>From Helen Austin, Decatur, AL To researchers of the descendants of James Gillespie of Blount, TN, Morgan and Lawrence Co, AL for the period between 1790-1920. I have some information today which is dated 1848 and 1849 from the Tax Assessment lists of Lawrence Co, AL. The information is about the assessed worth of goods for James, and his two eldest sons John and Henry GILLESPIE and some of his neighbors are named. Secondly there is information about the marriage of Roxie Gillespie which I did not have. She was a daughter of the John Gillespie who was the eldest son of James of Lawrence Co, AL. However, she married in Decatur, Morgan Co. ================ !TAX RECORD: Lawrence Co, AL; Dist #4, 1848; p 215; James Gillespie; 280 acres land NE qr. S2. T8, R7W, NW 1/4, SEqr. S2. E 1/2 SW qr. Sec 2, Val $500.00; Cr. by 40 acres land soldier ship War 1812 & 14; 3 negroes under 10, Marg, Matha, Mary; $525.00; 2 between 10 and 20, Nell, Bob, $950.00; 1 between 20 and 30, Hester $550.00; I do solemnly swear that the above list as to quantity, description and value is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Jas. Gillespie !TAX RECORD: Lawrence Co, AL; Dist #4, 1848; p 233; John Gillespie; 1 poll; 1 stud horse ....$3; I do solemnly swear that the above list as to quantity, description and value is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.John Gillespie !TAX RECORD: Lawrence Co, AL; Dist #4, 1849; p 572; Henry Gillaspie; 1 Poll; I do solemnly swear that the above list as to quantity, description and value is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Henry Gillespie. Next to George Aday and A. J. Shuffield. Note that his father, James died before the tax list of 1849 and does not appear. Henry was not married and was not a head of a household in 1848 and does not appear for that year. Henry married Margaret Aday the daughter of George W. Aday his neighbor. Perhaps William W. Sheffield is a son of A. J. Shuffield a neighbor of James Gillespie, and Aday, Nichols, Woodard families. William married Lucy Ann Gillespie b ca 1831, a daughter of James Richard Gillespie. The marriage was 14 Oct 1849 in Lawrence Co, AL and may have been after the tax assessment date. ============================== !MARRIAGE: New Decatur Advertiser; Aug 1, 1902; In E. H. Pecks Dry Good Store on Thurday last, Dr. Anson West married Alfred Langston and Roxie Gillespie, both of Lawrence County. They were rustic characters and attracted much attention. Note: H.Austin 1999, the Dr. West mentioned was a circuit-riding Methodist Minister for North AL in the early 1900's. This was from an early newspaper of Decatur, AL but was abstracted in the book, MORGAN CO TIDBITS #2. ===== Write to me if you need more information about these families: [email protected]