Hi Pat, I am a neighbor in Hardin Co., TN. A goodly number of my ancestors and their neighbors were in a local Cavalry unit which was organized in the fall of 1861 and became "G" Company of the First Cavalry Regiment in 1862 soon after the battle of Shiloh. The original Regiment had 4 companies form KY, 2 from AL and 4 from TN which included the Hardin Co. unit. The AL companies were soon transferred to Roddy's outfit in north AL. In 1864 when the First was close, Hardin Co., "G" company was allowed a furlough. I think they actually may have been trying to recruit new soldiers. In any case, after a couple of days in Hardin County, one of "G" Company soldiers was killed at his home by Yankee bushwhackers. Col. Jacob Biffle and the 19th with some members of the First Confederate were organized to chase the Bushwhackers, going up Holland Creek to the Waterloo area and to a place called BLUFF CREEK AL where a skirmish occurred. My question is: Where is Bluff Creek AL and is there a record or tradition of a Civil war Skirmish there? David PS: Bert Hays lived on Holland Creek. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> To: <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:20 AM Subject: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > Good Morning All, > > Is there anyone out there? I know the Christmas season puts almost > everything 'on hold' but this list is beginning to gather cobwebs! We've had > several people join the list since Christmas and they must wonder if there > is another person on this list beside the list administrator. > > I'm going to start this off by telling you that I am currently researching a > former slave named John H. Rapier. His son, James T., was well-known and > much has been written on him, but hardly anything has ever been done on the > father. Right now, I can tell you that John H. was a body servant to Richard > Rapier. Richard was adamant that John H. be freed. His will, dated 1825, is > almost totally devoted to the accomplishment of John H.'s emancipation. John > H. was born in slavery, about 1807 in VA and died a free man in 1869, > Lauderdale County, AL. He purchased his first piece of land in 1831, so he > definitely was set free. > > Tell us what you are currently working on! One of us just may have an answer > or two for you. > > Pat > > Pat M. Mahan > CC Lauderdale Co AL & List Administrator > > > > ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== > Pat M. Mahan Lauderdale County CC and List Manager > http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/index.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Good Morning David, According to Sandra Sockwell's doctoral thesis on "Place names of Colbert and Lauderdale County, Alabama", p. 104 -5. The last entry on Bluff Creek has mention of Civil War action in that area, but does not name any of the units involved. "Bluff Creek -- This creek, already named by the composition of the 1817 Field Notes [underlined], drains a great portion of the north-south depth of Lauderdale County in R13w, T1 and 2S, exiting into the TN River at NE1/4 of S1S T2S, R13W, ab. 2 mi. west of Gravelly Springs. Named for the bluff at this confluence. (Field Notes 130; 1926 Gravelly Springs Quad; 1977 Gen. H'way Map)." NOTE: The location is correct, and is on this map: http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/map-t2r13.htm In addition to the above, there is also listed on these pages: "Bluff Creek Baptist Church - See Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church Bluff Creek Baptist Church of Christ. Estab. c 1831. As the name suggests, this building orig. housed both the Church of Christ and Primitive Baptist congregations, according to its 1848 deed (LC Deed Book 12, 22 Aug 1848: 372-73) Named fr. the creek above, which was close to the meeting house in S16, T2S, R13W (Deed Book 15, 16 Jul 1855; 199). Aka Barton's Church, named for the com., 1.v., and Liberty Church, a commendatory name (Kilpatrick). Bluff Creek Beat - Estab. and known as Willet's Beat fr. 1831 through 1844, named for a local person (LC Comm.. Min. 1831: 38; 1844: 77). This was abol. in January 1845 and a beat was estab. at Patton's Spring on Bluff Creek. Bluff Creek Beat appeared anomalously in Comm. Min. 1843, and in 1847 the beat was listed as Bluff Creek (Willett) (1843:47; 1847: 164). The name switched to Gravelly Spring Bean in the middle 1860s, then Bluff Creek reappeared for the last time in 1870 (Comm. Min. 1). The area's coverage changed when Gravelly Springs Beat, q. v., was created in 1875, and again later, as the population shifted both east to Rhodesville and west to Wright. Named for the creek, which was central to this area. Bluff Creek Cave - Named for the creek loc. here, this cave is south of Waterloo Rd. (County Rd. #14), at Gravelly Springs, in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, R13W (Hist. and Folklore 31; Hanback). Bluff Creek Hill - This is the hill where Gravelly Springs gushes out, on Bluff Creek, at Gravelly Springs comm., in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, R13W. Named for the creek. (Hist. and Folklore 31) Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church - Constituted in 1842, this church was aka Missionary Baptist Church at Gravelly Springs and Bluff Creek Church. This church was begun because of the number of converts in this area, mainly through the ministry of the Gravelly Springs Baptist Church, started in 1840 itself. Gravelly Springs was also listed as the po for this church (Min., 23rd Sess. of the Liberty Assn. 1860: 11). Although there seems to be some confusion, this church is believed to have been destroyed by Federal troops the fall and winter 1865-66; Gravelly Springs Missionary Baptist Church, q.v., was destroyed in 1864 (Bruce letter; Min., 18th Sess. of LA Baptist Assn. 1905: 2; Bankhead letter)." This is probably more than you wanted to know about Bluff Creek, but it's kinda like peanuts, once you get a little info on the subject, you want more. The next place I would check would be the Official Records, which are on line, for mention of Bluff Creek. Hope this helps, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net> To: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net>; <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > Hi Pat, > I am a neighbor in Hardin Co., TN. A goodly number of my ancestors and > their neighbors were in a local Cavalry unit which was organized in the > fall > of 1861 and became "G" Company of the First Cavalry Regiment in 1862 soon > after the battle of Shiloh. The original Regiment had 4 companies form > KY, > 2 from AL and 4 from TN which included the Hardin Co. unit. The AL > companies were soon transferred to Roddy's outfit in north AL. > > In 1864 when the First was close, Hardin Co., "G" company was allowed a > furlough. I think they actually may have been trying to recruit new > soldiers. In any case, after a couple of days in Hardin County, one of > "G" > Company soldiers was killed at his home by Yankee bushwhackers. Col. > Jacob > Biffle and the 19th with some members of the First Confederate were > organized to chase the Bushwhackers, going up Holland Creek to the > Waterloo > area and to a place called BLUFF CREEK > AL where a skirmish occurred. > > My question is: Where is Bluff Creek AL and is there a record or > tradition > of a Civil war Skirmish there? > > David > > PS: Bert Hays lived on Holland Creek. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> > To: <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:20 AM > Subject: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > > >> Good Morning All, >> >> Is there anyone out there? I know the Christmas season puts almost >> everything 'on hold' but this list is beginning to gather cobwebs! We've > had >> several people join the list since Christmas and they must wonder if >> there >> is another person on this list beside the list administrator. >> >> I'm going to start this off by telling you that I am currently >> researching > a >> former slave named John H. Rapier. His son, James T., was well-known and >> much has been written on him, but hardly anything has ever been done on > the >> father. Right now, I can tell you that John H. was a body servant to > Richard >> Rapier. Richard was adamant that John H. be freed. His will, dated 1825, > is >> almost totally devoted to the accomplishment of John H.'s emancipation. > John >> H. was born in slavery, about 1807 in VA and died a free man in 1869, >> Lauderdale County, AL. He purchased his first piece of land in 1831, so >> he >> definitely was set free. >> >> Tell us what you are currently working on! One of us just may have an > answer >> or two for you. >> >> Pat >> >> Pat M. Mahan >> CC Lauderdale Co AL & List Administrator >> >> >> >> ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== >> Pat M. Mahan Lauderdale County CC and List Manager >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/index.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > >

Pat, You have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you very much. Following I am going to transcribe the letter which describes this Civil War Incident. The letter came about because a member of "G" Company of the First Confederate Cavalry Regiment, "Ham" Smith, was trying to obtain a Civil War Pension in 1916. Brothers, Alfred, Samuel and Thomas A. Kindall as well as three of my g/g/grandfathers, Redden Washington Reynolds, Jemes George Dickson and Charles Talley Cagle were also members of the First Confederate. The Kendall family ran the Kendall House Hotel in Savannah which stood near the Cherry Mansion on the banks of the Tennessee River. Thomas A. Kendall moved to Oklahoma some years after the war. Thanks David ***************** T. A. Kendall, Mayor Pauls Valley Oklahoma May 13, 1916 To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that Ham Smith, now of Gillis Mills, Hardin County, Tennessee was a member of Capt. J. A. Irwin's Company "G"; John T. Cox's regiment, First Confederate Cavalry, Ira T. Bell's brigade, Abe Buford's Division, General Wheeler's corps. during the late war between the states. He was a good soldier and loyal to the South, a short while before the close of the war, he came into Hardin county with Captain Irwin's company, while the federals were thick in the country. Some or all of the boys were permitted to go home to see their families and the bushwhackers wee thick in the country, and David Reed, one of our best men was assassinated one night by some of the above mentioned band. In order to catch these fellows, Ham Smith was pressed into service by Col. Jake Biffle to pursue these federal soldiers and while pursuing them at Bluff Creek, Alabama, received a wound which disabled him the balance of the war. But I assure all concerned that there was no more loyal and better soldier in the Confederate Army that Ham Smith. Very respectfully T. L. Kendall State of Oklahoma Garvin County ************************ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> To: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net>; <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 5:12 AM Subject: Re: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > Good Morning David, > > According to Sandra Sockwell's doctoral thesis on "Place names of Colbert > and Lauderdale County, Alabama", p. 104 -5. The last entry on Bluff Creek > has mention of Civil War action in that area, but does not name any of the > units involved. > > "Bluff Creek -- This creek, already named by the composition of the 1817 > Field Notes [underlined], drains a great portion of the north-south depth of > Lauderdale County in R13w, T1 and 2S, exiting into the TN River at NE1/4 of > S1S T2S, R13W, ab. 2 mi. west of Gravelly Springs. Named for the bluff at > this confluence. (Field Notes 130; 1926 Gravelly Springs Quad; 1977 Gen. > H'way Map)." > > NOTE: The location is correct, and is on this map: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/map-t2r13.htm > > In addition to the above, there is also listed on these pages: > > "Bluff Creek Baptist Church - See Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church > > Bluff Creek Baptist Church of Christ. Estab. c 1831. As the name suggests, > this building orig. housed both the Church of Christ and Primitive Baptist > congregations, according to its 1848 deed (LC Deed Book 12, 22 Aug 1848: > 372-73) Named fr. the creek above, which was close to the meeting house in > S16, T2S, R13W (Deed Book 15, 16 Jul 1855; 199). Aka Barton's Church, named > for the com., 1.v., and Liberty Church, a commendatory name (Kilpatrick). > > Bluff Creek Beat - Estab. and known as Willet's Beat fr. 1831 through > 1844, named for a local person (LC Comm.. Min. 1831: 38; 1844: 77). This was > abol. in January 1845 and a beat was estab. at Patton's Spring on Bluff > Creek. Bluff Creek Beat appeared anomalously in Comm. Min. 1843, and in 1847 > the beat was listed as Bluff Creek (Willett) (1843:47; 1847: 164). The name > switched to Gravelly Spring Bean in the middle 1860s, then Bluff Creek > reappeared for the last time in 1870 (Comm. Min. 1). The area's coverage > changed when Gravelly Springs Beat, q. v., was created in 1875, and again > later, as the population shifted both east to Rhodesville and west to > Wright. Named for the creek, which was central to this area. > > Bluff Creek Cave - Named for the creek loc. here, this cave is south of > Waterloo Rd. (County Rd. #14), at Gravelly Springs, in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, > R13W (Hist. and Folklore 31; Hanback). > > Bluff Creek Hill - This is the hill where Gravelly Springs gushes out, on > Bluff Creek, at Gravelly Springs comm., in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, R13W. Named > for the creek. (Hist. and Folklore 31) > > Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church - Constituted in 1842, this church was > aka Missionary Baptist Church at Gravelly Springs and Bluff Creek Church. > This church was begun because of the number of converts in this area, mainly > through the ministry of the Gravelly Springs Baptist Church, started in 1840 > itself. Gravelly Springs was also listed as the po for this church (Min., > 23rd Sess. of the Liberty Assn. 1860: 11). Although there seems to be some > confusion, this church is believed to have been destroyed by Federal troops > the fall and winter 1865-66; Gravelly Springs Missionary Baptist Church, > q.v., was destroyed in 1864 (Bruce letter; Min., 18th Sess. of LA Baptist > Assn. 1905: 2; Bankhead letter)." > > This is probably more than you wanted to know about Bluff Creek, but it's > kinda like peanuts, once you get a little info on the subject, you want > more. The next place I would check would be the Official Records, which are > on line, for mention of Bluff Creek. > > Hope this helps, > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net> > To: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net>; <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > > > > Hi Pat, > > I am a neighbor in Hardin Co., TN. A goodly number of my ancestors and > > their neighbors were in a local Cavalry unit which was organized in the > > fall > > of 1861 and became "G" Company of the First Cavalry Regiment in 1862 soon > > after the battle of Shiloh. The original Regiment had 4 companies form > > KY, > > 2 from AL and 4 from TN which included the Hardin Co. unit. The AL > > companies were soon transferred to Roddy's outfit in north AL. > > > > In 1864 when the First was close, Hardin Co., "G" company was allowed a > > furlough. I think they actually may have been trying to recruit new > > soldiers. In any case, after a couple of days in Hardin County, one of > > "G" > > Company soldiers was killed at his home by Yankee bushwhackers. Col. > > Jacob > > Biffle and the 19th with some members of the First Confederate were > > organized to chase the Bushwhackers, going up Holland Creek to the > > Waterloo > > area and to a place called BLUFF CREEK > > AL where a skirmish occurred. > > > > My question is: Where is Bluff Creek AL and is there a record or > > tradition > > of a Civil war Skirmish there? > > > > David > > > > PS: Bert Hays lived on Holland Creek. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> > > To: <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:20 AM > > Subject: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > > > > > >> Good Morning All, > >> > >> Is there anyone out there? I know the Christmas season puts almost > >> everything 'on hold' but this list is beginning to gather cobwebs! We've > > had > >> several people join the list since Christmas and they must wonder if > >> there > >> is another person on this list beside the list administrator. > >> > >> I'm going to start this off by telling you that I am currently > >> researching > > a > >> former slave named John H. Rapier. His son, James T., was well-known and > >> much has been written on him, but hardly anything has ever been done on > > the > >> father. Right now, I can tell you that John H. was a body servant to > > Richard > >> Rapier. Richard was adamant that John H. be freed. His will, dated 1825, > > is > >> almost totally devoted to the accomplishment of John H.'s emancipation. > > John > >> H. was born in slavery, about 1807 in VA and died a free man in 1869, > >> Lauderdale County, AL. He purchased his first piece of land in 1831, so > >> he > >> definitely was set free. > >> > >> Tell us what you are currently working on! One of us just may have an > > answer > >> or two for you. > >> > >> Pat > >> > >> Pat M. Mahan > >> CC Lauderdale Co AL & List Administrator > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== > >> Pat M. Mahan Lauderdale County CC and List Manager > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/index.htm > >> > >> ============================== > >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > > >

Pat, I appreciate all of the information you have been sending my way--and especially the map showing the location of Bluff Creek and Gravelly Springs. I note that the map indicates that Gravelly Springs was Wilson's headquarters and camp. Who was Wilson? What was the significance? The Confederate forces that participated in the skirmish at Bluff Creek in 1864 were elements of 19th (Biffle's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and some members of "G" Company, First Confederate Cavalry Regiment. Col. Jacob Biffle was from Wayne County and the soldiers of "G" Company were from Hardin Co. TN. I might add that Capt. Bert Hays and his company disappeared from the records of 21st (Wilson's) Cavalry Regiment and at this time were raising havoc in the south Hardin Co. and north Lauderdale Co. area. Elements of that unit were probably present. Hays began as a pvt. in the First Confederate. I have driven through Gravelly Springs and Bluff Creek a few times and never knew I was there. I will pay attention next time. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> To: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net>; <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 5:12 AM Subject: Re: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > Good Morning David, > > According to Sandra Sockwell's doctoral thesis on "Place names of Colbert > and Lauderdale County, Alabama", p. 104 -5. The last entry on Bluff Creek > has mention of Civil War action in that area, but does not name any of the > units involved. > > "Bluff Creek -- This creek, already named by the composition of the 1817 > Field Notes [underlined], drains a great portion of the north-south depth of > Lauderdale County in R13w, T1 and 2S, exiting into the TN River at NE1/4 of > S1S T2S, R13W, ab. 2 mi. west of Gravelly Springs. Named for the bluff at > this confluence. (Field Notes 130; 1926 Gravelly Springs Quad; 1977 Gen. > H'way Map)." > > NOTE: The location is correct, and is on this map: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/map-t2r13.htm > > In addition to the above, there is also listed on these pages: > > "Bluff Creek Baptist Church - See Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church > > Bluff Creek Baptist Church of Christ. Estab. c 1831. As the name suggests, > this building orig. housed both the Church of Christ and Primitive Baptist > congregations, according to its 1848 deed (LC Deed Book 12, 22 Aug 1848: > 372-73) Named fr. the creek above, which was close to the meeting house in > S16, T2S, R13W (Deed Book 15, 16 Jul 1855; 199). Aka Barton's Church, named > for the com., 1.v., and Liberty Church, a commendatory name (Kilpatrick). > > Bluff Creek Beat - Estab. and known as Willet's Beat fr. 1831 through > 1844, named for a local person (LC Comm.. Min. 1831: 38; 1844: 77). This was > abol. in January 1845 and a beat was estab. at Patton's Spring on Bluff > Creek. Bluff Creek Beat appeared anomalously in Comm. Min. 1843, and in 1847 > the beat was listed as Bluff Creek (Willett) (1843:47; 1847: 164). The name > switched to Gravelly Spring Bean in the middle 1860s, then Bluff Creek > reappeared for the last time in 1870 (Comm. Min. 1). The area's coverage > changed when Gravelly Springs Beat, q. v., was created in 1875, and again > later, as the population shifted both east to Rhodesville and west to > Wright. Named for the creek, which was central to this area. > > Bluff Creek Cave - Named for the creek loc. here, this cave is south of > Waterloo Rd. (County Rd. #14), at Gravelly Springs, in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, > R13W (Hist. and Folklore 31; Hanback). > > Bluff Creek Hill - This is the hill where Gravelly Springs gushes out, on > Bluff Creek, at Gravelly Springs comm., in NE1/4 of S16, T2S, R13W. Named > for the creek. (Hist. and Folklore 31) > > Bluff Creek Missionary Baptist Church - Constituted in 1842, this church was > aka Missionary Baptist Church at Gravelly Springs and Bluff Creek Church. > This church was begun because of the number of converts in this area, mainly > through the ministry of the Gravelly Springs Baptist Church, started in 1840 > itself. Gravelly Springs was also listed as the po for this church (Min., > 23rd Sess. of the Liberty Assn. 1860: 11). Although there seems to be some > confusion, this church is believed to have been destroyed by Federal troops > the fall and winter 1865-66; Gravelly Springs Missionary Baptist Church, > q.v., was destroyed in 1864 (Bruce letter; Min., 18th Sess. of LA Baptist > Assn. 1905: 2; Bankhead letter)." > > This is probably more than you wanted to know about Bluff Creek, but it's > kinda like peanuts, once you get a little info on the subject, you want > more. The next place I would check would be the Official Records, which are > on line, for mention of Bluff Creek. > > Hope this helps, > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net> > To: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net>; <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > > > > Hi Pat, > > I am a neighbor in Hardin Co., TN. A goodly number of my ancestors and > > their neighbors were in a local Cavalry unit which was organized in the > > fall > > of 1861 and became "G" Company of the First Cavalry Regiment in 1862 soon > > after the battle of Shiloh. The original Regiment had 4 companies form > > KY, > > 2 from AL and 4 from TN which included the Hardin Co. unit. The AL > > companies were soon transferred to Roddy's outfit in north AL. > > > > In 1864 when the First was close, Hardin Co., "G" company was allowed a > > furlough. I think they actually may have been trying to recruit new > > soldiers. In any case, after a couple of days in Hardin County, one of > > "G" > > Company soldiers was killed at his home by Yankee bushwhackers. Col. > > Jacob > > Biffle and the 19th with some members of the First Confederate were > > organized to chase the Bushwhackers, going up Holland Creek to the > > Waterloo > > area and to a place called BLUFF CREEK > > AL where a skirmish occurred. > > > > My question is: Where is Bluff Creek AL and is there a record or > > tradition > > of a Civil war Skirmish there? > > > > David > > > > PS: Bert Hays lived on Holland Creek. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pat Mahan" <mahan123@comcast.net> > > To: <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:20 AM > > Subject: [ALLAUDER] Lauderdale Families > > > > > >> Good Morning All, > >> > >> Is there anyone out there? I know the Christmas season puts almost > >> everything 'on hold' but this list is beginning to gather cobwebs! We've > > had > >> several people join the list since Christmas and they must wonder if > >> there > >> is another person on this list beside the list administrator. > >> > >> I'm going to start this off by telling you that I am currently > >> researching > > a > >> former slave named John H. Rapier. His son, James T., was well-known and > >> much has been written on him, but hardly anything has ever been done on > > the > >> father. Right now, I can tell you that John H. was a body servant to > > Richard > >> Rapier. Richard was adamant that John H. be freed. His will, dated 1825, > > is > >> almost totally devoted to the accomplishment of John H.'s emancipation. > > John > >> H. was born in slavery, about 1807 in VA and died a free man in 1869, > >> Lauderdale County, AL. He purchased his first piece of land in 1831, so > >> he > >> definitely was set free. > >> > >> Tell us what you are currently working on! One of us just may have an > > answer > >> or two for you. > >> > >> Pat > >> > >> Pat M. Mahan > >> CC Lauderdale Co AL & List Administrator > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== > >> Pat M. Mahan Lauderdale County CC and List Manager > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/index.htm > >> > >> ============================== > >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > > >