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MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 211 E. WASHINGTON STREET

VEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

~)o 1. 3, No. 1 NEWSLEnER July, 1991

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

At the beginning of the third year of the Marengo County Genealogical Society, we are grateful for our accomplishments during the past Year, especially the purchase of a $1600 microfilm re2der to be used in the genealogical section of the Demopol is Publ ic Library. Too, Orphans' Court Minutes BooKs A-B and C, early commissioners' court minutes, and other records have been indexed, and worK is continuing on copying the oldest circuit court ledgers. The cemetery committee has made great strides toward its goal of cataloguing a1 I cemeteries in the area.

We have encouraged and promoted interest in genealogical-matters, such as tracing family bacKground and exchanging information among other groups searching for and tracing family history. Other projects are explained in this and previous issues of the newsletter.

I have enjoyed being your president and will do my best tD further our soc i e ty, as I am sure a 11 the off i cers and comm i ttees IIJ ill do.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Please note that the 1990-91 membership year carne to an end 011 June 30, 1991. If yoU have not yet paid your dues for the year 1991-92, but would 1 iKe to remain a member of the Soci~ty and continue receiving newsletters, please act immediately. Annual dues are $10.

NEW BOOKS OF INTEREST IN THE DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LI8RARY

Adonna S. Krejci has given a coPy of her new booK, Lest We Forget: A History of the O'Neal-Hinton Family, 1700-1990, to the Demopolis Publ ic Library. It can be found in the genealogy room.

A volume of abstracts and transcriptions of the documents recorded in Marengo County Circuit Court Record BooK A will also soon be avai lab1e in the I ib~ary. The volume is completely indexed and includes a glossary of pertinent legal terms. Record BooK A contains more than 600 pages of reco~ds of cases before the court in the early 1820s and miscellaneous records from that time until the early 1900s.

OFFICERS, 1991-92

PRESIDENT .................. J. HarKs Abernathy 1ST VICE PRESIDENT ........ Wi 11 i am Ti dwell 2ND VICE PRESIDENT ........ Sharon Townsend SECRETARy ................Nell ie W. Ulmer CORRESPONDING SECRETARY .........Toni Rutledge TREASURER ........................ Lucre t ia Norr is LIBRARIAN ................ Emogene Armi stead CEMETERIES COMMITTEE .............. Ruth S. Allen, Joseph C. Stephens

The society can be contacted at: Demopol is Publ ic Library Marengo County Genealogical Society 211 East Washington Street Demopol is, AL 36732

Annual membership dues are $10.00, due in July. Regular meetings are held at the Demopol is Publ ic Library at 6:30 P.M. on the

first Tuesday of each month, unless that date falls on a holiday or on an election day. In such a case, the meeting will be scheduled for the following Tuesday at the same time and place.

BlanK 1 ineage charts and family group charts are available from the society for five (5) cents each.

GENEALOGY SEI'1INAR

Members of the Society traveled to the Alabama Rural Heritage Center in Thomaston on May 7 to attend a seminar on family history. The speaKer, Dr. Leah Rawls AtKins, Director of Arts and Humanities at Auburn University, suggested consulting compilations of records before researching original documents.

Less frequently used sources such as title abstracts, insurance maps, city directories, and business, slave, agricultural, social, and m nufacturing censuses can also be helpful. Records Kept by churches, cemeteries, and newspaper offices may provide valuable clues. Old love letters, the family Bible, journals and diaries, report cards, bride's booKs, scrapbooKs, telegrams, newspaper cl ippings, business papers, tax records, and cancelled checKs should not be overlooKed.

Dr. AtKins stressed the need to preserve one's family history for future generations. Of paramount importance is bringing the names a d dates to life l;Jith oral histories, photographs, and family anecdotes.

MARENGO CO~~r( CEMETERY RECORDS

Maurice Hinson's compilation of tombstone inscriptions from the Riverside Cemetery in Demopol is will be available for purchase at the Demopol is Publ ic Library in mid-August. The volume, which includes James Whi tfield's history of the :emetery, will sell for $35.00.

At the July meeting of the Society, Edmonia D. Borden proposed ways in which information on cemeteries and church records pertaining to individuals of African descent can be gathered. It was suggested that this be done not only for persons in our county, but also for those in such communities as Arcola, Prairieville, Gallion, and Allenvi I Ie in lower Hale County (once part of Marengo County).

The Democrat-Reporter, a Linden newspaper, is continuing to print the information on t1arengo County cemeteries furnished to it by the Society's Cemeteries Committee. The committee has on hand enough material to insure that the series continues for at least several more months.

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NOTICES OF ESTATES IN THE MARENGO RECORDER, JUNE, 1866

The June 20, 1866, issue of The ~1arengo Recorder, a weeKl y newspaper published in Linden and edited by Walter H. Grant, contains advertisements concerning the following deceased persons:

TemolionAdams .. F. A. McNeill, administrator Joseph Agee . 2. D. Agee, administrator G. A. H. Buchanan Mrs. Hannah J. Buchanan, adm in i stra tr i:< A. P. Calhoun .. R. A. Morgan, administrator Dav i d Compton Jr . Carol i ne Compton, executr i x T. C. Deloach A. T. Fontaine, administrator Jere. Drinker Sam1. E. Chapman, administrator Lucinda Earley . Rush Tul leI', administrator Lewis G. Evans J. A. R. QUinney, administrator Tabitha Evans ..... J. A. R. Quinney, administrator LJill iam Glass Jonathan Glass, administrator B. F. Guerran t .. Sam 1. E. Chapman, adm in i stra tor Rebecca Horn Jno. D. Alexander, administrator-

C. B. Lowry ... Theodore C. Shields, administrator F. C. Lowry . R. H. LocKhart & E. A. Lowry, administrators Wm. B. Marl' ... Jonathan Glass, administrator James C. Nicholson ... Saml. E. Chapman, administrator Cal\Jin Noble E. C. England (sheriff), administrator;

auc t i on at the store at Nanafa 1 i a of onl' store-house belonging ~o said estate

Samuel Orr t1rs. A. L. Orr, administratrix I. S. Porter ... H. W. Burge, administrator James Rab i a Saml. E. Chapman, adm in i stra tor J. M. Rembert F. N. Kitchell, administrator de bonis non N. W. Riddle ....W. M. Johnson, administrator Will iam Robinson S. E. Chapman, administrator Richard Russel1. Hiram Donaldson, executor Jacob Scheerer 5. H. Bartlett, administrator t1iss C. H. l,)auter ..... B. F. Hart, administratorj auction at the

late residence of said deceased near Moscow In said county

Jno. G. I..; ill jams ...... R. M. Will i ams, ex ecut 0 I' Dr. W. Woolf .~. J. AsKew, administrator; auction at Dayton

Notices concerning the following minors also appear in the same issue: J. W. Henderson . W. B. Hendl'rson, guardian Sidney, FranKl in, Thomas L., & Alice Hennl'ssee S. E. Chapman (late sheriff),

guardian John O'Riley Saml. E. Chapman

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OUT-OF-STATE NEXT-OF-KIN

Of Spencer Yow, deceased: Spinks Yow, brother, and Alfred Yow, Hugh Yow, and Yow, half-brothers, all of Randolph Co., North Carol ina; Wesley Yow, brother, and Winsey Hancock, sister, of Gal iad Co., Texas ..

Of A. J. Crawford, deceased: Francis Wi lcox, wife of Lucius Wilcox, of state of New York; Sarah Alford, wife of Warren Alford, of Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.

(from The Marengo Recorder, August 29, 1866)

t1ARENGO COUNTY MANUSCRI PTS

The UnilJE'rsity of Alabama Library has in its holdings a number of manuscripts concerning Marengo County. These include:

- Allen family. Papers, 1848-1906; 2587 items. Includes business and personal papers of John G. Allen (1810-1891) and his son Charles Edward (1860-1943). John G. Allen was a land speculator and cotton planter in Marengo County, Charles E. Allen's papers deal IIJith late 19th-century farming practices. Also includes Civil War letters and items.

- Curtis family. Papers, 1835-1896. Material relating to p antation 1de in ~1arengo County. Some business. records, scrapbooks, and autograph booKs.

- Gaines, George Strother. Papers, 1908. Manuscript "Reminiscences of Early Times in the Mississippi Territory" by Col. George S. Gaines, Indian agent; about Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, includes treaties (1810-1840).

- Miller, C. H. (1857-?). Records, 1891-1910; 24 items. General merchandise records. Includes ledgers, daybooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous material from a business located in Miller (Marengo County) .

- Skinner, George (1812-1879). Family papers, 1829-1950. Material concerns the business and plantation activities of George and James SKinner (1801-1883) of Marengo County. Arranged by name, then chronologically. Cotton business papers make up a separate series.

- Watkins family. Papers, 1827-1899j 272 items. Consists primarily of business records of the WatKins family, cotton planters and merchants of Old Spring Hill, Marengo County,

NOTWITHSTANDING MY OFFENSIVENESS

Found in a petition by James P. Hainesworth, March 8, 1822, to Marengo Countr Circuit Court Judge Abner S. Lipscomb, asKing for a new trial of a certain matter previously tried in a lower court:

"Your petitioner hopes you will see as he does that he has not had that justice done him that he ought to have, and notwithstanding that he has in many cases acted improper and (in some instances justly and in others unjustly) became odious to his neighbours, yet he is entitled to the protection of the laws of equal justice, and the ill l,oIill and hatred of his neighbours should not take from him the just rights he may have acquired to property .. "

(from a case recorded in Marengo County Circuit Court Record Book A, pp. 298 to 302j transcription soon available at Demopolis Library)

DEATH NOTICES APPEARING IN THE MARENGO RECORDER

May 30, 1866, issue: Dr. Winfield l,oJoolf died ~1ay 16, 1866, at his residence in Dayton, Alabama.

June 20,' 1866, issue: "D ied: Near Linden, Marengo Coun ty, on the 12th inst., John Thomas, son of John W. and Sarah A. Grower, aged 4 years, 1 mon th, and 5 days -- of congest i IJe ch ill ...

"A t the res i de nce of hE' r fat her - i n-1 aw, nE' ar Sp r i ng Hill , Mar E' ngo County, Alabama, on the 10th inst., Mrs. ElizabE'th Rawls, dughter (sic] of Jeremiah and Nancy Dennis, aged 25 years, 7 months, and 29 days ... "

July 25, 1866, issue: "Died, after a short illness, on the 15th inst., at the residence of Thos. W. Barley, near Linden, William Dickson Madison, aged 5 years and 5 days."

SHERIFF'S SALE OF LOTS IN DEMOPOLIS

In the issue of The Marengo Recorder dated June 20, 1866, Sheriff E. C. England gave notice of a sale to be held in front of Hall's Drug StorE' in Demopolis of Lots lt727-734, inclusive, in the tOI,,,,n of Demopolis, the lots being the property of Samuel 8. ~1artin. The sale resu I tE'd from proceed i ngs in the cour t case "S. M.ad i son ~ Samue 1 B. Mar tin. "

THE TRUTH, THE I...JHOLE TRUTH, OR I...JHATEVER ELSE IS EXPED I ENT

Arrested March 5, 1823, by Deputy Constable John Schirm follOWing an accusation by Johannes Plass that he had stolen a bundle of clothes be J ong i ng to Emanue 1 Turner (" a free Negro of ... town of Demopo 1is") , Jesse Thompson voluntarily answered questions in the court of Justice of thE' Peace George N. Stewart:

"Question - Are those the same goods you had in your possession when you were stopped? Answer - Yes, they are.

"Question -- Did you steal them? Answer -- No, I found them yesterday near Demopol is in th~ ~onds.

"Question -- Why did you tell Mr. Schirm and Mr. Plass that it was true that you had stolen them if you did not, and did you tell them so? AnswE'r -- Yes, I told them so, because thl?Y told me if I ~~ould tell thl? truth, they would let me off."

(from a case recorded in Marengo County Circuit Court Record BooK A, pp. 394 to 397; transcription soon available at Demopolis Library)

AD')ERTI SEMENTS IN THE MARENGO RECORDER, JUNE 20, 1866, ISSUE

"Furni ture: Repairing & Varnishing ... My residence is at the placE' formerly occupied by Lewis G. Evans, decd, about four miles from Linden. (SignedJ G. IN. JacKson."

"~~ot ice is hereby given that I ''''' ill not hereaf ter be respons ibl e for any purchase or contract made by John W. Matkins, without my consent. (Signed) Charlotte Ellis, Spring Hill, Ala., t1ay 28,1866."

ESTATE SALE FOR SAMUEL ORR, 1866

A notice of the sale of the real estate of Samuel Orr, deceased, by Amanda L. Orr, administratrix of the estate, was publ ished in The Marengo Recoraer, August 29, 1866:

"A lot, with the McKinley Hotel thereon, beginning at a staKe near where the M. E. church formerly stood; thence N 88 1/2 deg. E 8.64 poles to a staKe; thence S 10 deg. W 8.64 poles to a gum stump, near the tan yard; thence N 70 deg. W 4.82 poles to an oaK tree; thence N 85 deg. W 12 poles to the section line; thence N with said section line 15.66 poles to the main road; thence S 40 deg. E 3.60 poles to a staKe; thence N 77 deg. E 3.56 poles to an oaK sapling; then N 41 deg. E 3.12 poles to a pine stump -- Smith & PerKins J S. E. corner; thence N 5 1/2 deg. W 6.68 poles to the beginning; also, a lot I~ith the Livery Stable thereon; one corner at the old publ ic well in McKinley; thence S 76 yards; thence W 45 yards; thence E of N 23 yards to the beginning.

"A lot in the same town, beginning at H. Batton's S. /;J. corner on Main Street; thence S 43 deg. E 31 feet; thence S 33 deg. W 12 feet; thence S 43 deg. E 29 fEoet to 1ivery stable lot; thence with the same 30 ft. to section line behveen section 1 and 2; thence N with said section I ine to t1ain st.; thence 33 feet to beginning.

"Also a lot beginning at the N. W. corner of a lot formerly owned by J. W. Rose; thence N 43 deg. 15 poles to a staKe on the E. boundary 1ine of Dr. S. J. Harris' lot; thence 5 28 deg. l..s, IlJith line 6 'poles, 23 I inKs to a staKe; thence S 55 deg. E 13 poles, 19 I inKs to the l..s. boundary I ine of the Rose lot; thence N 49 deg. E 6 poles to the beginning.

"The Slay lot, Batton.'s old Grocery lot, lying S. W. of Wm. Phifer.'s grocery, fronting the main road; and the Joseph Moore lot. Also the S 1/2 of Sec 11 T13 RIE -- all lying in the said county -- the last near DixonJs Mills."

Demopol is Publ ie Library Marengo County Genealogical Society 211 East Washington Street Demopol is, AL 36732

For more information, call 289-0975

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MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 217 E. WASHINGTON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

1-,101. 3, No. 2 r~EI,JSLETTER October, 1991

CEMETERIES PROJECT PROCEEDING

The t1arengo County Genealogical Society is still activeL" pursuing its goa 1 0 f colle ct i n9 the da t a from . 11 9n. \) e=. ton esin the C0 un t y and along its borders, Most recently, dedicated members of the Society have copied inscriptions in the Dayton CemeterY and in the old cemeter;{ In Linden.

Some family burial grounds contain only a few graves and may be far off the r'oad or hidden in I.,)oods. I,Je do not ~

OFFICERS, 1991-92

PRESIDENT,., . , , , , , ,. , , ,J, MarKs Abernathy 1ST VICE PRESIDENT. ,.,. , , . , ...Wi 11 iam Tidwell 2ND I)ICE PRESIDENT ".,.,.,., .. , Sharon TQI..~nsend SECRETARY, , , , , . , ... , , . , , .Ne 11 i e I,d. Ulmer CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.,.,.,.,.", . " Ton i Ru t 1edge TREASURER., .... ",.,.,.,.,.,.,., , .Lucretia Norris LIBRARIAN .. ,.,.,.,.,.,., . Emogene Armi stead CE~1ETERIES Cm1MITTEE. ,.,., .... "" .. f':uth S. Allen, Joseph C. Stephens

The society can be contacted at:

Demopol is Pub1 ic Library Marengo County Genealogical Society 211 East Washington Street Demopo 1 is, AL 36732

Annua] membership dues are $10,00, due in July.

Regular meetings are held a.t the Demopolis PubliC Librarl at 6:30 P.M, on the fir':. t Tuesday of each month, unless that date fall",. on a holiday or on an election da;l. In slJch a case, the meeting will be scheduled for the following Tuesday at the sa.me t i me~nd place,

BlanK 1 ineage charts and fami 1y group charts are avai lab1e from the societ for five (5) cents each.

QUERY: HASTY FA~1I LY

~1r. Thomas I,d. Hasty I,~as born June 30,1853, and died Feb. 7,1941, at Dixons Mills. He had hlJO brothers, John Hast:' and George 1,';. Hasty, and a sister Sally, who married Ben TucKer at Nicholsville. What kin, if any, was this family to Joe Hasty of Surginer and (Judge) A. L. Hasty of Linden? I will exchange records that I have for whateuer record; you have, (C. H, Crenshaw, 4359 Knob Hill Dr., Mobile, AL 36693)

QUERY: JACKSON FAMI LY

I am seeKing descendants of and family history on my great-greatgreat-grandfather John Jackson and his son Samuel B" I,~ho ~oJas born in 1812 in Kentucky. 80th men appear on the 1850 Marengo County census, Samue 1 appear son the 1860 censusas she r i Hand p: a. i I t er Hemar r i ed Delila. eL, I,~ho I,~a: born 1815 in Georgia. ~1y great-grandfather ,John Frank Jackson (20 Feb 1835, Marengo County - 28 NOl,! 1887, Littleton, N, C.) I,~as a. deput/ :.heriff. I halle family history on John FranK and 1..lJill exchange information. (~1rs. Gloria L. CooK, Rt. 8, Box 158, Cat Creek Road, Valdosta, GA 31602)

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THESE FAMILIES?

The Society recei')es many letters a year requesting information on specific families. l,.je usually cannot ansli,er these queries adequately, but you might like to share your data. I,~ith someone. The surnames 1 isted belQl,~ may come from a direct or a. collateral ancestral 1 ine.

ADAMS (and slaves) . 12 HARRI S . 19 POPE 19 AGEE 13 HART 14 QUINNEY . 13 ANDERSON . 8 HAYNESI,~ORTH.. 6 RALEY .. 13 AT~'lAR 6 HI GHTOI,oJER . 23 RICO 20 BARKLEY . 11, 13 HI LL 11, 13 ROGERS 21 BINGHAt1 .. 18 HUCKABEE ll SECREST . 28 BLEDSOE . 17 HUDSON .. 27 SHARPE . 24 BOONE 21 JOLLY 1, 13 SPARROIJJ 5 BROI,0~~ .. 15 ~TONES 19 STA~~FORD 10 DRINKARD . 19 LANDRUM . 21 TREADtvAY 25 DUPREE ... 6 LANGFORD . 9 TURNER . 26 ETHERIDGE .. 19 LEE . 16 UNDERl,vOOD 3 EI;)ANS . 14 LIPHARDT . 7 ~)AUGHAN 26 FLOURNOY 16 LOCKHART . 1 1)1 CK 25 GA INES ... 2 LOFTIS . 15 I,JALKER . 11, 19 GARDI EN . 9 ~'IAY 4 I,JARIJJI CK 11 GIBBS (and slaties) ... 12 t10NK .. 6, 20 I,JEDGEt-JORTH ,3 GIBSON 19 NICHOLS .. 19 I,vEST . 25 GRIGGS . 25 PELHAM . 20 IJJHEARLEY. , . 19 HAHN .. 22 PENCE . 17 I,JHEELER 21 HALL 11, 13 PEPPENHORST 13 IJJHlTE 11, 13 HAt'lt10ND .. 28 PHILLIPS ... l, 11, 13 li.l l LLlAt1~ON 11

1. Mrs. Carolyn A. Alevra, 2525 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 2. Mrs. JOY C. Baze, 1117 W. Northuiew Ave" Phoenix, AZ 85021 3. Jeanette Bornholt, 26697 Frank Rd., Elberta, AL 36530 4. t1rs. Imogene May Boswe 11, 2000 Spr i ng Run Dr., Carroll ton, TX 75006 5. Billy Don Boyd, 15802 Singapore Lane, Houston, TX 77040 6. Mrs. Sarah R. Bradbury, Route 4, Box 805, Murphy, NC 28906-9804 7. Tim Bray, 2113 E. Chesapeak Dr., Gilbert, AZ 85234 8. Robert B. Butler, 309 Sunset Circle, Hope,..~el1, IJA 23860 9. Kent Gardien, c/o Su Buzan #24-105, 221 East I').n Buren St. #106, Harl ingen, TX

78550-6829 III . Odessa S. Garrison, 545 E. Amuer St., Pen_acola, FL 32553 11. ~'lrs. Gwen Hall Gay, 10436 RyKer Dr. #A, Dallas, T::< 75238 1') ~ . Elois & Helen GibbS, 5723 Belarbor, Houston, TX 77033 13. t1rs. Tillie Hall Gibbs, 9636 Shadyda1e Lane, Dallas, TX 75238 14. ~Ioe T. Har t of Be 11 evue, I,~A (address ava i 1ab1 e from Lt. Co 1. Rober t A. Hume,

P. O. Box 903, Columbia, AL 35051) 15. Mrs. El izabeth HicKs, 746 Edgebrook Dr., Houston, TX 77034-2030 16. ~'1 r. Ri s den H. Hill, 50 0 S. GI" I I n s b0 I" 0 Sto (#1), CaI" I" b 0 I" 0, ~~ C 2751 0- 23,:. 5 17. Pa ricia P. Ke11er, 2020 Peach Orchard Dr., Falls Church, VA 22043 18. Eve N. Landers, 3009 Fawn Ridge, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 19. Janie ParKer Price, 7752 Branjff St., Houston, TX 77061-5199 20. Mrs. Lois Rico Reid, 3277 Queenstown Rd., Trussville, AL 35173 21. Eloyce A. Rogers, 12803 Amber St., Rural Route 3, Grass Valley, CA 95949 22. Dr. D. Milton Salzer, 3200 River Falls Drive, NorthbrooK, IL 60062 23. Ray H. Stall ings, 115 l,~est Bessemer Ave., Greensboro, NC 27401 24. ~1rs. Marlene Thomas, 760 N. 1000 E., Pr' Oli 0 , UT 84606 25. Harry H. Treadway, P. O. Box 34534, Richmond, VA 23234 26. Ruby Turner, 4368 Deborah, Memphis, TN 38108-2910 27. Thomas R. Turner, 1703 Sunset, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 28. Irene Varan, 4129 Granada Drive, Georgetown, TX 78628

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Have you l!isited the Demopolis Public Library recentl;t? A l,iJea1th of genealogical information can be litera11y~t ;/our fingertips there. All e:dant federa.l censuses for ~'lar'engo County ar'e avalla.b1e for \liel,~ on our microfilm reader. TQI,\Jn a.nd church histories can be found both in the Genealogical Room upstairs and in the genen.l reference room dQi,~nstairs. Also on the shel~!es upstairs are genealogical periodicals and handbooKs, pub1 ished recor'ds of the land office, probate court, and ea.rly circuit court, and a. number of family histories. Those histories are 1 i sted be 101,\1.

Abernathy, John MarKs, Sr., and John Marks Abernathy, Jr., Abernathys of Scotland, Virginia, BrunswicK County, Virginia, and Other Places.

Armistea.d, James and Emogene, Pioneers of ~1arengo County, AlJer'?tt; Ten. Byrd, Byrd Hi:ton and Re1a,ted Families: Aver:ett,

Callaway, Chaucey, and Goff. Ball, Lemuel F., Jr., A Sheppar'd, Tab"" a.nd Hi:; Flock: Gustavus Asa

Jone~ (Tabe) Sheppard and his wife Margaret Jane Skipper, Their Ancestors and Descendants.

B1acK',~ood, C. ,Julian, The E:lack,'Jood Tr~ce: A l'enea,109ic-~.1 Index af .:1 Scotch-Irish Family in America.

BurKe':. Peer'age, BurKe's Presid'nti:tl Families of the United Sta.te:. of America.

Crawford, Lee Forney, Forney Forever. Cra',

ABSTRACTS FROM MARENGO COUNTY RECORD OF BONDS 8

"Record of Bonds B," a record of conditional bonds made payable to the judge of the probate court, can be found in the lower l,lault of the Marengo County Probate Office.

h-l.: t,Jilliam H. Mounger (admr. J.~ith 1,~il1 anne;

ABSTRACTS FROM ~1ARENGO COUNTY RECORD OF BONDS 8 (continued)

~: Napo 1eon B. Lesueur (admr. de bon i s non of .James Bjck 1ey), Henry King and Jno. F. Jones bound for 515,000 4 Jan 1851.

Robert D. Whitley (gdn. of Samuel and Jane Whitley, minors under 14), Hansel Balton and N. 8. Lesueur bound for $2,000 1 Mar 1852.

po 5 1/2: Jane R. Adams (gdn. of Kitt i e clane Adams .3.nd 1,0 ill i e Geor'gne Adams), John R. Robertson and Tho. M. Cunningham bound for 52,000. IAlitnessed 28 Dec 1855 b1' John Ferris a.nd J. T. __rby.

L-..Q.: N. B. Lesueur (admr. of John Crane), G. T. Bel} i 1 and Thos 0 Jeffries bound for 5500 14 Oct 1851.

I:lizabeth D. Curtis

IUJlNG() COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Z11 E. WASH INGT ON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

\)01. 3, No. 3 NEtJSLETTEP February, 199:

PROTECT YOUR RECORDS'

Fami ly Bible records and other privately-held items such as diaries, letters, and plantation papers are frequentlY the on 1>' source of some \!ital bit of genealogical information. Don't lose through fire, flood, or storm those invaluable materials ~ith I)Jhicr, you have been blessed. Instead, bring them to DemopoliS Public Libran' any t10nday between 1 :00 and 6:30 P. M.; volunteers from MCGS wi 11 be there to cop>' the records on acid-free paper, free of charge to YOU.

We have begurl a campaign to promote publ ic interest in preser-vlng records of a historical nature. To kick off the drive, Joyce Lamont of the University of Alabama Library was invited to Join members of MCGS for an al I-day photocopying sessIOn February 24. A number of individuals took advantage of the opportunity to preserve their records. Three copies were made of each original. One COPy was given to the record's owner, another was filed in the Demopol is Publ ic Librar;i, and the third was taken to the Universib' of Alabama Library to further insure the continued existence of the record.

If you would I ike more information or if ;tOU ~~ould 1 ike to have a record copied but can't visit the libran, please call Toni Rutledge at 289-2513, Ruth Allen at 289-2373, or Margie Compton at 289-1251.

tvELL -KNOlvN GENEALOG I 5T TD SPEA~'

Nationa.llY-known Ron Bremer of Salt LaKe City. Utah, i: returning to our area to speaK on genea logy. He ~~ i 11 be a t the Al abama Rura 1 Heritage Center in Thomaston on Monday, March 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 P. M. The free seminar promises to inform and entertain both novice and experienced genealogists. Scheduled topics include "Introduction and Organization," "Speeding Up Your Genealogy," "Little-Known Sources," "Laws and Rules of Genealogy," and "Questions and Answers."

For more information call the Heritage Center at (205) 627-3388; ask for Judy Martin or Charlotte StoKes

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CEMETERY SERI ES CmH WUES

Cemetery records are still being printed in each issue of the Linden weekly The Democrat Reporter and will be for some time to come. MCGS is grateful to Mrs. C. E. Kimbrough for her donation of a subscription to the paper.

ESTATE OF C. C. STONE, 1830

An account by Francis S. Lyon, executor and trUStef of the estate of C. C. Stone, deceased, was entered in Marengo County Circuit Court on September 21, 1830, and recorded in Circuit Court Record D, pages 475 to 477. An earlIer (1828) account of the estate was recorded on pages 368 and 369.

On the initial lic:t Lit sla.l)es belonging to the estate I,~ere: John; Fanny and ht>r child Irin (also gll)en il.C: Jane); Cato; Pleasant and her childr'en t1an, Henr/, and Aaron: Lucinda a her children Mar;.', LeiAils, and Lucy; Lucy's child Susan; Mar;. Ann nd her chi Idrer ohn, SaIl;.', and Joseph; Martha Ann and her chi ld Edmund; Jane and ner child Albert; Poll;.' and her child RUSh; Isaac; Jack; and Sal 1>'. Isaac and Sall>' ~vere described il.C: "old." Addition':' to thi,:, earlil?r list l)Jere born after the appraisement of the estate: Lucys child (name unkno1)Jnl; t1ary Anns son Sardine; Martha's child (name unknown); and Jane's child (name unknown).

EARLY MARENGO COUNTY NEWSPAPERS

Newspapers mentioned in earl;' commissioners' and p abate court minutes, l)Jdh the year of first mention, include: Demopolis BuJletirl (1836), Marengo Gazett!? (1838), Mareng Patriot (1840), Marengo Jeffersonian ':1841), Linden ,Jeffe-rsonian (1841), Mar!?ngo Republica.n (184:::), Derrrc'polic:. Patriot (1844), Lirlderl Time': (1845), Marengo Ledger (1845), Dayton L~dger (1846), and Linden Free Press (1850).

NOTICE PUBLISHED IN ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS, SUMMER OF '65

"Executive Department of Alabama, Montgomery, supposed disloyalty to the Confederate States? July 25th, 1865. If so, when, where, and how many? State a11 the

'For the purpose of enabl ing those who facts and circumstances on which yOU rely to desire to apply for pardon to do so with as justify this action. little delay as possible, they will do well to "6th. Have you ordered, or been engaged in notice the following points in their hunting anyone with dogs, who was disloyal to appl ications: the Confederate State, or supposed to be? If so,

lst. Are you under arrest? If so, by what when, where, and how many? State all the facts authority, and wi th what offense are you charged? yOU rely on to Justify this action.

"2d. Did you oroer the taking of Fort "7tr. We e YOU In favor of the so-caliec Morgan, or Mount Vernon Arsenal. or aid in taKing ordinance of Secession at the time it was passea, or advise the taKing Ot either of them' on the 11th day of January, 1861~

"3d. Have any 'Vigilanceyou served on "8th. No one is bound to criminate himself. Committee' during the war, before which persons Therefore, the app 1icant can exerc j se his own charged with disloyalty to the Confederate States pleasure in this behalf to anyone of the have been examined or tried? If so, When, and foregoing interrogations, except the first. where, and how often? What person or persons "9th. The following must be answered in were examined or tried by you? What sentence was addition to such other facts as the appl icant maypassed, or decision made, in each case? When, be advised or to state.thinKs properwhere, or by whom was it carried into execution? "10th. Will you be a peaceable and loyal

4th. Has any person been shot or hung by citizen in the future? your order, for real or supposed disloyalty to Have instituted11th. any proceedings been the Confederate States? If so, by what authority against your property under the Confiscation Act? did you give that order? Who have been executed 12th. Is any property belonging to you in by virtue of such order? When and where was it the possession of the United States authorities done? State all the facts you rely to justify oron as abandoned property, otherWise?' such actIon on your part. Lewis E. Parsons, Provisional Governor of

5th. Have you shot or hung, or aided in AI abama. shooting or hanging any person for real or

PET IT IONS FOR AMNESTY, 186:,

National Archil)es Microfilm Publication tt1003 ("Case Files from Former Confederates or Presidential Pardons") contains the appl icatlons of individuals l,l,jho filed for pardon

under President Andrel-ll Johnson's amnesty proclamation 0 May 29, 1865. Applicants described, and usually tried teo Justih', any 0 their action~. during the I""ar year; tha+, might have been viewed as voluntary contributions to tne Confederate cause.

Port Ion ~ 0 f pet i t ion '= appea r i n g 0 n R0 I 1 1 0 f the ser' i es aI' e 9 i ve,! Del 0 11-1; b allJ ar' ' that omissions have not been Indicated by ellipses. All of these petitions I,~ere made by citizens who suspected or knew that the value of their taxable property on May 29, 1865, had exceeded $20,000, a condition necessitating a special pardon for' those '""ho ~~Ished amnest;,'. Except a.s noted, the appl icant~ ga.\)e the "right" ansl,vers to Go\)ernor Pa.rson'::' questions (see above).

- Richard H. Adams, of Marengo Co., 52, planter, Aug 65: "supposes that he participated In the late Rebell ion in this that he subscribed to ~~hat was knol""n as the 'Cotton loan," contributed to the support of the Soldiers in the arm/, of the so called Confederate states and their destitute families, and paid such taxes as were exacted from him." He was in favor of the Ordinance of Secession at the time it was passed. (frames 206-211)

John D. Alexander, of ~1arengo Co., 35, farmer, 26 Jul 65: "~yas opposed to separate state action, and In 1860 was identified with the party then called 'C[r-opperationi~t=.' After the ordinance of sece'::sion WE adopted bv the State, (he] acquiesed in the decission of the II-lill of the people, and voluntaril>' participated In the rebellion by contributing to equip companle; and feed the indigent families of volunteers, and in various other ways to render the Confederate Cause successfu1. He acted as agent for the 'Nitre & Mining Bureau," and has filled the office of Justice of the Peace which exempted him from militar>' duty. He has a wife and five living children." (frames 239-242)

- John Gray Allen, of Marengo Co" 55, planter. Spring Hill, 1 Aug 65: Ifie: a. native of Anson Count>', North Carolina, and has been a resident of State of Alabama since 1841, has a wife and seven children. In conformity to pUblic opinion and the laws of the so called Confederate States and the State of Alabama, he has contributed to the support of the soldiers in the a.rmy of said Confederate States and their fami 1 ies at home. He has sold cotton & corn to the Confederate states and paid all taxes that have been exac ted from him dur i ng the 1ate rebe 11 i on by sa i d Confedera te Sta tes." He INas In favor of the Ordinance of Secession at the time it was passed. (frames 275-281)

- Mrs. Carol ine Ale:ton, of Choctal,~ Co . 4 Aug 65: "About ten years ago ShE married a sec and husband, VJt'i 0 i; nov.: i n his 65 t rl yea I' ,~ I rl fee b 1e hea1t h, & ha :; bee r I n H, a : can d i t ion pre t t;.' much the I,~ hole tim e sin ce her i n tel' rTf ar I' i age ~~, HI h i I1i Her S a I d h tj s barl C had no property when she married him & has acquired none since. When their marriage was about to ta~:e place, he secured a1l her propert;.' to her separate use by a marriage contract, duly proven & recorded in the Probate Court of Marengo County, Alabama, where the marriage tooK place, & by the statute law of Alabama all the wife's property I: secured to her separate use, so that she supposes hers was doubl;.' secured. She had no agency in bringing on the late war, having been opposed to it, & her said husband also. She had contributed to the war as all other citizens having property were compelled to do," HH husband William J. Alston noted, "I consider myself pardoned," On 9 Sep 65, he added, "While 1 thought there was p1ausibility in Secession, I never was its advocate." (frames 332-336)

- Hill i ard J. AsKew, of Marengo Co., Dayton P.O., 30 Aug 65: "was born in Morgan County, State of Georgia, In the year A. D. 1812, but is now, and has been for thirty-two years, a resident of Alabama, where he has been, and is nOI,~, engaged In agricultural pursuits, during which time he married and now has a family of a ~~ife and four children who are dependent upon him for a support. Owing to the loss of the value of his former slaves (about 65 in number) and the deterioration of other property consequent upon their emancipation, he now has, after a lifetime of econom;.' and industry, a bare support for his family aforesaid. He was always an open and avowed Union man, was opposed to the secession of the State of Alabama both from a bel ief that the State had no right or cause to secede, and also that such a course would involve the country in a cruel and an unsuccessful war. (He] furnished his son, Samuel AsKew, a

IT IONS FOR AMNESTY, 1865 (CONT ED)

young man of nineteen years of age, with clothing and other absolute necessaries (whlc the C. S. GOl)ernment did not furnish), his said son having been forced OJ a law of the Confederat!? Congress in tel the ser\) i ce of the Confedera tEo army as soon as he arr I ved a the age of eighteen years. [He had delayed in making application b!?causeJ he thought t hat his knat.\! n p0sit ion asan uncond it ion a1 Un ion man, bot h be for e and duri n9 the war'. c~ould not be compromised a.nd prejudiced b;.- the fact that he contributed, as he thought parental dut>' required, to tne comfort of his son after hi", conscri~dlCirI intc n", military Serl)ICe of the Confederate government." The 53-year-old planter added 17 Oct 65 , " Un de r the pre ssur e 0 f pub 1 i cop i n ion he sol d a small lot 0 f cot 0 n t c' sa i d Government and contributed to the support of the soldiers thereot and their aestitute families d.t home," 1,\1, 8, ~10da.l;..Iel1 to Go,), Pa.rson",. ~1ck:inle;.-, 29 Aug 65. about his f r' i end: "I have know n Mr. A. t wen t y s I >< yea r s . He i sacorr ec t gen tIeman I and 0 ne c' f the best of our citizens. Mr. AsKew was opposed to Secession, voted for Bell &: Everett in 1860, and was over the age of militan' liability." (frames 461-471>

Erl)in BlanKs, of Marengcl Co., 47, farmer, 2 Oct 65: "has voluntarily participated in tne reb!?ll ian by feeding soldiers & their needy famil ies and subscribed fift;.- two bales of cotton to the Confederate States loan." Blank;, 5'8", had d. ligh complexion, darK hair, and darK eyes. (frames 1038-1043)

- William T. Blunt, of ~1arengo Co., 57, merchant, resides near Demopolis 10 Oct 65: "is a nati\!e of the State of Virginia, but remo\)ed to the State of Alabama In 1834 8" tot he t ow n 0f Hun t s \) ill e where h eo con tin uedt 0 I" es i ae un til a lit tIe ave r t W(I yea I" S ago, when he came to his present home to be l;..Iith & take care of his aged mother. In politics [he is] an 'old line l;Jhig" & voted for Bell &: Everett In 1860, but he has. ali,~a:(s been a very close attenti\!e businessman ,s.: never meddled In pol tiCS. He ~~as opposed to secession, having all hi,::. life been an ardent lover of the Union. After A1abam a sec Eo' de d h I S i 1en t b ac qUI esc edin the aet &: s1mpathised w i HI the soc alIe d Confederate government and furnished some nephews of hiS with money & clothes who were soldiers in the army. In this way & to this extent he volunta ill' aided the rebellion. but not otherlJJise. He is a stocKholder in a hotel in Huntsljille &: has been informec. that some office of the Freedman's Bureau had rented out said hotel, c~h;.- or for what reason he does not know." (frames 1116-1122)

- ~1rs. Mourning S. BococK, of Marengo Co., 48,18 Aug 65: "has been for about 20 years past d. resident of said county at her present home. During all that time she has been, as she now is, a married woman. except during a period of widowhood from the year 1853 to 1856. She has always felt and taKen great interest in the domestic duties of her position as the female head of a plantation and country home, and has endeavored to mal

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MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 211 E. WASH I NGTON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

1)0 I. J, No. 4 ,June, 1992

PRESIDENT'S FAREWELL MESSAGE

On ~'larch 4, 1989, a group of eighteen met In the Demopol is Publ ic Libra-n' to discue:s. thlCl possibility of forming a club of persons ~nt~rE3ted in f~~~ll history, A date ~~as set to organiz~ ~uch ; 5Q~i~tl under the auspiclClS of the Demopolis Public Library, I,vith the name to be "r'larengo County Genealogical Saciet:."

Eighteen members I.vere present Dn the appointed date of .June 7, 1989, namely, J. Marks Abernath!, who was elected President; Ruth Allen, dos.en Cha.ir of the Cemeteries Committee: Emogene Armistead. chosen Librarian; r1ildred Coa.ts; Sybil Cranford; Eleanor Drake; Carol Glass; Ann Jones; Leola Jones; ~1artha ~1a.sse/j Lucretia Norris, elected Treasurer; Donna Null, elected Corresponding Secretary; Toni Rutledge; ,J 0 eSt ephen s i I,~ ill i am T i dt\Jell, e lee ted 1s t I,) ice Pre 5 ide ntiSha ron Townsend, elected 2nd Vice President; Gwyn Turner; and Bett! Vaughan.

Our members today number fifty-h'JD, .':\ third of I,'Jhom reSide out of the are a . This inc rea e: e i s due tothe ha r d I,ll 0 r- k 0 f 0 ur C ornm itt eesan d tot he ef for t s a. nden t hus i 3. sm 0 f e I} lCl r yon e . A ma J 0 r i t y 0 f 0 ur man t h 1! meetings have consisted of a discussion of current business followed by repor te:. from our membere:. Dn the i r research progress and he I pfu 1 adv i ce from them to others on where to find information. Most of us havlCl been digging into our past these last three ",ears. LJe hal)e found that creative imaginations as well as patience and perseverance are necessary in the search for one's famil! history,

It has blCllCln d. pllClasure and a prilJilegt> to ser\}e d.:' lour first president. 1 attribute our succee:s to the good I\Jork of 3.11 , especialh th~ cff:::::~:.

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DUES NOTICE

I.'.!e are glad to halJ! had you as a. member this /ear.'(our 1991-92 membership expires on June 30, 1992; this Issue of the newsletter is the 1as t f Q r the >' ear . I f /0 u ha I} e not / e t paid /0 ur due s for the per i 0 d cTuJ>' 1, 1992, to ,June 30, 1993, please continue lour membership b/ doing so soon. Dues remain at $10.

GI BSON-t,IHEARLEY-HARR I S-ETHER I DGE I]UERI ES

ELIZABETH GIBSON m. WILLIAM WHEARLEY 26 May 1834 Marengo Co., AL. She 1.'.la,= bor'n in SC. P:

BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS

Marengo County's "Census or Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907" c.~n be found In the probate court I,)ault in Linden. Dehil~ of military =.e r I.) ice , a.lthough not .3.b~.tracted her'e, aTe 3.1so gil)en in the 'Jolume.

NO. ')ETERFf./' S ~E 1 Quinitus Sertorius Adams 2 HucKless Will iam Agee 3 Ja~es Lemial Aldridge 4 John Curtis Allen 5 Richard Proctor Allen 6 Abner Err~ett Anderson 7 John Watkins Autry 8 George Thomas Bailey 9 Joseph Corndham Bailey

10 Jarrles Lawrence Bailey II James Smith Bait/" 12 John Alex Bane 13 Thomas Will iam Barley 14 Albert Gul laton Barnes 15 James Thomas Bel I 16 Jessie R. Beverly 7 Robert Holl ie Blakeney

18 ~Jilliam Samuel BlacK~~ell 19 Will iam Connor Boler 20 Joel Johnson Bolton 21 Josia Newton BracKenridge 22 John Welch Bridges 23 Will iam Autry 8ridges 24 John Wesley 8ucK 25 John Alex Carson 26 E~in Leonidas Carter 27 Samuel McDonald Chapman 28 Samuel E~ard Chapman 29 Robert Augusta Charlton 30 Thomas Jefferson ClarKe 31 Charles Bowman Cleveland 32 John Greene Coats 33 IJrn. Henry Harrison Compton 34 Lenard Cornish 35 ,John Cor 1ey 36 Lysander Marion Davis 37 James Ben Davis 38 George Washington Davis 39 Dannel Bunyan Dobson 40 Will iam Boler Doyle 41 John Carmichael Dow 42 Uedo Barnett DuBose 43 Lemial Jame; Dunn 44 John l~. Virgil Eddins 45 Wade Hampton England 46 Burton .oyal Eppes 47 Nathan Abney EsKridge 48 John Warren Etheridge 49 John Darl ing Etheridge

P. O. ADDRESS Linden I)ineland Jefferson Old Sp r i n9 Hi" Demopol is Morvin Harnden Rembert: Linden Demopol is Linden Magnol ia Linden Demopol i:. Magno] ia lJayne Ai rr;Ne 11 Nanafalia Dixon Mi11 : Demopol is Nanafal ia Flat Wood ("line Iand Thomaston (,Ii ne 1and Hyrt 1ewood Ai l!'W)e 11 McKinley Demopol is Cl ay Hi 11 Linden Demopol is Demopol is Oemopo 1i:, Ai rr;Ne 11 Pi ne Hi 11 Putnam Thcrnaston Jefferson Di xon Mi 115 Demopol is Luther Store Lasca Demopolis Magno] ia Demopol is DemoDo! is Dixon ~1ills 9lieet lJater

BIRTH DATE 12 Oct 36

Jul 46 5 Sep 44 1 Sep 45 3 Jan 42 5 Jul 43

19 Feb 37 12 Feb 44 7 Mar 47 1 Apr 43 4 Aug 31

14 Feb 31 13 May 36 30 Jun 46 16 Apr 31 15 Oct 32 12 Mar 21 19 Mar 43 26 Apr 46 15 Aug 39 29 Aug 32 22 May 40 7 Hay 47

46 30 Nov 45 24 Apr 46 5 Dec 41

18 Mar 31 2 Dec 36 7 Jun 45

13 Hay i 17 Jul 47 18 Nov 40

41 40

5 May 45 30 Ja.n 38

40 17 Dc: t 46 27 Aug 39 14 Apr 50 8 Aug 36

15 Jun 41 14 Aug 44 5 ~'1ar 45 5 Jan 31

20 Oc t 36 40

18 Sep 40

BIRTHPLACE AtKen, Dallas Co . Ala. near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Wadesboro, Anderson Co., N. C. Ba:.hi, ClarKe Co., Ala. Pin e Hi 11, Wi ICO): Co. , Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., W. Va. Macon, Twiggs Co., Ga. Greeneville, PiKe Co., Ala. Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. near Gainsville, Sumter Co., Ala. Sal isbury, Rowan Co., N. C. Cedar Hill, Anson Co., N. C. Old ~pring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. Jefferson City, Cole Co., Mo. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. e1 iHon, WileD: Co., Ala. Clifton, Wilcox Co., Ala. McKinley~ Marengo Co., Ala. near Vineland, Marengo Co., Ala. Myrtlewood, Marengo Co., Ala. Sweet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. near Grolle Hi 11) C1 arKe Co., Al a. Gainsville, Sumter Co., Ala. Grove Hill, ClarKe Co., Ala. Huntsville, Randolph Co. Mo. Belmont, Sumter Co., Ala. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Hartland, CL Sweet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. Union Dist., S. C. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. ClarKsville, Clarke Co., Ala. Warsaw, Dupl in Co" N. C. ClarKsville, ClarKe Co., Ala. Edgefield Dist., n~J AiKin Co., C. Luther Store, Marengo Co.~ Ala. Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. near Demopol is, Marengo Co Ala. Parks Ldg., Wilcox Co., Ala. Carol ine Co., I)a. Linden, Marengo Co., Ala. Cahaba, Dallas Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala.

BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS (continued)

NO. ()ETER.AN /S f;W1E P. O. ADDRESS BIRTH DATE BIRTHPLACE 50 Martin Ely Farmer Hugo 44 Calhoon Co., Ala. 51 John Stanford Fl CIliJers Ai~el1 13 Jan 40 ~~eet Water, Marengo C ., Ala. 52 William Benjian Flowers ThaTtaston 15 Apr 3,' Salsody, Butler Co., Ala. 53 Laban Andrew George Demopol i, 27 Dec 45 Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. 54 William Richard Glass \vayn e 13 r1ar 43 S!.~eet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. 55 George Dallas Glass Octagon 28 ,Ia.n 45 SJ.~eet l'Ja.ter. t'larengo Co., Al a. 56 Benjian FranKing Glass Octagon 24 Apr 38 Shiloh~ Marengo Co., Ala.. 57 Munce Albert Glass S!.ve et l~a. ter 14 t1ar 44 S!.veet lvater, nare go Co., Al a. 58 Joseph Francies Gibson Lasca 14 Nov 44 Putnam, Marengo [0., Ala. 59 Horatio Capel Grayson Bashi 26 Apr 31 \vilcox [0., Al~. 60 Thomas Will iam Grayson Linden 10 Aug 47 Old Spring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 61 Alexander Harvey Grayson Bashi 25 Nov 44 Spring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 62 Richard Walsthall Greene Linden 19 Aug 42 near Dayton, Marengo Co. Ala. 63 ,Iohn Handlin Guinn Octa.gon 30 Apr 31 near Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. 64 James Robert Harper Vineland 7 Feb 36 Fairfield Dist.., S. C. 65 Ben FranK] in Hasty Cl ay Hi 11 44 near Hamden, Marengo Co., Ala. 66 John Ephraim HecKer Linden ':II Aug 47 Greene Co., Tenn. 67 l~illiamFelixHinson Sh i loh 12 NOI) 44 Clayton, Barber Co., Ala. 68 Wiley Lafayette H~vell Ai~el1 24 Feb 37 ~~eet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. 69 Ossmos Amos HucKabee Sweet Water 17 Jan 46 Shi loh, Marengo Co,) Ala. 70 Thooas Ster 1i ng Hyl ton Faunsdale 5 Apr 46 Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. 71 John Henry JacKson Gall jon 27 oct 41 Perry, Houston Co., Ga. 72 Shields Jackson l,)j ne I and 7' ,Jan 3$' Vineland, Marengo Co., Ala. 73 Will jam Davis Johnson Ni choI S\l i 11 e 5 Nov 33 Montgomery Hill, Baldwin Co., Ala. 74 Wi ley Paul Jones liJayne 37 near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. 75 Will iam Griffin Jones Lu ther ", St ore 2 Jan 40 near Linden, Marengo Co., Ala. 76 [cffler 80nepart Jones Jefferson 47 Grove Hi 11, ClarKe Co., Ala. 77 Greene Ervin Jones Jackson Store 28 Jan 41 Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. 78 George l'Jash ington jCJers Luther's Store 26 Nov 36 Bro.vnville Di"t., S. C. 79 John Andrew Kane Pi ne Hi 11 ,Jun 47 near Pine Hill, VJilcox Co., Ala. 80 George Perry Kelly Jefferson 43 Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. 81 ,Iohn C. Kel1:r Demopol is 21 Jun 46 Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. 82 Marshall Martin KirKham ~eet lvater 12 Jun 45 ~.I,IJeet Water, t1arengo Co., Ala. 83 Andrew Jackson Lancaster Li nden 20 Aug 40 near Franklin, l'Jilliamson Co., Tenn. 84 Andrew Jackson Langley f.weet Water 1 Jul 36 Americus, Gunter Co., Ga. as John Bartley Loften Nicholsvi lie 26 Oct 42 near Hoboken, Marengo Co., Ala. 86 James Lc~ery Thcmaston 11 Ju 1 40 Crenshaw [0., Ala. 87 Gidion Auston Macon Dixon Hills 4 Feb 32 Grove Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 88 l~j 11 iam Buford Maness Magnol ia, 26 Oct 43 Magno! ia, Marengo Co., Ala. 89 Hillard Judge Marion &~eet l~ater 19 Dec 44 Perry Bluff, Marengo Co., Ala. 90 Enoch CooK Martin Di xon t1 i 11 s 3 Mar 44 Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. 91 Robert Mayton Ai~ell 5 Jun 40 Airr~ell, Marengo Co., Ala. 92 John Mayton Ai~ell 8 Nov 42 Aimwell, Marengo Co., Ala. 93 ~Ji 11iam K. t1cDuff i e Luther/s store 13 Jan 42 Abernevil1e Co,! S. C. 94 James Thooas McFarland Linden 20 Dec 37' Hurd Co., Ga. 95 Charl ie Br~Nn McFarland C1 ay Hi 11 9 Aug 43 Clay Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 96 Thomas Benton McFarland Thoolasv i II e 23 t'1ar 45 Montgc~ery, Montgomery Co., Ala. 97 l,1 ill iam Eugene t'1 ichae 1 ClemopoJ is 7 Jan 45 Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. 98 George J. Michael Demopol is 12 Apr 45 Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. 99 Wi 11 i am Jackson ~1i 1stead Sweet Water 18 Jan 32 Dallas Co., Ala.

100 Henry Augustin Monnier Oemopol is 3 Oct 41 Geneva, Switzerland 101 Will iarrr Carr Morgan Luther Store ul 34 near Luther Store. Marengo Co" Ala. 102 Nathan N. Newton SJ.veet \~ater Aug 45 near &veet lJater, t1arengo Co., Al a.

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BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS (continued)

NO. \)ETER~' S NA'1E 103 Francis Marion Norris 104 :i chard Andre\~ 01 i ver 105 Jessie Cook Parnell 106 Robert James. Parten 107 John Manley Parten lOB ,John Parr 109 Andrew Jackson Peacock 110 George EdoJin Pegram 111 Cicero EITdTiet Perkins 112 Silas Morgan Pope 113 Nathan Coop Print 114 ~1art i n ~:i ce 115 Abston Lawrence Roberts 116 Alonzo King Robinson 117 ~Ji 11 i am Dorsey Rogers 118 Thcffias J. Rogers 119 John James Rogers 120 Abel Levi Rudisill 121 John Scudder Ryall 122 Lemial Leonadus Sledge 123 Lewi s Levan Simmons 124 Joeph EI ias !::myley 125 James Richard Smith 126 Ja.mes Augusta Snodgras.s 127 Fred Erastum Soli ie 12B Ge or ge 11 itchell Sp I M: ~ 129 John Calhoon Stewart 130 Simeon Strickland 131 Solmon Lafayette Strickland 132 ,James. Andrew Tate 133 Pleasent Marion TucKer 134 8ra.zill ichard Tucker 135 James Leroy Tucker 136 Mathew Marion Tucker 137 I. B. Ulmer 138 George Washington Taylor 139 lvi 11 i am Truehart TucKer 140 Will iam Levy Walston 141 George W. Walston 142 rjeedham Ward 143 John Bates Wherley 144 Needharrl Whitfield 145 George Whitfield 146 Bryan Watkin Whitfield 147 James Bryan Whitfield 148 Ga ius Wh i tfie 1d 149 Benjaim F. Whitcomb ISO David Charles Whitcomb 151 Alfred Jones Whitlow 152 Isham Griffin Wilson 153 Prior James Will iamson 154 Baily Blake Will iamson 155 Kennan Agee 156 Wi 11 iarr, ~I. Allen

P. O. ADDRESS (Jayne Linden Nanafal ia Nanafa.l io. Nanafal ia DemopoJ is Old Spring Hill Demopol is. Octagon NicholsIJi11e Magn01 ia Demopol is ~1agno 1 ia C1 ay Hi 1I &'Jeet I;Jater AirrrliJe 11 Nanafal ia Demopo lis Old Spring Hill Demopol i~. .Jeffers.on '')ineland Demopol is Nicholsvi lle Luther !:;tore Faun~dale

Gall ion Vineland '')ineland Sh i loh Miller~.

Sh i loh Nanafal ia NicholsIJi11e Demopol is Demopol is Linden Linden Linden Magnol i a Nicholsville Linden Old SpringHill Demopol is. Demapol is Demopol i~ Linden Morvin Linden Demopol is ThOOlaston (Jayn e Lamison Darton

BIRTH DATE 11 May 45 25 Feb 34

Oct 36 28 rhr 35 12 Sep 39 11 Jun 31 24 Nov 33 8 Aug 45

12 Feb 44 15 .Jun 42

40 24 Sep 26 21 Apr 37

,Jan 44 7 Nov 42

35 10 May 45 11 Dec 27

42 44

16 t1ay 36 23 Feb 35 5 Aug 33

44 May 41

28 Sep 40 21 Mar 37 21 Feb 42 23 No\) 37 15 Apr 44

Jun 38 43

21 Jan 45 7 Mar 41 7 Jan 42

16 ,Jan 49 11 Apr 30 1 Nov 32

22 Sep 3B 30 Aug 44 6 Feb 38 5 Apr 40

14 Jun 31 27 Mar 28 13 Jun 42 6 Feb 37

25 Dec 46 19 Dec 44 15 Oct 38 17 t1ar 41 12 Aug il 18 Jul 32 6 Jan 44

13 Nov 31

BIRTHPLACE Wayne, Marengo Co., Ala. Denwoody Co., Va. Harrisburg, Butler Co., ArK. Nan afaI ia, t1ar engo Co., AI a. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England Gonzale Co,! Tex. NorfolK, NorfolK Co., Va. McKinley, Marengo Co., Ala. Nichalsvi lIe, Marengo Co., Ala. near Sweet Water, Marengo Co. Ala. Rechen Boden, Germany Monroeville, Monroe Co.! Ala. F'i ke Co., A1a. Sweet Water, ~1arengo Co., Al a. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Hla. Lafayette Co., ArK. near Lincolnton, Lincolnton Co., N,C. near Nashville, Tenn. Spring Hill, Marengo Co.\ Ala. near Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Atken, Dallas Co., Ala. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Choctaw Corner, Clarke Co. Ala. Half Acre, Marengo Co., Ala. Mount Ster! ing, rhoctaw Co., A!a. Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. Ga. Keitor Co., Ga. Long Cain, Trup Co., Cia. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. Dallas Co., Ala. Plantation Home, r1ontgc~nery Co., Ala. near Clifton, lJi)cox Co., Ala. Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. Demopoi is, Marengo Co., Ala. Goldsboro, Wayne Co., N. C. near t~anafal ia, ~1arengo Co., Al a. .Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Mosely, Lenoir Co., N. C. near Kinston, Lenoir Co., N. C. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. near Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Eufala, Barbor Co., Ala. Richmond Co., Ga. Demopol i

I,\JH ITF I ELD LETTER

De mop 0 lis ~ r1 d. r c h 27 t h, 1849

I received this morning your letter dated the 12th March and oWing to d. press of business today I am onb' enabled to I"wite you d. 1 ine or two with the hope of being able to do so more at length by the next mail. t,J e d. red. 11 1..

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MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Z17 E. WASHINGTON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

1,,101. 4, No. 1 NEI,.JSLETTER Sep tember, 1992

ADDITIONS TO OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION

H. E, Trippe ha,:: donatedj. number of books to our geneal gical col1ection3.t the Demopol i,,:. Publ ic Libn,ry, including Federal Population Censuses, 1790-1::::'1'0 (3.nd the "jme for 1'7'00, 1'7'l0, .:-nd 1'nO), 11icrofilm AljaihbJe at the !'J2.tional Archive~, ~1ilitarY Sen1i!:e Records, Amer-jean Indians,3.nd Black ~:tudie=, Al~o! tha,nks to ,Joe :::tephens.! the 1866 census for' ~1arengo County can nQl..IJ be seen a.t the library, Another ne~y item of inter'est in our' collection is a history of Dr', Joseph Borden as seen through the e/i?S of fifth-grader"" li'.'ing in r1adera ":0" Callfornia. Dr. Borden was an early settler in our area.

A committee has been:

GI BSON-t,IHEARLEY-HARR I S-ETHER I DGE I]UERI ES

ELIZABETH GIBSON m. WILLIAM WHEARLEY 26 May 1834 Marengo Co., AL. She 1.'.la,= bor'n in SC. P:

BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS

Marengo County's "Census or Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907" c.~n be found In the probate court I,)ault in Linden. Dehil~ of military =.e r I.) ice , a.lthough not .3.b~.tracted her'e, aTe 3.1so gil)en in the 'Jolume.

NO. ')ETERFf./' S ~E 1 Quinitus Sertorius Adams 2 HucKless Will iam Agee 3 Ja~es Lemial Aldridge 4 John Curtis Allen 5 Richard Proctor Allen 6 Abner Err~ett Anderson 7 John Watkins Autry 8 George Thomas Bailey 9 Joseph Corndham Bailey

10 Jarrles Lawrence Bailey II James Smith Bait/" 12 John Alex Bane 13 Thomas Will iam Barley 14 Albert Gul laton Barnes 15 James Thomas Bel I 16 Jessie R. Beverly 7 Robert Holl ie Blakeney

18 ~Jilliam Samuel BlacK~~ell 19 Will iam Connor Boler 20 Joel Johnson Bolton 21 Josia Newton BracKenridge 22 John Welch Bridges 23 Will iam Autry 8ridges 24 John Wesley 8ucK 25 John Alex Carson 26 E~in Leonidas Carter 27 Samuel McDonald Chapman 28 Samuel E~ard Chapman 29 Robert Augusta Charlton 30 Thomas Jefferson ClarKe 31 Charles Bowman Cleveland 32 John Greene Coats 33 IJrn. Henry Harrison Compton 34 Lenard Cornish 35 ,John Cor 1ey 36 Lysander Marion Davis 37 James Ben Davis 38 George Washington Davis 39 Dannel Bunyan Dobson 40 Will iam Boler Doyle 41 John Carmichael Dow 42 Uedo Barnett DuBose 43 Lemial Jame; Dunn 44 John l~. Virgil Eddins 45 Wade Hampton England 46 Burton .oyal Eppes 47 Nathan Abney EsKridge 48 John Warren Etheridge 49 John Darl ing Etheridge

P. O. ADDRESS Linden I)ineland Jefferson Old Sp r i n9 Hi" Demopol is Morvin Harnden Rembert: Linden Demopol is Linden Magnol ia Linden Demopol i:. Magno] ia lJayne Ai rr;Ne 11 Nanafalia Dixon Mi11 : Demopol is Nanafal ia Flat Wood ("line Iand Thomaston (,Ii ne 1and Hyrt 1ewood Ai l!'W)e 11 McKinley Demopol is Cl ay Hi 11 Linden Demopol is Demopol is Oemopo 1i:, Ai rr;Ne 11 Pi ne Hi 11 Putnam Thcrnaston Jefferson Di xon Mi 115 Demopol is Luther Store Lasca Demopolis Magno] ia Demopol is DemoDo! is Dixon ~1ills 9lieet lJater

BIRTH DATE 12 Oct 36

Jul 46 5 Sep 44 1 Sep 45 3 Jan 42 5 Jul 43

19 Feb 37 12 Feb 44 7 Mar 47 1 Apr 43 4 Aug 31

14 Feb 31 13 May 36 30 Jun 46 16 Apr 31 15 Oct 32 12 Mar 21 19 Mar 43 26 Apr 46 15 Aug 39 29 Aug 32 22 May 40 7 Hay 47

46 30 Nov 45 24 Apr 46 5 Dec 41

18 Mar 31 2 Dec 36 7 Jun 45

13 Hay i 17 Jul 47 18 Nov 40

41 40

5 May 45 30 Ja.n 38

40 17 Dc: t 46 27 Aug 39 14 Apr 50 8 Aug 36

15 Jun 41 14 Aug 44 5 ~'1ar 45 5 Jan 31

20 Oc t 36 40

18 Sep 40

BIRTHPLACE AtKen, Dallas Co . Ala. near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Wadesboro, Anderson Co., N. C. Ba:.hi, ClarKe Co., Ala. Pin e Hi 11, Wi ICO): Co. , Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., W. Va. Macon, Twiggs Co., Ga. Greeneville, PiKe Co., Ala. Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. near Gainsville, Sumter Co., Ala. Sal isbury, Rowan Co., N. C. Cedar Hill, Anson Co., N. C. Old ~pring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. Jefferson City, Cole Co., Mo. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. e1 iHon, WileD: Co., Ala. Clifton, Wilcox Co., Ala. McKinley~ Marengo Co., Ala. near Vineland, Marengo Co., Ala. Myrtlewood, Marengo Co., Ala. Sweet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. near Grolle Hi 11) C1 arKe Co., Al a. Gainsville, Sumter Co., Ala. Grove Hill, ClarKe Co., Ala. Huntsville, Randolph Co. Mo. Belmont, Sumter Co., Ala. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Hartland, CL Sweet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. Union Dist., S. C. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. ClarKsville, Clarke Co., Ala. Warsaw, Dupl in Co" N. C. ClarKsville, ClarKe Co., Ala. Edgefield Dist., n~J AiKin Co., C. Luther Store, Marengo Co.~ Ala. Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. near Demopol is, Marengo Co Ala. Parks Ldg., Wilcox Co., Ala. Carol ine Co., I)a. Linden, Marengo Co., Ala. Cahaba, Dallas Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala.

BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS (continued)

NO. ()ETER.AN /S f;W1E P. O. ADDRESS BIRTH DATE BIRTHPLACE 50 Martin Ely Farmer Hugo 44 Calhoon Co., Ala. 51 John Stanford Fl CIliJers Ai~el1 13 Jan 40 ~~eet Water, Marengo C ., Ala. 52 William Benjian Flowers ThaTtaston 15 Apr 3,' Salsody, Butler Co., Ala. 53 Laban Andrew George Demopol i, 27 Dec 45 Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. 54 William Richard Glass \vayn e 13 r1ar 43 S!.~eet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. 55 George Dallas Glass Octagon 28 ,Ia.n 45 SJ.~eet l'Ja.ter. t'larengo Co., Al a. 56 Benjian FranKing Glass Octagon 24 Apr 38 Shiloh~ Marengo Co., Ala.. 57 Munce Albert Glass S!.ve et l~a. ter 14 t1ar 44 S!.veet lvater, nare go Co., Al a. 58 Joseph Francies Gibson Lasca 14 Nov 44 Putnam, Marengo [0., Ala. 59 Horatio Capel Grayson Bashi 26 Apr 31 \vilcox [0., Al~. 60 Thomas Will iam Grayson Linden 10 Aug 47 Old Spring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 61 Alexander Harvey Grayson Bashi 25 Nov 44 Spring Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 62 Richard Walsthall Greene Linden 19 Aug 42 near Dayton, Marengo Co. Ala. 63 ,Iohn Handlin Guinn Octa.gon 30 Apr 31 near Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. 64 James Robert Harper Vineland 7 Feb 36 Fairfield Dist.., S. C. 65 Ben FranK] in Hasty Cl ay Hi 11 44 near Hamden, Marengo Co., Ala. 66 John Ephraim HecKer Linden ':II Aug 47 Greene Co., Tenn. 67 l~illiamFelixHinson Sh i loh 12 NOI) 44 Clayton, Barber Co., Ala. 68 Wiley Lafayette H~vell Ai~el1 24 Feb 37 ~~eet Water, Marengo Co., Ala. 69 Ossmos Amos HucKabee Sweet Water 17 Jan 46 Shi loh, Marengo Co,) Ala. 70 Thooas Ster 1i ng Hyl ton Faunsdale 5 Apr 46 Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. 71 John Henry JacKson Gall jon 27 oct 41 Perry, Houston Co., Ga. 72 Shields Jackson l,)j ne I and 7' ,Jan 3$' Vineland, Marengo Co., Ala. 73 Will jam Davis Johnson Ni choI S\l i 11 e 5 Nov 33 Montgomery Hill, Baldwin Co., Ala. 74 Wi ley Paul Jones liJayne 37 near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. 75 Will iam Griffin Jones Lu ther ", St ore 2 Jan 40 near Linden, Marengo Co., Ala. 76 [cffler 80nepart Jones Jefferson 47 Grove Hi 11, ClarKe Co., Ala. 77 Greene Ervin Jones Jackson Store 28 Jan 41 Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala. 78 George l'Jash ington jCJers Luther's Store 26 Nov 36 Bro.vnville Di"t., S. C. 79 John Andrew Kane Pi ne Hi 11 ,Jun 47 near Pine Hill, VJilcox Co., Ala. 80 George Perry Kelly Jefferson 43 Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. 81 ,Iohn C. Kel1:r Demopol is 21 Jun 46 Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. 82 Marshall Martin KirKham ~eet lvater 12 Jun 45 ~.I,IJeet Water, t1arengo Co., Ala. 83 Andrew Jackson Lancaster Li nden 20 Aug 40 near Franklin, l'Jilliamson Co., Tenn. 84 Andrew Jackson Langley f.weet Water 1 Jul 36 Americus, Gunter Co., Ga. as John Bartley Loften Nicholsvi lie 26 Oct 42 near Hoboken, Marengo Co., Ala. 86 James Lc~ery Thcmaston 11 Ju 1 40 Crenshaw [0., Ala. 87 Gidion Auston Macon Dixon Hills 4 Feb 32 Grove Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 88 l~j 11 iam Buford Maness Magnol ia, 26 Oct 43 Magno! ia, Marengo Co., Ala. 89 Hillard Judge Marion &~eet l~ater 19 Dec 44 Perry Bluff, Marengo Co., Ala. 90 Enoch CooK Martin Di xon t1 i 11 s 3 Mar 44 Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. 91 Robert Mayton Ai~ell 5 Jun 40 Airr~ell, Marengo Co., Ala. 92 John Mayton Ai~ell 8 Nov 42 Aimwell, Marengo Co., Ala. 93 ~Ji 11iam K. t1cDuff i e Luther/s store 13 Jan 42 Abernevil1e Co,! S. C. 94 James Thooas McFarland Linden 20 Dec 37' Hurd Co., Ga. 95 Charl ie Br~Nn McFarland C1 ay Hi 11 9 Aug 43 Clay Hill, Marengo Co., Ala. 96 Thomas Benton McFarland Thoolasv i II e 23 t'1ar 45 Montgc~ery, Montgomery Co., Ala. 97 l,1 ill iam Eugene t'1 ichae 1 ClemopoJ is 7 Jan 45 Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. 98 George J. Michael Demopol is 12 Apr 45 Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. 99 Wi 11 i am Jackson ~1i 1stead Sweet Water 18 Jan 32 Dallas Co., Ala.

100 Henry Augustin Monnier Oemopol is 3 Oct 41 Geneva, Switzerland 101 Will iarrr Carr Morgan Luther Store ul 34 near Luther Store. Marengo Co" Ala. 102 Nathan N. Newton SJ.veet \~ater Aug 45 near &veet lJater, t1arengo Co., Al a.

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BIRTH DATA FROM THE 1907 CONFEDERATE CENSUS (continued)

NO. \)ETER~' S NA'1E 103 Francis Marion Norris 104 :i chard Andre\~ 01 i ver 105 Jessie Cook Parnell 106 Robert James. Parten 107 John Manley Parten lOB ,John Parr 109 Andrew Jackson Peacock 110 George EdoJin Pegram 111 Cicero EITdTiet Perkins 112 Silas Morgan Pope 113 Nathan Coop Print 114 ~1art i n ~:i ce 115 Abston Lawrence Roberts 116 Alonzo King Robinson 117 ~Ji 11 i am Dorsey Rogers 118 Thcffias J. Rogers 119 John James Rogers 120 Abel Levi Rudisill 121 John Scudder Ryall 122 Lemial Leonadus Sledge 123 Lewi s Levan Simmons 124 Joeph EI ias !::myley 125 James Richard Smith 126 Ja.mes Augusta Snodgras.s 127 Fred Erastum Soli ie 12B Ge or ge 11 itchell Sp I M: ~ 129 John Calhoon Stewart 130 Simeon Strickland 131 Solmon Lafayette Strickland 132 ,James. Andrew Tate 133 Pleasent Marion TucKer 134 8ra.zill ichard Tucker 135 James Leroy Tucker 136 Mathew Marion Tucker 137 I. B. Ulmer 138 George Washington Taylor 139 lvi 11 i am Truehart TucKer 140 Will iam Levy Walston 141 George W. Walston 142 rjeedham Ward 143 John Bates Wherley 144 Needharrl Whitfield 145 George Whitfield 146 Bryan Watkin Whitfield 147 James Bryan Whitfield 148 Ga ius Wh i tfie 1d 149 Benjaim F. Whitcomb ISO David Charles Whitcomb 151 Alfred Jones Whitlow 152 Isham Griffin Wilson 153 Prior James Will iamson 154 Baily Blake Will iamson 155 Kennan Agee 156 Wi 11 iarr, ~I. Allen

P. O. ADDRESS (Jayne Linden Nanafal ia Nanafa.l io. Nanafal ia DemopoJ is Old Spring Hill Demopol is. Octagon NicholsIJi11e Magn01 ia Demopol is ~1agno 1 ia C1 ay Hi 1I &'Jeet I;Jater AirrrliJe 11 Nanafal ia Demopo lis Old Spring Hill Demopol i~. .Jeffers.on '')ineland Demopol is Nicholsvi lle Luther !:;tore Faun~dale

Gall ion Vineland '')ineland Sh i loh Miller~.

Sh i loh Nanafal ia NicholsIJi11e Demopol is Demopol is Linden Linden Linden Magnol i a Nicholsville Linden Old SpringHill Demopol is. Demapol is Demopol i~ Linden Morvin Linden Demopol is ThOOlaston (Jayn e Lamison Darton

BIRTH DATE 11 May 45 25 Feb 34

Oct 36 28 rhr 35 12 Sep 39 11 Jun 31 24 Nov 33 8 Aug 45

12 Feb 44 15 .Jun 42

40 24 Sep 26 21 Apr 37

,Jan 44 7 Nov 42

35 10 May 45 11 Dec 27

42 44

16 t1ay 36 23 Feb 35 5 Aug 33

44 May 41

28 Sep 40 21 Mar 37 21 Feb 42 23 No\) 37 15 Apr 44

Jun 38 43

21 Jan 45 7 Mar 41 7 Jan 42

16 ,Jan 49 11 Apr 30 1 Nov 32

22 Sep 3B 30 Aug 44 6 Feb 38 5 Apr 40

14 Jun 31 27 Mar 28 13 Jun 42 6 Feb 37

25 Dec 46 19 Dec 44 15 Oct 38 17 t1ar 41 12 Aug il 18 Jul 32 6 Jan 44

13 Nov 31

BIRTHPLACE Wayne, Marengo Co., Ala. Denwoody Co., Va. Harrisburg, Butler Co., ArK. Nan afaI ia, t1ar engo Co., AI a. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Ala. Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England Gonzale Co,! Tex. NorfolK, NorfolK Co., Va. McKinley, Marengo Co., Ala. Nichalsvi lIe, Marengo Co., Ala. near Sweet Water, Marengo Co. Ala. Rechen Boden, Germany Monroeville, Monroe Co.! Ala. F'i ke Co., A1a. Sweet Water, ~1arengo Co., Al a. Nanafal ia, Marengo Co., Hla. Lafayette Co., ArK. near Lincolnton, Lincolnton Co., N,C. near Nashville, Tenn. Spring Hill, Marengo Co.\ Ala. near Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Atken, Dallas Co., Ala. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Choctaw Corner, Clarke Co. Ala. Half Acre, Marengo Co., Ala. Mount Ster! ing, rhoctaw Co., A!a. Dayton, Marengo Co., Ala. Ga. Keitor Co., Ga. Long Cain, Trup Co., Cia. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. near Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Shiloh, Marengo Co., Ala. Dixon Mills, Marengo Co., Ala. Dallas Co., Ala. Plantation Home, r1ontgc~nery Co., Ala. near Clifton, lJi)cox Co., Ala. Demopol is, Marengo Co., Ala. Demopoi is, Marengo Co., Ala. Goldsboro, Wayne Co., N. C. near t~anafal ia, ~1arengo Co., Al a. .Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Mosely, Lenoir Co., N. C. near Kinston, Lenoir Co., N. C. Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. near Jefferson, Marengo Co., Ala. Eufala, Barbor Co., Ala. Richmond Co., Ga. Demopol i

I,\JH ITF I ELD LETTER

De mop 0 lis ~ r1 d. r c h 27 t h, 1849

I received this morning your letter dated the 12th March and oWing to d. press of business today I am onb' enabled to I"wite you d. 1 ine or two with the hope of being able to do so more at length by the next mail. t,J e d. red. 11 1..

MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 217 E. WASHINGTON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

1)01. 4, ~~D. 2 ~~ELJSLETTER ,January, 1993

CHURCH RECORDS COMMITTEE CREATED

SI lH, l' a. 1 memb I r s 0 f ~1 CGS ha. v I b I I nap poi n ted t 0 10 cat e and cop y genealogical 1;-' interesting records kept b~{ the numerous hurches in ~1a r I n C' Coun t y . The comm itt I '? ha. s a. 1l' eady ph 0 t 0 cop i fJ d ~. 1 I X tan t membHship records of the Demopolis ~1ethodist Churc~l. Not onl.' dates of membership are given, but also those of marriages, baptisms of children, and deaths. The bound copies of these records I/Jill be deposited in the Demopol is Pub] ic Librar;.-.

The committee is nm'! engaged in locating the records of other churches in the count;.-. If you can be of help in this quest, especiall; if you are aware of records which might not be located through existing churches, please call t1arks Abernathy a.t 289-1]975, IJJilliarn TidvJell at 289-4885, or Ru th A11 en at 289-2373, or 1,1)1' i te to the Church Records Committee in care of MCGS.

COUNTY HIGHWAY MAP OBTAINED FOR LIBRARY

A large county map has been obtained for the genealogical collection in the Demopolis Public Library. It is hoped that the noting of sites of genealogical interest, such as cemetHies and ~pecific tracts of la.nd, I,vill facil itate the research of J.iisitors to the 1 ibrar'y.

The Soc i e t y (I) 0 u 1d 1 ike toe xpre ssit sap pre cia t ion toR 0 ;. 8ail ey for having the map framed.

CEMETERY COMMITTEE REMAINS ACTIVE

The Cemetery Committee continues to add to its collection of gravestone inscriptions found in Marengo County cemeteries. A group of t1CGS members rf?Cently copied inscriptions a,t the cemetery in t~anafalia. The committee is beginning I,oJork on identifying all cemetery locations in the county b;.- sections.

FORMATION OF FAMILY FILES COMMITTEE

Emogene Armistead, ~1artha ~1assey, and Chloe Booen a e the members of the net,v], appointed Family Files Committee. The purpose of the comrn i tt ee i s t 0 S imp 1 i f;.- 9enea log i ca I 5 ear' ches .3, t the Demop 0 lis Pub I j c Library by setting up a file for each famil;.- name.

SOt1E ~1ARENGO COUNTY DEATH RECORDS, 1906 TO 1909 submitted by Ruth S. Allen

A register of births and deaths in Marengo County from 1906 to 1909 can be found in an unindexed volume located in the county probate office. In the course of her research, Mrs. Allen has made notes on many of the entries in the record and has offered those notes for publ ication here. As she had no intention of fully abstn.cting the record at the time the notes were taken, only a partial 1 isting of the recorded deaths and only a par t i a 1 abs t rae t 0 f the i nfor mcd ion gil) en for ea chi nd i ,.) i dua I lis ted will appear below.

Deaths in 1906 LI ZZI E DA~)I S age 50 y; died Oct 15 in Nanafal ia, buried in

Hoboken; married; born in Nicholsville FRANC IS t1AYTON age 60 Yi died Oct 23 in Sweet Water, buried in

Sweet Water; married; housekeeper; birthplace not gil) en

,JESSIE DOZIER a.ge 13 /; died No\) 17 in Rembert, burial site not given; born in Lu thers Store

,JOHN 8m~ON age 87 y; died Dec 26 in Nanafal ia; buried in Nan a of d. 1 i a; 1,

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'::Qt1E t1ARENGO COUNTY DEATH RECORDS, 1906 TO 1909 (continued>

COR INE HALE

nARY E. HARtJELL

SARAH SNODGRASS

CARR IE t'100RE

AUGUSTA SINGLETON

t10RRI S ELY

t1A8EL HUDSON

r~ANN I ELANDRUi"i

BESSIE HASTY

B. C. BARR

RU8Et"j ,JAt1ES

Deaths in 1909 CURT IS t100RE

JOHN D. I,.jATSON

HELEtj TUCKER

BOBY HUCKABEE

JOSEPH CHRISTIAN BROWN

HORACE WELLS JONES

MRS. HELENA MORRIS

ETHEL BRECKENRIDGE

AMERICA OAKLEY BERRY

NORFLEET HARR IS

WM. RICHARD JONES

GA I US I,

SGt1E t1ARENGO COUNTY DEATH RECORDS, 1906 TO 1909 (continued)

OPHELIA LEI,.JI S

ANSEN SPRINGFIELD

THAD LdALSTON

r1ARION r1ARTIN r10SELE\

LJt1. I,). ALLEN

Aey R. CHRISTIAN JR.

BROOKS FLOLJERS

r1ATT I E ETHER I DGE

A. L. HOtJELL

ANNI E ~10RRI S

A. L. I"JHITE

r1ARY NORLJOOD

MRS. H. LJ. HAYDEN

R. P. ALLEN

MARY BRQI,JN

MAGGIE WILL TORBERT

GEO. WHITFIELD, M. D.

WM. AUGUSTA ADAMS

a1t1A HI LL

REr1A INESTBROOK

')EU1A C. PROI..,JELL

JOHN D. ETHEREDGE

~1ARY JANE EPPES

ZACARY T. JONES JR.

tJOH~~ I,JALLACE ALLEN GEO. ANTONY CORNISH

SARAH ANN ',.)ATKINS

,JOHN F. MAYTON RUTH CHISHOLM

age 74 y; died Apr 6 in Jefferson, buried in Jefferson; single; born in Alabama age 71 y; died Apr ~ in Shiloh, buried in Shiloh;

1..\1 i dmved age 30 /; died r1ay 11 in Linden, buried in Linden; married; born in Linden Beat age 6 m; died May 20 in Thomaston, buried in Thomaston; born in Thomaston age 77 Y 6 m; died Jun 6 in Dayton, buried in Dayton; married; born in North Carolina age 53 /i died Jul 3 in Nanafalia, buried In Nanafal ia; farmer a.ge 22 /i died ,Jul 12 In Linden, buried in Hills; marr i ed age 60 /i died ,Jul 19 In Dixon',:: t1ills Beat, buried in Clay Hill; married age 25 /j died Aug 17 in Consul, buried in Greenville, Alabama; married age 4 y 1 m; died Aug 29 in t1agnol ia, buried in ~1agnolia

male, age 31 Y; died Aug 18 in Jefferson, buried in Huntsville age 23 m; died Apr- in Demopol i'=, buried in Demopo 1 is age 38 /j died AI.Jg 2 in Demopol is, buried in Demopo 1 is; m3.rr i ed age 67 y 8 m 2 dj died Aug 22 in Demopol is, buried in Demopolis; marriedj born in North Carolina age 83 Yj died Aug 18 in Demopol is, buried in Demapol is; widowed age 27 :/; died JI.Jl 11 in Old Spring Hill, buried in Old Spring Hill; married age 77 Yj died May 27 in Old Spring Hill, buried in Old Spring Hill; born in North Carol ina. age 67 >' 8 m 18 d; died Sep 26 in ~1.3.gnol ia, buried in t1agnolia; merchant; born in t1agnolia age 48 y; died ct 11 in Octagon, burjed in Octagon; married age 28 Ii died Oct 17 in Octagon (in childbirth), buried in Octagon; married age 4 ! 6 m 19 d; died Oct 19 in Dayton from burns, buried in Dayton age 1 13m; died Oct 24 in Linden Beat, buried in Boozer Cemetery age 72 y 6 m; died Oct 18 in Demopol is, buried in Old Spring Hill; born in Alabama (North Carolina) age 32 y; died Oct 20 in Demopolis, buried in Shuqua 1oel

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LOCATIONS t1ENTIONEO m EARLY COMMISSIONERS' COURT tlINUTES

Many area locations are mentioned in the volume "Minutes of Commissioners' Court [of t12.rengo County]," I,,)hich can be found in the \Jault of the proba.te court oHice. Those listed belmv appear in the records of the court sessions of 1841.

Adams" Ferr/ H. Agee/s Hercules Agee's residence Joseph Agee/s residence Agee's Store Allen's Cr'eek Alston's old plantation I.~ ill i am J. Al 5 ton / s res ide nce Arcol2. Arcola Beat Bar ton .' s 81 uH Barton's Bluff 8eat Barl,

LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN EARLY COMMISSIONERS/ COURT MINUTES (continued)

t'lon i gan "s Be a t Prairieville Beat Dr. Moores" Dr. 1,

MARENGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DEMOPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARV 211 E. WASHINGTON STREET

DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732

1.)0 J. 4, No. 3 ~~EI,~SLETTER Apr iI, 1993

CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS MOVED TO TUSCALOOSA

The UnilJersity of Alabama Library has taKen custody of the older circuit court records of Marengo County, which have been in Jeopardy and '.J i I" t ua I 1y i rI ace es -:. i b1e i n .'1 baserne nt room 0 f the cour' thouse The hundreds of bound volumes were transported from Linden to Tuscaloosa on April 21 by a team led by the UnilJH-:.itys Joyce Lamont. They I.",ill be held in climate-contr'olled storage until ransfer to the nel,.1 library building becomes possible thi-:. summer. After being catalogued, the records will be made available for our use.

NElJSPAPERS SAVED FROt1 DESTRUCT ION

Cass IAI i therspoon, an emp I o~{ee at the ~1arengo Coun ty tour thouse, is responsible for rescuing the dozens of bound volumes of newspapers deposited in the circuit clerk/s office. Aware that the newspapers were about to be discarded, ~1r. I..Jitherspoon contacted the probate office, which took appropriate actions to save them.

Probate Judge Cindy Hopkins and her staff have repeatedly displayed a genuine and active concern for historically important county records. This incident is let one more instance in j .lhich they hal)e seen to it that invaluable information has not been lost.

CHURCH RECORDS COMMITTEE REMAINS ACTIVE

The Church Records Committee is -:till a.ctiiJeb' engaged in copying the church reCords of the county. Brenda Englebert has kindly brought the c mm itt ee the I" ecor ds 0 fUn ion Bapt i s t ChuI" C h, 1,0 h i ch n0 10 nger exists. A COPy of Payne's Chapel Church records has also been given to MCGS. In addition, the committee has access to the records of McKinley Church and Trinity Episcopal Church.

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USING THE ARCHIVE~

The Alabama Department of Archives and History IS holding a .d; r K.::; rl 0 p Gn ci IJ n e =:: '? I -:: I tie,j "q 01,0 t 0 I_I:: e the H r chi I) e

smtE t'lARHjG[I COUf-1T{IEATH F~EC[lRDS. 1'~ 1I) TIj 1 '1'12 :::ubrnl tted by Ruth '? Hllen

A register of births and deaths in Marengo Count; from 1910 to 1913 can be f 0 undin an un i nde ;( ed l) 0 1umel 0 cat edin the C 0 un t y pro bat e Q H ice . In the course of her research, Mrs. Al len has made notes on many of the entries in the record3.nd has offered those notes for publica.tion here. As she had no intention of fully abstra.eting the record at the time the notes 1,lIere taken, onl/ a partial 1 isting of t, e recorded death: and onl/ a par t i a 1::

SQt'lE ilAREtlGO COUNTY DEATH RECORDS. 1flO TO 1'f 12 I coo tin u e 0 I

Death= in 1910 (rontinul?iJ) JORDAN WATSON (UNNAMED) WESTBROOK

SARAH BOOZER LENORA L. PERRY

WALTER ROBINSON

LEWIS VE~ LEE

JOSEPH GALLI LN

EDDIE PRITCHm oocm OSBOLT

(UNNAMED) GAINES

,JEWEL ROBINSON

DOOE O/SERING

KATIE GRAl-W1

WILLI~ HENSON JO~H BLEY

OZINE C~RD

LUDWIG E. tAAYER

THEODORE W. CANNON ,JOE C. BARLEY

MRS. E~ CRAWFORD

t10RR IS /"AYER

Deaths in 1911 A. L. RUDISILL

EMMIE L. B. DUKE

age 85 Y; died Aug 16 in Linden buried in Linden; married age 5 mj died Aug 25 in Linden, buried in Linden; father: Wm. WestbrooK; mother: Mrs. WestbrooK age 35 Y; died Aug 29 in Dayton, buried in Dayton; married age 19 Yj died Sep 13 in Horse CreeK, buried in MorvIn; father: J. PolK Glass; mother: Lenora L. Glass age 3 mj died Sep 14 in Dixon's Hills, buried in Bethel Church; father: Rah Roberson; mother: Bessie Robinson age 7 m; died Sep 20 in Hills, buried in AilTMell; father: Jas. Edward Lee; mother: Jul ia Carol ine Lee age 3B/78 [? -- RSAl; died Sep 23 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; widowed age 44 Y; died Sep 25, buried in Dixon's Mills; married age 27 Yj died Sep 26 in Demopolis, bur'ied in Demopolis; single, laborer, born in Austria; father: FranK Osboit, born in Austria; mother: born in Austria female, age 1 dj died Oct 13 in Dayton, buried in Dayton; father: T. B. Gaines: mother: 01 ive B. Gaines age 9 Y; died Oct 16, buried in Demopolis; father: N. B. Robinson, born in Georgia; mother: Mrs. N. B. Robinson, born in Tennessee male, age 45 Y; died Oct 25 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; mother: Margaret O'Bering age 3 y; died Nov 1 in Jefferson, bur jed in Sumter Coun ty; father: G. B. Graham died Nov 1 in Shiloh Beat, buried in Shiloh Beat; married, farmer age 66 y; died Nov 6, buried in Demopolis Beat; widowed, born in Alabama [? -- RSAl; father: Eaphriam Levy, born in Germany male, age 3 m; died Nov B in Dixon'S Mills, buried in Dixon'S Mil Is; father: Jul ian Coward; mother: orine Coward age 54 Y; died Nov 15, buried in Demopol is Beat; merchant, born in Germany; father: born in GermanYj mother: born in Germany age 75 y; died Dec 21 in Linden, buried in Holt age 62 Yj died Dec 24 in Jefferson, buried in Lindenj married. farmer age 26 y; died Dec 25 in labor, buried in Prairieville; married, housewife; father: John Thoman, born in Virginia; mother: Rebecca M. Thoman, born in Alabama age 61 Y 11 m 16 d; died Dec 2B in Demopol is, buried in Meridian, Mississippi; merchantj father: Lehman Mayer, born in Germany; mother: Fanny Rebecca Mayer, born in Germany

age 84 y 27 d; died Jan 6 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; widowed, contractor female, age 2 m 14 dj died Jan 18, buried in Old Spring Hill; father: W. Martin DuKe, born in Alabama; mother: Call ie L. B. DuKe, born inA 1abama

JNO. SCHEWSBERRY BAIL8{ died Jan 19, buried in Demopol is; druggist (L~ED) GREEN male; died Jan 25 in McKinley, buried in McKinley; father: Oscar

Green, born in Alabamaj mother: Barna Green H. H. BURDIN JR. age 1 d; died Apr 1 in Jetferson, ,uried in Linden; father: H. H.

~u Din; mother: Norma Burdin .ige I'TI [

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~:;mlE tiAREtIGO CDurn;, DEATH REC! RDS. 1'7'10 TO 1912 'contj~"!IJed)

Deaths in i~'11 (continued) MRS. JGSL~ BARKLEY age 78 y; died Jun 5, buried at Shiloh Church; father: Tucker J. L. GREEN age 47 Yi died Jun 8 in Octagon, buried in Octagon; farmer WILLIAM OLIVER LOCKHART age 10; died Jun 8 in Dayton, buried in Dayton; father: J. 8.

lockhart; mother: Cice1y B. Lockhart GRAY SEALY age 2 y 5 mj died Jul 7, buried in Octagon; father: Robert Sealey;

mother: Mrs. Robert Sealey ,JAS. B. PERKINS male, age 63 [? -- RSAl Yj died Jul 9, buried in McKinleYj father:

w. F. Perkins; mother: Jul ia Perkins FIWf( FI~EY age 23 Y 5 m; died Jul 31, buried at Liberty Church; housewife'

mother: Martha Riles NARCIS M~US age 79 Yj died Aug 1, buried in McKinley; widowed LELA A. RHODES age 1 Y IS d; died Aug 11, buried in Jefferson; father: C. E,

Rhodes: mother: Lel ia Rhodes EDWARD A. ZAISER age 50 y; died Aug 24, buried in Demopol is; merchant C. EUGENE CORLEY age 27; died Sep 10, buried in Aimwell; father: John CorleYi

mother: Martha Corley ETTA GRAY PRITCHETT age B m; died Sep 16 in Myrtlewood, buried in Myrtlewood; father:

Jno. E. Pritchett; mother: Martha A. Pritchett ROBERT WESLEY SMITH age 34 y 7 m , d; died Sep 29, buried in Bashi; married; father:

Wm. M. Smith; mother: Mary Jane Smith 2,#1 / L STRUDWICK age 54 Y; died Sep 29 CWIS. C. PENCE age 34 y 17 dj died Oct 1, buried in Linden; father: Chas. Pence;

mother: Anetta Pence BESSIE HUCKABEE age 20 Y; died Dec 27; father: Perkins; mother: Lel ia Perkins

Deaths in 1912 J~IE GLASS age 60 y; died Jan 5 in Sweet Water, buried in Sweet Water;

widowed; father: Burge HOWARD FRANKLIN SKI~ER age 27 Y 6 m1 d; died Jan 14 in Old Spring Hill, buried in Old

Spring Hill; merchant; father: Wm. A. Skinneri mother: ~elia McCaa Skinner

JULIA DAVIS age 88 y 6 mi died Jan 26, buried at Shiloh Church; widowed, born in New York

(INFPNT) COBS age 5 m; died Jan 29 in Octagon, buried in Octagon; father: B. F. Cobb; mother: Carrie Hall

ROBERT H. FENLEY age 86 y; died Feb 2 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; married; mother: Martha Fenley

~E Cf-W1PI~ age 10 y; died Mar 2, buried at Independence Church; father: JacK Champion

,JOI-N GLASS age 16; died Mar 12 as a result of a fall ing tree; father: John Glass; mother: Jennie Glass

CLAUDE MI CHAR age 21; died Apr 2 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; father: Chas. E. Michael j mother: Agnes Michael

J. W. BR~ male, age 50 y; died Hay 9; father: J. W. Brc~n LOO ~'El.Wl EPPES died Jun 1 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol iSi father: R. R. Eppes;

mother: Velma Trigg Eppes MARCELLA WESTBROOK age 53 Y; died Jun 7 in Octagon, buried in Octagon; father: Robert

Braswell; mother: Mary Braswell (INFA'IT) GLASS age 2 mj died Jun 16, buried in Nicholsville; father: J. H. Glass;

mother: Annie Glass RALPH BUICE age 19 Y: drowned Jun 25; laborer c~ANk D:SOLT ~'I C~)(NIA .~':e~:7; neJ Jui 1:' In Demooo! i~. t,uried il Demoool I:; ~ln9ie.

3.borer =~PIE: .NE E.:~;;8ET. L.S~Ef;~':J2 2~; ,j!ed JIj 21 I, Demopo! i

:30i'lE rlARENGO CDUrH'( DEATH RECORDr::;. 1'110 TO 1912 (continued)

Deaths in 1912 'continued) ~11. r1DRRIS age 66'1 9 m16 d; died Jul 29, buried in Demopolis; merchant, born

in Germany; father: Morris, born in Germany 'jERNCtl TUn a.ge 35 'I; died Aug 3, buried in Demopol is; married; father: (,lice

Tutt; mother: Bettie Tutt PHt:.W--l LISENBY age 83 Y 1 m4 d; died Aug 14, buried in Pineville; midwife JO~ GENET age 50 'I; died Aug 30; married N. E. FOSTER died Aug 14 [no other information given -- RSAJ /'AAUDE PARIL age 23 'I; died in September, buried in Clarke County; married,

housewife ~H LEVY age 65 'I; died Sep 1 in Demopol is, buried in Demopol is; widowed S. TUCKER age 3 Y; died Sep 3; father: Poke TucKer; mother: Daisie Tucker JACQUELINE T. BORN age 61 Y 5 m; died Sep 18, buried in Geneva, Alabama; born in South

Carol ina; father: Thos. W. Rogers, born in South Carol Ina; mother: Elizabeth F. Rogers, born in South Carol ina

HOPE RITNER age 14 'I; di~d Sep 29; born in Ohio CHARLES ED MICHAEL age 56 'Ii died Sep 30; merchant; father: Jacob Michael P. J. WIlLIAMSCtl age 75 'I; died Oct 3, buried at Friendship BURRELL BLOCK age 65 'I; died Oct 27; blacKsmith SALLI E MCCLURE age 6 'I; died Oct 29; father: Joe McClure; mother: Mrs. J. McClure ROSA CARTER GHOLSCtl age 36 '18m 30 d; died Nov 12 while pregnant; housewife; father:

Ed L. Carter, born in Alabama; mother: Margaret J. Carter, born in Sou th Carol ina

HENRY Z. LIPSCOMB JR. age 10 d; died Nov 19; father: H. Z. Lipscomb; mother: E. T. Lipscomb

(INFANT) SOMMERS male, age 20 m; died Dec 1 in Shortleaf, buried in Mississippi; father: R. L. Sommers, born in Mississippi

LOUISE RED age 76 Yj died Dec 8 in Demopolis, buried in Demopolis ~IE E~ BAILEY age 61 y 6 rnj died Dec 16, buried in Demopol is; father: Timothy

Gillette Cornish, born in Connecticut; mother: Louisa Jane Cornish, born in Ala.bama

DOUGLAS CARSCtl KYLE age 7 y 8 m15 d; died Dec 21 in Jefferson; fa.ther: Hugh Kyle; mother: Agnes Carson Kyle Davidson

EVA J~E MILLER a.ge 35 Y 4 m 4 d; died Dec 21, buried in Magno! ia; housewife; father: Jasper Green; mother: Sarah Green

HEALTH CARE FOR EARLY ~1ARENGO COUNT IANS ( from ~1 ar' eng 0 Co un b ~1 i s cell a n to 0 u s Probat eRe cor d 1, p. 27)

"Articles of Agreeml?nt made and entered into by I,Jm. T. John,::.on and 1,

EARLY r'lARENGO COUNTY FOST OFFI CES 'as. g!l)en b/ U. ':;. OHicI31 Reqist r

and J. H. Scruggs Jr.'s Alabama Postal History, 1811-1859)

1822* 1:323-24 1:325 1828 DemODO 1 is Basil r1eslin Basi 1 1'1e~.1 ier B. Meltier Allen GlovE'l" Linden Geo. Cunningham r1arengo G. Cunningham* Geo. Cunningham'" ,hcob Hi tche 11 bJh i teha.l1 S. H. N. Dickson

* Eaglesvil 1~ had a post office in 1820, but no postmaster.* Geo. Cunningham was born in Scotland.

1839 Boston R. G. Napier Dayton ,J. C. Dan sby ['emopol i:; All en Glol}er ,J. tv. r100re R. A. 8m 1 th Ga!'l)ille .James Gay Linden Binajah P. Whitl~~ Christopher H. Taylor IAim. Locke t1ac on 1,.Jm. E. Car tel" ~kKinle!' E. 1...,/. Ki ng r~ana.fa 1 i a Isaac L. Horner* 1.11. IJJ. Dinkins Pickens r1i 11 s James Pi cl

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