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Journeys Through Jackson 2000 Vol.10 No.03-04

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  • Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.
  • Ky K . J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n T h e O f f i c i a l Journal of 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. <^ V o l . X, No. 3 - 4 M a r c h - April 2 0 00 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2000 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 By the time members receive their next issue of Journeys Through Jackson, the second volume of Jackson County Heritage will have gone to the publisher. After twice extending the deadline for submissions to the new book, committee chairman Ruth Shuler and family editor Dorris Beck will have edited and prepared for publication some five hundred famUy stories and fifty or more other-articles and submissions. Ruth and Dorris recognize the hard work of Helen Cooper, Sharon Carnes, Karen Nicholson, Peggy Mason, Bill Crawford, Rachel Phillips, Roy Shuler, Irene Hooper, Mary Moody, and Mary Cecil Patterson. They are also appreciative of the many members who have submitted their own stories, have sent out brochures, have "talked up" the book, and have supported the effort in any way. As JCGS member Virginia Hoyle Wilson said at a meeting, "You get to the point where people cross the street when they see you coming." Most of us know that such a project is a huge undertaking, and all of us owe these folks our sincere thanks. At the March meeting of the Society, JCGS member Lesa Wilcox Postell entertained us royally with her stories of family heritage and using the old-time ways in modern life. Then in April, Sylva author Gary Carden left members and guests laughing in delight at the way he turns a phrase, all the while showing his loyalty to his mountain upbringing. In this issue, we concentrate on three Jackson County families (Blanton, Mathis, and FrizzeU), as well as the usual collection of photographs and abstracts of official records. Make sure to read the reminiscence of Effie Hooper Stephens. It is a classic, and will have you laughing out loud. We're a little late this time, and we apologize for that. This one was unexpected, but in keeping with our custom, no excuses, just a mea culpa or two. Happy hunting! y 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/ Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 ^ C c T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcement of the Daniel Deitz Award 35 Information and Queries 35 JCGS Photo Album 36 - 37 JCGS Library Acquisitions and Items for Sale 38 The Blantons of ScottsCreek 39 - 46 Jackson County Guardian Bonds 47 - 48 Effie Stephens Remembers 49 - 52 1942 Jackson County Death Certificates 53 - 56 The Descendants of David Mathis 57 - 60 John Alexander Frizzell 61 - 64 Joan Edwards Gillett Ancestry Charts 65 - 66 Index 67-68 T h e D a n i e l D e i t z A w a rd The Jackson County Genealogical Society received a very generous gift honoring the memory of Daniel Deitz. The Society voted at the February meeting to create the Daniel Deitz Award, and to extend life memberships in the Society to the benefactresses, Ila Rae Deitz and Bessie Deitz. Guidelines and nomination procedures for the award are being developed, and Society members should expect to receive that information in the next issue. I n f o r m a t i o n C o r r e c t i o n a n d Q u e r i es JCGS member Willa Blankenship Cooper sends the following correction to data published in JTJ in the January - February 1999 issue. In the death certificate for Eli Blankenship, his father should read "Andrew J. Blankenship," and his mother should read "Catherine Shelton," rather than "Kathleen Banks." Also, Willa seeks information re Andrew J. Blankenship, who left the area about 1890 - 1900 after a dispute possibly involving a shooting or killing. He moved to British Columbia, is buried with the name James Austin. Seeks any info on this incident, including versions from Bradley descendants. Also seeks info re Catherine Shelton and Anderson Blankenship, both buried at Old Toestring Cemetery. Write her at 19 Wise Rd. Candler, NC 28715 or e-mail to willa@brinet.com New JCGS member Maria "Rita" Morales (1795 Rosevale Ct. Pueblo CO 81006 or Nanaritas @cs.com) seeks copies of, or information about, a 1982 newsletter by Alan Stiles. She researches John Stiles (b. 1757), Charles Stiles (b. 1792) m. Keziah McConneU, Thomas Jefferson Stiles (b. 1842) m. Amanda Jones Gates, Virginia Stiles (b. 1881) m. Edward Sterling McCuIly, Naomi McCully (b. 1908) m. George Thomas Richards. 35 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 J C G S P h o t o A l b um Ky Our photograph section in this issue consists of that staple of everyone's picture boxes and albums, the postcard. Shown above, Daniel Deitz as a small lad in a wagon, a center photo that we refer to simply as "Hats," and on the right, Lula Beck. All are used courtesy of Ha Rae and Bessie Deitz. Below, 1 - r, Mrs. Alice Wilson, Bill Doug Davis on his horse, and a Davis cousin named Gertie Rhea Buzbee. All are used courtesy of Helen Davis Cooper. Kj KJ 36 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 J C G S P h o t o A l b um c Postcards on this page are identified as follows: Top left, Cornelius Higdon (courtesy Ha Rae and Bessie Deitz); top center, the "x" marks one of the Tilley sons of Emily Ingabo Frizzell TiUey (courtesy Dorris Beck); and top right, a penciled inscription says "Amie Pannel, Stacie Estes" (courtesy Dorris Beck). Bottom left, Davis brothers Bill Doug and Joe (courtesy Helen Davis Cooper); bottom center, Ida Dills Ensley, Verta DiUs Davis, Jim Ensley, Nancy Ensley Thompson, Sally Ensley Freeman or Gertie Ensley (courtesy Helen Davis Cooper); bottom right, Elzie Cochran Glenn (courtesy Roy Shuler). ••*•< *.«*.. vf>Uc A 4 37 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 1 •• i JCGS L i b r a r y A c q u i s i t i o ns Call No. Author Title Donor 922.5 929.3 920 929.1 929.1 641 398.2 920 917.56 423 973.74 Moore, Doyle G. Riddle, Merrell J. McKinney, J.P. Groene, Bertram H. Drake, Paul Bumgarner, Rubye A. Galloway, Mary R.U. Galloway, Mary R.U. Morley, Margaret W. Powell, William S. Emory, Eric My Friend, David Caldwell Jackson County, North Carolina Delayed Birth Records, Vol. 1 The Story of the John Palmer and Jane Gribble McKinney Family Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor What Did They Mean By That: A Dictionary of Historical Terms for Genealogists Sunset Farms: Spring Fryers Caused it All Aunt Mary, Tell Me A Story: A Collection of Cherokee Legends and Tales As Told by Mary Chiltoskey The Artist and the Storyteller: Goingback and Mary Chiltoskey The Carolina Mountains The North Carolina Gazetteer The Civil War Dead from Buncombe County, 1861 - 1865 David Frizzell Merrell J. Riddle Nancy Potts Coward Ruth Shuler Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Sharon Carnes Ruth Shuler Alma Dills Shuford Ky 'Ky F o r S a l e b y J C G S Superior Court Docket Book 1866-1896...$ 15.00 locally, $17.50 postpaid Cemeteries of Jackson County... $35.00 locally, $38.50 postpaid Swain County, North Carolina Delayed Births (Riddle)... $21.20 locally, $23.50 postpaid Jackson County, North Carolina Delayed Births (Riddle)...$21.20 locally, $23.50 postpaid 1991 Booklet of Journeys Through Jackson... $10.00 locally, $12.00 postpaid 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Booklets of Journeys Through Jackson.. .$15.00 each volume locally, $17.50 each volume postpaid Should you be on our waiting list for Jackson County Heritage, Volume 11 38 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 C C C T h e B l a n t o n s o f S c o t t s C r e e k [Ed. The following is written specifically for Journeys Through Jackson by the editor, Larry Crawford.] One of the surnames that Jackson County people associate with the Scotts Creek area is that of Blanton, a family who moved to our county from Rutherford County. Because this family is large and well - documented in Rutherford County, we are fortunate to know the antecedents of our Jackson County family by this name. We will attempt here to give a few generations who descend from Riley Blanton, who to our knowledge was the only Blanton to reside in very early Jackson County. Some of this material has been researched since the publication of our first Heritage Book, so possibly the researcher will find a few facts here not heretofore known. Riley Blanton was the oldest child of Jeremiah and Sarah Womack Blanton of the Ellenboro community of Rutherford County. The founder of Oak Grove Methodist Church there, Jeremiah was the progenitor of a large family of Blantons, most of whom are well-researched. Several books and article's have been written about this family, and as usual, they contain a mixed bag of truths, half-truths, suppositions, collections of incomplete data, and some outright (if benign) lies. Riley Blanton, born 18 Jun 1800, would first marry Dollie Mayes, daughter of Stith Mayes, in Rutherford County 25 Jan 1821. Seven children, as well as we have so far ascertained, were born in this marriage, namely James, Lucinda, Nancy, Christenberry, Alvin, Jeremiah, and an infant who is buried with Dollie at Oak Grove. Riley Blanton married second to Nancy Burns, daughter of Levi Burns, 5 Apr 1838 in Rutherford County. Sometime between then and the 1850 census enumeration, this family moved to Haywood, now Jackson, County. Riley and Nancy were the parents of seven more children, namely Sarah, Jasper, Catherine, Susannah. William, Mary, and Mark. We have never found this family in the first Jackson County census taken in 1860, but other families who lived in the same areas were also not included, so a possibility exists that the family did live here in 1860. One source gives Riley Blanton's date of death as 1 Feb 1852, but we believe that this date is erroneous by ten years. A small estate settlement is in Jackson County records for 1862, and the petition for dower for his wife Nancy is also in 1862, so a real possibility exists that the month and day are correct, but that the year of his death was copied incorrectly. According to Robert Blanton, who had the advantage of growing up in a family where his father Posey was interested in family history, Riley lost his life in a wood - cutting accident. The original Blanton property appears to have been on Locust Creek according to Jackson County land records, but several of the children, through residence or marriage, would later be associated with the Scott's Creek section. Nancy Burns Blanton did not die until 6 Jul 1888, and her obituary is given in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church records. We have never known where these Blantons are buried, but the best speculation appears to be Old Field Cemetery or possibly Old Love Chapel. We will now take the children of Riley Blanton in order, mentioning a few facts about each and where we are comfortable with the data, bringing the families forward for two generations. We will also attempt to fit current JCGS members into this family where the ancestry is known. At least twelve members of the Society are descendants of Riley Blanton, and one member is descended from both wives. In this issue, we will delineate first - wife descendants. 39 • v ^ Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Child U 1: James Blanton Of all of the children who survived infancy, James Blanton did not move to the mountains with the rest of the family. Born about 1822, he would marry Sarah Burns, younger sister of his step-mother, and it was through this association that we were able to determine that he was indeed a member of this family. In a court record in Rutherford County, he is shown as •'James, son of Riley," probably to distinguish him from another James Blanton in the area. He died in 1867, and his widow Sarah became the administrator of his estate, according to Rutherford County records. They appear to have had no children. Child # 2: Lucinda Blanton Brooks The oldest daughter of Riley and Dollie Mayes Blanton was Lucinda, who became the second wife of Thomas Robert Brooks. She was born 12 August 1823 and died 24 Jul 1909. She also has an obituary in the Mount Pleasant Church record. Brooks had been married before, to Rhoda Green, and was the father of Sylvanus Brooks and Jane Brooks Cope. Lucinda undoubtedly helped to rear these small children, as well as a large family of her own. Sylvanus ("Van") Brooks would marry Matilda Henry, and Jane Brooks would marry John Cope. Thomas Robert Brooks has a grave marker at Old Field Cemetery at Beta, 18 Sep 1816 - 11 Oct 1868 inscribed there. Lucinda possibly rests beside him in an unmarked grave. Children and Grandchildren of Lucinda Blanton Brooks James Brooks (ca. 1844 - 31 May 1862), unmarried, killed at Seven Pines Dollie Elizabeth Brooks (26 Aug 1846 - 21 Jul 1926) m. David S. Norman Unnamed Daughter Norman (22 Feb 1873 - 12 Mar 1873) William C. Norman (25 Jul 1874 - 22 Dec 1874) Adam C. Norman (15 Nov 1875 - 13 Mar 1876) Julia E. Norman (17 May 1877 - 28 May 1899) m. Avery Bryson Thomas G. Norman (10 Apr 1879 - 27 Oct 1927) m. (1) Sarah L. Smathers; m. (2) Florence McKay Sarah Mayes Brooks (11 Jul 1848 - 1 Oct 1925) m. James Isaac Norman Martha J. Norman (ca. 1867 - childhood death) Sarah Emma Norman (2 Apr 1871 - 3 Feb 1900) m. William Hamilton Blanton Robert Vance Norman (23 Nov 1873 - 15 Dec 1950) m. (1) Mary J. McKay; m. (2) Addie Cooper; m. (3) ? Nancy Elvira Brooks (ca. 1850 - 26 Mar 1898) m. Lucius Wilburn Mills Samuel Newton Mills (18 Mar 1872 - 24 Oct 1946) m. (1) Ida Bryson; m. (2) Florence Hoyle C. Monroe Mills (1877 - ?) m. (1) Jane Hooper; m. (2) Crecy Ensley James Rufus Mills (4 Feb 1879-7 Dec 1964) m. (1) Ellen Henry; m. (2) Estella Bumgarner John Robert Mills (22 Feb 1880 - 22 Jan 1964) m. (1) Flora Arrington; m. (2) Lula Bell Watson Rhoda Jane Mills (6 Sep 1881 - 2 Oct 1958) m. William Lee Fisher Walter Moore Mills (21 Oct 1882 - 2 Dec 1970) m. Nora Scruggs Dillard Mills (1884) Belle Mills (1888-15 Oct 1892) V_y 40 Ky c c Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Charlie Bill Mills (15 Apr 1892 - 11 Oct 1978) m. Nannie McKinney Salinda C. Brooks (14 Aug 1853 - 13 Jan 1932) m. (1) Thomas Walker Sarah Jane Walker (9 Jan 1874 - 10 Apr 1958) m. (1) W.M. Paxton; m. (2) James Asbury Hoyle Maggie C. Walker m. J. Estes Wood Salinda C. Brooks (14 Aug 1853 - 13 Jan 1932) m.(2) George W. Shuler Lora Shuler (11 Jun 1879 - 22 Sep 1971) m. Columbus Parker John Robert Shuler (15 Feb 1881 - 23 Oct 1962) m. Minnie Wood Elizabeth Shuler (May 1883 - ?) m. Wood James Cleveland Shuler (1 May 1885 - 29 Dec 1933) m. Mary Etta Bryson Cordelia Shuler (29 Feb 1887-19 Sep 1969) m. William Thomas Fisher William Leeander Shuler (24 Jan 1889 - ?) m. Suda Wyatt George W. Shuler (14 Oct 1890 - 27 Oct 1950) m. Cora Pruitt Mary Arizona Shuler (May 1894 - ?) m. William Robinson Rufus Shuler (30 Apr 1897 - 27 Aug 1935) m. Teresa Bell Woods John Robert Brooks married Elizabeth Jane Ensley Phillip Asbury Brooks (9 Dec 1881-15 May 1967) m. Nora Smathers James Arthur Brooks (28 Mar 1887-5 Nov 1909) m. Florence McKay Lucy Leona Brooks (31 Oct 1889 - 30 May 1977) m. Samuel B. Arrington William Curtis Brooks (3 Dec 1891 - 27 Jun 1973) m. Myrtle Patton Bertha Brooks (14 Mar 1894-3 Feb 1980) m. Clarence A. Scruggs Walter Lee Brooks (Oct 1896 - 24 Dec 1934) m. Conner Margaret Nicey Brooks (25 May 1861-10 Jun 1915) m. Hiram Raines Columbus Raines (15 Jul 1886-6 Jan 1952) m. Hattie Breece James Baxter Raines (16 Aug 1888 - 18 Jul 1974) m. Mary Smith William Raines (May 1890-5 Apr 1943) m. Mary Lou Medford Thomas L. Raines (May 1890) Charlie R. Raines (14 Nov 1895 - 7 May 1973) Dollie Raines (25 Jul 1897-21 May 1979) m. Oscar Smathers Franklin Raines (11 Aug 1899 - 26 Jul 1988) m. Alpha Walls Sarah Raines (9 Apr 1902 - 19 Nov 1978) m. France Wright Lucy Raines (11 Sep 1904 - 23 Nov 1971) m. Millard Fortner Mary Magdaline Brooks (3 Jul 1863 - 26 Jul 1933) m. John B. Bryson Robert Forrest Bryson (23 Jul 1886 - 25 Dec 1966) m. Belle Fisher Mary Etta Bryson (5 Jun 1888 - 19 Oct 1962) m. Cleveland Shuler Laura Bryson (14 Apr 1890-7 Mar 1953) m. Edward Middleton John Ransom Bryson (6 May 1892-17 Sep 1927) m. Etta Rabb Berta Fannie Bryson (1894 - 1987) m. Charlie Fisher Napoleon Nelson Bryson (30 Nov 1896-26 Jan 1963) m. Annie Plott Jester Bryson m. Mamie Cope Fred Marion Bryson (27 Feb 1907-2 Nov 1977) m. Allie McCall William T. Brooks (possibly married CM. Parris 9 Jan 1897 in Haywood County) 41 \ y Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Notes on the Lucinda Blanton Brooks family: The dates cited are usually from grave markers or from death certificates. Children's names are taken from various census records. We are not comfortable with the Raines family above. Another Raines family lived in the Balsam area, and we might have some of these folks in the wrong family. JCGS members Kirk Stephens and John Siekierski descend from Nancy Elvira Brooks Mills, members Charles Robert Shuler and BUI Bishop descend from Salinda C. Brooks Walker Shuler, and members Annas Jones and Bruce Jones descend from Van Brooks, but not the Blanton side. Child # 3...Nancy Blanton Bumgarner Second of the daughters of Riley and Dollie Mayes Blanton, Nancy was born ca. 1824 and died after 1883. She married Ephraim Bumgarner 2 Mar 1850 in Haywood County, and this family would eventually move to the area that became Swain County. They lived in the Deep Creek - Indian Creek section, and are probably buried in unmarked graves in one of the small family cemeteries there. Children and Grandchildren of Nancy Blanton Bumgarner Lucinda E. Bumgarner (Dec 1850 - 22 May 1937), unmarried John Allen Bumgarner (May 1875 - 24 Jun 1940), unmarried George W. Bumgarner (18 Apr 1852 - 6 Mar 1916) m. Mary J. Bailey Samuel David Bumgarner (31 Jul 1885 - 26 Mar 1953) m. Lodusta Robinson John H. Bumgarner (18 Sep 1888 - 21 Jul 1947) m. Nancy LaVada Deitz William Henry Bumgarner (5 Sep 1893 -?) Mary C. Bumgarner (Mar 1896 - ?) ^ Bessie Bumgarner (Jul 1898 - ?) Dollie Tilitha Bumgarner (Feb 1855 - 10 Apr 1940), unmarried James Bumgarner (Aug 1879 - 9 Dec 1935), unmarried Minnie C. Bumgarner (5 May 1884 - 22 May 1934) m. Edward Cline Allen Bumgarner (Jun 1858 - ?) m. Elizabeth Styles Nancy L. Bumgarner (15 Mar 1886 - 30 Jan 1984) m. John Jenkins Amanda Elizabeth Bumgarner (3 Dec 1888 - 16 Feb 1978) m. J.B. Queen William G. Bumgarner (1 Apr 1891 - 12 Feb 1950), unmarried Ephraim Sampson Bumgarner (20 Mar 1893 - 5 Sep 1962), unmarried Sarah C. Bumgarner (Apr 1895 - ?) Lucy B. Bumgarner (Aug 1898 - ?) m. Jim Jenkins Laura Elvira Bumgarner ( ca. 1904 - ? ) m. James Harrison Bums Notes on the Nancy Blanton Bumgarner Family: To our knowledge, we have never met members of this family, except for some in the George W. group, who lived at Dillsboro. A great many of the younger family members seem to have moved to Gaston County. Mrs. Laura Burns lived a long life, but we were never privileged to meet her. Members of this family are buried on Deep Creek and in other Swain County cemeteries, notably at the Watkins Cemetery. 42 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Child # 4...Christenberry Blanton | t <y C Born about 1827, Christenberry was undoubtedly named for the Methodist circuit rider with that surname. He was still at home in 1850, and he acted as bondsman at sister Nancy's marriage. We have now listed the total of what we know about this man. Did he move to Texas, where he had many relatives? Did he die in the Civil War? Child ft 5...Alvin Robert Blanton Except for his marriages, which are documented in Jackson County records, we also knew nothing of this son until finding information in the North Carolina State Library. Many of the facts on this family are from Blanton Family by Louise McDonald, 1975. (Since the information was submitted back to Ms. McDonald from Oklahoma, a few of the earlier Jackson County facts are in error, and we will correct these, but we are grateful for the efforts of these persons.) Alvin Blanton, bom 16 Mar 1830, first married Celia Henry 25 Sep 1855 in Jackson County. According to McDonald, Celia died 13 Feb 1861. Alvin then married Arta Watson 6 Jan 1864 in Jackson County. Information given to McDonald indicates that the family moved in 1874 to Nebraska, then Texas. Alvin Blanton died in Brandon, TX, 19 Feb 1884. Children and Grandchildren of Alvin Robert Blanton John Wesley Blanton (6 Nov 1856 - 24 Jun 1919) m. Elizabeth Hamilton William Thomas Blanton (30 Jan 1885 - ?) Robert Lee Blanton (13 Nov 1886-31 Dec 1886) Anna Emmaline Blanton (15 Jan 1888 - 23 Jun 1950) Dora Maye Blanton (19 Jan 1890 - ?) m. Roy L. Starr Truman Alvin Blanton (10 Mar 1892 - ?) Clarence Samuel Blanton (25 Apr 1894 - ?) Olive Gertrude Blanton (15 Dec 1896-1 Jan 1897) Pearl Roy Blanton (8 Jan 1898 - ?) Earl Raleigh Blanton (8 Jan 1898-9 Jun 1922) Zelman Dewey Blanton (14 Mar 1899-9 Jul 1899) John Wesley Blanton (1 Jul 1900 - ?) Charles Hamilton Blanton (17 Jul 1903 - 24 Jun 1904) Mary Viola Blanton (7 May 1905 - ) m. Sexton Sarah Jane Blanton (3 Sep 1858 - 14 Jun 1939) m. John Reece Raymond P. Reece (Apr 1884 - ?) Anna B. Reece (Oct 1887 - ? ) m. W. Everett Kitchens (3 other children, names unknown to us) Celia Emeline Blanton (30 Jan 1861 - 7 Jan 1939) m. John Lewis Sorrells Ed Sorrells (17 Dec 1882 - 1 Aug 1904), unmarried Eda Lena Sorrells (11 Mar 1886 - ?), m. Dave Inman Wilna Maggie Sorrells ( ca. 1895 - ?) m. William Charles Singleton Lewis Franklin Sorrells (31 Jan 1896-3 Jun 1879) m. Ruth Chambers Lee Richard Sorrells (ca. 1899 - 14 Jun 1982) m. Betty . Mary Lucille Sorrells (ca. 1904 - ?) m. Ivan M. Hargrove Laura Belle Blanton (16 May 1866 - ?) (child of second marriage of Alvin) 43 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 ' i • i i Notes on the Alvin Blanton family: We never met Louise McDonald, but we are most grateful for her work. The correspondents from the John Wesley Blanton family did not realize that his | mother's maiden name was Henry, and one wonders if they met the Reece or Sorrells family. ^^ The Reece family lived in Clay County, the Sorrells family in Haywood in the Bethel area. I i Child # 6... Jeremiah Blanton The fourth son of Riley and Dollie Blanton was Jeremiah, bom 19 Apr 1838. He would marry twice, first to Mary Crawford (7 Apr 1858), second to Amanda Wood (28 Sep 1885). Jeremiah Blanton has a great many descendants, and is buried in the Blanton Cemetery in the Willets section of Scotts Creek. Children and Grandchildren of Jeremiah Blanton and Mary Crawford Martha Ann Blanton (29 Jul 1859 - ?) m. William Pinckney Duncan William R. Duncan (Jun 1882 - ?) m. Jean Smith I Julius M. Duncan (May 1884 - ?) Moses W. Duncan (Nov 1886 - ?) Maybell Duncan (Jul 1889 - ?) Lee Vance Duncan (28 Oct 1891 - ?) I Wesley W. Duncan (Oct 1894 - ?) Theodore Duncan (Jan 1898 - ?) Nerzeial Duncan (Apr 1899 - ?) Mary Magdaline Blanton (3 Dec 1860 - 19 Jun 1922) m. Jesse Elbert Duncan , Elley Duncan (May 1882 - ?) m. R.M. Thompson Ky Mary C. Duncan (Jan 1884 - ?) m. Luther Cope Ellis C. Duncan (Sep 1886 - ?) m. Lizzie Crawford Robert R. Duncan (25 Jan 1889 - 31 Mar 1911) m. Sallie Coward Lucius Perry Duncan (Feb 1891 - ?) m. Lena Nicholson Garland Sylvester Duncan (4 Jun 1893 - ?) m. Levie Owen Hattie Elvira Duncan (14 Feb 1895 - 16 Nov 1971) m. David Amos Stillwell Salona Maybell Duncan (12 Jul 1899 - Jan 1922) m. Clint Bryant John Duncan Selma Iola Duncan (19 Feb 1904 - ?) m. Zeb Turner ' Florence Duncan (12 May 1906 - 31 Jan 1974) m. Lawson J. Stephenson Jeremiah Ellis Blanton (16 Sep 1862 - 30 Jan 1929) m. (1) Mary Katherine Fisher ; m.(2) Hannah Virginia Barker Robert Blanton (child with first wife.. .died young) Zona Blanton (14 Dec 1893 - 5 Nov 1972) m. Stephen Smith Lowe Nettie Blanton (Jun 1897 - ?) m. Samuel Mathis Martha Jane Blanton m. Dewey H. Ammons Charlie Coleman Blanton (20 Feb 1903 - 18 Jan 1919) Nellie Blanton m. John E. Mathis Dellie Blanton (d. 27 Jan 1919) Beamon Marcus Blanton (27 Sep 1909-7 Aug 1981) m. Sarah Mathis James Riley Blanton (15 Jan 1864 - 3 Jun 1925) m. Mary MiUs John Washington Blanton (4 May 1886 - 12 Oct 1958) m. Emaline Potts Ky 44 Ky L - C Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Louisa Adeline Blanton (4 May 1889 - 16 May 1893) m. (1) Cling Woodard (2) Sterling Estep Mary Emaline Blanton (26 Apr 1891 - 16 Dec 1913), unmarried Sarah Etta Blanton (29 Jul 1893 - 24 Aug 1978) m. Norman Watkins Bertha L. Blanton m. Andrew Bradley Fannie C. Blanton (6 Mar 1899 - 28 Mar 1919), unmarried Sadie Mae Blanton (1901 - 1957) m. (1) Charlie Thomas; m. (2) Charlie Watkins Selma Ivalee Blanton (4 Jun 1904-5 Oct 1986) m. Gola Pink Cochran Robert McKinley Blanton (15 Jan 1909 - ) m. Bonnie Bridges Frank Blanton (13 Jul 1912 -1993) m. Dessie Carson May Bell Blanton (29 Oct 1874-18 Nov 1874) Arty Carlettie Blanton (19 Aug 1877 - ?) m. William Reed Dollie Reed (12 Oct 1901 - 1 Dec 1906) Willie Reed (20 Aug 1904-8 Jan 1905) Hattie E. Blanton (5 Feb 1881-1 Oct 1971) m. John Thomas Turpin Virgil Turpin (13 Jun 1903 - 11 Feb 1919) James Edgar Turpin (18 Aug 1907 - 1987) m. Dolly Hoyle Florence A. Turpin (18 Aug 1910 - ) m. Lawrence Smothers Nora Louise Turpin (5 Dec 1914 - ) m. Frank James Frances Leona Turpin (5 Jan 1917) m. Lewis Ludwigsen Richard E. Turpin ( l J u l l 9 1 9 - ) m . Sara Jones Lona Turpin (7 Jun 1921 - ) m. James E. Greene Children and Grandchildren of Jeremiah Blanton and Amanda Wood William Ransom Blanton (20 Apr 1887 - 16 Jun 1960) m. (1) Mary Pressley Maggie Louise Blanton (27 Jul 1914 - ) m. Walker Camp William Ransom Blanton (20 Apr 1887 - 16 Jun 1960) m. (2) Maggie Francis Grace Blanton (27 Mar 1935 - ) m. Donald W. Scruggs Jerry W. Blanton (26 Jun 1939 -) Margaret M. Blanton (12 Oct 1889 - 31 Jan 1919) m. John Allen Bertha Mae Allen (12 Apr 1909 - ) m. Frank Head Verna Allen (15 May 1912 - ) m. Junius Davis Myrtle Allen (1915-31 Jan 1919) Infant Allen (1919 - 31 Jan 1919) Marion Pilgrim Blanton (3 May 1891-3 Sep 1978) m. Annie Robinson Vena Madeline Blanton (13 Jan 1913 -) Ada Blanton m. Jack Moore Lloyd A. Blanton m. French Price Edna Blanton m. (1) Lonzo Messer; m. (2) Herman Duckett Infant Blanton (b. & d. 6 Jul 1922) Dollie Lucinda Blanton (14 Dec 1894 - 26 Jan 1919) m. James Hardin McDonald Harry WUUam McDonald (15 Oct 1912 - ) m. Elizabeth King 45 Ky Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Mattie Mae McDonald (2 Apr 1915 - 8 Jun 1915) Flossie McDonald (6 May 1917 - 31 Jan 1919) Julia V. Blanton (10 Feb 1896 - 2 Sep 1896) Jesse M. Blanton (Apr 1898-13 Feb 1922) m. Mellie Patton Marie Blanton m. Ed Baldwin Rena Blanton m. Morris Riedell John Wesley Blanton (infant buried at Sols Creek.. Jeremiah family lived in that area for a short time) Rufus A. Blanton (27 Apr 1905-1 Feb 1985) m. Agnes Ruff Mamie Sue Blanton (d. 18 Jan 1981) m. Jim Ammons Robert Blanton Margaret Blanton m. James Hensley Betty Blanton m. Sutton Doyle Blanton m. Caldwell Doris Blanton m. Duncan Barbara Jean Blanton m. Crawford Notes on the Jeremiah Blanton family: Some of the dates included above are also from the McDonald book, to which WiUiam Ransom Blanton had responded in 1956. We did not know of the daughter May Bell in the first family, or the Julia in the second family, until seeing that work. Interestingly, the son John above is one we have arbitrarily placed in that family. Jeremiah and Amanda lived in the Canada section for a while, and no other of our Blantons lived there. Also, Amanda reported six of seven children living in 1900 (Julia had died), and seven of nine living in 1910 (which would account for the birth of two others, Rufus and one more, who we believe to be this little boy John.) For those who have read carefully, we wonder what disaster befell this family in January of 1919.. .was this another terrible flu epidemic? Most of those who died then in this family were buried at Willets where Jeremiah Blanton is buried. In Jeremiah's first family, two of these children (Mary and James) lived and died in Swain County. The second family lived in Haywood County, mostly near Hazelwood. Child U 7...Infant Blanton This is the baby buried with Dollie Mayes at Oak Grove, according to the church record. Editor's Note: We will be happy to share any verifications of the above data. They range from the official records of the Rutherford County courts to census records to dates from gravestones to other published works (which we assume we have credited properly) to other county official records (notably Jackson, Swain, and Haywood) to family stories. Nothing or nobody is perfect, and we realize that there are glaring gaps in this family record, but we attempt to delineate these families properly, and where we have failed, we are happy to acknowledge errors. Any of the sources used will be provided on request from a reader. And should anyone know what might have happened to Christenberry Blanton, we would be rather happy to receive that information. We will survey the family of Riley Blanton and his second wife, Nancy Bums, in the next issue. Ky 46 KJ Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 C ^ Jackson C o u n t y G u a r d i a n B o n d s [Ed. We continue in this issue with the abstracts of guardian bonds for Jackson County. Self-explanatory in their intent, they are valuable sources of genealogical data. Copied by Larry Crawford January 2000. Boldface and some punctuation added for clarity.] Keener - Brown - Dills John S. Keener, R.H. Brown, A.B. Dills...$100...24 Sep 1883...John S. Keener appointed guardian to J.W. Keener, M.V. Keener, S.E. Keener, L.A. Keener, A.B. Keener, A.L. Keener, J.S. Keener, T.M. Keener (Keener, Brown, and Dills sign...judge's name blank) Davis - Keener - Bumgarner - Hampton - Raby A.L. Davis, John S. Keener, Wm Bumgarner, E.R. Hampton...$500...A.L. Davis appointed guardian to Mary I. Raby, Mattie Jane Raby (Davis, Keener, Bumgarner, and Hampton sign in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Deitz-Hall Elrnira Deitz, L.C. Hall...$600...25 Apr 1884...Elrnira Deitz appointed guardian to Thadduis F. Deitz, WiUiam T. Deitz, Margaret M. Deitz (Deitz signs [her mark] in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Sitton - Enloe R.A. Sitton, W.A. Enloe...$100...24 Dec 1884...R.A. Sitton appointed guardian to Jason Sitton "until he becomes a sane man..." (Sitton and Enloe sign in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Allison - Norton Logan Aluson, Wm. Norton...$150...21 Apr 1885...Logan Allison appointed guardian to MUUe Allison, Jefferson Allison, Effa Allison, Bessie Allison (Allison and Norton sign in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) HaU-Wilson L.C. HaU.. .$800.. .4 Feb 1886.. .L.C. HaU appointed guardian to Laura B. WUson, Coleman Wilson, John F. Wilson...Hall resigned for Laura B. 24 Dec 1889 (Hall signs in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) 47 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Shular - Norman Ruth A. Shular, E.M. Shular, James I. Norman...$500...27 Sep 1886...Ruth A. Shular KJ appointed guardian to NoveUa Jane Shular, Laura Belle Shular, Cannie L. Shular, Frances E. Shular, Martha J. Shular, Carrie E. Shular (Shular, Shular, and Norman all sign [their marks] in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Woodward John T. Woodward, James Woodward, David Woodward.. .$75.. .John T. Woodward appointed guardian to John Woodward Senr "until he shall become a sane man..." (Woodwards sign [David's mark] in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Blythe - Hornbuckle - Terrell - Oocumma James Blythe.. .$200.. .6 Jul 1887.. .James Blythe appointed guardian to Dinah Hornbuckle, child of Leander Hornbuckle, deceased (Blythe, Jas. W. Terrell sign, James Oocumma [his mark] in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Hampton - Davis - Hooper E.R. Hampton, E.D. Davis, Bragg Hooper...$200...5 Oct 1887...E.R. Hampton appointed guardian to Eugenia May Hampton, Lawrence Herbert Hampton, "minor heirs of Eva..." \y (Hampton, Davis, and Hooper sign in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Cathey B.H. Cathey...$300...9 Jan 1888...B.H. Cathey appointed guardian to Selma A. Cathey, Lillie M. Cathey "heirs of Mariah Cathey..." (Cathey signs in the presence of J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) Hooper - Zachary [Ed. Because of the unusual nature of the next case, we are printing a longer abstract] This day appeared.. .A.M. Hooper and maketh oath that David W. Zachary late a citizen of Jackson County is dead as he has been informed having died in the Indian Territory the 28th day of December 1887 without having left a last wiU and testament.. .that he is the father-in-law of the said Zachary and that Mollie V. Zachary his wife and widow is a minor under age of twenty one years. That at the time of the death of said intestate one Long his tenant, was indebted to said intestate for rent about one hundred bushels of com & a small amount of forage. That he is entitled to an interest in the estate of his father when settled.. .That at the time of the death of said intestate he had two children who are now his heirs-at-law, Sophia L. Zachary and CorneUus Z. Zachary both of whom live with their mother at the home of affiant.. .26 Apr 1888... (Hooper is appointed guardian.. .$ 100...) (Signed before J.W. Fisher, Clerk of Court) 48 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 E f f i e S t e p h e n s R e m e m b e r s c [Ed. The following reminiscence is used with the gracious permission of Mrs. Lucille Hooper Bryson. Mrs. Bryson compiled a booklet in 1985-1986 on the Hooper and Stephens families of Caney Fork. The final pages of the booklet were devoted to this story by Mrs. Stephens, who was the oldest sister of Mrs. Bryson. We are privileged to offer it to all JCGS members. We have omitted small sections, and have added some punctuation and spacing for clarity.] Dec. 22, 1987 Moses Creek, N.C. There's a big snow on the ground. Some say 7 in. some 8 or 9 in places. It was beautiful, the biggest one we've had in some time. Now I've been requested to write what I know so I'll attempt to write what I can remember or some of it. My first rememberance. We my parents, 3 brothers Newell, Roscoe, and Carr lived in Brasstown - they were all older than me. I've thought that they may have been proud of me having the 3 boys and then a girl. Might have been the talk of the community. My Daddy's parents lived above us. Uncles and aunts part of them were married. Uncle Bazz lived on above Grandpa with his first wife. They didn't have any children. She died young. She was Etta Lovedahl. Don't remember where Uncle Will lived at the time but later when my daddy and us moved to Moses Creek he lived there where we lived for years. Uncle John, Uncle Mont, Aunt Winnie and Ora were still at home. When we lived up there I have good memories of going there - them holding me. Uncle Mont picking the banjo. I remember Papa had a mare that was having a colt - him and Mama took me to the bam and stayed all night so Papa could watch the mare. Walter Hooper and Maybelle lived below us. I remember them leaving Carr and me at the house one day while they were hoeing com part of the day. It must have been Carr's idea. We caught some chickens. Carr mashed their toes and I helped tie them up. Don't remember if we got a whipping or not. Carr was to blame. I was afraid at Grandpa's. When Pd want to go upstairs they'd tell us old Rowhead and Bloodybones was up there. Aunt Winnie begged Grandpa for enough com to buy Mamie, Uncle WuTs girl, and me enough cloth to make us a dress. She put it in a sack and we started to the store - got down on the hill and the sack came untied - spilled some of the com but she had enough to pay for the cloth. Then she made them. Newell, Roscoe, and Carr went to school at Hoosiertown - was called then, now Balsam Grove. Don't know how long they went there for I remember Uncle Oscar staying at our house and teaching in the little church at the mouth of Brasstown. I didn't go there that I remember. I barely remember moving to Moses Creek. We lived in a house out from Grandpa Woods. 2 rooms best I remember. I think Papa built one onto it. He then bought the mountain place from Mitch Hyatt. Mitch married Grandma Hooper's sister Jane. That house was larger, a long house. 2 big rooms on each end and a small one in the middle. A long porch across front, used the fireplace end for living room, bedroom, and kitchen. I was 7 years old when Kenneth'was bom. He caught the whooping cough and died before he was a year old. He died in Mama's lap. C 49 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Papa worked so hard clearing fields, planting fields of com by hand. I remember putting fertilizer to it. We had enough to eat such as it was, dried peaches, apples, hominy, beans, potatoes...We had pork meat most of the time, had molasses, didn't have eggs only at Easter. Ky Maybe had to sell them to buy soda and salt and Mama had to have snuff. Had rabbit and squirrel sometimes.. .the boys dug out a lot of groundhogs but don't remember Mama cooking them. When Grandpa Woods died we moved in with Grandma - poor woman. What a change for her. Papa fixed rooms upstairs, built the kitchen onto the house - sometime later the youngans started coming. Faye thinks she was bom on the mountain but I think she was bom at Grandma's. I know Mary was and Martin then Lucille. I had a time trying to keep up with them. I didn't like it when Lucille was bom. I thought Mama was too old and felt sorry for Mary, did for Faye when Martin was bom and Martin when Mary and Lucille were bom but Lucille took sick and I thought she might die - even got out and collected the white stuff off chicken manure that was to make tea for her. I loved her from then on - poor Mama, I shouldn't have done that way. Mama had a hard time making what clothes we had, knitting stockings and socks. Making quilts, spinning thread to knit with, carding rolls. I could make bats but not rolls, couldn't spin either. Grandma helped with that. I was out with Papa some, stacked fodder, helt sheep down while he sheared them, took the wool off - worked in the field. I remember Mary Jane and me going with Uncle Leon and Papa to Willets, drove sheep across the mountain to there and walked back same way. Papa had big ideas. He went into the chicken business one time - built chicken houses above the kitchen - close. He logged, he liked his horses. He bought a car one time. He was a rough driver - him and Newell both were - didn't miss the holes in the road. I liked to ride horses too. They were good parents. They'd play games with us - they didn't care how many I invited to come for games, getting the table to rise was the best. We'd have candy breakings, go serenading with cow bells when somebody got married. Some took KJ guns sometimes and shot up into the air. Uncle Leonda and Aunt Teole would go sometimes. When Newell got married I was happy. I loved Flossie. We got along so well. When they got ready to housekeep we borrowed Uncle Leonda's old mare - she was old and poor but we took her to John Green's store to carry back the household things. Flossie bought pans, cookers, and buckets. 1 rode the old thing going up there part of the way. Flossie wouldn't ride. They moved into the old house on the mountain that we had moved out of. I went often to visit them, had a bean stringing one time. One night when I stayed all night I was afraid to sleep by myself. Flossie said she would sleep with me. I got afraid she would get me to sleep and slip out so I took a safety pin and pinned our slips together. When she tried to turn she found out. She was never mad at me, as much as I done to her, run her with frogs - she was so afraid of them. Put aloes in her snuffbox and other things. She took it all with a grin. Roscoe and Rouie at first lived in a little shack below the mill house. Rouie was a good sister - in - law but different from Flossie. In later years she was dear to me. She would quit anything to go with me somewhere if I asked her to. I loved her too. Poor Mama, don't know how she lived as long as she did - so many in and out, lots of company. All night company part of the time. Preachers in time of revival and sometimes the wives, neighbors, passersby, but we always had enough to share such as it was. Plenty of milk and bread - took wheat to mill, had plenty of flour and home - ground meal. Bread and milk is what we had for supper. Papa raised wheat - that was a busy time when the threshing machines came. Women had to cook for aU the crew —emptied our bed ticks and filled them up with new straw - they'd be so high couldn't hardly get in for a few nights. \y 50 L . Ky Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 When the Blackwood Lumber Company came, everybody kept boarders. Don't know how Mama managed. Guess I was a big help, .. .but it was a big change. A train ran up Moses Creek, had shacks all along the tracks, people lived in them. Had camps. There was one at the Will Woods place - a commissary down this side. NeweU was manager of it. East LaPorte was a little town.. .a big store, post office, restaurant, boarding houses, offices, houses, Drs Woodie and Crawford. Everybody had a job logging and what goes with it. I rode the train one time up Moses Creek - they had something that ran on the track - took people to town and back. I remember going on it one time. We'd walk, take near cuts to East LaPorte - take a few eggs, a pound of butter to the store to trade. We had great revivals back then. The house would be full, on stage, in windows - people would make pallets on stage for babies. You could hear people praying on the hiUs between services. They had day services too - part of the time school would be going on. Teacher would turn them out, all that wanted to go out while services were going on. Many were saved at Moses Creek. A few of the girls married boys that were from other places. Zell Parker married a Pierce boy from Georgia. Susie and Omie Mills married brothers from Franklin, Hodgins. Mary Jane married Jeff Buchanan from Savannah. Vernia Stephens married Frank Raby from Franklin. Emma Stephens married Sam Gunter. I didn't want any of them. People back then and before were good to go see the sick and help out. Would set up when somebody died, set up all night, would sing part of the night. Didn't take them to the funeral home then, didn't embalm them. Somebody made the coffin - somebody closed their eyes and put copper coins on them to keep them shut. Ransom Hooper made a lot. Papa helped make some - somebody made the burying clothes - the neighbors bathed them and dressed them. I never helped do that. I helped carry Aunt Hester from one room to the other - first time I ever had my hands on a dead person. People went in and worked out the com for some. I remember helping hoe a field way on the mountain above where Mary Jane used to live, the Wilkes place, for Aunt Julinia and her mother Narsis. They had it rough. When Aunt Narcis would hear the train blow or running on the track at Balsam she would get her axe and start getting wood...Aunt Julinia was blind - she could read Braille with her fingers - we always wanted to see her read. She was a great person, smart, depended on the Lord. She could do anything anybody else could except see. Must tell about Papa's buggy. He bought a buggy one time. We thought we were well off. He didn't mind going into debt, then would worry. Papa was a proud man. He tried to have and we did have enough. I remember sleeping on his arm when the rain and storms came. I'd feel so safe. Lots of times a bunch of us would go to John's Creek to revivals. Walk most of the time. Aunt Julinia would go with us sometimes. We would walk across the mountain to Brasstown, when we wanted to go to Grandpa's, cross the creek above Sam Mills' place and hit the mountain. Always stopped at Jas Arringtons to rest and hoping to get some apples. I was afraid of him. When people had to go to Sylva they went in wagons. That was before cars. They had a campground below Sylva a little ways - guess about where the old school building was. I 51 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 remember camping one time. There was going to be a big day of some kind - in wintertime they'd heat a big rock to put feet on. I remember the first car that was on Caney Fork. Ralph Hunter bought it. He took me and Grandma Woods to the forks of the road in it. When we went Ky to Uncle Lee Wike's someone in the family would row across the river. I remember going there with Grandma and back in one day. Uncle Lee always had apples and lots to eat, the apple house was out from the house. That boat business was a lot of trouble for them I guess. There were seven children. Uncle Manuel, Uncle Martin, and Aunt Mellie never married - made their homes with Uncle Lee and Aunt Florence. We had colder winters back then - stayed cold longer. The creeks and rivers would freeze over solid. They'd take wagons across and young folks would play on it - they had bigger snows too. Most of the men on Moses Creek had wild hogs in the mountains - had dogs trained to catch them. They had a certain way of marking their hogs and cattle. Nobody had bathrooms. You got behind a building, in a stall or behind a tree. I guess there was a lot got caught with their britches down. Had no refrigerator, no freezers, had nice spring houses. People kept milk, butter, pickles, beans, lots of things. The train ran on up Caney Fork. They flumed wood out of the mountain. Had flumes made of planks. Turn water in them and put logs in, somebody had to follow along. It would jam up and throw wood out, had a big place it would go into below Doug Woods'. The train would pick it up there. Jack, Dillard's boy, fell into it one time, they thought he was dead but they worked with him and brought him out of it. Best I remember there was two large mail boxes. You had to sort through it all to see if \^y you had any. I remember the time when mail was carried on horseback. At one time there was a post office at Rich Mountain at the mouth of Sugar Creek. Uncle Coot and Aunt Ora Woods had a store there and tended the post office. There was a post office at Min Stephens at one time, she was postmaster at the old Elihu Coward store. He ran a store as far back as I remember. On up the road, this side of the churches was another store. John Green owned it, when he died his son Bob took it over. I remember there was a post office out from Uncle Tom Hooper's place. The road went around the foot of the hill, back of the bam now, on around above the bottom land. Came in where Big John Stephens lived. Forded the creek there - had a high foot log across the creek but wagons and horses went through the creek. The post office was on the side of the road at the foot of the hill below where Dillard and Hat lived - she was postmaster. I had a good life enjoyed it. Had heartaches too but the Lord has been good to me, the greatest thing that ever happened to me was when He saved me. But eye has not seen, ear has not heard what the Lord has prepared for them that love the Lord. Neither has it entered into the heart of man. Won't be too long till I know. The End [Ed. Effie Hooper Stephens, bom 28 Jul 1905, died 30 Mar 1994, buried in Lower Stephens Cemetery on Moses Creek] KJ 52 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Ky 1 9 4 2 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 [Ed. Key to reading the following: Name of deceased; spouse; date of birth; place of birth; 1942 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's of Deeds Office by Larry Crawford, January 2000.] Barker's Creek Nations, Julia Belle; w/o Thomas; 7 Sep 1885; Jackson Co.; Ed Monteith; Jackson Co.; Clementine Buchanan; Jackson Co.; Tom Nations; Whittier; Nations Creek Jones, Stanberry; wid/o Elnore Brown; 24 Mar 1856; Jackson Co.; 24 Feb; Leonard Jones; NC; Mary Magline Green; NC; Early Jones; Whittier; Brown Canada Wike, Laura EUen; wid/o Jack; age 84,11,13; Tuckasegee; 28 Jan; Andy Hooper; Tuckasegee; Sallie Hooper; Tuckasegee; Claud Wike; Argura; East LaPorte Dawson, Sarah Malvin; w/o Lee; 11 Nov 1865; Argura; 16 Jun; John Alexander; Webster; Katie Ashe; Webster; Lee Dawson; Argura; Sols Creek Cashiers Fugate, Mattie; w/o Paul; 30 Jun 1894; Barnardsville; 29 Nov; Shady Hyatt; NC; not given; not given; Ned Fugate; Cashiers; Zachary Bumgarner, Gracie Cole; 17 Jul 1890; Cashiers; 24 Apr; Geo. M. Cole; Macon Co.; Amanda / Zachary; Cashiers; Mrs. A.S. Nichols; Sylva; Zachary V ^ McCall, Mary Rice; 5 Jun 1875; Jackson Co.; 3 Jun; Jacob F. Rice; Oconee Co. SC; Hattie Nicholson; SC; W.S. Rice; Cashiers; Pleasant Grove Cullowhee Long, Alice Stephens; w/o John M.; 20 Jan 1858; Jackson Co.; 11 Jan; Mont Stephens; Jackson Co.; Louisa Brown; Jackson Co.; B.B. Long; Cullowhee; Cullowhee Baptist Davis, Laura; Jun 1881; Jackson Co.; 22 Jan; Jim Davis; Jackson Co.; Martha Dills; Jackson Co.; Harry Smith; Cullowhee; Keener Crawford, Wilson Bartlett; h/o Belle L.; 5 Jun 1861; Cullowhee; 22 Feb; John Crawford; Jackson Co.; Varrie Henson; Jackson Co.; Jarvis W. Crawford; Sylva; Cullowhee Baptist Davis, LiUie M.; wid/o Robert; 9 May 1867; Macon Co.; bur 10 Mar; John Love; Macon Co.; Louise Sloan; Macon Co.; Everest Davis; Greensboro; Stillwell Dills, Judson; age 56,8; Cullowhee; 30 Mar; Tom Dills; Jackson Co.; Rhoda Long; Cullowhee; Belle Crawford; Cullowhee; not given Walker, Frank; h/o Attie Esther; 14 Oct 1875; Mapleton, EL; 21 Sep; James Walker; not given; Juliette Watson; DelRayBeach, FL; Attie Walker; DelRay Beach, FL; DelRay Beach Bryson, Merritt Worth; wid/o Mary Jane; 29 Jun 1854; Cullowhee; 25 Oct; Milton Bryson; not given; Ann Duckette *; not given; Dave C. Bryson; Speedwell; Cullowhee Dillsboro Bumgarner, Carse; h/o Smantha; 31 Aug 1862; Jackson Co.; 6 Dec 1941; Henry Bumgarner; Jackson Co.; Emmaline Farley; Jackson Co.; Smantha Bumgarner; Dillsboro; Franklin (Long Branch) 53 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Dillsboro Bishop, Neil; h/o Bertie Hooper; 17 Apr 1890; CuUowhee; 2 Mar; Dan Bishop; SC; SaUie Phillips; Jackson Co.; Bertie Bishop; Sylva; Cox ^y Reynolds, Loraine Man; w/o Lonie; 20 Aug 1863; Buncombe Co.; 31 Aug; William Man; Buncombe Co,; Sarah Rogers; Buncombe Co.; Lonie Reynolds; Glenville; Old Savannah Conley, Alvin Alex; h/o Mary S.; age 54,9,12; Swain Co.; 18 Oct; Lee Conley; GA; Kansas Bryson; Swain Co.; Mary Conley; Dillsboro; Parris Green, Mack; wid; not given; Haywood Co.; 10 Mar 1941; Washington Green; not given; Polly Fincher; Haywood Co.; Robert Green; Lake Junaluska; Parris Greens Creek Trantham, William; age 80, 5, 2; Greens Creek; 18 Jan; David Trantham; TN; Clercie Green; Greens Creek; Arthur Trantham; Greens Creek; Old Savannah Mountain Bumgarner, Sallie Elizabeth; w/o John; 29 Feb 1874; Erastus; 16 Jan; WiUiam Stewart; Erastus; Nancy Carroll; Erastus; W.M. Bumgarner; Erastus; Pine Creek Stewart, Palestine; w/o Jake; 28 May 1878; Jackson Co.; 21 Sep; Tommie Leopard; SC; Elizabeth Nichols; SC; Vernon Coggins; Erastus; Pine Creek Hamburg Stiwinter, Orphia Elizabeth; w/o J.M.; age 60; Macon Co.; 14 Jun; R.M. Buchanan; Macon Co.; Florida B. Keener; Macon Co.; WUl Buchanan; Erastus; Stewart Watson, Laura Elnora; w/o Billie; age 84; NC; 13 Jul; Thomas Jamison; NC; Kathryn Wilson; NC; Harry Holland; Glenville; Erastus Lanning, Sarah; w/o Frank; 17 Jul 1864; NC; 17 Apr; Picle BoUck; NC; not given; not given; Lona Lanning; Glenville; Glenville Kj Watson, WiUiam Thomas; wid/o Laura; age 87,8,12; 4 Sep; John Hickie Watson; NC; Lucinda Moss; NC; Harry Holland; Glenville; Pine Creek Watson, Elbert; h/o Sarah Moody; 2 Mar 1843; Jackson Co.; 4 Oct; John Hickie Watson; Macon Co.; Lucinda Moss; Macon Co.; Dover R. Fouts; Burnsville; BumsviUe Bryson, Columbus Wilburn; age 71,7,2; Jackson Co.; 4 Nov; George Bryson; Jackson Co.; Dorcas Jane Frizzle; Jackson Co.; nothing else given Pruett, James Alexander; wid; age 94,0,11; NC; 26 Dec; George Pruett; NC; Breedlove; not given; David Pruett; GlenvUle; Big Ridge QuaUa Shelmyre, Thomas Sutton; h/o Grace Styles; 16 Apr 1899; LA; 24 Jan; John W. Shelmyre; LA; Cecilia Tucker; LA; Grace Shelmyre; Whittier; Union Hill Ward, Margaret LeeAnna; w/o H.A.; 8 Nov 1884; Jackson Co.; 18 Jan; James Davis; Jackson Co.; Martha Dills; Jackson Co.; Verlin Ward; Whittier; Ward Lambert, Mary; wid/o John; 5 Aug 1862; NC; 29 Jan; not given; not given; Margaret Campbell; Iredell Co.; Maggie Lambert; Cherokee; Birdtown Denton, Sam Sr.; h/o Etta; 6 Mar 1895; Swain Co.; 25 Feb; Calip Denton; GA; Lillie Spivey; GA; Etta Denton; Whittier; New Whittier Crowe, SaUy; w/o David; 7 Jan 1887; Jackson Co.; 1 Mar; Will Chiltoskie; Jackson Co.; Charlotte Hornbuckle; Jackson Co.; not given; Cherokee; Littlejohn Crowe, Nannie; w/o Aqurshoe; 18 Dec 1884; Jackson Co.; 16 Jul 1936; James Oocumber; Jackson Co.; not given; not given; Charlie Sampson; Cherokee; Blue Wing Featherhead, Wilson; h/o Jennie Biddix Locust; 21 Dec 1872; Jackson Co.; 26 Apr; Cornelius Featherhead; Swain Co.; not given; not given; Jane Featherhead; Cherokee; Family V_y 54 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 Qualla L , Toineeta, Betty; wid; 24 Dec 1862; Jackson Co.; 4 Aug; Washington; Jackson Co.; not given; not given; Arneach Toineeta; Cherokee; Family Ingle, Mary ChUders; w/o J.R.; 4 May 1874; Swain Co.; 31 Aug; Nemrod Childers; NC; Rebecca Green; NC; Dora Ingle; Whittier; Union Hill Queen, Rebecca; wid/o James Henry; 8 Jan 1844; SC; 27 Sep; Rhea; not given; not given; not given; Joe Queen; Whittier; Union Hill Worley, James M.; wid/o Nora Bigham; 4 Apr 1866; Buncombe Co.; 22 Sep; W. Jack Worley; Buncombe Co.; Rachel Reeves; Buncombe Co.; Annie Martin; Bryson City; Worley Chapel SherrUl, Mollie; wid/o John Ute; 11 Dec 1880; Jackson Co.; 19 Dec; Robert Tramper; Jackson Co.; Hettie Allen; Swain Co.; Julia Youngbird; Cherokee; Family River Ledford, Ellen; wid; age 74,1,26; NC; 15 Sep; Weston Phillips; NC; not given; not given; Ransom Middleton; East LaPorte; East LaPorte Brown, Ruth Coward; wid/o Thomas D.; age 92,1,8; Jackson Co.; 27 Dec; Samuel Coward; Jackson Co.; Matilda Phillips; Jackson Co.; J.E. Brown; Tuckasegee; Cowarts Wike, Eller J. Moore; wid/o James H.; age 81,7,0; GA; 8 Nov; James Moore; Hendersonville; Elizabeth Parker; Cowarts; Homer Wike; East LaPorte; Wike Savannah Gribble, Rufus Thomas; wid/o Anne Tatham; 9 Apr 1857; Jackson Co.; 6 Sep; John Gribble; NC; Rachel Wilson; NC; Effie Wilde; Gay; Wesleyanna Higdon, Louisa; wid/o Leander; 8 Jul 1856; SC; 11 Oct; John Higdon; NC; Louisa Bishop; NC; Mack Higdon; Franklin; Zion Hill Wilson, Serah Gregory; wid/o William A.; 18 Jun 1858; Macon Co.; 6 Feb 1941; Henry Gregory; not given; Polly Blackburn; not given; A.C. WUson; Gay; Zion Hill Scotts Creek Crawford, Adelaid; wid; age 96,3,16; not given; 6 Jun; George Clayton; NC; Artie Bryson; NC; Addie Crawford; Balsam; Crawford Jones, Julia Pannell; w/o WUliam; age 70; Jackson Co.; 9 Oct; Jasper Pannell; Jackson Co.; Martha * Ensley; Jackson Co.*; Melvin Jones; Sylva; Addie Mills, Samuel; wid/o Julia Ann Wood; age 79,10,6; Jackson Co.; 18 Sep; William Mills; Jackson Co.; Lindy Eliot; Jackson Co.*; Nora Shuler; Sylva; Willets Styles, Isaac Lyge; wid/o Martha Queen; age 84,10,6; Jackson Co.; 10 Sep; Thomas Styles; Jackson Co.; PoUy Styles; not given; Mack Mathis; Sylva; Willets Henson, Laura Clementine; wid/o Rufus; age 79,10,30; Jackson Co.; 21 Dec; Joe Crawford; Jackson Co.; PoUy Ensley; Jackson Co.; Mrs. Lawrence Henson; Sylva; Addie Dean, Martha Styles; w/o Razor; age 82,0,2; Swain Co.; 2 Aug; not given; Swain Co.; not given; Swain Co.; Estes Dean; VA; Willets Sylva Parker, Anna; wid; 27 Jul 1888; Anson Co.; 12 Mar; J.A. Moore; Anson Co.; Mary Baucom; Anson Co.; Mrs. James Mills; Marshville; Peachland, Marshville Lemons, Junie; w/o W.G.; 10 Jun 1898; GA; 21 May; John Tucker; GA; Texas Burnett; GA; W.G. Lemons; Judson; Saw Mill Hill Morrow, George A.; h/o Nela; 1 Jun 1899; 17 Jan 1935; John Morrow; Swain Co.; Fannie Bryson; Jackson Co.; Nela Morrow; Wesser; Morrow Leopard, Kate; w/o Robert Lee; 5 Dec 1890; Bay City, MI; 12 Jan; Henry Albert Hein; Holland; Mary Van Loomburg; Holland; Junnie Payne; New Market, TN; Keener 55 KJ Ky Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Sylva Smith, Daisy; w/o John W.; 1 May 1880; Sylva; 17 Apr; Joseph Cope; Sylva; Edith DUlard; Sylva; Charlie Smith; Sylva; Old Field Kj Parker, Martha; wid/o John Nelson; 8 Aug 1852; Rich Mountain; 21 May; Alfred Webb; Jackson Co.; Francis Parks; GA; David Parker; Brevard; Rich Mountain Jones, Dewey Daniel; h/o Mary Clayton; 13 Nov 1899; Addie; 3 Jun; Jesse Jones; Dillsboro; Eva Buchanan; Gay; Jesse Jones,Jr.; Sylva; Old Field Queen, Sadie Coward; w/o Andrew B.; 8 Feb 1891; Cowarts; 5 Jun; James Coward; Cowarts; Mary Jane Hooper; Cowarts; DiUard Coward; Sylva; Old Field Whittenburg, Margaret B.; wid/o Mack; 27 Apr 1871; Jackson Co.; 12 Jul; Steve Bryson; Jackson Co.; Sylvia Bryson; Jackson Co.; McKinley Whittenburg; Sylva; Parris Read, Boletta; wid/o Morrow; 14 Feb 1878; Racine, WI; 12 Oct; Charles Lassen; Norway; Boletta Johnson; Denmark; Alma Lassen; Sylva; St. Petersburg, FL Crispe, Columbus Ben; h/o Carrie Sherrill; 3 Nov 1875; Swain Co.; 21 Nov; Benjamin Crispe; Swain Co.; Ollie Lucinda Crawford; Swain Co.; Clifton Crispe; Sylva; Old Field Dillard, Dora Lee; wid/o John M.; 16 Dec 1870; Haywood Co.; 10 Dec; H.P. HoUand; Haywood Co.; Rebecca Green; Haywood Co.; T.F. DiUard; Sylva; Dillard Webster Buchanan, Tolvin; h/o Lula; 13 Apr 1891; Jackson Co.; 6 Jan; Newton Buchanan; Jackson Co.; Margarete Cowan; Jackson Co.; J.B. Cunningham; Webster; East Fork Conner, Harriet Evehe; wid/o Thad; 15 May 1886; Haywood Co.; 26 Mar; Nick Hoyle; Jackson Co.; Mattie Noland; Haywood Co.; Fred Conner; Balsam; Conner Helton, Ozzie H.; h/o Charity Buchanan; 12 May 1879; Washington Co.TN; 2 Mar; James H. Helton; TN; Laura McBide; TN; Charity Helton; Greens Creek; Old Savannah Allen, Dorothy Wilson; wid/o Thad; 3 Jun 1855; not given; 5 Apr; Alfred Wilson; Jackson Co.; Mernerva Wilson; Jackson Co.; Henry Casey; Webster; McDowell KJ Cowan, Robert Bruce; h/o Charlotte; 25 Sep 1870; Jackson Co.; 22 Jun; D. LaFayette Cowan; Jackson Co.; Nancy Deitz; Jackson Co.; Charlotte Cowan; Webster; Stillwell Ashe, Martha Jane Shuler; wid/o John M.; 15 Jan 1857; NC; 23 Jun; Manuel Shuler; NC; Liza Hise; NC; Ivie M. Ashe; Webster; Ashe Allison, Coleman Burch; h/o Belle Keener; 1 Dec 1864; Jackson Co.; 16 Jul; John B. Allison; Jackson Co.; Rebecca Bryson; Jackson Co.; Belle AUison; Webster; Webster Ruff, John; age 93; Buncombe Co.; 4 Aug; not given; Buncombe Co.; not given; Buncombe Co.; John Shepard; Webster; County Farm Allen, Sherman M.; h/o Beatrice; age 52,5,12; Jackson Co.; 27 Nov; Thad Allen; not given; Dorothy Wilson; Jackson Co.; Henry Casey; Webster; McDoweU Harris, Linda; wid/o Thad; age 86; Swain Co.; 29 Nov; Bradley; Swain Co.; not given; Swain Co.; John R. Shepard; Webster; County Home Ky 56 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Ky T h e D e s c e n d a n t s o f D a v i d M a t h i s K . Ky [Ed. We continue in this issue with the David Mathis descendants of Shawna Green Hall. As withji.er. Owen kin, Shawna cautions that this is a compilation from many sources and is not foolproof. For correctiohsrShawha suggests that one write to her at 4889 Clintonway Dr. Waterford, MI 48328 or e-mail her at shahall@.COncentric• .net.1 Children of MAGDALENA MATHIS and JERRY MOORE are: iv. MARY HANNAH4 MOORE, b. Dec 2,1888, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Headstone, delayed birth records of Jackson Co., N.C); d. Jun 26,1908, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Headstone, buried Woodring Cemetery, Jackson Co., N.C). v. RHODA LODELIA MOORE, b. Feb 3,1897, N.C. (Source: Information from direct descendant Brenda Moore Gaede, Brendasue ©aol.com.). vi. ALVIN W. MOORE, b. Jun 1899, N.C. (Source: Information from direct descendant Brenda Moore Gaede, Brendasue @aol.com.). vii. MITCHELL T. MOORE, b. 1902, N.C. (Source: Information from direct descendant Brenda Moore Gaede, Brendasue ©aol.com.), viii. TATHAM THOMAS MOORE, b. Jul 28,1904, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Information from direct descendant Brenda Moore Gaede, Brendasue ©aol.com.delayed birth records of Jackson Co., N.C); d. Nov 14,1993, Florida (Source: Information from direct descendant Brenda Moore Gaede, Brendasue @aol.com.). 12. BENJAMIN L3 MATHIS (THOMAS J.2, DAVID*) was born Abt 1866 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1880 census of Towns Co. Ga.). He married (1) KATE BROOM Oct 27, 1884 in Jackson Co., N.C. by B. N. Queen, B.M. (Source: marriage Register of Jackson Co.. N.C witnesses E. W. Fortner. and S. H. Parksrt fih« was? hnm Abt. 1866, and died Bef. 1895. He married (2) VlCA 1895. She was born 1860 in N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N.C). Children of BENJAMIN MATHIS and VlCA are: i. HEPHA4 MATHIS, b. 1896, N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N . C ). ii. THOMAS MATHIS, b. 1898, N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N.C). iii. POLLY MATHIS, b. 1900, N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N . C ). iv. DAVID MATHIS, b. 1906, N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N.C). v. LILLY MATHIS, b. 1908, N.C. (Source: 1910 census of Swain Co., N.C). 13. IRONA TEXATA3 MATHIS (THOMAS J?, DAVID*) was born Nov 6, 1873 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1880 census of Towns Co., Ga.), and died Jan 1, 1953 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Broom Cemetery, Jackson Co., N.C). She married RICHARD MEALUS BROOM Jun 15, 1893 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: marriage Register of Jackson Co., N.C), son of WILLIAM BROOM and MARY PARKER. He was born Feb 29, 1872 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone), and died Feb 15, 1961 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Broom Cemetery, Jackson Co., N.C). Children of IRONA MATHIS and RICHARD BROOM are: i. HATTIE MAE4 BROOM, b. Apr 5,1893, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone); d. Jul 5, 1893, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Sols Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC). ii. DEWITT TALMAGE BROOM, b. Oct 18,1896, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone); d. Oct 27,1917, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Broom Cemetery, Jackson Co., N.C). 47. iii. MARY PEARL BROOM, b. May 15,1899, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Sep 28,1973, Jackson Co., NC. 48. iv. CALLIE LORENA BROOM, b. May 1,1903, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Aug 12,1989, Jackson Co., N .C 49. v. JOHN DECATUR BROOM, b. Jul 3,1905, Jackson Co., N.C; d. May 30,1962, Jackson Co., N .C 50. vi. LEWY HOWARD BROOM, b. Oct 30, 1909, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Jan 14, 1986, Fredrick, Maryland. 51. vii. REUBEN MANUEL BROOM, b. A p r i l , 1913, Jackson Co., N.C; d. May 13,1996, Horseshoe Bend, Oregon. 52. viii. ASHFORD HAMILTON BROOM, b. Jul 12,1917, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Dec 30, 1992, Pickens Co., S .C 57 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 14. SAMUEL HUTSON3 MATHIS (THOMAS J.2, DAVID*) was born 1880 in Jackson Co., N.C (Source: headstone), and died Dec 15, 1948 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, (buried Woodring Cemetery, death records of Jackson Co., N.C). He married (1) ETHEL LUKER. He married (2) MARY TEXANNA BURRELL Dec 21, 1904 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Marriage Records of Jackson Co., N.C), daughter of MARK BURRELL and SARAH BROOM. She was born 1882 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone), and died Apr 4, 1940 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone (buried Woodring Cemetery), death records of Jackson Co, NC). Child of SAMUEL MATHIS and ETHEL LUKER is: i. HUTTA LEE4 MATHIS (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C). Children of SAMUEL MATHIS and MARY BURRELL are: ii. GEORGIA4 MATHIS. iii. VON MATHIS. iv. WANNIE LOVELLA MATHIS, b. 1906 (Source: 1910 census of Jackson Co., NC). 53. v. MINNIE MARIETTA MATHIS, b. Aug 27,1908, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Mar 28,1985, Jackson Co., N .C 54. vi. SPURGEON NEWTON MATHIS, b. Sep 10,1910, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Jul 28,1984, Jackson Co., N .C 55. vii. SADIE MATHIS, b. Dec 25,1912, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Mar 27,1981, Henderson Co., N.C 56. viii. COLUMBUS MATHIS, b. 1916. ix. HATTIE MATHIS, b. 1917, N.C. (Source: 1920 census of Jackson Co., N.C). 15. DOVEY E.3 MATHIS (JOHN HAMILTON2, DAVID*) was born Apr 16, 1868 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Civil War Pension Records, John H. Mathis), and died May 29, 1937 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Headstone, Owens Cemetary, Jackson Co.). She married JAMES MILFORD OWEN Feb 14, 1884 in Jackson County,North Carolina (Source: marriage Register of Jackson Co., N.C), son of ANDREW OWEN and MARY MCCALL. He was born Jan 13, 1865 in Haywood County, N.C. (Source: headstone), and died Apr 4, 1947 in Jackson County, N.C by Milton M. Brown (Source: headstone, buried Jackson Owen Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC). Ky KJ Children of DOVEY MATHIS and JAMES OWEN are: i. BONNIE4 OWEN, b. census, article on Owen family (Source: census, article on Owen family); m. GENE HOXIT. ii. LOLA V. OWEN (Source: census, article on Owen family), m. (1) TOM BUCHANAN; m. (2) JESS BREEDLOVE. 57. iii. ETHEL IVALEE OWEN, b. Mar 31,1885, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Dec 5,1953, Jackson Co., N.C iv. LENORA OWEN, b. May 1888 (Source: census, article on Owen Family); m. VICTOR BROWN; b. Apr 4,1881, Jackson Co., NC (Source: article on Owen family, headstone); d. Jan 17,1956, Jackson Co., NC (Source: headstone, buried Brown Cemetery (Barker's Creek), Jackson Co., NC). v. FLODA OWEN, b. Jul 5,1890, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, Jackson Owen Cemetery, Jackson Co., N.C); d. Jul 13,1891, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone), vi. RICHMOND OWEN, b. Feb 1895 (Source: 1900 census, Jackson Co., N.C). vii. PIERSON OWEN, b. Feb 25,1895, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Bnaderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: May 26,1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.36334.35); d. Apr 30, 1968, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Braderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: May 26,1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.36334.35); m. MANDY QUEEN. 58. viii. ARLETTIE OWEN, b. Nov 1897. ix. ESTELLA DORA OWEN, b. Mar 1898 (Source: 1900 census, Jackson Co., N.C); m. RAGNOLA KITCHENS. 59. x. JESSE OWEN, b. Jul 17, 1907, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Dec 19, 1980, Jackson Co., N .C xi. FLORA M. OWEN, b. Dec 1891; m. MELVIN OWEN; b. 1908; d. Nov 12,1900, Transylvania Co., N . C . KJ 58 o Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 16. WESTON ULYSSES3 MATHIS (JOHN HAMILTON2, DAVID*) was born Jun 22, 1869 in Jackson Co., N.C (Source: Civil War Records, John H. Mathis), and died Feb 23, 1938 in Jackson Co., N.C (Source: Headstone, Sols Creek Cemetary, death records of Jackson Co., N.C). He married MARTHA JANE OWEN Jun 26, 1892 in Jackson Co., N.C. by J.C. Wood (Source: Marriage Bonds, Jackson Co.), daughter of ANDREW OWEN and MARY MCCALL. She was born Oct 25, 1873 in Jackson Co., NC (Source: headstone, Sols Creek), and died May 5, 1959 in Jackson Co., NC<Source: headstone). Children of WESTON MATHIS and MARTHA OWEN are: i. TRIPLETS4 (Source: grandmother's memory, censu). 60. ii. HATTIE M. MATHIS, b. May 28,1894, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Oct 1,1976, Brevard, Transylvania Co., N .C iii. MATTIE L MATHIS, b. May 15,1896, North Carolina (Source: census); m. GARFIELD NICHOLSON; b. 1891, Jackson Co., NC (Source: headstone); d. 1956, Jackson Co., NC (Source: headstone, buried Balsam Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC). iv. GRACE L MATHIS, b. May 4,1898 (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C); m. RALPH NICHOLSON. 61. v. LESTER C. MATHIS, b. May 3,1900, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Nov 29,1976, Henderson Co., N.C vi. JOHN CLAUDE MATHIS, b. Dec 28,1902, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C, headstone); d. Apr 6,1971, Transylvania Co, N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Pisgah Gardens Cemetery, Transylvania Co., NC); m. PEARL MASSENGALE. 62. vii. ANZEL V. MATHIS, b. Feb 6, 1905, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Aug 11, 1990, Jackson Co., N.C 63. viii. LEORA MATHIS, b. May 15,1906, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Mar 30,1988, Jackson Co., N.C. ix. NOTA BEA MATHIS, b. Mar 19,1909, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: census); d. Jan 19, 1996, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, death records of Jackson Co., NC). x. ALVIN T. MATHIS, b. Jun 6,1911, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: cenus, headstone); d. Dec 15,1929, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: census, headstone (buried Sols Creek)). 17. MERRITT ROWAN3 MATHIS (JOHN HAMILTON2, DAVID*) was bom Jan 12,1871 in Jackson Co., North Carolina (Source: Civil War Records, John H. Mathis, census, family bible of Merrit Rowan Mathis), and died Dec 16, 1953 in Henderson Co., NC (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.). He married MARIAH VICTORIA PHILLIPS Jun 30, 1895 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: marriage records of Jackson Co, NC), daughter of GEORGE PHILLIPS and MARGARET ASHE. She was born Sep 20, 1873 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: marriage bonds of Jackson Co., Family bible of Merritt Rowan Mathis), and died Jun 14, 1959 (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.). Children of MERRITT MATHIS and MARIAH PHILLIPS are: i. EFFIE ORA4 MATHIS, b. Feb 20,1896, Jackson County, North Carolina (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.); d. Oct 8,1953 (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.). 64. ii. JETER ROSWELL MATHIS, b. Sep 1896, Jackson Co., N.C; d. 1987, Port St. Lucie, Fla.. iii. PORTER CROMWELL MATHIS, b. May 11,1898, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: census, headstone); d. Sep 5,1916, Jackson Co, N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Cathey Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC, death records of Jackson Co., N.C). iv. JESS ROWAN MATHIS, b. Dec 1,1899, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C); d. Mar 22, 1977, Henderson Co., NC v. LENORA MAE MATHIS, b. Apr 5,1902, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C, Family bible of Merritt Rowan Mathis); d. Oct 24, 1993, Henderson Co., NC (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews., buried Henderson Co., NC); m. HAROLD JOSEPH YOUNG, Aug 30,1958; b. Dec 3,1890; d. Jan 26,1970, Henderson Co., NC O 59 i Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 vi. EULA BERNICE MATHIS, b. Mar 31,1904, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. Dec 21, 1989, Henderson Co., NC; m. SEARCY. vii. OLIVER WENDELL MATHIS, b. Apr 14,1906, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Family bible of \^y Merritt R. Matthews.); d. Oct 19,1984 (Source: Brederbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: 28 Mar 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.10097.144). 65. viii. DELLA BEATRICE MATHIS, b. Jan 27,1909, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Apr 24,1989. 66. ix. OREN EUGENE MATHIS, b. Jun 11,1911, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Jun 15,1993, Transylvania Co., NC. x. WINNIE MAXINE MATHIS, b. Apr 14,1914, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: birth records of Jackson Co., N.C.) (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.). 67. xi. JAMES NEWMAN MATHIS, b. Jun 24,1916, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Jul 1993, Iowa. xii. BABY BOY MATHIS, b. Apr 4,1913, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews); d. Apr 7,1913, Jackson Co., N.C (Source: family bible of Merritt Rowan Matthews.). 18. JOHN HARLIN3 MATHEWS (JOHN HAMILTON2 MATHIS, DAVID*) was bom May 20, 1872 in Jackson Co., N.C (Source: JHM Sr. war records, headstone), and died Dec 5,1923 in Jackson Co., N.C (Source: headstone, Sols Creek cemetery, death certificate). He married CALLIE VICTORIA BRYSON Oct 8, 1893 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Marriage Bonds of Jackson Co.), daughter of HARVEY BRYSON and MARGARET BROWN. She was born Nov 3, 1876 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone), and died Dec 18, 1933 in Jackson Co. N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Sols Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC, death records of Jackson Co., NC). Children of JOHN MATHEWS and CALLIE BRYSON are: i. GENEVIEVE4 MATHEWS. 68. ii. THADEOUS DUFF MATHEWS, b. Dec 7,1897, Jackson Co., N.C; d. Jul 7,1984, Jackson Co., N .C iii. W. OTTO MATHEWS, b. Dec 26,1900, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone); d. Dec 7, 1925, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: headstone, buried Sols Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC). U iv. HARLAND R. MATHEWS, b. 1901, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1900 census of Jackson Co., NC). v. JENNIE V. MATHEWS, b. 1905, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1900 census of Jackson Co., NC). vi. DANIE MATHEWS, b. 1910, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1920 census of Jackson Co., NC). vii. LILLIAN MATHEWS, b. 1912, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1920 census of Jackson Co., NC). viii. HELEN MATHEWS, b. 1917, Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: 1920 census of Jackson Co., NC); d. Jan 10,1999 (Source: family member, Rhonda Lynn Johnson). 19. ELLEN THEODOSIA3 MATHIS (JOHN HAMILTON2, DAVID*) was born Sep 8, 1875 in Jackson Co. N.C. (Source: Civil War Records, John H. Mathis), and died Oct 9, 1961 in South Carolina (Source: info from direct descendant Richard King). She met WILBORN PHILLIPS, son of GEORGE PHILLIPS and MARGARET ASHE. He was bom 1876 in N.C. (Source: information from gggson of Ellen). Children of ELLEN MATHIS and WILBORN PHILLIPS are: 69. i. WILLIAM ESPERT4 MATHIS, b. Mar 30,1893, North Carolina; d. Dec 1982. 70. ii. JOHN ELBERT MATHIS, b. Jan 27,1895, North Carolina; d. Jan 1979. 20. DORA H.3 MATHIS (JOHN HAMILTON2, DAVID*) was born Jun 30, 1878 in Jackson Co., N.C. (Source: Civil War records, John H. Mathis), and died Jan 27, 1958 in Jackson Co., N.C, (Source: headstone, Rock Bridge Cem., Jackson Co.). Child of DORA H. MATHIS is: 71. i. FLORENCE4 MATHIS, b. Abt. 1901. 60 Ky Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 Ky C J o h n A l e x a n d e r F r i z z e ll A C i v i l W a r S o l d i e r f r o m J a c k s o n C o u n ty [Ed. This article is submitted by JCGg member Lewis S. Buchanan of Alexandria, Virginia. He is a lineal descendant of John Alexander Frizzell.] Bom: 5 September 1827 in Macon County, NC Father: Jason E. Frizzell (1802 - 1862) Mother: Margaret P. Gribble (1807 - ? ) Wife: Nancy Monteith (1824 - 1910) Died: 28 September 1876 in Jackson Co., NC Buried: (Old) Love Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC On 5 September 1827, John Alexander became the third-born child of Jason E. Frizzell (1802 - 1862) and Margaret P. "Peggy" Gribble (1807 - ? ). John's two older siblings were Rachael Malinda (1824) and f Margaret Avaline (1825). His nine younger siblings were Mary M. "Polly" (abt 1832), James Harrison (abt W 1835), Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" (1835), William McDowell "Mack" (1838), Samuel M. (1840), Nancy (1843), Dorcas Jane "Darkey" (1843), Amanda (1848), and Emily Ingabo (1852). John married Nancy M. Monteith (1824 - 1910) of Haywood County, NC on 22 May 1848. They were to have six children: Margaret E. (1849) who died in her first year, Thomas Martin (1849), William Daniel (1851), James Robert (1855), S.J. (1857) and A.T. (1859). A.T. did not survive the first year. Soon after the Civil War began, James and Samuel, John's younger brothers, joined the army. James enlisted in the Twenty-Fifth NC Infantry Regiment and Samuel enlisted in the Twenty-Ninth "NC Infantry Regiment. ln the spring of 1862, the Confederacy enacted the Conscription Act which required aU men "between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve in the army. Faced with the pending draft, John enlisted at Webster, on 14 July 1862, for three years or the length of the war as a 4* Corporal in Company H of the Sixty-Second NC Infantry Regiment. His younger brother, Mack, also joined Company H of the Sixty-Second that same day. Shortly after enlisting, John, Mack, and the Sixty-Second were sent to Haynesvflle (now Johnson City), Washington Co., Tennessee, arriving about 1 August 1862. There, the Regiment began training for active service. The Regiment had been in Haynesville only a few days when it was separated; three Companies went to Zollicoffer, Tennessee (now Bluff City), three Companies went to Carter's Depot, Tennessee (now Watauga), and two Companies went to Limestone, Tennessee. The remainder of the Regiment stayed at Haynesville. Commanding the three Companies at Zollicoffer was Major B. G. McDowell. 61 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 On 12 December 1862, while guarding the railroad, members of the Sixty-Second may well have seen Confederate President Jefferson Davis who was traveling by rail on a tour of his Western military forces. Davis made a speech in Knoxville that day before moving on to Chattanooga and other key cities in the Western theater of the war. Ky If the troops saw President Davis, their joy in it was short lived for, as the month closed, misfortune befell John, Mack, and other members of the Sixty-Second. As related by Major McDowell, on the night of 30 December 1862, Union General Samuel P. Carter, with three Regiments of cavalry "numbering not less than 2,500 men," made a raid into East Tennessee for ihe purpose of burning bridges and destroying railroad communication. The raiders struck the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad bridge at Zollicoffer, which was defended by the three poorly armed companies under the command of Major McDowell. McDowell surrendered the three companies to the superior Union force. The Yankee version of the story, as described in the report of S. P. Carter, Brigadier-General of Volunteers, U.S.A., was: "When we reached Union [Tennessee], 1 found the town in our possession, and the railroad bridge, a fine structure some 600 feet in length, slowly burning. The rebel force, about 150 strong, consisting of two companies of the Sixty-Second North Carolina troops, under command of Major McDowell, had surrendered without resistance, the major himself "having been first captured by our advance while endeavoring to learn if mere was any truth of our reported approach. "The prisoners were paroled, and a large number of them were that afternoon on their way to the mountains of North Carolina, swearing they would never he exchanged. Their joy at being captured seemed to be unbounded. "The stores, barracks, tents, a large number of arms and equipments, a considerable amount of salt, niter, a railroad car, the depot, &c, were destroyed, and also a wagon bridge across the river, a few "hundred yards below the railroad "bridge. As soon as the work of destruction was fairly under way, 1 dispatched Colonel Walker, with detachments from the Second Michigan, Ninth Pennsylvania, and Seventh Ohio Cavalry (in all 181 men), the whole under guidance of Colonel Carter, toward the Watauga Bridge, at Carter's Depot, 10 miles west of Union. On their way they captured a locomotive and tender, with Colonel Love, of Sixty-second North Carolina troops, who, having heard of the approach of the Yankees, had started on the locomotive to Union to ascertain the truth of the rumor." The captured men were paroled at Carter's Depot on 30 December 1862. Records at the National Archives document John's and Mack's paroles. After being exchanged, John and Company H were stationed at Greenville, Tennessee, for a short time before being moved and stationed at the Cumberland Gap where the Sixty-Second composed part of the garrison. They appear to have arrived at the Gap during the period of May-June 1963. The Cumberland Gap was a strategic passage between North and South and changed hands several times during the course of the war. By September 1862, the Confederates had regained the Gap when Generals Braxton Bragg and E. Kirby Smith outflanked the Federal troops during the Confederate incursion into Kentucky. Subsequently, the Gap was occupied by about 2,500 well entrenched and supplied Confederates. Ky Ky 62 Journeys Through Jackson March - April 2000 i , In the summer of 1863, Union General Ambrose E. Burnside, operating in Kentucky and East Tennessee, sent an Infantry Division to engage the Confederate garrison from the Tennessee approaches to the Gap which had been under attach from the North, or Kentucky side, by another Division of Burnside's forces. Under siege from both the North and South, the 2,500 man Confederate garrison, under the command of General John W. Frazer, surrendered unconditionally on 9 September 1863, without a battle, together with all equipment, supplies, and 14 cannons. Although part of the Sixty-Second escaped capture under the command of Major B. G. McDowell and fought on to the end of the war, John was captured and spent the remainder of the war imprisoned at Camp Douglas in Illinois. Although brother Mack served with John in tile Sixty-Second, his service record at the National Archives does not document that he was captured with John at the Cumberland Gap or imprisoned at Camp Douglas. However, oral history of the family, as cited on page 257 of Volume 1 of the Jackson County Heritage Book suggests that Mack was imprisoned with John, but no documentation of this has been found. General Frazer was roundly condemned for surrendering the garrison without a fight. In the Official Record of the War of Rebellion, Frazer made a detailed defense of his action citing his wish to avoid needless casualties in a battle which he could not win. His statement disparaged the training, capability, and commitment of soldiers in the Sixty-Second and Sixty-Fourth NC Infantry Regiments which made up a major part of the garrison defending the Gap. After capture, John and the other troops were held at Cumberland Gap until 11 September then started, on foot, their 500 mile trek through Kentucy and Indiana to Camp Douglas, at Chicago, Illinois. They spent the night of tiie 12"^ Flat Lick, Kentucky, the 13th eight miles north of Barboursville, the 14th at Wallens Creek, the 1501 at London, the 17* at Mt. Vemon, the 20th at Camp Nelson, and the 21" at Lexington. At Lexington, L^ they were loaded on railroad cars and continued Northwest through Frankfort and. Louisville, Kentucky, and Indianapolis, Indiana, arriving at Camp Douglas about 10 p.m. on 25 September 1863. Less than a month later, John was joined in the military prison by his youngest brother, Samuel M. Frizzell, who served with Company F of the Twenty-Ninth NC Infantry Regiment. Samuel was captured near Chickamauga, Georgia, on 19 September 1863. lt is remarkable that the "brothers survived nearly two years in prison at Camp "Douglas where diseases such as smallpox, malaria, pneumonia and dysentery claimed 15 percent, almost one in seven, of the soldiers imprisoned there. During the course of the war, 26,000 Confederate soldiers walked through the gates at Camp Douglas; 4,000 of those died there. The ones who survived, as did John and SamueL survived despite substandard rations, poor sanitation and medical care, and inadequate clothing and quarters. In his prison records, John was described as "Fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, 5' 10" tall." National Archive records show that John signed an oath of allegiance on 15 June 1865 at the time of his release from prison. Samuel signed an oath and was released 16 June 1865. Under remarks on John's prison records, it said only "Walhalla, SC." Upon their release from prison, Confederate soldiers, who signed the oath, were usually given a railroad pass to the closest railroad terminal to their home. For men from Jackson County, this would have been to Walhalla, SC. Also, the released prisoners were usually given a ration card that allowed them to get food from Federal military stores, where they were available. It is likely that the brothers traveled together by train to Walhalla, SC, then walked the rest of the way home. Ky 63 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 Kj After returning to Jackson County John resumed farming. Later, he started a business at Webster, in which he took goods produced in Jackson County to market at Walhalla, SC. On the return trip he brought goods for resale in Jackson County. On these trips, John traveled by team and wagon on a road that ran through Franklin in Macon County roughly following US Routes 28 and 64. In September 1876, John had made a successful trip to Walhalla and was returning to Webster when tragedy struck. Family lore suggests that John favored strong drink and that he had a jug of whiskey keeping him company on the road home. The story goes that John got drunk and turned loose of the reins. Soon, the team got too close to the edge of the narrow road and the wagon overturned crushing John. He died 28 September 1876 and is buried in the Old Love Chapel Cemetery, at Sylva, beside his wife, Nancy. Information compiled by the Jackson County Genealogical Society shows that a NC Civil War pension application was made after 1901 for Nancy as the surviving widow of John. Sources: Confederate Military Service Index M-253, Roll No. 164, National Archives. Levy, George. To Die In Chicago - Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862 -1 8 6 5. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1999. Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (Washington: "U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901). ^ Brown, Ezekiel A. The Civil War Diary of Ezekiel A. Brown (Unpublished). Jackson County Heritage Book, Volume 1. Jackson County Genealogical Society, Sylva, NC, 1992. Journeys Through Jackson. Jackson County Genealogical Society, Sylva, NC, 1992 - 99. McDowell, B.G. The 62nd North Carolina Infantry. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65. (Volume 3). Goldsboro: Nash Brothers Printers. Clark, Walter (Ed.). (1901). Ky 64 c Ancestors of Joanm Vl solsyonl vn Edwards (1 of 2) ( OS JOHN WILLIAM EDWARDS 1833-1916 SILAS EDWARDS 1857-1909 JOHN WILLIAM EDWARDS 1S81 -1928 MAURICE E. EDWARDS, SR. 1910-1991 Joan Carolyn Edwards 1949- EMILY JANE HENSLEY 1839-1927 JAMES L. WOODBY 1825-1900 MARY T. WOODBY 1857- SUSANNAH HONEYCUTT 1837-1900 Manual C. Warlick 1866-1946 MABEL HATTIE WARLICK 1890-1973 Elias "Alus" Jarrett Huffman 1827-1915 Hiley Violet Huffman 1869-1933 NAOMI CAROLINE CARSON iyi^- is? 1 ! | Cont p. 2 Sarah Fortner Brown 1832 -1902 JOHN "BROKE-LEG" Edwards 1806-1884 LEONNAH BRIGGS 1810-1844 SILAS A. HENSLEY 1816- CARLOTTA BRIGGS 1817 -1860 Epaphrodidus "EPPY" WOODBY 1782-1870 Mary Douglas 1800-1850 JACOB HONEYCUTT 1789 -1870 Susannah Byrd 1795-1846 Frederick H. Huffman 1784-1884 Frances W. Hildebrand 1796 -1870 Pioneer John Brown 1806 -1885 Violet Fortner 1808 -1885 I 1 i ir o 5 & l too oo Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 y 5> 1 J 5 3 "4 Ky KJ 66 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 K , I n d e x f o r JTJ, V o l . X , N o s . 3 ,4 Ky Alexander 53 Allen 45, 55, 56 Allison 47, 56 Ammons 44, 46 Arrington 40, 41, 51 Ashe 53, 56, 59 Austin 35 Bailey 42 Baldwin 46 Banks 35 Barker 44 Baucom 55 Beck 36, 37, 38 Biddix 54 Bigham 55 Bishop 42, 54, 55 Blackburn 55 Blankenship 35 Blanton 39, 40,42, 43,44, 45,46 Blythe 48 Bolick 54 Bradley 35, 45, 56 Bragg 62 Breckly 66 Breece41 Breedlove 54, 58 Bridges 45 Briggs 65 Brooks 40, 41,42 Broom 57, 58 Brown 47, 53,55,60,64,65 Bryant 44 Bryson 40,41, 49, 53, 54, 55, 56,60 Buchanan 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61 Bumgarner 38, 40,42,47, 53, 54 Burnett 55 Bums 39, 40, 42, 46 Burnside 63 Burrell 58 Buzbee 36 Byrd 65 Caldwell 38, 46 Camp 45 Campbell 54 Carnes 38 Carroll 54 Carson 45, 65, 66 Carter 62 Casey 56 Cathey 48 Chambers 43 Childers 55 Chiltoskey 38 Chiltoskie 54 Clayton 55, 56 Cline 42 Cochran 37,45 Coggins 54 Cole 53, 66 Conley 54 Conner 41, 56 Cooper 35, 36, 37, 40 Cope 40,41,44, 56 Cowan 56 Coward 38,44, 52, 55, 56 Crawford 39, 44, 46,47, 53, 55, 56, 66 Crispe 56 Crowe 54 Cunningham 56 Davis 36, 37, 45, 47, 48, 53, 54,62 Dawson 53 Dean 55 Deitz 35, 36, 37, 42,47, 56 Denton 54 Dillard 56 Dills 37, 38, 47, 53, 54 Douglas 65 Drake 38 Duckett 45 Duckette 53 Duncan 44,46 Edwards 65, 66 Eliot 55 Elliott 66 Emory 38 Enloe 47 Ensley 37,40, 41, 55 Estep 45 Farley 53 Featherhead 54 Fincher 54 Fisher 40,41, 44, 47,48 Fortner 41, 65 Fouts 54 Francis 45 Frazer 63 Freeman 37 Frizzell 37, 38, 61,63, 64 Frizzle 54 Fugate 53 Gaede 57 Galloway 38 Gates 35 Glenn 37 Gragg 66 Green 40, 50,52, 53,54, 55, 56,57 Greene 45 Gregory 55 Gribble 38, 55, 61 Groene38 Gunter 51 Hall 47, 57 Hamilton 43 Hampton 47, 48 Hargrove 43 Harris 56 Head 45 Hein55 Helton 56 Henry 40, 43, 44 Hensley 46, 65 Henson 53, 55, 66 Higdon 37, 55 Hildebrand 65 Hise 56 Hodgin 51 Holland 54, 56 Honeycutt 65 Hooper 40, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56 Hornbuckle 48, 54 Hoyle 40, 41, 45, 56 Huffinan65 Hunter 52 Hyatt 49, 53 Ingle 55 Inman 43 James 45 Jamison 54 Jenkins 42, 66 Johnson 60 Jones 35, 42, 45, 53, 55, 56 Keener 47, 54, 56 King 45 Kitchens 43, 58 Lambert 54 Lanning 54 Lassen 56 Ledford 55 Lemons 55 67 Journeys Through Jackson March-April 2000 Leopard 54, 55 Levy 64 Locust 54 Long 48, 53 Love 53, 62 Lovedahl 49 Lowe 44 Ludwigsen 45 Luker 58 Man 54 Martin 55 Massengale 59 Mathis 44, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60 Matthews 59, 60 Mayes 39, 40, 46 McBide 56 McCall 41, 53, 58, 59 McConneU 35 McCully 35 McDonald 43, 44, 45, 46 McDowell 61, 62, 63, 64 McKay 40,41 McKinney 38, 41 Medford 41 Messer 45 Middleton 41, 55 Mills40,41,44, 51,55 Monteith 53, 61 Moody 54 Moore 38, 45, 55, 57 Morales 35 Morley 38 Morrow 55 Moss 54 Nations 53 Nichols 53, 54, 66 Nicholson 44, 53, 59 Noland 56 Norman 40, 48 Norton 47 Oocumber 54 Oocumma 48 Owen 44, 58, 59 Oxner 66 Palmer 38 Pannell 55 Parker 41,51, 55, 56, 57 Parks 56 Parris 41 Patton 41,46 Paxton 41 Payne 55 PhiUips 54, 55, 59,60 Pierce 51 Plott 41 Potts 38,44 Powell 38 Pressley 45 Price 45 Pruett 54 Pruitt 41 Queen 42, 55, 56,57, 58 Rabb41 Raby 47, 51 Raines 41, 42 Read 56 Reece 43,44 Reed 45 Reeves 55 Reynolds 54 Rhea 55 Rice 53 Richards 35 Riddle 38 Riedell 46 Robinson 41, 42,45 Rogers 54 Ruff 46, 56 Sampson 54 Scruggs 40,41, 45 Sexton 43 Shelmyre 54 Shelton 35 Shepard 56 Sherrill 55, 56 Shuford 38 Shular 48 Shuler 37, 38,41,42, 55, 56 Siekierski 42 Singleton 43 Sitton 47 Sloan 53 Smathers 40,41 Smith41,44,53,56,62 Smothers 45 Sorrells 43,44 Spivey 54 Starr 43 Stephens 42, 49, 51, 52, 53 Stephenson 44 Stewart 54 Stiles 35 Stillwell 44 Stiwinter 54 Styles 42, 54, 55 Sutton 46 Tatham 55 Terrell 48 Thomas 45 Thompson 37,44 Tilley 37 Toineeta 55 Tramper 55 Trantham 54 Tucker 54, 55 Turner 44 Turpin 45 Van Loomburg 55 Walker 41,42, 53, 62 Walls 41 Ward 54 Warlick 65 Washington 55 Watkins 45 Watson 40,43,53, 54 Webb 56 Whittenburg 56 Wike 52, 53, 55 Wilde 55 Wilkes 51 Wilson 36,47,54, 55, 56 Womack 39 Wood 41, 44,45, 55, 59 Woodard 45 Woodby 65 Woods 49, 50, 51, 52 Woodward 48 Worley 55 Wright 41 Wyatt 41 Young 59 Youngbird 55 Zachary 48, 53 Ky KJ >y 68

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