Does anyone know the identity of the Aaron Blackwood (age 30) who appears on the 1860 Census with the family of Elbert Blackwood (age 26) and Margaret (Dailey) Blackwood? This Aaron is a mystery to us. David Crider Birmingham, AL --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

The Southern Democrat, 14 Nov 1907 Oneonta Has Serious Fire. Starts in Guthrie Hotel-Ten Buildings Destroyed. Loss Will Reach $15,000.00-No Insurance. The Democrat Office Has Narrow Escape. The most destructive fire in the history of Oneonta broke out in the Guthrie Hotel about noon on last Thursday and was not subdued until ten buildings had been destroyed. The fire caught from a defective flue over the office of the hotel and soon spread over the entire building. Despite efforts to confine the fire to the hotel it soon caught the Reid building which was owned by L.H. Brown and swept everything in its path until it reached G.W. Darden's law office which was torn down to save the other building on that side of the avenue. Crossing first avenue the Guthrie Livery Stable was soon consumed, as was also all the buildings up the avenue until the flames were finally extinguished in the Russell building. S.W. Guthrie, owner of the Guthrie hotel and livery stable, was the heaviest loser, his loss amounting to about $5,000. Other losses were L.H. Brown, loss of building and damage to goods $1,000; Mrs. J.F. Kelton, loss of building and damage to goods $1,000; Peter Clements, two buildings, $1,000; G.W. Darden, office $500; W.L. Mccorkle, building and damage to goods $500; W.T. Buckner loss of building and damage to building $400; O.A. Steele's and J.B. Sloan's law offices were badly damaged. F.G. Stephens sustained the loss of a stable, shed and coal house and damage to The Democrat office. Other losses amounting to $200 and less by damage of goods in handling were sustained by Geo. T. Mote, J.S. DeLache, J.H. Lowery, J.A. Brice, McPherson Grocery and Grain Co., B.C. Bynum Millinery Co., J.E. Bynum, J.R. Wooten, Bynum Bros., O.A. Steele, T.B. Russell and G.W. Darden. S.H. Brown who occupied the upper story of the Reid building lost part of his household effects, and Dr. J.T. Stone who occupied part of the same building lost his drugs. Some of the boarders of the hotel lost pretty heavily. Most of the goods were removed from all the stores. Nothwithstanding the fact that no insurance was carried by any of the parties burned out they will probably rebuild with more substantial material. Sam Hendricks, on the Democrat force seems to feel his lost more keenly than any one-he missed Ringling's big circus. Rev. W.L. Hendricks was very painfully but not seriously burned while removing his effects from the Guthrie hotel last Thursday. J.T. Argo, of Rosa, was pretty badly hurt in the fire last Thursday. He was thrown against a glass door which cut one of his arms so severely that he will likely lose the use of it. S.W. Guthrie, whose hotel was destroyed by fire last week, has rented the Darden hotel and his old boarders are "at home" with him again. The fire which destroyed a portion of our town, broke out before we had finished mailing last week's issue of The Democrat, and it reached some of our subscribers a day or two late. Owing to the torn up condition of our office the paper will be a little late again this week and some local items have doubtless been omitted. For all of which we ask the indulgence of our readers. The thanks of the town of Oneonta are due Engineer Buckpitt, of Anniston, for the valuable assistance he rendered in extinguishing the fire which was so rapidly destroying the town when his train reached the station. He is an experienced fire fighter, and taking in the situation at a glance he left his train, secured possession of the fire fighting apparatus and in a short time had the fire under control. It is the unanimous opinion that his work saved the town from further destruction. We have sufficient water but have no one that knows how to fight a fire. We must have some one trained for that purpose.

Any help with the following is most appreciated: 1900 Compton, Blount Co, AL JOHN TYLER 47 MARTHA J TYLER 40 ELLA TYLER 18 EVA M TYLER 11 EDELLA TYLER 10 LUTHER TYLER 6 BAXTER TYLER 2 JAMES F PEARSON 18 LUCINDA PEARSON 21 My grandfather is Oather Baxter Tyler (shown here as Baxter) Known brother is Luther age 6 here. John Tyler, Martha Tyler, and Oather Tyler are buried at Shanghai Baptist Cemetery, near West Jefferson, just across the Jefferson-Walker County Line. OATHER TYLER married QUEENIE MORRIS approx 1924 in Jefferson Co, AL. Thanks in advance for ANY info!

I have worked my line back to a John Freeman, b1793 in Virginia.........Actually, I didn't do the work, I just connected with this one and that one who had done the work *g*......and there are descendants of this line all over the country.....amazingly prolific! I just checked and don't find a "Benjamin" in the line......drat! There is a very active Freeman DNA group working -----have you been in touch with any of them? Billie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Denfree56@aol.com> To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] The Murder of Nancy Vaughn > Billie > That name does not ring a bell at the present time. It may tie in back > down my family line. My family line comes off of Benjamin Benajiah > Freeman. We > are just now finding some of his brothers and sisters. Let me know if you > think this might tie into your family line. > your cuz in the valley > dennis > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Billie That name does not ring a bell at the present time. It may tie in back down my family line. My family line comes off of Benjamin Benajiah Freeman. We are just now finding some of his brothers and sisters. Let me know if you think this might tie into your family line. your cuz in the valley dennis

I am seeking information re the old Mt Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church. Was it on the William Cornelius or Chaney property near Allgood? I believe there is minutes of this church somewhere (Melba?) I lost information and documents in Katrina and I am trying to rebuild lines and sources. Thanks for "any" info. Velva Cornelius Cort Forsyth, MO (formerly of Slidell, LA)

At 11:59 PM 10/23/2006, you wrote: >I personal enjoy reading these post tid bit of news from the past. I see >nothing wrong with posting them like they have been posted. Please >keep sending >more tid bit information like this because I have found information on my >family line and places thru these postings. >your cuz in the valley >dennis d. freeman I too really do support postings of this type, which bring life into the family history lines, and a better feeling for those older periods. Keep it coming along. Carl

At 08:56 PM 10/22/2006, you wrote: >The Gadsden Times, 19 Nov 1875 > >Henderson Ketchum was seriously cut in the back with a knife by Frank >Gable, in Blountsville, on the 6th. > >The Gadsden Times, 3 Dec 1875 > >Henderson Ketchum, an old citizen of Blount Co., died on the 23 ult. from >wounds inflicted by Frank Gable, with a knife, some time previously in >Blountsville. I too GREATLY enjoy these historical postings. They help bring the historical periods to life. Carl

Dennis, my paternal Grandmother was a Freeman ---(married a Harris)..Do you have a James Levin Freeman in your line? Billie >I personal enjoy reading these post tid bit of news from the past. I see > nothing wrong with posting them like they have been posted. Please keep > sending > more tid bit information like this because I have found information on my > family line and places thru these postings. > your cuz in the valley > dennis d. freeman >

I personal enjoy reading these post tid bit of news from the past. I see nothing wrong with posting them like they have been posted. Please keep sending more tid bit information like this because I have found information on my family line and places thru these postings. your cuz in the valley dennis d. freeman

I'm on Bob Davis' mail list. He sent this over tonite. It's kept me occupied a couple of hours. http://dlxs.richmond.edu/d/ddr

The Gadsden Times, 19 Nov 1875 Henderson Ketchum was seriously cut in the back with a knife by Frank Gable, in Blountsville, on the 6th. The Gadsden Times, 3 Dec 1875 Henderson Ketchum, an old citizen of Blount Co., died on the 23 ult. from wounds inflicted by Frank Gable, with a knife, some time previously in Blountsville. [The above from "The Gadsden Times, 1872 - 1875" abstracted by William Thomas Martin III and Patricia Thomas Martin, 1996] Note: Henderson Ketchum was born 10 Nov 1809 and died 23 Nov 1875; buried in the Blountsville First UMC Cemetery. >Yes, I enjoy the in depth, informational posts. If I don't find an >interest in a post, I can skip it or delete it.....whether it's long or >short. > >Here's another Bount County mysterious murder case concerning my gggrand >uncle. Newspaper item in LIVINGSTON JOURNAL, SUMTER CO., ALABAMA, DEC. >3, 1875 - "Henderson Ketchum of Blountsville died on the 23rd of wounds >inflicted by Frank Gables." > >Frank Gables first appears in official records on March 10, 1876 on a >charge of Manslaughter (pg. 94). The case was continued several times (pg. >110, 123, 139) until it was nolle prosequi (charges dropped) in January, 1878. > >Unable to find any specifics at all about the circumstances surrounding the >crime. > > >At 07:33 AM 9/30/2006 -0600, bobwonda@hiwaay.net wrote: >>Some months ago, Terry Jackson posted information where Etta Alldredge, >>daughter of Sheriff E.C. Alldredge, was involved in assisting prisoners >>escape from the Oneonta jail. Terry's fascinating contribution, which was >>reported in the Atlanta Constitution, concentrated on the alledged love >>affair between Etta and one of the prisoners. However, the incidents >>leading up to the jail break, and its subsequent resolution beg to be >>related. The event which landed one of the participants in jail was the >>murder of Nancy Vaughn... >> >>The Southern Democrat, 1 May 1902 >> >>Brutal Murder Committed. Mrs. Nancy Vaughn Killed Almost Within the Shadow >>of the Court House. Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, an aged woman was brutally murdered >>in a little cabin just outside the city limits of Oneonta last Thursday or >>the night before. Her dead body was found late Thursday afternoon by her >>daughter who reported the matter to neighbors. A.J. Ketchum, acting as >>Coroner, organized a jury at once and began an investigation. Many >>witnesses have been before the jury but up to the time of going to press no >>verdict has been rendered. >> >>The old woman lived alone and there was no one left to tell the story of >>the horrible deed. There are many theories as to the cause of the murder >>and as many reports as to the evidence that is being given in, but this >>much seems to be undisputed: She was murdered between 6 o'clock Wednesday >>evening and 6 o'clock Thursday evening. That she came to her death from a >>blow on the head with an ax or hatchet which was found in the cabin. >> >>The coroner's jury began its investigation, it seemed without any clue to >>the murder but matters slowly developed, until a strong chain of evidence >>is being established. Louis Gurley, a white boy about 21 years of age, has >>been arrested on suspicion. It is stated that Gurley was seen to go to the >>cabin Thursday afternoon and that blood stains have been found upon the >>clothing that he wore on that day. He denies having any knowledge of the >>matter. It is believed by some that a number of others are implicated and >>that other arrests will follow. >> >>This is the first murder ever committed in or near Oneonta and the people >>are greatly aroused over it and it is to be hoped the perpetrator of the >>horrible deed will be brought to justice. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 8 May 1902 >> >>The Coroners Jury investigating the murder of Mrs. Nancy Vaughn arrived at >>a verdict last Thursday morning fixing the crime upon Louis Gurley and his >>has been indicted by the grand jury, and a special jury has been drawn to >>try the case today (Thursday). >> >>The Southern Democrat, 15 May 1902 >> >>The trial of Louis Gurley for the murder of Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, which was >>set for last Thursday, was continued until next court, the purpose of the >>postponement being to allow the State chemist to analyze the blood stains >>found on Gurley's clothing. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 6 Nov 1902 >> >>The case of Louis Gurley, charged with the murder of Mrs. Vaughn has been >>set for Thursday of this week in the Circuit Court. A special jury has >>been summoned. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 20 Nov 1902 >> >>Three prisoners escaped from jail Sunday afternoon. When ordered to go >>into their cells they refused and when Deputy Sheriff Bryson attempted to >>force them to obey they overpowered him and escaped. The deputy fired >>three shots at them but none took effect. One of the prisoners, Mayburn >>Murphree was re-captured by Ex-Sheriff Sanders as he was making his way to >>the mountain. The two who escaped are negroes and are charged with >>stealing cotton. They had been in jail only about one week. Louis Gurley, >>the other prisoner, made no attempt to escape. >> >>The Blount County News-Dispatch, 8 Jan 1903 >> >>[Front Page] Her Lover's Jailer. Some time during Monday night, Miss >>Etta Alldredge, daughter of the sheriff at Oneonta, unlocked the jail and >>liberated two prisoners, Louis Gurley, charged with murder, and Mayburn >>Murphree, held on sentence for adultery. >> >>Miss Etta accompanied the prisoners in their flight, or at least one of >>them. The cause of her act is supposed to be love of Mayburn Murphree, who >>is an exceedingly handsome young man of good address. For some months he >>has been an inmate of the jail, and it has been noticed that the daughter >>of the sheriff often lingered at the bars to talk to him. >> >>Sheriff's Daughter Liberates Two Prisoners. Sometime during Sunday night, >>Miss Etta Alldredge, daughter of the sheriff of this county, unlocked the >>jail and liberated two prisoners, Louis Gurley, charged with murder, and >>Mayburn Murphree, held on sentence for adultery. >> >>Miss Etta, accompanied the prisoners in their flight, or at least one of >>them. The cause of her act is supposed to be the love of Mayburn Murphree. >>For some months he had been an inmate of the jail and it has been noticed >>that the comely daughter of the sheriff often lingered at the bars to talk >>to him. >> >>Notice to apprehend the fugitives has been telegraphed to the various towns >>and cities of Alabama, Deputy sheriffs are scouring the county. >> >>Louis Gurley, charged with murder, who was the beneficiary of the sheriff's >>daughter's love for Murphree, is accused of one of the most brutal crimes >>in the history of Oneonta. About a year ago the dead body of an aged lady, >>Mrs. Vaughn, was found at her residence one morning weltering in its own >>blood. The head had been scalped and the body bore evidence of brutal >>mutilation, charged with her murder, Gurley was arrested and his case is >>pending trial. >> >>Mayburn Murphree, the attractive prisoner, who seems to have bewitched the >>fair keeper of the jail, had already been convicted and fined $750. His >>case was appealed to the Supreme Court where it is now pending. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 8 Jan 1903 >> >>Prisoner's Escape. Sheriff's Daughter Goes With Them. Sometime Sunday >>night, two of the prisoners, Louis Gurley and Mayburn Murphree, escaped >>from the County Jail, the Sheriff's daughter, Miss Etta Alldredge, >>disappearing at the same time. >> >>Sheriff Alldredge was not at home at the time and it is supposed that the >>girl secured the keys, released the prisoners and then eloped with them. >>Although the search commenced before day Monday morning but little has been >>heard from them. All the information obtained about the plan of escape is >>from a negro prisoner who says they left in the early part of the night and >>that the girl and Murphree had a conversation a short time before they >>left, that Murphree, hearing a buggy drive up, told him that his friends >>had come, and that is all the negro will tell. >> >>Miss Alldredge is about 22 years of age and has been in the habit of >>carrying the prisoners' meals to them. On the night of the escape she >>retired as usual, and the family never suspecting what was soon to take >>place, were soon asleep. Then it was that the plans previously arranged >>were quietly executed. >> >>There were four prisoners in the jail but Gurley and Murphree were the only >>ones allowed their liberty. Murphree was tried at the last term of the >>Circuit Court on a charge of seduction and was given a heavy sentence. His >>attorney gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court but no bill of >>exceptions had been filed. Gurley is under indictment of the murder of >>Mrs. Nancy Vaughn which occurred about eight months ago. >> >>The Sheriff has offered a reward of $50 for the arrest and detention of >>Murphree and has sent circulars and telegrams all over the country. A >>thorough search of the country is being made. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 15 Jan 1903 >> >>Caleb Murphree has been placed in jail here charged with aiding Lewis >>Gurley and Mayburn Murphree in escaping from the jail on Jan. 4th. His >>preliminary trial is set for next Monday. >> >>Escaped Prisoners Still At Large. There are still few new developments in >>the jail tragedy. No trace of Gurley has been found. Murphree and Miss >>Alldredge were traced through Cullman County and were last seen in Franklin >>County, Alabama, driving a road horse to open buggy, going West. Horse had >>about given out. This was Jan. 8th. >>It is believed that they will either stop and rest in North East >>Mississippi or will take train there for Dallas, Texas, where Murphree's >>father lives. >> >>The following is a description of the missing parties: >> >>Mayburn Murphree-Medium dark complexion, small black eyes, black curly >>hair-usually wore it long and parted in middle-has small black mustache and >>was continually twisting it while talking, round face and is a little round >>shouldered. Height 5 ft. 7 in., weight 145 pounds, wears No. 7 shoe. He is >>a gambler, drinks whiskey freely, does not use tobacco and will not work. >>Education poor. Writes poor hand but puts on better appearance that >>education would indicate. >> >>Miss Etta Alldredge-Height about 5 ft. 5 in., weight 140 pounds, dark hair, >>large blue eyes, large face, shoulders a little round and stooped. She >>wears No. 6 shoe, age 22 years and has several small gold fillings in upper >>front teeth. >>Lewis Gurley-complexion fair, eyes light blue, hair very light, eyebrows >>and eyelashes, white, had a short chin, white mustache. Height 6 ft. 2 in. >>Has a peculiar expression about the mouth. Scowling downcast look and when >>talking to him, he looks at you sidewise, as if looking downwards and out >>of the corner of his eyes at the same time. Age about 21 years, weighing >>about 160 or 170 pounds. Stands erect, has no education and his language is >>rustic. Has been in jail 9 or 10 months and is somewhat bleached. >> >>The Sheriff will consider it a favor if other papers will copy this >>description. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 22 Jan 1903 >> >>Sheriff's Daughter Found. Miss Etta Alldredge, who is alleged to have >>released Mayburn Murphree and Lewis Gurley from the county jail the night >>of Jan. 4th, and eloped with them, was found near Attalla last Friday by >>one of the searching parties. The two escapees were not with her and it is >>reported that they left her on Jan. 12th, and were going to Morgan Valley. >>The Sheriff and a number of his men are searching that country, but the >>only news from them up to time of going to press is a telegram from >>Ex-Sheriff Bledsoe from Hartselle, dated Jan. 20th stating that he had >>struck trace of Murphree at that place. >> >>The Blount County News-Dispatch, 22 Jan 1903 >> >>Miss Etta Alldredge Found in Etowah County. Miss Etta Alldredge, who >>liberated Louis Gurley, charged with murder, and Mayburn Murphree, an >>adulterer, was found last Friday near Avery, in Etowah county. She was >>found at the home of Mrs. Sarah Kelley, grandmother of Murphree, by a >>deputy Sheriff and her cousin, but Murphree and Gurley, who it is believed >>have been laying out in the woods near Kelley's was not found. Murphree >>has lived in the neighborhood and is well acquainted there. The girl was >>taken to the home of her brother near Liberty and is still there. >> >>The Blount County News-Dispatch, 29 Jan 1903 >> >>Joe Wagner has been arrested and placed in the Oneonta jail on a charge of >>assisting Louis Gurley and Mayburn Murphree to escape jail January 4th. >> >>The continued trial of Caleb Murphree, charged with assisting Mayburn >>Murphree and Louis Gurley to escape from the Oneonta jail on January 4th >>was concluded Wednesday, and he was bound over by Judge Davidson to the >>next session of the Grand Jury. His bond was fixed at $800. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 5 Mar 1903 >> >>The Sheriff has received information from the Sheriff of Jackson County >>that he has a man filling the description of Lewis Gurley who escaped jail >>Jan. 4th. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 12 Mar 1903 >> >>The man captured in Jackson county last week proved to be Lewis Gurley who >>escaped from jail January 4th. He was identified Tuesday by Sheriff >>Alldredge who is expected to return with him tonight (Wednesday). Gurley >>is charged with the murder of old lady Vaughn near Oneonta about a year >>ago. Murphree, who escaped with Gurley, has not been recaptured. >> >>The Blount County News-Dispatch, 12 Mar 1903 >> >>Gurley In Oneonta Jail Again. Sheriff Alldredge arrived last night from >>Scottsboro with Louis Gurley. He was arrested by the authorities of >>Jackson county upon a charge of robbery, with little evidence against him. >>Gurley's name is familiar to our readers; he and Mayburn Murphree having >>escaped jail (assisted) January 4th. Gurley says he and Mayburn Murphree >>and Miss Etta Alldredge first went to Attalla and remained that >>neighborhood for several days. Leaving Miss Etta there with Murphree's >>grandmother they went to Jackson county. He says Murphree left Jackson >>county about a month ago. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 7 May 1903 >> >>The case of Lewis Gurley charged with the murder of Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, near >>Oneonta, about a year ago, was nol prossed. The case was set for Wednesday >>and a special jury had been summoned to try the case. The solicitor stated >>when the case was called for trial that he didn't believe he had sufficient >>evidence to convict and that he doubted the guilt of the defendant and >>would therefore nol prossed the case. >> >>The Blount County News-Dispatch, 7 May 1903 >> >>Louis Gurley is free. The Solicitor, in nol prossing the case, stated that >>he did not believe he had sufficient evidence to convict him and that he >>doubted the guilt of the defendant. Gurley was charged with the murder of >>Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, near Oneonta, a little over a year ago. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 14 May 1903 >> >>The case which attracted most attention in the court last week was that of >>the State vs. Caleb Murphree charged with releasing Lewis Gurley and >>Mayburn Murphree from the county jail on Jan. 4th. The trial consumed >>about three days and was of unusual interest because of the fact that a >>large number of reputable witnesses testified to seeing the defendant on >>his way to Oneonta on the afternoon preceding the escape. In fact >>according to the testimony he was seen all along the road from Liberty to >>Oneonta where it appears he arrived just before night. While according to >>the testimony of a large number of witnesses, who, so far as was shown to >>the court, area as reputable as the other witnesses, the defendant was with >>a sick man near Summit on the evening of the escape. The jury, after being >>out about eighteen hours returned a verdict of not guilty. >> >>The Gurley Case. In nol-prossing the Lewis Gurley case Solicitor Hunt has >>made himself the object of much unfavorable criticism. As to whether >>Gurley is guilty or innocent of the charge is not the point. If it was >>wise to nol-pros the case at the present term of the court why was it not >>wise to nol-pros it a year ago? The facts before the solicitor were the >>same then as now. If the defendant was not guilty he should not have been >>forced to remain in jail all this while. The case has cost the county more >>than a thousand dollars. This could have been saved if the solicitor had >>acted upon the case a year ago. He alone is responsible for all this >>expense. He claims that he did not have evidence sufficient to convict, >>but he certainly ought to have known that when the indictment was found. >>His only excuse for the delay is that he was waiting for developments. >> >>The holding of Gurley only served to stop further investigation. The >>people felt that the man who had committed the most heinous crime in the >>history of the county was in the hands of the law and that no further >>detective work was necessary. If Gurley had been released at the last >>Spring term of court the investigation might have continued and the guilty >>party brought to justice. His release would not have prevented a new >>indictment being found against him if developments pointed to him as the >>guilty party. >> >>The history of the crime with which Gurley was charged is well known to >>most of our readers. In the latter part of April, 1902, Mrs. Nancy Vaughn >>was found dead in her home near Oneonta with a great gash in her head >>inflicted with a hatchet. After many days of investigation the Coronor's >>Jury rendered a verdict charging Lewis Gurley with the crime. An >>indictment was immediately returned by the Grand Jury and the defendant >>remained in jail from that time until last week when he was discharged >>except about two months after his escape last January. >> >>Who committed the crime? Will it ever by known? If the money spent by the >>county had been placed in the hands of some good detective the guilty party >>would doubtless have been brought to justice. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 8 Oct 1903 >> >>Mayburn Murphree Recaptured. Mayburn Murphree, the convict who escaped >>from the county jail last January, is again behind the bars. He was >>arrested at Iron city, Calhoun County one day last week by Sheriff >>Alldredge who has been making every effort possible to locate him since his >>escape. >> >>Murphree was at Iron City trying to marry again and a letter was written to >>the Postmaster at Summit inquiring about his character. The letter was >>sent to the Sheriff and he went immediately after him. Will F. Hendricks >>of Birmingham, formerly of Blountsville, accompanied the Sheriff and helped >>to make the arrest. >> >>Our readers are familiar with the history of the case. The escape of this >>prisoner caused the greatest sensation of anything that has ever occurred >>in Blount County. Besides all the money the Sheriff has paid out to >>re-captured his prisoner, the cases growing out of the escape have already >>cost the county several hundred dollars and they are not yet all settled. >> >>The Sheriff has spent $400 or $500 in trying to re-capture this noted >>prisoner. >> >>The Sheriff wishes us to state that he is very thankful to the people for >>their assistance in the matter. >> >>Follow up: The case of Nancy Vaughn, like that of Frank Hanna, remains one >>of Blount County's unsolved mysteries. Did Gurley actually kill Vaughn, or >>was he unjustly accused? We'll probably never know. No monuments were >>located in Blount County for Nancy Vaughn, Lewis Gurley, or Mayburn >>Murphree. Gurley and Murphree probably moved out of the county to escape >>any lingering ill will. Etta Alldredge's infatuation with Mayburn Murphree >>was short lived. Perhaps Terry Jackson can be persuaded to make a follow >>up post on who Etta eventually settled down with. >> >>Now a question: Do the subscribers to this board read and enjoy these >>rather long informational posts or had you prefer only have in your email >>boxes shorter exchanges related to Q&A on family lineages? >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you so very much for the information. I believe his wife is buried beside him in Concord. I have and elderly aunt that said she was going to put a marker on her grave. My grandparents are buried beside him as well. They are John and Ida Cornelius. Thank you again. -----Original Message----- From: alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bobwonda@hiwaay.net Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:49 PM To: alblount@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Eli Cornelius/Margaret Lowery At the risk of stealing my Bro's thunder, I have some information at hand regarding Eli Cornelius, and his wife. Eli Cornelius was recorded on the 1907 Marshall County Confederate Census where he reported he was born in Apr 1843 at Blountsville. He served in Company C of the 6th Alabama. On her Confederate widow's pension application, his widow, Martha Cornelius reported her husband died 3 Oct 1910; she claimed she was born 23 Sep 1847 at Nixon's Chapel or McLarty in Blount County, daughter of Samuel Lowery who she reported died 23 Jan 1892 at McClarty. Martha variously reported her birthyear (1847, 1848, 1851) which caused a problem with the pension board when she neared her 80th birthday and became eligible for reclassification. She also reported various marriage years (1867, 1871, 1873); Blount County marriage records reported the year 1872, to be exact, the date of marriage was 5 Dec 1872. Martha reported Eli enlisted in the army at John Gilbreath's farm in Blount County and was discharged at Corinth, Mississippi because of bad health; application witnesses included J.I. Morton, John A. Gilbreath, and C.C. Cornelius, all of Marshall County; pension was originally approved, but disallowed when the rolls were reexamined in 1913 and the name Eli Cornelius was not found. Martha later secured the affidavit of Mrs. Jane Gilbreath in support of her application for reinstatment: State of Alabama, Marshall County: In re charge #4178, Mrs. Margaret Cornelius, widow of Eli Cornelius. Before me J.H. Owley, Judge of Probate in and for said state and county personally appeared Mrs. Jane Gilbreath who upon being duly sworn deposes and says she knew Eli Cornelius before and during the war that he was a member of Co. C, 6th Reg. that her husband Mr. John Gilbreath deceased was in the same Co. & Reg. The said Eli Cornelius was a poor orphan boy in the community when the war broke out and he enlisted in above Co. & Reg. and served some time but just how long I have forgotten. He was always a little weakly pale fellow & was never able for duty & he was discharged & he came back hom & came to my house & stayed with me until after the surrender & after my husband came home & I know the said Eli Cornelius did service & never deserted, but received a discharge at Corinth, Miss the latter part of 1864. (signed x her mark) Mrs. Jane Gilbreath. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of Nov 1914, J.H. Owley (?) Judge of Probate General Ferguson ruled for the Pension Bureau on 11 Nov 1914: Mrs. Cornelius offers the affidavit of Mrs. Jane Gilbreath and corroborating circumstances which how that her husband Eli Cornelius served well and faithfully in Company C, 6th Alabama Cavalry and I report that she is eligible to a pension. Jane Gilbreath was wife of John A. Gilbreath, who was first a cavalryman in Lewis' Battalion Alabama Cavalry before he transferred to Eli's Company. The 6th Alabama was part of General Roddy's command. John died in 21 Feb 1914 before Martha had a chance to get an eyewitness affidavit from him, so she had no choice but to get one from Jane. As a veteran, John Gilbreath's affidavit would have carried more weight, but ultimately Ferguson ruled in favor of the widow Cornelius based on Jane's testimony. Jane Gilbreath died in 1917. John and Jane Gilbreath are buried in the Gilbreath Cemetery just inside the Blount County line from Marshall. As Mr. Haney pointed out, Eli Cornelius is buried in the Concord Cemetery just over the Blount County line near Douglas. Apparently, Martha survived him many years. Maybe as late as 1930. I could not locate a monument for Martha. Did I overlook it? >Have some info on this couple provided to me by Robin Sterling. I think >it's a CW widower's pension. Will try to locate it > David H. Lowery > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At the risk of stealing my Bro's thunder, I have some information at hand regarding Eli Cornelius, and his wife. Eli Cornelius was recorded on the 1907 Marshall County Confederate Census where he reported he was born in Apr 1843 at Blountsville. He served in Company C of the 6th Alabama. On her Confederate widow's pension application, his widow, Martha Cornelius reported her husband died 3 Oct 1910; she claimed she was born 23 Sep 1847 at Nixon's Chapel or McLarty in Blount County, daughter of Samuel Lowery who she reported died 23 Jan 1892 at McClarty. Martha variously reported her birthyear (1847, 1848, 1851) which caused a problem with the pension board when she neared her 80th birthday and became eligible for reclassification. She also reported various marriage years (1867, 1871, 1873); Blount County marriage records reported the year 1872, to be exact, the date of marriage was 5 Dec 1872. Martha reported Eli enlisted in the army at John Gilbreath's farm in Blount County and was discharged at Corinth, Mississippi because of bad health; application witnesses included J.I. Morton, John A. Gilbreath, and C.C. Cornelius, all of Marshall County; pension was originally approved, but disallowed when the rolls were reexamined in 1913 and the name Eli Cornelius was not found. Martha later secured the affidavit of Mrs. Jane Gilbreath in support of her application for reinstatment: State of Alabama, Marshall County: In re charge #4178, Mrs. Margaret Cornelius, widow of Eli Cornelius. Before me J.H. Owley, Judge of Probate in and for said state and county personally appeared Mrs. Jane Gilbreath who upon being duly sworn deposes and says she knew Eli Cornelius before and during the war that he was a member of Co. C, 6th Reg. that her husband Mr. John Gilbreath deceased was in the same Co. & Reg. The said Eli Cornelius was a poor orphan boy in the community when the war broke out and he enlisted in above Co. & Reg. and served some time but just how long I have forgotten. He was always a little weakly pale fellow & was never able for duty & he was discharged & he came back hom & came to my house & stayed with me until after the surrender & after my husband came home & I know the said Eli Cornelius did service & never deserted, but received a discharge at Corinth, Miss the latter part of 1864. (signed x her mark) Mrs. Jane Gilbreath. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of Nov 1914, J.H. Owley (?) Judge of Probate General Ferguson ruled for the Pension Bureau on 11 Nov 1914: Mrs. Cornelius offers the affidavit of Mrs. Jane Gilbreath and corroborating circumstances which how that her husband Eli Cornelius served well and faithfully in Company C, 6th Alabama Cavalry and I report that she is eligible to a pension. Jane Gilbreath was wife of John A. Gilbreath, who was first a cavalryman in Lewis' Battalion Alabama Cavalry before he transferred to Eli's Company. The 6th Alabama was part of General Roddy's command. John died in 21 Feb 1914 before Martha had a chance to get an eyewitness affidavit from him, so she had no choice but to get one from Jane. As a veteran, John Gilbreath's affidavit would have carried more weight, but ultimately Ferguson ruled in favor of the widow Cornelius based on Jane's testimony. Jane Gilbreath died in 1917. John and Jane Gilbreath are buried in the Gilbreath Cemetery just inside the Blount County line from Marshall. As Mr. Haney pointed out, Eli Cornelius is buried in the Concord Cemetery just over the Blount County line near Douglas. Apparently, Martha survived him many years. Maybe as late as 1930. I could not locate a monument for Martha. Did I overlook it? >Have some info on this couple provided to me by Robin Sterling. I think it's >a CW widower's pension. Will try to locate it > David H. Lowery > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can somebody please email me a copy of the August 2006 list of Conf. Soldiers and widows that was printed on this message board? Thanks very much - I must've been on vacation! B.G.P.

Thanks. This seems to definitely eliminate Salema Ann. ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > Widows of Confederate pensioners who remarried could no longer receive a > pension. However, if their new husband was a veteran and he died, she > could reapply as a widow, but she could not jump back and collect on the > first husband, only the second one. As Melba mentioned, CSA pensions were > handled by individual states. If a pensioner moved to Texas, they would > have to reapply for a pension in that State. If a pensioner went to Texas > for a while, say, to visit with children, and got sick and stayed and > missed some pension warrants, they had to reapply all over again if they > returned, plus they could not get "back" pensions. Not only that, in later > years there were waiting periods before reinstatement, and certain > restrictions to keep women from marrying old veterans simply to collect > their pension after the veteran "crossed over the river to rest in the > shade of the trees." > > >If S. A. married Cozby in 1881, would she have been able to draw a pension > >on her previous husband? If I understand it, she would have had to be a > >widow of a deceased soldier to qualify for a pension. I think that the > >only way she could have gotten one is if she applied BEFORE she remarried. > >Then when she remarried, the pension would have stopped. Also, weren't > >the CSA pensions given by the states? This means if she moved to another > >state, she would have had to apply in that state, doesn't it? > > > >Melba Clark > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> > >To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:38 AM > >Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > > > > > >> If S.A. Cozby received a pension, she would have applied through her local > >> probate judge and her application would be on microfilm in the collection > >> of Alabama Pension Applications. I have read all of the applications > >> submitted from Blount, if she applied from another county, such as St. > >> Clair, I would have missed it unless her husband served in an organization > >> raised in Blount. Next time I'm at the library, I'll try to look up her > >> application. > >> > >>>Thanks for your reply. I thought S.A. Cozby might possibly be Salema Ann > >>>Cowden/Cozby, a daughter of Beverly Cornelius. She married Robert Lindsey > >>>Cowden who died in the Civil War. She later married William David Cozby in > >>>Hunt Co., TX. William died in 1881 in Hunt Co so thought she might have > >>>moved back to Alabama. She is mentioned in Beverly's probate records as > >>>late > >>>as > >>>23 Feb 1891 (still in Hunt Co) which is the last date for which I have > >>>information. > >>> > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> > >>>To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> > >>>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:52 PM > >>>Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > >>> > >>> > >>>> Can't be for sure, but it might be Ann Cozby, mother of Emery Cosby, who > >>>> died in June 1896. Even though she died before August, her name would > >>>have > >>>> still be on the roll until her next warrant for pension was issued and > >>>went > >>>> unclaimed. An unclaimed warrant was usually taken to mean the pensioner > >>>> had died or moved out of the area. Unclaimed warrants were returned to > >>>the > >>>> State Auditor. The 25 Jun 1896 issued of the News-Dispatch reported she > >>>> lived near Springville and was buried at Remlap. No monument was > >>>> located. > >>>> Emery was born in 1833, so Ann must have been close to 85 or 90. > >>>> > >>>> >In the August 2006 posting of Confederate soldiers and widows on this > >>>> >forum, a widow S.A. Cozby is listed. > >>>> >Can anyone identify this lady? > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Widows of Confederate pensioners who remarried could no longer receive a pension. However, if their new husband was a veteran and he died, she could reapply as a widow, but she could not jump back and collect on the first husband, only the second one. As Melba mentioned, CSA pensions were handled by individual states. If a pensioner moved to Texas, they would have to reapply for a pension in that State. If a pensioner went to Texas for a while, say, to visit with children, and got sick and stayed and missed some pension warrants, they had to reapply all over again if they returned, plus they could not get "back" pensions. Not only that, in later years there were waiting periods before reinstatement, and certain restrictions to keep women from marrying old veterans simply to collect their pension after the veteran "crossed over the river to rest in the shade of the trees." >If S. A. married Cozby in 1881, would she have been able to draw a pension >on her previous husband? If I understand it, she would have had to be a >widow of a deceased soldier to qualify for a pension. I think that the >only way she could have gotten one is if she applied BEFORE she remarried. >Then when she remarried, the pension would have stopped. Also, weren't >the CSA pensions given by the states? This means if she moved to another >state, she would have had to apply in that state, doesn't it? > >Melba Clark > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> >To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:38 AM >Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > > >> If S.A. Cozby received a pension, she would have applied through her local >> probate judge and her application would be on microfilm in the collection >> of Alabama Pension Applications. I have read all of the applications >> submitted from Blount, if she applied from another county, such as St. >> Clair, I would have missed it unless her husband served in an organization >> raised in Blount. Next time I'm at the library, I'll try to look up her >> application. >> >>>Thanks for your reply. I thought S.A. Cozby might possibly be Salema Ann >>>Cowden/Cozby, a daughter of Beverly Cornelius. She married Robert Lindsey >>>Cowden who died in the Civil War. She later married William David Cozby in >>>Hunt Co., TX. William died in 1881 in Hunt Co so thought she might have >>>moved back to Alabama. She is mentioned in Beverly's probate records as >>>late >>>as >>>23 Feb 1891 (still in Hunt Co) which is the last date for which I have >>>information. >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> >>>To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:52 PM >>>Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 >>> >>> >>>> Can't be for sure, but it might be Ann Cozby, mother of Emery Cosby, who >>>> died in June 1896. Even though she died before August, her name would >>>have >>>> still be on the roll until her next warrant for pension was issued and >>>went >>>> unclaimed. An unclaimed warrant was usually taken to mean the pensioner >>>> had died or moved out of the area. Unclaimed warrants were returned to >>>the >>>> State Auditor. The 25 Jun 1896 issued of the News-Dispatch reported she >>>> lived near Springville and was buried at Remlap. No monument was >>>> located. >>>> Emery was born in 1833, so Ann must have been close to 85 or 90. >>>> >>>> >In the August 2006 posting of Confederate soldiers and widows on this >>>> >forum, a widow S.A. Cozby is listed. >>>> >Can anyone identify this lady? > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is to much my great grandparents William Harvey McLain and his wife Sarah Margaret Price was from this area in AL.The McLains are buried in Hunt County <Texas near Wolfecity.The Price Family was from Fayette,County ,AL and the McLains were from Townley,Al Walker County. ---- Eugene Cornelius <ECORNELIUS@satx.rr.com> wrote: > Thanks for your reply. I thought S.A. Cozby might possibly be Salema Ann > Cowden/Cozby, a daughter of Beverly Cornelius. She married Robert Lindsey > Cowden who died in the Civil War. She later married William David Cozby in > Hunt Co., TX. William died in 1881 in Hunt Co so thought she might have > moved back to Alabama. She is mentioned in Beverly's probate records as late > as > 23 Feb 1891 (still in Hunt Co) which is the last date for which I have > information. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> > To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:52 PM > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > > > > Can't be for sure, but it might be Ann Cozby, mother of Emery Cosby, who > > died in June 1896. Even though she died before August, her name would > have > > still be on the roll until her next warrant for pension was issued and > went > > unclaimed. An unclaimed warrant was usually taken to mean the pensioner > > had died or moved out of the area. Unclaimed warrants were returned to > the > > State Auditor. The 25 Jun 1896 issued of the News-Dispatch reported she > > lived near Springville and was buried at Remlap. No monument was located. > > Emery was born in 1833, so Ann must have been close to 85 or 90. > > > > >In the August 2006 posting of Confederate soldiers and widows on this > > >forum, a widow S.A. Cozby is listed. > > >Can anyone identify this lady? > > > > > >------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If S. A. married Cozby in 1881, would she have been able to draw a pension on her previous husband? If I understand it, she would have had to be a widow of a deceased soldier to qualify for a pension. I think that the only way she could have gotten one is if she applied BEFORE she remarried. Then when she remarried, the pension would have stopped. Also, weren't the CSA pensions given by the states? This means if she moved to another state, she would have had to apply in that state, doesn't it? Melba Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:38 AM Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > If S.A. Cozby received a pension, she would have applied through her local > probate judge and her application would be on microfilm in the collection > of Alabama Pension Applications. I have read all of the applications > submitted from Blount, if she applied from another county, such as St. > Clair, I would have missed it unless her husband served in an organization > raised in Blount. Next time I'm at the library, I'll try to look up her > application. > >>Thanks for your reply. I thought S.A. Cozby might possibly be Salema Ann >>Cowden/Cozby, a daughter of Beverly Cornelius. She married Robert Lindsey >>Cowden who died in the Civil War. She later married William David Cozby in >>Hunt Co., TX. William died in 1881 in Hunt Co so thought she might have >>moved back to Alabama. She is mentioned in Beverly's probate records as >>late >>as >>23 Feb 1891 (still in Hunt Co) which is the last date for which I have >>information. >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> >>To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:52 PM >>Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 >> >> >>> Can't be for sure, but it might be Ann Cozby, mother of Emery Cosby, who >>> died in June 1896. Even though she died before August, her name would >>have >>> still be on the roll until her next warrant for pension was issued and >>went >>> unclaimed. An unclaimed warrant was usually taken to mean the pensioner >>> had died or moved out of the area. Unclaimed warrants were returned to >>the >>> State Auditor. The 25 Jun 1896 issued of the News-Dispatch reported she >>> lived near Springville and was buried at Remlap. No monument was >>> located. >>> Emery was born in 1833, so Ann must have been close to 85 or 90. >>> >>> >In the August 2006 posting of Confederate soldiers and widows on this >>> >forum, a widow S.A. Cozby is listed. >>> >Can anyone identify this lady?

If S.A. Cozby received a pension, she would have applied through her local probate judge and her application would be on microfilm in the collection of Alabama Pension Applications. I have read all of the applications submitted from Blount, if she applied from another county, such as St. Clair, I would have missed it unless her husband served in an organization raised in Blount. Next time I'm at the library, I'll try to look up her application. >Thanks for your reply. I thought S.A. Cozby might possibly be Salema Ann >Cowden/Cozby, a daughter of Beverly Cornelius. She married Robert Lindsey >Cowden who died in the Civil War. She later married William David Cozby in >Hunt Co., TX. William died in 1881 in Hunt Co so thought she might have >moved back to Alabama. She is mentioned in Beverly's probate records as late >as >23 Feb 1891 (still in Hunt Co) which is the last date for which I have >information. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> >To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:52 PM >Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Confederate Pensioners as of 26 Nov 1896 > > >> Can't be for sure, but it might be Ann Cozby, mother of Emery Cosby, who >> died in June 1896. Even though she died before August, her name would >have >> still be on the roll until her next warrant for pension was issued and >went >> unclaimed. An unclaimed warrant was usually taken to mean the pensioner >> had died or moved out of the area. Unclaimed warrants were returned to >the >> State Auditor. The 25 Jun 1896 issued of the News-Dispatch reported she >> lived near Springville and was buried at Remlap. No monument was located. >> Emery was born in 1833, so Ann must have been close to 85 or 90. >> >> >In the August 2006 posting of Confederate soldiers and widows on this >> >forum, a widow S.A. Cozby is listed. >> >Can anyone identify this lady? >> > >> >------------------------------- >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message