Evidently there were a lot of different spellings of the same people's names a few years back--hard to tell if the people themselves created the diversity--intentionally or through ignorance--or if it was some clerk(s) in some office(s)... Anyway: G E N E R A T I O N 1 I N D A L L A S C O U N T Y: My ancestor JOHN Gwin left the Carolinas--not sure if it was NC or SC--and moved into east Tennessee, where he married Jane Walker 8 Apr 1812 in Blount Co. This same John then moved south to Dallas Co., AL, and lived at Cahaba, where son WILLIAM Gwin (no middle name listed) was born 18 Dec. 1820. I'm not sure where John or Jane is buried. He likely had siblings, one or more of whom MAY have moved west with him from the Carolinas--this is pure speculation, however, though there is at least one other Gwin in the area at this time of about the same age, so this may be a brother of John. G E N E R A T I O N 2 I N D A L L A S C O U N T Y (and some gen. 3): John and Jane Gwin had seven children all together, but I'm not sure of the order of their births or where they were all born, though at least one was clearly born in Dallas Co.; therefore, I list them here in alphabetical order: (1) ANN Gwin, m. Joseph Lavalett Basset (brother of Louis who m. sister Sarah, #4 below) (2) CHESLEY (Chess) Gwin--(same first name as John's mother's maiden name, so Chess is likely named for his grandma); m1. Fannie BELL, daughter of a Hard-shell Baptist preacher--raised a big family; m2. a widow, Mrs. Blevins, no children; (3) ISHAM Gwin, (same first name as John's father, so this grandson Isham is likely named for his grandpa.) (4) SARAH Gwin m. Louis Basset (brother of Joseph who m. sister Ann, #1 above)--at least 2 children (gen.3): EMMA Basset (b. 8-3-1843 Cahaba, Ala. m. 5-22-1867 Champe Carter McCullough--1841-1907) and ANN ADELIA Basset (b. 1846, died young) (5) THOMAS Gwin, (6) (daughter, first name unknown) Gwin, m. a Mr. McKnight (7) WILLIAM Gwin (my line) born 18 Dec. 1820 at Cahaba; died 29 Apr 1889 at age 68 and is buried at Wilsonville in Shelby Co.; William was married in Dallas Co. on 12 or 13 May 1842 to Rosa Carlisle Jones WILSON. (Rosa was born 22 Aug 1822--maybe in Wilsonville--and she died 29 Mar 1907 at Tampa, FL, but was buried at Wilsonville, AL). G E N E R A T I O N 3 I N D A L L A S C O U N T Y: William (my line--listed as no. 7 above) and Rosa had eight children: (1) MARY ANN ELIZABETH Gwin b. 23 April 1843; d. 23 Jan 1882; m.25 Jan 1866 to Robert Guy LOCKRIDGE (b. 2 Feb 1838, perhaps in Missouri; d. 15 Jun 1926) (2) MARTHA JANE Gwin (1845-1847); -- d. as infant (3) WILLIAM SUTTON Gwin (my great-grandfather) b. June 5, 1848, at Cahaba, AL, d. 11 Sep 1916); m. 2 Dec 1868 to Ida Eliza BASSETT, b. 5 May 1845 in Worthing Sussex, Engl; d. 8 Dec 1907--bd. unk.--11 children--FAMILY LISTED IN GEN. 4 BELOW (4) JOHN WESLEY Gwin (1851-1877); died age 26 (5) RUFUS KING Gwin b. 16 May 1853; d. 20 Aug 1927; m. Ann Turner--3 children--FAMILY LISTED IN GEN. 4 BELOW (6) LUCY MARCELLA Gwin (1855-1871); died age 16 (7) ISHAM GRIFFIN Gwin, Sr. b. 25 Sep 1858; d. 21 Dec 1919; m. 1881 to Mary Etta (Molly) SELF, (b. 11 Dec 1858; d. 17 June 1940)--FAMILY LISTED IN GEN. 4 BELOW (8) THOMAS WILSON Gwin (1863-1877). G E N E R A T I O N 4 I N D A L L A S C O U N T Y: CHILDREN OF WM. SUTTON and IDA E. B. GWIN (SEE GEN. 3 ABOVE) (1) IDA M. Gwin b. 5 Jul 1869; d. as inf. 25 Jul 1870 (2) WILLIAM BASSETT Gwin b. 12 Dec 1870; d. as inf. 30 Nov 1871. (3) JAMES BASSETT Gwin I (my grandfather) b. 21 Apr 1872 at Frog Level, AL, near Bellevue, in Dallas Co., AL; d. 21 Oct 1921 under the wreck of Southern Railway #17 near Greensboro, AL, as conductor of the train; m. 22 Feb 1909 in Birmingham, AL, to Adrian ("Ada") Belle Vardaman (b. 3 Feb 1877 in Coosa Co., AL; d. 26 Feb 1954 in New Orleans, LA; bd. at Smyrna Cem., Kellyton, AL, near Birmingham)--four children--4 children--FAMILY LISTED IN GEN. 5 BELOW. [At some point here, Wm. S. and Ida Gwin moved to Wilsonville, Shelby Co., so some of the next three children were born there, but some may have been born in Dallas Co.] (4) KATE LULA Gwin b. 4 Jul 1874; d. 22 Aug 1953; never married (5) WILLIAM SUTTON Gwin, Jr. (called "Duck") b. 25 Dec 1875; d. 1956 (?); m. 18 May 1909 to Georgia Craft (6) JOHN LOUIS Gwin b. 30 Sep 1877; d. 18 May 1942 in AZ; m. 19 May 1906 to Ruth Irwin (d. 1930; no ch. (7) LUCY JANE Gwin b. 13 Jan 1879; d. 18 Nov (1957?) in Prescott, AZ; m. 18 May 1898 to Lawson Rochester Hebb (b. _; d. 13 Feb 1938); 1 child (8) GEORGE HENRY Gwin b. 10 Feb 1882 at Wilsonville, AL, d. 8 Aug 1953; m. 27 Dec 1908 to Valera L. Riddle (9) MAGGIE BASSETT Gwin b. 14 May 1882; d. 1 Aug 1882 as inf. (10) NELLIE DENSLER Gwin b. 2 Apr 1887; d. 24 Oct 1948; m. George Marshall Marable (11) PETER KING Gwin, Sr. b. 17 Oct 1888; d. 30 Jun 1956; m1. 3 May 1911 to Betty Kate Cartwright of TN (b.; d. 31 Aug 1929); m2. Feb. 1940 to a widow, Mrs. Alma Rayner CHILDREN OF RUFUS KING GWIN and ANN TURNER GWIN (see gen. 3 above) (1) LILLIAN Gwin; unmarried (2) ROSA Gwin; m1. a Mr. Post, two children; m2. a Mr. Wilson, several children (3) NETTIE Gwin; m1. Mr. Carey, had one child; div.; m2. Mr. Clark CHILDREN OF ISHAM GRIFFIN Gwin, Sr.and Mary Etta (Molly) SELF (SEE GEN. 3 ABOVE): (1) WILLIAM HENDERSON Gwin b. 17 Aug 1883; d. 23 Nov 1965; m. Nettie Bolding (2) JOHN WIGHTMAN Gwin b. 4 Sep 1886; d. 1 Oct 1955; m. Maymie Bolding (3) ISHAM GRIFFIN Gwin, Jr. b. 8 Jun 1888; d. 17 Oct 1918, age 30; m. Hattie Bolding (4) EMMETT BRINDLEY Gwin, Sr. b. 20 Jul 1891 at Wilsonville, AL; d. 17 Mar 1957, age 65+, bd. in Selma, AL; m1. 10 Oct 1910 at Winsboro, LA to Wynona Dove (d. 20 Oct 1918 at Baskin, LA); m2. 10 Aug 1919 to Leah A. Brame; (5) MARY EDITH Gwin, b. 7 Jun 1893; m. 7 Feb 1917 to William Arthur (Tony) Daniel G E N E R A T I O N 5 I N D A L L A S C O U N T Y: CHILDREN OF JAMES BASSETT GWIN, SR., and ADRIAN BELLE VARDAMAN GWIN (see gen. 4 above) (1) JAMES BASSETT Gwin II b. 1 Jun 1910 at Anniston, AL; d. 1 Mar 1984 Metarie, LA; lived in and near Selma in Dallas Co. and attended school there; m. 3 Jun 1945 to Evelyn Merle Reese, (b. 7 Jun 1919 at Centreville, MS; d. 6 Aug 1981); no ch. of their own, but 2 adptd. dtrs. (2) JOHN VARDAMAN Gwin b. 23 Apr 1912 at Anniston, AL; d. and bd. in Laurel, MS; lived in and near Selma in Dallas Co. and attended school there; m1. Moselle BRANTLY--one child, m2. div--no children; m3. Catherine Phillips--3 children; (3) JULIA IDA Gwin b. 12 Dec 1914 at Selma, AL; lived in and near Selma in Dallas Co. and attended school there; m. 29 Mar 1937 to Dr. Walter Sun Look Loo of Hilo HI; div. (1945?); d. and bd. (1990?) in Hilo, HI; 2 children (4) ADRIAN SUTTON Gwin--MY FATHER--b. 12 Sep 1916 at Selma, AL; lived in and near Selma in Dallas Co. and attended school there; m. Dorothy L. KEENEY--both still living in Las Cruces, NM, within blocks of son JOHN--me.--2 children * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHEW! Well, does anyone see anybody familiar? Any connections? Any info about spur lines unknown as yet to me? Thanks for reading this--hope it was not too cumbersome, and I CERTAINLY hope I haven't made any errors in transcribing. Best to you all, In Jesus, John (Complete communication info follows:) ===============================================| John M. Gwin e.mail: JMcDGwin@zianet.com Instant Message: zianib EVER BEEN TO A NIBsite? Interested in GENEALOGY? 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