I have made some major finds regarding my Busby ancestors that resided in the Shelby & Chilton Co, AL areas. If you have a connection with this family, please contact me directly. Karen (Kblevin@aol.com) Descendants of Meredith Busby Generation No. 1 1. MEREDITH2 BUSBY (NEEDHAM1 or SHERA(R)D/SHEROD/SHERWOOD ) was born Bet. 1788 - 1790 in SC or TN. He married MARY POLLY BROOKS. Meredith was a Methodist minister in Shelby Co, AL - they lived in the area for quite some time - and are believed to have moved there around 1836 or before. I believe that Meredith may have been born in SC and most of his children were born in TN. Children of MEREDITH BUSBY and MARY BROOKS are: 2. i. HAMPTON3 BUSBY, b. 1811, TN. ii. CATHERINE BUSBY, b. 1812. 3. iii. KESIAH BUSBY, b. December 15, 1812; d. August 16, 1890, Shelby County, AL. 4. iv. JOHN A. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1817, TN; d. WFT Est. 1851-1911. v. NANCY BUSBY, b. 1821. vi. BENJAMIN F. BUSBY, b. 1828. 5. vii. SAMUEL ELIJAH BUSBY, b. January 23, 1831, TN?; d. March 26, 1904, AL?. Excerpt from "Early History of Calera, Alabama," by Barbara Baker Roberts In addition to John R. Gamble there were a few hardy pioneers, mainly from South Carolina, who made their stakes at or near Calera with "farming" as the major occupation. Names of other early landowners before 1850 were (1) William Watson, born about 1816 (2) Richard Green, probable son-in-law to Elijah Seale (3) Robert Hartley (4) Daniel Muse (5) Virgil N. Gardner (6) Samuel A. Wallace (7) Maraday (Meredith) Busby, a Methodist Minister, born about 1788 (8) William Moore (9) Elizabeth Fields (10) Thomas Crim, born about 1814 (11) Hardy Crim, born about 1795 (12) Robert H. Crim (13) Edmund King (14) John Brooks (15) Rev. William Seale. Only a few families lived in Calera in early 1850, and the small community was called Buxahatchie. When the railroad arrived and lime workers came to settle, the place acquired the name of Limeville. A Confederate post office was established during the war years, the postmasters during this time were James A. Mullins, N. McQueen, and H.V. Boyd, and according to early records Daniel T. Seale served as a mail carrier. Again, some time during the war the name was changed to Lime Kilns, also referred to as Lime City and Lime Station. In 1860 "Limeville Baptist Church" was constituted with fifteen members. The pastor was Daniel T. Seale, son of one of the early settlers, Rev. William Seale. According to railroad schedules and post office records, the community name was changed to Calera between February 21, 1869 and May 10, 1869, when the U.S. post office was established and the first postmaster was Almon B. Turner, Jr., followed on December 9, 1870 by Oscar Nabors. Calera comes from the Latin word "calx" meaning lime. Generation No. 2 2. HAMPTON3 BUSBY (MEREDITH2, NEEDHAM1) was born 1811 in TN. He married SUSAN A. SEALE in TN. Children of HAMPTON BUSBY and SUSAN SEALE are: i. WILLIAM J. S.4 BUSBY, b. Abt. 1835, TN. ii. JOHN M. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1837, AL. iii. MARY A. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1840, AL. iv. MARTIN JOHN H. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1843, AL. v. NANCY ANN POLLY BUSBY, b. Abt. 1846, AL. vi. HAMPTON M. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1849, AL; d. Abt. 1923; m. MARY ELIZABETH COLLUM, Abt. 1869, Clanton, Chilton Co, AL. vii. SUSAN K. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1852, AL. viii. THOMAS R. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1855, AL. ix. JOSEPH LITTLEBERRY BUSBY, b. January 18, 1859, Chilton CO, AL; d. December 08, 1914; m. ALLAMAY THOMPSON, November 19, 1896, Calera, Shelby Co, AL. x. VIRGINIA BUSBY. 3. KESIAH3 BUSBY (MEREDITH2, NEEDHAM1) was born December 15, 1812, and died August 16, 1890 in Shelby County, AL. She married MARTIN JONES December 10, 1840 in Shelby Co AL. Children of KESIAH BUSBY and MARTIN JONES are: i. MARTIN ERVIN BROOKS4 JONES, b. 1845, Shelby County, AL; d. 1928; m. MANERVA JANE SEALE, January 03, 1867, Shelby Co, AL. ii. CHARLES JONES, b. 1843. 4. JOHN A.3 BUSBY (MEREDITH2, NEEDHAM1) was born Abt. 1817 in TN, and died WFT Est. 1851-1911. He married REBECCA JONES October 15, 1840 in Shelby Co, Alabama. Children of JOHN BUSBY and REBECCA JONES are: i. KESSIAH J.4 BUSBY, b. Abt. 1842. ii. MARY BUSBY, b. Abt. 1842. iii. MINERVA E. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1844; m. MELES F. ARMSTRONG, January 25, 1870, Shelby Co, Alabama. iv. MANDRED K. F. BUSBY, b. May 26, 1845, Shelby County, AL; d. July 06, 1900, LA; m. RHODA A. WHITFIELD, January 14, 1872, Shelby Co, Alabama. v. LOUISA M. BUSBY, b. February 07, 1848, Alabama; d. June 09, 1919, Union Parish, Louisiana; m. ANDREW JACKSON ROACH, WFT Est. 1848-1891. vi. REBECCA L. BUSBY, b. 1850; m. M. I. OZLEY, April 26, 1868, Shelby Co, Alabama. vii. MARY LEE BUSBY, b. Abt. 1851. viii. MARTHA A. BUSBY, b. 1853; m. JAMES M. NAISH, December 01, 1872, Shelby Co, Alabama. 5. SAMUEL ELIJAH3 BUSBY (MEREDITH2, NEEDHAM1) was born January 23, 1831 in TN?, and died March 26, 1904 in AL?. He married AMANDA EMALINE ARMSTRONG October 15, 1854 in Shelby Co, ALabama, daughter of WILLIAM ARMSTONG and JANE CRIM. Children of SAMUEL BUSBY and AMANDA ARMSTRONG are: i. MARADAY TARPLEY4 BUSBY, b. June 19, 1858, Shelby County, AL; d. April 29, 1929, AL; m. SUSAN KIZZIAH LAWLEY, December 21, 1879, Chilton Co, AL. ii. JOHN WESTLEY BUSBY, b. June 1861, Rock Springs, Chilton, AL; d. May 25, 1939, AL; m. (1) EMMA SEALE; m. (2) FRONNIE ELLISON. iii. RICHARD PINKNEY BUSBY, b. July 19, 1866, Rock Springs, Chilton, AL; d. July 17, 1949, Rock Springs, Chilton, AL; m. FRANCIS ELIZABETH VIRGINIA THAMES, December 25, 1892, Oxmoor, , Alabama. iv. GINNY BUSBY, b. Abt. 1868, Rock Springs, Chilton, AL. v. ROBERT E. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1872, Rock Springs, Chilton, AL; m. SALLY.