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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  • Jackson County Genealogical Society (N.C.)
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  • Newsletters
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  • Date: 2021
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  • Pages: 44
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  • Cemeteries
  • Death certificates
  • Jackson County (N.C.) -- Genealogy
  • North Carolina -- Census
  • Voting registers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Jackson County Genealogical Society

"Journeys Through Jackson The Official Journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. Vol. XXXI, No. Ill 2021 Vol. 3 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2020 Officers President Vice Presidents Kenneth Nicholson Ruth Crawford Shuler, William ""Bill"" Crawford Lynn Hotaling Karen Nicholson Secretary., Treasurer. Librarian. Office Manager Mary Buchanan Smith Kirk Stephens .... Sanji Talley Watson IT. Editor. 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. Summer has been here, and fall is on the way. Now would be a good time to come down to the office to work on research so you can have new information to work on this winter. Hopefully, things will be getting back to ""normal"" soon and we are looking forward to the new year and programs that we will be offering. If you have an idea or topic for a meeting, please let any of the officers know. Sometimes it is hard trying to come up with programs that we think everyone may enjoy. As always, if you have pictures, stories, family files or anything for JTJ, please make sure to get it to us so that we can include it in future editions. In this issue, we have the scholarship winners listed, as it is getting closer to the end of the year, you may want to donate to any of the scholarships that we have. Or you may wish to donate to the Society. All donations are tax deductible. Please remember that dues for the calendar year 2021 are due at the first of the year. Individual dues are $25, family dues are $30. We also have life-time memberships available. Please see the inside back cover for more information. If you would, please consider updating your information for our membership list. We would appreciate updated addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and family of interest. From the Editor Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents 81 JCGS Photo Album 82-86 2021 Scholarship Winners 87-90 How Long is a Generation? 91 A Closer Look at the Hooper-Stephens Cemetery 92 1880 Jackson County Census 93-96 1835 Poll Book Listings 97-100 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham 101-104 Outline Descendant Report for Frederick (Baumgarten) Bumgarner 105-108 1962 Jackson County Death Certificates 109-114 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr 115-118 Index 119-120 We are restarting our monthly meetings! We are planning on restarting our monthly meetings, always on the second Thursday of every month. As with the unsettled times we are currently living in, these plans may have to change, but we will make sure to let everyone know if we have to change anything. September 9,2021 — Roundtable - Meeting where people can bring photos, research, ask questions, catch each other up. October 14, 2021 — Deitz Family - Music, Music Music. November 11, 2021 - Library closed for observance of Veterans Day. December - Our Annual Dinner and Meeting - details are being worked out for this right now. Information will be given as soon as it is finalized. 81 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL J JCGS Photo Album •• T? S"" v.- We ran this photograph in the last issue of JTJ, asking if anyone knew who the children were. JCGS member Dorothy Luker Henry identified the girls for us: the man and woman in the photograph are James Daniel Shook (23 Sep 1886-1 Feb 1926) and Matilda J. Brown (27 Feb 1884-17 Jun 1956), and their granddaughters from left to right are: Doris Luker Franks; Evadean Shook Frady; Eoma Luker Henry (2 Mar 1944-8 Feb 2020); Norcella Shook. Doris and Eoma are the daughters of Ralph Asberry Luker (22 Oct 1920-13 Jan 1989) and DeUa Mae Shook (13 Jan 1923-3 Jan 1999). Evadean and Norcella are the daughters of Eldon Shook (8 Dec 1919- 17Jul 1986) and Annie Bell Brown (8 Oct 1921-28 Nov 2016). Below left is a picture of the old Rocky Holler Church and School located off Hwy 281 in Tuckasegee. It was later moved to the present site of Cedar Baptist Church. The man below is Charles David Woodring (4 Jul 1817-3 Jun 1901). 82 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 JCGS Photo Album Photograph above left Olive Clarissa Crawford (23 Sep 1874-22 Mar 1959); above right her husband, Hebron Lee Bryson (7 Oct 1872-24 Feb 1953). Picture below; bottom row, left to right; Olive Clarissa Crawford Bryson holding George Bryson; Oliff Varina Hemphill Crawford; Hebron Lee Bryson. Back row, left to right: Candas Mae Belle Crawford, Alice Isabelle Crawford; Loranzo Washington Crawford; Nancy Susannah Morrow Crawford. 83 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL 3 JCGS Photo Album Photograph above is the Isiah Owen (25 Jan 1859- 14 Jul 1935) and Martha Emeline Mason 25 Sep 1863-17 Jan 1962) family. Below left is Isiah and Martha. Below right is of Martha. if# : 4r 84 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 JCGS Photo Album Amanda Jane Middleton (9 Jun 1898-30 Sep 1967) and her husband, Emeras M. ""Em"" Chastain (5 May 1889-16 Jan 1981), riding some nice-looking horses. Bottom left; Amanda as a young woman. Bottom right; Em and Amanda 1+^- 't* ' 85 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 JCGS Photo Album The photographs on this page, along with the one of Em and Amanda as an older couple on the preceding page was shared with us by Doug Chastain, grandson of Amanda Jane Middleton and Emeras M. Chastain. Amanda is the daughter of James S. Middleton (3 Jun 1874-26 Nov 1960) and Sarah Arlecia Shook (26 Aug 1879-9 Dec 1958). Em is the son of James Robert Chastain (7 Feb 1858-11 Feb 1940) and Sarah Elizabeth Woodring (20 Jul 1858- 18 Feb 1940). 86 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 2021 Scholarship Winners Every year, the Jackson County Genealogical Society awards scholarships of $750 to several deserving high school students in Jackson County. We are pleased to announce the winners of each scholarship and to tell you about them. This year, due to COVID 19, interviews were not completed in person, but a questionnaire was given to them to complete. They were also required to attach a one-to-two-page story with their application. Below is a summary of each winner and their story. If you would like to make a contribution to any of our scholarship programs, please feel free to do so. If you have a specific one in mind, please specify which one you would like it to go to. William Loranzo Crawford Scholarship This year's winner is Krishna Patel. She graduated from Smoky Mountain High School and plans to attend North Carolina State University. She plans to obtain a degree in Business Management and then apply to Pharmacy School. She was President of HOSA, Editor of the yearbook, was a founder and officer of Student Health Advisory Council. She has donated her time in various community activities including, but not limited to, Blood drives, blanket drives, Adopt-A-Grandparent, Project Uplift at UNC, Nicotine Addiction in Adolescence Project. Here is her story: I have been his second mom, taught him all the things a big sister should, read books to him, made lunch for him after school, helped him do his homework, etc. There was an unexplainable hole in my heart, and a rush of emotions had come over me. My mom and I remained strong and tried not to show worry as we drove to the hospital. The minute we arrived at the hospital, Neel was flown in a helicopter to a larger hospital that could adequately care for him and treat him. We had celebrated his 12""' birthday only two days before. Little did we know, we would spend Christmas and New Years in the hospital. December 22""'', 2018 is a day that will forever be etched in my memory. It was the start of winter break and my brother, and I were looking forward to the next two weeks at home. However, my brother was playing basketball and came inside complaining of back pain. He would walk and end up falling. We waited for my parents to arrive home from work to rush to the emergency room. At this moment, all the fears of a mother flashed before my eyes, 1 had been by Neel's side since the day he was bom fourteen (?) years ago. Our family members, ftiends, the school staff, and Neel's basketball team came to visit and trickles of flowers, cards and presents came every day. Multiple doctors and nurses stood by my family's side during this hard time and made us feel comfortable as we adjusted to a new lifestyle. Despite being athletic and health 12-year-old boy, his diagnosis of acute paralysis of the lower half of his body came as a shock to my family. Multiple doctors were contacted from different states and even a different country, India. We waited for days for an actual diagnosis until we found out he had a Spinal Cord Stroke. This diagnosis led my brother to a one month stay in the hospital along with two months out of school. Additionally, along came a streamline of appointments with a physical and occupational therapy team and a neurologist to help him adjust to new changes and perform daily activities again, such as walking, using the bathroom, showering, etc. My brother showed tremendous strength and made progress towards his recovery. Most individuals do not regain their ability to walk after an injury to their spinal cord and after losing movement in both legs. But after months of physical and occupational therapy, he quickly began to recover. His unexpected diagnosis showed me how great strength and courage my little brother has. I could never imagine being twelve years old and losing my ability to walk so unexpectedly. As I recall his time at the hospital, I did not remember him being down or worried because he wanted to remain strong for the rest of us and keep our hopes high. The fear of him being wheelchair bound for life and having him witness other kids his age do things he would not be able to participate in worried me. However, I knew no matter the outcome he would remain the outgoing, funny, energetic, and sfrong human he has always been. You never know how much you love or value them until something unfortunate happens. Even after his miraculous recovery, he lives happily after facing such pain and uncertainty which has become a lesson for me and rest of my family. Having a little Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 brother has brought to me great wisdom, responsibility, and maturity. Richly blessed is how I feel having a brother like him in my life. Robert Larry Crawford Scholarship The scholarship in Larry's honor was awarded to Kyle L. Ammons. He is a graduate of Smoky Mountain High School and plans on attending Western Carolina University in the fall, pursuing a degree in Psychology. He plans obtain a master's degree and his Doctorate and then open his own counseling service. He has participated in the Marching band, National Honors Society, the Concert Band and the Jazz Band. He has helped with the Department on Aging's Christmas Box program. Below is his story: The Importance of Genealogical Research To know how to move about the world, one must know their roots. Without a reference and foundation of family history, one will have difficulty forming an identity and connection of where one lives. Also, genealogical research ensures that one I not forgotten when they pass on; genealogy gives comfort that even with the uncertainty of what occurs when they die that they will not be forgotten by history. It is because of my time spent researching my family history that 1 now have an appreciation and connection to the Appalachian Mountains. Before a couple of months ago, I had no real appreciation of the Appalachian Mountains and had plans to move away once I finish college. Once I started researching my family history, my outlook of the mountains changed. Before researching, I had no idea how long my family had lived in the mountains. My prior thoughts were that we were mostly Irish and moved to America during the 19""' century during the Irish Potato Famine. While my mother and I were doing research, we found out that multiple families from both sides trace back to the mid-1600s and early 1700s in America. The knowledge that my ancestors have been living in the Appalachian Mountains for over three hundred years gave me a new appreciation of the mountains. Learning my family history gave me a new sense of pride, where I had previously felt a sense of shame for living in ""hillbilly country"". I believe others can find a similar new appreciation for their place in the world. Context is needed to know how to proceed in the world and history provides context. Also, I learned that I had ancestors that fought both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. While learning about the wars and the horrible ways the soldiers died, knowing that my ancestors might have died in one of those grotesque ways made me reevaluate how I viewed war. Genealogical research is important because of the context it gives and provides a person a new frame as to their identity. Genealogy ensures that one is not forgotten to history. With a reference of who and where one comes from, one forma a connection to their homeland and history. Lenoir Stack Scholarship Dedicated to the memory of Lenora Stack, this year's recipient is Kaleb Franks. A recent graduate of Smoky Mountain High School and soon to be a student at Southwestern Community College, he has plans to go to SCC for 2 years and transfer to Western Carolina University and obtain a Social Work degree. He is a Jackson County New Century Scholar and volunteers to help his older relatives with various things they need doing. Family Research on the Cabe and Phillips of Jackson County, North Carolina Growing up I was very close to my grandparents. Each day after school and week-days in the summer, I stayed with them and not only had good times, but learned a lot about our family history. My papaw Charlie Cabe and my grandma June Phillips Cabe both taught me how important it was to know your family history eind how interesting it was at the same time. My papaw Charlie has a book called ""Cabe Family Genealogy"" that was written years before the internet and ancestry websites. 1 have read it and have my own copy that I plan to pass down to my ftiture children. The book fascinated me with interesting Cabe information. First, the Cabe's are Scotch-Irish and first 88 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 came to America through Pemisylvania and then down to North Carolina. I also found the Cabe family crest, and we actually had it printed and framed, and it is now hanging in our home. Second, 1 have learned much personal information about the Cabe family. Many Cabe family members served in the Civil War on the Confederate side, and some are buried in cemetery's over in Franklin, NC. I haven't visited them but am anxious to see them. It was also interesting to see the unique names, number of children bom in the family (many over 8 children), and many children who died young. I even learned down the line that I had an ancestor who had a mail order bride! On the other hand, mt grandma June was a Phillips from Caney Fork in Cullowhee, NC. No published genealogy book written like the Cabe family, but there were many interesting finds! First, my grannie's sister Joy, wrote two books and had them published about growing up at the head of Caney Fork. In the book, she shared stories and poems of mountain life with her parents and siblings, which would have been in the late I940's, 1950's and into the 1960's. My favorite chapter is ""The Storyteller"" which is in her book, ""Beneath the Balsams"". It told me a lot about my granny's mom and how hard her life was living here in the mountains. My great Aunt Joy also kept a handwritten ancestry list that she researched for many years. Also, she kept safe many family heirlooms and pictures of the Phillips family. Many of the original pictures are on tin, which I have never seen that before or knew pictures were done that way. Other pictures are on film paper but are very old, and include pictures of my great-grand parents, great-great parents, and so forth. Some of my favorites include my great grandpa Ransom Phillips with his mules, a huge group of Phillips on the Parkway, and a picture of my grannie's brother when he was a young boy with his dog. Finally, sometimes ancestry can give you interesting family surprises and sparks to research more for truth. I have a great-great grandmother who claimed to be the great-great granddaughter of former Vice President James C. Calhoun. There is a story wrote about her in The Sylva Herald on her lOO"""" birthday (in the 1950's), where she stated it. I would love to find out more. Sadly, my grandpa Charlie and my grannie's sister Joy passed away this past year. I miss them both very much, both also know that I have lost the knowledge and connection of the past from them. But I am very thankftil for what Joy left behind for us in the family. I know now the importance that genealogy offers individuals and myself Clayton Family Scholarship The Clayton Family Scholarship was awarded this year to Carisa Tilley. She was a graduate of Smoky Mountain High School and will start classes this fall at Southwestern Community College. She will be pursuing an AAS degree in Human Services, Technology and Business Administration. She has the long term plans of being a Social Worker. She has played varsity softball for three years, participated in travel ball. She has volunteered with her church, doing Bible study and programs at local nursing homes. She has participated in leadership classes while in high school. My great Grandfather, David Ransom Coggins, was bom 09/29/1892 and died 10/21/1954. Son of Frank Coggins and Amanda Wilkes. He carried US mail from Cullowhee to Glenville Mountain across Cullowhee Mountain Road. Upon his death, my grandmother, Carol Jean Coggins bom 05/08/1934 and died 01/05/2019, and her mother continued carrying mail for the duration of contract. They carried live chickens, boxes of bees, and sometimes picking up an item at a home and carrying it fiirther on the route to another home. As years passed my grandmother, Jean Coggins Tilley, as she is now known would go on to drive Smoky Mountain High School bus. From the bus garage in Sylva to top of Soco Mountain in Cherokee with every creek, branch, road and lane in between Cherokee. Twice daily leaving at six a.m. on the morning run and retuming at five thirty p.m. on the evening run. At one time she had the longest route for a bus driver in North Carolina. An article was written in the Sylva Herald Newspaper about her. She drove until her ae forced her to retire on her last day of driving she told me she cried all the way down Soco Mountain to the bus garage. She loved her kids. Sylva Rotary Scholarship This year's recipient of the Sylva Rotary Scholarship is Ashley M. Clark. She graduated from Smoky Mountain High School and has been accepted at Tuseulum University, in Greenville, Tennessee, where she is wanting to pursue a degree as a Nurse Practitioner. She was a Cheerleader, belonged to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and HOSA. She was a Mustang Ambassador. She volunteered at the Cherokee Indian Hospital as a Youth Helper. Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL 3 The Importance of Family Genealogical Research We, as a society, have forgotten or simply don't care about their family history. Family history is so important to keeping our heritage alive. Through my family's ancestry research, I have found some very interesting information. One of the most interesting family members was Micajah Autry. He was bom in 1794 and served in the War of 1812 under Captain William Lord's Company. He later moved to East Tennessee where he was a prominent lawyer that befriended a gentleman by the name of Davy Crockett. Davy Crockett and Micajah served in the Volunteer Militia Company. This is the same militia that went to the Alamo in the Texas War for Independence. This war started on February 23, 1836. During the war, Micajah is well known for taking the shot that almost put an end to the war before it started. If Micajah's rifle had hit its mark, the Battle of the Alamo might have taken a different turn. Early in March 1836, siege of the Alamo, Micajah Autry, an expert marksman, was chosen by his company to eliminate Santa Ana, who often sauntered across the ground just beyond the Alamo wall. It is rumored that Micajah shot at the Mexican General from approximately 1100 yards, barely missing his mark. Regardless, Santa Anna was never seen so close to wall of the Alamo again. Micajah Autry died on the O"""" and final day of the Battle of the Alamo with Colonel Davy Crockett. His motive for going to Texas was the hopes of finding settlement after helping the Texans defeat the Mexicans and gain their Independence. These facts are well documented in history books and letters preserved from his family that were written to his wife. The Micajah Autry Society presents a play based upon his adventures each summer in North Carolina. Robert Glenn and Hazel Norman Crawford Scholarship Established in the memory of Glenn and Hazel Crawford, this scholarship was awarded to Cody Miller. He graduated fi-om Smoky Mountain High School and plans to obtain a Mechanical Engineering degree from North Carolina State University. He participated in the marching band, concert band and jazz band. He competed in the first Smoky Mountain High School's Robotic Competition Team. Was a member of National Honors Society and a member of the 4-H Youth Leadership Council. He has helped with various robotic camps and teams. My name is Cody Edwin Miller and I was bom at Hanris Regional Hospital in Sylva, North Carolina on April 10, 2003. Although I have lived in Sylva for my entire life, my family has moved around quite a bit. My research into my own family history was as enlightening as it was entertaining. One common thread that I discovered is that I am the fifth generation of band participants in my family. I leamed about the nuances and quirks that accompanied my ancestors during their time playing with all kinds of bands. It filled me with a sense of pride because I have had the pleasure of following in their footsteps. I, as a trumpet player approaching the end of my senior year in high school, have spent countless hours making music with all sorts of people and bands. In total, 1 have participated in band since sixth grade at Fairview school, later transitioning into Smoky Mountain High School. Everything from jazz to marching band, even some regional bands performing at Westem Carolina University. I have done it all. As far as I can gather from my seven years of playing tmmpet, practicing and performing music is an experience that shapes and transforms your way of interacting with the world. This rings true for previous generations as well, especially when I look back to the fourth generation: my mother, Lariss Anfinsion Miller started participating in band in 1986, playing the exact same instmment I still play today. In fact, this opportunity to explore how my parents, grandparents, great grandparents and great great grandparents played music revealed how old some of the instruments our family actually owns are. These works of brass and metal have been passed down for generations in my family, all still in working condition. The trumpet I play now first saw action when my mother played it in concert bands, jazz bands, orchestra pits and various marching bands all the way up to her second year of college, the instmment was passed on to me. She also briefly played the euphonium, which she borrowed from my grandfather, Stephen Anflnson. Coincidentally he still used that euphonium until 2019, when he upgraded. 90 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL 3 How Long is a Generation? This article was submitted by JCGS member Kirk Stephens, who is the great-grandson of Douglas H. Stephens. Social Science tells us that a generation is about 20-25 years, but sometimes we are more closely connected to history than we realize. May 17 marked the 149""' birthday of Douglas H. Stephens. He died in 1954, but his three youngest children are still living. How many living persons do you know who have a parent bom 149 years ago? When Grandpa Doug (pronounced ""Doog"") was bom, there were 37 states. President Ulysses S. Grant was preparing to sign the Amnesty Act, restoring civil rights toe southerners. Earlier that year, the United States issued its first patent and Yellowstone became the world's first National Park. Doug fathered 13 children. The first was bom in 1890 and the last in 1945 - that's 55 years between the first and last child. The youngest was bom two months after Doug's 73""* birthday. Douglas H. Stephens (17 May 1872-26 Oct 1954 Married (1) 5 Nov 1889 Pearlie Altina Parker (Aug 1873-23 May 1934) 1. Luther Stephens (27 Oct 1890-10 Feb 1956) married 15 Dec 1915, Minnie Coward (17 Jan 1895-23 Apr 1985) 2. Lonas Love Stephens (25 Jun 1893-8 Feb 1972) married 1 Feb 1912, Luther Norman Lanning (17 Jan 1880- 12 Apr 1965) 3. Vernie Elmina Stephens (26 Jun 1895-12 Apr 1985) married 2 Aug 1922, Frank James Raby (24 Nov 1896- 18 Jul 1954) 4. Emma Stephens (8 Oct 1897-27 Apr 1939) married 20 Feb 1916, Samuel Lee Gunter (Jan 1898-9 Jun 1988) 5. Tildon Robert Stephens (29 Sep 1899-21 Oct 1967) married 18 Sep 1921, Mariah Etta Mills (8 Sep 1905-25 Aug 2005) 6. Zennie Stephens (19 May 1902-16 Jun 1993) married John G. Coward (17 Apr 1887-17 Jul 1952) 7. Otto Stephens (14 Sep 1906-19 Aug 1921) 8. Susie Stephens (27 Sep 1907-22 Apr 1980) married (1) Frank Ben Hodgin (26 Aug 1906-4 May 2003) 9. Douglas Hudson Stephens (21 Dec 1910-24 Sep 1999) married (1) Mamie Elmina Chastain (29 Apr 1908-2 Sep 1943). Married (2) Ethel Estelle Sloan (23 Jun 1916-1 Dec 1977) 10. Clara Faye Stephens (25 Jul 1914-23 Oct2003) married William Ralph Hollifield (10 Dec 1905-30 May 1996) Married (2) 14 Sep 1935 Liddie Mills (6 Dec 1907-21 Oct 1996) 11. Mary Ann Stephens (1937) 12. Huty Stephens (1941) 13. Clifford D.H.Stephens (1945) 91 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 Vol 3 A Closer Look at the Hooper-Stephens Cemetery This is also an article submitted by JCGS member Kirk Stephens. The Hooper-Stephens cemetery on Moses Creek was so named by the editors of the JCGS Cemetery Book in 1998. For a cemetery with no actual name, it was a logical and descriptive choice made by the editors. The cemetery is located about six miles beyond the Moses Creek Baptist Church near the old home place of Adolphus Monteville Stephens, Jr. In the family, we generally refer to the cemetery as the ""Dol Place Cemetery"" or the ""Head of the Creek Cemetery."" Only two men are actually interred in the cemetery, Clemmons S. Hooper and Joseph Vance Stephens. Clemmons ""Boonie"" Hooper lived from 1770 until 1853. He was the youngest brother of Absalom Hooper. Boonie's original marker was a carved field stone that deteriorated over time. In the late 1980's, a new marker was erected by Bascom Hooper, a 3""* Great-grandson of Boonie. Joseph Vance Stephens (27 Apr 1860-24 Mar 1884), older brother of Dol, was a son of Mont and Louisa Brown Stephens. On 4 Mar 1880, he married Varina Hooper, great-granddaughter of Boone. Vance and Varina had one daughter, Mary Etta (1882) before his untimely death at age 23. According to family legend preserved by Lucille Hooper Bryson, Vance was caught in an unexpected rainstorm and developed a case of ""the galloping pneumonia."" For as long as anyone can remember, the second Sunday of September was Decoration Day for the small cemetery. Services would be held in the cemetery, then dinner would be at Dol's house. J. D. Stephens remembers attending, ""Uncle Dol would always kill a sheep or a goat and cook it for dinner.: Decoration was a regular event of the Moses Creek Baptist Church and continued long after Uncle Dol's death in 1953. The roads were never good and it was a difficult trek, involving four-wheel drive and a good jostling. Never underestimated how far a Baptist will travel for good preaching, singing, and dinner on the grounds. Sadly, as the oldtimers departed and the roads worsened, the Church had to abandon the yearly pilgrimage. The cemetery has long since grown over with trees and vegetation. There are no signs to indicate its location. Vance's grave marker, a carved field stone, bears his initials J. v., but the cursive V is often mistaken for a capital N. Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL 3 1880 Jackson County Census Records ED: We continue in this issue with the Hamburg Township. Abstracted in 2021 by Sanji Talley Watson. The records were abstracted as written. Enumerator had problems with reporting the number of the houses and families. Some entries were unreadable. To read: dwelling number; house number; name; age; race; relation to head of household; job; person bom; father bom; mother bom. Family 13 and home 13 was omitted in the Hamburg census. 101/101 Paine, Joel J. 41 W - Blacksmith NC NC NC Carline 38 W - Wife - Keeping house NC NC VA Sarah E. 19 W - Daughter - At home NC NC NC Mary R. 16 W - Daughter - At home TNNC NC Marthy J. 12 W - Daughter - At home (4 Laura M. 8 W - Daughter - At home NC NC NC Nancy E. 5 W - Daughter - At home «« (4 44 Jason 1 W - Son - At home 44 44 44 102/102 Bryson, Cebram 46 W - Farmer NC NC NC Margart M. 49 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Alexandria 22 W - Son - Farm Hand 44 44 44 Robert L. 16 W - Son - Farm Laborer 44 44 44 Dewit R. 15 W - Son - Farm Laborer 44 Annie B. 12 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 Woodferd 11 W - Son - Farm Laborer 44 44 44 Sarah B. 9 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 Ronnie 8 W - Son - At home 44 44 44 Wm.C. 7 W - Son - At home 44 44 44 James C. 3 W - Son - At home 44 44 44 L. Hooper 1 W - Son 44 44 44 103/103 Henderson, John 20 W — Farming 44 44 44 Dalphy 22 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Watson, Sarah 69 W - Mother-in-law 44 44 44 Callumtins 21 W - Boarder - Farm Laborer 44 44 44 Hoxed, Thomas 15 W - Laborer - Farm Laborer 44 44 44 Victor 10/12 104/104 Jennings, Newton 25 W - Farmer NC NC NC Theodocia 19 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Henry J. 1 W-Son 44 44 44 Unreadable 21 W - Sister 44 44 44 ""his ends the Hamburg Township. We will now start the Cashiers Valley Township. 1/1 Cole, George M. 24 W - Dry Goods Merchant NC NC NC Amanda S. 27 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Frank W. 3 W-Son 44 44 44 Olive R. 1 W - Daughter 44 44 44 2/2 Long, Andrew C. 27 W - Farmer NC NC NC Rhoda W. 28 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Javan D. 3 W-Son 44 44 44 William C. 28 W - Farmer 44 44 44 3/3 Carry, Isaac 30 W - Laborer NC NC NC Sarah 29 W - Wife - Keeping house SC SC SC Mary 5 W - Daughter NC NC SC 93 Journeys Through Jackson 2021 VoL 3 Robert 3 W-Son (t 4/4 Sisk, Richard T. 26 W - Farmer NC NC NC Laura L. 28 W - Wife - Keeping house (4 (« Raydena 4 W-Son Litty D. 1 W - Daughter (i «4 5/5 Bryson, Emily 41 W- NC NC NC Calhoun P. 21 W - Son - Farmer i k (4 44 Fannie R. 18 W - Daughter - House keeping 44 44 44 Thomas R. 13 W - Son - Farmer Lab. 44 44 44 McDuffm 11 W - Son - Farmer 44 44 44 6/6 Hooper, Alfred 39 W - Farmer NC NC NC Barbara A(?) 37 W - Wife - Keeping house 44 44 44 Mary V. 12 W - Daughter - Going to School 44 44 44 Beatrice M. 10 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 L. Lee 8 W-Son 44 44 44 Reddy M. 5 W-Son 44 Lemuel 3 W-Son 44 i n Rochester, Daniel 57 W- sc sc sc Cyntha E. 55 W - Wife "" Lira A. 33 W - Daughter - Keeping house 44 44 44 Fernando 29 W - Son - Blacksmith 44 44 44 Joseph 27 W - Son - Farmer 44 44 44 Lizzie 20 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 Mary E. 14 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 8/8 Corbin, Lemuel 29 W - Farmer sc SC SC Barcela 30 W - Wife - Keeping house GA SC sc JohnT. 8 W-Son SC SC GA William J. 6 W-Son GA SC GA Milton M. 4 W-Son SC SC GA Pelona 2 W - Daughter SC SC GA 9/9 Rochester, Jane H. 57 W-- SC SC SC Mary F. 20 W - Daughter - At home 44 44 44 Willis 17 W - Framer 44 44 44 Rogers, Jeanetter L. 23 W - Boarder 44 44 44 10/10 Wood, Asbury J. 28 W - Farmer NC GA SC Mary A. 41 W - Wife - Keeping house SC GA GA Jackson, Elsa 21 W - Daughter - Servant NC SC SC 11/11 Bryson, Lizzie H. 32 W - Keeping house SC SC SC Annie M. 11 W - Daughter - Going to school SC NC SC William J. 9 W-Son 44 44 44 Minnie L. 4/12 W - Daughter NC NC sc 12/12 Norton, William C. 23 W - Dry Goods Merchant NC NC NC Sarah J. 16 W - Wife - Keeping house "" 12/12 Hooper, William ? 35 W - Farmer NC NC NC Mary A. 35 W -"