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T h e ANNUAL MEETING of t h e JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONw i l l b e h e l d M o n d a y, J a n u a r y 2 3 , 1989, 6 : 0 0 p . m . , i n t h e L i b e r t yR e s t a u r a n t A n n e x ( b e h i n d t h e r e s t a u r a n t ) i n S c o t t s b o r o . B r u c eP a t t e r s o n , D i r e c t o r o f t h e Scot tsboro ! Jackson C o u n t y Chamber o fCommerce, w i l l b e t h e g u e s t s p e a k e r . S i n c e o u r a s s o c i a t i o n w a sc h o s e n a s t h e s t e e r i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r t h e P r e s e r v a t i o n P o r t i o n( h i s t o r i c ) o f t h e A labama R e u n i o n , M r . P a t t e r s o n w i l l d i r e c th i s p r e s e n t a t i o n t o w a r d g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e r e u n i o nM u c h i n t e r e s t h a s b e e n shown i n t h e r e u n i o n , a n d t h i s w i l l b ea n o c c a s i o n t o h e a r w a y s t h e a s s o c i a t i o n c a n make c o n t r i b u t i o n so f h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i fi c a n c e .R e s e r v a t i o n s s h o u l d b e m a d e b y J a n u a r y 2 1 t o E l i z a b e t h Thomas( 5 7 4 ~ 2 4 6 9 ) o r R u b i l e e S m i t h ( 5 7 4 ! 1 2 9 9 ) . T h e p r i c e o f t h e d i n n e ri s $ 8 . 0 0 , w h i c h i n c l u d e s t h e t a x a n d t i p .

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B o r n i n t o a l o n g l i n e o f m e d i c a l d o c t o r s , D r . Edward B o y d , S r .a c c e p t e d t h e t o r c h p a s s e d down 1 1 ) h i m a t a n e a r l y a g e . A f t e rc o m p l e t i n g h i s s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n , Edward. was e n r o l l e d i n t h eo l d Memph i s S c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e (Memphis M e d i c a l H o s p i t a l C o l l e g e )b y h i s f a t h e r , D r . J . H . B o y d . D r . E d w a r d ' s m o t h e r , J o n n i e M o o r eB o y d , was t h e d a u g h t e r o f D r . And rew Moo re who d i e d n e a r L a r k i n s !v i l l e i n 1867, a b o u t fi v e y e a r s b e f o r e t h e b i r t h o f D r . EdwardB o y d , S r .

A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g f r o m m e d i c a l s c h o o l , D r . Edwa rd p r a c t i c e d t w oy e a r s i n New M a r k e t , A labama, a n d t h e n r e t u r n e d t o S c o t t s b o r owhe re h e p r a c t i c e d m e d i c i n e u n t i l h i s d e a t h i n 1920 . D r . Edwa r dm a r r i e d Rose E a s t a n d f o u r c h i l d r e n w e r e b o r n t o t h i s u n i o n :Edwa rd B o y d , J r . , A d e l i a ( T u t ) , M i l d r e d , a n d E d i t h B o y d .

D r . Edwa rd B o y d , S r . ' s y o u n g e r b r o t h e r , D r . H u g h B o y d , b e g a n h i sm e d i c a l p r a c t i c e a t t h e e a r l y a g e o f 1 9 i n p a r t n e r s h i p o r u n d e rt h e w a t c h f u l e y e o f D r . Edwa rd B o y d , S r . D r . H u g h ' s d a u g h t e r ,S h i r l e y B o y d Scheurman, r e c a l l e d t h e a l w a y s p l e a s a n t d i s p o s i t i o no f h e r U n c l e E d . To i l l u s t r a t e , S h i r l e y r e l a t e d a f a m i l y s t o r yp a s s e d down b y h e r p a r e n t s : B o t h D o c t o r s Edwa rd a n d H u g h B o y dl i v e d a s n e i g h b o r s o n S c o t t S t r e e t be tween 1910 a n d 1920. A f t e rD r . H u g h B o y d b u i l t a new h o u s e ( t h e p r e s e n t E p i s c o p a l C h u r c he d u c a t i o n b u i l d i n g ) a n d i n s t a l l e d mod e r n p l um b i n g f a c i l i t i e s ,D r . Edward e n j o y e d a h o t b a t h a t D r . H u g h ' s o n numerous o c c a s i o n sD r . Hugh n e v e r g r ew t i r e d o f p l a y i n g games w i t h h i s o l d e r b r o t h e r ,a n d e v e r y t i m e D r . Edward t o o k h i s h o t b a t h , D r . Hugh managedto p o u r c o l d w a t e r on D r . Edward . W i t h o u t f a i l t h i s c o l d w a t e rr i t u a l c o m p l e t e d t h e b a t h , a n d n e v e r once d i d D r . Edward l o s eh i s sense o f humor a n d g e t r i l e d a t h i s y o u n g e r b r o t h e r ' s a n t i c s .

D r . Edward B o y d , S r . ' s account l e d g e r f o r S e p t em b e r , 1909, t h r o u g h1913, r e c o r d s i n t e r e s t i n g l e s sons i n Jackson C o u n t y h i s t o r y !a g o o d p e r s o n a l , s o c i a l , a n d e c o n om i c s t u d y o f t h a t t i m e p e r i o d .

A c c o r d i n g t o l e d g e r e n t r i e s f o r t h i s f o u r y e a r p e r i o d , D r . Edwa r dB o y d , S r . d e l i v e r e d 124 b a b i e s - 6 9 b o y s a n d 5 5 g i r l s . H i s o b !s t e t r i c f e e f o r a s i n g l e b i r t h was $ 1 0 . 0 0 a n d $ 1 5 . 0 0 f o r t w i n s .T h i s i s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e O c t o b e r 2 6 , 1910, d e l i v e r y o f t w i n b o y st o M r . a n d M r s . R o b e r t P e n d e r g r a s s a n d t w i n b o y s b o r n o n November1 0 , 1911 , t o M r . a n d M r s . W i l l i a m Sumner. O n F e b r u a r y 1 , 1910,C l e v e l a n d S i s k was c h a r g e d $ 1 0 . 0 0 f o r t h e d e l i v e r y o f a s o n . O nA u g u s t 2 8 , 1911 , a n d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 1 , 1913 , D r . E d B o y d d e l i v e r e dsons b o r n t o M r . a n d M r s . J i m M o n e y . I n s e v e r a l e n t r i e s t h e o b !s t e t r i c f e e was r e d u c e d t o e i t h e r $ 6 . 5 0 o r $ 7 . 0 0 because t h e b a b ya r r i v e d b e f o r e D r . B o y d c o u l d g e t t o t h e home. O n J a n u a r y 8 ,1913 , Go r d on E . Young w a s c h a r g e d $ 3 . 5 0 f o r a n a l l n i g h t v i s i tt o M r s . Yo u n g who s u f f e r e d f a l s e l a b o r p a i n s . The n e x t d a y , J a n !u a r y 9 , 1913 , D r . B o y d m a d e a n o t h e r v i s i t t o M r s . Yo u n g , b u t t h eb i r t h d i d n o t o c c u r a s D r . B o y d o n l y c h a r g e d $ 1 . 0 0 f o r t h e s e c o n dd a y ' s v i s i t . I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h e r e i s n o l e d g e r e n t r yt o show D r . B o y d a c t u a l l y a t t e n d e d t h e e x p e c t e d b i r t h . A n o t h e rf a m i l y w a s c h a r g e d $ 5 . 0 0 f o r a n a l l n i g h t v i g i l f o r f a l s e l a b o rp a i n s p r i o r t o t h e b i r t h o f t h e i r c h i l d . I n 1 9 11 D r . B o y d c h a r g e d$ 1 0 . 0 0 f o r c u r e t t a g e s u r g e r y .

F e e s f o r s u r g e r y e n t e r e d i n t h e l e d g e r r a n g e f r o m $ 2 . 0 0 f o r t o en a i l s u r g e r y t o $ 1 0 . 0 0 f o r m a j o r s u r g e r y . I n A u g u s t , 1913 , B i l lB r a n don was c h a r g e d $ 5 . 0 0 f o r s u r g e r y a n d $ 5 . 0 0 f o r t h e a n e s t h e t i c .

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T h e p r a c t i c e o f m e d i c i n e w a s n o t a " g e t r i c h q u i c k " p r o f e s s i o nb e f o r e 1920 i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a . T h e c a s h fl o w f o r m o s tf a m i l i e s a p p e a r e d t o b e s l o w , a s D r . B o y d c a r r i e d m a n y o f h i sa c c o u n t s f o r a y e a r a n d a t t i m e s u p t o t h r e e y e a r s . D r . B o y da n d m a n y o f h i s p a t i e n t s e x c h a n g e d s e r v i c e s i n l i e u o f r e a d y c a s h .A g r o c e r y s t o r e a c c o u n t o f $ 6 2 . 0 0 c l e a r e d D r . B o y d ' s b o o k s f o ro n e f a m i l y . D r . B o y d a c c e p t e d 1 5 " w a s h i n g s " f o r t h e B o y d f a m i l ya t $ 1 . 2 5 e a c h i n p a y m e n t o f a n o t h e r f a m i l y a c c o u n t . A h o r s e s w a pw i t h C l a r e n c e Bynum c r e d i t e d B y n u m ' s a c c o u n t i n t h e a m o u n t o f$ 2 5 . 0 0 . C . E . K e l l y ' s a c c o u n t w a s c r e d i t e d w i t h $ 8 5 . 0 0 w h e n D r .B o y d p u r c h a s e d a b u g g y a n d h a r n e s s f r o m K e l l y . D r . B o y d c r e d i t e do n e a c c o u n t i n e x c h a n g e f o r £ 1 d r e s s e r " v a l u e d a t $ 1 2 . 0 0 . M r s .Lucy ' Campbe l l . p a i d $ 3 0 . 0 0 on h e r a c c o u n t by I n e a n s o f aa r i n g .A n o t h e r c l i e n t made a c a p f o r E d w a r d , J r . v a l u e d a t $ 1 . 2 5 , 2 g o w n sf o r T u t v a l u e d a t $ . 3 0 , a n d 4 d r e s s e s f o r E d w a r d , J r . f o r $ 1 . 4 0W o r k i n t h e g a r d e n , w a l l p a p e r i n g , a n d p a i n t i n g w e r e o t h e r p e r s o n a ls e r v i c e s a c c e p t e d a s p a y m e n t b y D r . B o y d . O n e l a d y p a i d h e r b i l lb y q u i l t i n g t h r e e q u i l t s f o r t h e sum o f $ 6 . 0 0 , a n d a p i c t u r e a n df r a m e v a l u e d a t $ 2 . 0 0 w a s u s e d t o p a y o n a n o t h e r a c c o u n t .

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by A n n B. Chamb lessResea r che r s o f P a i n t Rock V a l l e y h i s t o r y q u i c k l y l e a r n t o s e a r c hF r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Tennessee r e c o r d s . The g e o g r a p h y o f t h e V a l l e yf r o m i t s e a r l i e s t s e t t l e m e n t h a s c r e a t e d n a t u r a l b o n d s t h a t i g n o r et h e A labama ! Tennessee l i n e . I n 1 861 p u b l i c s e n t i m e n t o v e r t h ei s s u e s o f s e c e s s i o n f r o m t h e f e d e r a l U n i o n t o f o r m t h e C o n f e d e r a c ywas a h e a t e d i s s u e in b o t h F r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Tennessee , a n d J a c k s o nC o u n t y , Alabama. Tennessee ‘ w a s t h e l a s t s t a t e t o s e c e d e , a n dmany p e o p l e i n t h e a r e a o f Winches te r w e r e so e a g e r to h a v e ap a r t i n s e t t l i n g t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l c o n fl i c t s w h i c h d i v i d e d t h en a t i o n t h a t t h e y a c t i v e l y p u r s u e d t h e i d e a o f F r a n k l i n C o u n t ys e p a r a t i n g f r o m t h e S t a t e o f Tennessee a n d b e c om i n g a p a r t o fAlabama. Pe r h a p s t h i s s t r o n g p o l i t i c a l p o s i t i o n g a v e P a i n t R o c kV a l l e y s o n s o n e mo re r e a s o n to j o i n f o r c e s w i t h t h e i r Tennesseen e i g h b o r s i n F r a n k l i n C o u n t y . I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a to f t h e 118 s o l d i e r s who e n l i s t e d i n Company K o f t h e 4 t h TennesseeC a v a l r y i n M a y , 1862 , 5 0 o f t h e v o l u n t e e r s l i v e d i n Ja c k son C o u n t yAlabama. 1

The c a p t a i n o f Company I ( w a s D r . F r a n c i s c o R i c e o f P a i n t R o c kV a l l e y , a n d h e was c h i e fl y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r mo s t o f t h e r e c r u i t i n go f Company K . He a n d h i s men marched to L a v e r g n e , Tennessee ,a n d we r e mu s t e r e d i n t o s e r v i c e o n O c t o b e r 1 , 1862 , a s p a r t o fG e n e r a l Na t han B e d f o r d F o r r e s t ' s " O l d B r i g a d e . " T h e i r fi r s t m a j o rs k i r m i s h was o n December 1 8 , 1862 , n e a r L e x i n g t o n , Tennessee ,a n d t h e y r e c e i v e d " t h e i r b a p t i s m b y fi r e " o n December 31 , 1862,a t a p l a c e c a l l e d P a r k e r ' s C r o s s r oads . I n 1863 , Company K s awa lmo s t con t i nuous d a i l y s c o u t i n g a n d s k i r m i s h i n g . T h e i r r e g i m e n tmade a f o r c e d m a r c h t o D e c a t u r , Alabama, t o c h e c k t h e advanceo f t h e F e d e r a l t r o o p s o f C o l o n e l S t r e i g h t a n d t o o k p a r t i n w h a ti s known as t h e " S t r e i g h t r a i d , " w h i c h s t o p p e d t h e enc roachmen to f F e d e r a l t r o o p s i n Alabama a t t h a t t i m e . Then t h e y r e t u r n e dt o t h e i r p o s t a t S p r i n g H i l l , Tennessee , b u t s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r ‘Company I ( f o und i t s e l f m a r c h i n g t h r o u g h t h e i r own home c o u n t r ywhen t h e i r g r o u p was l o a n e d t o C o l o n e l J o s e p h Whee le r f o r m i s s i o n sn e a r Sewanee, Tennessee.

The m o s t l y y o ung a n d i n e x p e r i e n c e d f a rm b o y s who j o i n e d CompanyK hand l ed t h e i r e n g a g e m e n t s " i n g a l l a n t s t y l e " a c c o r d i n g t o Gen .F o r r e s t (WAR OF THE REBELLION, S e r i e s I, Vo l ume X X I I I , p a g e 1 2 0 . )On Sep t embe r 2 1 , 1863, G e n e r a l F o r r e s t a l o n g w i t h Company K o p e n e dt h e B a t t l e of Chickamauga by ma k i n g t h e fi r s t c o n t a c t w i t h t h eF e d e r a l enemy a n d d i d t h e i r p a r t i n a c h i e v i n g a v i c t o r y f o r t h eConfederates. L a t e r t h e y s e r v e d u n d e r G e n e r a l J o e Whee le r a n dmade sweep i n g r a i d s in Tennessee. In J u n e , 1865, Company K wa se s c o r t i n g Con fede ra t e P r e s i d e n t J e f f e r s o n D a v i s a f t e r t h e f a l lof Richmond, a n d a l l . w e r e c a p t u r e d n e a r ' B i g S h a n t y , G e o r g i a .I t was h e r e t h a t Company K v e t e r a n s we r e p a r o l e d a n d we r e f r e eto b e g i n t h e i r journey' b a c k to ‘ t h e i r homes in Jackson C o u n t y ,Alabama, a n d F r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Tennessee.

B r i e f b i o g r a p h i c a l s ke t ches o f t h e fi f t y J a c k son C o u n t y v e t e r a n so f Company K, 4 t h Tennessee C a v a l r y a r e as f o l l o w s :

FRANCIS M . AUSTIN, L a r k i n s v i l l e , b o r n c a . 1838, was p r o b a b l y t h eson o f A l l e n a n d A n n i e A u s t i n who l i v e d n e a r R a n d a l l s C h a p e l a tt h e t i m e of t h e 1850 Federal census .JONATHAN BEASON, L a r k i n s F o r k , b o r n December 9, 1825, in A labama,a n d d i e d S e p t . 3 , 1901 , i n Mad i s on C o . , A L . He i s b u r i e d i n t h eG u r l e y C eme t e r y . J o n a t h a n was t h e s o n o f H e n r y a n d F r a n c e s (McGee)Beason . He m a r r i e d ( 1 ) M a r y Beshears c i r c a 1845 who d i e d in 1854a n d ( 2 ) Hannah R e i d on S e p t . 4 , 1855. Jona t han Beason was a J u s "t i c e o f t h e Peace i n P a i n t R o c k V a l l e y i n t h e 18605 a n d 18708.

WILLIAM BOSTIC, L a r k i n s F o r k . No f u r t h e r in format ion. Was hea b r o t h e r o f J o h n R . B o s t i c who a l s o s e r v e d i n C o . K ?

JACKSON COUNTIANS SERVED IN CO . K, 4TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY ( c o n t . )

JOHN R . BOST IC , L a r k i n s F o r k , b o r n Sep t embe r 2 2 , 1 8 32 , d i e d A p r i l1 4 , 1901 , b u r i e d i n C l a y C e m e t e r y a t P r i n c e t o n . H e m a r r i e d E l i z a !b e t h C l a y , b o r n S e p t emb e r 2 8 , 1838 a n d d i e d S e p t . 3 0 , 1 9 1 2 , d a u !g h t e r o f R u s s e l l W i l l i a m and Mah a l a ( J o n e s ) C l a y . '

JOHN BOULDIN, L a r k i n s F o r k , b o r n J u l y 1 5 , 1828 , d i e d J a n u a r y 1 2 ,1904 , b u r i e d B o u l d i n C e m e t e r y o n o l d B o u l d i n f a r m i n Swa im Commu !n i t y . H e m a r r i e d ( 1 ) M a r t h a N . T a y l o r o n F e b r u a r y 8 , 1862 , a n d( 2 ) M a r y A . C o l l i n s , d a u g h t e r o f A . W . C o l l i n s , o n J u n e 1 6 , 1864 .

RUSSELL BRIDGES, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c a . 1843 , s o n o f N e v e l s H . a n dL u c y ( R e e d ) B r i d g e s .

JAMES THOMAS BRIDGES, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c i r c a 1 8 37 , s o n o f N e v e l sH . a n d L u c y ( R e e d ) B r i d g e s

JAMES B . CHORN (CORN ) , P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c i r c a 1 8 31 , s o n o f J a n eM . C o r n . H e m a r r i e d T . T . D u n c a n o n D e c . 2 3 , 1868 i n F r a n k l i nC o . , TN .BENJAMIN F . COCKRAN, L a r k i n s F o r k . N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . D i dn o t fi n d a C o c k r a n f a m i l y o n 1850 J a c k s o n C o u n t y c e n s u s .

MARSHALL R . CO L L I N S , P r i n c e t o n , b o r n J a n u a r y 1 3 , 1 8 3 6 , s o n o fA r c h i b a l d W . a n d E l i z a M . ( R e i d ) C o l l i n s . M a r s h a l l m a r r i e d S a r a hS . B o s t i c k o n J u l y 3 1 , 1 855 .

R ICE (RICHARD) W. COLL INS , L a r k i n s F o r k , b o r n Novembe r 1 3 , 1833 ,s o n o f A r c h i b a l d Woods a n d E l i z a M . ( R e i d ) C o l l i n s .

JOSEPH COSGRAVE, L a r k i n s v i l l e . N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . D i d n o tfi n d t h i s f a m i l y o n 1850 J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A L c e n s u s .

JOHN J. CUNNINGHAM, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c i r c a 1 8 3 8 , m a r r i e d ( 1 ) M a r t h aWood fi n on November 3 , 1859, ( 2 ) M a r y E. S m i t h , and ( 3 )Yo u n g . J o h n J . Cunn i n g h am i s b u r i e d i n t h e Cunn i n g h am C e m e t e r yo n D r y C r e e k Road i n Tow n s h i p 3 , R a n g e 3 E a s t , S e c t i o n 3 .

WILL IAM C . CUNNINGHAM, P r i n c e t o n . N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . C o u l dhe be b r o t h e r o f John J . Cunn ingham?

SAMUEL B . B . D AV I S , P r i n c e t o n , b o r n 1841 , s o n o f S a m u e l B .a nd N a n c y D a v i s , S r . Samue l , J r . m a r r i e d M a r y C a t h e r i n e T i p t o n .

THOMAS DAV I S , P r i n c e t o n , b o r n S e p t emb e r 1 2 , 1833 , a n d d i e d A u g u s t2 5 , 1908 , b u r i e d i n D a v i s C e m e t e r y near~ H o l l y t r e e i n To w n s h i p3 , R a n g e 3 E a s t , S e c t i o n 1 2 . H e i s s o n o f S am u e l B . a n d N a n c yD a v i s , S r . Thomas m a r r i e d Amanda J . H i l l .

THOMAS W . FEARS, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c a . 1844 , s o n o f G e o r g e G . a n dL o u i s a F e a r s . M a r r i e d F r a n c e s A . C . B r y a n t o n O c t o b e r 2 0 , 1866 .

W I L L I AM GAYLE , P r i n c e t o n , f o u n d o n 1860 c e n s u s , P a i n t R o c k V a l l e y ,A L . Was a n fi n i s t e r a n d t e a c h e r . A n c e s t o r o f D r . J o h n G a y l e ,J . C . H . A . member.

GEORGE I “ GRAY, E s t i l l F o r k . N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . Was h eo f G r a y f a m i l y f o r whom G r a y ' s C h a p e l i s named?

JAMES F . GRAYHAM (GRAHAM) , P r i n c e t o n , b o r n No v embe r 6 , 1831 , s o no f James N ew to n a n d S a r a h ( F o r t e n b e r r y ) G r a h am . D i e d No v embe r5 , 1 8 84 , a n d b u r i e d i n G raham C e m e t e r y i i n To w n s h i p 2 , Range 4E ,S e c t i o n 2 1 . H e m a r r i e d ( 1 ) C h a s t i t y H u n t e r o n J u n e 1 5 , 1854 ,a n d ( 2 ) M a r y J a n e R u s s .

DAV ID L . HALL , L a r k i n s v i l l e , b o r n Decembe r 2 6 , 1836 , s o n o f S a r a hH a l l who l i v e d n e a r L i m r o c k i n 1850 . H e m a r r i e d ( 1 ) M a r g a r e tE . B o w e r s o n J u n e 5 , 1870 , a n d ( 2 ) R e b e c c a J a n e Chamb l e s s . H eo p e r a t e d a s t o r e i n W o o d v i l l e a f t e r t h e C i v i l W a r .

JOHN I L HARRIS , L a r k i n s v i l l e , b o r n M a y 5 , 1 8 4 1 , s o n o f R i c h a r da n d Ann ( C l o p t o n ) H a r r i s . D i e d i n 1916 . O p e r a t e d H a r r i s H o t e li n S c o t t s b o r o a f t e r t h e C i v i l W a r .

JACKSON COUNTIANS SERVED IN CO. K, 4TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY ( c o n t . )

ALBERT HUNTER, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n Sep t embe r 1 2 , 1841, d i e d A p r i l28 , 1896, b u r i e d i n L a t h am Ceme t e r y i n Tow n s h i p 3 , Range 4 E a s t ,S e c t i o n 23 . Son o f James a n d Rebecca ( B e r r y ) H u n t e r . H e m a r r i e dS a l l i e .

ROBERT I V Y , L a r k i n s v i l l e . N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n .

THOMAS K ING , L a r k i n s F o r k . No f u r t h e r i n f o rma t i o n .

GEORGE W . KEEBLE, L a r k i n s v i l l e , s o n o f B e v e r l y a n d M a r y ( B l a c k n a l l )K e eb l e . M a r r i e d M a r y J a n e C omp t o n i n 1880.

JAMES R . LATHAM, P r i n c e t o n . No f u r t h e r i n f o rma t i o n .

BENJAMIN MAY, P r i n c e t o n . No f u r t h e r i n f o rma t i o n .

JOHN W. MAY, P r i nce ton . No f u r t h e r i n f o rma t i on .

JOHN F. McCord , P r i n c e t o n . No f u r t h e r i n f o rma t i o n . Was he s o nof D a v i d McCOrd?

JOHN H . MCCUTCHEN, L a r k i n s v i l l e , m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h D i l l a r d o nDecember 1, 1865. Was he s o n of J o s e p h or Wa l k e r McCutchen?

JAMES C. POSTON, P a i n t Ro c k , b o r n c i r c a 1844, s o n of S a n f o r d a n dMa r y Pos t on .

MORRIS PUTMAN, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n c i r c a 1841, s o n o f N a n c y Pu tmana n d p o s s i b l y Moses Pu tman who was deceased b y 1850. H e marriedE l i z a b e t h J . ( P a d g e t t ) W i l l i ams o n o n December 1 5 , 1870.

JESSE I“ REID , E s t i l l F o r k , b o r n M a r c h 2 0 , 1837, d i e d February27 , 1907, b u r i e d i n Re i d Ceme t e r y, Townsh i p 1 , Range 4E, S e c t i o n35, a t E s t i l l F o r k , s on o f A . H . R e i d . J o s e ph B . m a r r i e d SusanC. .

FRANCISCO RICE , (MD), P a i n t Rook V a l l e y , b o r n 1826, m a r r i e d ( 1 )C y r e n a C . , b o r n 1831, d i e d 1859, a n d ( 2 ) D i n a hJOHN B ( a p t i s t ) ROACH, L a r k i n s v i l l e , b o r n F e b r u a r y 17 , 1845, sono f C h a r l e s L e w i s a n d I fl a r g a r e t ( H i g g i n s ) Roach o f Roachs Cove .Ma r r i e d J o s e p h i n e S t a r k e y o n A u g u s t 2 3 , 1886.

CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, E s t i l l F o r k , b o r n c i r c a 1835, s o n of JamesW. a n d Susan ( F a r r i s ) Rober tson.

RICHARD W. ROBERTSON, E s t i l l F o r k , b o r n M a r c h 11 , 1844, d i e d A p r i l25 , 1916, b u r i e d C l a y C eme t e r y , m a r r i e d ( 1 ) L y d i a Reed o n S e p t .1 4 , 1865, ( 2 ) I s a b e l l a J . Reed, ( 3 ) M a r y Yo u n g .

EDWARD ROBERTSON, P r i n c e t o n , b o r n O c t o b e r 1 5 , 1843 , d i e d S e p t e m b e r3 , 1912, s on o f Wa rn i n g P. a n d F r ances (Ca l l oway ) Rober t son .M a r r i e d Amanda M . B o u l d i n , d a u g h t e r o f J o h n a n d M a r y B o u l d i n g .

JOSEPH CL ROBERTSON, P r i n c e t o n , p r o b a b l y son of Wa r n i n g P. a n dF rance (Ca l l away ) Robe r t son a n d b r o t h e r o f Edwa rd .

WOODLEY (WOODLIEF) T(HOMAS) SHELTON, B e l l e f o n t e , b o r n 1834, s o nof S h e p a r d a n d R o s i n a (Chapman) S h e l t o n . M a r r i e d ( 1 ) E l i z a b e t hYou n g a n d ( 2 ) E a s t e r l y .

JOHN G . SMITH, P a i n t R o c k , b o r n J u n e 2 4 , 1838 i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a ,d i e d J anua r y 2 7 , 1896, b u r i e d i n S m i t h Ceme t e r y i n Townsh i p 3 ,Range 3 E a s t , S e c t i o n 36 , T r e n t o n . M a r r i e d M a r g a r e t E . Haden .

WILLIAM G . STUART, B e l l e f o n t e . Came t o B e l l e f o n t e f r o m Sommer !v i l l e i n 18505 a n d m a r r i e d V i r g i n i a G . M a r t i n , d a u g h t e r o f D a n i e lM a r t i n , o n November 1 6 , 1853. Ma r t i n t own name f o r t h i s f a m i l y .T h e S t u a r t s moved t o Sco t t s bo r o a n d b u i l t L i z z i e B . E y s t e r house .WILLIAM M. WHITWORTH, Winchester. Moved to S c o t t s b o r o a f t e r t h eC i v i l War a n d was m a s t e r c a r p e n t e r . H e l p e d b u i l d t h e C o u r t Housei n Sco t t s bo r o a n d b u i l t t h e M a p l e s House i n 1871. B u r i e d i n Ce d a rH 111 Cemetery.( in Sco t t sbo ro , A L . )

4TH TENNESSEE C AVA L R Y ( c o n t . )K.JACKSON COUNTIANS SERVED IN CO.»d i e d N o v e m b e r1 8 2 6 ,b o r n A u g u s t 2 8 ,

B u r i e d T a l i a f e r r o C e m e t e r y i n P r i n c e t o n .P r i n c e t o n ,E Z E K I E L W I L L I A M S ,

S o n o f J e s s e1 8 9 9 .a n d M a r g a r e t W i l l i a m s2 5 ,

d a u g h t e r .Ta l i a f e r r o ,a n d . m a r r i e d A n n H .o f R i c h a r d H e n r y a n d E l i z a b e t h ( B a l l a r d ) T a l i a f e r r o .

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b o r n F e b r u a r y 2 ,P r i n c e t o n ,a n d R a c h e l A m e l i a W i l l i a m s o n .WILLIAMSON,ALFRED M ( A R I O N )

s o n o f R o b e r t A .J. 1857 .P a d g e t t o n J a n u a r y 2 9 ,

N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n .YOUNG, L A R K I N S V I L L E .MARCUS H.

N o f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n .L a r k i n s v i l l e .YOUNG,W I L L I A M A .

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M r . W. W. A y d e l o t t , C l i n t o n , MS M r s . G r a c e P. Wa l e s , S c o t t s b o r o ,M r s . W i l l i a m B o g a r t , S t e v e n s o n , A L M r s . M a r y W . Wa r r e n , B r i d g e p o r t , A IM r . C . H . B r a m l e t t , S t e v e n s o n , A L M r s . I r e n e B r a m l e t t , S c o t t s b o r o ,M r s . Sammie M . B r own , S h e f fi e l d , A L DR. & MRS. JOE CROMEANS, SCOTTSBORCMRS. SANDRA S. BURNEY, PRATTVILLE, AL L I F E MEMBER AL L I F E MEMBERSM r . C l y d e B u t l e r , S r . , S c o t t s b o r o , A LB i rm i n gham P u b l i c L i b r a r yMR. GEORGE M. BOLES, BIRMINGHAM, AL L I F E MEMBERMR. ELBERT BEAIRD, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . W . C . B r a n d o n , S c o t t s b o r o , A LMS . J E SS I E SUE BYNUM, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERMRS. ANNIE RUTH CAMPBELL, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERMR. AND MRS. HARRY CAMPBELL, SECTION, AL L I F E MEMBERSM r . J . C . C lemons , S c o t t s b o r o , A LMR. J I M N. CLEMONS, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERMR. AND MRS. JOHN B. CLOPTON, DUTTON, AL L I F E MEMBERSDR. ELBERT H. CALDWELL, TYLER, TX L I F E MEMBERMRS. JOHNNIE GROSS COLEMAN, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERJUDGE W. LOY CAMPBELL, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . C a t h e r i n e C . Came ron , G u n t e r s v i l l e , A LM r s . G e o r g e D i c u s , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r . W . G . D e a n , S r . , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r s . A n n e D e v e r s , S c o t t s b o r o , A LMRS. JOANN THOMAS E L K I N , HUNTSVILLE, AL L I F E MEMBERM r . H . H . E v a n s , S h e f fi e l d , A LMR. JOHN W. GANT, PISGAH, AL L I F E MEMBERMRS. JOHN WILL GAY, SCOTTSBORO, ALL L I F E MEMBERMRS. THOMAS A. GIBSON, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERMRS. JIMMY G ILL IAM , SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERD r . J o h n B . G a y l e , T i t u s v i l l e , F LM r s . R o b e r t a A . H e l w i g , P a r a d i s e , C A L I FMR. AND MRS. EUGENE HENNINGER, STEVENSON, AL L I F E MEMBERSM r s . K e n n e t h H o l d e r , F a c k l e r , A LM r s . Guy H o l l i s , S c o t t s b o r o , A LMR. H. B. HUGHES, BRIDGEPORT, AL L I F E MEMBERMS . MARTHA HUNT HU I E , MEMPHIS, TN L I F E MEMBERMRS. MARY BEN R. HEFL IN , MEMPHIS, TN L I F E MEMBERM r s . V i o l a B . H a m l e t , S c o t t s b o r o , A LD r . J o h n D a v i d H a l l , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r . a n d M r s . R o b e r t L . How l and , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r s . A n n H a r r i n g t o n , S c o t t s b o r o , A LH u i e L i b r a r y S e r i a l s , A r k a d e l p h i a , A RMR. ROBERT E. JONES, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . D o r o t h y L owe , Te m p l e t o n , C AM r s . Emma L o u L o v e l a d y , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r . R o b e r t M o r r i s , E m p o r i a , VAMRS. PEARL MATTHEWS, DECATUR, AL L I F E MEMBERMRS. NORMA JEAN MOORE, L I F E MEMBERMRS. RALPH S. MACKEY, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERMS . MAR IE MITCHELL , SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . S u e C . M i d d l e t o n , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM s . D o r i s M a t t h e w s , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r s . M a r y V i r g i n i a M cCu t c h e n , N i c e v i l l e , F LM r . J i m S . M c G i n t y , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r . a n d M r s . W e n d e l l P a g e , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r . Ron L . P r i n c e , L o n g V i e w , T XM r s . No rma P r o p s t , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r s . S a n d e r s R u s s e l l , S t e v e n s o n , A LM r . M i c h a e l W . R a g a n , S t e v e n s o n , A LJUDGE JOHN DAV ID SNODGRASS, HUNTSVILLE , AL L I F E MEMBERMR. WALTER T. SUMNER, MENTONE, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . J u l i a n H . S n e l s o n , S h r e v e p o r t , L AM S . E L I S E H. STEPHENS, HUNTSVILLE , AL L I F E MEMBERMRS. BEULAH C. SHELTON, SCOTTSBORO, AL L I F E MEMBERM r s . G l a d y s S . S m i t h , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM r s . M a r i e A . S h a r p , S c o t t s b o r o , A LM i s s e s Mae a n d Maude Thomas , S c o t t s b o r o , A LMRS . T 'LENE B. TILLOTSON, DALTON, GA L I F E MEMBER ‘MRS . E L I Z A MAE AND MS . PATTY WOQDALL, STEVENSON, AL L I F E MEMBERSMRS . FRANCES WEIDNER, GORDON, TX L I F E MEMBERMRS. H. M. WALKER, STEVENSON, AL L I F E MEMBER

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PROGRAM MEETING ! APR IL 1 6 , 1989 , 2 : 3 0 p . m . , BRIDGEPORT

The J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n h a s a c c e p t e d t h ei n v i t a t i o n o f t h e B r i d g e p o r t A r e a H i s t O r i c a l S o c i e t y t o mee ti n B r i d g e p o r t o n A p r i l 1 6 , 1989 , 2 : 3 0 p . m . , a t t h e B r i d g e p o r tL i o n s C l u b C i v i c C e n t e r . T o d o u b l e y o u r p l e a s u r e , M r . M a r i o nL o y d w i l l h o s t a t o u r o f t h e L o y d Ha r dwa r e S t o r e a n d h i s u n i q u eh i s t o r i c a l c o l l e c t i o n p r e s e n t l y h o u s e d i n h i s s t o r e f r o m 1 : 3 0u n t i l 2 : 2 0 p . m . The p r o g r a m f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n i s b e i n g c o o r d i "n a t e d b y t h e B r i d g e p o r t S o c i e t y P r e s i d e n t , L ew W i l s o n L o y d . M r .L o y d w i l l s h a r e t h e e x c i t i n g a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d l o n g r a n g eg o a l s o f t h e B r i d g e p o r t S o c i e t y .

A c c o r d i n g t o M r . Lew L o y d , o v e r o n e h u n d r e d f a m i l y h i s t o r i e sh a v e b e e n c om p i l e d a n d w i l l s e r v e a s t h e n u c l e u s o f a n e w b o o ksown t o b e p u b l i s h e d b y B r i d g e p o r t h i s t o r i a n a n d a u t h o r , R o nL e e . W i t h M a y o r R a y J a n n e y ' s h e l p , t h e B r i d g e p o r t S o c i e t yh a s b e e n a b l e t o b u y t h e B r i d g e p o r t D e p o t w h i c h t h e y p l a n t oc o n v e r t t o a museum o f l o c a l h i s t o r y a s w e l l a s p r o v i d i n gs p a c e f o r B r i d g e p o r t ' s ow n p u b l i c l i b r a r y . T h e B r i d g e p o r tS o c i e t y e n v i s i o n s u s i n g e v e r y i n c h o f d e p o t s p a c e t o p r e s e r v ea n d enhance t h e c u l t u r a l l e g a c y o f t h e B r i d g e p o r t a r e a . O t h e ro f fi c e r s o f t h e B r i d g e p o r t A r e a H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y a r e : G .C . Barham, J i m P h i l l i p s , Nanna Wh i t c h e r , B o bb y Wh i t t e n , a n dM a r i o n L o y d . They j o i n w i t h t h e i r I n embe r sh i p i n i s s u i n g as p e c i a l i n v i t a t i o n t o YOU t o b r i n g a f r i e n d a n d s h a r e i n t h ei n s p i r e d p l a n s f o r m a k i n g t h e p a s t w o r k f o r t h e f u t u r e i n J a c k "s o n C o u n t y a n d B r i d g e p o r t .

A c c o r d i n g t o J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n B y ! L a w s ,i t i s n ow t i m e to r e n e w y o u r membersh ip f o r 1989 . I f y o u rname d i d n o t a p p e a r i n Vo l ume 3 , Numbe r 1 , p u b l i s h e d i n J a n u a r y ,1989 , o r i n t h e p a i d membersh ip r o l l i n t h i s e d i t i o n , p l e a s em a i l y o u r c h e c k t o :

M r s . E l i z a b e t h Thomas, T r e a s u r e rJ a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o nP o s t O f fi c e B o x 1494S c o t t s b o r o , A L 35768

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NECROLOGYM s . E d i t h Money M r . James E . MoneyM s . L e o l a Ma t t hews M r . G e o r g e D i c u sM r s . M a r y Amb r e s t e r M r . F o r d OwenM r s . H . G . J a c o b s , S r . M r . Sam F r e d G r o s sM r s . J . M . S n o d g r a s s M r s . P a r k e r C am p b e l l

"A man/woman r e a l l y n e v e r d i e s w h i le t h e r e a r e t h o s e o n e a r t hw h o l o v e t h em . A man i s n e v e r g o n e a s l o n g a s t h e r e a r e t h o s ewho r emembe r h i m w i t h f ondness a n d a s l o n g a s h i s memory e v o k e sa w i s t f u l s i g h . A l l who h a v e l o v e d a n d b e e n l o v e d i n r e t u r nha ve e a r n e d a p i e c e o f i m m o r t a l i t y . " ’

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ASHBURN CEMETERY ON GUNTER MOUNTAINbyCarlus P. P a g e

I w e n t w i t h R . B . D e r r i c k o f S c o t t s b o r o , A l abama , t o t h eA s h b u r n Ceme t e r y o n G u n t e r ' s M o u n t a i n i n w h a t i s known a s " T h eS i n k s . " M r . D e r r i c k was s e a r c h i n g f o r t h e g r a v e o f h i s g r e a t !g r a n d f a t h e r , a s h e w a n t e d t o e r e c t a n i n s c r i b e d r n a r k e r f o rD a v i d A l f r e d D e r r i c k , 1832"1915.

W e t r a v e l e d H i g hw a y 7 2 t o W o o d v i l l e a n d e x i t e d o n t o t h eG ran t -KDS DAR S c h o o l r o a d . We t r a v e l e d t h r o u g h Kenname r ' sCovef a n d a f t e r a b o u t fi v e m i l e s , b e g a n t o a s c e n d G u n t e r M o u n !t a i n . J u s t a s w e we r e a b o u t t o r e a c h t h e e s c a r p m e n t o f t h emoun t a i n , we t u r n e d o f f a t a 3 0 "40 ° t a n g e n t o n t o a n a s p h a l tr o a d r u n n i n g s o u t h w e s t e r l y . T h i s r o a d i s l o c a l l y ‘ known a st h e "Lee P a g e - J i m Fo l s om " F i s h T r a p Road . " We descendedi n t o a h o l l o w c a l l e d "The S i n k s . " The fi r s t house o n t h e l e f ti s t h a t o f Richard. Wo o d a l l , s o n o f James Wood a l l , deceased .James ( J i m ) and J o e , h i s b r o t h e r , l i v e d i n Wo o d a l l H o l l o w fi r s ts e t t l e d b y t h e i r a n c e s t o r ' W i l l i s W o o d a l l who came i n t o t h i sa r e a f r om V i r g i n i a v i a E a s t Tennessee .

To d a y , R i c h a r d Wo o d a l l owns t h e l a n d w h i c h s u r r o u n d s A s h !b u r n C eme t e r y. H e was t h e " n a t u r a l " f o r o u r g u i d e a n d g a t eo p e n e r . W e v i s i t e d w i t h R i c h a r d a n d h i s h o s p i t a b l e w i f e o nl e a v i n g t h e c em e t e r y . R i c h a r d t r u s t e d m e w i t h a n h i s t o r i c a ldocument d a t i n g b a c k t o 1850. I made a c o p y f o r t h e S c o t t s b o r oP u b l i c L i b r a r y a s i t d e n o t e s s o many o f t h e e a r l y f a m i l i e so f t h i s a r e a i n J a c k s o n a n d M a r s h a l l C o u n t i e s .

B a c k t o t h e c em e t e r y v i s i t . A s h bu r n C eme t e r y i s a b o u to n e " h a l f m i l e o f f " F i s h T r a p Road . " O n a TVA t o p o g r a p h i c a lmap , i t c a n b e f o u n d i n t h e n o r t h e a s t q u a r t e r o f t h e s o u t h e a s tq u a r t e r o f S e c t i o n 11 , Townsh i p 6 , Range 5 E a s t , i n M a r s h a l lC o u n t y , Alabama. The r e a r e some 25-30 unmarked g r a v e s . O n l yone marked g r a v e was f ound , a n d i t i s on a kno l 11 t ow the r i g h t" o f t h e fieldmfoad l e a d i n g i n t o t h e " s i n k s . " T h e r e a r e nos t o n e s ma r k ed Ashbu rn , b u t a p p a r e n t l y i t i s s o named becauseAshburns l i v e d n e a r b y a n d a r e p o s s i b l y b u r i e d t h e r e . In t h e1870 M a r s h a l l C o u n t y , A labama, f e d e r a l census , Clemens Ashbo r n ,age 29 , was enumera ted as D w e l l i n g N o . 22. The n e x t s t o p o re nume r a t i o n was M a r y A s h v ( ? ) u r n , a g e 71 . P. S . W o o d a l l w a st h e census e n ume r a t o r f o r t h i s S u b d i v i s i o n 4 4 , To w n s h i p 5 ,Range 4 , a n d t h e p o s t o f fi c e shown f o r t h e A s h b o r n e n t r i e swas "Kennamer." These l i s t i n g s a r e on p a g e 4 of t h e censusm i c r o fi l m , a n d t h e enumera t i on was d a t e d J u n e 13 , 1870.

Rosa ( D e r r i c k ) G a r d n e r , a n 8 2 "y e a r o l d c o u s h i o f R . B .D e r r i c k , s p o t t e d t h e g r a v e o f D a v i d A l f r e d D e r r i c k ( 1 8 3 2 " 1 9 1 5 . )I t was r a t h e r u n i q u e t h e wa y s h e c a l l e d t o m i n d w h i c h g r a v ewas h i s . The k n o l l was h e r d e fi n i t e b e n c h m a r k . T hen s h es a i d t h e D e r r i c k g r e a t " g r a n d f a t h e r t h e y w e r e h u n t i n g was ar e a l t a l l p e r s o n . She remembered h ow l o n g t h e g r a v e seemedt o h e r a s a . c h i l d a s s h e o f t e n ‘ v iewed i t d u r i n g g r a v e y a r dc l e a n i n g t i m e s a n d t h e l i k e . W e f o u n d w h a t i s I n o s t l i k e l ya fi e l d s t o n e u s e d a s a h e a d m a r k e r . T h e n w e l o c a t e d a s t o n ef o r t h e f o o t m a r k e r . A s was c u s t om a r y i n t h a t t i m e , t h e s t o n e sw e r e so s i t u a t e d so t h e deceased ' s f a c e w o u l d be t o w a r d t h eE a s t a n d t h e r i s i n g s u n . The d i s t a n c e be tween t h e s e s t o n e sm u s t b e seven t o t e n f e e t . T h i s i s t h e g r a v e t h a t R . B . D e r r i c kma r k ed a s t h a t o f h i s g r e a t " g r a n d f a t h e r . The i n s c r i p t i o n r e a d s :DAVID ALFRED DERRICK, b o r n M a r c h 1 3 , 1832, d i e d A p r i l 2 9 , 1915.The o t h e r ma r k ed g r a v e , t h a t o f R . B . ' s g r a n d f a t h e r r e a d s :WILLIAM BENTON DERRICK, b o r n A p r i l 2 2 , 1859 , d i e d A p r i l 1 5 ,1905.O t h e r s who Inade t h i s t r e k t o A shbu r n Ceme t e r y we r e M i t t i e ( D e r !r i c k ) C h a n d l e r , J . B . D e r r i c k and s o n o f F y f f e , Alabama, a n dR . B . D e r r i c k ' s g r a n d s o n , D a v i d D e r r i c k who i s t h e f o u r t h g e n !e r a t i o n f r o m D a v i d A l f r e d D e r r i c k , t h e p r o g e n i t o r .

CAN YOU IDENTIFY OTHERS BURIED IN ASHBURN CEMETERY???I f s o , p l e a s e w r i t e C a r l u s P. P a g e , 3 0 1 Bynum Avenue , S c o t t s !b o r o , AL 35768.

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by _S t e p h e n M. Kennamer

I n t h e y e a r 1928 , t h e t o w n o f S c o t t s b o r o was a s l e e p y p l a c eo f a b o u t t w e l v e h u n d r e d s o u l s d om i n a t e d b y t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y

,,bourthouse. The c o u r t h o u s e s t o o d in t h e c e n t e r of t ow n , a n dj , Some f o l k s s a i d i t was t h e o n l y r e a s o n f o r t h e t own e v e n e x i s t i n g1 b u t t h e r e i t s t o o d - t a l l , r e d ! b r i c k e d , i t s m a s s i v e w h i t e c o l umn s1 and d om e ‘ s h i n i n g i n t h e s u n ! a t em p l e , some s a i d , t o j u s t i c eand t h e l a w . S u r r o u n d i n g i t o n t h e p u b l i c squa re was t h e b u s i n e s s

' d i s t r i c t w i t h t h e A labama Powe r O f fi c e , s e v e r a l g r o c e r y a n d; d r u g . s t o r e s , t h e t h r e e b a n k s , a n d t h e Bocanita T h e a t e r .. One b l o c k r emo v e d , s t a n d i n g a l o f t f r o m t h e s q u a r e , w e r e

a the F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h , t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h , a n d t h e F i r s tJMethodist E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h , S o u t h . - T h e s e church houses s t o o d5 p a r t i a l l y s u r r o u n d i n g t h e b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t a n d t h e c o u r t h o u s el i k e g u a r d i a n a n g e l s k e e p i n g a n e y e o n t h e s o ! c a l l e d t e m p l eo f j u s t i c e a n d t h e s e l f - p r o c l a i m e d t e m p l e s o f mammon f o r s i g n so f w r o n g ! d o i n g . T h e s e t h r e e c h u r c h e s w e r e a l l w e l l e s t a b l i s h e da n d h a d b e e n a c t i v e i n t h e t o w n f o r I n a n y ' y e a r s . They’ w e r e ,o f c o u r s e , i n a q u i e t c o m p e t i t i o n a s t o t h e i r own b u s i n e s s w h i c hwa s t h e s a v i n g o f s o u l s a n d p r e v e n t i o n o f s i n .

T h e M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h c o n s i d e r e d i t s e l f t h e m o s t f o r m i d a b l e‘ o f t h e t h r e e . I t w a s c o n s t r u c t e d o f wood w i t h a b r i c k f o u n d a t i o nw h i l e t h e o t h e r t w o w e r e m e r e l y wood . I t s c h o i r w a s n ' t n e c e s s a r "i l y t h e l o u d e s t ( t h e B a p t i s t g o t t h a t h o n o r ) , b u t i t w a s t h eb e s t . I t s p r e a c h e r h a d e v e n b e e n t o S em i n a r y a n d knew b e t t e r

‘ t h a n t o p r e a c h t o o l o n g a f t e r 12 :00 n o o n ! a n d b e s i d e s , i t ss t e e p l e w a s t h e h i g h e s t .

I n a l l o f t h i s , S c o t t s b o r o w a s l i k e d o z e n s o f o t h e r S o u t h e r nt owns ! a p l a c e w h e r e t h e c h u r c h a n d f a m i l y w e r e t h e m a i n s t a y so f l i f e b u t a . p l a c e soon t o change b y t h e c o r r u p t i o n o f t h eo u t s i d e w o r l d . T he sou r ce o f t h i s c o r r u p t i o n was , o f c o u r s e ,‘ t h e mov ies .

I n J a n u a r y , 1928, a n d f o r a numbe r o f m o n t h s b e f o r e , e v e r y‘ b o y in town betweeen t h e a g e s of t h r e e a n d e i g h t e e n wa n t e d tobe a c owb o y. E v e r y S a t u r d a y a n d somet imes d u r i n g t h e wee k t h e yp o u r e d i n t o t h e mov i e t h e a t e r o p e r a t e d b y M r . C l a u d e Bobo ,fl o o d i n g t h e s e a t s a n d a i s l e s t o w a t c h t h e mo v i e s , e s p e c i a l l yt h e mov i e s w i t h c owbo y s . A f t e r a l l , i t o n l y c o s t a d ime ( o rt w o g o o d a r r o w h e a d s ) t o g e t i n s i d e . F o r t h a t y o u g o t t o e s c a p et o t h e w o r l d o f d reams w h e r e g o o d and e v i l w e r e d r e s s e d i n b l a c ka n d w h i t e a n d w h e r e e v e r y t h i n g w a s a l w a y s e x c i t i n g . Wa t c h i n gt h e m o v i e s , t h e a d u l t s s m i l e d a n d w e n t b a c k t o t h e i r l i v e s ;t h e c h i l d r e n dreamed how t h e i r l i v e s w o u l d b e d i f f e r e n t , a n dsome o f t h em a c t e d on t h o s e d reams .

Now Durwood H o d g e s , S r . a n d C h a r l e s D a v i d P r e s l e y " w e r ed reamers . L i k e m o s t fi v e y e a r o l d s , t h e y w e r e n o t t h e l e a s ti m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e o c c u p a t i o n s o f t h e i r f a t h e r s o r a n y o n e e l s ei n a r o u n d t own . A f t e r a l l a n y o n e c o u l d b e a d o c t o r o r d r u g g i s ta n d t h e y we re b o t h de t e rm i ned t o be cowboys . They w e n t t o e v e r ycowboy m o v i e w h i c h came to t o w n ! g e t t i n g t h e i r adm iss i ons f r o ma r r o w heads f o u n d i n t h e " k i t e fi e l d " ( a r o u n d Bynum S t r e e t )w h e r e a r r o w heads w e r e e a s y t o fi n d . T h e y e v e n t a l k e d t h e i rp a r e n t s i n t o g e t t i n g t h e m cowboy o u t fi t s f o r C h r i s t m a s w i t hc a p p i s t o l s , h a t s , a n d bandanas. T h e y h a d t h e w i l l ; t h e y h a dt h e o u t fi t s ; a l l t h e y n e e d ed was a wa y t o g e t t o Te x a s a n d t h ee x c i t i n g w o r l d o f t h e cowboy w o u l d b e t h e i r s . "

Now, o f c o u r s e , i n Durwood and. C h a r l e s D a v i d ' s f a m i l i e s ,i t was man d a t o r y t o a t t e n d t h e M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h e v e r y S u n d a y .A t t e n d i n g mean t mo r e t h a n j u s t t h e e l e v e n o ' c l o c k s e r v i c e .I t s t a r t e d o f f w i t h Sunday S c h o o l , t h e n a s h o r t b r e a k a n d fi n a l l yt h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e . D u r i n g t h e b r e a k , m o s t o f t h e k i d s w o u l dm o s t o f t h e k i d s w o u l d l e a v e t h e c h u r c h ( l o c a t e d where t h e P o s tO f fi c e is n o w ) , c r o s s o v e r to Jacobs & McLendons D r y Goods S t o r e ,a n d g o a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r t o P r e s l e y ' s D r u g S t o r e o n t h e s q u a r ef o r a c o k e .

T h a t p a r t i c u l a r S u n d a y, Durwood a n d C h a r l e s D a v i d s p e n tt h e i r e n t i r e t i m e t o g e t h e r " w h i s p e r i n g - n o t p a y i n g t h e l e a s tb i d o f a t t e n t i o n t o M r s . J . M . ( S y d d i e ) S n o d g r a s s ' Sunday S c h o o ll e s s o n . T he y h a d d e c i d e d t h a t t h i s was t h e d a y , t h e d a y t h e yw o u l d b e l e a v i n g t own a n d g o i n g t o Texas. T h e y knew t h e i r m o t h e r s

1928 SCOTTSBORO COWBOYS b y Stephen M . K e n n a m e r ( C o n t i n u e d )

w o u l d b e o c c u p i e d a s M r s . P r e s l e y ' w o u l d b e p l a y i n g t h e p i a n oa n d M r s . H o d g e s wou ld b e i n t h e c h o i r a n d t h a t b o t h D r . H o d g e sa n d M r . ‘ P r e s l e y wou ld . b e l i s t e n i n g t o t h e s e r m o n . A l l t h e y .n e e d e d w a s a o n e h o u r h e a d s t a r t , a n d t h e y k n e w f r o m e x p e r i e n c et h a t P r e a c h e r S t u r d i v a n t ' w a s g o o d f o r a t l e a s t t h a t h o u r !a n d t h e y w o u l d b e gone;

A f t e r S u n d a y S c h o o l , t h e b o y s r a n down t h e c h u r c h s t e p sa n d r a n home t o p u t o n t h e i r c o w b o y o u t fi t s . T o a v o i d p r y i n ge y e s , t h e y ' a v o i d e d L a u r e l S t r e e t c o m p l e t e l y , g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e ‘fi e l d s a n d n e i g h b o r s ' b a c k y a r d s . T h e y w e r e t o c h a n g e a n d meet:b e h i n d t h e H o d g e s H o s p i t a l t o make t h e i r e s c a p e . T h e i r e s c a p ev e h i c l e w a s a n o t h e r C h r i s t m a s p r e s e n t . D u r w o o o d h a d b e e n g i v e na p e d a l - d r i v e n , r e d fi r e t r u c k w i t h a r u n n i n g b o a r d a n d a l a d d e r . ‘D u r w o o d was t o p e d a l , a n d C h a r l e s D a v i d was t o s t a n d o n t h er u n n i n g b o a r d a n d O c c a s i o n a l l y p u s h . T h i s w o u l d s u f fi c e u n t i l 't h e y g o t to T e x a s and g o t horses.

O n m e e t i n g , r e a l i t y h i t e a c h o f t h e m s q u a r e i n t h e f a c e ;t h e y ' h a d 1 M ) m o n e y . U n d a u n t e d t h e y r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e r e w e r eo n l y t w o p l a c e s t h e y k n e w t o g e t t h e n e c e s s a r y f u n d s . T h e d r u g ‘s t o r e w a s t h e i r fi r s t c h o i c e , b u t t h e y r e a l i z e d M r . P r e s l e y 1w o u l d n o t b e i n c l i n e d t o g i v e u p h i s c a s h . T h e i r s o l e r e m a i n i n go p t i o n w a s t h e Church; s o , t h e y d e c i d e d to r o b i t . As M r . H o u s t o nD i c u s , p o l i c e c h i e f , w a s ‘out o f t o w n , t h e y ’ w o u l d b e a b l e t omake a c l e a n g e t away.

T h e y s l o w l y d r o v e t h e r e d , p e d a l " d r i v e n fi r e t r u c k f r o m ‘t h e h o s p i t a l d o w n Laurel S t r e e t , t u r n e d r i g h t o n M a r k e t S t r e e t ,a n d s t o p p e d t h e i r fi r e t r u c k i n f r o n t o f t h e C h u r c h " h i d i n gi t i n t h e s h r u b e r y . A s t h e y h a d b o t h b e e n " r a i s e d r i g h t , “ they”k n e w t h e o r d e r o f t h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e b y h e a r t . D u r i n g t h e fi r s thymn t h e v e s t i b u l e o r c l o a k r o o m a t t h e c h u r c h e n t r a n c e w o u l db e e m p t y , e n a b l i n g t h e m t o s n e a k i n a n d h i d e b e h i n d t h e i n n e rd o o r s w h i c h opened outward t o w a r d t h e o u t e r d o o r . T h e y t h e nk n e w t h a t t h e p r e a c h e r w o u l d r e a d f r o m t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d t h eu s h e r s w o u l d t a k e u p t h e o f f e r i n g . T h e y r e s o l v e d t h e robberyw o u l d t a k e p l a c e d u r i n g t h e p r a y e r a f t e r t h e o f f e r t o r y . Theyprayer_ would be t h e s i g n a l to come down t h e a i s l e s and g e t themoney which w o u l d tlkn b e a l l i n o n e p l a c e .

T h e b o y s "snuck" i n t h e v e s t i b u l e a n d h i d a c c o r d i n g t op l a n . T h e y c o u l d h e a r M r s . P a r k e r C a m p b e l l l e a d i n g t h e s i n g i n go f t h e fi r s t hymn a n d k n e w t h e m o n e y w o u l d s o o n b e t h e i r s . !A f t e r t h e h y m n , P r e a c h e r S t u r d i v a n t r e a d f r o m t h e B o o k o f Judgesand. c a l l e d f o r t h e u s h e r s - t o c o l l e c t t h e o f f e r t o r y . M r . B o y dT u r n e r , M r . L i n d s a y B o y d , M r . C h r i s G r i g g s a n d M r . J . ’ . H a c k w o r t hb e g a n p a s s i n g t h e : n e w c o l l e c t i o n p l a t e s ( w o o d e n w i t h v e l v e tb o t t o m s s o t h e c h a n g e w o u l d n o t r a t t l e ) a s M r s . D u n k C a m p b e l ls a n g a v e r y l o u d s o l o . A t t h e e n d o f t h e s o l o t h e u s h e r s t o o kt h e o f f e r i n g t o t h e a l t a r r a i l ( h a n d m a d e by ' M r . E d m o n d s ) t ot h e s t r a i n s o f t h e D o x o l o g y a n d t h e n t h e p a s t o r a l p r a y e r . T h i sw a s t h e s i g n a l . T h e i r Inoment h a d a r r i v e d ! T h e b o y s p u l l e d ‘o u t t h e i r c a p p i s t o l s a n d h e a d e d d o w n t h e d o u b l e a i s l e s t o w a r dt h e a l t a r . T h e w o o d e n fl o o r s c r e a k e d w i t h t h e i r s t e p s a s t h e yb o l d l y w a l k e d t o w a r d t h e a l t a r , passed . M r s . T y s o n S l o a n , a n dt o l d t h e s t a r t l e d p r e a c h e r t o “ r e a c h f o r i t " ( s o m e s o u r c e s s a y" Yo u r m o n e y o r y o u r l i f e . “ ) The w o r d s w e r e h a r d l y o u t o f t h e i rm o u t h s b e f o r e t h e i r c r i m e w a s f o i l e d , b u t n o t b y t h e p o l i C e .M r s . J e n n i e H o d g e s g r a b b e d D u r w o o d b y t h e e a r a n d M r s . V i v i a nP r e s l e y g r a b b e d C h a r l e s D a v n i b y t h e n a p o f t h e n e c k a n d s a tt h e m down i n t h e a l t a r a r e a b y t h e p i a n o i n f r o n t o f t h e e n t i r ec o n g r e g a t i o n f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e s e r v i c e .

T h e remainder o f t h e s e r v i c e w a s p u n c t u a t e d b y c r y i n g f r o mM r s . H o d g e s ( w h o w a s a f r a i d D u r w o o d w o u l d t u r n o u t t o b e a g a n g :s t e r ) a n d M r s . V i v i a n l a u g h i n g s o h a r d she c o u l d h a r d l y p l a yt h e p i a n o . T h e boys w e r e a l l o w e d to s q u i r m u n d e r t h e watchfule y e s o f t h e i r pa ren ts a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n u n t i l t h e e n d o ft h e s e r v i c e . T h e y k n e w f r o m t h e m o v i e s t h a t c o w b o y s who r o b b e dw e r e h a n g e d a n d . c o n t e m p l a t e d t h e p u n i s h m e n t t h e y k n e w w o u l db e f o r t h c o m i n g . ; I n b o t h c a s e s t h e p u n i s h m e n t fi t t h e crimea n d w a s s u r e and‘ s w i f t . ’ C h a r l e s D a v i d a n d D u r w o o d w e r e n o th a n g e d . C h a r l e s D a v i d had " t h e d e v i l b e a t o u t o f h i m " w h e nh e g o t h o m e . D u r w o o d ' s m o t h e r h a d t h e p r e a c h e r p r a y f o r h i ma n d c o u n s e l w i t h h i m f o r s e v e r a l w e e k s t h e r e a f t e r .

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F o r e x a m p l e , o n e u n i q u e a s p e c t o f t h e l o c a l b l a c k e x p e r i !e n c e i s t h e e d u c a t i o n a l s y s t e m w h i c h e x i s t e d f o r b l a c k s . M o s tb l a c k s i n the_ c o u n t y u n t i l 1968 a t t e n d e d G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o nC a r v e r S c h o o l i a n c o t t s b o r o . Thomas W e a t h e r l y S e r v e d a s p r i n !c i p a l o f t h a t s c h o o l d u r i n g i t s e n t i r e e x i s t e n c e . W e a t h e r l y ,n o w r e t i r e d a n d l i v i n g i n H u n t s v i l l e , e x p l a i n s : " C a r v e r o p e n e di n 1946. T h e r e h a d b e e n a n o t h e r h i g h s c h o o l f o r b l a c k s b e f o r et h a t . I t was c a l l e d S c o t t s b o r o H i g h S c h o o l a n d i t h a d o p e n e di n t h e l a t e 19303. T h e w h i t e s c h o o l i n S c o t t s b o r o w a s c a l l e dJ a c k s o n C o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l a t t h a t t i m e . T h e o r i g i n a l b l a c ks c h o o l b u r n e d a n d t h e n C a r v e r w a s b u i l t . K i d s a t t e n d e d s c h o o li n chu rches a n d homes a f t e r t h e fi r e u n t i l . C a r v e r o p e n e d .C a r v e r e x i s t e d f r o m 1946 u n t i l 1968 when the S c o t t s b o r o s c h o o l sw e r e i n t e g r a t e d . " .

M r . W e a t h e r l y t h e n became a1 mathemat i cs t e a c h e r ' a t t h en e w l y i n t e g r a t e d S c o t t s b o r o H i g h S c h o o l a n d t a u g h t there u n t i lh i s r e t i r e m e n t i n 1978. " T h i r t y - s i x ‘ w a s t h e l a r g e s t n u m b e ri n a g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s t h a t w e e v e r h a d a t C a r v e r . T h e s c h o o lw e n t f r o m t h e fi r s t t h r o u g h t h e t w e l f t h g r a d e a n d 326 s t u d e n t swas t h e m o s t s t u d e n t s w e e v e r h a d i n t h e s c h o o l . W e h a d k i d sf r o m P a i n t Rock t o n e a r B r i d g e p o r t . "

Carver was named in h o n o r o f ’ G e o r g e ‘Wash ing ton C a r v e r ,t h e i n te rna t i ona l l y - f amous b l a c k ~ s c i e n t i s t a t Tu s k e g e e I n !s t i t u t e who d i e d i n 1943. C a r v e r h a d d e d i c a t e d h i s l i f e t oi m p r o v i n g t h e economy o f t h e S o u t h , p a r t i c u l a r l y a s i t r e l a t e dt o b l a c k s .

M r . W e a t h e r l y p o i n t s o u t t h a t p r i o r t o 1939, b l a c k s i nt h e c o u n t y c o u l d o n l y g o t h r o u g h t h e n i n t h g r a d e . M o s t w h ow a n t e d t o f u r t h e r t h e i r e d u c a t i o n t h e n w e n t t o t h e A labamaI n s t i t u t e a t N o r m a l , Alabama, w h i c h i s n o w Alabama A & M , j u s to u t s i d e o f H u n t s v i l l e . Alabama I n s t i t u t e was t h e n a s e c o n d a r ys c h o o l a n d j u n i o r c o l l e g e f o r b lacks . ‘ W e a t h e r l y h i m s e l f a t !tended t h e I n s t i t u t e , t h e n w e n t o n t o g r a d u a t e f r o m AlabamaS t a t e , a n d l a t e r a t t a i n e d h i s m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i v e r !s i t y o f M i c h i g a n .

W e a t h e r l y m o v e d t o H u n t s v i l l e a f t e r r e t i r i n g s o that h i sw i f e c o u l d be n e a r h e r f a m i l y . However, he d o e s s t i l l ownh i s home i n S c o t t s b o r o a n d a t t e n d s t h e S a i n t P a u l A .M .E . M e t h o !d i s t C h u r c h e a c h S u n d a y. W e a t h e r l y ' s w i f e , L u c y , a l s o ' w a sa t e a c h e r . Now h i s d a u g h t e r , Yvonne , h a s f o l l o w e d t h e f a m i l yt r a d i t i o n a n d t e a c h e s a t C e n t r a l H i g h S c h o o l i n P h i l a d e l p h i a .H i s s o n , Thomas, is in an educat ion"re lated fi e l d " an e m p l o y e eo f t h e S t r a n d Books to re in New Y o r k C i t y , o n e o f t h e b e s t !known bookstores in t h e w o r l d . Thomas J r . a l s o is a p o e t a n dw r i t e r .

F o r m e r P r i n c i p a l W e a t h e r l y w i l l b e among t h o s e a t t e n d i n ga r e u n i o n f o r a l l C a r v e r s t u d e n t s t o b e h e l d J u n e 1 5 "1 8 , 1989,i n S c o t t s b o r o a s p a r t o f t h e Alabama Reunion.

O d d l y , b e f o r e i n t e g r a t i o n , b l a c k s i n t h e n o r t h e n d o ft h e c o u n t y a t B r i d g e p o r t a c t u a l l y a t t e n d e d s c h o o l i n Tennessee.These s t u d e n t s w e n t t o McReyno lds S c h o o l i n S o u t h P i t t s b u r g .L o c a l h i s t o r i a n W i l e y S n o d g r a s s e x p l a i n s t h a t t h e s t a t e s o f

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JACKSON SKETCHES b y D a v i d C a m p b e l l ( C o n t i n u e d )

Alabama a n d Tennessee h a d a n a g r e e m e n t f o r t h i s a r r a n g e m e n ta n d t h a t A l a b a m a p a i d Te n n e s s e e f o r t h e s t u d e n t s t o a t t e n ds c h o o l i n t h e s t a t e . M r . S n o d g r a s s a l s o p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h efi r s t b l a c k n a t i v e o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y t o g r a d u a t e f r o m c o l l e g ew a s W i l l i a m L u k e E n g l a n d , who w a S t h e p r i n c i p a l a t t h e b l a c kS c o t t s b o r o H i g h S c h o o l .before i t »burned i n t h e l a t e 19308.E n g l a n d a t t e n d e d L a n e C o l l e g e in J a c k s o n , Tennessee. E n g l a n dw e n t o n t o o b t a i n h i s d o c t o r a t e f r o m 'Tuskegee I n s t i t u t e a n dt a u g h t i n D e c a t u r f o r t h i r t y ! s e v e n y e a r s . A c c o r d i n g t o M r .S n o d g r a s s , E n g l a n d n o w l i v e s i n C h a t t a n o o g a , Te n n e s s e e , a n di s r e t i r e d .

O t h e r h i s t o r i c a l e x p e r i e n c e s o f c o u n t y blacks h a v e b e e nu n i q u e . F o r e x a m p l e , A r c h i e S t e w a r t , a l o c a l b l a c k educa to ra n d l e a d e r , p o i n t s o u t t h a t many b l a c k s h a v e s t r o n g f a m i l yt i e s w i t h b l a c k s i n New Canaan , C o n n e c t i c u t . M r . S t e w a r t e x "p l a i n s : "There was a w h i t e man namedFrank G u l l a t t who o p e r a t e da g e n e r a l s t o r e a t H o l l y w o o d . H e s o l d o u t a n d moved t o NewCanaan w h e r e 1K3 o p e n e d a a . l a u n d r y . When t h e D e p r e s s i o n h i t ,h e h e l p e d a l o t o f b l a c k s o u t i n t h e c o u n t y . H e w o u l d p a yt h e i r w a y u p t h e r e , t h e n l e t them w o r k t h e i r d e b t o u t a t t h el a u n d r y . T h e y g o t j o b s t h a t w a y a n d s t a y e d . Now t h e r e a r em a n y p e o p l e l o c a l l y w h o h a v e r e l a t i v e s i n New Canaan. W e h a da ' R o o t s ' t o u r o f t h e c o u n t y r e c e n t l y a n d h a d some p e o p l e d o w n . "NeW' Canaan, s e t t l e d i n 1700 a n d , w i t h 2 3 p o p u l a t i o n o f a b o u t20,000 t o d a y , i s m a i n l y a r e s i d e n t i a l a n d summer r e s o r t t o w n .

M r . S t e w a r t h i m s e l f h a s b e e n i n v o l v e d i n e d u c a t i o n . Amongt h e s i x c o l l e g e s a n d } u n i v e r s i t i e s t h a t M r . S t e w a r t a t t e n d e dwas Alabama A & :4 , w h e r e h e s e r v e d a s t h e P r e s i d e n t o f h i sc o l l e g e c l a s s . A c l a s s m a t e o f M r . S t e w a r t ' s a t A & M was t h enow ! famous w r i t e r , A l e x H a l e y , who ‘ w e n t by' Palmer ' Haley" att h a t t i m e . S t e w a r t d e f e a t e d H a l e y i n h i s s e n i o r c l a s s p r e s i "d e n t ' s e l e c t i o n .

S t e w a r t s e r v e d a t v a r i o u s t i m e s a s h i g h s c h o o l p r i n c i p a l ,g u i d a n c e c o u n s e l o r , t e s t s u p e r v i s o r , a n d i s now w i t h t h e E d u c a "t i o n a l O p p o r t u n i t y C e n t e r . . H e ’ a n d h i s w i f e , L e o l a , h a v e t w oc h i l d r e n t h a t a r e a l s o i n v o l v e d i n e d u c a t i o n . They a r e M r s .T i a j u a n a B a t t l e s o f S c o t t s b o r o a n d BesFanette To r r e s o f C a l i "f o r n i a .

S t e w a r t p o i n t s o u t some e c o n o m i c c h a n g e s among S c o t t s b o r ob l a c k s i s a p p a r e n t . " A t o n e t i m e b l a c k s were v e r y i n v o l v e di n t h e r e s t a u r a n t b u s i n e s s . T h e r e was T o l l i v e r ' s a n d M a c k ' s .B u t a l l t h e f a s t food. r e s t a u r a n t s seem ' t o h a v e e n d e d t h a t , "he s a y s . A n o t h e r p r o m i n e n t b l a c k businessman in J a c k s o n C o u n t yw a s W i l e y W h i t fi e l d , w h o o p e r a t e d a s a w m i l l i n S c o t t s b o r o a n dw a s a c a r p e n t e r a n d br ickmason. W h i t fi e l d , who d i e d in 1931,t a u g h t h i s s k i l l s t o wh i tes a n d blacks i n t h e c o u n t y , a c c o r d i n gt o M r . S n o d g r a s s . W h i t fi e l d o n c e o w n e d p r o p e r t y i n t h e d o w n "t o w n a r e a o f S c o t t s b o r o .

B l a c k s i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y a l s o have h a d u n i q u e h i s t o r i c a le x p e r i e n c e s i n p o l i t i c s a n d r e l i g i o n . T h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y V o "t e r ' s L e a g u e , f o r e x a m p l e , h a s b e e n a c t i v e i n c o u n t y a n d c i t yp o l i t i c s . ‘

T h e V o t e r ' s L e a g u e a f e w y e a r s b a c k honored o l d e r b l a c kl e a d e r s i n t h e c o u n t y f o r t h e i r w o r k t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s . Thoseh o n o r e d i n c l u d e d : B e n S a n f o r d , O t i s T a l l e y , M a c k F i n l e y , A l l i eR u t h H o r t o n , M a r i a h H u n t e r , M y r t l e Edmondson, W a l t e r T a l l e y ,J e a n n e t t e S n o d g r a s s , LeRoy J o n e s , A n n e x G r a y s o n , T i l l m a n W a l k e r ,F l o y d S n o d g r a s s , A n n i e S h e p h e r d , C a l l i e N o b l e , C l a s s i e C l a yTr i m e w, G e o r g e T b l l i v e r , M a e b e l l S t e a r n s , S a l l i e W e l l i n g t o n ,I r e n e J o r d a n , a n d T h u r s t o n H o r t o n . E a c h p e r s o n was r e c o g n i z e df o r c o n t r i b u t i o n s made i n b u s i n e s s , c i v i c s , e d u c a t i o n , p o l i "t i c s , o r r e l i g i o n . Now a n e w g e n e r a t i o n o f b l a c k l e a d e r s h a se m e r g e d i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y t o c o n t i n u e a n d s u p p l e m e n t t h e w o r ko f t h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s .

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Among t h e b l a c k churches in Ja c k son County a r e J o y c e C h a p e lM e t h o d i s t , M i s s i o n a r y B a p t i s t , S t . E l i z a b e t h B a p t i s t , S t . P a u lA .M .E . M e t h o d i s t , Church o f C h r i s t , H o r t o n Te m p l e , J e h o v a h ' sW i t n e s s , a n d ' the Church o f God i n C h r i s t a l l i n S c o t t s b o r o ;t h e A .M . E . M e t h o d i s t , M i s s i o n a r y B a p t i s t , and P r i m i t i v e B a p t i s t . .a t S t e venson ; t h e A.M.E. M e t h o d i s t a n d Au l dhouSe C h u r c h o f Ch r i s t - ' . 'a t B r i d g e p o r t ; t h e M o r n i n g S t a r B a p t i s t , M t . Z i o n B a p t i s t , a n dS h i l o P r i m i t i v e B a p t i s t a t H o l l y w o o d ; a n d the F r i e n d s h i p B a p t i s tC h u r c h a t F a c k l e r . , ‘ !

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The a u t h o r would: l i k e t o t h a n k M r . A r c h i e S t e w a r t , M r .Ben S a n f o r d , M r . Thomas Wea t h e r l y , M r . W i l e y S n o d g r a s s , a n dM r . John Rob inson f o r t h e i r a s s i s t an ce i n p r o v i d i n g i n f o rma t i o nf o r t h i s a r t i c l e . !

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“ T h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l i s a t p r e s e n t t h e o n l yi n s t i t u t i o n i n t h e c o u n t y ( J a c k s o n ) t h a t o f f e r s a d e q u a t e o p p o r !t u n i t i e s f o r s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n . These; o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r ef r e e t o a l l p e o p l e o f t h e c o u n t y . I t i s n o t d e s i g n e d m e r e l ya s a c o n n e c t i n g l i n k b e t w e e n t h e p u b l i c s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m a n dt h a t o f t h e c o l l e g e o r u n i v e r s i t y , a l t h o u g h , i t d o e s t h i s i n c i !d e n t a l l y a n d a d m i r a b l y . T h e H i g h S c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m i s d e s i g n e dp r i m a r i l y t o s u p p l e m e n t t h a t o f t h e p u b l i c s c h o o l , a n d a t t h esame t i m e t o s u p p l y t o i t s p a t r o n s a m p l e e d u c a t i o n a l q u a l i fi !c a t i o n s a n d e q u i p m e n t t o m e e t t h e e n d s o f v i r t u o u s a n d i n t e l l i !g e n t c i t i z e n s h i p .

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D u r i n g t h e F a l l t e r m o f 1916 , 153 s t u d e n t s t o o k t h e fi n a le x a m i n a t i o n a t J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l . T h e S p r i n g t e r me x a m i n a t i o n w a s _ t a k e n b y 145 s t u d e n t s - T h a t y e a r t h e p e r c e n t - .o f e n r o l l m e n t w a s : b o y s - 57% a n d g i r l s - 43%. T h e p e r c e n t a g eo f b o y s who d r o p p e d o u t o f s c h o o l i n 1916 was 23.8% w h i l e o n l y14.8% o f t h e g i r l s d r o p p e d o u t t h a t y e a r . T h e e n r o l l m e n t b yg r a d e s was a s f o l l o w s ( a t t e n d a n c e i s g i v e n i n s e c o n d c o l u m n ) :

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PROGRAM MEETING, S u n d a y , J u l y 1 6 , 1 9 8 9 , 2 : 3 0 p . m . , W o o d v i l l eT h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l m e e t J u l y 1 6 , 1 9 8 9 ,in WoodVi l le , a t t h e B o b J o n e s C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r . T h e a g e n d a i n c l u d e ss e v e r a l i t e m s o f b u s i n e s s , a r e p o r t o f t h e n o m i n a t i n g c o m m i t t e e ,a m i a r e p o r t f r o m W o o d v i l l e M a y o r D e n t o n Kennamer. T h e p r o g r a mh i g h l i g h t w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d b y M r . B u r t o n K e e l , W o o d v i l l e n a t i v e .M r . K e e l i s THE m o s t k n o w l e d g e a b l e m a n i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y r e g a r d i n gC i v i l Wa r t r o o p movemen t a n d encampmen t i n t h i s c o u n t y . He h a ss p e n t innumerab le h o u r s r e s e a r c h i n g a n d c o l l e c t i n g m i l i t a r y r e p o r t ,C i v i l Wa r d i a r i e s , a n d o t h e r p u b l i s h e d a n d u n p u b l i s h e d I n i l i t a r yh i s t o r y f o u n d i n l i b r a r i e s a n d a r c h i v e s . A r m e d w i t h h i s m e t a l d e !t e c t o r , B u r t o n h a s u n e a r t h e d h u n d r e d s o f w e l l p r e s e r v e d C i v i l Wa ra r t i f a c t s i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y a n d h a s a n i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y a b o u t e a c hfi n d . A f t e r t h e p r o g r a m , t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f fi c e r s w i l l s e r v e r e !f r e s h m e n t s . I n v i t e a f r i e n d a n d c a r a v a n t o W o o d v i l l e .

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W e a r e s i t u a t e d i n t h e e d g e o f a p i e c e o f w o o d s , o n a l i t t l er i s e , n o t f a r f r o m w a t e r , w i t h w o o d a n d r a i l s p l e n t y . O u r companyh a v e b u i l t 12 houses w e s t e r n fash ion, c h i n k e d a n d d a u b e d w i t h m u d ,p u n c h e o n fl o o r s , w i t h d o o r s h u n g o n wooded h i n g e s a n d t h e l a t c hs t r i n g h a n g i n g o u t ! B r i c k fi r e p l a c e s a n d ch imney t o p p e d o u t w i t hs t i c k s a n d m u d , b u i l t o n t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e house i n t r u e S o u t h e r ns t y l e . The houses a r e i n t h r e e r o w s - 4 houses i n e a c h r o w , t h u sm a k i n g t w o s t r e e t s , w h i c h a r e 2 0 f e e t w i d e . T h e houses a r e 1 5x 13 f e e t a n d e a c h o n e accommodates 10 or 12 men. O u r own h o u s ei s a r e g u l a r R . R . s h a n t y b u i l t o f n i c e l u m b e r, 1 2 x 2 0 f e e t andd i v i d e d i n t o two rooms, t h e m a i n r o o m 1 2 x 1 2 i s o f fi c e and s l e e p i n ga p a r t m e n t w h i l e t h e s m a l l e r s e r v e s f o r ' d i n i n g room a n d k i t c h e n .I t h a s a s m a l l s t o v e w h i c h w e p i c k e d I n ) o n o u r m a r c h , w h i l e i no u r f r o n t room w e have a fi n e fi r e p l a c e a n d . t a b l e , ' b u n k s , e t c .T h i s p l a n o f o u r g r o u n d i s s o m e t h i n g l i k e t h i s ' g a U

a au aa 3Y o u w o u l d s m i l e p e r h a p s when you w o u l d see i t a n t h i n k w e f e l tt o o p r o u d o f o u r l i t t l e v i l l a g e b u t when y o u w o u l d look . a r o u n da n d see how m u c h more c o m f o r t a b l e w e a r e t h a n many o f t h e R e g i m e n t sa r o u n d u s y o u w o u l d c o n f e s s w e h a d some r e a s o n t o b e p r o u d o f i t .W e w e r e some t i m e i n b u i l d i n g t h e h o u s e s , b u t t h e c o m f o r t a m p l yr e p a y s u s . The o n l y t h i n g t h a t n o w t r o u b l e s u s i s t h e f a c t t h a ti t i s m o r e t h a n p r o b a b l e w e w i l l b e o r d e r e d o f f , a s G e n e r a l L o g a nwho n o w commands o u r C o r p s h a s d r o p p e d a f e w h i n t s to t h a t e f f e c t .G e n e r a l Sherman w i l l make h i s h e a d q u a r t e r s i n H u n t s v i l l e a n d t h ea r m y ' w i l l be a r o u n d h i m somewhere. We a r e a l l a f r a i d to s p e n dt o o m u c h l a b o r on o u r houses , f o r f e a r i t w i l l a l l be i n v a i n .

h e n c e t h e amount o f w r i t i n g a n d w o r k . d e v o l v i n g upon..,.me p r e v e n t e d .m y w r i t i n g a n y l e t t e r s a n d i t was i m p o s s i b l e t o w r i t e u n t i l w eh a d a h o u s e a n d a fi r e - t h e w e a t h e r was s o seve re . Yo u m u s t a l s oremember t h a t t h e conveniences f o r w r i t i n g w h i l e on t h e march upi n t o E a s t Tennessee w e r e n o t v e r y many n o r v e r y g o o d . M o r e o v e r,w e d i d n o t fi n d a n y P o s t O f fi c e s a l o n g t h e r o a d a t e v e r y h a l f m i l e ,hence e v e n i f w e h a d w r i t t e n a n y l e t t e r s , w e c o u l d n o t have s e n tt h e m o f f u n t i l . we o u r s e l v e s r e t u r n e d to (Chattanooga. A l l t h e s et h i n g s t a k e n i n t o cons ide ra t i on w i t h t h e f a c t o f n e v e r s t o p p i n gl o n g e n o u g h to w r i t e at a n y o n e p l a c e , commencing o u r d a y s m a r c hb e f o r e d a y l i g h t a n d o f t e n e x t e n d i n g i t f a r i n t o t h e n i g h t ,

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r e t u r n e d t o i t a s e c o n d t i m e . . . . ........ .I a m y o u r s m u s t s i n c e r e l y , J . M . G .

EDITOR'S NOTE: T h i s l e t t e r is e1 p r o d u c t of r e s e a r c h of B u r t o nK e e l a n d a l l e x c e p t t h e s t r i c t l y p e r s o n a l c l o s i n g r e m a r k s a r e p r i n t e dv e r b a t i m t h r o u g h t h e c o u r t e s y o f B u r t o n K e e l . ”I n h i s p r o g r a m o n J u l y 16,. M I - . K e § l w i l l d i scuss t h e. . p r o b a b l e s i t eof t h i s U n i o n army camp s i t e in Scottsboro.

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WAR OF THE REBELLION OFF IC IAL RECORDSOF THE UN ION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES

SOURCE: S e r i e s I , Vo l ume 1 6 , P a r t I , R e p o r t s , p . p . 836 ! 837

August 4 ! 7 , 1862 ! A t t a c k o n U n i o n p i c k e t s n e a r W o o d v i l l e , A l abama( 4 t h ) a n d r e c o nna i s s a n c e f r m n W o o d v i l l e ' to G u n t e r s v i l l e , Ala.(5£3afixflspri7 t h ) . R e p o r t s o f L i e u t . C o l . Douglas A . M u r r a y , _ T h i r d t h i o Cavalryg

i H e a d q u a r t e r s T h i r d O h i o C a v a l r yWOODVILLE, ALABAMA, A u g 4, 1862

C o l o n e l :I h a v e . t h e h o n o r t o i n f o r m y o u t h a t between t h e h o u r s o f 3 a n d 4o u r o u t w a r d p i c k e t s o n t h e G u n t e r s v i l l e r o a d . w e r e fi r e d a t f r o mt h e bu she s by a p a r t y of 10 g u e r r i l l a s or bushwackers. O n e of t h emen was s h o t d e ad ! t h e s e r g e a n t , a m o s t w o r t h y , g o o d man , m o r t a l l ywounded t h r o u g h t h e h e a d , who d i e d s h o r t l y a f t e r w a r d ; t h e t w o o t h e rmen w e r e b o t h d a n g e r o u s l y wounded , o n l y o n e o f fi v e e s c a p i n g u n i n ej u r e d , who , b e i n g d r i v e n b y t h e m u r d e r e r s , was f o r c e d t o f a l l b a c k .H e d e s c r i b e s t h e s cene above a s f o l l o w s :

“The p a r t y , c o n s i s t i n g o f a s e r g e a n t a n d 4 p r i v a t e s , b e l o n g i n gt o Company G , T h i r d O h i o C a v a l r y , who we r e i n t h e advance o f t h er e s t of t h e company at t h e o u t p o s t of t h e l i n e of p i c k e t s on t h er o a d , a b o u t a mu l e a n d o n e ! f o u r t h d i s t a n t f r o m t h e camp, be tweent h e h o u r s o f 3 a n d 4 o ' c l o c k p . m . , w e r e fi r e d o n b y a p a r t y o f 1 0o r 1 2 a rmed men. The fi r s t i n t i m a t i o n t h e y had o f t h e i r approachw a s a v o l l e y o f b a l l a n d b u c k s h o t . H e , b e i n g t h e o n l y o n e o f t h ep a r t y who e s c a p e d i t s f a t a l e f f e c t s , fi r e d h i s c a r b i n e a n d revolveru p o n t h e p a r t y , b u t b e i n g s o h a r d l y p r e s s e d b y t h e e n t i r e numberh a d t o r e t i r e . A l l t h i s was s o q u i c k l y d o n e t h a t t h e o t h e r p i c k e t sh a d n o t t i m e t o come t o t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e u n f o r t u n a t e man..T h e m u r d e r e r s t u r n e d i n t o t h e b u s h e s , w h i c h j u s t a t t h a t p l a c e weret h i c k , t h e m o u n t a i n s t e e p a n d r o c k y . L i e u t e n a n t H e fl e b o w e r , t h eo f fi c e r in c h a r g e of t h e p i c k e t d ismounted some of t h e men a n d then;s e a r c h e d a l l o v e r f o r t hem w i t h o u t s u c c e s s . “ 'H e a r i n g t h e fi r i n g in camp f r o m t h e l i n e o f p i c k e t s I immed ia te l ys e n t o u t a s q u a d r o n t o s c o u r - t h e c o u n t r y - i n - t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d o ft h e scene. A f t e r much t r o u b l e , f o u n d t h e t r a c k s o f t h e mu r d e r e r su p and ac ross t h e mo u n t a i n ; t a k i n g a c i r c u i t o u s r o u t e t o some housesa b o u t 1 %m i l e s f r o m where t h e fi r i n g t o o k p l a c e , fi n d i n g 4 men w h qc o u l d n o t a c c o u n t f o r themse lves a n d f r om t h e i r c o n t r a d i c t o r y s t a t e "men t s we r e a r r e s t e d . F i n d i n g a n y f u r t h e r e f f o r t s t o make d i s c o v e r yf r u i t l e s s t h e command r e t u r n e d t o camp . I b r o u g h t e a c h o f t h e p r i es o n e r s s e p a r a t e l y b e f o r e t h e wounded men , t h e n i n t h e r e g i m e n t a lh o s p i t a l , one o f whom, N . J . FLETCHER, was i d e n t i fi e d immed i a t e l yb y P r i v a t e ( L e w i s H . ) P a l m e r , who i s p o s i t i v e t h a t h e i s t h e mant h a t fi r e d o n h i m . P r i v a t e S t e c k e l , t h e o n l y one o f t h e p a r t y u n ii n j u r e d , a l s o i d e n t i fi e d h i m , F l e t c h e r , a n d t h e o t h e r , JOHN PETERS,J R . , a s b e i n g t w o o f t h e men o f t h e p a r t y o f t e n . The o t h e r t w os t a t e t h a t t h e y w e r e i n company w i t h F l e t c h e r a n d P e t e r s a l l d a y ,a n d f u r t h e r t h e i r s t a t emen t s a r e b o t h c o n t r a d i c t o r y a n d . c h a n g e a b l e ,and. ,I. have no doubt... that..eaC.h .and a l l o f . .t.11em_..are..gu..i_.l.ty..,qf-ichjem u r d e r s comm i t t ed . '

- . . ~ . . . - . . . . . . . . . - w . . . . - . . . . . . . . "I h a d ts use. a s s i s t e d by t h e o t h e r Officers?ofmthj'eareg‘imentfmthéi“'m o s t s t r e nou s e f f o r t s t o p r e v e n t t h e men f r o m l y n c h i n g t h em , t h e i rg u i l t b e i n g s o p a l p a b l e . I h e a r f r o m g o o d a u t h o r i t y t h a t t h r e eo f t h e t e n men t h a t a r e n o w i n t h i s v i c i n i t y bushwack i ng a r e o ft h o s e I I h a v e s e n t d ow n t o h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d who ha v e b e e n r e c e n t l yr e l e a s e d , a n d a r e n o w b o a s t i n g o f b e i n g Union men. V e r y r e s p e c t "f u l l y , I h a ve t h e hono r t o b e , y o u r o bed i e n t s e r v a n t ,

D. A. M u r r a y , Lieutenant!ColonelT h i r d O h i o C a v a l r y , Commanding

To : . J . B . F r y , C h i e f o f S t a f f , A rmy o f the Ohio ‘EDITOR'S NOTE: A s i m i l a r d i s p a t c h f r o m L t . Col. D. A. M u r r a y datedifA u g 7 , 1862, a n d w r i t t e n " i n camp, Wo o d v i l l e , Alabama,9 stated: ’" t h e s q u a d r o n a r r e s t e d M r . Ho rnbuck l e , a n o t e d bushwacker."

WAR OF THE REBELLION OFF I C I A L RECORDSOF THE UN ION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES

SOURCE: S e r i e s I , Vo l ume 3 2 , P a r t I , R e p o r t s , p . p . 11 5 - 11 6

J a n u a r y 2 3 , 1864 - A f f a i r n e a r W o o d v i l l e , AlabamaR e p o r t o f B r i g . Gen . C h a r l e s R. Woods , U . S . A r m y , command ing F i r s tD i v i s i o n , F i f t e e n t h A rmy C o r p s .

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M a j o r :I h a v e t h e h o n o r t o r e p o r t t h a t o n S a t u r d a y n i g h t , t h e 2 3 r d i n s t a n t ,a b o u t 9 o ' c l o c k , a p a r t y o f r e b e l s , a b o u t 6 0 i n n um b e r , made a d e s !c e n t u p o n t h e c o r r a l o f u n s e r v i c e a b l e animals u n d e r c h a r g e o f t h ed i v i s i o n q u a r t e r m a s t e r a n d d r o v e o f f a p o r t i o n o f t h em b e s i d e t a k i n go f f 1 7 c i t i z e n t e a m s t e r s . : T he numbe r o f a n i m a l s n ow m i s s i n g i sa b o u t 9 0 , b u t I h a v e r e l i a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t o n l y a b o u t 4 0 w e r eg o t a c r o s s t h e r i v e r . T he d i v i s i o n q u a r t e r m a s t e r h a s p a r t i e s o u tp i c k i n g t h em u p , THE CORRAL IS SITUATED BY THE S IDE OF THE RAILROADABOUT 3 M I L E S EAST OF WOODVILLE, a n d w i t h i n 400 y a r d s of t h e r a i l !r o a d g u a r d o f 2 5 men a n d be tween t h e i r p o s t a n d t h i s s t a t i o n . T h ea n im a l s a n d t e am s t e r s w e r e t a k e n b y a b r i d l e " p a t h o v e r t h e m o u n t a i nw i t h i n 2 m i l e s o f W o o d v i l l e . T h e existence o f t h i s p a t h w a s n o tk nown . The r e b e l s k e p t o n t h e summi t o f t h e m o u n t a i n s , a v o i d i n gt h e r o a d s , a n d c r o s s e d a t a f e r r y a b o u t 4 m i l e s b e l o w L a r k i n ' s F e r r y .T h e y r e a c h e d the f e r r y a b o u t d a y l i g h t .

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I n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t e a r l y s a l t p e t e r m i n i n g i n t h e t e r r i t o r y n o w c o m :p r i s i n g J a c k s o n C o u n t y i s v e r y s k e t c h y . A f o r m e r A labama s t a t ea r c h i v i s t c l a i m e d t h e fi r s t a c t i v i t y ' a t S a u t a C a v e w a s i n 1784,?b u t c i t e d I K ) p r o o f . T h e r e g i o n ' s fi r s t s u b s t a n t i a t e d m i n i n g w a si n 1 8 0 1 b y J o s e p h Reed a t N i c k a j a c k C a v e , Te n n e s s e e . H e e x p e r i e n c e dp r o b l e m s , a n d b y 1804 , t h e C h e r o k e e s p e r m i t t e d James O r e o f Eas tTe n n e s s e e t o r e p l a c e h i m a n d w o r k n o t o n l y N i c k a j a c k b u t S a u t a Cavea s w e l l .

James O r e s o o n c o n c e n t r a t e d h i s m i n i n g e f f o r t s a t N i c k a j a c k , a n db y 1812 a p a r t i a l b l o o d e d C h e r o k e e n a m e d R i c h a r d R i l e y w a s i n v o l v e di n s a l t p e t e r m i n i n g a t S a u t a . A t t h i s t i m e t w o w h i t e s , WilliamiRob inson a n d A r g y l e T a y l o r , w i t h a : number o f l a b o r e r s w e r e a l s ow o r k i n g a t S a u t a . The r e l a t i o n s h i p o f Rob inson a n d T a y l o r t o e a c ho t h e r , w h e t h e r as p a r t n e r s o r as emp loye r -emp loyee , and o f b o t ht o R i l e y i s n o t now c l e a r l y u n d e r s t o o d . Due t o a l e n g t h y M a d i s o nC o u n t y c o u r t c a s e , a l i t t l e i s known o f t h e i r ac t i v i t i es .2I n 1812, W i l l i a m Robinson, l a t e r a lawyer a t B e l l e f o n t e , fi l e d s u i tt o r e c o v e r damages f r o m T a y l o r f O r t a k i n g n e a r l y “ f o u r h u n d r e d weight "o f s a l t p e t r e . " The case rema ined on t h e d o c k e t f o r y e a r s becauset h e wi tnesses a n d sometimes t h e de fendent c o u l d n e v e r be summoneda t o n c e . F i n a l l y , t h e c o u r t d e c i d e d t o s e t t l e t h e m a t t e r b y u s eo f w r i t t e n d e p o s i t i o n s . Witnesses i n c l u d e d J o s e p h N e e l y, John a n dE d w a r d F r o s t , A r c h i b a l d M c S p a d d e n , J o s e p h W o f f o r d , D a n i e l W i n t e r s ,D a v i d B y r d , J o h n o r W i l l i a m R . I n m a n , a n d S t e p h e n S t a n d i f e r , t h et e s t i m o n y o f o n l y t w o o f whom has s u r v i v e d . 3

T h e fi r s t d e p o s i t i o n , November 1 7 , 1815, w a s b y A r c h i b a l d McSpadden:4o f E a s t Te n n e s s e e , a w i t n e s s f o r t h e p l a i n t i f f , who d e n i e d tha th e ” u n d e r s t o o d t h a t Rob inson a n d T a y l o r w e r e p a r t n e r s . A f t e r beinga t S a u t a C a v e "some t ime” ‘ M c S p a d d e n . r e c a l l e d c h a t . R o b i n s o n . c a m e ; L“.unnb y a n d t o l d T a y l o r " t h a t h e d i d n o t w i s h t o e m p l o y h i m a n y l o n g e r . " .T a y l o r r e p l i e d t h a t h e was w i l l i n g a n d was r e a d y t o s e t t l e a c c o u n t s . - "R o b i n s o n " h a d r e c e i v e d n o s a l t p e t r e f r o m t h e w o r k s e x c e p t a n ordert h a t he h a d d r a w n on T a y l o r f o r s i x t y d o l l a r s . “ D u r i n g McSpadden'ss t a y a t t h e c a v e a b o u t a t h o u s a n d p o u n d s o f s a l t p e t e r h a d b e e n m a d e ,w h i c h h a d b e e n " a p p l i e d t o u s e o f t h e camp a n d i n b u y i n g a s h e s andsome t o C 0 1 . R o b i n s o n ' s u s e . “ A f e w d a y s a f t e r h i s d i s c h a r g e "T a y l o r r e t u r n e d t o t h e c a v e a n d t o o k 3R i c h a r d R i l e y h e l p e d w e i g h f o r him.5

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T h e r e a r e a f e w o t h e r r e f e r e n c e t o e a r l y s a l t p e t e r o p e r a t i o n s i nt h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y v i c i n i t y . I n a December 1 , 1812, d e p o s i t i o n"James B o x , a w h i t e m a n , a n a s s i s t a n t i n t h e m a n u f a c t u r e o f S a l tP e t r e in t h e Cherokee N a t i o n " n o t e d t h a t on t h e p r e v i o u s November23 " a t h i s emp loymen t n e a r C r o w C r e e k " he “ s a w J e r e m i a h R a g s d a l ea n d Je remiah J e f f r e y h a v i n g i n t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n t w o C o l t s .....t h ep r o p e r t y o f B i l l B r o w n a n d J o h n B e n g e . " P e r h a p s t h e same c a v e w a si n v o l v e d f o u r y e a r s l a t e r , November 2 2 , 1816 , when R e t u r n J . M e i g s ,t h e C h e r o k e e a g e n t i s s u e d t h e f o l l o w i n g p a p e r :

Thomas S m i l e y ( o r I m i l e y ) i s h e r e b y p e r m i t t e d t o w o r k a S a l tp e t r e C a v e . . . . o n t h e w a t e r s o f C r o w C r e e k f o r C a p t . J o h n B e n g ea C h e r o k e e a s l o n g a s t h e C i r c a m s t a n s o f t h e C o n t r y s h a l lj u s t e f y t h e r i g h t s o f t h e s a i d B e n g e in t h e Occupancy o ft h e s a i d C a v e .

The l o c a t i o n o f t h i s c a v e i s a m y s t e r y , b u t t h e o n l y known s a l t p e t e rc a v e s i n t h e C r o w C r e e k a r e a a r e i n F r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Te n n e s s e e .H o w e v e r , i t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t p r e s e n t d a y D o r a n ' s C o v ewas o r i g i n a l l y c a l l e d B o x ' s Cove i n a n 1817 a n d 1819 s u r v e y document

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The c i r c a November, 1822 ! S p r i n g , 1823, " F i e l d N o t e s " k e p t by t h es u r v e y o r s o f t h e t o w n s h i p - r a n g e s e c t i o n s h a s t h e f o l l o w i n g e n t r yf o r To w n s h i p 5 , Range 5 , S e c t i o n 3 0 : " B e g i n ( c o r n e r ? ) t h e n c e SL a n d 3d r a t e mounta inous 5 c h a i n s & 50 l i n k s e n t e r e d a f a r m 1.50c E a s t o f a S a l t p e t r e c a v e . " " T h i s i s u n d o u b t e d l y t h e S k e l t o n E n "t r a n c e o f t h e t w o m i l e l o n g G r o s s ! S k e l t o n C a v e , j u s t s o u t h o f A s h "more Cove. T h i s e n t r a n c e i s a s p r i n g r e s u r g e n c e a n d c o n t a i n s n oevidence of min ing.11

W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f C r o s s i n g C a v e n e a r P a i n t R o c k , t o b e d i s c u s s e di n a c o u n t y s t u d y o f C i v i l Wa r s a l t p e t e r m i n i n g , n o o t h e r J a c k s o nC o u n t y c a v e is known to h a v e b e e n m i n e d b e f o r e 1861.12

MARION O . S M I T H ' S NOTES '1 . M a r i o n 0 . S m i t h , " T h e S a u t a C a v e C o n f e d e r a t e N i t e r W o r k s , " C i v i lWar H i s t o r y , X X I X (December, 1 9 8 3 ) , p . 2 9 3 ; P a s s f o r J o s e p h Reed ,November 3 , 1 8 0 1 , a n d R e s o l u t i o n s a t t h e N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l o f t h eC h e r o k e e C h i e f s h e l d a t E u s t e n a l e e , A p r i l 4 ! 1 0 , 1804, R e c o r d s o ft h e Che rokee I n d i a n A g e n c y in Te n n e s s e e 1801 !1835, R e c o r d G r o u p7 5 (M ic rocopy 208, R o l l s 1 3 , 2 ) , N a t i o n a l A r c h i v e s , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .2 . P a t J o n e s , “ 1 8 1 2 R e c o r d s T h r o w New L i g h t o n S a l t p e t e r M i n e , "H u n t s v i l l e Times , S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1935. F o r m o r e a b o u t R i l e y a n d t h ee a r l y o w n e r s h i p o f Sauta C a v e , s e e A n n B . Chamb les , " S a u t a C a v e , "J a c k s o n C o u n t y C h r o n i c l e s , N o . 2 9 , O c t . , 1980, p p . 3 ! 6 .H u n t s v i l l e T i m e s , S e p t . 1 , 1935 , T h e N a t i o n a l S p e l e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t yl i b r a r i a n , W i l l i a m W . To r o d e , C a v e A v e , H u n t s v i l l e , A L , b e l i e v e st h a t t h e o r i g i n a l c o u r t r e c o r d s p e r i s h e d i n a fi r e a t r e p o r t e r - P .J o n e s ' home.4 . A r c h i b a l d M c S p a d d e n ( b o r n 1 7 5 0 ) , n a t i v e o f A u g u s t a C o , VA , a n dR e v . Wa r v e t e r a n , l i v e d s u c c e s s i v e l y i n W a s h i n g t o n C o , V A , G r e e n e ,C l a i b o r n e , a n d M o n r o e C o s . , T N , a n d C a s e ( l a t e r G o r d o n ) C o . , GA.H i s b r o t h e r S a m u e l ( 1 7 5 6 ! 1 8 4 4 ) o p e r a t e d a p o w d e r m i l l s o u t h o f D a n d "r i d g e , TN . G e n . d a t a f r o m M r s . B e n B l a c k b u r n , D a n d r i d g e , T N .5 . , 6 . , 7 . , 8 . H u n t s v i l l e T i m e s , S e p t e m b e r 1 , 1935.1 0 . S p e c i a l F i l e s of O f fi c e of I n d i a n A f f a i r s , 1807 !1904, R e c o r dG r o u p 7 5 ( M i c r o c o p y 5 7 4 , R o l l 1 7 ) ; R e c o r d s o f C h e r o k e e I n d i a n A g e n c yi n T N ( M i c r o c o p y 208 , R o l l 7 )11 . " F i e l d N o t e s , " J a c k s o n C o u n t y C o u r t H o u s e , S c o t t s b o r o ; AlabamaCave S u r v e y , B i r m i n g h a m , A labama.12. L y n c h b u r g D a i l y V i r g i n i a n , May 3 1 , 1861.

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ANNUAL DINNER MEETING, M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 2 3 , 1 9 8 9 , 6 : 0 0 p . m . ,L i b e r t y R e s t a u r a n t A n n e x , W i l l o w S t r e e t , S c o t t s b o r o , A labamaT h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l m e e t a t 6 : 0 0p . m . o n O c t o b e r 2 3 , 1 9 8 9 , f o r t h e a n n u a l d i n n e r m e e t i n g . T h ec o s t o f t h e m e a l i s $ 8 . 0 0 , i n c l u d i n g t a x a n d t i p . MAKE YOURRESERVATIONS by O c t o b e r 16 by c a l l i n g 574 !1299 ( R u b i l e e S m i t h )o r 574 !2469 ( E l i z a b e t h T h o m a s ) . F o r y o u r added c o n v e n i e n c e ,y o u p r e p a y b y m a i l i n g y o u r c h e c k t o E l i z a b e t h Thomas, T r e a s u r e r ,P o s t O f fi c e B o x 1494 , S c o t t s b o r o , A L 35768 ( $ 8 . 0 0 p e r d i n n e rr e s e r v e d . )

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I w a s e s p e c i a l l y p l e a s e d t o r e a d t h e l i s t o f A labama v o l u n t e e r ,i n C o K , 4 t h Tennessee C a v a l r y . M y g r a n d f a t h e r , W o o d l i e f ThomasS h e l t o n , b o r n i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y i n 1834 , w a s o n e o f t h o s e v o l u n !t e e r s . h e mo v e d t o Ch a t t a n o o g a i n 1876 , w h e r e h e was a b u s i n e s s !man.' H e d i e d i n 1902. H i s s e c o n d w i f e , m y g r a n dm o t h e r , w a sAmanda B e l l e E a s t e r l y o f S e q u a t c h i e V a l l e y .

I h a v e b een a t t e m p t i n g t o l e a r n mo r e o f t h e w a r t i m e a c t i v i t i e so f C o l . S t a r n e s ' 4 t h Tennessee C a v a l r y . I ' v e f o u n d t h a t Wye t h ' sb o o k THAT DEVIL FORREST g i v e s a g r e a t documentary of t h o s e a c t i v !i t i e s . I t h o u g h t y o u m i g h t b e i n t e r e s t e d i n t h i s 1929 c o r r e s !p o n d e n c e be tween m y U n c l e W . Shep S h e l t o n a n d t h e w a r d e p a r t m e n t .I b e l i e v e t h e c o n fl i c t i n t h e d a t e s o f A p r i l a n d O c t o b e r i n d i !c a t e h e j o i n e d C a p t . R i c e i n B e l l e f o n t e i n A p r i l a n d t h e who l eg r o u p j o i n e d w i t h F o r r e s t i n O c t o b e r a s s t a t e d i n your a r t i c l e . ;I t h i n k t h e i n t e r e s t i n g p a r t i s t h a t m y g r a n d f a t h e r a n d " q u i t e _ _a number o f t h e 4 t h Te n n C a v a l r y CSA" became s e p a r a t e d f r o m 5 flt h e i r command a n d f e l l i n w i t h R u s s e l l ' s 4 t h Alabama C a v a l r y .A t fi r s t , I a s s umed t h e men became s e p a r a t e d i n t h e h e a t a n dc o n f u s i o n o f b a t t l e . T hen I l e a r n e d t h e men h a d been t r a n s !f e r r e d f r o m F o r r e s t ' s command t o t h a t o f G e n e r a l Whee l e r, who _was h a t e d b y F o r r e s t . T he men w e r e s p o k e n o f a s b e i n g b i t t e r l y io p p o s e d t o t h e t r a n s f e r a n d mu t i n ous . F o r r e s t w a s ou t r a ged ,because h i smen h a d been on t h e move f o r s e v e r a l weeks w i t h p o o rr a t i o n s . H e f e l t t h a t t h e y w e r e i n n o c o n d i t i o n t o accompanyWhee le r o n h i s r a i d t o d e s t r o y t h e wagon t r a i n s b r i n g i n g Un i o ns u p p l i e s t o Cha t t a n o o ga .

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I b e l i e v e n ow t h a t m y g r a n d f a t h e r a n d o t h e r members o f t h e 4 t h‘ Tennessee became s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e i r command " a c c i d e n t l y o np u r p o s e " t o j o i n up w i t h t h e 4 t h Alabama. R u s s e l l ' s cava l r ymenwh i c h t h e n i n c l u d e d t h e s e members o f t h e 4 t h Tennessee were s a i d . 't o have t a k e n a b r i l l i a n t p a r t i n t h e S e q u a t c h i e r a i d . Russe l l ' smen a n d S t a r n e s (McLemore ' s ) men w e r e n o t s t r a n g e r s t o e a c h 'o t h e r s i n c e t h e y w e r e n o r t h e r n Alabama a n d s o u t h e r n Tennesseemen whose u n i t s h a d s e r v e d t o g e t h e r u n d e r Gen . F o r r e s t . Thesemen s u r r e n d e r e dw i t h R u s s e l l ' s C a v a l r y a t G a i n e s v i l l e , Alabama,:M a y 1 4 , 1865. R u s s e l l , h i m s e l f , n e v e r s i g n e d s u r r e n d e r papers.§I j u s t t h o u g h t I ' d m e n t i o n t h i s b i t o f h i s t o r y i n c a s e someonee l s e i s w o n d e r i n g wh y h i s a n c e s t o r e n l i s t e d w i t h t h e 4 t h Te n n !essee a n d s u r r e n d e r e d w i t h t h e 4 t h Alabama. I w o u l d b e s o i n !t e r e s t e d in h e a r i n g someone e l s e ' s t h o u g h t s on or knowledgeo f t h e s e men . "

I n r e s p o n s e t o W. Shep S h e l t o n ' s l e t t e r t o t h e War D e p t , d a t e d~November 1 4 , 1929, M a j o r G e n e r a l C. H. Bridges~repliedr--‘-'*~ér~nrwm"The r e c o r d s show t h a t Wood l y T. S h e l t o n , Company K , 4 t h ( M c " ;L em o r e ' s ) Te n n C a v a l r y , CSA, e n l i s t e d O c t o b e r 1 , 1862 a t B e l l e " ?f o n t e , Alabama. I t i s a l s o shown t h a t F r a n c i s c o R i c e s e r v e d ‘ Ea s C a p t a i n o f t h e company a n d t h a t t h e r e g i m e n t s e r v e d u n d e r ‘Gen . N . B . F o r r e s t . T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n was fo rmed December 11 ,1861, a n d c o n s i s t e d o f 6 c om p a n i e s , d e s i g n a t e d t h e 8 t h B a t t a l i o nTennessee C a v a l r y , a n d was commanded by L t . C o l . James S t a r n e s . ;I t was i nc reased to a r e g i m e n t M a y 2 8 , 1862, by a d d i t i o n o ff o u r c ompan i e s , t w o o f w h i c h w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h e Second( Sm i t h ' s ) Reg imen t , Te n n C a v a l r y , a n d t h e o t h e r s n e w l y o r g a n i z e d .U n i o n P r i s o n e r o f Wa r r e c o r d s show t h a t o n e W . T. S h e l t o n , P v t ,Company B , 4 t h R e g , Alabama C a v a l r y , CSA, s u r r e n d e r e d t o M a j o rG e n e r a l E . R . S . C a n b y, USA, May 4 , 1865, a n d was p a r o l e d a tG a i n e s v i l l e , Alabama, Ma y 14 , 1865. H i s r e s i d en ce was g i v e na s B e l l e f o n t e , J a c k son C o , Alabama. T h e r e a r e n o r o l l s o f t h i scompany on fi l e subsequen t to December, 1863 , a n d no f u r t h e rr e c o r d h a s been f o u n d o f h i m a s o f t h a t c o m p a n y . "

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I n 1844 a y o u n g a r m y l i e u t e n a n t made a n u n h e r a l d e d v i s i t t oB e l l e f o n t e , A labama. A t t h a t t i m e h e w a s j u s t a n o t h e r r e c e n t g r a d u !a t e o f t h e U . S . M i l i t a r y A c a d e m y. T h e r e f o r e , h i s fi r s t s t a y i nJ a c k s o n C o u n t y i s a w e l l k e p t s e c r e t . ' I t i s h i s s e c o n d c o u n t y v i s i twhich makes t h e fi r s t s i g n i fi c a n t .

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"WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, b o r n L a n c a s t e r , O h i o , 8 F e b r u a r y , 1820 ;g r a d u a t e d U . S . M . A . , 1840; a f t e r s e r v i c e i n W e s t d u r i n g ' Wa r ‘ w i t hM e x i c o m a r r i e d d a u g h t e r o f Thomas E w i n g I i n M a y , 1850 ; r e s i g n e d6 S e p t e m b e r 1853 ; a s a b a n k e r s u f f e r e d h e a v y l o s s e s i n p a n i c o f1 8 5 7 ; s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f . a m i l i t a r y c o l l e g e (NOW’ L o u i s i a n a S t a t eU n i v e r s i t y ) a t o u t b r e a k o f C i v i l W a r ; r e t u r n e d t o a r m y a s c o l o n e l ;1 3 t h I n f a n t r y , 1 4 M a y 1 8 6 1 a n d became o u t s t a n d i n g F e d e r a l l e a d e r ;b r i g a d i e r g e n e r a l , U . S . A . 4 J u l y 1 8 6 3 ; m a j o r g e n e r a l 1 2 A u g u s t 1864;l i e u t e n a n t g e n e r a l 2 5 J u n e 1866 ; g e n e r a l 4 M a r c h 1869 ; commanderi n c h i e f o f t h e a r m y 8 M a r c h 1869 " 1 November 1883 ; r e t i r e d 8 F e b !r u a r y 1 8 8 4 ; d i e d 1 4 F e b r u a r y 1 8 9 1 . " !

What s t u d e n t o f S o u t h e r n h i s t o r y h a s n o t h e a r d o f S h e r m a n ' sb u r n i n g o f A t l a n t a a n d s u b s e q u e n t M a r c h t o t h e Sea? I n m o s t h i s ét o r i e s w r i t t e n f r o m t h e s o u t h e r n v i e w p o i n t , t h e w o r d , Sherman, a n dd e s t r u c t i o n a r e s y n o n y m o u s . H o w e v e r, W . T. S h e r m a n ' s fi r s t m i s s i o ni n J a c k s o n C o u n t y , A l a b a m a , w a s t o p r o v i d e a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e l o c a lv e t e r a n s .

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W. T. S h e r m a n r o d e f r o m Rome b y w a y o f W i l l s V a l l e y o v e r S a n dM o u n t a i n t o t h e Te n n e s s e e R i v e r a t B e l l e f o n t e , A l a b a m a . H e s p e n ta p p r o x i m a t e l y t w o m o n t h s i n B e l l e f o n t e t a k i n g d e p o s i t i o n s c o n c e r n i n gl o s s e s b y l o c a l v o l u n t e e r s i n F l o r i d a o f h o r s e s a n d e q u i p m e n t d u et o l a c k o f f o r a g e d u r i n g t h e w a r w i t h t h e S e m i n o l e s . B y 1844 , C O n !g r e s s h a d a p p r o p r i a t e d re imbursement f u n d s . A f t e r Sherman c o m p l e t e dt h i s a s s i g n m e n t , h e r e t u r n e d t o h i s s t a t i o n a t F o r t M o u l t r i e b yh o r s e b a c k a g a i n c r o s s i n g S a n d M o u n t a i n t o Rome. H e p a s s e d t h r o u g hA t l a n t a t o A u g u s t a w h e r e h e o p t e d f o r p a s s a g e b y r a i l t o C h a r l e s t o n “ :

I n h i s M e m o i r s , Sherman r e l a t e s h o w h i s 1844 b d r s e b a c k t r a v e r w wt h r o u g h N o r t h G e o r g i a a n d N o r t r l Alabama. p r o v i d e d h i s v i s i o n f o rt a c t i c a l t r o o p movemen ts in 1863"1864. He d i s t i n c t l y rememberedt h e r u g g e d t o p o g r a p h y a n d t h e l a c k o f p a s s a b l e r o a d s . H i s fi r s t eh a n d k n o w l e d g e o f t h i s m o u n t a i n o u s r e g i o n m ade h i m f u l l y c o g n i z a n to f t h e v a l u e o f r a i l w a y s e a r l y i n t h e W a r . Sherman s t a t e d : " T h eA t l a n t a Campa ign w o u l d s i m p l y h a v e b e e n i m p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t t h eo f t h e r a i l r o a d s f r o m N a s h v i l l e t o C h a t t a n ot o A t l a n t a . "

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C o a r , J o n a t h a n C o C , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o a r , W i l l i a m M . C o C , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o a r s o n , J o h n B . ( ? C o u l s o n ) C o L , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o a t e s , G e o r g e C o f f e y C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n P v tC o a t e s , J e r e m i a h C o C , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o a t s , N a t h a n F & S C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n l L tC o a t s , T h o m p s o n ' C o G , S n o d g r a s s - B a t t n P v tC o f f e e , James C o f f e y C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n S g tC o f f e e , W i l l i a m F & S C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n S g tC o f f e y , Ab raham F & S C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n C a p tC o f f e y , A b s o l a m C o M , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n L t C o lC o f f e y , B r i n t o n C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n 2 L tC o f f e y , H u g h C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n B u g l e rC o f f e y James C o f f e y C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n S g tC o f f e y , James H u n t C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n C p lC o f f e y , J a m e s C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n 2 L tC o f f e y , J o h n C o A , S n o d g r a s s Battn‘ P v tC o f f e y , W i l l i a m C o D , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n S g tC o f f e y , W i l l i a m S . F & S C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n S g tC o f f e y , W i l l i a m S . C o H , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n C a p tC o l l i n s , A f r e d C O H , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o l l i n s , P e r r y C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o l l i n s , P l e a s a n t C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o l l i n s , W i l l i a m C . C o I , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v t fC o u l s o n , H e n r y C o A , S n o d g r a s s ' B a t t n P v tC o u l s o n , W . T. C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o l t o n , W . T. C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o n n o r , J o h n C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o k , J o h n C . C o M , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o p e r , J a m e s C o L , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o p e r , Thomas C o L , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o p e r , W i l l i a m C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o p e r , W i l l i a m C o L , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o o t s , G e o r g e C o f f e y C o , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o p e l a n d , G e o r g e C . C o I , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o p e l a n d , E l i a s F. C o I , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o p e l a n d , Thomas C o H , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o r b e t t , B e n j a m i n C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o r b e t t , C h a r l e s C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o r b e t t , James C o F, S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o r b e t t , Thomas C o G , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o n n a l l y , C h a r l e s F . C o D , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o r n e l i u s , A T . I . S h e l l e y C o , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC g r s o n , Wade C o M , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o u n s i l , J o h n C o B , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o u n s i l , W i l l i a m C o B , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC o u t s ( ? C o a t s ) , N a t h a n F & S C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n Q MCowan, S a m u e l C o K , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n C a p tC o w a n , J o h n F. C o I , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n C a p tC o x , A a r o n C o f f e y C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n P v tC r a b t r e e , J o h n C o I , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n ' ' P v tC r a i g , James W i t t C o , C a w l fi e l d B a t t n P v tC r a w f o r d , A l e x a n d e r C o H , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n “ ' P v t “ ” " ” ’ " " ” ” " ’C r a w f o r d , E w e l l C o B , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC r a w f o r d , F r a n k l i n C o B , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v t EC r a w f o r d , H e n r y C o M , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n , P v tC r a w f o r d , J o s i a h C o M , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC r e w e s , J a c o b C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC r e w e s , James ‘ C o A , S n o d g r a s s B a t t n P v tC u l v e r , N a t h a n i e lC u l v e r , ThomasC u z a r t , W i l l i a m

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U n d e r a n A c t o f C o n g r e s s , S e p t e m b e r , 1850, a l l h o n o r a b l yd i s c h a r g e d U . S . m i l i t a r y v e t e r a n s w e r e e n t i t l e d t o b o u n t y l a n da n d t h o u s a n d s o f v e t e r a n s a p p l i e d f o r a n d r e c e i v e d t h e 8 0 a c r ec e r t i fi c a t e s due t h e m . J o s e p h B a r b y ( B a r b e e ) , s o n of Abimilech'733T7“a n d H a n n a h ( W h i t a k e r ) B a r b e e , e n l i s t e d i n S e v i e r B o u l t o n ' s Com!p a n y o f t h e N o r t h A labama M o u n t e d V o l u n t e e r s commanded b y C o l ;B e n j a m i n S n o d g r a s s a n d w a s m u s t e r e d i n t o t h e s e r v i c e o f t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s a t B e l l e f o n t e o n O c t o b e r 2 6 , 1837. H e w a s h o n o r a !b l y d i s c h a r g e d a t F o r t M i t c h e l o n A p r i l 9 , 1838, b y o r d e r o fG e n e r a l Thomas S . J e s u p . J o s e p h B a r b y ( B a r b e e ) w a s a n e x t d o o rn e i g h b o r o f S e v i e r a n d E v a n B o u l t o n a c c o r d i n g t o t h e 1840 c e n s u so f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , Alabama. B y 1850 , h e h a d m o v e d t o L i m e s t o n eC o u n t y , Te x a s , w h e r e he a p p l i e d f o r b o u n t y l a n d . on December1 5 , 1855. ( H e w a s 4 8 y e a r s o l d p e r t h e b o u n t y l a n d a p p l i c a t i o n . )

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The p a r e n t s o f t h e s e r e m a r k a b l e , m a r v e l o u s M a t t h e w s b o t hd i e d w i t h h i a w e e k i n D e c embe r , 1915. W i t h r e l e n t l e S s s p i r i t ,M i s s L e o l a as sumed t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f s i x m i n o r s , a g e o n e t ofi f t e e n . I n h e r own w o r d s , " s h e became t h e h e a d o f a h o u s e h o l do f s e ven l e f t w i t h l i t t l e m o r e t h a n a g o o d name . " M i s s L e o l ag r a d u a t e d f r o m J a c k s o n C o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l i n M a y , 1916 a n d l a t e ra t t e n d e d F l o r e n c e S t a t e N o r m a l ( n o w U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h A l a b a m a . )She t a u g h t s c h o o l f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s ( fi r s t a t C e n t e r p o i n t ) a n dwas s e c r e t a r y t o t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f e d u c a t i o n .

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E d u c a t i o n was M i s s L e o l a ' s l i f e l o n g m o t t o . She p i l o t e d h e rf a m i l y t h r o u g h t h e i r h i g h schoo l . y e a r s a n d c a r r i e d o u t a . p l a no f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n f o r each o f them. . S i s t e r s P e a r l ( 1 9 0 0 ! 1928 )a n d I r e n e ( 190261926 ) both d i e d y o u n g . B e f o r e P e a r l ' s d e a t h ,M i s s L e o l a moved t h e f a m i l y t o S a n A n t o n i o , Te x a s , i n a n e f f o r tt o p r o v i d e f o r P e a r l ' s m e d i c a l n e ed s . Eun i c e Ma t t h ews , b o r n 1903,m a j o r e d in home economics a n d t a u g h t xnany' y e a r s in P a i n t RockV a l l e y . She a d o r e d h e r V a l l e y g i r l s a n d f r i e n d s a n d k e p t u p w i t ht h e m l o n g a f t e r s h e r e t u r n e d t o w o r k i n S c o t t s b o r o . E u n i c e a n dL e o l a w e r e t h e b e s t of f r i e n d s as w e l l as sisters. Two l o v e so f t h e i r l i f e w e r e b i r d w a t c h i n g a n d g e n e a l o g y . To g e t h e r t h e yr e c o r d e d t h e i r f a m i l y h i S t o r y a s w e l l a s t h a t o f c o u n t l e s s o t h e rf a m i l i e s i n J a c k s o n C o u n t y . T h e t w o o f t h e m w e r e M r s . J e s s e ProcFt o r ' s c o n s t a n t c om p a n i o n s ' i n l o c a t i n g c em e t e r i e s a n d r e c o r d i n gg r a v e m a r k e r s i n J a c k son C o u n t y . Misses L e o l a a n d Eunice werea l w a y s g r a c i o u s h o s t s and s h a r e d g e n e r o u s l y w i t h o t h e r genealogyb u f f s . In t r u e Matthews s p i r i t , t h e i r b r o t h e r , John W i l l , h a sg i v e n . m u c h o f t h e i r c o l l e c t i o n t o . t h e Sco t t sbo ro ,Pub l i an i b ra r y l i u flm .mI n c l u d e d a r e g e n e a l o g y b o o k s , q u a r t e r l i e s , a n d o r a l h i s t o r y com "p i l e d b y L e o l a a n d Eunice. .M i s s Eun i c e i s p r e s e n t l y ” a . nurs ing . w .

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H a z e l Ma t t hews ( 1 9 0 9 ! 1 9 8 5 ) was a g r a c i o u s , g u i d i n g f o r c ei n t h e l i f e o f c o u n t l e s s s t u d e n t s a n d f r i e n d s . W i t h m o d e s t y , humora n d g r a c e s h e d e a l t s e n s i b l y a n d compass iona te ly ' w i t r l p r o b l e m sa n d p e o p l e . J u s t a f t e r s h e g r a d u a t e d f r o m Mon t e v a l l o a n i l lnessk e p t h e r fl a t o f h e r b a c k f o r t h r e e y e a r s . She m a j o r e d i n E n g l i s ha t M o n t e v a l l o a n d r e c e i v e d h e r M a s t e r s f r o m P e a b o d y. She t a u g h ta t R o s a l i e , H o l l y w o o d , and S c o t t s b o r o b e f o r e t e a c h i n g t w e n t y - f o u ry e a r s i n t h e Panama C a n a l Zone . H e r a v i d i n t e r e s t s i n p o e t r y ,l i t e r a t u r e , w r i t i n g , a n d t r a v e l i n g made h e r appea l ing t o b o t hs t u d e n t s a n d f r i e n d s . H e r own f a m i l y e x p e r i e n c e s made h e r u n u s u "a l l y s y m p a t h e t i c t o s t u d e n t s , a n d s h e w a s known i n t h e Zone a sa c o n fi d a n t a n d men t o r . H a z e l ' s sense o f humor i l l um i n a t e d h e rc l a s s r oom , s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g s , h e r b r i d g e t a b l e a n d c h u r c h m e e t i n g sH e r d r y w i t , s e l d om c a u s t i c , k e p t p r o b l e m s f r o m e s c a l a t i n g i n t oc r i s e s . She t u r n e d h e r l a u g h t e r o n h e r s e l f a s w e l l a s o t h e r sa n d was amu s i n g a n d a b r i g h t s p o t i n a n y c i r c l e . H a z e l i s a l s oremembered f o r h e r p e r s o n a l l e t t e r s . S h e w r o t e t h e a n n u a l f a m i l yChristmas l e t t e r s , to y o u n g f r i e n d s when t h e y a c h i e v e d in s c h o o lo r when t h e y made l i f e c h a ng i n g d e c i s i o n s s u c h a s j o i n i n g t h ec h u r c h , a n d t o t h o s e bereaved o r s t r u g g l i n g w i t h h e a l t h p r o b l e m s .

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T h r o u g h s e l f - d i s c i p l i n e , H a z e l ma n a g e d t o c o n q u e r l i f e ' s h u r d l e s .The b i g o n e w h i c h e l u d e d h e r wa s l e a r n i n g _ t h e ma i den name o f h e rg r e a t g r a n d m o t h e r , L u c y S t e w a r t . r H a z e l , L e o l a , a n d E u n i c e s p e n ta l i f e t i m e s e a r c h i n g f o r L u c y . I t w a s s o m u c h e a s i e r t o a c c e p tH a z e l ' s d e a t h k n ow i n g that a t l o n g ( l a s t s h e had m e t v L u c y whenhe a v e n p r o v i d e d t h e a n sw e r to o n e of e a r t h ' s b e s t k e p t secretsp,uu9'“‘

One o f t h e b a n n e r d a y s f o r t h e Ma t t h ew s f a m i l y was when JamesD a v i d ( J i m ) Ma t t h ew s ( 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 5 7 ) g r a d u a t e d f r o m A u b u r n U n i v e r s i t y .J i m m a r r i e d M a t t i e L o u H o w e l l o n J u n e 2D, 1930 , and t h e y a r e t h ep a r e n t s o f Rona ( b o r n 1 9 3 3 ) a n d J o h n D a v i d M a t t h e w s ( b o r n 1 9 3 6 ) .

J o h n W i l l M a t t h ew s ( J o h n n y ) w a s b o r n J a n u a r y 11 , 1914 . A tt h e age o f t w e l v e , J o h n W i l l w a s c r i p p l e d b y p o l i o . H i s l i f e l o n gf r i e n d , S t a n l e y J o n e s , r e c a l l s J o h n W i l l ' s e a r l y l i f e i n t h e f o l !l o w i n g J o n e s t r i b u t e :

"W h i l e in t h e s i x t h g r a d e , a handsome s t r o n g , c h e e r f u l y o u n g !s t e r f a c e d s i x y e a r s o f t r e a tm e n t a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n . Undaun t e da n d u n a f r a i d , J o h n W i l l M a t t h ew s b e g a n t o r e s t r u c t u r e h i s b o d ya n d r e b u i l d h i s l i f e . H e u s e d h i s m i n d " r e a d i n g a n d c ompo s i n gr h y m e s a b o u t a n y i n c i d e n t o r a n y b o d y , a s i f h e h a d a s i x t h s e n s e .H e s t u d i e d t h e B i b l e a n d s t r e n g t h e n e d h i s f a i t h a g a i n s t t h e o d d st h a t h e m i g h t n o t s u r v i v e o r e v e r w a l k a g a i n . Y e t , J o h n n y p r e s s e do n w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f h i s t h r e e l o v e l y s i s t e r s . H e g r a d u a l l yg o t u s e d t o a w h e e l c h a i r a n d t h e n t o c r u t c h e s . T h r o u g h s i x y e a r so f r e c u p e r a t i o n , h e became a s u p e r b swimmer a n d a t e s t y t e n n i sp l a y e r . A s a y o u n g p e r s o n , J o h n n y h a d t w o h o b b i e s : H e r a i s e dg u i e n a p i g s f o r s t a t e h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t r e s e a r c h . H e became t h eo f fi c i a l wea the rman f o r J a c k s on C o u n t y k e e p i n g r e c o r d s a n d c i r c u !l a t i n g r e p o r t s t o t h e p a p e r s a n d l o c a l o f fi c i a l s . I n l a t e r y e a r s ,h e l e a r n e d h e h a d a c c um u l a t e d t h r e e y e a r s o f g o v e r n m e n t s e r v i c ew h i l e w o r k i n g o n t h i s h o b b y , a n d t h e s e y e a r s w e r e added t o h i sr e t i r e m e n t p r o g r am .

A t t h e a g e o f 1 8 , Johnny" r e - e n t e r e d t h e s i x t r l g r a d e . I nh i g h s c h o o l h e became a c h e e r l e a d e r a n d p r e s i d n e t o f t h e J a c k sonC o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l c l a s s o f 1938. E v e n m o r e s i g n i fi c a n t was t h ed e v e l o pmen t o f J o h n n y ' s e x t r o v e r t e d , e x u b e r a n t p e r s o n a l i t y . H eh a s n e v e r m e t a s t r a n g e r a n d i s a n i n c e n t i v e t o a l l who know h i m . “

A f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , J o h n W i l l w o r k e d 27 .5 y e a r s f o r t h e C o r p so f E n g i n e e r s i n t h e Panama C a n a l Zone . H e r e h e became a c t i v ei n c h u r c h a n d c u l t u r a l a f f a i r s . I n 1969, h e r e t i r e d t o F a i r h o p e ,A labama , whe r e a l l he need s i s m o r e h o u r s i n t h e d a y to s h a r eh i s g i f t s a n d t a l e n t s . H e i s v e r y a c t i v e i n t h e SAR a n d AARP,i n o t h e r c i v i c a f f a i r s , t e a c h e s S u n d a y S c h o o l , p r e s en t s p r o g r am sa n d s h a r e s h i s s m i l e i n t h e n u r s i n g home, a n d i s a t w e n t y y e a rmember o f t h e F a i r h o p e Men ' s C o f f e e C l u b w h i c h mee t s e v e r y T h u r s !d a y t o ‘ p u r s u e ' t h e i r c h a r t e r e d p u r p o s e : " t o r e v i v e t h e l o s ta r t o f c o n v e r s a t i o n . " S t i l l s m i l i n g and . keep i ng t h e f a i t h , JohnW i l l M a t t h e w s i s t h e e p i t o m e o f t h e S o u t h e r n g e n t l e m a n . H e h a sa l w a y s g i v e n g e n e r o u s l y o f h i m s e l f t o a n d f o r o t h e r s .

’ ” These ‘ r em a r k a b l é , " m a r v e I OUS ‘Mat theWS ' a r e ‘ ” t h e " “ c h i l d f e n " o f ' “J o h n M i c h a e l M a t t h ew s ( 1 8 7 0 "1 9 1 5 ) who m a r r i e d A n g e r o n a F o s t e rG o l d , on November 4 , ‘ 1 8 9 6 ; J o h n ' M i C h a e l Ma t t hews?was ” t hé fgoh ”o f L e n t S h e r r o d Ma t t h ews ( 1 8 3 9 "1 8 9 1 ) who married E l i z a b e t h AnnS t e w a r t ( 1 8 42 "1883 ) , o n Feb r u a r y 1 5 , 1870. E l i z a b e t h Ann S t e w a r twas t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h e e l u s i v e L u c y a n d J o h n S t e w a r a t . L e n tS h e r r o d 'Mat thews ( 1 8 3 9 - 1 8 9 1 ) wa s t h e s o n o f J e r em i a h I fl a t t h e w s( 1 8 0 0 "1 8 4 5 ) who I n a r r i e d J a n e W i l l i a m s , d a u g h t e r ' o f S h e r r o d a n dM a r y ( P o l l y L o o n e y ) W i l l i a m s , o n December 2 6 , 1821. J e r em i a hM a t t h e w s ( 1 8 0 0 "1 8 4 5 ) was t h e s o n o f James M a t t h e w s ( 1760 "1847 )who m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h Ha r d y ( 1 7 7 1 "1 8 3 4 ) o n December 1 0 , 1788,i n B r u n sw i c k C o u n t y , V i r g i n i a . James Ma t t hews (1760 "1847 ) wast h e s o n o f W i l l i a m a n d Susannah ( R e a d ) Ma t t h ews o f L u e n b u r g C o u n t y ,V i r g i n i a .

A s t h e V i r g i n i a b o r n M a t t h e w s ” wagons r o l l e d S o u t h , t h e s ep i o n e e r Ame r i cans l e a r n e d t h a t t h e i r own p o t e n t i a l c o u l d be s t r e t !c h e d b e y o n d t h e i r i m a g i n a t i o n s . T h e y p a s s e d - t h i s w isdom o n t os u c c e s s i v e g e n e r a t i o n s . L e o l a Ma t t h ew s was t o t e a c h t h i s l e s s o nt o h e r own g e n e r a t i o n . E u n i c e , J i m , H a z e l , a n d J o h n W i l l m i g h tn e v e r h a v e a t t e m p t e d c o l l e g e w i t h o u t h e r e n c o u r a g e m e n t . ~ A l l t h e i ra c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d f r i e n d s h i p s c o n t i n u e t o i l l u m i n a t e l i f e ' sp r i s m .

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