There used to be someone by the last name of "Goff" (I've forgotten his first name), who descends from James Taylor Goff and Margaret Louverna (Laverna) Conatser (daughter of David Conatser and Malissa Jane Wood), who posted on the Fentress County mailing list. Since Laverna died in White County, TN, I thought I'd post this obituary here for him to see it, if there is a family connection to him and he still is on the mailing list. I don't have his e-mail address any longer. Brenda -------------------------------------------------------------- COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Buster Levi Goff, 82, of Smithville, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will be in Goff Cemetery in DeKalb County. The family will receive friends today, Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 5-9 p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Mr. Goff died Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at Stones River-DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville. He was born March 10, 1924, in DeKalb County to the late Mack and Racheal Ovella Lafever Goff. Mr. Goff was a World War II Navy veteran. He entered the Navy in early 1942. Mr. Goff was a Gunner's Mate as he served in combat in the Asia-Pacific Theater from 1943-1945 on the destroyer USS Osmus and on the oiler USS Elkhorn. He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with two Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal. Mr. Goff was honorably discharged in 1946. He lived and worked in Detroit, Mich., and Putnam and DeKalb Counties. Mr. Goff's hobbies were fishing and loving life to the fullest, Buster's way. He never spoke a harsh word and was an easy-going person. His family includes three brothers, Leroy Goff of Smithville, Benton Goff of Pontiac, Mich., and Orby Goff of Cookeville; a niece and nephew, Darlene and Larry Burch; great-nieces and -nephews Jackson (J.R.) Burch, Christina Fay Burch of the Navy, Deborah Denise Dyer and Lee and Terry Allison; a great-great niece, Courtney Maxwell; and three special friends, Myrtle (Ma) Pedigo of Smithville and Joe Stembridge and Jack Cantrell of NHC of Smithville; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Goff was preceded in death by a stepfather, General Oscar Harris; three sisters, Beatrice Hickey, Gladys Strickland and Margie Christine Herron; five brothers, Bobby, Hugh David, Bedford, Wilburn and Beecher Goff; and a niece, Debra Ann Dyer. Pallbearers will be the Veterans Honor Guard and Mr. Goff's nephews. _http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html_ (http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html)

I think the Rock Creek you are talking about is out around Pickett State Park. Or I should say between Jamestown, TN (Fentress Co.) and Pickett State Park. perhaps one of those on the list who live in Fentress County can give you better directions, than I can, but I do know there is a Rock Creek in Fentress Co., TN. Wilma

There is a Rock Creek, TN located on HWY 19 Just south of Johnson City, TN. I think that's Unicoi County, near the Cherokee National Forrest. Here's a site that also mentions it: http://www.flagpond.com/waterfalls/rock_creek_falls/rock_creek_falls.htm Tonya Nudgenub@aol.com wrote: >Has anyone ever heard of Rock Creek, Tn? I was told it was in the Fentress >County area but I can't locate it! If anyone know's where it is or was please >let me know! My Mom was born there! Thank's ! > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Has anyone ever heard of Rock Creek, Tn? I was told it was in the Fentress County area but I can't locate it! If anyone know's where it is or was please let me know! My Mom was born there! Thank's !

Hello, the only Rock Creek I can find is in Unicoi County. If you go to www.mapquest.com and put in Rock Creek, TN. you will get a map. Hope this helps. In Christ, Melissa Barker RAOGK Look Up Volunteer for Tennessee http://www.raogk.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nudgenub@aol.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] ROCK CREEK TENNESSEE > Has anyone ever heard of Rock Creek, Tn? I was told it was in the Fentress > County area but I can't locate it! If anyone know's where it is or was > please > let me know! My Mom was born there! Thank's ! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 > >

List, I hope to visiting Fentress County and Jamestown soon. Could anyone tell me the directions to the Potter Cemetery - I believe it is in Stockton? Thanks for any help, sue

Hi List As most of you know my LEMUEL DELK was sent to prison for helping kill MARTIN OWENS. I am trying to find out IF his wife divorced him between 1900-1910. In the two census years PERMELIA DELK, Lemuel's wife was listed as divorced in one census and widow in the other..yet both were living and living seperate. Does Fentress Co have divorce records at the courthouse ? If anyone has access to Divorce records could you look Lemuel & Permelia. I have looked at some that were listed in the paper but they weren't there. maybe she just left him and assumed she was divorced and that he was dead (G) Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and It's Gone.......

Lucian M. (Luke) Taubert was the son of Curt Richard Taubert (b. January 08, 1883, d. July 03, 1962) and Ella Mae Hull (b. April 15, 1888, d. March 17, 1944), both buried at Fellowship Cemetery, Fentress County, TN. I do not know who the parents of his wife (Stella Bilbrey - b. February 21, 1917, d. January 1986) were. Brenda ----------------------------------------------------------------- MUNCIE - Lucian "Luke" Taubert, 91, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning September 18, 2006, at his residence following a brief illness. He was born August 26, 1915, in Shirley, TN where he attended schools. He moved to Muncie in the late 1940's. Mr. Taubert was the general manager of the filling station at the corner of Franklin and Washington Streets for Shiedler Oil until his retirement in 1980. Luke was an avid reader and enjoyed watching Nascar. Surviving are two daughters, Jeanette Faulkner (husband-Jack), Yorktown and Carol Hirons (husband-Mike), Muncie; his son, Rudy Taubert (wife-Nancy), Victorville, CA; a son-in-law, Jack Main, Muncie; nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Ray Bilbrey (wife-Eloise), Muncie; eight brothers and sisters; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella (Bilbrey) Taubert in 1986; a daughter, Sue Main in 2005; a granddaughter, Karen Main in 2005; a grandson, David Faulkner in 1978; and four brothers and sisters. Services will be held in The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday September 22, 2006, with Dr. Dennis Hammons officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Friday. Online condolences may be sent to the family at _www.meeksmortuary.com_ (http://www.meeksmortuary.com) . _http://orig.thestarpress.com/articles/5/054300-8455-010.html_ (http://orig.thestarpress.com/articles/5/054300-8455-010.html)

Gary Are you saying that the Huff men were cousins or Champ Fugerson? Their father and Champs mothers was brother and sister? My this interesting, one learns something new all the time. Thanks. Wilma Gibson

Zilphia Huff was Champ's own mother! -----Original Message----- From: tnfentre-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnfentre-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of tnfentre-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 7:36 AM To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Subject: TNFENTRE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 3 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? (Wlcrab@aol.com) 2. Re: Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? (MarthaWSV@aol.com) 3. Re: Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? (Wlcrab@aol.com) 4. Re: Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? (MBrown99@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:36:46 EDT From: Wlcrab@aol.com Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <2fc.2fe806e.323ad10e@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Fentress Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes Vol. C December 1866-July 1871. July Court 1867 p. 48 William Brooks and James Pile indicted for murder of Preston Huff, by shooting him with certain guns and pistols charged with gun powder and laden balls, on May 14, 1867. True Bill, Eli Hatfield, prosecutor. S. D. Albertson, foreman of Grand Jury. Indicted July 30, 1867. I suspect that James Pile is a nephew of Brooks by marriage, s/o Conrod "Rod" Pile and Susannah Delk. December Court 1867 p. 336-7 December 2, 1867 Francis Crockett, Wm. Looper, Edly Paul, Wm. Huff, John Huff and Martin Guinn, on September 18, 1867 did kill and murderd in the 1st degree William Brooks, by shooting him. True Bill. Witnesses for the State: John Wright, Thomas Allred, John M. Gaudin and Addie Gaudin. John W. Simpson, foreman of Grand Jury, and R. B Dawell?? Atty Gen. prosecutor. (Atty. Gen. name difficult to read) December Court 1867 p.348 December 3, 1867 Indicted for the murder of William Brooks: Eli Hatfield, John Huff, Henderson Upchurch, Robert Young, Robert Wright, Francis Crockett, Wm. Huff, Edley Paul, Noah Storie and Martin Westmoreland. James Pile; prosecutor, John M. Simpson; foreman of Grand Jury. William Looper, John Looper, John Wright, Thomas Allred and James Pile witnesses for the State. There is also an indictment for the murder of William Brooks by Mrs. Nancy Brooks, but I do not have that at my finger tips. I can't find where any of them that were indicted were ever tried. It has always been my understanding that Wm. Brooks was on the Union side of the fight, if this James Pile is his nephew and s/o Rod and Susannah Delk Pile, then this James Pile was sympatric with the Union, his father Rod Pile and his uncle Jeff Pile were killed by Ferguson a few days apart. Wilma Gibson ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:36:01 EDT From: MarthaWSV@aol.com Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c28.1657a59.323bb1e1@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Holy cow! Thanks for posting the indictments. Revenge killing seems to have been the call of the day. I teach 8th grade US history and when it comes to depicting the border sentiments of the Civil War and after, I have only to look at family and friends in Fentress County! Martha In a message dated 9/14/06 9:18:37 AM, Wlcrab@aol.com writes: > Fentress Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes Vol. C December 1866-July 1871. > > July Court 1867? p. 48 > William Brooks and James Pile indicted for murder of Preston Huff, by? > shooting him with certain guns and pistols charged with gun powder and > laden? balls, > on May 14, 1867.? True Bill,? Eli Hatfield,? prosecutor.?? S. D. Albertson, > foreman of Grand Jury.? Indicted? July 30, 1867. > > I suspect that James Pile is a nephew of Brooks by marriage, s/o Conrod? > "Rod" Pile and Susannah Delk. > > December Court 1867? p. 336-7 December 2, 1867 > Francis Crockett, Wm. Looper, Edly Paul, Wm. Huff, John Huff and Martin? > Guinn, on September 18, 1867 did kill and murderd in the 1st degree William? > Brooks, by shooting him. > True Bill. > Witnesses for the State: John Wright, Thomas Allred, John M. Gaudin and? > Addie Gaudin. > John W. Simpson, foreman of Grand Jury, and R. B Dawell?? Atty Gen.? > prosecutor. (Atty. Gen. name difficult to read) > > December Court 1867 p.348? December 3, 1867 > Indicted for the murder of William Brooks: > Eli Hatfield, John Huff, Henderson Upchurch, Robert Young, Robert Wright,? > Francis Crockett, Wm. Huff, Edley Paul, Noah Storie and Martin? > Westmoreland. > James Pile; prosecutor, John M. Simpson; foreman of Grand Jury. > > William Looper, John Looper, John Wright, Thomas Allred and James Pile? > witnesses for the State. > > There is also an indictment for the murder of William Brooks by Mrs. Nancy? > Brooks, but I do not have that at my finger tips.? I can't find where any? > of > them that were indicted were ever tried.? > > It has always been my understanding that Wm. Brooks was on the Union side? > of > the fight, if this James Pile is his nephew and s/o Rod and Susannah Delk? > Pile, then this James Pile was sympatric with the Union, his father Rod? > Pile > and his uncle Jeff Pile were killed by Ferguson a few days? apart. > > Wilma Gibson > > Alexander Huff b. ca 1803/10 and Martha Sallee Huff had a son named Preston b. 22 May 1842. Alexander may also have had a brother named Preston. Alexander Huff was killed by Champ Ferguson 2 or 18 May 1862 at the old Conrad Pile place where Jefferson Pile was living. Preston Huff testified at Champ's trial, even though he was not there at the time of his father's death. Preston Huff was part of Eli Hatfield's independent (Union) company and was later part of Tinker Dave Beaty's group. Preston's sister, Lucinda, widow of Eli Hatfield, also testified about her father's death at Champ's trial. A Mrs. Nancy Brooks also testified at the trial. William Brooks' wife was Nancy Pile, daughter of Elijah Pile and grandaughter of Conrad Pile, so Mrs. Nancy Brooks who testified might be the wife of William Brooks who later was accused of killing Preston Huff. Preston Huff, son of Alexander is listed on Jim Smith's website as the one that was killed by William Brooks. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcs_cowtown&id=I24503 It would be interesting to know which side the Brooks were on in the Civil War - that might explain the William Brooks' murder accusation. Can we assume that Alexander Huff had Union sentiments which led to Champ Ferguson killing him? Preston Huff's time with Hatfield and Beaty show that his loyalty was Union. However, Alexander Huff's sister was Celia Huff Sublett (my GGG grandmother) and her son, Henry William Sublett was Champ Ferguson's first lieutenant, and also listed as being present at the death of Alexander Huff (his uncle) . . . so . . . again showing how convoluted family loyalites were during the Civil War. Champ Ferguson, Confederate Guerilla by Thurman Sensing - the story of Champ Ferguson's trial - any comments on this book? Martha In a message dated 9/13/06 2:01:44 PM, doles@netcologne.de writes: > > Bruce York's website adds: > William Brooks was accused of the Preston Huff murder. He was tried by a mob > that broke into the jail in Jamestown and killed him September 20, 1867. > They tied him to a horse's tail and filled his body full of bullets as it was > dragged up and down the road. His body was left at a barn across the road from > the Elijah Pile home, where his wife and child were staying. > ************** > Does anyone know if the Preston "Press" Huff who was allegedly killed by > William Brooks was the son of Alexander b. ca 1809 & Martha Huff b. 1819? Was > his wife Mary Elizabeth Pile 1864-1932? > > thanks, > Fabian Doles > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:06:50 EDT From: Wlcrab@aol.com Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4b8.659dfd00.323c1b8a@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Martha There are lots and lots of indictments for murder, theft, at least one for treason, and Pleasant D. Pile was indicted for "harboring guerrillas." It was a bloody country after the war, so bad that the governor had to send troops keep the peace. The records seem to be incomplete and I think most all of the records burned in 1905, but O. C. Conatser had copied a number of the records and the county bought them back from him after the fire and therefore we do have some records. Shird and James Pile were indicted a number of times for one murder or the other, one case was moved to Scott Co., TN, it was dismissed, because no one showed to testify against them. Another case was dismissed in Overton Co., TN, because Judge Goodpasture, said they were following orders from superiors. They were indicted for the murder of Robert Richardson and James Payne, but I'm not sure if either of these are the cases tried in other counties. There is a Thomas Brooks mentioned in the records too, but I do not know if he and William were related. Wilma Gibson ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:12:59 EDT From: MBrown99@aol.com Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Preston Huff Killed by William Brooks? To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c55.2d2ea5a.323c1cfb@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Has anyone seen any records of a Pleasant Howard killed after Civil War in Fentress or Overton Counties. Family legend has it that some men killed him in his field, one son saw it and avenged his father's death and then left for Texas. Max Brown ------------------------------ To contact the TNFENTRE list administrator, send an email to TNFENTRE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the TNFENTRE mailing list, send an email to TNFENTRE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of TNFENTRE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 3 **************************************

I really don't know a lot about my Cooper line. My grandfather was always called Floyd A Cooper Born Jan. 10 1899 died Dec18, 1956 .but my grandmother was Margaret Wright she was born February 25, 1899 died Nov. 4 1971 and I don't know which side was supposed to be related to the York's. That's what I was trying to find some info on. I am just getting started on some of my genealogy but don't have much. Your help will be appreciated! Thanks

Bruce and G. Patton, I don't know if this is the same Andrew Jackson Cooper you were inquiring about, the one I have is my Uncle Oval Willard Cooper's parents. Andrew Jackson Cooper b. September 18, 1881 d. December 22, 1948 Addie Linder b. ??-?? 1930 d. ?? Andrew's Parents: Tom Cooper b. ??-??-?? d. ??-??-?? Lizzie Garrett b. ??-??-?? d. ??-??-?? Addie's Parents: Robert Linder b. ??-??-?? d. ??-??-?? Mary Ann Cook b. ??-??-?? d. ??-??-?? That is all the info I have on them. I don't even know all of my uncle Willard's siblings. But I have his wife and children's info. If you or anyone else has the above info and their families, I surely would appreicate it also. Patty

Has anyone seen any records of a Pleasant Howard killed after Civil War in Fentress or Overton Counties. Family legend has it that some men killed him in his field, one son saw it and avenged his father's death and then left for Texas. Max Brown

Martha There are lots and lots of indictments for murder, theft, at least one for treason, and Pleasant D. Pile was indicted for "harboring guerrillas." It was a bloody country after the war, so bad that the governor had to send troops keep the peace. The records seem to be incomplete and I think most all of the records burned in 1905, but O. C. Conatser had copied a number of the records and the county bought them back from him after the fire and therefore we do have some records. Shird and James Pile were indicted a number of times for one murder or the other, one case was moved to Scott Co., TN, it was dismissed, because no one showed to testify against them. Another case was dismissed in Overton Co., TN, because Judge Goodpasture, said they were following orders from superiors. They were indicted for the murder of Robert Richardson and James Payne, but I'm not sure if either of these are the cases tried in other counties. There is a Thomas Brooks mentioned in the records too, but I do not know if he and William were related. Wilma Gibson

Holy cow! Thanks for posting the indictments. Revenge killing seems to have been the call of the day. I teach 8th grade US history and when it comes to depicting the border sentiments of the Civil War and after, I have only to look at family and friends in Fentress County! Martha In a message dated 9/14/06 9:18:37 AM, Wlcrab@aol.com writes: > Fentress Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes Vol. C December 1866-July 1871. > > July Court 1867  p. 48 > William Brooks and James Pile indicted for murder of Preston Huff, by  > shooting him with certain guns and pistols charged with gun powder and > laden  balls, > on May 14, 1867.  True Bill,  Eli Hatfield,  prosecutor.   S. D. Albertson, > foreman of Grand Jury.  Indicted  July 30, 1867. > > I suspect that James Pile is a nephew of Brooks by marriage, s/o Conrod  > "Rod" Pile and Susannah Delk. > > December Court 1867  p. 336-7 December 2, 1867 > Francis Crockett, Wm. Looper, Edly Paul, Wm. Huff, John Huff and Martin  > Guinn, on September 18, 1867 did kill and murderd in the 1st degree William  > Brooks, by shooting him. > True Bill. > Witnesses for the State: John Wright, Thomas Allred, John M. Gaudin and  > Addie Gaudin. > John W. Simpson, foreman of Grand Jury, and R. B Dawell?? Atty Gen.  > prosecutor. (Atty. Gen. name difficult to read) > > December Court 1867 p.348  December 3, 1867 > Indicted for the murder of William Brooks: > Eli Hatfield, John Huff, Henderson Upchurch, Robert Young, Robert Wright,  > Francis Crockett, Wm. Huff, Edley Paul, Noah Storie and Martin  > Westmoreland. > James Pile; prosecutor, John M. Simpson; foreman of Grand Jury. > > William Looper, John Looper, John Wright, Thomas Allred and James Pile  > witnesses for the State. > > There is also an indictment for the murder of William Brooks by Mrs. Nancy  > Brooks, but I do not have that at my finger tips.  I can't find where any  > of > them that were indicted were ever tried.  > > It has always been my understanding that Wm. Brooks was on the Union side  > of > the fight, if this James Pile is his nephew and s/o Rod and Susannah Delk  > Pile, then this James Pile was sympatric with the Union, his father Rod  > Pile > and his uncle Jeff Pile were killed by Ferguson a few days  apart. > > Wilma Gibson > > Alexander Huff b. ca 1803/10 and Martha Sallee Huff had a son named Preston b. 22 May 1842. Alexander may also have had a brother named Preston. Alexander Huff was killed by Champ Ferguson 2 or 18 May 1862 at the old Conrad Pile place where Jefferson Pile was living. Preston Huff testified at Champ's trial, even though he was not there at the time of his father's death. Preston Huff was part of Eli Hatfield's independent (Union) company and was later part of Tinker Dave Beaty's group. Preston's sister, Lucinda, widow of Eli Hatfield, also testified about her father's death at Champ's trial. A Mrs. Nancy Brooks also testified at the trial. William Brooks' wife was Nancy Pile, daughter of Elijah Pile and grandaughter of Conrad Pile, so Mrs. Nancy Brooks who testified might be the wife of William Brooks who later was accused of killing Preston Huff. Preston Huff, son of Alexander is listed on Jim Smith's website as the one that was killed by William Brooks. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcs_cowtown&id=I24503 It would be interesting to know which side the Brooks were on in the Civil War - that might explain the William Brooks' murder accusation. Can we assume that Alexander Huff had Union sentiments which led to Champ Ferguson killing him? Preston Huff's time with Hatfield and Beaty show that his loyalty was Union. However, Alexander Huff's sister was Celia Huff Sublett (my GGG grandmother) and her son, Henry William Sublett was Champ Ferguson's first lieutenant, and also listed as being present at the death of Alexander Huff (his uncle) . . . so . . . again showing how convoluted family loyalites were during the Civil War. Champ Ferguson, Confederate Guerilla by Thurman Sensing - the story of Champ Ferguson's trial - any comments on this book? Martha In a message dated 9/13/06 2:01:44 PM, doles@netcologne.de writes: > > Bruce York's website adds: > William Brooks was accused of the Preston Huff murder. He was tried by a mob > that broke into the jail in Jamestown and killed him September 20, 1867. > They tied him to a horse's tail and filled his body full of bullets as it was > dragged up and down the road. His body was left at a barn across the road from > the Elijah Pile home, where his wife and child were staying. > ************** > Does anyone know if the Preston "Press" Huff who was allegedly killed by > William Brooks was the son of Alexander b. ca 1809 & Martha Huff b. 1819? Was > his wife Mary Elizabeth Pile 1864-1932? > > thanks, > Fabian Doles >

Fentress Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes Vol. C December 1866-July 1871. July Court 1867 p. 48 William Brooks and James Pile indicted for murder of Preston Huff, by shooting him with certain guns and pistols charged with gun powder and laden balls, on May 14, 1867. True Bill, Eli Hatfield, prosecutor. S. D. Albertson, foreman of Grand Jury. Indicted July 30, 1867. I suspect that James Pile is a nephew of Brooks by marriage, s/o Conrod "Rod" Pile and Susannah Delk. December Court 1867 p. 336-7 December 2, 1867 Francis Crockett, Wm. Looper, Edly Paul, Wm. Huff, John Huff and Martin Guinn, on September 18, 1867 did kill and murderd in the 1st degree William Brooks, by shooting him. True Bill. Witnesses for the State: John Wright, Thomas Allred, John M. Gaudin and Addie Gaudin. John W. Simpson, foreman of Grand Jury, and R. B Dawell?? Atty Gen. prosecutor. (Atty. Gen. name difficult to read) December Court 1867 p.348 December 3, 1867 Indicted for the murder of William Brooks: Eli Hatfield, John Huff, Henderson Upchurch, Robert Young, Robert Wright, Francis Crockett, Wm. Huff, Edley Paul, Noah Storie and Martin Westmoreland. James Pile; prosecutor, John M. Simpson; foreman of Grand Jury. William Looper, John Looper, John Wright, Thomas Allred and James Pile witnesses for the State. There is also an indictment for the murder of William Brooks by Mrs. Nancy Brooks, but I do not have that at my finger tips. I can't find where any of them that were indicted were ever tried. It has always been my understanding that Wm. Brooks was on the Union side of the fight, if this James Pile is his nephew and s/o Rod and Susannah Delk Pile, then this James Pile was sympatric with the Union, his father Rod Pile and his uncle Jeff Pile were killed by Ferguson a few days apart. Wilma Gibson

Alexander Huff b. ca 1803/10 and Martha Sallee Huff had a son named Preston b. 22 May 1842. Alexander may also have had a brother named Preston. Alexander Huff was killed by Champ Ferguson 2 or 18 May 1862 at the old Conrad Pile place where Jefferson Pile was living. Preston Huff testified at Champ's trial, even though he was not there at the time of his father's death. Preston Huff was part of Eli Hatfield's independent (Union) company and was later part of Tinker Dave Beaty's group. Preston's sister, Lucinda, widow of Eli Hatfield, also testified about her father's death at Champ's trial. A Mrs. Nancy Brooks also testified at the trial. William Brooks' wife was Nancy Pile, daughter of Elijah Pile and grandaughter of Conrad Pile, so Mrs. Nancy Brooks who testified might be the wife of William Brooks who later was accused of killing Preston Huff. Preston Huff, son of Alexander is listed on Jim Smith's website as the one that was killed by William Brooks. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcs_cowtown&id=I24503 It would be interesting to know which side the Brooks were on in the Civil War - that might explain the William Brooks' murder accusation. Can we assume that Alexander Huff had Union sentiments which led to Champ Ferguson killing him? Preston Huff's time with Hatfield and Beaty show that his loyalty was Union. However, Alexander Huff's sister was Celia Huff Sublett (my GGG grandmother) and her son, Henry William Sublett was Champ Ferguson's first lieutenant, and also listed as being present at the death of Alexander Huff (his uncle) . . . so . . . again showing how convoluted family loyalites were during the Civil War. Champ Ferguson, Confederate Guerilla by Thurman Sensing - the story of Champ Ferguson's trial - any comments on this book? Martha In a message dated 9/13/06 2:01:44 PM, doles@netcologne.de writes: > > Bruce York's website adds: > William Brooks was accused of the Preston Huff murder. He was tried by a mob > that broke into the jail in Jamestown and killed him September 20, 1867. > They tied him to a horse's tail and filled his body full of bullets as it was > dragged up and down the road. His body was left at a barn across the road from > the Elijah Pile home, where his wife and child were staying. > ************** > Does anyone know if the Preston "Press" Huff who was allegedly killed by > William Brooks was the son of Alexander b. ca 1809 & Martha Huff b. 1819? Was > his wife Mary Elizabeth Pile 1864-1932? > > thanks, > Fabian Doles >

I hope you do not mind me answering for you Milly, Mary's maiden name was Brooks. She was daughter of William S. "Will" Brooks born in Michigan abt 1832/1836; and was killed/lynched by a mob 18 Sep 1867 in Tennessee and his wife Nancy H. Pile born 14 Dec. 1835 in Pall Mall, TN and died 7 April 1919 in Tennessee; Nancy is buried in Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, TN. I have the Pile/Pyle line traced back a few more generations but her father is the brick wall on the Brooks line. Bruce York's website adds: William Brooks was accused of the Preston Huff murder. He was tried by a mob that broke into the jail in Jamestown and killed him September 20, 1867. They tied him to a horse's tail and filled his body full of bullets as it was dragged up and down the road. His body was left at a barn across the road from the Elijah Pile home, where his wife and child were staying. Note: It has been reported that William Brooks was born in Michigan, but could be the son of Moses Brooks. Moses Brooks had a son,William Brooks, age 11, born about 1838-1839 in Tennessee. More info on Mary Brooks by by Lorene Cargile Mary was a hard working Christian woman who tried to raise her children to be honest God-fearing people. She worked hard to raise her children after their father's death. Mary was blind in the later part of her life and the only thing I remember about her is that she would feel of us grandchildren when we visited her to see if we had grown any. She is buried in the Wolf River Cemetery beside her husband. All of Mary and William's deceased children are buried in the Wolf River Cemetery except Hattie Wright, who is buried about a mile around the road in the Upchurch Cemetery. Does anyone know if the Preston "Press" Huff who was allegedly killed by William Brooks was the son of Alexander b. ca 1809 & Martha Huff b. 1819? Was his wife Mary Elizabeth Pile 1864-1932? thanks, Fabian Doles <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bruceyork&id=I9353> HelenD1939@aol.com schrieb: > Millie, can you tell me the maiden name of Mrs. Mary York? And Alvin's wife > was Gracie Williams, correct? > Helen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I did too, Helen. I have a letter she wrote me many years ago. She also sent me the funeral home card. She was a friendly and gracious lady. Gracie's parents were FRANCES ASHBURY WILLIAMS & MARY ALICE PILE. Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and It's Gone.......

Thanks, Millie. And do you know parents of Gracie Williams? I just loved that little old lady! Helen