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Journeys Through Jackson 2001 Vol.11 No.07-08

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  • Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.
  • v ^ Ky 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 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 , I n c. C V o l . X I , N o . 7 - 8 J u l y - A u g u s t 2 0 01 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2001 Officers ,J President RickL. Frizzell Vice Presidents Betty P. Foti Sharon B. Carnes Secretary Lynn Allen Treasurer David C. Frizzell Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinators Bill Bishop Deanne G. Roles 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 mis publication except for notices for other non-profit groups. From the Editor Twenty - one JCGS members - and the father of another one - contributed to this issue of Journeys Through Jackson. None of those folks, however, are responsible for its being late. We will take sole responsibility for that, and offer our customary mea culpa. We had been interested for some time in spotlighting members who had served in the military. While we made no attempt to survey all Society members, we managed to interview ten individuals who were willing to share their stories. Some of the younger members were modestly reluctant, not wishing to detract from the World War II veterans they so admire. But we believe that Society members will enjoy all of them, age and service taking a second seat to the fact of their patriotism. In addition to the interviews, we include a potpourri of materials relating to America's military past We also repeat the mysterious missing page from our previous issue, continue with the McCall descendancy of Lonnie Daves, and recognize our August award winners. What could be more interesting than the life experiences of our own members who gave of themselves for a higher purpose? We thank them, and we trust that you will enjoy their stories in our Patriot issue. 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 / y1 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Ky Ky T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Holden a n d Deitz A w a r d s 103 Reprint of P a g e 97 104 JCGS Photo A l b um 105 - 1 0 6 Civil W a r Letters of N a t h a n Middleton 107 - 1 0 8 Civil W a r L e t t e r of J o h n Sutton 109 Discharge of J o s e p h P. C o c k e r h am 110 P a r t i a l Service Record of J o h n B a r k e r Ill Civil W a r Bible of R.M. P a r r i s i Ill Pictures F r om World W a r I N o r t h Carolina Unit 112 World W a r I Draft Registration of J a c k s o n Countians Named "Henson"....113 - 1 1 4 A Civil W a r Note 114 Review of W a l t e r M i d d l e t o n ' s Book Flashbacks 115 World W a r H - T h e Davis B r o t h e r s 116 JCGS W o r l d W a r H Interviews 117 - 1 2 2 JCGS Korea, Vietnam, Peacetime, P e r s i a n Gulf E r a s Interviews 123 - 1 2 7 J C G S L i b r a r y Acquisitions.......... .................. 128 Items for Sale b y J C G S 128 The Descendants of Samuel McCall 129 - 1 3 4 Index 135-136 S u t t o n , P h i l l i p s A r e H o n o r e d B y S o c i e t y At the JCGS annual picnic in August, two of the Society's most loyal members were honored for their work in genealogy. The Holden Award, nominated by the membership, was presented to Clifford "Mack" Sutton for bis ongoing outstanding contributions to research. In addition to his many hours helping others with their genealogical questions, Mack's latest contribution has been to survey northern Jackson County cemeteries, annotate the names of markers with the names of the deceased's parents, then organize the entire collection into notebooks and place on our library shelves. The Daniel Deitz Award for 2001 was presented by the Society to Rachel Brown Phillips. In the publication of two Heritage Books, Rachel has been indefatigable with her service to the Society. Her superior knowledge of Jackson County's families has led to multiple numbers of book submissions and book sales. Her technique has been simply to call persons - in Sylva or Asheville or Kansas City or Katmandu - and urge their participation. She has been remarkably successful in her efforts, a success reflected in our public relations and our bank accouunts. We are fortunate in JCGS to have many hardworking individuals who donate their time and expertise to the Society. In Mack Sutton and Rachel Phillips, we have two eminent examples of those individuals and their hard work. We congratulate them and thank them. 103 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 R e p r i n t o f P a g e 9 7 F r o m O u r P r e v i o u s I s s ue ' y [Ed- In the May - June issue of JTJ, page 97 was somehow skipped by the machine. We reprint it here.] 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 D. Frank Smathers Maude D. Smathers James E. Moore Faye R Moore Samuel Stephens Julius Hershel Stephens 4 unmarked 14 Jan 1890 22 Oct 1891 27 Mar 1918 15 Dec 1917 8 Aug 1942 24 Sep 1913 18 Apr 1959 1 May 1977 14 Dec 1989 19 Nov 1942 14 Feb 1977 No death date inscribed S/o M/M J.H. Stephens T h e I s a a c H a r r i s F a m i l y B i b l e [Ed. With the gracious permission of Elsie Geisler Massie, we publish this Bible record. The Isaac Harris mentioned here would be the great-great grandfather of JCGS member Maurice Moody. ] Ky Isaac M. Harris Born 1812 Sarah Harris Born April 5,1814 Mary Anj aline Harris Born January 23,1831 Loucretia Emalin Harris Bom September 21,1832 Ruth Elvira Harris Born May 20,1834 John McDonel Harris Born March 14,1836 Elizabeth Jane Harris Born January 17, 1839 Sarah Caroline Harris Born April 5, 1840 Eva Celinda Harris Born February 23,1842 Martha Gildran Harris Born February 14,1844 Linch Manuel Harris Born December 25,1846 I.P.M. Harris Born June 15,1851 Mary A. Harris died April 21, 1848 Martha Harris died August 18,1846 Notes: The Isaac Harris death date was inscribed in the Bible, but is illegible now. Eva Celinda was Mrs. Massie's grandmother, who married J.D. Buchanan. Isaac Harris and Sarah Beck were married 1 Dec 1829, according to the Haywood marriages published by Woolley. The middle names of Martha and Linch above are extremely hard to read, and we may have transcribed them incorrectly. According to Woolley, "Sarey" Beck was a daughter of John. The family originally lived in the Oconaluftee area. Mrs. Massie would welcome more information on this family. Ky 104 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m [Ed. The first picture in our album accompanies the Bible record on the previous page. It is submitted by new JCGS member Marcia Nilles of Peoria, Arizona.] 10S Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m KJ *?^m*&j£g£t&& In keeping with our Patriot issue, the pictures on this page represent the American military experience. Above, park employees demonstrate the firing of a 3 - pounder at Guilford Courthouse, site of an important battle of the American revolution. The pictures were taken and shared by JCGS President Rick Frizzell. Below, two aspects of the American Civil War. On the left, the grave marker of Nathaniel Deitz, veteran of the North Carolina 62nd, Company H. Submitted by Lloyd Cowan, whose hand is shown in the picture. On the right, an unidentified veteran, possibly with a family member. Submitted by David Frizzell. \ y y 106 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 A m e r i c a n C i v i l W a r - T h e L e t t e r s o f N a t h a n M i d d l e t o n [Ed. JCGS member Walter Middleton shares two letters from his great - grandfather. Nathan Middleton was killed at Chickamauga in September of 1863.] Camp Clinch Mountain E Term July the 21 1862 Deare wife and children: I seat myself to let you no I am well hoping these lines mae reach you in dew time and find you all in good h e l t h - 1 cant tell you when I will be at home - if ever or not I cant tell but if I live long A nof I will come home I am in the hands of a merciful god I under stand that our men has retaking Murfur bur (Ed. Murfreesboro) the loss I have not asertained yet I was sorty to here of the death of Benjamin parke (Parker?) times hard here and I don't see any chance of it A git ting any better We git a half a pound of met a day and a pound of flower a day it is short rashins I tell you but I can do on on it as to my part clothing is myty high and sheus and ever thing elce if I don't git to come home I want you to make mee 2 pare of pants if you can and send them to mee if you can I want you to write if you need any money or not you don't write any thing a bout how you ar a git ting a long I am de zirous to no I have not had a letter •from you in a month I think the time long I wood like to reseve a nother one from yore hands it wood give mee grate sat tis faction to git one if I was with you I could tell you a grate meny things I cant 'write I want to no how yore corn looks and if yore wry was good or not give me all the nuse in that country I- want to here how meny basterd has come since I left and who is the mothers of them and the father of them if you no I want you to git salt a nof to do you and take care of it I need not have told you .to tuck care of it for you will do it keep out of det if it is in yore power but if you need any money you-can go and borrow .some for I have 50 dollars in my frock pocket now and the first chance I have I will send you some I cant tell when that will bee but the first chance that I can trust it with I cant give you any more newse as I hant got any of late you think you see hard times in that con try but you don't know what they do in this part if there was army around you and a beming the fence from a round yore crop it wood be worse than it is you see hard times I no and I wood be glad to bee with you to help you a long but as it is I cant at the present but I hope I will take care of my babes till I come as well as you can Martha I want you to bee a good girl and keep out of bad company a void it my daughter and mind yore mother mind mee what I tell you David I want you to work like a man and mind yore mother and take care of the things till I come take care of yore hogs and raise yore one (Ed. own) meet Crich mind yore mother and bee a good girl till I come Nelyann I want you to bee a good girl and mind yore mother and don't let Moley cry Sereptha I want you to bee a good girl and mind yore mother and keep all things strate till I come Save mee some butter till I come James D I want you to mind yore mother and bee a good boy and raise mee some com to eat when I come home keep mee. some milk Jane mind yore mother and bee a good girl till I come home Jane I want you to save mee a buff apple till I come tell my babe I want to see her bad and want to see her run and play I want you to send mee a lock of j ny babes hare children I want you to not fite and bee good to one and other When yore mother tells any of you to do any thing don't wate and say let a nother one do it go and do it quick and help one and other a long that is the way to do children this is for yore one good I am a riting this to you I will repeat it again keep out of bad company and a void it and if any wan tell any thing on you that is bad let it bee false tell the trooth at all times aiier is a bomin nattion (Ed. abomination) in the site of God give my best respects to all in quiring friends if any nothing more I remains y6re till deth Nathan Middleton to Mary Middleton and children Write soon fail not I wUl have to send my letter without paying for them I hant got no change 107 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Camps neare the Cumberland gap September the 7 1862 ^j Deare wife and children I this good Sabbath morning to seat my self to let you no I am well hoping these lines mae reach you in dew time and find you all in good helth I reseved two letters one baring date August the 20 and the other August the 10 which gave mee grate sat tis faction to learn that you was all well and allso was glad to hear that you had a good crop of com take care of it and also was prowed to learn that Martha was a good girl that gave me grate sat tis faction to here that she was a good girl Wee are 4 miles bee low the gap a garding a nother gap on the Cumberland mountain there are Colonel Vances ridg (Ed. regiment) and Colonel Colman ridgment is all but thomas indians is all that is here at this place it is thought that wee will starve the yanks out at the gap the pickets was a firing the 6 I don't know what was done the indians brung a yanke in last nite and tuck him to head quarters to day the yankes-is a girting scerse of meet and bread other things I cant tell you when I will be at home Some says one thing and- some a nother my impression is that I will bee at home against Sixety three I think I will start home a Chrismass day if I shood live till that time I hope I will I want to see you the worst I ever did in my life thare is nothing that bares on my mind as much as you and the children I want you and the children to do the best you can I want you to a rais the children to tell the truth and keep out of bad company and ' to bee have thare selves at home all other places I cant bee with you to tell you how I want you to do and I cant write it as I want you to do thare is one thing I want you to do is to go to meeting and take the children with you I wood like to here a sermone preach by Henson or Ky Moody or Ensly they are my chois preacher I wood like to here old Cloah Coward shout an old Nancy Hooper it wood do mee good you mae depend it wood you rote to mee that you did not git no letters from mee I cant tell the reson of it I have rote ever week to you or father and some times I rote twice a week I have not got a letter from you in 3 months till the 6 of this instant that is by male I meen I thout the time long and that was longer three weeks children I cant express my feeling that I have towards you but I will draw about aventer (Ed. eventually?) first not fite 2 love one and other and help one and other and take one and other part 3 children this world is not yore home wee ware only braut in to this world to prepare for a better world and if you will do yore masters will you will go there and if you don't you will go to the bad world where you will bum forever and ever children I don't want you to go thare I want you to do write children mind what I tell you it ma bee the last time I mae rite you I cant tell I hope not I hope I will see you all again bless my babes take care of them they bare with grate wate on my mind what will become of them whether they are to suffer or not I cant tell I hope not if they was to it beereave me of what little sat tis faction i see David i want you to not let them cry for bread work like a man and don't let yore little brothers and sisters suffer do this my son martha help him work raise yore little brothers and sisters Give my best respects to all inquiring friends if any tell W E Brown I hant forgoten him yet nor I don't think I ever will tell him I want him to come by and see mee as he goes to va if he can So I must come to a close nothing more I remain yore husband and father till deth Nathan Middleton to Mary Middleton and Children Nathan Middleton to David Middleton 108 Ky Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 ^ American C i v i l W a r - L e t t e r F r o m J o h n S u t t on [Ed. We have published a number of letters from this young man in JTJ before. They were transcribed and submitted by JCGS member Betty Queen Monteith.] Occoquan Bay, Va. December 27,1861 Dear Father an Mother an All the Rest I avail myself of the present opportunity to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am well at present, and hoping the few lines may find you are well when they come to hand. I received your letter on the 26 of December and was glad to hear from you all was as well as common. It does me good to get a letter from home an from all my friend. I received a letter from Doug Davis, and he also said you all was well. We aint been in nare battle yet, but we don't know how soon we will get in one, for we are placed right at the enemy now. It is suppose that we will get into one in a short time, but we don't know anything about when we will get into a fight. It may not be atall, and it may come off in three hours. For that reason I cant tell you anything about it for we are right at them. When ever they advance toward us, then the fight will begin. I think whenever I make my next draw of money, I will send you ten or fifteen dollar if I can send it by anybody that I can put any confidence in to carry it to you safe. I will have about one hundred dollar a coming to me when I draw this time. The is several of the boys a talking about getting a furlough to come home, and if they do I will send you some money. All the boys are well at this time, as far as I know. I have heard that D. Conley was dead. We left him at Manassas Junction and I suspect it is the truth, for he was very low when some of our boys come from there. And they move him on to Richmond, and he yhas died since they started with him. If he is dead, that is the news that has come to us. You must tell Sol about it, for he wrote to me to tell D. Conley that he was at his fathers house and they was all wellut I suppose you can tell them we heard he was dead, and also we lost another man in our company the other day. His name was Henry Mathis. So I have nothing of much importance to write at this time. You must tell Bill an Henry to write to me for I never get any letter from them. Ihave got several from Sol. You must tell uncle Joseph Sutton to write to me and also uncle James Sutton, for I aint never received nare letter from them yet. It is because I aint never, wrote to them, but I aint had the time to write. So I must come to a close. Yours truly John Sutton to his father A word to cousin Mary Messer and Elminey. Tell them I received their few lines in your letter an was glad to hear from them they was all well. They said something about a pare of socks. I found a pare in the poke, but I did not know who sent them to me for they had no mark on them. They was a black pare of socks. You must tell them I am very much obliged to them for their kindness for they was not marked was the reason I did not know who sent. You must tell them to write to me for I aint time to write at this time. I will write again soon. Son John Sutton A word to J.C. Brooks. Tell him I send my best respect to him an family, and all the rest of my friend. I aint time to write now. John Sutton 109 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 A m e r i c a n C i v i l W a r - T h e D i s c h a r g e o f J o s e p h P . C o c k e r h a m y [Ed. Many JCGS members will recall that Ruth Shuler's principal genealogical interest is the Cockerham family. Her "Wall Came Tumbling Down" story was printed here in September - October 1998, and focused on her search for the Daniel Stewart Cockerham family. That family had moved from Jackson County to Iowa, and several of the sons fought in the Civil War for Iowa regiments. Ruth's correspondent Linda Stewart makes this document available to us. We will attempt to copy the official government heading, then transcribe the text, since the print is quite faint.] v_y Know ye, That Joseph P. Cockerham. a Private of Captain William H Gay's Company, VI Iowa Battery of Light Artillery Iowa Volunteers who was enrolled on the 7" day of January one thousand eight hundred and Sixty four to serve three years or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this fifth day ofJuly. 1865, at Davenport. Iowa by reason of Authority War Dept Genl Order No 105 C.S. No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist. Said Joseph P. Cockerham was born in Jackson County in the State of North Carolina, is 18 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches Mgh, ja^complexion, Blue eyes. Light hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Laborer Given at Davenport Iowa Has fifth day of July 1865. /s/Alex. Murray Capt. USA Mustering Officer /s/W.H.Gay Capt 1st Iowa Battery Ky 110 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 K> [Ed. Linda Stewart also shares this tidbit, copied from American Patriotism, Company D, Second Iowa Cavalry, p. 402.] David M. Cockerham "Was a moral and temperate young man; would neither chew tobacco nor drink whiskey; inclined to be religious. At his request a comrade sat by his cot and read the Bible to him in his illness. He died at Benton Barracks, Mo., Jan 17, 1862, of pneumonia (having lain sick a long time); expressing in his last moments reliance on the Savior. Born in Macon County, North Carolina, March 8, 1843, enlisted Aug. 2, 1861; residence Saylor Grove, Polk County, where he had Uved several years." A m e r i c a n C i v i l W a r - P a r t i a l R e c o r d o f J o h n B a r k e r [Ed. JCGS member Tim Barker shares the following with us from the North Carolina State Archives. Barker was, in all probability, a first cousin to the Cockerham boys above.] > Coi29NorthCarolinaIni: f & *_. ._. _~ -. -vn»^ «'*ai»i faiffi. A m e r i c a n C i v i l W a r - T h e B i b l e o f R . M . P a r r i s [Ed. JCGS member Bill Crawford shares the following with us. The small Testament belongs to Bobby Parris. R.M. (RHfus Milton) Parris was the son of Alfred Parris, one of the fifteen children of David and Mary Morrow Parris. The small book was found in an abandoned house. It was carried by R. M. Parris in the war.] Bible House, Baltimore November 30th, 1864 From the Maryland State Bible Society to Corporal PM. Parris. Soldier in Comp'y G Reg. Thomas Legion Vol'rs. Should I die on the battle field or in Hospital, for the sake of humanity , acquaint Mrs. Fannie Parris residing at Webster. Jackson County. N.C. of the fact, and where my remains may be found. I l l Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 W o r l d W a r I - 1 s t N o r t h C a r o l i n a I n f a n t r y , C o m p a n y H \ J [Ed. The pictures on this page are shared by JCGS member David Frizzell. A look at the names will show many Jackson Countians. Regrettably, the list is eroded in one place.] *••** J- ©. ftmfcitaa, jaib fc j TKwMn.dn.7. SSP'wfe^! J«w fa to. Srfl**. J ^ H C ROSTER QOHcUM .C S<&MHl aI . K. UII—ntMiKl. AA.n ttLe tvK H»»m«, B» T. :WU«m*I*HaLm MTMW. nn _tcm o.. a VDmyW. Tfta*. v J Onk. J. y 112 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 ^ W o r l d W a r I - J a c k s o n C o u n t y D r a f t R e g i s t r a t i o n o f M e n w i t h t h e S u r n a m e " H e n s o n " [Ed. Copied from the original draft cards on file at the United States. Federal-Archives - Southeast Region by Larry Crawford and Rick Frizzell] Henson, Rufus Nelson, age 45, Uves Cowarts, farmer, s e l f - employed, born 4 Jul 1873, married, nearest relative Vinnie Henson (wife), white, tall, slender, light brown eyes, black hair, no disability claimed, registered by Coot Wood 12 Sep 1918 Henson, Witzel Myres, age 19, lives Whittier, farmer, s e l f - employed, born 3 Jun 1899, single, nearest relative B.B. Henson, white, tall, slender, gray eyes, dark hair, no disability claimed, registered by C.P. Shelton 12 Sep 1918 Henson, Alonzo Medford, age 42, lives Sylva, Superintendent for Champion Fibre Co., bom 18 Aug 1876, married, nearest relative Nellie Henson, white, tall,, slender, gray eyes, black hair, no disability claimed, registered by W. Jack Morris 7 Sep 1918 Henson, Burke Madison, age 20, lives Cullowhee, farmer, s e l f - employed, born 31 Dec 1897, single, nearest relative S.W. Henson, white, medium height, medium build, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, no disability claimed, registered by E. H. Stillwell 12 Sep 1918 ^ Henson, Wiley Mathias, age 35, lives Sylva, lumber scaler for Champion, born 31 Jan 1883, single, nearest relative Lon Henson, white, medium height, slender build, blue eyes, light hair, no disability claimed, registered by W. Jack Morris 7 Sep 1918 > Henson, Philip Candler, age 43, lives Cullowhee, merchant and farmer, bom 7 Mar 1875, nearest relative Mrs. EX. Henson, white, tall, medium build, light brown eyes, black hair, slightly bald, no disability claimed, registered by H.B< Jones 12 Sep 1918 Henson, Rufus Benjamin, age 21, lives Webster, farmer employed by Mrs. H.A. Henson (mother), bom 10 Jul 1896, Cullowhee, single, white, tall', slender, gray eyes, light brown hair, no disability claimed, registered by Ethel S. Cowan 5 Jun 1917 Henson, William Thomas, age 21, Uves Cullowhee, farmer employed by Sam Henson (father), bom 14 Nov 1895, CuUowhee, single, white, taU, slender, brown eyes, dark hair, no disabiUty claimed, registered by W.N. Coward 5 Jun 1917 Henson, Lawrence, age 26, Uves Addie, logger, for Bryson and Hooper, "bom 22 Aug 1891, CuUowhee, single, white, taU, stout, blue eyes, dark hair, no disabiUty claimed, registered by Estes Bryson 5 Jun 1917 Henson, Frank, age 23, Uves Webster, farmer, s e l f - employed, born 29 Jun 1893, Jackson Co., married, dependents wife and child, white, taU, slender, hght blueeyes, Ught hair, no disabiUty claimed, registered by A.S. Moss, 5 Jun 1917 ' Henson, William, age 24, Uves Beta, farmer, self - employed, born 5 Mar 1893, WiUets, married, dependents wife and 4 children and 1 brother, claims family to support as an exemption, 113 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 white, taU, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair, no disabiUty claimed, registered by Dan Tompkins 5 Jun 1917 ' ^ Henson, Lewis Jasper, age 25, Uves Beta, fanner, self - employed, bom 2 Aug 1891, CuUowhee, married, dependents wife and 1 child, claims support of dependents as exemption, white, taU, slender, blue eyes, red hair, no disabiUty claimed, registered by B.H. Cathey Jr. 5 Jun 1917 [Ed. Below, a sample of the World War I registration cards. James Edward Norman was the editor's maternal grandfather.] •<•»• REGISTRATION CARP', y*j SAttoJ.. 7-y^f^ :EC »-,»»-•&£%.. • 4 & ^ - & - 9-0 ML B=S! 33 ___SSF___ b»I..Mi..«V)»»1«M.»»ll»«*|».l I i 1. 0, J 1,11 !•-»<• «-^.**(rfMOI ytxohhAid _ , _ ^ y j f a a f^ •win i i ir.^mfc* /k£ iiii^ T^fr I y%t> ",^..^ ?«•<*- § 1 ® ^ ^ /ft*". G&Z&fatl**9 \ V ^ N 'L ^JSSsffiASiwm2 TA ' " " 1 •AtT ? M..I..1.. «m«- .I'JL. l«HM> IM4MT MM M4W, (Htatpl —MMI> .«»i—<H.»m1«».»4lM»<l<>l.in I•»*!>«. foeX* /d/>yy *.«• 7 »k<a3 v^> A n o t h e r C i v i l W a r N o t e [Ed. JCGS member Tim Barker is a great one to find materials on the Internet He recommends the Cornell University series "Making of America" http://cdl..librarv.comell.edu/ced-bin/m where he found an article "A Hard Road to Travel Out of Dixie" from an 1890 number of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. In the article, an escaped Union P.O.W. makes his way through Jackson County, encountering adventure and names like Hooper, Headen, Norton, Cogdill, Parker, Harris, Watson, and Brown. It is a fascinating account of persons whose sympathies lay with the United States rather than with the Confederacy. Should we obtain permission, we will publish part of the soldier's story in a future issue of JTJ.] y 114 Journeys Through Jackson- July - August 2001 U W o r l d W a r I I - A R e v i e w o f Flashbacks: Prisoner of War in the Philippines by W a l t e r M i d d l e t o n [Ed. We are grateful for the interviews granted to us by our veterans for this issue; however, any interview, as good as it could be, would not do justice to the World War II story of JCGS member Walter Middleton. His most recent book tells that story, and Dorris Beck reviews that excellent book here.] For anyone wanting to know what war was like for an enUsted man during World War n , a recent book by Reverend T. Walter Middleton is required reading. The book is entitled Flashbacks: Prisoner of War in the Philippines. (Alexander, NC: Worldcomm) Walter, a member of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, grew up in Jackson County. In the early days of World War JJ, he was drafted and was sent to Fort Belvoir, Virginia Engineer Training Facility, where he trained for eighteen weeks. He became a member of the 803rd Engineer BattaUon whose primary objective was to bmld airfields in the PhiUppines. They worked hard aU day in terrible heat to build runways for the planes to land. Then came word that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. The'engineers had airfields to build, roads to keep open, and battles to fight. It seemed that as soon as construction was finished, Japanese bombers came and destroyed the airfields, bridges, and roads'. Middleton recounted the battles with the Japanese on the Bataan Peninsula where 24,000 American soldiers and some FiUpinos fought together. Rations became scarce, and the soldiers were starved half to death. SuppUes that should have provided them sufficient food never f ' , reached them." Food sent by the American Red Cross was intercepted and eaten by the Japanese. The American soldiers fought as long as they were able, but finaUy were captured by the Japanese and lined up to begin the Bataan Death March, fc forced march of 70,000 American and FiUpino soldiers. Barely able to walk, many of the prisoners died along the way - nearly a thousand each day - as they were made to march the 55 miles to San Fernando. At one point they were loaded into a train going to Capas with each boxcar packed so full that they had to stand. When the train stopped, some men had passed out from lack of oxygen and others were dead. Those stiU able Were forced to walk eight more miles to Camp O'DonneU Prison. StiU later the prisoners were moved to Mukden, Manchuria. Some were made to work in factories, and aU were iU — fed. Middleton very vividly describes the terrible treatment the prisoners received from the Japanese and does not hesitate to point out that Americans could have done much better in getting the needed arms, food, and other supplies to those involved in defending our country. He also teUs of his struggle to overcome post - traumatic stress after arriving back in the United States. The most impressive aspect of this book is its unfailing honesty. Sometimes Middleton uses the salty language of the soldier under incredible stress - anything less would not have been reaUstic or honest. His accounts are not pretentious in the Uterary or historical sense - they are simply the brutaUy honest stories of a man who was there in the worst of it, and to have somehow glossed over the Bataan Death March would be an insult to both the survivors and to aU of those who sacrificed their Uves anywhere in the Pacific. Middleton is a man of dignity, and he upholds the dignity of the American soldier. The book is a fine accompUshment of a story and a point of view that needed to be expressed. 115 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 W o r l d W a r I I - T h e D a v i s B r o t h e r s y [Ed. Submitted by JCGS member Helen Davis Cooper, the pictures below are of her brothers. We reprint the page here with the kind permission of The Sylva Herald, where the account originally ran.] Ojf;3«t«,.wboj««-.«orvtnK»tlwlr,coontiXJ MU'Vlun'lu hasibtaztfSnc&Qctoh ^^i.*«J'J'U« uun^m - y KJ 116 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Ky O W o r l d W a r H - W e I n t e r v i e w O u r O w n [Ed. They are being called the "Greatest Generation," and we certainly would not argue with Brokaw's designation. We took our interview form from one compiled by Si Harrington at the North Carolina State Archives, and while we. shortened it considerably for space considerations, we credit Harrington for this idea. Our respondents consist of World War II veterans Neil Banmgardner, Walter "Bod" Bryson, Lloyd Cowan, Carl Frizzell, and Edwin Shay. The first four are JCGS members; Edwin is the father of JCGS member Mike Shay.] Name and Place of Birth: NeU Irvin Banmgardner (Canton, NC); Walter Morris Bryson (Brevard, NC); Lloyd Wilkes Cowan (Sylva, NC); Carl Keffie FrizzeU (Webster, NC); Edwin Hugo Shay (Dighton, KS) Now Uves: Banmgardner (Candler); Bryson (AsheviUe); Cowan (Sylva); Frizzell (Webster); Shay (JacksonviUe) I n t e r v i e w F o r m f o r P a t r i o t I s s ue 01) FuU name, date and place of birth, grew up in . 02) Now Uves in . 03) Branch of service , (Give division details) 04) Rank and occupational specialty: 05) Where and when did you take basic training? 06) Was the training adequate? 07) Where were you stationed after basic? 08) On what weapons were you trained? 09) What type of uniforms did you wear? Were they suited to the climate? 10) What was your opinion of the food? Any comment on emergency rations? 11) How was the leadership, both officer and non-com? 12) How was discipline overall in your unit? 13) Were drinking or drugs a problem? 14) Was AWOL a problem? 15) Was racial or religious discrimination evident?' 16) How did you spend spare time? 117 y Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 17) Was medical care adequate? 18) (If overseas): How did you arrive overseas? 19) What were conditions like when you arrived there? 20) Did you receive additional training overseas? 21) Against whom were you fighting? 22) If you were in combat, wUl you describe your feelings? 23) What hardships did you face? 24) How was the morale in your unit? 25) How did you handle combat stress? 26) What was your impression of any of our AUies? 27) Did you receive any awards? 28) Where were you on VE-Day and VJ-Day (for WWH veterans only)? How did the community react? 29) What did you do prior to entering the service? s^J 30) Do you recaU any particularly humorous incidents from your time in service? 31) How would you characterize your feelings about your service (pride, regret, e t c )? 32) What was your most important single experience in the service? 33) How, when, and to where did you return home? N e i l B a u m g a r d n e r ' s S t o ry I was bom in Canton 6 Nov 1916, and lived there until 30 Nov 1924, when because of the loss of both parents, I moved to an orphanage in Goldsboro, where I Uved until after high school. I was drafted into the United States Army in April 1941, and took basic training at Camp Wheeler near Macon, Georgia. I was then stationed at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, where my occupation was mail clerk for the 28th Division Headquarters. I was trained on a pistol and Ml rifle, and I considered the training adequate. Our wool uniforms were suited to the weather, and the food, after I arrived at Division Headquarters, was good. Discipline overaU was good in the unit — not much drinking or fighting - and I was always treated fairly by the officers. Discrimination was evident, but at the time, we were segregated, and did not pay much attention. We spent spare time watching movies and playing card games. . 118 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 200* •; The medical care was adequate. I was never sent overseas, so my worst hardship was missing my Lj fanuly. I received a medical discharge in September of 19^43. I recall one funny incident that was ongoing in basic training. One feUow couldn't learn to shoot, and could never hit the target. One unique experience from this time was that I had registered for the draft in New York City, my brother at home., He was drafted five days earUer than I was, and was in service only twelve days longer than I was. He had been in an accident that made it impossible for him to do many of the strenuous tasks required by the Army. I was glad it was over on VE day and VJ day. Being already at home, I didn't take part in any big celebrations. W a l t e r B r y s o n ' s S t o ry I enUsted in the United States Air Force in April of 1943, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri for basic training. After school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, I was stationed at Warner Robins, Georgia. I was trained in the Signal Corps, and was sent to Europe on a transatlantic flight, landing in Scotland. We then made our way to London for two weeks, then Liverpool, then Omaha Beach and Bordeaux. Because of my job, I saw a captain once, so I have no comment on the leadership, except that the 90 - Day Wonders were cannon fodder. We worked in groups of four, "where we took a topo map, set up at the highest point, and estabUshed radio contact for a twenty - five mile area. L . We were right with Patton, and the B51 gave air support to the tank battaUons. Technically, I was attached to the 5th Rangers. Our food was good. We scrounged a lot, and had plenty of C rations. The boys from the mountains Uved 10 times better than those from New York. There was no gasoline on the black market, but everything else was avaUable. Cigarettes were $20 a carton. I was in Metz in Alsace - Lorraine on VE Day. We had made friends with a fanuly there. The woman was a war widow, her husband IriUed in North Africa, and they would give us food in exchange for news. They heard only what Goebbels wanted them to know. VE Day was the closest I got to being kiUed, because we weren't worried, the war over, when someone opened Ught machine gun fire on us. In August of 1945 I was in Le Havre, ready to ship out to the Pacific, when the bomb was dropped. Our orders were canceled. I then went to Munich and ran phone lines to Nuremberg. I Uved in a hotel, had my own Jeep, and considered myself a very fortunate guy. The worst thing about the German troops was the indoctrination of the SS. I saw plenty of Germans looking for PW camps hoping to find food. I came home January 2,1946, on the "George Washington." You never saw so much gambling. Three of four in my fanuly were in the service. I walked in on my brother in TuUe, France. He was in a railroad battalion. The railroad cars had wine in barrels. Someone would shoot a hole in the barrels, then plug it back up when the wine was secured. I also went to a Russian DP camp to hire some workers. Nastiest people I ever saw. / I get tired of the hypocrites. I would have dropped an A-bomb on Hanoi. The (Vietnam) ^ ^ boys have not been treated right since the war, with Agent Orange and aU. 119 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 L l o y d C o w a n ' s S t o ry KJ I was bom in Sylva 24 January 1922. I enUsted in the United States Navy after Pearl Harbor and after working for the Martin Aircraft Company in Baltimore. I completed basic training at the Naval Base at Bainbridge, Maryland, and became an "office yeoman" because of my typing abiUty. I was stationed at Bainbridge after basic. We wore summer white cotton and winter wool flannel which was blue. Our food on base was "miUtary satisfactory." Our leadership was wartime - efficient. There was no drinking or drugs, and AWOL was almost nU. Any racial or rehgious discrimination was at a very low profile. In spare time, I exercised, slept, and wrote letters. Our medical care was very proficient. I rode a troop train from Bainbridge to San Diego, then a troop ship to Hawaii and Tokyo. The conditions for the occupation were very trying. We received additional training, and promotion was always there for those who wanted progress. We were fighting Tojo, Hirohito, and the warlords of Japan. My ship was anchored in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese surrendered. Our unit morale was good. The death of Franklin Roosevelt was a morale tester, but President Harry Truman was fulfilling for morale. Stress I handled by peer support, my Christian rehgious beUefs, and knowing that a fanuly was waiting for me back home. It was after the unconditional surrender that we on occupation duty found the Japanese to be very friendly, humble people. They delighted in trading Japanese yen for American cigarettes and chocolate. I did not receive any miUtary awards - becoming Yeoman First Class while in northern Japan was a personal accomplishment for me. On VE Day, the streets of Sylva were jubUant with fireworks and dancing. VJ Day I KJ helped celebrate at Pearl Harbor, where it had aU begun, and where there was plenty of heavy artillery lights, guns, firecrackers, foghorns, yelling, and dancing. The most humorous thing in service had to be when a multitude of country boys who had never seen a red Ught began to be exposed to the outside world. Vocabulary and expertise were put to the test, yet mountain boys showed their stuff when it came to carrying a rifle, digging trenches, and crawling through foxholes. Wartime has a way of annihilating expertise. Men of the 30's and 40's showed their pride anytime there was an obstacle at stake, including war. This was a hardy breed of American men, with country pride! Several outstanding memories of this time would be sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge, sitting alongside the sunken battleship "Arizona," viewing the mountains at dawn in the "Land of the Rising Sun," seeing General Douglas MacArthur, and seeing the Emperor's Palace. I returned home on a ship to CaUfornia, then on a train to Norfolk, where I was discharged, then HOME in 1946 to a new bride. KJ 120 Ky Ky Journeys Through Jackson July -* August 2001 C a r l F r i z z e l l ' s S t o ry I was bom in Webster Township, Jackson County, North Carolina. I was drafted into the United States Army in January of 1943, and took basic training at Fort Fisher . I served in the 205th BattaUon, Anti-Aircraft, and found my training adequate. I was trained on 40 mm anti­aircraft guns, and on the Ml rifle. After training, I was sent overseas to the South Pacific. Some of our food was good, some not so good, the rest bad. The leadership overaU was good. Some of the 90 day wonders were not so.good. Our Captain Egoin was good as could be...straight and fair aU around. Discipline overall was good, and if drinking and drugs were a problem, I didn't know about it. AWOL was also not a problem, and racial discrimination was not evident. I spent spare time hiking to near places, swimming in rivers, and reading. Our medical care was fair.. .if you got hurt, take two aspirin or paregoric for your stomach. From Camp Davis we took a train to Camp Stoneman, California, then the USS "Arthur Middleton" to Figi, the USS "Hawthorne" to New Guinea, then landing craft to the PhUippines. Things were calm in Figi. We were always set up to guard airports. We received training overseas all the time as we fought the Japanese. Keeping the airports safe was a point of pride with us. If we faced hardships, we looked them in the face and kept going. Our morale was good because we worked together. I tried to stay away from worry and stress, because it is your worst enemy.. .you don't whip Japs with stress. We had nQ contact with other of the AlUes except a few Australians who built roads. I received the Battle Star for the PhiUppines. Others received medals when they were discharged, we were to get the rest late, since we were behind the lines. Never received them. I was on Mindoro Island in the PhiUppines south of Mamla on VE Day and VJ Day. One humorous incident I recaU was when we were waiting to ship out Colonel Truett sent out orders that aU men had a chance to go home on a 3-day pass. I waited until the rush was over, then told the First Sergeant to get me a pass. When I went to get it the foUowing weekend, he said he had forgotten i t That happened the second week, then the third week, and I told him to write me a pass for Wilmington. When I got there a TraUways army bus was loading, and I ran and bought a ticket for Sylva. The MP's stopped me, wanted to know the outfit I was from, then told me to go on home and see them when I returned on Monday. I waited until Tuesday to go back, stopped at the PX, bought a carton of cigarettes, and the First Lieutenant saw me coming. He hoUered that the Captain wanted to see me, and I said I know, so I took a shower and shaved and reported to the Office. The First Sergeant started to make excuses, I walked into the Captain's office, told him all that had happened. He said he hated like heU to restrict me, and I told him I had already been to the PX: After a few days', I never saw the Sergeant again. I was proud of my service and had no regrets. About two weeks before the Japanese surrendered, the PT navy base tore loose shooting 50 caHbef machine and 20 mm guns one evening. We were eating chow when a 50 caUber machine gun buUet hit the table between me and another boy and 2 boys on the other side. It ripped the table top to splinters, but nobody was hurt. Somehow they had gotten the wrong message! When we left Mindoro, we went up to Mamla by landing craft, then after a few days got on the USS "Monterrey" to Camp Stoneman. We then rode a train to Fort Bragg. I was discharged the 8th of January 1946. I was glad to be home again. 121 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 E d w i n S h a y ' s S t o ry I was bom 17 Aug 1922 in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. I enUsted in the United States Navy and took basic training in February 1942 in San Diego. I became an AMMH2C, an Aviation Machinist Mate with HydrauUc Specialty, 2nd Class. We were not prepared in basic, we were "shoved out" after five weeks. I spent time at Great Lakes, Illinois, and then was stationed at the Naval station at Corpus Christi, Texas. In boot camp, nothing was fit to eat I remember something caUed "tomato surprise," and one old boy asking, "Do I have to eat this, or did I?" Our Chief Petty Officers served well. We were not integrated, so discrimination was not an issue. Our medical care was adequate, and there was a crap game every payday. Our job was to maintain aircraft to keep pUots trained for overseas duty. On the airplanes, the landing gears and bomb bays were all hydrauUc activations. We reassembled planes, took B 24's and rebuilt them to flying operation for training navy pilots. Of course once we were working at-a sea hangar, the B 24 had a 20 - foot wider wingspan than the PBY flying boats, and so one got 6 feet sheared off each wing going into the hangar! I met my wife, who was a WAVE. She had trained as an airplane mechanic, and that was the only time I ever outranked her. The movies are realistic with the bombing parts, and the Upstick scene in the recent movie "Pearl Harbor" actually happened. On VE Day, my wife and I were stationed at an auxiliary base in Alameda, California. The celebration was such a rumpus that Uberty was restricted for a week. I was discharged in 1946, and we were expecting our first child. I was placed on Immediate RecaU for ten years, and in 1948 when I reported to the Naval Reserve, my assignment was with an Army Field Artillery unit! I received my final discharge in 1956. A n o t h e r G o o d B o o k We were privileged to read another recent good book by a Sylva author. Vernon Hoyle's A Place to Call Home is part of a series being pubUshed by the Jackson County Historical Association. While it is autobiographical in nature, a substantial portion of the book deals with Hoyle's experiences in World War II in the European theater. It is another outstanding example of honesty, not glossing over the rough places in a mountain upbringing or in serving the country. The book mentions many persons whom we know, or knew, especially in the Scotts Creek area of Jackson County. We recommend it for anyone who is interested in Jackson County. KJ KJ KJ 122 Journeys Through Jackson July -r August 2001 Ky Ky K o r e a , V i e t n a m , P e a c e t i m e , P e r s i a n G u l f . . . W e C o n t i n u e W i t h M e m b e r I n t e r v i e w s [Ed. We asked the same questions of several JCGS members who have served the country since'World War JJ. Our respondents are the following persons.] Roy Shuler (Cullowhee, NC); CharUe Foti (Sylva, NC); Dennis Estes (Eureka, CA); Dave Robinson (Upperco, MD); Lorisa Cheney (Fort Leavenworth, KS) R o y S h u l e r ' s S t o ry I, Lee Roy Shuler, was bom 11. Sep 1933 in DiUsboro, Jackson County, where I grew up. I enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952, and became Petty Officer 3rd Class (AD 3). My basic training was at the US Naval Training Station in San Diego. I considered the training very adequate. After basic training, I was stationed at the United States Naval Air Station, Cabiness Field, in Corpus Christi, Texas for 25 months, then was assigned to Midway Island. I was trained on the Ml rifle, the Thompson submachine gun, .45 automatic pistol, 30 caliber machine gun, 50 caUber machine gun, and twin 40's anti-aircraft gun. We wore dress blues in winter, dress whites in summer, and the workday uniform was dungarees and a blue chambray shirt. Our food was exceUent I had no experience with emergency rations. Leadership was outstanding at aU my stations. Discipline and morale were great, and I knew of only a few cases of trouble. I recaU one saUor who received a Captain's Mast for the offense of stealing an aircraft oxygen regulator and converting it to a scuba - diving regulator. Drinking was usuaUy only on weekends, and I don't recaU problems with AWOL or any type of discrimination. During my spare time, I spent a lot ofhours in the hobby shop working with leather goods. At Corpus Christi and on Midway, I moonlighted as a cook at the Officer's club, where I made $3 an hour, more than-my salary. My. entry-level salary was $72 monthly, and when I was discharged four years later, it had risen to $1-12. During my four years, I saved over $1800. Our medical care was superb. It probably saved my Ufe. Three weeks after entering the Navy, I was admitted to Balboa Park Naval Hospital, where I spent the next five months with a kidney ailment caUed glomeralnephritis. Because of the care I received, I made a full recovery and was able to stay-in the Navy. In February 1955,1 was assigned to Midway Island (1140 miles northwest of Honolulu). Midway was the site of a major battle of World War JJ, and I served on a committee that reproduced for the base newspaper a series of articles on the battle. Conditions were rather sad...one of the standard jokes was that there was a girl behind every tree on Midway. There were no trees on Midway. 123 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Even though I was in the Navy during the Korean conflict, I was never in combat, and in fact, did not serve aboard a ship during my service. I received Sharpshooter Medals for the Ml ^y and the .45, a Good Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Medal. For humor, I recaU that while waiting to ship out to Midway, a group of us assigned to mess cooking in San Diego had a feUow in the group who wouldn't take a bath. He was so dirty that his t - shirts were green. We aU got fed up with this scroungy situation, so we obtained a roUer barrel made of plastic, fiUed it with water and a lot of soap, then got kiyi brushes with very stiff bristles and proceeded to scrub him raw. We burned his t - shirts, and cured his scrounginess. I was proud to be a member of the United States Navy. I might have made it a career had I been married at the time of my discharge, but my occupational specialty of aircraft maintenance was very full, and promotions were hard. It is extremely hard to select a single most important experience from my Navy years. There was the opportunity to travel and learn about parts of the world far removed from the mountains of North Carolina. I had the opportunity at Midway to serve as a crew member on a PBY seaplane for rescue work. Then there was the time I was scuba diving at Midway, and the parrot fish I was chasing went behind a piece of coral about the size of a 22 foot freezer. I was hanging onto the coral waiting for my fish when I found myself face to face with an eight - foot blue shark. That was the day I learned to walk on water! Another important part of my Navy service was that it provided funds through the GI BiU for college. I returned to California in February 1956 by plane and stayed at Treasure Island until I was discharged a few days before my actual enUstment was up. C h a r l i e F o t i ' s S t o r y ^J I am Charles Michael Foti, bom in StatesviUe 19 Feb 1949. I grew up in North Wilkesboro and HendersonviUe and now live in Sylva. I enlisted in the United States Air Force after high school, and I would become a MSgt - Personnel. Basic training was at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, and I considered the training adequate. I was stationed at BlytheviUe AFB in Arkansas after basic training. I was trained on the M16 and .45 pistol. We wore khakis, fatigues, and dress blues. The food was filling. K-rations kept you from going hungry, and I liked the fruit Some of the leadership was good, some not good, inconsistent Discipline was typical in the unit, not as tough as the Army. Drinking and drugs were a problem, especiaUy among the NCO's. In certain areas of Vietnam, at certain times, drug casualties were as prevalent as combat ones. AWOL was not a problem, but racial discrimination was very evident, reUgious discrimination not so. I spent spare time at the NCO clubs, and I traveled, especiaUy when I was stationed in Germany. Our medical care was very adequate. I was transported to Germany on a Pan Am 747 and to Thailand on a miUtary charter. Conditions were typical of the 60's and 70's with lots of poverty. We received additional training any time we were on foreign sou1, and received orientation and training for the particular place. I was not in a combat zone, but I served in combat support. Some hardships that I saw included language barriers, diseases (even after shots), hygiene (at times, no fresh water), and monsoons. The morale in our unit was good, even in Thailand. _. KJ 124 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 , I worked on a NATO base in Germany. The West Germans liked us, the French were not W friendly, the Dutch made fun of GFs because they got to have long hair and very lax discipline. I have feelings of pride in my service, and I would do it aU over again. My single most important experience was helping process the paperwork to bring POW's back to get ready to meet their famiUes. One of the men in the unit was "cross service" from the Marines. He was a forward air controUer - caUed in air strikes for GI's who were pinned down. His position was discovered, and he was shot in the right "cheek." He received a Purple Heart, but everyone deUghted in asking him how he won i t His reply: " I got shot in the a _ . " I always returned to the United States via miUtary transport (C 141's) or commercial flights. I retired in November 1987. D e n n i s E s t e s ' S t o ry My name is Dennis James Estes, and I was born "4 Jun 1953, in Pullman, Washington. I grew up in Lewiston, Idaho and Coos Bay, Oregon. In 1972 I enUsted in the United States Air Force, and would be part of the 474* Munitions Maintenance Squadron, 57th Combat Support Group, Tactical Air Command. I was an E3 AFC weapons system specialist. I took basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. My training was adequate (I was involved in ROTC beforehand), and I was trained on the F i l l and all armaments. After basic training, I was stationed at NeUis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. I wore jungle fatigues, which were suited to'the climate. The food was terrible - I hate green peppers - and everything in Thailand has peppers. The leadership was disappointing to me, the discipline lax. We could have run a tighter ship. Drinking was a problem, but AWOL and drugs were not issues. We were in classes estabUshed for the purpose of armed services integration, and I did not notice a problem in that area. My spare time, when I was in the United States, was , spent with my family, since I was already married. I arrived overseas in Thailand on a C-130. It was night when we arrived at the TakhU Royal Thai miUtary base. A guard was asleep.. .his punishment was to be shot dead. In answer to "against whom were you fighting" my response is that "We've been trying to figure that out for years." My job was setting up arms and loading bombs. Our unit was involved in the situation that led to the movie "The Killing Fields." I gave more thought to that later than I did at the time. * The hardship I faced was being disconnected from my family. Morale in my unit was ok, and I handled stress by reading and through spirituaUty. I wasn't impressed by the training of our Thai allies. But my most important experience would be that I made a point to get to know people and develop relationships with them. A humorous incident that I remember concerned a man who finished the twelve - hours on, twelve - hours off schedule that we worked and would get drunk and walk down the rows waking everyone. He did that until one night we suddenly shined a Ught on a stuffed cobra at the foot of the bunk where he was shaking the guy. He didn't do that anymore. 125 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Serving in the Air Force was one of the best things I ever did. The pride in the team would be good for anybody. In late 1973 I returned home to Nellis and then was at Orofino, \y Idaho, until my release. D a v e R o b i n s o n ' s S t o ry I am WiUiam David Robinson, bom in Baltimore 16 March 1956. I spent my chUdhood in the Baltimore County area with substantial time during the summer in Jackson County, North Carolina, and in the Pennsylvania farm country, the homes of my sets of grandparents. I enUsted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975, and received basic and advanced Infantry training at Parris Island, South Carolina. I would receive promotions to the rank of E-5 Sergeant. My Military Occupational Skill was 6616, repairing the Communications, Navigation, Identification, and Electronic Counter Measure systems on F-4 Phantom fighter jets. After basic training, I was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Memphis, Tennessee, and took Avionics training there. Then to the Marine Corps Air Station at El Toro, California for Avionics/ECM FUghtUne training. The 1st Marine Brigade, Kaneohe Bay, Hawau was my permanent duty station, where I was assigned to VMFA-235 (fixed-wing fighter attack squadron). For three years, I traveled to Japan, Okinawa, South Korea, Top Gun/NAS San Diego, and to numerous locations throughout the Pacific too obscure to mention. Wake and Guam seemed like good - sized islands after a while. We wore aU types of uniforms. The Marine Corps demonstrated sound judgment with the uniform requirements. Chow was the least appealing of the 4 branches of the military, but it j was adequate. The c rations/k rations were great, and came with a 3-pack of cigarettes. Our leadership was outstanding, as one would imagine it to be in the Marines. The Commissioned Officers were men I respected. Discipline was good, but nothing like an USMC Infantry unit. We were much more strict than a Navy or Air Force unit, but we seemed lax compared to marine Infantry. There was significant drinking, but I never witnessed it on duty. Very Uttle with drug issues. Peer pressure was massive against AWOL, and I never saw it at aU. As for discrimination, we were all Marines in every aspect including advancement in rank. Off duty, we mirrored the segregation in society. I spent spare time investigating nightlife in the exotic ports I visited. I also ran, played tennis, and did some sightseeing. I dived in Hawaii. Our medical care was great. I arrived overseas in C-130 cargo planes and KC-135 Aerial refuelers. (no smoking there.) Most places were modem...South Korea was like stepping into 1920. I received jungle training and some technical training overseas. The morale in our unit was positive. I received two Meritorious Masts. The older I become, the more pride I have in my service years. Once a Marine - Always a Marine means more to me now. My single most important experience was serving as a Sergeant with my unit alongside a South Korean Marine Unit in the winter of 1978 demonstrating our strength 30 miles south of the demiUtarized zone. Yes, I do recall humorous incidents, but they're a bit colorful. J 126 Ky Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 L o r i s a C h e n e y ' s S t o ry I am Lorisa Shuler Cheney, and I was bom 18 Apr 1962 in Charlotte, North Carolina. I grew up in CuUowhee, North Carolina, and I Uve presently at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. I am married to Lt. Col. David Cheney, and we have two sons. Prior to service, I was a WCU student, a wife, and a mother. I was commissioned First Lieutenant after ROTC at Western Carolina University, and I~would serve in the 851st Supply and-Service Company, AbbeviUe, Alabama with active duty in the 260* QM BattaUon at Hunter Army Air Field. I was a Quartermaster Officer. I was trained on the M-16, and considered my training adequate. In Saudi Arabia, we wore the BDU, Battle Dress Uniform, a Utile warm but suitable. I was impressed with the MRE - Meals ready to Eat - and with the mess personnel: Discipline was good in the unit, and when we were in Saudi Arabia, nobody could have secured drink or drugs anyway. To some degree, racial discrimination was evident under stressful situations, but the Muslims I saw were weU - traveled. We were told to have no reUgious material that anyone could see.. Medical care was adequate, fortunately for me. I was impressed with the dedication and hard work of the medical personnel. I arrived in Saudi Arabia on a commercial airline contracted through the Department of Defense. I saw nothing extraordinary in the conditions when I arrived there. My only hardship was having to leave my fanuly. Morale in my unit was good.. .the purpose of an S&S Company is to provide services to make morale better. I saw only Saudis as AUies, and had no direct contact with them, but they did not appear tor be very disciplined. I received the Army Commendation Medal for doing my job. My most humorous incident concerned the latrines in the middle of the desert, but that's enough of that. I was placed on a Medical EVAC because of my diabetes, and was sent in the ceiling of a C-130 to the hospital" in Nuremberg, Germany, then on to the United States. (Even though I was iU, I volunteered to stay. They wouldn't let me.) My most important experience was after I returned home. I was invited to speak at Support the Troops ralUes, and I had real news for people who were hungry to hear about their husbands, wives, sons, and daughters. It was a humbling experience to be able to help people in this way. I spoke to a group of World War II and Vietnam Veterans in Dothan, Alabama. It was scary, to relate what I had done to a room full of true heroes. They made me feel reaUy special. My work probably did not have the impact that being able to share the experience with people who needed to know about their loved ones did. I feel a great deal of pride in my service, and I would do it aU again. 127 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 J C G S L i b r a r y A c q u i s i t i o ns KJ Call No. Author Title Donor 051 975.6 929.6 929.3 973.74 975.6 976 929.3 975.6 975.6 975.6 975.6 976.8 929.3 929.3 975.7 975.6 973.7 973.77 929.2 929.3 808.88 Burke Co. Hist Society Zieber, Eugene Woolley, James E. Corbit, D.L. Calloway, Brenda C. Holcomb, Brent H. Wells, Laurence K. Howe, George Campbell, Carlos C. Faust Drew Gilpin Levy, George Adams, Mary L. Hall Miller, George A. Sr. Carden, Bruce D. Tuckasegee Valley Historical Review, Vol. VII The Heritage of Burke County, 1981 Heraldry in America Early Marriage Bonds of Haywood County, NC, 1808-1870 Civil War Pictures The Heritage of Rowan County, NC, Vol. 1 Who's Who in the South and Southwest McMinn County, TN Records The Heritage of Iredell County, Vol, 1 The Heritage of Iredell County, Vol. II Sketches of Rabun County History, 1819 - 1948 Rabun County, Georgia and Its People, Vol. 1 America's First Western Frontier: East Tennessee North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina Ounty, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court, 1786-1797 The Scotch - Irish and Their First Settlements on the Tyger River and Other Neighboring Precincts in South Carolina Birth of a national Park in the Great Smoky Mountains Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862 - 65 The Hall Family History Cemeteries and Family Graveyards in Haywood County, NC A Mountain Song Linda Raxter Frances Hyatt Frances Hyatt Dorris Beck Purchase Marie Treadway Barbara Dooley Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Edward Cowan Betty Cope Andrews Joe Rhinehart Elise Terrell KJ I t e m s f o r S a l e b y J C G S Title Jackson County Heritage, Volume 1 Jackson County Heritage, Volume II The Cemeteries of Jackson County Jackson County Superior Court Docket Book Delayed Births (Jackson, Swain, Graham) Kirk's Raiders (Bumgarner) Journeys Through Jackson, Vol, I 1991 Journeys Through Jackson, Vol. II- Vol. X Local Price $64.00 $60.00 $35.00 $15.00 $21.20 each $25.00 $10.00 $15.00 each Postpaid Price $59.00 $65.00 $38.50 $17.50 $23.50 each $27.00 $12.00 $17.50 each KJ 128 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Ky T h e D e s c e n d a n t s o f S a m u e l M c C a l l [Ed. We continue here with the work of JCGS member Lonnie Daves.] (daughter of James McCall #2039 and Emily Dunn #2040) d. 2/Oct/1937, buried: Shoal Crk Ch. Cem. Balsam Grove,NC, m. (2) Elsie Carey Morgan #304, b. 13/March/1904, (daughter of Porter A. Morgan #3688 and Rachel E. Justus #36$9) d. 21/Feb/1972, buried: Shoal CrkCh. & Cem. Balsam Grove,NC. Loonie died 5/May/1970, buried: Shoal Crk Ch. Cem. Balsam Grdve.NC. (1) Herbert Lona McCaU #284 (son of Loonie McCall #186 and Dora McCall #2013) b. 16/July/1922, N . C , m. 21/June/1943, Pauline Daves #276, b. 8/July/1928, N . C , (daughter of Evangel Daves #178 and Rhodia Owens #275). (a) (see children above) (2) Roland McCall #303 (son of Loonie McCall #186 and Dora McCall #2013) b. N.C. (3) ZeUa McCall #2041 (daughter of Loonie McCall #186 and Dora McCall #2013). (4) Hoitt English McCall #305 (son of Loonie McCall #186 and Elsie Carey Morgan #304) b. 9/April/1942, m. Brenda A. Fortescue #3684. (a) Christy Lynn McCall #3685 b. 19/June/1970. (b) Satacy McCall #3686 b. 21/Oct/1971. (c) Rachel D. McCall #3687 b. 10/June/l 974. (5) Eugene McCall #2042 (son of Loonie McCall #186 and Elsie Carey {^ Morgan #304). 4. James McCall #2039 m. Emily Dunn #2040. a. Dora McCall #2013 b. l/June/1889, m. Loonie McCall #186, b. 4/Aug/1895, (son of William Walker McCall #180 and Mary Ann Owens #181) d. 5/May/1970, buried: Shoal Crk Ch. Cem. Balsam Grove,NC Dora died 2/Oct/1937, buried: Shoal Crk Ch. Cem. Balsam Grove.NC. (1) (see children above) 5. John McCall #3315 m. Mintie Orr #3321. 6. George W. McCall #3316 b.*2/March/1861, m. Nancy J. Shephard #3322. 7. Harvey S. McCall #3317 b. 14/April/18"63, m. Mary L. McCall #3323. 8. Tracey M. McCall #3318 b. 15/Jan/l865, m. Emily Louise McCall #3305, b. 23/Nov/1870, (daughter of James G. McCall #3285 and Sarah Garren #3290). a. (see children above) B. Milley Ann McCall #2297 b. 23/Aug/l829, m. John Henry Reid #2313, b. 23/Aug/l828, (son of James William Reid #2233 and Lucretia Dillard #2234) d. 12/Nov/1904. Milley died 21/May/1912, buried: Union Cem.,Whitewater Rd. C. John ( J r ) McCall #2298 b. 9/Feb/1831, NC, m. Mary Smith #2314, b. 18/Feb/l 833, (daughter of f homas A. Smith #2315 and Nancy (Unknown) #2316) d. Sept/1884. John died 28/June/1922. 1. Monroe McCall #3348 m. Judy Elrnira Owen #3355. a. Hassie McCall #3357 b. 18/JuIy/l877, m. Coleman-Lowe #3361. b. Samuel McCall #3358 b. 31/March/l879. ' L , c. Lillie t . McCall #3359 b. 12/Dec/I881, m. Rev. Z.I. Henderson #3362. d. Kany McCall #3360 b. 4/Feb/l883. e. Malinda Thedoshia McCall #3363 b. 13/Oct/1888. f. John AUen McCall #3364 b. 17/Aug/1893. g. James I r a McCall #3365 b. 1/Oct/l896. 129 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 2. Thomas C. McCall #3349 m. Lydia P. Galloway #3356. a. Kannie McCall #3366 m. Tom Young #3375. b. Wait McCall #3367 KJ c. Miles O. McCall #3368 m. Myra Whitmire #3376. d. Henry McCaU #3369 m. Ola Chapman #3377. e. L.R. McCall #3370 m. Viola Royal #3378. f. Clyde S. McCall #3371 m. Delphia Owen #3379. g. Homer Nelson McCall #3372 m. Bessie Robinson #3380. h. Frederick M. McCaU #3373 m. Ruby Duckworth #3381. i. Dewitt McCall #3374 3. Hickman McCall #3350 4. Nancy McCall #3351 5. Benjamin McCall #3352 m. Ella Galloway #3382. a. Maggie McCaU #3383 b. Posey McCall #3384 6. Esther McCall #3353 7. Sally McCall #3354 D. Mary Ann McCall #307 b. 9/Jan/l 832, m. Andrew Jackson Owens #306, b. 3/May/l 831, (son of John (II) Owens #317 and Lavinia Parker #318) d. 18/Sept/1905, N . C Mary died 20/March/1915, N . C , buried: Wolf Mt., Jackson Co.,NC 1. Evelyn Owens #308 b. 13/Feb/1855, N . C , m. Rev. James S. Hoxit #315, b. 20/Sept/1852, d. 4/Jan/1894. Evelyn died ll/Dec/1929, N.C. a. Martha Hoxit #1032 b. 29/ApruV1889, Jackson Co.,NC, m. John Coleman Owens #1024, b. 20/May/1887, Jackson Co.,NC, (son of George W. Owens #1020 Ky and Mary EUen Owens #1021) d. 14/March/1971, N , C , buried: Wolf Mt. Cem.,Jackson Co.,NC Martha died 26/Dec/1964, N . C , buried: Wolf Mt.Cem. Jackson Co.,NC (1) James Roland Owens #1033 b. 28/Sept/1925, NC, m. Marie Wilson #1663,. b. 29/May/1932,NC (a) Wayne Noland Owens #1876 b. 3/July/1957, NC, m. (1) Brenda Brown #2447, m. (2) Ruby Whitiker #2449. [ 1 ] Sara Marie Owens #2448 (daughter of Wayne Noland Owens #1876 and Brenda Brown #2447). (b) Linda Sue Owens #2156 b. 29/Feb/1952, NC, m. (1) Johnny Smith #2450, m. (2) Herbert Suger #2451. [1] Terry Suger #2452 (daughter of Herbert Suger #2451 and Linda Sue Owens #2156) b. abt. 1979. (c) Billy Dyral Owens #2453 b. 17/Sept/1962, NC. (2) Ella Mae Owens #1037 b. 1907, m. Sirley Bracken #1686. Ella died 1989, buried: Pisgah Gardens, Pisgah Forest,NC (a) Eugene Bracken #2460 (b) Lolla Vee Bracken #2461 (c) Leon Bracken #2462 (3) Louie Owens #1034 b. 20/May/1910, m. (1) Lellar Barton #1681, m. (2) Novell Ramey #1682. Louie died 15/Jan/1963, buried: Dunn's Crk. Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC KJ 130 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 & (4) Bert Monroe Owens #85 b. 20/Oct/1916, Jackson Co.,NC, m. Rosie ^ Maneryia Stamey #86, b. 29/July/1921, Trancsylvania Co.,N.C, (daughter of James Calvin Stamey #87 and Martha Sally McCall #88). Bert died 22/March/1977, buried: Cathys Crk Ch. & Cem. Brevard.NC (a) (see children above) (5) Julius Sylvester Owens #282 b. 1907, NC, m. Dessie Utalee Stamey #283, b. 16/June/1910, (daughter of James Calvin Stamey #87 and Martha Sally McCall #88) d. 3/Nov/1975. Julius died Oct/28/1999, Brevard,NC, buried: Cathys Crk. Church Cem. Brevard,NC (a) (see children above) (6) Hattie Owens #1039 b. 13/March/1918, m. Ed Barton #1690, b. 23/Feb/1907, d. 30/May/1977, buried: Catheys Crk Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC Hattie died 16/Nov/1970, buried: Catheys Crk Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC (a) Curtis Barton #1691, (7) Oscar Owens #1035 m. Dollie West #1684, b. 24/May/1918, NC, (daughter of Clayton West #2468 and Fannie Bagwell #2469). Oscar buried: Dunn's Crk. Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC (a) Lawrence Porter Owens #2458 b. 4/Nov/l937. (b) Martha Josephine Owens #2459 b. abt. 1945, m. (1) (Unknown) Brittan #2466, m. (2) James Barns #2467. (c) David Howard Owens #2464 b. abt. 1942. (d) John Clayton Owens #2465 b. abt. 1947. (8) Loranzie Owens #1036 b. 26/Sept/1923, NC, m. Viola Owens #1965, b. 17/Aug/1925, (daughter of Henry Owens #1026 and Emma Knox #1854) d. 30/June/1991, buried: Dunn's Crk Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC Loranzie buried: Dunn's Crk Ch. & Cem. Brevard,NC (a) Charles Owens #2477 m. (Unknown) Wilson #2481. Charles died died. (b) Betty Jean Owens #2463 m. Dewy Lail #2475. [1] Billy Lail #2476 (c) Shelby Jean Owens #2478 (d) Frank Owens #2479 (e) Jerry Owens #2480 (9) Lorene Owens #1038 b. abt. 1920-21, NC, m. (1) Avery Anders #1687, m. (2) (Unknown) Gibbs #1989, m. (3) Elie Morgan #1688, m. (4) Hammer Kipatrick#1689. (a) Jessie C. Anders #2454 (son of Avery Anders #1687 and Lorene Owens #1038). (b) Robert Anders #2455 (son of Avery Anders #1687 and Lorene Owens #1038). (c) Burlin Gibbs #2456 (son of (Unknown) Gibbs #1989 and Lorene Owens #1038). Ky Ky 131 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 Thomas Owens #309 b. 25/Feb/1858, N . C , m. Thanie Ann Mason #319, b. 14/March/1858, N . C , (daughter of Martin Mason #1830 and (Unknown) #1831) d. ^j 24/March/1924, N . C , buried: Shoal Crk. Cem., Balsam Grove,NC Thomas died 2/May/1930, N . C , buried: Shoal Crk. Cem., Balsam Grove,NC a. Elizabeth Owens #200 b. 27/May/1878, N . C , m. (1) N . C , J. Dillard McCall #199, b. l/Sept/1888, N . C , d. 7/July/1947, N . C , m. (2) John C.Bailey #209. Elizabeth died 6/Dec/1943, N.C. (1) Thomas Gaston McCall #297 (son of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. 9/Feb/1907, N . C , m. Bessie Owens #289, b. 2/Oct/1914, N . C , (daughter of Shelvin Owens #288 and Mallisa M. Lucker #31). Thomas died 24/Feb/1978, N . C , buried: Pisgah Gardens, Pisgah Forest,NC (a) (see children above) (2) Rosetta McCall #201 (daughter of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200). (3) Alvin Jesse McCall #192 (son of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. 6/March/1909, N . C , m. 9/July/1927, in N . C , Mary Mageline Daves #32, b. 28/Aug/1911, Trans. Co. N . C , (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Daves #17 and Sarah Matilda McCall #25) d. 16/August/1994, Rosman,N.C, buried: Oak Grove Cem.,Brevard,N.C (a) (see children above) (4) Nelly McCaU #205 (daughter of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. 1910, N . C , m. Ben Devore #1199, b. 1892, d. 1973, buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA. Nelly died 1969, Washington, buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA. (a) Lois Devore #489 b. 1931 or 32, N . C , m. (1) 22/April/1950, in N . C , Vessie Louis Daves #433, b. 26/April/1928, WA., (son of Charles Bowers Daves #23 and Annie Nancy Ann Owens #424) d. 26/April/1986, Sedro Woolley,WA., buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA., m. (2) (Unknown) #493. Lois died 30/March/1973, WA., buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA. [1 ] Jimmy Daves #490 (son of Vessie Louis Daves #433 and Lois Devore #489) b. 26/Dec/1950, N.C. [2] Johnnie Louis Daves #479 (son of Vessie Louis Daves #433 and Lois Devore #489) b. J5/Dec/1951, W A , m. 21/April/1972, in Skagit Co.,WA, Cheryl Christeen Miller #480, b. 5/June/1954, Mt. Vernon,WA., (daughter of Irving Louis Miller #484 and Ila Viola Fitzgerald #485). [A] Daniel Louis Daves #481 b. 22/Nov/1974, Mt. Vernon,WA. [B] Tami LeeAnn Daves #482 b. 17/Nov/1976, WA. [C] Christopher Ryan Daves #483 b. 14/April/?. [3] Anita Daves #491 (daughter of Vessie Louis Daves #433 and Lois Devore #489) b. WA., m. Joe Lee Lagrone #503. Anita died 30/July/1999, WA, buried: Lyman,WA. Lyman Cem. [A] Christie Ann Lagrone #504 b. 6/Oct/l 970. [B] Lovada Lois Lagrone #505 b. 22/June/1972. [C] Joe Lee Lagrone (Jr) #506 b. 15/Feb/l 974. KJ [D] Kevin Dewayne Lagrone #507 b. 23/March/1975. 132 Ky Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 [4} JoAnn Elizabeth "?" #494 (daughter of (Unknown) #493 and Lois Devore #489) m. Jeff Recor #496. [A] Ashley Recor #497 (b) Annie Devore #1200 (c) Gladys Devore #1201 m. Vernon Tilson #1205. (d) Nancy Devore #3225 (5) Vesse McCall #203 (son of J. DiUard McCaU #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200). (6) Avie McCall #204 (daughter of L DUlard McCall.#199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. N . C , d. N.C. (7) Ruth McCall #206 (daughter of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. N.C. (8) Ellie McCall #207 {daughter of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. N.C. f (9) UUa McCall #208 (daughter of J. Dillard McCall #199 and Elizabeth Owens #200) b. N.C. b. Fedillar Owens #323 b. 10/Jan/l«81, N . C , m. Carnetta Wood #1832, b. ^ z 24/March/l 8??, d. 26/March/197?, buried:. Pisgah Gardens,Pisgah F o r e s t NC FedUlar died 21/July/1924, N.C, buried: Shoal Creek Church Cem.Balsam Grove,NC c. Epheram Owens #325 b. 8/May/1882, N . C , m. Laura McCall #1833, b. 27/Sept/1882, d. 28/June/1963. Epheram died 25/March/1949, buried: Woods Cem.Balsam Grove,NC d. Elbert Owens #324 b. 4/Nov/l 883, N . C , m. Charlotte Lottie McCall #182, b. 24/May/l 876, (daughter of William Walker McCaU #180 and Mary Ann Owens #181) d. 29/June/1970, buried: Shoal Creek Church Cem.Balsam Grove,NC Elbert died l/March/1968, buried: Shoal Creek Church Cem. Balsam Grove,NC. (1) (see children above) e. Thomas Sylvester Owens #1834 b. 9/June/l885^ buried: Saffarass Hill,. f. Henrietta Elizabeth Owens #1835b.. l/Sept/1887, m. (Unknown) McCall #1836. g. Canny Owens #321 h. Annie Nancy Ann Owens #424 b. I l/May/1889, N . C , m. 5/May/1907, in N . C , Charles Bowers Daves #23, b. 7/April/1884, N . C , < s o n of Thomas Jefferson Daves #17 and Dorcas Talarka Allen #18) d. 16/August/1976, Sedro Woolley,WA, buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA. Annie died 19/Oct/1977, W A , buried: Lyman Cem. Lyman,WA. 133 Journeys Through Jackson July - August 2001 (1) Thomas Burlin Daves #425 b. 18/March/1909, Transylvania Co.,N.C, m. (1) 1931, Myrtle Marie McClain Beasley #1281, b. 1909, d. 1962, Sedro Woolley Cem., Sedro Woolley,WA, m. (2) 17/Feb/1963, in Sedro KJ Woolley,WA, Goldie E. Wright #1282, b. 17/May/1903, Tocoma,WA, (daughter of Samuel Wright #1315 and Hattie (Unknown) #1316) d. 6/July/1991, Sedro Woolley.WA, buried: Sedro WooUey Cem., Sedro Woolley,WA. Thomas died 12/Jan/1980, Sedro Woolley,WA., buried: Sedro Woolley Cem., Sedro Woolley,WA. (a) Thomas James Daves #1290 (son of Thomas Burlin Daves #425 and Myrtle Marie McClain Beasley #1281) m. 13/July/1949, in Skagit CO..WA, Inez Robinson #1370. (b) Gene A. Daves # 1291 (son of Thomas Burlin Daves #425 and Myrtle Marie McClain Beasley #1281) b. 28/Sept/1937, m. (1) 16/Jan/1956, in Skagit Co.,WA, Patricia A. Parsons #1329, m. (2) Sheila Parker #1330. [1] Debra Daves #1331 (daughter of Gene A. Daves #1291 and Patricia A. Parsons #1329). [2] Virginia Morie Daves #1332 (daughter of Gene A. Daves #1291 and Patricia A. Parsons #1329). [3] Donnald Daves #1333 (son of Gene A. Daves #1291 and Patricia A. Parsons #1329). (c) Jerry G. Daves # 13 72 (son of Thomas Burlin Daves #425 and Myrtle Marie McClain Beasley #1281) b. 5/March/1935, m. l/Feb/1956, in Skagit Co.,WA, Marlene Mull #1373. Jerry died 28/June/1961. (2) Lula Belle Daves #356 b. 28/Nov/1910, Haywood Co. N . C , m. (1) 20/Dec/1927, in WA., Sherman Rudolph (us) McClelland #434, b. 25/August/1904, Burlington, W A., (son of William McClelland #441 and Nell Metcalf #442) d. 23/June/1971, Bow,WA., buried: Bow Cem. Bow.WA., m. (2) 19/August/1972, in WA., Charles Brownlow Lanning #350, b. 16/Jan/1895, Waynesville.N.C, (son of C. William Lanning #357 and Hester (Unknown) #358) d. 30/Sept/1981, Sedro WooUey,WA. Lula died 16/June/1983, Sedro Woolley,WA., buried: Bow Cem. Bow.WA. (a) Belle Louise McClelland #435 (daughter of Sherman Rudolph (us) McClelland #434 and Lula Belle Daves #356) b. 8/Nov/1928, WA., d. 6/Dec/1928, W A , buried: Burlington Cem. Burlington,WA. (b) Phyllis' Alaine McClelland #436 (daughter of Sherman Rudolph (us) McClelland #434 and Lula Belle Daves #356) b. 13/March/1931, Burlington,WA., m. Andrew Jackson Lambert #512. [1] Larry Lambert #1292 [2] Lonnie L. Lambert #1293 b. 27/May/1964. [3] Unknown #1294 m. Paul Ronco #1295. (c) Betty Lorene McClelland #437 (daughter of Sherman Rudolph (us) McClelland #434 and Lula Belle Daves #356) b. l/Jan/1934, Mt. Vernon,WA., m. 4/Dec/1952, Harry Martin Burt (Jr) #462, b. 17/Nov/1931, (son of Harry Martin Burt #467 and Christina Terresa Abbas #468). [1] Roger Martin Burt #463 b. 6/April/1954. KJ. [2] Paul Edward Burt #464 b. 10/May/l 956. [3] Dale Allen Burt #465 b. 13/Oct/1958. 134 [4] Barbara Burt #466 b. 19/Feb/1964. KJ Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 Ky I n d e x f o r Journeys Through Jackson, Vol. X I , N o s . 7 - 8 <s c Adams 128 Allen 133 Anders 131 Andrews 128 Bagwell 131 Bailey 132 Barker 111, 114 Barton 130, 131 Baumgardner 117, 118 Beasley 134 Beck 104, 115, 128 Bracken 130 Brooks 109 Brown 103, 108, 114, 130 Bryson 113, 117, 119 Buchanan 104, 105 Bumgarner 128 Burt 134 Calloway 128 Campbell 128 Carden 128 Chapman 130 Cheney 123, 127 Cockerham 110, 111 Cogdill 114 Colman 108 Conley 109 Cooper 116 Cope 128 Corbit 128 Cowan 106, 113, 117, 120, 128 Coward 113 Crawford 111, 113 Daves 129, 132, 133, 134 Davis 109, 116 Deitz 103, 106 Devore 132, 133 Dillard 129 Dooley 128 Duckworth 130 Dunn 129 Egoin 121 Ensly 108 Estes 123, 125 Estes 125 Faust 128 Fortescue 129 Foti 123, 124 Frizzell 106, 112, 113, 117, 121 Galloway 130 Garren 129 Gay 110 Geisler 104, 105 Gibbs 131 Glenn 105 Goebbels 119 Harrington 117 Harris 104, 105, 114 Headen 114 Henderson 129 Henson 108, 113, 114 Holcomb 128 Holden 103 Hooper 114 Howe 1298 Hoxit 130 Hoyle 122 Hyatt 128 Jones 113 Justus 129 Kilpatrick 131 Knox 131 Lagrone 132 Lail 131 Lambert 134 I^rining 134 Levy 128 Lowe 129 Lucker 131 Mason 132 Massie 104 Mathis 109 McCall-129, 130, 131, 132, 133 McClain 134 McClelland 134 Messer 109 Metcalf 134 3 Middleton 107, 108, 115 Journeys Through Jackson J u l y - A u g u s t 2001 Miller 128, 132 Monteith 109 Moody 104, 108 Moore 104 Morgan 129, 131 Morris 113 Morrow 111 Moss 113 Murray 110 Nilles 105 Norman 114 Norton 114 Owen 130 Owens 129, 130, 131, 132, 133 Parker 107, 114, 130, 134 Parris 111 Parsons 134 Patton 119 Phillips 103 Queen 109 Ramey 130 Raxter 128 Recor133 Reid 129 Rhinehart 128 Robinson 123, 126, 130 Royal 130 V j Shay 117, 122 Shelton 113 Shephard 129 Shuler 110, 123, 127 Smathers 104 Smith 129, 130 Stamey 131 Stephens 104 Stewart 110, 111 Stillwell 113 Sugar 130 Sutton 103, 109 Terrell 128 Tilson 133 Tompkins 114 Treadway 128 Vance 108 Watson 114 Wells 128 West 131 Whitmire 130 Wilde 105 Wilson 130 Wood 113, 133 Woolley 104, 128 Wright 134 Young 130 Zieber 128 KJ -Ky 136

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