Descendants of several branches of the Isbell family are eligible for membership in the First Families of Alabama: http://www.archives.state.al.us/ags/firstfamilies.html http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/groomsHI.html Levi Isbell and wife Sarah Birdwell married 1816, James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell married 1813, John Isbell married 1816 Sarah Roden. Also some of the descendants of George Isbell and wife Susannah Eubank Smith would be eligible, those who arrived very early in Madison Co. and Franklin Co. Their daughter Elizabeth Isbell (b. 1799) married first to William Overton Rutherford and secondly to Levi Roden Sr., 20 years her senior, and making her the stepmother of Sarah (Roden) Isbell, my ancestral aunt. http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/probate1.html Godfrey Isbell (estate filed 1816; appraisers appointed included John Birdwell, father of Sarah and Elizabeth) http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/1816tax.html 1816 tax list: Hannah Isbell (widow of Godfrey) John Birdwell is listed on 1811 and 1812 tax lists: http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/1811tax.html http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/1812tax.html http://www.archives.state.al.us/markers/imarshall.html

"Decoration Day" by Jason Isbell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HX6PnE8iOg Is this an Isbell family feud? http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-long082003.asp Isbell recalls the true story of an age-old family feud with a man named Holland Hill. The narrator has seen his father shot dead; his life is driven by conflict, regret and self-hatred: I never knew how it all got started, / a problem with Holland before we were born / and I don't know the name of the boy we tied down / and beat till he just couldn't walk anymore. / But I know the caliber in daddy's chest / and I know what Holland Hill drives. / The state let him go, but I guess it was best / cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive. http://www.drivebytruckers.com/writeup_dd.html Decoration Day Jason: This was the first song I wrote after joining the band, and it uses a fictional protagonist to tell a story that's rumored to be true. If a fight goes on long enough, it can be impossible to remember who started it.

http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=5178788&nav=0hBE WAFF – TV in Huntsville, AL July 20, 2006 Officers have made another arrest connected to a series of church vandalisms in Franklin County. ...One of the hardest hit churches, Isbell First Methodist church was able to get a precious item back. They recovered a PA system donated in the name of a much loved member who is now deceased.

The Isbell DNA test may help sort out the Isbells of Virginia and the South, where so many records were destroyed, but on the larger scale it may show the distance between their relationship to Robert Isbell, immigrant to Salem, and to the later Isbell immigrants to New York. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=K48506&special=true Several results are in, and others still outstanding. At least two descendants of Levi Isbell (1797-1876) have samples still being tested, the 59-marker tests. We need a descendant of Benjamin Isbell and Lettice (Hickman) to take the test, as well as a descendant of James Isbell and Frances Tompkins Livingston. It would also be good if some descendants of Pendleton and Godfrey Isbell stepped forward and took the plunge.

Thomas Kelly (Tom) Isbell has a new book out about acting: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1566081114/103-0554393-7503836?v=glance&n=283155 He is a grandson of Rollie Carroll Isbell and his second wife Verna Vida Wilson. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shane&id=I07464 Rollie C. was a great-great-great-grandson of Benjamin Isbell & wife Lettice (Hickman). http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=shane&id=I07464&style=TEXT Tom is the author of several plays as well and now teaches acting at the University of Minnesota. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410747/ http://www.alumni.umn.edu/Tom_Isbell.html?Type=PR&SEC=%7BE0D766D3-696E-42B4-AD8D-E35F26C49DD1%7D http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/aftermash.htm http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=34613 http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=131806 http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/kiosk/0602kiosk/winners.html some maternal ancestry of this branch of Isbells: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1538846&id=I2439 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:1538846&id=I2439&style=TEXT http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michelotti&id=I270803&style=TEXT

This regards a former slave of Maj. James R. Isbell (1806-1871) of Talladega, Alabama, son of Thomas & Discretion (Howard) Isbell. He was a second cousin once removed of Mary Anderson (Isbell) Henshaw Torrey of Claiborne and Mobile, as well as her 1st husband (who was her 1st cousin) Andrew Isbell Henshaw and his sister Elizabeth (Henshaw) Torrey. Elizabeth (Henshaw) Torrey was the mother of Elizabeth Henshaw "Daisy" (Torrey) Pillans, wife of Mobile mayor Harry Pillans. Mary A. (Isbell) Henshaw Torrey's daughter Mary Montague (Henshaw) Toulmin was the wife of Col. Harry Theophilus Toulmin, federal judge at Mobile. Mobile, Alabama Register, Fri., Nov. 4, 1904: Montgomery, Ala. ... The servant problem is one of the most serious that is now before the ladies of this city to solve. Cooks are very scarce and a good many of the best families in Montgomery are doing their own cooking. Cooks that have been in the employ of families for years, have deserted their post. ... Many of the families here are having their meals sent to them from hotels." "Faithfulness shall meet its reward. Never was this so beautifully exemplified than in the death of 'Mammy' Eliza Wyatt, who died Wednesday afternoon ... at the residence of Dr. Alfred G. Ward, No. 52 North Broad street. Eliza Wyatt was born at Talladega, Ala., in the year 1842, she and her mother being owned in the Isabel family, who were well known before the war. Mr. Isabel (sic), her owner, was a rich banker at Talladega." In 1873 she went to work for the family of John W. Miller of Mobile, and was with them afterward, except for six years when she worked for Dr. George A. Ketchum. Compiled by Cammie East Cowan from issues of the Mobile Register (Mobile Register, Nov 4, 2004, p. A-2) For Dr. Ketchum, see also http://www.theharbinger.org/then_now/tn970408.html

The following record was posted to the Hudson mailing list, but may be of interest to Isbell researchers. Sandra Kidd descendant of Littleton and Christopher Isbell of Surry Co, NC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > clip from files 1820 Alabama > From: > "E. Annette Rose" <earphoto@inreach.com> > Date: > Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:26:23 -0800 > To: > HUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > > 0082 (Accession # 20183105). Franklin County, Alabama. The petitioner, > Ellis Isbell, states that > > on or about 5 November 1827, the defendant, Benjamin Hudson, paid off > a $530.90 judgment > > held against Isbell. "In order to secure & indemnify said Hudson for > paying the sum of money," > > Isbell placed four slaves in Hudson's possession: "William otherwise > called Billy, a negro man > > aged about 30 or 31 years then of the value of $500 & his wife Agness > a slave aged about 27 > > years and of the value of $350 and her two children (slaves) one named > Malinda about 8 years > > old of the value of $225 and the other named Harriet about 6 years of > age of the value of $200." > > Isbell estimates the value of the slaves' service and labor at $180 > per year. Their verbal > > agreement provided that Hudson would hold ownership of the slaves > until the debt was paid, > > and if the debt remained unpaid, then Isbell would lose ownership of > the slaves. Isbell gave > > Hudson a bill of sale for the slaves, based on the verbal agreement of > ownership rights. The > > petitioner states that on 6 November 1830 he attempted to pay the > debt, but the defendant > > "positively and entirely refused to receive the same and refused to > deliver said Slaves." Isbell > > charges Hudson with fraud and seeks ownership of the four > slaves-either upon payment of the > > debt or upon payment of the difference between the interest on the > debt and the slaves' hire. > >

The following record was posted to the Hudson mailing list, but may be of interest in Isbell researchers. Sandra Kidd descendant of Littleton and Christopher Isbell of Surry Co, NC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > clip from files 1820 Alabama > From: > "E. Annette Rose" <earphoto@inreach.com> > Date: > Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:26:23 -0800 > To: > HUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > > 0082 (Accession # 20183105). Franklin County, Alabama. The petitioner, > Ellis Isbell, states that > > on or about 5 November 1827, the defendant, Benjamin Hudson, paid off > a $530.90 judgment > > held against Isbell. "In order to secure & indemnify said Hudson for > paying the sum of money," > > Isbell placed four slaves in Hudson's possession: "William otherwise > called Billy, a negro man > > aged about 30 or 31 years then of the value of $500 & his wife Agness > a slave aged about 27 > > years and of the value of $350 and her two children (slaves) one named > Malinda about 8 years > > old of the value of $225 and the other named Harriet about 6 years of > age of the value of $200." > > Isbell estimates the value of the slaves' service and labor at $180 > per year. Their verbal > > agreement provided that Hudson would hold ownership of the slaves > until the debt was paid, > > and if the debt remained unpaid, then Isbell would lose ownership of > the slaves. Isbell gave > > Hudson a bill of sale for the slaves, based on the verbal agreement of > ownership rights. The > > petitioner states that on 6 November 1830 he attempted to pay the > debt, but the defendant > > "positively and entirely refused to receive the same and refused to > deliver said Slaves." Isbell > > charges Hudson with fraud and seeks ownership of the four > slaves-either upon payment of the > > debt or upon payment of the difference between the interest on the > debt and the slaves' hire. > >

http://www.sandmountainreporter.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3028db813faa3b10 (Albertville, AL.) Sand Mountain Reporter. Tuesday, February 21, 2006: Asbury School dedicated to Isbell By Dennis Burgess (Albertville, AL.) SAND MOUNTAIN REPORTER, Feb. 18, 2006, p. B-6: Asbury to Dedicate New High School to Isbell Today, by Dennis Burgess I can't seem to find this article on the internet, but I bought a newspaper containing the article and these two items were in the same issue: http://www.sandmountainreporter.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a2098c1b3d2a49cb Sand Mtn. Reporter, Feb 18, 2006, p. B-1: Sylvania and Plainview have committed to play in a jamboree at Coolidge Isbell Field on either May 19 or May 20. (great-grandson of Jane Dowdy Isbell) http://sandmountainreporter.com/story.lasso?ewcd=614044011c6563c3 This is on p. A-10 of the same issue: column 1: Coast Guard Auxiliary Meeting: today, 10:30 a.m. at the Pat Isbell Building in Guntersville.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060115/APN/601150676 http://www.dailyhome.com/dh-index.htm Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Jerome White, killed in Iraq on January 5th, was the father of Jaylon Isbell of Talladega, Alabama. Apparently Jaylon's mother was an Isbel of Talladegal.

He was a descendant of Pendleton Isbell (b. 1797) and nephew of the late Miss Emerald Isbell, longtime family researcher. Lineage: Henry Isbell Jr. b. c1724 + Hannah Pendleton Isbell b. 1757 + Sarah Henderson Pendleton Isbell Jr. + Clarissa William Levingston Isbell + Phoebe Creel George Franklin Isbell b. 1854 + Julia Tabitha Moffett Clington Alvin Isbell + Fannie Belle Grant Truman Truet Isbell + Frances Landers http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/07/news/lifestyles/lifestyles10.txt The Navasota Examiner & Grimes County Review Serving Navasota and Grimes County, Texas, since 1894 Thursday, December 08, 2005 Ola News by Leslie West Deepest sympathy goes out to the family of Truman T. Isbell, 86, who died Dec. 2 in Madisonville. http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/08/news/obituaries/obit04.txt TRUMAN T. ISBELL 1919 - 2005 Services for Truman T. Isbell,86, of Madisonville were held 2:30 pm., Sunday, Dec. 4 at the First Baptist Church of Madisonville with Dr. J.W.L. Adams and Rev. Jerald Brown officiating. Burial was in Concord Cemetery in Grimes County under the direction of Madisonville Funeral Home Mr. Isbell was born July 1, 1919, in Iola to Clinton Alvin and Fannie Belle Grant Isbell. He graduated from Portales, N.M. High School while living with his grandfather, Nat Grant, in 1939. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He and Frances Landers married Oct. 18, 1942, in Fort Worth. He was a 1948 graduate of Texas A&M University and in 1954 he earned his masters at Texas A&M. He taught at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College, Laredo Junior College, Arlington State, Iola ISD, Hill Junior College, Brazosport Community College and Texas State Technical Institute. He was well-known as a leader in vocational education in Texas. He retired in 1975. He served on the board of Mid-South Electric Cooperative, the executive board of Creath-Brazos Baptist Association, the Deacon Board of First Baptist Church in Madisonville, the Board of Directors of Madisonville Housing Authority and to the Brazos Valley Council of Retired Senior Volunteers. He was president of District VI TRTA, was education chairman of Madison County Cancer Society. His contributions to the Democratic Party included campaigning for offices himself and for both state and national candidates. He helped organize the Democratic Club of Madison County and served as chairman. He was a Bible class teacher. Surviving are children Clint and Carol Isbell of South Carolina, Stan and Shirley Isbell of Houston and Dennis and Karen McWhorter of Madisonville; grandchildren Matthew and Rebecca Isbell of Spring, Chad and Rachel Hawthorne of Seattle, Wash., Anna Isbell of Houston, Benjamin Isbell of Rhode Island, Katie and Jaclyn Isbell of South Carolina; April McWhorter of Spring and Leigh Anne McWhorter of Huntsville; great-grandson Jonathan Isbell of Spring; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Buck and Virginia Isbell of Old Washington and George and Margie Isbell of Ennis; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Doris and Claudie Wren of Old Washington, Marilyn and Donald Jay of Austin and Juanita Tomlin of San Antonio, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Pallbearers were Ben Isbell, Matthew Isbell, Ronnie Brown, Ray Brown, Jacob Brown and Marshall Shirley. Honorary pallbearers were the Men's Bible Class of First Baptist Church, special friends, Ross Garrett, Frank Knight, Billy Phillips, Vaughn Tatum, Marvin Stanton and Robert Shipp. Memorials may be made to a church or cemetery association of choice.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-wilma2305oct23,0,7075360.story?coll=orl-news-headlines In 1964, Hurricane Isbell, another October storm on a path similar to Wilma's, interacted with a wind-shearing front, spawning at least 13 tornadoes. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/isbell1964.html Hurricane Isbell - October 11-19, 1964

Searching for info on any Isbells that were related to the Tuckers and Halls from TN.

Status on Isbells from the Hurricane Katrina Survivor-Connector List: Judy Isbell, Gulfport, MS -- reported unknown, 9/11/05 Kelly Ray Isbell Jr., Poydraw, LA.: reported unknown, 9/10 Jack Isbell, Chalmette, LA: reported unknown, 9/10 B.J. Isbell, New Orleans: reported ALIVE on 9/5 Allen Anthony ("A.J.") Isbell, Gulfport, MS: reported "missing" 8/30 Elwood Isabelle, Pass Christian, MS: reported ALIVE 9/5 Rheanne Isabelle, Pass Christian, MS: reported ALIVE 9/1 Valarie (Lessie) Isabelle, Pass Christian, MS: reported "Unknown" 9/4 http://wx.gulfcoastnews.com/katrina/status.aspx

Good Evening! Looking for information on Israel Isbell IV (born CT, parents both CT) who in 1880 was in Akron, Ohio (52, Retired Merchant) married to Eliza Huff Springer, 38, born PA, father DE, mother PA - one son (Charles H.) who married into my MASON line. As the MASON line has a SPRINGER* as well, looking to see what the connection might be. Any information appreciated. (*Garrett Springer was born in NY.) Al Al Dawson, Iowa City, Iowa - MA, History, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1973 Visit my website at:  www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/w/Al--Dawson/ Ancestor Anniversary: Gov. William Bradford & Alice Carpenter, August 14, 1623, Plymouth, MA. Source: Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, vols. 1-3. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. Second marriage for both.

http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/archacc/newaccessionsOct-Dec2002.htm Library of Virginia Quarterly Report of Archival Accessions, October 1 - December 31, 2003 Isbell, Robert B. 3 pages. Letter, 29 June [1862?], written by Robert B. Isbell (1836-1921) while stationed in Mechanicsville, Virginia with the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, to his sister Georgianna Isbell (1833-1908) of Appomattox County. He writes about his orders to accompany captured prisoners to Richmond, as well as troop movements and the success of his unit in various skirmishes. Purchased. (40161) Robert B. and Georgianna were children of Robert Florentine Isbell, son of Zachariah F. Isbell, son of William and Ann (Dillard) Isbell. Several years ago I saw where a collection of his Civil War letters were advertised for sale. The collection was sold before I was able to purchase it, and the dealers would not reveal the identity of the purchaser(s). In a file somewhere I have a description of the letters in the collection from the sales catalog, but I wonder if the letter above was one of those.

Being auctioned off on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-ANTIQUE-FAMILY-BIBLE_W0QQitemZ6548360617QQcategoryZ29223QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem printed in 1868: "RARE ANTIQUE FAMILY BIBLE Full leather binding- all original.Harding's superfine edition. The Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments. Translated out of The Original Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised; together with marginal references. Apocrypha, Concordance and Psalms. The text conformable to the Oxford edition, and the American Bible Society's Standard of 1816. Philadelphia: William W. Harding. 1868. Tissue guard present. Family history section containing marriages, births, and deaths. Surnames: Weed, Bragg, Isbell, Greenburg. 12x10 inches, 3 inches thick. Front cover and first page are included, but need to be rebound. Two large metal clasps adorn the side of the Bible." I contacted the person selling this Bible and asked what was the earliest Isbell data it contained. The Isbell entries are just very recent: Marriages: Patricia E. Bragg and Richard Allen Isbell April 29, 1966 Births: Kelly Dee Isbell born December 20, 1966 at 7:30pm. "Isbell" is the latest entries. Some of the (other) entries go back to 1855.

>From: Mary Lou Sievers <mamylu@vincennes.net> >To: ISBELL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ISBELL] ISBELL-TUCKER FAMILY, TENNESSEE >Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:03:07 -0500 > >Searching for anyone who might have info on the Isbell-Tucker >Families who lived in Bradley County, TN in early 1900's. >Thanks, mls > It sounds like you're talking about Mary (Polly) Isbell (b. 21 DEC 1803 in Wilkes Co.,NC, died 6 JAN 1891 in Cleveland, Bradley Co.,TN., wife of Joseph Tucker. She was the daughter of Thomas and Discretion Howard Isbell and granddaughter of James and Frances Tompkins (Livingston) Isbell. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:582789&id=I2973&style=TEXT She was called "Pretty Polly" Isbell, not to be confused with her second cousin James Isbell's daughter Mary Anderson Isbell who was also called "Pretty Polly" Isbell. Mary Anderson Isbell (daughter of James, son of John Lewis Isbell, son of William and Ann Dillard Isbell) married first to her first cousin Andrew Isbell Henshaw and second to her brother-in-law, Judge Rufus Campbell Torrey. Try these: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesleelu&id=I26061 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=lesleelu&id=I26061 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2641183&id=I541078920 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shane&id=I00727 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lindadr&id=I1443 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2837448&id=I1443 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=davidwebb&id=I925 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=01miller28&id=IND02055 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2452689&id=I572509311 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2209138&id=I1443 Joseph Tucker was the son of William Tucker (b. c1779) and Nancy Grider, daughter of Frederick Grider Jr. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=davidwebb&id=I926 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesleelu&id=I26097 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rwgrider&id=I768 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shane&id=I03400 William Tucker, Sr. (1768-1808) was the son of George Tucker (c1743-c1803/04) and wife Mary, according to these: http://genforum.genealogy.com/tucker/messages/553.html http://genforum.genealogy.com/tucker/messages/3903.html This suggests Mary's name was Davis: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1998805&id=I522989394

Searching for anyone who might have info on the Isbell-Tucker Families who lived in Bradley County, TN in early 1900's. Thanks, mls

The distillery/mill in this article was built in 1848 by Thomas Daniel Isbell and his son John, and was later owned by John's son George. Thomas Daniel Isbell was born 27 Oct 1792 in Halifax Co., Virginia, and died 8 Aug 1855 in Newton County, Missouri. Thomas Daniel Isbell was the son of George Isbell and Mary Daniel. George Isbell died 1794 in Halifax County, Virginia. http://www.neoshodailynews.com/articles/2005/07/19/news/news14.txt