| 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. Journeys Through Jackson The Official Journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. Vol. XXVII, No. I Winter 2017 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2017 Officers Presiden . Lynn Hotaling Vice Presidents . Norma Bryson Clayton, George Frizzell Secretary . Deborah Blazer Treasurer . Teresa Deitz Manring Librarian. Marie Clark Office Manager . Carol Bryson Web Master, Computer Technician. Jason N. Gregory Chair, Publications (Editor) . Sanji Talley Watson Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices from other non-profit groups. From the Editor Spring time restlessness has hit! We here have had a pretty calm winter, but with the flowers blooming and trees putting out new shoots, we are all beginning to stir from our winter “hibernation”. Thoughts of spring, warmer weather, gardens, camping, vacations are beginning to fill our minds. Just think, if you started planning now, you can plan your vacation now to come back to Jackson County, if you are away, to catch up on family and maybe learn more about your family. Don’t forget that every second Thursday of the month, the Society offers great programs on a wide variety of topics. As always, they are open to the public and are free. Pass the word regarding our programs. Always remember that our Society is as good as its members. If you have any pictures, stories or tidbits of information that you would like to share with everyone, please feel free to send it to the Society for publication in Journeys. REMEMBER Please remember that we as a Society have 3, yes 3, $750 scholarships to give to a graduating Seniors from any Jackson County High School. If you know of any student who would like to apply for any one of the scholarships, please go to our web site www.jcgsnc.org for application and information, or call the office for more information 828/ 631-2646. The deadline is coming up shortly. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents .1 JCGS Photo Album. 2-6 1951 Centennial Edition of The Sylva Herald . 7-14 1880 Jackson County Census Records . 15-18 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham . 19-24 “Growing Up On Hazel Creek” . 25-26 Outline Descendant Report for Frederick (Baumgarten) Bumgarner . 27-30 1943 Jackson County Death Certificates . 31-33 Continuation of 1951 Centennial Edition of The Sylva Herald .34 Descendants of William Solomon Parker, Sr. . 35-38 WWI Draft Cards . 39-43 Deed to Big Ridge School and Church .44 “Things Sure Don’ Cost What They Used To!” . 45-46 Index . 47-48 The address for JCGS is now: Jackson County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 480 Sylva, NC 28779 We are in the process of building an exciting and new web page. Plans are for it to be online after the first of the year, until that time, please use: www.jcgsnc.org We also now have two email addresses: jacksongenealogy@dnet.com (the old one) jacksoncountygenealogy@gmail.com (the new one) We will be discontinuing the old one shortly, please change your address to the new one through gmail. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 2 JCGS Photo Album The picture above was sent to JTJ by Carl Stewart. The picture was taken in 1920 and is of Griffin Middleton and Arthur Finncannon. It was taken at the Water Tank on the grounds of Sylva Collegiate Institute on College Hill in Sylva. The lady to the left is Lizzie Duckworth Bryson, and the small babies are (left to right), Jeanette Bryson and Lois Allison. The picture is some of the man that have been donated to the society over the years. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 3 JCGS Photo Album Both of these pictures are of the same couple. They are Thaddeus Coleman Ensley (24 Mar 1862 – 6 Jan 1946) and Rebecca Henson (24 Feb 1861 – 21 May 1941). The pictures were taken at two separate times in their lives. Rebecca was the daughter of Phillip Henson (19 Oct 1816 – 1 Oct 1874) and Mary Jane Allison (10 Dec 1831 – 26 Mar 1906). Thaddeus and Rachel had the following Children: Mary Ethel Ensley, born 16 Jun 1883 and she died 16 Mar 1918; Humphrey Phillip Ensley, born 22 Jan 1886 and died 6 Oct 1966; Talmadge Ensley, born May 1895 and died 7 Oct 1925; Lois Ensley, born 16 Apr 1904 and died 3 Jun 1999. She married Thaddeus Cecil Bryson, born 22 Jun 1895 and died 15 Sep 1976. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 4 JCGS Photo Album These two photographs were given to the Society by member, Barbara D. Bishop. They are of her Great-Grandparents. The photo on the left is of her maternal Great-Grandparents: John Rufus Messer (26 Oct 1854 – 20 Sep 1929) and Rebecca Rogers, she was the daughter of Adam Dover Rogers and Mary C. McWhorter. The photo on the right is of her paternal Great-Grandparents: Thadius Beaugard Gunter (6 Jun 1861 – 13 Dec 1947) and Laurenza Josephine Messer. Thad is the son of Robert Love Gunter (20 Oct 1830 – 8 Jan 1889) and Martha Angeline Nations (29 Oct 1836 – 8 Apr 1912). Josephine is the daughter of John Henry Messer and Catherine Sutton. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 5 JCGS Photo Album These are also some of the pictures donated to the Society. The photograph above is of Wilson Coleman Bryson and Talitha Cumi Holland. The photograph below is of Jasper Dills. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 6 JCGS Photo Album Here are a few pictures from the 1951 Centennial Issue of The Sylva Herald, used with permission. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 7 1951 Centennial Edition of The Sylva Herald Recently Dale and Jill Parker brought some interesting things into the Society’s office. The items pertained to the 1951 Centennial celebration that was going on in Jackson County. There was a special edition of The Sylva Herald and the minute and committee book for the celebration itself. We thought it would be interesting to reprint some of the articles and pictures from that edition. All are used with the permission of The Sylva Herald. Thank you to Lynn Hotaling for her help in compiling this article. Tuckaseigee Democrat Describes Jackson From the worn pages of the Tuckaseigee Democrat of Saturday, Dec 29, 1888, comes the following description of Jackson County. The County of Jackson, North Carolina, is in the western part of the state, east of the Smoky range, and is traversed through its southern limits by the Blue Ridge. It is fifty miles long by twenty wide – containing 1,000 square miles -- and is watered by the Tuckaseigee River and its branches. Webster, the county seat, is 2,500 feet above sea level. This elevation qualifies the southern temperature, giving a mean of 86 degrees. The days, even at the hottest – which are not more than 96 degrees – are pleasant and agreeably modified by the light mountain breezes, which generally prevail from 10 a.m. to the middle of the afternoon. The nights are pleasantly cool, rendering a blanket necessary for comfort. The water is pure, cool and sweet, and, for household purposes, is taken from springs, which the country abounds. Sylva, the business centre of Jackson County, is pleasantly located on the Murphy branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad, 50 miles west of Asheville. Sylva, although only two years old (this must have been a misprint since the town was then nine years old, founded in 1879) has , by the advantages of location, become the principal mercantile and shipping point west of Waynesville, as well as the emporium and metropolis of the county. The site of Sylva is gently sloping from a high hill in the background down to Scott’s Creek, along whose course the cars daily whirl with their precious load of freight and passengers. Among the most important improvements having in view the building up of a live town, are a flouring mill run by water power, a steam saw mill, both of which are in active operation. The next thing to receive prompt attention was the providing of first class scholastic privileges. A building has been erected and fitted with modern furniture and the services of a first class teacher secured, who presides over it. Notwithstanding the newness of the town it has become classed among the pleasure resorts of Western North Carolina. Dillsboro, about two miles west of Sylva, on the railroad is another prettily located town, which is ambitiously striving to attain honors of an emporium, and to rival Sylva in the centrality of trade and general business. Its own school building has also been built. Ten miles below Webster Station (Dillsboro) on the railroad is the town of Whittier. At this town has been built some large manufactories, designed to work in various woodenwares, when completed. The town is located on the banks of the Tuckaseigee River on the line between Jackson and Swain counties and is in the midst of an excellent agricultural region and commands a good trade. Hall’s is the first station going west in Jackson County after leaving Balsam, Convenient to meet the wants of the territory of upper Scott’s Creek, which is a fine agricultural sector. Calhoun’s is some three miles further west, and accommodates the locality of middle Scott’s Creek and it is a rival of its neighbors to the above region. Webster is located on a slight elevation in the valley of the Tuckaseigee, having a fine view of the Cullowhee mountains to the south, with the top of the Blue Ridge – majestically above them – barely visible in the dim distance, and the Cowee mountains to the west, while away to the northwest, barely discernable through the haze which envelopes them, range the Smoky Mountains. The view from Webster, in any direction, is beautiful and magnificent – entrancing the soul with its loveliness and grandeur. Jackson County, though old in years, is young in fruition. The first settler located within its borders about a century ago, and though generations have since come and gone, it is now entering upon fruition given to those who then sowed with promise. The county is well wooded with many kinds of valuable timber among those most valued are the black walnut, cherry, poplar or white wood, hickory, butternut, maple, pine, spruce, the different varieties of oak chestnut, beech and locust. The laurel is ubiquitous, nearly. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 8 Twenty thousand dollars were paid within the past two years for black walnut alone, on the stump. Nearly as much more is now being paid to get the same timber to the railroad for shipping. Other timbers are being looked after by enterprising capitalists, and soon all will be in demand at paying rates The mountains, on which these timbers grew, furnish fine ranges for cattle and hogs and are occupied by hundreds of the former and thousands of the later, giving their owners cheap beef and pork. In addition to the timbered wealth of the county may be mentioned that of the mineral, lying hidden away in Nature’s vast laboratory. Among those most valuable are gold, silver, mica, corundum, copper, nickel, talc and chrome. Gold and mica are being successfully mined in various places and arrangements are being made for their further prospections and the commencement of others. A company is now being formed for the planting of a smelter at Webster for the manufacture of Bi-Chromate of Potash on large scale, from the abundance of chrome cropping out in and near the town, and the wood of the mountains, both furnishing sufficient material for that work for ages to come The most universal wealth for the farmer is that of mixed farming, coupled with fruit raising. Jackson County is essentially a fruit-growing country. No finer fruit can be grown anywhere, from the sea coast to the Atlantic slope of the Rocky Mountains. For size, beauty and flavor, the North Carolina apple and pear are justly celebrated and suffer in comparison with no fruit from the North. Peaches rarely miss producing a crop, and are very fine; the dried fruit having special quotations. Grapes are indigenous to the country, growing wild in luxurious profusion – their purpled bunches captivating enslaves the taste, Many of the cultivated varieties of grapes had their rise from the wild root in North Carolina. The southern mountains are also the home of the berry family, and all are represented in Jackson County; all growing wild wherever foothold may be obtained, and, in many instances, are equal, if not superior, to some of the cultivated varieties In brief, the possibilities of the county are varied and numerous, and may be, in some respects remote; but the probabilities are much nearer; they are also equally numerous. The future – The near future – opens bright to the roosting farmer or man of business, owing to the facilities of commerce, rendered by the incoming of the Western North Carolina Railroad, which is now completed and regular trains running to Jarrett’s (Nantahala) in Swain County. The distant future of the county is still brighter, from comparison, in the development of its full resources and their establishment on a firm and lasting basis of combined labor and integrity. Water powers are numerous having a great abundance of water – sufficient for the purpose of manufacture or milling, in any part of the county and accessible by roads of easy grades wherever they may be employed. The lands are cheap and a large percent of them are virgin lands, waiting only for the touch of skilled hands to “blossom as the rose.” Capital is wanted to develop the resources of the county, and there can no investment made which can be surer, or yield a better or more satisfactory result. Men are wanted to take these cheap lands and convert them into fruitful and paying farms; but only those who mean business and are willing to work are wanted as residents of Jackson County. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Teester Focused Eyes Of World On Jackson County The eyes of the world focused on Jackson County in the month of August, 1934, as a rattlesnake-handling holiness preacher sparred several rounds with a huge diamond back. The Rev. Albert Teester, a holiness preacher of the Mountain Township, was bitten twice on the wrist and hand by a diamond-back rattler “for the Glory of God” during a service Sunday morning, Auf. 5, 1934. His recovery without the aid of medicine or physician attracted the attention of the world. He was the subject of many stories by the Associated Press and numerous other newspaper services. He was photographed by Pathe News, press photographers and his story was spread rapidly throughout the nation. Teester made public appearances in various cities, preaching in theaters, churches, everywhere. He spoke over the Columbia Broadcasting System and for weeks gobbled up the limelight. It all came about because, following the Holiness belief, those who have received the “second blessing” can handle serpents without harm. Teester had preached such as the fact at the little church of his faith on Cullowhee Mountain. Some of the boys of the community caught a rattlesnake it is said boxed it up, and carried it to the church, presenting it to Teester, to give him an opportunity to prove his faith by his works. The preacher grabbed at the snake, but the reptile beat him to the punch and nabbed him on the finger. Teester, then made another attempt to take hold of the snake, but again it was too quick for the preacher and popped it to him on the wrist. Then Teester flung the snake from his hand and fled the scene to the church yard, where he Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 9 fell upon the grass. Later he went to his home and his arm and hand swelled to a great degree. Within a few days the swelling and discoloration began to leave and he was able to walk to the church and preach the next Sunday. Dan Tompkins, editor and publisher of the Jackson County Journal, came forth with an editorial entitled “Teester and His Snake” in which he stated: “To our way of thinking, Teester didn’t prove anything except that he was silly enough to run his hand in a box with a diamondback rattler. Even the unthinking dumb animals have a God-given sense that warns them to beware of snakes, and you can’t even drive a mule into the locality of Sir Snake." From Houston, Texas, a letter addressed to the Editor of the Journal, from G. D. Gurley, president of the Gurley Oil Corporation, read in part: “Being a native of North Carolina and having spent most of my life in the state. . . I am writing a little comment for your newspaper about the Albert Teester snake matter, which probably needs pity more than comment.” “From my observation, tachings, etc. in North Carolina, I learned to know that N. C. had some as smart people, good blood, high intellect as any people in the world. I further knew that N. C. had a few fanatical “damn fools,” etc. but I did not know N. C. had a man as foolish as to invite trouble to his personal body in order to try and prove to you intelligent mountain people that a snake would not bite, nor could hurt.” The incident was capped off in the Aug 30, 1934, issue of The Journal in which the following story earned front page space: “M. Y. Jarrett, of Dillsboro, reports that on Saturday night, last, somebody entered his premises and stole his black rattlesnake, box, eight rattles and all. Mr. Jarrett states that since the incident of Albert Teester. . . that the ministers are especially under suspicion, and that he fears his snake has been taken to be used for ‘religious purposes’.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Time-Enshrouded Mystery Concerning Sylva Is Solved The time-enshrouded mystery concerning the life and whereabouts of William D. Sylva from the time he left the town bearing his name in the 1880’s until the present, has been solved. Twenty-seven years ago a letter was received by the postmaster in Sylva postmarked Clebourne, Texas. It was from William D. Sylva, but gave no indication as to his life. That letter in 1924 was the last word local folks received from the man for whom they named their town. William D. Sylva came to Jackson County in the year 1879, staying for a period of time, some five or six years. Then he drifted out just s he had drifted in. Some folks said that he went to South America, others contended he was just tramping. But no one knew for sure. Through the efforts of Mr. S. H. Monteith of Sylva, the mystery this week is solved Mr. Monteith took the opportunity of writing the postmaster in Cleburne, Texas, concerning Sylva’s life. The Clebourne postmaster 5 Aug 1934 – Albert Teester was bitten by a rattlesnake 3 times at a service held at Garfield Coggins home. The church had burnt down. This picture was taken at Lindsey Coggins home. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 10 appealed through his town’s newspaper for word of William D. Sylva, and last Friday, August 24, Mrs. Lena Sylva Wheeler, daughter of William D., penned the following letter to Mr. Monteith, which he received Monday. 1411 N. Robinson Cleburne, Texas August 24, 1951 Dear Mr. Monteith: The enclosed clipping appeared in our local newspaper yesterday. W. D. Sylva was my own precious father, William Demetrius Sylva He and my mother, Abbie Lena Willis, were married on November 17, 1895, at Lone Prairie Baptist Church. 5 miles northeast of Cleburne, Texas, and spent the remainder of their lives, except a few years spent in Oklahoma, in Cleburne area. He was a carpenter-contractor and a member of the Q.O.O.F., W.O.W., Eastern Star, Cleburne Lodge No. 215 AF & AM, a Royal Arch Mason, and the Church of Christ. He was always kind and good to those he met and though a man on limited means he made many true friends. He passed away on May 4, 1927, from the effects of cancer on his face, caused from an injury sustained while erecting machinery in a new cotton gin. My mother passed away September 26, 1942, and they are buried on our family lot in the Cleburne Cemetery here Mr. and Mrs. George Hannah who live here now have recently visited Jackson County and they told me yesterday about your celebration to be in September, I wish so very much that I had known about it sooner. My two daughters (not sure what is missing here) and visited in Knoxville and Etowah, Tenn. About four weeks ago. Would have been so glad to have visited Sylva while we were that close. Will you please send me a copy of your local paper that tells about the anniversary program? Would appreciate it so much. My husband is a railroad machinist with the Santa Fe in the R. R. Shops here. We have three daughters, one of whom is married, youngest is 14 and a freshman in high school. Thank you so much for the interest shown in my daddy and if it isn’t too much trouble, please send me a Sylva paper. Sincerely, Mrs. Lena Sylva Wheeler (Mrs. J. S. Wheeler) Thus, the facts about William Sylva come to life. No doubt his association with the General Hampton modeled his later life as a carpenter-contractor. He helped Hampton build several buildings in Sylva and without a doubt it was here he learned his trade, or at least became interested in it. Highway 107 To Be Finished In Two Weeks The important link of Highway 107, running from Sylva to Walhalla, S. C., should be completed in approximately two weeks and opened to traffic Clements Brothers Construction Company has finished the crushing and laying of rock over the stretch and paving operations will be started immediately by Suber Construction Company. Highway 107 was straightened and surfaced last year with the exception of the span from Cherry Hill, S. C. to the North Carolina line. The final completion of the road will open a new and convenient artery of traffic between Western North Carolina and a major portion of South Carolina. Plans, more or less in the formative stage right now, re being talked by civic groups in Walhalla and Sylva to stage a celebration when the road is formally opened. The event would be joint undertaking by South Carolina’s Oconee County and North Carolina’s Jackson County. Oconeans recalling the color and excitement of Walhalla’s 100th birthday week last year might also like to know the highway in all probability will be open in time for traffic to Sylva by the week of September 2 to 8. That week has been set for the big observance of Centennial week in Jackson County. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 11 Brown Home Among County’s Oldest Dwellings One of the oldest houses in Jackson County was the home of the late Albert Brown at Cowarts, said to be the oldest frame dwelling in the county. It was built in 1856. It is constructed of popular lumber, sawed from trees off the estate. The bricks for the two chimneys were made on the place, and the paint and all fixtures were brought from Augusta, Ga., by wagon. On the front veranda is a chair more than 100 years old and in the kitchen is the first cook stove brought into Jackson County, purchased the year after the end of the Civil War. The Brown home for many years has been the social center of the Cowarts Community. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Jackson’s First Draft Call, World War I The clouds of war flowed over the world in the years between 1914 and 1917. When the United States finally entered the fight in 1917, selective service was set up. On Sept. 7, 1917, the first draftees left Jackson County for induction at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. The first group were made up of John Marvin Wike, East La Porte; Lewis H. Cannon, Dillsboro; Dillard Coward, Cowarts; Walter Henry Jackson, East La Porte; Isaac Henry Martin, Barkers Creek; and Travis M. Ellenburg, Balsam. Uncle Will Norton, 94, Recalls Tales Of Jackson County During Days of War Between The States For a man with 94 years already behind him, Uncle Will Norton of Cullowhee is a pretty spry gentleman. He’ll be 95 this Sept. 17, but his memory still serves him well. Uncle Will likes to relate tales of his boyhood and he can tell some good ones. He’s old enough to remember the War Between the States. Of this he paints a vivid verbal picture When the Yankees came sweeping through the Southland, Uncle Will was a boy of eight or nine years of age. His father, William Norton, owned a prosperous little farm close to Cullowhee. The house was built of popular logs. The Yankee Raiders moved in and a General by the name of Kirk made his headquarters on the Hogback ridge to the west of Cullowhee To this day the spot is known as Kirk’s Camp. From here the Raiders plundered the near-by farms taking everything they wanted and meeting little opposition. Kirk’s numbers grew with the addition of several Southern deserters and before long a sizable band of Raiders dwelt in Kirk’s camp. Ned Norton, brother to William, also had a place in Cullowhee Valley. He was a farmer like the rest of the people who lived there and his farm was producing enough to keep his family going. A group of deserters raided Ned’s farm one day and Ned offered opposition. However, the raiding forces were too strong and Ned was subdued. The Raiders killed him, cut off his head and stomped it into the ground. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 12 Next they planned to raid William’s farm, but William got wind of the proposed raid. He sawed out a hole in the logs over the porch and put two middlings, two hams and about 20 bushels of corn into the crevice. The Raiders came the next day and took everything in sight, but they did not find the hidden food. Among the plundering deserters was one Colom Zachary who might have been of distant relations to William’s wife, Susan, who was a Zachary before marriage. Colom saw William standing on the porch. He walked up and prepared to put a rifle ball through William’s head, but Suzan stepped between William and the musket and kept Zachary from shooting The next day the family tried to keep William from going to his brother Ned’s funeral. But William, unafraid, said “I’ll go or die.” And he went – and returned unharmed. One day a group of Yankees came to the Norton farm leading a horse whose feet were cut and bleeding from being hard-ridden over the rough surface of the surrounding terrain. They spied Norton’s beautiful mare in the pasture, took her and left the bruised-up horse in her place. Norton had his mule hidden in a laurel thicket within a stone’s throw of the house and all the time the family held its breath for fear that the mule would bray and also be stolen But it didn’t and when the Yankees left, William surveyed the horse they left behind. It wasn’t a bad looking animal and with a little feeding and proper care, William figured maybe he didn’t get such a bad swap after all. For days he fed and cared for the horse and soon it was well, sleek-looking and strong. It wasn’t long, however, until one of Hampton’s Negroes came along and claimed the horse as having been stolen from him by the Yankee Raiding party. He furnished sufficient proof of ownership and Norton turned over the horse to him. Meanwhile, the deserters still based at Kirk’s Camp or somewhere thereabout. Colom Zachary and Jim Courtney had their heads set on killing William and they spent considerable time plotting how to do it. Finally they hit upon a plan. They sent Courtney’s sister-in-law, who was William’s niece, to tell William that his hogs were in her father’s cornfield and he must come immediately to get them out. William quickly set out or the field taking two of his sons, Ed and W. C. (Uncle Will), with him. They came to the field and no hogs were in sight, William scented what was brewing and set himself for trouble. Sure enough, along came Zachary and Courtney, both armed They told William this was the end of his road, that they were going to kill him. William carried a stick about as big as a man’s arm which he planned to use both for walking and to get the hogs out of the cornfield. Now he brandished it as a club and dared the men to try and get him. “I’ll take at least one of you with me,” he said. Zachary and Courtney backed out and William and his sons returned home unharmed. Uncle Will also likes to tell of a couple of incidents of his boyhood which were not connected with the war. He went to Franklin to school for one year before going to Newport, Tenn. At Newport there were four Mims brothers who were big troublemakers – the school bullies. Uncle Will and his brother, Lee, watched the Mims boys plaster all the children for some time, and then they grew tired of it. They picked a fight with the Mims boys who eagerly jumped to the occasion. But the Nortons being strong, country, corn-fed boys, held their own and after a bruising fist fight, they emerged the winners. The Mims were whipped. The Nortons, fearing strict discipline from the school principal, beat him to the punch by offering to leave school, but the principal only laughed and said the town had never been so proud of anything before. So the Nortons stayed in school and the Mims stayed in their place. Another incident, and Uncle Will still laughs when he tells this one: Once there was a preacher by the name of (omitted by Editor) who was running a meeting at a church nearby the Norton home. The Rev. () came to dine with the Nortons one evening and before he left, he stole everything he could cram into his pockets. Similar incidents happened at neighbors’ houses when the Rev. () partook of their grub, and soon the community grew tired of it. Uncle Will and his brother, Ed, banded with Dan and Sam Allison and Riley Hooper and made their way to the church one night. The Rev. () was in the midst of a steamed-up sermon when the five entered the church, made their way down the aisle and dragged the helpless minister from the pulpit. They headed him south toward the South Carolina line and told him, “Git.” He got, and was never heard of afterwards. Uncle Will and Hooper were fined $30 each for disturbing the peace but the other three got out of it. However, Uncle Will and Hooper figured it was $30 well spent. So did the community. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 13 Jackson Paid With Lives in World War II Jackson County did its part in paying the cost of freedom during World War II. The county lost 61 men in this conflict, 55 in the Army and six in the navy. World War I cost the county several lives, though not as many as this. The first man killed in World War I was William E. Dillard, for whom the American Legion is named in Sylva. Walter Monteith may have been the second to die, though there is no actual record, and there were others. It is with regret that we cannot give a complete list of those who died for our nation’s freedom in the first World War. But the 61 men who gave their lives in the second World War are enshrined in the American Legion Hall in Sylva. They are: ARMY – Frank F. Bailey, Jr., Herman F. Bailey, Thomas C. Bumgarner, Woody H. Bishop, Benjamin A. Bowers, Dennis T. Bryson, Jake M. Bryson, Floyd R. Buchanan, James B. Bumgarner, Grady J. Cabe, Walter Cabe, Conrad Carroll, Jesse Cline, James L. Coats, Alvin A. Cogdill, Thomas B. Cowan, Clyde L. Crisp, Bill P. Elders, George R. Ensley, Lee R. Estes, Clarence E. Fisher, James O. Fisher, John C. Frizzell, Chester Galloway, William R. Guffey, Bob V. Henry, Bascomb S. Hensley, Jr., Russell M. Howell, John V. Hoyle, Junny O. Jackson, Dennis E. Johnson, John R. Jones, John P. Leopard, John O. Lovedahl, Earl C. McCluekie, Thomas E. McClure, Richard F. McFalls, Charles McLaughlin, Bertie V. Moss, William A. Norman, Jr., Robert L. Pearson, Jr., James R. Petett, Jack Shepherd, Joseph A. Shook, Lewis H. Shuler, Alfred Smith, Gilbert R. Stiles, Enis Thompson, Kenneth J. Ward, Roy G. Watson, Thad J. Watson, Sr., Guy M. Zachary. NAVY – Howard Eugene Allman, Maurice Ensley Bryson, Gerald Clayton Bumgarner, Robert Lewis Perkins, John D. Potts, Russell Hamilton. Jackson Beck Early Settler One of the original settlers of Jackson County was an ancestor of E. P. Stillwell, outstanding Sylva ttorney and one of the county’s leading citizens Around 1800, before the stream of settlers began to flow westward into the mountains of Western North Carolina, a fellow by the name of Beck moved his small family over the Balsam Mountains on horseback and made his way into the Great Smoky Mountains. There he settled on Floyd Bottom, just above the present site of the Ranger Station. The land was fertile and the family worked hard and prospered. Before long, several other children began to come along and Mr. Beck went on to become the father of 21 children, One of these was Jackson Beck, a well-known and outstanding citizen of this area. One of Mr. Becks daughters married E. P. Stillwell II, whose father had settled on the Little Savannah some time before, E. P., II, served with Roe Painter and others in Jackson County’s first court. To this union was born six boys, four of whom served the Confederate forces in the War Between the States. Cicero and P. J. were too young to fight, but Harve, J. S., E. P. III, and Jacob all went off to war. Jacob failed to return. He was shot down by Union forces somewhere along the line. But Harve, J. S. and E. P. III, came back after the war ended and settled on Savannah. J. S. married Martha Elizabeth Allman and to them was born seven children, three of whom re now living: E. P., Mrs. George W. Sutton and I. E. The others, Charles, Mrs. W. N. Cook, Edgar and Hattie are all dead. The Allmans were also known as outstanding citizens the county over. Mr. Stillwell’s great grandfather Allman went to Texas long before the tur of the century and was never heard of again. Such was the stock of sturdy pioneers who settled Jackson County. Zeb Watson, 88, One of Jackson’s Leading Citizens Mr. Zeb V. Watson, resident of Speedwell, a native of Hamburg Township, has been for years a leading citizen, teacher and farmer of the Cullowhee Valley community. Born 88 years ago, near the top of the Blue Ridge, Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 14 he did not attend school until he was 17 years of age. He mastered the fundamentals of the “three R’s” and then began a career of teaching for 25 years. Part of his experience teaching was with Prof. R. L. Madison at Cullowhee. After Mr. Watson’s marriage, his father offered him his choice of two farms: either a small one of 20 acres near Speedwell or a larger 200 acres in Hamburg Township. He chose the smaller farm because it was nearer the county seat with better roads and schools. It was on the old “Cullowhee Valley Road,” so named by the early settlers who came across the Blue Ridge and followed the trail or road down the valley to the Indian village of “Kullaughhee.” The first year he cultivated his farm of 20 acres, the entire yield of corn was only 60 bushels. The soil had been depleted by tenants using poor methods of farming. Mr. Watson began to use clover as a cover crop which improved the soil so that it now produces about 100 bushels per acre Mr. Watson tells an interesting story of the early days of this century. The first automobile to pass his home belonged to Thomas A. Edison, who was on a trip searching for minerals in these mountains. He and his party had been to Highlands and had started to the Webster area so early that they passed Speedwell at 4 a. m. The noise of the motor and the glare of carbon lights attracted the attention of so many that the road was lined at daylight by people who wanted to see the tracks left by the unusual vehicle. (By C. A. Hoyle, as related by Mr. Watson) Bryson Family Among County’s First Settlers Jackson County’s first settlers had it rough. They entered the wilderness mostly in sleds and afoot because the mountains were too rough for wagons and no roads penetrated the Western North Carolina hills at that time. A majority of Jackson’s pioneers, those who came and settled before the county was founded, came from South Carolina, usually having drifted there from the northern states. Such was the case of the Bryson family which settled on Scott’s Creek almost 150 years ago and later grew into one of the country’s most influential families. It all began in Antrin County, Ireland, shortly after 1700, according to the family tree of T. C. Bryson, Sr., of Beta. From there five Bryson brothers came to America, probably to enjoy the fruits and the thrills of a new, unexplored land. Among these five boys was William Bryson, I, who chose Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as his home. H had six or seven sons, three of whom moved south between the years 1750-60. These three settled in Rowan County, North Carolina, but later moved on into the Pendleton area of South Carolina. All three fought in the Battle of Cowpens (Revolutionary War) and afterwards went their respective ways. William, II, one of the three, moved into Haywood County, North Carolina, and settled in the vicinity of Barber’s Orchard. The other two brothers moved further west. William, II, and his five sons, Daniel, Andrew, John, Sam and James, tilled their land in Haywood County until the boys grew up and married off. Then they made their respective ways in the new country. All five moved west. Daniel settled on Scotts Creek and John on Cullowhee Creek, both in Haywood County at that time. Andrew stopped on Sugar Fork in Macon County, Sam on Cowee Creek in Macon and James on Cartuge Creek in Macon. It was in the year 1811 that Daniel moved across the Balsam Mountains to make his home on Scotts Creek. He moved his household and family in a sled and when he reached the fertile-looking valley with the towering peaks of the Balsams to the north and the Cowee Looming coldly in the western distance, he stopped and there he made his home. The family worked hard and diligently, striving to erect the house and get things in order before winter moved in. Daniel took his broad-axe and hewed logs out of the virgin timber with which to build his house. It was a one-room log structure which sufficed for that first winter. But the next summer Daniel erected the Old Dan Bryson Homestead which still stands at the forks of the road on the Beta side of Cope Creek. It was in this house, a nine-room structure with two fireplaces and a mantle hand-carved by the late Eli Arrington, a school teacher, that Jackson County’s first court was held. Judge John W. Ellis, later Governor of North Carolina, convened the first court here on Monday, March 3, 1853, to try one Jonathan Long for burglary. The first person buried on the Bryson farm was the aged Grandma Countryman who lived to be more than 110 years of age. She, in her advanced age, had moved across the Balsams in the sled and had survived for years afterwards, She was buried on the hill back of Snyder’s store in Beta --- Continued on page 34 --- Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 15 1880 Jackson County Census Records ED: We continue in this issue the Savannah Township. Abstracted in 2017 by Sanji Talley Watson. The records were abstracted as written. Enumerator had problems with reporting place of birth for some people. 67-67 Frady, Sallie 48 W – Keeping house NC NC NC Elijah 24 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Leander 17 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Martha 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Mary 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ 68-68 Frady, Manly 21 W – Farmer NC NC NC Isabelle A. 27 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Martha C. 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ Alva 11/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ 69-69 Frady, Margret 25 W – Keeping house NC NC NC Nathan 4 W – Son “ “ “ 70-70 Cunningham, Cling 37 W – Farmer NC NC NC Elizabeth 27 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ David G. 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Charley 9 W – Son “ “ “ Samuel 8 W – Son “ “ “ Joseph 7 W – Son “ “ “ Jane A. 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ John R. 3 W – Son “ “ “ 71-71 Wilson, Alford 51 B – Farmer NC NC NC Ann 40 B – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Andy B. 17 B – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Robert Ernest 10 B – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Alford N. 7 B – Son “ “ “ Joseph E. 8/12 B – Son “ “ “ Love, Eada 68 B – Sister in law – At home “ “ “ 72-72 Cabe, Andrew 23 W – Farmer NC NC NC Laura J. 20 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ William 2 W – Son “ “ “ Laura T. 7/12 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 73-73 Buchanan, Frank 35 W – Farmer NC NC NC Matilda P. 24 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ William L. 7 W – Son “ “ “ Joseph M. 6 W – Son “ “ “ Nathan E. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Samuel F. 1 W -- Son “ “ “ Joseph 81 W – Father – At home “ “ “ David D. 19 W – Nephew – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 74-74 Cope, William 37 W – Works in Saw Mill NC NC NC Amanda 33 W – Wife --- Keeping house “ “ “ Andy C. 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ James W. 11 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ William H. 9 W – Son “ “ “ George H. 8 W – Son “ “ “ 75-75 Cowan, Burdett 55 W – Farmer NC NC NC Martha 49 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Louisa 17 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ James 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 16 Mollie 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Jane 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ Archibald 6 W – Son “ “ “ 76-76 Buchanan, Rufus 22 W – Farmer NC NC NC Villet 22 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Mary 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ Lela 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ 77-77 Cowan, Duffield 22 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Amanda 22 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ James J. 11/12 W – Son “ “ “ 78-78 Buchanan, Jasper 32 W – Farmer NC NC NC Martha A. 40 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Martha V. 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Lillie A. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ John R. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Jack 4 W – Son “ “ “ 79-79 Hall, Kimsey 41 W – Farmer NC NC NC Margret 37 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Loranza D. 15 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mary C. 13 W – Daughter “ “ “ Buchanan, Clemy 19 W – Neice in law – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ James 18 W – Nephew in law – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 80-80 Buchanan, Newton 32 W – Farmer NC NC NC Margret E. 32 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ James E. 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Della A. 9 W – Daughter “ “ “ Ellander 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Margret J. 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ Newton B. 4/12 W – Son “ “ “ 81-81 Buchanan, Susanah 48 W – Keeping house NC NC NC Dills, Laura 19 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Maggie 16 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Buchanan, Grantson 7 W – Son “ “ “ Craigton 5 W – Son “ “ “ 82-82 Sellars, Catherine 47 W – Keeping house NC NC NC William 19 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Mary J. 18 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Emiline 13 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ James 4 W – Son “ “ “ 83-83 Deitz, James 22 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Loucyan 24 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Thadious 2 W – Son “ “ “ Charley C. 6/12 W – Son “ “ “ 84-84 Montieth, Hiram 60 W – Shoemaker NC NC NC Talitha 47 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ James 22 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ John 16 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Loucious 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 85-85 Allison, John B. 70 W – Farmer NC NC NC Rebecca 62 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Thomas B. 25 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Samuel M. 21 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Lillie B. 18 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 17 Colman 15 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 86-86 Deitz, Nathaniel 51 W – Blacksmith NC NC NC Margret 51 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Marcus 18 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Jane 21 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Jackson 16 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ William 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Thadious 11 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 87-87 Buchanan, Charles M. 34 W – Farmer NC NC NC Talitha 38 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Martha C. 13 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Louisa 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Lowis 8 W – Son “ “ “ Laura 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Elizabeth 7/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ 88-88 Deitz, John 27 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Harriett 26 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Asoph A. 7 W – Son “ “ “ Thomas J. 5 W – Son “ “ “ Floranc 3 W – Daughter “ “ “ Magnolia 10/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ 89-89 Deitz, Wilbern 31 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Margret 32 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Nelson 10 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Loranza L. 7 W – Son “ “ “ Mira E 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ William 2 W -- Son “ “ “ 90-90 Cabe, Manuel 34 W – Farmer NC NC NC Elizbeth C. 41 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Robert L. 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Elminy 12 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Parthena 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Hester C. 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ 91-91 Allison, Montraville 41 W – Farmer NC NC NC Martha J. 40 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Otis M. 19 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ John 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Joseph 13 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Lula 10 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Benjamin W. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Effa 2 W – Daughter “ “ “ Laura 4/12 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 92-92 Jones, Jessie 50 W – Carpenter NC NC NC Eva 24 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Coleman 19 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Ellen 15 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ William T. 12 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ John L. 8 W – Son “ “ “ Albey F. 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ 93-93 Jones, Bragg 21 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Sarah 19 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ James 5 W – Son “ “ “ Ellen 3 W – Daughter “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 18 Fidillia 1 W -- Daughter “ “ “ 94-94 Buchanan, Joseph L. 57 W – Farmer NC NC NC Martha A. 51 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Margret E. 25 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Martha E. 21 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ James A. 18 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ William 16 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Joseph N. 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Sarah A. L. 11 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Thomas F. 7 W -- Son “ “ “ 95-95 Buchanan, William B. 86 W – Farmer NC NC NC Margret 80 W –Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Sarinda 30 W – Daughter in law – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Martha J. 10 W – Granddaughter – Asst. Keeping house “ “ “ Margaret C. 9 W – Granddaughter “ “ “ Sarah A. 7 W -- Granddaughter “ “ “ Monteith, Edward 20 W – Servant – Farm Laborer “ “ “ 96-96 Bryson, Agnes 44 W – Keeping house NC NC NC Sallie M. 17 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ William F. 14 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ John B. 12 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ James T. 9 W – Son “ “ “ Louretta 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Rachel 4 W – Daughter “ “ “ 97-97 Barker, Alford 29 W – Farmer NC NC NC Martha 27 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Cora 7 W – Daughter “ “ “ Airy B. 5 W – Daughter “ “ “ Mary T. 5/12 W – Daughter “ “ “ Brantly 68 W – Farther – At home “ “ “ John 21 W – Brother – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Callie M. 13 W –Neice –Asst. keeping house “ “ “ 98-98 Hall, Robert 27 W – Farmer NC NC NC Catherine 29 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Allice 6 W – Daughter “ “ “ Hebron 4 W – Son “ “ “ Baxter 1 W – Son “ “ “ 99-99 Bradley, John 30 W – Farm Laborer NC NC NC Sylvaina 28 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Mariah A. 8 W – Daughter “ “ “ Laurance M 3 W -- Son “ “ “ 100-100 Hall, Mincher 24 W – Farmer NC NC NC Darkey 30 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Coleman 5 W – Son “ “ “ Henry 3 W – Son “ “ “ Lela 1 W – Daughter “ “ “ 101-101 Barker, Warren 65 W – Farmer NC NC NC Hanah 65 W – Wife – Keeping house “ “ “ Loucinda 28 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Martha 21 W – Daughter – Asst. keeping house “ “ “ Ira 24 W – Son – Farm Laborer “ “ “ Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 19 Descendants of John Thomas Tatham ED: This family record was submitted by JCGS member, Mary Buchanan Smith. It will continue in following issues. 106. Sidney Gay Sutton He was born 25 Jan 1894 Jackson Co. He married Anne Rebecca Buchanan 17 Sep 1914. She was born 17 Sep 1894 Jackson Co. Notes for Sidney Gay Sutton: 1930 Census, Savannah Jackson Co., NC Gay Sutton 36 Annie 35 Coie 15 daughter Fletcher 11 Sidney Gay Sutton and Anne Rebecca Buchanan had the following children: i. Charlie Sutton 242 ii. Helen Coie Sutton She was born 18 Mar 1915 243 iii. Fletcher Sutton He was born 3Jul 1918 and died 12 Aug 1961. 244. iv. Dorles Faith Sutton She was born 17 Aug 1933 Jackson Co., NC. 107. Barthana Elnora Barron She was born 23 Jan 1876 Jackson Co., NC and died 3 Aug 1939 Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married James Coleman Cabe 19 Mar 1893 Waynesville, Haywood Co., NC. He was the son of Amos Cabe and Mary Magdalene Green. He was born 28 Nov 1863 in Jackson Co. NC and died 19 Mar 1938 Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Barthana Elnora Barron: 1900 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1910 Census, Tatham;s Creek Rd. Jackson Co., NC James Coleman Cabe 37 Farmer James Cabe 45 Eleanor (Barron) 24 Nora 34 Mary E. 2 Frank 15 Frank 5 Mary E. 13 Edgar 10 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Amos 6 James C. Cabe 53 Fred 4 Elenora 42 Robert 1 yr, 2 mon Merry E. 21 James E. 19 Sawmilling 1930 Census Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Amos D. 15 Jim C. Cabe 63 23 when md. Gen farming Fred S. 13 Nora 53 13 when md. Robert L. 10 Amos 27 Frank A. 24 Logging Fred 23 Mamie 10 daughter in law Robert 20 Ruby 10 mon. granddaughter Barthana Elnora Barron and James Coleman Cabe had the following children: i. Infant Cabe 245 ii. Frank Allen Cabe He was born 11 Feb 1895, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 6 Oct 1956, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Mamie McCoy 11 Jun 1918 Macon Co., NC. 246 iii. Mary Etta Cabe She was born 18 Nov 1897 Savannah community, Jackson Co., nC and died 30 Oct 1992, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Loves Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Her occupation was listed as House Wife. She married William Harley Buchanan, 10 Jun 1921, Jackson Co., NC. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 20 247. iv. Edgar James Cabe He was born 27 Aug 1900, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 13 Jan 1979, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Old Savannah Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Alberta Rhinehart, 18 Feb 1928, Transylvania Co., NC. 248 v. Amos David Cabe He was born 15 Mar 1903, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 9 Apr 1993, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. He married Ruby Buchanan, 24 Dec 1938 by Rev. Thad Deitz. 249 vi. Fred Silas Cabe He was born 28 May 1906, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 2006, Jackson Co., NC. He married Bessie Cochran, 27 May 1933, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 250. vii. Robert Lee Cabe He was born 10 Feb 1909, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 1- Jun 1990 Jackson Co. NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Delsie Cochran, 22 Jun 1941. 108. Anna Barron She was born 3 Jul 1879, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 9 Jul 1958, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married William Meritt Morgan. He was born 8 Sep 1874 and died 11 Dec 1930. He is buried Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Anna Barron: 1930 Census, Webster Township, Jackson Co. NC Anna Barron and William Meritt Morgan had the following children: i. Maggie Morgan She was born 1904 ii. Arthur Morgan He was born 18 Mar 1905 and died 18 Mar 1905. He is buried Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 251 iii. Anna Morgan She was born 8 Nov 1907 Jackson Co., NC and died 27 Nov 1943, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married Samuel Welch Deitz, 1919, Jackson Co., NC. iv. Billie Morgan He was born 20 Jul 1911 and died 16 Jan 1912, Jackson Co., NC. v. Frank Morgan He was born 17 Sep 1915 vi. J. D. Morgan He was born 1922 vii. Mary Sue Morgan She was born 1925 109. Fred Lee Barron He was born 3 Sep 1884 Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 27 Oct 1960, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Ella Belle Collins. She was the daughter of William Pinkney Collins and Samantha Kasanda Corbin. She was born 25 Oct 1887 and died 8 Dec 1983 Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Fred Lee Barron: WWI Registration Card 1917-1918 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Fred Barron 35 Fred Barron 45 md: 21 Odd jobs Elie 32 Ella 45 md: 21 Rineter, Rayon Mill Rosie M. 12 Rose 23 Rineter, Rayon Mill Effie L. 10 Effie 20 William F. 8 Frank 18 Emmie E. 5 Etta 15 Robert 2 yrs 2 mon Robert 12 Annie 10 Fred Lee Barron and Ella Belle Collins had the following children: 252 i. Rose Mae Barron She was born 3 Feb 1907, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married Kerney Webb, Oct 1940, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 21 253 ii. Effie Lee Barron She was born 22 Jun 1909, Jackson Co., NC and died 28 Feb 2002. She married Ralph Davis, Sr. 10 Oct 1936, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 254 iii. William Franklin Barron He was born 18 Sep 1911 and died 8 Jun 1979, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Fairview Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. Military Service: US Army, WWII. 255 iv. Emma Etta Barron She was born 22 Apr 1914, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 25 Apr 1997, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 256 v. Robert Vernon Barron He was born 2 Apr 1917, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He married Mary Lee Buchanan, 2 Apr 1921, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 257 vi. Alice Ann Barron She was born 27 Jun 1919, Jackson Co., NC She married Don Henry Buchanan, 29 Jan 1944, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 110. Margueritte Mae Barron She was born 6 Dec 1888 Jackson Co., NC and died 3 Dec 1973, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. She is buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Macon Co., NC. She married Ernest Wilburn Cabe, 28 Feb 1909. He was the son of Nathan Baker Cabe and Mary Ann Wilson He was born 23 Jul 1884, Jackson Co., NC and died 5 Feb 1963, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. He is buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Macon Co., NC. Notes for Margueritte Mae Barron: Bibles of Henry and Anna Cabe 1910 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Earnest Cabe 25 May 27 Henry 3/12 Margueritte Mae Barron and Ernest Wilburn Cabe had the following chidren: 258 i. Henry Baker Cabe He was born 3 Jan 1910, Jackson CO., NC. He married Verlie Mae Roper 24 Dec 1934, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. 259 ii. Annie Dee Cabe She was born 24 Aug 1911. She married Roy L. Cabe, 21 Nov 1931, Rabun Co., GA. 260 iii. Edna Cabe She was born 31 Jan 1913. She married Jake Donald Cabe, 2 Dec 1929, Macon Co., NC. 261 iv. Ralph Frank Cabe He was born 10 Oct 1914. 262 v. Ernest Wilson Cabe He was born 17 Jan 1919. He married Annah Faye Southard, 1 Jun 1940 263 vi. Leon Harrison Cabe He was born 15 Dec 1923, Jackson Co., NC and died 19 Aug 2010, Macon Co., NC. He married Jessie Lee Downs, 23 Jul 1948, Macon Co., NC. 264 vii. Mabel Clare Cabe She was born 2 Oct 1921. She married Paul Potts, 24 Apr 1937, Macon Co., NC. 265 viii. Clyde Sidney Cabe 1 Jan 1917. He married Callie Emily Bishop, 1 Dec 1945, Rabun Co., GA. 266 ix. Alora Alice Cabe She was born 2 Jan 1925 267 x. Wiley Roger Cabe He was born 4 Feb 1929, Macon Co., NC and died 3 Dec 2013, Acworth, Cobb Co. GA. He is buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Macon Co., NC. He married Eunice A. McCoy, 8 Aug 1953. xi. Paul Cabe He was born 1927 and died 1928. 268. xii. Howard Theadore Cabe He was born 20 Nov 1931, Macon Co., NC. He married Dorthy Clara Arnold, 8 Jun 1952. 111. Leon Edward Barron He was born 3 Oct 1900, Jackson Co., NC and died 28 Aug 1970. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married (1) Oie Lee Jones, 6 May 1921, in the presence of John & Baston Buchanan, Webster, NC. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jones and Dora Cordelia Buchanan. She was born 8 Jul 1905, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 29 Jan 1952, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married (2) Snow England. Notes for Leon Edward Barron: 1930 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Leon Barron 29 age md 21 Contractor at paper mill Oie 24 age md 16 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 22 Marie 7 Hilda 5 Clarence 3 2/12 Aline 1/12 Lora 69 age md. 17 mother Leon Edward Barron and Oie Lee Jones had the following children: 269 i. Martha Marie Barron She was born 12 Jun 1922, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. 270 ii. Hilda Beatrice Barron She was born 26 Jul 1924, Cheoah, NC and died Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC. She is buried in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC. 271. iii. Clarence Ray Barron He was born 27 Jan 1927, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 29 Nov 1993, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Military Service: Sgt. US Army, WWII. He married Doris Wanda Green, 30 May 1953, Walhalla, Oconee Co., SC. 272. iv. Rosa Ailene Barron She was born 10 Feb 1930 and died 4 Aug 2014, Jackson Co., NC. She married George Morrison Green, 29 Jun 1946, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. 112. Bonnie Lucinda Barron She was born 13 Oct 1904, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 30 Jan 1972, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. She married Sebaston B. Buchanan, 4 Aug 1921, Jackson Co., NC. He was the son of Robert (Bob) Granderson Buchanan and Martha Jane Taliha Deitz. He was born 21 Dec 1898, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 9 Feb 1972, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Bonnie Lucinda Barron: 1930 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC Baston Buchanan 31 age md 20 House Carpenter Bonnie 25 Robert 7 Monroe 2 7/12 Francis 11/12 months Bonnie Lucinda Barron and Sebaston B. Buchanan had the following children: 273 i. Robert Franklin Buchanan He was born 25 Sep 1922, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He married Ruth Hazel Sutton, 31 Jan 1943, Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. ii. Helen Buchanan She was born 12 Jun 1924 and died 12 Jun 1924. 274 iii. Monroe Buchanan He was born 29 Mar 1925,Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 29 Feb 1978, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Stillwell Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Carolyn Lewis, 27 Jun 1948. 275 iv. Francis L. Buchanan She was born 9 Jun 1927, Jackson Co., NC. 113. Horace Dennis Cabe He was born 20 Dec 1881, Jackson Co., NC and died 3 Jul 1956, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Elizabeth Bery Barker. She was the daughter of Rufus Barker and Jane Allen. She was born 1885, Jackson Co., NC and died Apr 1938, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Horace Dennis Cabe: WWI Registration Card, farmer, black hair, blue eyes 1910 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co. NC Horace Cabe 32 Elizabeth 35 Lora L. 12 Ruffus Taylor 10 Claude F. 8 Hattie B. 6 John Mitchell 3 yrs. 9 mon. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 23 Horace Dennis Cabe and Elizabeth Bery Barker had the following children: 276 i. Lora Lee Cabe She was born 5 Mar 1907, Jackson Co., NC She married Raymond Price, 16 Mar 1926, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. 277 ii. Rufus Taylor Cabe He was born 14 Arp 1909, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 3 Jan 1979, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Military Service: Tec 5, US Army, WWII. He married Hannah Isabel Buchanan, 31 May 1942, Rabun Co., GA. iii. Lois Inez Cabe She was born 29 Oct 1910 iv. Claude Frank Cabe He was born 31 Jul 1911 278 v. Hattie Belle Cabe She was born 5 Aug 1913, Jackson Co., NC and died 12 Jan 1996, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 279 vi. John Mitchell Cabe He was born 1916. 114. Ethel Belle Cabe She was born Oct 1884 Jackson Co., NC and died 2 Jun 1956, Jackson Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married Lucius Boman Cabe. He was the son of Nathan Baker Cabe and Mary Ann Wilson. He was born Jun 1883, Jackson Co., NC and died 1934, Jackson Co., NC He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Ethel Belle Cabe: 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, adds Lucius B. Cabe 37 Carrie 7 Ethel B. 36 Eloise 4 Lester G. 5 Lois. J. 4 yrs. 2mon. Susie E. 2 mon. Ethel Belle Cabe and Lucius Boman Cabe had the following children: 280. i. Lester Glenn Cabe He was born 29 Jan 1914, Jackson Co., NC and died 24 May 1987, Palm City, Brevard Co., FL. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Military Service: Sgt. US Army AC, WWII. ii. Lois Inez Cabe She was born 29 Oct 1915, Jackson Co., NC and died 3 Feb 1972. She is buried Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. iii. Susie Ellen Cabe She was born 23 Oct 1919, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 18 Mar 1999. iv. Carrie Belle Cabe She was born 14 Jul 1822, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 23 Apr 1999, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC. v. Elba Ellwell Cabe She was born 20 Jun 1925, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. 115. Lola Ann Cabe She was born 29 Apr 1886, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 11 Feb 1969, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married Samuel Coleman Buchanan. He was the son of Robert (Bob) Granderson Buchanan and Martha Jane Tlitha Deitz. He was born 12 Apr 1889, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 25 May 1962, Franklin, Macon Co., NC. He is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Lola Ann Cabe: 1910 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1920 Census, Savannah, Jackson Co., NC 1930 Census, adds Samuel C. Buchanan 30 general farming Eula 10 Lola A. 33 Illa M. 6 Marry Bell 9 Howard 4 7/12 Lindon G. 7 Clemard 7/12 Lizzie B. 6 Lizzie G. 6 Clcal G. 3 yrs. 10 mon. Jessie F. 1 yr. 9 mon. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2017 24 Lola Ann Cabe and Samuel Coleman Buchanan had the following children: 281 i. Mary Belle Buchanan She was born 5 Jun 1910, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 23 Nov 1995, Savannah community, Jackson Co. NC. She is buried Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. She married Edgar Mckinzie Herrin, 8 Apr 1939. 282 ii. Lyndon Gordon Buchanan He was born 10 Jan 1912, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 15 Aug 1970 Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC. He is buried New Savannah Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. He married Mildred Houston, 29 Jun 1941, Webster, Jackson Co., NC iii. Elizabeth Bee Buchanan She was born 14 Dec 1913, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 21 Oct 1996, Buncombe Co., NC. She married Crate Brown, 21 Oct 1933. iv. Elizabeth Dee Buchanan She was born 14 Dec 1913, Savannah community, Jackson Co., NC and died 28 Jan 1993, Buncombe Co., NC. She married Reggie Lee Gardner, 21
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