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Descendants of Alexander Cobb

Generation No. 1

1.  ALEXANDER² COBB  (UNKNOWN¹) was born 1772 in Edgefield Co. SC, and died 1855 in Bibb Co. AL.  He married (1) ELIZABETH RUTH BANKS about 1804 in SC.  She was born Unknown, and died 1825.  He married (2) MARIAN CAMPBELL December 23, 1826 in Bibb Co. AL by Eliah Jones, J.P.^1,2.  She died Unknown.

Notes for ALEXANDER COBB:

From Family Tree Maker, Vol 9, Pedigree  #913:

        Alexander Cobb Was among the early settlers on Mulberry Creek.  He and his family came to the area before the year 1820.  He and most members of his family were natives of SC.  Among his neighbors here were Edmund Beaird, John Giles, Thomas Tucker, James Page, Stephen Dunn, Littleton Riggins, Joseph W. Jones, John Goodgame, Basil Woolley and others.  He had a large family and engaged in a successful farm operation.  He created a sizeable estate that permitted a distribution of about thirty thousand dollars to his heirs when the estate was settled after his death. 

More About ALEXANDER COBB:

Address : about 1816, Moved to Mulberry Creek, Cahawba Co. AL about 1816

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #914, age 78, born in SC, cannot read or write, eleven year old Rebecca is living with him³

Information 1: Aft. 1831, Alexander befriended a widow, Lavina Perminter to whom he gave two slaves.  Alexander's children disapproved of this friendship and brought legal action against him.

Information 2: August 1844, However, in August 1844, the court found him to be sane and free to do with his property as he saw fit.

More About ALEXANDER COBB and ELIZABETH BANKS:

Marriage: about 1804, SC

More About MARIAN CAMPBELL:

Information: Marian was a destitute widow with one son when Alexander married her

More About ALEXANDER COBB and MARIAN CAMPBELL:

Divorce: Divorce granted to Alexander October 1831

Marriage: December 23, 1826, Bibb Co. AL by Eliah Jones, J.P.^4,5

Children of ALEXANDER COBB and ELIZABETH BANKS are:

2.                i.       RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, b. December 10, 1804, SC; d. April 06, 1885, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

3.               ii.       BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH COBB, b. April 16, 1806, NC; d. October 16, 1902, Chilton Co. AL.

4.              iii.       TABITHA 'TELITHA' COBB, b. October 25, 1808, SC; d. March 10, 1897, Coosa Co. AL.

5.              iv.       JOHN ALLEN S. COBB, b. 1811, SC; d. Unknown.

6.               v.       MARY R. 'POLLY' COBB, b. January 12, 1812, SC; d. September 17, 1892, Collin Co. TX.

7.              vi.       WILLIAM P. COBB, b. 1813, SC; d. Aft. 1880, Henderson, Rusk Co. TX

8.             vii.       JAMES JACKSON ALEXANDER 'JIM' COBB, CAPT., b. February 08, 1815, SC; d. June 04, 1865, Rocky Mount, Shelby Co. now Chilton Co. AL.

9.            viii.       MARTHA ELIZABETH COBB, b. about 1816; d. 1848.

10.             ix.       PRISCILLA ROSELLA COBB, b. 1817; d. 1858.

11.              x.       CHARLES BANKS 'CHARLIE' COBB, b. 1818, SC; d. February 10, 1865.

12.             xi.       LEVI BANKS COBB, b. February 17, 1819, Bibb Co. AL; d. May 10, 1883, Sadie, Union Parish, LA.

13.            xii.       REBECCA UNDERWOOD COBB, b. May 15, 1839, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 08, 1915, Helena, Shelby Co. AL; Adopted child.

Generation No. 2

2.  RUTHA BANKS³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born December 10, 1804 in SC, and died April 06, 1885 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL⁶.  She married JOHN THAMES December 18, 1820 in Bibb Co. AL⁷.  He was born 1800 in NC, and died January 1865.

More About RUTHA BANKS COBB:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Occupation: Mid-wife

Information: She gave the land that the Rocky Mount Cemetery is on.

More About JOHN THAMES:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL, unmarked grave

Occupation: Farmer  

More About JOHN THAMES and RUTHA COBB:

Marriage: December 18, 1820, Bibb Co. AL⁷

Children of RUTHA COBB and JOHN THAMES are:

14.              i.       ELIZABETH 'BETSY'⁴ THAMES, b. 1821, AL; d. Unknown.

15.             ii.       MARY FRANCES DAVIS 'POLLY' THAMES, b. 1822, Jemison, Shelby Co. AL; d. November 08, 1866, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

16.            iii.       WILLIAM D. THAMES, b. 1824; d. August 27, 1855, Shelby Co. AL.

17.            iv.       TELITHA JANE THAMES, b. November 19, 1826, Montgomery Co. AL; d. July 01, 1900.

18.             v.       THOMAS A. 'TOM' THAMES, b. September 18, 1828, AL; d. June 01, 1905.

19.            vi.       BETHANY S. 'THANY' THAMES, b. April 20, 1830, AL; d. March 10, 1910.

20.           vii.       BEROZA/BERTHA/BORZA KIZIAH 'KIZZIE' THAMES, b. May 15, 1831, AL; d. January 28, 1896, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

21.          viii.       SARAH A. 'SALLY' THAMES, b. 1833, AL; d. Aft. 1907, OK?.

22.             ix.       JAMES WOODALL/WESTLEY 'JIM' THAMES, b. April 29, 1833, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL; d. 1917, Chilton Co. AL.

23.              x.       SAMUEL MONROE THAMES, REV., b. January 14, 1833, AL; d. April 11, 1918, MS.

24.             xi.       AMANDA REBECCA 'MANDY' THAMES, b. March 22, 1836, AL; d. October 28, 1909.

25.            xii.       ELVIRA FRANCES THAMES, b. 1837, AL; d. Unknown.

26.           xiii.       SAMANTHA CATHERINE THAMES, b. December 23, 1838, AL; d. March 13, 1895, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

                xiv.       JOHN FAUST/FOUSE THAMES, b. 1841, AL; d. Aft. October 27, 1864⁸; m. NANCY 'SIS' ARLEDGE, October 27, 1864, Shelby Co. AL; b. Bet. 1842 - 1843; d. Unknown⁹.

More About JOHN FAUST/FOUSE THAMES:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co. D, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted March 6, 1862.¹⁰

Information: POW at Vicksburg, July 1863¹⁰

More About NANCY 'SIS' ARLEDGE:

Burial: Archer's Chapel Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN THAMES and NANCY ARLEDGE:

Marriage: October 27, 1864, Shelby Co. AL

27.            xv.       RUTHA BANKS THAMES, b. 1845, Shelby Co. AL; d. Unknown.

                xvi.       CHARLES THOMAS 'CHARLIE' THAMES, b. 1846, AL; d. May 16, 1863, Killed in Civil War.

More About CHARLES THOMAS 'CHARLIE' THAMES:

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co D, 30th Ala. Inf. Killed at Baker's Creek.¹⁰

Information: Never married

28.          xvii.       LEVI M. 'LEVIE' THAMES, b. March 15, 1848, AL; d. January 08, 1893.

3.  BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born April 16, 1806 in NC¹¹, and died October 16, 1902 in Chilton Co. AL¹².  She married JAMES HONEYCUTT December 22, 1823 in Bibb Co. AL¹³, son of THOMAS HONEYCUTT and JOSEPHINE UNKNOWN.  He was born 1801 in GA, and died February 06, 1865 in AL¹⁴.

More About BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH COBB:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1900, Living with son Monroe R., age 95, born Apr 1805, NC

More About JAMES HONEYCUTT:

Address : Moved from the Mulberry Community to the Providence Community in 1845.

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1830, Bibb Co. AL

Census 2: 1840, Bibb Co. AL

Census 3: 1850, Shelby Co. AL

Marriage Notes for BETHANY/BARTHENA COBB and JAMES HONEYCUTT:

From the Bibb County, AL Marriage Records:

        James Honeycutt and Bethana Cobb, December 22, 1823.  Bibb county, Alabama. I consent to a marage between my sone James Haycut and Bethana Cobb, 22 Dec. 1823.  Signed Thomas Haycut.  Bibb Co. AL.  I consent to a marriage between my dau. Bethana and James Haycut, 22 Dec. 1823. Signed Alexander Cobb.

More About JAMES HONEYCUTT and BETHANY/BARTHENA COBB:

Marriage: December 22, 1823, Bibb Co. AL¹⁵

Children of BETHANY/BARTHENA COBB and JAMES HONEYCUTT are:

29.              i.       LEM/LEVI ANDERSON⁴ HONEYCUTT, REV., b. December 20, 1823; d. November 04, 1860.

                  ii.       TENNESSE 'TEMPY/TEMPA' HONEYCUTT, b. April 16, 1833; d. August 14, 1915¹⁶; m. BENJAMIN GLASSCOCK, September 18, 1856, Shelby Co. AL¹⁷; b. August 25, 1834; d. February 22, 1874¹⁸.

More About TENNESSE 'TEMPY/TEMPA' HONEYCUTT:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About BENJAMIN GLASSCOCK:

Burial: Old Green Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About BENJAMIN GLASSCOCK and TENNESSE HONEYCUTT:

Marriage: September 18, 1856, Shelby Co. AL¹⁹

30.            iii.       GEORGE N. HONEYCUTT, b. July 14, 1835; d. April 1862, Selma, Dallas Co. AL.

31.            iv.       ANGELINE HONEYCUTT, b. Unknown, Shelby Co. AL; d. Unknown.

                  v.       JOSEPH M. HONEYCUTT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

32.            vi.       JAMES MARION HONEYCUTT, b. October 10, 1837; d. January 25, 1913.

33.           vii.       RILEY MONROE HONEYCUTT, REV., b. February 13, 1845, Shelby Co. AL; d. December 18, 1937, T.C.I. Hospital, Fairfield, Jefferson Co. AL.

34.          viii.       AMANDA J. HONEYCUTT, b. January 14, 1849, AL; d. February 27, 1884.

                  ix.       LUCINDA HONEYCUTT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ZACHARIAH H. CRIM, December 21, 1852, Shelby Co. AL²⁰; b. October 30, 1830, Shelby Co. AL; d. Unknown.

More About ZACHARIAH CRIM and LUCINDA HONEYCUTT:

Marriage: December 21, 1852, Shelby Co. AL²⁰

4.  TABITHA 'TELITHA'³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born October 25, 1808 in SC, and died March 10, 1897 in Coosa Co. AL.  She married JAMES ALEXANDER GOODGAME December 21, 1824 in Jemison, Bibb Co. AL by T. Coker, J.P.^21,22, son of JOHN GOODGAME and SARAH CROCKETT.  He was born October 07, 1799 in Coweta, GA, and died December 25, 1881 in Kellyton, Coosa Co. AL.

More About JAMES GOODGAME and TABITHA COBB:

Marriage: December 21, 1824, Jemison, Bibb Co. AL by T. Coker, J.P.^23,24

Children of TABITHA COBB and JAMES GOODGAME are:

                   i.       DAVID⁴ GOODGAME, b. 1825, Bibb Co. AL; d. 1842, OH.

                  ii.       JOHN ALEXANDER GOODGAME, b. January 20, 1829, Bibb Co. AL; d. March 01, 1927, Holly Springs, Dallas Co. AR; m. UNKNOWN RASBERRY; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       JAMES GOODGAME, b. 1829; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       AMANDA CATHERINE 'KATE' GOODGAME, b. November 30, 1834, Sylacauga, Talladega Co. AL; d. March 29, 1922; m. JOHN WESLEY GARNETT, December 03, 1866, Kellyton, Coosa Co. AL; d. April 03, 1911, Brownwood, TX.

More About AMANDA CATHERINE 'KATE' GOODGAME:

Information: May be buried in Shelby Co. AL

Military: 1919, Pension transferred from Chilton to Shelby in 1919

More About JOHN WESLEY GARNETT:

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co. A, 46th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Hanover in Coosa Co. AL²⁵

Information: Shot in hand, honorably discharged²⁵

More About JOHN GARNETT and AMANDA GOODGAME:

Marriage: December 03, 1866, Kellyton, Coosa Co. AL

35.             v.       LUCINDA EMMALINE/ELIZABETH GOODGAME, b. March 26, 1838, AL; d. September 08, 1908, Coosa Co. AL.

                 vi.       FLOYD CROCKETT GOODGAME, b. 1842, Coosa Co. or Talladega Co. AL; d. Unknown, Gettysburg, PA.

36.           vii.       TELITHA 'PUSS' GOODGAME, b. 1845, Kellytown, Coosa Co. AL; d. Unknown.

37.          viii.       ROBERT LAFAYETTE GOODGAME, b. March 15, 1847, Kellytown, Coosa Co. AL; d. December 27, 1927, Socapaty, Coosa Co. AL.

38.             ix.       BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GOODGAME, b. August 14, 1852, Kellytown, Coosa Co. AL; d. July 13, 1932, Holly Springs, Dallas Co. AR.

                   x.       INFANT SON GOODGAME, b. January 1850, Coosa Co. AL; d. August 1850, Coosa Co. AL.

5.  JOHN ALLEN S.³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1811 in SC, and died Unknown.  He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH RIGDEN May 30, 1828 in Bibb Co. AL by Robert Martin, M.G.^26,27.  She was born 1803 in SC, and died Unknown.  He married (2) ELIZABETH MCCASKILL November 15, 1849.  She was born about 1815, and died Unknown.  He married (3) REBECCA GENTRY Bef. 1858.  She was born about 1815, and died Unknown.

More About JOHN COBB and MARY RIGDEN:

Marriage: May 30, 1828, Bibb Co. AL by Robert Martin, M.G.^28,29

More About JOHN COBB and ELIZABETH MCCASKILL:

Marriage: November 15, 1849

More About JOHN COBB and REBECCA GENTRY:

Marriage: Bef. 1858

Children of JOHN COBB and MARY RIGDEN are:

39.              i.       NANCY R.⁴ COBB, b. May 06, 1835, Shelby Co. AL; d. July 31, 1922, Bellwood, Natch Parish, LA.

                  ii.       WILLIAM PICKNEY COBB, b. July 22, 1831.

                 iii.       JASPER COBB, b. 1833.

                 iv.       JAMES A. C. COBB, b. 1836.

                  v.       LUCINDA COBB, b. 1837.

                 vi.       FRANCES COBB, b. 1838.

                vii.       THOMAS COBB, b. 1841.

               viii.       JANE COBB, b. 1843.

                  ix.       JOHN COBB, b. 1845.

                   x.       CHARLES A. COBB, b. 1847.

                  xi.       JOSEPH B. COBB, b. 1849.

Child of JOHN COBB and REBECCA GENTRY is:

                 xii.       COLVIN D.⁴ COBB, b. 1858.

6.  MARY R. 'POLLY'³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born January 12, 1812 in SC, and died September 17, 1892 in Collin Co. TX.  She married JOHNATHON 'JOHN' DESHAZO December 30, 1826 in Bibb Co. AL by Benjamin Beaird, J.P.^30,31, son of ROBERT DESHAZO and MARY SAWYER.  He was born 1807 in SC, and died March 1860 in LA.

More About MARY R. 'POLLY' COBB:

Burial: Liberty Co. TX

More About JOHNATHON 'JOHN' DESHAZO:

Address : Migrated to LA

More About JOHNATHON DESHAZO and MARY COBB:

Marriage: December 30, 1826, Bibb Co. AL by Benjamin Beaird, J.P.^32,33

Children of MARY COBB and JOHNATHON DESHAZO are:

40.              i.       MARTHA A.⁴ DESHAZO, b. November 25, 1827, AL; d. June 28, 1868.

41.             ii.       WILLIAM A. DESHAZO, b. February 22, 1830, Eufaula, Barbour Co. AL; d. January 02, 1916, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL.

                 iii.       CAROLINE DESHAZO, b. May 20, 1833; d. November 16, 1910, Union Co. AR; m. WILLIAM TAPPLEY POOLE, December 23, 1851; b. September 08, 1828; d. February 10, 1908.

More About CAROLINE DESHAZO:

Burial: Good Hope Cemetery, Union Co. AR

More About WILLIAM POOLE and CAROLINE DESHAZO:

Marriage: December 23, 1851

                 iv.       JAMES DESHAZO, b. 1835.

                  v.       MARY A. DESHAZO, b. 1837.

                 vi.       SAMANTHA DESHAZO, b. 1839.

                vii.       AMANDA DESHAZO, b. October 29, 1841.

               viii.       JOHN DESHAZO, b. 1843.

                  ix.       LUCINDA DESHAZO, b. 1846.

                   x.       ALEXANDER ABEL DESHAZO, b. September 01, 1848.

                  xi.       CHARLES L. DESHAZO, b. about 1849.

                 xii.       SARAH L. 'SALLY' DESHAZO, b. November 11, 1851.

7.  WILLIAM P.³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1813 in SC, and died Aft. 1880 in Henderson, Rusk Co. TX.  He married LUCINDA A. ARNOLD August 06, 1838 in Bibb Co. AL^34,35.  She was born about 1816 in TN, and died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM P. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 37, farmer, born in SC³⁶

Occupation: Farmer, Justice of Peace in Bibb Co. AL

Religion: Baptist, Leader in Mulberry Baptist Church, Chilton Co. AL

More About LUCINDA A. ARNOLD:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 34, born in Tenn, cannot read or write³⁶

More About WILLIAM COBB and LUCINDA ARNOLD:

Marriage: August 06, 1838, Bibb Co. AL^37,38

Children of WILLIAM COBB and LUCINDA ARNOLD are:

                   i.       WILLIAM D.⁴ COBB, b. 1840, AL; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM D. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 10, born in AL, attended school within the y

                  ii.       MARY E. COBB, b. 1841; d. Unknown.

More About MARY E. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 9, born in AL, attended school within the year³⁹

                 iii.       MARTHA C. COBB, b. 1843; d. Unknown.

More About MARTHA C. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 7, born in AL, attended school within the year⁴⁰

                 iv.       JAMES W. 'JAMY' COBB, b. 1844, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES W. 'JAMY' COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 6, born in AL, attended school within the year⁴⁰

                  v.       JOHN M. COBB, b. 1847, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN M. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 3, born in AL⁴⁰

                 vi.       JULIANN 'JULIA' COBB, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JULIANN 'JULIA' COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #630, age 1, born in AL⁴⁰

                vii.       GEMIMA COBB.

8.  JAMES JACKSON ALEXANDER 'JIM'³ COBB, CAPT. (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born February 08, 1815 in SC, and died June 04, 1865 in Rocky Mount, Shelby Co. now Chilton Co. AL⁴¹.  He married ELIZABETH CAMPBELL October 22, 1836 in Bibb Co. AL by Wm. R. Deshazo^42,43, daughter of AARON CAMPBELL and MARTHA GLASSCOCK.  She was born May 13, 1820 in Bibb Co. AL, and died August 02, 1907⁴⁴.

More About JAMES JACKSON ALEXANDER 'JIM' COBB, CAPT.:

Burial: Cobb Confederate Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: He was hung by deserters and bummers right after the war

Military: CSA, Capt, Co E. 31st Ala. Inf.⁴⁵

Occupation: Farmer, owner of store, gin, mill and tanyard

"VIOLENCE AND CONFEDERATE RECRUITING EFFORTS:
SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA, 1863-1865
by Alan J. Pitts
"Colonel West would soon be home. A 'faithful & energetic" officer of the 2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment, John P. West had risen from captain to lieutenant colonel during his two year-career. West was forty-seven years old, in uniform despite being two years over the maximum age established for compulsory military service. Nothing but conscience and a strong sense of duty had kept him in the saddle these past twenty-five months. West's immediate superior endorsed his resignation with regret, but the young West Pointer at the next level of command valued leadership skills above patriotism. Without any reflection on Colonel West's 'zeal or good intentions,' he wrote, the man simply was not a first-class field officer.
"Dated March 11, 1864, Colonel West's resignation cited his family's situation in Shelby County, Alabama. 'Domestic affairs,' he wrote, 'require my personal attention at home.' Management of a modest farm near Montevallo had been left to his wife, Mariah, three slaves and two adolescent sons. The older boy had joined his father's command immediately after his eighteenth birthday. Three weeks ago he had been killed in action, and a new law calling seventeen-year olds into military service would soon take the younger son away from home. West's other children were girls, and the family urgently needed his aid and protection.
"In fact, legislation approved on February 17, 1864, bid men of West's age to enroll as well. Seeking to augment dwindling manpower resources, the Confederate Congress established two classes of reserves, one of seventeen-year olds and the other of males between the ages of forty-five and fifty. The Junior and Senior Reserves, as they were called, would serve within the confines of their home state. The bay forts guarding Mobile had fallen during August, and reserves from Shelby County went to the Alabama coast. However, John P. West did not report with the other seniors. As he had written in March, 'domestic affairs' required his 'personal attention at home.'
"By 1864, conditions spawned by the war made life in the Alabama highlands increasingly harsh. The probate judge of Shelby County reported over forty-one hundred residents suffering for lack of food, while armed ruffians roamed the countryside, plundering helpless families. On September 9, 1864, West advised Governor Thomas H. Watts that seventy-five to one hundred and twenty deserters were gathering along the county's southern boundary. 'Daily becoming more lawless and defiant,' these marauders enjoyed the support of the local populace. 'What,' asked West, 'shall be done?'
"When his letter went unanswered, influential citizens addressed another petition to Montgomery on September 21, 1864. Livestock had been carried off, gins destroyed and loyal families abused. Could the state not check these 'organized bands of Tories & outlaws' who boldly committed 'outrages upon the defenceless (sic) people of Shelby Co.'
"The governor's office received distressing reports such as these almost daily. As the Confederacy became mired in defeat, the hill country had become a battleground in a different kind of war, one that pitted neighbors and even relatives against one another. The issue in this conflict was not slavery or secession, but how one responded to Confederate military law. Neutrality was difficult for indigent Southerners; even more so since extension to the age limits. Simply put, those in violation of the law became criminals and were treated as such by the Confederate government and its supporters.
"During 1863, the Conscript Bureau authorized a number of cavalry companies in Alabama to sweep up deserters and expedite the flow of recruits to the army. However, by the spring of 1864, most of these units had been ordered to the front. Thus, recruiting officers assigned to each county, normally captains and lieutenants disabled by wounds or disease, could not compel reluctant individuals to enroll for lack of armed force. We can easily imagine their predicament. The Confederacy desperately needed able-bodied, white men in the army, but absence of adequate police power at home made enforcement of its military statutes or even the protection of its citizenry virtually impossible.
"The failure of Confederate resources obliged Governor Watts to rely on local initiative for local defense. Home guard companies received antiquated muskets from public armories but little else. As state troops, they were guided by state regulations and restricted to service within their home county for a limited time, usually six months. However, the power vacuum at the local level afforded great latitude to home guard captains in the exercise of their duties. They might assist post commanders and enrolling officers or not, as they saw fit. They could administer summary justice to those accused of desertion, who were without recourse to civil authority. In some districts even Confederate soldiers on leave with proper passes were not secure from vigilantes. The militia, once used to patrol slave quarters and apprehend runaways, was now employed to arrest and punish fugitive whites.
"On August 22, 1864, eighty-five Shelby County citizens enrolled at Montevallo for local defense service. Thirty fit the traditional 'cradle and the grave' home guard profile, being under seventeen or over fifty years of age. However, a majority were middle-aged men, including twenty civil officers, a dozen industrial employees, and twenty-three exempt from military duty for other reasons. Among the latter, John P. West, late of the 2nd Alabama Cavalry, required official sanction to lead the home guard. Lauding West as 'loyal, energetic, and determined,' civic leaders urged Governor Watts to secure his release from the reserves, insisting that the former colonel knew how to deal with insurgents. Patriotism and zeal weighed heavily here. Based on West's 'character & feelings,' they believed he would be 'of more effective service than any other man.'
"Lower Yellow Leaf, a poor district approximating the northern half of present-day Chilton County, had become a favorite haunt of deserters. Slaveholders were rare in this rough hill country. In 1860, only two voters from Lower Yellow Leaf supported secessionists. Many soldiers recruited from this region had surrendered in 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and some interpreted their paroles as a release from further military service. Broken only by shallow creeks and small isolated farms, the wooded hills of Lower Yellow Leaf made an ideal refuge for anyone wishing to avoid enrolling officers. By the summer of 1864, deserters here had increased in number and may have included men from other states. Major William T. Walthall, post commander at Talladega, sent a squad to quell the disturbances in southern Shelby County, but his second-rate troops were easily discouraged and returned to camp without success.
"Sorely lacking in military skills, West's militiamen were better motivated. As one member recalled, they were to protect families 'on the west bank of the Coosa River' from a 'gang of robbers.' Women and children there had been mistreated by thieves who stole 'what little their husbands at the 'front' had left for them to live on.' By late September, supporters reported West's command to be 'actively engaged' in Shelby County, 'arresting Tories & breaking up their bands,' but not without mishap. West apparently attempted a night raid with his raw militia, despite the well-known perils of such an endeavor. Eager to have a shot at the enemy, members of the 'citizens crowd' fired into one another in the dark, wounding Joseph Squire, manager of the Montevallo Coal Company.
"Perhaps experiences like this convinced West to use other means of assailing 'tories.' Acting under orders of Captain Alexander C. Lemmon, post commander at Montevallo, militiamen began arresting those who supported fugitives. John Thames, a sixty-five-year old resident of Lower Yellow Leaf, was incarcerated just before the end of September, accused of 'feeding, harboring or aiding deserting soldiers.' Captain Lemmon rejected a writ of habeas corpus issued by the probate judge of Shelby County. 'Friends of Thames are apprehensive that he is not safe,' wrote Judge Napoleon B. Madris, suspecting that he might be 'cruelly punished or probably hung' by a mob or the home guard.
"These fears were not unfounded. Released after posting a $1600 bond on October 7, 1864, John Thames was arrested again a few weeks later. As an armed squad escorted him away from home, tradition relates that Mrs. Thames attempted to pass a tobacco pouch to her husband, knowing he would want it in prison. A soldier rebuffed her. 'Lady,' the man said, 'where he's going, he won't be needing that.' She never saw Mr. Thames alive again.
"At least nine other residents of Lower Yellow Leaf disappeared in similar fashion. Some accounts describe rude executions in lonely spots. Relatives of Johathan Huckabee, pastor of Rocky Mount Church, had to inquire in Montevallo about the location of his body. Armed men simply burned one deserter's home down around him. Someone shot Thames Lowery, a teenager who failed to enroll in the Junior Reserves, as he drank buttermilk at the family spring. Just before Christmas, Martha Cobb married Jackson Langston, a young man who lived on the site of present-day Jemison. On February 6, 1865, vigilantes abducted her husband and her father-in-law and hung both from the same tree. Four days later they returned to murder her father, Charles B. Cobb.
"Strangely enough, people in this area never held John P. West responsible for these deaths. The blame rested elsewhere. Tradition describes a shadowy figure known only as Blackwell, leader of a 'rough, ignorant and heartless' crew who operated in 'outlaw fashion' from Montevallo. The 'Blackwell crowd' claimed to have orders to arrest deserters and Union sympathizers, but never returned anyone to the Confederate army. Attacking isolated farms, they tormented women and children, took whatever they wanted and may have mutilated the bodies of some victims.
"The notorious Blackwell had come to Alabama from Shelbyville, Tennessee. Styling himself 'Major,' Robert B. Blackwell was a former constable with no connection to the Confederate army. He had fought his own war against Federal troops in central Tennessee and made a bloody reputation for himself as a guerilla captain. On September 28, 1864, Blackwell murdered eight Union prisoners near Fayetteville, and avoided pursuit by taking refuge south of the Tennessee River. There he and his companions shot a Confederate officer who attempted to enlist them. Records indicate that Blackwell may have arrived in Montevallo during October, just weeks before the first killings.
"How and why this murderous Tennessee guerilla became involved in West's campaign against Confederate deserters remains a mystery. Certainly Blackwell had no knowledge of Shelby County and needed a guide to operate effectively in the backwoods. That may explain the only apparent link between the 'Blackwell crowd' and West's home guard, a retired Confederate officer named James Cobb.
"A fifty-one year old pioneer of Lower Yellow Leaf, Cobb recruited a company there for the 31st Alabama Infantry Regiment. For a short time he served as captain of his company. Citing poor health, he resigned his commission and went home, an action some thought to be unfair and even deceitful. 'He has told us a damned lie to get us out here,' wrote one private from the mountains of east Tennessee, 'and left us...to shift the best we can.'
"Resentment of James Cobb and his family existed long before the war. Elsewhere he may have been an ordinary slaveholder of modest means, owning only five bondsmen and living in a plain dogtrot home. However, the yeoman of Lower Yellow Leaf regarded Cobb as a wealthy planter. He seems to have been a diligent, God-fearing Presbyterian whose habits contrasted sharply with those of his more indolent and less devout neighbors. Cobb's daughters--educated, well-dressed and rather assertive young women--shared his strong character, which clearly antagonized people in Lower Yellow Leaf. Elizabeth Cobb Shelby, the ancestor of Senator Richard Shelby, even held a mortgage on the land of a nearby farmer. Rough farm hands retaliated by making vulgar jokes about their stylish apparel. 'We know where it is,' called one of the Thames boys, referring to a V-shaped bodice worn by Elizabeth Cobb, 'you don't have to point to it.'
"If only two of one hundred and three votes from Lower Yellow Leaf went to secessionists in 1860, James Cobb probably cast one of them. Outraged that he had coaxed them into the army and then gone home, soldiers from his district insisted that family members have nothing to do with him. As the sole representative of his district in West's home guard, a district in full sympathy with the deserters, we may well imagine local animosity for James Cobb. It did not help that each victim had been a neighbor or relative. Cobb's isolation was now complete. Nocturnal raiders took his livestock, burned his gin and shot into his bedroom.
"On March 4, 1865, West wrote Governor Watts to request extension of his six-month tour of duty. 'We have in the last three weeks got in from the woods over 100 deserters,' he reported. Many still remained in hiding, and the bulk of his company would reenlist. But time had run out on him. Wilson's raid destroyed the last vestiges of Confederate authority in central Alabama, and West's campaign against deserters in Shelby County came to an abrupt halt.
"On the evening of June 3, 1865, three men rode up to the gate of James Cobb's home. He had just returned from the hospital at Shelby Springs with a wounded nephew from Arkansas. Identifying themselves as ex-Confederates on their way home to Mississippi, the strangers requested shelter, which Cobb was pleased to grant. They refused his offer of food, but accepted a pitcher of buttermilk.
"Once the pitcher was empty, one of the men smashed it on the floor. The sound signaled others outside to rush in, disarm Cobb and strip the house of valuables. They wrecked furniture, broke dishes, shattered mirrors, and burned his papers. That done, they dragged the old secessionist out into the night, threatening to shoot anyone who followed. The next morning Cobb's daughters found their father's body some distance from the house, hanging from a green apple tree. They later heard that Robert R. Rushing, a planter from nearby Sawyer's Cove, had also been abducted and hung during the night.
"On June 6th, Colonel Morgan H. Chrysler of the 2nd New York Cavalry relayed news of the incident from his post at Talledaga. Chrysler reported that the masked men who killed both Cobb and 'Fox' Rushing, as he was known, came from north Alabama and had taken four thousand dollars in gold from the Cobb home. Both victims had been arresting deserters, and Federal authorities believed that poor whites were avenging themselves against slaveholders who had forced them into the Confederate army. Colonel Chrysler already had troopers in pursuit. "If they do not disperse and take refuge in the mountains,' he concluded, 'they cannot escape.' The New Yorker had not reckoned with the wiles of Southern deserters, for we have no record that Union soldiers ever captured any of this party.
"No one ever went to trial on charges arising from these matters, and people on both sides of the quarrel never quite felt vindicated. As years passed, descendants fashioned their own versions of events; leaving out some things, elaborating on others. Known in the area under the general heading of 'the killings,' this oral tradition has preserved bitterness and resentment generated during the Civil War to the present day. Older residents prefer not to discuss these stories in public, as they can and do have an adverse influence on social relations. For instance, descendants of the Lowery family repeat the admonitions of their forefathers to have nothing to do with 'those black Cobbs.' Almost in a century after Appomattox, members of the Cobb and Thames families who encountered one another in Texas refused to exchange normal social courtesies.
"Violence was an unfortunate byproduct of Confederate efforts to enroll every white man who could shoulder a musket. Men like Colonel West felt completely justified in arresting deserters and their supporters. Patriots in the American Revolution had struggled with Tories as well as King George's men, and West followed time-honored practices by suppressing disloyalty in Shelby County. Victims were labeled Unionists, Tories, Lincolnites, home-made Yankees, or simply outlaws. As such, they did not deserve the usual treatment accorded to enemies taken prisoner on the field of battle, and could be shot or hung if captured.
"No one really cared to chronicle these sad tales of anarchy and domestic violence. Grieving families must have been hard pressed to explain the loss of loved ones in these bloody events. Dying so far from famed battlefields, their story did not fit within the accepted framework of the Civil War. It had nothing to do with battles and leaders, or the prevailing themes of slavery and state's rights.
"In fact, broader issues emerge. The tragedy of Lower Yellow Leaf embraces envy, violence and retribution, the zeal and patriotism of West's home guard in conflict with individual conscience of the deserters, and the opportunity war offers men like Blackwell who revel in bloodshed. It involves the way people deal with sorrow and misfortune. Some choose to be guided by malice and hatred, while others who witness the indignity of violent death simply go about life. After burying her husband, her father and her father-in-law, Martha Langston dried her eyes and reflected on the experience. Trouble would not kill her. Having lived through this, she could weather just about anything.
"Every year descendants of Captain James Cobb gather at his homestead near Jemison, Alabama, on the third day of June, the date of his death. They renew old acquaintances, read inscriptions in the family cemetery and recall the dark days of 1865. They remember the perseverance and courage displayed by the Cobb women after the loss of their father and their home. The dogtrot house that James Cobb built is gone, but the site had been memorialized as Cobb Confederate Cemetery. The old secessionist would have liked that."[Master800.FTW]

More About ELIZABETH CAMPBELL:

Burial: Cobb Confederate Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JAMES COBB and ELIZABETH CAMPBELL:

Marriage: October 22, 1836, Bibb Co. AL by Wm. R. Deshazo^46,47

Children of JAMES COBB and ELIZABETH CAMPBELL are:

42.              i.       MARY ANN⁴ COBB, b. 1838, AL; d. November 07, 1902.

                  ii.       ELMIRA JANE COBB, b. February 25, 1839; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT B. PRUETT, February 02, 1860, Shelby Co. AL; b. February 10, 1834; d. October 03, 1891.

More About ROBERT B. PRUETT:

Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery, Coosa Co. AL

Information: 1860, He was James Cobb's son-in-law and was a grocer in Coosa in 1860⁴⁸

Military 1: April 03, 1862, CSA, 1/Lt. Co. C, 31st Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Mims Crossroads April 3, 1862⁴⁸

Military 2: Bet. June 1863 - February 1865, Captured at Champion's Hill, Miss June 1863, exchanged at City Point, Feb 1865⁴⁸

More About ROBERT PRUETT and ELMIRA COBB:

Marriage: February 02, 1860, Shelby Co. AL

                 iii.       ELIZABETH M. COBB, b. October 20, 1842; d. April 24, 1917⁴⁹; m. WILLIAM H. SHELBY, September 17, 1861, Shelby Co. AL; b. May 25, 1836; d. September 13, 1897⁵⁰.

More About ELIZABETH M. COBB:

Burial: Cobb Confederate Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About WILLIAM H. SHELBY:

Burial: Cobb Confederate Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Paralyzed for about 3 years.⁵¹

Military 1: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, 2Lt/Capt, Co. G/C, 31st Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Mims Crossroads⁵¹

Military 2: November 21, 1863, Captured at Vicksburg and signed the oath, resigned Nov. 21, 1863.⁵¹

Obituary: September 23, 1897, Obituary: 'Banner' Sept. 23, 1897⁵¹

More About WILLIAM SHELBY and ELIZABETH COBB:

Marriage: September 17, 1861, Shelby Co. AL

                 iv.       PARALEE COBB, b. 1843; d. Unknown.

                  v.       JULIA COBB, b. 1845; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       MARTHA COBB, b. 1847; d. Unknown.

                vii.       JAMES COBB.

               viii.       ALEX COBB, d. Unknown.

9.  MARTHA ELIZABETH³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born about 1816, and died 1848.  She married ISAAC LAWHON Bef. 1838.  He was born December 25, 1810 in NC, and died August 10, 1895 in Chilton Co. AL.

More About ISAAC LAWHON:

Census 1: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #898, age 35, farmer,  born in NC⁵²

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Household #374/386, Isac Lawhorn, age 67, boarder, widowed, carpenter, born in NC, father born in SC, mother born in GA⁵³

Military: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Pvt, Co D, 29th Ala. Inf. Killed at Franklin, Tenn. (Incorrect)⁵⁴

More About ISAAC LAWHON and MARTHA COBB:

Marriage: Bef. 1838

Children of MARTHA COBB and ISAAC LAWHON are:

43.              i.       EMILY S/E.⁴ LAWHON, b. August 02, 1839, AL; d. February 11, 1914.

                  ii.       ALEXANDER C. LAWHON, b. 1840, AL; d. Unknown.

More About ALEXANDER C. LAWHON:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #898, age10, born in AL, attended school within the year⁵⁵

                 iii.       HENRY L. LAWHON, b. 1842, AL; d. Unknown; m. LOUISA PEARCE, March 14, 1869, Bibb Co. AL; b. 1840; d. Aft. July 1870.

More About HENRY L. LAWHON:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #898, age 8, born in AL⁵⁵

Military: October 04, 1861, CSA, Pvt, Co D, 29th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Randolph, Ala. Oct. 4, 1861 at age 18⁵⁶

Information: 1865, Paroled at Selma 1865. He was a son of Isaac.⁵⁶

More About HENRY LAWHON and LOUISA PEARCE:

Marriage: March 14, 1869, Bibb Co. AL

                 iv.       LOUISA LAWHON, b. 1846, AL; d. Unknown.

More About LOUISA LAWHON:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #898, age 4, born in AL⁵⁷

10.  PRISCILLA ROSELLA³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1817, and died 1858.  She married DAVID GOSS August 27, 1831 in Bibb Co. AL⁵⁸.  He was born about 1805, and died Unknown.

More About DAVID GOSS and PRISCILLA COBB:

Marriage: August 27, 1831, Bibb Co. AL⁵⁸

Child of PRISCILLA COBB and DAVID GOSS is:

                   i.       FRANCES⁴ GOSS, b. 1835; d. Unknown; m. LARKIN GENTRY, August 01, 1852, Shelby Co. AL⁵⁹; b. 1828; d. August 07, 1862.

More About FRANCES GOSS:

Information: Name is Frances E. Goss⁶⁰

More About LARKIN GENTRY:

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co ?, 31st Ala. Inf.?⁶⁰

More About LARKIN GENTRY and FRANCES GOSS:

Marriage: August 01, 1852, Shelby Co. AL⁶¹

11.  CHARLES BANKS 'CHARLIE'³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1818 in SC, and died February 10, 1865.  He married AMELIA 'MILLY' GILES October 29, 1838 in Bibb Co. AL by A. Whatley, J.P.^62,63, daughter of JOHN GILES.  She was born 1820 in AL, and died 1929 in Chilton Co. AL.

More About CHARLES BANKS 'CHARLIE' COBB:

Address : 1860, Their farm was located north of the present town of Jemison, during the 1860's

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #917/917, age 31, farmer, born in SC⁶⁴

Information 1: According to the book "Chilton County and Her People", Charlie Cobb who lived near Montevallo, were killed by the Blackwell Crowd  following the war.  The Blackwell Crowd were Sessionists who rounded up men who were supposed to have been Union sympathizers

Information 2: Charlie's brother, Jim was supposedly involved in the capture and killing of his brother and another man by the name of Langston. Jim was later hung supposedly by  Union sympathizers who strung him up to the sour apple tree at the Old Jim Cobb place.

Occupation: Farmer  

More About AMELIA 'MILLY' GILES:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #907/907, Milly, age 28, born in AL⁶⁴

More About CHARLES COBB and AMELIA GILES:

Marriage: October 29, 1838, Bibb Co. AL by A. Whatley, J.P.^65,66

Children of CHARLES COBB and AMELIA GILES are:

                   i.       SARAH J. E.⁴ COBB, b. 1838, AL; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       OLIVER F. COBB, b. 1840, AL; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MARTHA ELVIRA COBB, b. 1843, AL; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       WILLIAM C. COBB, b. 1848, AL; d. Unknown.

                  v.       REBECCA J. COBB, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       MARY COBB, b. 1851; d. Unknown.

                vii.       JAMES COBB, b. 1852; d. Unknown.

               viii.       DAVID COBB, b. 1854; d. Unknown.

44.             ix.       JOHN ALEXANDER COBB, b. February 12, 1855, Chilton Co. AL; d. 1952, Fairfield, Jefferson Co. AL.

                   x.       ALBERT L. COBB, b. 1858; d. 1918⁶⁷; m. MISSOURI CATHERINE BEASLEY; b. June 17, 1859, Jemison, Shelby Co. AL; d. 1940⁶⁸.

More About ALBERT L. COBB:

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About MISSOURI CATHERINE BEASLEY:

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  xi.       RUFAS COBB, b. 1859; d. Unknown.

                 xii.       LUCY COBB, b. 1862; d. Unknown.

12.  LEVI BANKS³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born February 17, 1819 in Bibb Co. AL, and died May 10, 1883 in Sadie, Union Parish, LA.  He married AMANDA KATHERINE/ M. DAVENPORT October 10, 1841 in Bibb Co. AL by S. D. McCary, J.P.^69,70, daughter of JAMES DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH GENTRY.  She was born November 07, 1823 in Bibb Co. AL, and died November 05, 1892 in Union Parish, LA.

Notes for LEVI BANKS COBB:

From Family Tree Maker, Vol 9, Pedigree #0913:

        Bibb County, Alabama Administrators Record H (1855-1857) page 726.  Levi B. Cobb of full age and a resident of Bibb County, Alabama.

Levi Banks Cobb was an ancestor of Mrs. Douglas Higginbotham Mary Rose Cobb, 305 Fairfield Avenue, Bastrop, Louisiana, September 1856.  She says tombstone says he was born in 1819.  He married in Bibb County, Alabama October 10, 1841 to Amanda M. Davenport, born 1823.  They moved to Louisiana after the war.  Amanda had a cousin, Rufus Davenport.  Levi was father of 11 children - Williamson, Alexander, Jimmy, Newton, Rufus, Alpome, Washington Lafette, Mary Ann, Suzannah, Laura and Victoria Alabama, all born in Alabama but the last two.  She knows that Levi had a sister named Polly (note by Gandrud, would be Mary wife of John Deshazo as Polly was nickname for Mary).

More About LEVI BANKS COBB:

Burial: Old Union Cemetery, Union Parish, LA

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 30, farmer, born in AL⁷¹

More About AMANDA KATHERINE/ M. DAVENPORT:

Burial: Old Union Cemetery, Union Parish, LA

Caste: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 28, born in AL⁷¹

Information: Middle name reported as Katherine⁷²

More About LEVI COBB and AMANDA DAVENPORT:

Marriage: October 10, 1841, Bibb Co. AL by S. D. McCary, J.P.^73,74

Children of LEVI COBB and AMANDA DAVENPORT are:

                   i.       WILLIAMSON WEBSTER⁴ COBB, b. October 24, 1844, Bibb Co. AL; d. January 25, 1928; m. SARAH MELISSA 'SALLY' WALKER; b. November 09, 1848, Union Parish, LA; d. October 27, 1898.

More About WILLIAMSON WEBSTER COBB:

Burial: Meridian Cemetery, Marion, Union Parish, LA

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 7, born in AL⁷⁵

More About SARAH MELISSA 'SALLY' WALKER:

Burial: Meridian Cemetery, Marion, Union Parish, LA

                  ii.       JAMES F. COBB, b. March 16, 1849, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. HENRIETTA V. WASSON, December 14, 1875, Union Parish, LA; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES F. COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 5, born in AL, twin to Alex Cobb⁷⁵

More About JAMES COBB and HENRIETTA WASSON:

Marriage: December 14, 1875, Union Parish, LA

                 iii.       ALEXANDER A. COBB, b. March 16, 1849, Bibb Co. AL; d. October 30, 1929; m. SALLIE M. BRASHER, December 15, 1870; d. Unknown.

More About ALEXANDER A. COBB:

Burial: Old Union Cemetery, Union Parish, LA

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 5, born in AL, twin to James Cobb⁷⁵

More About ALEXANDER COBB and SALLIE BRASHER:

Marriage: December 15, 1870

                 iv.       GEORGE NEWTON COBB, b. July 24, 1848, Bibb Co. AL; d. April 26, 1927; m. (1) IRENE FRANCIS FITZGERALD; b. June 30, 1852; d. February 29, 1888; m. (2) HARRIET LOUISE FITZGERALD, December 26, 1888; d. Unknown.

More About GEORGE NEWTON COBB:

Burial: South Fork Cemetery, Clark Co. AR

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #899, age 2, born in AL⁷⁵

More About IRENE FRANCIS FITZGERALD:

Burial: Old Union Cemetery, Union Parish, LA

More About HARRIET LOUISE FITZGERALD:

Burial: South Fork Cemetery, Clark Co. AR

More About GEORGE COBB and HARRIET FITZGERALD:

Marriage: December 26, 1888

                  v.       LEVI RUFUS COBB, b. 1853; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       ALPINE BEAUREGARD COBB, b. 1861.

                vii.       MARY ANN COBB, b. 1852; d. Unknown.

               viii.       SUZANNAH J. COBB, b. Bet. 1856 - 1858.

                  ix.       LAURA M. COBB, b. January 11, 1851.

                   x.       VICTORIA ALABAMA COBB, b. 1867.

                  xi.       WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE 'WASH' COBB, b. 1870.

13.  REBECCA UNDERWOOD³ COBB (ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born May 15, 1839 in Bibb Co. AL, and died June 08, 1915 in Helena, Shelby Co. AL.  She married WILLIAM DAVIS HUBBARD December 19, 1854 in Centreville, Bibb Co. AL, Book E, pg 104, son of JOHN HUBBARD and SUSANNAH JONES.  He was born January 07, 1835 in Jemison, Bibb Co. AL, and died December 23, 1915.

More About REBECCA UNDERWOOD COBB:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #914, age 11, born in AL, attended school within the year⁷⁶

Obituary 1: June 10, 1915, 'Union-Banner/Clanton Press' Jun 10, 1915/?

Obituary 2: June 29, 1916, 'Union-Banner' June 29, 1916

Religion: 1864, Helped organize Center Hill Baptist Church near Jemison in1864

More About WILLIAM DAVIS HUBBARD:

Burial: Helena Cemetery, Shelby Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #897, age 16, farmer, born in AL, attended school within the year⁷⁷

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co. C, 29th Ala. Inf.⁷⁸

Information: Enlisted at Randolph, Ala. by Capt. Gardner Oct. 4, 1861⁷⁸

Religion: Among the organizers of Center Hill Baptist Church near Jemison, AL in 1864.

More About WILLIAM HUBBARD and REBECCA COBB:

Marriage: December 19, 1854, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL, Book E, pg 104

Children of REBECCA COBB and WILLIAM HUBBARD are:

45.              i.       MARY JANE⁴ HUBBARD, b. November 18, 1856, Bibb Co. AL; d. October 29, 1923, Gatliff, KY.

                  ii.       WILEY NEWTON HUBBARD, b. November 16, 1861, Bibb Co. AL; d. December 1945; m. MARTHA E. PATTON; d. Unknown.

More About WILEY NEWTON HUBBARD:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL

                 iii.       WILLIAM D. HUBBARD, REV. DR., b. September 25, 1863, Bibb Co. AL; d. August 11, 1932, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL⁷⁹; m. ALLENA B. COLEMAN; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM D. HUBBARD, REV. DR.:

Burial: Lafayette, Chambers Co. AL

                 iv.       LAFAYETTE MONROE HUBBARD, b. March 07, 1867, Bibb Co. AL; d. March 12, 1892, Shelby Co. AL.

More About LAFAYETTE MONROE HUBBARD:

Burial: Trace Crossings, Jefferson Co. AL

                  v.       JOSEPHINE HUBBARD, b. August 20, 1868, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 24, 1954; m. JOHN M. BRITTON; d. Unknown.

More About JOSEPHINE HUBBARD:

Burial: Helena Cemetery, Shelby Co. AL

                 vi.       MARTHA V. 'MATTIE' HUBBARD, b. July 09, 1871, Shelby Co. AL; d. July 05, 1950; m. WILL MEADE; d. Unknown.

More About MARTHA V. 'MATTIE' HUBBARD:

Burial: Helena Cemetery, Shelby Co. AL

                vii.       SUSAN REBECCA HUBBARD, b. July 16, 1876, Shelby Co. AL; d. November 23, 1944; m. ROBERT N. ROY; d. Unknown.

More About SUSAN REBECCA HUBBARD:

Burial: Roy Family Cemetery, Shelby Co. AL

               viii.       FANNIE HUBBARD, b. March 01, 1879, Shelby Co. AL; d. November 05, 1955; m. CHARLES M. ROY; d. Unknown.

More About FANNIE HUBBARD:

Burial: Roy Family Cemetery, Shelby Co. AL

                  ix.       AVA GENETTA HUBBARD, b. April 28, 1885, Shelby Co. AL; d. June 27, 1954, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; m. JAMES F. TRUCKS; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

14.  ELIZABETH 'BETSY'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1821 in AL, and died Unknown.  She married JAMES DAUS/DOSS 1839.  He was born about 1814 in GA, and died Unknown.

More About JAMES DAUS/DOSS and ELIZABETH THAMES:

Marriage: 1839

Children of ELIZABETH THAMES and JAMES DAUS/DOSS are:

                   i.       M.R.⁵ DAUS/DOSS, d. Unknown.

                  ii.       MARY ELIZABETH DOSS, b. August 01, 1851; d. June 19, 1926, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL; m. JOHN NOAH WARD, October 03, 1873, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL; b. 1850; d. 1929, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL.

More About JOHN WARD and MARY DOSS:

Marriage: October 03, 1873, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL

15.  MARY FRANCES DAVIS 'POLLY'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1822 in Jemison, Shelby Co. AL, and died November 08, 1866 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.  She married JOHN L. LOWERY, son of DAVID LOWRY and SARAH CRUMPTON.  He was born 1814 in OH, and died August 07, 1878 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

More About MARY FRANCES DAVIS 'POLLY' THAMES:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN L. LOWERY:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of MARY THAMES and JOHN LOWERY are:

                   i.       MARY ELIZABETH⁵ LOWERY, b. July 04, 1842, AL; d. August 24, 1936; m. MANSON 'FAYETTE' GLASS, January 16, 1866, Shelby Co. AL; b. July 04, 1834; d. April 25, 1909.

More About MARY ELIZABETH LOWERY:

Burial: Pleasant Hill/Blow Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Obituary: 'Union-Banner' August 27, 1936

More About MANSON 'FAYETTE' GLASS:

Burial: Pleasant Hill/Blow Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co C, 18th Ala. Inf. Enlisted 1861.  Wounded at Baker's Creek, Chicamauga, Tenn. 1865.  He was shot through his right thigh.

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Marriage: January 16, 1866, Shelby Co. AL

                  ii.       JOHN L. LOWERY, b. 1840; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       DAVID L. LOWERY, b. 1845; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       JOSEPH W. LOWERY, b. 1846; d. Unknown; m. LOUISA UNKNOWN; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

                  v.       THOMAS M. LOWERY, b. 1848.

                 vi.       SAMUEL M/L. LOWERY, b. 1850; d. Unknown; m. FRANCES UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

                vii.       BERTHA L. LOWERY, b. 1852; d. Unknown.

               viii.       KIZIAH L. LOWERY, b. 1852; d. Unknown; m. NEWT BOLES; d. Unknown.

                  ix.    M. MADISON? LOWERY, b. 1854.

                   x.       JAMES J. LOWERY, b. 1856.

                  xi.       GEORGE WILSON LOWERY, b. Unknown; d. January 21, 1949; m. DONNIE REDDING FRANKLIN, February 20, 1887, Trussville, Jefferson Co. AL; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About GEORGE WILSON LOWERY:

Burial: Archer's Chapel Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About DONNIE REDDING FRANKLIN:

Burial: Archer's Chapel Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About GEORGE LOWERY and DONNIE FRANKLIN:

Marriage: February 20, 1887, Trussville, Jefferson Co. AL

16.  WILLIAM D.⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1824, and died August 27, 1855 in Shelby Co. AL.  He married CAROLINE MADDOX November 20, 1845 in Bibb Co. AL, daughter of JOHN MADDOX and MARY UNKNOWN.  She died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM D. THAMES:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Three children raised by grandparents, John and Rutha Thames.

More About WILLIAM THAMES and CAROLINE MADDOX:

Marriage: November 20, 1845, Bibb Co. AL

Children of WILLIAM THAMES and CAROLINE MADDOX are:

                   i.       MARY BANKS⁵ THAMES, b. December 31, 1848, AL; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JOHN THAMES.

                 iii.       WESLEY H. THAMES.

                 iv.       ELIZABETH THAMES.

17.  TELITHA JANE⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born November 19, 1826 in Montgomery Co. AL, and died July 01, 1900.  She married WILLIAM WILSON AVARY December 24, 1846 in Shelby Co. AL⁸⁰, son of JESSE AVARY and MIRIAM/MYROM/MYRIAM CRUMPTON.  He was born February 01, 1824 in Greenville District, SC, and died October 09, 1898.

More About TELITHA JANE THAMES:

Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin Co. TX

Census: 1850, Shelby Co. AL, Household #260, age 24, born in AL⁸¹

More About WILLIAM WILSON AVARY:

Address : 1859, Lived in Shelby Co. AL until 1859 when they moved to Winston Co. TN. About 1865, they moved to Wayne Co. TN, where they lived until 1883, when they moved to Honey Grove, Fannin co. TX

Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin Co. TX

Census: 1850, Shelby Co. AL, Household #260, age 25, farmer, born in SC⁸¹

Occupation: Farmer  

Religion: Methodist

More About WILLIAM AVARY and TELITHA THAMES:

Marriage: December 24, 1846, Shelby Co. AL⁸²

Children of TELITHA THAMES and WILLIAM AVARY are:

                   i.       PARETINE⁵ AVARY, b. 1847, AL; d. July 08, 1887; m. JOHN SHIPMAN; d. Unknown.

More About PARETINE AVARY:

Census: 1850, Shelby Co. AL, Household #260, age 3, born in AL⁸³

                  ii.       DANIEL/DAVID MONROE AVARY, b. 1848, AL; d. March 07, 1864; m. H.E. ROBERSON; d. Unknown.

More About DANIEL/DAVID MONROE AVARY:

Census: 1850, Shelby Co. AL, Household #260, David M., age 2, born in AL⁸⁴

                 iii.       JOHN NEWTON AVARY, b. 1850, AL; d. July 20, 1904; m. HARRIET L. WHITTEN; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN NEWTON AVARY:

Census: 1850, Shelby Co. AL, Household #260, age 5/12, born in AL⁸⁵

                 iv.       MARY BASHTINE AVARY, d. Unknown; m. JOHN E. LANE; d. Unknown.

                  v.       NATHAN ALEXANDER AVARY, d. Unknown; m. MARY A. SMITH; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       ELIAS DOWNS AVARY, m. SUSIE HOUSER.

                vii.       WILLIAM AKINS AVARY, d. 1857; m. FRANCES DAVIS.

               viii.       LUKE DENTON AVARY, m. MARTHA LOUISA ELIZABETH RANDLE; d. April 05, 1946, Childress, TX.

                  ix.       PERMELIA TELITHA BANKS AVARY.

                   x.       SARAH CATHERINE AVARY.

                  xi.       ELIZABETH JANE AVARY.

                 xii.       WILLIAM MONROE AVARY.

                xiii.       FRANCES LENOLA AVARY.

                xiv.       CHARLES WILSON AVARY.

18.  THOMAS A. 'TOM'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born September 18, 1828 in AL, and died June 01, 1905⁸⁶.  He married LEAH MALISSA HONEYCUTT December 22, 1851 in Shelby Co. AL⁸⁷, daughter of ANDREW/ANDERSON HONEYCUTT and HARRIETT UNKNOWN.  She was born June 08, 1834 in AL, and died February 10, 1894⁸⁸.

More About THOMAS A. 'TOM' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt/Cpl, Co. D, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Camp Curry March 6, 1862

Information: by Capt. Samuel. Paroled at Montgomery May 25, 1865,

More About LEAH MALISSA HONEYCUTT:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About THOMAS THAMES and LEAH HONEYCUTT:

Marriage: December 22, 1851, Shelby Co. AL⁸⁹

Children of THOMAS THAMES and LEAH HONEYCUTT are:

                   i.       LEVI MARION⁵ THAMES, b. July 11, 1852, AL; d. March 25, 1938⁹⁰; m. HESTER ANN VIRGINIA MILSTEAD; b. October 13, 1850, AL; d. February 09, 1927⁹⁰.

More About LEVI MARION THAMES:

Died 2: March 25, 1938, Calera, Shelby Co. AL

Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About HESTER ANN VIRGINIA MILSTEAD:

Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       JAMES A. THAMES, b. 1854; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MARGARET J. THAMES, b. 1855, AL; d. Unknown; m. JAMES D. HARRELL; b. 1849, GA; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       FRANCIS ASBURY THAMES, b. 1859; d. Unknown.

                  v.       CHARLES A. THAMES, b. 1864; d. Unknown; m. NELLIE UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       MARY C. THAMES, b. 1866; d. December 04, 1887; m. NOEL E. STRASNER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

                vii.       FAITH ANN EUELLA 'ELLA' THAMES, b. 1868; d. 1939, Chicago, IL; m. LOUIS LOYD PLOWMAN, SR.; d. 1945.

               viii.       LOUIS/LEWIS W. THAMES, b. 1870; d. February 04, 1936.

                  ix.       JOHN CRAWFORD THAMES, b. 1878; d. 1945, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; m. MAY BELL RUSSELL; d. Unknown.

19.  BETHANY S. 'THANY'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born April 20, 1830 in AL, and died March 10, 1910⁹⁰.  She married (1) W. LUKE AVARY October 08, 1851 in Shelby Co. AL⁹¹, son of JESSE AVARY and MIRIAM/MYROM/MYRIAM CRUMPTON.  He was born 1830 in Hall Co. GA, and died 1858⁹².  She married (2) DAVID C. BEASLEY^93,94 August 19, 1858 in Shelby Co. AL⁹⁵.  He was born 1819, and died May 25, 1862 in Knoxville, TN.  She married (3) JOHN G. LEOPARD October 03, 1865.  He died Unknown.  She married (4) WILLIAM KNOWLES November 24, 1887 in Chilton Co. AL.  He died Unknown.

More About BETHANY S. 'THANY' THAMES:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About W. LUKE AVARY:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About W. AVARY and BETHANY THAMES:

Marriage: October 08, 1851, Shelby Co. AL⁹⁶

More About DAVID C. BEASLEY:

Military: March 05, 1862, CSA, Pvt, Co. D, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Camp Curry near Talladega Mar 5, 1862 at age 43. His wife filed the claim.  He died near Knoxville, Tenn.⁹⁷

More About DAVID BEASLEY and BETHANY THAMES:

Marriage: August 19, 1858, Shelby Co. AL⁹⁸

More About JOHN LEOPARD and BETHANY THAMES:

Marriage: October 03, 1865

More About WILLIAM KNOWLES and BETHANY THAMES:

Marriage: November 24, 1887, Chilton Co. AL

Child of BETHANY THAMES and W. AVARY is:

                   i.       ZACKARIAH S.⁵ AVARY, b. 1851, AL; d. 1926; m. MARY ANN ELLISON; b. 1855, AL; d. 1926.

More About ZACKARIAH S. AVARY:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About MARY ANN ELLISON:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of BETHANY THAMES and DAVID BEASLEY are:

                  ii.       MALONA SUE⁵ BEASLEY, b. Bet. 1858 - 1862.

                 iii.       MARY BEASLEY, b. Bet. 1858 - 1862.

                 iv.       JANE BEASLEY, b. Bet. 1858 - 1862.

Child of BETHANY THAMES and JOHN LEOPARD is:

                  v.       JOHN J./G.⁵ LEOPARD.

20.  BEROZA/BERTHA/BORZA KIZIAH 'KIZZIE'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born May 15, 1831 in AL, and died January 28, 1896 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL⁹⁹.  She married JOHN JACKSON GREEN January 30, 1859 in Shelby Co. AL, son of ANDREW GREEN and EMELIE RIGGINS.  He was born October 05, 1835 in Bibb Co. AL, and died March 09, 1903 in Chilton Co. AL.

More About BEROZA/BERTHA/BORZA KIZIAH 'KIZZIE' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN JACKSON GREEN:

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co D, 30th Ala. Inf. He enlisted at Camp Curry near Talladega March 31, 1862.  Wounded. Captured at Champion Hill, Miss. May15, 1863. ¹⁰⁰

Obituary: 'Union' July 12, 1907

Information 1: Reference has his birth as May 15, 1831 and death as Sept 3, 1903 and buried at Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery.¹⁰⁰

Information 2: 6'6", dark hair, dark eyes and dark complexion.¹⁰⁰

More About JOHN GREEN and BEROZA/BERTHA/BORZA THAMES:

Marriage: January 30, 1859, Shelby Co. AL

Children of BEROZA/BERTHA/BORZA THAMES and JOHN GREEN are:

                   i.       WILLIAM M.⁵ GREEN, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JOHN ANDREW GREEN, b. Unknown; d. January 10, 1934, Georgianna, Butler Co. AL; m. ADA BELLE GLASSCOCK; b. Unknown; d. November 16, 1931, Georgianna, Butler Co. AL.

More About ADA BELLE GLASSCOCK:

Information: Need to confirm that this is the right Ada Belle Glasscock

                 iii.       JULIA GREEN, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       ELBERT GREEN, b. Unknown; d. Unknown¹⁰¹.

More About ELBERT GREEN:

Burial: Old Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       DRUCILLA JANE GREEN, b. November 21, 1869; d. July 15, 1927¹⁰²; m. RICHARD THOMAS ROBINSON; b. March 21, 1866; d. July 04, 1943¹⁰³.

More About DRUCILLA JANE GREEN:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About RICHARD THOMAS ROBINSON:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

21.  SARAH A. 'SALLY'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1833 in AL, and died Aft. 1907 in OK?.  She married ROBERT ELBERT AVARY, SR. November 16, 1851 in Shelby Co. AL¹⁰⁴, son of JESSE AVARY and MIRIAM/MYROM/MYRIAM CRUMPTON.  He was born December 08, 1827 in Hall Co. GA, and died Aft. 1911 in Sheffield, Colbert Co. AL?.

More About ROBERT AVARY and SARAH THAMES:

Marriage: November 16, 1851, Shelby Co. AL¹⁰⁴

Children of SARAH THAMES and ROBERT AVARY are:

                   i.       TELULA ANN ESTELLE 'LULA'⁵ AVARY, d. December 01, 1959, Eldorado, Schleicher Co. TX; m. ALEXANDER GRANT BLACK; d. April 12, 1942, Clovis, Curry Co. TX.

                  ii.       BELL ZENA AVARY.

                 iii.       LEONA GEMINE AVARY.

                 iv.       MARTHA ANN 'MATT' AVARY.

                  v.       INEZ AVARY.

                 vi.       LOUISA M. AVARY.

                vii.       ROBERT ELBERT AVERY, JR..

               viii.       MARGARETE PARALEE AVARY.

                  ix.       WILLIAM LEE AVARY.

                   x.       THOMAS LEANDER AVARY.

                  xi.       JESSE M. THAMES AVARY.

                 xii.       SAMUEL MILES 'MILEY' AVARY, d. March 11, 1934, Winter Park, Orange Co. FL; m. (1) HANNAH ELIZABETH ROBERTSON; d. September 13, 1888, Wayne Co. TN; m. (2) JOSEPHINE TIPTON; d. March 03, 1929, Winter Park, Orange Co. FL; m. (3) MARTHA LOUISA ELIZABETH RANDLE; d. April 05, 1946, Childress, TX.

22.  JAMES WOODALL/WESTLEY 'JIM'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born April 29, 1833 in Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL, and died 1917 in Chilton Co. AL¹⁰⁵.  He married (1) ELIZABETH ELLISON December 19, 1855 in Shelby Co. AL¹⁰⁶, daughter of SAMUEL ELLISON and ELIZA MCMILLIAN.  She was born July 20, 1837 in AL, and died October 16, 1881 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL¹⁰⁷.  He married (2) LUCY F. MCGRAW April 20, 1882 in Chilton Co. AL.  She was born 1851, and died 1899¹⁰⁸.

More About JAMES WOODALL/WESTLEY 'JIM' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Household #231/239, James W. Thames, age 48, farmer, born in AL, father born in NC, mother born in SC¹⁰⁹

Military 1: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Co D, 30th Ala. Vol Inf. Surrendered in 1865

Military 2: February 08, 1862, Enlisted at Talladega

Information: Had seventeen children

More About ELIZABETH ELLISON:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Household #231/239, age 43, keeping house, born in AL, father born in SC, mother born in SC¹⁰⁹

More About JAMES THAMES and ELIZABETH ELLISON:

Marriage: December 19, 1855, Shelby Co. AL¹¹⁰

More About LUCY F. MCGRAW:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JAMES THAMES and LUCY MCGRAW:

Marriage: April 20, 1882, Chilton Co. AL

Children of JAMES THAMES and ELIZABETH ELLISON are:

                   i.       ELIZABETH 'LIZA'⁵ THAMES, b. February 18, 1857; d. October 20, 1914¹¹¹; m. JOHN THOMAS HARRELL; b. June 06, 1852; d. August 28, 1931¹¹².

More About ELIZABETH 'LIZA' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN THOMAS HARRELL:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       MARY MISSOURI THAMES, b. about 1858, AL; d. 1943; m. EDWARD WALTER/C. HONEYCUTT, December 19, 1878; b. March 26, 1859, AL; d. June 01, 1920¹¹³.

More About MARY MISSOURI THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About EDWARD WALTER/C. HONEYCUTT:

Name 2: Edward Walter Honeycutt

Date born 2: March 26, 1859¹¹³

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About EDWARD HONEYCUTT and MARY THAMES:

Marriage: December 19, 1878

                 iii.       MARTHA JANE 'JANIE' THAMES, b. 1861; d. 1936¹¹⁴; m. WILLIAM T. MCGRAW; b. 1861; d. 1933¹¹⁵.

More About MARTHA JANE 'JANIE' THAMES:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About WILLIAM T. MCGRAW:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iv.       CHARLES THAMES, b. about 1862.

                  v.       JOHN THAMES, b. 1869; m. DOVIE H. HANKINS.

                 vi.       FRANCES ELIZABETH VIRGINIA THAMES, b. February 27, 1872; d. September 19, 1964, Columbiana, Shelby Co. AL¹¹⁶; m. RICHARD PINKNEY BUSBY, December 25, 1892, Oxmoor, AL; b. July 19, 1866; d. July 17, 1949¹¹⁷.

More About FRANCES ELIZABETH VIRGINIA THAMES:

Burial: Old Rock Springs Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About RICHARD PINKNEY BUSBY:

Burial: Old Rock Springs Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About RICHARD BUSBY and FRANCES THAMES:

Marriage: December 25, 1892, Oxmoor, AL

                vii.       SUSAN F. THAMES, b. April 29, 1874; d. January 24, 1935¹¹⁸; m. HIRAM PINKNEY COLLUM; b. August 29, 1870; d. September 01, 1940¹¹⁹.

More About SUSAN F. THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About HIRAM PINKNEY COLLUM:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

               viii.       LEHETABELL THAMES¹²⁰, b. 1875.

23.  SAMUEL MONROE⁴ THAMES, REV. (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born January 14, 1833 in AL, and died April 11, 1918 in MS.  He married MARY ELIZABETH 'MOLLEY' DELOACH September 05, 1867 in Shelby Co. AL, daughter of JAMES DELOACH and CORNELIA CHRISTOPHER.  She was born March 22, 1849 in Greene Co. AL, and died November 30, 1925.

More About SAMUEL MONROE THAMES, REV.:

Address : Winston Co. AL

Military: CSA, Lt/Pvt. Co. D, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted March 6, 1862.¹²¹

Occupation: Methodist clergyman

Information: POW at Vicksburg, July 1863¹²¹

More About SAMUEL THAMES and MARY DELOACH:

Marriage: September 05, 1867, Shelby Co. AL

Children of SAMUEL THAMES and MARY DELOACH are:

                   i.       JAMES DELOACH⁵ THAMES, b. January 29, 1874; m. HELEN NELL ELLEN HOBART, June 06, 1899.

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Marriage: June 06, 1899

                  ii.       CORNELIA CONNIE CHRISTOPHER THAMES, b. September 07, 1872; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM BALDWIN LLOYD, DR., November 13, 1891; b. September 26, 1866.

More About WILLIAM LLOYD and CORNELIA THAMES:

Marriage: November 13, 1891

                 iii.       CHARLES SAMUEL THAMES, b. February 22, 1879.

24.  AMANDA REBECCA 'MANDY'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born March 22, 1836 in AL, and died October 28, 1909¹²².  She married JOHN M. BUSBY January 21, 1858 in Shelby Co. AL.  He was born 1837, and died Bef. 1880.

More About AMANDA REBECCA 'MANDY' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Information: She is buried near John Wesley Busby who was born in 1861¹²³

More About JOHN M. BUSBY:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: Bet. 1862 - 1863, CSA, Pvt, Co D, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Talladega March 6, 1862. Pow and exchanged at Alton, Ill. June 12, 1863.

More About JOHN BUSBY and AMANDA THAMES:

Marriage: January 21, 1858, Shelby Co. AL

Children of AMANDA THAMES and JOHN BUSBY are:

                   i.       MARY F.⁵ BUSBY, d. Unknown.

                  ii.       AMANDA A. BUSBY, b. 1864, AL; d. Unknown.

25.  ELVIRA FRANCES⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1837 in AL, and died Unknown.  She married THOMAS JAMES FREEMAN October 08, 1857 in Shelby Co. AL¹²⁴.  He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About THOMAS FREEMAN and ELVIRA THAMES:

Marriage: October 08, 1857, Shelby Co. AL¹²⁴

Children of ELVIRA THAMES and THOMAS FREEMAN are:

                   i.       THOMAS D.⁵ FREEMAN.

                  ii.       CHARLES FREEMAN.

26.  SAMANTHA CATHERINE⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born December 23, 1838 in AL, and died March 13, 1895 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL¹²⁵.  She married (1) JAMES CHARLES MCCLOUD HUCKABEE August 09, 1860 in Shelby Co. AL.  He was born June 22, 1842¹²⁶, and died June 22, 1863.  She married (2) MARTIN VAN BUREN NORTHCUTT December 29, 1866 in Shelby Co. AL, son of NOEL NORTHCUTT and NANCY HAMILTON.  He was born September 07, 1842 in Shelby Co. AL, and died March 13, 1920 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL¹²⁷.

More About SAMANTHA CATHERINE THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JAMES CHARLES MCCLOUD HUCKABEE:

Burial: Finn's Point Cemetery, NJ

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co D, 30th Ala. Inf. died at Ft. Delaware, New Jersey¹²⁸

More About JAMES HUCKABEE and SAMANTHA THAMES:

Marriage: August 09, 1860, Shelby Co. AL

More About MARTIN VAN BUREN NORTHCUTT:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: Bet. 1862 - 1865, CSA, Pvt, Co C, 30th Ala. Inf. Enlisted May 1862 at Mud Town, Ala. Paroled at Rock Island, Ill. 1865.¹²⁹

Obituary: March 20, 1920, 'Union-Banner'

More About MARTIN NORTHCUTT and SAMANTHA THAMES:

Marriage: December 29, 1866, Shelby Co. AL

Child of SAMANTHA THAMES and JAMES HUCKABEE is:

                   i.       FRANKLIN FLETCHER⁵ HUCKABEE, b. September 20, 1861; d. February 02, 1939; m. EMMA H. UNKNOWN; b. August 28, 1865; d. September 28, 1943.

More About FRANKLIN FLETCHER HUCKABEE:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About EMMA H. UNKNOWN:

Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of SAMANTHA THAMES and MARTIN NORTHCUTT are:

                  ii.       LAURA L.⁵ NORTHCUTT, b. December 06, 1868; d. December 08, 1874¹³⁰.

More About LAURA L. NORTHCUTT:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       AMOS FOUST NORTHCUTT, b. 1871.

                 iv.       JOHN BUNYAN NORTHCUTT, b. February 01, 1871, Baker Co. AL; d. August 08, 1923, Chilton Co. AL¹³¹; m. LAURA MATTIE GLASSCOCK/GLASS, February 08; b. February 08, 1882; d. March 30, 1958¹³².

More About JOHN BUNYAN NORTHCUTT:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About LAURA MATTIE GLASSCOCK/GLASS:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About JOHN NORTHCUTT and LAURA GLASSCOCK/GLASS:

Marriage: February 08

                  v.       CORDERIE MERRILL NORTHCUTT, b. 1875; d. Unknown; m. MARTHA L. HANKINS; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       INFANT SON NORTHCUTT, b. October 20, 1878; d. October 20, 1878, Rocky Mount Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL¹³³.

                vii.       CARRIE ANN NORTHCUTT, b. 1879; d. 1958; m. GEORGE W. HEADLEY; b. 1876; d. 1950.

More About CARRIE ANN NORTHCUTT:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About GEORGE W. HEADLEY:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

27.  RUTHA BANKS⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born 1845 in Shelby Co. AL, and died Unknown.  She married JOHN WESLEY ALLEN October 25, 1866 in Shelby Co. AL.  He was born 1839 in GA, and died Unknown.

More About JOHN ALLEN and RUTHA THAMES:

Marriage: October 25, 1866, Shelby Co. AL

Children of RUTHA THAMES and JOHN ALLEN are:

                   i.       MARY F.⁵ ALLEN, b. 1868.

                  ii.       CHARLES WILLIAM ALLEN, b. 1871.

                 iii.       ANNIE L. ALLEN, b. 1872.

                 iv.       ELIZA P. ALLEN, b. 1873.

                  v.       ADA BELLE ALLEN, b. 1875; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       BELMON L. ALLEN, b. 1877.

                vii.       JOHN R. ALLEN, b. August 1879.

               viii.       DAUGHTER ALLEN.

                  ix.       JUDSON E. ALLEN.

                   x.       PERDELIA ALLEN, b. 1864.

28.  LEVI M. 'LEVIE'⁴ THAMES (RUTHA BANKS³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born March 15, 1848 in AL, and died January 08, 1893¹³⁴.  He married LUISER/LOUISE MISSOURI BOLES.  She was born May 18, 1848, and died April 05, 1904¹³⁵.

More About LEVI M. 'LEVIE' THAMES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About LUISER/LOUISE MISSOURI BOLES:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of LEVI THAMES and LUISER/LOUISE BOLES are:

                   i.       CATHERINE DENORA⁵ THAMES, b. 1870; d. 1954¹³⁶; m. BURTON ELMORE COLLUM; b. December 06, 1867, Baker/Chilton Co. AL; d. March 24, 1921¹³⁷.

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Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

More About BURTON ELMORE COLLUM:

Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       LILLY MAY THAMES, b. January 15, 1892; d. January 16, 1954; m. (1) BEN IRVIN VEAZEY; b. April 03, 1864; d. April 03, 1909; m. (2) UNKNOWN JONES; d. Unknown.

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Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About BEN IRVIN VEAZEY:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       ZILLIS THAMES, b. Unknown.

                 iv.       WILLIAM T. THAMES, b. July 17, 1877; d. March 14, 1960; m. FRANCES EVELYN GLASSCOCK; b. April 11, 1882; d. May 11, 1950.

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Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       JOHN THAMES, b. Unknown.

                 vi.       SAMUEL M. THAMES, b. Unknown.

29.  LEM/LEVI ANDERSON⁴ HONEYCUTT, REV. (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born December 20, 1823, and died November 04, 1860¹³⁸.  He married HARRATT B. COLLIER.  She died Unknown.

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Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Children of LEM/LEVI HONEYCUTT and HARRATT COLLIER are:

                   i.       LOUISA A.⁵ HONEYCUTT, b. 1851; d. 1860¹³⁹.

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Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       JULIA A. E. HONEYCUTT, b. 1851; d. 1860¹⁴⁰.

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Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

30.  GEORGE N.⁴ HONEYCUTT (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born July 14, 1835¹⁴¹, and died April 1862 in Selma, Dallas Co. AL¹⁴¹.  He married AMERICA CRIM November 19, 1857 in Shelby Co. AL¹⁴², daughter of ABRAHAM CRIM and JOANNA ARMSTRONG.  She was born March 17, 1836 in Shelby Co. AL, and died December 21, 1915 in Rusk Co. TX.

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Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military 1: March 28, 1862, CSA, Pvt. Co E, 44th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Shelby Co. AL on March 28, 1862¹⁴³

Military 2: May 26, 1862, CSA, Co. E, 44th Ala. Inf., died of disease, May 26, 1862

Information: Died in a hospital in Selma, AL¹⁴³

More About AMERICA CRIM:

Address : Moved to TN after 1866¹⁴³

Burial: Crim's Chapel Cemetery, Rusk Co. TX

More About GEORGE HONEYCUTT and AMERICA CRIM:

Marriage: November 19, 1857, Shelby Co. AL¹⁴⁴

Children of GEORGE HONEYCUTT and AMERICA CRIM are:

                   i.       ROSANNE⁵ HONEYCUTT, b. about 1860, Shelby Co. AL; d. 1947; m. MILES ISRAEL ROACH, 1880, Rusk Co. TX; b. Unknown, Rusk Co. TX; d. 1933.

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Information: Died in an automobile accident

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Marriage: 1880, Rusk Co. TX

                  ii.       MARTHA LOUISIANA 'LOUISEY' HONEYCUTT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

31.  ANGELINE⁴ HONEYCUTT (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born Unknown in Shelby Co. AL, and died Unknown.  She married BENJAMIN B. HAIGWOOD.  He was born February 03, 1836, and died August 11, 1905.

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Burial: Locust Grove Cemetery, Gladwater, TX

Military: June 29, 1861, enlisted in Co. H, 3rd Reg't Arkansas Cavalry, Little Rock, AR

Children of ANGELINE HONEYCUTT and BENJAMIN HAIGWOOD are:

                   i.       CHARLSIE LOUISA⁵ HAIGWOOD, b. August 31, 1867; d. October 25, 1955, Grosbeck, TX; m. WILLIAM C. PHILLIPS; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JAMES R. HAIGWOOD, b. March 25, 1870; d. January 20, 1935; m. OLA GEE; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MELISSA ROSEANNA HAIGWOOD, b. May 06, 1874, Clearwater, AL; d. May 13, 1965, Big Sandy, TX; m. JOHN ADAMS KEMP; b. June 22, 1865; d. July 16, 1903, Melville, LA.

                 iv.       MEDIE HAGWOOD, b. June 16, 1878; d. November 11, 1893.

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Burial: Locust Grove Cemetery, Gladwater, TX

32.  JAMES MARION⁴ HONEYCUTT (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born October 10, 1837, and died January 25, 1913.  He married MINERVA ANN 'ANNIE' WALDROP March 1887 in Chilton Co. AL, daughter of DAVID WALDROP and SAMANTHAE SMITH.  She was born September 11, 1861 in Bibb Co. AL, and died October 14, 1925¹⁴⁵.

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Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

Information: January 30, 1913, Obituary: 'Clanton Press/Union-Banner' 30 Jan/6 Feb 1913¹⁴⁶

Military: April 05, 1862, CSA, Pvt. Co. E, 44th Ala. Inf. Enliste April 5, 1862 at Montevallo, AL¹⁴⁶

Notes for MINERVA ANN 'ANNIE' WALDROP:

Minerva's daughter, Julian L. Honeycutt said that her mother died from burns she received when her dress caught fire while outside cleaning a chicken.

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Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Obituary: 'Union-Banner' 22 Oct 1925¹⁴⁶

Medical : Died from burns received when her dress caught fire.

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Marriage: March 1887, Chilton Co. AL

Children of JAMES HONEYCUTT and MINERVA WALDROP are:

                   i.       MAY EMELY⁵ HONEYCUTT, b. Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. ALMON WHITTEN HARRELL; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       HATTIE I. HONEYCUTT, b. September 08, 1889, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 04, 1914; m. LEONARD P. MARTIN; b. January 25, 1885; d. May 09, 1956.

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Burial: Collins Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

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Burial: Collins Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       LENA MERTUS HONEYCUTT, b. Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. MORRIS REYNOLDS; d. Unknown.

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Information: 'The Banner' 1915¹⁴⁷

                 iv.       EDNA HONEYCUTT, b. February 04, 1895, Chilton Co. AL; d. November 23, 1977; m. WILLIAM THOMAS ROBINSON; b. January 28, 1893; d. December 25, 1968.

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Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

More About WILLIAM THOMAS ROBINSON:

Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       GEORGE W. HONEYCUTT, b. Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. VIOLA WINGARD; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       ALPHA MARION HONEYCUTT, b. Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. IRA KELLEY; d. Unknown.

                vii.       JULIAN LLOYD HONEYCUTT, b. May 10, 1902, Chilton Co. AL; d. August 02, 1997¹⁴⁸; m. RALEIGH R. THOMPSON; d. Unknown.

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Last Residence: 27406, Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC¹⁴⁸

33.  RILEY MONROE⁴ HONEYCUTT, REV. (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born February 13, 1845 in Shelby Co. AL, and died December 18, 1937 in T.C.I. Hospital, Fairfield, Jefferson Co. AL^149,150.  He married HESTER ANN DAVENPORT December 09, 1868 in Bibb Co. AL, daughter of JOSEPH DAVENPORT and ELIZA MARTIN.  She was born July 02, 1845 in AL, and died June 27, 1919¹⁵¹.

More About RILEY MONROE HONEYCUTT, REV.:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Military 1: May 1865, Paroled at Talladega May 1865. Later with 60th Ala. Inf.¹⁵²

Military 2: December 1863, CSA Pvt/Sgt. Co. C, 1st Ala. Reserves. Enlisted Dec 1863 at Coosa River Bridge¹⁵²

Newspaper: May 17, 1945, Newspaper Article¹⁵³

Obituary: December 23, 1937, 'Union-Banner/Chilton County News' Dec. 23, 1937¹⁵⁴

Occupation: Bet. 1893 - 1899, Probate Judge 1893-1899, Preacher¹⁵⁴

More About HESTER ANN DAVENPORT:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #870, age 6, born in AL¹⁵⁵

Information: July 03, 1919, Obituary: 'Union-Banner' July 3, 1919¹⁵⁶

More About RILEY HONEYCUTT and HESTER DAVENPORT:

Marriage: December 09, 1868, Bibb Co. AL

Children of RILEY HONEYCUTT and HESTER DAVENPORT are:

                   i.       HENRY B.⁵ HONEYCUTT, b. 1872.

                  ii.       GEORGE N. HONEYCUTT¹⁵⁷, b. 1870.

34.  AMANDA J.⁴ HONEYCUTT (BETHANY/BARTHENA ELIZABETH³ COBB, ALEXANDER², UNKNOWN¹) was born January 14, 1849 in AL, and died February 27, 1884¹⁵⁸.  She married ISAAC B. 'BIRD' MARTIN¹⁵⁹.  He was born February 09, 1843 in AL, and died November 12, 1912¹⁶⁰.

More About AMANDA J. HONEYCUTT:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ISAAC B. 'BIRD' MARTIN:

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military: Bet. September 04, 1861 - July 07, 1863, CSA, Pvt, Co B, 20th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Selma, September 4, 1861. Pow Vicksburg, Miss. July 7, 1863.

Children of AMANDA HONEYCUTT and ISAAC MARTIN are: