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.

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Journeys Through Jackson The Official Journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. Vol. XXVII, No. II Spring/ Summer 2017 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2017 Officers Presiden ................................................................................................................... Lynn Hotaling Vice Presidents ............................................................... Norma Bryson Clayton, George Frizzell Secretary ................................................................................................................. Deborah Blazer Treasurer ..................................................................................................... Teresa Deitz Manring Librarian...................................................................................................................... Marie Clark Office Manager ......................................................................................................... Carol Bryson Web Master, 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 Don’t forget that every second Thursday of the month, the Society offers great programs on a wide variety of topics. As always, they are open to the public and are free. Pass the word regarding our programs. Always remember that our Society is as good as its members. If you have any pictures, stories or tidbits of information that you would like to share with everyone, please feel free to send it to the Society for publication in Journeys. REMEMBER The Rebel Cruise – In Sunday October 1, 2017 1 – 4 pm Sav-Mor Parking Lot Sylva, NC T-Shirts – Music – Food Trucks – 50/50 Raffle Classic Cars, Muscle Cars & Rat Rods Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 49 Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................49 JCGS Photo Album.................................................................................................... 50-54 Dr. John R. Brinkley ................................................................................................. 55-64 1880 Jackson County Census Records ..................................................................... 65-68 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr .......................................................... 69-72 Jackson County Genealogical Society Scholarship Winners ................................. 73-76 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham ..................................................................... 77-80 1944 Jackson County Death Certificates ................................................................. 81-83 The Oldest House in Jackson County ............................................................................84 Outline Descendant Report for Frederick (Baumgarten) Bumgarner. ................ 85-88 Gunter-Gooch From Jackson County to Idaho and Utah ..................................... 89-90 Denton Higdon Photo Album .................................................................................... 91-94 Index ............................................................................................................................ 95-96 The address for JCGS is now: Jackson County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 480 Sylva, NC 28779 In the Fall 2016 Issue of JTJ, we made a mistake in the transcription of one of the articles. We are human and all articles are edited for clarity, legibility, proper formatting. Here is the corrected paragraph that should be on page 185 in the Fall 2016 issue. “We have known her all her life until the removal of herself and husband to Tennessee and that we firmly state that she is a woman of good character never having known of or heard of anything whatever derogatory to her character for virtue, charity, honesty, and sobriety and we further state that her father and family for a great many years were close neighbors only residing a short distance from us. Given under our hands this 19th day of August A. D. 1870.” Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 50 JCGS Photo Album The pictures shown here was given to the Society by JCGS member, Bonnie Barker. Above left is a picture of John Robert Mills, taken at the old home place on Moses Creek. Above is Mitchell Melton, Pernell Griggs, and John Robert Mills taken at the Melton home in Little Canada. The photograph on the left is of John Robert Mills and Finley Mills. Recent research on this family reminded us that we had these pictures in the Bonnie Barker Collection. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 51 JCGS Photo Album The photo above is of John Robert and Flora Arrington Mills family; included in this photo is Zeb Mills, Findly Mills, Mariah Etta Mills, Nellie Ann Mills, Ferry Mills and Winnie Mills. The photo on the bottom is also John Robert and Flora Arrington Mills family. With them in this photo are Nina Arrington, Ferry Mills, Mariah Mills, Nell Mills. These two photos were also part of the Bonnie Barker Collection located in the JCGS Library. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 52 JCGS Photo Album Recently, there was a discussion in the JCGS office as to if the gentlemen in these two pictures are the same man. The photo to the top is a known photo of William Hamilton Bryson, (11 Nov 1832 – 18 Sep 1875), he was the son of William Holmes Bryson and Magdalene Cunningham. If anyone can identify the gentleman to the left, please let the society know his identity. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 53 JCGS Photo Album In the JSGC Library, we have been very fortunate to have been given numerous old photographs. On the next two pages are some of the photographs that are unidentified. If you happen to know who any of these people are, please contact the office and let us know their identity. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 54 JCGS Photo Album Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 55 Dr. John Brinkley By Lynn Hotaling and George Frizzell. This article will continue in future editions of JTJ. Seventy-five years after his death, the man who is likely Jackson County’s most notorious native son is once again in the national spotlight. Dr. John R. Brinkley, born July 8, 1885, in Beta, was raised alongside the Tuckaseigee River by his aunt, Sally Mingus. He left Sylva penniless but found fame and fortune during the 1920s and 1930s after he hit upon the idea of treating male impotence by transplanting goat glands into humans, performing hundreds of surgeries in hospitals he founded in Milford, Kan., Del Rio, Texas, and Little Rock, Ark. After Kansas authorities stripped him of his medical license in 1930, he built a new hospital in Del Rio, where he also constructed the world’s most powerful radio station across the Rio Grande River in Mexico, out of reach of U.S. regulation. He hosted a program introduced country music luminaries like the Carter family and local talent like Samantha Biddix Bumgarner and Harry Cagle to a national audience. Brinkley ended his career in bankruptcy court and died a broken man in 1942, but along the way he revolutionized political campaigning by introducing radio advertising, sound trucks and airplane travel during his 1930 write-in attempt to win the Kansas governorship. Though not initially taken seriously as a candidate, Brinkley attracted such huge crowds traveling the state in his airplane that state officials – just three days before the election – changed the voting rules. The only ballots that would count, they said, were ones that read “J.R. Brinkley.” With no time to protest, Brinkley got on the radio and reminded Kansans non-stop that they needed to write “J period R period B-R-I-N-K-L-E-Y,” and that no other spelling would do. When votes were tallied, Brinkley had 183,278, not counting the estimated 30,000 to 50,000 ballots with “Doctor Brinkley” or other variations. His two opponents’ totals were 217,171 and 216,920, which means Brinkley likely would have won had the old standard of voter intent remained in force. That insight into the 1930 election can be found in a 2008 Brinkley biography, “Charlatan: America’s Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam” by Pope Brock. Since Brock’s book was published, interest in Brinkley has steadily increased. A documentary titled “Nuts!” was screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a special jury award for editing. That film is currently available through iTunes, Vimeo and Amazon’s screening service. A podcast on Brinkley’s exploits, titled “Man of the People” and featuring “Nuts!” director Penny Lane and “Charlatan” author Brock, aired in January of this year, and a film expected to star Robert Downey Jr. is in the works. While Brock’s book doesn’t include much about Brinkley’s early life, or Jackson County, it does paint a detailed (and typically unflattering) picture of the goat-gland specialist’s activities after he left Western North Carolina. Brinkley himself, however, never forgot his roots and kept in touch with a few people he had known as a boy. Despite investigations into his questionable medical treatments, area newspapers treated Brinkley as a star, and his Jackson County comings and goings were often front-page news in local papers. That all changed after his fall from grace when he was revealed to be a fraud. Hardly a mention of Brinkley is to be found in local newspapers in the three decades after his death. The Sylva Herald’s landmark 1951 Jackson County Centennial section, filled with stories of local history and luminaries, makes no mention of Brinkley, despite his national prominence and notoriety less than two decades earlier. Once he came into wealth and power, Brinkley himself created his own markers here, erecting a monument to his beloved Aunt Sally in a sharp curve between East LaPorte and Tuckasegee and having his name spelled out on the rock walls at the entrance to the farm a few hundred yards south that he purchased in 1936 from Claude Wike. Brinkley hired Will Smith, father of the late Bill Smith (a longtime local educator who won election as a county commissioner and Sylva board member), to manage the property for him. Bill Smith owned a collection of letters Brinkley wrote to his father, sometimes on an almost daily basis, directing day-to-day operations at the farm. Ray Ashe of East Fork, whose grandmother Amanda Wike Jackson lived next door to Brinkley’s Aunt Sally, remembers visiting the farm as a boy. “We went there one Sunday,” Ray said. “I remember he was very cordial and showed us everything, including their inner-spring mattresses.” According to Ray, Brinkley was lonely as a child. He often ate meals at Amanda Jackson’s and turned to Ray’s mother, Annie; her sister, Maggie; and brothers, Walter and Albert; for companionship. He was close to Ray’s Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 56 grandmother, who he called “Aunt Amanda” or “Aunt Mandy,” and corresponded with her; Ray has saved some of the letters and postcards his grandmother received from Brinkley and his wife, Minnie, that were mostly written when Brinkley was at the height of his fame and fortune. The first, dated Nov. 8, 1936, is in response to a letter Walter had written to tell Brinkley that Aunt Mandy was having trouble with her eyes. Just as he famously did during his radio shows, Brinkley offered advice, telling Aunt Mandy what to purchase at the “drug store in Sylva” to relieve her symptoms. “2-ounces of a ten percent solution of Argyrol and a medicine dropper. Dropping 5 or 10 drops in both eyes, rolling the eyeballs around and letting the medicine under the lids. I have found this to be of great relief to myself and others. The medicine is harmless, it is very black and stings the lids but that is of little consequence. I usually have it put in my eyes three times a day when I have eye strain or eye pain.” That letter also describes recent weather in Texas (two early frosts) and mentions the banana tree outside Brinkley’s window at his Del Rio mansion. Brinkley spared no expense on his palatial estate, filling it with tropical plants and animals. In “Charlatan,” Brock writes: “It was the home he created there – a mission-style manor and grounds near the Rio Grande – that had Texas talking: 16 acres of naked self-regard, part Versailles, part Barnum & Bailey.” The bulk of the correspondence Ray has surrounds a trip to Europe Brinkley took with Minnie and their son, Johnnie Boy, in the summer of 1937. While traveling, Brinkley sent Aunt Mandy at least a dozen postcards as well as three brief notes. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 57 (The letter on the right, dated April 21, 1937, was sent to Amanda Wike Jackson from Dr. John R. Brinkley. The note on the left \was written July 9, 1937, also by Dr. John R. Brinkley to Amanda Wike Jackson of East LaPorte. All these illustrations, including the postcard pictured above and sent before, are courtesy of Ray Ashe.) Before the family left the Del Rio estate for their summer-long trip, the Brinkleys threw a big party – one so memorable that Brock describes it in his book, saying that 1,400 guests strolled the grounds while a stunt pilot did barrel-rolls overhead. “It was the biggest party the doctor ever threw the biggest south Texas could recall. After short speeches and a big feed, the night was crowned by an apocalyptic fireworks display: dogs, cats, ducks, soldiers on horseback appeared in the heavens etched in flame, each greeted with gasps and applause. The last rocket spelled a message that shimmered and flared among the stars: ‘Bon voyage Dr., Mrs. Brinkley and Johnnie,’” Brock writes. Brinkley wrote to Aunt Mandy before the trip. In an April 21 letter typed on “Brinkley Hospital” letterhead stationery, he tells her how busy he is and that he hopes to leave Texas by May 1. “We (are) up to our neck in work,” Brinkley writes. “I am having to go here and there besides operating every day, 5 operations yesterday, 6 this afternoon, many more are coming in.” After assuring Aunt Mandy that he and his family will call on her while they are in Tuckasegee, Brinkley says he will give a letter Aunt Mandy wrote to him to “Mrs. Brinkley” and that he’s sure Minnie will write Aunt Mandy if “she has time.” The letter is signed, “With lots of love, faithfully yours, J.R. Brinkley, M.D.” In the promised April 23, 1937, letter to Aunt Mandy, Minnie tells her of their planned trip – they will be in Jackson County May 5 or 6 on their way to New York to catch the Queen Mary – and of the party mentioned above. “Dr. Brinkley is giving a big garden party to several hundred (near 1,500) Del Rioians on next Sunday as a gesture of ‘good will,’” she writes. “We will be gone from Del Rio four months if our plans carry, so we do not want to be forgotten or not remembered with appreciation for the citizens’ good will.” Brock’s book provides the reason for the European journey: Dr. Brinkley had been elected president of the Del Rio Rotary Club, and he was to represent the group at the international Rotary convention in Nice. After leaving Del Rio in their airplane, the Brinkleys visited Aunt Mandy, who gave them some of her home-churned butter. These details are revealed in an undated letter Brinkley sent from the Queen Mary. “Just to let you know we are all right and having a smooth sea,” Brinkley wrote. “We have the rooms used by former King Edward and his mother when they were on this ship.” Brinkley also told Aunt Mandy “Johnnie enjoyed Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 58 your butter in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.” The subject of Johnnie and Aunt Mandy’s butter came up again in a postcard bearing a picture of the Notre Dame Cathedral mailed in July from Paris. “Johnnie Boy says he is homesick for Aunt Amanda’s butter and claims yours is the best butter in the world,” Brinkley said. On a postcard from Venice, dated June 21, 1937, that also bears a July 3 East LaPorte postmark, Brinkley wrote: “The streets here are water. You travel by boat. Love, J.R. Brinkley.” He spent his birthday that year in Luxemburg, sending Aunt Mandy a postcard with the queen’s picture and reminding her “Today is my birthday, July 8, 1885.” Brinkley also wrote the next day on stationery from the “Hotel Kaiserhof und Augusta-Viktoria-Bad,” saying he thought she would like it as a souvenir, and adding “‘Bad’ means ‘bath’” and “Yesterday I was 52. Time flies.” All the letters and cards are addressed simply to Mrs. Amanda (or Mrs. Mandy) Jackson, East LaPorte, North Carolina. As mentioned above, Brinkley was a topic of interest to local newspapers all during the 1930s, and the following selection of stories reflects that fact. Reports on Brinkley’s activities were often front-page news. Dr. John R. Brinkley in the Jackson County Journal, 1930 – 1940 (Transcribed by George Frizzell) These are verbatim transcriptions of articles from the Jackson County Journal, a Sylva (N.C) newspaper, which often featured updates on Dr. John R. Brinkley’s life and exploits. In some cases, typesetting errors, such as in the form of repeated words or phrases, have noted at the end of the respective texts. SEEK TO REVOKE BRINKLEY LICENSE IN MILFORD, KAN. Jackson County Journal, May 1, 1930 Dr. John R. Brinkley, native of Jackson county, and famous goat gland specialist is under investigation out in Milford, Kansas, in an effort to revoke his license to practice medicine in the State of Kansas. The complaint charges Dr. Brinkley with gross immorality and unprofessional conduct for the alleged perpetration of a fraud in obtaining his Kansas certificate in 1916. It also charges that he has pleaded guilty to and been sentenced on three liquor law violations at Junction City, Kansas in 1920, and that he had been placed under a $1,00 [sic] peace bond in Milford after being charged with threatening to kill another person. The complaint charges him with fraud and deception in proclaiming the benefits of a so-called compound operation. It states that Dr. Brinkley claims to transplant animal or human glands to the patient in performing certain of the operations, and denies that they can be performed in the manner described by Dr. Brinkley. He is also charged with having guaranteed cures in violation of the American Medical Association’s code of ethics. His attorney announced that Dr. Brinkley will resist attempt to revoke his license, and will conduct his defense in an orderly and courageous way. Dr. Brinkley is well known in Jackson county, having been born and reared here, and having begun the practice of medicine in this county a number of years ago. He is said to have made a visit to Jackson county last summer. Dr. Brinkley, it is said, operates a hospital and radio station out in Kansas, and people here have frequently heard radio broadcasts from his station. (Note: R. Alton Lee’s book The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley (2002), pages 40-41, notes that Brinkley’s second wife, Minnie, had been charged with a violation of Kansas prohibition laws. However, Brinkley assumed responsibility for the incident and received a sentence. The other events referenced include accusations of violent behavior or threats on Brinkley’s part, which resulted in one instance of a $1,000 peace bond.) Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 59 GO TO BRINKLEY TRIAL Jackson County Journal, July 17, 1930 V.V. Hooper, Julius Painter and Robert L. Madison are in Milford, Kansas, where they have been summoned to appear in behalf of Dr. John Brinkley, in the trial in progress there, in which it is sought to deprive him of his license to practice medicine, and to stop his radio broadcasting station. BRINKLEY GOT 185,258 VOTES Jackson County Journal, November 20, 1930 One of the most amazing election facts in recent years was that Dr. John H. [sic] Brinkley, native of Jackson county, entering the gubernatorial race in Kansas too late to have his name printed on the ballots, received 185,258 votes for governor, to 216,138 for the Democratic candidate and 215,468 for the Republican candidate. And every man and woman who voted for Brinkley wrote his name on the ballot. The papers of Kansas and the middle west have been busy ever since trying to figure out how Brinkley did it. He made his chief campaign over his radio station at Milford and it was the counties in that part of the State that voted for Brinkley. It has the politicians and the papers out that way worried. They can’t fathom it. Even William Allen White, the Emporia sage, has devoted columns of space explaining the Brinkley vote. Said the Kansas City Star, in beginning several columns of interesting reading matter dealing with Brinkley’s vote: “How did Brinkley do it?” “The answer to the amazing outpouring of votes in behalf of the Milford goat gland quack, running as the people’s candidate for Governor of Kansas, is not to be found in one, but in many reasons.” “Two members of the Star’s staff have spent the last few days after the election in visiting various parts of the state following up the wide swath cut by the Brinkley tornado. One visited the cities that Brinkley carried and the other went into the agricultural communities.” “In this respect their analysis of the vote agree: The Brinkley radio station was the greatest factor. In the farm homes, at the crossroads stores and other group gathering places, the smooth tongued Brinkley was heard often and persistently as the campaign ran along. His voice, carrying a little touch of religion along with its vote appeal, was heard by the women as they washed dishes or churned milk. . . .” (Note: the remainder of the article is an analysis of the Kansas election, along with vote tallies for some areas and discussion of the outcome.) BRINKLEY BUYS JERRY WIKE FARM Jackson County Journal, March 12, 1936 p;l Announcement has been made of the sale of the Jerry Wike farm, between East Laporte and Tuckaseigee, to Dr. John R. Brinkley, of Del Rio, Texas. Dr. Brinkley, who is internationally known, and whose hospital, broadcasting station, and controversies with the Kansas City Star, the American Medical Society, the Federal Radio Commission, and his race for Governor of Kansas have kept him in the public eye, is a native of this county, and began the practice of medicine here. No intimation has been made as to what he contemplates doing with his newly acquired property in this county. Mr. C. E. Wike, who sold the property to Dr. Brinkley, has bought property in Canada township, and will move there. (Note: While this article refers to sale of the “Jerry” Wike farm to Brinkley, it is actually known as the “Jack” Wike farm, as seen in subsequent articles in this section.) DR. BRINKLEY CAME HOME Jackson County Journal, March 19, 1936 Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 60 Dr. John R. Brinkley, as is his way, made a dramatic appearance in Sylva Sunday, and remained until Monday afternoon. Dr. Brinkley, widely known as the radio medicine man, whose spectacular financial success with his sanatorium at Milford, Kansas, attracted the attention of the Kansas City Star, the American Medical Society, and the Federal Radio Commission, resulting in bitter controversy with those in situations and organizations, came near to being elected Governor of the State of Kansas, running independent and probably would have been elected if his name had been printed on the ballot instead of having to be written in by the voters. Later he moved his sanatorium to Del Rio, Texas, and his broadcasting stations across the border in Mexico, where he continues to operate. He has been branded a quack and a faker, by his opponents, but he continues to get the attention and the patients, and today is an international figure. A native of this county, born near Beta, and reared near Tuckaseigee, Dr. Brinkley is well known to many people here. He always had the reputation, among his teachers and school maters, as being unusually bright. He once carried the mail from Tuckaseigee to Sylva, and picked up telegraphy at the Sylva station while waiting for trains to arrive, so that he could mount his horse and return with the mail to the Forks of the River. He operated a tent show through this section. He went away, and returned to begin the practice of medicine in this county. Sunday, after making a flight in his own airplane from Del Rio to Spartanburg, where his red Cadillac coupe was awaiting him, he hurried to Sylva, to inspect the Jack Wike farm, which he recently purchased, in the name of his son, and to look after the proper execution and registration of the transfer papers. With his coupe, painted a brilliant red, and his name “Dr. John R. Brinkley, Del Rio, Texas,” painted on the rear, he immediately caught the eyes of people here, and crowds gathered about him wherever he went. He called upon some of his old acquaintances, went to the railway station, seated himself at his old key, and talked again with Parson Kincaid at Dillsboro, as he used to do, years ago. That was John Brinkley’s return to Sylva and Jackson county. What he will do with his property here has not been disclosed; but that he will do something to attract attention is certain, for John Brinkley puts a touch of the spectacular to everything he does, and makes every move an advertisement for himself and his business. That being true, it is more than probable that Sylva and Jackson county will get a vast amount of free publicity, of one kind and another, out of the fact that and another, out of the fact that property here. (Note: the last sentence of this article has typesetting errors. It reads, in part, “of one kind and another, out of the fact that and another, out of the fact that property here.” This might should read, “of one kind and another, out of the fact that property here.”) (This topographic map featuring Brinkley’s holdings in the Plott Balsams is from a 1937 typescript report “Properties of Dr. John R. Brinkley, Sylva, North Carolina.” Of additional interest are place names that typically are no longer used. For instance, the post office of Painter is located on the Tuckasegee River next to Cullowhee. Courtesy of Special Collections, WCU.) Dr. Brinkley Buys Plott Balsam Range Jackson County Journal, September 3, 1936 Announcement has been made of the purchase of the 9,000 acres Davis tract of land in this county by Dr. John R. Brinkley, of Del Rio, Texas, and Milford, Kansas. The lands include Black Rock, Waterrock Knob, and Yellow Face, three of the highest mountains in this entire area. It includes both side of much of the Plott Balsam range that towers above Sylva to altitudes well above 6,000 feet. Dr. Brinkley states that he will immediately fence the entire boundary, institute a reforestation program in that portion of his land that has been cut over; and that he will restock the streams with trout and the forest with game, Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 61 developing the property as a private game and fish preserve. There has been much speculation here as to whether or not Dr. Brinkley will erect a hospital, a sanitarium, or a hotel on his property. It would be admirably adapted for either purpose. But, if he has any such plans, he has not divulged them. Dr. Brinkley, who has attracted international attention with his hospital and his radio station, and when he jarred Kansas politics by almost being elected Governor, running as an independent with the voters writing his name in on the ticket, was born and reared in this country. As a boy he carried the mail from here to Tuckaseigee on horseback, and picked up telegraphy at the Sylva railway station, while waiting for the mail trains. Last spring, Dr. Brinkley bought the Jack Wike farm, near East LaPorte, and has had his agents gathering a crack herd of thoroughbred Hereford cattle on his pastures there. Brinkley To Speak At Tuckaseegee Jackson County Journal, August 26, 1937 Dr. John R. Brinkley, of Del Rio, Texas and East LaPorte, will speak at the Baptist church at Tuckaeseigee [sic] next Sunday, August 29, at 10:30 Dr. Brinkley, who is a native of Jackson county, and who, last year, bought extensively in Jackson County real estate, will speak on his journeys through the Holy Land. Huge Crowd Here Pleased By Brinkley Jackson County Journal, September 2, 1937 A large crowd of citizens from Sylva and other points in the county gathered at the community house, Monday evening, to hear Dr. John R. Brinkley addressed [sic] the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Brinkley, who was born and reared in this county, and who came back here, last year and bought a live-stock farm and summer home at Tuckaseigee, and a large tract of land in the Balsam Mountains, promised that he will give Sylva and Jackson County “a million dollars worth of advertising on his radio, at Del Rio, Texas, this winter”. Dr. Brinkley stated that he did not intend to tell the Chamber of Commerce nor the people of Jackson County how to run their business but that, since he had been invited to address the meeting, he thought he could with propriety tell what the Del Rio Chamber, with which he is closely affiliated, is doing, and that the organization which is serving this town and county might gain from the example before them. He stressed the importance of the utmost courtesy being shown all visitors, by everyone with whom they come in contact. He pointed out that this section has many advantages over all others as a tourist center; and the theme of his speech was “blow your own horn, for nobody else is going to blow it for you—attract the tourists here, show them what you have, display the opportunities for investment, and treat them so well that the more desirable ones will want to become permanent residents and investors here”. To This end he advocated a wide-awake Chamber of Commerce, liberally and enthusiastically supported by the people. BRINKLEY MAKES GOOD ON JACKSON ADVERTISING Jackson County Journal, September 16, 1937 When Dr. John R. Brinkley made an address to the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, he stated that when he got back to Del Rio, he would give Sylva and Jackson County a million dollars worth of free advertising over his radio station; and he has started making good on that promise. Every night his voice tells the world about the wonders of this county and town. The results will be felt next summer. He took with him Samantha Bumgarner, Jim Corbin, Seb Cope, Alvin Nicholson, Wallace Wood, and other interpreters of mountain music and they are presenting nightly programs, from Del Rio. Brinkley Pleads For U.S. Peace Jackson County Journal, October 5, 1939 From 1,500 to 2,000 people gathered at Tuckaseigee on Sunday for the annual homecoming at the Baptist church, and to hear Dr. John R. Brinkley, native of Jackson county, who grew up in that community, owns a Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 62 summer home and farm there, and commutes by airplane to his hospitals in Del Rio, Texas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. People from all parts of Western North Carolina, including the City of Asheville, across the Great Smokies, in Tennessee were there. A picture, of the school of the locally famous Prof. Dawson, was made, with Dr. Brinkley and some 40 other former students of Mr. Dawson. McKinley Hooper was master of ceremonies for the occasion. Mr. John A. Hooper, who knew Dr. Brinkley during his boyhood, paid a tribute to him. W. H. Smith headed the arrangements and reception committee. The first speaker was Rev. J. S. Burnett, Methodist minister, now located at Pittman Center, Pennsylvania, who is Dr. Brinkley’s only blood relative. Dr. Burnett has led an active and helpful life, both in the ministry and in establishing schools for underprivileged children. He stated that Dr. Brinkley has been a great help to him in that work, both financially and with his advice. Rev. Samuel S. Cookson, of St. Mary’s Kans., who was Dr. Brinkley’s pastor, in Milford, for 4 years, paid a glowing tribute to the doctor. He had campaigned for Brinkley during his two races for Governor of Kansas, and stated that Brinkley was bleeding Kansas; and that the doctor twice elected governor, out there in would be his choice for President of the United States. He disclosed that half a million letters have been received, asking Brinkley to make the race for the presidency. Rev. Samuel Morris, of Del Rio, paid tribute to Dr. Brinkley, and compared conditions now and before prohibition. He stated that we used to have the saloon, and that now nearly every café and many grocery stores have become saloons. He is a famous temperance lecturer, and left immediately for Washington to address a convention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. He spoke of the capabilities of the men of the mountains, and expressed the opinion that one of the greatest forces holding back the mountain people of the South is liquor. The last Sunday in September each year, was set aside as John R. Brinkley Day at Tuckaseigee by the people assembled. Mrs. Brinkley expressed her gratification at the tribute paid her husband, and the hope that their son, John R. Brinkley III, would receive the same treatment as her husband, by the people of the mountains, from whom he came. Dr. Brinkley spoke on neutrality, and urged that this country keep out of the European conflict. “our duty,” he said, “is to keep the raging flames from reaching America, so that our institutions will remain standing, and the lives of the young men of the country be safe-guarded. We can and must remain neutral, and build the walls of peace higher by making every preparation necessary to defend the homeland against invasion from any source. In this hour our duty to the flag to our homes, and to all that we cherish, is to control our passions and guard our tongues. We have our convictions. We have our favorites in the fight. But, we have our boys. Their welfare should transcend any interest we have in European affairs. If we love them, and if we want to save them, we should tell Congress to keep us out of war. Peace is of God and it will greatly bless us; while war is of man’s making and it will singe our hopes like frost blights a tender bloom.” (Note: This article appeared only a month after the outbreak of World War II in Europe and reflected a desire to remain out of the emerging conflict. The reference to Rev. Cookson’s support of Brinkley’s aspirations to become Governor of Kansas may indicate a belief that if Brinkley had succeeded in those elections, then a run for the Presidency of the United States may have been a consideration. The phrase “Bleeding Kansas” in this instance invoked the political doctrine of “populism,” as would be referenced again in Brinkley’s obituary.) Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 63 Tuckasegee Baptist Church held “Brinkley Days” for several years, and the top photo shows the crowd arriving for one of those events. Based on information in the Sept. 19, 1940, edition of the Jackson County Journal, it is known that Brinkley Day was held on Sept. 22 that year. In the photo below, thought to be taken during the 1937 event, which was held on Aug. 29, Brinkley is standing toward the left in the back row, and, starting from the left, is the first hatless man in that row. Will Smith, who managed Brinkley’s local properties from 1936 until 1938, is the tallest man in the back row. John A. Hooper, seated at far right in front row, had a contract to deliver mail in the Tuckasegee area. Brinkley once worked for him. – Photos courtesy of Tuckasegee Baptist Church. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 64 Tuckaseigee Church To Have Dr. Brinkley Day Jackson County Journal, September 19, 1940 Doctor John R. Brinkley Day will be held in the Baptist church at Tuckaseigee next Sunday, September 22nd at 11 o’clock in the morning. Doctor Brinkley will be present and give a talk. He has requested that because of the recent calamity that has visited the section that the usual entertainment and dinner be omitted and any money to be used for the occasion be spent in helping the needy. Everyone is invited to hear Dr. Brinkley and renew old time acquaintances. (Note: the reference to the “recent calamity” is to the flood that occurred in Jackson County on the night of August 30-31, which resulted in widespread damage.) In 1938 Brinkley self-published his book Roads Courageous: Being a Compilation of Radio Talks Given Over the Radio Station XERA during the Fall and Winter Months of 1937 and 1938. He signed a copy for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cox. Cora Davies Cox (1869-1957) was the daughter of D. D. Davies of Cullowhee who owned the “Forest Hill” property. Thomas A. Cox (1863-1945) was an engineer, investor, state legislator, Jackson County promoter, and member of the Board of Trustees of what is now Western Carolina University from 1889-1923. Courtesy of Special Collections, WCU. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 65 1880 Jackson County Census Records ED: We continue in this issue the Savannah Township. Abstracted in 2017 by Sanji Talley Watson. The records were abstracted as written. Enumerator had problems with reporting place of birth for some people. 102-102 Barker, Avery 30 W – Works in saw mill NC NC NC Mary 28 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Callie 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Jane 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ Jullias 6 W – Son “ “ “ 103-103 Estice, Jessie 35 W – Farmer NC NC NC Margret 31 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Elizabeth 14 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ William W. 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ John C. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Curtis A. 6 W – Son “ “ “ Ansly T. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Lee C. 2 W – Son “ “ “ 104-104 Gunter, Dorcas 40 W – Keeping house NC NC NC Penn 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Robert 9 W – Son “ “ “ Ida 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Allice 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ 105-105 Mason, Jacob 86 W – Farmer NC NC NC Elizabeth 68 W – Keeping house “ “ “ 106-106 Green, George W. 36 W – Farmer NC NC NC Sarah C. 36 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Cordealia 13 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Judson H. 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mariah A. 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Robert W. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Nancy A. 1 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 107-107 Ashe, Elcainah 55 W – Blacksmith NC NC NC Mary 54 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Asbury B. 16 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 108-108 Messer, Solomon 69 W – Blacksmith NC NC NC Sarah 54 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ 109-109 Wikle, John 21 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Mary 18 W – Keeping house “ “ “ Thomas 2 W – Son “ “ “ 110-110 Green, Jeremiah 35 W – Farmer NC NC NC Nancy 35 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Benjamin N. 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Powell W. 12 W – Son – Farmer Laborer “ “ “ Sarah M. 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ 111-111 Green, Silas J. 58 W – Farmer NC NC NC Mary A. 44 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Nancy J. 18 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Ellander 15 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Quilliams, Sarah 75 W – Mother-in-law – At home “ “ “ 112-112 Morgan, Jason 31 W – Farmer NC NC NC Margret 40 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Nancy M. 17 W –Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 66 Phillip J. 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Emily J. 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Robert J. 9 W – Son “ “ “ George 7 W – Son “ “ “ William 6 W – Son “ “ “ Frank 4 W – Son “ “ “ John S. 1 W – Son “ “ “ 113-113 Messer, William 35 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Elizabeth 25 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Milton M. 2 W – Son “ “ “ Solomon M. 3/12 W – Son “ “ “ 114-114 Messer, Levi 28 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Margret 25 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ John K. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Rosa E. 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ 115-115 Buchanan, James M. 44 W – Farmer NC NC NC Elmira C. 45 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Armeada J. 16 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Emliss O. 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mary C. 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ John C. 10 W – Son – Farm laborer “ “ “ Annis T. 6 W – Son “ “ “ James E. 4 W – Son “ “ “ Lora E. 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ 116-116 Green, David 39 W – Farmer NC NC NC Eliza 41 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Rufus C. 17 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mathew M. 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Clingman 11 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Lovia 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Benjiman B. 7 W – Son “ “ “ Lillie L. 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ 117-117 Ashe, Daniel H. 32 W – Carpenter NC NC NC Martha M. 33 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Sultina E. 13 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Louis C. 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Ida 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Felix M. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Hattie B. 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ 118-118 Green, Silas 72 W – Farmer NC NC NC Aggie 34 W – Daughter – Keeping house “ “ “ 119-119 McMahan, Clarisa 44 W – Farmer NC NC NC Trantham, Burton 19 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Trantham, William 17 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ McMahan, Curtis 12 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Warren 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Arch 7 W – Son “ “ “ Evidine 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ 120-120 Green, Joseph 46 W – Farmer NC NC NC Parthana 45 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Clarisa E. 21 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Nancy C. 20 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Josephine 17 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 67 William T. 15 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ George M. 11 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mariott 10 W – Son “ “ “ Mary C. 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Wilburn 5 W – Son “ “ “ 121-121 Louis, John 28 W – Farmer NC NC NC Loucyan 28 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Mary H. 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ William 6 W – Son “ “ “ George 4 W – Son “ “ “ Clingman 2 W – Son “ “ “ 122-122 Green, Jerimiah 30 W – Farmer NC NC NC Emly 35 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Euginia 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Maggie 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Phillip H. 4 W -- Son “ “ “ Estice 2 W – Son “ “ “ 123-123 Green, Leander 49 W – Farmer NC NC NC Agniss 49 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Rhoda 25 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Loucy 22 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Robert 18 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ James 15 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Lavada 13 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Erma 12 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Jerimiah Jr. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Christopher 5/12 W – Grandson “ “ “ 124-124 Broocks, Thomas 25 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Sarah 27 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Rhoda 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Martha 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Colman 5 W – Son “ “ “ Joseph 2 W – Son “ “ “ William 6/12 W – Son “ “ “ 125-125 Buchanan, Charles 54 W – Farmer NC NC NC Minervia 54 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Leander 24 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mary J. 21 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Sarah 18 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ John 15 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Collumbus 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Laura E. 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Charley 6 W – Son “ “ “ 126-126 Cannon, Henry C. 34 W – Carpenter NC NC NC Rebecca A. 30 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Mollie A. 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ John A. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Leona P. 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ Thomas C. 28/30 W -- Son “ “ “ This completes the Savannah Township. Next we will start with the Cullowhee Township. 1-1 Rogers, Robert 57 W – Farmer NC NC NC Rebecca T. 41 W – Wife – Keeping house GA GA GA Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 68 Dollie 26 W – Daughter – Keeping house Ala NC GA Ida 21 W – Daughter – Keeping house “ “ “ Hugh S. 18 W – Son – Farming “ “ “ Lillie B. 15 W – Daughter – Works in garden NC NC GA Lula S. 12 W – Daughter – Unemployed “ “ “ Sallie V 9 W – Daughter – Unemployed “ “ “ Ella B. 5 W – Daughter – Unemployed “ “ “ Effie N. 2 W – Daughter – Unemployed “ “ “ Not named 24/30 W – Daughter -- Unemployed “ “ “ 2-2 Hooper, James M. 60 W – Farmer NC SC SC Margaret M. 52 W – Wife – Keeping house NC NC NC Margaret E. 22 W – Daughter – Works in house “ “ “ Lee 17 W – Son – Works on Farm “ “ “ Paulene 15 W – Daughter – Works in house “ “ “ Stella 13 W – Daughter – Works in house “ “ “ 3-3 Hooper, William W. 31 W – Working on farm “ “ “ Martha D. 26 W – Wife – Keeping house GA NC NC Andrew W. 5 W – Son – Unemployed GA NC GA Sarah C. 2 W – Daughter – Unemployed “ “ “ 4-4 Rogers, Weston B. 26 W – Farmer NC NC NC Rebecca D. 23 W – Wife – Housekeeping “ “ “ Robert J. 1 W – Son NC SC NC 5-5 Hooper, Andrew D. 51 W – Farmer NC NC NC Elizabeth J. 46 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Mary A. 19 W – Daughter “ “ “ Sarah A. 14 W -- Daughter “ “ “ Laura R. 12 W – Daughter “ “ “ James C. 8 W – Son “ “ “ William A. 6 W – Son “ “ “ John R. 2 W – Son “ “ “ Clandius 9/12 W – Gra. Son “ “ “ Ash, William 19 W – Laborer “ “ “ 6-6 Bryson, Louisa 45 W – Farmer NC NC NC Melvina 23 W – Daughter – Keeping house “ “ “ Andrew C. 18 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ James R. L. 16 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ William M. 13 W – Son –Works on farm “ “ “ 7-7 Taylor, Mary 58 W – Farmer NC NC NC Emiline 33 W – Daughter – Keeping house “ “ “ Zachariah 22 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ Martha 20 W – Daughter “ “ “ Thomas C. 18 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ Mary J. 15 W – Daughter “ “ “ Matthew A. 13 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ Hill, Nancy 65 W – Serving & Knitting VA VA VA 8-8 Taylor, Amos E. 31 W – Farmer NC NC NC Belzora 19 W – Wife – Keeping house * NC NC GA Williams, John 16 W – Laborer NC SC SC 9-9 Pressley, Tulilia P. 34 W – Farmer NC NC NC Sarah 32 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Nancy E. 13 W – Daughter “ “ “ James A. 11 W – Son – Works on farm “ “ “ Louisa J. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 69 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr. ED: If you have any corrections or additions to this article, please feel free to contact us with them. iv. Josiah Anderson Galloway, b. October 07, 1860; d. June 29, 1925, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. Mary Brown. 109. v. Thomas Clingman Galloway, b. 1863; d. August 28, 1940, Jackson County, North Carolina. vi. Lydia C. Galloway, b. 1865. 110. vii. Andrew Elias Galloway, b. June 28, 1867; d. March 24, 1945, Jackson County, North Carolina. 39. William Riley Galloway was born May 11, 1818 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, and died September 21, 1886 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. He married Lydia Glazener, daughter of Abraham Glazener and Mary Beasley. She was born June 21, 1820 in North Carolina, and died December 05, 1904 in North Carolina. Notes for William Riley Galloway: 15 Jun 1870 Gloucester Twp, P.O. Cherry Field, Transylvania Co., NC 1860 P.O. Gloucester, Henderson Co., NC 17 Jun 1880 Gloucester Twp, Transylvania Co., NC Children of William Galloway and Lydia Glazener are: 111. i. Asberry Lafayette Galloway, b. August 12, 1846; d. May 21, 1916, Transylvania County North Carolina. ii. Sarah Rebecca Galloway, b. Abt. 1844. iii. Emarillis Galloway, b. Abt. 1848; m. Albert T. Glazener, May 30, 1869. iv. Naomi Galloway, b. 1853; d. 1941; m. James Gaston McCall; b. February 12, 1843, Gloucester Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. March 26, 1911, Gloucester Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina. Notes for James Gaston McCall: 1880 Gloucester Township, Transylvania Co., NC Federal Census, Page 261D: McCall, Jas. G., Head, Widower, age 36, NC, Farmer; Wesley C., Son, age 12, NC; Wm. A., Son, age 11, NC; Emily C., Daughter, age 8, NC; Jasper F., Son, age 7, NC; Julius M., Son, age 4, NC Military service: Pvt, Company K, 62th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, CSA v. Millard Fillmore Galloway, b. February 17, 1857, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. November 11, 1937, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. Martha Catherine Wood. 112. vi. Nancy Mary M. Galloway, b. 1861, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1889. 113. vii. Harriett S. Galloway, b. October 20, 1850, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. February 03, 1936, Flint Hill, Fannin County, Georgia. 114. viii. Edwin Taylor Galloway, b. 1859. 40. Augustus Eli Galloway was born January 17, 1820, and died February 28, 1892 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. He married (1) Elizabeth Owen, daughter of John Owen and Lavinia Parker. She was born November 26, 1826 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died May 01, 1912 in Quebec, Transylvania County, North Carolina. He married (2) Elizabeth Owen December 14, 1838, daughter of Joseph Owen and Lettie Belcher. She was born December 28, 1817 in North Carolina, and died July 11, 1881 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children of Augustus Galloway and Elizabeth Owen are: i. Clifford Galloway, b. 1847. ii. Emeline Galloway, b. 1848. 115. iii. Sylvanus Galloway, b. November 30, 1852, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. December 03, 1930, Transylvania County, North Carolina. iv. Sylontes Galloway, b. 1854. 116. v. Rufus Justice Galloway, b. 1850, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. March 15, 1937, Jackson County, North Carolina. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 70 Children of Augustus Galloway and Elizabeth Owen are: 117. vi. Selena Galloway, b. 1843; d. 1938. vii. Evaline Galloway, b. January 23, 1848; d. July 26, 1904, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. Hansel McCall, September 06, 1861; b. November 16, 1842; d. July 04, 1927, Transylvania County North Carolina. viii. Sarah C. Galloway, b. April 24, 1841; m. Tyrah McCall, July 25, 1859, Henderson County, North Carolina; b. April 06, 1839. 118. ix. Clifford Galloway, b. September 14, 1845; d. September 15, 1915, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 119. x. Robert Monroe Galloway, b. April 24, 1841, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. September 05, 1864, Civil War. ED: There is conflicting information on the two families. Were there two families? Were there two Elizabeth Owen? If anyone has any information to clear this up please let us know. 41. James Milford Owen was born April 04, 1817 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died June 01, 1892 in Towns County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Jane Margaret Parker November 05, 1838 in Haywood County, North Carolina, daughter of William Parker and Elizabeth Brown. She was born October 04, 1816 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died March 23, 1899 in Towns County, Georgia. They are buried in the Bell Creek Methodist Church Cemetery. Notes for James Milford Owen: In the early 1860's James Owen moved his family to Towns County, Georgia where his wife's parents and several of her brothers had moved several years earlier. By 1863 they had settled on Upper Bell Creek where James was registered as a member of the local militia company in District #990. It has been passed down through the family that during the Civil War James and Elizabeth Owen opened their home as a "hospital" for the sick. The itinerant doctor, on his rounds through the mountains, would stop at the Owen home and there attend the sick of the surrounding neighborhood. Appearing before Martin L. Burch Towns County Ordinary, on Aug. 24, 1865, James Owen took the amnesty oath. He was described as having "fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, 5 ft. 9 in., 48 years of age, and by occupation a farmer." He served as county treasurer from 1864 to 1875 and from 1883 to 1887. Children are listed above under (12) Elizabeth Jane Margaret Parker. 42. William Baxter Owen was born April 09, 1820 in North Carolina, and died September 01, 1891 in Transylvania County North Carolina. He married Sarah H. Whitmire, daughter of Christopher Whitmire and Sarah Galloway. She was born August 08, 1826 in North Carolina, and died 1894 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children of William Owen and Sarah Whitmire are: 120. i. James Marion Owen, b. October 31, 1845, Henderson County, North Carolina; d. January 06, 1916, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 121. ii. George Washington Owen, b. October 11, 1846, North Carolina; d. June 13, 1927, Transylvania County North Carolina. iii. John Clingman Owen, b. May 14, 1851; d. January 07, 1927; m. Susan Jane Williams, February 03, 1870; b. May 11, 1847; d. August 12, 1936. 122. iv. Laura Elizabeth Owen, b. January 18, 1853, North Carolina; d. Texas. 123. v. Mary Ann Owen, b. June 01, 1855, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. February 14, 1949, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 124. vi. William Baxter Jr Owen, b. March 08, 1858, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. October 14, 1917, Jackson County, North Carolina. vii. Margaret Malinda Owen, b. February 23, 1859; d. 1880; m. James Dekalb Williams, February 23, 1871; b. 1849, Pennsylvania; d. 1923, Oklahoma. viii. Sarah Jane Owen, b. July 01, 1863, North Carolina; d. September 24, 1945, Oklahoma; m. James Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 71 Dekalb Williams; b. 1849, Pennsylvania; d. 1923, Oklahoma. 125. ix. Alfred Sherman Owen, b. August 26, 1865, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. January 22, 1939, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 126. x. Elvira Pernette Owen, b. September 26, 1867, North Carolina; d. July 10, 1933, Transylvania County North Carolina. xi. Robert Columbus Owen, b. December 03, 1869, North Carolina; d. 1894; m. Lucinda E. Shelton; b. August 13, 1866, North Carolina; d. November 07, 1959, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 43. Jessie Roland Owen was born June 10, 1822 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died November 17, 1892 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. He married Judith Reid March 16, 1845, daughter of James Reid and Lucretia Dillard. She was born February 04, 1827 in South Carolina, and died March 10, 1910 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Notes for Jessie Roland Owen: 1850 Census -- Macon County -- Hogback, 6th Nov. page 370/739 Jesse Owens 28 M Farmer 25 Henderson NC Judith 24 F SC Elizabeth 4 F Macon NC Lucretia P. 2 F Macon NC Farm: 20 improved. 30 unimproved acres. Farm value, $25. Fram implements, $10. Livestock value $150: 2 horses, 2 milch cows, 7 other cattle, 18 swine. Produce: 19 bu. rye, 100 bu. Indian corn, 15 bu. Irish potatoes, 20 bu. buckwheat, 100 lbs. butter. Homemade manufacture, $25. Animals slaughtered, $50. Children of Jessie Owen and Judith Reid are: 127. i. Elizabeth Jane Owen, b. February 13, 1846; d. April 12, 1884. 128. ii. Lucretia Jane Penetta Owen, b. March 03, 1848, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. May 29, 1935, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 129. iii. Samuel Columbus Owen, b. January 28, 1852; d. April 02, 1911. iv. Marcus L. Owen, b. March 03, 1854; d. March 20, 1913; m. Judith Ann Paxton; b. May 01, 1850; d. December 05, 1932. v. Thomas C. Owen, b. March 29, 1856; d. June 05, 1874. vi. Elijah Dillard Owen, b. April 16, 1858; d. March 11, 1931; m. Samantha Moore; b. January 14, 1859; d. May 19, 1920. vii. William Jasper Owen, b. September 20, 1863, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. January 05, 1935, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. (1) Maude Lee Patterson; b. November 29, 1905, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. May 16, 1985, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. (2) Nancy Talullah Corbin, June 07, 1886, Transylvania County, North Carolina; b. June 17, 1872, South Carolina; d. March 20, 1920, Transylvania County, North Carolina. viii. Harriett Charlotte Owen, b. January 15, 1866; d. March 11, 1945; m. Pierce Moses; b. 1854. ix. Nancy Christine Olivia Owen, b. May 12, 1868; d. March 31, 1960; m. Miles Galloway, 1888; b. March 27, 1865; d. October 15, 1953. x. Jesse Roland Owen, b. November 09, 1871; d. May 03, 1969; m. (1) Sallie Alison; b. August 22, 1880; d. August 15, 1902; m. (2) Marie Snell; b. 1906; d. November 24, 1924; m. (3) Nell Bishop McHughs. 130. xi. Mary Malinda Owen, b. March 01, 1860; d. October 16, 1930. 44. John Bishop Iii Owen was born December 27, 1823 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died July 27, 1899 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. He married (1) Malinda Reed, daughter of James Reid and Lucretia Dillard. She was born August 27, 1830 in South Carolina, and died July 18, 1915 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. He met (2) "Slave Woman". He married (3) Mary Unknown. Children of John Owen and Malinda Reed are: 131. i. Mary Ellen Owen, b. December 29, 1849, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. 1892, Transylvania County North Carolina. 132. ii. Alfred Henry Owen, b. December 28, 1844, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. December 26, 1926, Transylvania County, North Carolina. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 72 iii. Margaret Ellen Owen. 133. iv. Baxter Carmichael Owen, b. April 17, 1854, North Carolina; d. November 12, 1903, Transylvania County North Carolina. v. Nancy Elvira Owen, b. July 22, 1856, North Carolina; d. May 23, 1935, Norfolk County, Virginia; m. Julius Nicholas Breedlove, April 03, 1875, Transylvania County, North Carolina; b. October 15, 1853; d. June 20, 1922, Transylvania County North Carolina. vi. Julia A. Owen, b. October 22, 1858, North Carolina; d. April 01, 1936, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. Willam Monroe McCall; b. December 26, 1856, North Carolina; d. December 10, 1897, Transylvania County North Carolina. vii. Pete Owen, b. 1860; d. June 28, 1922, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. Madora Kemp; b. May 02, 1862; d. April 10, 1913. viii. Rhoda P. Owen, b. February 17, 1860, North Carolina; d. October 1879, North Carolina; m. William Hogsed, January 06, 1879, Transylvania County, North Carolina; b. 1860, North Carolina. 134. ix. John Ansel Owen, b. March 17, 1862, North Carolina; d. February 06, 1951, Transylvania County North Carolina. x. James Dillard Owen, b. April 17, 1865, North Carolina; d. August 06, 1930, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. (1) Letha Jones; b. March 04, 1882; d. March 06, 1963; m. (2) Sarah Frances Lance, March 27, 1884, Transylvania County, North Carolina; b. 1868; d. 1929. xi. Jesse Coleman Owen, b. May 26, 1870, Transylvania County North Carolina; d. November 07, 1955, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. Rebecca Y. Miller, June 30, 1900, Tengchow, China; b. April 25, 1872, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; d. May 19, 1958, North Carolina. xii. Sarah Elizabeth Owen, b. July 07, 1872, North Carolina; d. August 31, 1947, Transylvania County North Carolina; m. Joseph Manning Galloway, August 24, 1890, Transylvania County, North Carolina; b. June 20, 1868, Transylvania County North Carolina; d. January 20, 1947, Transylvania County North Carolina. 135. xiii. Merritt Tillman Owen, b. December 17, 1851, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. June 17, 1892, Jackson County, North Carolina. xiv. Samuel Owen, b. 1867. 45. Elizabeth Owen was born November 26, 1826 in Haywood County, North Carolina, and died May 01, 1912 in Quebec, Transylvania County, North Carolina. She married (1) John Christopher Whitmire, son of Christopher Whitmire and Sarah Galloway. He was born March 23, 1829, and died January 16, 1903 in Quebec, North Carolina. She married (2) Augustus Eli Galloway, son of James Galloway and Sarah Parker. He was born January 17, 1820, and died February 28, 1892 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children are listed above under (40) Augustus Eli Galloway. 46. Mary W. Owen was born October 10, 1827 in Henderson County, North Carolina, and died August 16, 1915 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. She married William M. McCall 1848 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, son of John McCall and Platima Glazener. He was born June 14, 1827 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died May 09, 1918 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Children of Mary Owen and William McCall are: 136. i. William Walker McCall, b. November 05, 1852, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. November 26, 1943, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 137. ii. Mary Elmina McCall, b. Abt. 1848, Transylvania County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1946, Transylvania County, North Carolina. iii. Jesse Miles McCall, b. August 29, 1849; d. February 28, 1937; m. Lavina Elvinia Garren, March 14, 1869, Transylvania County, North Carolina. 138. iv. James Milford McCall, b. January 23, 1853, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. February 09, 1947, Transylvania County, North Carolina. v. Harvey Sylvanis McCall, b. April 14, 1863, Jackson County, North Carolina; d. June 16, 1948, Transylvania County, North Carolina; m. Mary L. McCall, Abt. 1883; b. 1865, Transylvania County North Carolina; d. February 12, 1963, Transylvania County North Carolina. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 73 Jackson County Genealogical Society Scholarship Winners The Jackson County Genealogical Society has awarded scholarships to four local high school seniors. Each is valued at $750, and recipients were determined based on essays they wrote on their family history and interviews with the JCGS Scholarship Committee. The Society initially intended to grant three scholarships for 2017; however, two candidates were tied in the voting, and, through the generosity of the Jim and Jean Scott Foundation, funds were available to increase this year’s awards to four. “We were extremely pleased with the quality of this year’s applicants,” said Scholarship Committee Chairman Kenny Nicholson. “The Genealogical Society is excited to be able to award scholarships to these four deserving high school seniors.” Receiving scholarships are Karla Magana Almanza, a student at Blue Ridge Early College; Luke Sipler of Jackson County Early College; Morgan Carpenter and Shivani Patel, both students at Smoky Mountain High School. Magana Almanza, Sipler and Patel received Scott Foundation scholarships; Carpenter received the Robert Larry Crawford Scholarship. Magana Almanza, daughter of Juan Carlos Magana Mendez and Laura Almanza de Magana of Cullowhee, participates in Beta and Interact clubs at Blue Ridge and serves as an interpreter at her church. She plans to attend Western Carolina University, where she will major in social work. Her essay is as follows: "Uriangato: A Heritage Treasure" In a family, there are always objects that carry a part of the family's history. Photographs, instruments, toys and books can be a few of the objects that can bring back the memories and stories about past generations. These objects can be a part of a family for generations and can become heritage treasures that describe where do we come from and who we are. Places can also be heritage treasures that carry a part of a family's history. I personally believe that the place where I was born describes my family background and who I am. I was born in Uriangato, Guanajuato in Mexico. Uriangato is a native word that means "place where the sun is hiding." The name describes the surroundings of the city – a place where the rays of the sun are obstructed by the mountains. Uriangato was inhabited by native tribes, such as the Chichimecas and the Purepechas, at the beginning of the 15th century. Today, the textile industry brings economic stability for the whole city. It is also one of the most famous places in the Mexican territory to purchase an extensive variety of clothing and the most prestigious brands in the country. My family has always been part of the textile industry in Uriangato. My mother learned to work a sewing machine when she was in high school and after graduating, she began to work at a clothes factory. When my parents got married they were merchandisers. They were always getting up early to drive to a location where multiple buses, from all over the country, arrived with shoppers. Later, my mom decided to produce her own clothes and my dad sold them. This is a very time-consuming job, but my parents never left their obligations as parents. From both sides of my family I have family members that still work in the textile industry. I lived in Uriangato since birth until I was eleven years old before moving to the United States. I have memories about helping my parents with the business, which described who they are and the place they come from. I also have Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 74 personal memories about this beautiful city that describe who I am and where I come from. Uriangato is part of me and part of my family. Uriangato is a heritage treasure that will be part of our family for generations Sipler, son of Ernie and Joan Sipler of Cullowhee, takes part in the National Honor Society at the JCEC and coaches soccer at the Jackson County Recreation Park and volunteers at the Community Table. He plans to attend the Automotive Training Center in Exton, Pennsylvania, and study diesel technology. His essay is as follows: “Anthony Thomas Camerote -- Grandfather” Anthony Thomas Camerote, often referred to as Tony, was born September 13, 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a gifted innovator, a great father, and a community leader who installed the first air conditioning unit to Philadelphia City Hall. With his whole family behind him, he opened and managed his heating and air conditioning business, National Air Cooling and Heating Company, while raising his ten children. To begin, Anthony Camerote and Theresa Correale, father and mother of Tony, immigrated from La Port Camerota, Italy, to Ellis Island in the early 1900s. Soon after, they settled in Philadelphia. After their first four children they had Tony in 1918, making him the fifth and last child. At the same time of Tony's birth, his father died in the Great Influenza epidemic. This left Theresa to raise all five children by herself. Tony was the only one of his three brothers and one sister to graduate high school. At West Philadelphia High, he was an average student with high leadership skills. He became varsity quarterback and captain of his team. After graduating high school in 1936, Tony began working at the Frankford Arsenal. By 1940 he earned a management position and was able to take care of his mother. He then applied to plumber's school and took night classes so he could still work during the day. In 2944, at the age of 26, he married his secretary Josephine Geist. The newlyweds then moved into an apartment together in Frankford north of the city. In 1945 Tony and Jo had the first of their 10 children, Barbara Camerote. For the next twenty-three years the small family grew and grew, suffering through three deaths of his loved children. In 1950 Tony became an entrepreneur, opening up the first air conditioning business in Philadelphia. First contracting to City Hall opened many opportunities throughout the city. Business rapidly grew as Tony began investing in real estate. He built shopping centers and homes and became the landlord for new and old properties. After building his million-dollar business, he sold it to his sixth child, Paul Camerote, where he kept it till 2008. By the time Tony was in his early sixties, he started showing signs of dementia and in 1993 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Josephine continued taking care of him in the last home he built in Malvern, Pennsylvania. In 1999 he spent his last days in Paoli Hospital. On February 15, Tony passed away from phenomena holding his secretary's hand. Carpenter is the daughter of Steve and Martha Carpenter of Sylva. While at SMHS she was part of Upward Bound and the Art Honor Society. She volunteers at the Balsam Mountain Preserve Nature Center, assisting with the care of birds of prey and reptiles. She plans to attend Haywood Community College, where she will study wildlife and forest management. Her essay is as follows: Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 75 "My Family's Lineage" Since deciding to write this essay for the Jackson County Genealogical Society, I have contemplated several ideas. For example, I considered researching old community stores or maybe our church, but there was more information on one branch of my family tree than the different buildings found in the community. I know some information about the Carpenter family tree. They were one of the first families to settle in Maggie Valley and even sold the land where Ghost Town is built, and I know a little about the Wilkes family who came from Cullowhee and a small amount about the Williams clan who are from Canton, but I have the most information about the Blanton family. I gathered information from interviews with my uncles, Robert and Roland, as well as from "The History of Jackson County." My parents and I still live on the same property our family has lived on for at least 150 years. I've grown up in the Ochre Hill community, my mother grew up in the Ochre Hill community, her mother grew up in the same community, and we have all lived in the same house. I wonder what the wall would say if they could talk. My grandmother's name was Emma Lou Blanton Wilkes. She was one of five children. Her brother, Robert Blanton, is the oldest, then my grandmother Emma Lou. Next is Roland Blanton, then Marion Blanton Parker and Ransom Blanton. They were all the children of Thomas Posey Blanton and Julie Ann Cope. Julie's father was William Cope and her mother was Carolina Baker Cope. Posey's father was William Hamilton Blanton and his mother was Emma Norman. Emma Norman's dad, Jim Norman, game Posey and his brother Bill 75 acres of land which they split. Posey took his half on the side of the mountain that today is Posey Blanton Road. Posey worked as farmer and cut timber. He earned only one dollar a day. From that he bought more land and ended up with about 200 acres -- all on the Posey Blanton Road side of the mountain. Posey built a house and lived there to raise his family. Posey had one full brother named Bill. When their mother died, Posey's father William Hamilton married Elizabeth Jenkins and had more children. Posey's father William Hamilton was raised on the Blanton Branch side of the mountain where Brian and Linda Stephens now live. William lived in home made up of three rooms: the large room where his mother and father slept, his sister's bedroom in the back of the home and the company bedroom on the side of the house. His brothers slept in the loft. This was the home of Will and Depina Blanton. Before they lived there, they lived and farmed the top of the mountain. It is known as Round Top. Round Top is at the top of Blanton Branch and the right half of Posey Blanton Road. You could say it is Blanton Mountain. I have learned a brief lineage of Will and Depina's children. William and Depina had thirteen children. The oldest was James Monroe born December 25, 1869, and he married Belle Faurley. The second was Mary Jane Alice, born April 16, 1871, who married Martin Hoyle. Next was William Hamilton (which is grandpa Posey's dad) born June 28, 1872, married to Emma Norman and Elizabeth Jenkins. Fourth was Robert Lee, born October 19, 1873, who married Molly Brown. George Manvel was born April 30, 1875. He married Estella Robinson. Talitha Cumi was born June 6, 1877, and married Gilead Hooper. John Wesley came next, born July 4, 1879, he married Maggie Crawford and Dora Litham. The eighth child was Lucretia Marian born February 17, 1881, and married to Milas Shuler. The ninth child was Erastus born November 9, 1882, who married Bessie Shuler. Charlie was born June 30, 1884, and married Flora Snyder. Hester was born February 9, 1886, and married Edward Norman. Twelfth was Huston born February 7, 1889, and married to Bessie Bryson. Last but not least was Christian Berry born September 17, 1891, and married to Emmaline Bryson. William Riley Blanton moved here when he was a small boy with his mother and father, Riley and Nancy Burns Blanton, of Rutherford County. He was born November 26, 1847, and they moved to Jackson County on March 14, 1869. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 76 After learning how everyone in our area is connected, I now understand why the Ochre Hill community is such a close-knit community If you have lived here all your life, you are most likely family. I now know where one part of my family came from and how I have come to live where I do. Patel, daughter of Chetan and Yogita Patel of Sylva, is president of HOSA, vice president of the National Honor Society, and Student Council secretary at SMHS. She is a teen volunteer at the Jackson County Public Library and also volunteers at the Good Samaritan Clinic. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and major in nursing. Her essay is a follows: Every day is a day dedicated to the person who is the encompassment of my entire life. The person who has swept me off my feet through her perseverance and generosity. A woman filled with kind spirit and love. A woman who overcame many struggles since the day she was born. A woman who is a supportive friend, sister, mother, and most importantly, to me, a grandmother. She is known to me as “Baa,” a word that means grandmother in Gujarati, my mother’s tongue. My Baa represents to me what it means to be a true, selfless Indian woman. Whether is through her sense of clothing which is comprised of saris only, or her pure Gujarati dialect which reminds me of being back home in India, or her amazing cooking skills that fill the air with the aroma of Indian foods, my Baa idealizes the importance of holding cultural traditions and values close to the heart. As her own children grew up, attended school, and emigrated to the United States, she was forced to enter a whole different culture. She was on route to see the various opportunities her children would accept and begin their successful lives. Though I see the positives about emigrating to the United States through push and pull factors; I cannot even imagine how hard it was for her to come to America knowing nothing about the social cultural, and political ideas. Growing up during Britain-controlled India, the rise of the British power portrayed a new array of condescending emotions for her. She saw the freedom of speech be taken away, even rights to voting and buying property. Based on her stories, I could tell how this move changed her life in many ways unimaginable, but for the better. The idea America would provide a stable life for her and my parents was ambitious leaving the corruption, poverty, and injustice behind in India. Yearning to live happily after being faced with heartache and pain, my Baa became a strengthened person as the only remaining member in her family out of ten brothers and sisters, who died mentally and physically. She watched her husband deteriorate in health as he passed away with a brain tumor; overcoming many hurdles, she formed herself into a strong and courageous woman. Regardless of the circumstances, she kept our roots alive even after moving to the United States and taught me to never be ashamed of my background. I can only hope to pass the same traditions and values down to many generations. I hope one day to model her actions and follow in the footsteps she has left behind for me to fill. The word “Baa” holds many feelings of sentiment, love, and caring for me. Guiding me with her wings of protection, she gave me love I had never seen before – a love that taught me to honor. My Baa is my inspiration, my Superhero. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 77 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham ED: This family record was submitted by JCGS member, Mary Buchanan Smith. It will continue in following issues. 117. Hershel Glenn Cabe He was born 20 Jun 1902 Savannah community, Jackson Co. and died 5 Sep 1988 Ware Bacon Co. GA. He married Gertrude Frances Herrin 26 Nov 1921 Manor, GA. She was the daughter of Edgar Mckenzie Herrin and Fanny Isbell Purdom. She was born 13 Feb 1910 Manor, GA. Notes for Hershel Glenn Cabe: WWII Draft Card – 1942 1940 Census, Manor, Ware Co., GA 1930 Census, Jackson Co., NC Hershell G. Cabe 37 Farmer Callie D. Cabe 63 Francis 29 Hershel 27 Hershel H. 3 Hershel Glenn Cabe and Gertrude Frances Herrin had the following children: i. Warren Glenn Cabe He was born 10 Oct 1932 Jackson Co., NC and died 27 Oct 1932 Jackson Co., NC. 287. ii. Hershel Herrin Cabe He was born 19 Jul 1936 Manor, Ware Co., GA and died 23 Oct 1998. He married Joy Thomas 25 Jun 1960. 118. Robert Andrew Patton He was born 11 Aug 1987 and died 7 Apr 1958. He married Mamie Slagle 27 Nov 1912. She was born 4 Apr 1888 Macon Co., NC and died 29 Mar 1935 Macon Co., NC. Robert Andrew Patton and Mamie Slagle had the following children: i. Charles Patton He was born 1914 Macon Co., NC. ii. Helen S. Patton She was born 1915 Macon Co., NC. iii. Jonas D. Patton He was born 1918 Macon Co., NC. iv. George Patton He was born 1920 Macon Co., NC. v. Mark S. Patton He was born 1921 Macon Co., NC. vi. Lewis W. Patton He was born 1924 Macon Co., NC. vii. Andrew J. Patton He was born 1925 Macon Co., NC. Notes for Andrew J. Patton: 1930 Census, Macon Co., NC 119. Minnie Jones She was born 21 Nov 1893 Jackson Co., NC and died 2 Apr 1948 Jackson Co., NC. She married Allen Thurman Dills 29 Jan 1911 Jackson Co., NC, son of Marcus Lafayette Dills and Lydia Caroline Sutton. He was born 31 Mar 1886 and died 10 Nov 1947 Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Parris Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Minnie Jones and Allen Thurman Dills had the following children: i. Ernest Dills He was born 16 Nov 1911 Jackson Co., NC and died 10 Nov 1947 Jackson Co., NC. ii. Sarah Carolina Dills 120. Christopher Columbus Jones He was born 8 Dec 1883 and died 1964. He married Minnie M. Browning, the daughter of Marion Browning and Sarah J Williams. She was born 13 Aug 1885 Jackson Co., NC and died 2 Nov 1967 Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Christopher Columbus Jones: 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Christopher Columbus Jones and Minnie M. Browning had the following children: Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 78 i. Hattie M. Jones ii. Weaver Jones 288. iii. Hattie M. Jones She was born 22 Feb 1909 Jackson Co., NC and died 21 Nov 1995. iv. Lyman Jones He was born 5 May 1911 Jackson Co., NC and died 25 Nov 1944 Germany. He is buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. v. Lonnie Jones He was born 1915. vi. Ollie Belle Jones She was born 1924 121. John Robert Jones He was born 15 Mar 1896 and died 1943. He married Belle Kirk. Notes for John Robert Jones: 1920 Census, Sylva, Jackson Co., NC John R. Jones 33 Retail Merchant Belle 25 John R. 1 8/12 Garland Jones 18 Brother Eva 64 Step grandmother John Robert Jones and Belle Kirk had the following children: i. John Robert Jones ii. Martha Jones iii. Sarah Jones iv. Edward Coleman Jones 122. Cora Jones She was born 8 Jun 1889 and died 2 May 1961. She married Newton Browning. Cora Jones and Newton Browning had the following children: i. Clarence Browning ii. Richard Browning iii. Ivy/Ivory Browning iv. John Willie Browning v. Vernon Browning 123. Ida Victoria Jones She was born 21 Jul 1891 and died 2 Jan 1981. She married Taylor Hampton. Ida Victoria Jones and Taylor Hampton had the following children: i. McLean Hampton ii. Gray Hampton iii. Conley Hampton iv. Phyllis Hampton v. Jean Hampton vi. Ann Hampton 124. Walter Lee Jones He was born 23 Jul 1895 and died 22 Jul 1966. He served in WWI. He married Wilma Allison. Walter Lee Jones and Wilma Allison had the following children: i. Walter Allison Jones ii. Audrey Jane Jones iii. Edward Lee Jones 125. Lula Annie Jones She was born 4 Oct 1898 and died 1 Dec 1976. She married Fred P. Edwards. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 79 Lula Annie Jones and Fred P. Edwards had the following child: i. Mildred Ann Edwards 126. Garland William Jones He was born 22 Mar 1901 and died 11 Sep 1964. He married Amy Thompson. Garland William Jones and Amy Thompson had the following children: i. Phillip Jones ii. Mary Lou Jones 127. James Gudger Buchanan He was born 2 Apr 1907 Jackson Co., NC and died 6 Feb 1963 Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Greens Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Emma Viola Buchanan, daughter of Isaac David Buchanan and Estella Trantham. She was born 10 Jan 1917 Greens Creek, Jackson Co., NC. James Gudger Buchanan and Emma Viola Buchanan had the following children: i. Vernon Buchanan He was born 13 Sep 1935 Jackson Co., NC. ii. Carrol James Buchanan He was born 1938 Jackson Co., NC. iii. Ronald Buchanan He was born 1938 Jackson Co., NC iv. Charles G. Buchanan He was born 1940 Greens Creek, Jackson Co., NC. v. Audrey Buchanan She was born 1952 vi. Wanda Buchanan vii. Lowell Buchanan viii. Barbara Buchanan ix. Stella Buchanan x. Gordon Buchanan xi. Harold Buchanan 128. Robert Perry Buchanan He was born 22 Apr 1911 Jackson Co., NC and died 10 Feb 1976 Jackson Co., NC. He is buried New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Myrtle Leopard, daughter of Grover Leopard and Callie Enloe. She was born 2 Feb 1919 Jackson Co., NC and died 10 Jan 2006. She is buried in New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Robert Perry Buchanan and Myrtle Leopard had the following children: i. Arnold Buchanan (Lived in Cashiers, NC) ii. Kenneth Buchanan (US Navy) 289. iii. Randall Winston Buchanan He was born 1947 Jackson Co., NC and died 18 Dec 2013 Macon Co., NC. He is buried Windy Gap Baptist Church Cemetery, Macon Co., NC. iv. Perry Wayne Buchanan He was born 1951 in Jackson Co., NC and died 1991. He is buried New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. iv. Linda Jane Buchanan She married an Unknown Woodard. v. Rachel Buchanan vi. Joyce Buchanan 129. Carl Higdon He was born 25 Apr 1905 Jackson Co., NC. He married Dianne Lannings. Carl Higdon and Dianne Lanning had the following children: i. Elaine Higdon ii. Barbara Higdon iii. Gwendolyn Higdon iv. D. L. Higdon Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 80 130. Birdie Higdon She was born 1907. She married Harley Lyle Buchanan (325), 16 Jun 1940, son of Thomas Garland Buchanan and Eva Anderson. He was born 17 Sep 1921 Jackson Co., NC. Birdie Higdon and Harley Lyle Buchanan had the following child: i. Carolyn Buchanan She was born 5 Apr 1945. She married Carmine Barbato, 25 Mar 1979. 131. Rillie Vanarah Tatham She was born 7 Dec 1905 Jackson Co., NC. She married Roy Glenn Buchanan, 11 Jan 1925, son of William Tyler Buchanan and Vilanta Cumi Blanton. He was born 31 Jul 1905 Jackson Co., NC and died 28 Jan 1979 Webster, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Roy Glenn Buchanan: 1930 Census, Webster, Jackson Co., NC Rillie Vanarah Tatham and Roy Glenn Buchanan had the following children: i. Roy Glenn Buchanan, Jr. ii. David Jack Buchanan 290. iii. Herbert Tyler Buchanan He was born 19 Feb 1929 and died 22 Sep 2009 Bristol, Elkart City, Indiana. He married Anna June Middleton, 13 Jun 1951. iv. Wilburn Cornelious Buchanan He was born 5 Aug 1930 and died 27 Jul 1956. He married Jolena Conner, 27 Jul 1956. v. Julian McElbiney Buchanan He married Ellen Conner, 16 Jul 1955. vi. Louise Marie Buchanan 132. Anna Velva Tatham She was born 15 Jan 1909 Jackson Co., NC and died Oct 1976 Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. She married Herman William Ashe, son of Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe and Rebecca Evelyn Gibbs. He was born 1 Jun 1904 Jackson Co., NC and died 1978. He is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. Anna Velva Tatham and Herman William Ashe had the following children: i. Evelyn Ashe She was born 14 Apr 1929 Jackson Co., NC, and died 16 Dec 1973. She is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. 291. ii. Columbus Ashe He married Clara Alora Buchanan 5 Oct 1957 Jackson Co., NC. iii. Emily Elciemay Ashe iii. Anna Mozelle Ashe 292. v. William David Ashe He married Phillis Freeman 8 Apr 1973. 293. vi. Joseph Churchhill Ashe vii. James Ashe He was born 22 Aug 1945 Jackson Co., NC and died 8 Jul 1995. He is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. 133. Susie Bell Tatham She married James Leonard Coggins, 31 Aug 1946, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA, son of Penny Coggins and Rosa Heinz. He was born 10 Jul 1922 Cullowhee, Jackson Co., NC and died 23 Jun 1983. Susie Bell Tatham and James Leonard Coggins had the following children: 294. i. Gerald Coggins He married Martha Herta Bergen, 6 Jun 1974 Germany. 295. ii. Linda Sue Coggins She married Paul Crawford, 8 Jun 1969, Sylva, Jackson Co., NC. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 81 1944 Jackson County Death Certificates of Persons Born 1900 – 1944 [Key to reading the following: Name of deceased; Date of birth; Place of birth; 1944 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 2016.] Barkers Creek Creymer, Infant Boy; 25 Dec 1944; ng; 25 Dec; Albert Creymer; NC; Mary Greene; NC; ng; ng; Wilmot Elders, Infant Girl; 30 Dec 1944; ng; 30 Dec; Fred Elders; NC; Flora Ridley; NC; ng; ng; ng King, Ralph; 14 Nov 1944; Dillsboro; 31 Dec; Elsie King; Dillsboro; Ruby Sutton; Dillsboro; ng; ng; Barkers Creek Messer, Lugl; w/o Jhon; 5 May 1910; Jackson Co.; 30 Mar; Jhno Wikle; Jackson Co.; Polly Wikle; Jackson Co.; Jhon Messer; Whittier; Barkers Creek Miller, Charlie Amos; 30 Dec 1943; Sylva; 31 Jan; Charlie Miller; Beta; Nellie Davis; Whittier; Charlie Miller; Sylva; Nations Creek Stiles, Infant Boy (Twin 1); 14 May 1944; Jackson Co.; 14 May; Orville Stiles; NC; Delcie Jones; NC; Orville Stiles; Whittier; Wilmot Stiles, Infant Boy (Twin 2); 14 May 1944; Jackson Co.; 14 May; Orville Stiles; NC; Delcie Jones; NC; Orville Stiles; Whittier; Wilmot Canada Ashe, Sarah Parethenia; 18 Nov 1944; Sylva; 16 Dec; Arnold Ashe; Tuckasegee; Maggie Cathey; Tuckasegee; Arnold Ashe; Cathey Brown, Doris Sue; 8 m, 8 d; Argura; 24 Dec; Fred Brown; Argura; Ethel Brown: Argura; Fred Brown; Argura; Sols Creek Hoxit, Annie Mae; 5 Mar 1914; Jackson Co.; 10 Apr; Madison Hoxit; Argura; Ruby Harris; Haywood Co.; ng; ng; Harris Caney Fork Forest, Charles David; 6 Feb 1944; East La Porte; 17 Apr; Clyde Forrest; Glenville; Josie Andrew; Alamance Co.; Clyde Forrest; East La Porte; Moses Creek Cashiers McPeters, Lillian Jane; 26 Apr 1944; Cashiers; 10 May; Lee McPeters; Yancey Co.; Edna Crowe; Oconee Co., SC; Mrs. Edna Crowe; Cashiers; Zachary McPeters, Lionel James; 26 Apr 1944; Cashiers; 10 May; Lee McPeters; Yancey Co.; Edna Crowe; Oconee Co., SC; Mrs. Edna Crowe; Cashiers; Zachary Dillsboro Hooper, Infant ?; 30 Aug 1944; ng; 30 Aug; Frankie Hooper; NC; Britta Lee Wilson; NC; ng; ng; Glenville Greens Creek Hall, Ernest; 8 Feb 1911; Greens Creek; 1 Mar; W. H. Hall; Greens Creek; Lora Bradley; Greens Creek; Kelly Hall; Greens Creek; Old Savannah Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 82 Hamburg Hampton, Karene; 1 m, 21 d; Norton; 22 Jan; Marona Hampton; Salem, SC; Leota Bryson; NC; Marona Hampton; Norton; Norton Moody, Larry William; 14 Dec 1943; Jackson Co.; 3 Jan; Tillman Moody; Erastus; Lillian Robinson; Cashiers; Tillman Moody; Hamburg; Glenville Qualla Hoyle, James Loyd; 24 hours; ng; 10 Apr; Luther Hoyle; Swain Co. Mary Williamson; Swain Co.; ng; ng; Family Powell, Janie; 22 Jul 1943; Swain Co.; 26 Mar; Homer Powell; Swain Co.; Fannie Oocuma; Jackson Co.; Fannie Powell; Cherokee; Family Taylor, Hazel Celina; 15 Aug 1944; Swain Co.; 17 Jun; Will Taylor; Cherokee; Cecelia Standingdeer; Jackson Co.; Tribal Census Roll; Cherokee; Cherokee River Cole, Theda Darnell; 3 Sep 1944; NC; 15 Dec; Cleo Cole; NC; Marie Debiski; NC; Marie Debiski; East La Porte; East La Porte Coward, Verlin; 6 Aug 1941; Cowarts; 30 Aug; Tom Coward; Cowarts; Lillie Moore; Sylva; Tom Coward Cowarts; Cowarts Mathis, Infant Boy; 28 Jan 1944; ng; 28 Jan; Hut Mathis; NC; Ethel Luker; Tuckasegee; ng; ng; Shook Mathis, Benny Bryson; 4 Jan 1944; Tuckasegee; 3 Feb; Lester Mathis; Tuckasegee; Sadie Mathis; Tuckasegee; Lester Mathis; Tuckasegee; Woodring Queen, Ira; 29 Aug 1944; East La Porte; 30 Aug; Kit Queen; NC; Pearl Queen; NC; Jess Brown; Tuckasegee; Shook?? Shook, John Kenneth; 26 Jul 1944; ng; 26 Jul; Vernon Vestor Shook; Tuckasegee; Mary Rachel Brown; Tuckasegee; ng; ng; Shook Savannah Buchanan, Dale Edwin; 12 Mar 1944; ng; 12 Mar; ng; ng; ng; ng; ng; ng; East Fork Cabe, James W.; h/o Lillie Deitz; 21 Feb 1920; Jackson Co.; 16 Sep; Robert Cabe; Jackson Co.; Naoma Reynolds; Buncombe Co.; Mrs. J. W. Cabe; Greens Creek; East Fork Frady, Care Aruthor; 5 m, 17 d; ng; 4 Jul 1943; Harvey Frady; Jackson Co.; Justen Beck; Jackson Co.; Harvey Frady; Greens Creek; East Fork Frady, Daryle Hurshel; 8 Feb 1944; Jackson Co.; 14 May; Harvey Jackson Frady; Webster; Justen Myrtle Beck; East Fork; Mrs. R. O. Higdon; Gay; East Fork Franks, James Paul; 20 Feb 1943; ng; 4 Mar; Cleophs Franks; NC; Grace Franks; NC; Cleophs Franks; Gay; Zion Hill Woodard, Mandy; w/o J. B.; 79 y, 25 d; Macon Co.; 11 May 1943; Jessie Williams; Buncombe Co.; Mansy Franks; Buncombe Co.; George Woodard; Gay; Zion Hill. Sorrels, Elden; 14 Oct 1943; Gay; 25 Nov 1943; Will Sorrels; Macon Co.; Lazie Franks; SC; Will Sorrels; Gay; Zion Hill Trantham, Infant Boy; 11 Apr 1943; ng; 11 Apr 1943; Phillip Trantham; NC; Mary Belle Wykle; NC; ng; ng; Greens Creek Scotts Creek Cagle, Terry Lee; 17 Oct 1943; Jackson Co.; 2 Feb; Carmel Cagle; Haywood Co.; Jeniva Austin; Jackson Co.; Carmel Cagle; Sylva; Willets Shular, Bonnie; 30 Jul 1911; Jackson Co.; 21 Jan; Milas Shular; Sylva; Maria Blanton; Robt. Shular; Sylva; Addie Shular, Burgle; h/o Eloise; 13 Feb 1920; Jackson Co.; 26 Aug; Milas Shular; Sylva; Mariah Blanton; Sylva; Eloise Shular; Sylva; Addie Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 83 Sylva Ballard, Robert Lee; h/o Lillie Mae; 22 Sep 1920; Lancaster, SC; 1 Jun; Will Ballard; Lancaster; SC; Bessie House; Lancaster, SC; Laura Arnold; Sylva; Parris Beck, Randall Eugene; 21 Mar 1943; Waynesville; 15 Apr; Eugene Beck; Jackson Co.; Frances Guffey; Jackson Co.; Eugene Beck; Sylva; Dillard Bradley, Infant Boy; 14 Dec 1944; Sylva; 14 Dec; Huffman Bradley; Lincolnton, NC; Nora Ledbetter; Swain Co.; ng; ng; Almond Bryson, Infant Boy; 6 Dec 1944; ng; 6 Dec; David Bryson; Sylva; Willie Grace Austin; Sylva; ng; ng; Parris Bryson, Royal Henson; 26 Jul 1914; Jackson Co.; 16 Sep; Dillard Bryson; Jackson Co.; Laura Henson; Jackson Co.; Mrs. Gurleen Curry; Sylva; Old Field Cogdill, Ray Jr.; 14 Jan 1932; Sylva; 9 Feb; Ray Cogdill; Sylva; Nora Lee Henry; Jackson Co.; Ray Cogdill; Sylva; Keener Coward, Sallie Marinda; 21 Jul 1902; Cowarts; 9 Oct 1944; Sylva; James Coward; Cowarts; Mary Jane Hooper; Cowarts; Coleen Coward; Sylva; Cowarts Fisher, Johnnie Wib; 17 Dec 1938; Sylva; 3 Mar; Lloyd Fisher; Jackson Co.; Rugenia Pannell; Jackson Co.; Lloyd Fisher; Sylva; Ensley Frizzell, Janie Sue; 17 Sep 1934; Webster; 31 Dec; Norman Frizzell; Webster; Ethel Buchanan; Greens Creek; Mrs. Norman Frizzell; Webster; Stillwell Henson, Fred; 4 Sep 1944; Sylva; 28 Sep; Robert Henson; Addie; Bertha Clayton; Addie; Robert Henson; Sylva; Addie Hornsby, Joe; 18 Sep 1944; ng; 18 Jul; Hilton T. Hornsby; Clarkesville, SC; Isabelle Cunningham; Jackson Co.; ng; ng; Beta Hoyle, J. Carl; 10 Nov 1903; Swain Co.; 28 Feb; A. C. Hoyle; Swain Co.; Hester Thompson; Swain Co.; Luther Hoyle; Whittier; Thomas Jones, Leroy “Buddy”; 1 Feb 1926; Sylva; 6 Feb; Norman N. Jones; NC; Georgia Creasman; NC; Mrs. Georgia Jones; Sylva; Wesley’s Chapel Keener, Infant Girl; 3 May 1944; ng; 3 May; D. Lloyd Keener; Sylva; Eva Green; Sylva; ng; ng; Lovesdale McMahan, Mary Louise; 9 Jan 1932; Greens Creek; 3 Jul; Luther McMahan; Greens Creek; Velma Buchanan; Greens Creek; Luther McMahan; Greens Creek; Savannah Norton, Lillian Lee Smith; w/o Roy; 16 May 1922; Sylva; 12 Mar; Clyde B. Smith; Sylva; Myrtle Allen; Yancey Co.; Clyde B. Smith; Sylva; Cullowhee Parris, Violet Annette; 15 Dec 1938; Sylva; 22 Feb; George Parris; Jackson Co.; Margaret Bryson; Macon Co.; George Parris; Dillsboro; Parris Seagle, Silas; 18 Jul 1932; Jackson Co.; 17 Oct; Lon Seagle; Jackson Co.; Artie Jones; Jackson Co.; Lon Seagle; Whittier; Barkers Creek Shelton, Infant Boy; 15 Mar 1944; ng; 15 Mar; John W. Shelton; NC; Willa Jean Watson; NC; ng; ng; East La Porte Shephard, Jerry Denton; 26 Sep 1941; Sylva; 6 Jan; Wiley Shephard; Macon Co.; Daisy Belle Denton; Newport, TN; Wiley Shephard; Sylva; Old Field Waller, Infant Boy; 18 Oct 1944; ng; 18 Oct; Harry Don Waller; GA; Dorothy White; Andrews, NC; ng; ng; Bryson City Watson, Fred; 10 Jun 1944; Sylva; 10 Jun; Conrad Watson; Barnardsville, NC; Mary Louise Rector; Barnardsville, NC; Fred Watson; Cashiers; Zachary Womack, Infant Girl; 6 Mar 1944; ng; 6 Mar; Anse D. Womack; NC; Margaret Greenarch; NC; ng; ng; Sylva Webster Allen, Dorothy Sue; 20 Mar 1944; Webster; 7 Jul; William Hooper; Webster; Geneva Allen; Jackson Co.; Pearl Allen; Webster; McDowell Township Not Given Bryson, Infant Boy; 4 Mar 1944; Glenville; 4 Mar; Roy O. Bryson; Argura; Nola Breedlove; Glenville; Mrs. Nola Bryson; Glenville; Glenville Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 84 THE OLDEST HOUSE IN JACKSON COUNTY During the year 2010 an old frame farmhouse stood hidden behind a row of trees and along an abandoned stretch of the old 1848 Turnpike Road to South Carolina, paralleled by the modern day N.C. Highway 107 through Cashiers. The farmhouse had been used by the Waddell family for three generations as a summer residence for a period of 85 years, from 1925 to 2010. The Waddell family added electric wiring and an indoor bathroom. They enclosed a portion of one of the porches to add a kitchen and cut out the dormer windows in the roof. This house stems its foundation roots back to the ownership by the original Zachary family, the founders of Cashiers Valley. Colonel John Alexander Zachary (1779-1872) arrived in 1833 and with the help of his older sons, built their first home, a log cabin on his 690 acre Grant on the west side of Chimneytop and Rocky Mountains. As evidenced by the recently discovered store ledger book of his son, Alexander Zachary’s store, now held by the Special Collections office of the Western Carolina University Library, Colonel John Zachary purchased 12 “window paens” (panes) and “10 lbs of nails” in December of 1844, to build his frame house from lumber boards made at the new Zachary mill. This house was built in 1844 just across from the millhouse and the creek, and is the 2-story eli section in the rear. This second Zachary home in Cashiers Valley was quickly remodeled by another son, Mordecai Zachary (1822- 1896), who in 1845, a year later, wanted to experiment with his soaring ambitions to become a carpenter. This addition has a front and back covered porch and was encompassed under a connecting roof, creating an eli-shaped house. Years later, in 1850, this house was still occupied by Colonel John Zachary and his wife, Sarah Roberts Zachary (1785-1868), and their young adult family members, Anna, Jonathan, Mordecai, Woodford and Matilda, and a grandson named Robert Yancey Zachary. In later years, Mordecai married Elvira Evelina Keener (1832-1913) from Qualla Town. They raised their young family of twelve children in the house before moving to Qualla Town in 1873. The Zachary family home is still standing today, and you may be given a tour inside by the staff or a volunteer member of the Cashiers Historical Society. The house was given to them as a gift if the Society agreed to have it moved across the road to their lands where the 2-story Zachary-Tolbert boarding house, built by Mordecai Zachary in 1848, had already been preserved by them and opened for tours. The Cashiers Historical Society arranged to have the Colonel John Zachary frame house carefully moved in 2012, and placed near the site of the boarding house. Now both Zachary houses are open to the public and can be viewed and toured during the summer months from May 19, 2017 to October 28, 2017 during the hours of 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Fridays and Saturdays. Several original furnishings made in the Quaker style by the hands of Mordecai Zachary are decorating the rooms of his 1848 boarding house. The Cashiers Historical Society site is two miles south of the crossroads of N. C. Highway and U.S. Highway 64, on the right. The address is 1940 Highway 107 South. There is ample parking on their eight acre campus grounds. -------------------- Carol M. Bryson Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 85 Outline Descendant Report for Frederick (Baumgartner) Bumgarner This descendant report was brought to the Society by Harry Bumgarner. It was given to him by Kenneth Bumgarner, who prepared the report. More will follow in future issues. Report has been edited to reflect birth dates of persons born after 1945 being removed. ........................................................... 10 Lola (Lela) Bumgarner b: 1912, d: 1933 ........................................................... + Everette Eugene Collins b: 14 Oct 1907 in Catawba Co., NC, d: 23 Mar 1966 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC. ........................................................... + Wayne Fugate ................................................................. 11 Infant Fugate b: 1933 ........................................................... 10 Frances Bumgarner b: 12 Jun 1915 in Macon Co., NC ........................................................... + Everett Lombard ................................................................. 11 Freda Lombard ................................................................. 11 Sandra "Sandy" Lombard ................................................................. 11 Eric Randolph "Randy" Lombard b: 10 Jun 1951 in Clayton, Rabun Co., GA, d: 2010 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC ........................................................... 10 James "Franklin" Kay (Baumgarner) Bumgarner b: 12 Jun 1915 in Macon Co., NC, d: 23 Jan 1992 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... + Katy Ann Bradley b: 31 Oct 1912 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC, m: 1937 in Walhalla, Oconee Co., NC, d: 22 Sep 1985 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ................................................................. 11 Shirley Pauline (Baumgarner) Bumgarner b: 29 Sep 1938 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ................................................................. + Ralph Hall Slaughter b: 24 Jan 1940 in Hettie, Braxton Co., WV, m: 06 Apr 1963 in Arlington, Arlington Co., VA ....................................................................... 12 James Edwin "Jimmy" Slaughter ....................................................................... + Melissa Hite m: Feb 1980 in Decatur, GA ....................................................................... 12 Julie Lynn Slaughter ....................................................................... + Jeffery Riddick ....................................................................... + Scott Douglas ............................................................................. 13 Kathryn "Katy" Anna Douglas ................................................................. 11 Doyle Eugene Bumgarner b: 31 Jul 1940 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ................................................................. + Vicky Stewart ....................................................................... 12 Jeana Kay Bumgarner ....................................................................... 12 Michelle Bumgarner ................................................................. 11 James "Gayle" Bumgarner b: 09 Jul 1943 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ................................................................. + Mary Lee Brown b: Madison Co., NC ....................................................................... 12 Mark Elbert Bumgarner b: 03 Jun ................................................................. 11 Peggy "Joanne" Bumgarner b: 13 Oct 1945 in Cashiers, Jackson Co.,NC ................................................................. + Otis Tidwell ....................................................................... 12 Timothy Malone Tidwell ....................................................................... 12 Tony Franklin Tidwell ................................................................. 11 Roy Blaine Bumgarner ................................................................. + Vita Woodring ....................................................................... 12 Richard Bumgarner ................................................................. + Wanda Passmore ....................................................................... 12 Robert "Bobby" Bumgarner ....................................................................... 12 Kevin Bumgarner ....................................................................... 12 Jonathan Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Thomas C. Bumgarner b: 1919, d: 1945 ..................................................... 9 Sallie (Sally) Estelle Bumgarner b: 27 Mar 1883 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC, d: 09 Oct 1950 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 86 ..................................................... + James "Kirk" McCall m: 1899 in Jackson Co., NC, d: 22 Feb 1932 in Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... 10 Nina (Nannie) (May) McCall ........................................................... + Jumat Crow ........................................................... 10 Bertha Lazelle McCall ........................................................... 10 Zora "Thelma" McCall ........................................................... + John Stewart ........................................................... 10 Vylene Bell "Vilma" McCall ........................................................... + Them Moffett ........................................................... 10 James Clarence (Clarinee) McCall ........................................................... 10 Martha Ursilla) (Lucilla) (Urcilla) McCall ........................................................... 10 Alvis Bond (Alva) McCall ........................................................... 10 Ruby "Christine" McCall ........................................................... + Andy Albert Owen ................................................................. 11 Barbara Faye Owen ................................................................. 11 Neville Andrew Owen ................................................................. 11 Norman Swayne Owen ................................................................. 11 Virginia "Laverne" Owen ................................................................. + Unknown Montanez ................................................................. 11 Larry Donald Owen ................................................................. 11 Theda Marie Owen ................................................................. 11 Tereas Annette Owen ........................................................... 10 Lorna "Pauline" McCall ..................................................... 9 Zebulon "Zeb" H. Bumgarner b: 1887, d: 13 Mar 1913 in Wyoming ..................................................... + Julia N. Unknown b: 03 Apr 1898, d: 19 Jun 1932 ..................................................... 9 Douglas A. Bumgarner b: 1890 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC .................................................. + Gracie Cole b: 17 Jul 1890, d: 24 Apr 1942 ..................................................... 9 Kay Elias "Cope" Bumgarner b: 1892 in Whiteside Cove, near Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC, d: 1988 ..................................................... + Etrula Zachary "Jake" Dillard b: 1897 in Nancy's Cabin, near High Hampton Inn, near Cashiers, Jackson Co., NC, d: 1989 ........................................................... 10 John Wesley Bumgarner b: 19 Jan 1917 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC, d: 15 Jul 1985 ........................................................... 10 Bumgarner Zebulon W b: 1917 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC, d: 1979 ........................................................... 10 Jenie (Janie) Sue Bumgarner b: 10 Dec 1918 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC, d: 09 May 1928 ........................................................... 10 Elbert "Hayes" Bumgarner b: 1924 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... 10 Joseph Paul Bumgarner b: 1927 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... 10 Mary Ellen (Baumgarner) Bumgarner b: 18 Apr 1931 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... + Hoyt Bryson b: 18 Mar 1926 in Glenville, Jackson Co., NC, m: 04 Dec 1951 in Walhalla, Oconee Co., NC, d: 13 Jan 1992 in Cashiers Valley, Jackson Co., NC ................................................................. 11 Roger Clay Bryson b: 06 Nov 1952 in Highlands, Macon Co., NC ................................................................. + Virginia Cleveland b: 21 May 1947 in Highlands, Macon Co., NC, m: 03 Jun 1976 in Highlands, Jackson Co., NC ....................................................................... 12 Clay Douglas Bryson b: 1977 in Sylva, Jackson Co., NC ....................................................................... + Carrie Michelle Henderson b: 04 Apr 1984 in Sylva, Jackson Co., NC, m: Jul ............................................................................. 13 Devon Hoyt Bryson b: 20 Dec 2002 in Sylva, Jackson Co., NC ............................................................................. 13 Derick Carmon Bryson b: 26 Mar 2004 in Sylva, Jackson Co., NC ............................................... 8 James "Newton" Bumgarner b: 13 Nov 1852, d: 09 Apr 1919 in Erastus, Jackson Co., NC ............................................... + Mary Norton b: 13 May 1852, m: 25 Nov 1875 in at Mary Norton's, Macon Co., NC, d: 18 Feb 1920 in Ellijay, Macon Co., NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 87 ..................................................... 9 John W. (B.) Bumgarner b: 25 Nov 1876, d: 24 Apr 1943 in Jackson Co., NC ..................................................... + Sallie Stewart b: 28 Feb 1874, d: 16 Jan 1942 in Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... 10 Juniata Moody ........................................................... 10 Kenneth A. Moody ........................................................... 10 Lambert Moody ........................................................... + Ruie Bumgarner ................................................................. 11 John Moody ................................................................. 11 Raymod Moody ................................................................. 11 Mae Moody ................................................................. 11 Ray Moody ................................................................. 11 Josie Moody ........................................................... 10 Charles F. "Charlie" Bumgarner b: 07 Aug 1901, d: 17 Jul 1991 ........................................................... + Minnie Stewart b: 15 Dec 1909 ................................................................. 11 Colean Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Edward Orvil Bumgarner b: 24 Feb 1904, d: 15 Apr 1943 in Jackson Co., NC ........................................................... + Mary Edwards ................................................................. 11 Leon Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 William Bumgarner ........................................................... + Marie Williams ................................................................. 11 David Bumgarner ................................................................. 11 Opal Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Clyde Bumgarner b: 01 Aug 1910, d: 10 Aug 1910 ........................................................... 10 Lois Bumgarner ..................................................... 9 Daisy Bumgarner b: 14 Jul 1880, d: 04 Mar 1926 in Jackson Co., NC ..................................................... 9 Nettie Bumgarner ..................................................... + Harvey Tilley ........................................................... 10 Ayer Tilley ........................................................... 10 Arley Tilley ........................................................... 10 Newton Tilley ........................................................... 10 Floried Tilley ........................................................... 10 Edwin Tilley ........................................................... 10 Martha Tilley ........................................................... 10 Doris Tilley ........................................................... 10 Nelson Tilley ............................................... 8 Telitha Melvina Bumgarner b: 02 Mar 1855, d: 03 Dec 1920 in Missouri ............................................... + William D. Bryson b: 11 Nov 1854, d: 30 Apr 1950 in Missouri ............................................... 8 Elbert Manuel (Manley) "Ebb" Bumgarner b: 1857 in Whiteside Cove, Jackson Co., NC, d: 1943 in Madison, Morgan Co., GA ............................................... + Elizabeth "Nancy" Hooper b: 1858 in Jackson Co., NC, m: 23 Oct 1879 in at A. D. Hooper's Jackson Co., NC, d: 1939 in Madison, Morgan Co., GA ..................................................... 9 Sula A. "Sulie" Bumgarner b: 10 Apr 1881 in Speedwell, Jackson Co., NC, d: 09 Jan 1885 ..................................................... 9 John B. Bumgarner b: 05 Mar 1886 in Speedwell, Jackson Co., NC, d: 09 Feb 1923 in Clay Co., NC ..................................................... 9 William Bowman Bumgarner Sr. b: 1883 in Speedwell, Jackson Co., NC, d: Madison Co., GA ..................................................... + Zona Ann "Zoney" (Stiles) Styles ........................................................... 10 Lee Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Paul Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 James Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Kyle "Polly" Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 William Bowman Bumgarner Jr. b: 13 Apr 1916 in Danielsville, Madison Co., GA, d: 21 Jan 2001 in York. YorkCo., SC ........................................................... + Ila Kay Gibson b: 29 Feb 1920 in Gaston Co., NC ................................................................. 11 Mary Ellen Bumgarner b: 30 Oct 1944 in Lowell, Gaston Co., NC Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 88 ................................................................. + Robert Edward "Bob" Connolly b: 15 May 1937 in York, York Co., SC ................................................................. + James Kenneth Warlick b: 25 Mar 1944 in York Co., SC ....................................................................... 12 Lisa Ann Warlick ....................................................................... + Michael Travis Cowan ............................................................................. 13 Michael Travis Cowan Jr. ............................................................................13 Carter Wade Cowan ............................................................................. 13 Kate Ellen Cowan ............................................................................. 13 Emily Elizabeth Cowan ....................................................................... 12 Michael Clayton Warlick ....................................................................... + Barbara Caroline Smith ............................................................................. 13 Kinlely Ann Warlick ....................................................................... 12 Myra Christine Warlick ....................................................................... + Lance Bogt ............................................................................. 13 Morgan Ashley Bogt ............................................................................. 13 Brooks Lauren Bogt ................................................................. 11 Zona Ann Bumgarner ................................................................. + Albert Eugene Dover b: York, York Co., SC ....................................................................... 12 Albert Eugene Dover Jr. ....................................................................... 12 Allen Lee Dover ....................................................................... 12 Williaim Aaron Robert Dover ................................................................. 11 Marty Lynn Bumgarner ........................................................... 10 Annie Mae Bumgarner ..................................................... 9 Esther Jane Bumgarner b: 1888 in Speedwell, Jackson Co., NC ..................................................... + Wilburn A. Ledford ........................................................... 10 Neal Ledford ........................................................... 10 Jessie Mae Ledford ........................................................... 10 Laura Bell Ledford ..................................................... 9 Elma Nemonia Bumgarner b: 14 Jul 1891 in Speedwell, Jackson Co., NC, d: 02 Oct 1973 ..................................................... + Van Ledford b: 09 May 1889, d: 15 Nov 1948 ........................................................... 10 Carmon (Carmen) Ledford b: 09 Apr 1917, d: 16 Apr 2004 ........................................................... 10 Larue Elizabeth Ledford b: 20 Aug 1923 in Clay Co., NC ........................................................... + Ted Wilson Rogers b: 22 Nov 1918 in Eagle Fork, Clay Co., NC, d: 09 Jul 1987 in Flahead Co., Mt ................................................................. 11 Ginger LaVerne Rogers b: 24 Jul 1942 in Clay Co., NC ................................................................. + Jack Perry ....................................................................... 12 David Wayne Perry ....................................................................... + Tammey Unknown ............................................................................. 13 Tyler Wayne Perry ............................................................................. 13 Michelle Marie Perry ....................................................................... 12 Dennis Richard Perry ....................................................................... 12 Dean Robert Perry ....................................................................... + Jody Melby ............................................................................. 13 Drew Robert Perry ............................................................................. 13 Tanner Dean Perry ................................................................. + Sam Perry ....................................................................... 12 Laura Elizabeth Perry ....................................................................... + Andy Jones ............................................................................. 13 Tiffany Elizabeth Jones ............................................................................. + Kelley Skudstad ............................................................................. 13 Aaron Jones ................................................................. + Jay Severns ................................................................. 11 Jack Carroll Rogers b: 02 Jan 1945 in Murphy, Cherokee Co., NC ................................................................. + Roxanne Marie Trodick m: 23 Aug 1969 in Columbia Falls,Flathead Co., MT ....................................................................... 12 Mark Carroll Rogers Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 89 Gunter-Gooch From Jackson County to Idaho and Utah Our fellow Lifetime Members, Garth and Nancy Gooch from St. George, Utah contributed to this article written by Carol M. Bryson, after she contacted them, asking about their connecting roots to Jackson County, and who in their family tree immigrated to Idaho and Utah. Garth Gooch still speaks highly of one of our original charter members, Larry Crawford, who ”treated us like royalty” giving him and his wife, Nancy Fink Gooch, “a grande tour” on their visit to Jackson County in 2007. They became Lifetime Members in 2007. It was quite surprising to learn that the Gooch connection to Jackson County was one that started even before the county was created. It all started with the arrival of William Gunter (1758-1830) to Haywood County in 1810. William Gunter grew up in Virginia. He came down from Virginia to Pendleton, South Carolina and enlisted into the S. C. 1st Regiment during the Revolutionary War in November of 1775. He was discharged in June of 1778. By the time of the 1790 census, William and his wife, Nancy Ann Williams Gunter (1760-1820) had four girls and four boys while living in Pendleton, South Carolina. In the spring of 1810, William Gunter made his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina with his family to make a stake and claim for a 150 acre tract where the waters of Scot’s Creek flowed rapidly through fairly sloping farmlands. He went to the county seat of Waynesville of Haywood County at the time, to make an Entry for his claim. His son, Daniel Gunter (abt. 1787-1849) also made an Entry in August of 1810 for a 75 acre tract on Scot’s Creek on which “an Improvement” was found. Scot’s Creek is spelled here the way it was in the old entries. Other neighbors making claims around 1810 in this new territory that had just opened by Cherokee Treaty, were James Holmes Bryson, George Shular, Jr., John Cabe, Hugh Neely, Martin Buff, and his closest neighbor, John Fergus. William and Nancy Ann Williams Gunter’s son, George E. Gunter (1781-1848) married a Watson girl. David Watson (1769-1832) and Isabel Hughes Watson (1771-____) started their homestead on Camp Creek along Scot’s Creek in 1809. Their Entry states that it included an improvement of a school house the Watsons had built which helped to draw newcomers to the area. The Watson’s daughter, Sidney Watson (1796-1889) and George E. Gunter were married in Haywood County on January 9, 1817. He and Sidney Watson Gunter spent the rest of their lives in the Scot’s Creek area. They are both buried in the Keener Cemetery in Sylva, North Carolina. They named one of their many children after the founder of Haywood County, Robert Love. Robert Love Gunter (1830-1889), along with a younger son named George Marion Gunter (1833-1914) who went by Marion, and a sister named Mary Ann Gunter (1837-1909) were living with their widowed mother, Sidney Gunter in Haywood County in 1850. Scot’s Creek was still a portion of Haywood County in 1850. Marion Gunter married Sarah Turpin (1831-1865) in Whittier of Jackson County, North Carolina in 1856. He enlisted into Company G of the N.C. Thomas Legion Infantry that formed in Quallatown, NC. Marion and Sarah Turpin Gunter had four boys before he enlisted, one of them being Zebulon Vance Gunter (1861-1935), named after the governor of North Carolina. George Marion Gunter lived through the battles of the Civil War carrying a New Testament Bible in his pocket. He opened the Bible and read it through and through several times while resting in the camps awaiting the next call to order. After three years of fighting, he came to a decision to desert the battlefields. He went home and his family soon began to grow with the birth of Marion Alonzo Gunter (1862-1938). Eva Louise Gunter was born in February of 1865. The following December of 1865, Sarah gave birth to Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Gunter (1865-1937). Sarah died the next day. Zebulon Vance Gunter, known as Zeb Gunter, was only four at the time, and Alonzo was three. Marion Gunter was left with two infants and four other children with the oldest being seven. His sister, Mary Polly Ann Gunter (1837-1909), who lost her fiancé in the Civil War, came to live with them and care for the children. Marion married again in 1866 to Eliza Nations (1839-1904) and lived in David M. Fulbright’s household in Webster before moving his family to the Barkers Creek area of Jackson County. His lands were near the portion of the county that became Swain County in 1871. George Marion Gunter is buried in a cemetery that took on his name, the Marion Gunter Cemetery in Swain County. He died at 81 years old in 1914. Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 90 Three of Marion Gunter’s children by his first wife, Sarah Turpin Gunter, Alonzo, Eva Louise and Sally Gunter were raised by his sister, Mary Polly Ann Gunter. His son, Zeb Gunter left the home of his father and step-mother when he was fifteen. Zeb struggled to make his way by swapping out farm work for room and board. By the time he was twenty, Zeb Gunter had made his way to Stecoah in Graham County, where his Uncle, Hiram Columbus Gunter (1820-1891) lived. There he met the 12 year old daughter of Samuel Lafayette Myers and Eliza Sawyers Myers, Elizabeth Matilda Myers (1867-1906). They married when he was twenty-two and she was sixteen in October of 1883. Nine months later, their first child, James Hamilton Gunter (1884-1965) was born, then Delia Gunter (1887-_____) and Polly Ann Gunter (1888-1963), named for Zeb’s aunt. Zeb Gunter took title to three land grants in Graham County, two in 1885 and one in 1890. About the year, 1888, Mormon Missionaries came to visit the home of Zeb and Elizabeth Gunter. From the writings of their son, James Hamilton Gunter, we know this as he witnessed the visit when he was four. He described the home as having hewed log floors with cracks between the logs. He remembered that the Mormon Elders, numbered five, and they stayed over in their home. They held meetings at the Gunter home attempting to bring in neighbors to the join the church. Back on Barkers Creek in Jackson County, Zeb’s sister, Eva Louise Gunter, and his Aunt, Polly Ann Gunter were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eva joined by baptism on May 20th of 1887 and Polly Ann joined by baptism on May 20th of 1888. A son of Love Gunter, Jim Gunter and his wife, were baptized about this time at Barkers Creek. The Elders then traveled to Stecoah in Graham County to the home of Zeb Gunter. Zeb joined on November 15, 1888. Zeb’s wife, Elizabeth Gunter joined on April 14, 1889. These church meetings were held under the threat of mob violence from some of their neighbors in both counties. Someone had to stand guard with a rifle at the door during their meetings. It got so bad that the Elders of the Church advised the Gunter family and others who had joined locally, to leave the North Carolina counties and go to Idaho where a temple was being built. On April 23rd of 1889, nine days after the baptism of Zeb’s wife, Elizabeth, the family loaded their wagons with luggage and provisions at Stecoah, to head out to Idaho, together with the family of Jim Gunter who had come over with his family from Barkers Creek to make the trip with them. The following August of 1889, George Marion Gunter and his son, Alonzo were baptized and joined on the 16th of the month at their home at Barkers Creek. About the year, 1891, Zeb Gunter moved his family to Bannock County, Idaho. Zeb’s brother, Alonzo and his sisters, Eva Louise Gunter and Sarah Elizabeth Gunter made the trip to Idaho also about 1891. They traveled by horse and wagon until they reached a train station and then went by railroad to McCammon, Idaho. Zeb Gunter’s family purchased 160 acres on Hawkins Creek in Bannock County. They lived there until about 1905 when they moved to be near Zeb’s Aunt, Polly Ann at Hawkins Basin. There Zeb became the presiding Elder. Zeb and Elizabeth Gunter’s daughter Polly Ann, was the first to get married out of their family. She married Charles Fink (1880-1963) on November 8th of 1905. Polly Ann’s mother, Elizabeth Gunter died the next year in 1906. Her father, Zeb Gunter remarried and moved on to Arimo, Idaho sometime before 1920. He died in 1935 and was buried in Bannock County, Idaho. One of the sons of Polly Ann Gunter Fink and Charles Fink, Paul Fink (1922-1996) married Ruth Lucille Taylor (1922-2012) and they had a daughter they named Nancy Ann Fink. Nancy Ann Fink grew up and became the wife of Garth Gooch. Garth and Nancy Gooch remain faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, now living in St. George, Utah. They think it important “for everyone to work together to create an accurate history of everyone that has or ever will live on the earth.” They give praises to all of us at the Jackson County Genealogical Society and give their best regards for “the great work that is done.” Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 91 Denton Higdon Photo Album These photographs were shared with JCGS by Denton Higdon. Charlie and Margret Wilkes Bryson Journeys Through Jackson Spring/Summer 2017 92 The couple above are Maj. William Hoffman and Martha Jane Buchanan Higdon both from the Savannah Community of Jackson County, NC. After they married they moved to the Ellijay Community of Macon County, NC. The portion of land he owned is now known as Higdonville, NC. The men in the picture below are the gr