| Summary: | Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations. c c J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n ( ^ T h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Inc. V o l . X V I I I , No. IV F a l l 2008 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC 2008 Officers ^ President James E. Monteith Vice Presidents Robert Blackwell, B.B. Cantrell Secretary Marilyn G. Morton Treasurer E. Lawrence Morton Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinator. Deanne G. Roles Chair, Publications (Editor) R. Larry Crawford Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices for other non-profit groups. From the Editor We finish another successful year in JCGS, one that was not without its problems and anxieties for our group, but a successful one nonetheless. From the presentation of Gary Carden's Birdell in April to the publication of the Sylva book in September, our group has been busy. We have also seemingly survived ^J another election year with its nonstop irritations and constant negativity.the price we pay for living in a republic. We wouldn't have it any other way. As always, we have many members to thank for the contents of our publication, and we trust that you will enjoy their efforts as much as we enjoy bringing them to you. We would hope that you would resolve to become even more involved in the Society. Remember to bring good food to the Golden Age Center the second Thursday in December. We hope to see you there. V i s i t u s a t o u r W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . j c n c g s . c o m / U Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcements and Expressions of Sympathy 145 JCGS Photo Album 146 - 1 5 0 Jackson County Record of Administrations 151 - 156 William Nulin Hemphill Family Bible 157 - 1 5 8 Some Use of Equity Court Minutes in Genealogical Research 159 - 1 6 3 JCGS L i b r a r y Acquisitions 164 Book Signing for Sylva 164 A Spirit of Adventure a n d And Now F o r J a m e s J a s p e r 165 - 1 7 0 1985 and 1986 Jackson County Death Certificates 171 - 1 7 4 Descendants of Johannes Risch 175- 180 Christine Cole Proctor Photographs 181 - 1 8 4 Minnie's Scrapbook 185 - 186 James M. Matthews Family 187 - 1 8 8 New Members of J C G S with Families of I n t e r e s t 189 - 1 9 0 Where J C G S Members Live 190 Index 191-192 * * We offer our sympathy to JCGS members Peggy Lambert, Christine Cole Proctor, Merrill Jenkins Riddle, and Royce Woosley, all of whom have been touched by the harshest reality that any of us face. May tomorrow be better for all of you. We were pleased to see in an issue of The Sylva Herald that our members Bill Crawford, Frank Crawford, Mary Katherine Sherrill Lowder, and Nancy Sherrill Wilson, along with their cousin Ann Davis Melton, were honored by the North Carolina Society of Historians for their book, The William Robert Sherrill and Mary Mabel Cowan Sherrill Family with Allied Lines of Allman, Conner and Love. Oar hearty congratulations! We also saw some nice recognition in the Herald for JCGS member Roy McClure, whose hobby of hiking was the focus of the article. T h e J C G S C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r a n d a n n u a l m e e t i n g w i l l b e at t h e G o l d e n A g e C e n t e r ( t h e o l d A m e r i c a n L e g i o n H u t ) on T h u r s d a y D e c e m b e r 1 1 a t 6 : 3 0 p . m . B r i n g a c o v e r e d d i sh a n d j o i n t h e f u n ! 145 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J C G S P h o t o A l b um \ J The picture above will be meaningful to anyone who had relatives in the 62nd North Carolina. It shows Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the fall of 1862. JCGS member Stephen Adams formerly lived in Middlesboro, Kentucky, just through the gap, and one day he requested a copy of this photograph from the Park Service. We were pleased to receive a copy at the Society office. KJ Have a great holiday season! ^J 146 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J C G S P h o t o A l b um ^ The above is a "staged" geography lesson, but Bill Crawford does not know the occasion or the purpose of the picture. It shows from the left, student Thclma Poteet, school superintendent Adam Moses, student Jack Hennessee, student Kent Coward, student Joan Dillard, student Barbara Bess, and teacher Frank M. Crawford, who of coarse was Bill's father. The picture dates from about 1942, when the North Atlantic was of great importance in the progress of World War H. 147 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J C G S P h o t o A l b um \ J Well, folks, there is a story behind this picture. One day Norman Nelon and his wife Teressa came into the office with these photographs. The picture above shows Ervin Wilkicbell Nelon and his wife Mary Elizabeth Shaw and their children. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Jasper and Elizabeth Dills Shaw of the Qualla community. The little boy to the right on the front row is Rufus Wilkiebell Nelon, Norman's grandfather. Dills researchers were unsure of the location of Mary Elizabeth after her 1885 marriage. Below, the stones at the resting places of the older couple, located at Cane Creek Baptist Church at Lake Lure in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She is no longer "lost." ^y T ^ M M ^ ^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ ». A f m iTfr-)^ in /. r * *i m i'K m I 148 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C J C G S P h o t o A l b um JCGS member Dorris Dills Beck explains about the picture above: "This picture was in Volume I of the Heritage Book, and is identified as Lewis Buchanan's family in 1936. The men in the picture are identified, but only 5 of the women and none of the children arc identified. The man in the middle in the back row also has a separate photo in the book and is identified as Charles Buchanan, son of James and Martha Buchanan." Can anyone identify the other persons in the picture? 149 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J C G S P h o t o A l b um ^j Above, JCGS member R.O. Wilson (this end) demonstrates the crosscut saw to onlookers at Western Carolina University's Mountain Heritage Day in September. Below, JCGS member Annie Lee Bryson with her corn shuck creations, also at Mountain Heritage Day. Photographs courtesy Lorisa Shuler Cheney. ^ \^s 150 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J a c k s o n C o u n t y R e c o r d o f A d m i n i s t r a t o r s [Ed. The Volume 1 of Jackson County Record of Administrators is located in the office of the Jackson County Clerk of Court. Each case consists of two pages of forms which were required for persons who qualified as administrators for deceased persons. In most cases, but not all, the person died intestate, i.e. without a will. We will dispense with the redundancy of the forms, and list the items of genealogical significance. Abstracted by Larry Crawford October 2008.] C Name of deceased Dillard Turpin James R. Love W.E. Tustin Burke Coward W.B. Love E.B. McDade Lizzie Moody James W. Ward A.N. Price S.S. Mills Isabella Phillips Heirs listed None None W.E. Tustin Jr., H J \ Tustin, W.W. Tustin, Laura L. Deere, Clara Louise Hanna, Bertha Frances Tustin (who reside in Pennsylvania) None Mary Love Jackson (of Texas), Ida Love, w/o James R. Love, deceased, of Tennessee Effie McDade, Arthur McDade Weaver Moody Catherine Harris, Donia Bryson, James Ward, Jule Ward, Wallace Ward, Mont Ward, Hanley Ward, David Ward, Mary Pitman P.N. Price, Albert Price Rosetta Crawford, Margaret McLure, Alice Patty, Allen Mills, J,C, Mills, RJV, Mills, Frank Mills, Cary W. Mills Rebecca Crawford, B.J. Hughes, John Phillips, Rufus Phillips, Nannie Coward, Eva Phillips, Estella Phillips Qualifying Administrator W.J. Turpin (father) John R. Jones A.J. Dills O.B. Coward D.L. Love W.H. McDade Weaver Moody James Harris (by Anna Ward, next of kin) V.V. Hooper Cary W. Mills Roy Cowan Date 23 J a n 1915 1 Feb 1915 17 Mar 1915 5 Apr 1915 28 Apr 1915 28 J u n 1915 1 Oct 1915 26 Oct 1915 21 Jul 1916 14 Aug 1916 11 J a n 1917 151 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J.D. Moore W.D. Frizzell Jennie Hornbuckle Love Hyatt Thomas Davis Ida L. Easton (of Alleghany Co. PA) Francis Wilkes L.W. Allen J.I. LeQuire Eva Estes W.G. Jones Roy Frizzell David Allen Mrs. M.J. Haskett, Mrs. M.V. Woodard, Mrs. S.L. Corbin, J.C. Moore, Lillie King, Jake King, Siena King, Lola King, Lee Henry, Frances Henry, heirs of Lydia King None Elenora Hornbuckle, David Hornbuckle J.P. Hyatt, R.B. Hyatt, P.R. Hyatt, Alice Stiles, T.P. Hyatt, P.A. Hyatt, Avery Hyatt, E.M. Hyatt, Bertha Hyatt Sallie Casey, Mary Jane Barkin, Hattie Casey, Robert Davis, Annie Chavis, Sherman Davis, Willie Davis, Lena Davis Mrs. Chas. L. Martin (of Philadelphia), Dr. John S. Easton (of Pittsburgh) Florence Wilkes, Nettie Wilkes Wilborn, Mary Wilkes, Dora Wilkes Nicholson Died with a will Callie LeQuire (widow), Katy LeQuire (adopted child) Sherman Estes, Abe Estes, Grade Estes, Bertha Estes None None George Allen, Hattie Allen M.V. Woodard Walter Frizzell Isreal Hornbuckle R.B. Hyatt Robert Davis Geo. W. Sutton Mary Wilkes W.O. Allen Geo. W. Sutton J.C. Estes L.J. Jones J.A. Frizzell Hattie Allen 24 Mar 1917 24 Apr 1917 1 May 1917 1 Jun 1917 8 Aug 1917 7 Sep 1917 14 Sep 1917 19 Sep 1917 19 Sep 1917 31 Dec 1917 24 Jun 1918 10 Sep 1918 21 Sep 1918 KJ KJ \^> 152 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C O L> Alonzo Barnes R.P. Watson J.A. Ross J. Robt. Sutton C.C. Love W.L. Warren Ethel M. Stuart Col. RE. Bowen William R. Moss R.B. Smith J. Robt. Dills Manley Coggins Conley Messer Will Mitchel Will Johnson Esco Barnes, Lee Barnes, Julius Barnes, Herschel Barnes, Eulis Barnes, Ivey Lee Kirkendall, Joe Barnes D.A. Watson, L.J. Watson Mrs. J.A. Ross Robt. Roy Sutton Arthur Love Walter D. Warren, Claude W. Warren, Mrs. Beulah Warren Clouse, Paul Warren, Charlie Warren, Raleigh Warren, Hellen Warren, Jack Warren No relatives known inNC None (died in SC) Isadore Moss, Howard Moss, Elenore Moss, Estes Moss, Eugene Moss Cynthia Smith Hattie Dills, Bonnie Dills, Gracie Dills, Robt Dills Ransom Coggins (age 16), Lucy Coggins (age 12) Cora Messer (wife), Mildord Messer (child) Annie Fincher (age 23), Sadie Fincher (age 19), Tom Mitchel (age 16), Lela Belle Mitchel (age 13), Virgil Mitchel (age 11), Ida Mitchel (wife) Sarah Johnson (wife)JJoyd Johnson (age 10), Andy Johnson (age 4) Lee Barnes D.A. Watson Mrs. J.A. Ross Elizabeth Sutton Arthur Love Mrs. W.L. Warren Geo. W. Sutton Geo. W. Sutton Mrs. Dialpha Stewart Cynthia Smith Maggie Dills S.E. Coggins J.R. Messer C.W. Allen W.B. Sherrill 7 Oct 1918 13 Nov 1918 14 Dec 1918 31 Dec 1918 28 Feb 1919 28 Mar 1919 28 Apr 1919 28 Apr 1919 3 May 1919 6 May 1919 15 May 1919 1 Sep 1919 1 Sep 1919 17 Sep 1919 18 Sep 1919 153 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Susan Cunningham Frank Bumgarner James R. Wilson J. Robert Harrell J.W. Shelton WJ. (M.J.?) Henderson D.K. Moore L.V. Tilley J.L. Ballard Bershie Wilkes (Beta), Sallie King (Kings Mtn.), Mary Nations (Barkers Creek) Mae Bumgarner (wife), Frankie Mae Bumgarner (child) Addie Hayes, Boman Wilson, Etta Chisholm, L.A. Wilson, heirs of Julia Hooper and Sallie Wilson Eliza Smathers (wife of John) age 19, Roy Harrell, age 11, Nellie Harrell, age 4 Henry Shelton, L.L. Shelton, John W. Shelton, Annie Woodall, Margaret Alexander, Sallie Melton Mrs. W. J. Henderson, Macey Stewart, Deck Henderson, Ittie Jennings, Burnie Henderson, Gene Henderson, Laura Norris Mrs. S.C. Allison, Mrs. T.E. Wagg, Margaret Moore, Eugenia M. Allison, heirs of Fred Moore G.A. Tilley, Sarah A. Tilley Addie Ballard, Lula Ballard Messer, Bessie Ballard Travis, L.S. Ballard, Nellie Ballard Bradburn, Julia Ballard, Bryan Ballard, Willie Ballard, Jennie C. Ballard J.R. WUkes John Bumgarner (father of deceased) L.A. Wilson May Harrell R. Lee Duckett Lawrence McGuire Eugenia M. Allison G.A. Tilley Addie Ballard 25 Sep 1919 8 Oct 1919 13 Oct 1919 24 Nov 1919 1 Dec 1919 12 Feb 1920 25 Feb 1920 3 Mar 1920 2 Apr 1920 156 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C < ^ W i l l i a m N u l i n H e m p h i l l F a m i l y B i b l e [Ed. We won't make an attempt to trace every stop that these pages have made, but we will give credit to JCGS President James Monteith, who received them from Betty Cope Andrews. Because Nancy Monteith Hemphill's mother was Nancy B. Crawford, we had seen some of the pages before as we did Crawford research. We had, however, not seen all of the genealogy copied here. We will leave spaces to indicate page divisions.] Wm N Hemphill his book S.C. (illegible) was born June the 111868 R A Painter was borned May the 23 1838 Flora Aldela Thompson was born August 3 A.D. 1878 Catharine Hemphill died December the 27th 1893 W.A. Dorsey died May 28,h 1893 W N Hemphill was born 18 hundred an thirty five Nancy Hemphill was bornd 18 hundred an thirty five Sary Jane was born 18 hundred an fifty nine Clingman Hemphill was born 18 hundred an fifty seven Mary Elen was bora 18 hundred an sixty too {Ed. Two] N B Monteith died May the 8th 1892 Edmon Thompson died August the 18th 1880 Catharine Hemphill wife of AC Hemphill died December the 27 1893 Edmon Thompson died August the 18th 1880 M.M. Woody was borned December the 22th 1886 N.G. Woody was borned February the 8* 1889 N.G. Woody died October the 1,1890 R M Woody was borned November the 24 AD 1891 Pearl Woody was borned February the 3 1897 Clingman Hemphill was bora January the 12 AD 1857 Sara Jane Hemphill was bora July 2 AD 1859 Mary Elen Hemphill was bora May the 11,1862 H.P. Thompson was born June the 19,1874 R.D. Watson Man-en Anthony died Feb the 27 1890 WR Monteith Wm. Monteith JC Monteith William Washington Thompson was bora May the 19 AD 1871 Edmon Debera Thompson was bora A.D. 1846 Hester Parale Thompson was bora June 19 A.D. 1874 Nancy Hemphill died March the 19 1924 Onaus Gunter died March the 9,1890 157 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 NS Hoyle was borned June the 9th 1895 and died June the 10th 1895 [Ed. We can learn a good many history lessons here if we know where to start. First, William Nulin Hemphill, the original owner of tiiis Bible, was a casualty of the Civil War. He died in prison at Camp Douglas. His wife was Nancy Angeline Monteith, daughter of William and Nancy Crawford Monteith. Their children are listed above with birth dates. After Hemphill's death, Nancy married Edmund Thompson and had several other children. By this time, this family had left the Scotts Creek section of Jackson County and had moved to the Forney section of what is now Swain County. Allen Clingman Hemphill, as did so many of his relatives, moved to Union County, Georgia. He, his family, and his mother are buried there in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery northeast of Blairsville. A couple of the names shown in the Bible are from the Forney township, and might not be any kin to this family. Also, R.A. (Roland Anderson, or "Role" Painter) was probably a friend of Hemphill's, but he was also Nancy Monteith Hemphill's first cousin. (Their mothers were sisters.) A.C. Hemphill's first wife is buried at Valley River Cemetery in Cherokee County. Nancy Angeline's siblings were S.A. Monteith and T.S. Monteith, patriarchs of most of the Swain County Monteiths, and Mary Monteith Arrington, who was married to two different men by the Arrington name, and whose family we also associate with the Forney section and with Cherokee County.] \ J KJ w » 158 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 i Some U s e o f E q u i t y C o u r t M i n u t e s in G e n e a l o g i c a l R e s e a r c h [Ed. The following is the edited text of a program presented to the Jackson and Swain genealogical societies by Larry Crawford.] 01) What were Equity Courts? In North Carolina Research, Chapter 17, p.254, Raymond A. Winslow J r . explains that these courts were created by legislative act in 1806. They lasted until 1868. Other states would likely have something comparable, but I don't know what they would be called. 02) When did the courts meet? Equity courts convened at the same times as county Superior Courts, with the same personnel. One of the sitting justices would act as the judge when this type of court would be declared in session. 03) What types of cases did the courts hear? Two types of cases came before this court. The first type, which we will illustrate momentarily, was an adversarial proceeding with plaintiffs and defendants. Its concerns were debts, land ownership, or unfulfilled contracts or combinations of these. The second type of equity case was the ex parte proceeding, in which petitioners were requesting the sale of land. 04) Why are these cases valuable for genealogical research? Many of the cases dealt with heirs to estates; therefore, ALL of the heirs were named. This gives a picture of a complete family, as contrasted to wills, which might say "my three youngest sons" or some snch. Secondly, as Winslow explains, Equity Court was the ONLY court of jurisdiction for tenants-in-common, wherein some of the heirs of an estate might have moved away without disposing of their shares of land. 05) Where are these records after 1868? With the reorganization of the North Carolina court system, these cases were usually found in Special Proceedings, according to Winslow. We will look at an 1876 Jackson County case eventually. Example # l . . . T h e Wilson Suit March 1853.Macon County Plaintiffs: William Tatham and wife Isabella C Levi Wilson 159 ^y Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Thomas Wilson Rachel Hice Isaac Morrison and wife Rosanah Andrew Sitton and wife Mary Defendants: James Wilson John Wilson What was at issue? ".in the year 1826, David Wilson died intestate.possessed of fifty acres.on Savannah Creek." (The defendants) "have used and appropriated to themselves all the rents and profits of the same, of the annual value of $50 dollars, and have neglected and refused to account with, and pay (to plaintiffs) any part of the rents and profits.although often requested to do so" The suit goes on to say that the land is not suitable for division, and that the defendants refuse to sell the land. The complaint asks for a subpoena of the defendants, payment to the plaintiffs, sale of the land, and "other and further relief." Who was David Wilson? What does the response say? v^ "Defendants have a separate conveyance from Richard Wilson for said land & that said Richard had had it in actual adverse possession for some twenty - four years, yet as he had no legal conveyance, therefore your Respondents do not claim to hold the same exclusively." The defendants go on to say that they are willing for the land to be sold; that there are no rents or profits or that these are of "very small value" ($10 dollars annually); and that the land had been used as pasture by Richard Wilson. They deny that had refused to sell. What can we now conclude? There is now another person to consider.a Richard Wilson as well as a David. As we do genealogy, what is the next step? Since we cannot draw any further relationships from the information given in the suit, we must go to other sources - which might be anything — to determine that Richard Wilson was the father or father — in - law of these litigants. So who, then, was David? By a process of elimination, we can conclude that David Wilson was an unmarried brother of these siblings. 160 L - C Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Why did this become a problem about 1850 and not in 1828? Richard Wilson is listed in the 1850 Macon County census.in the Mortality Schedule. He had died in the previous year. He actually had possession of his son's property, but he had no legal conveyance for it. Land just to the west of East Fork of Big Savannah Creek has increased in value somewhat since 1853. Most of this land was not arable, apparently, and these folks considered it mostly worthless. Try buying fifty acres up there today. Example #2.The Hooper Suit 1853.Jackson County I published one page about this suit in the March - April 1998 issue of Journeys. Plaintiffs: Enos Hooper James Hooper William Moss and wife Elizabeth Abram Picklesimer and wife Elinor Benjamin Chastain and wife Nancy Absalom Hooper Mary Brown John Hooper and wife Margaret Milton Brown and wife Kisiah William, Andrew, Caroline, Sarah, Mary, Children of Andrew Hooper Defendants: William Hooper Isaac Hooper The suit gives the information that these are children of Absalom Hooper. Who are the actual brothers and sisters? In this adversarial suit, which is extremely bitter and acrimonious, a glaring problem emerged. I made a wrong conclusion about the John and Margaret above. This was corrected by our Society member Anne Caylor Goodwin in a 3-part article which ran in JTJva late 1998 and early 1999. Regardless of the results of this suit, which I don't know (I am not a Hooper descendant, and am interested only in helping others who might want to research this), I managed to initiate a dialogue, to put it mildly. 161 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Example #3.The Clayton Suit Henderson County, late 1850's or early 1860's John Clayton (4th great) died 1858. Ex parte suit, nothing nasty as I remember. Two of the heirs had moved to other states.Robert to Mississippi and Harriet to Missouri. Land was 230 undivided acres along the French Broad River in Henderson County. My 3rd great George Clayton sold his part to his brother - in - law J.P. Lytle, as did some of the others. The Equity suit named all of the children, giving us Harriet's married name (Becknell). We never found her after 1860 until Ruth Shuler's subscription to census services ofAncestry.com revealed her later locations. One caution: Equity courts can't stop obstinacy among researchers. Some still insist that Harriet was George Clayton's mother, rather than his sister. (His mother was Elizabeth Neill, documented in many places. I never could fight those who were always correct.! make too many mistakes.) Example #4.The Buchanan Suit This is also something I ran in the publication. Jackson County Orders and Decrees.Probate Court of County Superior Court, March 1876. Ex parte suit or petition George Buchanan died Webster land undivided to heirs A.C. Buchanan Margaret Buchanan, w/o B.S. Buchanan of Bradley Co. TN Josie Deitz, w/o W.H. Deitz of Murry Co. GA Amanda Cope, w/o William Cope Rebecca Frizell, w/o James Frizell Dollie Brinkley and Alice Brinkley, minor heirs of Mary Brinkley, deceased wife of J.R. Brinkley Emelis Buchanan. John Buchanan, Callie Buchanan, Bell Buchanan, minor heirs of Louisa Buchanan, deceased wife of James Buchanan Cora Buchanan, Syntha Buchanan, John Buchanan, minors The suit requests the sale of land to pay Buchanan's debts. This suit also was seemingly not acrimonius. The fact that Rebecca's husband had killed her older brother might, however, have colored impressions somewhat. 162 c i ~ Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 The Keener Suit (This one is more important for Swain County researchers.) John Sherrill et al vs Henry Davis et al State of North Carolina] In Equity Jackson County] Spring Term 1858 To the Honorable the Judge of the Court of Equity for Jackson County in the State of North Carolina, The bill of complaint of John Sherrill, James Conly Asaph Sherrill Jesse Conly Jason Conly and W H Bryson all of the Said County plaintiffs against Henry Davis John S Keener Mordica Zachry and wife Elvira Ann Eliza Keener Alcey Jane Keener Matilda Keener David Keener Adaline Keener Elbert Keener Thomas Keener Harret Keener ands Joseph Keener all of the counties of Jackson and Macon Defendants Humbly complaining Showeth unto your Honor, your Orators John Sherrill James Conly Asaph Sherrill Jesse Conly Jason Conly and W.H. Bryson upon the 30th day of May 1853 did make an entry of Vacant Land in the Entry Takers books of Jackson County in due form of Law and claimed six hundred acres of Land on the Waters of Tuckasiege River in Said County, Beginning on a corner of a Tract of Land known as Uptons Land below Nolands Creek and runs as the case might be for compliment and known on Said book as number 3480 That your orators caused a warrant of Survey to issue to the county Surveyor of Jackson County commanding him to survey and locate the Said Entry, which came to the hands of Eli Arrington the Said Surveyor who upon the 1st day of November 1853 did Survey and locate the Said Entry on the Tuckaseega River Beginning on a black oak below Nolands Creek known as Uptons corner runs then west fifty two poles to a chestnut tree then north twenty six poles to a pine, then south 75 (degrees) west two hundred and forty five poles to a black oak, near a verry high clift of rock, then south 40 (degrees) west twenty poles to a pine, between said clift and said River then north three hundred and fifty nine poles and one half to a stake, then east three hundred and five poles to a stake then South three hundred and Eighty and one half poles to the beginning, containing six hundred acres. That your orators forewarded the Said proceedings, and obtained a grant from the State, for the aforesaid Lands dated 20th day of February 1853 which has been recorded and registered according to the provisions of the Law a copy of said Grant and survey is hereunto appended as an exhibit marked "A"' and prayed to be taken as a part of this bill of complaint. [Ed. This suit goes on to dispute a claim made by Ulrich Keener in Macon County, then Jackson County, in 1852 and 1853, saying that the Macon County land on Hazel Creek was not near the claim made by the plaintiffs. Then Ulrich Keener died in 1856 or 1857, thus the children named as "his only heirs at law." The children are tenants-in-common. Davis replied to the suit, calling it inaccurate, and altogettier there are some twelve handwritten pages. I don't know how it all came out, but the genealogy is secure in the first paragraph.] 163 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 J C G S L i b r a r y A c q u i s i t i o ns Call No. Author Title Donor 975.6 331.5 975.6 929.3 975.6 929.3 929.1 929.2 975.6 975.6 929.2 Allums, Jackie M. Tate, Ken (editor) Nardy, Jane G. Howell, Rebecca Summers, Kathleen A. Parris, Joyce J. Clark, Margaret and Buddy Hotaling, Lynn Morgan, Larry G. Bunn, Robert Dewey Memories From Our Side of the Mountain Old-Time Peddlers Historic Tales of Cashiers Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Graham County Heritage, NC, Volume I Abstract Henderson County, NC Estate Records, 1838-1900 Family History of Western North Carolina Daniel Van Buren Moody, 1838 - ca 1919 Sylva Mountain Born, Mountain Molded The Life And Ancestry of Robert Dewey Bunn Jackie Allums Jane Nardy Bill Crawford Bill Crawford Jacqueline Painter Frank Moody Dorris Beck Larry Crawford Jacqueline Painter KJ ^y Above, the book signing of Sylva. Seated at the far end of the table is author and Sylva Herald editor Lynn Hotaling, followed by Rachel Brown Phillips, Hattie Hilda Sutton Allison, and Dorris Dills Beck. We also recognize most of the customers. The signing was held at City Lights Book Store, which has the book for sale. (828 - 586 - 9499) Photograph above courtesy The Sylva Herald, photograph credit Nick Breedlove ^J 164 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C A S p i r i t o f A d v e n t u r e By R u t h Shuler Have you ever wanted to pick up and move to an unknown land — perhaps to Australia (one of my dreams) or Alaska or, heaven forbid, Antarctica? What drives the human spirit to explore a wilderness or a jungle or climb Mount Everest? Today we hear of all sorts of exploits such as these, and there is a tremendous amount of migration from one place to another, but many people stay within a stone's throw of their birthplace - I 'm one of those. Traveling is a wonderful pastime, but I never go anywhere that I 'm not glad to return to Jackson County. Larry and I recently took a trip and on the way we did some genealogical research on my primary interest, the William Cockerham family. What we found answered some questions but may have raised more than it answered. To give you a little background, William and his family came to Wilmot in 1824 from Surry County, some 150 miles northeast of us. In that day such a trip was undoubtedly a stressful undertaking - leaving the homeplace and the extended family to travel into a wilderness recently peopled only by Cherokee Indians. William and his sons bought property and settled in and around Wilmot and Soco. In the 1835 Congressional election, William and one son, John Burch, were found in Macon County's Deep Creek precinct while four other Cockerhams were fonnd in Haywood County's Shoal Creek precinct, actually just across the Tuckaseigee River from each other. Those four persons were Jesse, James, Daniel, and Thomas Cockerham. From that background I began to search some twenty years ago for this family. The sons John Burch and Alfred Newton were not adventurous - they stayed right here in Jackson County, and many of this Society's members are their descendants. I have previously outlined son Daniel's migration to Iowa in 1847; he went there to obtain free farm land when that territory became a state in 1846. But his adventurous spirit was preceded by his older brothers, Jesse and James. These are the two on whom we concentrated on this trip. While I don't trust data that I find on the Internet, it does give one a place to start looking for verification. I had found a family tree for one of Jesse's daughters, so I wanted to try to document it. As everyone knows, the "jumping off place" for California, Oregon, and the far northwest was St. Joseph, Missouri. The long wagon trains were formed there, and one can still see rats on the bank of the Missouri River where the wagons crossed. As I searched for Cockerham and all its various spellings, in the 1850 census I found Jesse in Buchanan County, Missouri, with wife Tennessee (Martin), and ten children, among them a William and a Charity. (Let me digress here a little: A trademark of the children of William and Charity Cockerham was the naming of grandchildren for this couple; in every child's respective family you will find these names.) It is my supposition that the spirit of adventure fell upon Jesse, and he decided to "go west, young man." While I don't have a specific departure date, his youngest child, Keziah, was born in Missouri in 1846; the child just before her, Winifred, was born in North Carolina in 1842. So they left sometime in the mid - 1840's. In the Mid-Continent Public Library in Independence, Missouri, just down the street from the Harry Truman Presidential Library, we found marriage records of some of 165 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 « Jesse's children, along with other information of various kinds. Going on to St. Joseph and visiting the Buchanan County courthouse, we found deeds where Jesse purchased land in i 1847. Why did it take him so long? Was he hoping to go further west? Did he not have enough money for the longer trip? Did Tennessee decide that she had had enough of traveling and wanted a home? We don't know the reasons, but he bought acreage in Buchanan County. Sadly, we learned that Jesse died in 1851 - was it an accident? Did he become ill? Again, we don't know. Several of the daughters married during the 1850's: Sarah to John Burgess, Elizabeth Ann to John Ussary, Charity Virginia to Felix Victor Leroy Connant, Martha Jane to Joseph Pennock. By 1860 Tennessee and three daughters: Kate, Winifred, and Keziah, were in Platte County, Missouri, immediately south of Buchanan County. Tennessee then died in 1861. Of Jesse's children in Missouri, there was only one son, named of course William. I have not been able to find him at this point, neither do I have anything on Melinda and Keziah. Charity's story is an interesting one, because apparently Connant died young, and she then married a Reynolds, with whom she had a daughter. She married third to Rev. Jesse Baker, with whom she had two other daughters. Jesse Baker's grandson Charles Boulton was married to Winifred Cockerham, Charity's sister. Katherine Cockerham, known as Kate, was in St. Joseph in 1880 listed as a teacher. Jesse's oldest daughter Sarah and her husband John Burgess had three children: George, Cornelius (known as Caples), and Florence. We found where Caples was murdered in 1879 by a Burgess cousin and was buried in Camden Point Community Cemetery. We searched for a couple of hours in the hot Missouri sun, but if he has a visible gravestone, it eluded us. George and Florence were with their aunt Kate in St. Joseph in 1880, and I have traced George and his family to Chicago. I have not yet found John and »i Sarah. Jesse's daughter Elizabeth married John Ussary, and we learned that she had died in 1857, leaving three children. We found John's grave in the New Market Cemetery, along with his second wife, as well as other children. Elizabeth is probably there too, but she has no marked stone. Winifred Cockerham married Charles Boulton and had several children, but she died before 1890. This family moved to Oklahoma, then some members of the family moved on to Colorado, and it appears that some descendants are living in the Rifle area. The child of Jesse's who can be traced the best is the daughter Martha Jane, born in Haywood County in 1840. She married Joseph Pennock and they lived in Leavenworth, Kansas, directly across the Missouri River from Buchanan and Platte counties. They eventually moved to Oklahoma, and Martha Jane died there, where some of their children lived. So the spirit of adventure stayed alive in some of Jesse's family. Maybe someday I'll find William: did he go on a wagon train headed for Oregon? Was he killed by Indians along the way? Did the Kansas Jayhawkers get him during the Civil War? And what of Melinda and Keziah? Maybe they will turn up someday. That's the fun of genealogy - there's always another piece of the puzzle. G 166 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 o U A n d N o w f o r J a m e s J a s p e r By L a r r y Crawford C V - Rnth has always worked on the Cockerham family, and while I've always been interested in them, I haven't concentrated any efforts in that direction. This past summer, for the first time, I actually tried to help with the research. One of the older sons of William and Charity Cockerham was named James Jasper, bora in Surry County about 1804. We would have been luckier if his name had been Roquefort or Fauntleroy. He was one of the sons who lived on the Haywood County side of the river. Later Jackson County land records indicate that his residence was on Soco Creek near the Nations and Sims families. In 1830, James J. had 1 male under 5 in his household, as well as 1 male and 1 female 20 - 30 years of age. But on the Macon County 1830 census there is a James Cockerham listed next to a John Cockerham, and they appear to be in the Deep Creek area. Possibly it is this James who presented a problem for us. How likely is it that two young men with the exact same name and of the same age group would be living fewer than ten miles from each other? A Jasper Cockerham died in 1839 - a Macon County estate record verifies that sad occurrence, and Deanne Roles brought a copy of that document to Ruth some time ago. To make it even more consistent, William Cockerham's will - probated in Jackson County in 1863 - mentions "the children of my deceased son James" and gives t h e names of Margaret, William, James, and John, "and others," and mentions that they do not reside in North Carolina. All of this fits together, does it not? Well.no. Ruth subscribes to Ancestry.com, and one of the features of that service is a census research aide. She had found, in Lauderdale County, Alabama, in 1850, a Frances Cockerham with children Jasper, Charity, Margaret, William, James, John, Elizabeth, Fanny, and Jefferson. The names certainly looked likely, but the last two children were bora in Tennessee in 1843 and 1845, so even if these were our relatives, the last two could not possibly be James's children. But not being judgmental, we decided to investigate Lauderdale County, Alabama, on our return trip. We got into Florence (in the northwest corner of Alabama) on a Monday night and went to the court house there on a Tuesday morning. In the probate office, we found marriage records and in the oldest Cockerham file, we found a sheet of paper giving power of attorney to John Cockerham (for Eliza Cockerham) regarding the "estate of William Cockerham, deceased, of Jackson County, North Carolina." This was a real thrill for us. We were able to copy some names, and we then went to the public library, where in a cemetery book we found some of those names. We proceeded to get out into the heat and find the cemetery where some of our relatives are buried. This is at a little United Methodist Church called Milner Chapel, located not far from the Tennessee line. We came home the next day, happy at our discovery, but perplexed as to why all of the living children of James Cockerham were willing to swear a lie, the lie being that Jefferson Cockerham was an heir to Jackson County William. Since Jefferson had been born in Tennessee about 1845, this was six years after James had died, and while we believe that we are related to fine, smart people, we're not sure that James was that talented. 167 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 And then, the smiling face of Serendipity. What if the 1839 death of Jasper were not our James Jasper at all? Sure enough, in the Cherokee County, North Carolina 1840 census, there was a James "Cochram." The children's ages fit perfectly with what we already knew. A James voted in the 1835 congressional election from Valley River precinct. So we went to Murphy to look for Cockerhams. James is not in the land records there, but his brother Thomas is. Good grief. We aren't going to Thomas just yet. What we can conclude is that James Cockerham moved on into Tennessee from Cherokee County, North Carolina. He then died somehow, somewhere, sometime, before 1850. We can also conclude that we probably have living cousins in Northwest Alabama, because some of the graves in that cemetery had flowers. (A historical aside - cousin Luther Hine was killed in the Argonne Forest the 10th of November 1918, one day before Armistice.) For the pure genealogy of this story: William Cockerham m. Charity Jennings Their son James Jasper Cockerham (ca. 1904 - bef. 1850) m. Frances (ca. 1805 - bef. 1880) Their children: Jasper Cockerham (ca. 1827 - bef. 1860) m. 14 Jul 1851 (Lauderdale Co. AL) Martha R. Turney. He is oldest, but is not mentioned in William's will. We believe he is the father of Frances Eliza Cockerham, the beneficiary of the first legal inquiry of the Alabama Cockerhams regarding William Cockerham's Jackson County estate. Charity Cockerham (ca. 1831 - bef. 1860) is mentioned only in the 1850 census. She apparently died unmarried. Margaret Cockerham (ca. 1832 - bef. 1900) m. 15 Nov 1858 (Lauderdale Co. AL) Henry C. Hine. They had at least five children. He has a stone at the Stutts Cemetery at Milner Chapel, and we believe she is buried beside him, since there is an uninscribed stone of the same type as his. The aforementioned Luther was her grandson. William Newton Cockerham (ca. 1834 - 1 Feb 1903) died in Atkins AR. He was a Confederate veteran. (Civil War buffs will find it interesting that he had a first cousin with the same name and of the same age fighting for an Iowa regiment. Daniel Stewart Cockerham's sons fought, of course, for the Union.) John M. Cockerham (ca. 1838 - Aug 1882) m. 22 Dec 1857 (Lauderdale Co AL) Frances Jane Bryant (25 Dec 1839 - 12 Mar 1923). This brother was the one who represented his family in the legal negotiations. He and Jane had at least five children. She has a marked grave at Stutts Cemetery, he does not. James W. Cockerham (1838 - 1910) m. Martha (1839 - 1920). They have marked graves at Stutts Cemetery. We believe he was a twin to John, but that he did not have a family. His grave marker reads "Uncle Jim." Elizabeth J. Cockerham (1840 - 1915) m. 7 Sep 1883 (Lauderdale Co. AL) Thomas W. Clemmons. She is buried in Stutts Cemetery. Her stone reads "Aunt Bet." 168 \ J KJ ^ Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C Fanny Cockerham (ca. 1843 - bef. 1860) we believe died young. Jefferson Cockerham (Oct 1845 - aft 1910) m. 5 Oct 1875 (Lauderdale Co. AL) Nancy Elizabeth Call (May 1855 - ). This family did not stay in Alabama. In census records they are in Pope Co. AR (1880), Red River Co. TX (1900), and Washita Co. OK (1910). They had a large family, and Ruth has recently been in touch with a descendant of the oldest son. ^ c Above, two of the pictures from the Stutts Cemetery near Florence, Alabama. If the bottom photograph is unclear, it marks the grave of Luther Hine, who died in World War 1. 169 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 KJ <J Above, two of the pictures from Missouri cemeteries. At the top is Camden Point Cemetery, resting place of the ill - fated Caples Burgess. At the bottom is a picture of the marker of John Ussary, one of the sons - in - law of Jesse Chandler Cockerham. The latter stone is located in the New Market Cemetery. These communities are located just to the south of St. Joseph, north of Independence, and east of Kansas City. All photographs these two pages courtesy Ruth Shuler. o 170 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 C 1 9 8 5 J a c k s o n C o u n t y D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e s o f P e r s o n s B o r n P r i o r t o 1 9 00 [Key to reading the following: name of deceased; spouse; date of birth; place of birth; 1985 date of death; place of death; father's name; mother's name; informant; informant's address; cemetery. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office October 2008.] Adams, Maidee Collier DeLoach; wid; 12 Feb 1895; Shelby Co. TN; 14 Mar; Sylva; Alfred Burton DeLoach; Laura Belle Collier; Jane Chilton Adams Nagy; Sylva; Fairview Allman, Walter Harrison; wid; 21 Dec 1888; Jackson Co.; 26 Jun; Sylva; Polk Allman; Elizabeth Stillwell; Harry Allman; Sylva; Stillwell Angel, Lillie McConnell; wid; 17 Apr 1896; Macon Co.; 31 Dec; Sylva; John D. McConnell; Martary Russell; Steve McConnell; Franklin; Bethel United Methodist - Franklin Bishop, Joseph Raburn; h/o Pearl Smith; 27 Aug 1897; Jackson Co.; 6 Aug; Sylva; John Biushop; Mary Franks; Pearl S. Bishop; Sylva; Zion Hill Bliven, Helen Fritz; 14 Aug 1897; Davenport LA; 20 Apr; Sylva; Albert Fritz; Ida Hauer; Jeannette B. Moore; Sylva; Shepherd - Hendersonville Bogrow, Vera Posniakov; 18 Jan 1886; Russia; 10 Jan; Sylva; Nicholas Posniakov; Kathryn Lokotosh; Tania Rollman; Whittier; Maple Springs - Asheville Bramlett, Bessie Crisp; w/o Will Bramlett; 23.Feb 1894; Haywood Co.; 15 Oct; Sylva; Samuel Crisp; Martha Shuler; Virginia Cox; Andrews; Parris Britt, Etta Smith; wid; 24 Jul 1893; Barren Co. KY; 30 Dec; Webster; Uherta W. Smith; Julie Ferguson; Robert Willis Jr.; Webster; Glasgow City; Glasgow KY Bryson, Susie Janewid; 18 Mar 1894; Jackson Co.; 30 Jun; Sylva; E.M. Hooper; Latha Bryson; Shirley Smith; Cullowhee; Hamburg Buchanan, Lula Ellen; wid; 19 Feb 1893; Jackson Co.; 2 Mar; Sylva; William Thomas Deitz; Emma Wilson; Ruth Roper; Sylva; East Fork Chastain, Martha Picklesimer; wid; 22 May 1891; Macon Co.; 19 Mar; Sylva; Andrew Picklesimer; Sylvia Wilson; Mrs. E.J. Chastain; Highlands; Clear Creek - Highlands Conner, Gertrude Cora; wid; 28 Dec 1894; Graham Co.; 12 Jul; Sylva; Riley Morgan; Mary C. Snyder; Eloise Nelson; Whittier; Swain Memorial Park Cozad, Hallie Conley; wid; 11 Oct 1884; Macon Co.; 20 Oct; Sylva; Joseph A. Conley; Laura Porter; Mildred C. Brown; Franklin; Woodlawn - Franklin Dean, Timmie Minerva; wid; 6 Mar 1894; Macon Co.; 23 Apr; Sylva; Max Clouse; Minerva Mincey; Frank H. Dean; Franklin; Woodlawn - Franklin Ensley, Dewey nmn; h/o Fannie Anthony; 26 Jan 1899; Jackson Co.; 10 Jul; Sylva; Joseph Ensley; Jane Farmer; Fannie A. Ensley; Sylva; Dills (Fisher Creek) Fox, Dolly Whitaker; wid; 14 Nov 1889; Bristol TN; 15 Jan; Sylva; John McCracken; Pearl Hattie Monteith; Sylva; Parris Frank, Kathleen nmn; wid; 19 Jan 1897; Kings NY; 6 Jul; Sylva; Joseph Kendall; Katiierene Keener; Robert Morgan; Franklin; Maple Springs - Asheville Gray, Eliza Palmer; wid; 21 Jul 1898; Hamblen TN; 5 Mar; Sylva; A.J. Robertson; Laura White; James A. Gray Jr.; Sylva; Fairview Harris, Florence Theodosia; wid; 4 Sep 1890; Jackson Co.; 12 Nov; Sylva; Lee Hunnicutt; Mary Ann Queen; Homer H. Harris; Sylva; Old Field Hogan, Effie Magnolia; wid; 16 Nov 1895; Fannin GA; 8 Jan; Sylva; Jasper Thomas; Hester Sisson; Bonnie Watkins; Whittier; Valleytown - Andrews 171 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 « Hope, Lena Scally; wid; 11 Aug 1898; Tuckerman AR; 24 Apr; Sylva; John W. Scally; Dolia Smith; Betty Fetty; Tampa FL; Garden of Memories - Tampa FL . Hooper, Effie Bell; 3 Aug 1895; Jackson Co.; 2 Apr; Sylva; John Crawford; Rebecca Phillips; ^^^ Emil Hooper; Cullowhee; Cullowhee Baptist Hooper, Ella Jane; wid; 11 Jan 1896; Jackson Co.; 18 Nov; Sylva; Henry Watson; Margaret Moss; Ruth Brooks; Sylva; Brasstown Jones, Orie Hooper; w/o Charlie Jones; 10 Aug 1896; Jackson Co.; 2 May; Sylva; Jeff Hooper; Sabra Stephens; Charlie Jones; Cullowhee; Brasstown Johnson, Albert Sidney; h/o Pearl Moore; 28 Dec 1897; Livingston Co. KY; 16 Sep; Sylva; Richard Johnson; Ella Thurby; Alberta Hamilton; Sylva; Pinckneyville - Salem KY Keener, Effie Estella; wid; 8 Sep 1892; Macon Co.; 9 Dec; Sylva; Charles A. Stewman; Ellen Crisp; James Carden; Sylva; Sugar Fork - Macon Co. Lusk, Emma Caroline; wid; 27 Aug 1888; Oconee Co. SC; 31 Aug; Cashiers; Nathan Rogers; Dorothy Chastain; Judy Moffitt; Cashiers; Choey - Oconee Co. SC Mankey, Ruby Linden; wid; 10 Nov 1898; MO; 14 Apr; Sylva; Edward Fredrick Linden; Bertha Grant Curtis; Annabelle Sutton; Waynesville; Hollywood Memorial - Hollywood CA Martin, Hester Molly; 11 Dec 1894; Macon Co.; 26 Dec; Sylva; Walsh Grizzle; Molly Meeks; Ellean Greene; Bryson City; Valleytown - Andrews Martin, Mary Hampton; wid; 28 Mar 1891; Jackson Co.; 21 Apr; Sylva; Ezekiel Hampton; Charlotte Patterson; Bertha Buff; Whittier; Thomas Monteith, William Hobert; h/o Mary Wike; 13 Mar 1897; Jackson Co.; 2 Mar; Sylva; Hicks Monteith; Ira Ensley; Mary W. Monteitfi; Sylva; Old Field Owen, Bly Marcus; wid; 4 Jun 1894; Jackson Co.; 5 Jul; Sylva; Isaiah Owen; Elminia Mason; Wallace V. Owen; Tuckasegee; Wolf Mountain \^j Padgett, Carrie Bridges; wid; 26 Feb 1894; Cleveland Co.; 2 Oct; Sylva; Joseph D. Bridges; Ella Price; Fidelia Amnions; Sylva; Sandy Plains Baptist - Shelby Parris, Martha Jane; nm; 19 Oct 1894; Jackson Co.; 27 Aug; Sylva; James Parris; Florence Wilson; Dixie Parris; Sylva; Addie Pocock, Robert William; h/o Florence McKeon; 23 Feb 1895; Dayton OH; 22 Aug; Cashiers; A.J. Pocock; Zadia Bean; Florence M. Pocock; Sarasota FL; Maple Springs - Asheville Ridley, Blanche Fisher; wid; 24 Aug 1896; Jackson Co.; 25 Jul; Sylva; Thomas Jasper Fisher; Jane Ray; Tommy Fisher; Sylva; Dills (Fisher Creek) Rush, Ella Lee; wid; 12 Sep 1897; Jackson Co.; 1 Oct; Sylva; Robert B. Ward; Cordelia Bumgarner; Bobbie Henderson; Whittier; Thomas Schlarb, Mae Ellen; wid; 17 Aug 1884; Cavalier ND; 15 Jan; Sylva; George W. Wilkinson; Julia Ellen Gaffney; R.B. Schlarb; Woodside CA; Standingrock - Kent OH Sedrish, Estelle Gottleib; wid; 12 Jul 1896; Kings NY; 25 Nov; Sylva; Joseph Gottleib; Jenny Fried; Lawrence Shindleman; Franklin; Shepherd - Hendersonville Setser, Harriet Slagle; wid; 9 Jul 1897; Macon Co.; 18 Dec; Sylva; Henry Slagle; Margaret Gillespie; Margaret S. Ramsey; Franklin; Mt. Zion Stevens, Minnie; wid; 17 Jan 1895; Jackson Co.; 23 Apr; Sylva; Elihu Coward; Dora Long; James Swayngim; Cullowhee; Coward Sweatman, Roxie Ann; wid; 4 Oct 1890; Macon Co.; 31 Dec 1984; Sylva; John Nichols; Eva Southards; Jessie Wilson; Sylva; Woodlawn - Franklin Taylor, Polly Ann; wid; 12 Jul 1890; Macon Co.; 27 Jun; Sylva; Marion Adams; Sarah Moore; Ruby Freeman; Cullowhee; Taylor 172 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 v Waldroop, Lester Conley Sr.; wid; 6 Apr 1898; Macon Co.; 21 Mar; Sylva; Zebulon Waldroop; L . Artie Cruse; Elva Carpenter; Franklin; Maiden Chapel - Macon Co. Wike, Edney Poke; h/o Ella Watson; 1 Dec 1893; Jackson Co.; 17 Dec; Tuckasegee; Jerry Wike; Tennessee Zachary; Ella Wike; Tuckasegee; Wike Wike, John Marvin; h/o Mary Hewitt; 20 May 1892; Jackson Co.; 28 Aug; Sylva; Lee Wike; Florence Fincannon; Mary H. Wike; Cullowhee; Wike Wood, Myrtle Womack; w/o Nathan Fred Wood; 16 Feb 1899; Macon Co.; 30 May; Sylva; Anderson Womack; Molllie Keener; Alice Parris; Whittier; Union Hill Wood, Nora Alice; wid; 3 Dec 1884; Blount Co. TN; 1 Jan; Sylva; William Pickens Walker; Sarah Jane Watkins; Sallie W. Rogers; Bryson City; Holly Springs - Bryson City Wykle, Martha Elizabeth; wid; 1 Jun 1895; Greene Co. TN; 22 Nov; Whittier; Jim Hensley; Sally Shelton; Elois Baldwin;Whittier; Barkers Creek 1 9 8 6 C e r t i f i c a t e s Angel, Belle Sorrells; wid; 29 May 1897; Macon Co.; 26 Sep; Sylva; Andy Sorrells; Carrie Pressley; Edna Guffie; Franklin; Wells Grove - Franklin Bechtel, Lenamae Ross; wid; 13 Oct 1899; Fleming Co. KY; 24 Sep; Sylva; John W. Ross; Leona Hinton; J. Ross Bechtel; Franklin; Crestlawn - Vero Beach FL Bennett, Beulah Clayton; wid; 8 Sep 1893; Jackson Co.; 7 Apr; Sylva; William A. Clayton; Mary Ann Cogdill; William Ray Bennett; Sylva; Addie Brown, Homer Kelsie; h/o Beulah Belk; 2 Sep 1899; Jackson Co.; 25 Jun; Sylva; not given; Alma Brown; Beulah Brown; Whittier; Dicks Creek f Buchanan, Lillie Ann; wid; 30 Mar 1890; Jackson Co.; 13 Jan; Sylva; Leander Buchanan; ^ ^ Cordelia Frady; Elizabetii Fowler; Whittier, Fairview Cabe, Pearl Jane; wid; 8 Mar 1898; Jackson Co.; 30 Mar; Sylva; Charlie Hall; Patti Beasley; Edith Buchanan; Sylva; Old Savannah Chastain, Martha Alice; wid; 10 Jun 1891; Towns Co. GA; 15 Mar, Sylva; William Berry; Rebecca Shook; Ada Bryson; Cullowhee; Enola - Hiwassee GA Conley, Ella Myers; wid; 12 Sep 1884; Macon Co.; 13 Mar; Sylva; D.A. Myers; Lena Angel; Richard Conley Sr.; Andrews; Woodlawn - Franklin Conley, Luphelia Williams; wid; 5 Jul 1890; Jackson Co.; 23 Jun; Sylva; Lee Williams; Betty Geraldine S. Kelly; Sylva; Keener Corbin, Maggie Seay; wid; 16 Jan 1897; Haywood Co.; 17 Jul; Sylva; Thomas L. Seay; Margaret White; Harold Corbin; Franklin; Holly Springs - Franklin Coward, Henry Eric; wid; 8 Mar 1898; Jackson Co.; 14 Jul; Sylva; Sam H. Coward; Molly Hawkins; Robert Coward; Thomasville; Coward Elders, Lillie Jane; wid; 25 Nov 1895; Macon Co.; 15 Aug; Sylva; Geburn Pickens; Catherine Martin; Kathryn Hurst; Franklin; Sugar Fork - Franklin Elrod, Eva Grace; wid; 3 Jul 1896; Jackson Co.; 9 Feb; Sylva; Jacob Carpenter; Bell Stillwell; Frankie Ashe; Webster; Stillwell Ezechel, Dorothee Vivian; wid; 6 Nov 1898; NY, NY; 17 Nov; Sylva; William J. Lyon; Florence Murphy; Dorothee E. Hoppen; Highlands; Maple Springs - Asheville Fisher, Lenora Allen; wid; 15 May 1895; Jackson Co.; 10 Oct; Sylva; Kelly Allen; Mary Winchester; Norma Lee; Sylva; Keener Gladden, Will; wid; 23 Sep 1892; Graham Co.; 17 Sep; Sylva; Jim Gladden; Elizabeth Coffin; Etta Orr; Robbinsville; Lone Oak - Graham Co. 173 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Green, Dona Bowers; wid; 29 Dec 1899; Swain Co.; 14 Feb; Sylva; Johnny Bowers; Sarah Higdon; Effie Dills; Bryson City; Swain Memorial Park . j Greene, Mary Alice; wid; 11 Oct 1881; Jackson Co.; 26 Jul; Sylva; Thomas Brown; Ida Jane Cochran; Hazel Bryson; Cullowhee; Fall Cliff Haskett, William Edd; h/o Luta Brown; 4 May 1896; Macon Co.; 26 Aug; Sylva; Andrew Haskett; Mary Ann Blackburn; Jim Haskett; Sylva; Fairview Higdon, Frank McKinley; wid; 11 Jan 1893; Macon Co.; 5 Oct; Sylva; William L. Higdon; Emma McDowell; William Higdon; Franklin; Woodlawn - Franklin Hoyle, Amos Jack; wid; 15 Dec 1892; Jackson Co.; 23 Nov; Sylva; Martin Hoyle; Alice Blanton; Alice Cabe; Sylva; Fairview Humes, Effie Virginia; wid; 12 Sep 1897; Richie WV; 24 Aug; Sylva; Henry Frymoyer; Blanche Orris; Mildred Blevins; Robbinsville; Shepherd Crem. Kirkland, James Harley; wid; 10 Jul 1899; Swain Co.; 10 Feb; Sylva; John Kirkland; Tiney Wiggins; Charles Kirkland; Bryson City; Lauada - Swain Co. Mull, Fred Allen; h/o Ethel Mae Pannell; 25 Oct 1897; Jackson Co.; 9 Dec; Sylva; David Mull; Cynthia Buchanan; Ethel P. Mull; Sylva; Addie McCoy, Mae OHie; nm; 21 Nov 1899; Macon Co.; 19 Nov; Sylva; Daniel Commodore McCoy; Kansas Dean; F.P. Blankenship; Canton; Oak Grove - Macon Co. Parker, Ollie Painter; wid; 12 Oct 1899; Jackson Co.; 8 Jul; Sylva; W.L. Painter; Dellie Dalton; Thelmalene Ensley; Sylva; Lovedale Prime, William Henry; wid; 13 Sep 1894; Monroe Co. FL; 6 Apr; Sylva; William Henry Prime; Mary Williams; Louis Teske Jr.; Cashiers; Woodlawn Memorial - Miami FL Proctor, Jay Lincoln; h/o Nora Mae Sawyer; 8 Feb 1896; Monroe Co. TN; 10 Jan; Sylva; William Proctor; Frances Marcus; Nora M. Proctor; Bryson City; Panther Creek - Graham Co. \^) Robinson, Maude Bessie wid; 28 Apr 1898; Swain Co.; 19 Sep; Sylva; Richard Dills; Annie Lanning; Lois Sutton; Sylva; Franklin - Long Branch Rogers, William Henry; h/o Cecelia Rice; 3 Jul 1893; Jackson Co.; 4 Apr; Cullowhee; Lewis Rogers; Catherine Gibbs; Cecelia R. Rogers; Cullowhee; Mount Zion AME Zion Snipes, Oliver Monroe; wid; 7 Oct 1899; Jackson Co.; 27 May; Cashiers; William Snipes; Maddie Smith; Jackie Baxley; Cashiers; Norton Snyder, Alii Mae Deitz; wid; 12 Oct 1893; Jackson Co.; 1 Dec; Sylva; Jack Deitz; Eugenia Green; Lucille Turner; Acworth GA; East Fork Sutton, Maybelle Jones; wid; 19 Mar 1892; Jackson Co.; 10 Jul; Sylva; Samuel Jones; Ida Monteith; Ernest Jones; Clyde; Locust Field Welch, Edward Lee; h/o Edith Bumgarner; 29 Nov 1896; Swain Co.; 29 Aug; Sylva; William C. Welch; Elizabeth Welch; Edith B. Welch; Sylva; Fairview Wood, Claude LaFayette; h/o Emma Waatson; 14 Apr 1896; Jackson Co.; 10 Dec; Whittier; Rufus Hamilton Wood; Margaret Burrell; Judy Reece; Whittier; Union Hill R e m e m b e r t o S u b m i t Y o u r H o l d e n A w a r d N o m i n a t i o n KJ 174 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 D e s c e n d a n t s o f J o h a n n e s R i s c h [Ed. We continue in this issue with the work of JCGS member Betty Cope Andrews.) 74. ELIZABETH BELL8 RUSH (GEORGE NIMROD DR.7, JOHNATHAN6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH. JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was b om Jul 1877 in Macon Co., N. C . She married ANDREW L. GARLAND. He was born 02 Jan 1872, and died 02 Feb 1925 in Macon Co., N. C. Notes for ANDREW L. GARLAND: 1900 Census Smith Bridge, Macon Co., NC, living with Andy and Lizzie B., and son Gary Gartland. Children of ELIZABETH RUSH and ANDREW GARLAND are: i. GRADY L» GARLAND, b. Oct 1899. ii. FRANK R GARLAND, b. 1902. iii. RAY N. GARLAND, b. 1906. iv. KATE S. GARLAND, b. 1908. 75. JOHN KNOX8 RUSH (HENRYSYLVESTER7, JOHNATHAN6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was born 24 Oct 1864 in Midway, Greene Co., TN, and died 02 Jul 1944 in Greeneville, Greene Co., TN. He married BUNEA V. FOWLER. She was bom 16 Jun 1870 in SC, and died 06 Jun 1939. Notes for JOHN KNOX RUSH: Doughty-Stevens undertakers. Mason. Member of Greene Co. Court for 24 yrs. Mosheim Methodist Church. Children of JOHN RUSH and BUNEA FOWLER are: i. FEMALE9 RUSH, m. M. O. WILBORN. Notes for FEMALE RUSH: Montgomery, AL ii. HENRY RUSH. Notes for HENRY RUSH: Murphy, NC iii. GEORGE RUSH. Notes for GEORGE RUSH: Knoxville, TN 118. iv. ROBERT RUSH, b. 1885, TN. v. HUBERT RUSH. Notes for HUBERT RUSH: Mohawk. vi. OZELL RUSH, b. Dec 1898, TN. vii. EUGENE L RUSH, b. 1913; d. 1914. 76. MERTHA MATTIE N.8 RUSH (HENRYSYLVESTER7, JOHNATHAN6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was born 18 Feb 1871 in Greene Co., TN, and died 05 Oct 1901 in Greene Co., TN. She married HUNTLEY J. WISECARVER 13 Jan 1893 in Greene Co., TN. Child of MERTHA RUSH and HUNTLEY WISECARVER is: i. ROBERT9 WISECARVER, b. Oct 1895. 175 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 77. MINNIE MATILDA8 RUSH (HENRYSYLVESTER7, JOHNATHAN6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES*) was born 28 Sep 1872 in Greene Co., TN, and died 11 Jan 1947 in White Pine, Jefferson Co., TN. She married WILLIAM DUDLEY TALLEY 13 Jan 1893 in Mosheim Methodist Church, Greene V> Co., TN. He was born 20 Jun 1865 in Greene Co., TN, and died 02 Feb 1955 in White Pine, Jefferson Co., TN. Notes for MINNIE MATILDA RUSH: White Pines, TN. Minnie and Mattie had a double wedding, date could be 19 Sep 1853. Carolyn has the invitation. Teacher then housewife. Children of MINNIE RUSH and WILLIAM TALLEY are: i. MARY RUTH9 TALLEY, b. 10 Sep 1894, Hawkins Co., TN; <J. 04 Jul 1991, Jefferson Co., TN. Notes for MARY RUTH TALLEY: Never married. ii. MARTHA ALICE TALLEY, b. 29 May 1897, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 19 Jun 1987, Jefferson Co., TN. Notes for MARTHA ALICE TALLEY: Teacher, Never married. iii. BYRON SAHADRACH SYLVESTER TALLEY, b. 04 Aug 1899, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 24 Aug 1988, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. Notes for BYRON SAHADRACH SYLVESTER TALLEY: Orthopedic Surgery, MD. Never married. iv. KATHERINE (KATHLEEN) MINNIE TALLEY, b. 04 Oct 1901, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 29 Jan 1992, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN. Notes for KATHERINE (KATHLEEN) MINNIE TALLEY: Teacher, career with Telephone Co., never married, residence was White Pine, TN. 119. v. BLANCHE WILLIE TALLEY, b. 19 Oct 1903, Greene Co., TN; d. 05 Jan 2004, White Pine, Jefferson Co., •TN. 78. JOSEPHUS BRANSON8 RUSH (CHARLES RICHARD7, JOHANNES (JOHN) JR.6, JOHN5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH. JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 27 May 1866 in McGaheysvilie, Rockingham Co., VA, and died 01 Nov 1945 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA. He married CLARA ELIZABETH IRWIN 07 Oct 1896 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA. She was born 10 Dec 1872 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA, and died 02 Dec 1944 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA. Children of JOSEPHUS RUSH and CLARA IRWIN are: i. MARY CATHERINE9 RUSH, b. 01 Feb 1898, VA; d. Feb 1986, MD. ii. CLARA ELIZABETH RUSH, b. 03 Jun 1899, VA;d. 1993, MD. iii. RICHARD IRWIN RUSH, b. 11 Oct 1900, VA; d. 04 Jan 1961, KY. iv. JOSEPHUS BRANSON RUSH, b. 1903, VA; d. 1977. 79. LYCURGUS ELISHA8 MAUNEY (AMBROSE H.7, SARAH6 RUSH, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 1847 in Cherokee Co., NC, and died 1941 i n Murphy, Cherokee Co., NC. He married ELIZA HARALSON. Children of LYCURGUS MAUNEY and ELIZA HARALSON are: i. JOHN9 MAUNEY. ii. DOROTHY MAUNEY. iii. FRANK MAUNEY. iv. TOM MAUNEY. v. KATE MAUNEY. vi. WILL MAUNEY. vii. LAURA MAUNEY. 1 7 - - via. EVA NELL MAUNEY. 1 / 0 ix. SARAH MAUNEY. x. WILLIAM MAUNEY. KJ yj Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 80. WILLIAM FRANKLIN8 MAUNEY (AMBROSEHP, SARAH6 RUSH, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 11 Nov 1849 in Cherokee Co., NC, and died 25 Jul 1926 in Graham Co., NC. He mairied SARA ANGELINE GOURLEY 1879 in Graham Co., NC. She was bom 01 Apr 1858 in NC, and died 18 Jul 1923 in Graham Co., NC. Child of WILLIAM MAUNEY and SARA GOURLEY is: i. ICALENE9 MAUNEY, b. 26 Jun 1886, Graham Co., NC; d. 17 Apr 1967, Miami, FL. 81. RIVERS ANDREW8 RUSH (BENJAMIN ANDREW7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) He married MAMIE FOWLKES. She was bom in AL. Children of RIVERS RUSH and MAMIE FOWLKES are: i. LUCILLE9 RUSH, m. CLYDE CONYERS HUNTER, ii. RIVERS ASHLEY RUSH, iii. MARY KNIGHT RUSH. 82. MARY ELLEN* RUSH (BENJAMIN ANDREW7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH. JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) She married JOHN A. PETERSON. He was bom in Greensboro. Children of MARY RUSH and JOHN PETERSON are: i. JIM9 PETERSON. ii. JIM PETERSON, iii. EDGAR PETERSON. iv. RIVERS PETERSON. Notes for RIVERS PETERSON: Letter from Rivers Peterson in John Rush pension file. .1 have Rush data compiled by Rivers Peterson. V. MARY ELLEN PETERSON. 83. BENJAMIN ANDREW JR8 RUSH (BENJAMIN ANDREW7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) He married DAISEY SMITH. Child of BENJAMIN RUSH and DAISEY SMITH is: 120. i. JOHN9 RUSH. 84. EMILY ELIZABETH8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES*) was bom 23 Feb 1857 in Summerfield, AL, and died 31 Jan 1938 in Prattville, AL. She married THOMAS DOUGLAS MITCHELL 12 Sep 1878. Child of EMILY RUSH and THOMAS MITCHELL is: I. ANNIE DOUGLAS9 MITCHELL. 85. CHARLES ANDREW8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5. CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 31 Oct 1862 in Tuskeegee, Macon Co., AL, and died 10 Nov 1944 in Vocation, AL. He married JULIA ROSALINE ROEBUCK 03 Jan 1887 in Birmingham, AL. She was bom 06 Dec 1864 in Birmingham, AL, and died 11 Nov 1935 in Brundidge, AL. Children of CHARLES RUSH and JULIA ROEBUCK are: i. RICHARD COX9 RUSH, b. 01 Jan 1888, Birmingham, AL; d. 07 May 1962, San Fernando, CA; m. BERTHA MAY LOPEZ, 01 Feb 1917, San Fernando, CA. 121. ii. CHARLES WESLEY RUSH, b. 12 Oct 1890, Greensboro, Hale Co., AL. iii. ROSALIND OCTAVIA RUSH, b. 24 Oct 1893, Macon Co, AL; d. 04 Apr 1973, Opelika, Lee Co, AL; m. ROBERT PARK DAVISON, 27 Aug 1917; b. 11 May 1889; d. 17 May 1934, Birmingham, AL. 122. iv. ANNIE ELIZABETH RUSH, b. 19 Aug 1897, Montgomery, AL. 123. v. JOHN ALFRED RUSH, b. 12 Nov 1900, Montgomery, AL. 124. vi. JAMES ANDREW RUSH, b. 19 Sep 1904, Selma, Dallas Co, AL. 177 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 86. MATTIE ELLEN8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH. , JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 15 Jan 1865 in Suggsville, Clarke Co, AL, and died 06 Apr 1940 in v*--' Mobil, AL. She married ROBERT MINTHORNE WOOLSEY STURDIVANT 03 May 1887 in Birmingham, AL. Children of MATTIE RUSH and ROBERT STURDIVANT are: i. OCTAVIA9 STURDIVANT, b. 03 Apr 1889; m. C. WOODING WYNN. ii. MARY FRANKLIN STURDIVANT, b. 13 Nov 1893; m. EDWARD S. SLEDGE. iii. ROBERT WOOLSEY STURDIVANT, b. 23 Jan 1899. 87. OCTAVIA AMANDA8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 12 Jun 1868 in Marion, AL, and died 11 Jul 1959. She married NATHAN BENTON HOLT 16 Nov 1892 in Montgomery, AL. Children of OCTAVIA RUSH and NATHAN HOLT are: i. LOUISE9 HOLT. b. 19 Oct 1893. ii. OCTAVIA HOLT, b. 26 Jun 1895; m. M. L BASS, iii. ROBERTA HOLT, b. 06 Sep 1896; d. 18 Apr 1966. iv. N. BENTON HOLT, v. JOHN RUSH HOLT, b. 05 Jul 1910. 88. ESTELLE PERRY8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7, CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 11 Nov 1870 in AL, and died 04 Dec 1964. She married RICHARD PAUL LESTER 22 Mar 1892 in Montgomery, AL. Children of ESTELLE RUSH and RICHARD LESTER are: i. JOHN RUSH9 LESTER, b. 15 Dec 1893. ii. JAMES G. LESTER, b. 16 Oct 1896. *. iii. RICHARD LESTER, b. 15 May 1901. V-X iv. CHARLES TURNER LESTER, b. 10 Nov 1911. 89. JOHN OSGOOD8 RUSH (JOHN WESLEY7. CHARLES GEORGE6, GEORGE5, CHARLES*. HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 17 Jun 1878 in Summerfield, AL, and died 14 Feb 1933 in Mobil, AL. He married MATHILDE BAQUIE 17 Jun 1910. She was bom in New Orleans, LA. Children of JOHN RUSH and MATHILDE BAQUIE are: i. ADALINE9 RUSH, b. 21 Jul 1911. ii. JOHN OSGOOD RUSH, b. 17 Jun 1913; d. 16 Jun 1941. iii. GEORGE RUSH, b. 15 Jan 1915. 90. JOHN JAVAN8 GRAY (JAMES GEORGE7, ELIZABETH6 RUSH, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH, JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES1) was bom 18 Nov 1839 in Macon Co, N. C , and died 23 Oct 1863 in CSA prison camp, Military Cem. Wash. DC. He married HENRIETTA R ROANE 27 Aug 1861. She was bom 10 Mar 1839. Child of JOHN GRAY and HENRIETTA ROANE is: i. ELIZABETH9 GRAY. 91. JULIA ANN8 GRAY (JAMES GEORGE7, ELIZABETH6 RUSH, GEORGE5, CHARLES*, HANS GEORGE3 RISCH. JOHANNES (JOHN)2, JOHANNES*) was bom 03 Dec 1846 in Macon Co, N. C , and died 20 Apr 1923. She married JOHN JEFFERSON MCCONNELL. He was bom 07 Oct 1840, and died 26 Dec 1911. Notes for JULIA ANN GRAY: Lived and died in Atlanta. 178 < , Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2008 Children of JULIA GRAY and JOHN MCCONNELL are: i. DR JESSE W.9 MCCONNELL, b. Oct 1865. ii. CORA HERRON MCCONNELL, b. 05 Jul 1867; d. 07 Oct 1946; ra. THOMAS JUDSON MCCONNELL; b. Apr 1862; d. 1916. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON MCCONNELL, b. 11 May 1870; d. 04 Jul 1934; m. MARY KAY; b. 30 Dec 1875; d. 29 Jan 1969. iv. CHARLES MCCONNELL, b. 08 Apr 1874; d. 31 Dec 1949. v. ROBERT M. MCCONNELL, b. 04 Mar 1876; d. 13 Jul 1944. vi. HILLIARD LEE MCCONNELL, b. 17 May 1879; d. 02 Jul I960; m. ELIZABETH ILER. vii. EMMA MCCONNELL, b. 17 Feb 1882; d. 20 Feb 1961. viii. HERSCHEL MCCONNELL, b. 06 Feb 1888; d. 12 Feb 1944. ix. MARY ANN MCCONNELL, b. 15 Dec 1889; d. 11 Feb 1971; m. WILLIAM COLUMBUS DANIEL; b. 07 Dec 1879;
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