c J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h 0 ^ > ^ s o T c ^ ^ s t v ^ J a c k s o n IBS flB < ^ 5 T C A R ^ ' T h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Inc. C V o l . I X , N o . 9 - 10 S e p t e m b e r - O c t o b e r 1999 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. ^y 1999 Officers President Rick L. Frizzell Vice Presidents Betty P. Foti Sharon B. Carnes Secretary Marilyn G. Morton Treasurer David C. Frizzell Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinator Kirk E. Stephens Chair, Publications R. Larry Crawford Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices for other non-profit groups. From the Editor Fall...and the most beautiful time in the mountains, which as we all know is the most beautiful place on earth. But our anticipation for fall this year is tempered with our concern for our neighbors in _J eastern North Carolina. We are hopeful that as the hurricane season passes, all of them will once again be able to be at home. For some thousands, the simple truth of it is that they have no homes now. We encourage everyone to be cognizant of the problem, and generous with your efforts. In this issue of JTJ, we bring you a little of everything. Relish the original Civil War records with which we begin the issue, giggle at some of the shenanigans that took place on Caney Fork about 1900 - 1915, and be sure to notice the work of David Nolan Bishop, who gave us permission to include that family in this issue. Nothing is more exciting for genealogists than a surprise windfall, and we include one of those this time with the Mount Pleasant Church records. Our membership now consists of 207 souls, for which we have the hard work of all Society members to thank. We broke our own record again! Share all of this good genealogy with your Jackson County neighbors, no matter where you are. (And work on those Heritage Book submissions.) V i s i t u s a t o u r w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . m a i n . n c . u s / j c g s/ U Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcements 139 JCGS Photo Album 140 - 1 42 Some Haywood County Civil War Records 143 - 146 Descendants of John Belton Bishop 147 - 1 52 1939 Jackson County Death Certificates 153 - 1 57 Figuring A Birth Date From a Tombstone 157 Gems, Jewels, and Fool's Gold 158 The Nicholson Justice of the Peace Book 159 - 162 Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Records 163 - 168 Jackson County Land Entries 169 - 1 72 Index 173-174 S u b m i t y o u r s t o r i e s f o r V o l u m e I I o f t h e H e r i t a g e B o o k Heartiest congratulations to JCGS members Tim and Sandy Massingale, parents of our newest genealogust. Abby Joelle Massingale was bom September 14, 7 pounds and 9 ounces. 139 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 J C G S P h o t o A l b um \ y ^j The photograph of this beautiful lady is shared with us by Smoky Mountain High School student Kim Shuler. It is a likeness of her great-grandmother Viola Alexander. Note: the photograph has been enhanced by computer programs that allowed us to erase some water marks, but we did not alter the image itself. ^y 140 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m C All of the above photographs are shared with us by JCGS member Debra Dotson. None of these guys are identified, but we assume that the bottom two pictures are "before and after" shots of the same large tree. 141 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m U -»*5. 1 , V H O % * MB BP i i / The photographs above were given to us by Walter M. Bryson of Asheville. They show his grandparents, John Sullivan Bryson and Olive Mariah Crawford Bryson. John S. Bryson was one of the sons of Robert Bryson and Mary Jane Cunningham Bryson. Olive Mariah was one of the daughters of William R. Crawford and Olive V. Hemphill'Crawford. These photographs were probably made in the 1890's. Both of these persons were dead before 1910. u Above, a picture of octogenarian members present at the Society picnic in August. From the left, first row, are Rachel Brown PhiUips, Willa Mae Dills Scroggs, and Regenia Pannell Fisher. Standing in the second row are Helen Davis Cooper and Elise Monteith Terrell. ( We think that Neil Baumgartner somehow escaped.) ^y 142 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 S o m e H a y w o o d C o u n t y C i v i l W a r R e c o r d s [Ed. In July of 1999, we were the recipients of a most unusual genealogical and historical coincidence. JCGS member Vee Jones had invited the editor to his home to view a Civil War company clerk's book. The book turned out to be from Company G of the North Carolina 16th Regiment. Less than a week later, JCGS member Debra Dotson sent an e-mail transcript of the Company Clerk's book from Company L of the same regiment. We will not make any attempt here to be comprehensive with these records, since they are of more importance to Haywood County, but they are worthwhile for our publication nonetheless. Of course many of our Jackson Countians would be related to Haywood County families.] From the Company "G" book: (P-29) G.L. Cunningham May 4,1861 Waynesville 2shirts knapsack & canteen June 12 Julyl Uniform 2 shirts haversack Gun&c. Sep 9,1861 at Valley Mountain 1 pr slips Oct 1 Elk Mountain 1 overcoat due G.L. Cunningham $31 -8.10 $22.90 [Ed. The above is a typical entry for the supplies, clothing, and equipment issued to the soldiers. The Company "G" book also includes some extraneous (at the time, priceless now) material, such as sayings, poetry, and an occasional bombast about the incompetence of officers.] 143 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 From the Company "G" book: Haywood County North Carolina Recruits for Co. £ , Thomas Legion 1 B F Hawkens 2 Abraham Muckle 3 David Muckle 4 Winston Sh 5 Thomas Hall 6 Jack Setser 7 P M Turner 8 Alexander Nickols 9 William Turner 10 Wilson Bradley 11 Adolphus Henry 12 J G Jones 13 William Williamson 14 £ R Fergason 15 D W Gaddis 16 James Tompson 17 J E Fincher 18 J D Fincher 19 Elias Medford 20 Lebo Medford ^y 21 R G Hyatt 22 J L Rhinehart 23 H F Clark 24 Isacc Willis 25 Moses Messer 26 B J Hunter 27 J R Anderson [Ed. For those unfamiliar with Thomas' Legion, it was named for WiUiam HoUand Thomas of Jackson County, and included companies from all of the counties of the far western North Carolina mountains. In a few cases, companies would be composed almost entirely of Cherokees, which makes sense for several reasons: First, Thomas was a much-respected leader of the Cherokees, even though he was white; second, the Cherokees had very little reason to feel any affinity with the United States; third, the ^geography was mostly an area that was Confederate in its sympathies, although the truth is that the Cherokees were like any other group in these mountains, divided in their loyalties.] ^y 144 u Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 From the Company "L" book: The following is a typical set of entries for the Company Clerk: J R Chambers One gun & cartridge box , June 15, 1862 one pair shoes $3.75 July 23 1862 one jacket one pair pants one pair shoes two shirts Paid Janu 17 1863 to one pair shoes $5.00 One pair pants $9.00 March 10lh 1863 to one pair shoes $6.00 March 17th 1863 to one shirt One pair slips $3.00 One cap June 11th 1863 to one shirt one pair slips Aug 8t h 1863 to one pair of slips 9 6 . 13 G M Clarke One gun cartridge b o x , lost in battle. Nov 14th 1 par socks Due 21.00 Janu 17 1863 to one pair shoes $5.00 March 17th 1863 to one shirt $1.60 One pair slips $3.00 April 14 one coat 12.50 1 pants 9.00 June 11th 1863 to one pair slips Aug 5 1863 to one shirt by J M Noland To one pair of slips by J M Noland Due 92.13 Samuel Clarke One gun & cartridge box June 15 1862 one pair shoes $3.75 July 12 1862 one jacket one pair pants one pair shoes one cap two shirts two pair drawers Oct 24th 1862 to one pair shoes, Oct 28th 1862 to one shirt March 11th 1863 to two pair slips $6.00 March 27t h 1863 to one shirt Aug 5 1863 to one pair pants one shirt one pair shoes Aug 8 to one pair slips Sept 3r d 1863 to two pair slips Due $98.13 145 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 [Ed. The following is a partial list of the dead in Company L. It is immensely valuable for its listing of dates and places.] .Y Deceased of Comp L 16th Regt NC V S Leatherwood died Oct 14th 1861 at Hot Springs North Western Virginia J H McCracken died Oct 23rd 1861 at Huntersville A J Plemmons died Oct 29* 1861 at Hot Springs W H Tate died Oct 28* 1861 at Warm Springs J F Sparks died Oct 23rd 1861 at Hot Springs J M Leatherwood died Nov 4th 1861 at Hot Springs R H FuUbright died Nov 12th 1861 at Hot Springs Henry Kerr died Nov 25* 1861 at Culpeppers Northern Virginia D A Rice died Dec 22nd 1861 at Occoquan Bay in camps Henry Lundy died Mar 22nd 1862 at Wolf Run in camps John A. Best died April 1st 1862 in hospital Petersburg Virginia Dillard Jones died April 6* 1862 at Fredricksburg in camps a recruit Sylvester Gambill died Apr 22nd 1862 1862 at Ashland Station a recruit J R Justice died April 26* at Ashland a recruit J C Alexander died April 27* 1862 at Ashland a recruit F M Moore killed the 31st of May 1862 in battle of Seven Pines shot through the head while lying down J R Mull died June 20* 1862 from a wound received in battle Seven Pines M L Britton died June 14* 1862 at home in Haywood County W H Nelson died July 9* 1862 from a wound received in battle in frunt of Richmond 2nd J L Rogers died July 9* 1862 from a wound received in battle in frunt of Richmond ^_y John N Cunningham died Aug 2nd 1862 George L. Cunningham died July 12* 1862 from a wound received in battle P L Edwards died July 18* 1862 from a wound received in battle in frunt of Richmond E A Brown killed Sept 1st 1862 in battle at Fairfax he stood as firm as any one J A Edwards died Sept 3rd 1862 from a wound received in battle at Fairfax L N Kirkpatrick died Sept 3rd 1862 from a wound received in battle at Fairfax Mathias Meece died Septem 3rd 1862 Jefferson Seay died July 27* 1862 Jonathan Davis died Sept 2nd 1862 W H Massey died Sept 29* 1862 in hospital at Warrenton from a wound received in battle at Fairfax J J Leatherwood died Oct 8 1862 W H Welch died Oct 8* 1862 Let J H Moody left camp Rogersville Jan 10* 1864 on furlough for twenty five days [Ed. We include the above note because Debra Dotson is a great - great - granddaughter of John Harrison Moody. We also should mention that at first, we thought these two books belonged in the same company, but they appear to be different outfits. Some of the names are identical, which might be explained by company transfers.] ^y 146 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 D e s c e n d a n t s o f J o h n B e l t o n B i s h o p & M a r i a h ( M a r e i g h ) L o u i s a B e r r y Compiled by D a v i d N o l a n B i s h op ^ 10 M i s t f l o w e r P l a ce T h e W o o d l a n d s , T X 7 7 3 8 1 - 6 1 17 ( 4 0 9 ) 2 7 3 - 4 1 4 4 e-mail: dnbishop@flex.net It would be appreciated if anyone who can add to or correct information that is included would contact me at the address above. Much of this information was provided by others, so I cannot verify a lot of it, nor do I take credit for it. Note: On or about October 1,1999,1 will be moving to: 112 L a u r a L a ne D e s t r e h a n , L A 7 0 0 4 7 - 3 0 22 At that time, I will have to change my telephone number and e-mail address. S e p t e m b e r 8 , 1999 147 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Descendants of John Belton Bishop Generation No. 1 1. JOHN BELTON8 BISHOP (HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT "CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD)5, HENRY*, JOHN2, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born November 24,1824 in Spartanburg or Barnwell Co.. SC, and died March 26,1865 in Richmond, VA in CSA brigade hospital. He married MARIAH (MAREIGH) LOUISA BERRY Augusf31,1843 in Spartanburg Co., SC, daughter of WILLIAM COFFEE BERRY (October 19, 1796 - October 10, 1880) and LETTICIA WOODY (May 22,1798-April 14, 1855). She was born April 10, 1826 in Buncombe Co., NC. and died February 27,1915 in Jackson Co., NC, in the home of her son Daniel Franklin. Notes for JOHN BELTON BISHOP: John apparently was deceased when his father wrote his will December 23, 1882. 'Lois A. Sullins Heun advised that he died in a Richmond brigade hospital in 1865. Much of the information on this line was furnished in 1997 by Lois Heun; 3931 Blanton Rd.; Mill Spring, NC 28756. Lois advised that more info might be available from B. L. Watson; 116 Rolling Green Circle; Greenville, SC 29615-4152. More About JOHN BELTON BISHOP: Fact 1: apparently deceased when father wrote will December 23,1882 Fact 2: Lois A. Heun: died 1865 CSA Hospital in Richmond Fact 3: family write-up states Dutch descent Fact 4: much of this line from Lois Huen, all of the Brown family information ^y Fact 5: one report shows died 1865, another Spring 1864 Fact 6: Barbara Dills Bishop, who also furnished much of the information on this line, shows b 24 Nov 1822 Barnwell Co., SC, died 1864 Richmond, VA Notes for MARIAH (MAREIGH) LOUISA BERRY: Lois Heun: First, she advised me that when her husband joined the CSA, someone gave her land in Jackson Co., NC, so she moved there while her husband was away. Later correspondence with Lois, however, indicated that the information about someone giving her the land was apparently wrong since records show she bought it from Lucenda Russell. More About MARIAH (MAREIGH) LOUISA BERRY: living Jackson Co., NC, 1870 Children of JOHN BISHOP and MARIAH BERRY are: i. WILLIAM COFFEE9 BISHOP, b. Abt. 1844. More About WILLIAM COFFEE BISHOP: may have had a dau Sallie Gilbreath 2. ii. PERMELIA LETITIA BISHOP, b. December 31,1845, Spartanburg Co., SC; d. July 22,1932, probably Cullowhee, Jackson Co.. NC, where buried. 3. iii. HUGH (HENRY) BISHOP, b. February 19.1849, Spartanburg. SC; d. July 13,1936. Gay, NC. iv. MARY ELIZABETH EMILY BISHOP, b. Aft. 1850, SC. 4. v. JOHN BELTON O'NEAL BISHOP, b. April 25.1854, NC;d. June 02.1936. 5. vi. LOUISA JANE "LOU" BISHOP, b. July 08,1856, SC; d, October 15,1942. NC. 6. vii. DANIEL FRANKLIN BISHOP, b. February 05,1862, Greenville, SC; d. August 25,1919, Waynesville, NC. K^ 148 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Generation-No. 2 2. PERMELIA LETITIA9 BISHOP (JOHN BELTON*, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT -CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND^DWARD)5, HENRY4, JOHN*, JOHN2, JOHN (OAPTAIN?) was'born December 31,1845 in Spartanburg Co., SC, and died July 22, 1932 in probably Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC, where buried. She married HURRIAH R. BROWN April 19,1866 in Cullowhee, Jackson Co.. NC. He was born March 18.1842 in Caney Fork, Jackson, NC, and died February 05.1929 in Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC. Children of PERMELIA BISHOP and HURRIAH BROWN are: i. JOHN J.10 BROWN, b. February 15.1867, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 08,1950, FL; m. SALLY VHELLAND. ii. WILLIAM BROWN, b. March 12.1869, Jackson'Cb., NC; d. March 10.1870. NC. iii. ROBERT O'NEAL BROWN, b. January 17,1871, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 14,1948. Jackson Co.. NC; m. MARY LELA CABE. 7. iv. BASIL MONROE BROWN, b. December 23,1873, Caney Fork, Jackson, NC; d. November 23, 1960, Pine Branch, NC. v. EMILY CARLULA BROWN, b. January 06,1877, Cowarts Co., NC; d. August 29.1957. Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC. Never married 8. vi. MACKEY "MACK- BROWN, b. June 22,1880, Jackson Co., NC; d. November 25,1932, Mitchell Co.. NC. vii. JESSE FRANKLIN BROWN, b. May 01,1884, Saul's Creek, NC; d. November 18,1960; m. GUSCELIA MORGAN, May 08,1922, Sylva, NC. More About JESSE FRANKLIN BROWN: killed in auto acdident with his son-in-law viii. JAMES M. BROWN, b. May 04,1887, Saul's Creek, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 27,1887. 9. ix. SUSAN LOUISA BROWN, b. April 09,1889, Saul's Creek, Jackson Co., NC; d. June 27,1972, Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC. 3. HUGH (HENRY)9 BISHOP (JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT "CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD)5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHAT, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born February 19,1849 in Spartanburg, SC, and died July 13,1936 in Gay, NC. He married JENETTE EMILY WOODARD October 15,1870 in Jackson Co., NC, daughter of DAVID WOODWARD arid JENNIE TILSON. She was born July 11,1853 in Flag Pond. TN, and died May 22,1912 in Anderson, SC. Notes for HUGH (HENRY) BISHOP: I had only the names of the children and a bit of sketchy information on this family, and got the majority of the information that is now posted May 1999 from Barbara Dills Bishop; 1723 Bishop Road; Chehalis, WA 98532. More About JENETTE EMILY WOODARD: Locations of birth & death & parents from Barbara Dills Bishop Children of HUGH BISHOP and JENETTE WOODARD are: i. JOHN MOORE10 BISHOP, b. November 02,1871. Cullawhee, NC; d. February 26.1872, NC. 10. ii. WILLIAM DAVID BISHOP, b. October 31,1872, Speedwell, NC; d. May 08,1954, Sytva, NC. iii. SARAH LOUISA BISHOP, b. December 09,1874, NC; d. July 13,1875, NC. iv. JEANETTE ELIZABETH BISHOP, b. July 03,1876, NC; d. January 31,1963, NC; m. JOE JOHNSON, November 1898. v. LARKIN MCCALEB/MCCALCH BISHOP, b. April 10.1879, NC; d. June 06,1912, Anderson, SC. vi. REBECCA "BECCA" JANE BISHOP, b. April 20.1882. NC] d. April 21,1966, NC; m. LEWIS A. PRESSLEY, Abt. 1925. vii. ANNA BELLE BISHOP, b. December 27,1884, NC; d. February 05,19i8, NC; m. G. D. MASHBURN. June 1905. viii. MARY R. ETTA BISHOP, b. June 06.1887, NC; d. November 28,1887, NC. ix. DANIEL THOMAS BISHOP, b. September 21,1888, NC; d. January 04,1900; NC. More About DANIEL THOMAS BISHOP: I had him married to Rosa Renfro, but Barbara Dills Bishop advised he died 1900, so not time to have married. Rosa m. Hugh O. Bishop instead, x. HARRIET LETICIA BISHOP, b. March 01,1891. NC; d. Abt. 1940; m. JOHN HENRY FRANKS. July 05. 1922. 149 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 xi. CORA ELLEN BISHOP, b. September 02,1893, NC; d. August 1968, NC; m. DAVID ROGERS. xii. HUGH O'NEIL BISHOP, b. March 30,1896, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 17, 1967, NC; m. ^> ROSA RENFRO. More About HUGH O'NEIL BISHOP: Burial: Zion Hill Cemetery Fact 1: WWI veteran. 4. JOHN BELTON O'NEAL9 BISHOP (JOHN BELTON*, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT-CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born April 25,1854 in NC, and died June 02,1936. He married MARY "POLLY" FRANKS October 19,1871 in Jackson Co., NC. More About JOHN BELTON O'NEAL BISHOP: Fact 1: DOB & DOD from Barbara Dills Bishop Children of JOHN BISHOP and MARY FRANKS are: i. Lou10 BISHOP, m. JIM WEBB. ii. FRANK BISHOP, m. OCTIE JANE FRANKS. iii. HANNA BISHOP, m. JIM COBB. iv. ANDY BISHOP, m. FLORENCE MASHBURN. v. LETICIA BISHOP, m. GEORGE LEWIS. vi. JOE BISHOP, b. August 27,1897, Jackson Co., NC; d. 1985; m. PEARL SMITH. More About JOE BISHOP: Fact 1: Baptist minister Fact 2: Could this be the same Joe Bishop who m Pearl Greer (1910-1976)? vii. JOHN BISHOP, m. ADDIE BUCHANAN. viii. DAVE B. BISHOP, m. JULIE FREEMAN. ix. EMILY BISHOP, m. DENNIS HIGDON. x. JANE BISHOP, m. HERSCHEL BUCHANAN. 5. LOUISA JANE "LOU"9 BISHOP (JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT "CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD?', HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born July 08.1856 in SC, and died October 15.1942 in NC. She married LEANDER HIGDON October 10,1889 in Cullowhee, NC. More About LOUISA JANE -LOU" BISHOP: Fact 1: DOB & DOD from Barbara Dills Bishop Child of LOUISA BISHOP and LEANDER HIGDON is: i. TISHA10 HIGDON, m. ROBERT ROGERS. 6. DANIEL FRANKLIN9 BISHOP {JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7 EDMOND SHORT "CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born February 05,1862 in Greenville, SC, and died August 25,1919 in Waynesville, NC. He married SARAH "SALLY" ELIZABETH PHILLIPS September 19,1886 in Jackson Co., NC. daughter of ANDREW PHILLIPS and MARGRETE CUNNINGHAM. She was born December 25,1864, and died 1946. More About DANIEL FRANKLIN BISHOP: Fact 1: carpenter Fact 2: died of appendicitis Fact 3: DOB & DOD from Barbara Dills Bishop Children of DANIEL BISHOP and SARAH PHILLIPS are: 11. i. GROVER SELF10 BISHOP, b. May 10.1888; d. May 21.1946. ii. MARGRETTE LOUISA BISHOP, m. O. V. CAGLE. iii. FRANK EDGAR O'NEAL BISHOP, m. BERTIE HOOPER. iv. SARAH ELIZABETH BISHOP, m. MILAS WARD. v. ALISE CATHRINE BISHOP, m. MILFORD JENKINS. vi. JOHN JACKSON "JAY" BISHOP. vii. MARIAH EMILINE BISHOP, m. LOUIE GALLOWAY. viii. SOPHIA JANE BISHOP, m. VAN SCHOICK. ix. BESSIE FARRIS BISHOP, m. EVERETT HARRIS. , 150 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Generation No. 3 7. BASIL MONROE10 BROWN (PERMELIA LETITIA9 BISHOP, JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT "CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUNLVEDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born December 23.1873 in Caney Fork, Jackson, NC, and died November 23,1960 in Pine Branch, NC. He married CALLIE ARIZONA "ZONA" (YARBORO) YARBOROUGH January 09.1895 in Jackson Co., NC, daughter of JOHN YARBOROUGH and MARGARET KILBY. She was born April 19,1877 in Sanook, Haywood. NC, and died May 22,1959 in Pine Branch, NC. More About BASIL MONROE BROWN: Three additional children stillborn or lived a week or two Children of BASIL BROWN and CALLIE YARBOROUGH are: i. HURRIAH PINKNEY11 BROWN, b. November 24.1895, Jackson Co., NC; d. February 23,1961. Mitchell Co., NC. Never married ii. ROBERT HERRON -BOB" BROWN, b. September 02,1898, Jackson Co., NC; d. May 1992, NC; m. ANNIE FRIZELL, September 1917, Sylva. 12. iii. MARGARET LETITIA "LETTY" BROWN, b. May 11,1900, Jackson Co., NC; d. December 20. 1986, a nursing home in Madison Co., NC. iv. DAVID -FRANK" BROWN, b. October 01,1901, Jackson Co.. NC; d. December i971, Mitchell Co., NC; m. PANSY MCKINNEY, December 1927. v. MAMIE BROWN, b. January 22.1904, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 1974, Salem, NJ; m. HUGH D. FARMER. May 19*25, Haywood Co.. NC. vi. EMILY BROWN, b. April 09,1906, Jackson Co., NC; m. (1) FRANK MONTEITH, 1925. Slyva. NC; m. (2) WALLACE MORTON, 1933, Bakersville, NC. More About EMILY BROWN: Fact 1:'still living 8/1997 vii. BAZILBROWN, b. August 15,1908, Franklin, MaconCo., NC; d. December 14,1995, Pasadena, TX; m. MARIE WILLIAMS, June 1932. Panama Canal Zone, Panama. 13. viii. LOUISA JANE BROWN, b. April 17,1911, Jackson Co., NC; d. January 08,1995, Ashville, Buncombe Co., NC. ix. THOMAS WOODROW BROWN, b. August 02,1913, Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC; d. January 22,1995, McDowell Co.. NC; m. MARIE DUNCAN, April 1935, Mitchell Co.. NC. x. WILLIAM YARBOROUGH -BILL" BROWN, b. September 22,1915, Jackson Co., NC; m. MARY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, November 05,1943, Morgantown, Burke Co., NC. More About WILLIAM YARBOROUGH "BILL" BROWN: still living 8/1997 xi. BETTY BROWN, b. January 05,1918; m. CLEOPHAS WILLIS, December 24,1937, Bakersville, NC. More About BETTY BROWN: Fact 1: still living 8/1997; furnished much info on family to Lois Heun. 8. MACKEY "MACK"10 BROWN (PERMEUA LETITIA9 BISHOP, JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT •CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUNLVEDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born June 22, 1880 in Jackson Co., NC, and died November 25,1932 in Mitchell Co., NC. He married'MARGARET FRANCES"BELLE' BUCHANAN. Children of MACKEY BROWN and MARGARET BUCHANAN are: i. JOHN DELOMAS11 BROWN. ii. ETHEL BROWN. iii. SUSIE BROWN. iv. OENEVA BROWN. v. KENNETH ROYAL BROWN. vi. LOUELLA LETITIA BROWN. . % vii. HELEN BROWN. viii. WOODROW BROWN. 9. SUSAN LOUISA10 BROWN (PERMEUA LETITIA9 BISHOP, JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT 'CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUNLVEDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born April 09, 151. Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 1889 in Saul's Creek, Jackson Co., NC, and died June 27,1972 in Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC. She married LOGAN ALEXANDER BUCHANAN December 25,1911. \y Children of SUSAN BROWN and LOGAN BUCHANAN are: i. EDITH11 BUCHANAN. ii. ROBERT PAUL BUCHANAN. iii. DOROTHY BUCHANAN. 10. WILLIAM DAVID10 BISHOP (HUGH (HENRY)9, JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT -CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN^, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born October 3 1 , 1 8 7 2 in Speedwell, NC, and died May 08,1954 in Sylva, NC. He married DOCIA HIGDON JONES February 01,1911 in Jackson Co., NC, daughter of CHARITY HASELTINE HIGDON. She was bom March 10,1893 in Gay, NC. and died February 05, 1955 in Sylva, NC. More About WILLIAM DAVID BISHOP: father-of Woody Bishop who married Barbara Dills More About DOCIA HIGDON JONES: Barbara Dills Bishop: raised by a Jones & took his name Children of WILLIAM BISHOP and DOCIA JONES are: i. HUGH GUDGER11 BISHOP, b. December 27,1911, Jackson Co., NC; d. March 03,1986, NC; m. FLORENCE AMMONS. ii. JENETTE EMILY BISHOP, b. May 31.1914, Jackson Co., NC; m. RUFUS TREADWAY; d. January 1966. iii. DANIEL MCCALCH BISHOP, b. June 06,1917, NC; d. June 04,1940; m. LETHE PEEK. iv. THOMAS EDGAR BISHOP, b. May 23,1919, NC; m. KATE AMMONS. v. BENJAMIN LEE BISHOP, b. September 04,1921, NC; d. May 28,1925, NC. vi. BEATRICE JANE BISHOP, b. July 08,1923, NC; m. CLAUDE DAVIS; d. Bef. 1980. vii. ROBERT DAVID BISHOP, b. March 19,1926, NC; m. BETTY WOODARD, September 1955, NC. viii. ALVIN KENNETH BISHOP, b. April 19,1928, NC; d. September 1955, NC. 14. ix. WILLIAM WOODROW "WOODY" BISHOP, b. August 13,1931, Gay, Jackson Co., NC. x. FRANKLIN DELOS BISHOP, b. October 05,1934, NC; d. October 22,1934, NC. xi. MARY LOUISA BISHOP, b. January 20,1936, GAy, Jackson Co., NC; m. FRED GREEN, June 15,1955, Darrington, WA; d. October 29, 1989. 11. GROVER SELF10 BISHOP (DANIEL FRANKLIN9, JOHN BELTON8, HUGH HENRY7, EDMOND SHORT -CHUNKY ED*, EDMOND (EDMUND/EDWARD?, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN (CAPTAIN?) was born May 10,1888, and died May 21.1946. He married MATTIE MAE MORGAN October 17,1909. She was bom January 27,1889, and died December 16,1975. Children of GROVER BISHOP and MATTIE MORGAN are: i. EDGAR11 BISHOP, b. August 08,1910; d. June 09.1988; m. GRACIE DILLS, September 20, 1930. EDGAR BISHOP, a Baptist minister ii. LOCKE HENRY BISHOP, b. September 14,1912; d. 1972; m. HAZEL IRENE HALL, August 02, 1936. iii. DANIEL CHARLIE BISHOP, b. July 15,1914; d. March 27,1986; m. JESSIE ASHE. More About DANIEL CHARLIE BISHOP: His write-up shows DOD 1986. his sister's 1984 iv. GROVER LEE BISHOP, b. Bet. 1915-1916. Lived 3 months v. PHILLIP ROBERT BISHOP, b. September 07,1917; d. November 1984; m. (1) NANCY ARMEDIA HALL, Abt. 1940; d. February 05,1961; m. (2) WILMA SMITH, Aft. 1961. More About WILMA SMITH: Fact 1: widow of Frank "Babe" Norton vi. JESSE L BISHOP, b. March 24,1920; m. (1) BERNICE REID, Abt. 1946; m. (2) LURLINE OWEN. November 28, 1953. IRENE BISHOP, b. January 17,1922; m. ELMER HOOPER, August 16, "1941. SARA JANE BISHOP, b. July 24,1924. ALFRED RAY BISHOP, b. July 29,1928. ,v SOPHIA MAE BISHOP, b. Aft. 1924. Stillborn 152 \ y 15. 16. VII. viii. ix. X. Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 C 1 9 3 9 J a c k s o n C o u n t y D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e s o f P e r s o n s B o r n P r i o r t o 1 9 0 0 Key to reading the following: Name of deceased; spouse; date of birth; place of birth; 1939 date of death; father's name; father's place of birth; mother's name; mother's place of birth; informant; informant's address; cemetery. An asterisk (*) denotes a known error in the certificate. Abstracted in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office by Larry Crawford June 1999. % Webster Stillwell, Birdean; 18 Feb 1876; Webster;'24 Jan; John F. Stillwell; "Webster; Sarah Harris; Webster; Mrs. John StiUweU; Webster; Stillwell Painter, William Leonard; wid/o Delia Dalton; 28 May 1861,; Macon Co.; 25 Feb; Yumi Painter; TN; not given; not given; O.T. Painter; not given; Lovedale Cabe, FideUia; h/o Martha F.; age 61,3,9; Macon Co.; 23 Oct; Floyd Cabe; Jackson Co.; Mary Young; TN; Mrs. Martha F. Cabe; Webster; Stillwell Allen, Hattie; w/o Laurence; 7 Feb 1889; Webster; 26 Nov; Thad AUen; Webster; Dorothy ; not given; Laurence AUen; Webster; Webster Cowan, Bonnie Mae; w/o Ransome; 23 Feb 1890; Jackson Co.; 2 Dec; George McConneU; Clay Co.; Sally Keener; Jackson Co.; Woodrow Cowan; Webster; Stillwell Dills, George Neal; 1 Jan 1893; DUlsboro; 5 Nov; C.W. DiUs; Dillsboro; Candas Conner; Dillsboro; C.W. DiUs; DiUsboro; Sylva Sylva Watson, Rhoda; w/o John Baxter; 9 Mar 1852; Johns Creek; 12 Jan; John Parker; Johns Creek; not given; not given; Mayme Bailey; Sylva; Sylva Fisher, Fannie Burr; w/o W.J.; 5 May 1869; Whittier; 27 Jan; Dr S. Welch; Cherokee Co.; PoUy Hyatt; Whittier; W.J. Fisher; Sylva; Beta Fisher, Rufus WUburn; wid; 16 Sep 1864; Sylva; 1 May; Rufus Fisher; Jackson Co.; Catherine AUen; Jackson Co.; Clyde Fisher; Sylva; Old Field Harris, Ollie Gaston; w/o W.M.; 1 Sep 1875; Turkey Creek, Buncombe Co.; 30 Jun; Wm. Reynolds; NC; Mary Dover; Buncombe Co.; Benjamin H. Harris; Canton} Old Field Dills, AUen Bartlett; wid/o Josephine Brendle; 2 Jun 1848; Beta; 14 Jul; Bartlett DiUs; Jackson Co.; Fannie Harris; Jackson Co.; A.J. DiUs; Sylva; Sylva Ashe, Harriet Pruitt; wid/o fate; 1863; Swain Co.; 15 Jul; nothing else given except Informant Elsie Ashe (son); Sylva; Sylva (family) , Mathis, Andy; h/o EUen Smith; 8 Jul 1881; Macon Co.; 18 Aug; Winslo Mathis; not given; Magaline Mathis; TN; Mrs. Andy Mathis; Sylva; Sylya r Bumgarner, Nathan WUburn; wid/o Margaret; 23 Mar 1848; NC;18 Aug; George Bumgarner; NC; Eliza Tatham; NC; Frank Bumgarner; Sylva; Bumgarner Lewis, George S.; h/o EUen; 1 Feb 1875; Greens Creek; 23 Nov; John Lewis; Webster; Lucy Green; NC; George Lewis, Jr.; Sylva; Love Chapel Hurst, Mary Lucy Ann; w/o John; 14 Mar 1866; Franklin; 14 Jan; Columbus Dalton; NC; Raby; Jackson Co.; John Hurst; Sylva; Long Branch Cabe, Zephyr Pearl; w/o SUas; 5 Oct 1890; Wilmot; 20 Jan; Price Ashe; Webster; Margaret TiUey; SpeedweU; Mrs. Price Ashe; Sylva; Sylva Ammons, James Marion; h/o Ada; 13 Nov 1883; Macon Co.; 23 Jan; Sam Jones; not given; Edith Ammons; Macon Co.; Ada Ammons; Sylva; Sylva Fox, David Hamilton; h/o NeUie BurreU; 25 Nov 1860; GA; 16 Jan; nothing else given except Informant Raymond Fox; Sylva; Sylva 153 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Sylva Young, Mary Anna; 10 Mar 1869; Macon Co.; 19 Mar; Ervin Young; Macon Co.; Mary Young; ^j Macon Co.; Chas. Dean; Sylva; Wesley Chapel Alley, Pauline H.; wid/o John H.; 26 Nov 1864; Cullowhee; 19 Jul; Mack H. Hooper; NC; Minerva R. Hooper; NC; Helen Lewis; Cullowhee; Rogers Dorsey, Henry; h/o Rose Ann; 7 Jan 1876; Jackson Co.; 5 Jul; Sol. Dorsey; TN; Harriet Wilson; NC; Laura HoweU; Sylva; DUlsboro Clement, Walter Mack; h/o Flora Parker; 1892; Haywood Co.; 7 Sep; James T. Clement; TN; Hattie Varnell; not given; James Clement; East LaPorte; Hyatt Aiken, John H.; h/o Nancy Coward; 1859; Oconee Co. SC; 10 Nov; Tom Aiken; NC; Rebecca Hoxit; NC; Cicero Aiken; Cowarts; Cowarts Chambers, John Martin; wid; 22 Feb 1859; Buncombe Co.; 10 Oct; John Martin Chambers; NC; Lowe; NC; Robert Chambers; Sylva; Beta Bryson, WiUiam; h/o Macy Fox; 2 May 1897; GlenviUe; 26 Sep; Cole Bryson; GlenviUe; CumUe Holland; Sylva; Macy Bryson; Norton; Norton Wood, Sarah Inez; w/o J. Robt.; 26 Oct 1874; SC; 20 Nov; James Gasaway; not given; Lavada Owens; not given; J. Robt. Wood; Sylva; Reynolds Poison, William Paris; wid; 23 May 1863; TN; 5 Dec; Solomon Poison; not given; not given; not given; W.P. Poison; Closplint KY; Bryson City Scotts Creek Blanton, Lizzie; w/o Ham; age 64; NC; 30 Mar; Abe Jenkins; NC; not given; not given; Ham Blanton; not given; Willets Henry, Alexander; wid/o Artie Hooper; age 92,5,3; NC; 10 Feb; not given; not given; not given; NC; Noah Henry; Sylva; WUlets Murray, Lemuel; h/o Sarah; age 75,11,20; AL; 16 Jul; nothing else given except Informant Sary <^y Murray; Sylva; Addie Oxner, Eva; age 68,6,19; Haywood Co.; 15 Jul; James Oxner; Haywood Co.; Mary,E. Joice; Haywood Co.; William Crawford; Balsam; Plott Creek Allman, John C ; h/o Hattie; age 62,10,11; Webster; 1 Aug; John Allman; Jackson Co.; Rachel Bryson; NC; Joe Allman; Sylva; Addie Long, Susan; wid; age 85; GA; 25Mar; Jim Justes; not given; not given; GA; Brit Long; Sylva; Addie Savannah Wilson, Martha Elveria; 23 May 1853; Gay; 28 Apr; Luke WUson; Swain Co.; not given; not given; Hazel Wilson; Gay; Zion HU1 Higdon, Frank; h/o Ada; age 44; Gay; 16 Feb; BUI Higdon; Franklin; Charity Higdon; Jackson Co.; not given; not given; Zion Hill Buchanan, Robert G.; h/o Martha; age 81,6,17; Jackson Co.; 21 May; Billy Buchanan; Jackson Co.; Elvira Brooks; Jackson Co.; John Buchanan; Gay; New Savannah Cabe, Barthanah Elenora; wid; 23 Jan 1876; Gay; 3 Aug; Frank Barron; McDowell Co.; Alora Ashe; Gay; Amos Ashe; Gay; Gay Barron, Alora C ; wid; age 79,4; Gay; 8 Sep; Sidney Ashe; Gay; Lucinda Tatham; Gay; F.L. Barron; Gay; Gay Jones, Nelson P.; wid/o Emeline Woodard; 7 Sep 1852; Gay; 26 Oct; Henderson Jones; NC; Mahala Ashe; NC; Geo. W. Jones; Loris, SC; New Savannah River Smith, Francis M.; wid/o John Hamp; 29 Mar 1851; not given; 24 Mar; James Wood; Haywood \^J Co.; NeUie PhiUips; Haywood Co.; W.H. Smith; East LaPorte; Tuckasegee 154 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 199? River ; ^ , Brown, Jirry G.; div/Belle Mathis; 6 Jan 1884; Cowarts; 16 Jul; AUen Brown; Cowarts; Falby Coward; Jackson Co.; Alonzo Brown; Tuckasegee; Shook Moody, Nancy Ann Slatton; wid/o John; age 95,8,11; SC; 25 Oct; Jackie Slatton; SC; Nancy Sauls; SC; (Ulegible); East LaPorte; Tuckasegee QuaUa HoweU, Tennessee; w/p Kansas; 1 Jul4866; Jackson Co.; 16 Aug; Dave Turpin; Jackson Co.; Mary Messer; Jackson Co.; Kansas Howell; Whittier; Thomas Tramper, Chiltosky; h/o Emma; 10 Apr 1882; Cherokee; 22 Feb; nothing else given except, Informant Welch Tramper; Cherokee; Cherokee Hornbuckle, WiUiam J.; h/o Mary; 20 Jan 1869; Cherokee; 2 Feb; EUck Hornbuckle; Cherokee; Minda Queen; Cherokee; Mary Hornbuckle; Cherokee; Cherokee Crowe, Nancy; wid/o Severe; 24 dec 1851; Cherokee; 11 Jun; not given; not given; Annie Littlejohn; Cherokee; Noah Arch; Cherokee; Soco Tolley, Martha; w/o Leonard;age 84; MitcheU £o.; 6 Jun; Baker Ayers; MitcheU Co.; PoUy Ayers; MitcheU Co.; Tom ToUey; Cherokee; ToUey Swimmer, Lucy Ann; wid/o John; age 53,5,24; Cherokee; 12 Dec; Johnson Towe; Cherokee; not given; not given; Tom Swimmer (son); Cherokee; Cherokee SheU, George; age 79,9,3; Cherokee; 17 Dec; nothing else given except Informant "Eastern band census"; Cherokee U Mountain Childers, Sarah; wid/o Billy; age 76,8,15; Jackson Qo.; 9 Feb; WilHam Moss; Erastus; Martha Owens; GlenviUe; DeUa Childers; Washington DC; Erastus Hamburg Bryson, James; h/o Nancy A.; age 69; NC; 24 Nov 1938; George Bryson; NC; Dorcas Frizzle; NC; Nancy A. Bryson; GlenviUe; GlenviUe Keener, Polly Ann; wid/o Thomas; age 92,1 l,8,*;Jackson Co.; 7 Jan; John Monteith; NC; Barbra Wike; NC; Belzia Moss; GlenviUe; GlenvUle Watson, Joseph; age 78; NC; 12 Feb; WiUiam Watson; NC; Nancy Shook; NC; Laura Young; GlenviUe; GlenviUe * Norris, Mary Magdalene; wid/o Fate; age 82; Macon Co.; 8 Mar; not given; not given; Margaret Long; Macon Co.; Harley Norris; Glenville; Bessie Fowler, WiUiam McDuffie; h/o Helen C. English; age 58,1,16; Cashiers; 10 Apr; William A. Fowler; Cashiers; Sarah McCall; Cashiers; Joe Fowler; Glenville; GlenvUle Callaway, Joseph Andrew; h/o Martha; age 63; Macon Co.; bur.28 Apr; Joseph Calloway; NC; Mary Chambers; SC; EUafair Woodard; Boone; Norton Fisher, Rhoda; wid/o Clark; age 82; NC; 11 Apr; Marion Owen; NC; Margarit J. Woods; NC; Cleve Fisher; GlenvUle; Big Ridge Bryson, David Andrew; h/o Maggie; age 87; NC; 19 Jun; Byres Bryson; NC; Mary Moody; SC; Pauline Robinson; GlenviUe; Glenville Moody, Josephine Leopard;- w/o Raul; age ,64; riot given; 17 Aug; nothing else given Nicholson, William Andrew Jackson; h/o Florence; age 71,11,9; Oconee Co SC; 21 Dec; John- W. Nicholson; SC; Eddie Moss; SC; Buren Nicholson; GlenviUe; GlenviUe Greens Creek Allison, Ode McDowell; h/o Emlie; 10 Mar 1860; Greens Creek; 28 Mar; Mont AUison; Jackson ^ / Co.; Jane Wilson; Macon Co.; Cole AUison; Greens Creek; East Fork 155 Journeys Through Jackson . September-October 1999 Greens Creek Sutton, Mitchell; h/o CordeUa; age 83,2; Greens Creek; 11 Aug; James Sutton; Jackson Co.; \y Nancy Quilliams; jackson Co.; Elsie Sutton; Greens Creek; Old Savannah Dillsboro Mingus, AUce Turk; w/o Shannon; age 62,0,20; Webster; 20 Mar; Clark Turk; SC; Nancy Howell; Swain Co.; WUUam Howell; DUlsboro; DUIsboro Enloe, Claude G.; 5 Dec 1880; Whittier; 18 May; Scroop Sevier Enloe; Whittier; Sarah EUen Monteith; Sylva; J.S. Mason; DiUsboro; Parris Ashe, Rufus; wid; 1857; NC; 24 Jun; nothing else given except Informant Walter Sherrill; Dillsboro; Old Savannah Cullowhee Taylor, Thomas Clingman; wid/o BiUy; age 78,2,4; SpeedweU; 4 Apr; Andrew Taylor; not given; Polly Ashe; Jackson Co.; L.H. Taylor; not given; Oscar ' Bryson, Artie PhUUps; wid/o Columbus; age 85,10,17; CuUowhee; 18 May; BiU PhiUips; NC; Nancy Shunk; NC; Milton Bryson; CuUowhee; not given Austin, Ed; h/o DeUa; age 73,1,21; HayesviUe; 14 May; Austin; not given; not given; not given; Sherman Austin; not given; Cullowhee TiUey, Horatio Hampton; wid/o Emalee; age 88,0,25; SpeedweU; 18 Jun; Louis TiUey; NC; Hannah Ford; Macon Co.; Shirley Dobson; Sylva; Speedwell Knight, WiUie Ray; 28 May 1882; not given; 2 Jun; Wm Knight; Pickens SC; Betty Bryson; Cullowhee; nothing else given Pressley, Robert Fidell; age 60,5; Speedwell; 28 Jun 1938; FideU Pressley; SpeedweU; Sarah Johnson; Macon Co.; HanseU Pressley; SpeedweU; Speedwell Seago, Jesse; age 82,4,20; Lislesville, NC; 14 Aug; Patrick Seago; LislesviUe, NC; EUzabeth V^ Harris; LislesviUe, NC; Susie Morton; Speedwell; Bumgarner Cashiers Picklesimer, Henry Benson; h/o Effie Alley; age 70,3,23; Macon Co.; 30 Jan; Thomas Picklesimer; not given; Margaret Green; Spartanburg SC; Thomas Picklesimer; Grimshawes; •Grimshawes Bryson, Alexander Stevens; h/o Dora Lee; age 81,3,0; Cashiers; 26 May; Sebren Bryson; CuUowhee; Margaret Hooper; Cashiers; Dora Lee Bryson; Cashiers; Cashiers Caney Fork Chastain, Rufus Cleveland; h/o DoUie; age 64,5,21; Cowarts; 5 Jan; WUUam Chastain; Jackson Co.; Elizabeth Coward; Cowarts; DolUe Chastain; Cowarts; Moses Creek Long, William Clayton; h/o Callie; not given; Cowarts; 5 Apr; MitcheU Long; not given; Elizabeth Chastain; Cowarts; Amanda Long; Cowarts; Moses Creek Gunter, Emma Stephens; w/o Sam; age 41,6,19; Cowarts; 27 Apr; D.-H. Stephens; East LaPorte; Prilla Parker; Cowarts; Luther Stephens; Cowarts; Stephens Hooper, Mabelle; w/o Walter; age 54,3,2; Hiwassee GA; 9 May; WUey Henson; Haywood Co; Deliah M(illegible); Haywood Co.; Nelson Henson; Cowarts; Brasstown Hooper, Lougenia; wid/o Thomas; 27 Jan 1862; Tuckasegee; 23 Apr; Mont Stephens; NC; Louisa Brown; NC; DUlard Hooper; Cowarts; East LaPorte Canada Phillips, Welington Lee; h/o Deborah Mersilia Mathis; age 60,11,23; Wolf Mountain; 8 Feb; George Wesley PhUUps; Wolf Mountain; Margaret Melvina Ashe; Wolf Mountain*; Jim Daves; vV Wolf Mountain; Canada 156 Journeys Through Jackson September- October 1999 Canada . Bryson, Joe; h/o Ruthie Parker; age 60,8,26; Argura; 30 Mar; Harvey Bryson; Argura; Marget Brown; Argura; Pearl Parker; Wolf Mountain; Sols Creek Brown, Susan; wid/o Levi; age 89,4,14; Tuckasegee; 22 Oct; Andrew Hooper; Tuckasegee; Margaret Woodring; Jackson Co.; Mrs. J. Brown; not given; Argura Barkers Creek Buchanan, James Rastus; h/o Dorothy; June 1865; Greens Creek; 7 Jan; Jim Buchanan; not given; not given; not given; Theodore Buchanan; Whittier; Greens Creek Parris, Dave; age 82,6; Jackson Co.; 19 Feb; Jack Parris; Jackson Co.; Martha, Brooks; Jackson Co.; Johnny Davis; Whittier; Keener Raby, Lee Emmos; age 53,0,19; Jackson Co.; 26 Mar; Henry Raby; Jackson Co.; Cintha Pannel; Jackson Co.; John Raby; Whittier; Wilmot DiUs, Sallie; age 55; Barkers Creek; 8 May; L.B. Gunter; Barkers Creek; Jhosfine Messer; Barkers Creek; Claud Gunter; Whittier; Barkers Creek Nation, SaUie LeUa; age 65,5,17; Ulegible; 4 Oct; Murfuy Harris; Jackson Co; Fannie Jones; GA; Baxter Nation; Whittier; Nations Creek Gibson, Jess F.; wid; age 71,11,24; not given; 28 Sep; nothing else given except Bee Knob Cemetery Moody, Clarence America; age 66,6,26; Haywood Co; 5 Nov; Jhon Harrison Moody; Haywood Co; Amanda M. AUen; Haywood Co; Mrs. Kermit WiUiams; Whittier; Wilmot F i g u r i n g A B i r t h D a t e F r o m A T o m b s t o n e [JCGS member Harry Bmngarner passes this along.] If a grave marker reads that the deceased died May 6,1889, and was 71 years, 7 months, and 9 days old, figure the birth date this way: 18890506 (Died 1889, 5th month, 6th day) - 710709 (age 71 years, 7 mos., 9 days) 18179797 8870 (constant number) 18170927 (Born 27 Sep 1817) Note: This wiU work only if the number of the month of death is lower than the number of months lived in that year, except for those who are bom and die in the same month. For example, it wiU work for a person bom in July but died in May, but one must use straight subtraction if the deceased were born in June and died in December. We are not sure of the origin of the "constant number." Obviously, if a person were bom and died in the same month, Uving after one's birthday would be easy to calculate. Should the deceased have a death date of December 6, and the age was 71,11,14, then the numbers would look this way: 19511206 - 711114 18800092 8870 18791222 (Birthdate was December 22,1879) 157 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 G e m s , J e w e l s , a n d F o o l ' s G o l d | , ( Recognitions, good times, and nonsense surrounding JCGS members) Gems and Jewels: Helen Wood, who has accomplished something new with genealogy every time she walks in the door of the Society office. Helen started her genealogy as a gift to her husband, who is an invalid. Her words: "I think God makes it possible for me to find new material." (Helen, not only do we admire your faith, we also recognize your abilities to cut through barriers to find what you need.) Helen Davis Cooper, who was honored a few weeks ago with an 80th birthday party, where we saw many Society members. Helen's words: "You helped to make it special." (Helen, we were honored to be invited to a special occasion for someone who is herself so special.) Daniel Deitz, who we miss seeing at meetings because of his illness and surgery. For those of you who don't know him, this man has the best memory for genealogy we have ever encountered. (Daniel, we send along a big 'Hello there' to you, we wish you the very best, and we need you back with us.) Walter "Bud" Bryson, who has visited our Society office twice. He is a grandson of OUve Mariah Crawford Bryson, younger sister of the editor's great-great grandfather, and the first descendant of this family we have ever met. We were privUeged to take him to the resting places of his great-grandfather Robert Bryson at Old Field and his great-great grandfather John Bryson at CuUowhee Baptist, the latter an ancestor for a dozen or more of our Society members. Fool's Gold: Overheard by JCGS Vice-President Sharon Barger Carnes in a Kentucky library: " I just need one more name and I'U have the Campbells back to Adam and Eve." (Sharon did not die laughing. She is around to tell others of us such nonsense.) Overheard by the editor in an Ohio Ubrary: " I have this family traced back to Alfred the Great" (Hmmm...Ethelbert begat Egbert, who begat Ethelred, who begat Alfred, who begat William Smith. Is that how it was? Sounds like a terminal case of ermine fever from here.) Spoken to Society President Rick FrizzeU when, on a history trip to Chattanooga, he made a wrong turn on 1-75 and stopped at a service station for directions: "You know that class you take in school where you study maps and stuff? I failed it." (And rather badly, we would imagine.) 158 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 L < T h e N i c h o l s o n J u s t i c e o f t h e P e a c e B o o k (Ed. Local Justices of the Peace were expected to keep a record of the cases that came before them. The following is abstracted from the Justice's Civil and Criminal Docket kept by Justice George Thomas Nicholson (G.T.) of the Caney Fork community. Shared with us by JCGS member Kenneth Nicholson, who is a grandson of G.T., it includes the kinds of minor disputes (some of them hilarious) that came before local justices. The book forms are in italics, the material added by G.T. Nicholson is in standard typescript. The name of one plaintiff has been omitted, because of the nature of the case.] State of North Carolina Jackson County Caney Fork Township • E C Mathace against Coleman Bryson No.5 Before G T Nicholson J.P. Summons issued on the 20 day o/Nov, /909, returnable on the 25 instant, at G T Nicholson office, at 10 o 'clock a.m., and delivered it to M D Nicholson a Const of this township Summons returned on the 25 day o/Nov served on Defendant... by M D Nicholson a Const on the 22 day p/Nov, /909 The plaintiff complains for the sum of $7.05 for work and labor done Judgment was rendered conditionally for the term of 4 days by agreement made by both parties as to a contract set for that date The Defendant appeared and acknowledged said debt but claimed it was not due til the 29 day of Nov 1909 acording to contract Judgment was rendered conditionaUy til that date to be confirmed if judgment was not satisfied otherwise to be of no affect Witness my hand and Justice Seal This Nov 25 1909 GTNicholson JP State of North Carolina Jackson County Caney Fork Township J H Parker John Stephens Spurgen Stephens J C Brown E N Brown Ellis Painter Nathan Middleton T B Ensley T H Parker against J M Rogers No. 11 Before G T Nicholson JP. Summons issued on the 16 day o/May 1910, returnable on the 21 instant, at G T Nicholsons, at 4 o 'clock p.m., and delivered it to M D Nicholson a Constable of this Township Summons returned on the 21 day o/May 1910 served on Defendant by M D Nicholson, a Const on the 16 day of 'May 1910. 159 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 The plaintiffs complain for the Sum of $157.97 due for work and labor done for which said plaintiffs filed a Lien on aU the Lumber stacked and being at Sawmill No 1 and No 2 in Caney Fork Township it being the lumber they worked at Judgment was rendered against the Defendant for the sum of $157.97 and aU costs The Defendant appeared and acknowledged said Judgment for the sum of $152.97 and costs amounting to $3.63 for which said Plaintiffs demanded an Execution for the sale of said lumber Witness my hand and Seal This the 21 day of May 1910 G T Nicholson Justice of the Peace Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina No A State of North Carolina against Daniel Jones Before James Cook J. P. Upon the oath o/Tanie Parker, setting forth that Daniel Jones did on or about the 1 day of July 1900, commit an assault upon the boddy of WUliam Watson by striking him with his fist Upon said complaints Warrant of arrest was issued against said party... The Defendant being in court after investigating the case it is adjudged that the Defendant pay a fine of one $1.00 DoUar & cost of this action Fine and cost paid This July the 10 1900 James Cook J P Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina No. 5 State of North Carolina against BraziU Brown Before G T Nicholson JP. Upon the oath of'Charly Luker setting forth that Brazill Brown did on or about the 20 day of June 1907 assault Charly Luker by crossing the fence on his possession and foUowing him with a pistol allso curseing and abuseing him contrary to Section 3620 of the Code of North Carolina, upon complaint of Charly Luker, A Warrant of Arrest was issued against said party and delivered on the 21 day 3/" June 1907 to M D Nicholson a Constable to be served immediately Warrant returned the 29 day o/June 1907, executed. The Defendant being in court pleads not guilty on the foregoing examination it was hereby ordered and adjudged that BrazUl Brown the Defendant pay a fine of five doUars and the Cost in the action Fine and cost paid and the prisner released 160 ^y ^y ^y Journeys. Through Jackson September - October 1999 This 29 day of June 1907 G T Nicholson Justice of the Peace Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina State of North Carolina against J N Arington Before G T Nicholson JP. Upon the oath of J A Green, setting forth that J N Arington did on or about the 7 day of Feb 1918 unlawfully assault Horace Phillips by strikeing him with his fist or attempted to strike him after the said Horace PhiUips having given him the dam lie contrary to Section 3620 of the Code of North Carolina The Defendant submits to the above charge and was fined $1.00 and cost This the 8 day of Feb 1918 GTNicholson JP Caney Fork Township, Jackson Coumty, North Carolina State of North Carolina against Horace Phillips Before G T Nicholson J. P. Upon the oath of'John A. Green, setting forth that Horace Phillips did on or about the 7 day of Feb 1918 unlawfully engage in an affray with J N Arington after giving him the dam lie contrary to Section 3620 of the Code of North Carolina The defendant submits to the above charge and was fined $1.00 and cost This the 9 day of Feb 1918 GT Nicholson J P Caney Fork Township, Jacksdn County, North Carolina State of North Carolina & against E W Waldroup Before G T Nicholson J. P. Upon the oath of setting forth that E W Waldroup did on or about the 10 day of Jan 1910 unlawfully and unmercifuUy'assault the body of Lida Hooper with a stick or hicory by beating her and drawing blood from her body in twelve or more places Upon the complaint of , a warrant of arrest was issued against said party and deUvered on the 12 day of Jan 1910 to M D Nicholson a Const to be served immediately Warrant returned the 21 day of Jan 1910, executed 161 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Case called for trial Defendant and all witnesses presant except the prosecutor defendant ready for trial. Officer says prosecutor had been lawfuUy summoned L E Hooper said said ^j that he was not coming to the trial After hearing the evidence it was found that the prosecutor was malicious and it was adjudged that the Defendant be released and that the Prosecutor pay the cost Witness my hand and seal This the 21 day of Jan 1910 GT Nicholson JP Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina State of North Carolina and John Wood against Molly Roberson Vargin Watson Binam Watson Upon the oath o/John Wood, setting forth that MoUy Roberson Vargin Watson & Binam Watson did on or about the 22 day o/Feb 1915 let their stock run at large beyond the boundaries of said district contrary to Section 3322 of the Code of North Carolina, and upon said complaint, A warrant of arrest was issued against said parties and delivered on the 6 day of March 1915 to Perry Duncan a Balif to be served immediately Warrant returned the 8 day o/March 1915, executed. Case caUed for trial Defendants and aU Witnesses presant After earful examination of all the evidence it was adjudged that the Defendants Molly Roberson and Binam Watson pay the cost of their action and that the Plantif John Wood pay the cost as to Vargin Watson as he was adjudged to be innacent Witness my hand and official Seal This the 8 day of March 1915 GT Nicholson J P Caney Fork Township, Jackson County, North Carolina State of North Carolina against Ben Nicholson Before G T Nicholson J.P. Upon the oath o/Thad Brown, setting forth that Ben Nicholson did on or about the 23 day of Dec 1911 commit an assault on the bodies of Bas Hooper and Huie Hooper with his fist And upon said complaint, A warrant of arrest was issued against said party The Defendant being in court after investigating the case it was adjudged that the Defendant pay a fine of $1.00 and the cost of the action fine and cost paid This the 17 day of Jan 1912 G T Nicholson Justice of the Peace ^y ^y 162 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 C M o u n t P l e a s a n t B a p t i s t C h u r c h R e c o r d s [Ed. Through the years, the editor has been privileged to be granted access to the records of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Having grown up in that church, we have been most grateful for the kindness of the clerks and Boards of Deacons in allowing access to these records. They are of incredible value, because the clerks were conscientious about writing obituaries for deceased members. In the obituaries from Book 1, almost all of them date from a time when North Carolina did not require death certificates. Furthermore, a number of the people listed here have no gravestones, so this source is one of the few, if not the only, means available to determine parentage and vital dates. Now in the possession of Church Clerk Denny Mathis, these records were abstracted Septentber 20,1999 by Larry Crawford and Roth Shuler. Ruth Shuler also transcribed the original minutes and constitution of the church. One will notice that at the time of the founding of the church in 1852, Jackson County was not yet operating as a county. Also, while the founding of the church was seven years after the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845, the body referred to themselves as "United Baptists," and welcomed as its first new member a black woman. One wonders if the Civil War affected the allegiance and associational membership of the church.] Constitution of Mount Pleasant Church Haywood County NC On the 16th day of June A.D. 1852 The following Brethren desmissed from Scotts Creek Church, viz: James Crawford, Wm. Carson, John Brown, Wm. R. Crawford, Thos. Henson, Anna Crawford, Margaret U. Brown, Oliff Crawford, Mary E. Henson, Syntha Carsori/Syntha Hooper, Mary C. Carson, Esther T. Carson, Mary Ensley, and Mary Beard caUed a Presbytery which consisted of Elders Wm. Haines, Joshua Ammons, Wm. W. Reid, and C. B. Mingus, before which Presbytery the above named members presented themselves, day above written, and after a thorough examination was found to embrace the following .Articles: 1": We believe in one only living and true God, and that there are three persons in the Godhead, the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost, and that these three are one in substance, and equal in power and glory. 2nd: We believe the scriptures of the old and new testaments are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice. 3rd: We believe in the doctrine-of original sin. 4*: We believe in mans impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he, is in, by his own free will and ability. 5th: We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God, only by the imputed righteous of Jesus Christ. 6* : We believe the saints shall persevere in Grace, and they never shall fell finally away. 7*: We believe that Baptistm and the Lords Supper are ordinances instituted by Christ, and that true believers are the only proper subjects thereof. 8*: We believe that the true mode of baptism is immersion. 9d>: We believe that no person has a right to administer the ordinances but such as are regularly called and qualified thereunto. 10th: We believe that no man should be ordained to the ministry, without the unanimous voice of the Church to which he belongs. 11*: We believe in the resurection of the dead, and a general Judgement; that the punishment of the wicked shall be everlasting, and the Joys of the righteous eternal. 163 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 12th : We the members of Mount Pleasant Church, agreeing to the above articles of faith, do, for, and in behalf of each other, covenant, and agree and give ourselves up to each other, in church and Christian fellowship, in order to keep up the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace, and to assist each other in all matters of distress, and pray for each others prosperity. Which the above Presbytery considered orthodoxy, and pronounced them a church of Christ, of the United baptist faith and order, by the name of Mount Pleasant church Presbytery above named: 1st William Haines IsJ Joshua Ammons /s/William W. Reid /s/ CB. Mingus Rules of Decorum 1": The business of the church shall be opened and clos'd by prayer, and only one shall speak at a time, who shall rise and address the moderator, the person thus speaking, shall not be interupted while speaking, who shall attend closely to the subject, without making any remarks on the slips or blunders made by the one who spoke before them, and every member shall have a right to speak in their turn provided they observe these rules. 2nd: Members shall not absent themselves in time of business without leave from the moderator. 3rd: No member shall speak more than three times on one subject without leave from the church. 4"1: The moderator shall have leave to speak as another members provided his seat be filld. 5th: We admit of no other title than Brother when engag'd in business. 6th: Every motion made and seconded shall come under the consideration of the church except withdrawn by the one who made it. 7*: There shall be a clerk appointed who shall be treasurer, in whose hands, all monies shall be deposited for church purposes, who shaU account to the church when calPd on for all such moneys plac'd in his hands. 8*: Any member violating the above rules must be admonish'd. July the 24th, 1852: On motion agreed to adopt the following Resolution: 1st: Resolved that in all mere questions a majority shall determine the point and in all matters of fellowship there shall be a Union. 2nd: Resolved that all male members failing to attend one church meeting shall account for it at the next; if s'd failure is not accounted for by some of the Brethren and females shall be noticed by the church at their discretion. (Note: this second item is lined out on the original.) June 18,1853: 3rd: Resolved that the members of this church neither make, vend, nor use spiritous liquors as a Beverage. November 19,1853: 4*: On motion resolv'd that all Ministering Brethren of the United Baptist faith and order in good standing among us shall-have liberty of receiving and Baptizing members any where in the bounds of this church at any time the members of the same may think it expedient. 5*: Also agreed that our Articles of Faith, Rules of Decorum, and by laws be read at least four times a year. 164 \ y ^y u Journeys Through Jackson- September - October 1999 Obituary Abstracts from the Mount Pleasant Church Book C Isabel Henry James Sterling Catherine Ann Yarbrough Mary E. Oxner Mary E. Henson Mary Queen Sina M. Bryson William R. Crawford Mary Styles Mary L. Blanton Joseph B. Allen Margrett M. Queen Alice M. Styles O.E. Crawford d/o Mary Henry; b. Jackson Co. 4 May 1867; joined Mount Pleasant 5 Jun 1880 [Ed. No death date given] d. 6 Sep 1854; b. Abbeville District SC; when both parents died, taken by Aunt Sarah Pitts to Edgefield District SC; came to "this country" 1848; joined Caney Fork Church May 1851; joined Mount Pleasant May 1854; 30 years old d. 7 Dec 1874; b. Burke Co. NC; joined Crabtree Baptist Church'June 1855; joined Mount Pleasant spring 1874; age 41 d/o Peron, Armenta Joice; b. Buncombe Co. 30 Jan 1849; m. James A. Oxner 24 Jan 1870; moved to Haywood; d. 21 Mar 1876; (surv. by ) husband, 2 children d/o Wm R Crawford, Olief V. Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 9 Dec 1831; [Ed. 1832]; joined Scotts Creek Sep 1847; m. Thomas M. Henson 23 Dec 1847; d. 19 May 1877 w/o Alford Queen; joined Mount Pleasant 16 Jul 1853; d. 4 May 1878; (surv. by) 13 children d/o William, Olief V. Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 9 Jul 1847; joined Mount Pleasant 18 Nov 1868; m. Samuel H. Bryson 6 Apr 1864; d. 26 Jan 1879; (surv. by) husband," 5 children s/o Samuel, Mary Crawford; b. Rutherford Co. 25 May 1810; moved to Haywood Co. now Jackson; m. Olief V. Hemphill 22 Jan 1832; joined Scotts Creek Church; licensed to preach 15 Sep 1855; ordained 8 Jan 1859; pastor of Mount Pleasant and several other churches;>d. 27 Nov 1879; age 69 d/o Thomas, Mary Styles; b. Jackson Co. 5 Jun 1858; joined Mount Pleasant 8 Aug 1880; d. 10 Oct 1882 b. 29 Nov 1839; joined Mount Pleasant 22 Nov 1857; d. 3 May 1883; (surv. by) husband, 6 children [Ed. D/o James, Anna Messer Crawford, wife of Jeremiah Blanton] s/o Wm Allen; b. Haywood Co. 5 Oct 1806; joined Scotts Creek May 1845; ordained deacon 26 Nov 1853; d. 29 Sep 1884 d/o A.W., Mary Gunter; b. Jackson Co. 24 Aug 1852; m. John B. Queen, son of Alford Queen, 22 Aug 1881; joined Mount Pleasant 23 Aug 1879; d. 23 Jun 1884, age 32; (surv. by) husband, infant b. 4 Apr 1859; joined Mount Pleasant Aug 1882; d. 22 Nov 1885 d/o PJ., D.A. Crawford; b. 7 Dec 1868; d.-19 Jan 1886; [Ed. Mother was Adelaide Clayton; given name Olief Elvira, after her grandmothers, Olief Hemphill Crawford and Artie Elvira Bryson Clayton] Martin Relius Bryson s/o Samuel H., Sina M. Bryson;-b. Jackson Co. 11 Nov'1867; joined Mount Pleasant 31 dec 1884; d. 23 Feb 1887 165 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Elisebeth Catherine Ensley (Hall) Syntha A. Crawford (Jones) Zachariah Pulliam Jones Isaac Jefferson Mills Nancy Blanton W.L. Shuler Ruben S. Mills Thomas Estes G.W. Crawford Malinda Mills S.M. Queen M.C. Queen H.C. Bryson d/o William, Juda Ensley; b. Jackson Co. 17 Apr 1843; m. A.J. Hall 18 Oct 1863; joined Scotts Creek Jan 1858; joined Mount Pleasant 20 Jul 1867; d. 25 Mar 1887; age 43,11,7; (surv. by) husband, 3 children d/o James R., Lavisa Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 9 Jun 1857; joined Mount Pleasant 19 Mar 1875; m. Charles Jones 17 Jun 1875; d. 28 Mar 1887; age 29,10,19 s/o Charlie, Elizabeth Jones; b. Rutherford Co. 3 Nov 1812; m. Sarah Morrow, joined Mount Pleasant 14 Oct 1878; d. 2 Mar 1888, age 75,4; (surv. by) companion, 6 children s/o Ruben S., Mela A. Mills; b. TN 25 jan 1838; served the Confederacy; m. Jane Wyatt, Syntha Woods; joined Mount Pleasant 30 Jan 1858; d. 22 May 1888; (surv. by) 3 sons, 2 by first wife, 1 by second d/o Levi, Sarah Burns; b. Rutherford Co. 1808; m. Riley Blanton; joined Mount Pleasant 8 Mar 1883; d. 6 Jul 1888; 80 years old s/o Emanuel, Liza Shuler; b. Walker Co. GA 4 Jul 1845; m. M.M. Brown 27 Mar 1867; joined Shady Grove Nov 1871; joined Mount Pleasant 1 Jun 1878; ordained deacon 3 May 1884; d. 18 Oct 1888, age 43,3,14; (surv. by) wife, several children s/o Thomas, Mary Mills; b. Montgomery Co. 6 May 1812; m. Mela an Elliott [Ed. Amelia Ann Elliott]; lived NC and TN; joined Mount Pleasant 7 Aug 1880; d. 19 Oct 1888; age 75,5,13 (surv. by) wife, several children s/o Jesse Mullen, Nancy Estes; b. Ashe Co. "now Wilkes" [Ed. This is reversed.] 11 Apr 1806; age 20, moved to Buncombe Co.; m. Margaret Crawford, Sarah Wilkes; joined Mount Pleasant 14 Oct 1871; dtrs. Nancy, Dorcas; d. 3 Jan 1889; age 82,8,23 s/o Wm R., Olief V. Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 18 Jul 1855; m. Nancy S. Morrow 4 Dec 1873; joined Mount Pleasant 19 Nov 1871; ordained 2 May 1885; d. 5 Apr 1890; age 34,8,13; (surv. by) wife, 4 children d. 30 Sep 1892, age 76; 11 children; joined Scotts Creek 1871; son Sam s/o Alford, Mary Queen; b. Jackson Co. 24 Oct 1858; m. M.J. CogdiU 11 Aug 1881; joined Mount Pleasant 28 Jan 1886; d. 14 Apr 1892; age 34,6,10; (surv. by) wife, 5 children d/o J.T., L.J. Queen; b. Jackson Co. 18 Jan 1874; joined Mount Pleasant 25 Jan 1886; d. 8 Apr 1895, age 21,2,21 (surv. by) father, mother, 7 brothers and sisters d/o P.J., D.A. Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 23 Dec 1875; joined Mount Pleasant 8 Aug 1891; m. A.B. Bryson 25 Aug 1892; d. 19 Sep 1897, age 21,8,26; "with her dear little children"; " her little infants in Heaven"; [Ed. Given name Harriet] \ y - y \ y 166 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 J.T. Queen Annie Ward Alace Fisher Julia E. Bryson Darcus R. Gunter John S. Bryson Rev. A.B. Henson Elisabeth Hoyle Haseltine Dean Thomas Mills Mary E. Mills W. H. Queen Lizzie Gunter Leander Queen Nancy L. Duncan s/o Alford, Mary Queen; b. Jackson Co. 29 Sep 1852; m. L.J. Carson 4 Mar 1873; joined Mount Pleasant 11 Nov 1873; d. 28 Jan 1898, age 45,4; (surv. by) wife, 8 children d/op Charley, Manerva Ward; b. Jackson Co. 16 Mar 1882; joined Mount Pleasant July 1896; d. 27 Oct 1897; age 15,7,11; (surv. by) father and mother d/o Rev. George, Nancy Crawford; b. Jackson Co. 14 Apr 1877; joined Mount Pleasant 8 Aug 1891;'m. W.-L. Fisher 29 Nov 1896; d. 29 Jan 1898, age 20,9,15; (surv. by) companion and infant [Ed. Infant'was Loranzo "Ran" Fisher] d/o D.S., Elizabeth Nonnan; b. Jackson Co. 17 May 1877; joined Mount Pleasant 9 Oct 1889; m. A.M. Bryson 17 Jan 1897; "her little infant"; brother Tom; d. 28 May 1899, age 22,0,11 [Ed. Tom survived his sister] d/o Thomas, Margaret Estes; b. Jackson Co. 1838; joined Mount Pleasant 10 Oct 1889; "caught by the train on a rail road tressel near Hall;s Station"; d. 8 Jul 1899, age 61; (surv. by) 6 ch. s/o Robert Bryson; b. abt, 27 Aug 1845; m. Mariah Crawford abt 1869; joined Mount Pleasant 8 Nov 1879; moved to KY, then Asheville; brothers Francis, Samuel; d. 13 Apr 1901; age 55,8,16; (surv. by) wife, 11 children s/o T.M, Emaline Henson; b. Jackson Co. 12 Jun 1860; m. Mary Ensley i& Nov 1878; joined Mount Pleasant 13 Oct 1878; ordained 9 May 1885; "come to his death by a gun shot from the careless hand of one George Kates"; d. 17 May 1902, age 41,11,5; (surv. by) wife, 6 children [Ed. Given name: Andrew Bartlett] m. Joseph Hoyle 1864; joined Mount Pleasant 9 Oct 1886; d. 24 Jan 1903; (surv. by) companion, 5 children ' d/o J.T., Charlotte Carson; b. 26 Jun 1860; m. C.R. Dean 12 Dec 1878; joined Mount Pleasant 5 Nov 1878; d. 5 Nov 19P3, age 43,4,9; (surv. by) companion, 9 children b. abt 1818; joined Mount Pleasant 1858; joined Oconalufty but returned; d. 30 Jun 1904, age 86 w/o Thomas; b. 1834; joined Mount Pleasant 30 Jan 1858; d. 18 May 1904, age 70 s/o J.T., L.J. Queen; b. Jackson Co. 31 Jan 1879; joined Mount Pleasant 14* Aug 1897; m. Hattie Fisher 23 Feb 1902; d. 26 Jul 1904, age 25,5,26; (surv. by) wife, 1 child d/o S.C., Emma Jones; b. Haywood Co. 20 May 1878; joined Mount Pleasant 9 Aug 1891; m. R.L. Gunter 3 Jul f 892; d. Colefields, Morgan Co. TN 2 Jun 1904, age 26,0,12; (surv. by) companion, 4 children b. 6 May 1876; joined'Mourit Pleasant 9 Aug 1891; d.'l Feb 1905, age 28,8,25; (surv. by) wife, 3 children d/o Thomas, Margaret Estes; w/o M.D. Duncan; b. Jackson Co. 18 Jun 1835; joined Mount Pleasant 5 Apr 1884; d. 30 Sep 1905, age 70,3,12; (surv. by) 4 children 167 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Z.T. Mills John Cogdill W.T. Fisher Lucindia Brooks Elizabeth Hinson Margret Cogdill Josephine Barker L.D. Queen D.S. Norman D.T. Mills Charlotte Carson May Henry Felix Deitz J.K. Mills Clem Woods s/o Smith, Lucinda Mills; b. 12 May 1850; joined Mount Pleasant 1898; d. 19 Dec 1905, age 55,7,7; (surv. by) wife and children s/o George, Sara Cogdill; b. Jackson Co. 5/1838; m. Jane Cook abt. 1861, she died 1887; m. Margaret McClure; joined Mount Pleasant 1 Dec 1878; d. 9 Nov 1906; (surv. by) wife, 9 children s/o Charley, Elizabeth Fisher; b. Sevier Co. TN 19 Apr 1834; joined Mount Pleasant 1 May 1898; d. 16 Nov 1908; (surv. by) wife, 11 children [Ed. Given name: William Towers] b. Rutherford Co. 12 Aug 1823; m. Thomas R. Brooks 27 Dec 1842; joined Scotts Creek; joined Mount Pleasant 2 May 1891; d. 24 Jul 1909; 10 children, 4 dead, 6 living [Ed. Maiden name Blanton, d/o Riley Blanton and his first wife Dollie Mayes] d/o Lewis, Sarah Cunningham; b. 23 Feb 1834; joined Waynesville Baptist; joined Mount Pleasant 3 Mar 1894; m. Thomas M. Henson 14 Nov 1878; d. 21 Feb 1910, age 76,11,23; (surv. by) husband, 1 brother d/o'Rolahd, Malissie McClure; b. 7 Mar 1857; m. John Cogdill 8/1888; d. 20 Aug 1910 (surv. by) father, 2 brothers, 1 sister, 3 children d/o Jack, Melvina Wood; b. 12 Apr 1880; joined Mount Pleasant 1 Apr 1911; m. Jule Barker 20 Oct 1904; d. 14 Oct 1911, age 31,5,17; (surv. by) husband, 3 children, father, 4 brothers, 3 sisters b. abt 1840; joined Mount Pleasant 16 Oct 1878; mentions "his children"; d. 18 Oct 1911 s/o George, Luasy Norman; b. Yadkin Co. 26 May 1844; m. Elizabeth Brooks 30 Nov 1871; joined Mount Pleasant 2 Nov 1878; d. 14 Jan 1912; (surv. by) wife, son [Ed. Given name David; mother's maiden name Louisa Hinshaw] "Brother Davie"; b. 15 Jun 1834; joined Mount Pleasant 3 Oct 1889; d. 17 Feb 1913, age 78,1,11; (surv. by) wife, 7 children d/o Thomas, Jennie Henson; b. Rutherford Co. 27 Nov 1821; joined Caney Fork; joined Mount Pleasant 18 Sep 1852; m. J. T. Carson 21 Dec 1851; d. 8 dec 1913, age 92; 7 chUdren, 4 boys, 3 girls d/o Leander, Maiy Shuler; b. Jackson Co. 27 May 1882; m. Wesley Henry 28 Nov 1899; joined Mount Pleasant 5 Feb 1910; d. 13 Feb 1914, age 31,8,15; (surv. by) companion, 3 children s/o Marton, Josephine Deitz; b. Jackson Co. 25 Jun 1893; m. Bessie Queen 5 dec 1909; joined Mount Pleasant 3 May 1908; "death by accident while in the mountains alone"; d. 5 Aug 1914; (surv by) wife, 1 child s/o David, Melinda Mills; b. Jackson Co. 6 Dec 1843; m. Martha Crawford 13 Aug 1864; joined Mount Pleasant 23 Aug 1879; d. 23 Oct 1914; (surv. by) wife, 5 sisters, 2 brothers ^y v_y s/o Levi, Mary Woods; b. Jackson Co. 12 Jan 1846; joined Mount Pleasant mar 1863; m. Rebecca Mills "upwards of 40 years ago"; d. 6 Jan 1916, age 69,11,24 (obits continued on page 174) \ y 168 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 J a c k s o n C o u n t y L a n d E n t r i e s [Ed. The following land entries are abstracted from Jackson County Land Entry Book "A," located in the Register of Deeds Office. Please note that a land entry did not mean that the person ever actually owned, much less lived on, the tract of land. But except for speculators, most of the entries were contiguous (or meaningful in some other way) to the citizen making the entry. They are therefore valuable to genealogists for locations as well as names. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in June 1999.] Entry* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 * Name(s) Andrew J. Wood, Samuel R. Cook Andrew J. Wood M. Cook Solomon F. Cook, H.B. Cook Andrew J. Wood Wairen Barker Elihu Coward Elihu Coward, Hugh Rogers James H. Bryson Daniel Bryson Daniel Bryson J. Keener J. Keener J. Keener # of acres 100 '• 50 25 75 100 75 600 400 200 -! 100 100 640 200 640 Identifying Location Waters of the Tuckaseigee River; south line of tract owned by WUUam Brown; known as the Weaver place Waters of Tuckaseigee River; adjoining tract where Wood now fives Waters of Tuckaseigee River; adjoining tract where Cook now Uves Waters of Tuckasigee River; tract owned by WUUam Brown; known as the Wolf Mountain place Waters of Tuckaseigee River; adjoining tract where Wood now Uves Savannah Creek; north of the meeting hpuse Tuckaseigee River and Caney Fork; Shelton Mountain Caney Fork; near top of Bald Ridge" . Headwaters of Long Branch; nw corner of S. Hyatt Sr.'s land East side CuUowhee Road; includes the Bear WaUow Waters of CuUowhee Creek; White Rock Creek; Andrew Bryson's corner Waters of Scotts Creek; beginning D.L. Dillard's gum coiner of Ensley tract; runs with Dillard's lines Tuckaseigee River west side; river bank opposite small island 1st above mouth of Dicks Creek; best vacant land in the bend of the river Tuckasigee River east side; adjoining Peter King, George Buchanan, Wm R. Buchanan; beginning George Buchanan" Date 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 22 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 169 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 J. Keener E.D. Brendle E.D. Brendle R.V. Welch Wm. H. Bryson, James Bryson, Nathan Loe Wm. H. Bryson, James Bryson, Nathan Loe Andrew Presly, Andrew K. Tailor David Hall David Hall J.B. AUison, R.V. Welch J.B. AUison, R.V. Welch R.V. Welch, J.B. Allison Hugh Rogers, J.B. AUison Hugh Rogers, J.B. AUison Hugh Rbgers WiUiam T. Parker B.N. Queen 640 100 25 5000 200 200 75 75 30 5000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 300 100 100 north boundary; includes vacant land on south side of mountain Tuckaseigee River east side; beginning Thomas Watson's upper line; runs with Watson's line, James J. Allen heirs line Scotts Creek; Round Bottom Creek; NE corner of Brendle's Scotts Creek; between where Rodah Parris now Uves & tract WUd (WUey) Parris bought from Aaron Cunningham; beginning west boundary of Rodah Parris; includes a piney mountain Headwaters of Scotts Creek; top of Balsam Mountain Toxaway River; joining Abraham Lowe's land Toxaway River; Sanders land on the south Savannah Creek; near the Locust lick log Savannah Creek; Reed Branch; corner of a tract owned by haU Reed Branch; beginning pine corner of tract owned by HaU East side of Forney Creek; beginning on bank of creek South side Tuckaseigee River; beginning mouth of first large branch emptying into river below where Benjamin Hyde once lived; up creek to Jackson County line Headwaters of Oconalufty; near Porter's Gap Beginning county line near state road where road crosses Cowee Mountain Beginning on line of tract owned by John Bryson, dec'd; known as the gap place Beginning on line of lands John Stewart Uves on Beginning on corner of tract he now lives on South side of Caney Fork; beginning at Benjamin Coward's line 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 23 mar 1853 23 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 24 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 ^y Ky ^y 170 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Wm. B. Queen Wm. B. Queen James M. Hooper James Hooper Samuel W. AUison Samuel Allison W.H. Bryson, John B. Allison & Co. W.H. Bryson; J.B. Allison &Co. James Hooper James Hooper P.L. Davis James M. Hooper P.L. Davis John D. Watson Ransom W. Hooper Sebum Bryson, Ransom W. Hooper' 640 25 50 400 50 100 200 200 50 50 15,000 50 1,000 100 100 100 Both sides Caney Fork; near Gray head field belonging to WUUam Brown John Ben's Creek; at WiUiam T. Parker's corner East side Cullowhee Creek; near his line West side Tuckaseigee River; head of branch that runs into Tennessee (Tanasee?) Creek Wate'rs of Tuckaseigee River; Nigerscull Creek; joining upper tract 'on creek owned by WiUiam Brown Waters of Tuckaseigee River; at or near the Sedar clift; includes Eric improvement Waters of Tuckasegee River; situated in Hamburg; joining WUliam Moss's land north side Waters of Tuckaseigee River; joining Henry WUson east side Waters of Tuckaseigee River west side; head of Pounding MU1 Branch West side Tuckaseigee River; beginning on his line Beginning on William Hooper's line; south side Caney Fork Creek Cullowhee Creek near the White Rocks Beginning at Cherry Gap CuUowhee Creek; beginning Berry Gooden's line CuUowhee Creek; comer where Benjamin TUley now Uves, runs to Jason Conley line; with line to tract of G.W. Bryson to line Jason Conley bought of John N. Mathis Cullowhee Creek; north side of Buck Knob; upper side of traU leading from B. TiUey's; same tree where J.H. Bryson once kiUed a panther 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 25 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 171 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 James WUson Warren Barker Wm. C. Watson EU G. Watson EU G. Watson John A. Hooper Henry H. Parker; David Mathis Reuben H. Stephens Nathan Middleton FideUa Bryson Margaret Presly Rudisel Henderson Benjamin Parker Edward Hooper Jesse A. Mathis WUUam Undprwood Arak Hyatt 100 50 100 640 640 50 50 50 100 50 100 100 100 100 50 50 100 50 Cullowhee Creek; head of Long Branch; near line of Shadrach Hyatt's land Savannah Creek; head of 2nd branch above Cane Ashe's house Line of J.D. Watson's home; gap of the ridge where road crosses to J. Conley's line, to G.W. Bryson's line, to Andrew Bryson's line, to R.V. Hise's line Waters of Tuckaseigee River; near faUs of Flat Branch Waters of Tuckaseigee River; near Reed house running with said Watson's line West fork Tuckaseigee River; line of said Hooper's West fork Tuckasegee River; line of said Hooper's West fork Tuckasegee River; beginning my own line Caney Fork; line of Henry Wood's tract; near allum rock cUft Tuckaseigee River; Negro scuU Creek Cullowhee Creek; upper line of G.W. Bryson's toward the Panther Knob; both sides of branch G.W. Bryson lives on CuUowhee Creek; near line of Andrew Presly, Tillman TUly; includes faUs on Parker Creek Tuckaseigee River; ridge between Jacob Wike, James Webster Caney Fork; John Bens Creek; fork of the first branch that the trail crosses going up the Rich Mountain from Johns Creek Caney Fork; near WiUiam Brown line Tuckaseigee River; poplar cove Cullowhee Creek; Benjamin TiUy's southwest line; running to Lewis TiUy's on the Long Ridge; includes Anna Cove Cullowhee Creek; Long Branch, joining Shadrick Hyatt's home tract on southeast side 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 26 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 28 Mar 1853 29 Mar 1853 29 Mar 1853 30 Mar 1853 \ y Ky K^ 172 Journeys Through Jackson September - OctobeY 1999 U I n d e x Aiken 154 Alexander 140,146 Allen 153,157.165, 170 Alley 154.156 Allison 155,170,171 Allman 154 Ammons 152,153,163,164 Anderson 144,151 Arch 155 Arington 161 Ashe 152,153,154,156, 172 Austin 156 Ayers 155 Bailey 153 Barger 158 Barker 168, 169,172 Barron 154 Baumgartner 142 Beard 163 Berry 147,148 Best 146 Bishop 147.148,149,150,151,152 Blanton 154,165,166,168 Bradley 144 Brendle 153,170 Britton 146 Brooks 154,157.168 Brown 142,146,149,150,152,155, 156,157,159,160,162,163, 166, 169,171.172 Bryson 142,154,155,156,157, 158, 159,165,166,167.169,170,171, 172 Buchanan 150,151,152,154,157, 169 Bumgarner 153,157 Bums 166 Burrell 153 Cabe 149,153,154 Cagle 150 Callaway 155 Calloway 155 Carnes 158 Carson 163,167,168 Chambers 144,154.155 Chastain 156 Childers 155 Clark 144 Clarke 144 Clayton 165 Clement 154 Cobb 150 Cogdill 166,167,174 Conley 171,172 Cornier 153 Cook 160,168,169 Cooper 142,158 Cowan 153 Coward 154,155,156,169 Crawford 142.153.154,158,163, 165,166,167,168,169,174 Crowe 155 Cunningham 142,143,146,150, 168,170,174 Dalton 153 Daves 156 Davis 142.146,152,157,171 Dean 154,167 Deitz 158,168 Dillard 169 Dills 142,148,149,150,152,153, 157 Dobson 156 Dorsey 154 Dotson 141,143,146 Dover 153 Duncan 151,162,167 Edwards 146 Elliott 166 English 155 Enloe 156 Ensley 159,163,166,167,169 Estes 166,167 Fanner 151 Fergason 144 Fincher 144 Fisher 142,153,155.167,168 Ford 156 Fowler 155 Fox 153,154 Franks 149, 150 Freeman 150 Frizeli 151 Frizzell 158 Frizzle 155 Fullbright 146 Gaddis 144 Galloway 150 Gambill 146 Gasaway 154 Gibson 157 Gilbreath 148 Goodenl71 Green 152,153,156,161 Greer 150 Gunter 156,157,165,167 Haines 163,164 HaU 144,152,166, 170 Harris 15(5,153,156,157 Hawkensl44 Hemphill 142.165 Henderson 172 Henry 144,154,165,168 Henson 156,163,165,167,168,174 Heun 148,151 Higdon 150,152,154 Hinshaw 168 Hinson 168 Hisel72 Holland 154 Hooper 150,152,154,156,157,161, 162,163,171,172 Hornbuckle 155 Howell 154,155,156 Hoxit 154 Hoyle 167 Hunter 144 Hurst 153 Hyatt 144,153,172 Jenkins 150,154 Johnson 149,156 Joice 154,165 Jones 143,144, 146,152, 153,154, 157,160,166, 167 Justes 154 Justice 146 Kates 167 Keener 153,155,169,170 Kerr 146 Kilby 151 King 169 Kirkpatrick 146 Knight 156 Leatherwood 146 Leopard 155 Lewis 150,153,154 Linsey 174 Littlejohn 155 Loe 170 Long 154,155,156 Lowe 154,170 Luker 160 Lundy 146 Mashburn 149, ISO Mason 156 Massey 146 Massingale 139 Mathacel59 Mathis 153.155.156,163,171,172 Mayes 168 McCall 155 McClure 168 McConneU 153 McCracken 146 McKinney 151 Medford 144 Meecel46 Messer 144,155.157,165 Middleton 159,172 Mills 166,167.168,174 Mingus 156,163,164 Monteith 142,151,155,156 Moody 146, 155,157 Moore 146 Morgan 149,152 Morrow 166 Morton 151,156 Moss 155.171 Muckle 144 Mull 146 Mullen 166 Murray 154 Nation 157 Nelson 146 Nichols 144 Nicholson 155,159,160,161,162 173 Journeys Through Jackson September - October 1999 Noland 145 Norman 167, Norris 155 Norton 152 168 Owen 152. 155 Owens 154, 155 Oxner 154, 165 Painter 153,159 Pannel 157 Pannell 142 Parker 153,154,156,157, 159, 160, 170,171,172 Parris 157, 170 Peek 152 Phillips 142,150,154,156,161 Picklesimer 156 Pitts 165 Plemmons 146 Poison 154 Presly 170.172 Pressley 149,156 Pruitt 153 Queen 155,165, 166,167,168,170, 171 Quilliams 156 Raby 153,157 Reed 172 Reid 152.163, 164 Renfro 149,150 Reynolds 1S3 Rhinehart 144 Rice 146 Roberson 162 Robinson 155 Rogers 146,150,159.169 RusseU 148 Sauls 155 Scroggs 142 Seago 156 Seay 146 Setser 144 Shell 155 Sherrill 156 Shook 155 Shuler 140,163,166,168 ShunklS6 Slatton 155 Smith 150,152,153,154 Sparks 146 Stephens 156, 159,172 Sterling 165 Stillwell 153- Styles 165 Sullins 148 Sutton 156 Swimmer 155 Tailor 170 Tate 146 Tatham 153,154 Taylor 156 Terrell 142 Thomas 144 Taieyl53, 156,171,172 Tilson 149 Tolley 155 Tompson 144 Towel55 Tramper 155 Treadway 152 Turk 156 Turner 144 Turpin 155 Underwood 172 VanSchoickl50 VameU 154 Vhelland 149 Waldroup 161 Ward 150,167 Watson 148, 153,155,160,162. 170, 171,172 Weaver 169 Webb 150 Webster 172 Welch 146,153,170 Wike 155,172 Williams 151, 157 Williamson 144 Willis 144,151 Wilson 154,155,171.172 Wood 154,158,162,168, 169,172 Woodard 149,152,154 Woodring 157 Woods 155,166,168 Woody 148 Wyatt 166 Yarborough 151 Yarbrough 165 Young 153, 154 Young 155 KJ \ y Mount Pleasant Obituaries, continued T.M. Henson b. Rutherford Co. 13 May 1825; parents moved to this section 1826; m. Mary Emiline Crawford 23 Dec 1847; 10 children, all dead except 3; m. Elizabeth Cunningham 24 Nov 1878; "was in the constitution June 26, 1852"; [Ed. Charter member of the church]; d. 1 May 1918, age 92,11,17; (surv. by) 3 children, 1 sister Martha Mills d/o James, Annie Crawford; w/o J.K. Mills Aug 1865; b. abt 1843; joined Mount Pleasant 18 Nov 1957; d. 26 Jul 1919 Julia Cogdill d/o J.M., Ellen Linsey; w/o Herschel Cogdill 1909; b. 19 Mar 1893; joined Mount Pleasant 6 Sep 1909; d. 20 Apr 1919; 5 children, 2 living, 3 dead; (surv. by) husband, mother, 2 children, 3 brothers, 4 sisters Ky 174
