 2/19/1885 James F. (s/o Thomas,Pallie) 8/20/1876 - 2/20/1885 Samuel O. (s/o Thomas,PaIlie) 2/13/1884 - 2/21/1885 Sarah A. (d/o Thomas,PaIIie) 3/14/1880 - 3/08/1885 MOORE: Deborah Jean 11/01/1954 - 5/17/1955 Randall Eugene 9/18/1945 - 1/18/1955 (Richard Earl 6/09/1893 - 2/14/1975 (Tinnie Mae Monteith 10/02/1897 - 5/29/1989 Raymond E. 10/17/1931 - 5/23/1978 (Elce A. 5/25/1891 - 10/27/1971 (Samantha C. 11/16/1895 - 1/21/1986 Bertha Foster (w/o Charlie L.) 2/08/1908 - 3/15/1972 Charlie L. 1/26/1900 - 9/30/1958 (Jesse W. 1/23/1905 - 1/05/1975 (Bessie B. 7/30/1910 - 5/25/1988 Martha (w/o Henry) 4/08/1861 - 2/01/1910 Baby son of Claude, Dorothy (James Claude 11/24/1888 - 12/29/1974 (Dorothy Ann 8/31/1892 - Bert (s/o E.A.,Mary M.) 7/03/1911 - 6/25/1912 MURRAY: Jack G. W. about 75 yrs. of age Lula Greenwood 1892 - 1982 C C. (s/o L.E.) d/ 7/0671892 age 9 yrs. 3 mo. 25 da. MYERS: Teresa L. 1956 - 1988 NORTON: Bill 3/25/1866 - 11/29/1947 Sarah 4/14/1888 - 2/13/1972 CENSUS (CONTINUED) NORTON (continued: Infant twins of MrVMrs. Will 1/05/1900 Tenie (d/o Mr./Mrs. Will) 7/30/1902 Nellie M. 10/03/1893 - 9/17/1971 Lillian 1923-1923 Aaron 1921-1921 James 1920-1920 O'KELLEY: (Preston D. 6/07/1917 - 4/12/1984 (Ruth S. 10/27/1920 - OLVEY: Elizabeth Ann 4/10/1955 - 3/31/1972 (Etta 5/29/1916 - 5/26/1988 (Lynn 7/06/19009 \ J PAINTER: A. S. 7/06/1845 9/17/1880 PANNELL: John 1/03/1878 - 10/07/1963 Jasper Burgel 10/28/1916 - 10/19/1918 John Burger 10/28/1909 - 12/29/1909 Harry L. (s/o John, A.E.) 11/08/1906 - 3/22/1907 Aimer E. (w/o John) 12/21/1883 - 11/27/1907 Rebecca Jane Monteith 1/18/1890 - 1/17/1925 Roscoe C 3/30/1902 - 11/07/1949 PARRIS: (E. Hoyt 6/15/1900 - 1981 (Klondia H. 4/29/1905 - 1/17/1977 Nansa Caroline 6/17/1840 - 5/28/1915 Mary Reed 3/02/1881 - 2/24/1902 Sarah Jane (w/o Sam) 3/15/1851 - 5/28/1925 Samuel 4/0671851 - 2/04/1921 Candas D. (d/o Sam) 8/09/1877 - 10/23/1900 \ J PARRISH: Lillie Reed 1868 1946 PATTERSON: America Josephine (w/o W.E.) 3/29/1881 - 5/28/1909 ^J 84 c OLD FIELD CEMETERY PHILLIPS: (Robert A. 4/20/1905 - 5/21/1983 (Charline 11/12/1906 - Jimmy Newton 8/04/1948 - 8/06/1948 Mary Lynn 12/15/1956 - 6/02/1957 (children of Bill, Lucille) (James Robert 3/20/1920 - 7/02/1989 (Mildred Sumner 9/05/1921 - POPPLEWELL: (Joseph B. 8-10-1909 - 12/11/1972 (Martha C. 8/13/1914 - QUEEN: Eula M. (d/o J.L., M.) 2/27/1899 - 8/08/1899 Carolee (d/o J.B..MJ.) 6/22/1891 - 1/10/1892 Dorcas (w/o S.H.) 8/30/1838 - 10/23/1913 S. H. 6/26/1838 - 7/05/1911 Isabella (w/o James H.) 3/07/1812 - 12/11/1902 James H. 10/10/1808 - 10/05/1890 James S. 2/22/1819 - 5/29/1893 Kiziah H. 12/05/1819 - 3/26/1895 Laura E. (d/o J.S..K.A.) 3/12/1860 - 3/06/1872 (Andrew B. Sr. 2/15/1891 - 6/28/1974 (Sadie Coward 2/08/1891 - 6/05/1942 RAY: Benjamin F. 7/14/1892 - 7/09/1983 Hattie Ward 11/22/1894 - 10/27/1954 Frank 9/25/1911 - 6/24/1913 REED: (Roy Harris 6/24/1914 - 2/09/1984 (Marjorie Henson 6721/1918 - (Roy Lewis 3/26/1938 - Ruth A. Dietz (w/o R.G.) 10/04/1906 - 5/11/1946 J. P. 4/01/1860 - 7/16/1938 Marcella T. Farmer (w/o J.P.) 2/15/1862 -11/08/1932 Lula Jane (d/o J.P..M.T.) 10/21/1889 - 10/18/1916 James Wallace 5/20/1897 - 4/03/1960 Mary 5/12/1834 - 4/03/1904 Elizabeth 6/15/1851 - 10/20/1909 (Jack H. 1826-1888 (Susan M. 1836 - 1900 daughters of Rev. Billy (two or three) CENSUS (continued) REED (continued) (James Alfred 12/02/1887 - 11/14/1958 (Sallie F. 1/06/1887 - 9/23/1976 Earl 1/21/1912 - 5/08/1944 (Thad W. 3/03/1890 - 8/10/1965 (Adda 11/23/1891 - 12/07/1945 (Charles C 10/11/1853-4/26/1919 (Sarah H. 3/03/1858 - 10/18/1901 Robert Venoy 5/28/1915 - 2/18/1984 (Lawrence T. 5/12/1908 - 9/1671966 (Maude B. Sallie Harris Ward 12/13/1871 - 4/07/1958 (John N. 11/21/18887 - 9/15/1957 (Beth 1/28/1893 - 8/20/1971 RICKMAN: (Paul E. 3/12/1905 - 1/19/1977 (Sarah Dills 11/09/1913 - Lura (d/o M.M.,Emma) 10/27/1902 - 9/16/1904 Mary H. (w/o Murry) 7/21/1873 - 10/05/1921 Murry 12/14/1875 - 12/30/1933 ROBINSON: (A. C 1854 - 1897 (Sadie E. 1864 - 1902 Samuel J. Jr. WW n 12/07/1911 - 7/10/1957 Loma Jones (w/o of W. Ode) 2/10/1898 - 8/27/1925 William Ode (WW I) 1/01/1891 - 4/03/1967 Addie (d/o D.L, M.M.) 3/20/1855 - 7/18/1940 Mary Henson (w/o D.L.) 3/11/1864 - 11/28/1937 D. L. 1/28/1856 - 10/17/1918 Annie Belle 8/01/1893 - 3/21/1973 ROMINGER: Infant of MrTMrs. W.E. 11/28/1926 RUSSELL: (Martha Cope 1/17/1899 - 2/04/1968 (G. Frank 2/25/1895 - 5/23/1964 SELLERS: (Willie R. 9/27/1916 - (Fannie J. Moore 8/05/1920 - Infant d/o Neal, Nancy 3/07/1963 85 OLD FIELD CEMETERY SELLERS (continued): (Coley 1/30/1887 - 1/10/1960 (Minnie 8/09/1890 - 10/17/1967 SHAVER: Jack Eugene 9/16/1914 - 4/11/1987 Mary Howell 3/19/1914 - 2/09/1978 SHEPHERD: Daisy Denton 11/23/1912-3/17/1956 Jackie Gene 5/18/1933 - 5/18/1933 Jerry Denton 9/26/1941 - 1/06/1944 SHERRILL: Mary E. (d/o P.B..H.E.) 2/08/1910 - 11/13/1918 Emma Fisher (w/o P.B., G.E.Painter) 9/11/1877 3/13/1941 P. B. 8/15/1876 - 4/04/1915 (William A. 3/05/1847 - 5/04/1903 (Susannah 5/28/1839 - 4/14/1929 SHYTLE: Myrtle and Marie (children of C.L., Emma) SMITH: Ben M. 12/07/1847 - 1/12/1903 Jesse A. (s/o J.A.,N.M.) dates illegible (Charles 8/10/1902 - 5/25/1968 (Gensie 8/15/1908 - Clyde B. 1900 - 1962 Myrtle A. 1906 - 1969 Artie L. (w/o A.B.) 6713/1882 - 1/17/1913 Infant of A.B.,A.L. 2/24/1899 - 3/16/1899 Ernest (s/o J.W..D.C) 9/07/1897 - 4/10/1899 (John W. 1871 - 1957 (Daisy 1880 - 1942 Roy 8/22/1905 - 6/01/1982 Alfred (WW II) 7/07/1910 - 9/12/1944 (Lewis 1900 - 1972 (Florence 1901- 1971 SNEED: (Roscoe S. 10/19/1911 (Diane E. 2/13/1913 - 1/10/1983 CENSUS (continued) SNIPER. SNYDER: Margaret (w/o Geo. L.) 8/17/1829 - 4/29/1917 George L. 6/01/1827 - 12/20/1880 Lors R. (s/o J.L., M.J.) 4/06/1881 - 7/08/1887 Clarence (s/o J.L, M.J.) 4/30/1884 - 8/18/1891 Mary J. (w/o John L.) 12/21/1858 - 12/24/1900 John L. 2/20/1851 - 1/07/1901 James R. (Bob) (husband of Addline Walker) 5/01/1886 - 12/19/1974 (Wilson 1864 - 1901 (Dicy 1873 - 1942 Bertie (d/o G.W..D.J.) d. 8/05/1900 I yr. 9 mo. 15 da. Ica Estella 10/02/1887 - 5/18/1895 Don (s/o G.C.,G.E.) 2/03/1907 - 9/22/1907 (George Cary 1/30/1880 - 3/26/1956 (Ethel Reed 6/04/1885 - 5/19/1976 Married 2/16/1905 Bessie Marcella 11/28/1905 - 10/19/1980 (Bob 8/22/1860 - 6/06/1952 (Mell 11/16/1861 - 12/20/1931 Laura Kitchin 9/09/1874 - 9/05/1953 Robert Jeter 7/08/1900 - 7/31/1940 STILES: Mrs. N. L. 8/12/1865 - 1/05/1901 Georgia 8/27/1889 - 1/20/1901 SUMNER: (Floyd E. 9/29/1889 - 2/14/1970 (Grace Cogdill 9/14/1900 - 11/23/1943 Kenneth V. 11/05/1923 - 4/01/1930 Hilda 7/17/926 - 8/13/1926 SUTTON: (Joseph Lincoln 6713/1899 - 9/01/1984 (Margaret Allison 3/06/1904 - 8/01/1964 (William A. 8/05/1927 - 7/06/1986 Rachel d. 5/05/1883, age 84 (Mildred C. 10/08/1916 - (Odell C 9/26/1910 - Bertha M (w/o Allen) 4/26/1892 - 6/27/1915 THOMPSON: Charles Franklin (s/o S.C.) 9/03/1925 - 11/10/1926 ^J "Jl s j 86 OLD FIELD CEMETERY THOMPSON (continued): (S. Cole 10/11/1879-7/02/1968 (Nancy E. 3/18/1890 - li/17/1945 John 2/07/1841 - 4/04/1916 Armanda (w/o John) 8/11/1843 - 2/09/1923 Sarah E. (d/o J.T.,T.A.) 12/23/1875 - 6/21/1930 (Dave 5/21/1877 - 7/15/1972 (Flora 12/06/1885 - 5/25/1978 (Ben Franklin 7/07/1882 - 5/26/1963 (Emma Frizzell 6/28/1907 - 4/14/1985 THORPE: Lela B. 11/30/1895 - 3/11/1974 (no other marker) CENSUS (continued) WILLIAMS: J. A. 10/10/1847 - 9/25/1926 Martha (w/o J.A.) 11/07/1855 - 12/27/1925 WILSON: (William E. 9/24/1901 - 6/12/1988 (Carrie Cope 10/12/1906 - (1990) WOMACK: Mattie C 5/08/1914 - 10/17/1973 ZACHARY: Troy H. 5/19/1931 - 9/28/1969 Mildred Brown 7/14/1934 - TOY: William Robert SFC 4/08/1921 - 5/05/1945 Lucille Hyatt 1885 - 1967 J. Ralph 1888 - 1973 WARD: Julius W. 1/05/1877 - 1/07/1946 (William Glen 12/13/1898 - 2/05/1977 (Carrye 10/31/1901 - 6/04/1988 Irma Sue 2/16/1942 - 2/16/1942 WATSON: T. F. (w/o John) 4/17/1869 - 7/25/1888 (Lawrence T. 1887 - 1949 (Mary Jape 1889 - 19_ Cecil 12/08/1911 - 9/28/1959 WIGGINS: James Verna (s/o M.W.) 12/13/1906 - 5/27/1911 Glenn Thomas (s/o M.V.) 12/18/1908 - 5/23/1911 WIKLE: Robert Christopher 11/01/1973 - 11/03/1973 NATIONAL ARCHIVES-SOUTHEAST REGION PRESENTS A WORKSHOP ON GENEALOGY AND FEDERAL RECORDS: G E T T I N G STARTED THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1994 6:30 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. Pre-registration Required Class Limited REGISTRATION FEE: $ 1 0 . 00 (Make checks payable to: NATIONAL ARCHIVES GIFT FUND) W O R K S H O P I N C L U D E S: •PRESENTATION ON USE OF CENSUS RECORDS, 1790-1920 MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS PENSION APPLICATIONS NATURALIZATION RECORDS PASSSENGER LISTS WORLD WAR I DRAFT RECORDS WILKES: Hattie M. (d/o S.M., P.) 4/03/1878 - 12/29/1878 Ada 1875-1945 NATIONAL ARCHIVES-SOUTHEAST REGION 1557 ST. JOSEPH AVENUE EAST POINT, GEORGIA 30344 (404) 763-7477 87 SOME JENNINGS FAMILY HISTORY (The following letter was located by William Jay Jennings and Lucille Jennings Sanders of Franklin and was published in their book entitled "The Jennings Family." The copy reprinted here was made from the original letter in the possession of the Melvin E. Carter family, andy^ permission to use this copy is from Jay Jennings.) "I was born Oct. 12, 1814, in what is now Madison County, N.C. I married Clarissa Rhea of Yancy County, N.C. We had 12 children born to us. They were James H. - Daniel D. - Melvin E. - Emerson H. - Arsomis L. - Cleopatra - Brigetta B. - Lodusky D. - Ashbel - Hubert D. - Horace J. - and C. Marietta. "My father's name was Daniel, and was a native of Chatham Co. My grandfather's name was Edward, as was also my great grandfather's, according to my best recollection. My grandfather was a native of Rockingham County, Virginia. My father had five brothers. They were Jesse - Samuel • Solomon - John - and Henry. He had three sisters, Gracie - Polly - and Elizabeth. Jesse and Henry moved to Georgia with my grandfather and died there. Gracie married Ambrose Sutton and Elizabeth married John Roberts, both of whom moved to Georgia. Polly married James Hurst and lived with all the others in Buncombe County, N.C. My father lived in Madison County, N.C. He had five sons: James - Edward - Daniel G. - Thomas D. - and Solomon H., and three daughters: Eliza • Polly - and Elizabeth. Eliza married Thomas W. Ray, Polly married May Briggman, and Elizabeth married J. W. Anderson. All three are dead and left families, except Polly. All the sons are dead except Edward (who is the writer of this sketch.) "My father married Margaret Jennings who was the daughter of James Jennings. My grandfather, James Jennings, was a native of Amelia County, Virginia. He enlisted in the Continental Army at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and served under Washington during the entire war, being with him at the final surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. I have heard him vividly describe crossing the Delaware and the capture of Trenton, ~ , along with other great events of the war. He moved from Virginia to Surry County, N.C. soon after the close of - the war. He lived on the Yadkin River. He was twice married, first to Miss Burch, by whom he had one son, Thomas, and one daughter, Charity. After the death of his first wife, he married a Miss Martin, by whom he had five daughters: Bettie - Margaret - Lucinda - Thursey - and June. These married respectively, - John George - Daniel Carter - John Carter - William Roberts, and William Ray, the latter of Yancy County. Lucinda lived in Tennessee and died there in 1898 at the age of 102. Thursey died in Madison County in 1901 at the age of 98. Thomas Jennings married and lived in Macon County, N.C. Charity married William Cockerham and lived in Jackson County. Both my grandfather's marriages were in Surry County. My grandfather moved to Madison County about the year 1800 and lived on Little Ivey. He died about the year 1837 and was buried near where Col. J. S. McEIroy now lives. September 17, 1902 IsJ Edward Carter" (Editor'! note: As many of you know, the family I have researched for a namber of years is that of William and Charity Cockerham. A "preponderance of evidence" theory led my brother, Larry Crawford, and me to believe that Charity Cockerham was born a Jennings, bnt we had never been able to find any proof or documentation. You can imagine, therefore, our excitement when this letter came to my attention. Jay Jennings, who is a descendant of Thomas Jennings, had worked on the Jennings family for many years, and he and I had talked about the possibility that Charity was the sister of his great-great-grandfather. I had given him some information so, when this letter came to light. Jay was kind enough to share with me his findings. The moral of this story is: be willing to share what you have, and who knows what good thing you will get in return. A special thanks to Jay and his lovely wife, Gladys, for their research and travel which led to this letter. Ruth Shuler) w 88 (Editor's note: The following article, written by Leo Cowan, will bring back memories, both good and bad; will refresh your mind; and. at least in my case, will make you yearn for retirement. Lloyd Cowan thought our readers would enjoy this article and. chuckling my way through it, I agree with him. This is a story for a hot summer afternoon with a big glass of lemonade close by. Thanks. Lloyd and Leo. for sharing with us.) ONE ARK SHORT I'm retired now, and I'm doing what one is supposed to do when retirement hits—I'm sitting on the front steps as a spring rain moves across our valley. The rain comes through a low gap in Cullowhee mountain, then comes over the Cindy cliffs, and is now crossing the bottom in front of our house. It is a gentle rain that is mostly mist and, at the urging of a soft breeze, it swirls and curtsies and folds back upon itself like gossamer in a bridal gown. It ignores the river, then climbs the long, low ridge that lies between the electric power tower on the mountain and the forks of the river. I know that when it crosses this ridge, it will glide across the next valley, swirl up the mountain, and disappear in the vicinity of Nicholson Cove. It refreshes the land, cools the air, soothes the soul, and always, always moves with grace and purpose. It is she rain. "She rain" is not my term. It is something I borrowed from Annie Dillard. Annie is one of those writers who seem to have the ability to crawl into your brain, steal your thoughts, and then write exactly what you wanted to write exactly the way you wanted to write it It leaves you with the feeling that you have been pleasantly violated and wondrously fulfilled. She can say more with fewer words than anyone I know. Only Lincoln at Gettysburg, some passages of the King James version of the Bible, and maybe Emily Dickinson, if she had ventured a little farther out of her yard, have Annie's ability to transfer compound thought to simple words. But she rain was not Annie's either. She borrowed it from some Indian tribe. More than likely it was not the Cherokee Indian tribe. I have known many Cherokees for many years, and none that I knew were the least bit interested in the gender of rain. The reason for mentioning this rain is because it reminds me of another rain at another time. In fact, every rain always reminds me of that other rain at that other time, and I can assure you that the other rain did not come close to being she rain. During the last of the last week of August, 1940, we had the rampagionist flood of this century. That flood was written about at the time, even though Roosevelt grabbed the headlines in the Jackson County Journal, and has been written about many times since. Dan Tompkins, "Hoot" Gibson, and several reporters for the Asheville paper wrote about it The last article I saw about the flood was written by Dorris Beck in 1992. Most of the writers wrote from research, or from observations they made while they were high and dry. This floody story is by someone who was caught smack-ka-dab in the middle of that gully washer of all gully washers. The tragic loss of life and property, the disruption of travel, the personal hardships were written about, talked about, and, now, after fifty-some years, mostly forgotten. So this is-a report of five people—brother, sisters, and cousins-who should have known that when the water gets up, you should get a little upper. But they didn't Bennie, the oldest, and Bernice are my sisters. Ray is my second cousin and is the same age as Bernice. Winston is my first cousin, is my size, and is one month younger. Winston and I finished high school at Webster in 1939. I went to school at Cullowhee that fall where Ray and Bernice were already enrolled. Bennie had finished college and was teaching school. Winston went to work at a chicken hatchery in Maryland soon after he finished school. He worked a year, saved his money, and came home on vacation for the last two weeks of August, 1940. His boss loaned him a new panel truck to drive home, and as none of the rest of us had cars, 89 One Ark Short Winston found that he was the most popular fella on the head of East Fork. A set of wheels and some jingling change have always been way ahead of whatever is in second place for enhancing a fella's public relations. ^-^ The heavy rain of August 28 was a repeat of the heavy rain of August 27, which was a repeat of the heavy rain of August 26. So on Thursday, August 28, 1940, we went to the Lyric Theater in Sylva to see Spencer Tracy in Edison, The Man. It was a glossy Hollywood production that used historical and contrived situations to build to the climax of the movie, the climax being the flipping of a switch that would extinguish the dim gas lights of New York forever and replace them with Edison's brilliant electric lights that created the city's Great White Way. Just before the switch was thrown, something on the roof gave way, and we scrambled to switch from wet to dry seats just as the New Yorkers in the movie switched from gas to electricity. When we came out of the theater, we found the rain still falling at its same monotonous pace. The Parkway Restaurant was just across the street from the theater, so we went in for pie and coffee and talk. 1940 was a great year for talk. Winston had been gone a year, and this was the first time in our lives we had been separated this long. We had a lot of catching up to do on what had happened, on what was happening, and what may happen. Hitler's Germany was bowling over the countries of Europe like ten-pins. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France had fallen in one short year. Now Goering's mighty Luftwaffe was swarming over England like vultures in a desperate attempt to bomb that country into oblivion before winter. A curious mixture of pilots, young and gung-ho, from England's allies and her then far-flung empire rose up to three times a day in the Hurricane and the swallow-like Spitfire fighters in what the world perceived as a fultile attempt to prolong the inevitable. Churchill's cigar burned shorter, his face got redder, his brandy bottle got emptier as he cajoled, pled, and waited for America to enter the war. Not only England but an anxious world waited. We sat then in the Parkway drinking coffee and talking while all hell and half of Georgia exploded. >v_y Japan was buying all the scrap iron we would sell her. Roosevelt's draft was in effect, and even now he prepared to come to Newfound Gap to dedicate the Smoky Mountain National Park on Labor Day. Eleanor was prepared to go anywhere she had not been lately. Ray had already registered for the draft Winston and I would be old enough within six months. There was a lot to talk about and a lot to think about, but the rain that continued to fall at its steady pace was not a fit subject for either. Winston drove home that night He drove real slow because the rain was so heavy, the windshield wipers were laboring to keep the windshield clean. He had to stop at the junction in Dilslboro to be sure we were taking the Savannah road. It was so dark we could not see the river as we crossed the old iron suspension bridge above the dam in Dillsboro, so we had no idea at this time that the river was already at flood stage and would soon wash the bridge downstream. As we passed Leatherwood's Cabins and went through Bloody Bottom, Winston had to slow down to ten miles an hour, partly because of poor vision and partly because the water was so deep in the road that it made steering difficult Our slow pace continued until we passed the Turkey Knob in East Fork and reached the ford in the creek below Grandpa Hall's house. We stopped there and did some serious, albeit wistful, thinking. The creek was up, the rain was still peppering the head-high cones, we were on this side of the creek, and our houses were on the other. Decision time had arrived. There were three possible choices: 1. we could spend the night in the truck; 2. we could walk through a pasture, cross a field, and reach the road beyond Grandpa's house; 3. we could try to cross the creek in the truck and, if this failed, still back up and stay in the truck. The girls dumped the decision in the boys' laps, and Ray and I dumped it in Winston's lap, but not before we were i^^ 90 One Ark Short sure he understood that this was the darkest, wettest most miserable night that either of us had ever seen and then made sure he understood that if we made it through the muck and mire in the pasture, our clothes would disgrace any rag heap they may find themselvles in. Winston blinked, then decided to drive slowly into the rising water. The- road on the side of the creek we were on is about the same level as the creek, so a small rise in the creek floods the road almost to the Turkey Knob. Winston drove into the shallow water, encountered no trouble, but stopped at what is usually the edge of the creek. He looked the situation over, saw that the water was just above the running boards, decided to hit the gas and be done with it Everything was fine until we ran into a huge rock that lay just beyond the center of the stream. Winston backed up and tried to go around the rock but was stopped by another rock. After a couple of additional efforts, it was evident we could not cross. He put the truck in reverse, traveled about five feet, and sat there with wheels -spinning. When Winston took his foot off his boss's truck's accelerator, he knew that he and his cousins and his cousin's cousin were caught in his boss's truck in the middle of the creek in the middle of the night in the middle of the biggest flood of the twentieth century. We sat there watching the water rise. The creek seemed determined that we see as much rise in as short a time as possible. In less than five minutes it rose from the running board to a level some inches over the hood. The headlights were now in the water most of the time, and the water lapped the window oT the door on the upstream side. It was time to make some plans, and the success of any plans would only be realized if they were made before the truck started moving. Winston was the driver, and in those days the driver was always the main man. He always paid for the gasoline, fixed the flats, paid for the refreshments, and made all the decisions. It was the duty of the passengers to ride, keep their mouths shut and defer to any decision the driver made. Winston's decision was that we would be taking an unplanned trip to New Orleans unless we got our hinnies out of there in a hurry. His orders were to go out the door on the downstream side. The order of exit would be boy, girl, boy, girl, and then the driver, who would probably leave only if there were still some witnesses around. We were to face downstream and form a chain with hand grasping wrist as it was being grasped. The driver, like a ship captain, would leave last and close the truck's door, then hold the door handle until the first person out and the fartherest downstream would try to-reach the left bank, grab an alder bush, and hold on like poor kin until the chain rotated downstream and onto the bank where they were to grab anything that would hold long enough to get out of this mess. Winston and I had been in trouble before, and there were times that trouble was a state that we lived in. He didn't have to tell me I would be the first to take the plunge. My only reaction was to think that there actually are times when it would be nice to be the rotten egg. I opened the door, gripped the door handle firmly, and made my first step into the churning stream. The first step was a bit longer and the creek a lot deeper than I anticipated. It came to my waist, and when the rock I was standing on washed away, the water was suddenly up to my arm pits and licking hungrily at my Adam's apple. I guess you could use the King James vernacular and say I was sore afraid, but it would be more accurate to use the local jargon and say I was just plain flat scared. When you are plain flat scared, you start looking for help anywhere you can find it, and since there seemed to be very little humanly help-at hand, I figured it was time to turn to a higher source. L . (Editor's note: We shall leave Leo and friends in a state of prayer and continue their story in the next issue.) 91 1860 MORTALITY SCHEDULE FOR JACKSON COUNTY (The I860 mortality schedule lists those people who died in the twelve mouths prior to the collection of the census. Unless indicated otherwise. the reader should assume that the person who died was white, a farmer or housewife (if adult), and was born in North Carolina. I have \^/ included age, sex, and cause of death for everyone listed. No separate townships were listed in I860.) Name Connor, C. N. Frizel, A. T. Love, P. J. Love, W. P. Love, V. Davis, M. L. Parris, And. Parker. H. Martin, E. A. Watson, John Zackery, Jno. Zackery, M. Cowen, J. A. Brooks, W. H. Brooks, M. A. Brooks, A. A. Watson, W. N. Potts, F. W. P (sic), M. C. Allison, J. B. Allison, B. B. Watson, Javan Parker, Howell Potts, Henderson Stuart, P. Stuart, J. N. Butler, E. Age 1 4/12 21 4 17 29 4/12 4 18 7 1/12 1/12 21 1 5 3 19 52 2 20 12 9 1/12 55 40 22 1/52 Sex Male Male Female Male Female (Black, Slave) Female Male Female Male Male Male (twin) Male (twin) Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Male Male Male Male Male Female (born SC) Male Female Month Died June April August August July August December May December December December December August May May May August Jnne January January February January September November July June March J Cause of Death Worms Croup Anemia Typhoid Fever Typhoid Typhoid Fever Croup Croup Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Croup Croup Typhoid Fever Flux Flux Flux Typhoid Fever Fall from 2nd floor Burning Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever log rolled over him Croup Typhoid Fever White Swelling Typhoid Fever Croup 92 Low, R. Powell, A. Powell, J. Powell. Jno. Powell, D. Brown, S. P. Potts, J. D. Potts, W. Ward, S. E. Cogdill, N. Brown, And. Wilson. J. H. Adams, P. Bryson, M. Grey, A. Bryson, R. J. Parker, Catherine Welch, M. A. Cim nan tee skee Win da Se can neo Oo tee ti eh Davis, Cotigah Cbn ches tay Sake Ste weo Jim ee Cook, L. H. 21 40 2/52 1/52 1/52 1/12 4 65 1 65 1/52 27 4 53 13 33 15 26 44 1/12 5 8/12 40 1/52 1 10/12 10/12 4/12 Female Female (born SC) Female' Male (twin) Male (twin) Female Male Female, black, slave Female Female Male Male (born GA) Female Male Female Female Female Female (Indian) Female (Indian) - Female (Indian) Male (Indian) Female (Indian) Female (Indian) Female (Indian) Male (Indian, twin) Female (Indian,twin) Female December January January January January September June March June May February February May September April July May December February January March May May May September February February July Typhoid Fever Childbirth Croup Croup Croup Croup Croup Unknown Flux Consumption Unknown Typhoid Fever Worms Unknown Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Typhoid Unknown Burning Whooping Cough Typhoid Unknown Typhoid Cronp Croup Flux (Copied by Larry Crawford from census original in the NC State Archives July 23, 1994) <* 93 POSTON BIBLE RECORD (The John and Rebecca Baldridge Poston Bible record is included in the Revolutionary War papers of John Poston and is transcribedc here from the microfilm copy in the Atlanta branch of the National Archives.) v->' Peggy was Born the 9th day of February in the year 1782 Rebekah was Born the 31st day of May in the year 1783 Jinny was Born the 17th day October in year 1785 Elizabeth was Born the 30th day of January in the year 1786 Sally was Born the 15th day of January in the year 1788 Robert Poston was Born the 23rd of December in the year 1789 Polly was Born the 30th day of August in the year 1790 Jno. A. B. Poston was Born the 17th day of November in the year 1794 Nancy Poston was Born the 9th day of April in the year 1797 Cindy Poston was Born the 6th day of March in the year 1801 William Poston was Born in the year of our Lord August 14th Day 1809 John Poston Snr. Departed this life August 22nd Day 1819 (Note: Elizabeth should be recorded one year later.) This record is extremely important to Jackson County genealogists. The daughter "Jinny" above is the Jane Poston who became the second wife of John W. Bryson of Cullowhee after the apparent death of Ann Land. Jane's children are represented several times in the Jackson County Genealogical Society. They included Sarah (married Jesse LeVasque), James FL (Margaret Hyatt), Andrew (Sarah Rogers), Isabella (James H. Queen), Robert (Mary Jane Cunningham and Judith Ensley), Thomas J. (Susannah Berrong), Daniel J. (Lucinda Jones), Henderson (Caroline and Ruth Jane Davis), Rebecca Merimon (John Baird Allison), Ewell G. (Priscilla Kirby), Samuel (unmarried), Milton M. (Anne Duncan), and Coleman M. (Louisa Bumgarner). V 94 Index for July-August, 1994 c ^ Adams Allen Allison Anderson Andrew, Berrong Bird Briggmau Brooks Brown Bryson Buchanan P. Sarah L. W. Lula a B. Esq. S. C. j. a John Baird Wm. J.W. Betty C. Susannah C. A. Nellie E. May A. A. M A. W.H. And. Jean Crawford S.P. Andrew Caroline Coleman M Daniel J Ewell G Henderson Isabella James H John W. M Milton M R. J. Rebecca Meriawa Robert Samite] Sarah Thomas J Bumgarner Burch Burrell Butler Louisa MCM [Charityl DracUla E. 93 77 76 76 92 77 92 94 77 88 77 94 76 76 88 92 92 92 93 82 93 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 93 94 93 94 94 94 94 94 77 94 88 77 92 Cabe Cable Carter Cemetery Churches Winston Arsomis L. Ashbel Brigetta B. C. Marietta Cleopatra Daniel Daniel D. Daniel G. Edward Eliza Elizabeth Emerson H. Grade Henry Horace J. Hubert D. James James H. Jesse John Lodrnky D. Melvin E. Polly Samuel Solomon Solomon H. Thomas D. Old Field Scotts Creek Baptist Cockerham Cot-dill Conley Connor William N. R.T. CN. Continental Army Cook Cooper Cornwall!! Counties LB. Eitda Rev. W.H. I [General] Annua VA Buncombe Chatham ' Henderson Jaeksea Macon Madison 89 77 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 82 82 88 93 76 92 88 93 77 77 88 88 76,88 88 76 82,88 88 88 Cowan Cowen Crawford Crisp Rockingham VA Rutherford Surry Yancy Bennie Bernice Leo Lloyd Ray J. A. Kannie Larry Cunningham Davis Dickey Dillard Divelbiss Dollarhide Duncan Elizabeth. Enloe Ensley Frizd George Green Grey Gribble Guater Hampton Cling George Mary Jane Cotigah M. L. Ruth Jane James Margaret Annie Leonidas B. J.E. Mrs. J. EL William Anne Amanda Capt. W. A. Leta Judith A.T. John David A. L.C. Nancy Potty AM Gen. 88 77 88 88 89 89 89 89 89 92 76 82,93 77 76 77 94 93 92 94 77 77 89 76 76 76 78 94 88 77 76 76 94 92 88 76 93 76 77 77 77 76 95 HARRIS HENRY HENSON Holden Rev. E. H. Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Drucilla Robert Lee Holden Award HOOPER House HOWELL HOYLE Hudgins Huet Hughes Old Field Cemetery J.H. Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Beau Catherine Ann Caty Elizabeth Green George N. Isabel James Dickey John Katherine Margaret (Peggy) Martha M. (Matty) Mary (Polly) Sarah (Sally) HUNNICUTT Hunt Hyatt HYDE Indian Jennings Old Fidd Cemetery James Margaret Old Fidd Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery Chu dies tay Cim nan tee skee Jim ee Oo tee ti eh Sa lee Se can neo Ste weo Win da Lucinda Bertie Charity James June Margaret 77 82 82 82 7S 75 75 82 76 82 82 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 82 88 94 82 S3 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 88 88 88 88 88 88 Johnson Jones Keener Kiefer Thomas Thursey William Jay Thomas W. Lucinda Old Field Cemetery L.H. Old Field Cemetery Karen Kiles/Kyles Kirby KITCHIN Land LeVasque LLOYD William Prtscilla Old Fidd Cemetery Ann Jesse Old Field Cemetery LONGBOTTOM Love Low Old Fidd Cemetery CoL D. L. CoL Robert Old Fidd Cemetery P.J. V. W. P. R. MALLONEE Martin Mathis McClure Old Fidd Cemetery E. A. Miss Henry Old Field Cemetery Addie MCCRACKEN Old Fidd Cemetery McCrackra McEIroy MID* George E. CoL J. S. Leo Old Fidd Cemetery MITCHELL Monteith Moody Old Fidd Cemetery John Out Fidd Cemetery 88 88 88 77 94 83 77 83 77 77 94 83 94 94 83 83 76 76 83 92 92 92 93 S3 92 88 77 83 77 S3 77 88 77 83 83 77 83,84 Moore MURRAY MYERS Nations Nelson NORTON John H. Fred Harry Old Field Cemetery W. E. Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Rev. D. B. Old Fidd Cemetery O'KELLEY OLVEY P PAINTER PANNELL Parker Parris PARRISH Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery M. C. Old Fidd Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery Catherine H. Howdl And. Old Fidd Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery PATTERSON PHUXO'S Places Old Field Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery Asheville BeUlngham WA Beta Biltmore Blackfoot ID Bushndl Cope Creek Dillsboro East Tennessee Little Ivey Morristown TN Mumferd AL Nicholson Cove Quallatown Salt Lake City UT Speedwell Tennessee Virginia Waynesville Webster White Sulphur Springs 77 76 76 84 \_J 76 84 84 77 76 84 84 84 92 84 84 93 92 92 92 84 V 84 \ 84 85 77 78 76,82 76 76 77 82 76 76 88 76 76 89 76 77 75 88 88 76 76 76 96 t * V Wisconsin Yadkin River Yorktown Polndexter Mary POPPLEWELL Poston Potts Powell Queen RAY Ray, REED Old Field Cemetery Cindy Elizabeth Jinny Jno. A. R John Nancy P«8«y Polly Rebecca Baldridge Rebekah Robert Sally William F. W. Henderson J. D. W. A. D. J. Jno. James H. Old Fidd Cemetery Old Field Cemetery William Thomas W. Old Fidd Cemetery Revolutionary War Rhea Clarissa RICKMAN Roberts Robinson Rogers Old Fidd Cemetery John William Mary Kathryn S. Old Fidd Cemetery Sarah ROMINGER RUSSELL Sanders Sawyer Old Fidd Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Lucille Jennings 76 88 88 77 85 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 92 92 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 85 85 88 88 85 88 88 85 88 88 7S 85 94 85 85 88 77 Schuler SELLERS SHAVER Shelton John Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Chastain- James Martha Peter Rachd Sarah William SHEPHERD SherriU Shuler SHYTLE Sims SMITH SNEED Old Fidd Cemetery Burke H. Hilda Maggie Old Fidd Cemetery Jacob Old Fidd Cemetery Rev. A. H. Old Field Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery SNIDER, SNYDER STILES Stuart SUMNER Sutton Thomas Thompson THORPE TOY Tnrpia Old Fidd Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery J.N. P. Old Fidd Cemetery Ambrose Old Fidd Cemetery Rev. A E Old Fidd Cemetery OM Fidd Cemetery Old Fidd Cemetery Unaka Lodge Wallace War WARD CA. Cassias A. Wilis Sevier and Tipton Old Fidd Cemetery 77 85,86 86 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 86 76 76 76 86 77 86 76 86 86 86 86 92 92 86 88 86 76 77 86,87 87 87 77 76 76 76 76 76 87 S. E. Washington Watson Watts Welch Werden WIGGINS WDCLE WILKES Williams Wilson [George] Adam David Javan John Old Field Cemetery W. N. Mrs. V. Richard M. A. Nettie Old Fidd Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Old Field Cemetery Benjamin (K) Calvin Charles Bruce James Mary Old Fidd Cemetery Susanah J.H. Nancy Sherrill Old Fidd Cemetery WOMACK Zachary Zackery Old Fwkl Cemetery Alexander Old Fidd Cemetery Jno. M. 93 88 77 77 77 92 92 87 92 76 76 77 93 76 87 87 87 77 77 77 77 77 87 77 77 93 75 87 87 76 87 92 92 97 T r a c i n g Y o u r R o o ts G e n e a l o g i c a l W o r k s h op Sponsored by Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society Saturday, September 17,1994 Holiday Inn Tunnel Road Asheville, North Carolina Pro-Registration must be received by September 12 ($25.00 includes lunch). Registration after September 12 ($25.00 and will not include lunch). PROGRAM 8:00 • 8:30 Registration and Book Sales 8:30 - 9:30 Session I Virginia: The People, Their Settlement and History and Their Sources Mr. Dennis Custts, Professor of History, Eastern Shores Community College, Onancock, VA 9:30-9:45 Break 9:45 -10:45 Session II - Mr. Custis (cont'd.) 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00 • 11:45 Finding Southern Pension Records for Confederate Soldiers Mr. Russell Koorrts, Senior Reference Archivist in Search Room at N.C. Archives in Raleigh. 12:00 1:15 Lunch 1:15 - 2:00 Getting Started in Genealogy Mrs. Wilms Muse • Retired teacher and volunteer at Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, or 1:15 - 2:00 Black Genealogy Before The Civil War Mr. David H. Streets - Teacher of Genealogy, Blue Ridge Community College at Flat Rock and •uthor of Stave Owtajogy,. 2:00-2:15 Break ^J V / 2:15-2:45 Sam Davidson's Wife Mrs. Gwendolyn Ledbetter, Professional Storyteller in Asheville, NC. 2:45 Door Prizes and Book Sales Free parking on both sides of building. 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