In a message dated 1/30/2005 1:57:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, BillKing@houston.rr.com writes: http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/monroeobits.htm COTTON, J. B., Nov. 27, 1871, at Pineville, killed in double barrel shot gun duel with Enoch Riley RILEY, Enoch, Nov. 27,1871, at Pineville, killed in double barrel shot gun duel with J. B. Cotton <both were evidently good shots!!!!> Considering the results, I'll have to say it was a draw. I wonder if each of them thought it was worth the price? Grant

Monroe County Deaths http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/monroeobits.htm ELLIS, Samuel L., Dec. 25, 1886, of Repton, killed by John Posey

http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/monroeobits.htm COTTON, J. B., Nov. 27, 1871, at Pineville, killed in double barrel shot gun duel with Enoch Riley RILEY, Enoch, Nov. 27,1871, at Pineville, killed in double barrel shot gun duel with J. B. Cotton <both were evidently good shots!!!!>

See: http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/marriage.htm for Marriage Records (1866-1869) Conecuh County, Alabama James A. Thompson to Catherine Witherington - Dec 15, 1869 _______________________________ Anyone have any idea as to who the above Catherine Witherington's parents were? I do not find this Catherine in my files at all. <likely born about 1850> Nor do I find a James A. Thompson with a Witherington wife. ???? Bill

Need new email address for Margaret J. Gaston of Georgianna, Alabama. Anyone on the list have Margaret's new address? Many Thanks, BillKing@houston.rr.com

Who was this Joel Ellis who is mentioned as to have settled there early in 1820's? Have any of you heard about the killing (see below story) of Graves Ellis in 1833? Wonder how far Starlington is from Duck Creek and the Sepulga area of NE Conecuh County? Anyone have any idea? Request some assistance from someone having access to 1850 Butler County Census..... Would someone please check and give me names/dates/birthplaces of all ELLIS family groups in Butler in 1850 and before, especially down near the Conecuh border (Duck Creek). Was Joel Ellis also from NC? What was his age in 1850? Did he have a son named Joel, born 1790 in NC? Many thanks, Bill King (Houston, TX) BillKing@houston.rr.com ______________________________________ Butler County, Alabama Starlington, Alabama written by: Mildred Stinson Brown http://www.rootsweb.com/~albutler/towns/starling.htm The area of Butler County that came to be known as Starlington began when Benjamin Parker settled there in 1820. He was followed by settlers Phillip Coleman in 1821, and Joe Ainsworth, Joel Ellis and Elijah Hobbs followed. When cut through the timberland, the Old Sparta Road passed through the center of the community in 1825. A road to Cleburne was made a public roadway about 1832. The became the crossroads which was known is the center of the community. Benjamin Parker's son, Starling opened a mercantile store in Starlington in 1830. It was not located at the crossroads, but about a mile south of it near where the present Starlington Baptist Church stands. It was for Starling Parker that the community of Starlington was named. It seems that an arguement between Granville Parker and Graves Ellis took place at the original store. During the arguement, Ellis was struck by Granville with a piece of scantling, killing him instantly. This was in 1833. In 1836 the store was moved to a location near the church. A man named Sims operated it for several years. He sold it to Jim Page, who in turn sold it to Jackson Allen about 1860. It was closed shortly after the civil war began and was never reopened. Supposedly a hurricane roared through the southern portion of the Starlington community in either 1836 or 1837. The damage was extensive, leveling houses and barns, taking down fences and chopping down trees. After it had passed, no tree of any size remained. The community saw a need for a Methodist Church. The Leander Stinson family lived north of the crossroads. His son, Rev. James Leander Stinson, a circuit riding preacher, donated the land for a church and a cemetery. Providence Methodist Church was built on the site and still remains active today. County Road 15 now divides the land on which the church and cemetery stand. The old Stinson homeplace is currently owned by Simon Stinson, Leander Stinson's great-great grandson. The log house in which Simon (b. 1917) and his siblings were born fell to the ground two years ago. Simon still resides on the original Stinson homeplace. Not much remains in the Starlington community. The school that once stood near the intersection of Hwy 15 and Hwy 106 vanished long ago. Two churches and a couple of cemeteries are about all that remain of the community. ©1999-2003, Rhonda Smith

1860 Butler County, AL Census 22 June 1860 Pct. 1 Starlington Post Office Fam # 549 Josiah Ellis 70/NC Farmer $50 personal assets Lucy 63/SC Wife N. Ellis 26/AL Son Farm Labor A. J. Ellis 24/AL Son Farm Labor ___________________ Found above Josiah Ellis on 1860 Butler Co Census. As you recall, Josiah Ellis obtained land in Conecuh/Butler with John Witheringotn about 1840. John Witherington (1801-1855) & Mary Ellis (b. 1806/NC- d. between 1860/70) migrated to Ouachita/Calhoun County, AR about 1846-47; along with their daughter Martha Caroline Witherington and John T. King (my 2nd Gr-Grandparents). I am searching for the parents of Mary Ellis..... I feel that Josiah (born about 1790/NC) is a likely prospect. At any rate, Josiah Ellis & John Witherington had land together which was in both Conecuh & Butler County, as shown below: *From Butler/Conecuh County Federal Land Grants Index (Butler County WebPage) Josiah Ellis and John Witherington Butler/Conecuh County R 12E, T 8N Sec. 30 1840 <Part in Conecuh Co> Certificate # 35216 Dated January 13, 1840 to Josiah Ellis and John Witherington of Conecuh Co, AL Sale of Public Land - Cash Sale, Cahaba Land Office, AL SE Quarter, Section 30, T 8N, R 12E 160.7 Acres Butler/Conecuh County, AL Martin Van Buren, President, H. M. Garland, Recorder of Lands <This section of land is located north of Hwy. 65.> SECTION 30 - T8N R12E SE 30 8N 12E Ellis Josiah *35216 C 1840/01/13 W/SW* 30 8N 12E Whitherington John 27489 C 1837/08/02 <* Part in Conecuh Co> SE 30 8N 12E Ellis Josiah *35216 1840/01/13 <w/JOHN WITHERINGTON> QUESTIONS: Where is Starlington, Butler County located??? Could Josiah Ellis be the father (or an older brother) of Mary Ellis Witherington??? If you have ANY info to share, please contact: Bill King BillKing@houston.rr.com

April 4, 1905 Evergreen Courant Bowles One of the prettiest little weddings that has adorned our community in quite a while was that of Miss Nannie STINSON to Mr. Hubert DEAN at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. STINSON, on Sunday afternoon, March 26, at 4:30. Before a large crowd of relatives and friends the parlor door was thrown open and the bridesmaids and grooms men, which were Misses Corrie JOYNER and Lillian BLACK, and Messrs. Cary DEAN and Ralph STINSON, entered the long hall, and in the midst Mr. DEAN led his beautiful bride, and Rev. Mr. RIDGEWAY in a few chosen words pronounced them man and wife. The bride was prettily gowned in white organdy while the handsome groom wore the usual black suit. The parlor was beautifully decorated, and a few solos were the order of the evening. Then all entered the dining room where everything called eatables was served. On the next day there was a large crowd of friends to greet the newly wedded pair at the groom's house, and all enjoyed the grand dining that was served in the nicest manner. After each and every one had congratulated this young couple, they left Mr. DEAN's for their homes, saying it was a day of happiness. ---C. L. J. ----------------------- 1. George W.1 Stinson1 was born Abt. 1859, and died Aft. 1920. He married Mary Caroline Hutto1 Abt. 1882-83, daughter of William Edward Hutto and Mary Caroline Blackburn. She was born Abt. 1862, and died January 27, 1922 in Conecuh Co., Ala. Notes for George W. Stinson: 1900 Conecuh Co. Ala. Mill Precinct ED 47 Sheet 11 June 8, 1900 p. 180B 208/208 Stinson, G. W. head w m Aug 1861 38 M17 Ala Ala Ala. Farmer M. C. wife w f Nov. 1862 38 M17 5/5 Nancy E. dau w f Nov. 1883 16 Mary L. dau w f Nov. 1884? 15 Ralph L. son m w July 1887 12 Geo. N. son w m Dec. 1894 ----------------- 1910 Alabama Conecuh Mill Beat 3 May 2, 1910 ED 36 Sheet 16B p. 49B 321/324 STINSON, George W. head m w 51? M1 27yrs Ala Ala Ala farmer General Farm Mary C. wife f w 48 M1 27yrs Ralph L. son m w 22 farmer General Farm George W./N/M.? son m w 15 farm laborer Home farm HUTTO, Mary C. mother-in-law f w 66 Wd. Ala. SC Tenn. ------------------------------------ Notes for Mary Caroline Hutto: Feb. 24, 1916 BCN Mrs. M. C. Hutto of West Side is visiting her daughter Mrs. Stinson [Mary Caroline Hutto] of Repton, Alabama. --------------------------- ii. MARY L. STINSON4, b. November 1884. iii. RALPH L. STINSON5, b. July 18876. Notes for RALPH L. STINSON: 1920 Conecuh Co. Ala Census Precinct 13 Jan. 7 & 8, 1920 ED 47 p. 1B Lenox and Repton Road 12/12 Stinson, Ralph L. head m w 33 Ala Ala Ala Farmer Mary L. wife f w 29 Montez C. dau f w 7 Ralph L. son m w 4 11/12? Busby E. son m w 1 6/12 iv. GEORGE N. STINSON7,8, b. December 18948; m. VELMA UNKNOWN. Notes for GEORGE N. STINSON: Name: George N Stinson Age: 25 years Estimated birth year: 1894 Birthplace: Alabama Race: White Home in 1920: Repton, Conecuh, Alabama Roll: T625_9 Page: 3B ED: 47 61/63 Stinson, George N. head m w 25 Ala Ala Ala ____? Gin and Grist Mill Velma wife f w 20 Catherine dau f w 1 4/12 64 Stinson, George W. head 59 Ala Ala Ala. farmer Mary C. wife 58 1920 Conecuh Co. Ala. Census Repton P. 3B ED: 47 61/63 Stinson, George N. head m w 25 Ala Ala Ala ____? Gin and Grist Mill Velma wife f w 20 Catherine dau f w 1 4/12 64 Stinson, George W. head 59 Ala Ala Ala. farmer Mary C. wife 58 ------------------------------------ from the Alabama Death Index Name: Mary Caroline Stinson Death Date: 27 Jan 1922 Death County: Conecuh Volume: 1 Roll: 2 Page #: 308 ---------------

Witherington Family of Conecuh County, Alabama Witherington Plantation Home & Pond Built in 1856 by William Leander Witherington Section 31, Township 7N, Range 11E Latitude 31.525 N Longitude 87.007 W Located on Hwy 83, NW of Evergreen, AL. Witherington Cemetery @ China Section 6, Township 6N, Range 11E Latitude 31.521 N Longitude 87.007 W Located just off Co Road # 22, about 1 mile West of Hwy 83, and only a short distance from the above Witherington home.

Thank you so very much, Joyce..... Your info, including location of the Post Office, names of the Postmasters and the names of the early settlers is of much help to us. Now back to some early census records...... to see if our ancestor lived nearby to the families whose names you have provided. Our ancestor, William Witherington, Jr. also migrated to and settled up in that same general area of Conecuh County before 1830, likely about 1820. If you should come across anything more, please share it with me. ANYTHING....... Gratefully, Bill King (Houston, TX) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce" <mstroublejlw@bellsouth.net> To: "Bill & Lynn King" <wking13@houston.rr.com> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [ALCONECU] Sepulga Community or Sepulga Post Office On Sep 21 1821 the post office was already operating in Sepulga with a Mr. Everatt serving as postmaster. The legal description of the post office was located on the Northwest one quarter of the Southeast one quarter of Section 27, Township North, Range 11 East. IT is not known how early this settlement evolved, but it was located on the stage coach road, and nearby the Old Federal Road that brought these settlers to south Alabama through Georgia and the Carolinas. Early settlers were Thompson Hamilton Coker, and Epsey Ann Grace. The Grace family was the earliest known settlers in northern Conecuh Co., having arrived from Georgia in 1812. Duncan McCall received his land grant at Sepulga for his service in the Creek Indian War, and Nathan Stucky was paying taxes on 62 acres in 1819. Other families were the Skinners, Johnson, Cook, and Etheridge. They located on the banks of their water source, Sepulga Creek. The land was low and swampy and flooded during rainy seasons. This lead to fever outbreaks over the years, but the residents stayed for over 60 years. The last record of a post office in Sepulga was on Sep 30 1859 with Waddy T Means serving as its postmaster. In 1854 the Sepulga Baptist Church was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Association with JT. Thomas minister and J. Jones serving as elder. The church had 33 members. In the early 1880's Typhoid fever occurred taking many inhabitants. The survivors then moved for safer higher grounds not prone to flood. Hope this helps. Joyce

Wish I could help you. My father, James Lean Johnson, grew up around Lyeffion area. His father, James Johnson, lived in the area not far from where there is now a school. I heard my father talk of Sepulga and Sepulga Swamp, but I do not know any more about it. Gertrude J. Stephens

I am not Sherry but I have some information on Sepulga. On Sep 21 1821 the post office was already operating in Sepulga with a Mr. Everatt serving as postmaster. The legal description of the post office was located on the Northwest one quarter of the Southeast one quarter of Section 27, Township North, Range 11 East. IT is not known how early this settlement evolved, but it was located on the stage coach road, and nearby the Old Federal Road that brought these settlers to south Alabama through Georgia and the Carolinas. Early settlers were Thompson Hamilton Coker, and Epsey Ann Grace. The Grace family was the earliest known settlers in northern Conecuh Co., having arrived from Georgia in 1812. Duncan McCall received his land grant at Sepulga for his service in the Creek Indian War, and Nathan Stucky was paying taxes on 62 acres in 1819. Other families were the Skinners, Johnson, Cook, and Etheridge. They located on the banks of their water source, Sepulga Creek. The land was low and swampy and flooded during rainy seasons. This lead to fever outbreaks over the years, but the residents stayed for over 60 years. The last record of a post office in Sepulga was on Sep 30 1859 with Waddy T Means serving as its postmaster. In 1854 the Sepulga Baptist Church was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Association with JT. Thomas minister and J. Jones serving as elder. The church had 33 members. In the early 1880's Typhoid fever occurred taking many inhabitants. The survivors then moved for safer higher grounds not prone to flood. Hope this helps. Joyce

In a message dated 1/27/2005 8:05:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, wking13@houston.rr.com writes: Sepulga You can find it on maps at _http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form_ (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form)

Research of Records for William Witherington, Jr. (1773-1837) Ensign, 17th Regiment Mississippi Terrritory Militia, during the War of 1812 William Witherington, Jr. was born on Sunday, April 11, 1773, in Craven County, SC, NE of Lynche's Creek, near the fork of a place called the Little Beaver Dam in Craven County. ...also: "William Witherington departed this life on Friday at 5 AM, August 25, 1837 in Conecuh County, AL. William Witherington, Jr. received an Ensign's Commission dated July 7, 1813 at Washington, Miss Territory, granted by Governor David Holmes of the Mississippi Territory. He was sworn on September 4, 1813 at the town of Washington, Jackson County, Mississippi Territory by Captain James Ware. It is thought that he served during the war against the Creek Indians in Alabama. This would have been during the period that the family was living in Felicaina Parish, LA, from about 1810 until about 1819. ----------------------- A possible theory of the service of the 17th Regiment, Mississippi Militia in the Creek Indian Wars in Alabama is supported by "War of 1812" researcher David Upton's message to Bill King received on Nov. 1, 2001, which reads: "The 17th unfortunately only appeares in my documents as being formed in the overall makeup of the Mississippi Territory militia. I have no muster roll or history for it. The only Witherington I have is Gabriel Witherington, a private in the 7th Regiment of Mississippi Militia and the 1st Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers. During 1813 the different Regiments were sending companies to temporary regiments that were formed to perform particular missions. Many companies were sent to garrison forts and stockades throughout the Mississippi Territory to guard against Creek Indian attacks. The first battle being Burnt Corn, Alabama on July 27, 1813. The 17th Regiment is listed in the Natchez Almanac in 1814 as being from Jackson County under Lt. Colonel William Bates. It may have, or at least parts of it, served in the campaign against or participated in the attack on Pensacola, Fla. under Maj. General Andrew Jackson in late 1814. The Mississippi Department of History and Archives has more histories on each regiment during this period." Good luck to you, David Upton Below info was copied from David Upton's web page, "Soldiers of the War of 1812". Mississippi Territory Militia Organization, as of 1814 17th Regiment, Jackson County, Lt. Col. William Bates FORT CLAIBORNE, AL Built by General Claiborne in mid October, 1813 in ten days. A wooden stockade, two hundred feet square, defended by three block-houses and a half moon battery which commanded the river. Used as a staging area for the Battle of Holy Ground. Located on the east side of the Alabama River at Weatherford's Bluff, Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama; thirty-five miles north of Fort Mims. <Bill's Note: Fort Claiborne in Monroe Co, AL was only 30-35 miles away from the Conecuh County land settled by William Witherington about 1819.> ________________ MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY - Basically the area westward from the Chattahoochee River (Alabama, Georgia) to the Mississippi River (Mississippi, Louisiana), Southward from the Tennesse River Valley (Alabama, Tennessee) to the Gulf of Mexico. Bordered by Spanish Territory on the southeast on the Perdido River (Alabama, Florida). The heart of Spanish power in this area was the old city of Pensacola, Florida. Governor David Holmes signed Witherington's Ensigns Commission at Washington, MS on July 7 1813, then the Capitol of the Mississippi Territory. Washington is located just a few miles north of Natchez. ------------------- History of the Mississippi Territory, found in Encyclopaedia Britannica (on line), provides: "The original Mississippi Territory created by the U.S. Congress in1798 was a strip of land extending about 100 miles north to south and from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee on the Georgia border. The territory was increased in 1804 and in 1812 to reach from Tennessee to the Gulf. In 1817 the western part achieved statehood as Mississippi (the eastern part became the state of Alabama in 1819). Natchez, the first territorial capital, was replaced in 1802 by nearby Washington (Adams County), which in turn was replaced by Jackson in 1822 as the Capitol of the State." _________________ SOURCE1: "FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA" Vol I and II AUTHOR: Dr. Cyril E. Cain (Reprint 1983) "When the organization of Jackson and Hancock Counties (Mississippi Territory) took place, four officers of the 14th Regiment, Mississippi Militia, which had been organized while they were a part of Mobile County, were brought over into the 17th Regiment in Jackson County, probably because they lived in that area. These were: Lt. Benj. Youngblood, and Ens. LARD WARE, Benj. Williamson, and William Mills. The 17th Regiment, when its organization was completed late in 1812 or early 1813, had the following officers: Lt. Col. William Bates; Maj. Thomas Bilbo; CAPT. JAMES WARE, John Dease, and Benjamin Gresham; Lt. LARD WARE, Benjamin Williamson, and William Mills." ----------------------- Source 2: From: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, January 16, 2003 "Thank you for your recent request for information from the collections of the ADAH relating to the Creek War/War of 1812 service of William Witherington. Searches through the service cards we have for the 1813-1814 war found none for any Witheringtons. We have no muster rolls from the period for Capt. Ware's Co. or the 17th Mississippi Regiment. The state/territory of Alabama did not issue state land grants for military service, although the federal government did at various times. I checked the Bureau of Land Management's website (searchable data base for US land patents to individuals at www.glorecords.blm.gov) and found 4 patents to William Witherington of Conecuh County: 3 were dated 1833 and the fourth, 1837. All were done under authority of the 1820 land act providing for the cash sale of lands (so these would not have been military warrants). I checked in Frank L. Owsley's Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands: the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans (1981), and found no mention of the 17th Regiment or Capt. Ware's Company. Owsley mentions only one Mississippi militia unit at New Orleans - Maj. Thomas Hind's Mississippi Dragoons." Norwood A. Kerr EMail: nkerr@archives.state.al.us Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, P O Box 300100, Montgomery AL 36130-0100 --------------------- Source 3: Below Letter Obtained From: Mississippi Department of Archives & History Archives & Library Division, Post Office Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571, Telephone: 601-359-6876 ....Letter from the Governor Town of Washington, Mississippi Territory 21st July 1813 TO: Lieut. Colonel William Bates, Of the 17th Regiment Sir: I have lately received information which induces me to believe that a considerable portion of the Creek Indians are disposed for war with the United States, and that they are using every effort within their power, to bring the nation generally into their views. Should this party ultimately prevail, it is probable that the settlements between the Tombigbee and Alabama will be their first object of attack; in fact the whole of our eastern frontier will in some degree be exposed to their aggressions. You are therefore ordered to have your Regiment in the best condition for actual service that the means with your power will permit. You are likewise ordered to furnish such detachments from your command; to act as scouts or otherwise; in aid of the regular force stationed on the eastern frontier as the commanding officer thereof may require. Upon your patriotism, courage, and vigilance I rely with the most confidence, and have the honor to be with the highest respect, Your obedient Servant, David Holmes Commander in Chief Militia, Mississippi Territory Note: A letter similar to the foregoing was directed at the same time to each of the following officers: Lieut. Col. James Caller of the 6th Regiment Lieut. Col. Will McGrew of the 15th Regiment Lieut. Col. Jas. Patton of the 9th Regiment Lieut. Col. James Powell of the 8th Regiment Lieut. Col. Zenon Orso of the 14th Regiment Lieut. Col. Josiah Skinner of the 12 Regiment ----------------------- Source 4: Account # Z153 BX 1 Correspondence & Papers Concerning The Mississippi Territory, in the War of 1812 (1812-1817) Reference # D45678 Dated January 20, 2003 Page 69 Militia Organization Jackson Countians as Commissioned Officers, 14th Regiment organized for Mobile County: Stephen Bradford and Benjamin Youngblood were Captains. Richard Roberts, Benjamin Gresham, and Antoine Ellis, Lieutenants. Lard Ware, Benjamin Williamson and William Mills, Ensigns. 17th Regiment organized for Jackson County (Mississippi Territory) ...The Captains were as follows: 1812 - JAMES WARE*, John Dease, and Benjamin Gresham. ...The Lieutenants were as follows: 1812 - Lard Ware, Benjamin Williamson, and William Mills. ...The Ensigns were as follows: 1816 - William Baker, Edward Ball and W. Ware <*Bill King's Note: The above Captain JAMES WARE administered the 'Oath' to Ensign William Witherington on July 7, 1813 at Washington, Jackson County, Mississippi Territory.> There were no Territorial Gov. Muster Roles or Military Papers, nothing on Witherington and no early war grave registrations. "Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate any information on William Witherington or James Ware's Company of the 17th Regiment of Mississippi Militia. The records for this unit are not among those in the National Archives nor do we have any original records in our holdings (Territorial Governor's Records or manuscripts). In fact, the only reference to the regiment I could find is in the document enclosed. According to an Internet source, the 17th Regiment was organized in Jackson County and was part of the Mobile District. It may be possible the Alabama State Archives has some related material." Signed: "M.A." Mississippi Department of Archives and History Note: Above info received by Bill King on 27 Jan. 2003 thru the help of Mike Dorsett of Vicksburg. Bill King Notes: (1) Governor David Holmes's letter was dated 21 July 1813. (2) William Witherington's Ensign's Certificate was signed 7 July 1813, two weeks prior to the Governor's letter. (3) Captain James Ware was the Company Officer of the 17th Regiment who swore Witherington in as an Ensign at the Town of Washington, Miss. Territory and who also signed William Witherington's Ensigns Certificate on July 7, 1813. (4) The Town of Washington served as the Capitol of the Mississippi Territory in 1813. Washington is located six miles northeast of Natchez, MS. Washington is within 80 miles of Feliciana Parish, M.T., the 1813 home of William Witherington, Jr. (5) The commanding officer of the 17th Regiment, Jackson County, M.T. in 1813 was Lt. Col. William Bates. (6) Fort Claiborne, AL (built in October 1813) was located only 30+ miles from where William Witherington migrated to and settled in Conecuh County in 1819. (7) Based on the facts contained in Governor David Holmes' letter, it would certainly seem that Ensign William Witherington's service with the 17th Regiment, Mississippi Territory Militia would have been on the "eastern frontier" of the Mississippi Territory, between the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers against the Creek Indians. (8) It is my theory that Ensign William Witherington, Jr. served in Alabama, possibly at Fort Claiborne in Monroe County, returned home to Feliciana Parish, Mississippi Territory (now Louisiana) and later migrated to Conecuh Co, AL with his family (about 1819). ------------------------- Earliest Land Records of William Witherington in Conecuh County, Alabama (Cahaba Land Office): William Witherington's 1831/1833 land (240 acres) was in Section 10 of T7- R11. This land was about 4 miles north of Lyeffion High School off hwy 83 north, at the convergence of the east & west forks of the Sepulga River. Located NE of Bowles Church near Cooks Crossing. ___________________ The above research of Ensign William Witherington's military service in the 17th Regiment, Mississippi Territory Militia, during the War of 1812 was developed and submitted by his 4th Gr-Grandson, William R. King, Jr. of Houston, Texas. January 28, 2005 Contact: Bill King 281-493-6767 14106 Carolcrest Circle Houston, TX 77079-6803 EMail: BillKing@houston.rr.com

Sherry Johnson: I see your postings about the early communities of Conecuh County.... Burnt Corn, Lyeffion, Cooks Crossroads, Brantley Switch, etc.... Do you have anything on "Sepulga"? Have any of the Conecuh County researchers come across mention of "Sepulga" as a community? There was also an early post office (about 1860-1870) known as "Sepulga" up in the NE corner of the county (West of the Sepulga River and East of the Butler County line. However, I have read nothing about Sepulga as a community..... nor at whose store or farm that the post office was located ...nor the name of the Postmaster. Any one have any data on "Sepulga".... it's origins? .... or its early settlers or it's Postmaster? Bill King Houston, TX

Witherington Deaths in Alabama (34 Total) Copied from Social Security Death Index on 26 Jan 2005. found at Family Tree Legends ...... http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi 34 ResultsJump to Page: 1 2 3 Viewing Records 1-10 NameBirthDeathAgeLast ResidenceLast BenefitIssued BySSNExtras WILLIAM E WITHERINGTON 5 Sep 1924 14 Apr 1998 V 73 Daphne, Baldwin, AL 36526 (not specified) Alabama 416-22-5901Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter R G WITHERINGTON 22 Feb 1920 2 Nov 1994 74 Luverne, Crenshaw, AL 36049 (not specified) Alabama 416-28-3817Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter ROBERT WITHERINGTON 21 Aug 1900 Dec 1968 68 Troy, Pike, AL 36081 (not specified) Alabama 417-07-7984Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JOSEPH D WITHERINGTON 8 May 1898 22 Jan 1993 94 Troy, Pike, AL 36081 (not specified) Alabama 417-09-7269Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter WILLIAM G WITHERINGTON 28 Jul 1909 30 Jun 1996 V 86 Goshen, Pike, AL 36035 (not specified) Alabama 417-26-1894Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter WILLIAM WITHERINGTON 2 Jul 1893 Mar 1973 79 Daphne, Baldwin, AL 36526 (not specified) Alabama 418-16-5857Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JOSEPHINE D WITHERINGTON 5 Mar 1905 24 Nov 1988 83 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35203 (not specified) Alabama 419-34-7768Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter ROBERT WITHERINGTON 23 Mar 1911 Sep 1976 65 Goshen, Pike, AL 36035 (not specified) Alabama 421-12-1316Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JAMES WITHERINGTON 11 Mar 1895 Dec 1980 85 Daphne, Baldwin, AL 36526 Daphne, Baldwin , AL 36526 Alabama 423-05-9188Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JAMES WITHERINGTON 14 Oct 1895 Apr 1972 76 Evergreen, Conecuh, AL 36401 (not specified) Alabama 423-46-1607Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter Next 10 Results >> Viewing Records 11-20 NameBirthDeathAgeLast ResidenceLast BenefitIssued BySSNExtras FREDERICK WITHERINGTON 30 Nov 1892 Oct 1970 77 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35235 (not specified) Illinois 358-10-2716Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter ROY L WITHERINGTON 23 Jun 1908 Apr 1991 82 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35205 Birmingham, Jefferson , AL 35205 Tennessee 413-18-6248Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter MABEL WITHERINGTON 20 Nov 1891 Sep 1980 88 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35215 (not specified) Alabama 416-20-2509Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter MAX WITHERINGTON 12 Nov 1911 Mar 1983 71 Luverne, Crenshaw, AL 36049 (not specified) Alabama 416-28-4188Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JULIA WITHERINGTON 26 Feb 1887 Nov 1972 85 Little River, Baldwin, AL 36550 (not specified) Alabama 416-64-2290Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter CLYDE T WITHERINGTON 10 Jan 1906 Sep 1993 87 Fairhope, Baldwin, AL 36532 Daphne, Baldwin , AL 36526 Alabama 417-09-0498Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter CARRIE WITHERINGTON 2 Dec 1900 Oct 1982 81 Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36105 Pine Level, Montgomery , AL 36065 Alabama 418-32-6907Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter DAVID D WITHERINGTON 9 Jul 1975 19 Nov 2002 V 27 Prattville, Autauga, AL 36067 (not specified) Alabama 422-84-9668Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter CHARLES L WITHERINGTON 1 Sep 1914 26 Feb 1988 73 Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36105 (not specified) Alabama 424-12-7437Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter RALPH WITHERINGTON 11 Oct 1923 9 Apr 1997 V 73 Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117 (not specified) Arkansas 431-24-4091Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter <<Bill King's note: Ralph Witherington descends down from the JOHN WITHERINGTON -MARY ELLIS line that migrated to Calhoun County, AR>> Next 10 Results >> Viewing Records 21-30 NameBirthDeathAgeLast ResidenceLast BenefitIssued BySSNExtras CRAIG W WITHERINGTON 20 Aug 1917 29 Nov 1988 71 Florence, Lauderdale, AL 35630 (not specified) Illinois 352-05-5744Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JESSIE WITHERINGTON 6 Apr 1900 Aug 1985 85 Pine Level, Montgomery, AL 36065 (not specified) Alabama 417-14-4693Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter FAYE WITHERINGTON 20 Jul 1915 Jan 1978 62 Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35205 Birmingham, Jefferson , AL 35205 Alabama 417-18-2204Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter COMER D WITHERINGTON 26 Apr 1907 22 Jan 1994 86 Goshen, Pike, AL 36035 (not specified) Alabama 417-26-0215Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter IRMA O WITHERINGTON 10 Jan 1904 21 Mar 1996 92 Montrose, Baldwin, AL 36559 (not specified) Alabama 418-40-0438Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter PASCHAL J WITHERINGTON 4 Jun 1926 29 Jul 1998 V 72 Pine Level, Montgomery, AL 36065 (not specified) Alabama 421-24-4401Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter EMMA WITHERINGTON 12 Sep 1897 Feb 1968 70 Luverne, Crenshaw, AL 36049 (not specified) Alabama 421-34-8215Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter JANIE WITHERINGTON 22 Jul 1897 Sep 1984 87 Newton, Dale, AL 36352 (not specified) Alabama 421-48-1444Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter ONIE M WITHERINGTON 11 Feb 1907 Dec 1994 87 Mobile, Mobile, AL 36608 (not specified) Alabama 422-01-6541Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter BYRON E WITHERINGTON 18 Jan 1925 31 Mar 1999 V 74 Troy, Pike, AL 36081 (not specified) Alabama 424-10-3460Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter Next 10 Results > Social Security Death Index 34 ResultsJump to Page: 1 2 3 Viewing Records 31-34 NameBirthDeathAgeLast ResidenceLast BenefitIssued BySSNExtras MAVIN WITHERINGTON 27 Apr 1916 Sep 1978 62 Brundidge, Pike, AL 36010 (not specified) Georgia 257-20-5780Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter MELVENA WITHERINGTON 10 Mar 1881 Nov 1968 87 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (not specified) Alabama 416-70-7397Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter <<Bill King's note: Melvina Myles Witherington was the wife of James Wesley Witherington. Their son, James Edward Witherington (b. 1920) lives today in Monroe Co, AL. They descend from the Conecuh County Witherington family line.>> CLEONE W WITHERINGTON 20 May 1907 27 Nov 1997 V 90 Goshen, Pike, AL 36035 (not specified) Alabama 419-24-4501Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter MITTIE WITHERINGTON 27 Jan 1904 Oct 1980 76 Troy, Pike, AL 36081 Troy, Pike , AL 36081 Alabama 420-48-7416Search GenCircles SS-5 Letter Happy Hunting!!! Bill King Houston, TX BillKing@houston.rr.com

adlymo@hotmail.com wrote: Message Board Post: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JWz.2ACEB/322 Any of you who have researched the Southern McCrearys have undoubtedly come in contact with Miss Blanche McCreary at some point, or know of her tremendous contribution to the documentation of the Robert McCreary, Sr. and Mary Fortune McCreary line. I am sad to report that Miss Blanche died in Alabama at the age of 93 1/2 years on April 27, 2004. She was cremated and her remains interred near her parents in Ashford, AL. Robert J. (Bob) McCreary III asked me to post this notice, on behalf of those of us who knew Miss Blanche and counted her as a friend. Miss Blanche Lea McCreary was a genealogist's genealogist who didn't believe it until she saw it or laid hands on it herself. She dedicated many, many years of her life to McCreary research. She began working on the line about 1950, even traveling to Ireland at one point. All of her research was done prior to the expansion of the internet, when "legging out" each clue was the only way. I started corresponding with Miss Blanche about 3 years ago, after coming across some letters she wrote to Louise Crowder Kelly, a genealogist whose collection was donated to the South Caroliniana Library's manuscript division. Even though Miss Blanche couldn't write well anymore, I would receive pages and pages of handwritten letters that she had spent hours putting together to send me. Her mind was very sharp and she wanted to be sure I got accurate information. Any of you who knew Miss Blanche know that accuracy meant everything to her. Bob's hope, and mine, is that Miss Blanche's work will be continued with the degree of accuracy for which she was known, and that we give thanks for the gift of her amazing insight into our family heritage. God Bless you, Miss Blanche. Lynda Moseley adlymo@hotmail.com Barnwell, SC

Below are the three GLO web pages where you can view and down load (w/Adobe) the actual images of the three 80 acre tracts of land recorded for William Witherington in Conecuh County, AL; all recorded in in 1837. Located north of Evergreen, AL, near the Butler County line. This land is near where the east and west branches of the Sepulga River merge. Concord Church is a few miles to the NE of this land and Cooks Crossroads is a few miles to the West of this land. Total of 240 acres located in Section 10, Township 7, Range 11. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ConvertedImages/AL0330__.344.PDF http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ConvertedImages/AL0340__.308.PDF http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ConvertedImages/AL0330__.345.PDF

To: Witherington Researchers Copied from Bureau of Lands, Government Land Office Cahaba Land Office Records Land Recordings for William Witherington, Jr. in Section 10, T-7, R-11, Conecuh Co, AL Just found a third 80 acre parcel of land recorded for Wm Witherington (Jr.), all recorded in 1833. In all, there were 3 - 80 acre parcels, for a total of 240 acres. The family likely lived on these lands prior to 1833, but just got around to recording them in 1833. The three parcels were: 1) W half of the NW Quarter 80 acres 2) E half of the NW Quarter 80 acres 3) *W half of the NE Quarter 80 acres * There appears to be a small lake located near the bottom of the 3rd parcel. Note: Ward family members owned the land on 3 sides of Wm Witherington. The old cemetery (NWQ of SEQ) is located directly south of the Witherington land and was originally recorded to William Ward in 1837. In addition, there was a 40 acre parcel, located NEQ of SEQ Section 9, T-7, R-11, recorded to William Witherington in 1837. This land was about 1 mile directly east of the above land. This was very likely land obtained by William Sebastian Witherington, son of Wm Witherington, Jr. Wm Sebastian was born in 1810 and would have been 27 years of age in 1837. He was married to Mary Ann Lee about 1830. Sherry, I will obtain copies of the 1833 land recordings for you so that they can be filed there at the Evergreen Library for us in the Witherington documents. Bill King BillKing@houston.rr.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Higdon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/183.207.330.525.2.2 Message Board Post: I deleted Don Roboson's message with his web site address that has his Higdon data. Can anyone send me the address? Thank you. Freda