Sorry, made an error on the names of the children. It should read that Van Allen Coleman was born 8-27-1893, not Virginia. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: utting <utting@email.msn.com> To: <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: Dad <Dmliz2103@cs.com>; Terry <tlcmjc@rez.net>; Terry & Melissa <tlcmjc@juno.com> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Hanging Dog, Martin's Creek, Hampton Creek > Please let me know how the Coleman family fits into this. This is the > information I have about the Coleman family: > > Florence Pettus Rose (born August 1863 in Warren Co, NC) married Levi Philip > Coleman (born Feb 1864 in Warren CO). He was the son of Levi Phillip (born > Oct 14, 1824) and Virginia Ann (White) Coleman (born Sept 1832) who were > married Oct 25, 1848. Levi and Florence lived in Merry Mount (renamed > Paschall on Nov 1, 1929). They had 13 children: > > Claude Glenn Coleman, 1-16-1886 > Irving Alexander Coleman, 5-27-1887 > Eugene Blair Coleman, 6-13,1888 > Albert Lee Coleman, 6-1890 > Carey Coleman-died one year old > Lillian Pearl Coleman, 6-27-1892 > Virginia Allen Coleman, 8-27-1893 > Virginia Ann Coleman, 4-23-1895 > Dennis McCoy Coleman, March 1897 > Willard Waverly Coleman, Feb 22,1900 > Herbert Leon Coleman, July 4,1901 > John Levi Coleman, died young > Lottie Rebecca Coleman, died young > > Dennis McCoy Coleman had 3 children > Dennis McCoy Jr. > Henry Cary > Robert Earl > > Dennis McCoy Jr. had children: > Linda Jean > Terry Lee > > Dennis McCoy Coleman was my grandfather, and Dennis McCoy Jr. is my father. > > Linda Coleman Utting > utting@msn.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joyce S <jawcee@worldnet.att.net> > To: <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 1:40 PM > Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Hanging Dog, Martin's Creek, Hampton Creek > > > > It seems that the Coleman family was related to almost > > all other families living in the same area at that time. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cathy Hall <cat5hall@email.msn.com> > > To: NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 12:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Hanging Dog, Martin's Creek, Hampton Creek > > > > > > >Yes, Bill, Logan was the brother to my gggrandfather, > > >Anderson Cook. Anderson married Elizabeth Miller and they > > >ended up in Blue Ridge, but can't find them anywhere in > > >1860, and have yet to prove definitely the parents of > > >Elizabeth. > > > > > >Also, is it not correct that Logan and Anderson's sister, > > >Nancy Jane, married GWC Lovinggood? > > >If you would like any further information on Henry and > > >Peggy, I will be happy to send you what little I have been > > >able to find. > > >Cathy Hall > > >Grand Island, NY > > >*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > >EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com > > >Bradley County TNGenWeb Page > > >http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > > >TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Polk County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > > >TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Bill Allen <dfassoc@grove.net> > > >To: <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 10:23 AM > > >Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Hanging Dog, Martin's Creek, > > >Hampton Creek > > > > > > > > >> Cathy > > >> We have a Henry and Peggy Cook who were the parents of > > >Logan Cook who > > >> married our Catherine Amanda Allen. Is there a > > >connection?? > > >> We have the story of the last battle of the Civil War > > >being fought at > > >> Hanging Dog and it will appear in our Jul 2000 > > >newsletter. We also have a > > >> photo of Hanging Dog on our Web Site at: > > >http://www.tib.com/dfai > > >> Ten of my ancestors lie in the Hanging Dog Cemetery > > >where our Assoc, during > > >> the past 9 years, cleaned, placed or replaced over 200 > > >tombstones, > > >> including Logan and Amanda Cook. The Lovinggood's have > > >sponsored an annual > > >> reunion at the Hanging Dog Baptist Church for the past > > >50 plus years, > > >> always held on the first Sunday in October, should > > >anyone want to attend > > >> the one coming up 3 Oct 99. We have a photo of the > > >church and its > > >> membership taken cir 1900, but there are so many people > > >included we have > > >> not been able to identify any person in the photo. > > >> Bill Allen > > >> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >>At 08:27 AM 8/28/1999 -0400, you wrote: > > >> >and, according to an account written up in the old > > >SWNCGS > > >> >quarterly, my great grandfather, John McCamey > > >Derreberry > > >> >was attributed with having fired the last shot of that > > >> >battle. > > >> >> It's also said that the last battle of the Civil War > > >was > > >> >fought on Hanging Dog > > >> >> Creek on May 6, 1865. > > >> > > > >> >My family of Henry and Margaret (Peggy) Cook was also > > >in > > >> >the Hanging Dog area. > > >> >Cathy Hall > > >> >Grand Island, NY > > >> >*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > >> >EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com > > >> >Bradley County TNGenWeb Page > > >> >http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > > >> >TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com > > >> >Polk County TNGenWeb Page > > >http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > > >> >TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com > > >> > > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > > >> >From: BaggyGenes <bagygenz@napanet.net> > > >> >To: <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> > > >> >Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 2:28 AM > > >> >Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Hanging Dog, Martin's Creek, > > >> >Hampton Creek > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Hi Fifty7 -- My Abernathy line comes from the > > >Hanging > > >> >Dog area of Cherokee Co. > > >> >> The earliest school and church that I know of were > > >White > > >> >Church School and White > > >> >> Church (also Hanging Dog Church -- if you check the > > >> >Western NC web site, you'll > > >> >> find some church records) There were several other > > >> >schools, including one for > > >> >> the Cherokee. > > >> >> > > >> >> Early families that I'm aware of in Hanging Dog > > >include > > >> >Abernathy, Allen, > > >> >> DeWeese, Dockery, Kephart, Lovingood, Palmer and > > >> >McDonald. I'm sure there were > > >> >> probably others, as well, but these are the ones that > > >my > > >> >lines tie in with. > > >> >> > > >> >> During the Civil War, many of the Hanging Dog > > >families > > >> >were staunch Union > > >> >> supporters, despite the fact that NC seceeded from > > >the > > >> >Union. > > >> >> > > >> >> Hanging Dog Baptist Church (aka, White Church) has a > > >> >cemetery associated with it > > >> >> -- my gg-grandfather, Rufus P. Abernathy is buried > > >> >there. > > >> >> > > >> >> There are some charming legends associated with > > >Hanging > > >> >Dog. The somewhat > > >> >> rambling story about how the community got it's name > > >is, > > >> >in a nutshell, from an > > >> >> Indian brave's dog who got hung up in debris in the > > >> >middle of a stream while on > > >> >> a hunt. The brave freed the dog, and they went on to > > >> >track the buck that would > > >> >> provide food for the family. > > >> >> > > >> >> It's also said that the last battle of the Civil War > > >was > > >> >fought on Hanging Dog > > >> >> Creek on May 6, 1865. > > >> >> > > >> >> Not much, but I hope it's a start for you. > > >> >> > > >> >> Judy > > >> >> > > >> >> Fifty7nFun@aol.com wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> > I am looking for information on the areas known as > > >> >Hanging Dog, Martin's > > >> >> > Creek, and Hampton Creek. Any information on the > > >> >early settlers, homeplaces, > > >> >> > churches, cemeteries and schools will be most > > >> >appreciated. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > >> >> > Cherokee County KYGenWeb page - > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccherok/index.html > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > >> >> Cherokee County KYGenWeb page - > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccherok/index.html > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > >> >Please share your information about Cherokee Co. people > > >and places with > > >> the list... thats what makes it work! > > >> > > > >> >To post to the list: nccherok-l@rootsweb.com > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > >> To unsub from the list, send unsubscribe to > > >nccherok-l-request@rootsweb.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > >Please share your information about Cherokee Co. people and places with > the > > list... thats what makes it work! > > > > > >To post to the list: nccherok-l@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > > Digging for our Roots! > > > > To post to the list: nccherok-l@rootsweb.com > > > > > >