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Journeys Through Jackson 2007 Vol.17 No.01

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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.
  • < , c 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 , Inc. V o l . X V I I , No. W i n t e r 2 0 07 ^ JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC 2007 Officers President Dorris D. Beck Vice Presidents Robert Blackwell, James Monteith Secretary Marilyn G. Morton Treasurer : E. Lawrence Morton Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinator. Deanne G. Roles Chair, Publications (Editor) 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 We are thankful to begin another year in the Jackson County Genealogical Society, and one that promises to hold its share of both rewards and challenges. We shall see where it all takes us. Feast your eyes on your present issue with its usual official records and fine old photographs, but also realize that you are in for a treat with the Frankie Jones Nations narrative. We hope that you will likewise enjoy a small delineation of the Coggins family of southern Jackson County. For those of a more academic turn, you will appreciate the Parker article with its attention to detail and its scrupulous annotation. Regardless of your bent, know that this is your Society and your publication. Your comments and submissions are always welcome. 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 . j c n c g s . c o m / Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcement and Expression of Sympathy 1 JCGS Photo Album 2-6 My J o u r n a l . . . G o o d O l d Days by F r a n k i e Nations 7-12 Holly Springs (Jennings) Cemetery 13 - 1 4 1973 Jackson County Death Certificates 15-17 JCGS L i b r a r y Acquisitions 18 Coggins of Jackson County 19-22 Early 20t h Century J a c k s o n County Marriages 23 - 26 The J o h n P a r k e r Family by Allen and Patrice Peterson 27 - 39 JCGS Financial Statement for 2006 40 Households in Scotts C r e e k Township in t h e 1880 Census 41-45 One Thing and Another 46 Index 47-48 B e t t y Q u e e n M o n t e i t h a n d D e a n n e G i b s o n R o l e s A r e O u r 2 0 0 6 A w a r d W i n n e r s At our December annual meeting and dinner, the Society honored two of its own with our annual awards. The Robert Lee and Drusilla Holden Award for Distinguished Service to Genealogy was awarded to longtime JCGS member Betty Queen Monteith. Betty can be found often in our office (although she lives in Shelby), laptop at work, extending her knowledge of Queens, Wilds, Monteiths, Tallents, and others. She is a member of several societies, but Jackson County is her home, and she has shared greatly of her expertise - and her ancestors - with the Society. She has also kept up with obituaries, with Civil War letters, with the Queen search for the elusive grandmother...in short the business of an outstanding genealogist. Deanne Gibson Roles received the Daniel Washington Deitz Memorial Award for 2006. Awarded to the person who has contributed to the progress of the Society itself, Deanne has been our Technology Coordinator now for several years, operating our Web presence. She is also an outstanding genealogist, a member of multiple societies, and was the North Carolina Genealogical Society Technology award winner for 2005 for her work for the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society. We again congratulate you. We are privileged to be able to honor you. We offer our sympathy to JCGS members Peggy Lambert and Peggy Jones, both of whom have recently lost family members. We believe that such separations a r e only temporary. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m KJ ^J JCGS member F r a n k Crawford brought in some photographs, including this one taken in t h e old Syb/a High gym. The boxer still s t a n d i n g is E r n e s t Bumgarner, and the boys in t h e front r ow (right to left) a r e Lambert Hooper, Bill Crawford, Charles Crisp, Edward Sumner, one unidentified, and Tommy Ferguson. Band members a r e Edith Moore, Tommy Reed, a n d Tom Morris, a n d J a m e s Lee Blanton is under the boxer's elbow as one looks a t t h e picture. ^J Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C J C G S P h o t o A l b u m J- ' »»f „• , * I* •J. ' f V H- •*/* fe % K l .» f t > J 4 - J *, ,fi0K I "V! *. df. A ' .« i ' i € , « f-t EW&LV&Sr? .ft. - V ' From t h e same collection of pictures, shared with F r a n k by J e a n n e Sneed, we have this 1951 shot of Governor Kerr Scott addressing folks in the Syh/a school auditorium. Other persons on the stage are, from left, Methodist Minister Leonidas B. Hayes, an unidentified young woman, Mary Ellen F r a n k l i n , Hugh Monteith, and Marcellus Buchanan. It appears to b e a r a t h e r serious occasion. C Journeys Tltrough Jackson Winter 2007 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m K^> KJ Above, Florence Clementine Hyatt Buchanan (1895 - 1927), s h a r e d with us by her great - grandson, J C G S member S am Shnler. ^ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m Above, the same lady as the preceding page, this time w i t h h e r h u s b a n d Fred Lee Buchanan (1895 - 1 9 6 7 ) . Also submitted by great - grandson S am Shuler. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m KJ KJ Above, E d w a r d F. Coggins a n d his wife M a r t h a Bryson Coggins. We spotlight t he Coggins family in this issue. Picture shared with us by J C G S member Elizabeth Moss Wilson, copied from a photograph in t h e possession of E l d o n Moss. O Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 M y J o u r n a l . . . G o o d O l e D a y s [Ed. The following reminiscence is shared with us by JCGS member Frankie Jones Nations. We believe it to be a fine example of the adventures of Jackson County persons who moved west. We have edited some places for space considerations.] This is a journey that started on September 7, 1937, from Whtitier, North Carolina. John F. Jones with his wife Ollie Mae Nations Jones and their four children Doyle, Frankie, Mildred and Gladys headed for the little town ofDarrington in the state of Washington. Also on this journey was Lee Raby, who was the relief driver, Charlie Jones, Dad's brother, and Charlie and Carrie Nations, Mom's brother and sister, a total of six adults and four children. The car was a (1934?) Chevrolet sedan. It was kinda crowded Mildred and Frankie had to sit on lard buckets in the floor, and the ring stayed on our bottoms for a long time. Doyle was upfront with Dad, Mom, and Lee. Gladys was only a baby (thirteen months), so she was shifted from one to the other. We were putting a utility trailer behind us with all our belongings, including food The trip was sure an education. At noon we would pull over and build afire and cook our (lunch) dinner. It was loads of fun for us children. We could stretch our legs and have some fun, but most of the time Mom had a fight on her hands getting us back in the car. But Dad would point that crooked finger at us and we knew the fun was over. At nighttime we would build the fire, cook supper and at dark Mom would throw down the old feather bed (what you would call a down comforter), and I remember all four of us kids sleeping on it One night we were shaken out of our sleep by bright light and a terrible noise and we didn't know which way to run. We soon found out we were parked beside a railroad track. In those days traffic was few and far between, so the eating and sleeping alongside the road was no problem. We traveled this way for ten days and then we arrived in the small town of Arlington. We still had thirty miles to Darrington. The first two miles were paved and the next twenty-eight gravel with big chuck holes. We later learned that this was maintained by a road grader. On September 17,1937, we arrived in Darrington. At that time the streets were gravel and the sidewalks were wood Mom looked out the window and saw a few drunks hanging around a post and said, "John Jones, you take me back home," which was a mere three thousand miles. Well, I guess you know Dad just kept driving. We spent the first night with Ike Green and family who lived in a big two story house at Bennetville. They put us up for the night and Mary cooked a huge meal which was very delicious. The next day Dad went looking for a house. He found a small house behind the Bobcats Inn at Whitehorse. Since this was in September, we didn't have any vegetables for canning, but there was a friend who told Mom that a neighbor by the name of Cindy Fowler was looking for someone to help her can in exchange for vegetables. So Mom went to Mrs. Fowler's house and she was to start the next morning, so every morning Mom would leave us in care of Aunt Carrie and would walk 1-2 miles and help Mrs. Fowler do her canning. In return she would gather vegetables and bring them home and can hers after supper. This went on until the whole garden was finished and both families had plenty to eat in the winter. In the meantime, Dad went job hunting. He immediately went to work for the WPA cutting timber. The timber was used to shore up the banks of the Sauk River. This was to Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 prevent the banks from sloughing during high water. When that job was finished, Dad went to work for Sauk River Lumber Company. He bought himself a pair of cork boots and he put a j crosscut saw on his shoulder and went to cutting timber in the Great Northwest. The company didn't run long that year. They shut down for snow, and the woods didn't open up until the following year. In March, 1938, we found a bigger house, which was two miles north of Darrington on the Bennetville road The house was owned by Oscar Norris. We rented for a while, then the property was sold to Robert White. We moved to a small house on the Sauk Prairie. It was called the old Dutch place. Our close neighbor was Raymond Green and his wife Laura and their six children Juanita, Mary Jo, Ivonne, Gus, Mac and Sam. I remember that in that winter, Raymond got pneumonia. Being a good neighbor, Dad went to their house to see if there was anything he could do to help. Well, Mrs. Green didn't know Dad too well, and she said no thanks and shut the door. A few days later she came to the house and apologized Their friendship lasted forever. We lived on the Dutch place for about eight months. Mr. White came to Dad in the spring and wanted to know if he would like to buy the Norris property on the Bennettville road Dad jumped at the chance. So we moved to the same house again. We were so happy to move because the house was so much bigger. We missed the Green family because our closest neighbors were the Younkins. We got acquainted with Lucille and Eugene. When we went to school, we waited on the school bus at the same place. They were great kids and we grew up together. Dad eventually purchased the property, a house and 40 acres for $2,000.00. This new home had no electricity or running water, but the house in North Carolina didn't either, so we ti didn't miss it. In fact we thought it was great in every way. We had an outside toilet (a two-holer even); we got our water from a spring about one hundred yards from the house. The water was carried to the house for cooking and bathing, but when it came time to wash clothes, Mom would build afire at the spring and would put this huge black pot (that had three legs) over the fire and fill it up with water. Mom would wait until the water was hot and wash the week's clothes. It would take the better part of the day to get done, because she still had two children at home, and she had to get their lunch and take care of them also. The house had a wood stove for heating and one for cooking and they were both put to good use. Mom kept the wood stove humming. She was such a good cook, and Dad made sure there was plenty of wood for both stoves. Every day after school she would be cooking supper. She would make us ajohnnycake made from cornbread batter, and cooked like a pancake on top of the old wood stove. This was a great treat we got every day, since Mom made cornbread for supper every night, and we always had biscuits, gravy, and ham or sausage for breakfast In the fall the canning was started, and there were jars to be washed and vegetables to be picked Many mornings Mom would be in the garden picking beans or whatever she was canning that day. When it was time for us kids to get out of bed, Mom would quit whatever she was doing and heat our breakfast and send us off to school, then back to the garden she would go. I remember the huge barrels (60 gallons) of food she would fill every fall. There would be sauerkraut, pickled beans, pickled corn on the cob, and bleached fruit (apples). They were so good in the wintertime when you could go and get an ear of pickled corn. Mom did so much canning every year that the table was always full of food Dad was always working in the woods. The two combined were great providers. , Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Above, John Jones and Ollie Nations in 1928. Below, on the trip to Darrington. U Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 KJ Above, Jones children. On the front, Maebelle, Gladys, and Mildred. On the back, Grover, Doyle, Louis, and Frankie. Below, Regal and Frankie Nations, Dennis and Diane. KJ ^J 10 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 1938 was also the year Doyle and I started to school, oh boy! We got to ride the school bus. Vera Former was our bus driver. She was a dear lady. She made sure we caught the bus. Sometimes she would toot the horn for at least five minutes and we would run like crazy. This didn't happen very often. Mom made sure of that Each day of school Mom made us a sandwich of a biscuit and sausage and of course, the other kids had store bought bread and lunchmeat. I would save my lunch until I got off the school bus and then I would eat it. This went on for a long time. One day at lunchtime, a girl (Joyce Jones) wanted to trade me the biscuit sandwich for her store bought sandwich. This was a swap we made every day at school till the end of the year. The woods started up in March of 1938 and Dad got his job back with Sauk River Lumber Company. He was afaller with a crosscut saw and Charlie Jones was his partner. This was also the year that Paul Jones, Dad's brother, arrived in Washington with his wife Myrtle and three children, Grover, Louis and Maebelle. In the year 1939 Dad was still working in the woods. Mom was working hard at home. Dad was making good money in the woods ($10.00 a day), so he bought Mom a new Singer sewing machine. She taught herself to sew and she made our clothes. At the beginning of school, Mom would get out the Sears Roebuck catalog and have us girls pick out the dresses we wanted her to make. Mom would make us one that looked just tike the one in the catalog; she only made Doyle's shirts. The year was 1940, and Dad was still working in the woods and Mom got a job in a cafi here in town. The two smaller kids stayed with Bonnie (Jack) Jones, and Mildred started the first grade, Doyle and I were in the third The year was 1941. This was the year that lots of things happened Dad was still working in the woods, and Mom was in the cafi. Doyle and I went into fourth grade, Mildred went into second grade. Dad bought a new Pontiac car. It was black and I thought we were really up town. In November we went to North Carolina, our first trip back, and as usual the car was full Not counting Dad and Mom and us four kids, there was also Charlie Jones, his wife Joanne, and baby Joanne Jr. We were all pretty good Mildred and I didn't have to sit on a lard bucket It took about eight days to get there. We arrived at Grannie Gus' (Dad's mother) and she was so happy to see us. I think that was the first time and the last time I remember her giving me a hug. But Grannie was a great lady; she made her own medicine and she doctored everyone on Nations Creek. We stayed with Grannie for about a week, and at nighttime, sitting around the fireplace, you had to defend yourself because everyone used snuff and they all spit into the fire. You made sure you didn 7 step in front of any of these spitters, because their aim was very good Then we went over to Mom's folks, and they were just the opposite. They would grab and hug you and give you a great big smooch. Both families were good cooks, and I wish I could make corn bread like they did They took their corn to a mill and had in ground into corn meal One day Batsie (Mom's mother) gave me an egg; she was going to the store and she said if you hold onto that egg and don't drop it, you can buy yourself your candy. Being only nine years old, I thought one egg won't buy much. So Grannie and I had to walk to the store, about two miles. We walked about one mile on a dirt road then down a railroad track to the store. I carried that egg very carefully and I got a big sack of candy. Grannie had a dozen eggs and she got coffee, flour, and sugar and of course her can of snuff. Papa chewed twist tobacco which he grew himself, and every fall he would gather in his tobacco and twist it like a candy cane and hang it in the barn to dry. They also grew sweet potatoes. They had a potato house and in the winter, they would keep afire in the stove to keep 11 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 potatoes. They had a potato house and in the winter, they would keep afire in the stove to keep the potatoes from freezing. Grannie Gus did the same thing, with the exception of the room for « j the potatoes. The room was built around the chimney on the outside, and the heat from the chimney would keep them from freezing in the wintertime. They also kept anything that would freeze in with the potatoes, such as carrots, plain potatoes, etc We stayed in North Carolina almost a month. We got home the 30th of November. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed and everything changed Many things were rationed, such as gasoline, tires, shoes, sugar, and anything that was used in the war effort Dad didn't have to go, because he was classified as 4F. Vs kids wanted to know what that stood for and he always said that it meant he had 4 kids to feed Of course he was only kidding, but at the time we took it for the truth. I remember the ration books; each one of us had one. When you would need shoes, etc, the stamps would come out of your book. We were lucky we went to North Carolina when we did We would've had to wait till after the war to make another trip. Mom was still working in the cafi named the Cottage Inn. The year was 1942. During this time Mom was an Air Raid Warden. They had a certain drill where you had to hang dark curtains over the windows. Mom would go to all homes in her area, and instruct them on how to do this. There was a certain signal (the siren in town would go off, this was at nighttime only), and this would mean everyone would darken their windows so the lights couldn't be seen from the air. We never went through this drill Mom had a little card with her picture on it to show that she was the Warden for that area. This went on for the duration of the war. This was also the year that Mom decided that she was going to learn to drive (what an experience for us kids). She would make us go to the top of the hill, here she would come, the j gas wide open. She would drive to the neighbor's. When we got back, we had to get out of the car at the top of the hill and walk to the house. This was done because there was a steep bank on the downhill side We were sworn to secret because Dad didn't know this was going on. Dad rode to work with Bill Lewis, which was why Mom had the car. Well, Mom got pretty good with her driving, and she could now get it out of low gear. Dad found out about the driving, and he didn 't want Mom driving his car, so he bought her a little Willys that someone had converted to a pickup. It had aflat wooden bed on the back Well, guess you know us kids had some wild rides on the back of that little truck. For some reason, Mom thought we were tied on the back, because when she went around a corner we had to hold on for dear life (thank God for big cracks) for there were no sideboards. She drove that little truck to work for years and anywhere else she wanted to go, during the week that is. On the weekend Dad did all the driving. He wouldn't ride with Mom and as long as I can remember, I never saw Dad riding on the passenger side But he was very good about taking her anywhere she wanted to go- [Ed. This is approximately half of Mrs. Nations' narrative. We will continue in our next issue with her school experiences (some of them very funny, like some of the stories above) and with some family detail that she summarized.] V^> 12 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 H o l l y S p r i n g s ( J e n n i n g s ) C e m e t e r y [We conclude the work of JCGS members Bill Crawford and Mack Sutton in this issue.] Row 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 Name James M. Corbin Sallie M. Corbin Leo Corbin Ethel Corbin Stacy L. Kinsland James T. Bailey Sarah H. Bailey Colman Alex Bailey Sarah Maude Bailey John Wiley Bailey Frank L. Guest David J . Shuler Teresa H. Shuler David L. Shuler Josephine G. Shuler Carroll Guest Norman F. Guest Gordie M. Guest Austin Russell Evelyn Kinsland Russell Terry Lee Rayburn Freda Russell Rayburn Margaret Anninda Young Lawrence Young Ad G. Kinsland Mary Lee R. Kinsland Louise Kinsland Bullard Curlie Kinsland Bertha J . Kinsland John C. Kinsland Cecil "Britches" Poindexter Grace Angel Poindexter Viola Mae Mitchell Richard L. Ashe Gary Scott Patricia Scott John L. Hoggins Anne P. Hoggins Edith Elizabeth Pattillo DOB 6 J a n 1864 28 Mar 1877 21 Feb 1905 12 Oct 1907 5 Sep 1870 12 Aug 1874 18 May 1899 9 May 1915 17 Sep 1921 26 Feb 1908 27 Apr 1964 7 Jul 1965 28 Jul 1941 4 Nov 1944 28 Apr 1941 12 Oct 1901 7 Apr 1904 19 Jun 1914 27 Jul 1917 30 May 1945 13 Nov 1945 17 J an 1872 25 Nov 1918 30 Aug 1890 25 Aug 1899 20 Feb 1894 20 Mar 1905 4 Apr 1934 23 Apr 1922 14 J un 1928 24 J a n 1917 14 Nov 1927 19 Sep 1935 12 Sep 1937 14 May 1899 23 Apr 1901 27 Sep 1969 DOD 4 Oct 1946 24 Aug 1970 7 Sep 1909 17 Sep 1908 5 Jul 1888 4 Jul 1918 8 Apr 1943 15 J a n 1955 21 Dec 1955 29 Oct 1975 17 May 1987 . 26 Apr 1995 19 May 1979 26 Apr 1995 15 Dec 1961 20 Mar 1995 1 Nov 1999 22 Feb 1994 19 Mar 1955 20 Nov 1923 26 J a n 1983 26 J a n 1983 24 Oct 1980 16 J u n 1981 10 Nov 1982 7 Apr 1998 6 Oct 2004 6 J a n 2001 28 M a r 2001 3 Dec 1984 25 Feb 1988 28 Sep 1969 Comment Age 45,9 US Army Vietnam d/o Add, Mary Lee Kinsland Cpl. US Army WWI A2C Air Force Korea Sgt. US Army w w n m. 15 Sep 1946 13 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 George Rockingham Pattillo Frances Mc Pattillo Raymond T. Dalrymple Dorothy D. Dalrymple William Thomas Wooten Nina Bailey Wooten Billy Jackson Wooten Edwina B. Stanfield Harley Stanfield Jr. Regina Stanfield Annie Lee Bryson George D. Bryson Dorothy E. Martin William H. Martin Esther E. Monro Alfred Monro Alfred G. Monro HI Elsa M. Carlson Wingfield Short Dorothy C. Seagle G. Donald Seagle Grady Adams Taylor Lester Elliott Betty Elliott Mark Alan Edmondson Clarence C. McMahan Eugene B. McMahan Jerry Lee McMahan Timothy M. McGrath Lydia P. McGrath Robert L. Pattillo Virginia J. Pattillo August S. Gagliardo Barbara P. Gagliardo Colin Roeloff Swartwout Elizabeth Jannette Mayol Alice Elliott Sidney E. "Gene" Elliott Earl Max Corbin Howard E. VanBusldrk Patricia R. VanBuskirk Bob Ray Shumate Joan Dunsworth Shumate Ernest Hugh Holleman Juanita Holleman 15 Jan 1907 26 Mar 1909 1913 1916 11 Mar 1905 19 Jul 1906 4 Jun 1942 22 Aug 1934 19 Nov 1927 22 Aug 1955 29 Jan 1908 11 May 1905 20 Jul 1925 22 Nov 1924 4 Jul 1915 7 Dec 1912 11 Jul 1941 23 Mar 1908 3 Dec 1903 29 Oct 1926 14 Mar 1923 29 Oct 1912 17 Jun 1927 20 Apr 1934 25 Sep 1966 17 Jul 1926 7 Mar 1927 7 Apr 1951 18 Dec 1946 7 Feb 1945 11 Oct 1916 21 Apr 1920 31 Dec 1945 21 Nov 1948 29 Dec 1987 15 Sep 1981 31 Jan 1929 22 Nov 1926 19 Jul 1938 27 Jun 1929 29 Sep 1929 29 Mar 1934 5 Nov 1940 19 Apr 1928 18 Dec 1930 29 Oct 1981 7 Nov 1967 1977 1978 9 Dec 1992 7 Jun 1979 5 Nov 1999 29 Jan 2002 27 Dec 1987 24 Jun 1990 20 Sep 1987 7 May 2002 10 Mar 1995 9 Dec 2002 23 Apr 1977 1 Jan 1993 6 Jan 1988 28 Dec 1985 12 Aug 2000 27 Mar 2000 4 Mar 1985 29 Dec 1987 1 Jun 2002 9 Sep 2000 19 Aug 2003 1 Apr 2004 1 Jan 1997 5 Apr 2004 m. 2 Mar 1968 m. 4 Aug 1945 US Army WWH PFC US Army WWH Purple Heart US Navy m. 11 Sep 1948 KJ \ J KJ 14 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 1 9 7 3 D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e s o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y 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; 1973 date of death; place of death; father's name; mother's name; informant's name and address; cemetery. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office January 2007.] Addis, Minnie Loretta; wid; 9 Dec 1889; NC; 28 Sep; Sylva; Dock Pressley; Amanda Roper; Clarence Lusk; Glenville; Hamburg Alexander, Nobia Luzene; wid; 25 Jun 1889; NC; 17 Feb; Sylva; Jacob Mason; Kate Shepherd; Jessie A. Lollis; Brevard; Shepherd - Macon County Allison, Mary Ethel; w/o Roy C ; 17 Aug 1886; NC; 20 Oct; Sylva; George W. Penland; Nancy Williams; Roy C. Allison; Sylva; Fairview Arlington, Amos Finley; wid; 24 Apr 1889; NC; 19 Sep; Sylva; Jasper Arrington; Finley Hooper; Wynona A. Butler; Winston - Salem; Cullowhee Baptist Arrwood, Thomas John; h/o Florence Green; 22 Aug 1897; GA; 16 Feb; Sylva; Nathan Arrwood; Arkansas Elder, Mrs. Vance Frizzell; Sylva; Wesley Chapel Ashe, Hedle Henry; h/o Essie Greene; 6 Jan 1889; NC; 12 Jan; Sylva; Charlie Ashe; Lillie Holder; Essie G. Ashe; Sylva; Ashe (Fairview) Benton, Alice Adeline; nm; 18 Jan 1893; West Plains MO; 12 Jun; Sylva; Joseph W. Benton; Mollie Bass; Bob Claxton; Whittier; Robertson - West Plains MO Blankenship, Effie Johnson; wid; 12 May 1889; NC; 4 Dec; Sylva; William Johnson; Fannie Taylor; Mrs. Robert Foster, Brevard; Johnson - Robbinsville Breedlove, Hariey I.; wid; 16 Dec 1890; NC; 17 Jan; Sylva; William Breedlove; Susie Wall; Opal Bradley; Franklin; Oak Grove - Macon County Brown, David Hamilton Sr.; h/o Grace Hall; 25 Jun 1887; NC; 4 Mar; Cullowhee; William Albert Brown; Louisa Coats; Grace H. Brown; Cullowhee; Webster Brown, Ira Alonzo; wid; 20 Jul 1887; NC; 10 Jul; Sylva; Allen Brown; Falbia Coward; Eva Prince; Tuckasegee; Shook Brown, Jessie Burton; h/o Arlesia Queen; 16 Dec 1888; NC; 23 Jul; Sylva; Thomas D. Brown; Ruth Coward; Tolvin Brown; Cullowhee; Brown - John's Creek Bryson, Fred Clifton; nm; 24 Oct 1885; NC; 6 Apr, Sylva; Alexander Stephens Bryson; Julia Collins; T.N. Massie; Sylva; Norton Bryson, Mary Pearl; wid; 15 May 1899; NC; 28 Sep; Sylva; Melis Broom; Texanna Mathis; Willa Mae Cline; Pulaski VA; Hooper - Speedwell Buchanan, John Wesley Sr.; h/o Ida Deitz; 27 Sep 1882; NC; 2 Jun; Sylva; Davis Buchanan; Nancy Davis; Bill Buchanan; Sylva; East Fork Buchanan, Verlin Ora; h/o Laura Cloer; 21 Aug 1896; NC; 5 Mar; Sylva; James Buchanan; Sallie Reed; Laura C. Buchanan; Sylva; Old Savannah Cabe, Minerva Dora; wid; 12 Dec 1884; NC; 20 Oct; Sylva; William Sutton; Elizabeth Franklin; Helen Massie; Sylva; Locust Field Clark, Edith Elizabeth; wid; 6 Feb 1891; NC; 26 Jan; Sylva; Joseph Rogers; Retta Robinson; Lyle Clark; Sylva; Thomas Chapel - Swain County Coggins, Alice Rosette; wid; 1 Feb 1890; NC; 16 Sep; Sylva; Miles Owen; Sally Ann Leopard; Fred Coggins; Cullowhee; Double Springs Cole, William Chastain; wid; 25 May 1886; NC; 19 Sep; Sylva; Joseph Cole; Cynthia Hoyle; Randall Cole; Cashiers; TVA (Lauada - Swain County) 15 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Cole, William Chastain; wid; 25 May 1886; NC; 19 Sep; Sylva; Joseph Cole; Cynthia Hoyle; Randall Cole; Cashiers; TVA (Lauada - Swain County) \i Coward, Irone Queen; wid; 1 Jun 1888; NC; 26 Jan; Webster; Aysque Queen; Ingabo Woods; Ray Coward; Sylva; Keener Coward, Lennie; wid; 19 Apr 1883; NC; 13 Sep; Sylva; not given; not given; Cora Wilson; Detroit MI; Old Field Crawford, Elizabeth Parris; wid; 29 Aug 1887; NC; 5 Jan; Sylva; Samuel Parris; Jane Bryson; Mrs. James Morris; Murphy; (G.C.) Crawford Crisp, Bertha Queen; w/o Lonnie M.; 18 Dec 1892; NC; 10 Jan; Joe Queen; Jane Carson; Lonnie M. Crisp; Sylva; Balsam Baptist Church Davis, Mary Palestine; wid; 16 Jun 1892; NC; 16 Nov; Sylva; A.D. Jones; Ellen Buchanan; Grover Davis; Whittier; Davis Edwards, Absolom Joshua; wid; 11 Dec 1881; NC; 11 May; Sylva; William Edwards; Charity Coleman; Gladys Tallent; Franklin; Iotla Baptist - Macon County Fowler, Bessie Felicia; wid; 28 May 1883; NC; 3 Jul; Sylva; Henry Hooper; Sarah Wike; Mrs. Ray Simpson; Sylva; Big Ridge Franks, George Harrison; wid; 6 Jul 1889; NC; 12 Nov; Sylva; Jack Franks; Lou Bryson; Don Franks; Sylva; Hamburg Grasty, Minnie Setzer; wid; 23 Oct 1888; NC; 2 May; Sylva; Noah Setzer; Elizabeth Dempsey; Elizabeth Grasty; Waynesville; Hillcrest - Waynesville Hall, Annie Lee; nm; 1 Apr 1894; NC; 17 Jan; Sylva; Richard Hall; Bell Buchanan; Mack Hall; \^J Sylva; Old Savannah Hemphill, Ray Ferguson; wid; 30 May 1893; NC; 9 Apr; Sylva; J.L. Hemphill; Alice Ferguson; Jean Hemphill; Franklin; Woodlawn - Franklin Honeycutt, William Alfred; wid; 15 Aug 1889; NC; 19 Aug; Sylva; William A. Honeycutt; Laura Nance; Mildred H. Hanks; Belmont; Gaston Memorial Park - Gastonia Hooper, Grace Love; wid; 14 Sep 1893; NC; 12 Feb; Sylva; Floyd Cook; Alice Parker; Agnes Lewis; Bryson City; Hooper- Brasstown Hunter, Ralph Cleveland; nm; 6 Aug 1883; Austin TX; 4 Mar; Caney Fork; John Nelson Hunter; Minerva Brown; Fannie Yost; Durham; William Brown (Brown - Wood, Caney Fork) Hyatt, Rena Bradford; h/o Victoria Collins; 26 Oct 1887; NC; 5 May; Zion Hill; Love Hyatt; Caroline Hurst; Victoria C. Hyatt; Sylva; Zion Hill Jacobs, Frank Thomas; wid; 28 May 1895; NC; 15 May; Sylva; Jule Jacobs; Rachel Cunningham; Bobby Jacobs; Sylva; Parris Jones, Martha; wid; 1 Jun 1886; NC; 8 Apr; Dillsboro; Thomas L. McMahan; Margaret McMahan; Annette Burns; Dillsboro; Locust Field Jordan, Severy Hughes; wid; 22 Feb 1883; NC; 25 Aug; Whittier; Jim Hughes; Cindy Hawkins; Roy Jordan; Whittier; Sherrill Keefer, Edward Henry; h/o Verna Shelton; 1 Dec 1890; PA; 12 Jan; Sylva; Levi Keefer; Lydia Harris; Verna S. Keefer; Sylva; Fairview Leake, Macy Ellen Stewart; w/o Charley; 6 Sep 1896; NC; 8 Feb; Norton; Johnny Stewart; Josephine Evitt; Aileene Hedden; Norton; Evitt . j 16 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Medford, Julie Wiggins; wid; 23 Aug 1884; NC; 2 Apr; Whittier; John Wiggins; Avaline Lollis; Mrs. O.D. McDonald; Cherokee; High Shoals - Gaston County Moody, Henry Marion; h/o Mamie Stewart; 10 Apr 1896; NC; 1 Mar; Sylva; Frances Moody; Mary Leopard; Christine M. Breedlove; Glenville; Fairview Morris, John Hanley Sr.; h/o Lois Hall; 22 Sep 1894; NC; 12 Jan; Sylva; Manos Hanley Morris; Mary Long; Lois H. Morris; Sylva; Webster Moss, Charles Stanley; nm; 1 Jan 1885; NC; 20 Jul; Sylva; Jim Moss; Addie Rogers; Tom Moss; Glenville; Hamburg McCoy, Leonard Melton; h/o Amanda Chastain; 18 Jul 1897; NC; 7 Jul; Sylva; Melvin McCoy; Liddie Houston; Tom McCoy; Everett WA; Wike Nicholson, Raymond Rockhill Sr.; h/o Alda Turpin; 15 Apr 1898; NC; 10 May; Sylva; G.T. Nicholson; Athena Page; Alda T. Nicholson; Sylva; Fairview Norman, Launer Chavis; wid; 31 May 1895; NC; 16 Jun; Sylva; James Chavis; not given; Charles Norman; Sylva; Parris Norton, John Martin; h/o Inez Cabe; 5 May 1890; NC; 23 Mar; Sylva; Andrew Norton; Mary Dillingham; Inez Cabe Norton; Franklin; Asbury Methodist - Macon County Palmer, Arthur; h/o Mae Trull; 25 Nov 1889; NC; 2 Mar; Sylva; Bailey Palmer; Anna Lovingood; Mae Trull Palmer; Marble; Moss - Marble NC Pannell, Ervin Ezekiel; h/o Berdie Green; 5 May 1890; NC; 5 Jul; Sylva; Jasper Pannell; Matilda Ensley; Berdie G. Pannell; Sylva; Addie Queen, Elijah Oscar; h/o Roxie Brown; 19 Oct 1892; NC; 23 Feb; Sylva; Lee Queen; Mary Ann Former; Roxie B. Queen; Sylva; Shook Reilly, Elizabeth Margaret; wid; 29 Oct 1896; NY; 28 Apr; Cashiers; Matthew Kinsella; Elizabeth Wall; Kathleen McGrady; Cashiers; Shepherd Crematory Reynolds, Henry Alonzo; h/o Lillian Sutton; 1 Aug 1887; NC; 22 Mar; Sylva; Lona Reynolds; Lorina Mann; Lillian S. Reynolds; Whittier; Hamburg Robinson, Carl Crawford Sr.; 9 Oct 1890; NC; 13 Jul; Sylva; Hampton Robinson; Elizabeth Reid; Lillian Moody; Glenville; Lower Zachary Rogers, William Troy; wid; 1 Dec 1890; NC; 11 Jun; Sylva; James Manson Rogers; Texie Wilson; Mary Lee Hoyle; Sylva; Coward Seago, John Bunyon; nm; 8 Apr 1894; NC; 3 Feb; Cullowhee; J.A. Seago; Martha Covington; Boyd Morton; Cullowhee; Fall Cliff Shephard, Mack J.; wid; 7 Apr 1882; NC; 18 Jul; Sylva; Tom Shephard; Caroline Bronson; Rosa Lee Gibson; Sylva; Parris Sutton, Oma Bryson; wid; 25 Sep 1890; NC; 18 May; Sylva; Columbus Bryson; Artie Phillips; Lessie Queen; Sylva; Sutton (Ochre Hill) Toy, James Ralph; wid; 8 Oct 1888; NC; 7 Jun; Sylva; James E. Toy; Rebecca Hooper; Doralee Blanton; Sylva; Old Field Turpin, Nancy Elmeta; wid; 29 Oct 1882; NC; 2 Mar; Sylva; Thomas Brown; Ida Jane Cochran; Jarvis Turpin; Whittier; Dicks Creek Webb, George; h/o Annie Mae Blackwell; 18 Jan 1897; NC; 29 Aug; Sylva; William Webb; Cindy McCall; Annie Mae Webb; Cullowhee; Double Springs 17 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Woodard, Ruth Higdon; wid; 21 Sep 1888; NC; 7 Jul; Sylva; not given; not given; Frank B. Woodard; Sylva; Zion Hill V ^ J C G S L i b r a r y A c q u i s i t i o n s Call No. Author Title Donor 371.2 975.6 929.2 929.2 929.2 920 975.6 975.6 929.2 973.7 929.2 979.6 920 976.8 398.2 970.1 970.1 920 Henderson, Traci Pangle, Mabel W. Picklesimer, Thomas E. Cathey, James H. Foreman, Grant Catawba Co. Gen. Soc. Phifer, Edward W. J r. Henson, John William m Horwitz, Tony Andrews, Betty Cope Kirk, John Ohara Handlin, Oscar Dunn, Durwood Erdoes, Richard Weatherford, Jack Fletcher, Sydney E. Woodward, W.E. Common Scholl (sic) Records of the Proceedings of the Board Superintendents of Jackson County 1853 -1861 A Profile of the Oconalufty Valley: Settlement to Preservation The Pangles of Western North Carolina: Genealogy of the Descendants of Johanne Heinrich Bertgle 1742 -1980 My Life and Times Genesis of Lincoln Sequoyah The Heritage of Catawba County, Vol. H Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777 - 1920 With a Glimpse Beyond Contigeum: A Henson Family Tree Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Descendants of John Gribble Idaho 100: Stories from Idaho Century Citizens Abraham Lincoln and the Union Cades Cove: The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818 -1937 American Indian Myths and Legends Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformewd the World The American Indian Meet General Grant Purchase Traci H. Clark Bill Crawford Claude, Anne Jones Claude, Anne Jones Ruth Shuler Purchase Gary Carden Mary Cecil Patterson Lucille Bryson Betty Andrews Bill Crawford Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Dorris Beck Lucille Bryson J 18 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C C o g g i n s o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y [Ed. The following is a collaborative effort among JCGS members Elizabeth Wilson, R.O. Wilson, Bill Crawford, and Larry Crawford.] We associate the surname Coggins with the Cullowhee Mountain - Wilson Creek section of Jackson County. The principal reason for this association is that Marcus Lafayette Coggins, Sr. and his wife Sarah Narcissa Mathis Coggins reared a large family there. It is this family on whom we will concentrate in this article. This family appears in the 1850 Haywood County Census. An Alfred Coggins, age 60, is shown (#1046) with Lafayett, age 19; Sarah, age 18; Asbury Mathis, age 20; Caroline Mathis, age 20; and Sarah Coggins, age 60. This "Lafayett" would be the subject of our article, and we believe he is shown with his wife here. Lafayette's sister Caroline had married Francis Mathis 11 Jan 1850 in Haywood County. We are fortunate in that Sarah Mathis Coggins lived a long life. She has a death certificate on file in Jackson County, giving her birth date as 13 Jan 1832 and her death date as 29 Jan 1918. Her parents are given on the death certificate as Peter Mathis and Sallie Frady, both born in North Carolina. (This would be Peter Mathis, Sr. and his first wife.) The names of her parents might also explain why the Coggins family moved to Cullowhee Mountain. Peter Mathis lived in the same area. Whatever the circumstances of their locations, M.L. Coggins and Sarah Narcissa raised a family here. This older couple would be buried in Double Springs Cemetery at the top of Cullowhee Mountain. Marcus LaFayette Coggins lived from 3 Jun 1831 until 18 Jan 1894, and his wife Sarah, as we indicated, from 1832 to 1918. Six children lived to be adults and would have children of their own. William Thomas Coggins was the oldest of the M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins children. He was born 26 Aug 1852 and died 18 Jan 1910, according to his grave stone. He married Rutha Catherine Watson, born 14 Apr 1848, died 10 Apr 1932, daughter of Joseph Watson and Betty Phillips, per her death certificate. William Thomas and Rutha are buried at Cullowhee Baptist Church. Their children: Oscar Coggins (17 Jul 1876 - 29 Nov 1963) m. Alice Owens (1 Feb 1890 - 16 Sep 1973). Both are buried at Double Springs. Manley Coggins (26 Jan 1878 - 30 Sep 1909) m. Martha Owens (28 Nov 1882 - 12 Jun 1965). He is buried at Cullowhee Baptist, she at Hooper - Speedwell Cemetery with her second husband Charlie Knight. Florence Coggins (17 Dec 1879 - 10 Aug 1886) is buried at Cullowhee Baptist. Enos L. Coggins (26 Nov 1881 - 27 Jan 1956) m. Emma E. Buchanan (29 Jun 1888 - 8 Oct 1960). They are buried at Double Springs. In the 1900 census for the Cullowhee township, Ruth reported 3 of 7 children living. Are these two children at Cullowhee Baptist Church Cemetery part of this family? Daniel B. Coggins (13 May 1883-2 Aug 1886) Martha Coggins (13 Aug 1886-13 Oct 1887) 19 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Second of the M.L. Sr. and Sarah Mathis Coggins children was Francis P. Coggins. He was born in 1855, died in 1944, according to his grave stone, and is buried in Hooper - Speedwell Cemetery with his two wives. He was first married to Mary Avaline Bryson (ca. 1856 - 25 Dec 1876), daughter of Henderson Bryson and Lettie Mathis. They were the parents of one child: Sarah Luticia Coggins (14 Dec 1876 - 6 Aug 1959) m. Madison William Matthews (25 Mar 1851 - 13 Feb 1938). They are buried at Double Springs Cemetery. After Mary Avaline's early death, Francis P. Coggins married Amanda Wilkes (25 Oct 1857 - 7 Apr 1940), daughter of James Wilkes. They were the parents of the following children: Noah Coggins (ca. 1881 - ) m. Julia Painter. According to one source, this family at one time lived in Cumming, GA. Perry Lee Coggins (5 Feb 1883 - 11 Jul 1965) m. Rosa Hein (29 Mar 1881 - 5 Feb 1938). They are buried at Cullowhee Baptist Church. Thomas Coggins (6 Aug 1885-19 Oct 1967) m. Avie Woodard (4 Apr 1885 - 18 Jan 1970). They are buried at Tuckasegee Baptist Church. Bessie Mae Coggins (1889 - 1958) m. Roy Claude Wilkes (19 Aug 1889 - 26 Aug 19 69). They are buried in Love Cemetery at Willets. David Ransom Coggins (29 Sep 1892 - 22 Oct 1954) m. OIlie Johnson and Elba Sutton (8 Oct 1912 - 24 May 1994.) He is buried in Bradley Cemetery, Elba in Bumgarner Cemetery, both in the Wilmot Community. Dessie Coggins (25 Jan 1895 - 15 Jun 1972) m. Frank Bryson. She is buried in Hooper - Speedwell Cemetery. Frank Coggins (1898 - ) died presumably unmarried, is buried in Hooper - Speedwell Cemetery. Alice Coggins (9 Feb 1901 - 18 Aug 1985) m. John Robert Stephens (18 Dec 1869 8 Apr 1950). They are buried at Cullowhee Baptist Church. Third of the children of M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins was Mary Coggins, who was born in 1860 and died in 1948, according to her grave stone. She married William Allen Wilkes, | (1850 - 1926). They are buried in Bumgarner Cemetery at Fall Cliff on Wilson Creek. In 1910, I Mary reported that she had 4 of 6 children living. In Jackson County Heritage, Volume 1, Marvin Wilkes gave all six names. The children were the following: Sarah A. Wilkes (ca. 1879 - ) . This must be the same as Alice Wilkes, mentioned in the i Heritage Book story above and buried at Double Springs beside M.L. and Sarah Coggins. She is the only child of Mary and Allen in the 1880 census. Margaret Elizabeth Wilkes (4 Nov 1882 - 17 Nov 1967) m. Charlie Bryson (11 Feb 1878-18 Oct 1950). They are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. James Albert Wilkes (15 Aug 1884 - 21 Feb 1951) m. Dovie Crawford (6 May 1894 - 11 Sep 1956). They are buried in Bumgarner Cemetery, Fall Cliff. John Alfred Wilkes (12 Sep 1887 - 23 Feb 1957) m. Talitha Jane Haskett (1 Jun 1900 7 Jan 1994). They are buried in Hooper - Speedwell Cemetery. Erastus Wilkes (possible ordinal position) is also mentioned in the Heritage Book story and is buried at Double Springs beside Alice. Is this the son who was killed when he could not escape a rolling log? Ardella Wilkes(l 1 Nov 1892 - 4 Apr 1982) m. John Woodard. She is buried at Fall Cliff, he at Zion Hill. 20 KJ 'U KJ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Fourth of the children of M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins was Marcus LaFayette ^ , Coggins Jr., who was born 8 Nov 1862 and died 22 Mar 1940. He married Temperance Lutennie Moody, bom 10 Sep 1868 and died 17 Oct 1945, who, per her death certificate, was the daughter of Daniel Moody and Nancy Slayton. M.L. Jr. and Lutennie are buried at Double Springs. Their children: Columbus G. Coggins (29 Aug 1886 - 27 May 1970) m. Delia Jeannette Leopard (20 Jun 1891 - 1 7 May 1923). Both are buried at Double Springs. After Delia's early death, C.G. married again, and the family lived in Waycross, Georgia. Victor Coggins (18 May 1888 - 21 Oct 1955) m. Annie Marie Conner (14 Oct 1889 - 30 May 1948). Both are buried at Double Springs. Rector Coggins (13 Sep 1889-25 May 1965) m. Annie W. Parker (9 Apr 1888 ). He is buried at Double Springs. Garfield Coggins (23 Feb 1891 - 23 Mar 1936) m. Ethel Stewart (24 Oct 1 8 9 2 - 9 Sep 1969). Both are buried at Double Springs. Bellzia M. Coggins (15 Feb 1893 - 21 Nov 1893) is buried at Double Springs. Caroline Coggins (29 Jun 1894 - 14 Jun 1977) m. John B. Bryson (23 Oct 1888-4 Apr 1961). Both are buried at Double Springs. Garvest Lloyd Coggins (17 Nov 1895 - 23 Jan 1967) m. Nancy Mae Stewart (1907 - 7 Jul 1927) and Elsie Wood (1 Nov 1922 - ) . Lloyd and Nancy Mae are buried at Double Springs. Carlyle Coggins (8 Sep 1897-31 May 1958) m. Eva Stewart and Flora Harris. He is Buried at Double Springs. Hattie Coggins (14 Jan 1900 - 19 Nov 1908) is buried at Double Springs. Lindsey Coggins (17 Jul 1902 - 27 May 1977) m. India Passmore (13 Mar 1 9 0 9 -9 t , May 2000). Both are buried at Double Springs. Clyde Coggins (29 May 1904 - 12 Sep 1925) is buried at Double Springs. Buren Coggins (17 Jun 1907 - 8 Feb 1908) is buried at Double Springs. (Above, a genealogical improbability...parents and all twelve children are buried in the same cemetery.) Fifth of the children of M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins was Edward F. (possibly Fillmore) Coggins (1 Nov 1864 - 15 Dec 1932), who married Martha Jane Bryson (2 Dec 1857 - 23 Feb 1925), daughter of Milton and Anna Duncan Bryson. Edward and Martha Jane are buried at Cullowhee Baptist Church. They were the parents of the following: Charlie Bryson (her son) (11 Feb 1878 - 18 Oct 1950) m. Margaret Wilkes (2 Nov 1882-17 Nov 1967). They are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. Walter Bryson (her son) (2 Jun 1879-19 Feb 1966) m. Betha Izola Carroll (30 Nov 1886-13 Mar 1979). They are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. John Columbus Coggins (2 Jul 1 8 8 6 - 9 May 1967) m. Lora Stewart (8 Jul 1900 - 8 Sep 1992). They are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. Alex Coggins (ca. 1888 - ) m. Annie Bennett Pressley. Dovie Coggins (29 May 1 8 9 0 - 4 Aug 1977) m. Ferber N. Moss (13 Mar 1886-17 Jun 1951). Both are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. Daniel Coggins (1892 - 1981) rn. Dorcas Fox and Rita Hoxit. He is buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. Retta Jane Coggins (22 May 1894-17 May 1974) m. Thomas W. Ammons (22 Jan { 1878 - 22 Sep 1956). Both are buried at Double Springs. 21 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Samuel Edward Coggins (13 Apr 1896 - 18 Jan 1984) m. Lucy Coggins. He is buried At Double Springs. Western Bryson Coggins (20 Mar 1898-31 Dec 1969) m. Callie Matthews (15 Nov 1901-26 Mar 1993). They are buried at Double Springs. Houston Coggins (23 Mar 1899-1 Apr 1970) m. Violet Matthews (30 Apr 1904 - 24 Jul 1989). They are buried at Double Springs. Annie Gertrude Coggins (1 Jun 1902 - 24 Jun 1951) m. William Jack Berry (14 Mar 1872 - 12 May 1948). They are buried at Holly Springs in Macon County. Sixth of the children of M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins was Sarah Elizabeth Coggins (9 Jun 1867 - 17 Jan 1961). She first married Sonny Sam Hooper and later Joe Cabe. In 1910 She reported 7 of 9 children living. She is buried at Double Springs. Her children with Sam Hooper: Caldonia Hooper (ca. 1887 - died young) Daniel Corsey Hooper (8 Jun 1889 - 26 Nov 1965) m. Maggie Frady (19 Dec 1893 - 29 Oct 1983). They are buried at Pine Creek Baptist Church. Bertie Hooper (16 Mar 1894 - 14 May 1976) m. Neal Bishop (17 Apr 1 8 9 0 - 2 Mar 1942). They are buried in Rogers Cemetery in Cullowhee. Richard Hooper (ca. 1897 - ) m. Mary Ann Frizzell. Radford Hooper (12 Oct 1900 - 29 Jul 1986) m. Sadie Frizzell (1905 - 1962) and Edith Matthews (12 Jul 1919 - 6 Jan 2006). All are buried in Bumgarner Cemetery, Fall Cliff. Zack Hooper (We have no information on this son.) Bethie Hooper m. Franklin. Mary Hooper ( d. 12 Dec 1999) m. James Candler Jones and Rufus C. Buchanan (25 Jul 1 8 9 2 - 6 Nov 1983). Mary and Rufus are buried in Old Savannah Cemetery. To our knowledge, these are all of the children and grandchildren of M.L. and Sarah Mathis Coggins who lived to adulthood. We welcome any additions and/or corrections to these families. \ J ^J ^J 22 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C kth E a r l y 2 0 C e n t u r y J a c k s o n C o u n t y M a r r i a g e s [Ed. We resume with these records in this issue. The reader can assume that the persons were white and from Jackson County unless otherwise stated. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office February 2007.] Will Lay, 32, B, s/o John, Susan Lay (both living), to Martha Love, 27, B, d/o Louie Gibbs and Vina Love (both dead); marriage by T.J. Lee, Baptist Minister, 28 Sep 1912, Sylva. Theodore Snyder, 21, s/o H.R. and Ellie Snyder (father living, mother dead), to Laura Jacobs, 19, Macon County, d/o Jule Jacobs and , both living in Macon County; marriage by A.W. Davis, Baptist Minister, 28 Sep 1912, at Davis's home, Webster. Jim Messer, 23, s/o and Rachel Messer, living, to Allie Reece, 23, Macon County, d/o Chas. And Nora Reece, both living in Macon County; marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 1 Oct 1912, at Mollie Dills', Dillsboro. J.F. Lanning, 50, s/o Joshua and Mary Lanning, both dead, to Sara McCall, 40, d/o Wm. Baylock and , both dead; marriage by T.A. Dillard, J.P., 6 Oct 1912, at residence of Geo. R. McCall, Cashiers Valley. Columbus Deitz, 21, s/o Martin and Nancy Deitz, both living, to Mary Frizzell, 17, d/o and Mary Frizzell, mother living, Fannie Frizzell gives consent as mother; marriage by R.W. Green, J.P., 16 Oct 1912 at the residence of Jason Frizzell, Webster. (Note: This is how this certificate reads.. .the "Fannie" should be listed twice, rather than the "Mary.") Paul Fugate, 27, s/o C.B. and M.A. Fugate, both dead, to Mattie Hyatt, 20, d/o S.E. and N.M. Hyatt, both living; marriage by T.A. Dillard, J.P., 19 Oct 1912, at Russ Watson's home, Cashiers Valley. Garlin Ashe, 22, s/o Cole and Callie Ashe, both living, to Margaret Hooper, 19, d/o Eph Hooper (living) and (living); marriage by B.H. Hooper, J.P., 25 Oct 1912 at the home of the groom, Cullowhee. W.M. Brown, 21, of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, s/o John and Florence Brown, both dead, TN, to Myrtle Tritt, 17, d/o J.E. Tritt and , both living, J.E. Tritt gives consent as father; marriage by D.R. Proffitt, Methodist Minister, 26 Oct 1912, at East LaPorte. J.M. Price, 31, s/o Jas. M. and Bettie Price, both dead, to Essie Buchanan, d/o Dave and Nancy Buchanan, both living; marriage by R.W. Green, J.P., 27 Oct 1912 at the store of R.W. Green, Greens Creek. Geo. Robinson, 20, s/o E. Robinson (dead) and M. Robinson (living), to G r a d e Cunningham, 16, d/o and Allice Cunningham, living, Allice Cunningham gives consent as mother; marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 26 Oct 1912, at Dan Shook's, Dillsboro. L.F. Franks, 35, s/o Thomas and Jane Franks, both living, to Martha Bentley, 16, d/o S. Bentley (dead) and Lydie Bentley (living), Lyda Bentley gives consent as mother; marriage by H.H. Hooper, J.P., 3 Nov 1912, at Mrs. Bentley's home, Hamburg. 23 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Phillip Crawford, 20, s/o G.C. and Sarah Crawford, both living, to Lizzie Parris, 25, d/o Sam and Jane Parris, both living; marriage by A.C. Bryson, Missionary Baptist Minister, 3 Nov 1912, at the home of A.C. Bryson, Balsam. Jno. D. Elliott, 30, Macon County, s/o Abe and Bettie Elliott, both living in Macon County, to Octava Passmore, 27, d/o N.H. and Sarah Passmore, both living; marriage by J.L. Kinsland, Baptist Minister, 9 Nov 1912, at the home of N.A. Passmore, Savannah. Ed Bryson, 20, s/o R.L. and Alice Bryson, both living, to Elvira Alexander, 22, d/o M.P. and Sallie Alexander, both living; marriage by D.A. Bumgarner, J.P., 10 Nov 1912, at the forks of the road in Cashiers. Terrell Corn, 25, s/o John and Malinda Corn, both dead, to Lorenia Cook, 25, d/o Floyd and Allice Cook, both living; marriage by G.T. Nicholson, J.P., 10 Nov 1912, at W.F. Cook's, Caney Fork. Jule Hensley, 22, s/o Jerry and Margaret Hensley, both living, to Lura Sutton, 22, d/o Russell Sutton (living) and Mary Sutton (dead); marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 10 Nov 1912 at the county bridge in Dillsboro. Authur Bryson, 24, s/o Fernando Bryson (living) and Mollie Bryson (dead), to Laura Dean, 22, d/o R.Dean (living) and Haseltine Dean (dead); marriage by J.R. Stephens, J.P., 13 Nov 1912, at John Dills', Cullowhee. Nelson Love, 60, B, s/o and (both dead), to Margaret Love, 50, B, d/o and , both dead; marriage by Rev. Jas. Ritchie 15 Nov 1912 at Charlie Love's, Beta. Joe Babb, 50, B, s/o Jesse Babb and , both dead, to Indiana Williams, 45, B, d/o and , both dead; marriage by W.F. Love, Baptist Minister, 20 Nov 1912, at the home of W.F. Love, Dillsboro. O.E. Lombard, 26, s/o Eric Lombard (dead) and Isabelle Lombard (living), to Beulah Dillard, 20, d/o W.L. and Dora Dillard, both living; marriage 8 Dec 1912 at W.L. Dillard's, Cashiers. Garfield Coggins, 22, s/o M.L. and T.L. Coggins, both living, to Ethel Stewart, 20, d/o Jake and Palestine Stewart, both living; marriage by Oscar Coggins, J.P., 15 Dec 1912, at Oscar Coggins' home, Mountain Township. Will T. Cook, 21, s/o R.L. and H.J. Cook, both living, to Maude Ensley, 20, d/o S.W. and Margaret Ensley, both living; marriage by A.C. Bryson, Missionary Baptist Minister, 22 Dec 1912, at Charley Crawford's, Balsam. John Franks, 21, s/o Jim Franks (dead) and Mary Franks (living), to Alma Stewart, 16, d/o Jake and Palestine Stewart, both living, Jake and Palestine Stewart give consent as parents; marriage by Oscar Coggins, J.P., 20 Dec 1912, at Oscar Coggins' home, Mountain Township. Baxter Sutton, 22, s/o Will and Lizzie Sutton, both living, to Lola Pangle, 20, d/o and Nancy Pangle, living; marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 17 Dec 1912, at George Pangle's, Dillsboro. KJ U \^J 24 c c Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 William McCall, 30, Macon County, s/o W.L. and Tilda McCall, both living, Macon County, to Essie Hedden, 25, d/o E. and Callie Hedden, both living; marriage by E.V. Fowler, J.P., 22 Dec 1912, at the residence of E. Hedden, Hamburg. Isaac Brooks, 38, s/o (dead) and (living), to Ida Russell, 23, d/o T.M. and Sallie Messer, both living; marriage by A.W. Davis, Baptist Minister, 18 Dec 1912, at Davis' home, Dillsboro. Elbert Galloway, 31, s/o A.J. Galloway (living) and Polly Ann Galloway (dead), to Sarah Ward, 19, d/o W.A. and Mary Ward, both living; marriage by W.B. Sherrill, J.P., 25 Dec 1912, at W.L. Ward's, Qualla. Harry J. Morton, 23, Rowan County, s/o W.J. Morton (dead) and Hattie V. Morton, living in Rowan County, to Etta L. Crisp, 19, d/o W.T. and Harriett Crisp, both living; marriage by J.M. Bennett, Baptist Minister, 23 Dec 1911, at the home of the bride's father, Savannah. (Filed with 1912 licenses) Jesse Bridges, 21, s/o William Bridges (dead) and Hattie Bridges, living in Buncombe County, to Mamie Bradshaw, 17, of Haywood County, d/o Monroe and Maggie Bradshaw, both living; marriage by W.B. Sherrill, J.P., 3 Jan 1913, at Ervin Bridges', Quallatown. W.H. Mathis, 23, s/o J.H. Mathis (dead), and Sarah Mathis (living), to May Owen, 18, d/o A.L. and Varina Owen, both living; marriage by W.H. Smith, J .P., 29 Dec 1912, at the home of the bride, A.L. Owen's, Canada. Tom R. Zachary, 62, s/o Alex and Isabell Zachary, both dead, to Mary Rogers, 41, Macon County, d/o Newton and Martha Rogers, both living in Macon County; marriage by F.T. Fugate, J.P., 5 Jan 1913, at Fugate's home, Cashiers. Sherman Davis, 21, B, s/o T.C. and Lena Davis, both living, to Josephine Moore, 22, B, Buncombe County, d/o John and Carolyn Moore, both living in Buncombe County; marriage by D.R. Proffitt, Methodist Minister, 30 Dec 1912, at Register of Deeds Office, Webster. Thad Sutton, 22, s/o Andy and Deal Sutton, both living, to Maggie Brooks, 19, d/o Chris and Samantha Brooks, both living; marriage by P.T. McFee, Baptist Minister, 22 Dec 1912, at T.H. Buchanan's, Jackson County. L i c e n s e s I s s u e d in 1 9 13 Jim Sharp, 41, B, s/o Anderson Sharp (living) and Mahaly Sharp (dead), to Nannie Norman, 24, B, d/o Bud Walk and of Virginia; marriage by C.Dorsey, Baptist Minister, 6 Jan 1913, at Sylva. Jake Miller, 60, B, s/o Cash and Lyda Miller, both dead, to Effie Bradley, 28, B, d/o and Zettie Casey (living); marriage by J.J. Wild, J.P., 12 Jan 1913, at Bill Casey's, Webster. T.C. Lawing, 28, s/o John and Jane Lawing, both living, to Cora Gates, 16, d/o Henderson and Margaret Gates, both living, father and mother give consent; marriage by James Turpin, J.P., 22 Jan 1913, at W.H. Gates' home, Barkers Creek Township. 25 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Theodore Wilson, 29, s/o Henry and Cannie Wilson, both living, to Delia Presley, 19, d/o Dock Presley and , both living; marriage by E.V. Fowler, J.P., 19 Jan 1913, at the residence of Dock Presley, Hamburg. Richard E. Fowler, 24, Haywood County, s/o W.F. and Ellen Fowler, both living in Haywood County, to May Galloway, 25, d/o A.J. Galloway (living) and Josephine Galloway (dead); marriage by W.B. Sherrill, J.P., 26 Jan 1913, at Elbert Galloway's, Qualla. R.O. Kelly, 32, Haywood County, s/o Jas. P. Kelly, living, and Harriet J. Kelly, dead, Haywood County, to Mattie Lucy Hastings, 24, d/o T.H. and E.M. Hastings, both living; marriage by Chas. H. Neal, Methodist Minister, 23 Jan 1913, at the residence of T.H. Hastings, Dillsboro. Harrison Cowan, 27, s/o R.D. and Manda Cowan, both living, to Eva Gribble, 24, d/o W.B. Gribble (living) and Nancy Gribble (dead); marriage by Cole Buchanan, J.P., 25 Jan 1913, at W.P. Gribble's, Savannah. Dock Phillips, 24, s/o T.A. and Martha Phillips, both living, to Laura Sellers, 20, d/o Meritt and Jane Sellers, both living; marriage by J.H. Bradley, J.P., 26 Jan 1913, at George Phillips', Barkers Creek Township. Walter Conley, 27, B, s/o Lee and Kan Conley, both living, to Nora McDowell, 18, B, d/o Severe McDowell and , both living; marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 26 Jan 1913, at M. Y. Jarrett's, Dillsboro. E.A. Clayton, 25, s/o D.J. and Mollie Clayton, both living, to Mary Ensley, 19, d/o Cole and Becca Ensley, both living; marriage by W.E. Bryson, J.P., 2 Feb 1913, at Joseph Mallonee's, Scotts Creek Township. Orville Sherrill, 25, s/o W.B. and Mary Sherrill, both living, to Rettie Campbell, 18, d/o C.E. and Ellen Campbell, both living; marriage by J.W. Williams, M.E. Church South, 2 Feb 1913, at Whittier. J.B. Brown, 24, s/o Thos. Brown and Ruth Brown, both living, to Reath Brown, 18, d/o John Brown (living) and (dead); marriage by E.K. Brown, J.P., 22 Feb 1913, at John Brown's, Tuckaseegee. J.B. Guilliams; 45, s/o Billie and Martha Guilliams, both dead, to Docia Ingram, 34, d/o Joe and Drncella Ingram, both living; marriage by Oscar Coggins, J.P., 8 Feb 1913, at Oscar Coggins' house, Mountain Township. Talmadge Ensley, 22, s/o Cole and Beckie Ensley, both living, to Bertie Bryson, 19, d/o Avery Bryson (living) and Julia Bryson (dead); marriage by A.C. Bryson, Missionary Baptist Minister, 16 Feb 1913, at Mrs. Dave Norman's, Balsam. Royston Cowan, 22, s/o R.D. and Amanda Cowan, both living, to Delia Hall, 16, d/o L.D. and Lillie Hall, both living, L.D. and Lillie Hall give consent as parents; marriage by A.W. Davis, Baptist Minister, 9 Mar 1913, at L.D. Hall's, Savannah. ^ > V 7 KJ 26 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 ^ | The J o h n P a r k e r F a m i l y [Ed. In November of 2006, Allen and Patrice Peterson visited in Sylva. We indicated to them that JCGS does not have much information on the large Parker family in our county. The following is their outstanding effort to correct that deficiency. We are pleased to welcome them as new members to JCGS, and to share with the membership their excellent research.] The John Parker Family Caney Fork Creek, Jackson County, North Carolina The narrow but fertile valleys of Caney Fork Creek and its tributaries in Jackson County, North Carolina were home to John Parker and his family throughout the better part of the nineteenth century. John Parker's alleged son, Alfred M. Parker, and his wife, who was the former Lula A. Cannon, left North Carolina for western Arkansas in 1900. When they left North Carolina they took few details of their ancestry with them, or at least not much information about their ancestry was passed to their descendants. An article written by Evelyn (Parker) Casebolt and reprinted in the local newspaper in Mena, Arkansas provides some of the details of the life of her father, Alfred M. Parker,1 but she said little about where he came from except that his family originated in Sylva, North Carolina.2 The following discussion will endeavor to recount the life of Alfred M. Parker's father, who was a farmer and mountain man known as John Parker. It will also provide an argument using indirect evidence to demonstrate that the Alfred M. Parker that lived in Arkansas in the early 1900s was probably the same A. M. Parker born to John Parker in Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina in the middle 1800s. A trip to western North Carolina in November of 2006 imparted a greater appreciation for the difficulties that would have been encountered in raising a family in Caney Fork Township when John Parker was alive. It should not be forgotten that in the early nineteenth century Caney Fork was near the westernmost edge of the United States. According to Greenberger, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries this area became a "refuge for outlaws and woodland Cherokee and was generally lawless. [It] had been bypassed by settlers and government since America's independence."3 This is precisely the reason that John Parker's forebears decided to make it their home: they could obtain land on which to establish their farms in this rugged, untamed wilderness that nobody else wanted. John Parker is thought to have been the son of William Solomon Parker Senior, although the authors could find no direct evidence to prove this assumption. The 1850 Federal Census for Haywood County, Norm Carolina, which became Jackson County in 1851, lists a John Parker as a farmer of land valued at six hundred and seventy-five dollars. He was further identified as the head of a household of ten individuals. The 1850 census indicates that John Parker was born in South Carolina, and his age is shown as forty-seven, which yields a back-calculated birth year of 1803.* Due to boundary disputes between Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina prior to the Walton War in December 1810,5 it is likely that John Parker could have actually been bom in what was considered to have been South Carolina at the time. His birth place is verified in the 1 Family tradition is that the initial "M" in Alfred's name stood for "Monroe." No original documents could be found that actually identify his full name as Alfred Monroe Parker. His name is usually represented as either A. M. Parker, Alfred M. Parker, or simply Alfred Parker. 2 Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. This article was reprinted from an earlier article written by Evelyn Casebolt of Fayetteville, Arkansas on 27 November 1967. 3 Carol Greenberger, 'The Walton War," The Chattooga Quarterly, (Winter 2005), 4 pages. * John Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 5 Carol Greenberger, 'The Walton War," The Chattooga Quarterly, (Winter 2005), 4 pages. 27 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 1860 census for Caney Fork, where he again was listed as born in South Carolina. In 1860, he was a fifty-seven-year-old farmer.6 Other Parker family investigators have assigned John Parker as the seventh child of William Solomon Parker Senior and Martha Pleasant Anderson. One particular researcher named Elizabeth Crawford Barton identified the children of this couple as follows: 1. William Solomon Parker Junior born 29 January 1791, married Jane Brown, and died 25 September 1868. 2. Jonathon Parker: born about 1792 and married Leona Blythe. 3. Solomon Parker: bom about 1794 and married Elizabeth Massengale. 4. Sarah Parker: born about 1795, married James Galloway, and died 1880. 5. Lavinia Parker: born about 1796, married John Owen, and died 1872. 6. Daniel Coleman Parker: born about 1802, and married Marinda Brown. 7. John Parker bom about 1803 in South Carolina and married Nancy Phillips in 1844. 8. James Parker: bom about 1805. 9. Mary Jane Parker: bom about 1806, married Thomas A. Brown, and died 1902. 10. Letiria Parker: bom about 1808 and died 1902. 11. Pleasant Parker: born about 1810 and married Rebecca Cathey.7 A John Parker appears in Haywood County as early as the 1820 census. In 1820 John H. Parker is listed as the head of the household, and his age was between sixteen and twenty-six. Also listed in this household was his presumed wife, who was also between the age of sixteen and twenty-six, and one male infant.8 If John Parker was really born about 1803, then this would suggest that he married in his middle to late teens. By the time the 1830 census was taken, John Parker, who is minus the "H" for a middle initial, was shown to be the head of a household of eight, and his age was said to be between twenty and thirty.9 \^J \ The 1830 census indicates that those living with John Parker were two males age zero to five, one female age zero to five, two females age five to ten, and two females age twenty to | thirty.10 One of the older females was likely his wife. The male that was age zero to five in the 1820 census" must have died, since there are no males living with John between the ages of ten and twenty in the 1830 census.12 The 1835 Poll Books for the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina, Haywood County list a John Parker. The 1835 poll records identify him as voter number thirty-three in an open election for the purpose of electing a member of Congress held at the precincts of "Cany Fork" in the county of Haywood on the 13th of August 1835.13 There are also a number of Parkers 6 John Parker household, 1860 U. S. Federal Census, Caney Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_903; Page 282. 7 Elizabeth Crawford Barton, Genealogy of the William Solomon Parker Sr. Family (Brevard, North Carolina: privately printed). John H. Parker household in 1820, Robert and Connie Medford, compilers, The Families of Haywood North Carolina, 1810,1820,1830 and 1840 Census Records, (Canton, North Carolina: unknown, 1999), 26. ' John H. Parker household, 1830 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 121; Page: 364. 10 Ibid. " John H. Parker household in 1820, Robert and Connie Medford, compilers. The Families of Haywood North Carolina, 1810,1820,1830 and 1840 Census Records (Canton, North Carolina: R. J. Medford, 1999), 26. 12 John H. Parker household, 1830 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 121; Page: 364. 13 Charles David Biddix, ed., Indexed 1835 Poll Books, 72'* Congressional District, NC, Counties of Burke. Haywood, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford and Buncombe (Asheville, North Carolina: C. D. Biddix, 2001), 35. KJ 28 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C C listed in the poll records in the Caney Fork area that are thought to be directly related to John Parker. These include William Parker, who may have been John's brother bom in 1791; Solomon Parker, who may have been his brother born about 1794; Pleasant Parker, who may have been his brother bom in 1810; and William Parker Senior, who may have been John's father. This provides limited indirect evidence that William Solomon Parker Senior could have been the father of John Parker, since John is listed on the same page as William Parker Senior in the 1835 Poll Books.14 Certainly Pleasant Parker was related to William Solomon Parker Senior, since his given name appears to have been the same as his alleged mother's middle name. • Almost two years later on 1 February 1837, William Parker sold a sixty-six and one quarter-acre tract of land along Caney Fork Creek to John Parker for the sum of two hundred dollars. The deed indicates that this land was first granted to William Parker on 5 January 1837 by a treaty with the Cherokee Indians. Witnesses to the February 1837 deed were William Hooper and Hugh Brown.15 William Parker could have been either John's older brother, William Solomon Parker, or possibly his father, William Solomon Parker Senior. This is the first tune John Parker is seen as a landowner along Caney Fork Creek. In the 1840 census for Haywood County, John Parker is listed as the head of a household of eight. His age is shown to be between thirty and forty years.16 This census identifies him as either John H. Parker or possibly John R. Parker. This is the second time John is named with a middle initial, the first being in the 1820 census.17 The initial is either an "H" or an "R," but it is very difficult to tell for sure in the original 1840 census record.18 In the 1840 census, John [H] Parker was recorded as the head of a household with one male age zero to five, one male age five to ten, two males age ten to fifteen, one female age fifteen to twenty, and one female age zero to five in addition to a female agethirty to forty,19 who was probably John Parker's wife. This would indicate that his oldest male child, as identified in the 1820 census, would have been older than twenty years old and had either died or moved out of the house by the time the 1840 census was taken. On 27 October 1847, Daniel Philips sold to John Parker a seventy acre tract of land along Caney Fork Creek for the sum of sixty dollars.20 Then on 23 September 1848 William Brown sold to John Parker one hundred acres of land along Caney Fork Creek for the sum fifty dollars.21 A month later on 26 October 1848 Thomas M. Pettit of Pennsylvania sold to John Parker one hundred acres of land adjoining D. Philip's land for the sum of twenty dollars.22 14 Charles David Biddix, cd., Indexed 1835 Poll Books, 12* Congressional District, NC, Counties of Burke, Haywood, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford and Buncombe (Asheville, North Carolina: C. D. Biddix, 2001), 35. 13 Bargain and Sale between William Parker and John Parker, 1 February 1837, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book C, Page 543; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463093. "ibid. 17 John H. Parker household in 1820, Robert and Connie Medford, compilers, The Families of Haywood North Carolina, 1810,1820,1830 and 1840 Census Records (Canton, North Carolina: R. J. Medford, 1999), 26. " The ancestry.com index for the 1840 Haywood, North Carolina census lists John Parker's middle initial as a "W." " John H. or R. Parker household, 1840 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood. North Carolina: Roll: 362; Page: 122. 20 Bargain and Sale between Daniel Philips and John Parker, 27 October 1847, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book F, Pages 320 & 321; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463094. 21 Bargain and Sale between William Brown and John Parker, 23 September 1848, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book F, Page 318; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463094. 22 Bargain and Sale between Thomas M. Pettit and John Parker, 26 October 1848, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book F, Pages 316 & 317; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463094. 29 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 The 1850 census actually records the names of the individuals living in the house. The 1850 census indicates that the following were living in the household of John Parker of Haywood County: Nancy Parker, age thirty-five; P. M. Parker, age twenty; Q. A. Parker, age twenty; John, age nineteen; Mary, age sixteen; Elizabeth, age ten; William, age five; Thomas, age three; and Alfred, age one. All in the household were born in North Carolina with the exception of John [Senior], who was born in South Carolina. Nancy Parker, who was listed as age thirty-five in the 1850 census,23 was probably John Parker's wife. Her date of birth then computes to be about 1815. If Nancy was born about 1815, as the 1850 census indicates, then she would have been about twenty-five when the 1840 census was taken. There were no twenty-five-year-old females identified in the household of John [H] Parker in 1840; there was only one female between the age of thirty and forty. Additionally, John [H] Parker was listed the 1840 census to have likely been the father of two females between the ages of fifteen and twenty,24 assuming both these females were his daughters. If Nancy was John Parker's wife prior to 1840, then she would have been about five to ten years old when these two females were born, assuming she was bom about 1815. This makes Nancy the improbable wife of John Parker prior to 1840. The 1850 census would, therefore, strongly suggest that Nancy may have been John's second wife, and that she was probably much younger than he was. This supposition is confirmed by a marriage bond in Haywood County dated 28 November 1844 between John Parker and Nancy Phillips,25 which suggests that the last three children named in the 1850 census—William, Thomas, and Alfred26—were probably the children of John's second marriage. This would mean that the first five children listed in the 1850 census— P. M., Q. A., John, Mary, and Elizabeth27—were likely products of John's first marriage. The name of his alleged first wife is unknown at this time. Elizabeth Crawford Barton alludes to the V ) possibility that his first wife was Nancy Owen,28 but the authors could find no solid evidence that this was the case. John's two oldest sons, who were identified in the 1850 census as P. M. Parker and Q. A. Parker bom in North Carolina,29 were probably the two males listed as between ten and fifteen years old in the 1840 census.30 Since both the boys were shown to be twenty years old in the 1850 census,31 it is very probable that they were twins. Nancy Phillips, who was born about 1815 according to the 1850 census,32 was probably the daughter of Daniel Phillips and Ruth Farris. She was likely the sister of William Phillips, who was bom on 4 September 1813 in Haywood, North Carolina.33 William Phillips married Nancy 23 John Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 24 John H. or R. Parker household, 1840 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina: Roll: 362; Page: 122. 25 Unknown, Early Marriage Bonds of Haywood Co., N. C: 1808 -1870 (unknown: unknown, 1946), 68; also Clayton Library, Houston, Texas, GEN 975.6, N864 NC, 68. 26 John Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. "Ibid. 28 Elizabeth Crawford Barton, Genealogy of the William Solomon Parker Sr. Family (Brevard, North Carolina: privately printed). 29 John Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 30 John H. or R. Parker household, 1840 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina: Roll: 362; Page: 122. 31 John Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432 633; Page: 188. 32 Ibid. 33 Gary N. Phillips, Family group sheet and ancestry chart on tile in the Jackson County Genealogical Society office, Sylva, North Carolina. ^J 30 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C Parker on 26 December 1833 in Haywood County.31 According to Gary N. Phillips, Nancy Parker was bom on 15 January 1820 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Solomon Parker and Elizabeth Massengale,35 and her grandparents were William Solomon Parker Senior and Martha Pleasant Anderson.36 John Parker was number 785 in the order of visitation reported by the census taker in the 1850 census. Three doors down at number 788 was the household of Solomon Parker, who was listed as a fifty-five-year-old farmer. There is a Nancy Parker, who is listed as being fifteen years old in the household of Solomon Parker in this census.37 This cannot be the same Nancy Parker that married William Phillips in 1833,38 so this Nancy may have been a granddaughter to Solomon Parker. Practically living next door to John Parker in 1850 at number 786 was the family of William Phillips. William is listed as a thirty-two-year-old farmer, who was bom in North Carolina. Living in his household was Nancy Phillips, who was thirty; Rhebecca, age ten; Sarah, age eight; John, age seven; Daniel, age two; and Harriett, age one.39 This Nancy Phillips was probably the former Nancy Parker, who is thought to have been the daughter of Solomon Parker and the alleged niece of John Parker. Her age of thirty fits well with her birth, which is reported to be on 15 January 1820 by Gary N. Phillips.40 The close proximity of John Parker's home, as seen in the 1850 census, to Solomon Parker and William Phillips's wife, the former Nancy Parker, provides indirect evidence to support the premise that all these individuals were relatives. On 10 January 1857, William H. Higdon and Joseph Higdon sold to John Parker one hundred acres of land for one hundred dollars. This was land that had been originally granted to Nathan Wyatt and adjoined John R. Queen's land. The deed was signed by Pleasant M. Parker and Samuel Higdon.41 P. M. Parker, as seen in the 1850 census, may have been Pleasant M. Parker, who was the son of John Parker and his first wife. The possibility that John Parker had a son whose name was Pleasant supports the theory that John may have been the son of the former Martha Pleasant Anderson, since Pleasant M. Parker was likely named after his grandmother, Martha Pleasant Anderson. Pleasant M. Parker married the former Rachel Phillips, who was the daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Farris) Phillips. They were married on 24 March 1851.42 Rachel was likely the younger sister to John Parker's second wife, Nancy Phillips. Rachel Phillips can be observed in the 1850 34 Unknown, Early Marriage Bonds of Haywood Co., N. G: 1808 - 1870 (unknown: unknown, 1946), 68; also Clayton Library, Houston, Texas, GEN 975.6, N864 NC, 68. 35 Gary N. Phillips, Family group sheet and ancestry chart on file in the Jackson County Genealogical Society office, Sylva, North Carolina. ^Gary N. Phillips, 'The Daniel and Isabella Phillips Family," Journeys Through Jackson, Jackson County Genealogical Society (September - October 2001), 145. 37 Solomon Parker household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 38 Unknown, Early Marriage Bonds of Haywood Co., N. C: 1808 - 1870 (unknown: unknown, 1946), 68; also Clayton Library, Houston. Texas, GEN 975.6, N864 NC, 68. 39 William Phillips household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 40 Gary N. Phillips, Family group sheet and ancestry chart on file in the Jackson County Genealogical Society office, Sylva, North Carolina. 41 Bargain and Sale between William Higdon, Joseph Higdon, and John Parker, 10 January 1857, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book F, Page 374; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463094. 42 Gary N. Phillips, Family group sheet and ancestry chart on file in the Jackson County Genealogical Society office, Sylva, North Carolina. 31 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 census living in the household of her mother, Rutha Phillips. Rachel is listed as a sixteen-year-old female in this census. Her mother, Rutha, is listed as a fifty-nine-year-old farmer with real estate valued at six hundred dollars. Both Rutha and her daughter, Rachel, were bom in North Carolina.43 Sandwiched in between the entries for William Phillips's family and Solomon Parker's family in the 1850 census is the household of John R. Queen (number 787).** This individual was very likely the same person referred to in the 1857 deed between William H. Higdon, Joseph Higdon, and John Parker in which the land deeded to John Parker adjoined John R. Queen's land.45 In the 1860 census, J[ohn] Parker appears as a fifty-seven-year-old fanner bom in South Carolina. His apparent wife, N[ancy] Parker, is listed as being forty-five years old and was bom in North Carolina. Living in the house with them were the following: W. J. Parker, a fourteen-year- old male; J. H. Parker, a twelve-year-old male; A. M. Parker, a ten-year-old male; J. A. Parker, an eight-year-old male; R. Parker, a six-year-old female; P. Parker, a four-year-old male; H. Parker, a three-year-old female; and R. Parker, a four-month-old male.46 A. M. Parker is believed to be the same Alfred M. Parker who twenty years later married Lula Abi Cannon prior to moving to western Arkansas in 1900. Living next door to J[ohn] Parker, as seen in the 1860 census, was P. Parker, who was a fifty-one- year-old farmer, bom in North Carolina. His apparent wife was B. H. Parker, who was listed as forty-seven years old and born in North Carolina. There was one son still living in the home identified as J. H. Parker, and he was a seventeen-year-old farmer.47 P. Parker and his wife, B. H. Parker, could possibly be John Parker's brother. Pleasant Parker, and Pleasanf s wife, Rebecca or Becky. P[leasant] Parker's back-calculated year of birth from the 1860 census is 1809. This date is close to the 1810 year of birth listed for him by Elizabeth Crawford Barton in which Pleasant Parker was identified as one of the sons of William Solomon Parker Senior.48 John Parker probably died sometime between 1860 and 1870 because he does not appear in the 1870 census for Caney Fork Township. In his stead in 1870, Nancy Parker is shown as a forty-year- old head of the house along with A. M. Parker, a twenty-one-year-old male; J. A. Parker, a twenty-year-old male; D. P. Parker, a sixteen-year-old male; H. C. Parker, a fourteen-year-old female; R. L. Parker, a twelve-year-old male; B. T. Parker, a ten-year-old female; and W. Parker, a six-year-old male. For some reason Nancy's birth year, which is calculated from the 1870 census to be 1830,49 does not fit with her birth year of 1815, as calculated from both the 1850 and 1860 census records. However, there can be little doubt that this is the same Nancy because some of the children are the same in all three census returns. Nancy Parker's occupation is listed as a farmer 43 Rutha Phillips household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 187. 44 John R. Queen household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 188. 45 Bargain and Sale between William Higdon, Joseph Higdon, and John Parker, 10 January 1857, Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds: Book F, Page 374; also Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film 0463094. 46 John Parker household, 1860 U. S. Federal Census, Caney Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_903; Page 282. 47 Ibid. 41 Elizabeth Crawford Barton, Genealogy of the William Solomon Parker Sr. Family (Brevard, North Carolina: privately printed). 49 Nancy Parker household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census, Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll M593_l 144; Page: 223. KJ KJ 32 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C c of land valued at four hundred dollars, and her personal estate was valued at five hundred dollars. She was bom in North Carolina, and she could not read or write.50 Nancy Parker was still alive in 1880. In the 1880 census, she is shown as a sixty-five-year-old housekeeper, mother, and head of the house. Her age again suggests that she was bom about 1815, and her birth place was listed as North Carolina. Living with her were Harriet C. Parker, a twenty-two-year-old daughter; Tabitha I. Parker, an eighteen-year-old daughter; and Jonathan W. Parker, a sixteen-year-old son.51 This brings up an interesting problem. Jonathan W. Parker, who was identified as a sixteen-yearold son of Nancy Parker in the 1880 census,52 was bom about 1864. If his mother, Nancy (Phillips) Parker was bom about 1815, then she had Jonathan when she was forty-nine, which seems like a stretch. This makes one suspect that one or more of the children named in the 1880 census may have actually been Nancy's grandchildren. No records could be found that mention Nancy Parker beyond the 1880 census, so it is assumed that she died shortly thereafter. Most of the children of John Parker listed in the 1850,1860, and 1870 census records have given names shown only as initials. Joe James Parker was kind enough to provide full given names for some of these individuals. It is not dear where his information was obtained, but it is thought that he acquired the full given names from Elizabeth Crawford Barton53 or possibly from Dan Johnson IV.54 It is not exactly certain to the authors, but these names and pertinent dates for the children of John Parker may have originally been obtained from a family Bible, since the dates are very specific for the majority of the individuals. The following are the known children from the first wife of John Parker 1. Jane Parker bom 25 July 1824 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 2. Lavinia Parker: bom on 25 January 1827 in Caney Fork Creek, Haywood, North Carolina. 3. Hugh A. Parker: bom on 19 August 1829 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 4. Quincy Anise Parker: bom about 1830 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 5. Pleasant M. Parker bom 19 August 1829 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. He married Rachel Phillips the daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Farris) Phillips on 24 March 1851, who was born on 11 April 1832 in Haywood, North Carolina and died on 31 July 1903 in Jackson, North Carolina. 6. John P. Parker: bom on 10 March or May 1831 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. He married Nancy Queen, who was born on 18 June 1829 in North Carolina, on 18 July 1850 in Haywood, North Carolina. 7. Mary Rhoda Parker bom 1 June 1835 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 8. Jefferson Davis Parker: bom 23 December 1837 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 9. Elizabeth Tabitha Parker bom 25 August 1840 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina.55, ss 30 Nancy Parker household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census, Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll M593_l 144; Page: 223. 51 Nancy Parker household, 1880 U. S. Federal Census, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T9_969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 306.2000; Enumeration District 109. 32 Ibid. 33 Personal communication with Joe James Parker in November 2006. 54 The family of John A. Parker can be found linked to Dan Johnson IV at the following website. The source of the given names and dates for John A. Parker's family is not specifically identified, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com Personal communication with Joe James Parker in November 2006. 56 The family of John A Parker can be found linked to Dan Johnson IV at the following website. The source of the given names and dates for John A. Parker's family is not specifically identified. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.coTn 33 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 These are the children of John Parker and Nancy Phillips: 1. William J. Parker, bom 9 February 1845 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 2. Thomas Hamilton Parker: bom 10 June 1847 in Caney Fork, Haywood, North Carolina. 3. Alfred M. Parker: bom about 1849 in Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina; married Lula A. Cannon. 4. Jason Anderson Parker bom 10 March 1853 in North Carolina. 5. Rhoda Mary Parker: bom about 1854 in North Carolina. 6. David Perry Parker, bom about 1856 in North Carolina. 7. Harriet C. Parker bom about 1857 in North Carolina. 8. Robert L. Parker: bom February 1860 in North Carolina. 9. Tabitha Isabel Parker, bom about 1862 in North Carolina. 10. Jonathan Willis Parker bom about 1864 in North Carolina.57-» The third child of John Parker and Nancy Phillips, Alfred M. Parker, was likely the same individual that moved to western Arkansas in 1900. Evelyn (Parker) Casebolt alludes to this possibility in her newspaper article reprinted in The Mountain Signal in May 2000.59 Elizabeth Crawford Barton and Dan Johnson IV erroneously concluded that Alfred M. Parker had died on 19 October 1929 in Jackson County, North Carolina and was buried in Cowarts or Cowards Cemetery.60'61 This, however, does not appear to have been the case. Alfred M. Parker married Lula Abi Cannon, who was the daughter of the Riley Henderson Cannon and Ann (Nancy) Louisa Sorrells, on 9 November 1880 at E. R. Hampton's house in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina.62 Lula's father, the Hon. R. H. Cannon, was a Superior Court Judge in Jackson County and was a noted Reconstruction judge following the Civil War.63 R. H. Cannon, along with his son-in-law, E. R. Hampton, was a key player in the naming of the town of Sylva, North Carolina.64 An A. M. Parker was the Clerk of Court in Jackson County in the V^ early 1880s65 and was noted as one of the first civil leaders of Sylva.66 His alleged wife, Lula A. Parker, was the first post-mistress for the town of Sylva.67 37 Personal communication with Joe James Parker in November 2006. 58 The family of John A. Parker can be found linked to Dan Johnson IV at the following website. The source of the given names and dates for John A. Parker's family is not specifically identified, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas &. the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. 60 Persona] communication with Joe James Parker in November 2006. 61 The family of John A. Parker can be found linked to Dan Johnson IV at the following website. The source of the given names and dates for John A. Parker's family is not specifically identified, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, &. Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. 63 John Preston Arthur, Western North Carolina, A History from 1730 to 1913 (Asheville, NC: The Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1914) Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, 1996. Page 404. 64 Unknown, Town Received Name from William Sylva in Dramatic Tale, (The Sylva Herald), Sylva, North Carolina, Centennial Edition, 28 September 1989, Page 3. 65 W. L. Love versus A. M. Parker, 19 July 1881, Judgment Docket in the Superior Court of Jackson County, Book B, Page 57. 66 Unknown, Town of Sylva Was Chartered Twice by General Assembly, (The Sylva Herald and Ruralite), Sylva, North Carolina, 31 August 1951. 47 Max R. Williams, ed., The History of Jackson County, (Sylva, North Carolina: The Jackson County Historical Association, date unknown), 118. KJ 34 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C Prior to her marriage in 1880, Lula A. Cannon can be seen living the household of E. R. Hampton. Also in the same home was R. H. Cannon, her suspected father. Lula A. Camion was an eighteen-year-old teacher who was bom in North Carolina. R. H. Cannon was a fifty-eight-year- old lawyer born in North Carolina.68 E. R. Hampton, who was probably Lula's brother-in-law by virtue of his marriage to Lula's sister R. Eva Cannon,69 was a thirty-three-year-old lawyer born in North Carolina. Lula's suspected sister, R. Eva Hampton, was listed as a twenty-six- year-old housekeeper bom in North Carolina.70 R. H. Cannon died on 15 February 1886. The Hon. Robert D. Gilmer, the former attorney general of North Carolina, wrote his obituary.71 Here is an extract from that obituary: [R. H. Cannon] was born in Buncombe county March 26,1822, went to school at Sandhill Academy, was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Virginia; married Ann Sorrels October 18,1850, to whom four children were born, namely, George W., once postmaster at Asheville, Eva, Lula A., and Laura. He was admitted to the bar in 1851, was appointed judge of the Superior court in 1868, and wore the judicial ermine during a troubled period in our State history. It was said, even by his political opponents, that he never allowed it to trail in the dust of party rancor or become soiled by the stains of partial rulings. He was a member of the Methodist Church for thirty years. He died in that faith February 15,1886. He was an honest man.72 R. H. Cannon left a title deed recorded on 13 December 1886 in which the following was given to A. M. Parker and his wife Lula A. Parker: . . . Second that A. M. Parker and wife Lula A. Parker have all the land belonging to Bryson tract West of the line across from the narrows to the Dillard line and North of the road leading from Sylva to H. P. Holland down to Scotts Creek by the tract now occup­ied by said Parker and wife and the last boundary is the balance at fifteen ($15.00) dollars. . . . Sixth it is further agreed and understood that of the remaining portion of the estate after all the shares have been made equal all [ording] to the divisions heretofore mentioned that G. W. Cannon, Lula A. Parker and A. Laura Tompkins after the debts of the estate and costs of administration duly settled are each to have five hundred dollars in 64 E. R. Hampton household, 1880 U. S. Federal Census, Webster, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T9_0969; Page: 273D. 49 Unknown, Judge Cannon Owned Most of Land in Sylva, (The Sylva Herald and Ruralite), Sylva, North Carolina, 31 August 1951. 70 E. R. Hampton household, 1880 U. S. Federal Census, Webster, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T9_0969; Page: 273D. 71 John Preston Arthur, Western North Carolina, A History from 1730 to 1913 (Asheville, NC: The Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1914) Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, 1996, Page 404. "Ibid. 35 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 value out of the property yet held in common and the remainder after paying said five hund red dollars each to be equally divided between the said heirs at law. But it is agreed and understood that the mill property and the other lands of the Bryson and Keener tracts are not sold for a less sum than two thousand dollars without discharging said E. R. Hampton and wife for the difference between the said sum of two thousand dollars and the price sold for and further that the interest owed by said parties in the Georgetown Gold mining property J be valued at five hundred each to G. W. | Cannon Lula A. Parker and A. Laura Tompkins to be in lieu of any interest of the Lollapoosa County Alabama bonds owed by E. R. Hampton... . . . In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13* day of December 1886. G.W. Cannon E.R. Hampton A. M. Parker Lula Parker t Fred. M. Tompkins Laura C. Tompkins''3 A. M. Parker and Lula Parker, who were the beneficiaries of the estate of R. H. Cannon in 1886.74 can now be indirectly linked to the Alfred M. Parker who married Lula A. Cannon in , 1880.75 The relationship between Alfred M. Parker and Lula A. Cannon is further verified by ^~-^ another title deed recorded in Jackson County. The following is an extract from that title deed: State of North Carolina Jackson County This deed enacted this fourth day of August A.D. 1888 by George W. Cannon and Cordelia A. E. Cannon his wife, of the city of Asheville, County of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, and Frederick M Tompkins and Laura C. Tompkins his wife of the village of Webster, County of Jackson, and State of North Carolina and Alfred M. Parker and Lula A. Par­ker his wife of the village of Sylva County of Jackson and State of North Carolina heirs at law of the late R. H. Cannon, deceased of Jackson County, North Carolina of the first part to Montgom 73 R. H. Cannon, deed, 13 December 1886, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13, pp. 272-274. '4Ibid. 75 Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas <£ the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. 36 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C C ery Linville of the city of Newcastle County of Lawrence and State of Penn sylvania of the second part 76 After the late 1800s, A. M. Parker and Lula disappear from the scene in Sylva, North Carolina. They reappear in the early 1900s in Arkansas. The 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Cleveland, Little River, Arkansas lists Alfred M. Parker as the married head of the house Jiving with his wife, Lula A. Parker, and his children. Alfred's age is shown as forty-nine, and Lula's age is listed as thirty-eight. The following are his sons and daughters: Ramon [sic] C. Parker, age eighteen; Lindan E. Parker, age fourteen; George W. Parker, age twelve; Anna E. Parker, age seven; and Ethel R. Parker, age four. Also living with Alfred's family were the following: Dean H. Tompkins, an eleven-year-old nephew; Lilliane Tompkins, a ten-year-old niece; Frederick W. Tompkins, an eight-year-old nephew; and William Kinsworthy, a forty-three -year-old brother-in- law. Alfred M. Parker was a farmer, and he was bom in North Carolina. Both his father and mother were also Ested as born in North Carolina.77 Alfred M. Parker from Sylva, North Carolina in the 1888 title deed78 could have been the same Alfred M. Parker who was later living in western Arkansas in the early 1900s. This theory is supported by the naming of Frederick M. Tompkins and his wife Laura C. Tompkins of the village of Webster in the same title deed recorded in 1888.79 Their children were probably the same two nephews and a niece who were later living in the household of Alfred M. and Lula A. Parker in the 1900 census in Cleveland, Little River, Arkansas.80 Fred M. Tompkins married Laura A. Cannon in Webster, North Carolina on 6 July, 188681 about six months before R. H. Cannon's 1886 title deed was recorded.82 Fred M. Tompkins died on 1 April 1892.*3 His wife Laura Ann Cannon Tompkins then married W. E. Kensworthy in September 1895.8* The International Genealogical Index indicates that Laura Ann Cannon died on 2 February 1899,85 and this is confirmed by Evelyn Casebolt, who further stated that she died in Wilton, Arkansas.*6 This would explain why forty-three-year-old William Kinsworthy was living in the house of Alfred M. and Lula A. Parker in Arkansas in 1900.87 William Kinsworthy or Kensworthy had apparently moved into the Parker home in Arkansas shortly after his wife 76 George W. Cannon, deed, 4 August 1888, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13, pg. 275. 77 Alfred M. Parker household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census. Cleveland, Little River, Arkansas; Roll: T623_65; Page: 18B; Enumeration District 73. 71 George W. Cannon, deed, 4 August 1888, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13, pg. 275. 79 Alfred M. Parker household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census, Cleveland, Little River, Arkansas; Roll: T623_65; Page: 18B; Enumeration District 73. "Ibid. " Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. n R. H. Cannon, deed, 13 December 1886, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13, pp. 272-274. a Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. "Ibid. M Laura Ann Cannon death, 2 February 1899, citing The International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. M Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, page 14. 87 Alfred M. Parker household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census, Cleveland, Little River, Arkansas; Roll: T623_65; Page: 18B; Enumeration District 73. 37 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 died. The two nephews and a niece listed as living in the Parker home in 1900 were likely William Kinsworthy's step children. The following is an extract from the newspaper article written by Evelyn Casebolt on 27 November 1967, which was reprinted in The Mountain Signal in May 2000: Alfred M. Parker and Lula Abi Cannon Parker moved from Sylva, N. C. to Wilton, Arkansas in the year 1900. They lived there about one year, then moved to Gentry, Arkansas and lived there two years. In 1903 they moved to Cove, Arkansas where at that time there was a rock crusher, and a lumber company. Mr. Parker and two of his sons worked there a while. Mr. Parker, being a lawyer, began to work along that line, helping people with their legal problems, and also helping to get widow's pensions for those of the Civil War who had never applied. He was responsible for getting the first mail route and carried the mail on horseback until they hired a young man. He did so many things to help the community that if s hard to mention all of them. Lula Parker was a graduate of Winston Salem College for girls in N. C. She taught school both in Arkansas and Oklahoma for 18 years. She became interested in Christian Science and would always help with the sick when called upon. She became a Practitioner. Alf Parker introduced finer cattle, horses, cows and chickens to the community. By 1910 Alfred M. Parker had moved his family to White, Polk, Arkansas. The 1910 U. S. t Federal Census lists Alfred M. Parker as a fifty-six-year old general farmer and head of the house. His wife was Lula A. Parker and she was forty-eight Both were bom in North Carolina. Their children living in the house were the following: Raymond C. Parker, age twenty-eight; London E. Parker, age twenty-three; George W. Parker, age nineteen; Evelyn A. Parker, age seventeen; and Ethel R. Parker, age thirteen. All the children were bom in North .Carolina as > were Alfred and Lula's parents.88 ^—' In the 1920 census for White, Polk, Arkansas, Alfred M. Parker is shown as a sixty-six-year-old real estate agent and head of the house. His wife was Lula A. Parker, and she was fifty-five ! years old. The only child left in the home was Ehel [sic] and she was twenty-one. This time Alfred indicated that his father was born in South Carolina and his mother was bom in North I Carolina. Alfred, Lula, and Ethel were born in North Carolina.89 Alfred M. Parker died on 11 November 1930 in Cove, Polk, Arkansas at the age of seventy- I eight.90 Here is a transcription of his obituary: , Thursday, November 13,1930 I Well Known Cove Man Dead - A. M. Parker, 78, Succumbed to Brief Illness Wednesday ' A. M. Parker, age 78, well known resident of Cove for the past 25 years, died at his home I at 3 a jn., Wednesday, following a short illness. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons. Arrangements for funeral had not been announced Wednesday. j M Alfred M. Parker household, 1910 U. S. Federal Census, White, Polk. Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 115. 19 Alfred M. Parker household, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, White, Polk. Arkansas; Roll: T625J74; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 112. 90 A. M. Parker's death at the age of seventy-eight indicates he was born about 1852. This is not consistent with the 1850 census, where A. M. Parker is shown to be one year old. W 38 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C Mr. Parker was for some time The Star's [Mena Star Company, Inc.] correspondent at Cove and until ten years ago took a deep interest in local and national politics, often speaking at political meetings. On November 9, Mr. and Mrs. Parker observed their 50* Wedding Anniversary. The surviving children are Mrs. Ethel Muth, Gorman, S. Dak., Mrs. Evelyn Casebolt, Oklahoma City; George Parker, Little Rock; Linden Parker, Houston, Texas; and Raymond Parker living in New Jersey.91 The conclusion is that A. M. Parker, who died in Arkansas in 1930,92 was the same A. M. Parker who was a beneficiary of the estate of R. H. Cannon in 1886.93 He was the husband of Lula Abi Cannon, who was the daughter of R. H. Cannon, and they married in 1880 in Sylva, North Carolina.94 A. M. Parker from Sylva, North Carolina, as recognized in the 1888 title deed, is very likely the same Alfred M. Parker referred to in the newspaper article reprinted in May 2000 in Mena, Arkansas written by Evelyn (Parker) Casebolt, who was also bom in Sylva, North Carolina. Alfred M. Parker was bom in Caney Fork about 1849 and was likely the third son of a fanner named John Parker. Since his father died when he was in his teens, Alfred M. Parker was raised primarily by his mother, Nancy Phillips, in the mountainous backwoods of western North Carolina. He was apparently raised very well. During his life he managed to marry a judge's daughter, help found the town of Sylva, and have a successful career as a court clerk, lawyer, and real estate agent. This report supports and substantiates a long standing tradition in the Casebolt family that Alfred Monroe Parker was born in Caney Fork, Jackson County, North .Carolina. About the authors: Patrice (Casebolt) Peterson is the 2nd great granddaughter of John Parker. She was born in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho to Alfred William Harvey (Bill) Casebolt and Erna Bybee. Bill Casebolt was born on 25 January 1924 in Denver, Denver, Colorado to Lawrence Gerald Casebolt and Annie Evelyn Parker. Annie Evelyn Parker was the daughter of Alfred Monroe Parker and Lula Abi Cannon. She was born on 21 February 1893 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina. Alfred Monroe Parker was the son of John Parker and Nancy Phillips. He was bom about 1849 in Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina. Alfred Monroe Parker died on 11 November 1930 in Cove, Polk, Arkansas. Allen R. Peterson is Patrice's husband. They can be reached at the following: Allen & Patrice Peterson 20106 Brondesbury Dr. Katy, Texas 77450 281-578-9612 apeter2280@aol.com peterson.patrice@gmail.com 91 Obituary for A. M. Parker, (Mena Weekly Star) 13 November 1930. "Ibid. 93 R. H. Cannon, deed, 13 December 1886, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13, pp. 272-274. 94 Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas &. the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas. May 2000, page 14. 39 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 J C G S F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t f o r 2 0 0 6 \ J JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Net Cash Flow January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 Income BOOK SALES HERITAGE BOOK #1 BOOK SALES HERITAGE BOOK #2 BOOR SALES JACKSON CEMETERY BOOK BOOK SALES JACKSON DELAYED BIRTHS BOOK SALES JACKSON DOCKET BOOK SALES KIRKS RAIDERS BOOK SALES/JACKSON-HAYWOOD CO. BOOK SALES/MACON DELAYS BOOK SALES/RESALE SWAIN CO. BOOK SALES/HIKE FAMILY COPIER INCOME DONATIONS/CONTRIBUTIOMS INTEREST INCOME MEMBERSHIPS FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS LIFE NEWSLETTER REPRINT SALES RECEIVED FOR POSTAGE SALES TAX RECEIVED Total Tnroae $ 1,362.66 1,261.96 1,289.89 118.91 14.02 23.36 21.39 50.00 372.05 175.42 203.34 364.52 90.72 750.00 2,560.00 1,400.00 139.92 111.12 290.05 10,599.33 KJ Property/liability Expense Advertises Insurance Memorials Miscellaneous - Awards ceremony Miscellaneous - Library Purchases Miscellaneous - Purchases/Resale Office Supplies Petty Cash Post Office Box Rent Postage Printing/Copying/Reproduction Program/Presentation Fees Program/Presentation Meal Refund Rent Office Sales Tax Paid U t i l i t i e s Electric U t i l i t i e s Telephone WEBSITE Total Expense INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH BALANCE AT START OF PERIOD END OF PERIOD BALANCE 258.00 412.00 80.25 85.95 272.50 371.00 397.00 41.31 35.00 1,856.43 2,883.26 75.00 50.00 90.06 4,800.00 277.74 569.63 703.92 75.00 13,334.05 (2,734.52) 7,182.95 4,448.43 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Balance Sheet: - Actual As of December 31, 2006 ASSETS UNITED COMMUNITY BANK CD DEITZ AWARD CD HOLDEN AWARD Certificate TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES $ $ $ $ 4,448 1,000 1,016 4,000 10,464 0 KJ 40 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C H o u s e h o l d s i n S c o t t s C r e e k T o w n s h i p i n t h e 1 8 8 0 C e n s u s [Ed. We resume this series in this issue, individual, the father, and the mother.] Family #97 Remember that we will use names, race, age, and state of birth for the William R. Blanton Depina A. James M. Mary J. William H. Robert L. George M. Talitha C. John W. Nancy Blanton W W W W W W W W W W 32 28 10 9 8 6 4 3 11/12 72 Farming Housekeeping born July Widowed NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: One set of the editor's great - grandparents and the family for whom Blanton Branch is named. This family is delineated in the May-June 2000 issue of JTJ. Briefly, for those who do not have the earlier publication, William Riley Blanton was one of the sons of Riley and Nancy Burns Blanton. He married Depina Adeline Ensley, daughter of Lucretia Parris Ensley. The children shown here (with eventual spouses in parentheses) are James Monroe (Belle Farley), Mary Jane Alice (Martin Hoyle), William Hamilton (Sarah Norman and Elizabeth Jenkins), Robert Lee (Molly Brown), George Manuel (Estella Robinson), Talitha Cumi (Gilead Hooper), and John Wesley (Maggie Crawford and Dona Latham.) Nancy, the mother shown here, was a daughter of Levi and Sarah Burns of Rutherford County. Family #98 Ruben J . Mills Queen V. Robert V. W 18 Farming NCNCSC W 26 Housekeeping NCNCNC W 4 NC NC NC Notes: Ruth Shuler believes that the Ruben above is a son of Thomas and Elmina Pannell Mills. We understand that he has a death certificate in Catawba County, so possibly more information will come to light here. Family #99 William Patterson Thorsey James T. Mary Virginia P. John E. Luvina W W w w w w w 33 32 13 9 6 5 4/12 Farming Housekeeping GANCGA GA SC SC TN GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA NC GA GA 41 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Notes: See JTJ March - April 2003, p. 65, for a small speculation on William Patterson's identity. It could be that he was a great - grandchild of David and Mary Parris, just as his neighbor Depina Blanton was. If so, it would be interesting to know if they themselves were aware of the kinship. Family #100 George Hoyle Nancy E. Hoyle Mary E. Hoyle Joseph M. Hoyle Martha M. Hoyle William Hoyle W W W W W W 26 26 7 5 3 1 Farming Housekeeping NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: George Hoyle, son of Billy Hoyle and Annie Howard, died 26 Dec 1930 at age 83 and is buried in Love Cemetery, per his Jackson County death certificate. He married 14 May 1873 Nancy Elmina Gunter, died 30 Jul 1928, age 74, daughter of Marion and Dorcas Estes Hoyle. The children shown here are Mary Emma Hoyle, who married Joseph Moore; Joseph Marion Hoyle (11 Jan 1872 - 23 Jul 1953), who married Martha Mills; Martha M. Hoyle (18 Mar 1877 - 22 Jan 1966), who married Ed Lee Austin; William Hoyle (1879 - ). JCGS member Gladys Watson Lee is a lineal descendant of George and Nancy through a younger child. Family #101 Honeycutt (only name given) W 44 Housekeeping(widow) SC SC SC Jesse W 19 SC SC SC Anna W 15 SC SC SC Notes: We know nothing about this family. Family #102 Alexander Henry Arty MaryM. Sarah L. Mary J. MileyE. ArtyE. John B. Queen W W w w w w w w 31 26 9 6 4 2 1/12 26 Farming Housekeeping born May Servant NC NC NC NCNCNC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: Alexander Henry married Arta E. Hooper 23 Feb 1871. (In Volume II of Jackson County Heritage, this family is named in story #392.) Artie was a daughter of Thomas P. and Cynthia Minerva Crawford Hooper. The children shown here are Mary M. (Mellie) Henry (5 Dec 1872 - 14 Dec 1941), who became the second wife of Lucius Wilburn Mills; Sarah L., who married Samuel M. Parker; Mary Jane (14 Nov 1876 - 26 Jan 1964), who married Wesley Hoyle; Cumile, who married Sylvanus Parker; and Emma, who married Robert Sutton. The John B. Queen shown here is probably the one who married Margaret Gunter 11 Aug 1881. JCGS members Alvin Hooper, Virginia Wilson, and Brian McMahan are descendants of this family. Family #103 42 \ J ^ ^J Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Cornelius Henry W 27 Farming NC NC NC L MaryM. W 23 Housekeeping SC SC SC William D. W 7 NC NC SC JohnW. W 5 NCNCSC Columbus M. W 2 NCNCSC Notes: Cornelius Henry, brother to Alexander above, married Mary "Dawsey" (Ed. Dorsey) 3 Jan 1872. The Columbus shown here appears to be the same one who married Polly Stiles 31 Dec 1899. Family #104 Margaret E. Thomas N. Sarah George W. Ulysses Doctor S. Henry Snyder W W W W W W W 53 23 17 16 12 11 8 Housekeeping Farming NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: In the Haywood County marriages, George Snider married Margaret Emiline Haynes 23 Sep 1845. She was born 17 Aug 1829 and died 29 Apr 1917. They are buried in Old Field Cemetery. Their older children would have been gone from home at the time of this census. The ones at home were Thomas (8 Jan 1856 - 30 May 1935), who married Juda Haseltine Parris; Sarah, who married W.A. Fisher; George W., who married Dicey J. Ensley; Ulysses G., who married Martha Ensley; and Henry, who may be the H.M. Snider who married L.H. Phillips 5 Feb 1895. Family #105 Stephen Bryson Sylvia Simon John C. Sarah J. William Margaret C. Sarah M. Candas B B B B B B B B B 59 57 22 21 20 17 14 11 9 Farming Housekeeping Granddaughter Granddaughter VAUNUN NCTNTN NC VA NC NCVANC NCVANC NCVANC NC VA NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: By doing some arithmetic, one can figure that only Margaret and the two granddaughters could not have been born into slavery. It is possible - but doubtful — that this was a free family. We find no other official records for any of these children. We would be interested in knowing where this family lived. Family #106 Lucinda E. Bryson B 40 Housekeeping NC VA NC Mary J. M 18 NCNCNC HarlinR. M 16 NCNCNC Laura B. B 10 NCNCNC 43 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 JohnC.H. B 7 NCNCNC Notes: We believe that this would be the family from whom Bobbi Wallace descends. We have spoken with Ms. Wallace before, and she says the children above went by "Fisher." Molly Fisher married William Love. Looking at the census data, it would appear that Lucinda was a daughter of Stephen and Sylvia Bryson. U ' Family #107 White G. Reece Martha E. Harrison H. Sousan C.C. Magga L. W W W W W 35 36 11 9 4 Farming Housekeeping NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC TNNCNC Notes: This is not a familiar name to us. While we have known persons with the "Reece" surname, we associate it with the Canada area of the county, and much later with the village of Balsam. Members? Family #108 Joseph Hoyle Elizabeth William Mary George W. W W W W W 37 33 13 11 7 Farming Housekeeping NC NC NC GA GA GA NC NC GA NC NC GA NC NC GA \J Notes: This Joseph Hoyle is the same one buried at the end of the Hog Knob Road. He was born 21 Jul 1842 and died 21 Aug 1916. He has a Jackson County death certificate, stating that he was bom in Cleveland County to William Hoyle and Annie Howard. He is, therefore, a brother to the George Hoyle whom we listed in family #100. Elizabeth is also buried in the same cemetery (d. 24 Jan 1903), but we are not sure of her maiden name. Of the children listed here, a Mary Hoyle married A.R. Hanner (Hannah?) 3 Apr 1892, and a G.W. Hoyle married Lillie G. Lindsey 22 May 1892. Family #107 Sarah Mathis W 58 Housekeeping (Widow) NC NC NC Notes: Our only possibility in Jackson County marriages is a Sarah Cope who married Aaron Mathis 3 Jul 1864. We do not know if these are the same persons. Family #108 John C. Cogdill Malinda J. Matilda J. Candas John B. Leander W. Samuel C. - W W w w w w w 41 42 14 11 10 8 6 Farming Housekeeping NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC KJ 44 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 Harriet M. W 4 NCNCNC Samuel Queen W 21 Servant NCNCNC CassaWyatt W 66 Aunt-Widow NCNCNC Notes: John Cogdill (May 1 8 3 8 - 9 Nov 1906) is buried in the Cogdill Cemetery on North Fork. The wife shown here is Malinda Jane Cook (15 Mar 1 8 3 7 - 3 1 Aug 1887). The children listed here are Matilda, who married Samuel Queen; Candas, possibly married Zeb V. Welch; John B. (22 Feb 1870 - 26 Jul 1952), who married Martha Williams; Lee (10 Mar 1872 - 28 Sep 1911) married Artitia Clayton; Samuel Candler (14 Jan 1874 - 23 May 1952) married Lula Allman. If the youngest daughter shown here is Hattie, she married D.C. Campbell 30 Nov 1899. Samuel Queen was a son of Alfred Queen, and he was to marry the oldest Cogdill daughter 11 Aug 1880. The aunt shown here is Cassie, whose marriage to William Wyatt is recorded in Haywood Count as 22 Feb 1834. Family #109 Fanny C. Shuler ArtyC. Martha M. Luemer Thadeus Lir/L. W W W W W W 33 11 9 7 3 1 Housekeeping NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: Roy and Ruth Shuler gave a detailed account of this family in Jackson County Heritage, Volume I. To recap briefly, Fanny was Fannie Caroline Dillard, who married Jacob Shuler. The children shown here are Arta Tine, who married Asbury Hoyle; Martha Magdaline, who married Sam Crisp; Luemma, who did not marry and died before age 22; Thadeus, who went west; and Lilly, who married George Mills. Family #110 Thomas Beard Sarah M. Talitha Cogdill James R. Hattie E. W W W W W 67 66 28 8 2 Farming Housekeeping Housekeeping NCNJNC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Notes: By studying other census records, we can find that this couple raised a family. Their son Thaddeus is buried at Old Field with his first wife Jane Ensley. Talitha Cogdill appears to have been the youngest daughter of George W. Cogdill and Sarah Jane Long, and a sister to John Cogdill above. 45 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 O n e T h i n g a n d A n o t h e r U [Ed. Our little "things and stuff' section this time includes a follow-up to "Who Was Sam Crawford?", a further embellishment to our Cockerham update, and an interesting power of attorney.] Ms. Sheila Holland writes that she is a descendant of Sam Crawford, and that Martha "Kirby" was actually Martha Cornett, daughter of Samuel Cornett and Ann Adams. She goes on to report that after Samuel Cornett died, Ann married Robert Fox in 1850 in Macon County. Ann was the mother of five Cornetts (Betsy, Martha Jane, Newton, John, and William Jasper), and four children named Fox (Nelson, Elisha, Talitha Jane, and Mary L.). Ann was a sister to Bannister Adams. [Ed. We make every attempt to be accurate in these pages. The above disagrees with other records that we have seen, but we are not in the business of questioning the veracity of direct descendants.] Ruth Shuler shares a portion of an e-mail message that expanded slightly her work on the William Cockerham family. A great-great granddaughter of Daniel Stewart Cockerham located a list of the Cockerham children, and it included a sister Katherine, brothers Jesse, James, Joel, Jasper, and Thomas. Thomas reportedly took part in the gold rush to California, then lived and died in Texas. (A Thomas "Cochran" is in Yolo County, California in 1850, and is accompanied by a William, age 20. Both had been born in N.C.) Ruth says," There was also a notation that 'Jasper died' and that John 'was killed by a falling log.' Since we know that John Burch Cockerham was definitely one of William's sons and that he died from pneumonia, it would appear that James Jasper was indeed the i j name of one brother and that he was the one who died about 1840. Now for the new question: who is the sister Katherine? Sister Elizabeth is well-documented as William's daughter, so is it possible that a sister remained in Surry County or elsewhere? In looking at the 1820 census, there was an unidentified female, so here again is a new puzzle to unravel. The quest goes on!" [Ed. For those who keep up with Ruth's Cockerham adventures, you will find it interesting that the Iowa descendants had forgotten Alfred Newton, the youngest son, as well as possibly Elizabeth.] [Ed. Below, a legal transaction in the Henry family. Would some descendant (we have several in the Society) care to explain what eventually happened in this? We copied this from Deed Book F6, page 4, Feb. 2007 in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office.] "Know...that whereas Alexander Henry Son of Joseph Henry is deceased and the following named persons to wit are his heirs. Sarah Henry, his widow not since married, James Henry, Alexander Henry, Martha J. Henry, & Cornelius A. Henry his children and only heirs and legal representatives of the said Alexander Henry...each and all of the County of Jackson...having ascertained that there is due them...from a Relative deceased...late of the County of Mecklenburg...do appoint Cornelius A. Henry...our true and lawful Attorney... 24 August 1874 KJ 46 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2007 C I n d e x f o r JTJ, V o l . X V T I , N o . I Adams 46 Addis IS Alexander 15,24 Allison IS Allman 45 Ammons2I Anderson 28,31 Andrews 18 Angel 13 Arrington 15 Arrwood 15 Arthur 34, 35 Ashe 13, 15, 23 Austin 42 Babb 24 Bailey 13 Barton 28,30,32, 33,34 Bass IS Baylock 23 Beard 45 Beck 18 Bengle 18 Bennett 21,25 Bentley 23 Benton 15 Berry 22 Biddix 28,29 Bishop 22 Blackwell 17 Blankenship IS Blanton 2,17,41,42 BIythe28 Bradley 25, 26 Bradshaw 25 Breedlove 15, 17 Bridges 25 Branson 17 Brooks 25 Broom IS Brown 15, 16, 17,23,26,28,29, 41 Bryson 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21,24,26,43 Buchanan 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23,25,26 Bullard 13 Bumgarner 2,24 Burns 16,41 Butler IS Bybee39 Cabe 15, 17, 22 Campbell 26,45 Cannon 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 Carden 18 Carlson 14 Carroll 21 Carson 16 Casebolt 27, 34,36,37, 38, 39 Casey 25 Cathey 18,28 Chastain 17 Clark 15,18 Claxton 15 Clayton 26,45 Clinc 15 Cloer 15 Coats 15 Cochran 17, 46 Cockerham 46 Cogdill 44,45 Coggins 6,15,20,21,22,24,26 Cole 15 Coleman 16 Collins 16 Conley 26 Conner 21 Cook 16,24,45 Cope 18,44 Corbin 13,14 Corn 24 Cornett 46 Covington 17 Cowan 26 Coward 15,16 Crawford 2, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 30,32,33,34,41,42, 46 Crisp 2, 16,25,45 Cunningham 16,23 Dalrymple 14 Davis 15, 16,23,25,26 Dawsey 43 Dean 24 Deitz 1,15,23 Dempsey 16 Dillard 23,24,45 Dillingham 17 Dills 24 Dorsey 25,43 Duncan 21 Dunn 18 Edmondson 14 Edwards 16 Elder 15 Elliott 14, 24 Ensley 17, 24, 26,41,43,45 Erdoes 18 Estes 42 Evitt 16 Farley 41 Farris 30,33 Ferguson 2,16 Fisher 43,44 Fletcher 18 Former 11,17 Foster 15 Fowler 7,16,25,26 Fox 21, 46 Frady 19, 22 Franklin 3, 15,22 Franks 16, 23, 24 Frizzell 15,22, 23 Fugate 23,25 Gagliardo 14 Galloway 25, 26,28 Gates 25 Gibbs 23 Gibson 1,17 Gilmer 35 Grasty 16 Green 7, 8,15,17,23 Greenberger 27 Greene 15 Gribble 26 Guest 13 Guilliams 26 Gunter 42 Hall 16,17, 26 Hampton 34,35,36 Handlin 18 Hanks 16 Hannah 44 Hanner44 Harris 16,21 Haskett 20 Hastings 26 Hayes 3 Haynes 43 Hedden 16, 25 Hein 20 Hemphill 16 Henderson 18 Henry 42,43,46 Hensley 24 Henson 18 Higdon 18,31,32 Holden 1 Holder 15 Holland 35,46 Holleman 14 Honeycutt 16,42 Hooper 2, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 29, 41,42 Horwitz 18 Houston 17 Howard 42,44 Hoxit21 Hoyle 15, 17,41,42,45 Huggins 13 Hughes 16 Hunter 16 Hurst 16 47 Journeys Hyatt 4,16,23 Ingram 26 Jacobs 16,23 Jarrett 23,24, 26 Jenkins 41 Johnson 15,20,33, 34 Jones 1,7,9,10,11, 16, 18,22 Jordan 16 Keefer 16 Kelly 26 Kensworthy 37 Kinsella 17 Kinsland 13,24 Kinsworthy 37,38 Kirby 46 Kirk 18 Knight 19 Lambert 1 Lanning 23 Latham 41 Lawing 256 Lay 23 Leake 16 Lee 23,42 Leopard 15,17,21 Lewis 12,16 Lincoln 18 Lindsey 44 Lollis 15,16 Lombard 24 Long 17, 45 Love 23,24,34,44 Lovingood 17 Luskl5 Mallonee 26 Mann 17 Martin 14 Mason 15 Massengale 28,31 Massie 15 Mathis 15,19,20,21,25,44 Matthews 20,22 Mayol 14 McCall 17,23,25 McCoy 17 McDonald 16 McDowell 26 McFee 25 McGrady 17 McGrath 14 McMahan 14,16,42 Medford 16,28, 29 Messer 23, 25 Miller 25 Mills 41,42, 45 Mitchell 13 Monro 14 Through Jackson Wii Monteith 1,3 Moody 17,21 Moore 2,25,42 Morris 2,16,17 Morton 17,25 Moss 6,17, 21 Muth39 Nance 16 Nations 7,9,10,12 Neal26 Nicholson 17,24 Norman 17, 25,26, 41 Norris 8 Norton 17 Owen 15,25,28,30 Owens 19 Page 17 Painter 20 Palmer 17 Pangle 18,24 Pannell 17, 41 Parker 16, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,34,35, 36,37, 38, 39,42 Parris 16,24,41,42, 43 Passmore 21,24 Patterson 18,41, 42 Pattillo 13,14 Penland 15 Peterson 27,39 Pettit 29 Phifer 18 Philips 29 Phillips 17, 19, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33,34,39, 43 Picklesimer 18 Poindexter 13 Presley 26 Pressley 15,21 Price 23 Prince 15 Proffitt 23,25 Queen 1, 15, 16, 17, 32, 33, 42, 45 Raby7 Rayburn 13 Reece 23,44 Reed 2,15 Reid 17 Reilly 17 Reynolds 17 Ritchie 24 Robinson 15,17, 23,41 Rogers 15,17,25 Roles 1 Roper 15 Russell 13,25 Scott 3, 13 iter 2007 Seagle 14 Seago 17 Sellers 26 Setzer 16 Sharp 25 Shelton 16 Shephard 17 Shepherd 15 Sherrill 25, 26 Short 14 Shuler 4, 5, 13,41,45,46 Shumate 14 Simpson 16 Slayton21 Sneed3 Snyder 23,43 Sorrells 34 Stanfield 14 Stephens 20, 24 Stewart 16,17,21,24 Stiles 43 Sumner 2 Sutton 15,17,20,24,25,42 Swartwout 14 Tallentl6 Taylor 14,15 Tompkins 35,36,37 Toy 17 Tritt 23 Trull 17 Turpin 17,25 VanBuskirk 14 Walk 25 Wall 15, 17 Wallace 44 Ward 25 Watson 19,23,42 Weathcrford 18 Webb 17 Welch 45 White 8 Wiggins 16 Wike 16 Wild 25 Wilkes 20,21 Williams 15,24,26, 34,45 Wilson 6, 16, 17, 19,26,42 Wood 21 Woodard 18,20 Woods 16 Woodward 18 Wooten 14 Wyatt31,45 Yost 16 Young 13 Younkin 8 Zachary 25 u KJ W 48

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Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society.  ...

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