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 > >