Will, History of Rhea Co. TN Chapter 2 page 6 A partial list of the members of Captain Alexander's Company was included by Campbell in Records of Rhea that included a William Price or Rice. In a letter from W. Alexander, Capt 30th Regiment, Tennessee Militia to Col. Return J. Meigs In conformity with an order from Col. William Johnson requiring me to detach from my company nine effective men well armed and equipt to rendezvous at Highwassee Garrison 26th inst., in compliance therewith I have detailed and marched in the following men for your inspection and reception: Hugh McClung, Lewis Morgan, James Snodgrass, James Cranmore, Willis Morgan, John McColister, John Hannah, William Rice, Thomas Ownes, substitute for Cane Abel. The nine men named in the letter were to remain as a guard for the Indian Agency and Factory under the direction of Meigs. I would love to have a roster of that Garrison in order to find out who that William Rice's commanding officer was. Possibly William Johnson. Hope someone out there has this information. Sometimes, War of 1812 muster rolls have some pretty good genealogical data. Will

Great news, Fred Salter just sent me this info! In the 1830 Rhea County, TN census, an Allen LOOPER was enumerated on page 396, 20001-11001. Were any Rice's enumerated on that same page? If so, which ones? Should be some sort of tax or deed record on these folks! Would especially like to find Joseph Looper in that area prior to 1830. Hope someone has indexed this info! Thanks again for your help! You are really great folks out there! Will

I would love to have a roster of that Garrison in order to find out who that William Rice's commanding officer was. Possibly William Johnson. Hope someone out there has this information. Sometimes, War of 1812 muster rolls have some pretty good genealogical data. Will -----Original Message----- From: BGCarwile@aol.com <BGCarwile@aol.com> To: Wolfslayer@ficom.net <Wolfslayer@ficom.net> Cc: Mamt1984@aol.com <Mamt1984@aol.com> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 10:41 PM Subject: Re: William Rice, Hiawassee District circa 1830's >Will: >The following message was forwarded to me today. Jesse BRIMER, Private in >Doherty's Co, 7th Regiment Infantry, USA (during WAR OF 1812) died at >Hiwassee Army Garrison on 10 Feb 1814. Do you have a copy of the Roster of >Hiwassee Army Garrison in 1814 that you mentioned in your message. Also, do >you have any information where men who died there were BURIED. Jesse BRIMER >was my 2nd Great-grandfather. > >Any help on this will be appreciated. >Bobby G. Carwile > > >Forwarded Message: >Subj: William Rice, Hiawassee District circa 1830's >Date: 09/21/1999 3:19:13 PM Central Daylight Time >From: wolfslayer@ficom.net (Willie Smith) >To: TNRHEA-L@rootsweb.com > >Need info on the William Rice who sold land in the 1830's in the Hiawassee >District. Someone sent info regarding who he sold this land to a few weeks >back but I have lost it. I do not recall who he sold the land to. Do census >records show this man? and if so, how old was he? He is probably the same >William Rice who appears on the roster of the Hiawassee Garrison in 1814. He >may also have been William Rice, son of John Rice of Roane County, TN who >died in 1815. Mentions in his will, ."....William Rice, son of my first wife, >one dollar..." >Thanks >Will Smith

Will, The Rhea County Tax Lists 1819-1829 as published by the RCHGS does not include any one named Looper/Loper/Luper, etc. Edna Clack

Will, The Rhea County Deeds 1808-1831 as published by the RCHGS does not show any Looper owning land in that era. Edna Clack

Need info on the William Rice who sold land in the 1830's in the Hiawassee District. Someone sent info regarding who he sold this land to a few weeks back but I have lost it. I do not recall who he sold the land to. Do census records show this man? and if so, how old was he? He is probably the same William Rice who appears on the roster of the Hiawassee Garrison in 1814. He may also have been William Rice, son of John Rice of Roane County, TN who died in 1815. Mentions in his will, ."....William Rice, son of my first wife, one dollar..." Thanks Will Smith

Need a lookup to see if Roane County records or Rhea County records include a Joseph LOOPER. Joseph was in South Carolina in 1810 and was in Overton County, TN by 1830. I realize that there is no census for East Tennessee in 1820, and this is probably where he was. Joseph Looper was associated with Reuban WALKER, who married Susannah RICE daughter of Isaac Rice of McMinn County, TN. His daughter, Nelly, is probably the Eleanor who married William B. Rice of White County, TN. Thanks for your help! Will Smith

I am interested in obtaining copies of land deeds for a William Rice and Alexander Rice who moved to Rhea county from Hawkins about 1825, following a legal dispute in Hawkins with members of the Miller family. Would also like to know the identity of the William Rice who served in the Hiwassee Garrison in 1814 in Rhea County. I need to know his unit and commanding officer in order to obtain his War of 1812 records. Think he might be one of mine. Will

Will Caroly Lillard who posted to this list a short time ago, about ROBERT TAYLOR/KATHERINE SIEVERS please contact me. My friend in S.CA. has this line researched extensively and would share with you Thanks list for putting this on list. Verna

<< Do you know how or why my James Knox and his wife Elizabeth Ellis Knox Jolley came to be buried in the Clack burial grounds in Rhea County? Please keep the goodies coming if you have the time. >> Gail and all, I've worked my way through the latest batch of boxes my uncle gave me. There may be some odds and ends still in there but I've posted the majority of it. As to why your family was buried in the Clack/Ewing Cemetery, more than likely they lived in that area. It became a community cemetery somewhere along the line. Other than that, I wouldn't have any idea. The cemetery has family areas. The Clacks, being the first, have one, the Chattin family another, then there's the Ewing section. In the larger area are various familles, the Fugates being very numerous. "Fugate Hollow" is just a short distance from the cemetery. Thanks to all of you for all the kind words about the articles. I was about ready to quit when you started writing wanting more. I will post anything else I find that might be of interest to the group as I find it. Edna

Hi Edna, Thoroughly enjoying the history of Rhea County. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated. I eagerly search each article in hopes of finding more details of my line. Do you know how or why my James Knox and his wife Elizabeth Ellis Knox Jolley came to be buried in the Clack burial grounds in Rhea County? Please keep the goodies coming if you have the time. Gail Brevard,NC

From Roddy (1891) White's Creek has been on a boom the past week. Our sawyer (ran a saw mill-EC), Mr. Niles, lost quite a number of fine saw-logs in the recent tide. Mr. W.G. Roddy happened to a painful accident the 5th of this month. While assisting in loading a car with telegraph poles, he fell from the car to the ground, some 8 to 10 feet, breaking his arm and bruising him up considerably otherwise. Mrs. Ann Thompson, of Chattanooga, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Susan Roddy, who is very sick. Frank Roddy has accepted a position as telegraph operator at Emory Gap. Mrs. E.K. Stout, of Pleasant Valley, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Majors, the past week. Sweep, Soloman, and Dudley have been anchoring truant logs for Niles this week. Mrs. Margaret Smith, wife of W.D. Smith, died at her home, at this place, Monday, Feb. 9th, of measles. She was a good Christian woman, liked by all who knew her. Y.M.A. Roddy, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~ RODDY RUMBLINGS For the Weekly Herald: Roddy, Tenn., Aug. 15, '98 - The Teachers and Directors Institute met here last Saturday and carried out a very interesting and instructive program, while the good people of this community carried out their part of the program - that of furnishing dinner to the crowd to perfection. The number of teachers present was small, but in quality great. They were: Supt. W.E. Stephens, Prof. Odom, of the T.V.B.I.; Prof. Rogers of the Dayton University; Prof. Godsey, of Glascow; Mr. Frazier of Washington; the Misses Morgan of Dayton; Miss Waller of Sheffield; Mr. Saunders of Pine Grove, and Mr. Davis of Roddy, were present. Miss Sallie Clack favored the audience with an excellent recitation. Misses Ora Saunders and Cleo Brady, of Lucknow, and Miss Lizzie Waller and Messrs. Jim and Tom Manis, of Iron Hill, attended the Institute. Mrs. Alexander, of Dayton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Krichbaum. Miss Tampa Baldwin, of Grandview, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Roddy. E.C. Etter and wife, of Rockwood, visited the latters mother, Mrs. Majors, here last week. F.M. Morrison, editor of The Herald, was at Roddy in the interest of his paper one day last week. Brownie Ray, of this place, and Miss Jennie Daniel, of Grandview, were married at the Hotel de Ray at Roddy last Saturday night, Rev. J.M. Hinds officiating. Mrs. Johnson, who has been very sick, is convalescent. Mr. Krichbaum, an old gentleman living on White's Creek, is very sick. Several of our people attended church at Hind's Valley last Sunday. The first chapter of "Early Reminiscences" published in last week's HERALD was so interesting that we are led to believe THE HERALD has a rare treat in store for it's readers in the chapters that are to follow. VINDICATOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1893 RODDY AND PLEASANT HILL An Interesting Budget of News from the Upper End of the County To the Times & News-Gazette Having seen nothing of late in your valuable paper from here I will give you a few jottings. Crops in this part of the county are looking very well, considering the cool, wet weather. The general topic of the day is "the weather." Most of the farmers and gardeners can now have Irish potatoes, peas and beans on their menus. Mr. H. Baxter Clack, who has been sojourning in West Plains, MO., the past year, returned home May 22d. His many friends here bid him a hearty welcome. Miss Carrie Wilson, who is attending Centenary College at Cleveland, is expected home next week. Miss. Sallie Clack, of Carp, is the guest of Mrs. James Johnson. J.D. Gilliam, of Muddy Creek, was in Pleasant Valley Saturday and Sunday. Misses Amy and Sallie Clack attended the commencement exercises of the Rockwood High School last Monday, and visited with friends there until Saturday. (The graduation program was included in this box-EC) Master Mack Clack (R.M. Clack-EC) visited his cousin, Walter Clack, near Rockwood a part of last week. D.J. Stinecipher and wife are visiting the latter's parents at Garrison's Mill. Miss Lennie Ewing returned Sunday from a visit with Dayton friends. Willie Sanders, (Saunders?-EC) of Grand View, was down in the valley last week. Ben Ewing, of Spring City, gave us a call last week. H.B. Clack spent Sunday in Meigs County. Miss Sallie Price spent last Friday with the Misses Clack. Miss Mary Roddy, who has been sick for some time, is, we are glad to note, convalescing. J.C. Carney, of Washington, left White's Creek Saturday with a raft of logs, bound for Chattanooga. John Roddy (Bachelor John) is said to have the finest lot of young poultry in the neighborhood. Miss Hattie Clack, one of the graduating class of '93 at Rockwood, will probably spend the summer visiting relatives near Roddy. UTOPIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1897 Roddy Items Now that the hot weather has somewhat abated, I will endeavor to give the readers of the DEMOCRAT some "dots" from our progressive little village. Crops in this section are looking fine. The wheat crop is unusually good. The most common sight that greets our eyes now days is the little country urchins, pail in hand, going in search of the lucious blackberries which are very plentiful here. Our enterprising merchant, Mr. Briston, received a lot of new goods Friday. Mr. Will Brady and sister, Miss Hattie, of Lucknow, passed through here Friday en-route to Kingston to visit friends. Mr. A.T. Grant, of Grandview, boarded the train here Friday for his old home at Pine Mountain, Tenn. And as a consequence, one of our fair young ladies is wearing a sad countenance. Mr. Newton Ewing and wife visited in Harriman last week. Mrs. Denira Ramsey, once a resident of this county but now living in Texas, is visiting relatives and old friends in this section. John Bowles, who resides just across the creek in Roane County, died last Wednesday. Mr. John Roddy, has been very sick, is convalescing. Every body come to Roddy the 29th. We are going to have an eclipse of the sun if it is a clear day. Come early and stay all day and lets take in the whole affair, without money and without price. "Meigs County Hustler" makes a pretty broad assertion in his communication of July 9th. And one which has led us to believe he has never been very far outside of his county limits. He says - "More fine gardens and pretty wide awake girls in Meigs than any other county in the state." Now we do not class our pretty girls with the "vegetable garden" so will just pass over the first part of the paragraph; and while we concede that the girls of Meigs may come up to the general average in good looks, yet we affirm that there is not a county in this grand old state, noted for her fair daughters and gallant sons, that can excel Rhea in the number of her pretty, bright, intelligent girls. I've traveled about a bit in my time, And seen many girls in my day; But the sweetest girls this world affords, Are the girls of good old Rhea. VINDICATOR ~~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack

If I've repeated some of these, just ignore them. This is the last that I have found so far.-EC For Cramp Colic chew a small piece of dried Calamus Root. To cure Neuralgia: Take the leaves of Bull Nettle and make a tea and drink. Make a poultice of the leaves and lay on the affected parts. Will cure the worst cases. A salve for Bleeding Piles: Take two large handfuls of Peach Tree Leaves and fry in two tablespoonful of lard until the leaves are black and the lard is dark. Strain and let cool. Apply as you would any other salve. To cure Baby's Thrush in the Mouth: Take a small handful of the inside of Bark of Persimmon and put in a pint of water; boil down to half a pint; strain add sugar or honey, boil down to a syrup to which add a small piece of Alum while cooking. For Diarrhea take one half teaspoonful Jamaica Ginger and steep in one cup of boiling water. When cool, add enough white flour until all is a watery paste and drink. Wet Tea Leaves held to the eye will cure colds in the eye. Creosote Leaves (commonly called Gobernadora) made into an infusion and inhaled is good for colds. For Mechanics and Farmers who find it hard to keep hands clean with ordinary soap. To the soap lather, add one teaspoon of table sugar and wash hands in the usual way. You will be delighted with soft clean hands. Ladies should try this too, to soften the hands. For Pellagra: Take one cup of tea a day made of Yellow Dock Root and a teaspoonful of Golden Seal. You can expect no results with herbs that are over a year old. For Burns: Two ounces Linseed Oil, 2 ounces Sassafras Oil, 1 ounce Coal Oil. This is fine for burns, it will exclude the air and stop the pain. For worms in children, use equal parts of sugar and powdered sage. Give a teaspoonful before meals until relieved. This may be moistened with a few drops of water if the dry sage chokes the child. Postcard - return address Kings Creek, 3-28-1892, addressed to Mr. H.B. Clack, Roddy, Tenn, Rhea Co. "Baxter, if you will put one table spoonful of crude carbolic acid in a quart of butter milk and rub on your colts with a cob it will kill every louse. Tell Jack S. if he will use a half pint of juniper berries and pour one quart of boiling water over them, when cool take 2 table spoonsful 3 times a day - will relieve him. Will find them at Spring store. Yours, S.G. Clack" ~~~~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack

Dear Edna I noticed in researching my Stanley family history that some of them were born in Scott, TN. You probably know that it is on County Road 483 on the Fooshee Pennisula. But when I enter it into the GeoSystems Map Finder, it's there alright, but as my grandpa use to say, "there ain't nothin thar". Is it a town, or a wide spot in the road, or are the town streets just not in the GeoSystems database. By the way, keep the old documents coming, in reading them, I feel that I can relate more to my grandparents and their life on the Tennesse River. It adds a big dimension to my research, in fact, much more than death/birth/marriage certificates (important though they may be) can ever contribute. Thanks again Paul Puente

My father was Allen Newby b Spring City Tennessee b March 1921 died May 11 1979 Tulsa Oklahoma.His mother was Flora Mae Perry 10/31/1890 she died in 1967.Her mother was Mailssa Elizabeth Smith father Andrew Jackson Perry. Which I don't know where he got that name unless it was to hide the fact they had Native American Indian in them.During the Removal of the Indians ,people did everything possible to hide the fact that they were Indian.My question is this I would like to find out if anyone knows who Malissa Elizabeth Smith father was .I believe that she also was Indian,I have seen a picture of her and by her features and clothing I believe she was..Can anyone help me out with the name of her parents Thank you Flora Newby

Could person named Carolyn Lillard who posted to this list a short time ago inquiring about ROBERT TAYLOR & KATHERINE SEVIER please contact me. My friend in S. CA. has that line well searched and will share with you. She doesn't have e-mail, but I will tell you how to get in touch with her. Thanks, Verna

Boy Scouts die in 1929 flood on White's Creek (Note: I only know of four monuments in Rhea County, which is a shame based on this area's history, but this is one, there's one in Spring City to the memory of the residents of Rhea Springs, one on the school grounds in Spring City dedicated to those children who died in a bus accident, and one on the Court House lawn dedicated to the Veterans of Rhea. The flood of 1929 did not just cover the area mentioned in this article, the devastation was wide spread over Roane and Rhea counties. A note about the writer, Sybil Hardaway. Sybil was one of those beloved characters around here who wrote for the local papers and for the Chattanooga papers for decades. Her regular articles were usually similar to those I have been posting, they were about the 'doings' and the 'goingson' of people in Rhea. Besides that, she wrote several long articles on serious subjects such as the below. Her coverage of the school bus accident in Spring City in the 1950's (in which 13 children died) earned her a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize.-EC) A Night of Terror in Rhea County Remembered Printed in the Chattanooga News-Free Press March 19, 1978, by Sybil Hardaway. (Full page article with pictures) Motorists who cross James Tarwater Wright Bridge over White's Creek at the Rhea-Roane County line frequently look to the east and try to read what is written on a memorial cross engraved with the insignia of the Boy Scouts of America. The bridge is old and narrow and there is barely room for two modern vehicles to pass, especially if one is a big truck, so they pass and repass and unless they stop and go down to the site they only know that the cross is in memoriam to something. The bridge is generally known as White's Creek Bridge, but the name of James Tarwater Wright is on the overhead structure in memory of a brave Scoutmaster who lost his life on March 23, 1929, along with seven young Scouts. (Note: The state has now built a 4-lane road through here with a new bridge and they did NOT replace the sign naming it the James Tarwater Bridge. The most capable destroyers of history that I've ever seen is the Tennessee Department of Transportation. They even had the sign for the entrance to Rhea County in the wrong place and had to move it. I best not get going on that subject-EC) Tom E. Douglas, who was the youngest of the group, escaped with his life, but he was critically injured and stayed seven and a half months in a hospital. The emotional scars of the tragedy have colored his life, but he has risen above it all with the incredible courage and stamina he evinced as a lad in overcoming the physical effects of the even. Tom, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Douglas of Rockwood, had just made first class with the Boy Scouts. His half-brother, Willie Evans, was also a Boy Scout. For about two months a camping trip had been planned but something always came up. The young boys were eager and impatient with the rainy weather. James T. Wright, Scoutmaster, set the date for March 8 and called it off on account of the rain. He set it again for March 15 and again called it off on account of the rain, promising that they would go on March 22 rain or shine. They planned to use a cabin owned by the Tarwater family on White's Creek. Tom and Willie started walking from home to meet the others at the Christian Church and were picked up by a cousin, Clarence Rayder, and taken to the church. They went on to the cabin. When they reached the cabin they made camp, ate supper, which was prepared by Dick Gilbreath, and were having fun. They started the Delco System so they could have light and built a fire. After the meal they had wrestling matches and contests and different kinds of games until they were exhausted. Mr. Wright decided they should go to bed. Two of the Scouts, Howard Brown and Walter Polston, had to go back home, planning to return the next day. Dick Gilbreath accompanied them and the others made their beds on the floor. They usually had a "watch" all night on their trips, but on this particular occasion, perhaps because all were so tired, they didn't keep a watch. A slow, steady rain was falling. Water coming into the cabin awakened Willard Staples and he got the others up. The water was rising fast and was already inside the cabin when the boys awoke. There were no lights except for their flashlights to they took them and went out on the porch into the water to hold to while they tried to reach the creek bank, but it was useless to try to get across the swirling water. The creek was normally about 60 feet wide, but now it appeared more like 600 feet, already filled with tossing debris from upstream. The Scoutmaster's car, the Delco System and the garage had already washed past the cabin. The Scoutmaster calmed the boys and told them to climb to the roof of the cabin. There were bars on the windows and they used them as ladders to climb up on. They sat on the roof about two hours. Mr. Douglas thinks it was from 4 a.m. until 6 a.m. Men from Rockwood came to the railroad trestle (railroad bridge nearby-EC) and looked helplessly at the marooned group. They had no way to reach them in the raging torrent. About 6 a.m. the steel bridge across the creek on the highway, and the load of debris backed up behind it, washed down on the cabin. The cabin moved out from the foundation and broke apart, throwing some of the Scouts into the angry water. The cabin separated into two sections with Scouts on each section. Tom was on a small section of the roof when he caught sight of his brother, Willie, and other Scouts on another section of roof just a few feet away. The terrified youngster jumped across the water to join them and missed. He fell into the water. Willie and another Scout caught his hands and pulled him from the water, but his leg had been broken. Mr. Douglas said, "I'm not sure what happened after that. There was so much water, debris, trees tossing, steel from the bridge and the broken cabin all around us, but I do know that my brother stayed with me and helped me onto two trees that washed away. He helped me into another the third tree where I managed to hold on until I was rescued. Willie also rescued Jack Hamby and was later awarded a Gold Medal for life saving by the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Douglas said, "I remember sitting in the tree watching the blood drip from the wound in my leg where the bone came through the flesh. I told Willie it looked like I wouldn't make it and I begged him to go on and leave me, but he wouldn't go." At the bottom of the third tree in which Willie had hoisted Tom, the steel and other debris from the bridge and flood had lodged and some of the Scouts were on that. L.G. McCluen, Jack Hamby, Clifford Seward, Carl Mee Jr and Joe Brashears were on the debris until they were rescued. Joe Brashears was cut on the face and Jack Hamby's little finger was cut off at the first joint. All along the creek Scouts climbed into trees only to have them uprooted by the flood and washed away. Mr. Douglas said, "The screams of the Scouts could be heard all up and down the creek. I remember that when the cabin first broke apart Mr. Wright jumped into the water to rescue one of the boys and wasn't seen again. He died trying to take care of his boys." Mr. Douglas quoted L.G. McCluen, who still survives, as saying that he and the other boys with him were rescued when George King, Sam Chevrost and Charles Fulks came in a boat and picked them up. Wallace Raulston and Charley Acuff rescued Tom by boat about 1 p.m. on March 23. They also rescued Willard Staples. Wallace Raulston, who spent most of his life on the river, was quoted as saying the water was the roughest he had ever been in and that he made five attempts to get to the boys before he succeeded. Mr. Douglas said, "I can't remember much after that because I was only conscious now and the. I have been told I was taken to the Fielding Hedgcoth home where I was put to bed. The other survivors were taken there, too. "I can't find anyone who can tell me how I got across the creek to the ambulance driven by Ben Easter and that took me to the hospital. I had a compound fracture of the left leg, close to the hip. "Dr. George Edd Wilson gave me first aid at the creek, and Dr. T.H. Phillips and Dr. R.F. Regester took charge at the hospital. I stayed in the hospital seven and a half months. Willard Staples had a broken knee and was in the hospital about three months." I asked how they could afford such a long hospital stay and was told that rooms were only about $3 per day and that Mrs. Wright, mother of the Scoutmaster, used his life insurance to pay the bill for them and for other Scouts. Mr. Douglas said, "I was unconscious for three or four days because I took pneumonia. We didn't have the drugs to fight infection the way we now have and I spent months of agony while the doctors tried to get my leg bones knit back. My leg was so full of dirt and grass - leaves and such, that got in when it was broken. The doctors fought the infection the best they could and were amazed that I survived. "They kept lancing the infected place on my hip for a long time. The hospital didn't have an X-ray machine then, so I was taken to the doctor's office to have X-rays made. "After about three months the bones started to knit, but they were crooked and the doctors said I would never walk again. They waited until they had built me up so I could stand an operation, and with my family's permission they rebroke the bones and took about half an inch off each end of the bone. They reset it leaving my leg an inch shorter than the other, but when I got well I could walk." Mr. Douglas went on to say, "It was an experience I wouldn't want ever to live through again and I have been through some bad times since but never anything like that, I give credit to the good doctors and nurses and to my God for the care they gave me that I lived to tell this story of a tragedy most people have forgotten." Recently Mr. Douglas, who had never liked to talk about the matter, finally listened to the pleadings of his family to tell the story and let his wife, Mrs. Robbie Altum Douglas, write it down. Mrs. Douglas wrote the story as he told it and the result was one of great poignancy. Mr. Douglas recalled that the Scouts making the camping trip besides himself and his brother, Willie, were Joe Brashears, Howard Brown, Carl Mee Jr., James Cold, L.G. McCluen, Clifford Seward, Bill Taylor, Jack Shamhart, Jack Hamby, Ted Derrick, Paul Hickey, Jack Tarwater Jr., Willard Staples, Roy Green, J.C. Hill, Woodrow Kerr, Lawrence Montgomery, Walter Polston, Harry Shamhart and twin brothers, Ed and Fred Burnett, both of whom died. Others whose lives were lost were Jack Shamhart, J.C. Hill, Roy Green, Woodrow Kerr and Lawrence Montgomery and the Scoutmaster, James Tarwater Wright. Those are the names you will read if you take the time to detour off U.S. Highway 27 and drive under the bridge named for the Scoutmaster to reach the handsome memorial built by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Tennessee, of which the Scoutmaster was a charter member. Mr. Douglas, now retired, and his wife, Robbie, were born in Rockwood. They have lived in their present home 37 years. Their children are Mrs. Jane Walker, Spring City, Mrs. Faye Day, Kingston; Mrs. Katheryn O'Dell, Rockwood; and Rolland Douglas, Birmingham, Ala. They have 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Willie Evans, the heroic half-brother, now lives in Dallas, Texas. When I visited Mr. and Mrs. Douglas recently, in company with their daughter, Jane, whom I had known for some time without realizing that she was the daughter of one of the famed Boy Scouts who had survived the great flood, I found them to be the kind of people I wish I had known all of my life. They are hospitable, kind, generous and intelligent people, involved in the life of their church (First Christian of Rockwood) and community. Mr. Douglas, now 61, is a Scottish Rite Mason and he and his wife are members and officers of the Order of the Eastern Star. While we were talking we reminisced about his hospital stay and with a glint of humor told of the gift of a BB gun he had received and with which he had riddled the ceiling of his room while he waited to recover. He also recalled the wheelchair races he and other Scouts had had and then Mr. Douglas told of the rainy season that had resulted in the flood. He said, "Only about 6,000 people lived in Rockwood then. The water was waist deep in Rockwood. Harriman was flooded. It washed a broom factory away. Little Emory was flooded. You could see broom handles long afterward. Once they saw an oil slick six or seven years after the flood and found a 50-gallon oil drum in the river with about five gallons of oil still in it." Mr. Douglas told how the water had washed box cars from the railroad like toys. He spoke of Judge L.G. McCluen, now ill at his home in Rockwood, and of Paul Hickey, grocery store owner of Rockwood, whom he said were with him on the camping trip but who were not injured. There were other survivors of the tragedy, but none who are able to tell about the dreadful time they all went through. When you cross the bridge, which we expect to be replace before long with a wider, modern bridge, (they replaced it in 1994-EC) look up and down the valley, marked by a now narrow, shallow and placid creek and remember that there are some things that happen which neither the Scouts nor we can "Be Prepared." ~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack

Roddy Items (1893) Roddy, Tenn., Jan 2. - In response to invitations extended by Miss Lennie Ewing, qute a number of the elite of the country gathered at her father's hospitable home on the Tennessee, last Saturday evening, Dec. 31, to celebrate the advent of the New Year. About 6:30 o'clock the assembled guests were invited to the dining room, where awaiting our arrival and spread in abundance were the most palatable and delicious eatables. The remainder of the evening was spent in social conversation, games, etc. Miss Lennie did everything possible for the entertainment of her guests, and their pleasant faces, happy smiles, and merry voices were proofs conclusive that her efforts had not been in vain, and this pleasant evening will not soon be forgotten. Those present were: Mr. And Mrs. A.C. Ewing, Mr. And Mrs. Jno. Ewing, Mr. And Mrs. Pickle, "Uncle" Arch McCaleb, Misses Lennie and Nettie Ewing, Alice and Annie Hood, Mollie and Dora Hagler, Lennie and Lucy Mathery, Amy and Sallie Clack, Cora Brady, Hala Moulton, Luella Pickle, Messrs Will and Smith Moulton, Plea, Owen and Amos Holloman, Anderson, Newt and E.B. Ewing, Elijah, Charlie and Newt Bamard? Barnard?, Will Bailey, J.P. Hagler, W.H. Johnson, M.C. Peak, Charlie Hood, Will Ewing and Joseph Brady. Christmas passed off very quietly in this part of the country, nothing unusual taking place. Mr. W.H. Johnson, of Lancaster Texas, is visiting his father, Rev. James Johnson, at Roddy. Mr. Johnson has many friends in this, his native State, who were glad to see him again and talk over the reminiscences of the past. Misses Mary Tallent and Sallie Brady, of Pleasant Valley, visited the Misses Clack last Thursday. "Madam Rumor" says there will be a wedding here in the near future. Chairman Johnson, Esq. Clack and A.N. Stinecipher went to Dayton Monday to attend quarterly court. Wishing the GAZETTE much prosperity in the New Year, 1893, I desist. UTOPIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Roddy Measles have been raging quite extensively in these parts for some time. Mr. S.J. Galloway and wife, and Miss Lizzie Galloway, of West Plains, MO., who have been visiting relatives and friends in Rhea and Morgan counties for some time past, returned home Saturday. They were much delighted with our country, especially our beautiful mountain scenery. Mr. N.J. Stonecipher, of Wartburg, Tenn., visited friends here last week. Miss Bettie Clack, of Pleasant Valley, is the guest of Mrs. Johnson, this week. Messrs. Bob and Jessie Stout, of Sequachee, Tenn., visited E.K. Stout and family last week. A.J. Stonecipher has sold out his barber shop to Stonecipher & Williams, of Wartburg. Esq. Clack spent Friday in Dayton on business. Y.M.A. Roddy, Tenn., Jan. 19th, 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack

Yarrow boiled and thickened with meal and applied to the stomach will cause movement from the bowels. Mix Pine Tar, 2 ounces, with pure hog's lard and put on flannel clothe, tie around the neck at night and it is a sure cure for Sore Throat. (Sounds to me like it would also be a good birth control method-EC) Moisten Powdered Alum and hold on an Ingrown Toe Nail for 10 minutes and it can be cut out without pain. Cure for Tape Worm: A pound of Pumpkin Seed, shelled and ground and mixed in cold milk. Eat it all and then take a laxative. Remedy for Snake bite: Use Saltpeter, just wet with a little water and apply to the bite Constipation: Eat one teaspoonful of whole Flax Seed raw upon retiring. Use Wormwood Tea for Cholera, Morbus, and Cramps. Ginseng Tea will cure infants from Colic. Headache: Half teaspoonful powdered Ginger, same amount of sugar in a half glass of water. Backache: Take a large handful of Horsemint, steep in a pint of water, drink a cupful at bedtime. To keep your hair from falling out: Take bark and twigs from Wild Cherry Trees and wash the hair to keep it from falling out. Boil the bark down to a strong tea. Two or three applications of Bittersweet Root Salve will fix Swollen Udders (in cows-EC) "For that itching between the toes called Athlete's Foot, Ironite is wonderful. It is also good for tonsillitis" To cure Catarrh, take dried Mullein leaves made into a cigarette and smoke. Inhaling the smoke will cure it. An obstinate sore in the mouth may be healed by touching it with a lump of alum two or three times a day. Or, use Ironite. Recipe for Poisons: Take a few Mayapple Roots pour boiling water over them. Let cool and take one half teaspoonful every ten to fifteen minutes until relieved. Mayapple is a cathartic, call a doctor also. Recipe for Baby's Bowels: Take a piece of Sweet Flag Root about one half inch lone, chip up fine one half teaspoonful of catnip, one third teaspoonful of ground Allspice and boil in one teacupful of water for five minutes. When cold, give a teaspoonful every hour until relieved. Peppermint Tea is also good for Baby's Sick Stomach. For a very young baby, you might want to leave out the Allspice. ~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack

In a message dated 9/16/99 6:52:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MDavis1175@aol.com writes: << born in Rhea County between 1770 and 1780? Any ideas of where I can look to find out more information about this ancestor? >> To my knowledge, there are no records for Rhea County going back that far, it wasn't a county then. Edna