===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: PEACOCK-L@rootsweb.com From: Peacockse@aol.com Subject: Peacock Family Reunion Dear Relatives and Friends: This is the most updated email list that I have for the descendants of James Kinson Peacock (1845-1932) m. Mary Elizabeth Pierce (1849-1931). If you know of others of our family that would like their email addresses to be added for future contacts regarding the reuions and updated genealogy information, please send them my address and encourage them to email me. Please come and join us Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Altha, FL at the First Baptist Church for the annual family reunion from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Bring a cover dish, your photos, your memories, and your news about family. I will bring my laptop and will be happy to update the information in our family outlines. I am also including the following recent discovery regarding the Anderson Family which is connected to our Peacock line. Anderson descendants came from Jackson County, Florida By Curis Thomasson Friday, June 3, 2005 6:23 PM CDT A well-respected family in the Covington County area for a number of decades is the Andersons. While most of their relatives settled in Florida and other counties in South Alabama, several families made their home in Andalusia and surrounding area. The earliest known ancestors of this family were Lewis Anderson, born in 1790, and his wife, Jane Bargeron (1800-ca 1832). Before Jane's death at a young age, the couple had two children: John Bargeron, b. 1830, d. 1896, m. (1) 1850 Dicy Ann Hays (1832-1872) (2) 1872 Missouri L. Robinson; and Charity, b. 1832, m. John Hays (brother of Dicy Ann). While this column will feature the lineage of John Bargeron Anderson, his sister, Charity, had a son, John Hays, Jr., by her first husband. It appears John Hays, Sr. died and Charity later had a son, William Armstrong, by a later marriage. John Bargeron Anderson was a native of Jackson County, Florida. He had a colorful history through his family, his Confederate Army service, his public office, and personal life. He enlisted for Confederate service on May 14, 1862, and was assigned to Company D, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment. During his tour he served as a company commissary, second lieutenant, and had been promoted to captain when he was released at the end of the war. His records show him to have had a florid complexion tinged with red, dark hair, gray eyes, and standing six feet tall. On December 7, 1864, he was captured at Stone River, Tennessee. He was first imprisoned at Louisville, Kentucky, and later transferred to Fort Delaware, Delaware. He was released from that prison on June 17, 1865, after taking the oath of allegiance to the United States Government. John B. returned from the war to his wife and three young children. He apparently continued to farm in the Greenwood community of Jackson County. When his sons reached manhood, they all reared large families on farms in this same area. His wife, Dicy, died in 1872 after giving birth to five sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter was around a year old when she died. Within the year John B. was married a second time to Missouri L. Robinson who helped him finish rearing his children. He and she had one daughter a couple of years later. During the 1890's, John B. was elected to the office of Tax Collector for Jackson County. He served in this position for several terms until his death in 1896 while he was still in office. His son, Walter Bryant, had assisted him with the work of his office, so he finished out the unexpired term. At that time, Walter B. was elected to the office himself and served for one or more terms. John B. and Dicy had the following nine children: Lewis A., b. 1850, d. 1882, m. 1877 Callie Amelia Caldwell; Ella Nora, b. 1852, d. 1875, m. 1870 J.B. Bowles; Harriet Lilla, b. 1855, d. 1918, m. 1872 Littleton E. Chambliss; John Lawson, b. 1857, d. 1935, m. (1) 1882 Jennie Thomas (2) 1891 Elizabeth Frances McMillan; Jennie B., b. 1860, d. 1926, m. 1883 J.W. Godwin; Edward Harris, b. 1862, d. 1925, m. 1892 Mary L. Stephens (2) 1913 Lola "Dotie" McLeod; Walter Bryant, b. 1866, d. 1930, m. 1879 Corrine Virginia "Corrie" Jones; Edgar E., b. 1868, d. 1942, m. 1897 Ada Victoria Peacock; and Mary A., b. 1871, m. (1) 1888 Robert R. Pender (2) 1903 Edward F. Williams. John B. and his second wife, Missouri L. Robinson, had one daughter, Lizzie, b. 1874, m. 1924 Dr. Robert Allen Willis (2) 1926 Hamilton Grice Bryan. Lizzie and her family resided in Greenwood, Florida, near her relatives. Dr. Robert Willis was a medical doctor and became a successful businessman. He was elected as President of the First National Bank of Greenwood. The son, Walter Bryant who was mentioned earlier, is the one who had sons to moved to Andalusia. He and his wife, Corrie (Jones), reared the following children: Infant daughter, b.&d. 1898; Walter Bryant Jr, b. 1899, d. 1962, m. 1924 Gladys Welch; Robert Bargeron, b. 1901, m. 1926 Alma Peacock; John Hays, b. 1903, m. (1) 1928 Mattie Lou Welch (2) 1937 Lilyan E. Pippin; Edward Harris, b. 1905, d. 1993, m. 1933 Edra Alma Rogers; and James Albon, b. 1908, d. 1984, m. 1931 Lottie Lee Greene (2) 1958 Bessie Mae Culver Rheay. Corrie (Jones) Anderson, the daughter of Robert Jones and Rebecca Elizabeth (Collier) Minchen, had taught school in Evergreen, Alabama, during her early adult years. She became a full-time homemaker after her children were born, but she continued to have a strong interest in education, especially for her children. Her son, John Hays, wrote in his Autobiography--John Hays Anderson (1983), that someone told him his mother contributed significantly toward him and his four brothers becoming such successful businessmen. When many of the high school students would drop out of school during the spring farming season, their mother would insist her children remain in regular attendance. He also acknowledged her contribution toward their developing character and ambition. Walter B. and Corrie's oldest son, Walter Bryant Jr., and his wife Gladys reared three children: Marian, b. 1925, m. 1949 Walter Wallace Wellington; Annelle, m. 1950 George Henry Whitehurst (current Mayor of Crestview); and Mary Lou, b. 1937, m. 1958 Charles Lesley Watford, Jr. The children of the next son, Robert Bargeron, and his wife, Alma, are the ones who moved to Covington County. They were: Robert Glen, b. 1928, m. 1960 Sarah Pope; James Bryant, b. 1930, m. 1952 Hellen Bullard; John Wayne, b. 1934, m. 1955 Mary Evelyn Wilder; and Corrie Mae, b. 1941, m. 1961 John Edward Owens. The next son, John Hays, and his wife, Mattie Lou, reared one daughter, Martha Faye, b. 1932, m. 1952 John Knox Boyett. The son, Edward Harris, and his wife, Edra, reared only one daughter, Almena, b. 1946, m. 1964 H. Danny Fulford. The youngest son, James Albon, and his first wife, Lottie Lee, reared the following three children: James Albon Jr. "Jimmie," b. 1932, d. 1951, single; Virginia Louise, b. 1935, m. 1951 Robert Stewart Dowling; and Linda Marie, b. 1949, m. John Taylor. The above brothers became successful businessmen in the peanut industry throughout South Alabama. Another narrative related to this family is planned to feature their contribution to this industry. The sources for today's writing included the Autobiography--John Hays Anderson, 1983, and genealogy records of Virginia Anderson Dowling. Anyone who has any corrections to the above or additional information, especially on their involvement in the peanut industry, is requested to contact Curtis Thomasson at 21361 Rabren Road, Andalusia, AL 36421, 334-222-6467, or Email: _chthom@alaweb.com_ (mailto:chthom@alaweb.com) . Sincerely, Stan Stan Peacock P. O. Box 636 Panama City, FL 32402 Email: Peacockse@aol.com Phone: 850-271-8365 Cell: 850-814-1771 Website: _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~peacockfamily/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~peacockfamily/) Reenactors Website: _http://www.westflorida.info/ _ (http://www.westflorida.info/) =====================================================================