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Jackson, T R, QX11454

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This record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/394692Surname: JACKSON. Given Name(s) or Initials: T R. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: QX11454. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 20176.218123 Item: [2016.0049.26985] "Jackson, T R, QX11454

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Journeys Through Jackson 2014 Vol.24 No.01

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30. . ., East side of Savannah Creek, Tatham interest in land with John Wilson and Company . . . (description runs on Buchanan's line.) 100 acre. Bk. C , pg 1354, 1841 for

300.00 pd by Wm. Tatham to Richard Wilson (Hs father-in-law) in year 1840 a parcel of land on Savannah Creek. 85 acres. Bk. C , pg'1354, 27 Feb 1841. Jacob Sims of 1st part and John Wilson, (Brother-in-law) and William Tatham of the second part for

100.00 containing one hundred acres including a mill, also 100 acres . . . 260 acres in all. Bk. D., pg 1738, Feb 1844, for the sum of

10.00 sold unto Isaac Ashe a parcel of land on Savannah Creek beginning at the mouth of the Hollow below the Ridge, by estimation 40 acres or more . . . Bk. D., pg 1724 10 June 1844. James M. Tatham for sum of

100.00 by William Tatham . . . sell and release unto Wm Tatham land on the waters of Chattooga River near the White Side Mountain in 18th District of Macon County containing 100 acres. W ' Bk. D., pg 122, 15 Aug 1846. Between John Wilson (William's brother-in-law) and William Tatham for

30.00 on the waters of Savannah Creek, 100 acres with the exception of 10 acres marked off and granted for the purpose 6f a mill site. 25 Jul 1848. Between William Tatham and George Bumgarner for the sum of fifty dollars a tract of land on Savannah Creek in County of Macon containing 50 acres. Bk. 1, pg 32, 1853. William Tatham - Methodist Church (By trans.) 10 Mar 1853 between William Tatham, Isaac Ashe, Amos Ashe, Christenbury Webb, George Bumgarner and William Tatham, Trustees for Church grounds and building and appurtenances there on known as the Weslannah Church or Savannah Church for the use and benefit of the members and minitsers of the Methodist Epispocal Church and their successors in office as they may be appt. by proper authorities of the Church as inheritance forever... on waters of Savannah Creek on the North side of Tatham's Mill Race. William Tatham and R. V. Welch File 431, Grant 407, Entry 136, Bk 162, pg 293, 3 May 1853, 384 acres Savannah Creek File 209, Grant 287, Entry 135, Bk 160, pg 559, 3 May 1853, 640 acres Savannah Creek near the head of Sang Branch. File 522", Grant 498, Entry 133, Bk 162, pg 572, 3 May 1853, 350 acres on Savannah Creek at J. L. Tatham's Corner. File 523, Grant 499, Entry 141, Bk 162, pg 573, 2 May 1853, 640 acres on Savannah Creek. (Tatham and Welch) marker in Wilson's line . . . Hall's line . . . Wilson's Corner . . . Quilliams line . . . passing Green's line. File 524, Grant 500, Entry 134, Bk 162, pg 573, 3 May 1853, 640 acres on Savannah Creek. File 525, Grant 501, Entry 142, Bk 162, pg 573, 3 May 1853, 640 acres on Savannah Creek. 15 v _ y Journey Through Jackson Winter 2014 File 538, Grant 504, Entry 143, Bk 162, pg 575, 3 May 1853, 640 acres on Savannah Creek. Bk. 1, pg 109, 1854. William Tatham sold to William H. Higdon, land on Savannah Creek for

35.00, 100 acres entered 29 Mar 1846. March 1853. A Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions is opened and.held for the County of Jackson at the dwelling house of Daniel Bryson, Sr., the place fixed by law for the holding the first Session of said County Court. On the motion William Tatham was appointed as one of the Justices of the Peace in the county. William Tatham Commissioner of the Town of Webster is allowed for service

2.00. Bk. 1, pg 109, 1854. 18 Mar 1856. William Tatham, 1st part and Wm. F. Passmore 2nd part. William Tatham for consideration of 12.00 to him in hand by the said Wm. F. Passmore, Jr. his interest in a piece of land lying in Jackson County consisting of 1/3 of one undivided interest in same, which lands are lying on the waters of Chattooga River. Certified 8 Apr 1856. Pg 533, 24 Apr 1856. Whereas William Tatham has heretofore by entry obtained an interest in Entries #862, 640 acres; #103, 350 acres; #134, 640 acres; #136, 384 acres; #137, 640 acres; #141, 640 acres; #142, 640 acres; and #143, 640 acres lying in the County of Jackson for consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to William Tatham in hand paid has contracted and sold to James Tatham and F. Leach off the County of Cherokee on the sixth of said entries on condition that they pay the said Tathm the sum often cents per acre for one sixth part of the afore said entries and costs of surveying and contingent fees there and then and the case Tatham obligtes (sic) himself to convey to John Tatham and Leach on undivided sixth part of said entries. Bk. 1, pg 494, 18 Mar 1856. William Tatham of State of NC and County of Macon for 30.00 paid by Warren Barker a piece of land on the east side of Savannah Creek, in Dist. #8 being said Tatham's interest in the land with John Wilson and Company. Entered 2 May 1836. Estimated 100 acres. Bk. 2, pg 6, 12 Sep 1856. Between M. Francis, Wm. Tatham, N. Woodfin of Is' part and Wm. Passmore Jamison of 2nd part for

60.00 paid in hand by 2nd part to parties of 1st part, the parties of the first part have bargained and sold premises, releases and quit claims on land in County of Jackson formerly Macon on the waters of Chattooga River near Whiteside Mountain. Bk. 2, pg 358. William Tatham to Robert Phillips of Macon County V2 of 1/3 of Entry No. 137, 141,134 and 145, and Vi of 1/6 of the Shell Ridge 640 acre tract. Said Tatham Acknowledges the amount of

85.00 paid in full. Sum paid above will be more or less than 10 cents per acre. William Tatham died in 1858 without a will. His estate had to be settled in federal court in Morganton, Burke County, NC. Jackson County Register of Deeds This indenture made this the 10* day of May in the year of our Lord, 1860, between E. D. Davis Esq. High Sheriff of the County of Jackson and State of NC of the one part and John Wilson of Jackson Co. NC of the other, part witnessed by virtue of two executions issuing from the county Court of Jackson against Joseph Keener and William Tatham for the sum of

263.58, which sum was recovered by John B. Allison chr. of the said Joseph Keener and William Tatham as on record may appear. Whereas the said execution was directed and delivered to the said E. D. Davis, Sheriff as aforesaid Commanding him that of the goods and Chatties lands and tenements of the said Joseph Keener and >_y William Tatham he should cause to be made the aforesaid sum of

263.58 to satisfy the said Execution 16 K J ^ c ^ Journey Through Jackson Winter 2014 with the cost thereon and the said E. D. Davis Sheriff did seize and take into his hands and custody no goods nor chatties to be found a certain piece or parcel of land in the County of Jackson bounded as follows beginning on a Black Oak N. E. corner of No. 158 and runs North seventy Five West 105 pole to a Black Walnut thence south Twelve west sixty three poles to a White Oak thence South forty poles to a stake on Savannah Creek at Bumgarner's N. W. Corner thence down the meanders of Savannah Creek ninety five poles to a Beach Bumgarner's N. E. Corner thence south Twenty five west twenty one poles to a dogwood thence east twenty five poles to a Hickory thence South forty poles to a Chestnut thence East fifty eight poles to a Red Oak thence North seventy poles to a Hickory thence seventy eight poles to a Black Oak thence North five East one hundred poles to a Lynn (sic) at the Stillhouse Branch thence West down said Branch fifty poles to a Maple on bank of Savannah Creek then North west eighteen poles to a Stake at a Bridge on the State Road adjoining the Wilson old tract then south seventy two sixteen poles to stake thence N. fifty five w e s t . . . containing one hundred and seventy nine acres the lands on which the Widow Tatham now lives and the sheriff after due advertisement according tq,law did cause the piece of land with all appurtenances be put up at public sale to the highest bidder on the 20th day of March in 1860 at which time John Wilson (Brother to Isabella Tatham) became the last and highest bidder at the sum of twenty dollars for the lands with appurtenances belonging to William Tatham deed. Isabella Wilson is the daughter of Richard Wilson and Racheal Strain. She was born on 1 Jun 1802 in Buncombe Co., NC. She died on 3 Oct 1889, in Jackson Co., NC. Burial in Wesleyanna Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. Notes for Isabella Wilson 1860 Census, Jackson County, North Carolina I. Tatham J . L . T.N. J.M. D.J. 55 22 20 18 18 female Farmer male male male male William Henry Tatham .and Isabella Wilson were married on 12 Jan 1826, (Ref. Bible of John & Ann Tatham.) 15. i. Elizabeth Araline Tatham. She was born on 2 Apr 1827 in Haywood Co., NC. She married George Bumgarner on 27 Feb 1847 in Macon Co., NC. She died on 24 Aug 1903 in Jackson Co., NC. Burial in Fairyiew Memorial Gardens, Jackson Co., NC. 16. ii. Lucinda Tatham. She was bprn on 1 Aug 1828 in Savannah Jackson Co., NC. She died 5 Jul 1892 in Savannah, Jackson Co., NC. Burial in Weslyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 17. iii. Clarinda Tatham. She was born on 16 Feb 1830. She married Robert A. Phillips on 13 Oct 1853 in Jackson Co., NC. She died on 3 Oct 1920 in Macon Co., NC. iv. Alpheus L. Tatham. He was born 22 Nov 1832 in Macon Co., NC. He died in 1854. Notes for Alpheus L. Tatham Macon County Land Records Grant 1144, 23 Dec 1843, Issued 11 Feb 1853, District 11, Section 158 (Jackson County, NC) on Tatham's Creek, on the waters of Savannah Creek, adjoining William Tatham. Grant 1145, 12 May 1847, Issued 11 Feb 1853, 100 acres on Savannah Creek (probably same as Bk. G, pg 52.) 17 Journey Through Jackson Winter 2014 Bk. G, pg 52, 1853. Altheous Tatham, 100 acres on the waters of Savannah Creek v-^->' beginning at a popular (sic) tree . . . runs by Luke Wilson's corner. Jackson County Minute Docket - March Term 1856 Invoice of Estate of A. L. Tatham by William Tatham, Administrator. Trivit (?) on Stephen Munday, 53.00 2 Watches 108.00 1 bolts refroster (?) 30.00 John B. Allison debt for 150.00 William E. Enloe 50.00 Benjamin Allison 10.00 J. B. Love 1 shot gun 140 acres of land William Tatham, Administer - Certified by D. Rogers, Clk. "Family History" said that Lee Tatham was arrested for forcibly taking mail from letter carrier between Dillsboro and Franklin because he was expecting a letter from a woman. He was arrested and jailed in Macon County, NC Jail and there died of the "Bloody Flux". (Told by Mattie Buchanan Cabe, daughter of Lillie Tatham Buchanan.) 18. v. Racheal Minerva Tatham. She was born on 24 Jul 1834 in Macon Co., NC. She married Jesse Jones in 1856. She died before 1875 in Jackson Co., NC 19. vi. James Lafayette Tatham. He was born on 18 Jul 1837 in Macon Co. NC. He married •^^J Catherine Boyd on 9 Jun 1861 in Jackson Co., NC. He died on 14 Mar 1919 in Jackson Co., NC. Burial in Wesleyanna Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 20. vii. Thomas Nathaniel Tatham. He was born on 4 Jun 1839 in Jackson Co., NC. He married Artie Mae Bryson on 15 Feb 1865 in Jackson Co., NC. He died Sep 1919 in Young Harris, Georgia. Military Service: CSA, CO. A. Infantry Regiment, Thomas Legion. He is buried in Young Harris, Gerogia. 21. viii. David Jasper Tatham. He was born 15 Apr 1842 in Jackson Co., NC. He married Mary Collins Pilky on 22 Mar 1866 in Jackson Co., NC. He died 17 Oct 1891 in Jackson Co., NC. Burial in Wesleyanna Methodist Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC. 22. ix. John M. Tatham. He was bom

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Journeys Through Jackson 2013 Vol.23 No.01

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80.00 Picked up in Jackson County Qty. Qty. Copy(fes) @

93.50 (shipped to your homo.or office!) TOTAL BOOKS TO BE SHIPPED TOTAL BOOKS TO BE PICKED UP .TOTAL ENCLOSED D E A D L I N E : M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 13 Name Address City. State/Zip_i_ SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: Jackson Co., Heritage -:1992 Vol. 1 reprint Jackson Co. Genealogical Society. PO.Box2108 Cullowhee, NC 28723-2108 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 \ y F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t : ; T h e J a c k s o n Co. G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y | 828-631-2646 o r 1 K e n o r K a r e n N i c h o l s o n . ; 828-586-2590 < A n n o u n c i n g t h e R e p r i n t i n g of T h e H e r i t a g e o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , N C V o l . O n e - 1 9 9 2 i For f u r t h e r d e t a i l s c o n t a c t: I T h e J a c k s o n C o . G e n e a l o g i c a l Society \ l Kenny and Karen Nicholson 828-586-2590 j [email protected] ! Tim Osment 828-273-761? I • timosment(g!gmaiLcom . | Ruth Shuler 828-293-5227:. i rshuIer3383(g),frontier,com ^MIjiOfKWIIWSit^XWl i *-«*,*b*.KK¥<t-.'.'VtVf« I J \^J • ZZIQZ ON 'aoqMoiino 801-2 x o a o d •obs iBoiBo|Boua9 Ajunoo uos^oep tuufey-Z6S\,Vloj\ ON '"°0 uos>|oep jo eBeujeH K.J 8 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t [Ed: The Financial Statement was provided by JCGS Treasurer, Larry Morton.] ^ Jackson County Genealogical Society Net Cash Row January 1 - December 31,2012 STARTING Balance Regular Deposits Book Sales Copier Refund-half of copier contract Donations (incl royalties) Fund Raiser Grants Received Interest Income Family Memberships Individual Memberships Life Memberships Received for Postage Sales Tax Received Petty cash Total Regular Deposits , STARTING BALANCE + Deposits ' *•• . Expenses •• Advertisements' Dues/Memberships other societies • -., Insurance , Library Purchases - Cowan Fund Miscellaneous- copier contract Miscellaneous-Purchases for Resale - Miscellaneous-Awards •. . Office Supplies.. . Postofflce Box Rent Postage i/ Prepaid postage . Printing/Copylng/Reproducing Program Presentation/Meals . . Fund Raiser. Office Rent, Storage Unit Sales Tax Paid- Utilities-Telephone , Internet: DnetWebsite.Domain. A Total Expenses -• . ." ; ., . Net Income -..'.', •" v •• • •' . '•' Ending Balance- . Certificates of Deposit Prepaid postage • permit 22 Total Cash Assets YTD 9,269.20 4,079.93 224.25 133.79 826.01 10,333.00 200.00 4.80 825.00 2,180.00 750.00 160.25 318.47 (18.10) 20,017.40 29,288.60 ; ..•-'• - 100,00 140.00 604.00 9343 282.51 217.50 463.11 557.23 100.00 298.63 468.17 4,090.82 ; 50.00 1,626.48 4,536.00 ! 243.96 ; 733.58 392.87 14,896429 : \ ;• 5,121.11 . " >•. 14,390.31 2,214.60 31.09 16,638.00 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 S c o t t F o u n d a t i o n S c h o l a r s h i ps ^J At the JCGS Christmas dinner and awards program in December, President Ken Nicholson announced the endowment of a scholarship program to be administered by the Society. JCGS members Jim and Jean Hooper Scott of Tryon provided a generous start-up fund to originate this program. A Society committee was named and it has since met to establish the scholarship rules and parameters. Applicants must be students at Smoky Mountain High School, Blue Ridge High School and Early College, Jackson County Early College, or the Jackson County School of Alternatives. The applicant must also write an essay related to family or genealogical research. The winners will then report to the Society within one year. In the first year, two scholarships valued at $750.00 each are to be awarded. Checks will then be made to the college or university of the winners. W o u l d y o u l i k e t o c o n t r i b u t e? Make checks specifically to the Scott Foundation Scholarship Fund, and send to the Society's post office address. This gift, of course, is tax deductible. JCGS member Linda Hughes Collins with her great-grandson, Spencer Fitzgerald, who fished the winning tickets in the JCGS raffle last October. V_^ 10 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 ^ ^ O f M o u n t a i n s , M o u n t a i n P e o p l e , a n d M o u n t a i n W a t e r s T h a t C a l l T h e i r C h i l d r e n H o m e [Ed. The following article was written and submitted by JCGS member Don Casada. Its principal subject, Elizabeth Holt, is a granddaughter of JCGS member Christine Cole Proctor.] Close on the heels of dog days, on a warm September morning, a shuttle boat carried a gathering of folks across Fontana Lake. Shortly after leaving the launch area at Cable Branch, the boat passed over the streambed of what was once a fine mountain river. From way back in the mountains, hundreds of feeder streams laughed, jumped, played, and sang along their descending way. Boisterous waters showered diamond sprays of life onto the stream banks where ramps, sarvis, squirrel corn, bluets and yellow root reaped the blessings of their contagious joy. They were living, life giving waters. Trickles became branches, branches became forks, and forks became creeks. The accumulated collections fed the Oconaluftee, Tuckaseigee, Nantahala and Little Tennessee Rivers, waters eons older than the Cherokee names which predated the arrival of white men. The Tuckasegee, a man among men flowing on an east-west course, met the south-to-north flowing lady of the Little Tennessee. It was love at first sight, and the couple was married near the place that would become the little town of Bushnell. Tuck, the gentleman, defied human convention and took on the name of his bride. Although they called themselves the Little Tennessee, it was Tuck's east-west course that they followed from that point on, in deference to his better judgment. For Tuck, unlike the sweet Little T, drew much of his life blood from the Great Smoky Mountains which they would skirt along the rest of their way. Of all those who traveled these mountains, no one knew every holler like Old Tuck. Now more mature in demeanor than in their earlier rambunctious ways, the two that were now one inclined to a gentler course, as if on a front porch swing of a Sunday afternoon. But they could still kick up their heels every now and then. Like all couples, they'd occasionally have their issues, separating to the left and the right around Calhoun Island near Wayside. Differences resolved, they rejoined hands downstream, and the family continued to grow along the way. Damned by progress and dammed by the TVA, laughter and family ties along this section of the Little Tennessee have been silenced and broken for seven decades. The life-giving energy from North Carolina Counties of Jackson, Macon (Macon's part includes a charitable donation from Rabun County, Georgia), Graham and Swain is deadened by the dam, harvested by turbines, and sent by wires without payment into Tennessee. The formerly vibrant river lies buried beneath 370 feet of stagnant water and silt accumulation at the point where our boat passed over. Our destination was Hazel Creek, a place where unhindered waters still flow and echoes of laughter yet linger, unreachable by the roads of an uncivilized world. There are those who despair the lack of road access to this land, including some of our little company. A sense of betrayal by the same federal government - which took the land that many called home - underlies the despair. But were there now a road to this place, I fear that the song it sings softly in minor mountain key would be lost in the discordant strife and the noise. That has certainly been the case for Cades Cove, located just across the spine of the. Smokies, where an armada of automobiles daily assault what was once a place of perspicacious people imbued with both the spirit and ability to make do. There are reasons aplenty to go to this place and others like it. I routinely find myself seeking the refuge of walking and crawling, sometimes tumbling and sliding through these mountains, most often alone. Whisperings of advice and signs of parental affection — as well as stern admonitions - from these 11 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 mountains (which are indeed our parents) are most readily perceived by the wonderfully lonesome, if . somewhat prodigal, child. ^—^ But on this day, I was glad to be in the company of some like-minded companions. Though seeking a place, ours was not a search for solitude. We were intent on congregating, cornmitting, honoring, and remembering. Proctor The particular place on Hazel Creek to which we were headed has been known since the late 1800s as Proctor. Sometime before 1830, Moses and Patience Proctor settled here and began raising a family. Their home place was on what is now known as Shehan Branch in Possum Holler. It empties into Hazel Creek - or directly into the lake itself when it is full - almost four miles from where Hazel Creek once emptied into the Little Tennessee River. The Proctors had come over the main spine of the Smokies from Cades Cove. If it was solitude and elbow room they sought, they found it. Based on the sequence of names in the 1830 Macon County census (this area is now in Swain County, but Swain wasn't formed until 1871) and knowledge of where other families located, it was likely well over a half-dozen miles to their closest neighbors. Something just felt right about this particular place, so they carved out a home and a life for themselves and their children here. Bradshaws, Cables and others were soon to come to the area, but it remained sparsely populated for decades. In 1848, Joseph Brackett composed the Shaker Hymn, "Simple Gifts". Though penned a thousand miles away near the northeastern end of the Appalachian Mountain range, the words could well have applied to the lives of Patience, Moses, and their children in the Hazel Creek valley: v / 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be. And when we find ourselves in the place just right, It will be in the valley of love and delight. Times and seasons pass; lives and circumstances change. The Civil War took away two of their sons, Moses, Jr. and Mansfield. Moses, Sr. died, perhaps of a broken heart, in 1864. Patience lived to see the end of the war and the return of two sons and a son-in-law, but according to family tradition described by Duane Oliver in Remembered Lives, she was never the same. She died in 1870, and is buried beside Moses on the ridge near their home. Over time, their children and their children's children drifted to and fro, ranging up the river and across the mountains back into Tennessee. Ritter Lumber Company arrived and set up a massive operation in the early 1900s, providing hundreds of jobs - for a time. But by the late 1920s, the raw materials of the entire Hazel Creek basin had been sawn, kiln dried, cut to dimension, and shipped away to become floors, furniture, books and toilet paper, so Ritter Lumber closed shop. While there were still several dozen farnilies who owned land and lived in the area, including some descendants of Moses and Patience, the vast majority of the Hazel Creek drainage was now owned by land speculators such as Jack Coburn and George Stikeleather (to whom Ritter had sold its vast holdings). Private fishing waters were established , with uninvited natives unwelcome. Physical connections to vestiges of life as it had once been were completely severed by the construction of Fontana Dam in the early 1940s. Exercising powers of what might be called pre-eminent domain with a will, TVA acquired all lands on the north shore of Fontana, removed the people and turned the land over ^ j to the Department of Interior for inclusion in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is worth 12 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2013 / noting here that the entire area along the north shore of the Little Tennessee had been coveted for the Park ^ ^ since the 1920's; in fact, it had been included in the original park outline, drawn in 1926. hi the course of a century, Hazel Creek witnessed the coming of the first white settlers, an era of slow increase in families on subsistence farms, followed by a period of rapid industrial and job growth, an equally rapid loss of resources - an thus industry and its jobs. By the time the 1930 census was taken, there were but two dozen individuals on the entire north shore who listed saw mill or logging as their trade, and most of these were well to the east of Hazel Creek. Just over a decade later, there was to be no more permanent human presence. And yet .... even now, there is something about this place which seems to want people around, and it

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Journeys Through Jackson 2004 Vol.14 No.01

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1,488.96 349.68 1,198.27 311.48 113.82 70.08 25.00 227.84 119.62 133.00 1,839.78 724.52 92.05 550.00 2,400.00 300.00 841.32 10.00 52.13 70.20 10,918.75 6.74 6.74 10,925.49 OUTFLOWS Expense BANK FEES - NSF CHECKS CHARGE BACKS - NSF CHECKS DUES/MEMBERSHIPS Insurance - Property/liab Misc - Awards ceremony Misc - Library Purchases Misc - Purchases/Resale MISC - REIMBURSEMENT MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 55.00 76.20 65.00 350.00 69.42 1,159.89 1,114.90 84.61 108.75 Journeys Through Jackson Office Equipment/furnitur Office Supplies Petty Cash Post Office Box Rent Postage Printing/Copying/Reproduc Program/Presentation Fees Program/Presentation Meal Rent Office SalesTax Paid Utilities Electric Utilities Telephone WEBSITE Total Expense TOTAL OUTFLOWS INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH BALANCE AT START OF PERIOD END OF PERIOD BALANCE Winter 2004 %

249.94 425.01 1,524.00 66.00 14.80 2,669.50 175.00 50.00 2,400.00 295.15 557.01 872.55 104.98 12,487.71 12,487.71 (1,562.22) 12,091.73 10,529.51 zU^^ , y i u KJ I t e m s F o r S a l e b y J C G S Title The Heritage of Jackson County, VoL I The Cemeteries of Jackson County Jackson County Superior Court Docket Book Jackson County Delayed Births, VoL I Jackson County Delayed Births, VoL II Swain County Delayed Births Graham County Delayed Births Graham County Marriages Macon County Delayed Births The Cemeteries of Swain County Swain County Marriages The Wike FamUy Kirk's Raiders Local Price* 64.00

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25.86 KJ * This price reflects books that are picked up locally and includes NC sales tax. ** This price reflects books sent to North Carolina addresses and includes NC sales tax and postage. The "Outside N C column reflects the price for books sent to addresses outside NC, and includes postage. u Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 T h e W i l l i a m L . M c C a l l P e n s i o n P a p e r s [Ed. The following represents a fraction of the total documentation surrounding the pension request of Jackson County Civil War soldier William L. McCall. Like a number of other men from the southern sections of the county, McCall enlisted in a Tennessee regiment that fought for the United States rather than for the Confederacy. His attempt to receive a pension for his services was complicated, to say the least. When JCGS member Anita Rudd wrote for his records, she received a stack of papers containing his petitions, rejection, eventual approval, medical diagrams, and further affidavits that contain much material of genealogical importance. We will pick up this story with a document from 1882, and continue into the widowhood of William McCall's third wife. In some places it will be necessary for us to transcribe the records; in others, the printed materials speak for themselves.] State of North Carolina Jackson County On this the 29 day of May A.D. 1882 Personally appeared before T.J. Bryson, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, John H. Mathis and David H. Mathis, late of Company D, 9 Regt Tenn Cav Volunteers, and after having swom according to law saith they was well acquainted with William L. McCall prior to his enlistment into Company D, 9 Regt Tenn Cav Vols on the 25 day of May 1864 and to the best of their knowledge and belief he the said Wm L McCall was then and at that time a sound man and free from disease and the said John H. Mathis and David H. Mathis further swears that after having served as U.S. soldiers with him the said Wm L. McCall in said Company D, 9 Regt Tenn Cav Vols for a period not positively recollected but to the best of their knowledge and belief was about the 15 of January of 1865 when first he the said Wm L. McCall complained in their presents of being ruptured and the said John H. Mathis and David H. Mathis further swears that said complaint of rupture was made by him the said Wm L. McCall at or near Cantonment Springs in the state of Tennessee, and further swears that they often times heard the said Wm L. McCall begging to be excused from heavy duty such as wood getting, etc. on account of suffering from said rupture and not being able to perform such duty, and therefore have reason to believe he the said Wm L. McCall received or contracted the said rupture while in line of his duty as a soldier in the said Co. D, 9 Regt Tenn Cav Vols and the said John H. Mathis and David H. Mathis further swears they are of no relation to him the said Wm L. McCall and that they have no interest directly or indirectly in the prosecution of this claim and that their personal knowledge of the disease or rupture of him the said Wm L. McCall late member of said Co D, 9 Regt Tenn Cav Vols are derived from the above stated facts and further swears their Post Office {Ed. Next line is i l l e g i b l e , but e s s e n t i a l l y means that t h e y live in J a c k s o n C o u n t y .} Isl John H. Mathis Isl David H. Mathis /s/T.J. Bryson J.P. /s/L.E.(D.E.?) Bryson /s/H.L. Baird State of North Carolina Jackson County I A.M. Parker Clerk of the Superior Court of said county & state do hereby certify that T.J. Bryson is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Jackson and that his signature is genuine. In testimony wherof I hereunto set my hand and affixed seal of office in Webster NC this 29th day of July 1882. Isl A.M. Parker Clerk Superior Court Jackson County Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 G E N E R A L - A F F I D A V I T . ,-" ' State of. ..., Cotmtrj of j • -In the matter o• l _ _ i l ™ C * ^ ^ '•' . ^ J £ ^ ^ .- : '. 1 : /•. i • 'ON THIS J2~ day of...-.^J0L^iJA-ftA^l.... A. D. 188rti5 personally appeared befove me n • {tHj^firJr t_ frf' pV*- &-*^~e in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths :.1\.^..A...S.AA-..1L^^ aged......A...(l years, a resident of (JS^^r/u£xc^&//x.. . In iho County of.....C\..uK=3L^r=db22s» und State of kL~\—iLsCT^.-.* well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared In relation to aforesaid case as folloVwWs3 ! * ^>_^.^S ,.—-.. J ..CS^IA £*.ft^ rtfOTm.—Affiants ikould itate sow th»y gain a knowlodje of the faaU to vrhloa they testify. A^J^tt&^L^AiSL J^Jh^K^skJ^k .v>~ -JA-IA. I. Qb eJr- xKLf 4A^t. .QA&Aj»»dlL^.^ KJ ^ Nj!SrA. v_y sAsL&0*4U4A6C-~ dty...Aji2e6»^..Jz£j!fa H s^> Post Office addressi s Q t J k j > J ^ ^ U L J ^ J . . . . ! . . . further declare that. Interest in said case and.. -Be*-concerne.a in its prosecution. ~C7~ W r S j ^ A ^ ^ h s * • s j (If Affiants >lgn by mark, two persons wno can writs sign hflre.) [Signature of Affiants.] 8 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 49TH CONOBBSS, ) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. < IS% \T 1st Session. J \ )?*£ 0. WILLIAM L. McCALL. FEBRUARY 24,1886.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole Home and ordered to be printed. Mr. O'HABA, from tlie Committee on Invalid Pensions, submitted the following R E P O R T : [To accompany bill H. R. 4632.] The 'Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H, R. 4632) granting a pension to William fj. McCall, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report: Applicant's claim is based on an alleged rupture in lower part of abdomen, caused from bard riding while in the service of the United States and in the line of duty. Claimant states under oath that he was ruptured on both sides in January, 1865, from hard ridiug at Sevierville, Tenn.; was in no prior service; was captured by a party of rebels at Sevierville, Tenn.. in January, 1865, and after being beaterj with guns in the' hands of the 'enemy, he was placed on a very lean horse, without saddle or bridle, and ran some 20 miles before he was released by Union soldiers. Thinks above causes produced the double rupture, which is worse ou left side. H-. M. Hooper, late sergeant Company D, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, deposes that about the last month of 1864, while the company was at Pontooman Springs, Tenn., applicant first complained of rupture, and was excused from duty; he refused to enter a hospital, and was treated by regimental surgeon in camp and cared for by his friends for a period, length of which is not recollected; was then taken to a private house in Tennessee, where he remained for some time before he rejoined his company; seemed to suffer considerably during remainder of his service; that he was acquainted with applicant several years before his enlistment, and, to the best of his knowledge and belief, applicant was a sound man, free from disease at enlistment. "William B,. and Alfred M. Hooper, late privates of Company D, Ninth .Tennessee Cavalry, testified substantially as above, and further, that they believe the rupture wascaused by the applicant's falling into, the hands of the rebels, who, it is said, placed him ou a horse without saddle and ran him a distance of 20 miles before he was released, and that he complained of said rupture just after said release. John H. and D. H. Matthews, comrades, late of Company D, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, besides corroborating theforegoing wituesses; stated they ofteq heard applicant begging to be excused from duty on account of rupture; that they knew claimant prior to and at the time of his enlistment, and that he was sound and healthy and free from rupture. John Slater and D. V. Moody corroborate the other witnesses. Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 i • 49TH CONGRESS, ) SENATE. ( R £ ^ 1st Session. f \ N- ' IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MAY 11, 1886.—Ordered to be printed. KJ Mr. WHITTHOENB, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following R E P O R T : . [To accompany bill H. K. 4632.] " The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4632) granting a pension to William L. MoCall, having examined the same, report: That the testimouy which was before the Commissioner of Pensions was carefully examined, and, being satisfied that the report of the House committee (No. 700), who also examined this claim, is sustained by the proof in the case, do adopt the said report, as herein set forth, as a part hereof, as follows: Applicant's claim is based oo an alleged r.upture in lower part of abdomen, caused from hard riding while in the service of the United States and in the line of duty. Claimant states under oath that be was nrptnred on both sides iu January, 1665, from bard ridiDK at Sevierville, Tenn.; was in oo prior service; was captured by a party of rebels at Sevierville, Tenn., in January, 1860, aud after being beaten with guns iu the bands of the enemy, be was placed on a very lean horse, without saddle or bridle, and ran some 20 miles before he was released by Union soldiers. Thinks above causes produced the double rupture, which is worse on left side. \J H. M. Hooper, late sergeant Company D, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, deposes that about the last month of 1664, while tho oompany was at Poutooman Springs, Tenn., .applicant first complained of rupture, and was excused from duty; he refused to enter a hospital, and was treated by regimental surgeon in camp aud cared for by his friends for a period, length of which is not recollected; was then taken to a private house ID Teunessee, where he remained for some time before he rejoined his company: seemed to suffer considerably duriugreoiainderof bisservioe; that he was acquainted with applicant several years before nis enlistment, and, to the best-of bis knowledge aud belief, applicant was a sound man, free from disease, at enlistment. William R. and Alfred M. Hooper, late privates of Company D, Ninth Tenuessee Cavalry, testified substantially as above, and further, that they believe the rupture was caused by the applicant's falling into the bands of the rebels, who, it is said, ( placed him on a horse without saddle and ran him a distance of 20 miles before he was released, and that he complained*of said rupture just after said release. John H. and D. H. Matthews, comrades, late of Company D, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, besides corroborating the foregoing witnesses, stated they often heard applicant begging to be excused from duty on account of rupture; that they knew claimant prior to and at the time of his enlistment, and that he was sound and healthy, and free from rupture. John Slater aud D. V. Moody corroborate the other witnesses. .This claim was rejected upon the ground of no.record, no medical evidence pJ or since service, and claimant's declared inability to furnish same, or that of a co missioned officer who saw f he hernia in the service. The only record shows that claimant was absent sick May and June, 1865. There is no conflict of lay testimony that applicant was a sound man prior to and I the time of his enlistment, that he was captured while in the line of duty aud In tbl service of the United States, and that he suffered from the hands of the enemy sued [PRIVATE—NO. 573.] , An act granting a pension to William L McCall. Be it enacted by- the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, directed to place the name of William L McCall, late a private in Oompany D, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, on the pension-roll, subject to the conditions and limitations of the pension , ) laws. ">—' Approved, July 6,1886. \ 10 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 Certificate Jfa; SIR. J J A ^ z l . 3-402. ^ ^ ^ m t g r b m a t rf t U c % n U v i ° v ' B U R E A U OF P E N S I O N S, Washington, D. C, Janiu>Cryl5, 1898. In forwarding to the pension agent the executed vouchex^for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below. Very respectfully, Commissioner. First. Are you^married ? If so, please state your wife's full-pame and her maiden name. Answer. L^-^f^C/^i^jS^l. Second. When, where, and by whom were you married ? Answer. . w nen, wnere, ana Dy wnom were you married t _ Third. What record of marriage exists ? . Answer. *<&A.. Fourth. Were yon previously married ? ' If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or^dwQrce. " ^ i z ^ ^ / a ^ . . . . a 5 k , . ^. Fifth. Have you any children living? .If so, please state their names a»d the dates of their birth. Answer^ 'JZ^L \%:*£:.....* Date of reply, 11 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2004 SOUTH." CM* FtB i » was, a Div: V .IL?.J£6.&£J2^. SIK: .3. Reg't ob*^^..j£c> (3A^/ Washington, D. C, KJ 'PENSIONS, Will you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, tho questions enumerated below? The information is requested for futuro use, and it may be of great value to your family. Very respectfully, ^ ^ L i ^ ^ & l S r ^ /i S / / r Y / ~~) * I • / Coiiftifisswner. .2Z>,.&..,..-^, No. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name, and her maiden name. A.navteT:.<fa^..jPl*JlJa*<tt^^ —j £ ^ ^ ^ ^ . . . . ^ . J . . . J X ^ p / 2 ^ ^ ^—•* No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer: .JA^-7&^-J&Ji&*ix^-Gtt^_^ No. 3. What record of marriage exists? A

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Journeys Through Jackson 2006 Vol.16 No.01

Author: Jackson County Genealogical Society (N.C.)
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Publication date: 10/07/2017
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. .51 .81 .44 1.00 .53 Isl E.L. Wilson, Sheriff The ones who were Baptized Sun August 12,1928 By Rev K. Allen Margret Parris Glenn Nations Edith Parris Mode Cogdill Burlee Shular Bob Henry Edna Hoyles Lloyd Painter Mamie Parris Grady Norman Georgie Mae Fisher J.V. Jones Mamie Cogdill Cole Greene Kay Sluder Gamie Pannell Cecil Lindsey Hobert Littrell Roy Lindsey Irene Morris Dan Bishop Bessie Jones Sam Morris Written by Frances Miller Aug 13, 1928 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 C Above, a school group, possibly from Addie. Below, the only examples we have ever seen of prescriptions for a mule. ^ % " ^ y ^ u ^ J ^ Z ^ ^ f ^ r , i i t ^ J ^ 10 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 c ^ P h o t o g r a p h s i n t h e S a n j i W a t s o n C o l l e c t i on [Ed. We asked JCGS member Sanji Talley Watson to share old photographs with us. ana she complieG Following are some of her submissions.] ->'. . •'"*-.- •••"'-'- -'•' '-'.*i ' ""„;?•,. • ,'ir " • •f^-r-*— 'f* ' ,'%nMjlVa*ly=tTFrfiP,F u According to Sanji, the picture above is of Benson Picklesimer. We'd say that the firearm is rather noteworthy. 11 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 ^ ^ A number of the pictures shared with us by Sanji concentrate on the Shook family. Above, the Tim and Clercy Hooper Shook family. The daughters are Jemima (Tucker), Bertha (Fisher), Martha (Owen), Jane (Chastain), Mary (Davis), and Ida (Orr). The sons are Clyde, Willard, Vess, George, and Fate Shook. Below, William Jesse and Rachel Malinda Reed Burrell. O 12 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 ^ C Sanji reports that the above photograph was taken about two weeks before the Rocky Hollow congregation moved to Cedar Baptist Church. A partial list of those in the picture would include Alonzo Brown, Alvin Luker, Jim Middleton, Dave Middleton, Eldon Shook, Eva Brown Prince, Selma Jean Middleton, Mae Haskett, Lucy Watson Middleton, Delia Mae Shook Luker, Eoma Luker, Doris Luker, Dorothy Luker, Theda Middleton, Delores Middleton, Wayne Prince, J.B. Brown, James Brown, and Ronnie Haskett. For those members unfamiliar with the territory so to speak, the Cedar church is located on Highway 2S1 a few miles south of Tuckasegee. The names above are very representative of this part of Jackson County, and all of these last names are still found in the Cedar Valley area. K , On the following page, one of the older photographs submitted. It shows Jim Shook, Laura Shook (Chastain), Theodocia (Shook) Watson, Joseph Marion Shook, Elizabeth Jemima (Middleton) Shook, Vess Shook, and Lecy Watson. Picture taken ca. 1908-1909. 13 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 K . < w < w 14 Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 U E a r l y 2 0 C e n t u r y J a c k s o n C o u n t y M a r r i a g e L i c e n s es [Ed. We continue in this issue with the abstractions of Jackson Count? marriage "licenses, unless s different location is stated, the persons lived in Jackson County. Abstracted b> Larr\ Crawford in the Jackson Counts Register of Deeds Office March 2006 ] Ellis Beasley (22) (white), son of Jerry and Mattie Beasley (both living), to Artie Dillard (21). (white), daughter of John and Dora Dillard (both living)... marriage by Russell Painter. J.P.. 13 Aug 1911 at Svlva. ^ C H.W. Ward (36) (white), son of Decater and Jane Ward (both living), to Cora Monteith (20). (white), daughter of Hix Monteith (dead) and Ira Monteith (living...marriage by J.H. Bradley, J,P. 13 Aug 1911 at Wilmot. Cole McMahan (24) (white), son of Levi McMahan (living) and Lucian McMahan (dead), to Emma McMahan (21) (white), daughter of Lucresia McMahan (living)...marriage by A.W. Davis, Baptist Minister, 18 Aug 1911 at the jail in Webster. B.H. Harris (19) (white), son of W.M. and Allie Harris (both living), to Flora Watson (18) (white), daughter of Lou Watson (living)...marriage by L. Bumgarner, J.P., 20 Aug 1911 at Sylva. W.D. Barnes (27) (white), son of G.N. Barnes (living), and Josie Barnes (dead), to Rilda Arwood (18) (white), daughter of Nathan Arwood (dead), and Kans Arwood (living)... marriage by L. Bumgarner, J.P., 20 Aug 1911 at Sylva. Erve Pannell (21) (white), son of M.J. and Matilda Pannell (both living), to Lillian Henson (21) (white), daughter of Rufus and Laura Henson (both living)...marriage by J.T. Carson, Baptist Minister, 27 Aug 1911 at the residence of M.N. Wiggins, Scotts Creek. A.F. Clouse (28) (white), son of M.C. Clouse (dead) and Manerva Clouse (living), to Beulah Warren (18) (white), daughter of W.L. and Sallie Warren (both living)...marriage by L. Bumgarner, J.P., 27 Aug 1911 at Sylva. John Williams (26) (white), son of J.K. and Polly Williams (both dead), to Elnora Frady (17) (white), daughter of Napoleon and Lizie Frady (both dead); A.-W. Cope and Joe Williams give consent as the parties E. Frady has been and is staying with; rriarriage by J.L. Kinsland, Baptist Minister, 3 Sep 1911, at the home of J.K. Williams, Savannah. E.D. Dills (64) (white), son of Jack and Margaret Dills (both dead), to Hiley D. Gibson (15) (white), daughter of Joe Franklin (dead) and Clementine Gibson (living); Clementine Gibson gives consent as mother; marriage by P.N. Price, J.P., 1 Sep 1911 at River Township. Bob Moore (26) (white), son of CC. and Aima Moore (both living), to Dessie Henson (19) (white), daughter of Sam and Millie Henson (both living)...marriage by E.N. Brown, J.P., 4 Sep 1911 at JE.M. Cowart's house, Caney Fork. John Martin (22) (white), son of Richard and Jane Martin (both living), to Zettie Green (21) (white), daughter of John Green (living) and Mollie Green (dead)...marriage by W.W. Anthony, Minister, 7 Sep 1911 atNath Bumgarner's, Qualla. 15 ^ c c Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 Abey Pettey (21) (black), son of Jim Pettey (living) and Lucinda Pettey (dead), to Nina Love (3 8) (black), daughter of Annis Love (living)...marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 6 Sep 1911 at Dillsboro. Jim Whitmire (25) (black), son of Robt. And Mollie Whitmire (both living), to Mamie Thompson (28) (black), daughter of Sam and Mirica Thompson, marriage b\ M.Y Jarrett. J.P.. 6 Sep 19i 1 at DiUsboro. Tom Norman (25) (black), son of Harry Norman (living) and Marsella Norman (dead), to Carry Washington (22) (black), daughter of Monroe and Lou Washington (both dead)...marriage by M.Y. Jarrett. J.P. 6 Sep 1911 at Dillsboro. Joe Cunningham (21) (white), son of Sam Cunningham (dead) and Tinie Sherrill (living), to Lola Green (20) (white), daughter of W.T. Green (living) and Hattie Green (dead)... marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 9 Sep 1911 at Dillsboro. Card Robinson (21) (white), son of W.H. Robinson (living) and Lizzie Robinson (dead), to Lake Alexander (14) (white), daughter of M.P. and Sallie Alexander (both living); consent of M.P. and Sallie Alexander as parents; marriage by M.P. Alexander, Baptist Minister, at M.P. Alexander's, Cashiers Valley. Garland Barker (29) (white), son of Rufus and Jane Barker (both dead), to Mattie Love (28) (white), daughter of J.L. Love (dead) and Albia Love (living)... marriage by J.J. Gray, Methodist Minister, 27 Sep 1911 at Sylva. Oscar Carver (21) (white), of Macon County, son of Nelson Carver (living in Macon County) and Martha Carver (dead), to Lydia Passmore (21) (white), daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Passmore (both living)...marriage by J.L. Kinsland, Baptist Minister, 15 Oct 1911 at Nathaniel Passmore's, Savannah. Walter McDowell (21) (black), son of Allen and Rachel McDowell (both living), to Gertie Gaither (20) (black), daughter of Henry Gaither (dead) and Sarah Gaither (living)... marriage by M.Y. Jarrett, J.P., 30 Sep 1911 at Dillsboro. Thos. O. Wilson (30) (white), son of R.M. Wilson (dead) and Hicks Wilson (living) to Luetta Buchanan (21) (white) , daughter of W.O. and Cordelia Buchanan (both living)...marriage by JJ. Gray, Methodist Minister 1 Oct 1911 at Sylva. Erastus Blanton (28) (white), son of W.R. and Pina Blanton (both living), to Bessie Shular (20) (white), daughter of R.B. and Emelyn Shular (both living)...marriage by M.A. Norman, Baptist Minister, 3 Oct 1911 at Scotts Creek. Don Frizeli (22) (white), son of Mack and Mary Frizeli (both living) to Minnie Watson (16) (white), daughter of Bob and Mant Watson (both living); Bob and Mant Watson give consent as parents; marriage by A.W. Davis, Baptist Minister, 8 Oct 1911 at the schoolhouse on Long Branch in Cullowhee. Albert Ross McDonald (27) (white) of Ohio, son of O.C., S.E. McDonald (both living), to Ethel Eliza Griffes (27) (white) of Florida, daughter of J.A., Eliza Griffes (both dead)...marriage by Henry C. Parker, Episcopal Minister 9 Oct 1911 at Balsam Lodge, Scotts Creek. 16 C / o o Journeys Through Jackson Winter 2006 Zeb V. Watson (48) (white), son of J.H. Watson (dead) and Lucinda Watson (living), to Dora M. Hall (39) (white), daughter of Ben Farmer (living)...marriage by J.J. Gray, Methodist Minister, 8 Oct 1911 at residence of L.W. Monteith. Sylva. John H. Hinkle (23) (white) of Transylvania County, son of Perry and Man' Hinkle (both living in Transylvania Count}), to Rosa M. Henson 0 " n (white), daughter of Wesie> and Hattie Henson (both living j...nc other information given. Thurman Potts (20) (white), son of Francis and Hannah Potts (both living), tc Fannie Crisp (19) (white), daughter of Sam Crisp and (both living)...marriage by Thomas H. Queen, Baptist Minister. 15 Oct 1911 at "my house near Balsam Station." Harrison Franks (22) (white), son of Jack and Lou Franks (both living), to Myrtle Franks (18) (white), daughter of Garrett and Arzelia Franks (both living)... marriage by H.H. Hooper, J.P., 15 Oct 1911 at L.J. Franks', Glenville. Shelvin Queen (23) (white), son of Geo. Queen (living) and Ellen Queen (dead) to Lizzie Daves (18) (white), daughter of Sarah Daves (living)...marriage by J.H. Mathews, J.P., 22 Oct 1911 at Thos Daves' house, Canada. Jerry Green (22) (white), son of Chas and Becca Green (both living), to Mirdell Wilson (16) (white), daughter of Jim Wilson (dead) and Florence Morrison (living); Florence and Riley Morrison give consent; marriage by B.H. Hooper, J.P., 15 Oct 1911 at the residence of the bride, Cullowhee. Robert Hedden (21) (white), son of Dillard and Catherine Hedden (both dead), to Minnie Terry (16) (white), daughter of M.T. and Josie Terry (both living)...marriage by M.A. Norman, Baptist Minister, 15 Oct 1911 atM.T. Terry's, Scotts Creek. Wesley Crow (22) (Indian), son of Severe Crow and Laura Crow (mother living), to Mollie Welch (32) (Indian), daughter of John G. Welch (living) and Lizzie Welch (dead)... marriage by William Ratliff, Baptist Minister, 24 Oct 1911 at John L. Maney's, Wrights Creek. Mack Frizeli (21) (white), son of Cole and Lucye FrizeU (both dead), to Sallie Morgan (21) (white), daughter of John Morgan (dead) and Lizzie Morgan (living)...returned not executed 23 Oct 1911. J.C. Shular (37) (white), son of David and Susan Shular (both living), to Fannie Parker (28) (white), daughter of Mat and Martha Parker (both living)...marriage by Russell Painter, J.P., 22 Oct 1911 at Dillard Parker's, Scotts Creek. Lawrence Barker (28) (white) of Swain County, son of Mack and Delsie Barker (both living), to Rosa Stephens (24) (white), daughter of Henry Parker (living) and Vira Barker (dead).. .marriage

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Journeys Through Jackson 2009 Vol.19 No.02

Author: Jackson County Genealogical Society (N.C.);
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Publication date: 01/01/2009
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Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.c J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n T h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Inc. C V o l . X I X , N o . I I S p r i n g 2 0 09 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2009 Officers ^J President James E. Monteith Vice Presidents Nelma J. Bryson, B.B. Cantrell Secretary Marilyn G.Morton Treasurer E. Lawrence Morton Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinator. Deanne G. Roles Chair, Publications (Editor) R. Larry Crawford Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed arc not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts co advertising for this publication except for notices for other non-profit groups. From the Editor The Jackson County Arts Council indoor yard sale has come and gone, and we participated vigorously. We had a good day, if awfully tiring for some of our loyal volunteers. Other good days have been in the evenings when our group meets on the second Thursday. Our attendance has been a little down, but we attribute that to the fact that everyone stays so busy. v_y We trust that the membership will not find this issue top-heavy. We seem to have a lot of photographs this time over and above our regular-feature Photo Album. AH phases of genealogy are interesting, so read and enjoy the work of your fellow Society members. Many thanks this time to Beau Allen Hudgins, Ruth Crawford Shuler, R.O. Wilson, Mack Sutton, cousin Mark Blanton, Sue Gunnells Phillips, Rachel Brown Phillips, Betty Cope Andrews, Bill Crawford, Barbara Shelton Smith, Barbara Dills Bishop, Elizabeth Moss Wilson, Dorris Dills Beck, and Deanne Gibson Roles. AH have, in some way, contributed to this issue. V i s i t u s a t o u r W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . j c n c g s . c o m / Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s JCGS Awards, Expressions of Sympathy 49 JCGS Photo Album 50 - 54 World W a r I I Clippings 55 - 58 Photographs - Blackwood L u m b e r Company 59 - 62 David L. Shelton Pension Application 63 - 66 Jackson County Death Certificates 67 - 69 Little T r e a s u r e s - Leah Heinz P a p e r s 70 Descendants of J o h a n n e s Risch 71 - 74 Buck C r e e k Cemetery 75 - 76 Archibald Nelson P r i c e Family Continued ; 77 - 80 Photographs from B a r b a r a Dills Bishop 81 - 84 Thomas Belew Stalcup Will a n d Descendants 85 - 88 Certain Owens a n d Piersons F r om S o u t h e r n Jackson County 89 - 92 JCGS Space in t h e Old Courthouse 93 JCGS L i b r a r y Acquisitions 94 One T h i n g a n d Another 94 Index 95-96 J C G S A w a r d s At the February meeting of the Society, two JCGS members were honored for their dedication and contributions. Mary Katherine Sherrill Lowder received the Robert Lee and Drusilla Holden Award for distinguished service to genealogy. Mary Katherine compiled The Robert Lee Holden Family with Allied Lines of Norton and Taylor and along with her Sherrill first cousins and her sister Nancy Sherrill Wilson, completed publication of The William Robert Sherrill and Mary Cowan Sherrill Family. Mary Katherine has also contributed in many other ways to our society, both with genealogy and with other support. The Daniel Washington Deitz Memorial Award, for service to the Jackson County Genealogical Society itself, was presented to James Monteith. Always finding old pictures, volunteering at the Society office, doing many unnoticed jobs, James also serves the Society as its president. We are pleased to recognize them again here. I n S y m p a t hy We dedicate this issue of Journeys Through Jackson to the memory of Pauline Dean Ensley, Helen Davis Cooper, and Regenia Pannell Fisher. We offer our sympathy to their families. We also send condolences to JCGS members Alvin Middleton, Ronald Haskett, Pearl Smith, and Clyde Phillips, all of whom have recently lost family members. 49 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m v_7 The picture above shows Leah Rachel Bryson Sutton, daughter of Hamilton and Agnes Matilda Wilson Bryson. This is the photograph Beau Hudgins sent to Leah Sutton Heinz some years ago, (reference; p. 70). V_v In this picture, we show just how much fun genealogy can be. The baby in the photograph is Erline Murray, and she is being held by Ruth Choate, who sent the picture to Ruth Shuler in response to a query in the Grand Junction, Colorado, newspaper. Erline Murray's mother was Byrda Bolton, whose mother was Winifred Cockerham, whose father Jesse Chandler Cockerham left (in the 1840's) what would become Jackson County a few years later. \ J 50 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m A three-brothers photograph from the Speedwell community of Cullowhee. On the left is Thomas Cleveland Wilson, father of JCGS member R.O. Wilson; standing is Bub Enos Wilson; on the right is Oscar Wilson, grandfather of new JCGS member Claude Wilson of Oroville, California. All of these three men were sons of Enos and Elizabeth Bennett Wilson. Below, an image of the funeral card of their first cousin Robert Archaelus Wilson (1863 - 1887). The card is printed on heavy card stock, and was in the possession of Leah Sutton Heinz. 51 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m -'. ' i . ' r • The photograph above shows Jeremiah (Jerry) Hensley (Feb. 1848 - 3 Oct 1928) and his wife Margaret Ingabo Quilliams Hensley (20 Oct 1846 - 7 Oct 1913). They are buried at Locust Field Cemetery. • ^ 52 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m C (See next page) 53 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m We used the photograph on the previous page in Volume I of Jackson County Heritage. In 2007 cousin Mark Blanton of Rome, Georgia, sent another (much larger) copy of the picture. We believe that it shows a singing school because the man seated (or stooped) in the center is the editor's paternal great - grandfather Crawford. He would have been one of the instructors of the school. We have always believed that the picture represented persons from the Ochre Hill, Cane Creek, and Wayehutta communities. All of those communities were closer - connected in another time than they are today, because major paved roads don't go through Cracking Chestnut Gap. Mark identifies the fourth kneeling child from the left as Harley Shuler. Just behind him, and dressed in white, would be his older sister Bessie, who married Erastus Blanton. She is holding Winford, their oldest child. Bessie and Erastus were Mark's grandparents. The other woman holding a baby is Emiline Watson Shuler, holding Annie Belle. On the extreme right in the middle row would possibly be Edward Shuler. We are guessing that identity from another photograph. The man standing third from the left in the middle row is Edd Norman, and is the maternal grandfather of the editor, Ruth Shuler, and Jean Brown. (We are his only grandchildren.) He was an outstanding tenor singer, and would have provided contrast to some of these Shulers, who were among the best bass singers we ever heard. On the back row, either that man is standing on something, or he is one of the tallest men who ever lived around here. With this photograph, we would ask JCGS member Ernestine Jones to see if her father (LaFayette or ' T a t e " Shuler) is identifiable, and we would request the same of JCGS member Harold Ensley, requesting if can find his grandmother Sadie Blanton, who was also one of these Shulers from Cane Creek. Needless to say, we would welcome any other identifications. Since we have concentrated on the Bob Shuler family here, wouldn't it be reasonable to assnme that Rachel Shuler Blanton and Jerdie Shuler Morgan are two of the young girls here? And Mark is of the opinion that Johnny Shuler is just in front of his mother Emiline. We would guess that this picture was made about 1912 or 1913. ^f ^J 54 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 W o r l d W a r I I C l i p p i n g s [Ed. The following were shared with us by JCGS member Rachel Brown Phillips. The clippings were cut from various newspapers, but we suppose most are from Sylva and Asheville papers. We were pleased to find references to Society members, and we will add those to the other news given here, regrettably some of it the very worst that a family could hear. Wc are, as always, in awe of the sacrifices of this generation.] ? ^ t f p * ^" Above, Baldridge, Monteith, Ensley, Painter, Hyde, Higdon 55 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 v-> v_y On this page, Henry, Jones, Toy, Reed, and Plemmons '^J 56 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 il.T'.'tircl Mn.'AaKHcS-<! rf.'.^Wtl German Prison 1 \pof t< A Hfimr • tuti a , 11 ae J,' lie JI i >!.,< « n e Jn..l "> [r * t „, 11 a|<-1 i ' i l lr. diiv Ji 1i> 3 - ••--'• - t" nt C On this page, McClure, Bishop, Hampton, Henson, and Griffin. 57 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 'LJ. pal <J. Collin* ?" ' - , J.1 - ,. It i nri/J Ofjiirts ">"S1 * r»- ? -• ' f 1 tKk" JfS tre / 'n i JJI. 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J, - S5§ .1. i , Gt'f""! pii,lfil"''rt* 'P.B' y^I'UJS* J,.' -J-'».rl f i s li i?"S'e.rt 3»*^i j, tpL 1 g p h t.iJte*U i-»t"ln J«IO l^.qtffit Iir'i„.*»n Ti.i ?) lie »"U-^^ i l l £ ' *'>''•• ^ 'J» tfrxrl. s tim ^ul'T'SlhBii |tc*/t>*<vii^ 3i<T-ift? nliw m nil -.' obtlcijflt Vi "Eu"t.i».n il\atiCW «nd gf ^l* e ^ £ 'iS. it hrns \ t* s iif' 'L e,T,ce!* €..*«•• •* *. hps t'f'B ]. - Aun JUP T as ntUi h<"d t«|L J L»' '-'''.K'lni'^ W. |i vj- c i«gg^ i *mj llo'o is ,' -alrais unlir* eirunle-."! » 'F*"" .. gU„B On this page, Collins, Clark, Deitz, and Glenn. •u 58 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 B l a c k w o o d L u m b e r C o m p a n y P h o t o g r a p h s [Ed. The following pictures of an important part of Jackson County's economic history are shared by JCGS member Sue Gunnells Phillips. Sue is the daughter of a Blackwood employee.] Above, Blackwood employees. Bethel Gunnells, Sue's father, is in front center in shirtsleeves and heavy gloves. At one time he was a blacksmith for the company. Below, some of the employee housing at the mill. 59 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 The picture above is a real classic. It shows the company bus, which ran on the railroad tracks and carried passengers to Cullowhee Normal School and also up Caney Fork. Mr. Gunnells drove the bus. In this photograph, the two men on the left are unidentified, the other three are Ed Hooper, Jim Potts, and Bethel Gunnells. Gunnells was from Athens, Georgia, but when he met Sue's mother, he stayed forever. She rode the bus to classes at the normal school, now of course Western Carolina University. Below, the lumber company's train. It is a Shay locomotive, a 3-piston machine with a geared side drive for power to ascend steep grades. (Thanks to buddy Mike Shay for that information.) ^J 60 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 *+> Above, a big view of the mill. Below, the East LaPorte bridge, the road coming up Caney Fork and passing in front of the Adams house. 61 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 Above, the mill itself. Below, the view from the hill above Caney Fork Road, showing the village of East LaPorte, with the school in the background. Sue's mother taught at the school. One can also ascertain the Tuckaseigee River to the left. •y 62 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 D a v i d L . S h e l t o n ' s P e n s i o n A p p l i c a t i o n [Ed. The following is a perfect example of how, in genealogy, one finds something valuable while looking for something else. We copied this pension application from the Lawrence Wood papers located in the Macon County Historical Society's museum.] •HWIHRP^"^'-'J^.'•"''' '^t/:'•'*•'•'.'- .—"-*••*,— - •;.:v- <-,y&{v\ wKm-,:^ '•:• •-^q^g^i^^^tQ^^ji^oi^f^i^tii^ w^^is^inntiirrfeiriiitBUi~Htfsx j f o r t i^ waters.'• •V&1&' State of North Carolina, County of Jackson: On this 13th day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three personally appeared before me, a Clerk of the Superior Court within and for the County and State aforesaid, David L. Shelton, aged 76 years, a resident of Fidelity County of Jackson, State of North Carolina, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says...[served with Samuel Patterson in the Indian Wars March or April 1838 until July 1838 and was honorably discharged]...that he is married; that the maiden name of his wife was Drucilla Burrel to whom he was married at Union Co., in the state of Georgia, on the 10th day of March, A.D. 1838, t h a t his wife is now dead, having died on the 27,h day of March, A.D. 1890 at Fidelity, in the state of North Carolina, that he has not since remarried... [Above, the first part of the personal affidavit of Shelton. Obviously, the important genealogy of this is that it gives his wife's maiden name, the date and place of their marriage, and the date of her death, which we read as 1890, but which might be 1892. The next question for us would be to inquire exactly where Fidelity was in the Canada community. Some of Shelton's people are buried at Rock Bridge, others at Wolf Creek.] 63 Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 Under tfie'wlesjuicf nsgiilktioas gtescrttxtf by tt(d5e(7^iyV/ln"^UOTiilii-Sv^^( Tlfkt be. That he h&lft:ifz3b. •im Heretofore ma^6»ppJicjUo4'%'j*hiii^D,rbbli}ity44Di wWck'sati&aii ji' p*sttu*toaf;thjfU*ilsa, Slates under-C#tf8c*te t f t J i q i s SS •add relocation/',' *." '•'•" •. ••*m> v ^ / &**? [Above, the bottom portion of the page just previous. Shelton states that he resided in Union County, Georgia, "for a few months after his discharge" but since then he has resided at Fidelity. Below, the beginning of the affidavit of Walter M. Burrell, age 76, of Visage, Towns County, Georgia. Burrell says that Shelton is the identical person who served in the company under the name of Bright Burrell. Our question would be if this man (Walter M. Burrell) was a brother-in-law of David L. Shelton. Furthermore, was the Bright Burrell of reference here also a brother-in-law? How were they connected to the Civil War soldier (also named Bright Burrell) whose letters we published in our winter 2009 issue?] G E N E R A L A F F I D A V I T . - yWgiMmk IN TH£'iwTfiB-cf,„ :„-y^%i#£#fr%!t. ^ ^ 0 ^ ^ . ^ U L ;fo" aniHortKe araasata.Cl>unty>..di»|y autiioflze&tD>d&lfl|| • U ;f. ,Jfn.U«<^uhtx^^ X ' ««~\ ' wax a resident of •• :..J~.?^\/^ZL\£.LS£X'-->*>**' ^J 64 S9 [•uosiauBj japun Atredraoo aures Jiaqj. u; paAjas paaprn sq reqi BiSjoaQ '/Cumo3 SUAVOX UIOJJ jiABprjrjB a^Bui (taxing .iajuao pm? j p i mg ja*IBM) U9UI 0 M l PUB ' n a x m 9 JnSiig B JOJ ajtvmsqns u SB paAias aq SJB3A\S ucapqs ?eqj si sim jo jrejo }iBd Sujjsajami aqj, -uirep am j o uopoafai am j o aoijou Supiooi-reiorrjo jaqjBJ am *aAoqv] K*M «*r •r . :;&.. r^-Vljfc..! . .;jf.- v^tnjratvjKI-,'. I P t ^ ^ W i : ' Q i : » ' ^TQSC , *- Kft»j*i~8) ;*«.v''Ti '-•; f fc 600^3«Tjds uosyovf tfSnojyj sfouinof Journeys Through Jackson Spring 2009 HEMS :% ry*.t ••**•**•; <£trz£<&i. '^f-^L^K^S?'*— . ^ ^ z - < i v ^ 2 t : J-V! L0&& •/.»!> : ^ f ^ S ! ^ ^ $'G8g§& v—' V ^ [The above letter is dated 18 Jun 1895 and is written from Painter, North Carolina. A few of the interesting statements are that "You have Walter Burrell from Georgia and J. Dogens (Dodgion?) who will swear that I volunteered at the beginning and remained a soldier until I was discharged under Capt. Patterson I taken Bright Burrells place in the company. The capt was to erace Bright Burrells name and place my name on the roll Bright Burrell never served a day in the company. I served in my own name I had no relation with Bright Burrell...I haven't received any pay for my service as a soldier no land warrant as your record will show] David L. Shelton (his mark) [Ed. We don't know if this matter were ever resolved to Shelton's satisfaction, but the indications from the file, which is supposed to be complete, are that he remained without pay or warrant. David Shelton and Drucilla Burrell raised a family of nine children, namely Louisa (ca. 1839), Isabella (ca. 1842), Martha Emily (ca. 1844), Elias (ca. 1845), Elizabeth (ca. 1848), Nellie C. (ca. 1852), Mary Y. (ca. 1854), Zeb V. (ca. 1848), and Keziah (ca. 1861), according to census records of Haywood County for 1850 and Jackson County for 1860 and 1870. See also Beau Allen Hudgins in Jackson County Heritage, Vol. IL] \ J 66 Journeys Through Jackson S p r i n g 2009 1 9 8 9 D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e s o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y P e r s o n s B o r n P r i o r t o 1 9 0 0 [Key to reading the following: Name of deceased; spouse; date of birth; place of birth; 1989 date of death; place of death; father's name; mother's name; informant's name; informant's address; cemetery. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office April 2009.] Adams, Cola Haynes; h/o Myrtle Raby; 19 Aug 1898; Whittier; 18 Mar; Sylva; Pink Adams; Lola Fox; Jack Adams; Whittier; Union Hill Ashe, Ralph M.; h/o Effie Alexander; 1 Dec 1899; Jackson Co.; 21 May; Sylva; Francis M. Ashe; Lillie Middleton; Effie A. Ashe; Canton; Fairview Barker, Sallie Mae; never married; 3 May 1888; Jackson Co.; 26 Jan; Sylva; Frank Barker; Mary Buchanan; Viola Deitz; Sylva; Fairview Buchanan, Willie Leo; wid; 26 Jul 1896; Cowee NC; 26 Dec; Sylva; John E. Rickman; Sara Sanders; Thomas D. Buchanan; Sylva; New Savannah Bunn, Edith Belle; w/o Roy J . Bunn; 25 Mar 1896; Menlo IA; 1 Jul; Sylva; Judson Whitaker; Clara ; Roy J. Bunn; Cashiers; Maple Springs Crematory - Asheville Bunn, Fannie Finch; wid; 16 Dec 1897; Vance Co.; 7 Sep; Sylva; George Washington Finch; Mary Frances Jackson; John T. Bunn; Sylva; Maple Springs Baptist Church - Louisburg Davis, Essie Price; wid; 15 Jan 1898; Jackson Co.; 1 Aug; Sylva; Napoleon Price; Elizabeth Hooper; Billy Smith; Brevard; Fairview Doty, Celene Barger; wid; 2 Sep 1891; Charlton IA; 24 Sep; Sylva; William B. Barger; Amanda Lewis; Margaret Pentz; Franklin; Rabun Memory Gardens Crematory - Clayton GA Elliott, Mary Maude; w/o Alton Elliott; 30 Mar 1899; Robbinsville; 15 Jun; Sylva; Will Crisp; Mary Carver; Alton Elliott; Robbinsville; Bear Creek - Robbinsville Gass, Emma Hazel; wid; 17 Dec 1898; Blount Co TN; 25 Apr; Whittier; William Steve Wells; Annie Anderson; Harvey Gass; Whittier; Thomas Gibson, Frank; wid; 16 Nov 1897; Jackson Co.; 31 Mar; Sylva; Lum Gibson; Belle Styles; Cumi Painter; Sylva; Fairview Haynes, Kate Laura Smathers; wid; 31 Jul 1899; Haywood Co.; 27 May; Sylva; Sylva; John F. Smathers; Lula Smathers; William Haynes; Clyde; Crawford Memorial Gardens - Clyde Hedden, Eula Mae; w/o Jeff Hedden; 24 Apr 1896; Hayesville; 27 Oct; Webster; John Handley Crawford; Clarissa Ann Sellers; Jeff Hedden; Sylva; Shepherd — Hendersonville Higdon, Lola Jane; never married; 15 Oct 1897; Jackson Co.; 21 Apr; Sylva; Columbus Higdon; Violet Jane Wilson; Greta Jane Davis; Sylva; Deitz Memorial (East Fork) Hooper, Etta Fisher; wid; 22 Jul 1889; Jackson Co.; 15 Aug; Sylva; Thomas Jasper Fisher; Alice Ray; Gladys Wimbish; Sylva; Dills (Fisher Creek) Jones, Lottie Hestell; wid; 1 May 1898; Jackson Co.; 4 Nov; Sylva; Thomas L. Brown; Ida Jane Cochran; Ruth Mosteller; Sylva; Brown (Barkers Creek) Lowe, Margaret Viola; wid; 2 Jan 1899; Newport TN; 30 Mar; Sylva; Ike Henry; ; Herbert H. Lowe; Franklin; Mount Comfort - Alexandria VA Marr, William; h/o Mae Edwards; 8 Mar 1895; Nantahala; 31 Dec; Sylva; Brady Marr; Nancy Grant;

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Journeys Through Jackson 2008 Vol.18 No.03

Author: Jackson County Genealogical Society (N.C.)
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Publication date: 10/07/2017
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25.00 per month, according to her contract with Coleman Hoyle, D.E. Nichols, and Hampton Cole, the Public School Committee of District No- One, Forney Creek.Township.] 105 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2008 Family Bible Record of William Hampton Cole This is to certify that William Hampton Cole and Julia P. Monteith were united by me in the bonds of Holy Matrimony at T.S. Monteith's on the 9 day of January in the year of our Lord 1887 Rev. John Painter ^J Marriages W.T. Cole and Sarrahan Monteith E.O. Hall and Ivalee Cole J.M. Allen and Emma Cole Perley J. Cole and Ethel Owenby Lessie Cole and George Brooks Harley Cole and Ethel Wilson Sherrill Births William Hampton Cole Julia P. Cole W.T. Cole John Obed Cole H.E. Cole J.L Cole Perley J. Cole Roxie E. Cole Harley A. Cole Lessie L.M. Cole Deaths John Obed Cole Roxie E. Cole Julia P. Cole W.H. Cole born born born born born born born born born born died died died died Mar 7 1909 June 15,1913 Jan 16,1910 Dec 3,1921 Mar 14,1931 June 18,1942 Mar 17,1868 Aug 7,1869 Nov 1,1887 Feb 23,1891 Oct 20,1893 Oct 20,1897 Feb 22,1900 Jan 4,1902 Aug 8,1905 Feb 12,1908 July 16,1892 June 16,1904 Aug 11,1945 May 29,1950 age 76 and 4 days v _ y 1916 Letter to the Tennessee River Baptist Association from Forney Creek Baptist Church [Ed. Edited slightly for clarity] Messengers W.H. Cole, W.T. Cole, Ransom Hyatt, W.R. Thomasson Greetings as messengers We the Forneys Creek Church send our beloved brothers to the association Statistics Pastor H.J. Hogue Clerk W.T. Cole Time of Preaching: 4th Sun. and Sat. before Membership Males 45 Females 71 Total membership 116 No. of baptisms 13 Restored 2 Received by letter 2 Additions Total 17 Dismissal by letter 4 Excluded none Died none Total gain 12 Ordained ministers 2 Pastors Salary

1.60 Value of Church property

500 Evangelistical work

85.61 Other objects Pastor H. J. Hogue Wesser NC Clerk W.T. Cole Forney NC .^y 106 •Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2008 ^ O 1 9 8 3 D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e s o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y P e r s o n s B o r n P r i o r t o 1 9 0 0 < w [Key: Name'of deceased; spouse; date of birth; place of birth; 1983 date of death; place of death; father; mother; informant; informant's address; cemetery. Abstracted by Larry Crawford in the Jackson County Register of Deeds Office July 2008.] Barnes, Anna Mae; wid; 30 Apr 1897; Jackson Co; 9 Jun; Sylva; Wiliiam Alexander; Anna Shelton; Lottie Houston; Franklin; Buck Creek - Macon Co. Barron, Ella Belle; wid; 25 Oct 1887; Jackson Co.; 8 Dec; Sylva; William Pink Collins; Samantha Corbin; Anna B. Buchanan; Sylva; Wesleyanna Beale, Callie Moss; wid; 9 Feb 1892; Jackson Co; 22 Oct;. Sylva; John J. Moss; Lena Jane Stewart; Louise Cleaveland; Highlands; Highlands Memorial Park Buchanan, Minnie Gregory; wid; 4 Nov 1897; Macon Co; 28 Aug; Sylva; William Gregory; Myra Parker, D.N. Buchanan; Sandy Springs SC; Mountain Grove Buchanan, Rufus Candler; h/o Mary Hooper; 25 Jul 1892; Jackson Co.; 6 Nov; Sylva; Charlie Buchanan; Hester Green; Mary H.'Buchanan; Sylva; Old Savannah Buchanan, Thomas Luther; h/o Carrie Sutton; 7 May 1898; Jackson Qo; 9 Deb;,Sylva; Henry Buchanan; Rebecca Allison; Don Buchanan; Sylva; Old Savannah Bumgarner, Tyra Lee; wid; 2 Jun 1896; Jackson Co; 7 Jul; Sylva; RXole Bumgarner; Octavia Shuler; T.C. Bumgarner; Sylva; Fairview Cabe, Mattie Buchanan; wid; 22 Jan 1896; Jackson Co; 2 Apr; Sylva; John S. Buchanan; Lillie Tatham; Julia C. Bradley; Sylva; Wesleyanna. Carnes, Nellie Thomas; w/o L.E.; 15 Nov 1898; Swain Co; 17 Mar; Sylva; Johnson Thomas; Ida Jones; L.E. Carnes; Sylva; Parris Cathey, Vinnie Henrietta; wid; 15 Nov 1896; Jackson Co; 25 Jul; Sylva; John Sutton; Leah Bryson; Isabell Griffin; Sylva; Keener Clampitt, Nota Belle; wid; 30 Nov 1889; Swain Co; 14 Jun; Sylva; William Brendle; Jane Cline; Myrtle Cloer; Bryson City; Swain Memorial Park Clodfelter, Veta Russell; wid; 26 May 1895; Montgomery Co; 27 Nov; Sylva; Alex Russell; Creet Morgan; Helen C. Rankin; Charlotte; Center United Methodist - Montgomery Co Clouse, Beulah Warren; wid; 8 Mar 1894; Jackson Co; 27 Sep; Sylva; Wesley L. Warren; Sarah Burngamer; Helen Lindsey; Sylva; Keener Deitz, Jake Walter; wid; 10 May 1891; Jackson Co; 8 Feb; Sylva; Jim Deitz; Lucy Ann Buchanan; Grover Deitz; Sylva; East Fork Denton, Carra Arizona; wid; 10 Sep 1897; Jackson Co.; 27 Jap; Sylva; Bob Harris; Sophronia Ashe; Joe Denton; Sylva; Bumgarner- Whittier Erickson, Albert Wallace; h/o Rae Andrews; 4 Aug 1896; Chicago,TL;. 23 May; Sylva; Albert Erickson; Charlotte'McKerchey; Rae A. Erickson; Clayton QA; Rabun Mem Park - Tiger GA Extine, William Garland; h/o Bessie Locust; 22 Nov 1898; Jackson Co; 9 Feb; .Sylva; Bill Extine; Belle Cannon; Bessie L. Extine; Sylva; Fairview Franks, John Henry; h/o Josephine Melton; 10 Oct 1894; Swain Co; 29 May; Sylva; Gus Franks; Cindy Webb; Leo Franks; Sylva; Zion Hill Haass, Herman George; wid;, 14 Aug 1889; Buffalo NY; 22 Apr; Syjva; Albert F. Haass; Annie C. Crorier; Ruby Byrd; Cullowhee; Fairview Harris, Eva Palestine; wid; 9 Jul 1884; Jackson Co.; 13 Dec; Sylva; S.W. Ensley; Margaret Queen; Hubert Harris; Sylva; Fairview 107 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2008 Henry, Allie Ann; wid; 25 Jan 1887; Jackson Co; 18 Sep; Sylva; Worth Bryson; Jane Pressley; Marlow Stephens; Sylva; Fairview Higdon, Vernon Dean; wid; 18 Feb 1890; Macon Co; 3 Oct; Sylva; Davis Dean; Alice Morgan; James D. Higdon; Toccoa GA; Sugar Fork - Macon Co Higgins, John Raymond; h/o Phyllis Brooks; 1 Feb 1891; Westchester NY; 1 Jul; Sylva; John Higgins; Minnie ; Phyllis B. Higgins; Waynesville; Shepherd - Hendersonville Hooper, Maggie Frady; 19 Dec 1893; Jackson Co; 29 Oct; Sylva; John Frady; Amanda Messer; Priscilla Norris; Cullowhee; Pine Creek Johnson, Leo Elizabeth; nm; 13 Jun 1893; Jackson Co; 25 Dec; Sylva; John Johnson; Rebecca Green; John Green; Sylva; Crawford Jones, Daisy Belle; wid; 18 Oct 1894; Stanly Co; 21 Mar; Sylva; Edwin C. Kirk; Arilla Gaddy; Edward C. Jones; Sylva; Keener Martin, Clarence Monroe; h/o Mary Hampton; 16 May 1891; Jackson Co; 6 Oct; Sylva; William Carrol Martin; Eliza Ann Gibbs; Bertha M. Buff; Whittier; Thomas Middleton, Dorcas Adams; wid; 31 Dec 1894; Jackson Co; 16 Apr; Sylva; Jasper Allen; Nancy Jean Haskett; Jim Cowan; Sylva; Rogers Moore, Dorothy Ann; wid; 30 Aug 1892; Macon Co; 14 Jan; Sylva; Jake Beasley; Ferbia Franks; Minnie Moore; Sylva; Old Field Moore, Hattie Lavada; wid; 4 Feb 1895; Cocke Co TN; 17 Jun; Sylva; Elbert Laws; Amanda McMahan; Lucille M. Roberson; Sylva; Keener Moore, James Frank; wid; 11 Jul 1899; Swain Co; 13 Jun; Sylva; Henry Moore; Mary Cordell; Katherine Dills; Sylva; Sugar Fork- Macon Co McClure, Bessie Angel; 7 Oct 1894; Macon Co; 7 Nov; Sylva; Marvin Angel; Lou Benfield; Herschel McClure; Candler; Clarks Chapel - Macon Co Norman, James Samuel; wid; 9 Jul 1893; Jackson Co; 24 Nov; Sylva; Robert Norman; Mary Jane McKay; Ray Norman; Sylva; Norman - Blanton Oates, Mary McGee; wid; 15 Aug 1892; Wellsville NY; 5 Jul; Sylva; Monley L. McGee; Eldora English; Edward J. Oates; Naples FL; Shepherd - Hendersonville Painter, Annie Laura; nm; 23 Dec 1899; Jackson Co; 16 Nov; Sylva; George Ellis Painter; Julia Ensley; Mary Jo Hall; Sylva; Lovedale Parker, Emily Mullen; wid; 9 Sep 1897; Mecklenburg Co; 11 Mar; Sylva; Solomon L. Mullen; Cressida Boyd Hunter; Percy Parker; Cullowhee; Lovedale Parris, Eva Belle; wid; 18 Jan 1891; Jackson Co; 31 Oct; Sylva; John Baxter Cogdill; Rhoda Brooks; Rossie P. Hough; Asheville; Addie Passmore, Elisha Cleveland; wid; 4 Jun 1886; Macon Co; 13 Mar; Sylva; Travis Passmore; Nancy Adams; Ella Mae Anderson; Whittier; Holly Springs - Bryson City Peek, Carl Augustus; wid; 8 Jul 1899; Macon Co; 25 Oct; Cullowhee; Zacharia Peek; Margaret Peek; Billy Peek; Cullowhee; Ellijay - Macon Co Penland, Lee; wid; 11 Jan 1894; Clay Co; 11 Oct; Sylva; Henry Penland; Mattie Ledford; Cloyce Gribble; Hayesville; Old Shooting Creek - Clay Co Rathbone, Annie LouEllen; wid; 21 Jul 1896; Haywood Co; 3 Jun; Sylva; David Reed McElroy; Leona Reed; Ralph Rathbone - Waynesville; Hillcrest - Waynesville Ray, Benjamin Franklin; wid; 14 Jul 1892; AL; 9 Jul; Sylva; Clem Ray; Hattie Humphrey; Bill E. Ray; Sylva; Old Field Rich, Hardy; nm; 8 May 1898; Graham Co; 5 Feb; Sylva; James Rich; Mary Waldroup; Icie Grindstaff; Robbinsville; Bear Creek - Graham Co 108 ^y v _ y v _ ^ Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2008 O Richards, Annie Reese; wid; 20 Nov 1890; Macon Co; 20 Dec;'Sylva; Robert Reese; Myrinda Womack; Amelia Bryson; Franklin; Salem - Macon Co Ridley, Thomas Coleman; h/o Blanche Fisher; 4 May 1891; Jackson Co; 24 Mar; Sylva; William Ridley; Eunice Franks; Betty Fisher; Sylva; Dills - Fisher Creek Scott, Elsie Fox; wid; 12 May 1898; Jackson Co; 10 Jul; Cashiers; John Fox; Jane Adams; Brenda Stewart; Cullowhee; Evitt Smathers, Harriet Josephine; 2 May 1896; Haywood Co; 12 Mar; Sylva; John F. Smathers; Lula Smathers; Jack T. Burress; Waynesville; Morningstar - Haywood Co. Smith, Lorena Jaynes; wid; 7 Feb 1885; Fentress TN; 20 Nov;' Sylva; John Jaynes; Nancy Stephens; Marjorie Dockery; Murphy; Wirmingham - Monroe Co TN Thomas, Henry; h/o Hazel Bryson; 16 Sep 1897; MI; 23 Feb; Sylva; Harry Thomas; Ida Williams; Hazel Thomas; Sylva; Hamburg Thomas, Neva Gladys; wid; 26 Apr 1899; Kirkland IN; 20 Apr; Sylva; James Swisher; Lillian McDonald; Walter Thomas; Sylva; Grandview - West Lafayette IN Toineeta, Martha Youngdeer; wid; 15 May 1892; Jackson Co; 18 Dec; Cherokee; John Youngdeer; Betsey Pheasant; Alice Littlejohn; Cherokee; Jenkins Creek - Cherokee Wilburn, Cora Lee; wid; 12 Jul 1888; Jackson Co; 1 pr; Sylva; David L. Cowan; ; John M. Davis; Richmond VA; Stillwell Wilson, Beulah Matilda; wid; 30-Jun 1897; Jackson Co; 3.0 Jul; Sylva; Alfred Johnson; Mary Clark; Lester Wilson; Sylva; Zion Hill L / < w 1 9 8 4 C e r t i f i c a t es Baker, Clarice Abel; wid; 27 Feb l'8$9; Haywood. Co; 9 Apr; Sylva; J.F. Abel; Mary Emma Vance; Ann Hall; Asheville; Shepherd - Hendersonville Beasley, Minnie Helen; wid; 28 Oct 1893; Macon Co; 25 Apr; Sylva; Henry Guffey; Em

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Journeys Through Jackson 2012 Vol.22 No.03

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Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.y y J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n as i@7J w T h e Official J o u r n a l of t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y G e n e a l o g i c a l Society, Inc. C V o l . X X I I , No. S u m m e r 2 0 12 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC ^j 2012 Officers President Kenneth E. Nicholson Vice Presidents B.B. Cantrell, William L. Crawford Secretary Karen C Nicholson Treasurer E. Lawrence Morton Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler WebMaster. Deanne G. Roles Computer Technician Jason N. Gregory Chair, Publications (Editor) Robert L. Crawford Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members arc invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices from other non-profit groups. From the Editor Rosalind Rowlson Behrc.Sue Clement Bolick...Edith Jamison Cabe...Joy Cagle...Don Casada.. .Joyce Cooper.. .Shirley Denton Ensley.. .Sandra Fergus.. .Brad Gimmestad.. .Vicki Greene.. .Karen Grooman...Eucella P. Hamilton...Judy Harbour...Fern Parris Hensley...Tommy Jenkins...R.A. & JoAnn Luker.. .William A. McEntire Jr.. ..Michael J. McLain.. .Celia Hooper Miles.. .Frances Fisher Moore.. .Leslie A. Morgan...Kristi Nicholson...Charlie Norris...Donald Reece...Betty Raby Rowland...Lee & Tracy Terry...Tracy J. Whitaker...Shirley Ann Wilkey...Jim & Faye Wood...Leeunah Vance Woods. Why are these names so important? We know that each individual above is important to his or her family and friends; we also realize the intrinsic worth (thus importance) of every human being. Above and beyond all that, these persons listed above either chose to become members of this fine organization, or their membership was a result of extraordinary generosity which they shared with JCGS. The names above are FBRST-TIME MEMBERS. We acknowledge them proudly. Find a big old glass of iced tea so sweet that it's probably sinful, and sit down with the efforts of your fellow JCGS members. Enjoy the pictures submitted by Frankie Jean Shelton Stewart, Annette Moore Shelton, Nelma Jean Bryson, Jean Hooper Scott, and Billie Monteith Bryson. Our lead article by Don Casada and Wendy Meyers is extraordinary; Sanji Talley Watson's interview with Mrs. Chastain just gets better and better; peruse the maps shared by Jason Gregory and Richard Hotaling; Deanne Gibson Roles shares a Civil War document written by a man who coinciden tally shows up in Jean Scott's submission of her Grandmother Rachel's memoirs; Frances Fisher Moore shared wonderful materials on a Fisher family whom we have never spotlighted before; see the next installment of Betty Queen Monteith's work, which caused Bill Crawford to remark, "These people are kin to everybody in the world!"...and of course the usual official records, along with Dorris Dills Beck's faithful submission of our library acquisitions. Happy reading and happy hunting. J •Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 L , T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcements a n d Expressions of Sympathy 97 JCGS Photo Album 98-102 Bumgarner Home Place Visit, P a r t 1 103 - 1 0 8 Interview With Mrs. J a n e Chastain, P a r t 2 109 - 1 1 2 Jason Gregory a n d R i c h a r d Hotaling Share Old Maps 113 - 1 1 6 1925 J a c k s o n County Death Certificates 117 - 1 1 9 A Civil W a r Reminiscence 120 Thomas G. F i s h e r Family 121 - 1 2 6 The Story of My Life...Rachel Mazelle Green Hensley 127 - 1 3 0 Descendants of Thomas F r a n k l i n 131 - 1 3 4 1880 Jackson County Census 135 - 1 3 8 One T h i n g a n d Another 139 - 1 4 1 JCGS L i b r a r y Acquisitions 142 Index 143-144 I n M e m o r y T. W a l t e r M i d d l e t on We dedicate this issue to the memory of JCGS member Walter Middleton. Walter hardly needed any more words said about him, because when one is a bona fide war hero and a published author many times over, the- accolades have always been present. What some persons might have forgotten was that Walter was also a minister. One day we were talking with him about the future, and he remarked, "I took care of that a long time ago." That one simple statement speaks volumes about this man, who was minister, historian, and friend. Our lives were better because of him. Interesting note from JCGS member Thomas Gross in Maryland. He says that our picture at the bottom of Page 52 in the Spring issue is a familiar sight to him because he grew up in southern California. It was taken on Catalina Island, a place he had visited many times. Next question for those who like music trivia: Who sang "26 Miles" and when? We say The Four Preps in 1956. The connection should be obvious to those who remember popular music before its metamorphosis in 1963. Although we were able to do so personally, we again offer our sympathy to JCGS member Betty Cope Andrews in the recent loss of her mother. 97 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m U We might as well start off our Photo Album section this time with a classic. Above, the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School Class of 1912. Some of the persons in the picture are Burder Long, Commodore Tilley, and Robert Shelton. Picture submitted cooperatively by JCGS members Annette Moore Shelton and Frankie Jean Shelton Stewart. Below, in the same collection, a World War I picture of Felix Shelton, one of the sons of William M. Shelton and his wife Belle Rogers. He served in the 30th Division. yj yj 98 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m L , Also submitted by Annette and F r a n k i e Jean, t h e photograph above shows S.P.C. Shelton a n d his second wife R u a h Wike. We consulted Monte W i k e ' s massive book about the Wikes to learn that this couple m a r r i e d in 1868 (Shelton lost his first wife 7 J u n 1868), had six children, and moved to Brown County, Texas. S.P.C. (Samuel Pierson Carson) Shelton (13 Apr 1833 - 1917) m. (2) R u a h Wike (15 Nov 1837 - 1906), daughter of Andrew Wike and M a r i a h Fullbright. Both are buried in Zephyr Cemetery, Brown County Texas. The couple above h a d six children: Robert Nixon Shelton (20 J u l 1869 J a c k s o n Co. - 1 1 Sep 1946 Brown Co. TX) F r a n k Andrew Shelton (16 J a n 1871 J a c k s o n Co. d. prob. TX) Wolford R. "Wood" Shelton (7 F e b 1872 Jackson Co. - 22 Oct 1949 Brown Co. TX) H a t t i e Shelton (16 J a n 1874 Jackson Co. - Feb 1974 Brown Co. TX) Minnie Shelton (4 M a r 1876 Jackson Co. - 1 5 Dec 1886 Brown Co. TX) Miranda Shelton (Jul 1880 Jackson Co.) We can deduce from the above dates of t h e children t h a t t h e family moved to Texas in t h e 1880's. Source: Wike, Monte and Noma, The Wike Family, Descendants of Jacob M. Weik of North Carolina', Lubbock, TX, 2002: pp. 242 - 244. y 99 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m yj Above are three siblings in the Battle family from the Qualla - Shoal Creek area. These are Dave Battle, Sallie Battle Raby, and James Battle. From the JCGS book Cemeteries of Jackson County, David K. Battle (2 May 1874 - 20 Jan 1952), Sarah J . Raby (1879 - 1965), and James E. Battle (3 Oct 1876 - 21 Apr 1967); all are buried at Thomas Memorial Cemetery. Picture submitted by JCGS member Nelma Bryson. Below, George Hensley and Edward Hensley, sons of Robert and Edith Gunter Hensley. Picture submitted by Jean Hooper Scott, with identifications by F r a n k Brooks. Jean's mother Gypsy Hensley Hooper was a first cousin of these men, both of whom we believe are still living. v_> y y 100 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m i y ^ Above, another example of the negatives donated to us and centering around the Wood family of Canada's Grays Ridge community. This dude could be a Wood, or an acquaintance of a Wood, or maybe there is another explanation. Some of us believe that this picture is staged! We know next to nothing about the American West. What is evident is that this picture was not taken in Jackson County. Colorado? Utah? Bill Crawford says that the man has been leading the black horse and that the black horse was not exactly willing to be led. 101 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m y j §BP:*A"B- • ^>> The pictures above are shared with us by JCGS member Billie Monteith Bryson. At the top left, Candas Mariah Stillwell, wife of David Reed Ashe, shown on the right. They are buried at Davis Cemetery at Almond. They are Billie's grandparents. In the bottom photograph, Amos and Nancy Stiles Ashe, parents of David Reed Ashe. V_> 102 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 y< A V i s i t t o t h e F o r m e r H o m e p l a c e of E p h r a i m a n d N a n c y B l a n t o n B u m g a r n e r , P a r t 1 Don Casada and Wendy Meyers [Ed. We requested this article from JCGS member Don Canada because we believe that this'is vitally important We will use Don's and Wendy's own words in this first of two articles.] An Overview of Our Project Anyone venturing out for a stroll on many of the trails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park knowingly or unknowingly ventures through areas in which people lived, loved, raised families, and buried their dead. As two avid hikers who are also great lovers of antiquity, we have engaged in an exhaustive project to preserve the rapidly fading history of the individuals and families that populated many of the sections of Swain County which now lie inside the boundaries of the national park. To create as complete and well-rounded a portrait of life in this time as possible, we rely on a number of sources such as topographic and land acquisition maps, deeds, census and vital records, school records, old newspapers, photographs and written and oral -histories. However, the most objective method we employ is to hike to and document these settlers' home sites. We observe and make note of all evidence of the human presence such as chimneys, foundation remains, detritus, non-native vegetation, excavations and anything else notable about .the site. Coupled with what we are able to locate in other sources, we are often able to-"paint a picture," no matter how small, of the family unit and their home environment. We have written this article to share an example of this fascinating work, especially as it relates to an extended family long in evidence in Jackson County: the Bumgarners. In this article, Don Casada provides the "feet on the 'ground" narrative from the home site search, and Wendy Meyers provides the historical background and biographical sketches. Background for the Day's Hike One of the small feeder streams to Deep Creek, located approximately 2.5 miles from the present gate near the Deep Creek campground, is named Bumgarner Branch. It is so named in honor of the first known white family to settle on the branch, Ephraim and Nancy Bumgarner. Ephraim was born ca. 1817 in what was then Haywood County, a member of a large family of Bumgarners living in the area.1'3 He married Nancy Blanton 2 Mar 1850, and they went on to have five children; brief biographical sketches are included at the end of this article.4 Sometime after 1860, Ephraim and Nancy moved their family to this branch, faraway from their extended families, and established a new life for themselves.2 On March 6, 2012,1 (Don) set out on a beautiful late winter morning'With the intent of making my way to their home place, with a secondary goal'of locating and following, as best I could, the old Pullback trail which went from Bumgarner Branch over the ridge and down to the famous Bryson place, then to return by the Deep Creek trail. One might conclude, from an examination of a 1931 topographic map5, that reaching the old home place of Ephraim and Nancy Bumgarner would be a relatively easy trek of around three and a half miles; that assumption is actually far from correct. Come walk (and crawl) along with me to see the beautiful territory and broad range of society that existed on pre-1930 Deep Creek. •The Deep Creek Trail - from Junevwhank parking area to Hammer Branch For reference purposes, a section of the Ref. 1 map is shown as Figure 1. Our starting point is the parking area at the mouth of Juneywhank Branch. Distances listed in parentheses in Figure 1 and noted below are referenced to that beginning. 103 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 When I was a boy, a man with Bryson family roots in Jackson County, Ranger Bill Rolen and his family (wife Lola, sons Ron and Billy) lived in the former Morris home located at the mouth of \J Juneywhank Branch (Fig. 2). The place where Bill stands in the photo is now the paved parking area from which the day began. At just over one- quarter mile, one of the most easily accessible but also loveliest waterfalls in the Park (Fig. 3), adorns the opposite side of the creek, with water cascading down Toms Branch in a graceful stair step fashion. One-half mile from the start, the first of three bridges on Deep Creek spans the stream just below a popular pair of swimming holes. Beyond the bridge, a mild ascent begins. Another tenth of a mile further along, shortly after completing the climb out, an attentive eye may note an old wagon road above the trail on the right. The wagon road led around the side of the hill to Indian Creek. In the same area, a dam owned by the town of Bryson City once pooled the waters of Deep Creek and used the accumulated hydraulic energy to power a turbine-generator which provided power for the town. The waters impounded by the dam backed up to a short ways above the mouth of Indian Creek, which the Deep Creek Trail crosses at 0.8 miles. Indian Creek was significantly more populated than was Deep Creek above their junction, in spite of the fact that its drainage area is but one-fourth that of upper Deep Creek. Families with the surnames Blanton, Cathey, Harrzog, Kitchens, Laney, Queen, Randall, Read, Shuler, Stiles and Wiggins lived on Indian Creek. Joining them were Bumgarner descendants of Nancy and Ephraim, some of whom lived one-quarter mile up Georges Branch, a feeder that runs into Indian Creek about three miles from the confluence with Deep Creek.2*6-' Just around the bend, a second bridge over Deep Creek is crossed at 0.9 miles. Hammer Branch, which joins Deep Creek just below the bridge, was once home to the Moses Wiggins family (which lived about three-fourths of a mile up the branch).10 The area also provided a retreat location for a i J northern couple of considerable wealth and prestige, Marion and Ethelberta Pyne Russell Eppley. Mrs. Eppley was descended from a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a general who served under George Washington. Marion Eppley was a PhD chemist (Princeton, 1919) who had a stellar military and business career, and left private foundations and charitable organizations that continue to provide support for scientific research today2. Their 1930 home at Beacon Rock in Newport, Rhode Island, included four live-in servants3. Both are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.11 The Eppleys formed what must have been an exceptionally intriguing relationship with a mountain character named Sam Hunnicutt, whose family, by oral tradition, lived at the mouth of Hammer Branch. Census records confirm that the family lived in this area in 1910 and 1920, but we have not established their exact residence.7'8 Hunnicutt wrote the book Twenty Years Hunting and Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains, a series of tales about individual hunting and fishing outings. It was initially released in 1926 and republished in 1951, but had been out of print and in short supply for decades until his granddaughter, Virginia Hunnicutt Zakroski, released an edited version in 2011. The style may be a bit rough around the edges, but it affords an excellent sense of the times, people, and the wealth of knowledge and ability required to get around in these mountains. Continuing on the Deep Creek Trail - Hammer Branch to Bumgarner Branch Turning to the north and leaving the mouth of Hammer Branch, the trail takes a northeasterly course, paralleling that of the stream. In the next half mile, there were two homes above the road to the west, on property owned by Edd Cline and Will Jenkins.10'12 At about 13 miles, one reaches the lower end of an area that has long been known as "The Jenkins Fields." This was once a half-mile long stretch of bottomland fields, owned and cultivated by the Jenkins family. Today, the fields where tall stalks of corn and the vines of watermelons and pumpkins once held sway have been replaced by a recovering forest. "" 104 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 Vui«-i4.i *.'•• Pulfeaclc^ i l ' ' /^ Trail' Ephrsum, Martcy •. fiumgarrtB'r place- TofhsBranch'- * • Falls' (o:i3) . ; . ^ Figure 1. Topographic map section and a few points of interest The numbers in parentheses are distances from the trailhead at the Deep Creek parking area. 105 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 Figure 2. Bill Rolen standing in what is now the parking area at the mouth of Juneywhank Branch. The ranger home in which he, bis wife Lola Caldwell Rolen, and sons Ron and Bill, Jr. lived was owned by the Morris family before being taken by the Park. Photo courtesy of William T. Rolen, Jr. \ J ~* T"i I "•""TiTK <V3l • ^ V Figure 3. Toms Branch Falls. Toms Branch is reportedly named for Thomas Wiggins, who once ran a mill along Deep Creek a short ways below tbe falls. y y 106 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 At 1.8 miles, the final bridge over Deep Creek is reached. On the left, just before crossing the bridge, a path leads steeply up the ridge to a cemetery with a handful of graves marked by simple field stones without names inscribed. The orientation is northeast to southwest, which is consistent with the long-held understanding that this was an Indian cemetery. Although there was a bridge at the time the land was taken for the Park, there is visual evidence suggesting that the area just below the bridge had been used as a ford in earlier days. Across the bridge and just beyond the Deep Creek Loop Trail connector sat the Jenkins home (Figs. 4,5). Park Service photographs ascribe the home to Will Jenkins, although the land the upon which the home sat belonged to his father, George Washington Jenkins, whose property spanned both sides of Deep Creek from the lower end of Jenkins Fields to above the bridge. Will owned property immediately down the creek from his father, and this property also spanned both sides of Deep Creek.10'12 The modern day trail/road continues on the east bank of Deep Creek, first wandering from the creek before swinging back to its banks. An older road climbed the side of the ridge behind the Jenkins place, leaving the more level ground north of the home available for cultivation. Throughout the Smokies, evidence of older roads that hewed more to the hills than the flat sections give evidence of settlers intent on making the best use of available ground. At 2.2 miles into our walk, we reach a place known as the Turnaround (Fig. 6). It is aptly named, being a wide circular loop that if followed, turns one around and routes him back down the creek. At the upper end of the Turnaround, the wide road diminishes to a backcountry trail - albeit one that was used for wagon travel in days past - and begins an ascent as it continues on upstream. Shortly above the Turnaround, the old wagon road that went behind the Jenkins place reconnects. After a short climb, the trail levels and in wintertime, offers fleeting glimpses of Beaugard Ridge and Coburn Knob. After traveling a short distance further, we reach Bumgarner Branch at 2.6 miles. Nearby below the trail is the Bumgarner Branch campsite, by far the most easily reached backcountry campsite in the Deep Creek area. Figure 4. Jenkins home, viewed from the northwest (from approximately the current-day Deep Creek Trail, perhaps fifty yards past the bridge). Photo 10331, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sugarla'nds archives. C 107 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 yj Figure 5. Jenkins home, viewed from the east (from approximately the current-day Deep Creek Loop Trail). Note that the chimney on this end of the house has been partially dismantled. A stove pipe penetrates the wall. It is likely that the kitchen was on this end of the house. Photo 10332, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sugarlands archives. yJ Figure 6. Deep Creek Turnaround in 1936. Photo 11819, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sugarlands archives. V_> 108 Journeys Through Jackson Summer 2012 L - C I n t e r v i e w w i t h M r s . J a n e C h a s t a i n . . . P a r t 2 [Ed. We continue in this issue with the work of JCGS member Sanji Talley Watson.] We lived with Don's father, James Robert Chastain in the house Don's mother Sarah, was one of Absalom's daughters. She had died by the time I moved in. He (Absalom Woodring) had built the house out of hemlock logs, the bottom where there is fields now was full of big hemlocks. He built this house after an earthquake came and tore up his first house, it tore the chimney down. He was gone about a month looking for a sawmill, and he came back with one. He made th

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Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.^ J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n O as ^ B « T h e Official Journal of t h e J a c k s o n C o u n t y G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Inc. Vol. X X V I I I , No. 2 0 1 8 V o l . 3 ^ JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 2018 Officers President Kenneth Nicholson Vice Presidents Norma Bryson Clayton, Debbie Blazer Secretary Fern Parris Hensley Treasurer Teresa Deitz Manring Librarian George Frizzell Office Manager Carol Bryson WebMaster. Lynn Hotaling Computer Technician Jason N. Gregory Chair, Publications (Editor) Sanji Talley Watson Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices from other non-profit groups. From the Editor Fall is short lived here in the mountains and winter is just around the comer. It is a good time to work on our genealogy. Be sure to come by and check out our library and all of our research materials. Thank you to all of the people who have submitted stories, pictures or information for articles for JTJ. Always remember that our publication is as good as our members. ~j M e r r y C h r i s t m a s H a p p y H o l i d a y s H a p p y N e w Y e a r s M a y y o u r h o l i d a y s b e a l l t h a t y o u h o p e f o r! Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 ^ T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Contents 97 JCGS Photo Album 98-102 One Confederate Soldiers Story 103-110 1948 Jackson County Death Certificates 111-113 December Meeting 114 1880 Jackson County Census Records 115-120 Outline Descendant Report for Frederick (Baumgarten) Bumgarner 121-124 Descendants of William Solomon P a r k e r , Sr 125-128 The Dillards - P a r t One - Georgia Beginnings 129-130 The Dillards - P a r t Two - North Carolina Beginnings 131-132 Descendants of J o h n Thomas T a t h am 133-138 Our 2018 Membership 139-141 Letter from our President 142 Index 143-144 < w Our prayers and condolences a r e offered to t h e following people a n d their families: JCGS Member - Delos Monteith, Jr. JCGS Member - David Bryson JCGS Member - Annette Moore Shelton on the passing of her son, Robert Samuel Shelton. o C h r i s t m a s i s j u s t a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r ! C u t d o w n o n y o u r h o l i d a y s h o p p i n g t h i s y e a r ! G i v e a m e m b e r s h i p t o a f a m i l y m e m b e r o r a f r i e n d as a g i f t t h i s h o l i d a y s e a s o n . R e m e m b e r i t i s a b a r g a i n a t $ 2 0 f o r t h e y e a r . 97 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m \ J v ^ Front row L to R: Peter Pierson, Doc Pierson, Hobert Nicholson, Tom Jamison, Fred Wilson, Leo Wilson, Annie Owens, Beulah Galloway, Frank Wilson, Bertie Burgess, Neil Burgess, unidentified, Pritchard Moore. Second row: Henry Bryson, Hayes Bryson, Flora Wilson, Bessie Alexander, two unidentified, Daisy Bryson, Lizzy Bryson, Varina Bryson, Elvira Morgan, Ford Burgess, Lawton Monteith, Lewis Monteith, unidentified Enloe girl, Linvil Monteith, Alvin Nicholson. Third row: Bessie Picklesimer (teacher), Eula Wilson, Rowena Bryson, Thelma Henderson, Mattie Wilson, Flora Wilson, Maggie McCall, unidentified, Lee Monteith, Oat Bryson, Charlie Monteith, Lawrence Monteith, unidentified, Carlisle Morgan, Sam Wilson, Ernest Pressley. Fourth row: two unidentified, May Galloway, Pansy Henderson, Myrtle Wilson, Mattie Wilson, Alma Jamison, J. B. Galloway, Julia Frazell (teacher), Julia Bryson, Lee Monteith, Dewey Bryson, unidentified, OIlie Bryson. Fifth row: Posy McCall, Mag McCall, Belzie Kenner, Minnie Lusk, Weaver Wilson, Tom Moss, May Jamison, unidentified, Maude Jamison, Effie Bryson, OIlie Bryson, Shed Bryson. Sixth row: Nelson Robinson, Tom Moody, Mamie Galloway, Jack Robinson, Dar Lusk, Emma Lanning, Oscar Monteith, unidentified, Fred Bryson, Junie Monteith, unidentified. Picture has written on it Class of 1906, From the Ruth Ashe collection v J 98 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 C J C G S P h o t o A l b u m < w ^ This picture is identified as Glenville School, 1945. First row, L to R: Roy Potts, William Passmore, Shelly Lusk, Author Potts, Walter Bumgarner, Phillip Corbin, Loyd Leopard, Riley Watkins, Odell Watson. Second Row: Jackie Snipes, Lou Ellen Mills, Patsy Stiwinter, Sylvia Marlette, Unknown Bryant, Ronnie Stiwinter, Shelba Jean Oats, JoAnn Young. Third row: Mrs. Tritt (teacher), unidentified, unidentified, Jenette Coggins, Bernice Buchanan, Pearl Franks, Peggy Ensley, Juanita Simms, unidentified Conner. 99 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m ^J These two pictures are of Reuben Harrison Stephens (21 Dec 1832-14 Apr 1902) and his wife, Mary C. Brown (19 Jul 1839-17 Dec 1902). He was the son of Stephen Huff (12 Jul 1796 - 12 Mar 1870) and Susan "Sookie" Hooper (1806 - 10 Feb 1892) She was the daughter of John Jackson Brown (1806 - 1885) and his wife, Violet Fortner (1806-1880). v _ y u 100 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 ^ J C G S P h o t o A l b u m C - The two children to the left were the twins born to Jess Franklin Brown (1 May 1884 - 18 Nov 1960) and Gusila Morgan (13 Sep 1898- 13 Sep 1965). They were both born on 5 Sep 1934. The children were Delos Brown who passed away 26 Nov 2013 and Delia Brown. The picture below is one of the many that the JCGS has that are unidentified. As always, if you know the identity of any of these people, please let us know. O 101 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m K J v J These three pictures are also unidentified. If you know any of these people, please let us know. K J 102 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 <J O n e C o n f e d e r a t e S o l d i e r s S t o ry C • U Pvt. Asaph Wilson Sherrill and Deep Creek, t h e only Civil W a r Battle fought in J a c k s o n County, NC Asaph "Asa" "Ace" Wilson SherriU's great-great-grandchildren William Loranzo "Bill" Crawford, Frank Moody Crawford, Jr., Ann Davis Melton, Mary Katherine Sherrill Lowder, and Nancy Sherrill Wilson have always been intrigued by their ancestor's Civil War service. During the early winter of 1864, Pvt. Sherrill participated in the only Civil War Battle fought in Jackson County, North Carolina. The event occurred at Deep Creek, approximately ten miles from his Shoal Creek home. Descendants recently retraced the most evident path Sherrill would have taken to the battle site from his residence (Coordinates: N 35° 26' 26.39'' W 83° 19' 51.05"). Guided by Bill, he shared that nearby Thomas Peak would have been the first station of Asaph's journey as it was a mustering ground for the troops.-At the top of the 2,700' peak soldiers could see northeast up the Oconaluftee "Luftee" River or down the Tuckasegee River. Two cannons were placed on the pinnacle to signal when and from which direction enemy forces were approaching. Bill further explained that after joining the troops at Thomas Peak, Asaph would have then trekked toward Union Hill and the Oconaluftee River which comes out at Birdtown. He would have continued on west down the Tuckasegee River to Ela and the final destination of the mouth of Deep Creek. At the time Asaph's age was 45, ten years more than mandatory service age, which meant he volunteered for service in the-Confederate Army with the famed Thomas' Legion. As a Private with Company C, 69th North Carolina Infantry, he was part of an unconventional force comprised of both highlanders and Cherokee" Indians which had been raised by Col. William Holland Thomas, senator, Eastern Cherokee Nation's advocate and only white chief. The legion began as a citizen brigade for the purposes of defending against local raids. The troops that fought under Thomas became increasingly feared by their enemies. A nearly independent force, they were famous for their skill and persistence in tracking escapees and bushwhackers. The legion also became known for a band of Cherokee Indian soldiers who served the Confederacy, not for the cause but of loyalty to Col. Thomas. Thomas wrote, "the enemy have at least been taught that while we hold the Smoky Mountains, western North Carolina and adjacent portions of east Tennessee are hard to subjugate." Because of their reputation, whether deserved or not, Union Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis proclaimed that they "had become a terror to the Union people of East Tennessee and the borders of North Carolina from the atrocities they were daily perpetuating." Each day that passed that eventful winter of 1864 intensified Thomas' concern for frequent Federal raids. One of the most notable was to occur on Tuesday, the second day of February. Sturgis had received intelligence that soldiers from Thomas' Legion were camped in Jackson County ten miles west of Quallatown at Deep Creek (locale became part of Swain County when formed in 1871 from Jackson County), which lay in the midst of the fork of the Tuckasegee and the Little Tennessee Rivers. The probable site lays on the flood plain between what is now West Deep Creek Road and Deep Creek. In hopes of freeing the area of Thomas's force once and for all, Sturgis dispatched Major Francis M. Davidson and the 14th Regiment Illinois Cavalry into North Carolina "to Pursue [Thomas'] force and to destroy it." Accompanied by a three-piece artillery section and some forty to fifty Union guides or spies, the Federal cavalry of 600 slipped through the mountain passes on old Indian trails, following the Tuckasegee River. Just before dawn, arrival was on the west bank of Deep Creek just outside Thomas' camp near Charleston (name changed to Bryson City in 1889). The terrain made a cavalry charge out of the question, so Davidson's troopers had to dismount in order to effectively go into combat. He positioned his men around the camp trapping approximately 325 highlanders and Cherokees against the creek. As the sun rose on February 2,1864, Davidson gave the order to attack. Although completely surprised, the highlanders and Cherokees rallied with remarkable discipline. The Union men began firing on them from the hills above the. camp. A Lt. Horace Capron and the advance men attacked the guard positions, killing or wounding many. Other Confederates began falling back toward the creek. It appeared they would be wiped out. However, they had planned for such an event. As had been done previously at Gatlinburg and other places during the war, some men fired and moved while others began their escape. By some means unknown to us today, they had placed rocks or ropes or both to aid their escape. It had to have been difficult because bullets were bombarding the camp and many women and children were present. During this time if soldiers'were camped near their homes family members would often visit. All were caught in a desperate scramble to get across the creek. In what must have been one of the more amazing evacuations in the war, many of the Confederates escaped across the water. Lt. Capron and his Union 103 Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 men were not finished. They pushed the chase and began crossing the creek in pursuit. But the highlanders and Indians were ready for that and a suppressing fire team was already in place on the bluff on the east side of the ' j creek. When Capron and his men assembled on that side and began moving forward, the Confederates were waiting N"—-/^ for them. They opened fire on the advancing Union Cavalry. The battle raged for more than an hour. Lt. Capron was fatally wounded. Union soldiers collected their wounded men and retreated back across the creek. Versions of the battle and its results greatly differ from each side. One eye witness, L.F. Siler, reported to Governor Vance that, "The Indians fought nobly until the ammunition gave out." Davidson, however, filed a different account. Watching the Indians scamper after the skirmish, he must have thought he destroyed their effectiveness. "Less than 50 made their escape," read the Federal report, "the remainder being killed or wounded, so that this nest of Indians may be considered as entirely destroyed, nearly 200 of them having been killed." The Battle of Deep Creek was a sensational affair, for the Northerners thought they wiped out Thomas' Indian companies. Thomas, somewhat amused at the Union accounts, reported his version: "On the 2nd instant (this month) [the Federals]... advanced up the Tennessee and the Tuckasegee to the mouth of Deep Creek where the Indians, under my command, arrested their progress. The enemy lost about 12 killed and wounded, the Indians' ... [lost] five. I am informed that the Northern Papers boast of killing 200." If Davidson's objective was to eliminate Thomas' force, he failed; if he intended to harass the Confederates, he succeeded. According to the North, the Union soldiers had managed to kill 132, capture 54 prisoners (22 Indians and 32 whites) and saw 50 enemies escape. The Confederates claimed they lost only two killed and 18 as prisoners. The most viable calculation is the Federal forces lost two killed and six wounded, while Thomas most likely lost ten killed and 32 captured. The forces were destroyed, which confirmed the general belief of the local inhabitants that Western North Carolina was unprotected. Pvt. Sherrill was taken prisoner at Deep Creek along with thirteen other white rebels and eighteen Indian rebels. The captives were escorted by heavy guard to Knoxville, Tennessee where they were confined. Asaph had to leave behind his wife, Talitha Katherine "Katie", and nine children ranging in ages three through twenty-one to fend for themselves on the family farm amidst the chaos from warring factors. William Allison Sherrill, son of Asaph, was like his father in that age did not deter him from volunteering for the Confederacy (mandatory age for service was 18 through 35). In 1862 when just 14, William enlisted with Thomas' Legion. It is not known if 16 year old William participated at the Battle of Deep Creek. Asaph's muster rolls show he along with other prisoners of Thomas Legion arrived at Knoxville on February 7, 1864. The Cherokee prisoners attracted attention from the locals, and they came from miles around to see the Indian's painted faces and their standard Confederate uniforms personally adorned with added beads, bones and feathers. Typically after days of speech-making, promises, threats and persuasion, prisoners were formed into line and the "oath of allegiance" was offered to them. It was extremely rare for a Confederate to accept. Asaph did not take the oath. According to the "Daily Confederate," a Raleigh newspaper, the Indian rebels were promised their liberty and five thousand dollars in gold if they would bring them the scalp of their leader, Col. William H. Thomas. The Indians agreed to the proposition and they were released. They returned to their native mountains, found Col. Thomas and told him what had transpired. It was also reported that in early March all of the Cherokees and two of the whites from Deep Creek and subsequent raids took the oath. This undermined the Cherokee participation in the Confederate cause. Weeks later, Asaph's muster rolls reveal he was slated to be sent to Camp Chase at Columbus, Ohio. There was not a record of him arriving there, but on February twenty-eighth he was sent to a military prison in Louisville, Kentucky "for exchange." General Ulysses S. Grant would soon make it known he was against the practice. SherriH's last destination was Fort Delaware Union Prison in Delaware. The mode of travel to prison was more than likely via railway and then by steamship into Delaware Bay. One month after capture at Deep Creek, North Carolina, Pvt. Asaph Wilson Sherrill arrived at Fort Delaware Union Prison on Friday March 4, 1864. The prison was located on Pea Patch Island, in the center of Delaware Bay, two and a half miles from the mainland on either side. Asaph would spend the last full year of his life in the prison before him. He set eyes on a granite fortress built in the shape of a pentagon which was traversed by ditches of sea water. Because of overcrowding, Asaph was assigned to one of 54 wooden barracks located outside the fort walls on the northwest side of the island. The common wooden sheds were to accommodate about ten thousand prisoners, but at this juncture of the war, there were about twelve thousand prisoners to be housed. Sherrill walked on plank ways covering the marshy ground to a barrack to be confined in a room 19 by 60 feet where all other North Carolinian prisoners were assigned. There were three tiered bunks on either side with a narrow passage between. He was only allotted one blanket. In the center of the room was one stove, and there was an allowance of one barrow-load of coal per day. ^ y ^J 104 c L , O Journeys Through Jackson 2018 Vol. 3 Asaph had to quickly learn how to survive in living conditions which were publically referred to as wretched. First, he learned not to speak to or approach any of the sentinels. Each day began with roll call. The men were formed in a line, then marched out by a door to a plat of ground, known by prisoners as "Devil's Half Acre," where all remained until the last man of the twelve thousand had passed the doorway and had been accounted for. This generally occupied about two hours even in extreme weather elements. Breakfast was then served in the mess hall, usually around 9:00 a.m. In a long dark room were several rows of long plank tables. Sometimes the food was on a tin plate, other times it was placed directly on the uncovered greasy table. On each table were pieces of bread and meat arranged at intervals of about two feet. Each prisoner took one ration. The bread and meat varied as found in writings of prisoners after the war. All agreed the rations were slight. Assorted breads were described as yellow cornbread three inches long and one inch thick; a small piece of bread made from rye or wheat flour; crackers; three pieces of hard tack; and baker's bread, often stale. Breakfast meat was told to be a very small piece of bacon or beef. Weak coffee served was made from a decoction of logwood and beans. Only two light meals were served daily to Sherrill and others. The dinner fare was served about 3:00 p.m. The food was once again placed in individual servings on the table for the men. The menu was the same as breakfast, a piece of bread and a piece of meat. The meat could have been a small chunk beef which was occasionally all sinew or mostly bone, piece of salt pork or salt beef. Coffee was replaced with corn or bean soup served in a pint tin cup. Once a month inspectors or health commissioners visited the prison, but the officers in charge always knew when they were coming. The mess hall would be clean, beans and meat were in the soup, and a general appearance of good treatment was presented so that a fair report could be made and published. Drinking water was brought from Brandywine Creek about 10 miles away. Many waking hours were consumed with thoughts of food by the starving soldiers. At the end of the day another roll call would be conducted. The prisoners tried to make the lingering hours pass lightly. Occasionally they played games such as cards and checkers or chess. Some formed a debate club and even performed theatrical performances all improvised by themselves. However, the days were over shadowed With suffering and deprivation as well as thoughts of home and freedom. Diseases were the deadliest issue which faced these Civil War prisoners due to impure water, exposure, poor food, and unsanitary conditions. Fort Delaware lost so many prisoners it was dubbed "The Fort Delaware Death Pen." Approximately 2,700 Confederate soldiers died while being held captive. Asaph Wilson Sherrill became a Fort Delaware death statistic. Furthermore, out of 1,184 Confederate soldiers serving from Jackson County, North Carolina, 49 died in Union prisons. Asaph had been diagnosed with dysentery, the greatest single killer of the Civil War. The disease claimed more soldiers than battle wounds. Insufficient medical treatment then became Asaph's worst enemy. He died on March 2/3, 1865. His muster roll records reveal he was buried on the Jersey Shore. Had he survived another month, Asaph would have witnessed the end of the war on April 9, 1865. Sherrill's burial place is now known as Finn's Point National Cemetery located across the Delaware River in New Jersey. A Confederate monument identifies the site, and names of the deceased Confederate prisoners are inscribed on bronze plaques affixed to the base of the monument. Asaph's name and unit appears as "Sherill, A.W. C Thomas' N.C. Legn." A grassy field covers the remains of 2,436 Confederate soldiers who died when they were captive at the fort. Underfoot, there are mass graves, stacked in columns of three or four with men entombed in simple wooden boxes. Graves cannot be individually identified. Charles W. Rivenbark, Fort Delaware Confederate prisoner from New Hanover County, North Carolina who bunked in the same barrack Asaph was assigned upon arri

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