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Journeys Through Jackson 2016 Vol.26 No.02

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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.
  • Journeys Through Jackson The Official Journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. Vol. XXVI, No. II Spring 2016 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2016 Officers President ......................................................................................................................... Timothy Osment Vice Presidents ....................................................................................... Lynn Hotaling, Jason Gregory Secretary ............................................................................................................... Mary Buchanan Smith Treasurer ............................................................................................................... Teresa Deitz Manring Librarian................................................................................................................................ Marie Clark Office Manager ............................................................................................................. Karen Nicholson Web Master ..................................................................................................................... Deanne G. Roles Computer Technician ................................................................................................... Jason N. Gregory Chair, Publications (Editor) ..................................................................................... Sanji Talley Watson 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 from other non-profit groups. From the Editor Many apologies for JTJ being late, I have been dealing with some severe health issues, but, now have a handle on things. Thank you for the prayers and support I have been given. The society continues to grow, but we are still looking for people who would like to volunteer a few hours at the office. It is an opportunity to interact with others interested in genealogy, learn from others and have a great time. You never know what will turn up at the office. Our web page has been updated and changed around be sure to check it out! For members and friends who have Facebook, we have a Facebook page, Jackson County Genealogical Society. Be sure to check it out and post messages and pictures. This is a great resource to expand our Society and to connect with people who have ties to Jackson County. REMEMBER Set aside Sunday, September 18, 2016 2-4 pm For our Fundraiser – Cruise The Rebel More information in Journeys Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 49 Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................49 JCGS Photo Album.................................................................................................... 50-54 One Hundred Year Old Friendship Quilt ............................................................... 55-60 1880 Census Records – Jackson County .................................................................. 61-64 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham ..................................................................... 65-68 1940 Jackson County Death Certificates ................................................................. 69-72 B. C Cathey Chapter U. D. C. #1651 Rolls .............................................................. 73-74 WWI Draft Cards ...................................................................................................... 75-78 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr. ......................................................... 79-82 Confederate Pension Records Available .................................................................. 83-87 Last Confederate Officer .................................................................................................88 Fallen Heroes .............................................................................................................. 89-91 Circle The Rebel ..............................................................................................................92 Dr. John R. Brinkley .................................................................................................. 93-94 Index ............................................................................................................................ 95-96 The address for JCGS is now: Jackson County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 480 Sylva, NC 28779 Stay in touch with us! Please make sure we have your correct contact information: Address; phone number; e-mail address and families of interest. We are in the process of updating everyone’s contact information. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 50 JCGS Photo Album The picture above came from JCGS member Elizabeth Moss Wilson. It was given to her by her Aunt Trudie Coggins Donaldson Blaine. She told Elizabeth that the picture was taken at Double Springs School, located on Cullowhee Mountain. She also told Elizabeth that the building was moved to White Rock to be used as a church. The building is still standing, but services are no longer held there. Front row, left to right: Betty Coggins, Charlie Pierce, Carol Jean Coggins. Second row, left to right: Herman Stewart, Merritt Ledell Coggins, Nora Mae Pierce, Nicky Riley Ammons, Trusie Marie Coggins, Rozel Coggins. Third row, left to right: Carl Coggins, Cora Ammons, Ramond Hooper, Victor Cecil Coggins, Mayle Colvin Coggins (barely seen in picture) Fourth row, left to right: Pauline Coggins, Lillie Ammons, Hazel Inez Coggins, Garland Stewart, Hayes Coggins. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 51 JCGS Photo Album The picture above is one that many people will recognize. It is the old Jess Brown store, located on Highway 281 in the Canada community. Many a RC coke and Moon pies were purchased here. John Robert and Flora Arrington Mills are the grand parents of member Bonnie Barker who shared this picture with us. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 52 JCGS Photo Album The school group above is of the Tilley Creek School in the Cullowhee area. Annette Moore Shelton has shared this one with us. Some of the people are identified and if you know any of the people that are not identified, please let the society or Annette know. Back Row: Mary Maranda Hooper (Buchanan); Cleve Tilley; unknown; unknown; “Uncle” Harry Tilley; unknown; unknown; Hicks Ashe; Hanson Pressley; Bill Bennett; Sarah “Sally” Amanda Hooper (Moore). Second Row from back: unknown; unknown; David Lee Hooper; unknown; Joe Hooper; unknown; Rob Shelton; “Uncle” Charlie Tilley; unknown; Ed Bryson; unknown; unknown; unknown; Edna Clayton (white dress). Third Row from Back: unknown; Jerdie Ferguson; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; Mae Tilley (Dobson); unknown; unknown; Jessie Roper; Ollie Johnson. Front Row: unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; Zollie Fox; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown. Sitting in front: Bertha Hooper (Suggs); “Uncle” David Lewis Tilley. The teacher was Mattie Rigdon. Mary Maranda Hooper and Sarah Amanda Hooper were twins. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 53 JCGS Photo Album The picture on the left is of an unknown Moore family. If anyone knows who they are please let the society know. The picture below is of Bessie Moore, Annette Moore Shelton, and Kara Shelton Jones. They are standing next to the chimney at the old Abraham Moore home place. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 54 JCGS Photo Album These are pictures of some of the Centennial activities in 1951. Above includes George Barnes with the fox hounds, and Lloyd and Lib Cowan, with the “Belks of Sylva” float. Below left is of Bennie Reece and Carl Lambert, the lady is unknown. Below right is the “Life on Savannah” float with Royston D. Cowan II, Bonnie McMahan and Emma Tatham Bryson, riding in the back. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 55 One Hundred Year Old Friendship Quilt JCGS member, Fern Parris Hensley, recently came in contact with a Friendship Quilt that was completed in 1916. She patiently researched all of the names that were represented on the quilt. She has succeeded in finding all but two of the women. She has complied a book about the quilt and the women involved in its construction. The book is in our library in the office. She was helped by several people in compiling the information about the church, quilt and the people involved. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 56 Block One: Jane Q., (Lydia Jane Queen); Nancy Crawford, (Nancy Suzannah Morrow); Fannie Bryson, (Frances Caroline Ensley); Bertha Q., (Bertha Odelia Queen) - Jane Q - Lydia Jane Carson --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth: Abt. 1856 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: 27 Jun 1943 in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Old Carson Cemetery, Jackson County, NC Father: James Terril Carson Mother: Charlotte Henson Husband: Joseph Thomas Queen Birth: 29 Sep 1852 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: 28 Jan 1898 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Old Carson Cemetery, Jackson County, NC Father: Alfred J. Queen Mother: Mary Jeffreys Children: Name: Mary C. Queen B. Abt. 1874 in Jackson, North Carolina; D. Unknown Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 57 Name: Leander Queen B. Abt. 1876 in Jackson, North Carolina; D. 01 Feb 1905 in Jackson, North Carolina Marriage: 28 Nov 1897 in Jackson, North Carolina, -- Mary M. Wood Name: William H. Queen B. Jan 1879 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA Marriage: 23 Feb 1902 in Jackson, North Carolina --Hattie Fisher Name: Alfred A. Queen B. 21 Jun 1881 in North Carolina, USA D. 04 Jun 1925 in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Catawba United Methodist Church Cemetery, Catawba, NC. Married -- Lovie Mildred Yount Name: Julius Lawson Queen B. 18 Oct 1884 in Jackson, North Carolina, D. 25 Feb 1964 in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina; Burial: Ebenezer Welcome Bapt. Church Cemetery, Greenville, SC. Marriage: 02 Jul 1911-- Mary Elvira Crawford Name: Margaret E. Queen B.: Feb 1887 in Jackson, North Carolina Name: Artie Jane Queen B. 16 Feb 1890 in Jackson, North Carolina; D. 09 Mar 1968 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina Marriage: 05 Nov 1907 in Jackson, North Carolina -- Samuel Baxter Beck Name: Bertha Odelia Queen B. 18 Dec 1892 in Jackson, North Carolina; D. 10 Jan 1973 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson, NC; Marriage: 09 Aug 1938 in Jackson, North Carolina -- Lonnie Mathadious Crisp Name: John B. Queen B. Oct 1897 in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina Sources 1 Jackson County Heritage - North Carolina Vol II. 2 1860 United States Federal Census. 3 Find A Grave. 4 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976. 5 North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2011. 6 1900 United States Federal Census, US Census. 7 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976. 8 North Carolina Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, Birth. 9 1910 United States Federal Census, US Census. 10 1920 United States Federal Census. 11 1930 United States Federal Census. - Nancy Crawford - Nancy Suzannah Morrow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: 23 Sep 1852 in Jackson, North Carolina D: 23 Sep 1938 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina Father: Andrew Jackson Morrow Mother: Clearcey Matilda Massie Husband: Rev. George Washington Crawford Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 58 B: 18 Jul 1855 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 05 Apr 1890 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina; Marriage: 04 Dec 1874 in Jackson, North Carolina. Father: Rev. William R. Crawford Mother: Olif Varina Hemphill Children: Name: Olive Clearcey Crawford B: 23 Sep 1874 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 22 Mar 1959 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina; Marriage: 24 Oct 1892 in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina -- Hebron Lee Bryson Name: Loranzo Washington Crawford B: 08 Jan 1876 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 05 Jan 1978 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina; Marriage: 06 Mar 1898 in Jackson, North Carolina; -- Julia Paralee Bryson Name: Candace Maebelle Crawford B: 14 Apr 1877 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 04 Jan 1926 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina; Marriage: Abt. 1896 -- David Oliver Green Name: Alice Isabelle Crawford B: 14 Apr 1877 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 1898 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina; Marriage -- William Lee Fisher Sources 1 1880 United States Federal Census. 2 1860 United States Federal Census. 3 1870 United States Federal Census. 4 Jackson County Heritage - NC Vol. I. 5 The Cemeteries of Jackson County (Jackson County Genealogical Society). 6 1920 United States Federal Census. 7 North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004. 8 Jackson County Heritage - NC Vol. I. 9 1900 United States Federal Census, US Census. 10 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976. - Fannie Bryson – Frances Caroline Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: 12 Apr 1846 in Haywood, North Carolina; D: 29 May 1919 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina Father: William Grant Ensley Mother: Judith Lackey Husband: Francis Marion Bryson B: 23 Jun 1841 in North Carolina; D: 08 Nov 1918 in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina; Marriage: 15 Oct 1863 Father: Robert Bryson Mother: Mary Jane Cunningham Children: Name: Thomas Clingman Bryson B: 25 Jul 1865 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 13 Mar 1940 in Jackson, North Carolina; Marriage: 03 Dec 1889 -- Laura Palstine Henson Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 59 Name: John B. Bryson B: 10 Jul 1867 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 05 Dec 1918 in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Marriage -- Mary Magdeline Brooks Name: Robert Lee Bryson B: 29 Jul 1869 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 11 Oct 1943 in Conconully, Okanogan, Washington; Research Notes for Frances Caroline Ensley The 1900 Census shows Frances Caroline to be married 36 years and the mother of 3 children. Sources 1 Find A Grave. 2 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976. 3 Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960. - Bertha Q - Bertha Odelia Queen B: 18 Dec 1892 in Jackson, North Carolina; D: 10 Jan 1973 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson, NC Father: Joseph Thomas Queen Mother: Lydia Jane Carson Husband: Lonnie Mathadious Crisp B: 06 May 1892 in Willets, Jackson County, NC; D: 07 Aug 1977 in Jackson, North Carolina; Burial: Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson, NC; Marriage: 09 Aug 1938 in Jackson, North Carolina. Father: Samuel Thaddeus Crisp Mother: Sarah Martha Magdaline Shuler Research Notes for Bertha Odelia Queen: The 1940 Census shows Bertha's mother, Lydia Jane Carson Queen, living with her. There are five children by Lonnie's previous marriage in the household. The youngest child was 4 years of age. Another interesting fact is that the name of all five children began with the letter "V". Sources 1 Find A Grave. 2 North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2011. 3 North Carolina Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, Birth. 4 1910 United States Federal Census, US Census. 5 1920 United States Federal Census. 6 1930 United States Federal Census. 7 Jackson County Heritage - North Carolina Vol II. 8 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 60 Below is a list of the names on the quilt. Be sure to check out the book that Fern complied for more information on Mount Pleasant Church and the people involved in the quilt. Quilt block "One" . . . Jane Q. . . . . .. . . . (Lydia Jane Carson) . . . Nancy Crawford . (Nancy Suzannah Morrow) . . . Fannie Bryson . . . (Frances Caroline Ensley) . . . Bertha Q. . . . . . . . (Bertha Odelia Queen) Quilt block "Two" . . . Julia C. . . . . . . . . . (Julia Paralee Bryson) . . . Nora Shuler . . . . . (Nora Mae Mills) . . . Artie B. . . . . . . . . . (Artie Jane Queen) . . . Lela P. . . . . . . . . . . (Lela Melvina Cogdill) Quilt block "Three" . . . S. E. Mathis . . . . . (Susan E. Fisher) . . . Rosie Bryson . . . . (Sina Rosetta Bryson) . . . Mary C. . . . . . . . . (Mary E. Oxner) . . . Laura Wood . . . . . (C. Laura Wood) Quilt block "Four" . . . Addie C. . . . . . . . . (Depina Adelaide Clayton) . . . Julia Mills . . . . . . (Julia Ann Wood) . . . Rhoda Coward . . (Rhoda C. Wood) . . . Unidentifiable Quilt block "Five" . . . Cavy . . . . . . . . . . . (Cavy Estella Shuler) . . . Rev. A. L. Beck . . (Rev. Alden Lafayette Beck) . . . S. I. Nicholson . . . Mary Q. . . . . . . . . (Mary Jane Bryson) Quilt block "Six" . . . Mollie F. . . . . . . . (Mollie Jane Cogdill) . . . Addie Henson . . . (Nancy Adelaide Calhoun) . . . Julia Mills . . . . . . . . . Cora D. . . . . . . . . (Cora H. Dean) Quilt block "Seven" . . . Mary B. . . . . . . . . (Mary Lee Bryson) . . . Emma Moore. . . . (Mary Emma Hoyle) . . . Artie W. . . . . . . . . (Artie Queen) . . . Mollie Q. . . . . . . . (Mary Elvira Crawford) Quilt block "Eight" . . . Lizzie C. . . . . . . . (Eva Elizabeth Parris) . . . Iva Phillips . . . . . (Bertie Ivalee Henson) . . . Mag Wood . . . . . (Maggie Lucinda Walker) . . . Ibie Fisher . . . . . .(Isabella Mills) Quilt Block "Nine" . . . Belle Bryson . . . . (Mary Isabelle Fisher) . . . Nora Shuler . . . . . . Novela Mathis . . . (Novella Wood) . . . Fannie F. . . . . . . . (Berta Fannie Bryson) Quilt Block "Ten" . . . M. E. Green . . . . . (Mary Louise Hogan) . . . V. A. Cook . . . . . . .(Lavina "Vina" A. Wood) Quilt Block "Eleven" . . . Thursey Cogdill . . (Sara Mary Thursey Henry) . . . Z. M. Parker Quilt block "Twelve" . . . Martha Hoyle . . . . (Martha Elizabeth Mills) . . . Mattie Wood . . . . . (Mattie Lee Dyer) Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 61 1880 Jackson County Census Records ED: We continue in this issue the Scotts Creek Township. Abstracted in 2016 by Sanji Talley Watson. The enumerator had trouble keeping the numbers of the households and families in order, they are abstracted as written. 60 – 62 Jones, Buster 69 W – Blacksmith NC NC NC Anna 73 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ 61-63 Blanton, Jeremiah 50 W – Farmer NC NC NC Mary 39 W – House keeping “ “ “ Maggie M. 19 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Elis 17 W – Son – At home “ “ “ James 15 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Arty C. 2 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 62-64 Fisher, William T. 46 W – Farming TN TN TN Nancy 33 W – Wife – House keeping NC TN NC Mary C. 11 W – Daughter – At home NC TN NC Souson 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ William L. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Margret J. 3 W -- Son “ “ “ John B. 11/12 W -- Grandson “ “ “ 63-65 Bryson, John S. 34 W – Farming NC NC NC Olief M. 27 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Sulivan B. 10 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Mary V. 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ Elbert 5 W – Son “ “ “ Phillip T. 3 W – Son “ “ “ Sina 1 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 64-66 Stuart, Syntha 48 W – House keeping NC NC NC Barnes H. 19 W – Son – Tending Mill NC SC NC Mary J. 16 W – Daughter-in-law – At home NC NC NC 65-67 Sutton, Joseph M. 39 W – Farming “ “ “ Violet 30 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Mary 13 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Andrew J. 11 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Martha M. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Sarah I. 7 W -- Daughter “ “ “ Robert R. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Alice A. 3/10 W – Daughter “ “ “ 66-68 Painter, Samuel 30 W – Farming NC NC NC Jane 28 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Emaline 10 W – Daughter – At school “ “ “ Bele 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Alice 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ John S. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Violet 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ 67-69 Cook, Hance M. 74 W – Test Master NC NC NC Elender 70 W – Wife – House keeping ” “ “ 68-70 Cook, James J. 41 W – Farming NC NC NC Sarah E. 35 W – Wife – House keeping ” “ “ Reed, Alice 19 W – Servant SC SC SC 69-70 Cook, Marcus 25 W – Farming NC NC NC Martha 21 W – Wife – house keeping SC SC NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 62 Samuel F. 5 W – Son NC NC SC George L. 3 W – Son “ “ “ Talitha J. 7/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ Fierson, John 30 W -- Tinner NJ NJ NJ 80-82 Mills, James J. 82 W – Farming NC NC TN Richel 47 W – Wife – House keeping NC NC NC Columbus 9 W – Son “ “ “ Salona 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Joseph 5 W – Son “ “ “ Mabala M. 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ 81-83 Love, Richard 28 B -- Farming NC NC NC Caroline 23 B – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ 82-84 Norman, Louisa 66 W – House keeping NC NC NC Benjamin 29 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ Rebeca 23 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ James 2 W – Grandson “ “ “ Mary M. 3/12 W – Granddaughter “ “ “ 83-85 Norman, James 33 W – Farming NC NC NC Sarah 31 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Sarah E. 8 W -- Daughter “ “ “ Robert V. 6 W – Son “ “ “ Norman, Abraham 22 W – Brother – At home “ “ “ 84-86 Hall, Elbert 67 W – Farming NC NC NC Elizabeth 54 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ 85-87 Robinson, Dillard 24 W – Farming NC NC NC Mary M. 16 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Melvina 18 W – Sister – At home “ “ “ Smith, James M. 24 W – School Teacher “ “ “ 86-88 Ensley, John 58 W – Farming NC NC NC Syntha` 49 W – Wife –House keeping “ “ “ Joseph 30 W – Son “ “ “ John R. 17 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Elen D. 15 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Sarah R. 12 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Emaline C. 10 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ 87-89 Long, Mary A. 28 W – House keeping NC NC NC John R. 11 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Rhoda M. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ James M. 7 W -- Son “ “ “ 88-90 Long, James 34 W – Farming NC NC NC Rebeca E. 33 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Mophet, Syntha 8 W – Servant “ “ “ 89-91 Shuler, John 29 W – Farming NC NC NC Rutha E. 27 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Novela F. 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Laura R. 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ Cumi 3 W – Daughter “ “ “ Fancy 6/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ 90-92 Mills, Thomas 57 W – Farming NC NC NC Elmina 46 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ David C. 16 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Sarah E. 7 W -- Daughter “ “ “ Pannel, Julia F. 13 W – Niece – At home “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 63 91-93 Shuler, Emanuel 63 W – Farming NC SC NC Eliza 58 W – Wife – House keeping NC TN TN Thomas 15 W – Son – At home NC NC NC 92-94 Shuler, George W. 26 W – Farming NC NC NC Malinda 27 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Lora C. 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ 93-95 Shuler, William L. 34 W – Farming NC NC NC Mary M. 31 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Richel E. 12 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Robert B. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Margret O. 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Hanson E. 3 W -- Son “ “ “ Milos E. 10/12 W – Son “ “ “ 94-96 Crawford, Joseph A. 51 W – Farming NC NC NC Mary 47 W – Wife – House keeping GA NC NC James E. 19 W – Son – At home NC NC GA Laura C. 17 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Joseph W. 14 W – Son – At home “ “ “ John 11 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Samuel W. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Andrew J. 7 W – Son “ “ “ Sarah J. 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Humphrey R. 3 W – Son “ “ “ 95-97 Blanton, William R. 32 W – Farming NC NC NC Dephina A. 28 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ James M. 10 W – Son –At home “ “ “ Mary J. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ William H. 8 W – Son “ “ “ Robert L. 6 W – Son “ “ “ George M. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Talitha C. 3 W – Daughter “ “ “ John W. 11/12 W – Son “ “ “ Blanton, Nancy 72 W – Mother “ “ “ 96-98 Mills, Ruben J. 18 W – Farming NC NC NC Queen V. 26 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Robert V. 4 W – Step son “ “ “ 97-99 Patterson, William 33 W – Farming GA NC GA Thursey 32 W – Wife – House keeping GA SC SC James T. 13 W – Son – At home TN GA GA Mary 9 W – Daughter GA GA GA Virginia P. 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ John E. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Lavinia 4/12 W - Daughter NC GA GA 98-100 Hoyles, George 26 W – Farming NC NC NC Nancy E. 26 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Mary E. 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Joseph M. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Martha M. 3 W – Daughter “ “ “ William 1 W – Son “ “ “ 99-101 Honneycutt, (No name) 46 W -- Housekeeping SC SC SC Jessie 19 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Aarnah 15 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ 100-102 Henry, Alexander 31 W – Farming NC NC NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 64 Arty 26 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Mary M. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Sarah L. 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Mary J. 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ Miley E. 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ Queen, John B. 26 W – Servant “ “ “ 101-103 Henry, Cornelius 27 W – Farming NC NC NC Mary M. 23 W – Wife – House keeping SC SC SC William D. 7 W – Son NC NC SC John W. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Columbus M. 2 W -- Son “ “ “ 102-104 Smith, Margart E. 53 W – House keeping NC NC NC Thomas N. 23 W – Son – Farming “ “ “ Sarah 17 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ George W. 16 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Ulissus G. 12 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Doctor S. 11 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Henry 8 W – Son “ “ “ 103-105 Bryson, Stephen 59 B – Farming VA unk unk Silva 57 B – Wife – House keeping NC TN TN Simon 22 B – Son – At home NC VA NC John C. 21 B – Son – At home “ “ “ Sarah J. 20 B – Daughter – At home “ “ “ William 17 B – Son – At home “ “ “ Margaret C. 14 B – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Sarah M. 11 B – Granddaughter – At home NC NC NC Candas 9 B – Granddaughter “ “ “ 104-106 Bryson, Lucinda E. 40 B – House keeping NC VA NC Mary J. 18 M – Daughter – At home NC NC NC Harlin R. 16 M – Son – At home “ “ “ Laura B. 10 B – Daughter – At home “ “ “ John J. H. 7 B -- Son “ “ “ 105-107 Reece, White G. 35 W – Farming NC NC NC Martha E. 36 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Harrison H. 11 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Sousan G. C. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Magga L. 4 W – Daughter TN NC NC 106-108 Hoyles, Joseph 37 W – Farming NC NC NC Elisabeth 33 W – Wife – House keeping GA GA GA William 19 W – Son – At home NC NC GA Mary 11 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ George W. 7 W – Son “ “ “ 107-109 Mathis, Sarah 58 W – House keeping NC NC NC 108-110 Cogdill, John C. 41 W – Farming NC NC NC Melinda J. 42 W – Wife – House keeping “ “ “ Matilda J. 14 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ Candas 11 W – Daughter – At home “ “ “ John B. 10 W – Son – At home “ “ “ Leander W. 8 W – Son “ “ “ Samuel C. 6 W – Son “ “ “ Harriet M. 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ Queen, Samuel 21 W – Servant “ “ “ Hyatt, Cassa 66 W -- Aunt “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 65 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham ED: This family record was submitted by JCGS member, Mary Buchanan Smith. It will continue in following issues. 64. Texie C. Tatham was born 21 Mar 1875 in Savannah community, Jackson Co, and died 11 May 1951 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. She married William Fitzhugh Bryson on 26 Feb 1893 in Jackson Co. He was born 13 Jan 1866 in Jackson Co., and died 30 Nov 1961 in Jackson Co. He was the son of William Hamilton Bryson and Agnes Matilda Wilson. Notes for William Fitzhugh Bryson: 1900 Census, Jackson Co., NC 1910 Census, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, Jackson Co., NC Texie C. Tatham and William Fitzhugh Bryson had the following children: 173. i. Fred Richard Bryson was born 29 Nov 1893 in Jackson Co. and died 8 May 1988 in Jackson Co. He was buried Wesleyanna Cemetery, Jackson Co. ii. Bonnie Irene Bryson was born 26 Apr 1896 in Jackson Co. iii. John Franklin Bryson was born Dec 1898 in Jackson Co. and died 21 Nov 1901 in Jackson Co. iv. Willis Talman Bryson was born 20 Apr 1904 in Jackson Co. 174. v. Iris Bryson was born 10 Dec 1906 in Jackson Co. She married Henry Hampton Hall 24 Apr 1927. She was buried East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co. 175. vi. Edith Lee Bryson was born 19 May 1901 in Jackson Co. and died 10 May 1900. She married Robert Nelson Jones 8 Jan 1922 in Jackson Co. She was buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co. 65. James Franklin Tatham was born 21 Jan 1878 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. and died 7 Aug 1952 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. He married Bertha Lee Jones 23 Dec 1900 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. She was born 18 Apr 1883 in Jackson Co. and died 17 Mar 1954 in Jackson Co. She was the daughter of Nelson Paul Jones and Sarah Emeline Woodard. They are buried East Fork Cemetery, Jackson Co. Notes for James Franklin Tatham: 1910 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Frank, Tatham 32 James F. Tatham 41 Betty 26 Bethil L. 41 Vera 8 Callie 17 Ralph 5 James R. 14 Emma 3 Emma 12 David 3/12 David N. 9 Robert 2 y, 7 m James Franklin Tatham and Bertha Lee Jones had the following children: i. Vera Callie Tatham was born 7 Apr 1902 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. and died 20 Aug 1978 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. She was buried East Fork Cemetery, Jackson Co. 176. ii. James Ralph Tatham was born 6 Jan 1905 in Jackson Co. and died 11 Dec 1975. He was buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co. He married Eula Margaret McLean 25 Jun 1933 in Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 177. iii. Mary Emma Tatham was born 31 Jul 1907 in Jackson Co. She is buried East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co. She married Clyde Winston Bryson 16 Apr 1938 in Sylva, Jackson Co. 178. iv. Nelson David Tatham was born 27 Jan 1910 in Jackson Co. and died 13 Oct 1967 in Jackson Co. He is buried Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co. 179. v. Robert Corsey Tatham was born 31 May 1917 in Savannah community, Jackson Co. and died 13 Jun 1981. He is buried East Fork Cemetery, Jackson Co. His military service: Sgt., US Army. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 66 66. Martin Meers was born Feb 1850 in Cherokee Co., GA. He married Mary. She was born Aug 1853. Notes for Martin and Mary Meers: 1870 Census, Cherokee Co., GA 1900 Census, Polk Co., GA Martin Meers 50 retail, meat market 1880 Census, Aeworth, Cobb Co. GA Lizzie is Cotton Mill Spinner Martin Meers, occupation: Huskster Emma is Cotton Mill Spinner 1910 Census, Rockmart, Polk Co., GA Mary Meer 55 Widow James C. 19 Works on public road Clifford R. 15 Works on public road Annie P. 12 Martin Meer and Mary had the following children: 180. i. John T. Meers was born Oct 1875 in Cobb Co., GA and died 16 Jan 1965 in Polk Co., GA. ii. Sarah Lizzie Meers was born Apr 1878 in Cobb Co., GA iii. Loemma Meer was born 1880 in Cobb Co., GA iv. Thomas C. Meers was born Jul 1883 v. Leo Meers was born Feb 1886 vi. James Meers was born Oct 1887 vii. Willie B. Meers was born Apr 1889 viii. Roy B. Meers was born 1894 ix. Annie Meers was born Jan 1897 67. Edward Fincher married Grace Maddox. Edward Fincher and Grace Maddox had the following child: i. Thomas Fincher 68. Ethel Lucille Bryson was born 20 Feb 1881 in Siloam, Green Co., GA. She married William Clinton Thompson 31 Oct 1906. He died Jul 1957. Ethel Lucille Bryson and William Clinton Thompson had the following children: i. Harrie Elizabeth Thompson was born 4 Dec 1907 ii. Leonard M. Thompson was born 3 Sep 1910. 69. Alice Doratha Tatham was born 9 Jan 1867 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 14 Apr 1949 in Andrews, Cherokee Co., NC. She was buried Andrews Cemetery, Cherokee Co., NC. She married Jeff Dutch Piercy 2 Dec 1892 in Cherokee Co., NC. He was born 10 Aug 1863 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 5 Dec 1914 in Andrews, Cherokee Co., NC. Notes for Alice Doratha Tatham: 1900 Census—lived next door to Leander Tatham 1910 Census, Cherokee Co., NC Jeff D. Piercy 36 Jeff D. Piercy 47 Alcie D. 33 Alice 42 9 child. 8 living Corrie 7 Sidney 14 Sidney 5 Lee 12 Lee 3 Laura 11 Laura 1 Donald 9 Mary E. Piercy 55 mother Tibbie 5 Mary 2 Bettie 8/12 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 67 1920 Census, Cherokee Co., NC 1930 Census, Cherokee Co., NC Alice Piercy 53 Widow Alice Piercy 63 Widow Don 19 Donald 30 Mary 12 Tib Hogan 26 Daughter Thelma 11 Alice 9 Rath 4 6/12 Alice Doratha Tatham and Jeff Dutch Piercy had the following children: i. Corrie Piercy was born Jul 1892 in Cherokee Co., NC 181. ii. Sidney Piercy was born May 1895 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 16 Feb 1960. He was buried Valley Town Cemetery, Cherokee Co., NC. 182. iii. Anna Lee Piercy was born Apr 1897 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 1 Mar 1960. iv. Laura Piercy was born Nov 1899 in Cherokee Co., NC. v. Donald Piercy was born 1901 in Cherokee Co., NC. 183. vi. Tibbie Piercy was born 1905 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 1981. vii. Mary Piercy was born 1908 in Cherokee Co., NC. viii. Bettie Piercy was born 1909 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 23 Oct 1918 in Cherokee Co., NC. 70. Charles Pearson Tatham was born 21 Nov 1868 and died 16 Aug 1917 in Cherokee Co., NC. He married Depsie Van Hook. She was born 1876 and died 1933. Notes for Charles Pearson Tatham: 1920 Census, Valleytown, Cherokee Co., NC Betsy Tatham 37 b: GA Ilar 14 b. NC Annie 12 Fred 10 Boyd 3 Claude Van Hook 20 son b: NC Charles Tatham and Depsie Van Hook had the following children: 184. i. Claude M. Tatham ii. Ila Tatham was born 1906 iii. Annie Lee Tatham was born 6 Mar 1909 Notes for Annie Lee Tatham: Delayed Birth Certificate for Cherokee Co., NC lists her mother as Katherine Berry. Did Charles marry twice? 185. iv. Fred P. Tatham was born 5 Jun 1911. v. Boyd Woodrow Tatham as born 14 Oct 1916. 71. Henry Rutledge Tatham was born 7 Feb 1871 He married Julia Ann Chambers 5 Nov 1905 in Cherokee Co. NC. Henry Rutledge Tatham and Julia Ann Chambers had the following children: i. George Lee Tatham was born 30 Oct 1906 and died 7 Oct 1911. Cause of death was Diphtheria. ii. John Robert Tatham was born 23 Jul 1908 in Cherokee Co., NC. iii. Henry Edward Tatham was born 1912. 72. James Watson Tatham was born 1 May 1878. He married Elizabeth L. ? James Watson Tatham and Elizabeth L. ? had the following children: Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 68 i. Herbert H. Tatham was born 1906. ii. James H. Tatham was born 1908. 73. Walter McClain Tatham was born 20 Feb 1880 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 3 Nov 1956. He was buried in Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee Co., NC. He married Lillie Elizabeth Hoyle 22 Dec 1912. She was born 7 Jun 1891. Walter McClain Tatham and Lillie Elizabeth Hoyle had the following children: 186. i. Roland Harold Tatham was born 10 Aug 1914 in Cherokee Co., NC. 187. ii. Catherine Lucinda Tatham was born 21 Nov 1915 and died 1982. iii. William Stephen Tatham was born 9 Mar 1919. 188. iv. George Douglas Tatham was born 2 Jan 1923. 189. v. Charles Leslie Tatham was born 15 May 1925. 190. vi. Ruth Tatham was born 3 Aug 1927. 74. Burton Earl Tatham was born 22 Mar 1882. He married Pallie Woody. Burton Earl Tatham and Pallie Wood had the following children: i. Anna Virginia Tatham was born 28 Sep 1912 in Cherokee Co., NC. ii. Conway Tatham was born 17 Aug 1915. iii. Lake Tatham was born 16 Jan 1918. 75. Mary Elizabeth Tatham was born 28 Jan 1886 in Cherokee Co., NC and died 7 Apr 1933. She was buried Valleytown Cemetery, Cherokee Co., NC. She married Harrison Hedden Sep 1916. Mary Elizabeth Tatham and Harrison Hedden had the following children: i. Roger Dewar Hedden was born 26 Feb 1918. ii. Sarah Arbella Hedden was born 20 Nov 1919. iii. James Floyd Hedden was born 30 Jan 1923. 76. Thomas W. Tatham was born 1863 in Cherokee Co., NC. He married (1) Della M. Moody 31 Aug 1890 in Cherokee Co., NC. He married (2) Nettie Smith 27 Jan 1905 in Cherokee Co., NC. Thomas W. Tatham and Della M. Moody had the following child: i. Elsie Tatham was born 29 Aug 1893 in Cherokee Co., NC. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 69 1940 Jackson County Death Certificates of Persons Born 1900 – 1940 [Key to reading the following: Name of deceased; Date of birth; Place of birth; 1940 date of death; Father’s name; Father’s place of birth; Mother’s name; Mother’s place of birth; Informant’s name; Informant’s address; Cemetery. Abstracted by Sanji Talley Watson in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office 2015.] Barkers Creek Township Haga, Donald; 14 Apr 1940; Jackson Co.; 16 Apr; James Haga; Virginia; Nancy Shuler; Brson City; J. J. Haga; ng; ng. Nations, George; 12 Sep 1912; Barkers Creek; 4 Jun; Albert Nations; Barkers Creek; Lora Wike; Swain Co.; Albert Nations; Whittier; Barkers Creek Angle, Hilda Jein; 15 Nov 1940;Dillsboro; 3 Dec; Wilson Angle; Franklin, NC; Ivlie Gibson; Dix Creek; George Davis; Dillsboro; Dix Creek Davis, Lilly; Mar 1905; Whittier; 26 Dec; Kin Nations; Whittier; Sarah Jones; Whittier; Weaver Nations; Whittier; Hensley Canada Township Massingille, Hail; 2 Jan 1938; Argura; 21 Aug; Rathy Massingille; NC; Florence Brown; NC; Rathy Massingille; Argura; Sols Creek Mathis, Mary Elizabeth; w/o Vessie; 28 Aug 1915; Thomasville, Davidson Co., NC; 30 Aug; Tavis Arthur Clodfelter; NC; Kathleen Morton; NC; Sadie Melton; Argura; Mathis Canada Township Farmer, Thadie; 16 y, 10 m, 28 d; Jackson Co.; 27 May; Thad Farmer; Cowarts; Kate Alexander; Jackson Co.; Thad Farmer; Cowarts; Balsam Grove Hensley, Mary J. Brendle; w/o John; 31 y; ng; 26 Apr; Thomas Mathews; Canada Tp.; Mary Ann Sitton; Cowarts; Zebulon Mathews; Cowarts; Cowarts Cashiers Township Rogers, Mary Louise; 2 m, 3 d; Cashiers; 11 Jan; Geo. W. Rogers; Cashiers; Edna Pressley; Jackson Co.; Mrs. Geo. W. Rogers; Cashiers; Zachary Rochester, Dolly Jean; 25 May 1940; Cashiers; 4 Jun; Jas. Rochester; NC; Sally Mize; Georgia; Jas. Rochester; Cashiers; Cashiers Holcomb, Ella Mae; 3 Oct 1901; SC; 5 Nov; S. M. Littleton; Walhalla, SC; Eliza Wilbanks; SC; S. M. Littleton; Cashiers; Boones Creek, NC Cullowhee Township Long, John Gillead; 21 y, 10 m; Cullowhee; 9 Dec; John Long; Cullowhee; Launa Henson; Hamburg Tp.; Hattie Lou Long; Cullowhee; Cullowhee Saunders, Annie Clyde; w/o Roy; 4 Jan 1918; Speedwell; 25 Mar; Henry Taylor; NC; Polly Ann Adams; NC; Henry Taylor; Speedwell; Taylor Ashe, Horace Ray; 8 Apr 1940; Cullowhee; 8 Apr; Alvin Ashe; Cullowhee; Ella Mae Potts; Cullowhee; Alvin Ashe; Cullowhee; Cullowhee Parker, Joyce Ann; 31 Aug 1940; Jackson Co.; 31 Aug; Andy Lee Parker; Cullowhee; Fae Bryson; Cullowhee; Andy Lee Parker; Family Frizzell, Vonna Lee Hall; w/o John; 3 Feb 1906; Swain Co.; 20 Sep; W. Kimsey Hall; Swain Co.; Clementine James; Haywood Co.; Mrs. Scott Hall, Cullowhee; Cullowhee Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 70 McFalls, Joe; 21 y, 5 m, 12 d; Jackson Co.; 23 Nov; Erastus McFalls; Georgia; India Adams; NC; R. B. Campbell; Speedwell; Bumgarner Dillsboro Township Hall, George Henry; 5 Jan 1940; Dillsboro; 10 Jan; Jesse Vaughn Hall; Knoxville, TN; Emma Johnson; Whittier; Jesse Vaughn Hall; Dillsboro; ng Sutton, Virginia; 8 Aug 1931; Dillsboro; 17 Jan; Homer Sutton; Dillsboro; Bessie Brooks; Barkers Creek; Mrs. Homer Sutton; Dillsboro; ng Hyatt, Mildred Lackey; wid/o Charles; 10 Mar 1923; Webster; 6 Feb; William Lackey; Waynesville; Maggie Fisher; Webster; Magie Lackey; Sylva; Cullowhee Ball, Ronald Fredrick; 18 Sep 1939; Charlotte, NC; 7 Feb; Germain F. Ball; Dayton, Ohio; Inez Wilson; Charlotte, NC; Germain F. Ball; Addie; Elmwood, Charlotte, NC Calveruso, Frank Charles, Jr.; 13 Apr 1940; Dillsboro; 25 Apr; Frank Charles Calveruso; Louisiana; Margaret Dietz; Dillsboro; L. A. Dietz; Dillsboro; Savannah Clayton, Thomas Edward; 2 d; Dillsboro; 1 Oct; Dillsboro; Marshall Clayton; Henderson Co.; Elizabeth Rogers; Jackson Co.; Marshall Clayton; Dillsboro; Parris Jones, James Ralph; 27 Nov 1904; Dillsboro; 17 Oct; L. F. Jones; Jackson Co.; Pearl Gibson; Whittier; L. F. Jones; Dillsboro; Parris McMahan, Garland; 2 Aug 1914; Jackson Co.; 5 Dec; Coleman McMahan; Jackson Co.; Emma McMahan; Jackson Co.; Coleman McMahan; Greens Creek; Locust Field Hurst, Infant Baby; 28 Feb 1940; Dillsboro; 28 Feb; Oscar V. Hurst; Franklin, NC; Maude Ann Roper; Franklin, NC; R. W. Kirchberg, MD; Locust Field Ensley, Infant Girl; 8 Oct 1940; ng; 8 Oct; H. D. Conley; NC; Myrtle Davis; NC; A. A. Nichols, MD; Bryson City Greens Creek Township McMahon, Infant Girl; 7 Mar 1940; NC; 7 Mar; Charlie McMahon; Greens Creek; Omie Green; Greens Creek; Lemon Green; Greens Creek; Greens Creek Hamburg Township Miller, Eddie Lue; 3 y; Jackson Co.; 3 Mar; Robert Miller; NC; Alice Norris; NC; Robert Miller; Glenville; Addie Moody, George Gray; 9 Apr 1940; Glenville; 11 May; James Kenneth Moody; Pickens Co., SC; Lois Francis Bryson; Piedmont, SC; James Kenneth Moody; Glenville; Glenville Parker, Thelma; 1 d; Glenville; 7 Jul; Lexter Parker; NC; Hester Brown; NC; Lexter Brown; Glenville; Shook Cove (Shook) Parker, Delma; 1 d; Glenville; 7 Jul; Lexter Parker; NC; Hester Brown; NC; Lexter Parker; Glenville; Shook Cove (Shook) Bryson, Virgil Dean; 2 m, 23 d; ng; 27 Aug; ng; Glenville; Ethel Bryson; Glenville; Evilyn Franks; Glenville; Glenville Young, Richard Adrian; 31 Mar 1940; Glenville; 31 Jul; Richard Young; Glenville; Ediller Long; NC; Richard Young; Glenville; Glenville Mountain Township Conner, William Robert; 18 Apr 1940; Jackson Co.; 18 Apr; William Conner; Speedwell; Auralee Brown; NC; William Conner; Speedwell; Tuckasegee Qualla Township Toineeta, John; 9 Mar 1940; Cherokee; 9 Mar; Jefferson Toineeta; Cherokee; Elizabeth Arch; Cherokee; Jefferson Toineeta; Cherokee; Soco Toineeta, Sara Jane; 9 Mar 1940; Cherokee; 9 Mar; Jefferson Toineeta; Cherokee; Elizabeth Arch; Cherokee; Jefferson Toineeta; Cherokee; Soco Payne, Paul; 21 Feb 1940; Whittier; 10 Mar; Floyd Payne; Swain Co.; Lizzie Payne; Swain Co.; Floyd Payne; Whittier; Worleys Chapel Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 71 Taylor, Burton; 10 Mar 1939; Cherokee; 20 Apr; Sherman Taylor; Cherokee; Dinah Partridge; Cherokee; Addie Taylor; Cherokee; Soco Taylor, Fred; 4 Feb 1940; Cherokee; 9 May; Larch Taylor; Cherokee; Dixie Conrad; Sylva; Larch Taylor; Cherokee; Soco Lossiah, Reginald; 15 Jun 1940; Cherokee; 12 Jul; David Lossiah; Cherokee; Ldia Wilnoty; Cherokee; ng; Soco Standingdeer, Mary Janet; 26 Sep 1913; Cherokee; 19 Sep; Carl Standingdeer; Cherokee; Mary Smith; Cherokee; Tribal Census; Cherokee; Soco River Township Robinson, Gary Curtis; 2 Jan 1940; Tuckasegee; 2 Jan; Ray William Robinson; Leicester, NC; Bertilee Wood; Tuckasegee; Ray William Robinson; Tuckasegee; Tuckasegee Mace, Shirley Eliase; 1 Jan 1940; East La Porte; 3 Jan; Vernie Mace; NC; Eula Mae Holland; East La Porte; Vernie Mace; East La Porte; East La Porte Cole, Jissica Larannie; 4 Apr 1935; East La Porte; 8 Jun; Clyde Cole; NC; Grace Wachale; NC; Minnie Cole; East La Porte; Cullowhee Shook, Nancy Jane; 22 Apr 1940; Tuckasegee; 22 Apr; Ra Shook; Tuckasegee; Ruth Prince; Tuckasegee; Albert Shook; Tuckasegee; Shook (Shook Cove) McCall, Gurney; 1935; Tuckasegee; 30 Aug, (Flood); Albert McCall; Gainesville, GA; Ethel Luker; River Tp.; Edgar Luker; Tuckasegee; Shook Hooper, James L.; 16 Jul 1922; Jackson Co.; 14 Nov; Jessie M. Hooper; Jackson Co.; Florence Parrish; Macon Co.; Mrs. Jessie M. Hooper; Tuckasegee; Tuckasegee Ashe, Infant Boy (1); 2 Jan 1940; ng; 2 Jan; Luster Ashe; NC; Sara Green; NC; W, H, Moody, MD; ng; Shook Ashe, Infant Boy (2); 2 Jan 1940; ng; 2 Jan; Luster Ashe; NC; Sara Green; NC; W, H, Moody, MD; ng; Shook Bridges, Infant Boy; 19 Apr 1940; ng; 19 Apr; Elmer Bridges; NC; Nora Brooks; Washington; W. H. Moody, MD; ng; East La Porte Savannah Township Cabe, Hamilton James; 4 m; Jackson Co.; 24 Dec; Lonnie Cabe; Jackson Co.; Lilly Ann Hall; Jackson Co.; Lendon Cabe; Greens Creek; East Fork Scotts Creek Township Mathis, Infant Boy; 11 Oct 1940; ng; 11 Oct; Rufus Mathis; NC; Lora Frady; NC; D. D. Hooper, MD; ng; Family Sylva Township Hooper, Anna Lou; w/o Baxter; 14 Sep 1905; Cowarts; 31 Dec 1939; Willie C. Brown; Jackson Co.; Arlesia Coward; Cowarts; Baxter Hooper; Cowarts; Cowart Hensley, Celia Settlemyer; 8 Jul 1918; Wilmot; 13 Feb; Roy Settlemyer; NC; Lizzie Nations; NC; Mrs. Claude Hawkins; Wilmot; Wilmot Smith, Anna Catherine; 25 Jul 1939; Sylva; 8 Feb; Cook Conley; NC; Evelyn Smith; Sylva; Evelyn Smith; Sylva; Parris Holden, Judd; h/o Ruby Garland; 6 May 1915; Stecoah, NC; 20 Mar; H. A. Holden; Stecoah, NC; Maretha Evans; Bryson City; Mrs. Rub Holden; Stecoah, NC; Sawyers Creek, Graham Co. Ammons, Asbury; h/o Bonnie; 9 Jun 1905; 12 Feb; John A. Ammons; Macon Co.; Martha Heaton; Oconee Co., SC; Mrs. Katherine Teague; Draper, Virginia; Lovedale Gibson, Rosa Elders; w/o Dock; 9 Jul 1905; Madison Co., NC; 11 Mar; Fuller Evans; NC; Dovie Moody; NC; Helen Elders; Whittier; Barkers Creek Bradley, Albert Jackson; h/o Irene; 19 May 1917; Webster; 5 Apr; Harrison Bradley; Webster; Elbie Deitz; Greens Creek; Elbie Bradley; Old Savannah Howell, J. D.; 3 Jun 1940; Sylva; 3 Jun; David Howell; Sylva; Jennie Mae Norman; Sylva; David Howell; Sylva; Parris Cable, Ray; div/ Beryl Hyde; 28 Aug 1912; Stecoah, NC; 1 Jun; Gilbert Cable; NC; Mariah Crisp; Stecoah, NC; Lay Cable; Steacoa, NC; Stecoah, NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 72 Cable, Edna; w/o Ralph Monroe; 6 Sep 1913; Sevier Co., TN; 19 Jul; V. C. Carringer; Monroe Co., TN; Fannie Cable; Stecoah, NC; Mrs. Fannie Cable; Stecoah, NC; Gunter, Graham Co., NC McElrath, William Wilson; 22 Jan 1940; ng; 6 Jul; Chas. McElrath; NC; Mattie Ledford; NC; Chas. McElrath; Clyde, NC; Fines Creek, Haywood Co. Barrett, Roxie Huff; w/o H. G.; 30 Jan 1906; Kentucky; 6 Jul; Felix L. Huff; ng; Eliza Parson; Virginia; H. G. Barrett; Demorest, GA; Habersham Co., GA Greene, Ode; h/o Minnie Almond; 29 Nov 1901; Jackson Co.; 7 Aug; John W. Greene; Haywood Co.; Kate Ensley; Jackson Co.; Robt. H. Greene; Sylva; Addie Jacobs, Floyd Tryon; 4 Jul 1940; Proctor, NC; 18 Aug; Andrew Jacobs; SC; Hazel Brook; Proctor, NC; Mrs. Andrew Jacobs; Proctor, NC; Proctor Davis, William Cabat; 10 Jul 940; Sylva; 12 Aug; Frank Cabat Davis; Charlotte, NC; Elizabeth Sherrill; Sylva; Edith Crawford; Sylva; Keener Banks, James Carroll; 1 Aug 1937; Haywood Co.; 22 Sep; Paul Banks; Haywood Co.; Maretha Warner; Haywood Co.; Paul Banks; Sylva; Bon A Venture, Haywood Co. Millsap, Thelma; w/o Willard; 23 y; Graham Co.; 14 Sep; Abe Wilcox; Tennessee; Etta Calhoun; Swain Co.; Willard Millsap; Dorsey, NC; Fairview, Swain Co. Dorsey, Wilse; h/o Gladys; 8 Jun 1900; Sylva; 29 Oct 1940; Solomon Dorsey; Tennessee; Minte Oats; SC; Conley Dorsey; Sylva; Parris McDowell, John Harley; h/o Lillie Mae; 28 Feb 1911; Jackson Co.; 18 Nov; John Harley McDowell; Jackson Co.; Lela Brown; Jackson Co.; Lillie Mae McDowell; Sylva; Cullowhee Dillard, Willis Gorden; h/o Hazel Williams; 7 Jun 1911; Cleveland, GA; 13 Oct; T. Bryson Dillard; Cleveland, GA; Bessie Dillard; Sylva; Ruth Dillard; Sylva; Dillard Cunningham, James Harvey; 12 Aug 1922; Alarka, NC; 1 Dec; Andrew Cunningham; Alarka, NC; Rebecca Porter; Conleys Creek; Bill Moody; Bryson City; Jackson Line, Swain Co. Allen, Harry Willard; 29 May 1914; Jackson Co.; 12 Nov; W. O. Allen; Jackson Co.; Francis Murray; Jackson Co.; Mrs. W O Allen; Slva; Keener Love, Elizabeth; w/o Charlie; 1 Aug 1900; ng; 4 Ma; ng; ng; ng; ng; Charlie Love; Sylva; Parris Barnes, Binnie Lee; 7 y, 5 m, 28 d; Sylva; 8 Sep; Willie Lee Barnes; NC; Nola J. Ashe; NC; Willie Lee Barnes; Sylva; Sylva Reeves, Infant Boy; 31 Mar 1940; ng; 31 Mar; Lee Reeves; NC; Louise Seago; NC; C. Z. Candler, MD; ng; Wesley’s Chapel Pressley, Columbus James; 26 Jul 1939; ng; 26 Jul; James Cornelius Pressley; Canton, NC; Bessie Lee Moody; Erastus; Roy Wm. Kirchberg, MD; ng; Glenville Moses, Infant Girl; 13 Sep 1940; ng; 13 Sep; Oliver D. Moses, Jr.; Tuckasegee; Ethel JoAnn Bradley; SC; R. W. Kirchberg, MD; ng; Tuckasegee Hart, Infant Boy; 11 Oct 1940; ng; 11 Oct; Peter Hart; Scotland; Julia Rabb; NC; C. Z. Candler, MD; ng; Wesley’s Chapel Sumner, Infant Girl; 25 Aug 1940; ng; 25 Aug; Floyd Sumner; NC; Grace Cogdill; NC; D. D. Hooper, MD; ng; Old Field Webster Township Owens, Ila Eugenia; 2 Dec 1939; Sylva; 30 Mar; J. Floyd Owens; Oconee Co., SC; Love Louise Bumgarner; Jackson Co.; J. Floyd Owens; Webster; Webster Buchanan, Charles, Jr.; 26 Oct 1939; Greens Creek; 31 Aug; Rufus Buchanan; Greens Creek; Mary Hooper; Jackson Co.; Walter Bradley; Webster; Greens Creek Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 73 B. C. Cathey Chapter U. D. C. #1651 Rolls ED. This Treasurer’s Book for the B. C. Cathey Chapter of the U. D. C. was given to member Bill Crawford by Steve Gray, who had found it in some of his father’s things. It covers the years of 1925 – 1946. It also includes the deposits and disbursements for those years 1926 Helen Cathey Dillard Maggie Calor Cathey Gertrude Dills McKee Etta Walters Allison Anna Angel Allen Annie Buchanan Wilson Annie Leatherwood Cowan Madge Bridges Wilson Lura Sullivan Bales Mary Otelia Cathey Ellen Leatherwood Picklesimer Ida Wilson Keener Jessie Williams Freeze Mrs. W. W. Watt Belle Fisher Mallonee Rebecca Cathey Buchanan Myrtle Tallent Parris Belle Kirk Jones Bertha Henson Reed Lela Henson Warren Carrie Powell Rhodes Blanche King Hastings Ellen Sheffy Collins Sadie Brown Long Carrie Bryson McKee Dorothy Matilda McKee Olive Norton Davis Cora Henson Dills Ebbie Moore Hastings Annie Long Buchanan Sallie Bonner Jones Sadie Fisher Oliver Dora Lee Ashe Collins Beulah Warren Clouse Miss Sallie Fisher Ida Fisher Monteith Lillian Barker Buchanan Sallie Vann Yokeley Lucy Luck Ensley Mattie McDade Cathey Margaret Rebecca Cathey Pearl Long Buchanan _________ Parker 1927 Helen Cathey Dillard Maggie Calor Cathey Gertrude Dills McKee Etta Walters Allison Anna Angel Allen Annie Buchanan Wilson Annie Leatherwood Cowan Madge Bridges Wilson Luetta Buchanan Wilson Lura Sullivan Bales Mary Otelia Cathey Ellen Leatherwood Picklesimer Ida Wilson Keener Jessie Williams Freeze Mrs. W. W. Watt Belle Fisher Mallonee Rebecca Cathey Buchanan Belle Leatherwood Buchanan Myrtle Tallent Parris Belle Kirk Jones Bertha Henson Reed Lela Henson Warren Carrie Powell Rhodes Ellen Sheffy Collins Sadie Brown Long Carrie Bryson McKee Dorothy MeKee Kiser Olive Norton Davis Cora Henson Dills Ebbe Moore Hastings Annie Long Buchanan Sallie Bonner Jones Sadie Fisher Oliver Dora Lee Ashe Collins Beulah Warren Clouse Miss Sallie Fisher Ida Fisher Monteith Lillian Barker Buchanan Sallie Vann Yokeley Lucy Luck Ensley Mattie McDade Cathey Margaret Rebecca Cathey Pearl Long Buchanan Emily Mullen Parker 1928 Helen Cathey Dillard Maggie Calor Cathey Gertrude Dills McKee Etta Walters Allison Anna Angel Allen Annie Buchanan Wilson Annie Leatherwood Cowan Madge Bridges Wilson Luetta Buchanan Wilson Lura Sullivan Bales Mary Otelia Cathey Ellen Leatherwood Bryson Ida Wilson Keener Jessie Williams Freeze Mrs. W. W. Watt Belle Fisher Mallonee Rebecca Cathey Buchanan Belle Leatherwood Buchanan Myrtle Tallent Parris Belle Kirk Jones Bertha Henson Reed Lela Henson Warren Carrie Powell Rhodes Ellen Sheffy Collins Sadie Brown Long Carrie Bryson McKee Dorothy MeKee Kiser Olive Norton Davis Cora Henson Dills Ebbe Moore Hastings Annie Long Buchanan Sallie Bonner Jones Sadie Fisher Oliver Dora Lee Ashe Collins Beulah Warren Clouse Miss Sallie Fisher Ida Fisher Monteith Lillian Barker Buchanan Sallie Vann Yokeley Lucy Luck Ensley Mattie McDade Cathey Margaret Rebecca Cathey Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 74 Pearl Long Buchanan Emily Mullen Parker Sadie Elizabeth Reaves Hall 1929 Add to list Bula Dills Weaver Mrs. W. W. Watt, her name Elizabeth Reed Watt 1939 Allison, Etta Walters Buchanan, Belle Leatherwood Buchanan, Rebecca Cathey Buchanan, Annie Long Buchanan, Lillian Barker Buchanan, Pearl Long Bryson, Sue Allison Bryson, Ellen Leatherwood Cowan, Annie Leatherwood Cathey, Mary Otelia Cowan, Mary Reynolds Collins, Dora Lee Ashe Cowan, Mildred Mozelle Dills, Cora Henson Ensley, Lucy Luck Freeze, Jessie Williams Hinds, Rush Lee Oliver Jones, Wilma Allison Long, Sadie Brown Long, Dixie Henson McKee, Gertrude Dills McKee, Carrie Bryson Monteith, Ida Fisher Oliver, Sadie Fisher Reed, Bertha Henson Parris, Myrtle Tallent Soderquist, Bess M. Tompkins, Emily Wingate Wilson, Madge Bridges Wilson, Annie Buchanan Wilson, Louetta Buchanan Weaver, Beulah Dills Wolfe, Stell Kane Cagle, __________ Ferguson, Juanita Evans Monteith, Pauline McClure Sutton, Annie Laura Dills Dillard, Helen Cathey Horne, Irene Oliver Jones, Belle Kirk Keener, Ida Wilson Parker, Emily Mullins Parry, Blanche Collins Warren, Lela Henson Reed, Sadie Reaves 1940 Honorary Members Mrs. D. L. Love Mrs. Mattie Cathey Mrs. Ida Keener Mrs. Alice Dills 1942 Allison, Etta Walters Buchanan, Belle Buchanan Buchanan, Rebecca Cathey Buchanan, Lillian Barker Bryson, Sue Allison Bryson, Ellen Leatherwood Cowan, Mary Reynolds Collins, Dora Lee Ashe Cunningham, Bertha Belle Dills, Cora Henson Ensley, Lucy Luck Freeze, Jessie Williams Ferguson, Juanita Evans Hinds, Ruth Oliver Jones, Wilma Allison Long, Sadie Brown Long, Dixie Henson McKee, Gertrude Dills McKee, Carrie Bryson Monteith, Ida Fisher Monteith, Pauline McClure Parris, Myrtle Tallent Soderquist, Bess M. Sutton, Annie Laura Dills Tompkins, Emily Weigle. Wilson, Annie Buchanan Wilson, Louetta Buchanan Wilson, Madge Bridges Weaver, Beulah Dills Watson, Rhoda Cope Mrs. Jennings Bryson Mrs. G. K. Bess Mrs. Felix Picklesimer 1946 Allison, Mrs. Etta W. Buchanan, Belle L. Buchanan, Rebecca C. Buchanan, Lenore S. Buchanan, Ellen P. Clouse, Dora Lee A. Cowan, Mary R. Corbin, Ellen N. Crawford, Edith S. Dills, Cora H. Ensley, Lucy L. Ferguson, Juanita E. Freeze, Jessie W. Grigg, Lottie Jones, Wilma A. Jones, Belle K. McKee, Gertrude D. Montieth, Ida F. Montieth, Pauline M. Painter, Lucile Parris, Myrtle T. Picklesimer, Eloise M. Soderquist, Bess S. Tompkins, Emily W. Wilson, Annie B. Wilson, Madge B. Williams, Agnes Long, Dixie H. Smathers, Helen Warren Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 75 World War I Draft Cards For Jackson County, North Carolina ED: These are abstracts from World War I draft cards for men living in Jackson County in the years 1917-1918. To read: Name; Birth date; Race; Birthplace; Which Draft Card was used. The listing of registration place for the majority of the men just list “Jackson, NC.” Abstracted by Sanji T Watson 2016. Moore, Charley Lenior 23 Jan 1900/01 W ng C Moore, Claud 24 Nov 1888 W Sylva A Moore, Ervin Alonzo 16 Dec 1881 W ng C Moore, Frederick 20 Mar 1900 W ng C Moore, Gus 4 May 1894 W Transylvania Co. A Moore, James Clingman 26 M?? 1882 W ng C Moore, James Frank 11 Jul 1898 W ng C Moore, James Robert 27 Apr 1881 W ng C Moore, Jasper Erastus 6 Apr 1886 W ng C Moore, Jesse Fiego 22 Apr 1900 W ng C Moore, John William 6 Oct 1882 W ng C Moore, Theodore Hoke 1880 B ng C Moore, Wallace 20 Jun 1883 W ng C Moore, William Washington 4 Mar 1881 W ng C Moore, William 19 Jan 1890 W Swain Co. A Morgan, Daniel C. 9 Jun 1882 W ng C Morgan, James 12 Aug 1891 W Greens Creek A Morgan, John 26 Mar 1890 W Glenville A Morgan, Phillip Gather 5 May 1899 W ng C Morgan, Richard Carlyle 30 Mar 1886 W ng C Morgan, Sim 11 Aug 1878 W ng C Morgan, Thomas Franklin 31 Apr 1877 W ng C Morgan, William Henry 24 May 1886 W ng C Morgan, William Merritt 5 Sep 1876 W ng C Morgan, Zollie 4 ??? 189? W Greens Creek B Morgan,, Charlie 6 Apr 189? W ?? NC B Morris, John Hanley 22 Sep 1895 W Sylva A Morris, John Harrison 12 Aug 1889 W Jackson Co. A Morris, William Bryson 16 Apr 1876 W ng C Morris, William Jackson 20 Oct 18?? W Addie A Morrison, Frank Crawford 11 Dec 18?? W ??, NC A Morrison, Pascal E. 28 Oct 1884 W ng C Moses, Hobert 2 Oct 1897 W ng C Moses, Horace Zachary 27 Mar 1894 W Ellijay, NC A Moses, Oliver D. 13 Mar 1875 W ng C Moses, William Harn 13 Jan 1882 W ng C Moses, William Henry 19 May 1880 W ng C Moss, Bastrom 11 ??? 18?? W ?? B Moss, Charles Edward 8 Aug 1885 W ng C Moss, Charles Stanley 17 Jan 1884 W ng C Moss, David Leander 10 Dec 1874 W ng C Moss, Durber Norman 13 Mar 1886 W ng C Moss, Elbert Monroe 22 Jun 1874 W ng C Moss, Grover Ramond 11 Feb 1889 W Erastus A Moss, Jess M. 16 Apr 189? W Webster A Moss, Julius Manson 2 Sep 1879 W ng C Moss, Lambert 25 Sep 1889 W Jackson Co. A Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 76 Moss, Lemuel Govan 6 Jun 1900 W ng C Mull, Mills 1894 W Jackson Co. A Mull, Raymond 13 Apr 1894 W Addie A Murphy, Walter 15 Dec 1896 W Monroe Co., TN B Myers, Bert 12 Aug 1895 W Hayesville, NC A Nation, Albert L. 26 Apr 1873 W ng C Nation, Dock 24 Jan 1891 W Jackson Co. A Nation, Jesse 20 Jan 1895 W Jackson Co. A Nation, Kim 21 Jun 1881 W ng C Nation, William Vance 10 Nov 1885 W ng C Nations, Baxter Lawrence 23 Jul 1877 W ng C Nations, Claud 10 Apr 1892 W Wilmot A Nations, Ernest Dock 27 Apr 1884 W ng C Nations, Francis 1 Feb 1887 W Wilmot A Nations, Frederick John 16 Jul 1898 W Noland, NC A Nations, Harley 2 Nov 1900 W ng C Nations, John Silvester 7 Feb 1878 W ng C Nations, Lee 28 Jul 1892 W Wilmot A Nations, Robert Marion 30 Jun 1898 W ng C Nations, Roy Kimsey 13 Apr 1900 W ng C Nations, Thomas Sylvester 8 Jul 1882 W ng C Nations, William Floyd 10 Sep 1900 W ng C Nichols, Alman Alexander 25 Dec 1874 W ng C Nichols, Asbury Sullivan 7 May 188? W ng C Nicholson, Ben 6 Oct 1891 W Cowarts A Nicholson, Blaine ? Feb 1886 W Cowarts A Nicholson, Cyrus 29 Aug 1898 W ng C Nicholson, Elbert Oscar 12 Aug 187? W ng C Nicholson, Eugene F. 3 Jan 1896 W Kilgo, NC A Nicholson, Garfield not given W Jackson Co. A Nicholson, Hobert 13 Mar 1897 W Cowarts B Nicholson, Hut 30 Nov 1880 W Cowarts A Nicholson, James Norman 4 Aug 1880 W ng C Nicholson, John Lawrence 3 ??? 18?? W Haywood Co. A Nicholson, John Wad 6 Mar 1890 W Kilgo, NC A Nicholson, Lewis Nathan 3 Aug 1873 W ng C Nicholson, Mack Duff 27 Mar 1884 W ng C Nicholson, Marion 2 May 1873 W ng C Nicholson, Ralph 9 Mar 1900 W ng C Nicholson, Raymond R. 15 Apr 189? W ng C Nicholson, Will 20 Apr 1883 W ng C Nicholson, William Robert 18 Aug 1899 W ng C Nimous, Charlie 10 May 1887 B Clayton, GA A Noble, Thomas Leon 29 Feb 1879 W ng C Norman George Morrison 27 Jul 1885 W ng C Norman, Benjamin Peter 5 Apr 1880 W ng C Norman, David Allman 11 Ma 1893 W Addie A Norman, James Edward 20 Nov 1878 W Addie A Norman, James Samuel 9 Jul 1893 W Webster A Norman, James 10 Mar 1886 W ng C Norman, John 2 Jun 1872 W ng C Norman, Leonard 10 Mar 1898 W ng C Norman, Lyndon 15 Mar 1898 W ng C Norman, Robert Vance 27 Nov 1873 W ng C Norman, Thomas Carland 10 Apr 1878 W ng C Norman, William Abraham 22 May 1895 W Addie A Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 77 Norris, Charley 1? Mar 18?? W Jackson Co. A Norris, Harley Apr 1897 W Macon Co. A Norris, Loranzo Dowell 18 Sep 1882 W ng C Norris, Virge Milton 12 Aug 1884 W ng C Norrison, Frank Anderson 18 Sep 1897 W ng C Norton, Eugene Edgar 27 Ma? 1897 W unreadable A Norton, Frank Benjamin 25 Jun 188? W Big Ridge A Norton, Frederick Emment 4 M?? 188? W ng C Norton, James Edward 30 Oct 1898 W ng C Norton, John D?? 1 Feb 1891 W East La Porte C Norton, John Logan 31 Aug 1884 W ng C Norton, Lem 12 Apr 1896 W Cullowhee A Norton, Leonard 17 Mar 1892 W Norton A Norton, Lewis 4 Oct 1894 W Norton A Norton, Oscar Dee 28 Feb 1890 W Cullowhee A Norton, Rufus Edward 22 May 1882 W ng C Norton, William Lee 7 May 1895 W Seneca, SC A Norton, William O. ? Dec 189? W Cullowhee A Oliver, Charles Lyman 29 May 1880 W ng C Oliver, William Holmes 2 Jan 1876 W ng C Ore, Amos Jerry 1 Oct 1873 W ng C Osborne, Robert Ethan 26 Mar 1898 W ng C Owen, Albert Victor 30 Mar 1884 W ng C Owen, Blye 4 Jun 1874 W Jackson Co. A Owen, Dillard 23 May 1877 W ng C Owen, Elbert 5 May 1891 W Jackson Co. A Owen, Elija not given W Jackson Co. A Owen, Ely not given W not given A Owen, Frank Lloyd 4 Jan 1896 W Haywood Co. A Owen, George Jr. not given W Jackson Co. A Owen, Harrison Jr. not given W Jackson Co. A Owen, Henry Harmon 14 Jan 1880 W ng C Owen, John 14 Jun 1893 W GA A Owen, Luther Calvin 18 Dec 1897 W ng C Owen, Ransom not given W Jackson Co. A Owen, Sam 7 Jan 189? W ng C Owen, Stephen John 17 Jan 1875 W ng C Owen, Thomas Clarence 2 Aug 1900 W ng C Owen, Wiley 23 May 1872 W Jackson Co. A Owen, Will 27 Apr 1889 W NC A Owen, William Lee 4 Apr 1879 W ng C Owens, Elbert Clarence 18 Jan 1897 W Glenville B Owens, Tilmon Tallie 13 Mar 1883 W ng C Pangle, Allen 17 Oct 1889 W Dillsboro A Pangle, Frederick Walter 15 Aug 189? W Dillsboro A Pangle, Grover L. 17 May 1889 W Dillsboro A Pangle, Lewis Loranzo 1 Apr 18?? W Dillsboro A Pangle, Thomas Ora 13 Jul 1896 W Dillsboro B Parker, Albert Dee 29 Sep 1891 W Cullowhee A Parker, Case 11 Jun 1881 W ng C Parker, Dee Monroe 15 Mar 1877 W ng C Parker, Elihue Bernie 25 Jan 189? W ng C Parker, Erastus Sylvester 27 Aug 1876 W ng C Parker, Felix Eugene 5 Apr 1898 W Sylva A Parker, George Barker 3 Nov 1898 W ng C Parker, Hershel V. 13 Aug 1898 W ng C Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 78 Parker, Hillard 12 Nov 1886 W Rich Mountain A Parker, Holman 14 Apr ???? W Rich Mountain A Parker, Jesse Oscar 14 Jun 1887 W Cowarts A Parker, Joseph Wilburn 9 Sep 1873 W ng C Parker, Lonnie Robnson 10 Jun 1897 W ng C Parker, Luther 16 Aug 189? W ng C Parker, Milas 28 Sep 18?? W Rich Mountain A Parker, Otis 20 Aug 1899 W ng C Parker, Perry Lomar 23 Apr 1880 W ng C Parker, Perry 3 May 18?7 W Tuckasegee A Parker, Roy 2 Oct 1899 W ng C Parker, William Boyd 28 Jan 1884 W ng C Parker, William Western 4 Apr 1883 W ng C Parker, Zebulon Walter 1875 W Rich Mountain A Parks, John Grady 30 Jan 1898 W ng C Parks, Joseph Jabrell 6 May 1899 W ng C Parris, Andrew Jackson 3 Aug 1880 W ng C Parris, Claude Monroe 12 Mar 1896 W Addie A Parris, Edd 30 Dec 1872 W ng C Parris, Edward Hoyt 15 Jun 1900 W ng C Parris, Estes Jarrett 1 Jul 1880 W ng C Parris, Fidell 3 Feb 1878 W ng C Parris, Fred Leroy 20 Apr 1889 W Swain Co. A Parris, Ira Candler 2 May 1878 W ng C Parris, Jackson 15 May 1873 W ng C Parris, John Alfis 14 Aug 1874 W ng C Parris, John B. 26 Mar 1879 W ng C Parris, John Ervin 3 May 188? W ng C Parris, Sampson 31 Jan 1892 W Addie A Parris, William Thomas 11 Jun 1888 W ng C Parris, Zeb 3 Mar 1899 W ng C Parton, Christopher Winfield 7 Nov 1881 W ng C Passmore, John V. 13 Sep 1880 W ng C Patterson, Jesse Cleveland 1 Feb 1882 W ng C Patterson, Richard 14 Jan 1874 W ng C Patton, William Thomas 5 Dec 1874 W ng C Paynter, John Baxter 7 Jun 1889 W Cullowhee A Peek, Harley 1 Nov 1883 W Jackson Co. A Phillips, Claud Western 30 Dec 1894 W Tuckasegee A Phillips, Dock 4 Apr 1885 W ng C Phillips, George Hillman 17 Mar 1899 W ng C Phillips, James 11 Jan 1897 W Jackson Co. B Phillips, John Gilead 21 Jul 1877 W ng C Phillips, John Westley 22 Apr 1881 W ng C Phillips, Lee 16 Feb 1887 W ng C Phillips, Luther not readable W Rich Mountain A Phillips, Ransom Sterling 23 Oct 1899 W ng C Phillips, Rufus David 1? ??? 1873 W Cullowhee A Phillips, Simon Jerome 23 Mar 1880 W ng C Phillips, Thomas Western 15 Jan 1884 W ng C Phillips, William . 11 May 1883 W ng C Pinsion, Tallie 5 Jun 1882 W ng C Potts, Ernest 19 Apr 1898 W ng C Potts, Ferdas Clinton 25 Apr 1899 W ng C Potts, James Curtis 25 Mar 1886 W ng C Potts, William Hampton 18 Jun 1874 W ng C Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 79 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. William Solomon Parker, Sr. was born October 07, 1770, and died Abt. 1840 in Haywood County, North Carolina. He married (1) Elizabeth Rucker. He married (2) Martha Pleasant Anderson Abt. 1789 in North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1774, and died 1840 in Glouchester, Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children of William Parker and Martha Anderson are: 2. i. William S. Jr. Parker, b. January 29, 1791, Henderson or Surry County, North Carolina; d. September 25, 1865, Towns County, Georgia. 3. ii. Jonathan Arthur Parker, b. 1792, Union County, Georgia; d. July 1866, Cherokee County, North Carolina. 4. iii. Soloman Parker, b. 1794; d. Aft. 1849, Jackson County, North Carolina. 5. iv. Sarah Parker, b. 1795, Surrey County, North Carolina; d. 1880, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 6. v. Lavinia Parker, b. 1797, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. 1872, Transylvania County, North Carolina. vi. Daniel Coleman Parker, b. 1802, North Carolina; d. Oklahoma; m. Marinda Brown, January 11, 1845, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. Oklahoma. vii. James Parker, b. 1805; d. 1888, Jackson County, North Carolina; m. (1) Charity Unknown, Abt. 1835; b. 1800; d. Bef. 1870, Jackson County, North Carolina; m. (2) Rebecca J. Bumgarner, September 02, 1873, Jackson County, North Carolina; b. November 1852, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1920. 7. viii. Mary Jane Parker, b. 1806, North Carolina; d. 1902, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 8. ix. Letitia Parker, b. 1808, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1902, Cherokee County, North Carolina. 9. x. Pleasant M. Parker, b. 1810, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. Aft. July 18, 1880, Jackson County, North Carolina. 10. xi. Nancy Parker, b. January 20, 1820, Cowarts, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. November 01, 1901, Jackson County, North Carolina. 11. xii. John A. Parker, b. 1803; d. Jackson County, North Carolina. Generation No. 2 2. William S. Jr. Parker was born January 29, 1791 in Henderson or Surry County, North Carolina, and died September 25, 1865 in Towns County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Jane Brown Abt. 1815 in Haywood County, North Carolina. She was born 1797 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died Bef. 1881 in Towns County, Georgia. Notes for William S. Jr. Parker: Another source has William dying on September 25, 1868 in Towns County, GA. Children of William Parker and Elizabeth Brown are: 12. i. Elizabeth Jane Margaret Parker, b. October 04, 1816, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. March 23, 1899, Towns County, Georgia. 13. ii. Mary Malissa Parker, b. 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. 1892, Towns County, Georgia. iii. Jason R. Parker, b. 1821, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. January 19, 1890, Towns County, Georgia; m. Louisa Ann Wood; b. May 16, 1826, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. June 15, 1892, Towns County, Georgia. 14. iv. John Brown Parker, b. November 20, 1824, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. February 15, 1891, Towns County, Georgia. 15. v. Daniel Coleman Parker, b. Abt. 1825, North Carolina; d. January 31, 1857, Oklahoma. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 80 16. vi. Jahue Nelson Parker, b. July 05, 1829, Towns County, Georgia; d. February 21, 1896, Towns County, Georgia. vii. Martha S. Parker, b. 1833, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. 1870, Towns County, Georgia; m. Thomas Caylor. viii. Robert N. Parker, b. March 1834, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. Rabun County, Georgia; m. Rebecca Morgan, February 14, 1856, Towns County, Georgia; b. January 16, 1835, North Carolina; d. May 19, 1902, Rabun County, Georgia. 17. ix. William Cornelius Parker, b. October 04, 1833, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. July 10, 1910, Franklin County, Arkansas. 18. x. Jesse M. Parker, b. January 14, 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. October 10, 1896, Madison County, Arkansas. 19. xi. Rhoda Parker, b. October 06, 1841; d. August 17, 1918, Jackson County, North Carolina. 3. Jonathan Arthur Parker was born 1792 in Union County, Georgia, and died July 1866 in Cherokee County, North Carolina. He married Leona Blythe, daughter of Jonathan Blythe and Nancy Barnes. She was born 1797 in South Carolina, and died in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Children of Jonathan Parker and Leona Blythe are: 20. i. Willis J. Parker, b. April 12, 1819, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. March 18, 1905, Cherokee County, North Carolina. ii. John A. Parker, b. 1822, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. 1906, Cherokee County, North Carolina; m. Martha A. Moss. 21. iii. Clarinda Parker, b. April 27, 1823, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. March 29, 1897, Towns County, Georgia. 22. iv. Lucinda Parker, b. 1825, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. March 12, 1905, Delaware County, Oklahoma. v. Child Parker, b. Abt. 1826. vi. Child 2 Parker, b. Abt. 1827. 23. vii. Leona C. Parker, b. April 06, 1830, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. March 20, 1882, Cherokee County, North Carolina. 24. viii. James Parker, b. August 10, 1832, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. March 31, 1915, Cherokee County, North Carolina. 25. ix. William Asbury Parker, b. March 22, 1836, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. December 01, 1913, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma. 26. x. Joseph Powell Parker, b. April 18, 1837, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. October 31, 1923, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma. 27. xi. Mary Ann Parker, b. 1838, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. August 31, 1899, Chelsea, Rogers County, Oklahoma. xii. Elizabeth Ann Parker, b. 1840, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. 1882, Cherokee County, North Carolina. 4. Soloman Parker was born 1794, and died Aft. 1849 in Jackson County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Massengale Abt. 1811, daughter of Henry Massengale. She was born 1795 in North Carolina, and died in Jackson County, North Carolina. Children of Soloman Parker and Elizabeth Massengale are: 28. i. Nancy Parker. 29. ii. Hiram Parker, b. 1814, South Carolina. iii. Alafar Parker, b. 1816; m. Jacob Cagle. 30. iv. Barbara Parker, b. 1818. v. Jabal F. Parker, b. Abt. 1820. 31. vi. Mary J. Parker, b. 1822, South Carolina. 32. vii. Easter Caroline Parker, b. 1823; d. North Carolina. viii. Jovan Parker, b. 1830. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 81 33. ix. Elizabeth Parker, b. 1828, Macon County, North Carolina. x. Alice Parker, b. 1836; d. Bef. 1880; m. Coleman Asbury Ashe; b. October 30, 1834, White County, Georgia; d. June 17, 1919, Jackson County, North Carolina. Notes for Coleman Asbury Ashe: 1880 US Census -- NC -- Jackson County, River -- T9-0969, p.302B Colman Ashe Self M W W 46 NC Hulda Dau F S W 21 NC Rebeca Dau F S W 20 NC John Son M S W 18 NC William Son M S W 17 NC Henry Son M S W 14 NC Wesly Son M S W 12 NC Laura Dau F S W 8 NC Marion Son M S W 7 NC Silvano Son M S W 4 NC Company G, 62nd Regiment N.C. Troops Ash, Coleman A., Corporal Born in Georgia and enlisted in Jackson County at age 27, July 11, 1862, for the war. Mustered in as Corporal. Reported present through June 30, 1863. No further records. Survived the war. xi. Mary Parker, b. 1843. xii. James Parker, b. 1849. 34. xiii. William T. Parker, b. Abt. 1812, North Carolina. 5. Sarah Parker was born 1795 in Surrey County, North Carolina, and died 1880 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. She married James G. Galloway Abt. 1816 in Surry County, North Carolina, son of William Galloway and Sarah Essary. He was born Abt. 1790 in Morgan District, Wilkes County, North Carolina, and died 1874 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Notes for James G. Galloway: James Galloway was the eldest son of William (11-13-1763 -- 10-30-1846) and Sarah Essary Galloway (1765 -- 1846). In 1810 he purchased and in Gloucester section of Transylvania County and built a log house that is still standing. One son Milos (abt 1843 -- 1863) died in the Civil War, his burial is unknown. Children of Sarah Parker and James Galloway are: i. Mitchell H. Galloway, b. 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina; m. Rebecca Unknown. ii. George Caylor Galloway, b. November 24, 1833, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. July 15, 1914, Quebec, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. Julia Ann P. Bryant, April 01, 1852; b. March 07, 1833; d. December 26, 1918, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 35. iii. Willis Perry Galloway, b. March 23, 1836, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. January 24, 1913, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 36. iv. Sarah Lavada Galloway, b. June 07, 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 37. v. Martha Mersila Galloway, b. September 18, 1836, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. March 10, 1921, Henderson County, North Carolina. vi. Milas Galloway, b. 1843, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. Bet. 1863 - 1864, Civil War. vii. Merritt H. Galloway, b. May 28, 1846, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. August 18, 1923, Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia; m. Margaret Matilda Rogers, September 30, 1866, Clay County, North Carolina; b. May 27, 1844, North Carolina; d. September 22, 1920, Georgia. 38. viii. Josiah Alfred Galloway, b. April 26, 1829, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. April 09, 1899, Jackson County, North Carolina. ix. Elizabeth Galloway, b. July 15, 1831; d. April 25, 1921, Rosman, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. George Washington Whitmire, 1850; b. December 17, 1830; d. May 08, 1877, Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 82 Transylvania County, North Carolina. x. Thomas Galloway, b. 1848; m. Mary Unknown. 39. xi. William Riley Galloway, b. May 11, 1818, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. September 21, 1886, Transylvania County, North Carolina. xii. John Monroe Galloway, b. March 03, 1822, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. April 23, 1888, Clay County, North Carolina; m. Jane A. Glazener; b. June 19, 1819, North Carolina; d. January 17, 1905, Clay County, North Carolina. 40. xiii. Augustus Eli Galloway, b. January 17, 1820; d. February 28, 1892, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 6. Lavinia Parker was born 1797 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died 1872 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. She married John W. Owen July 18, 1816 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, son of James Owen and Anna Right. He was born January 27, 1794 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and died February 05, 1876 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children of Lavinia Parker and John Owen are: 41. i. James Milford Owen, b. April 04, 1817, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. June 01, 1892, Towns County, Georgia. 42. ii. William Baxter Owen, b. April 09, 1820, North Carolina; d. September 01, 1891, Transylvania County North Carolina. 43. iii. Jessie Roland Owen, b. June 10, 1822, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. November 17, 1892, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 44. iv. John Bishop III Owen, b. December 27, 1823, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. July 27, 1899, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 45. v. Elizabeth Owen, b. November 26, 1826, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. May 01, 1912, Quebec, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 46. vi. Mary W. Owen, b. October 10, 1827, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. August 16, 1915, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 47. vii. Rebecca Owen, b. 1830; d. 1889, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 48. viii. Andrew Jackson Owen, b. May 03, 1831, Buncombe County, North Carolina; d. September 18, 1905, Jackson County, North Carolina. ix. Washington Owen, b. 1832, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. Clinton, Tennessee; m. Alsey Priscilla Banther, 1864, North Carolina; b. October 14, 1840, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. 1905, Clinton, Tennessee. 49. x. Susannah Owen, b. 1834; d. 1863, Jackson County, North Carolina. xi. Harrison Houston Owen, b. 1836, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. Colorado; m. Jo Ann Whitmire; b. 1828, North Carolina; d. 1902. 50. xii. Francis Marion Owen, b. February 02, 1837, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. November 24, 1923, Jackson County, North Carolina. xiii. Thomas Owen, b. 1838, Henderson County, North Carolina. xiv. Mary Ann Owen, b. December 1840, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. Jackson County, North Carolina; m. (1) Ethan Allen Cook; b. August 08, 1835, Haywood County, North Carolina; d. August 21, 1919, Jackson County, North Carolina; m. (2) Isaac McCall, October 21, 1855, Henderson County, North Carolina; b. January 1825; d. Aft. 1900, Jackson County, North Carolina. Notes for Ethan Allen Cook: Company G, 62nd Regiment, N.C. Troops Cook, Ethan Allen, Corporal Born on August 8, 1835. Resided in Jackson County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Jackson County at age 26, July 11, 1862, for the war. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Corporal in May-June, 1863. Reported present through June 30, 1863. Name appears on receipt rolls for clothing dated November 25, 1863, and August 26, 1864. No further records. Survived the war. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 83 Confederate Pension Records Available Recently we had the opportunity to download and copy the Confederate Pension Records of over 300 of Jackson County soldiers and their widows. They are in the process of being put into a format for people to be able to copy the records that they need. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 84 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 85 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 86 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 87 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 88 Last Confederate Officer This newspaper article was found in the B. C. Cathey Chapter of the U. D. C. roll book that was shared by Steve Gray with JCGS member Bill Crawford. We do not know for sure when the article was published or which newspaper published it. But we think it was around 1947-1948 and possibly the newspaper in Haywood County. DEATH CLAIMS CAPT. HOWELL AT AGE OF 106 LAST CONFEDERATE OFFICER WAS A NATIVE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY WAYNESVILLE – Capt. Alden A. Howell, 106, a native of Haywood county and the last surviving commissioned officer in the Confederate army, died in Los Angeles, Calif., hospital Thursday, according to information received by relatives here. Capt. Howell had been making his home on the west coast or a number of years. The body will be cremated and brought to Waynesville for burial in the family plot in Green Hill cemetery at a time to be announced later. The remains of Mrs. Howell, the former Miss Fannie Dillard of Shreveport, LA, who died in California several years ago, will be brought back here at the same time. Capt. Howell, son of D. Collins and Mourning Garrett Howell, was born Feb. 18, 1841, on Jonathan Creek in Haywood count. He was a descendant of Joseph Howell of Revolutionary war fame. ENLISTED IN 1861 He attended the schools of Haywood county and was nearing 21 when the War Between the States began. He enlisted in 1861 and served with the Confederate army four years, rising to the rank of captain before the war was over. He served in the Sixth Regiment, Company B. He was always a great admirer of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Following the war, Capt. Howell returned to Haywood county, completed formal schooling, read law and was licensed to practice. Legal problems did not long hold his interest, however. He branched out in business, secured large holdings, and soon became recognized as a leader in financial matters. In 1887 he established the Bank of Waynesville, the first bank west of Asheville in North Carolina, and for many years the only bank on the Murphy branch of the Southern Railway. His banking career extended to 1921 when he retired at the age of 80 FORMER HOME The present Hotel Gordon here was the original Howell residence. After living in the house for a number of years, Capt. Howell added to it and converted it into a hotel. A few years later, as the demand developed, he added an annex to the hotel. After making his home into a hotel, Capt. Howell built, for his private residence, what is no Birchwood hall, and his family resided there for a number of years. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John Johnson of Los Angeles, Calif., with whom he resided for a number of years; one son, Alden, Jr., of Haywood county; two grand-daughters, Mrs. Alden H. Dent of Redwood City, Calif., and Mrs. Thomasine Hughes of Atlantic City, N. J.; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. B. F. Smathers of Haywood county. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 89 Fallen Heroes Recently, we as a nation celebrated Memorial Day. It is a day dedicated to the memory of the thousands of men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our county and for us as citizens. Rachel Brown gave the society a box full of newspaper articles of these men. Here is just a few of them from and with Jackson County ties. May they never be forgotten. Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 90 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 91 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 92 Circle The Rebel The Sylva Cruise In Sunday, September 18, 2016 2 -4 pm At the Old Rebel Restaurant location (Asheville Highway, Sylva Plaza) Escorted cruise through Sylva at 4 pm Commemorative Rebel Restaurant Poster Available Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 93 Dr. John R. Brinkley This is an article shared with the Society by our President, Tim Osment. Dr. John R. Brinkley At the turn of the 20th century, most areas of Appalachia remained rural and isolated. In North Carolina, the county of Jackson fit that description. It seemed unlikely the county would produce an individual who would go down in local and national history as one of the most colorful characters of the 1920s and 1930s. Whether referred to as a snake-oil salesman, broadcast pioneer, controversial goat-gland doctor, or marketing genius, Dr. John R. Brinkley touched millions of lives while living a flamboyant life that both his supporters and critics found impossible to ignore – and continue to speak of today. John Romulus Brinkley (he later changed his middle name to Richard) was born 8 July 1885 in the Beta community of Jackson County, North Carolina. He was the illegitimate son of John Brinkley and Sally Burnett. The elder Brinkley was a true “mountain doctor”, having “read” medicine, but with no formal training. The younger Brinkley was orphaned at an early age and was raised primarily by his Aunt Sally. He attended a one-room school in the Tuckaseegee community where he displayed and developed his sharp intellect. However, there was little indication of what was yet to come. After a series of jobs, Brinkley enrolled in Bennett Medical College in Chicago and ultimately finished his coursework at Eclectic Medical University in Kansas City. Neither school was accredited; both awarded what was referred to as “$500 diplomas” implying tuition payment was the only true scholastic requirement. While still a student, Brinkley began dabbling into what was referred to as the “wild side of medicine.” At one point, he and one of his peers injected patients with colored water, claiming that it was a miraculous cure for venereal disease. Later, after setting up practice in Milford, Kansas, Brinkley discovered what would become the foundation block of his fame, fortune, and eventual scorn. In 1918, a local farmer, suffering from failing virility, asked the doctor to implant in him a portion of the "sex gland" of a male goat. Brinkley obliged, the procedure was successful, and by both men’s accounts, the farmer’s life was “restored.” Brinkley seized the moment and publicized the operation and its beneficial results. Soon patients were lining up for the goat gland transplant. Within months, Brinkley was performing more than one hundred “rejuvenation” operations a week for a fee of $750 each. One account recalls how patients were required to supply their own goat. Whether the goats made the “ultimate sacrifice” or were simply “robbed” of their ability to procreate is debated. However, one thing is certain, on the eve of the Great Depression, Brinkley was on his way to unimaginable wealth. Searching for a method to attract additional patients, Brinkley quickly discovered another venture that contributed to his increasing notoriety, radio. Owning a personality not easily satisfied, Brinkley sought ways to expand his successes. In 1923, he bought the fourth commercial radio station in the U.S., KKFB in Milford, Kansas. He rapidly built it into a regional presence. "Kansas First, Kansas Best"––"the Sunshine Station from the Heart of the Nation." KKFB provided weather reports for local farmers, market reports out of Chicago, and gave early exposure to Western stars like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. KKFB was also the first station to offer college courses on the air, with lectures transmitted by telephone from what was then called Kansas State Agricultural College. Brinkley added fundamentalist preaching and regular programs offering medical advice and, through arrangements with pharmacies in the region, began prescribing medicine over the radio. "But, oh my friends," he would tell his listeners, "you must help me. Remember your letters asking advice must be accompanied by two dollars ..." KKFB added to Brinkley’s fame and wealth, but his exposure and methods earned him enemies as well. By the end of the 1920s, the American Medical Association was investigating the “doctor” for malpractice. The Kansas City Star had published a series of articles accusing him of fraud, and the newly formed Federal Radio Commission was looking into his broadcasting practices. Consequently, Brinkley lost his Kansas medical license in 1929 and his radio station was forced to close in 1930. Brinkley chose politics as a method to fight back. He ran for governor of Kansas on a “vindication” ticket three times in the 1930s, never winning but adding to his notoriety nonetheless. In 1930, he polled a respectable 30.6 percent of the vote. However, in both 1932 and 1934, he was defeated by future presidential candidate, Alf Landon. Not to be discouraged, Brinkley moved to Del Rio, Texas and built a radio station, XERA, just across the Mexican border – out of reach of the U.S. regulators. Licensed for 300,000 watts by the Mexican government, XERA often turned up its power to 500,000, sometimes 1,000,000 watts ––"the world's most powerful broadcasting station", sending a signal across the U.S. into Canada, and occasionally over the North Pole into Russia. Several sources (some as doubtful as Brinkley’s medical claims) report the Russians used XERA to teach English to their Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 94 spies. XERA’s contributions to early country music were significant. Notably, the Carter Family performed for three years on “Texas Radio” rocketing them to national fame. Waylon Jennings, growing up in Littlefield, Texas, remembered when his father used to pull the truck up beside the house and run a cable from the battery to the radio so he could listen to the Carter Family on XERA. Johnny Cash, too, remembered hearing the Carter Family (including 10-year-old June, whom he would marry some three decades later) on the border radio broadcasts. Radio shows such as the Grand Ole Opry on WSM Nashville, the National Barn Dance on WLS Chicago, and the Wheeling Jamboree on WWVA Wheeling, West Virginia, popularized “hillbilly music” during the early days, but it was XERA and other “X” stations along the Mexican border that gave the musical style national exposure. Of course, there was an economic component as well. Audiences heard on-air pitchmen selling everything from Crazy Water Crystals to baby chicks to tomato plants to Last Supper tablecloths to autographed pictures of Jesus. On one visit back to his native Jackson County in the 1930s, Dr. Brinkley invited local musician Aunt Samantha Bumgarner to pack up her banjo and accompany him back to Texas. Bumgarner would go only if her friend, fiddler Harry Cagle, could go as well. Brinkley agreed. Harry, who later formed Harry Cagle and the Country Cousins, recalls “riding out west in Brinkley's big Cadillac with gold hubcaps with the letter "B" on them.” For more than three years, Bumgarner and Cagle sang and played ole-timey tunes on Dr. Brinkley's radio station. XERA was so powerful that folks back home in North Carolina could listen to their "banjo-picking ballad woman of the mountains." In Texas, Brinkley added to his medical fortune. He used XERA to urge patients to visit his new clinic or buy a variety of gimmicks, including vials of colored water, at a price of six for $100. Brinkley sold Peruna ("to knock out the torture of colds") and Kolorbak ("scientifically imparts color and charm to gray hair"). He rarely implanted real goat glands, but substituted what he described as "commercial glandular preparations." He also performed numerous prostate operations and instituted the use of Mercurochrome shots and pills to help restore youthful vigor. It is estimated he earned $12 million between 1933 and 1938. However, his conspicuous display of wealth–a lavish mansion, expensive cars, private planes, yachts, diamonds – got the attention of his adversaries. As the 1930s came to a close, so did the glorious career of Dr. John Brinkley. He lost a libel suit against the AMA which left him branded as a quack. His Mexican radio station was closed down and he found himself being investigated by the IRS for non-payment of taxes and by the U.S. Post Office for mail fraud. Brinkley’s final years came swiftly. He declared bankruptcy in 1941. The following year circulatory problems led to the amputation of one of his legs, and on May 26, 1942, he died in San Antonio of heart failure. Buried in Memphis, Brinkley left behind three daughters by his first wife Sally Wike, whom he had married in 1908 and one son by his second wife Minnie Jones, whom he married in 1913. He also left behind a farm in the Tuckaseegee community of Jackson County. The name “Brinkley” is still visible to passing motorists, prominently inlaid within the stone fence facing NC 107. Further down the road, a granite monument commissioned in the 1930s by the doctor to his Aunt Sally stands guard over the appropriately named Aunt Sally’s curve. The life of Jackson County’s John Romulus Brinkley is the stuff of Fairy Tales and Big Fish Stories. Not even fiction could have penned a more remarkable narrative. Dr. Brinkley dabbled in medicine, politics, marketing, and media. He pioneered and experimented with early radio, initiating one of the most influential periods in the development of country music. His heritage belongs not only to his native Appalachian mountains, but to the entire 20th century American experience. The text was written primarily with help from, and additional information is available at, the following sources: The Wizard of Milford: Dr. J.R. Brinkley and Brinkleyism by Francis W. Schruben, 1992. 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Lee, 2002. “Aunt Samantha, First Woman to Record Country Music” by Rose Hooper in The Sylva Herald, February 11, 2001. “The Banjo Pickin’ Woman of the Southern Appalachians” by Rob Ferguson in The Tuckasegee Valley Historical Review, Spring 2003. http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/brinkley.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,761009,00.html http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i16/16a01501.htm http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/jul2007/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Brinkley http://www.honkytonks.org/showpages/carterfamily.htm http://www.museumofquackery.com/amquacks/others.htm http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1162024 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 95 Index Adams 69, 70 Alexander 69 Allen 72, 73 Allison 73, 74 Ammons 50, 71 Anderson 79 Angel 73 Angle 69 Arch 70 Ashe 52, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 81, 90 Bales 73 Ball 70 Banks 72 Banther 82 Barker 51, 73, 74 Barnes 54, 72, 80 Barrett 72 Beck 57, 60 Bennett 52 Berry 67 Bess 74 Bird 89 Blaine 50 Blanton 61, 63 Blythe 80 Bonner 73 Bradley 71, 72 Bridges 71, 73, 74 Brinkley 93, 94 Brook 72 Brooks 59, 70, 71 Brown 51, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 79, 89 Bryson 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66, 70, 73, 74, 90 Buchanan 52, 65. 73, 74 Bumgarner 72, 79, 94 Burnett 83 Burrell 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 Cabe 71 Cable 71, 72 Cagle 74, 94 Calhoun 60, 72 Calor 73 Calveruso 70 Campbell 70 Candler 72 Carringer 72 Carson 56, 59, 60, 94 Cathey 73, 74, 86, 88 Caylor 80 Clayton 60, 70 Clodfelter 69 Clouse 73, 74 Cogdill 60, 64, 72 Coggins 50 Cole 71 Collins 73, 74 Conley 70, 71 Conner 70 Conrad 71 Cook 60, 61, 82 Cope 74 Corbin 74, 90 Cowan 54, 73, 74, 87 Coward 60, 71 Crawford 56, 57, 58, 60, 63, 72, 73, 74, 88, 94 Crisp 57, 59, 71 Cunningham 58, 72, 74 Davis 69, 70, 72, 73 Dean 60 Deitz 71, 90 Dent 88 Dietz 70 Dillard 72, 73, 74, 88 Dills 73, 74 Dobson 52 Donaldson 50 Dorsey 72 Dyer 60 Elders 71 England 91 Enloe 86 Ensley 56, 58, 62. 70, 72, 73, 74 Essary 81 Evans 71, 74 Farmer 69 Ferguson 74, 94 Fincher 66 Fisher 57, 58, 6, 61, 70, 73, 74 Fowler 94 Fox 52 Frady 71 Franks 70 Freeze 73, 74 Frizzell 69 Galloway 81, 82 Garrison 89 Gibson 69, 70, 71 Gordon 90 Gray 73, 88 Green 58, 60, 70, 71 Greene 72 Grigg 74 Haga 69 Hall 61, 65, 69, 70, 71, 74 Hamilton 89 Hart 72 Hastings 73 Hawkins 71 Heaton 71 Hedden 68 Hemphill 58 Henry 60, 63, 64, 90 Hensley 55, 69, 90 Henson 56, 59, 60, 69, 73, 74, 83, 86 Hinds 74 Hogan 60 Holcomb 69 Holden 71 Holland 71 Honeycutt 63 Hooper 50, 52, 71, 72, 94 Horne 74 Howell 71, 88 Hoyle 60, 68, 91 Hoyles 64 Huff 72 Hughes 88 Hurst 70 Hyatt 64, 70 Jackson 88 Jacobs 72 James 69 Jefferys 56 Johnson 52, 70, 88 Jones 53, 61, 65, 69, 70, 73, 74, 94 Kane 74 Keener 73, 74 King 73 Kirchberg 70, 72 Kirk 73, 74 Kiser 73 Lackey 58, 70 Lambert 54 Leatherwood 73, 74 Ledford 72 Lee 94 Littleton 69 Long 62, 69, 70, 73, 74 Lossiah 71 Love 62, 72, 73, 83 Luck 73, 74 Luker 71 Lunsford 90 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2016 50 Mace 71 Maddox 66 Mallonee 73 Masengale 80 Massie 57 Massingille 69 Mathews 69 Mathis 60, 64, 69,71 McCall 71, 82 McClure 74 McDade 73 McDowell 72 McElrath 72 McFalls 70, 91 McKee 73, 74 McLean 65 McMahan 54, 70 McMahon 70 Meers 66 Melton 69 Miller 70 Mills 51, 60, 62, 63 Millsap 72 Mize 69 Monteith 73, 74 Moody 68, 70, 71, 72 Moore 52, 53, 60, 73, 75 Morgan 75, 80 Morris 75 Morrison 75 Morrow 56, 57, 60 Morton 69 Moses 72 Moses 75 Moss 50, 75, 76, 80 Mull 76 Mullen 73, 74 Murphy 76 Murray 72 Myers 76 Nation 76 Nations 69, 71, 76 Nichols 70, 76 Nicholson 60, 76 Nimous 76 Noble 76 Norman 62, 71, 76 Norris 70, 77 Norrison 77 Norton 73, 77 Oxner 60 Oats 72 Oliver 73, 74, 77 Ore 77 Osborne 77 Osment 93 Owen 77, 82 Owens 72, 7 Painter 61, 74 Pangle 77 Pannel 62 Parker 60, 70, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 Parks 78 Parris 55, 60, 73, 74, 78 Parrish 71 Parry 74 Parson 72 Parton 78 Partridge 71 Passmore 78 Patterson 63, 78 Patton 78 Payne 70 Paynter 78 Peek 78 Pettit 89 Phillips 60, 78 Picklesimer 73, 74 Pierce 50 Piercy 66, 67 Pinsion 78 Porter 72 Potts 69, 78, 91 Powell 73 Pressley 52, 96, 72 Prince 71 Queen 56, 57, 59, 60, 64 Rabb 72 Reaves 74 Reece 54 Reed 73, 74 Reese 64 Reeves 72 Reynolds 74 Rhodes 73 Rich 90 Rigdon 52 Right 82 Robinson 61, 71 Rochester 69 Rogers 69, 70, 81 Roper 52, 70 Rucker 79 Saunders 69 Schruben 94 Seago 72 Settlemyer 71 Sheffy 73 Shelton 52, 53, 86, 87 Sherrill 72 Shook 71 Shuler 59, 60, 92, 63, 69 Sisk 90 Sitton 69 Smathers 74, 88 Smith 62, 64, 65, 71 Snyder 90 Soderquist 74 Standingdeer 71 Stanford 90 Stewart 50 Stiles 90 Stuart 61 Suggs 52 Sulliavn 73 Sumner 72 Sutton 61, 70, 74 Tallent 73, 74 Tatham 54, 65, 66, 67, 68 Taylor 69, 71 Teague 71 Thompson 66 Tilley 52 Toineeta 70 Tompkins 74, 90 Toquitt 90 Van Hook 67 Vann 73 Wachale 71 Walker 60 Walters 73, 74 Wardlaw 94 Warner 72 Warren 73, 74, 90 Watson 74, 91 Watt 73, 74 Weaver 74 Weigle 74 Whitmire 81, 82 Wike 69, 94 Wilbanks 69 Wilcox 72 Williams 73, 74 Wilnoty 71 Wilson 50, 65, 70, 73, 74 Wingate 74 Wolfe 74 Wood 57, 60, 71, 79, 83, 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