Hello Everybody, Here is something on Fayette County genealogy that I have that I thought some others might like to have, especially descendants of the first John Hollingsworth of Fayette County, Al. Hope someone can get some good from it. Fred McCaleb Zilpha Hollingsworth Notebook Zilpha Galloway Hollingsworth Notebook Note: Zilpha Galloway was the second wife of John Hollingsworth,Matilda White having been his first wife that died after having 7 children. Zilpha was born in 1809 and John was born 1792 andJohn's family was the first Hollingsworth family in FayetteCounty, Al. Matilda and Zilpha mothered 21 children for John.Zilpha found time to write down something about her family andher day in a notebook of which I have a photocopy. She was theonly ancester that bothered to write anything much down.Following are the record of her family taken from her note bookwith some of my comments thrown in. John Hollingsworth (her husb) was born September 3, 1792 Zilpha Galloway was born June the 30th, 1809 John Hollingsworth was married to Zilpha Galloway Oct 11,1827 Samuel Hollingsworth was born September 7, 1817 Thomas Hollingsworth was born September 30, 1818 Jeptha Hollingsworth was born May 28, 1820 Phoebe Hollingsworth was born January 9, 1822 Mary Hollingsworth was born November the 8th, 1823 Matilda Hollingsworth was born August the 25th 1825 (Matilda White was the mother of the above 5 children). John R Hollingsworth (my gggrandpa) born Nov 15,1837 Henry Hollingsworth was born August the 30th, 1840 James D. Hollingsworth was born August the 11th 1843 Wiley J. Hollingsworth was born June the 27th 1845 Martha L. Hollingsworth was born October the 9th 1846 Benjamin H. Hollingsworth was born September 22, 1848 Franklin P. Hollingsworth was born October the 29th 1852 Marion G. Hollingsworth was born January the 25th 1855 James Henry Hollingsworth was born December the 6th 1861 (The above children were John and Zilphas plus others) M.D. Roberts was born December 6, 1861 (son in law) Joseph C. J.C. Fowler was born August 16, 1862 Wiley J. Hollingsworth was married to Rejina Ann McCaleb Dec1,1864 Martha L. Hollingsworth was married to kSamuel Stephens Novemberthe 30th, 1865 John R. Hollingswowrth was married to Elizabeth Jane McCaleb July the 24th, 1862 Ages of Jeptha Hollingsworth Children Martha M. Ford was born November the 23rd 1824(wife) Elizabeth A. Hollingsworth was born February 20th 1844 John S. Hollingsworth was born September 7, 1845 Dortha M. Hollimgsworth was born June 20th 1847 Martha M. Hollingsworth was born December 29, 1848 Zilpha M. Hollingsworth was born September the 3rd, 1851Üj______ÜMary F. Hollingsworth was born May the 19th 1853 Sarah Clementine Hollingsworth was born February the 1st 1863 Matilda Hollingsworth was born August the 25 1825 Sarah Hollingsworth was born July 17th 1828 Jane Hollingsworth was born December 24th 1829 Hannah Hollingsworth was born February 9th 1831 Jacob Hollingsworth was born June the 5th 1832 Greenberry Hollingsworth was born November the 13th 1833 Frances Hollingsworth was born March the 1st 1835 Zilpha Hollingsworth was born April the 27th 1836 Mary Hollingsworth was born January the 6th 1842 Emily L. Hollingsworth was born March 21st 1844 Samuel H. Hollingsworth was born September 23rd 1846 Margaret E. Hollingsworth was born April the ©©©1849 Sarah M. Hollingsworth was born October 24, 1851 Frances Hollingsworth was born July 7th 1854 Joanna Syrene Hollingsworth was born December 23, 1856 Virginia Hill Hollingsworth was born April the 6th 1863?s Zilpha Elizabeth Thomas Belzora Fowler was born June the 23rd 1862(what a bunch of kids!) MARRIAGES Samuel Hollingsworth was married to Martha L. Galloway May the20th 1838 Phoebe Hollingsworth was married to Jalmes H. McCaleb 510 1838 Mary Hollingsworth was married to Arthur B. Evean Jan 14,1841 Thomas Hollingsworth was married to Margaret Fowler Jan 30 1841 Jeptha Hollingsworth was married to Martha M. Ford Jan 13 1843 Mary Hollingsworth and Arthur B. Evan Family Samuel Franklin Evins was born May the 7th 1842 Hepsey Katherine Evins was born May the 7th 1844 John Thomas Evins was born February the 24th 1846 Henryetta Matilda Evins was born November the 26th 1847 Mary Viannah Evins was born November the 20th 1851 James Bryant Evins was born July the 20th 1831 Phoebe Elizabeth Evins wass born June the 25th 1853 William B. Evins was born December 16?th 1854 Americus Columbus Evins was born September the 16th 1857 Nancy Virginia Ann Evins was born December the l3th 1859 Missouri A.J. Stephens was born August the 26th 1866 Nancy Missouri Hollingsworth was born Dec the 16th 1866 Martha Catherine Hollingsworth was born November the 16th 1866 James McCaleb and Phoebe Hollingsworth Children Jeptha W. McCaleb was born November the 7th 1839 and died Marchthe 26th 1848 Another son was born November the 10th 1840 Zilpha McCaleb was born Apr 1 1842 and died August 16th 1844 John H. McCaleb was born July 7th 1843 died May 8th 1844Üj______James K. Polk was born March 7th 1845 and died April 18 1846 Another son was born October 4th 1846 and died the same day Another daughter was born Aug the 25th 1847 and died the 26th Another daughter was born Oct the 28th 1850 and died that day Another son was born April the 30th 1852 amd died the same day Andrew H.L. McCaleb was born July the 4th 1855 Hugh Clark McCaleb was born February the 8th 1859(has descds) Eppy Belzora McCaleb was born May the 16th 1861 Mary Ann Colema Ford was born June the 21 1861(relation?) More Zilpha and John Hollingsworth Children Marriages Jane Hollingsworth was married to Daniel N. Ford Feb 17,1848 Hannah Hollingsworth was married to George Reynolds Oct 19,1848 Sarah Hollingsworth was married to Thomas Fowler Dec 29th 1850 Zilpha Hollingsworth was married to Coleman C.Fowler May 27,1855 Frances Hollingsworth married Matthew H Roberts Aug 24th 1856 Jacob Hollingsworth was married to Sarah F. McCaleb Apr 5th 1860 Zilpha and John have Grandchildren by Droves (Matilda White also) Zilpha H.(K.?) Ford was born January the 13th 1849 Sarah E. Ford was born April the 30th 1830 James J. Ford was born July the 11th 1831 John W. Reynolds was born September the 21st 1849 Sarah M. Reynolds was born November the 5th 1850 Daniel H. Fowler was born November the 29th 1831 William A.F. McCaleb was born December the 30th 1848 Eli A. Reynolds was born June the 1st 1852 Thomas G. (J?) Reynolds wass born June the 10th 1853 Greenberry M. Reynolds was born August the 30th 1854 John L. Fowler was born June the 5th 1859 John S. Ford was born September the 11th 1854 Hannah E. Ford was born November the 24th 1855 Zilpha A. Reynolds was born December the 22nd 1855 Francis A. Fowler was born September the 8th 1856 Martha Luesa Ford was born February the 16th 1857 Samuel Houston Roberts was born July the 25th 1857 William Jacob Fowler was born June the 23rd(28th?)1856 Emily Jane Fowler was born June the 22nd 1858 Lucinda Jane Reynolds was born November the 21st 1857 Jacob Churchwell Reynolds was born January the 16th 1852 Jacob Alva Jackson Ford was born January the 29th 1859 John H. Roberts was born March the 16th 1860 Francis T. Reynolds was born January the 2nd 1861 Samuel H. McCollum was born May the 2nd 1860 Virginia Caroline McCollum was born December the 21st 1861 Francis Marion McCollum was born September ©©© 1863 John Tyler Hollingsworth was born February th 7th 1864 Leah Catherine Hollingsworth was born July 27th 1866 DEATHS Emeline J. Hollingsworth March 21, 1854 Samuel H. Hollingsworth September the 23rd 1846 Sarah M. Hollingswowrth October the 23rd 1851 E.J.H. May 5th 1850 S.H.H. May 6 1850 (I think these 2 burned to death F.M.) S.M. H. died January the 8th 1855 Mary Hollingsworth departed this life September the 10th 1859aged 17 years 8 months and 4 days Henry Hollingsworth left Home June the 17th 1861 (Civil War) James D. Hollingsworth left home Tuesday morning September 17th1861 (Off to the Civil War) Jacob Hollingsworth left home on Thursday evening May the 14th1862 (Civil War) Martha L. Hollingsworth departed this life December the 6th 1852aged 34 years 5 months and six days John Hollingsworth departed this life November the 8th 1852 aged13 years 5 months 36 days Eli A. Reynolds departed this life November the 13th 1852 aged 5months and 12 days Emily Jane Hollingsworth departed this life May 5th 1830 aged 6years 1 month and 13 days Samuel H. Hollingsworth departed this life May the 6th 1830 aged3 years 13 days Sarah M. Hollingsworth departed this life January 8th 1835 Henryetta Matilda Evins departed this life Dec the 23rd 1848 MORE BIRTHS Phoebe M. Hollingsworth was born May the 26th 1855 Jacob N. Hollingsworth was born April 18th 1851 Syrene B. Hollingsworth was born March the 28th 1859 Orlena J. Hollingsworth was born January 18th 1861 MORE DEATHS George W. Reynolds departed this life June 18th 1862 Thomas G. Hollingsworth departed this life June the 27th 1862aged 18 years 3 months and 16 days Frances Hollingsworth departed this life September the 1st 1863 Thomas Galloway Reynolds departed this life January the 10th 1857aged 3 years 7 months Greenberry Morgan Reynolds departed this life January the 16th1857 aged 2 years 4 months and 17days Samuel Franklin Evins departed this life May the 18th 1859 aged 17 years and 11 days Frances Louise Hollingsworth departed this life August the 12th 1859 aged 3 years 1 month and 5 days Margaret Elizabeth Hollingsworth departed this life September the4th 1859 aged 10 years 4 months and ? days William A.F. McCaleb dleparteld this life March the 30 1862 aged13 years 5 months Daniel N. Ford departed this life February February 13th 1862 MORE BIRTHS Nancy Barsheba Hollingsworth born Feb the 20th 1865 James Duncan Fowler was born March the 21st 1867 CIVIL WAR DEATH Henry C. Hollingsworth left home on MondayÜj______Ü morning June the 17th 1861 and was wounded in the battle nearRichmond June the 30th 1862 and departed this life July the 27th1862 aged 21 years 10 months and 27 days James Henry Hollingsworth daparted this life February the 13th1864 aged two years two months and five days James D. Hollingsworth left home on Tuesday morning September the17th 1861 and departed this life Jene the 24th 1864 aged 20 years10 months and 13 days. Ages of Franklin P. Hollingsworth Children Henry Clay Hollingsworth was born December the 27th 1873 Mary Alice Hollingsworth wass born July the 3rd 1875 Two daughters was born July the 26th 1877 Minny Bell Hollingsworth was born January the 16th 1879 John William Houston Hollingsworth was born june the 11th 1881 MORE DEATHS Samuel Hollingsworth departed this life December the5th 1880 aged 63 years 2 months twenty eight days Jane Ford departed this life August the 5th 1880 aged 50 years 7months 12 days. Joanna Serena Hollingsworth departed this life August the 4th1875 aged 18 years 2 months 10 days. M.G. Hollingsworth was born January the 23rd 1855 this Januarythe 20th age 20 years 11 months and 20 days (copied as is) John Hollingsworth departed this life November the 30th 1880 aged88 years two months and 27 days. (this was Zilpha's husband) Zilpha Galloway Hollingsworth departed this life April the 15th1894 aged 84 years 9 months and 13 days ?(wrote this notebook) Entry as following: "The world is wide, the see is deep and inyour arms I hope to sleep". Franklin Pierce Hollingsworth was married to Margaret McCalebDecember the 26th 1872 Marion Galloway Hollingsworth was married to Alice McCollum Marchthe 8th 1877 Newman Felix Hollingsworth was born February 19th 1878 Drusilla Dell Hollingsworth was born March the 3rd 1880 Thomas Hollingsworth departed this life October 31,1884 aged 66years 10 month and one day C.R. Stephens departed this life April the 28th 1887 John Stephens departed this life July 11th 1887 Franklin Pierce Hollingsworth departed this life September 13,1887 aged 34 years 10 months and 15 days Zilpha Galloway Parents Jane Galloway departed this life December the 31, 1851 aged 75years 7 months and 4 days ( she was a Beall) Thomass Galloway departed this life January 30 1852 aged 78 years11 months and 12 days. They were from NC and Thomas born Pa.