Hello Jeanne, Thanks a zillion for the names of the people in your photo. Other than the DAVIDSON name, only the JOHNSON surname is very familiar to me, as far as connecting to my family, but I think the JOHNSON clan that is kin is from around the communities of Cunningham and Louise, which are on the other side of the river from Hickory Point and several miles away. My grandfather once lived off Gratton Road, then later lived on Lock B. Road just up the hill from where the old RR bridge was. Later, he lived in Clarksville, but I frequently took him back out to Hickory Point, where he told me many times that the best years of his life were spent. He also took me to the place where he learned to fish as a child, and to the store, which is no longer there, where he would walk to buy a soft drink. That was the store at Hickory Point across from the church at the intersection of what I believe is Bearden Road. My grandfather has family buried in the Cemetery at Bethlehem Methodist Church. His brother is there, buried in an unmarked grave. Thanks again for the information. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Love Your Freedom? Thank A Vet!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 4/5/03 10:35:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jeannemillman@msn.com writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Reply to Stan Hickory Point School 1930 Montgomery Co > Date: 4/5/03 10:35:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:jeannemillman@msn.com">jeannemillman@msn.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Stan, > There are no Walker children mentioned by my aunt. She didn't remember many > > of the younger students. > I'd suggest you take a look at the 1930 census and see if your Walkers > lived > near the following folks, that might indicate they went to Hickory Point. > > The Hickory Point teachers in 1930 were Hazel Johnson, dau of Oscar > Johnson. > She married a Rinehart, I don't know if she was married in 1930. She taught > > the older students, most of who were related to her and myself. > > Myra Atkins taught the younger children. > > I'm related to about 1/2 the children my aunt named. > Children of Thomas Coakley: James, Catherine, Horace, Agnes. > > Ollie (my grandmother's cousin) &Oscar Johnson children: Sarah, Oscar D. > Jr. Oscar Johnson Sr was a Deputy Sheriff and the 1920 census enumerator. > > Lewis Johnson, not sure if he was son of Oscar or Henderson Johsnson and > another Johnson boy. > > Alex Crotzer's dau, Irene. a younger boy last name Crotzer > > Mallie and Henderson Johnson's daus: Margaret and Marie > > Russell Carrington, father owned store and gas pump. > > Lorine Dillihay. > Virginia Burton > Christine Evans > Ernest Davidson and another boy Davidson. > A younger student named ImaJean. > > There are 19 other students unnamed, mostly in the younger group taught by > Myra Atkins. > > Jeanne >

Hello Jo, Thanks! Would you have any suggestions for Bill as how he might find the names of siblings of a person that lived before 1850? This might be helpful to several other people, too! Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 4/5/03 9:00:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, GENEEJO@aol.com writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Reply to Bill - 1830 Middle TN Census of Wilson > County > Date: 4/5/03 9:00:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:GENEEJO@aol.com">GENEEJO@aol.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > > Only the head of households were named in the previous census. The 1850 > Federal census was the first to include names of the members of the > households(wife, children and anyone living there).Jo

Hi Mema, WILLIAMS and STUBBLEFIELD families? No, I haven't checked the connection to the TALLEY family. Do you know of a connection? Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> Mema wrote: > I would assume that you have checked the TALLEY family connection to the Williams and Stubblefield families of Tn & AL 1800's > mema

Maybe I missed receiving or reading it but did anyone post where I can purchase a copy of the new publication of the Red Back Cover, The Bell Witch, by MV. If this is not allowed on the list, just let me know. Thanks to all of you, as this is very important to us to add to our collection of the history of all the BELL families that lived in Robertson County, TN. One of the Bell families is my husbands ancestors. God Bless All of You, Iris

I would assume that you have checked the TALLEY family connection to the Williams and Stubblefield families of Tn & AL 1800's mema ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Barker" <pogster@comcast.net> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Reply to Bill - 1830 Middle TN Census of Wilson County > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Allen" <misterbill@pdq.net> > To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Reply to Bill - 1830 Middle TN Census of Wilson > County > > > > Hi Stan, > > > > For years I've been trying to identify the parents and siblings of Spencer > W. TALLEY. The 1850 > > U.S. census of Wilson Co., TN says he was born about 1800 in VA. (He died > in 1851.) The 1830 > > U.S. census of Wilson County says his wife was in the 20-29 age range. > And there were 2 males > > in the household. One in the 20-29 age range and one in the 30-39 age > range. If I could > > identify those males, that could be the clue that answers my question. > But I don't know any > > way of doing that. > > > It's time to move on from the census and dig into marriage, land, probate, > voting, and court records. > Check out every Talley record you come across. Your breakthrough is liable > to come from a source > you've never considered before, like maybe an entry in an account ledger of > a country store. > > Keep hunting! > > Mark > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Visit the ROOTWALKER web site at > http://www.rootwalker.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Oops! Forgot that you are supposed to say "Belwitch" each time you turn completely around. If it didn't work for you, you might want to try again. <g> Jim Allen P.S. I'm posting these just to see if RootsWeb Mail is working. I got the previous message right away. Jim Allen wrote: > If you go into the bathroom, close the door, turn out all the lights, turn completely around three times and then look in the mirror while holding a light (candle/flashlight, etc) > under your chin; you might just see the bell witch. > > :) Jim Allen > > susyjoh@attbi.com wrote: > > > The only publication I have on The Bell Witch is a small booklet called > > "Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century" by H.C. Brehm. It was > > published in 1979. > > > > I grew up in Humphreys County and I remember my grandmother telling > > many stories about the Bell Witch. I still think she believed every one of > > them. Most of her stories indicated that she (the witch) was nice to > > children and some people, but could be quite nasty to those she did not > > like. > > > > Happy to see others are still interested in The Bell Witch. > > > > Susy > > > Hello Penny, > > > > > > The story of the Bell Witch is one of the great mysteries of Tennessee. > > > > > > I have seen this story on television, I think it was "Unsolved Mysteries" or > > > some program like that, and have heard the story many times growing up. > > > > > > There was a book printed many moons ago about the Bell Witch. This book had > > > a red cover and was about an inch thick. Many children in the area read this > > > book in school, though I don't know if it was required or not. This book from > > > 1894 by M. V. Ingram has been reprinted. If you can't find it, let me know > > > and I'll put you in contact with a place that has it. > > > > > > The Bell Witch Cave still exists in Adams, Tennessee. Vanessa visited it > > > several years ago with some friends, but I haven't been in it. > > > > > > Many spooky stories have originated in that cave! If anyone wants to share > > > them with you on this list I would love to hear them, too! > > > > > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > > > > > "God Bless America!" > > > > > > > > > > > > Stan Magnesen > > > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > In a message dated 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > > azaeox3@cybermesa.com writes: > > > > > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] The Bell Witch of TN > > > > Date: 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time > > > > From: <A HREF="mailto:azaeox3@cybermesa.com">azaeox3@cybermesa.com</A> > > > > Reply-to: <A > > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > > To: <A > > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > Good Morning list: > > > > > > > > Adams/Robertson Co.,TN has been keeping the story of the Bell Witch alive > > > > for over 200 years. I have just finished reading a new book(fiction) and > > > > find it to give great insites in how our early TN families may have lived > > > > on a day to day basis.("All that lives" by Melissa Sanders-Self ISBN > > > > 0-446-52691-6 get your library to order it for you in inter-library loan. > > > > > > > > Has anyone out there read M.V. Ingram's Authenticated History of the Bell > > > > Witch, 1894 or had the story passed down in their family? > > > > > > > > Penny > > > > NM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > > > Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a > > > sense of family to those who lack it. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Visit the ROOTWALKER web site at > http://www.rootwalker.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

If you go into the bathroom, close the door, turn out all the lights, turn completely around three times and then look in the mirror while holding a light (candle/flashlight, etc) under your chin; you might just see the bell witch. :) Jim Allen susyjoh@attbi.com wrote: > The only publication I have on The Bell Witch is a small booklet called > "Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century" by H.C. Brehm. It was > published in 1979. > > I grew up in Humphreys County and I remember my grandmother telling > many stories about the Bell Witch. I still think she believed every one of > them. Most of her stories indicated that she (the witch) was nice to > children and some people, but could be quite nasty to those she did not > like. > > Happy to see others are still interested in The Bell Witch. > > Susy > > Hello Penny, > > > > The story of the Bell Witch is one of the great mysteries of Tennessee. > > > > I have seen this story on television, I think it was "Unsolved Mysteries" or > > some program like that, and have heard the story many times growing up. > > > > There was a book printed many moons ago about the Bell Witch. This book had > > a red cover and was about an inch thick. Many children in the area read this > > book in school, though I don't know if it was required or not. This book from > > 1894 by M. V. Ingram has been reprinted. If you can't find it, let me know > > and I'll put you in contact with a place that has it. > > > > The Bell Witch Cave still exists in Adams, Tennessee. Vanessa visited it > > several years ago with some friends, but I haven't been in it. > > > > Many spooky stories have originated in that cave! If anyone wants to share > > them with you on this list I would love to hear them, too! > > > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > > > "God Bless America!" > > > > > > > > Stan Magnesen > > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > In a message dated 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > azaeox3@cybermesa.com writes: > > > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] The Bell Witch of TN > > > Date: 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time > > > From: <A HREF="mailto:azaeox3@cybermesa.com">azaeox3@cybermesa.com</A> > > > Reply-to: <A > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > To: <A > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > Good Morning list: > > > > > > Adams/Robertson Co.,TN has been keeping the story of the Bell Witch alive > > > for over 200 years. I have just finished reading a new book(fiction) and > > > find it to give great insites in how our early TN families may have lived > > > on a day to day basis.("All that lives" by Melissa Sanders-Self ISBN > > > 0-446-52691-6 get your library to order it for you in inter-library loan. > > > > > > Has anyone out there read M.V. Ingram's Authenticated History of the Bell > > > Witch, 1894 or had the story passed down in their family? > > > > > > Penny > > > NM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > > Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a > > sense of family to those who lack it. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The only publication I have on The Bell Witch is a small booklet called "Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century" by H.C. Brehm. It was published in 1979. I grew up in Humphreys County and I remember my grandmother telling many stories about the Bell Witch. I still think she believed every one of them. Most of her stories indicated that she (the witch) was nice to children and some people, but could be quite nasty to those she did not like. Happy to see others are still interested in The Bell Witch. Susy > Hello Penny, > > The story of the Bell Witch is one of the great mysteries of Tennessee. > > I have seen this story on television, I think it was "Unsolved Mysteries" or > some program like that, and have heard the story many times growing up. > > There was a book printed many moons ago about the Bell Witch. This book had > a red cover and was about an inch thick. Many children in the area read this > book in school, though I don't know if it was required or not. This book from > 1894 by M. V. Ingram has been reprinted. If you can't find it, let me know > and I'll put you in contact with a place that has it. > > The Bell Witch Cave still exists in Adams, Tennessee. Vanessa visited it > several years ago with some friends, but I haven't been in it. > > Many spooky stories have originated in that cave! If anyone wants to share > them with you on this list I would love to hear them, too! > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > "God Bless America!" > > > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > In a message dated 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > azaeox3@cybermesa.com writes: > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] The Bell Witch of TN > > Date: 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:azaeox3@cybermesa.com">azaeox3@cybermesa.com</A> > > Reply-to: <A > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To: <A > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > Good Morning list: > > > > Adams/Robertson Co.,TN has been keeping the story of the Bell Witch alive > > for over 200 years. I have just finished reading a new book(fiction) and > > find it to give great insites in how our early TN families may have lived > > on a day to day basis.("All that lives" by Melissa Sanders-Self ISBN > > 0-446-52691-6 get your library to order it for you in inter-library loan. > > > > Has anyone out there read M.V. Ingram's Authenticated History of the Bell > > Witch, 1894 or had the story passed down in their family? > > > > Penny > > NM > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a > sense of family to those who lack it. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Penny, I have a reprint of the "Authenticated History of the Bell Witch" by M.V. Ingram. It is a red, soft cover book, 4 1/2 inches by 6 inches, 316 pages. I have read it. My husband is fascinated with the Bell Witch story. We have visited Adams, Tenn. in Robertson Co. where the Bell Family and Kate Batts lived. I have been interested in the Bell family because there are Morris family members mentioned in this book and I had thought that some of my Morris family might be traced from where the Bell family came from. Stories have it that Morris families came to Tenn. with the Bell family as well as other families. John Bell was born in Halifax Co. NC in 1750, married Lucy Williams in 1782. Lucy was the daughter of John Williams of Edgecombe Co. NC. The Bells had 9 children, 7 sons and 2 daughters. The "Witch" supposedly disliked John Bell and tormented him until he died (poisoned as I recall) in 1820. The witch liked his wife, Lucy. There are supposed to many accounts of the hauntings and sightings of this witch. Some people think it was a neighbor, Kate Batts. Mr. John Bell was reported to have cheated her in some kind of a deal (land, I think) and she swore revenge on him. The Tenn. State Library has a file on the Bell Witch and so does the Clarksville Public Library. There are several newer books on it too. Andrew Jackson is reported to have gone with a group of people to the Bell home to check the stories out for himself. It was said that his buggy only got so close to the home and that the horses were unable to move any closer, no matter how hard they tried. Andrew Jackson was convinced at this point that there was something to the story and it is said that he and his entourage left, never coming back there again. After Mr. Bell died, the witch disappeared saying that she would return in 7 years and did so. Then at some time (I don't recall) left again, saying that she would return in 100 years which would have been sometime in the 1930s. I do not live in Tenn. and don't know if anything was ever reported in the area during that time or not. I have not seen anything written about it, if there were any sightings. My husband took some notes from information in the file at TSLA and I can look for them if anyone wants to know more. As I recall, Mr. Bell was excommunicated from his church as it was determined that he had cheated someone out of something. The M.V. Ingram book certainly does not indicate this. It extoles him as a good and virtuous person. Interesting history there! I asked several of my older cousins still living in Tenn. if they knew anything about this and they told me no. Deanna

Bill, Do you already have this on Spencer Talley? I knew I had seen this before so I keyed in Spencer Talley and came up with this web page. There is much more. http://tennessee-scv.org/talleyA.html Mary Bond Spencer Talley, Part 1 Lebanon, Tennessee April 6, 1918 An Introduction and Family History This book was given me by my granddaughter, Mary Trice, with a request that I write in it whatever information I may have regarding her ancestry on the Talley side and also to give her a sketch of my own life as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War 1861 - 1865. About thirty years ago I had an interview with father's old uncle, Martin Talley who died at Woodbury in Cannon County Tennessee at the age of 106 years. He was buried in the Edmund Dillon graveyard about two miles south of Cainsville on the Murfreesboro Pike and the inscription on the tombstone collaborates the above statement. It was from him at the age of 96 that I got the following information which I think is correct although at this great age his mind was faulty and he would stagger on some questions. He says it was about 1710 that four Talley brothers left somewhere in England and came to America and settled in Virginia. The names of the four brothers were Acey, Archie, Martin and Spenser Talley. Of the Talleys mentioned above we are descendants of Martin Talley. A son of Martin Talley named Spenser Talley married Elizabeth Webb and to them were born ten children. My father being the youngest and born on the 18th of March 1810 and died September 1889 aged 79 years. My! mother was Mary Johnston, a daughter of Robinson Johnston of Wilson County Tennessee. She and my father were married in 1830 and to them were born nine children, namely Robinson, Elizabeth, Spenser, Eliza, Maria, Mary, Marion, Peter and Frank. My mother was born in 1812 and died January 1903 aged 91 years. Of the children born to my mother and father only two are living, myself and W. Pete Talley of Lackney, Texas. Sister Elizabeth died in Oklahoma three years ago. Sister A. died in Texas ten years ago. Sister Mary died in 1866. Brother R.J. Talley was killed in the battle of Atlanta July 20th, 1864. The others died in early youth of flu and fever. One of my father's brothers, Martin Talley, married Eliza Halland and settled in Shreveport, Louisiana where he reared a family and grew rich but lost nearly all of it because his son was charged with having killed a man. His son was finally cleared but the defense cost many thousand dollars. Another of my father's brothers, W.M. Talley married in the same family, Emily Halland, and settled in Collinsville near Memphis, Tennessee and reared a large family of which Foster Talley and Ami Talley Hicks were our visitors several years ago. I greatly enjoyed our manner of life out on the old farm home. In speaking of the Talley ancestry I have mentioned that two of the sons of Martin Talley married sisters in the Webb family. They were previously stated Spenser and Martin Jr. Their wives came from Rockingham County, Virginia to Wilson County, Tennessee and settled in the southern part of this county. Some of the children of the Martin Talley Jr's. were Peter C. Talley of Readyville and Murfreesboro, Hannah Dillon, wife of Edmond Dillon, also Arma Orand, wife of W. Orand of Woodbury, who emigrated to Waco, Texas where he died many years ago. Early Life My father, Coleman Talley, being the youngest of ten children did not get a favorite family name of his ancestry but was probably called for a special friend of whom we know nothing, other than it is not found in his ancestry or repeated in the names of his descendants. Spencer B. Talley (that's me) was born May 22, 1841 and during my infancy children were often and seriously affected with croup. In my babyhood days I was troubled with phthisis. When I was thirty years old our doctor said I had asthma. This affliction still abides with me and has been for a number of years an enemy I have had to fight. Much of my time and hard earned means have been spent with it. My father and mother decided that I would never be able to do much manual labor and gave me somewhat better education than the other children that I might make a living by other means than farming. So I attended the best of our county schools until it was decided (I had)a fairly good education and I began teaching when I was 19 years old, this being the fall of 1860. In January, 1861, I began teaching at a school near where Berea Church house now stands on the Coles Ferry Pike and boarded where Dr. James H. McFarland now lives, but in a much more convenient and up to date building. Before my school closed political matters were at fever heat. Lincoln had been elected president of the United States on an abolition platform. This threw the southern states into a furor of excitement, and one state after another seceded from the union. Lincoln made a call for seventy-five thousand troops to suppress the action of the southern states. This so enraged the southern people that nothing less than a war could settle their differences. Enlistment and Early Army Days The minds, thoughts and soul of the people generally had become so absorbed on war topics, that I thought best to close my school and be ready to fall in with the rapidly forming enlistments for southern defense. After winding up my little school affairs and returning home, I and my brother Robert J. began making our preparations to enter the southern service. We found there were several companies being formed in the county. About twenty were in readiness in our Taylorsville section and a like number had been formed at Hunters Point, but it took at least one hundred and four to complete a full company. Johnathan Eatherly was raising a Company at Mt. Juliet. These squads soon conferred and come together making a full company. The ladies at Mt. Juliet had made a beautiful silk "Battle flag" and had elected Miss Annie Sherill to make the presentation address. I was selected to receive the banner and make the reception address, the honor of which I sincerely appreciated so much so that I had Haywood Y. Riccle, one of our most brilliant orators, to assist me in the preparation for this occasion. The time had been set for this happy and interesting occasion, and complete preparations to do justice in behalf of Southern rights and the Bonny blue flag. When I had notice that the people of Mt. Juliet or the Wade Baker wing of our company were dissatisfied with the selection of Miss Sherill to present the Banner and that the matter had been called off, for fear that a tragedy might occur if the programs were carried out with her as maid of honor in the presentation ceremonies. This all occurred as I learned because some thought that another young lady of that community who had taken great interest in the ! matter should have had the honor. This incident at the time was the subject of considerable talk and comment, but in no way disturbed the peace, harmony and good will of the soldier boys who were preparing to go forth in defense of southern rights. Our company came together often as we could in practice in drilling and to be posted as to the prospect of getting into camp "life" as one would say in that age of the world. John P. Murray of Gainsboro, a prominent citizen and lawyer of Jackson county, was forming a regiment at Livingston and Governor Isham G. Harris, learning of our readiness ordered us into that camp. I think it was about the middle of September, 1861 when our company left Lebanon. We took the Trousdale Ferry pike and being "foot men" or infantry we only got as far as "Caney Fork" the first day. The next day we landed at what we were pleased to call "Camp Jollicoper" a place about 1 1/2 miles west of Livingston where flowed there and I suppose flows now one of the finest springs in Tennessee. The water in a large volume gushes from the side of a mountain and falls from a projecting rock the distance of about twenty feet. It was icy cold and clear as crystal. So far then as water was concerned us we had all that could be desired, for no army was able to make it muddy or in anyway impair it's usefulness and purity. There were a few wagons that came with us to carry our supply of rations and many other things that our good home people thought was needed in our army life and for several days we had old ham and good coffee galore and by the time we had used the good things bro! ught from home our commissary department had sufficiently organized and equipped to furnish all needed food from the surrounding county and we had a delightful time for several weeks in our army training camp. We had no one in camp capable to give the right and proper training for the development of that physical strength and endurance so necessary in the warfare in which we were about to engage. Several of our officers had "Hardees" tactics and they studied these tactics daily and soon had us quite proficient in the manual of arms and also able to go through with the many maneuvers of well drilled soldiers. We spent only about two hours in the forenoon and two in the afternoon drilling. So the remainder of our time was spent in reading and writing to our home people and taking lessons in cooking. In the connection with the above I will state that for two or three weeks after our arrival in camp we had no arms, save a few old squirrel rifles and an occasional pistol, though most all the boys had huge butcher knives made in our blacksmith shops. The South had no arms or munitions of war and but little chance of obtaining any from foreign countries on account of the blockade, conseq! uently we were hard put to get something to fight with. On account of the scarcity of arms our state government had a great number of what was called "pikes" made, they consisted of a pole about 8 or 10 feet long with a spear and sharp hook at the end made to cut both coming and going. However none of our regiment had any of these "pikes" instruments to fight with. Before long we got our old flintlock muskets, used last in the Battle of New Orleans, and almost ruined by rust. On to the 2d segment... > > From: Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> > Date: 2003/04/03 Thu AM 04:12:25 EST > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTWALKER] 1830 Middle TN Census of Wilson County > > Is there some way to identify someone from the 1830 Middle TN Census of > Wilson County? I'm trying to identify the parents and siblings of > Spencer W. TALLEY. > > In the S. W. TALLY household, there are 2 males. One age 20-29 and one > age 30-39. > > Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Visit the ROOTWALKER web site at > http://www.rootwalker.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Allen" <misterbill@pdq.net> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Reply to Bill - 1830 Middle TN Census of Wilson County > Hi Stan, > > For years I've been trying to identify the parents and siblings of Spencer W. TALLEY. The 1850 > U.S. census of Wilson Co., TN says he was born about 1800 in VA. (He died in 1851.) The 1830 > U.S. census of Wilson County says his wife was in the 20-29 age range. And there were 2 males > in the household. One in the 20-29 age range and one in the 30-39 age range. If I could > identify those males, that could be the clue that answers my question. But I don't know any > way of doing that. It's time to move on from the census and dig into marriage, land, probate, voting, and court records. Check out every Talley record you come across. Your breakthrough is liable to come from a source you've never considered before, like maybe an entry in an account ledger of a country store. Keep hunting! Mark

Thank you so much, she lived in Granville, Jackson County TN, in 1903, when her 1st husband Leslie Denny died, I find her in Wilson County 1907, married Bunyon Wilson. I also know her parents moved to Sumner County TN. So it must be Trousdale or Sumner. Thank you again, the work you all do is awesome. Jean

Thank you for this wonderful gift. Jean Hudson St, Louis, MO

----- Original Message ----- From: <Yelowstone@aol.com> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Obituary Site at Rootsweb. > Hello everyone, > > If you are searching for obituaries you might find this site to be helpful: > > http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi > <A HREF="http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi">http://obits.rootsweb.com/ cgi-bin/obit.cgi</A> > > You probably won't find many old obituaries, the ones I found on this site > weren't more than 5 years old. > > We hope you find some helpful information on this obituary site. > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > God Bless America! > > > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Stan. I have found that Doni Thomas Pettus died June 15, 1978 and the notice of her death appeared in the Tennessean on or about that date. I would like to have a copy of that obituary. Her home was probably listed College Grove, TN or in that area. Would you look for that information the next time you are at the archives. Thank you very much. Frances ----- Original Message ----- From: <Yelowstone@aol.com> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Obituary Site at Rootsweb. > Hello everyone, > > If you are searching for obituaries you might find this site to be helpful: > > http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi > <A HREF="http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi">http://obits.rootsweb.com/ cgi-bin/obit.cgi</A> > > You probably won't find many old obituaries, the ones I found on this site > weren't more than 5 years old. > > We hope you find some helpful information on this obituary site. > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > God Bless America! > > > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

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Hi Stan, For years I've been trying to identify the parents and siblings of Spencer W. TALLEY. The 1850 U.S. census of Wilson Co., TN says he was born about 1800 in VA. (He died in 1851.) The 1830 U.S. census of Wilson County says his wife was in the 20-29 age range. And there were 2 males in the household. One in the 20-29 age range and one in the 30-39 age range. If I could identify those males, that could be the clue that answers my question. But I don't know any way of doing that. Yelowstone@aol.com wrote: > Hello Bill! > > I haven't been able to find an answer to this question, which is a question > that has stumped me for some time. > > The 1850 Census started showing the names of children but I haven't been able > to find any names of children in Census records prior to that. > > If you can find the name of a person in the 1850 Census, you may find the > state of their birth, which may help some. Later Census records sometimes > show the county they were born in. This doesn't help in identifying > siblings, though. > > If anyone else helps you solve this problem, please pass their advise on to > me! > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > "Love Your Freedom? Thank A Vet!" > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

correction: Robertson not Robinson Co.,TN

The web site was great! Now I have a few more books to read. Jones/Johnson/Smith were friends & neighbors so have to check them out to see if they are in my tree. The posting of Dist .11 & 12 census for Robinson Co. was right on time. Penny NM

Only the head of households were named in the previous census. The 1850 Federal census was the first to include names of the members of the households(wife, children and anyone living there).Jo