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    1. Re: William Page
    2. Sabra Newell Sudberry
    3. Wow! I am a Castleberry descendant, and found a handwritten will for this Martin Castleberry in,I think,Monroe Co., MS, at the courthouse. I cannot promise that was where it was, but will dig it up and see. I am the 5th great granddaughter of William Martin Castleberry, Revolutionary Soldier, who was living near Augusta, GA I am thinking when he entered the war. He had lived in Spartanburg Co. during the time he married Elizabeth C. Smith, daughter of Fleming Smith. There must be some connection here of course, but I can't figure it out yet. William Martin Castleberry's daughter, Dorcas, married Abraham Howton, and they moved from Hopkins Co., KY (where William Martin Castleberry moved after the war) to Fayette Co., AL. Abraham owned many slaves and owned about a third of what is now the town of Fayette. There was also a Soloman Castleberry in the same area, but I can't fit him into my group yet. Some of these came directly from GA I believe. Eventually, my line moved to Lamar Co., first to Crossville, then on to Beaverton. Some descendants are also in Millport and Kennedy. As for the Pages, that is really interesting. I have spent the last two years working on the Heritage of Lamar County book, a book about the families, places, etc. in Lamar Co. I have been in the area you describe but cannot remember any Page graves. I suggest you call Bo Morris, who knows everything about the area there, and see if he can tell you where this is. I have been to several cemeteries hidden in the hills with him, in that area which include the Bankhead graveyard, where the Senator's father is buried, the Stanford Cemetery across from Shug's Cafe, the Brown Cemetery, and there is one also on that side of the road called the Jarrett Cemetery that I have yet to go to, but will eventually. There may very well be more. I think there are graves in the back of the Allman property also, down the road a piece. And another one I thought of just now is called Old Bethel, but it is more in the Beaverton boundary. Course at the time, I think this was not considered Beaverton, but Pikeville. Before Lamar Co. became a county, Beaverton was considered in Marion Co. You really need to talk to Bo, who is a lot more knowledgeable about this area. His phone number is 205-698-8090. If I can get a census down and look I might be able to pinpoint where they were based on their order in the book. Many families can be plotted this way, as they owned land that is verifiable on the tract book (and on the BLM site if you don't have access to this). If you can go to the BLM site and find that they owned land, I can tell you exactly where they were living. This is a good time for me to help you as we are in between proofings for the book and I am not working during the summer (except selling ads for the book). Sabra

    06/18/1999 11:20:36