My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross MY ANCESTRY By Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 1974 Page 1 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH CARPENTER, EDWARD GARRETT THOMAS JOHNSON, STEPHEN YOUNG AND RELATED FAMILIES SOLOMAN BARFIELD, THOMAS HAMLIN HENRY RAMPY, NATHANIEL GREEN ROSS Compiled by MATTIE BELLE CARPENTER ROSS 1974 Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 2114 Oakland Drive Cleveland, TN 37311 Page 2 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Table of Contents FORWARD...........................................................................4 YOUR FAMILY TREE..................................................................7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...................................................................8 OUR FIRST TRAVELS FOR FAMILY HISTORY.............................................10 CARPENTER........................................................................12 From England to America.......................................................12 The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony..............................................13 Providence Rhode Island Branch................................................15 Carpenters In The Virginia Frontier...........................................19 Carpenters In Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama..................................20 Thomas Carpenter's Sons in Alabama............................................30 James Warren Carpenter, Sr..................................................30 The Peace.....................................................................33 William Henry Carpenter.....................................................35 Reuben L. Carpenter.........................................................37 JOHNSTON.........................................................................49 Johnston in Scotland..........................................................50 HAMLIN...........................................................................61 Hamlin I......................................................................61 Hamlin II.....................................................................62 Hamlin III....................................................................63 BARFIELD.........................................................................66 The Barfield Arms.............................................................66 Barfields in America..........................................................67 Religion......................................................................67 GARRETT..........................................................................74 The Garrett Name..............................................................74 A Letter by Ennis Ponder Ingram...............................................87 RAMPY............................................................................89 YOUNG............................................................................91 John A. Young.................................................................93 ROSS.............................................................................94 AUTOBIOGRAPHY....................................................................99 Page 3 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross FORWARD Little is actually known about our very early lower southern mountain people. They did not as individuals keep diaries. They had large families of 8, 10, 12 or more children who m. and migrated to other counties and states, taking with them the family given names for their children. This makes it difficult to trace your family tree. Almost all the family histories go back as far as the Revolution and most highlanders can trace their beginnings back much father than the Revolutionary period. Their story has never been set down fully in history. You can piece it together from incidental bits of the early New England and seashore colonies; and from old church records, family histories and biographies. However, in the main, the story of their being is very much like America itself-the story of a people daring to leave the known and fare forth into the unknown in search of religious and political freedom. In 1607 the Scotch and English Presbyterians were transplanted to the Norther counties of Ireland by James I. They were called Scotch Irish, although they never got along with the Irish. They were quick-tempered, visionary, highly independent and they quarreled violently with the British Crown. They had a great fear of God but had no fear in them of mortal man. They left the old country entirely in the 18th century and came in large numbers to America. They found the new shores crowded and many of the game conditions they left at home. They pushed impatiently westward to the frontier borders of Pennsylvania, beyond the Palatine Germans, and the English had already settled there. Many went into the Valley of Virginia and found themselves forced to worship in the already established Church of England in a way to which they were unsympathetic. They were heavily taxed and received little in return. They moved on southward along the Cumberland Valley and westward into the Shenandoah, determined and intensely independent. They "were joined by a lot of Palatine Germans, intermarrying with the English, a few French Huguenots and Swiss- their numbers mounting and their power snowballing as they pushed on in search of freedom. England spared no pains to bring them to heel. An organization of NC Piedmont Regulators met the Kings Army 1771 in the Battle of Alamance, met Cornwallis’ Army at Kings Mountain, showing "proof of the spirited resources of the country” as reported by George Washington. The mountain people drew up in 1775 a "Declaration of Independence" and the Revolution was well on its way in the mountains before Washington was appointed commander. Sympathy for the rebellion for the cause of freedom and independence spread into other colonies. In 1772, Watauga, NC, a beautiful valley in what is now TN, formed the first self government in America-the community of Franklin. This was the first declaration of independence, but not that of Thomas Jefferson. I have lived in this beautiful valley of East TN since my husband, Ernest Lafayette Ross, and I m. forty-one years ago. It is now 1972. When we retired two years ago we collected together atlases, maps, wills, biographies, land grants, tax records, histories and Family Bible records. We visited our family, uncles, aunts and cousins looking for our family names, biographies, pictures and stories remembered of our ancestors. We visited courthouses, cemeteries, libraries, archives, and corresponded with many relatives and new friends. Page 4 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross We soon had collected many records which must be kept and filed in orderly fashion. It required a more detailed system for keeping names, dates, wills, places, census records, deeds and correspondence. We found all this stimulating and very interesting. It teaches one to reason, remember, solve problems and not give up when problems are met. We started with our family Bible, bringing the records up to date. This involved starting with our local city, county and state. Our search led us to other states such as AL, Virginia, NC, SC, GA and up to New England. We have enjoyed traveling to many towns, rivers, streams, creeks, mountains and areas never heard of before. As you can see our people did not stay put soon as they landed in America. It is interesting to find why a particular port beckoned and from which foreign country they emigrated. Some of our families began in Poland, France, Scotland and migrated to Holland, Ireland and England before coming to America. From the stories of the first settlers we found why they were willing to venture to come to this land. They were hunting opportunities for a better life with religious and political freedoms. We have learned of the many experiences and difficulties our families have met as we followed them through the great changes and crisis in our country's history. All our families came to America before the Revolutionary War. Many lost their lives by disease, hunger, wars and Indian raids. They helped in forming the government of the colonies and came forth to help in the united effort to gain Independence, the later War of 1812 and the tragic War Between The States. During these tragic struggles our families were taking their places in the new territories as they were being opened up for settlement. New settlements were made by land given in reward for military service and by purchase. New States and laws were being enacted. Thus we see our Nation unfolding toward strength, stability and greatness. Some of our men came to our shores ready and able to become plantation owners and great leaders. He imported teachers and ministers for his community, and gave his time for public service to the government of his town and state. They built impressive homes. The middle classes tilled their land, growing crops for his family and country. The carpenter built bridges and homes for the town's needs. The miller ground the grain for bread. The cabinet and furniture maker worked for the convenience of the homes. They did all that was necessary for the needs of the New Nation. They adjusted and tempered their lives for greatness. America has offered this opportunity to any man. The life of our pioneer grandmothers was not easy. They were devout and devoted mothers while meeting difficulties and sacrifices. The men often attributed much of their success to their mother. Most girls m. in their early teens and it was not unusual at marriage to bid farewell to family, friends and love ones to follow her husband many miles to a new settlement, and many were never to see their family again. She enjoyed few comforts and bore her children unassisted except for a neighbor woman. Doctors were not available. Babies lived through their first years by the constant attention and loving care of their mothers. Her chores were many, yet she found time to gather her brood at her knees to teach them Christian traits of character and the first rudiment of school training, virtues of wife and mothers long ago. Page 5 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross America, called a religious nation, has never had a national religion. The religion of America has always been varied and unlike in kind; the believers differing in faith and doctrine. They came for conscience's sake rather than for advancement of their fortunes. The Baptist and Quakers were strong believers of separation of church and state. They refused to accept civil punishment in religious matters of offense. They were driven out of the colony of Massachusetts. Roger Williams and his Baptist group fled to Rhode Island, forming the first religious haven for all sects. Not until thirty years later was Massachusetts declared tolerant of religions. Virginia, where the English church had received such a strong hold, became so intolerant that not until the Revolutionary period did she declare full freedom of religion. It can be said that most people in America were deeply religious. They had planted their belief in their hearts before coming to America and continued to be as devout in this new land. After,when cabins and the huts were provided for the women and children a community Meeting House was built serving as church, school and for social life. The men revealed spiritual thoughts in their last Will and Testament, the Bible names bestowed on their children, tombstone inscriptions, with churches large and small and complete freedom of religion. Their beliefs became our heritage today. Page 6 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross YOUR FAMILY TREE History has been defined as the story of mankind. That story is based upon biography, for man acts and reacts in his time and thus becomes a character on the stage of history. To take it one step further, the biography of any individual in history, regardless of his position in the society of his time, is based on genealogy. Thus genealogy, defined by Webster as "an account or history of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors," is basic to the understanding and writing of history. Genealogy should not be considered a mere listing of names with dates of births, marriages, deaths, etc. The history of a family can be a continuous adventure. Each individual lived in his own time, and thus as you uncover more on the individual you are bound to discover more about the forces at work in his life. You will find that whether obscure or prominent, each individual took his part in the affairs of his time and contributed in some way to the development of civilization. Page 7 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In order to write this history of my families, it was necessary to ask some members in each branch of the families to contribute information, as to births, deaths, marriages, etc. I am indeed grateful to all those who so kindly assisted by sending in these records. Procuring the desired information is complicated in a large family widely scattered. There are probably many errors with all the copying, and families not included which could not be found. Of course, they exist somewhere, and could, in time, be found. Most of the information in this book has been obtained directly or indirectly from Bible records, wills, census, conferences, correspondence, cemetery records, histories and genealogical magazines showing marriages and deaths. I will appreciate any corrections or additions any might care to make. I have enjoyed meeting and corresponding with my kinsmen. Many friends are helping to trace our families back to the Revolutionary War and Colonial History originating in Europe. This work was started soon after my retirement in 1970 as librarian for the Cleveland TN City School System. There was from the first the following helps: Whitman Garrett’s Family Record of our Garrett family; The Family Bible of John Lewis Carpenter and his mother Emily (Garrett) Carpenter; The Barfield Family History in Europe, Virginia, NC and GA, the research done by Mrs. G. C. Barfield (Louise Calhoun) and her daughter, Mrs. Paul L. Hammett Jr. (Louise Barfield); The Young Family Bible, a record from England to Virginia, NC and GA, made available to me by James Young of Cedartown, GA; and the Family Bibles of the Ross Family. Acknowledgment is made of the considerable help furnished by travels, visits, conferences and correspondents with: Mrs. Oscar Pitts, Talladega, AL Mr. and Mrs. John D. Quarles, Talladega, AL (Hatchet Creek Area) William and Mary Carpenter, Talladega, AL Mrs. Herbert Dawkins, Ashland, AL Miss Emmie Carpenter, Gadsden, AL Marvin FE. McCain, Panama City, FL Mrs. Warner Garrett (Cora Hamlin) Lineville, AL Graham and D. Belle Shaddix, Albertville, AL Mrs. Zellah (Carpenter) Shaddix, Estaboga, AL Mrs. Dora (Carpenter) House, Lineville, AL Aubrey Eidson, Hopewell, VA Mrs. Thurman W. Eidson, Bristol, VA Mrs. Hattie Fulton, Talladega, AL Mrs. Mary (Carpenter) Tompkins, Pensacola, FL Isaac Carpenter, Birmingham, AL Mrs. Kathryne (Carpenter) Hull, Lineville, AL Mrs. J. Alex Pruett, Wadley, AL Page 8 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Mrs. Evangeline (Smith) Jackson, Sulligent, AL John William and Velma Smith, Lineville, AL Paul Smith, Lineville, AL Mrs. Fannie Mae (Shaddix) Grogan, Pike Road, AL Mrs. Reuben Bennett Carpenter, St. Petersburg, FL Mrs. Clinton H. Snow, Lineville, AL Vernon Webb, Old Hickory, TN Mrs. Clyde (Johnson) Moore, Delta, AL Hugh Campbell, Heflin, AL E. B. Rozelle, Talladega, AL Mrs. Sara L. Dorsett, Birmingham, AL Miss Thelma Holliday, Roanoke, AL Mrs. Nettie Gay (Barfield) Scoggins, Orlanda, FL Mrs. Kytha (Barfield) Robertson, Anniston, AL Dr. Melson (Barfield) Carter, Birmingham, AL T. J. Jordan, Altamonte Springs, FL Rosemary E. Batchelor, Machias, ME My husband, six sisters and sister-in-law: Ernest Lafayette Ross, Cleveland, TN Mrs. Jannett (Bethel) Carpenter, Bynum, AL Nancy Kate Anglin, Five Points, AL Mrs. Shirley Robinson (A. M.), Bastrof, LA Admiral Charles L. Carpenter, Drexel Hill, PA Mrs. Thomas A. McAdams, Petersburg, TN Mrs. D. E. Beard, Var, TX Mr. B. F. Stokes, Lizella, GA Page 9 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross OUR FIRST TRAVELS FOR FAMILY HISTORY On May 4, 1971, Ernest L. Ross and I traveled on a trip to the Hatchet Creek Area of Clay County, AL where my great, great grandfather Elijah Garrett settled sometime after 1840. We found his grave in the woods on the hill above the Old Shilo Church foundation which is left from the first Shilo Church. The grave is marked with a huge rock slab over the entire grave. Elijah's second wife, Elizabeth (Rice) Garrett is buried beside him with two huge rock slabs over the entire grave. These graves were identified to us by Mrs. Oscar Pitts, the great granddaughter of Elijah Garrett who was born and reared in that community. She attended school and church in this community which were near the grave sight. She knew her great grandfather Elijah Garrett and attended his funeral. She (Adell Ponder Pitts) is the grand-daughter of Elijah Garrett's daughter, Jannetty (Garrett) Ponder, who m. Mark Ponder. Oscar and Adell (Ponder) Pitts own the farm and live in the house first built by her grandparents Mark and Jannetty (Garrett) Ponder. We visited with them in their home. They took great pride in showing us the parts still used of the first house. Outstanding; was the beautiful paneling in the living room which was made from the logs of the first house. The wall around the front yard was made of the large rocks from the original chimney. They took us to the back of the house and showed us their beautiful Talladega mountains. I can imagine the first settlers coming into this area with appreciation and joy over finding such a fine location of good bottom land along Hatchet Creek and with beautiful mountains in the distance A fine herd of cattle was grazing in the pasture along Hatchet Creek. We stopped on the bridge and took a picture of the creek which is still a large stream. We stopped and observed the original building of the Goza Post Office at Bulls Gap. We visited a family by the name of John D. Quarles. He and his wife talked to us about the early settlers and their relatives in this area. They had on display the many gifts they had received on their 50th wedding anniversary party just the Sunday before, on May 2, 1971. He said, "There was a Henry Carpenter, he had a son name Henry. Henry and Zach were brothers." We left this area and went to Lineville, AL, got us a motel room and ate our evening meal. We visited Uncle William Ezra Carpenter before retiring for the night; after a pleasant and rewarding day. While at Uncle William Carpenter's we got permission to take the Carpenter's old family Bible, which is in his possession, to the Lineville City Bank and have copies of the family records made. We took pictures of his father from a large framed picture. He talked of some of his memories about his family. Page 10 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross We visited Mrs. Lizzie Snow, sister of my mother, Mrs. JoLander (Johnson) Carpenter. She signed papers for her membership into the United Daughters of the Confederacy as a Real Daughter, on the Army Service record of her father, James Hiram Johnson (Johnston). She told about the visits when she was a young girl of "Uncle Neil and Uncle Dave Johnson (Johnston). "We would see them coming, riding from Talladega Valley, on two fine horses." While eating breakfast at the restaurant next morning we visited with my first cousin , Paul Smith and Oathar L. Mitchell, a member of the City Bank staff. They told us of the Old New Hope Church Cemetery just outside of Lineville on the Pyraton Road where we later found the grave of Elijah Garrett's first wife, my great, great grandmother. Her grandson, Elijah Thomas Carpenter, was buried beside her. We met Mr. Mitchell at the Bank at 10 am. He made copies of the Family Records from the Carpenter's Old Bible. Also, Mr. Oathar L. Mitchell notarized the application papers of my Aunt Elizabeth (Lizzie) Johnson (Johnston) for United Daughters of Confederacy membership as a Real Daughter. Before leaving Lineville, we visited with Mr. and Mrs. George House. He grew up in Chambers County AL. She, my Aunt Dora (Carpenter) House, met her husband first, while visiting relatives at Stroud, Chambers County AL. They gave us directions as to where we might find the grave of Jonathan Garrett, the first of our Garrett Family who came to AL with some of his brothers and sons after 1830 to 1840. After leaving Lineville, we traveled to Stroud, Chambers County, AL. We were directed to Miss Nancy Kate Anglin for information as to the locations of the many cemeteries of the early settlers. Miss Anglin went with us to many county cemeteries where we found graves of many ancestors of William and Jesse Garrett in church cemeteries. William and Jesse Garrett were buried June 10, 1869 near William's house on his farm in the Standing Rock area, in the North East corner of Chambers Co., AL near the GA line. They were victims of the dread disease of small pox. A man on the farm who had already had the small pox, nursed them in a small house on the farm until their death. Their families were not allowed to see them for fear of the dread disease. Jesse Garrett's farm was at Chula Finney near Heflin AL where some of his descendants still live. Jonathan Garrett, the brother of William and Jesse Garrett, and his wife Janey (Higgins) Garrett lived in Walton County, GA with their family of four boys and four girls, at the time of the 1830 census. They were born and married in Laurens County, SC. They migrated to Chambers County, AL in their later years and were buried in a cemetery in the Penton Area, a few miles north of Lafayette and west of Five Points, AL. John and S. T. Higgins lived in this area and may have been Janey (Higgins) Garrett's brothers. Jonathan and Janey (Higgins) Garrett were my great, great, great grandparents. We visited the Higgins Family Cemetery which was one and one-half miles west of Five Points on the road to Double Head. The son of Frank Higgins in Lafayette, AL said that a man by the name of Garrett, who had m. into the Higgins family, made the grille iron fence we saw around the Higgins private cemetery. We think he was Jonathan Garrett. Jonathan Garrett was listed in the 1840 Talladega County, AL census and the 1850 Randolph County, AL census where two or more of his sons were living. He cited 1854, Tradition is, he is buried in Chambers County, AL. Page 11 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross CARPENTER From England to America Generations: 1. John Carpenter of Leskard, Cornwall, b. Prior to 1300, member of Parliament in 1323, during reign of Edward I, from Borough of Leskard, a charter town, settled by Normans. John believed of Norman descent. 2. Richard of London, b. ca. 1335, d. 1395, a goldsmith, wife, Christina. He may have been a Chandler living in Billiter Lane in 1381. He and Christina were buried in the Church of St. Martin Outwich, Bishopsgate St. 3. John the elder of London. Children: John, Margery, and John of London. 4. John of London, possibly younger brother of John who became Bishop of Worcester. 5. William of Hereford, b. ca. 1440, d. 1520. 6. Rev. Richard Carpenter, b. ca. 1470, d. 1503, entered Oxford University in 1486, served the Westbury Church. 7. Robert of Eskydmore Upton, Wiltshire, b. ca. 1495, d. 1545, wife, Elizabeth; husbandman. Gave sheep to his eight children and left money to his own church and to Salisbury Cathedral. 8. William of Marden, Wiltshire, b. ca. 1520, d. 1587, wife, Elizabeth. Gave sheep to six children. 9. Robert Carpenter of Marden, d. 1607, m. his cousin, Eleanor Carpenter. He came from a family of sheep farmers, but put his five sons to trades, completing their apprenticeship. Some were carpenters by trade. Ref: 1. Burk's "Life of Lord George Carpenter" 2. Playfair's "Family Antiquities" and "Davis and Owen Peerage" Page 12 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony "Not once, but many times, the Pilgrims launched themselves upon the most dangerous of adventures and no matter what the odds against then, nothing could stop them or divert them from their Course." In an age of royal tyranny in England the Pilgrim Fathers stood steadfast in their belief and desire that there should be a more democratic order of things. They stood ready to sacrifice their lives to carry out their ideals. They demanded the right to "freedom of conscience", a right to freedom of thought and speech, and they wished to worship as they pleased and intended to do so. English law required everyone to attend the Church of England services no other. Steady refusal could bring a heavy fine, or hanging, or even burning at the stake. The Pilgrim's went on holding their secret and highly illegal religious meetings at risk of life and limb. Harried by church and state authority, the Pilgrims escaped from England and took refuge in Holland, first in Amsterdam, later in Leyden. Holland had granted religious freedom or toleration for all sects. They were the only country in Europe at the time to be so enlightened. In their growing poverty and the fear of the corruption of their youth by the Dutch celebrations, the Pilgrims decided to seek their fortunes in the New World - a chance to better their worldly lot. The Mayflower set sail September, 1620, on her historic voyage, having about forty Pilgrims("Saints") from Leyden and even more "strangers" recruited by the London Merchant Adventurers, financing the enterprise. They suffered greatly for their beliefs; they came through to triumph because they had the courage of their convictions. Such courage is priceless. It was in the age of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) that the Pilgrim story began and many of those who later boarded the Mayflower began to live their lives. To study the Bible for themselves, many people began learning to read. Not one child in ten had received schooling of any kind. Queen Elizabeth's father,King Henry VIII,ruled that every church must set forth copies of the English Bible in the back of the churches for the common people to read. "People crowded eagerly into the Cathedral (St. Paul's in London) all day long to listen to any who would read with an audible voice." King Henry VIII never imagined how much struggle and bloodshed those Bibles would cause. A new learning came up; that the Church of England did not practice the Christian faith as simply as it should - without so many rituals - and warned that "ancient purity" must be restored. They were sneered at and called Puritans and Separatists. It was the beginning of Puritans. Elder William Brewster went to Cambridge College after learning to read, write and had studied Latin five years. The college was functioned only as a school for ministers of the protestant Church of England at that time, 1580 when Elder Brewster was age fourteen. Cambridge College was a strong center for Puritan thought. Page 13 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross "The widower, Governor William Bradford", in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Mass ,"was m. 1623 to Alice (Carpenter) Southworth, a widow with two small children, Thomas and Constant. The Bradfords later had three children of their own", William, Mercy and Joseph. Ref: "The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony" by Editors of American Heritage, The Magazine of History-American Heritage Pubs. Company, Inc. New York, Harper and Row. Alexander Carpenter b. ca. 1560 was a dissenter and on account of religious persecution removed with his family to Leyden, Holland. He had six daughters and one son, probably William of Cobham. Ref: "Rehoboth Branch Carpenter Family", Amos Carpenter. On July 23, 1612 George Morton was m. to Julia Ann (Julian) Carpenter, a daughter of Alexander Carpenter. The marriage record notes that Morton's bride "a single woman, from Bath, also situated in England", was accompanied by her father and her sister, Alice. Alice later m. Edward Southworth and after his death, was the second wife of Governor William Bradford, the second Governor of Plymouth Colony. Another sister, Agnes, m. Dr. Samuel Fuller, a Mayflower passenger, and first physician in Plymouth Colony. Agnes d. about three years before the Mayflower set sail. Following George Morton's death Julia (Carpenter) Morton m. Menassah Kempton and lived in Plymouth Colony. Ref: "The Carpenter Family News Journal", Rosemary Bachelor, editor. Page 14 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Providence Rhode Island Branch William Carpenter of England, a carpenter by trade, had several children, namely: 1. James, who inherited the estate of his father. 2. Alexander Carpenter, b. about 1560, was a dissenter, and on account of religious persecution removed with his family to Leyden Holland. He had six daughters and his only son was probably William of Cobham. Three of his daughters were: a. Julia Ann Carpenter (Julian) m. July 23, 1612 George Morton. She m. 2nd Menassah Kempton and lived in Plymouth. b. Alice Carpenter m. first Edward Southworth, second, Governor William Bradford, widower of Plymouth Colony. She had two children by her first husband and three by her second husband. c. Agnes Carpenter, m. Dr. Samuel Fuller, Mayflower passenger and first physician in Plymouth, but she d. three years before the Mayflower set sail. 3. William Carpenter, the progenitor of the Rehoboth family, came over on the ship, "Bevis" with his son William, son's wife Abigail and their children. He came to New England in 1638 and soon returned to England, b. 1576 in England. 4. Richard Carpenter, was the father of William Carpenter, who came to America in 1636, settled in Providence, Rhode Island, with Roger Williams, and is known as the progenitor of the Providence branch. Ref: 1. "Carpenter News Journal", Vol. II, No. 1 Rosemary E. Batchelor, Pub. 2. Amos Carpenter: Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family. Richard of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, b. ca. 1580, known to be father of William Carpenter in Providence, Rhode Island with Roger Williams, progenitor of Providence branch of Carpenter Family. His father, William of Horwell, b. 1576, sailed on Bevis to Mass. in 1638 with son, William,b. 1605, known as William of Rehoboth. Refs 1. ibid. 2. ibid. Page 15 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross William Carpenter, son of Richard Carpenter of Amesbury, England, m. before 1635 in England to Elizabeth Arnold, b. November 23, 1611 at Cheselbourne, England, d. ca. 1685. William, was b. 1600 at England in Warrvick, d. at Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, ca. September 7, 1683. He was with Roger Williams in Rhode Island. Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter sailed for America on May 1, 1635 with her husband and parents, William and Christiana (Peake) Arnold. Their children: 1. Joseph Carpenter, b. at England ca. 1635, d. ca. 1683 at Warwick, Oyster Bay, New York, m. April 21, 1659 Hannah Carpenter of Rehobeth, Massachusetts. 2. Lydia Carpenter, b. ca. 1640, d. ca. 1700, m. Benjamin Smith. 3. Ephraim Carpenter, b. ca. 1640, d. ca. 1700, m. 1st Susanna Harris, 2nd Susanna England, 3rd Lydia Dickenson. 4. Timothy Carpenter, b. ca. 1643, d. August 19, 1726, m. Hannah Burton. 5. William Carpenter, b. ca. 1645, d. January 27, 1676 by supposed Indian attack. 6. Silas Carpenter, b. ca. 1650, d. 1695, m. Sarah Arnold. 7. Benjamin Carpenter, b. ca. 1653, d. March 23, 1710-11, m. Mary Tillinghast. 8. Priscilla Carpenter, b. ca. 1658, d. 1691, m. May 31, 1670 William Vincent. Ref: 1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Records, Vols. 97, 103 2. The Rhode Island Branch of Carpenter Family, by Daniel H. Carpenter Page 16 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Joseph Carpenter, son of William and Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, of Providence, Rhode Island, later of Warwick, Long Island, Rhode Island, just west of the present day Providence, Rhode Island, was b. ca. 1635 in England, d. in the summer of 1683 at Muskeeta Cove in the area of Oyster Bay, New York. The summer of 1683 came to be known as the "Sick Season". Joseph m. April 21, 1659 Hannah Carpenter, daughter of his second cousin, William Carpenter of Rehobeth and his wife Abigail (Bennett). He m. second Anna Weeks, September 2, 1674. Children by Hannah Carpenter, b. in Pawtuxet, Rhode Island: 1. Joseph Carpenter, Jr, b. 1660. 2. Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 1662, m. William Thorncraft. 3. Thomsine (Tamsen) Carpenter, b. 1664, m. John Williams. 4. William Carpenter, b. 1666, m. Elizabeth Mudge 5. Nathaniel Carpenter, b. 1668 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island, m. Tamar Coles. 6. Hannah Carpenter, b. 1672 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island, m. Jacob Hicks. Joseph's children by Anna Weeks (Wicks): 7. Ann Carpenter, b. 1676 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island, m. Joseph Weeks. 8. Sarah Carpenter, b. 1678 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island. 9. Benjamin Carpenter, b. 1680 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island, m. Mary Coles. 10. John Carpenter, b. 1683 at Musketa Cove, Rhode Island. There is much recorded data on Joseph and Hannah Carpenter and on Anna Weeks, his second wife. Ref: 1; 2 (A, B, C, F - Vol. 1, P. 200); 6 (A), 7 (B-Weeks) Page 17 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Nathaniel Carpenter, son of Joseph and Hannah Carpenter, b. 1668 at Musketa Cove, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, m. November 5, 1690 Tamar Coles, b. May 18, 1673, d. February 25, 1730 at Northcastle, Westchester County, New York. Children b. in "Musketa Cove, Long Island, New York: 1. Hannah Carpenter, b. ca 1691. 2. Joseph Carpenter, b. ca 1693. 3. Robert Carpenter, b. 1694, his actual birth date. 4. Benjamin Carpenter, b. ca. 1696. 5. John Carpenter, b. ca. 1698. 6. Timothy Carpenter, b. ca. 1700. 7. Anne Carpenter, b. ca. 1702. 8. Abigail Carpenter, b. ca. 1705. 9. Nathaniel Carpenter, b. ca. 1708. Nathaniel Carpenter d. February 25, 1730 at Northcastle, Westchester County, New York. It is reported that Nathaniel was the first white child b. in Musketa Cove, Long Island, New York and it pleased the Indians "so well" they gave him 100 acres of land. On April 18, 1694 his father deeded as a free gift 59 acres to him. Tamar (Coles) was the daughter of Robert and Mercy (Wright) Coles and sister to Mercy Coles, wife of Benjamin Carpenter. This whole family was of the "Friends Society". Ref: 1; 2 (B, I-Vol. 1, p. 879, Vol. 7-8, p.86); 3(F); Coles Gen., p. 93; Cock - Cocks - Cox -, Sup., Page 18 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Carpenters In The Virginia Frontier There was a shifting of the population 1769-1770 in Botetourt County, Virginia, in the James River Community. There were continued disturbances by the Indians in the settlements after the end of the French and Indian War in 1760. In the county court precedings November 29, 1762, John Carpenter was declared as no inhabitant. He had migrated South. On September 1756, Joseph Carpenter, while being held prisoner by the Indians at Jackson River, escaped. Five Carpenter children were held prisoners by Indians at Jackson River. Withdrawals from Botetourt County, Virginia and Pennsylvania, 17581768, due to a scarcity of improvable lands began to be felt in these Colonies at the end of the French and Indian War, 1760. The new people coming, could not find spots of land unoccupied equal to their expectations. Most of the richest valleys, east of the Allegheny Mountains were either under patten or occupied by the royal proclamation at the Treaty of Paris. No settlements were allowed to extend beyond the sources of the rivers which emptied into the Atlantic Ocean. In Carolina, the case was different, for there, large tracts of the best land, as yet, lay waste, which proved a great temptation to the Northern Colonists to migrate to the South. Accordingly, about this time, about a thousand families with their effects, in the space of one year resorted to Carolina, driving their cattle, hogs and horses overland before them. Carolina at this time was both North and SC. Ref: Kegley's "Virginia Frontier" and Hewatt's "Story of SC”. Page 19 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Carpenters In Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama Many settlers in Virginia and the Carolinas were drawn to Georgia by the early land lotteries. Families who lived in the territory one year could draw for up to 400 acres. John, Reuben, Thomas and Henry Carpenter participated in the 1805 land lottery in Lincoln County, Georgia.1,2 Next page. In 1798, the MS Territory was created from the western half of Georgia. Even later, this territory became the states of AL and MS. In some cases, people listed in the 1790 census of GA and the 1810 census of MS never moved. They remained on the same land, but the land was no longer part of GA. Ref: Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. III, Ser-3, March 1967. Family researchers have established that there were three separate branches of the Carpenter family in NC. These are: 1. Quaker descendants of Samuel Carpenter of Philadelphia. 2. Descendants of Dr. Henry Zimmerman of Pennsylvania-Germans who changed their names to its English meaning, "Carpenter." 3. Descendants of early Virginia settlers William and Simond Carpenter of England. 2 Page 20 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Joseph Carpenter, son of Nathaniel and Tamar (Coles) Carpenter, b. ca. 1693-1700 at Musketa Cove Long Island, New York, sometimes called "Cedar Swamp", d. 1780 at Botetourt County, Virginia.3 Ref: 1; 2 (B); - Reported to have removed to 'Main Shore". Had probably removed to Northcastle, Westchester County, New York with his parents in 1719. This was the Rye, New York area. He and others signed a petition December 4, 1721 to the Governor against the high taxes levied upon then. He is mentioned as being at Brandon's Brook at Rye in 1718. Joseph m., first in New York and had seven children.2,3 Joseph Carpenter moved 1746 to Jackson's River in Botetourt County, Virginia, where he and most of his children, then unmarried settled. A daughter had m. Jeremiah Seely and remained in New York until 1748 when they joined the family on Jackson's River in Virginia. Joseph and his families of children lived near Covington, Virginia in 1746.1 Joseph Carpenter m. second Mrs. Judith Scott in Virginia, widow of John Scott. He was guardian of Joseph, James and Jacob Scott, orphans of John Scott. 782 acres were patented to Joseph, Sr. on June 1, 1750 for services in Captain Dickensons' company of Rangers in Virginia. He was a Surveyor of land patents, road supervisor and served on jury many times.1 Nov. 28, 1770 Joseph sold 160 acres on Jackson's River to William Hugert for 50 pounds. This was part of the 782 acres patented to him on June 1, 1750.1 In 1767 there were 115 acres surveyed on Potts Creek for Joseph Carpenter's services in William Preston's Company of Rangers in Virginia. John,son of Thomas Carpenter, Jr. deceased was ordered to be the heir at law.1 In 1756 Joseph Carpenter, Sr. while being held pris oner at Jackson's River, escaped. Five Carpenter Children were held prisoners by the Indians at Jackson's River. Joseph was listed among many sheriffs of Breckinridge, Virginia and did special services in the Rev. War.1 Joseph Carpenter, Sr., age 73 deposed. He came to L. Pullen's house in 1773 and lived for 7 or 8 years. His children by his 1st wife:2 1. Joseph Carpenter, Jr. served in the Rev. War 2. Elizabeth Carpenter, m. John Mann 3. Soloman Carpenter, served in the Rev. War 4. (Daughter), m. Jeremiah Seely 5. William Carpenter, killed by Indians in 1764 6. Jeremiah Carpenter, served in Rev. War 7. Thomas Carpenter, served in Rev. War Ref: 1. Chalkley's "Records of Augusta County, Virginia" Vols. 1,2,3 2. "The Carpenter News Journal" Rosemary Batchelor Ed. Vol. II #3 3. The Admiral Charles L. Carpenter's Family History Page 21 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Soloman Carpenter, b. ca. 1725 in New York Colony, son of Joseph Carpenter and his first wife, d. before 1784 in Botetourt County, Virginia, m. Sutney ________ perhaps daughter of Peter Wright.2 Soloman Carpenter received 400 acres for services in captain Dickinson's Company of Rangers, 1759. On October 6, 1767-60 acres were surveyed on North side of Potts Creek, Virginia for Soloman Carpenter. "Soloman Carpenter's Claim dated 1759 is ordered to be certified, and that John, the son of Thomas Carpenter is heir at law". February 5, 1773 Soloman and wife, Sutney, sold to John Mann 160 acres in Botetourt County, Virginia. Joseph Carpenter, Sr. gave to Soloman Carpenter, planter, 10 pounds and 160 acres on May 20, 1765. When Soloman and his father, Joseph Carpenter were debtors to John Bowyer, credit was for 6½ pounds with beaver skins at 4 per pound.2 Soloman, Thomas, and Jeremiah Carpenter served in Captain John Lewis’ Company of Volunteers from Botetourt County, Virginia to give aid in defense of Virginia frontier, 1774-1783, (September 10, 1774). Soloman Carpenter swore that Mr. Joseph Carpenter gave warrant to Peter Wright to apprehend two deserters at Fort Young.2 Heirs of Soloman Carpenter, for 2560 acres of land received for officers of soldiers of the Continental lines: Samuel, Benjamin and his heirs of Wake County, NC. This is in the same county as Isaac Carpenter of the Revolution who m. Martha Allen. Children: 1. Thomas Carpenter of Nash County, North Carolinas 2. Samuel Carpenter 3. Benjamin Carpenter 4. Jeremiah Carpenter 5. Isaac Carpenter [perhaps] Ref: 1. "Annals of S. W. Virginia, 1769-1800" 2. 3 Vols. of Chakley's "Records of Augusta County Virginia" 3. Kegley's "Virginia Frontier" Page 22 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Thomas Carpenter, commonly called "Jack" was the son of Soloman and Sutney (Wright?) Carpenter, at Botetourt County, Virginia, d. August 6, 1803 in Nash County, NC. "Thomas Carpenter's claim who served in William Preston's Company of Rangers in 1759 as a soldier is ordered to be certified". Ref: "Annals of S. W. Virginia 1769-1800", p. 304 "Soloman Carpenter's claim do. 1757-1758 is ordered to be certified and that John Carpenter, son of Thomas Carpenter, is heir at law." Ref: "Annals of S. W. Virginia 1769-1890" by Wythe, p. 304 "Thomas, Soloman, John and Jeremiah Carpenter served in Captain John Lewis Company of Volunteers form Botetourt County, Virginia in aid in defense of Virginia frontier, 1774-1783." Ref: "Kegley's Virginia Frontier", by F. B. Kegley Thomas Carpenter was mentioned several times as serving on jury for Botetourt County, Virginia, 1773-1774. Thomas Carpenter was in Halifax District, Nash County for the 1790 census with two males and two females in the family. Children of Thomas Carpenter and his first wife: 1. James Carpenter. Children by his first wife d. when they were small. He m. second, Sarah Merritt. James was a private in the NC Continental Lines of Worth Carolina. He received 640 acres in TN for his services. TN at that time was in NC. Sarah, his wife, sold the land September 1821 to William A. Tharp. The heirs of James Carpenter were Sarah, his wife and children: Benjamin, Milly, William, Sally and Elizabeth. These were listed under Richard Eaton in Halifax County for 3 years. some of his family went to TN to live. James Carpenter's children mentioned in his father, Thomas Carpenter's division of land were: Patsey and Polly. 2. William Carpenter, b. in Nash County, NC, d. 11-26-1832, m. 12-28-1795 Priscilla (Manning) in Brunswick County, Virginia. William Carpenter, Sr. of Nash County, NC sold to Mary Johnson land on Moccasin Creek and Little Creek, adjoining Burwell Strickland and Crafford Hopkins on March 11, 1824. He must have been selling out in 1824 to go to Green County, AL. Priscilla (Polly) d. 5-10-1856 in Green County, AL. Their dependents are in MS, TX, Louisiana and AR. His will was date 7-18-1836. Final settlement was in 1858. Children: b. in Nash Co., NC a. Mary J. (Polly) Carpenter, b. ca. 1795. "m. William Jones." b. William Carpenter, b. ca 1797, m. 1-26-1825, Theresa Whorton at Eutaw, AL, Green County. Of whom further. 1) James H. Carpenter, b. 1827 2) Berry A. Carpenter, b. 1828, Benton, MS, d. January 1863, m. Cecilia May, January 11, 1849 at Yazoo, MS. Children: a) Bertha Carpenter, b. 1881, d. 1961, m. 1907 William Samuel Montgomery, b. 1880, d. 1937. Children: Page 23 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross (1) Shirley Montgomery, b. February 26, 1908, m. April 12, 1929, Arthur Morris Robinson, b. January 2, 1906. Children: (a) Sheila Andre Robinson, b. June 22, 1941. Artist. (b) Phillip Robinson (c) John F. Robinson (d) William Ford Robinson (e) Ray Arnold Robinson (f) Claude E. Robinson (g) Lillie Belle Robinson (h) Pearl Robinson (i) John Thomas Robinson (j) Samuel M. Robinson (k) Emitie C. Robinson Children by 2nd Wife: (l) Virgie Ione Robinson (m) Robbin Eldin Robinson (n) Clara Arneta Robinson 3) Jessie A. Carpenter 4) William M. Carpenter 5) John M. Carpenter 6) Susan Carpenter 7) Candis Sarah Carpenter c. Simeon Carpenter, b. 1800, NC, m. 1831, Mary b. 1808 in SC, m. in Eutaw, Green County, AL. d. James Carpenter, b. 1801 in Wash County, NC. Single. He took care of his mother in her old age. He is buried by his mother and father in the Banks Cemetery near Eutaw, AL. Planter. e. Thomas A. Carpenter, b. ca 1805. He and wife 3. Charlotte Marie Carpenter moved from MS to Liberty and Lavaca Counties, TX before 1845, Benjamin, listed in 1783 tax list of Amherst County, Virginia. The children by second wife, Mary (Lee-Leigh) Carpenter: 4. Burwell Carpenter. Burwell’s will is listed in Will Book A page 424 in Andersonville, Anderson County, SC, Proved January 24, 1831. Executors: Sons, Alfred and John, August 20, 1830. Witnesses: William Ackers, El Bowers, Henry D. Akers, O.A.D.: John Harris. Roll No. 91. Burwell Carpenter Seal. Children listed in the will: Wife Elizabeth [Carpenter]. a. Labon Massey's children b. Willis (William) Carpenter c. Elizabeth Stone Carpenter d. Delaney Carpenter e. Sarah Geer Carpenter f. Burwell Carpenter, Jr. g. Asbery Carpenter heirs h. Thomas L. Carpenter i. Alfred Carpenter j. John Carpenter 5. John Carpenter d. 1824 is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newman, GA with his wife Amanda and Children: Page 24 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross a. John Thomas Carpenter b. M. Eula Carpenter McGuire c. Robert Carpenter John Carpenter and his descendants had large estate holdings in Coweta County, GA. They were farmers. Descendants still live there.2 6. Reuben Carpenter, b. about 1766 in Nash, County, NC, d. between 1840 and 10-2- 1841 at Edgefield, SC, where he m. Mary Butler. They had several children of which two were Reuben, Jr. and Thomas Carpenter, of whom further, see Thomas Carpenter, Henry (Walton) County, GA. 7. Fannie Carpenter, m. William Manor 8. Betsey Carpenter, m. Abraham Winbourn 9. Polly Carpenter, m. Thomas Bryant 10. Frances Carpenter, m. John Hill Ref: 1. Shirley (Montgomery) Robinson's Family History 2. W. P. Chappel, genealogist, Coweta County, GA Cemetery and court records of deeds. Page 25 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Ref: 1. "Abstracts of Early Records, Nash County, NC, 1/7/771859". By Joseph W. Watson. Term 1840 2. Land transactions in the Court House and Cemetery records in Coweta County, GA. Records by Mr. W. P. Chappel, genealogist of Coweta County, GA. 3. Chalkley - "Records of Augusta County, Virginia 4. Will of Burwell Carpenter in Anderson County, SC 5. Revolutionary War Records of Thomas Carpenter in the 5th and 6th Regiment of Virginia. 6. Bounty Land Records of NC 7. Mrs. A. M. Robinson, Bostrop, La. Research 8. Mr. R. E. Carpenter, Atlanta, GA, Research 9. Pension papers of Sarah, widow of James Carpenter, Wake Co., NC 10. Petition for the division of a 1100 or 1200 acre tract of land, formerly the property of Thomas Carpenter who d. intestate on August 6, 1803, among his children and grandchildren, to wit: Burwell Carpenter; John Carpenter; Reuben Carpenter; William Carpenter; William Manor (?) and wife, Fannie; Abraham Winbourn and wife Betsey; Thomas Bryant and wife Polly; the children of James Carpenter, namely, Patsey Carpenter and Polly Carpenter. February Term 1804. 11. Thomas Carpenter inventory by Mary Carpenter, Administratrix. December 5, 1803. Sale held same day with Mary Carpenter, William Carpenter, Reuben Carpenter and John Carpenter buyers. Account Current, November Term. 1805. (Nash County, NC 1777-1869.) 12. Petition of Mary Carpenter for a years provision, she a widow of Thomas Carpenter who d. intestate August 6, 1803. 13. Petition of Mary Carpenter for dowery, a widow of Thomas Carpenter who d. August 6, 1803. Term 1804. 14. Mary Carpenter Inventory by A. Winborne, Spec. Admr. August 10, 1830. August Term 1830. Sale held by A. Winborne, James Bryant, Winneford Bryant, Mary Bryant noticeable buyers. Account current and settlement of estate, August term 1832. Page 26 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Reuben Carpenter, Sr., b. about 1766 in NC, d. between 1840 and 10-2-1841 at Edgefield County, SC. He m. about 1785 Mary Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, Edgefield County, SC. The only Carpenter appearing in 1800 Edgefield County, SC census was Reuben, probably Reuben, Sr. and wife Mary Butler Carpenter, mother of some, or all of his children. In 1800 they had two boys under 10 years. Mary was about the same age of her husband, Reuben, Sr., judging from the census. She apparently d. between 1830-1840. Her father, Thomas Butler d. 1814-1817, with Reuben Carpenter, Sr. administrator of his estate. Thomas Butler was the son of James Butler and Mary , his wife, from Virginia. "Received of Reuben Carpenter, Sr., my father,the sum of $400.00 in part of my father's estate, this November 17, 1839". Signed-Thomas Carpenter (my great-great-grandfather). The same quote was made by Reuben Carpenter, Jr. on 28th August 1832. Reuben Carpenter, Sr. m. (2) 8-16-1840 at age 75 Rebecca Henderson age /2. Ref: Edgefield County, SC. Estate of Reuben Carpenter, Sr. Box #48 Pkg. #2066, 1820-1840. My great-great grandfather Thomas Carpenter lived in Henry County, GA (Walton County, GA) with his wife 22. and 5 children in 1820 census and with 9 children in the 1830 census at the same place. This would have been along one possible path West and yet not too far away for Thomas to go back to Edgefield to visit his elderly father and claim a share of his estate. Children: Reuben, Jr. and Thomas. Ref: 1. Edgefield,SC - Estate of Reuben Carpenter, Sr. Box #48, Pkg. 2066, 1830-1840. Reuben, Jr. Adm., October 2, 1841. Reuben, Sr. d. 1840- and October 2, 1841. Reuben and Thomas received $400.00 cash of their father, Reuben, Sr.'s estate. Rebecca was the widow of Reuben, Sr. in 1840. 2. In Edgefield, SC marriage records - by C. T. McClendon, a Reuben, Sr. Carpenter (age 75) and Mrs. Henderson (age 72) m. August 16, 1840. Page 27 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Thomas Carpenter, b. ca. 1790, son of Reuben L. Carpenter, Sr. of Edgefield County, SC, is listed in the 1830 Walton County (Henry County) GA census, age 40-50 and head of his family of nine children, (5 boys and 4 girls), his wife and a male age 50-60. Thomas Carpenter was listed in the 1820 census at the same place with his wife and the first five children. Henry, John and Thomas Carpenter were listed in "The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery in Lincoln County, GA" by Wood. John, Reuben and Thomas Carpenter were listed on the GA tax roll for 1803 in "Early Georgia Wills of Lincoln County, GA" by Sarah Guinn. Thomas' children b. in GA, listed in 1850 Clay County AL census: Ages listed in 1830 Henry Co, Ga. census. 1. male age 15-29 a. James Warren Carpenter, b. 1813 and m. Sarah Harlen 11-11-1838 in Walton County, GA. 2. males age 10-15 were: a. Thomas Jr. Carpenter, b. 1815 and b. (3) Charles Carpenter, b. 1816. 3. 4-6, females age 5-10, a. Fannie (Carpenter) McKee b. Daughter c. Daughter 4. male age 5-10 a. William Henry, b. 1825 and m. Jane Garrett, d. in Confederate Army. Their children were Francis Henry and Zachariah. « 5. female age 1-5 a. Martha Carpenter, b. 1827. 6. male age 1-5 a. Reuben L. Carpenter, b. 1828, m. Emily Garrett 1-21-1848, d. in Confederate Army. They had 7 children (John Lewis Carpenter, of whom further).1,2 Ref: 1. 1820 and 1830 census Henry County, GA. 2. 1850 census Talladega (Clay) County, AL. 3. A Deed recorded, January 21, 1824, Henry County, GA to Thomas Carpenter. Book A, page 482. 4. A Deed recorded, February 14, 1832, Henry County to Thomas Carpenter. Book F, page 78. * Page 28 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Children of Thomas Carpenter and wife, b. in GA and living in Talladega and Randolph (Clay County AL) in the 1850 census: 1. James Warren Carpenter, b. Jan. 21, 1813 at Walton Co., (Henry) GA, d. Jan. 4, 1851 at Lineville, AL and buried in the Old New Hope cemetery. He m. Sallie Harlen Nov. 11, 1838 at Henry Co., GA. She was b. Mar. 1, 1820 at Wilkes Co., GA, d. at Lineville, AL, ninety-six years old, buried by her husband. They had nine children: a. Lydia Elizabeth Carpenter b. Mary Ann Carpenter c. Sarah Abigaile Carpenter d. Marthina Carpenter e. Mary Jane Carpenter f. Zacharia Carpenter g. David Harlen Carpenter h. Emily Caroline Carpenter i. James Warren Carpenter, Jr. 2. Thomas Carpenter, Jr., b. 1815 at Walton Co., (Henry) GA. 3. Charles Carpenter, b. 1816 at Walton Co., (Henry) GA. 4. William Henry Carpenter, b. 1825 at Walton Co., (Henry) GA, m. Nancy Jane Garrett, Jan. 1, 1854, at Lineville, AL, daughter of Elijah and Julia Ann (Parker) Garrett, She was b. Feb. 15, 1835 at Gwinette Co., GA. They moved in 1840 to Talladega (Clay) Co., AL. William Henry was killed in the War Between The States leaving his wife and several children. Two of their children were: a. Francis Henry Carpenter b. Zachariah Carpenter 5. Reuben L. Carpenter, b. Dec. 14, 1828 at Walton (Henry) Co., GA, d. June 21, 1863 at Shelbyville, TN a Confederate soldier, buried in Murfreesboro TN Military Cemetery, m. Dec. 21, 1848, Emily Garrett at Lineville, AL. They had seven children. Of whom further. Ref: 1790 census SC. 1830 census of Walton (Henry) Co. S. C. 1850 and 1860 census Talladega and Randolph Co., (Clay) AL. I was ten years old when I first took notice of my great grandmother, Emily Garrett Carpenter. She was about eighty-four years old at that time - sitting in her rocker by a fire in the fireplace of her room which had been built by her son, John Lewis Carpenter, when all her children had m. and left her alone. It was an addition to grandfather's house. We have always called it great grandmother Carpenter's room. I remember her telling me I was growing tall and getting to be a big girl. Most of all I remember her sitting in her chair at church dressed in a beautiful black taffeta dress and bonnet type hat which my grandmother, Mary Jamima (Hamlin) Carpenter, had made for her. She always held her crutch standing beside her. She broke her hip while riding her horse and had to walk with a crutch the rest of her life. This happened while her husband, Reuben L. Carpenter, was a soldier in the War Between The States. I remember her side saddle she used when she was riding. It was made of fine leather, hanging in my grandfather's harness and tool room. I always wanted to ride in the saddle, but no one ever seemed to use it after the accident. She was thirty years old when this accident happened. Great grandmother was very artistic in her work for she received a dinner bell for the prize in a contest of fine stitching. She was left a widow with six small children living,on June 21, 1863 when her husband d. at Shelbyville, TN. Her only living son, John Lewis, was eight years old when his father left to serve in the war. Page 29 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Thomas Carpenter's Sons in Alabama James Warren Carpenter, Sr. James Warren Carpenter, Sr., b. 1-21-1813, d. 1-4-1857; was the oldest son of Thomas Carpenter who was in Walton County, Georgia for the 1820 and 1830 census, with his wife and nine children. James Warren Carpenter, m. 11-11-1838 Sarah (Sallie) Harlen, b. 3-1-1820 at Oglethorpe or Wilks County, Georgia, d. 1-14-1914 at Lineville, AL. In 1848 James Warren and his wife Sarah moved to the Bethlehem Church area in Georgia, living there just over the line in AL for two years. In 1850 they moved six miles of the Old New Hope Church and cemetery on the Pyraton Road, Lineville, AL. Sarah d. 1914 at the age of 96 years. Sarah was buried in the Old New Hope Cemetery by her husband. They had 9 children:. 1. Lydia Elizabeth, b. October 20, 1839, d. June 5, 1917, m. William Hammer, b. February 27, 1836, d. March 15, 1908 2. Mary Ann, b. May 20, 1841, d. February 2, 1873, m. 1856 Jasper Ponder. 3. Sara Abigal, b. December 16, 1842, m. August 21, 1858, Thomas L,. Johnson 4. Marthina Candis, b. June 1, 1844, d. August 27, 1877. Single. 5. Mary Jane, b. September 13, 1846, d. October 28, 1905. m. 1st Brewster, m. 2nd September 9, 1877 William J. Willoughby. 6. Zacharia Thomas, b. July 25, 1848, d. August 11, 1905. m. Mattie Davis. 7. David Harlin, b. November 10, 1850, d. February 21, 1921. m. 1st Bartlet, m. 2nd Jane Harris. 8. Emaly Caroline, b. May 30, 1853, d. October 1, 1868. Single. 9. James Warren, Jr., b. May 30, 1856, d. August 7, 1913, m. 1st Mary Elizabeth Ray, December 20, 1877. She was b. September 8, 1856, d. July 1, 1901. m. 2nd April 13, 1902, Callie White, b. April 2, 18/76, d. February 11, 1931. Of whom further. Ref: 1. "The James Warren Carpenter Family History", Myrtle Lea Dawking, Lineville, AL 2. "The Old New Hope Church Cemetery Records", Lineville, AL 3. 1850 Talladega County, AL, (Clay County, AL in 1868) 4. 1830 Walton (Henry) County, Georgia census 5. Correspondence and conferences Page 30 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Carpenter James Warren Carpenter, Jr. (Bud), b. May 30, 1856 at Clay County, AL, d. August 7, 1913, m. December 20, 1877 Mary Elizabeth Ray, b. September 8, 1856, d. July 1, 1901. They had 9 children b. in Clay County, AL: 1. Martha Etta Malvina Carpenter, b. October 28, 18/78, d. April 27, 1922. m. Lon Wolf. 2. Barbara Ann Carpenter, b. November 25, 1881, d. April 26, 1961, m. December 6, 1900 Eugene Franklin Gunn, b. June 18, 1871, d. November 18, 1933. 3. Doyle Killabru Carpenter, b. April 30, 1884, d. March 18, 1972. m. December 3, 1905 Ida Bera Willis, b. August 31, 1886, d. April 17, 1952. 4. Charlsie Marie Carpenter, b. September 17, 1886, d. September 28, 1969, m. October 28, 1906 Charlie C. Coleman, b. May 8, 1883, d. November 15, 1970. 5. William Dallas Carpenter, b. July 19, 1889, d. August 27, 1944, m. December 12, 1912 Ethel Morris, b. July 14, 6. John Harlin Carpenter, b. February 25, 1891, d. May 24, 1960, m. October 28, 1911 Eula Gaither, b. August 11, 1896. 7. Lonie Ithina Carpenter, b. September 16, 1894, d. October 13, 1971, m. July 3, 1910 Thurman L. Norman, b. December 31, 1890. 8. Eunice Drucilla Carpenter, b. November 26, 1896, d. February 20, 1951, m. December 17, 1912 Joe Gunnella, b. February 13, 1893, d. March 15, 1966. 9. Dera Geneva Carpenter, b. June 7, 1900, m. December 27, 1917 William (Bill) Bell, b. September 10, 1898. James Warren Carpenter, Jr., m. 2nd on March 13, 1902, S. Callie White, b. April 2, 1876, d. February 11, 1931. Children: 1. Obie Carpenter, b. January 17, 1903, d. June 6, 1968. m. December 25, 1925 Lessie Pogue, b. June 21, 1901. 2. Emmie Odessa Carpenter b. March 26, 1906. Single. She taught school for many years until retirement in 1972. 3. Karah Porter Carpenter, b. July 12, 1909. m. June 28, 1935, Lurlene Stewart, b. December 8, 1909. Children: b. in Clay Co, Ala. a. Joyce Ann Carpenter, b. March 23, 1943. m. July 5, 1961 L. M. Johnson, b. February 6, 1910. Children: 1) Jo Ann Johnson, b. May 19, 1962 2) Timothy L. M. Johnson, b. March 30, 1964 3) Rodney Lynn Johnson, b. April 30, 1966 4) Barry Mark Johnson, b. July 25, 1972 b. James Carpenter, b. 2-15-1959, m. 2-25-1972, Paula Dianne Griffin, b. April 6, 1953. Children: 1) Kaci Dawn Carpenter, b. February 2, 1974. Ref: 1. "Family History of James Warren Carpenter, Jr." by Myrtle Lea-Dawkins. 2. "Macadonia Church Cemetery Records" Clay County, AL. 3. Correspondence and conferences. Page 31 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Doyle Killabru Carpenter, son James Warren Carpenter, Jr., b. April 30, 1884, d. March 18, 1972, m. December 3, 1905, Ida Bera Willis, b. August 31, 1886, d. April 17, 1952. They had 8 children: 1. Willie Roy Carpenter, b. June 17, 1908, m. Mary Grace Hamlin, b. November 3, 1913. 2. James Sorrell Carpenter, b. February 14, 1910, d. October 31, 1910. 3. Myrtle Lea Carpenter, b. October 13, 1911, m. May 15, 1937. Herbert Dawkins, b. November 17, 1905. 4. Doyle Aubrey Carpenter, b. December 8, 1913, d. July 11, 1915. 5. David Paschal Carpenter, b. July 27, 1916, m. January 18, 1947 Virginia Chaney, b. February 19, 1911. 6. Charles Lofton Carpenter, b. October 8, 1917, m. May 28, 1943 Nell Reeves, b. January 24, 1921. 7. Frances Bovine Carpenter, b. January 16, 1920, m. 1st August 4, 1945 Raymond V. McGinnis b. January 11, 1907, d. September 12, 1958. m. 2nd May 23, 1964 Rev. Eldred C. Nunnally, b. April 4, 1919. 8. Willis Harmon Carpenter, b. November 27, 1926, d. December 23, 1972, m. June 18, 1949 Rosa Hart, b. January 15, 1930. Ref: 1. Family History of James Warren Carpenter, Jr., by Myrtle Lea (Carpenter) Dawkins, Clay County, AL. 2. Macadonia Church Cemetery Records, Clay County, AL. 3. Correspondence and Conferences. [PHOTO: JAMES WARREN, JR. and MARY RAY CARPENTER] Page 32 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross The Peace I have sat down to try to write a little for you all to read when I am gone. My maiden name was Sallie Harlen. My father's name was Zachariah Harlen, and my mother's name was Juda Wilkins. I was b. in Georgia in Oglethorpe or Wilkes, I can't say which. Was brought from there to Walton before I was five years old, and from there to Henry county before I was six. I lived there until I was grown. I was raised by a good widowed mother, my father being killed in the move from Wilkes to Walton. I m. a good man named Warren Carpenter in 11-11-1838, in my nineteenth year. In 1848 my dear husband and I joined the Primitive Baptist church and were baptized by Elder Allen Cleveland, the second Sunday in February. It was a cold day, but to me it was the most pleasant day I ever saw. That fall after we joined the church at Lebanon we made our first move from Henry county to AL. We just got over the line and put our letters in Bethlehem church. We were in AL but the church was in Georgia. We only stayed there two years, when we moved here, in six miles of Macedonia, in 1850. I only had the pleasure of living with my dear husband eighteen years and two months. He left me with nine children, six girls, and three boys. By the help of the good Lord I raised them all to be grown, and then they began to die and leave me to mourn and I now have but four left. But, oh, how good the heavenly Father is. He has held me up; He never let me sink under. I am obliged to praise him if He takes all I have, for He does all things well. He gives and He has the right to take when it pleases Him. I have my dear husband, three daughters, one grandchild and my mother in one graveyard; one daughter in another and one son in another. It seems like I am staying here a long time. If I live until the first day of March I will be ninety-one years old. My offspring is large. I now have but four living children out of nine. Of my grandchildren there are 55; great-grandchildren, 174; great great-grandchildren, 22; making in all 260. Of this number there are, as near as I can count, thirty-six of them dead. My oldest child ts in her seventy-second year and is still able to come from North AL to see me. My youngest is nearly fifty-five years old, and is the father of thirteen children. I beg the prayers of all Christian people, that when I have stayed my stay out here that I may be prepared to say: "Come, welcome death; I will gladly go with thee." I know that within myself I do nothing. I hope my loving Jesus will be near that I may lean my head on his breast and breathe my life out sweetly there, and waft my soul to that home where there will be no sorrow nor sad farewells. Your sister in hope of a better world. Ashland, Ala. Sallie Carpenter Page 33 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross "COPY" P. S. I have been a member at Macedonia sixty years this past January, and I sometimes fear that I have deceived those good people that I so much love and have permitted me to live with them all this time. I had a big family, nearly all of whom passed away to that happy home, as I hope, and are at rest, and I hope to meet them some sweet day, when we will all be the same. JDC / This article copied from the Tuesday, May 2, 1911 Edition of the Primitive Baptist. [PHOTO] Sallie Harlen Carpenter Wife of James Warren Carpenter, Sr. Page 34 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross William Henry Carpenter William Henry Carpenter, b. 1825 in Walton (Henry) County, GA, d. in the Confederate Army of AL. He was the son of Thomas Carpenter who lived in Walton (Henry) County, Georgia for the 1820 and 1830 census. He was a brother to James Warren Carpenter, Thomas Jr. Carpenter, Charles Carpenter and Reuben L. Carpenter; all were listed in the Clay (Talladega and Randolph) county AL 1850 census. Their ages correspond to the ages of Thomas Carpenter's sons listed in the 1830 census of Walton (Henry) County, GA. William Henry m. 1-1-1854 Nancy Jane Garrett, daughter of Elijah and Julia Ann (Parker) Garrett. She was a sister to Emily (Garrett) Carpenter making their children double first cousins. Two of their children b. in Clay (Talladega) County AL: 1. Francis William Henry Carpenter, b. 5-28-1859 d. 1-14-1911. m. Mariah Green, b. 4-17-1857. Children: a. James Warren Carpenter; b. 5-28-1879, d. 11-13-1935 b. Mary Jane Carpenter, b. 1-22-1881, d. 1957 c. Lila Dale Carpenter, b. 12-15-1882, d. 1-2-1943 d. Rosa Belle Carpenter, b. 9-20-1884 e. Z. R. "Zack" Carpenter, b. 12-3-1888 f. Mindie Etta Carpenter, b. 12-7-1889 g. Clemon McDonald Carpenter, b. 7-2-1893 h. Julie Leona Carpenter, b. 12-20-1895 2. Zachariah Carpenter, b. Ca. 1860-1 m.. Had several children:(Mr. John D. Quarles said, "Zack" Carpenter moved to Sand Mountain while his children were young.) Page 35 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross James Warren Carpenter, b. 5-28-1879, d. 11-13-1935, son of William Henry Carpenter and Mirah Green Carpenter, m. Mary Darthula Dison 12-24-1905. They lived in Talladega County, AL. Children: 1. William Henry Carpenter, b. 11-2-1906, m. 12-24-1931 Mary Margaret Fuller, b. 8-13-1909. Children: a. James William Carpenter, b. 8-2-1935, m. 3-23-1956 Barbara Ann Willis, b. 8-3-1937. Children: 1) James William Carpenter, Jr., b. 10-27-1959 2) Kimberly Ann Carpenter, b. 7-19-1963 3) Jonathan Eric Carpenter, b. 8-31-1967 b. Raymond Forrest Carpenter, b. 12-5-1940, m. 6-24-1956 Apnes Marie Yongue, b. 1-11-1944 2. Ira Mae Carpenter, b. 9-22-1908, m. Lafayette Dennis. Children: a. Mitchell Don Dennis. 3. Effie Mariah Carpenter, b. 12-28-1910, m. 10-29-1929 Elma Erwin, b. 1-12-1909. Children: a. Reginal Gene Erwin, b. 5-6-1932 b. Rodney Erwin, 2-8-1945 4. Ollie Pearl Carpenter, b. 2-14-1913, m. 12-24-1931 Joseph Bernard Forbus, b. 1-26-1911. Children: a. Feriel Joy Forbus, b. 2-7-1942 b. Angela Forbus, b. 10-19-1945 5. Frances Belle Carpenter, b. 9-14-1917, m. Ralph Forrest Turner, b. 9-16-1912. Children: a. Frances Faye Turner, b. 5-7-1939 b. Eugenia Turner, b. 12-6-1941 6. Edith Inez Carpenter, b. 2-10-1920, m. 2-11-1939, Raymon Huey Lakey, b. 8-14- 1914. Children: a. Linda Sheryl Lakey b. 3-18-1947, m. 7-24-1965 Holmes Earl Williamson, b. 6- 12-1945. Children: 1) Marrhew Earl Williamson, b. 3-3-1968 Ref: 1. William Henry Carpenter's Family History and Family Bible. 2. 1860 census of Talladega County, AL. Page 36 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Reuben L. Carpenter Reuben L. Carpenter, son of Thomas Carpenter, was b. 12-14-1828 in Walton (Henry) County, Georgia, d. June 21, 1863 in Shelbyville, TN. He is buried in the military cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN. He served as a member of Company G 25th Regiment AL Infantry, Confederate States Army. His name appears on a record of officers and soldiers who were killed in battle, or who d. of wounds or disease, which states he d., June 21, 1863. Tradition is that Reuben L. had a weak stomach, not adapted to army food. A neighbor, who returned home from the war, told my father that his weak stomach caused his sickness and death. One report was that he d. with typhoid fever. His service record does not state the cause of his death.5 Reuben L. and his brothers, James Warren and Henry Carpenter settled six miles of Old New Hope Church and Cemetery on Pyraton Road near Lineville, AL, after 1840. At a later date the church was moved to the present location on land donated by Emily (Garrett) Carpenter. The brothers came from Walton (Henry) County, GA to Clay County, AL which was Talladega and Randolph Counties at that time.2 Reuben L. Carpenter m. January 21, 1848, Emily Garrett, b. April 27, 1833 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, d. May 31, 1915. She moved with her parents to Lineville, AL in 1840. They had seven children.1,2,3 Ref: 1. Family Bible. Personal Knowledge. 2. Conferences with the families. 3. Census Talladega County, AL 1850 and 1860 4. Family Bible of William Henry Carpenter,Talladega, AL. 5. The 1850 and 1860 census of Talladega County, AL. 6. Family History of Whitman Garrett. 7. 1830 census of Henry County, GA. 8. Military Records of Reuben L. Carpenter. 9. Personal knowledge Page 37 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Reuben L. Carpenter and Emily's (Garrett) children b. Talladega (Clay) County, Lineville, AL: 1. Elijah Thomas Carpenter, b. October 23, 1849, d. March 13, 1855, Buried in the Old New Hope Church Cemetery on Pyraton Road near Lineville, AL. His grave is next to his grandmother Julia Ann (Parker) Garrett. 2. Nancy Jane Carpenter, b. September 9, 1851. She m. Gee Jathro Hamlin, brother of Mary Jamima (Hamline) Carpenter. See William Lafayette Hamlin Family. 3. John Lewis Carpenter, b. January 3, 1854. Of whom further. 4. Jenetty Carpenter, b. June 8, 1855, m. Dixon Hall McCain, December 15, 1869. He was in Co. C. 54th Regiment, AL Partisan Rangers of C.S.A. They Had nine children. Jenetty and Dixon Hall McCain's Children: a. Emily Abigail McCain, b. 11-10-1872, d. 4-8-1932, m. Wyatt McCormick 2-19- 1898 b. Reuben Glover McCain, b. 4-29-1875, d. 11-10-1948, m. Eliza Ann Martin 5-9- 1885. c. Edward McCain, m. Pearl Denson d. Donnie Elvie McCain, m. William Bassett e. Hiram Sanders McCain, m. Amy Albright f. Osie L. McCain, b. 1880, d. 7-14-1883 g. Willie P. McCain, b. 1884, d. 2-19-1885 h. Beula Arminda McCain, b. 3-3-1894, d. 1-19-1966, m. James Martin Denson 9- 27-1914. i. Molly Clementine McCain, b. 11-12-1896, d. _____, m. _____ James Leroy 12- 27-1914. 5. Julia Ann Carpenter, b. March 22, 1858, m. Jim Pitts. 6. Sara Arminda Carpenter, b. 1860, m. Glenn Hudson. She d. 1958. 7. Saphronia "Sophia" Carpenter, b. 6-7-1861, m. 11-9-1877, John Harris. Children: a. ________ Harris b. ________ Harris c. Johnnie David Harris, b. 5-8-1883, m. Katie Estes, b. 12-14-1888, d. 6-15- 1971. Buried at Holly Pond, Cullman County, AL. Children: 1) Lelton Harris, b. 3-12-1906, m. Audie Mae Shaw, b. 6-18-1909, Children: a) Mera Jean Harris, b. 4-21-1931, m. 2-22-1953 Therman Murphree, b. 5- 26-1930. Children: 1. Nan Martha Murphree, b. 1-23-1956 2. Steve Thurman Murphree, b. 5-7-1958 3. Chriss Michael Murphree, b. 9-17- 1966 b) Lynda Lou Harris, b. 2-15-1938, m. 9-28-1956 William Carl Pruett, b. 8-20-1936. Children: (1) Derinda Lynn Pruett, b. 9-1-1958 (2) William Dayid Pruett, b. 6-4-1967 c) Peggy Sue Harris, b. 12-4-1940, m. 3-10-1968 James Leon Posey, Children: (1) Ladonna Antoinette Posey, b. 4-4-1971 (2) Lance Leon Posey, b. 5-1-1972 d) Naomie Annette Harris, horn 9-9-1947, m. 1-18-1961 Anthony Wayne Burleson, b. 10-12-1944, Children: (1) Bret Anthony Burleson, b. 1-17-1970 (2) Kevin Vaughn Burleson, b. 8-15-1971 2) Mary Ann Harris, b. 7-5-1910, m. 11-21-1931 James A. Shaw, b. 2-3-1907. 3) Dessie Belere Harris, b. 7-8-1912, m. 2-16-1951, Arnold Heaton, b. 7-29- 1918, 4) Infant, b. 10-12-1913. d.. Page 38 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 5) Dalton Harris, b. 2-9-1922, m. 1-18-1947 Lolarine Keaton, b. 7-27-1928, Children: a) Douglas Eugene Harris, b. 6-17-1958 6) Alvin Noal Harris, b. 12-5-1924, marries, 1st 9-6-1947, Omie Gleen, b. 5-12-1929, d. and buried at Holly Pond Cemetery. m. 2nd Louisa Shelton, b. 1-30-1924. Children by his 1st wife: a) Brenda Carroll Harris, b. 5-13-1953 b) Noal Richard Harris, b. 4-23-1959 Ref: 1. Dalton Harris Family Record and Bible 2. Family Bible of Emily (Garrett) Carpenter and her son John Lewis Carpenter [PHOTO] Emily Garrett Carpenter April 27, 1833 – May 31, 1915 Wife of Reuben L. Carpenter Page 39 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John Lewis Carpenter, son of Reuben L. and Emily (Garrett) Carpenter was b. January 3, 1854 Lineville, AL and d. July 13, 1930 Lineville, AL. He was a farmer, and he served as Clay County AL tax collector and member of Clay County Board of Education. He was the first school teacher for the Olive Branch elementary school. He had a clear idea of fairness or justness in dealings between persons. He was fond of driving his well groomed riding horse. He was an outstanding councilor and companion for his children and for his grandchildren who were fortunate in having had close association with him. He was hospitable and had a keen sense of humor and wit. He m. November 11, 1873, Mary Jamima Hamlin, from Chambers County, Stroud, AL. She was b. May 10, 1853, d. July 13, 1946. They had elderly people living in their home most of the time. His mother, Emily Garrett Carpenter, a Confederate widow, lived with them soon after her children m. and left home. His Aunt Mary Annie (Garrett) (1) Grice (2) Harris became a widow soon after his mother d.. She came home with her nephew, John Lewis Carpenter, after her husband's funeral and lived there until her death. Mary Jamima was a quiet, modest and unassuming little lady at all times, tenderly caring for her large family and her husband. I remember when grandfather robbed the bees, grandmother made salt-rising bread. Their friends came in to help eat the hot bread, butter and honey. I remember Aunt Dora and Aunt Zellah Carpenter, when they would sew, paint and do fine stitching. They would play the piano and all would gather round to sing. It wasn't long until I attended the wedding of each one of them, in the parlor of their home. John Lewis Carpenter and Mary Jamima (Hamlin) children. b. in Clay County, Lineville, AL; 1. Lovie Ann Carpenter, b. September 12, 1874, m. March 16, 1893, Mack Pruet. Issue: a. J. Alex Pruet, b. 6-4-1894, m. Lavertt Simpson. Issue: 1) Marilyn Pruet, b. 11-30-1919 2) J. Alex Pruet Jr., b. 10-16-1925 b. Hiram Pruet, b. 8-12-1897, m. Zelma Alexander. Issue: 1) John Francis Pruet 2) Bennett Pruet 3) Herbert Pruet 2. Jacob Rampy Carpenter, b. April 14, 1876, m. Mattie Virginia Morgan. Issue: a. Herbert Carpenter, b. 7-26-1896, m. Hurd Bell. Issue: 1) Margaret Carpenter b. Stacie Carpenter, b. 1-25-1899, m. Albert Mellon. Issue: 1) Clyde Mellon 2) Doris Mellon 3) Catherine Mellon c. Era Jermima Carpenter, b. 5-21-1901, m. Berry Griffin. Issue: 1) Arnold Griffin 2) Billie Bill Griffin 3) Era Vera Griffin 4) Martha Griffin 5) Alec Griffin & twin sister, deceased. d. Lena Inez Carpenter, b. 2-1-1903, m. Austin Morrison. Issue: 1) Virginia Morrison e. Ruth Odessa Carpenter, b. 3-20-1905, m. Roy McCrary. Issue: 1) J. J. McCrary Page 40 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 2) Martha Jane McCrary 3) Inez McCrary 4) Mary Esther McCrary 5) John Royce McCrary f. John Isaac Carpenter, b. 12-7-1908, m. Mary Lou Stapp. No Issue. g. Jacob Franklin Carpenter, b. 4-24-1911, m. Ruth _____. Issue: 1) Martha Carpenter 2) Louis Carpenter 3) Alton Carpenter h. Ellen Virginia Carpenter, b. 8-9-1913, m. Alton Willis. Issue: 1) Alton Willis, Jr. 3. Susie Jane Carpenter, b. March 10, 1878, d. 4-30-1930. m. 3-10-1895, Joseph J. Eidson, b. 2-5-1871, d. 12-16-1952. Issue: a. Thurman Eidson, b. 6-27-1896, d. 12-19-1966. m. 6-1944 Ruth Roberts. Issue: 1) Elizabeth Dianne Eidson, b. 6-20-1946, m. 7-29-1967, Fred William. Jackson. He d. 12-14-1972. b. Aubrey E. Eidson, b. 4-20-1902, m. 6-18-1934 Louise Lane. Issue: 1) Donald Lane Eidson, b. 5-16-1939, d. 3-12-1948 2) Brenda Louise Eidson, b. 1-19-1943, m. 1-9-1959 Albert Benny. Issue: a) Karen Lynn Benny, b. 8-18-1960 b) Donna Lee Benny, b. 12-28-1963 c) Kristie Louise Benny, b. 4-18-1966 d) Mary Jo Benny, b. 7-25-1971 c. James Rossie Eidson, b. 12-27-1994, d. 3 ___ 1968. m. 11-19-1933, Dissie Holbrook. No issue. 4. John Tandy Carpenter, b. February 6, 1880. m. Lela Jackson. Issue: a. Sherward Jackson Carpenter, b. 12-20-1904. m. Lenora Shepard. Issue: 1) Sherward Jackson Carpenter, Jr. b. in Boytown, TX. b. 9-7-1931. 2) Bemard Shepard Carpenter, b. 9-15-1941 b. Mary Rebecca Carpenter, b. 10-19-1908. m. Luther Hillary Tompkins. No issue. c. Louise Carpenter, b. January 21, 1911. m. Carter Broward Matthews. Issue: 1) Elaine Matthews (twin) 2) Linda Matthews (twin) 3) Mary Katherine Matthews 4) Carter Broward Matthews, Jr. 5. Elijah Garrett Carpenter, b. February 26, 1882, d. December 8, 1955. m. JoLanda Johnson-Johnston, November 26, 1902. Of Whom further. See Elijah Garrett Carpenter Family. 6. Annie Eva Carpenter, b. April 12, 1884. m. Cicero (Bud) Smith, June 1, 1902. He was b. June 19, 1879, d. September 5, 1965. Issue: a. John William Smith, b. August 30, 1904, m. Velma Reeves July 11, 1923. Issue: 1) Eva Jane Smith, b. December 9, 1924, m. Jack T. Bryan (Dr.) May 26, 1945. Issue: a) Mary Bryan, m. Wesley Carpenter. Issue: (1) Bryan Carpenter Page 41 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross (2) Jeffrey Jack Carpenter (3) Kimberly Kay Carpenter b) William James Bryan 2) James Lewis Smith, b. January 15, 1926. m. Mary Elizabeth Machen, March 24, 1946. Issue: (1) Mary Gail Smith (2) Jimmy Smith 3) Elizabeth Anne Smith, b. November 2, 1927. m. Aubrey E. Henson, May 5, 1951, Aubrey killed in car accident May 8, 1968. Issue: a) Aubrey Eugene Henson, Jr. (Gene) b) Johnny Henson 4) George Cicero Smith (Dr.), b. April 24, 1936. m. Peggy Bowen, November 23, 1955. Issue: a) George Cicero Smith, Jr. (Buddy) b) John Andrew Smith (Andy) c) Scott Griffin Smith d) Benjamin Stuart Smith 5) Thomas Reeves Smith, (Chaplain in Army) b. October 31, 1939. m. Carolyn Finley, June 23, 1962. Issue: a) Alicia Bryan Smith b) Thomas Reeves Smith Jr. b. Clemon Cicero Smith, b. June 20, 1906. m. Jessie Burttran, June 22, 1929. Issue: 1) Betty Ruth Smith, b. November 9, 1930 2) Annie Sue Smith, b. July 23, 1933. m. Harry L. Phillips (Dr.) June 6, 1954. Issue: a) Sabra Phillips b) Harry LaDon Phillips, Jr. (Don) c) Ahsley Phillips 3) Lester Clemon Smith, b. December 26, 1936. m. Mary Drue Johnston, December 29, 1954. Essue: a) Mary Gaye Smith 4) Martha Frances Smith, b. May 20, 1941. m. William Homer Fuller (Billy) June 22, 1964. Issue: a) Curt Fuller b) Chris Fuller c. Zella Evangeline Smith, b. August 13, 1909. m. Charles Emmett Jackson, August 3, 1939. Issue: 1) George Emmett Jackson, b. August 17, 1948-killed in Vietnam Feb. 2, 1969 2) Rebecca Ann Jackson, b. December 10, 1950. m. Garry Lyn Holmes, September 7, 1969. Issue: a) Charles Delton Holmes, b. May 26, 1972 d. James Robert Smith, b. November 6, 1911. m. Verna Gaye Orr, February 5, 1932. Issue: 1) Micah Jean Smith, b. April 10, 1933, m. Lloyd Franklin Sparks, September 15, 1951. Issue: a) Michael Franklin Sparks b) Jimmy Sparks 2) Mary Charlene Smith, b. February 7, 1935, m. Otha Kenneth Yates, February 18, 1956. Issue: a) Mary Teresa Yates b) Beverly Ann Yates, b. January 16, 1954 Page 42 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross e. Thomas Woodrow Smith, b. October 29, 1913, m. Lois Russ, January 22, 1935. Issue: 1) Evelyn Clare Smith, b. July 20, 1941, m. Maurice Merchant, June 4, 1959. Issue: a) Stephen Merchant b) David Merchant 2) Thomas Woodrow Smith, Jr. (Tommy) b. September 30, 1945, m. Roslyn Odum, August 19, 1967. f. Sara Frances Smith, b. September 14, 1915, m. Frank Sims Anderson, April 25, 1943. g. Paul Carpenter Smith, b. August 30, 1917, m. 1st Edna Agnes Poland, December 20, 1937 (d. July 21, 1956). Issue: 1) Sandra Lou Smith, b. January 1, 1941, m. Don Taylor. Issue: a) Laura Taylor b) Donna Taylor m. 2nd Dora Grace Frost, June 20, 1959. No Issue: h. Lloyd Jackson Smith, "Jack" b. January 15, 1919, Single. i. Charles Lynwood Smith (Dr.), b. December 18, 1921, m. Ann Lou Riley, August 17, 1941. Issue: 1) Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr., b. February 25, 1943, m. Helen Claire Weber. Issue: a) Ashley Laurene Smith, b. March 28, 1968 b) Carlton Riley Smith, b. September 22, 1972 j. Annie Katherine Smith, b. September 29, 1924, m. "J" Gaston Golsan, April 15, 1945. Issue 1) "J" Gaston Golsan, III, b. January 4, 1951 2) Kathan Golsan b. November 14, 1954 3) Franklin Lewis Golsan (Lew), b. July 8, 1959 7. Fannie Geneva Carpenter, b. April 12, 1884, d. January 3, 1970, m. September 11, 1904 Rufus Wilson Shaddix, b. August 11, 1883, d. November 11, 1961. Issue: a. Graham Shaddix, b. June 22, 1905. m. August 4, 1929 Dollie Belle House. Issue: 1) Dorthea Jeanne Shaddix, b. November 20, 1937, m. September 26, 1954, Verbon Keith Shell, b. 6-4-1935. Issue: a) Rona Lunne Shell, b. 9-16-1955 b) Verbon Keith Shell, Jr., b. 3-22-1958 c) Lorie Jeanne Shell, b. 4-26-1961 b. Fannie Mae Shaddix, b. October 6, 1906, m. August 17, 1928 Lyman Warren Grogan, b. February 24, 1906. Issue: 1) Betty Sue Grogan, m. Edward L. Dowling. Issue: a) Sandra Dian Dowling, m. Charles Bounds. Issue: (1) Robert T. Bounds (2) Scott Michael Bounds b) Marion Dowling, m. Shirley Chase. Issue: (1) Angie Dowling c) Michael Dowling, m. Jan Rosenbaum. Issue: Page 43 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross (1) Amy Dowling d) Lyman Edward Dowling. Single 2) Fred Warren Grogan, m. Mary Katrina Martin. Issue: a) Tina Marie Grogan b) Todd Warren Grogan 3) Dan Lyman Grogan, m. Peggy Jean Jacks. Issue: a) Harvey Grogan b) Cherryl Yvonne Grogan 4) Annie Sue Grogan, b. January 10, 1909, d. July 10, 1928. 5) Walter Wilson Grogan, b. September 14, 1911, m. May 20, 1938 Callie Salena Hardy, b. April 9, 1917. Issue: a) Nancy Alice Grogan, b. 7-17-1943, m. 6-19-64 Kermit Garner Cotton, b. 11-30-1940. Issue: (1) Christopher Kermit Cotton, b. 12-7-1969. b) Patsy Jo Grogan, b. August 13, 1947, m. June 5, 1969 Samuel Barry Stanley, b. July 5, 1947. No Issue. c) Cathy Salena Grogan, b. February 13, 1949, m. February 24, 1969 William John Burton, b. February 2, 1944. Issue: (1) Ashleigh Pace Burton, b. 11-10-1969 6) Marion Lewis Grogan, b. September 13, 1913, d. March 20, 1933, m. January 1, 1933 Lorene Wesley. No Issue. 7) Rufus Grogan, b. July 1, 1917, m. February 10, 1939 Cleophus Hubbard, b. November 28, 1918. Issue: a) Emily Carol Grogan, b. 12-25-1941, m. 1-26-1962 Sanford Holly Morton, b. 3-25-1938. Issue: (1) Robert Allen Morton, b. 7-26-1962 (2) Kelly Leon Morton, b. 3-8-1967 (3) Kimberly Holley Morton, b. 3-8-1967 twin (4) Kathryn Ann Morton b. 11-1-1969 8) John Leonard Grogan, b. May 10-1919, marred August 1938 (1st) Frances Bateman. m. April ____ 1965 (2nd) Ann Autrey. No Issue. 9) Leon Thomas Grogan, b. November 2, 1922, m. 9-14-1946 (1st) Leota Pope, b. 6-6-1923, d. 7-26-1968, m. August 22, 1969 (2nd) Lucy Wheeler Darrah, b. February 23, 1926. Lucy Wheller Darrah Shaddix's Children by Darrah, her first husband: a) James Robert Darrah, b. 2-14-1953 b) Sarah Elizabeth Darrah, b. 8-17-1956 c) Virginia Ellen Darrah, b. 9-7-1960 d) Margaret Frances Darrah, b. 4-23-1968 8. Sarah Idora Carpenter, b. October ____ 1886, m. George House. No children. 9. William Ezra Carpenter, b. November 3, 1888, d. February 23, 1973, m. ca. 1909 Eva Jane Phillips. Children: b. in Clay County, AL. a. Mary Kathryn Carpenter, b. October 21, 1912, m. November 5, 1931, James Byron Hull. Children: b. in Clay County, AL. 1) William Byron Hull, b. July 18, 1940, m. May 21, 1966 Louise Lynn Lines. Children: a) William Byron Hull, Jr., b. 9-12-1967 b) Louise Wynn Hull, b. 10-31-1969 b. Charles William Carpenter, b. 1924, m. Anna Norrell. Children: 1) Jimmy Carpenter, single. 2) William Carpenter, single. b. in Clay County, AL. Page 44 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 10. Zellah Telilha Carpenter, b. February 3, 1890, m. August 28, 1912 John Shaddix. Children: a. Harrie Shaddix, b. 7-10-1915, d. 7-17-1969, m. 12-25-1936 Pauline Wyman. Children: 1) John Thomas Shaddix 2) Rufus Earl Shaddix 3) Sherry Diane Shaddix b. Marian Sue Shaddix, b. 6-30-1918, m. William Earl Dabbs. Children: 1) Billie Sue Dabbs 2) Frank Reuben Dabbs 3) Brenda Marie Dabbs 4) Martha Ann Dabbs c. Lewis Shaddix, b. 2-2-1921, d. 10-5-1939 11. An infant son, b. February 3, 1893-d. an infant. 12. Reuben Bennett Carpenter, b. June 8, 1894, m. June 19, 1933 Ruth Hannah, b. January 15, 1905. Children: b. Louisville, Ky. a. John Bennett Carpenter, b. September 30, 1934, m. 7-13-1957 Shelia McLeon. Children: 1) John Stafford Carpenter, b. 5-18-1960 2) Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 3-30-1962 b. Mary Emily Jane Carpenter, b. May 29, 1936. c. Julia Beth Carpenter, b. June 26, 1940 [PHOTO: JOHN LEWIS CARPENTER and MARY JAMIMA HAMLIN CARPENTER] Page 45 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Elijah Garrett Carpenter, son of John Lewis and Mary Jamima (Hamlin) Carpenter, was b. February 26, 1882 at Lineville, AL and d. December 8, 1955 in Lafayette, AL and buried in the Lafayette Cemetery. He was first a salesman because of his interests and talents. After farming, studying law and politics he settled down in Chevrolet car sales business which served him well in rearing and educating his seven girls and one boy. Each one of his children taught or did substitute teaching in AL. He was of slightly less than average frame, active mentally and physically and working all his life with pride. He was described by observers as a "southern gentleman". Like his father he was an outstanding councilor and companion to his family with a keen sense of moral principals, fairness and faith in God. He m. November 26, 1902 JoLanda Johnston, also listed as Johnson by her family. She was b. November 20, 1882 at Lineville, AL, d. September 26, 1965, at Lafayette, AL. She took great pride in the care, training and education of her children; teaching and encouraging them with their homework each day with the idea of preparing for a better life than otherwise possible. Her family believed in high standards of education. She was well educated in schools of her day in the Lineville, AL College and the State Secondary Agricultural School; an equal to a college degree or more today. Children of Elijah Garrett and JoLanda (Johnson) Carpenter b. in Clay County AL: 1. Thelma Geneva Garrett, b. September 9, 1903 at Lineville, AL, d. October 14, 1903. 2. Mattie Belle Garrett, of whom further. See her autobiography. See Ross Family. 3. Ina Mae Garrett, b. June 9, 1906 at Lineville, AL, m. May 17, 1931 Rev. Frank H. McElroy, b. July 1, 1904. He is a Presbyterian Minister and Supt. of Georgia Presbyterian Home for the aged at Quitman, GA, He recently received an honorary degree, Doctor of Divinity, of Presbyterian College at Clinton, SC She attended Jacksonville State University and taught school for several years in AL. Children b. in AL: a. Ina Mae McElroy, b. December 9, 1932.M. James R. Cheathan. She graduated from Flora McDonald College, NC in Organ and piano. Children: 1) Ginger Marie Cheathan 2) James R. Cheathan, Jr. b. Mamie Joan McElroy, b. March 28, 1934. M. Robert S. Simcox. She is a graduate nurse and lives in California. Children: 1) Tracy Simcox 2) Dirksen Simcox c. Nellie Frank McElroy, b. January 13, 1936. She is a graduate nurse, a pathologist specialist from Duke University, Durhan, NC serving in U.S. Airforce, 1973. Single. ND d. William McPheters McElroy, b. March 9, 1939. M. Dorothy huter. A Georgia Tech. graduate in engineering. Lives in Old Hickory, TN Children: 1) William McPheters McElroy, Jr. 2) Lynn McElroy 3) Russell McElroy e. Martha Bruce McElroy, b. October 29, 1940. M. Rev. George Bennett. She is a graduate of Valdosta, Georgia State College. Children: 1) Reid Bennett 2) John Bennett 3) Sarah Bennett Page 46 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross f. Roland McElroy, b. January 22, 1944. m. Virginia Sears. He has University of Georgia, Masters degree in Jourmalism. Children: 1) Keith McElroy 2) Paul McElroy g. Annie Laura McElroy, b. January 30, 1945. M. William Roland Maddox. She is a graduate nurse. Lives in Quitman, Georgia. Children: 1) Laura Maddox. h. Frank H. McElroy, b. July 2, 1947 M. Edna Mayo. He is a University of Georgia graduate in Biology. Children: 1) Alashia McElroy. i. Sue Ellen McElroy, b. January 21, 1949. M. Gary Ward. She is a senior at Valdosta State College, 1973. Children: 1) Sue Zanne Ward. 4. Katie Jo Garrett, b. January 22, 1909 at Ashland, AL. m. December 15, 1935 Lee Tillery at Troy, AL, b. April 27, 1902. He was a superintendent of West Point, Georgia Milling Company. d. 7/17/05. She attended Jacksonville State University and taught school several years in AL. She lives in West Point, Georgia. Children: a. Nicketti, b. January 1, 1937. m. Dr. Robert Gibbons, a Tulane University English professor. She attended West Minister High School, Atlanta, Georgia, Sophia Newcomb College and Tulane University, New Orleans, La. and Tuhingen in Germany. Children: 1) Jo Lee Floyd Noel Gibbons, b. 12-15-1970 New Orleans, La. 5. John Lewis Garrett, b. September 2, 1910 at Ashland AL. m. August 2, 1939, Janet Bethel, a graduate of Jacksonville State University. He d. April 2, 1959, and is buried in Birmingham, AL Cemetery. No children. He was an Auburn, AL University graduate in Health and Physical Education. He taught school at Tatu, Georgia while attending College. After graduation he m. and they taught in the West Georgia State College. He did Health and Physical Education in the College. She taught in the training school for young children. When the Anniston, AL Ordinance, a War Storage Base, was set up at Bynum, AL he accepted the job of setting up the Housing and Recreation Projects for the Base. She taught school before going into the Red Barn Gift Shop business at Bynum. John Lewis worked long hard hours planning recreation for all races and ages at the Base. He organized an interdenominational church on the Base. 6. Sarah Christine Garrett, b. December 23, 1912 at Lineville, AL, m. January 20, 1934 Alfred Piper b. February 24, 1911, at Five Points, AL. He is an electrician for Fairfax Milling Company. She attended Jacksonville State University and did substitute teaching in AL. Children: a. Grimmie Garrett Piper, b. April 7, 1937, m. Florence Lorane Phillips 9-21- 1959 at River View, AL. He attended Auburn University. He is serving in U.S. Air force for a career. Children: 1) Jennifer Piper. b. Marsha Christine Piper, b. February 25, 1945. m. Jerry Dennis Pike, June 21, 1963. m. (2) January 31, 1974, Rupert Allen McDaniel, Jr. Children: 1) Jerry Bradford Pike, b. September 20, 1965 at Fairfax, AL. 2) Gregory Dennis Pike, b. November 22, 1970 at Fairfax, AL. 7. Mary Webster Garrett, b. September 18, 1914 at Lineville, AL, m. January 1, 1945 Dr. John McGoogan, b. March 13, 1912. He is a dentist at Quitman, Page 47 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Georgia. She attended Jacksonville state University and taught school in Warm Springs, Georgia. Children: a. Diane Mary McGoogan, b. March 10, 1946. Graduate of Auburn University in Elementary Education. She taught school in Atlanta, Georgia m. 12-2-73 Donald Carl Winkler of Kensington, Maryland. He is a pilot for National Airlines, Key Biscayne, FL. b. John Calvin McGoogan IV, b. May 12, 1948. A University of Georgia graduate in Business Administration and is working with Cheeseboro Ponds Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, 1972. 8. Floy Laverne Garrett, b. October 19, 1917 at Lineville, AL, m. June 28, 1941 Horace Dodge Dobson, b. August 12, 1916. He attended Auburm University and Florence State University, AL. He is an L & N Railroad Engineer. She attended Jacksonville State University and has taught school for many years in Birminghan, AL. Children: a. Catherine Betty Dobson, b. January 8, 1951. She is a senior at Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, Majoring in Secretarial Science, and will graduate August, 1973. 9. Eva Jane Garrett, b. September 29, 1919 at Lineville, AL, m. July 7, 1941 Ray Griggs, b. Sept. 6, 1915, d. November 17, 1961 at Mableton, Georgia. He was a U.S. Post Office Carrier in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Jacksonville State University and taught school in Georgia. She graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, majoring in Elementary Education. Children: a. Janice Griggs, b. September 30, 1944, She attended Shorter College, Rome, Georgia for two years majoring in Music Education. She graduated from Marsh Draughn Business College in Atlanta, Georgia and worked for Bell Telephone Company in Atlanta and Birmingham, AL. [PHOTOS] Carpenter Farm Since 1862 This house built 1890 Elijah Garrett Carpenter JoLanda Johnson Carpenter Wife of Elijah Garrett Carpenter Page 48 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross JOHNSTON The original Johnstone clan in Annandale, England dwelt mainly in the region which stretches from the town of Lockerby to the Wamphray. The original family name was Jeanville, equivalent to the present French name Joinville. "Le Seigneur de Jeanville" was named tn the Norman chronicler alone with Robert de Bruis, Pierre de Balleul and other eminent Scottish families who took part in the Battle of Hastings in English history, fought October 14, 1066 when William Duke of Normandy, a claimant of the English throne invaded England's National Army led by Harold II. William, Duke of Normandy had been promised the English throne by his cousin, Fdvard the Confessor. The Battle of Hastings was fought when William challenged Harold's election as King on the death of King Edward in 1066. William’s victory paved the way for the Norman Conquest of England. The name was partly Saxonized into Janvil. Then it was anglicized into Johnestown, as witness to a grant to Sir Robert Bruce in 1249, It next became Johnstone. Two fashions of spelling it, Johnstone or Johnston, are found on tombs of father and son. The name was derived from the lands and barony of Johnstone in the upper district of Annandale, Dumfries-shire. The chief of the Johnstones, often served as warden of the west Marches to protect the borders; for which they assumed the device of the winged spur and motto of "Aye Ready" in 15th and 16th century. Ref: 1. "Pedigrees of Scottish Families (catalogue Nos. 14,836 - 14,837) In the manuscript room of the British Museum can be seen a deduction of Stephen de Johnston to the end of the 18th century, by Sir George Nader, Garter King of Arms. 2. In Sir Robert Douglas, "Peerage of Scotland!" 1813, Vol. 1 page 70 (title Johnston, Marquis of Annandale), it is recorded that, "Two families of this surname Johnston stiled themselves of that ilk or of Johnston”. (1) Johnston of Annandale in the south and (2) Johnston of Caskieben in the North, which is one of the most ancient families of the name of Johnston, and have always competed with the Johnstons of Annandale for the chiefship. (of that ilk, which denotes head or chief of a clan). An old family chronicler, writing about 1610, thus narrated the circumstances under which Stephen de Johnston emigrated from Dunfrieoshire to Northeastern part of Scotland. There has been an unbroken succession by lineal descent in that house, by the space well near of 309 years. Stiven Johnston, called Clerk, because of his learning which was rare in those days, was brother to Lair Johnston of Annandale; for troubles wherein he fell in his own country, came to the north part of Scotland, and was pleasantly received by the Earl of Mar; became his secretary and m. Margaret Garioch, daughter of St. Andrew Garioch of Caskiben, Knight. Their marriage brought to the Johnston family most of the Aberdeenshire estates of Garioch or De Garviehaughs. More than one of the Johnston family had been officially connected with the University of Scotland, University of King's College of Aberdeen, University of St. Andrews and Merischal College, Aberdeen. Page 49 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Johnston in Scotland Generations: 1. Stiven Johnston, son of Marquis Johnston of Annandale in south Scotland, m. Margaret Garioch of Caskieben in north-eastern part of Scotland. 2. John Johnston, son of Stiven and Margaret (Garioch) Johnston, m. Marjorie Leighton. Living 1428. 3. Gilbert Johnston, son of John and Marjorie (Leighton) Johnston, d. 1476, m., 1428 Elizabeth Vass (Vaus). 4. George Johnston, son of Gilbert and Elizabeth (Vass) Johnston, d. ca. 1593. m. Christian Forbes, daughter of Lord Forbes of Caskieben. She survived her husband until 1622. S. 1548 (to King James IV) 5. John Johnston, son of George and Christian (Forbes) Johnston, was the last of the great lords of that Ilk and of Caskieben. He ruled his domain from 1593 until 1613. When in early manhood, he acted the father to 12 younger brothers and sisters, left under his guardianship and of his own 11 children. His two younger brothers Arthur and William, attended Marischal College and studied medicine. John Johnston was m. twice (1) Janet Turning and (2) Katherine Lundy 1594. He d. 1614. S. 1593. Children: a. Thomas Johnston b. Gilbert Johnston c. James Johnston d. Margaret Johnston e. Christian Johnston 6. Thomas Johnston of Craig in the Parish of Dyes, son of John and Katherine (Lundy). Thomas m. (1) Elspet Strachan (2) Mary Irvine of Kingcausie. He was sheriff of Aberdeen in 1630, d. 1656. 7. James Johnston, merchant of Aberdeen, was son of Thomas Johnston and Mary (Irvine). He went to America with the older children, patented land in King William County 1701. m. (1) ________ (2) Faith Leith 1686. Children: a. James Johnston, m. Jean Ogilvie, 1697. b. William Johnston, m. Sarah Massie. c. John Johnston, m. Lucretia Massie. d. Alexander Johnston, m. ______ d. 1715. Ref: 1. "The Ancestry of William and John Johnson" by Lorand V. Johnson, M. D. Pages 3, 106, 126, 170, 171. Page 50 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John Johnston, son of James Johnston and Faith Leith, m. Lucretia Massie of St. Peters Parrish, New Kent County, Virginia. Hanover County, Henvico M. M. Overseen Swamp 1721. These descendants lived in Virginia Quaker Colonies. Children: 1. Agnes Johnston, m. William Ellyson 4-8-1722 2. John Johnston, b. 11-22-1702, m. Elizabeth Ellyson 8-6-1725 Amelia County, VA. 3. Massie Johnston, b. 2-5-1705, m. Joseph Crew 6-12-1725 4. Robert Johnston, b. 4-2-1708, m. 1751, Sarah Ellyson. 5. Ashley Johnston, m. Martha Woodey, 19-12-1734. 6. Thomas Johnston, b. 9-11-1714, m. 1753 Constantia Johnson 7. Charles Johnston, m. Sarah Crew. 8. Maryery Johnston, m. William Wright 1-2-1742. 9. Benjamin Johnston, d. 1769, m. 1748 Mary Moorman. 10. Captain James Johnston, m. Lucy Moorman 3-5-1739 (Will Louisa County, 1785) Ref: 1. "The Ancestry of William and John Johnson" Pages 106, 107, 108, 109,121, 124, 125, 176. Page 51 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Ashley Johnston [Johnson], son of John and Lucretia (Massie) Johnston [Johnson], m. 10-12-1734, Martha Woodey. Children: 1. Robert Johnston, b. 1737, m. Virginia C. Elmore 2. Thomas Johnston, b. 1735, m. (1) Elizabeth Ann Meriwether (2) Millicent Hargrave 3. "Squire James, m. Sarah Moorman 4. Ashley Johnston Jr., m. Judith Moorman 5. Elijah Johnston, b. 1747, m. 1793 Elizabeth Watkins 6. Martha Johnston, m. David Terrell 7. Cecilia Johnston, m. George Bell 8. William Johnston 9. Susanna Johnston, m. William Johnston 10. Samuel Johnston, m. Amy 1775 11. Benjamin Johnston, m. Sarrah Bembo 12. Elizabeth Johnston, m. George Bell Ref: 1. "The Ancestery of William and John Johnsonv Page 176. Page 52 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Thomas Johnson, b. March 6, 1735, d. August 12, 1803, m. December 8, 1762 Elizabeth Ann Meriwether of Virginia. Thomas was a Revolutionary Soldier of Virginia who assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of 1775 member of the Committee of Safety and 1779 member of House of Delegates from Loutsa County, Virginia. He served as High Sheriff of Lausia County, Virginia. Children b. in Louisa County, Virginia: 1. Nicholas Johnson, b. 8-11-1768, m. (1) Mary Marks (2) Gilmer 2. Frances Johnson, b. 11-30-1770, m. Mitchell 3. David Johnson, b. 8-7-1778, m. Mary Tinsley 4. Thomas Johnson Jr., b. 11-14-1783, m. (1) Harriet Washington (2) Martha Winston 5. Mary Johnson, b. 8-10-1763, m. John Winston 6. Elizabeth Johnson, b. 5-8-1765, m. Rev. John Poindexter 7. Rebecca Johnson, b. June 2, 1773, m. Joseph Winston 8. Lucy Johnson, b. June 2, 1773, m. William Quarles 9. Sarah Johnson, b. August 1782, m. Richard Overton 10. Nancy Johnson, b. m. Charles Barrett Ref: 1. Meriweather Gen. p. 59-60 2. Virginia Historical Magazine XXVI - 105 3. D.A.R. National Number 250205 4. "Ancestry of William and John Johnson", by Lorand V. Johnson, page 176. Page 53 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Nicholas Johnson, b. August 11, 1768 in Louisa County, Virginia, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Meriwether) Johnson, d. 1832 in Lawrence County, AL. He m. ca. 1790 Mary Marks of the Broad River Settlement, Georgia, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Harvie) Marks, Revolutionary Soldier of Virginia, b. 1745 in Amherst County, Virginia, d. in Georgia, 1816. Children: 2, 4. 1. Nancy Johnson, b. ca. 1792, m. Reuben Jordan 2. Betsy Johnson, b. ca. 1795, m. Louis Bourbon Taliaferro 3. Martha Johnson, b. ca. 1798, m. George Oglethorpe Gilmer 4. Lucy Johnson, b. ca 1802, m. George Gilmer 5. Barbara Johnson, b. ca. 1806, m. Frazer 6. Rebecca Johnson, b. ca. 1809, m. Charles Jordan 7. Saran Johnson, b. ca. 1811, m. Morgan Smith 8. Frank Johnson, b. ca. 1814 9. James Johnson, b. 1817, m. Elizabeth Antonette Osborn lived in Carrol County, GA 10. Edward Johnson, b. ca. 1820 Nicholas Johnson lived on the Broad River, in Wilkes County, Georgia and served in the Georgia Line of the Revolutionary War. He received bounty grant of land for his services. Nicholas Johnson received a deed to land from George B. Balch in Lawrence County, AL. These records are in the Probate Record Room, Lawrence County, AL. Nicholas Johnson is listed in "The AL Index To 1830 Census’, in Lawrence County AL. In 1810 Tax List of King William County, Virginia Nicholas Johnson was listed. 1,2,3,4 Ref: 1. D.A.R. National Number 259205 2. "Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers of Georgia", by McCall 3. 1830 census Wilkes County, Georgia 4. 1830 census AL-Lawrence County, AL Page 54 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 1860 Carroll County, GA Census James J. Johnson, age 43, b. in NC, 1817. His wife, Elizabeth (Antonette Osborne), age 42, b. in Georgia 1818. (married on or before 1840). Children: 1. Rebecca Johnson 19 1841 Georgia 2. Mary F. Johnson 17 1843 Georgia 3. James H. Johnson 16 1845 Georgia 4. William Johnson 13 1847 Georgia 5. Sarah Johnson 11 1849 Georgia 6. Salina Johnson 9 1851 Georgia 7. Egskill Johnson 7 1853 Georgia 8. Lonsta Johnson 5 1855 Georgia 9. Elizabeth J. Johnson 3 1857 Georgia 10. John L. Johnson 1/12 1859 Georgia My mother told me her grandmother was called Antonetta (Osborne) Johnson and her grandfather was called "Jim" (James J.) Johnson. Also, they lived in Carroll County, Georgia. My parents visited her cousins in Carrollton and Bowden, Georgia. Page 55 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross James Hiram Johnson [Johnston], b. 8-12-1845 in Carroll County, GA, d. 6-17-1891 at Heflin, AL, buried in the Heflin Cemetery. He is listed with his parents James "Jim" Johnson and Elizabeth Antonett (Asborne) Johnson in the 1860 census of Carroll County, GA. My mother told me that her grandfather was "Jim" Johnson and her grandmother was Antonett (Osborn) Johnson in Carroll County, GA. My Aunt Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Johnson) Snow told me her father volunteered for the War Between The States soon after his father d., and was age 16. The Confederate Army records show he joined Co. E 17 AL Infantry on 1-31-1864 at Mobile, AL and was paroled on 5-1-1865 at Greensboro, Guilford County, NC. He m. 11-9-1866 or 1867 Jane Adeline Barfield, b. 11-5-1849 at Lineville, AL in the Barfield Area, d. 6-5- 1939 at Lineville, AL in the home of her daughter "Lizzie" (Johnson) Snow. They are buried in the Heflin, AL Cemetery. He was injured in the leg while in the war and had further injury of his back while farming and clearing his land. My mother was eight years old when he d. and she remembered seeing him suffer with his back. She kept her Bible where he had signed his name, James Hiram Johnston. Most of the time they signed, Johnson. When he d., he left his wife with their three sons and five daughters ages twenty-one to one year old. They continued to farm and go to school at Barfield and Lineville College. "Lizzie" (Johnson) Snow said of her mother, Jane Adeline (Barfield) Johnson, "We had a jewel in our mother. She saw to it that her children had the opportunity to attend schools and college, even after she was left a widow." After rearing her children and they had left home, Jane Adeline (Barfield) Johnson m. 11-12-1908 William McTollerson. He drew pension for service in Co. B 62 AL Infantry before he d. 2-8-1923. At the age of 77 she drew a pension on her first husband, James Hiram Johnson. Ref: 1. Pension papers on James Hiram Johnson [Johnston]. 2. Heflin, AL Cemetery Records. 3. The 1850 and 1860 Census Carroll Co. Ga. Page 56 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Children of James Hiram Johnson [Johnstone] and Jane Adeline (Barfield) Johnson [Johnstone], b. in Lineville, Clay county, AL, in the Barfield area. 1. Ada Lela Johnson, b. December 27, 1869, d. July 27, 195 at Heflin, AL, m. (1) Thomas Webb, b. _____ 1868, dated _____ 1899. (2) James Campbell, b. _____ d. _____. Children by Thomas Webb: a. Venton Webb, b. 1-3-1895, d. 12 ___ 1956, m. 6-4-1930, Frances White. Children: 1) David Webb, b. 2 ___ 1934 2) Thomas Warren Webb, b. ___ 1942 b. Varon Webb, b. 2-7-1899, d. 8 ___ 1954, m. Jerry Pounds of Marshall, TX. No Children. c. Vernon Webb, b. 1-17-1897, m. 11-19-1932, Anna Margarette Addicks. They live in Old Hickory, TN. Children: 1) James Vernon Webb, Jr., b. 6-28-1934, m. 12-28-1955, Patricia Frassrand. Children: a) James Vernon Webb, III, b. 12-12-1956 b) Michael Robert Webb, b. 3-16-1958 c) Mary Cecilia Webb, b. 5-9-1959 d) Thomas Patrick Webb, b. 7-28-1961 e) Frank Joseph Webb, b. 3-27-1963 f) Sarah Elizabeth Webb, b. 6-9-1964 g) Anna Margarette Webb, b. 8-7-1967 2) Thomas Addicks Webb, b. 8-24-1937, m. 12-31-1962, Emma Whitehead at Las Vegas, Nevada. Children: a) Colin Eaton Webb, b. 1-1-1964 b) Ronald Addicks Webb, b. 12-20-1965 d. Velma Webb, b. March 14, 1891, d. 12-26-1967, m. Jan. 1915 D. M. Bridges, b. 3 ___ 1889. Children: 1) Morton Bridges, b. 12-5-1915 2) Juanita Bridges, b. 1-3-1920, d. ___ 1967 3) Faustina Bridges, b. 1-3-1920 e. Varnia Webb, b. 4-8-1893. Single. An outstanding teacher. Ada Lela's children by her second husband, James Campbell: f. Hugh Martin Campbell, b. 9-29-1901, m. 9-16-1934 Nancy Elizabeth Stephens, b. 9-16-1914. Children: 1) Hugh Martin Campbell, Jr., b. 12-8-1935 m. 8-7-1960 Virginia Lee Hawk, b. 11-1-1939. Children: a) Nancy Lee Campbell, b. 6-26-1963 b) Hugh Martin Campbell, III, b. 4-8-1966 c) Jennifer Lynn Campbell, b. 8-5-1969 2) James Stephen Campbell, b. 9-5-1937 m. 6-4-1966 Sandra Bass Smith, 6-10- 1938. Children: "Sandra Bass Smith Campbell (#2) has a daughter, Denise Bass, b. 6-28- 1959 by a former husband. We consider her ours, though there is no blood relationship." Quote of Mrs. Hugh Martin Campbell, Sr. Page 57 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross a) James Stephen Campbell, Jr., b. 2-16-1971 b) Douglas Adam Campbell, b. 8-31-1972 c) Melinda Jane Campbell, b. 5-22-1939, m. 8-28-1958 Bill G. Ayers, b. 4-5-1936. Children: (1) Marcus Stephen Ayers, b. 2-10-1960 (2) Melinda Elizabeth Ayers, b. 9-16-1961 (3) Benjamin Campbell Ayers, b. 7-17-1967 d) Elizabeth Ann Ayers, b. 6-1-1945, m. 10-26-1968 Malcolm Edward Meadors, b. 12-2-1942. Children: (1) Emily Elizabeth Meadors, b. 11-5-1971 g. Alton Brooks Campbell, b. 4 ___ 1904, m. 1935 Jessie Edmondson. Children: 1) Francis Jean Campbell, m. Frank Hixson. Children: a) Perkins "Perk" Hixson b) Kathleen Hixson c) Melanie Hixson d) Neal Hixson h. Winston Knox Campbell, b. 3 ___ 1909 Terisa Henderson. Children: 1) David Campbell 2) Carol Campbell, m. 7-7-1973 Donald Ray Killingsworth 2. Hoyt Leon Johnson, b. 9-25-1872, d. 6-3-1954, m. Ethel Payne, b. 7-22-1881, d. 9-18-1969. Children: a. Hiram Wesley Johnson, b. 6-5-1906, d. 1-3-1971, m. Dussie Leverge Pounds. Children: 1) Ralph Stewart Johnson, b. ___ 1931 2) James "Jimmie” Johnson b. Nancy Clyde Johnson, b. 5-3-1908, m. 12-26-1926, Aaron J. Moore. Children: 1) Margaret Emily Moore, b. 10-21-1927, d. 6-5-1929 2) Curtiss Brandon Moore, b. 5-9-1929, m. 7-1-1950, Geraldine B. Garcia. Children: a) Nancy Lee Barker Moore, b. 4-12-1951 b) Barbara June Horn Moore, b. 9-18-1953 c) Robert Jeffery Moore, b. 5-26-1955 d) Curtiss Mark Moore, b. 3-16-1960 e) Audria Ann Moore, b. 5-18-1964 f) Paul Arron Moore, b. 8-3-1967 3) Cleatus Daniel Moore, b. 3-11-1931, m. 10-6-1951, Regina Herndon, Children: a) Philip Daniel Moore, b. 1-8 -1954 b) Leslie Kim Moore, b. 7-19-1957 c) Dewey Timothy Moore, b. 8-28-1959 d) Michael David Moore, b. 9-27-1962 e) Jayne Paul Moore, b. 9-1-1966 f) Robin Christopher Moore, b. 9- - 1969 4) Mary Ethel Moore, b. 1-25-1933, m. 12-25-1953, Ralph Faulk. Children: a) Nina Kathrine Faulk, b. 6-1-1955 b) Kieth Mathew Faulk, b. 1-16-1957 c) Kimberley Anita Faulk, b. 1-16-1957 5) Thomas Varon Moore, b. 10-3-1940, m. 11-22-1961, Mary C. Evans. Children: a) Patrick C. Moore, b. 6-1-1973 Page 58 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 6) Katie Sue Moore, b. 2-25-1946, m. 4-27-1968, Dana R. Turner. No Children. c. Claude Johnson, b. 11-13-1910, d. 6-28-1931. Single. d. Hoyt Leon Johnson, Jr., b. 8-16-1922, m. Ruth Marie Hoffman. Children: 1) Stephen Lee Johnson, b. 11-11-1956 2) David Allen Johnson, b. 1-24-1959 3. Wyatt L. Johnson, b. 12-22-1875, m. Lela Blair. Children: a. Winfred. He graduated from Auburn University in Chemical Engineering and worked in atomic energy laboratories during the early days of development. 4. Merritt C. Johnson, b. May 30, 1877, m. Anslie Sims. Children: a. Kelsie"Kay", m. and lives in California b. Winnie, m.. 5. Infant son -"Little David" b. ca. 1880, d.. 6. Jolanda Johnson, b. 11-11-1882, Of whom further. See Elijah Garrett Carpenter's family. 7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Johnson, b. 10-6-1885, m. Clinton H. Snow. Children: a. Geraldine Snow, b. 3-15-1917, m. 1-26-1935, Langston Hudson. Children: 1) Carol June Hudson 2) Barbara Jean Hudson b. Kennith Snow, b. 4-1-1919, m. 3-5-1944 Ethel Humphreys. Children: 1) James Michel Snow 2) Sandra Floye Snow c. Wilbert Snow, b. 8-15-1921, m. 6-10-1942 Sarah Birchfield. Children: 1) Wilbert Ronald Snow 2) Joey Lynn Snow 8. Belle Johnson, b., 11-16-1889, m. Austin Fulton. No children. She was an outstanding teacher for many years. 9. Ruth, Johnson b. 10-23-1890, m. Gilbert Garrett. Children: a. Clarice Garrett b. Rupert Garrett Ref: 1. Bible and Cemetery records. 2.Personal Knowlwdge. 3.VLorrespondence. Page 59 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross [PHOTOS] James Hiram Johnson Aug. 12, 1845 June 1, 1891 Jane Adeline Barfield Johnson Nov. 5, 1849 Mar. 5, 1939 Page 60 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross HAMLIN Hamlin I Thomas Hamlin Esq. b. 1756, d. 1-7-1818, age 62, at Christ Church Parish, at his residence, Charleston, SC. He m. 6-1785, Sarah Wingwood. He was a Revolutionary Soldier. Sarah drew a pension #W8910. Children of Thomas and Sarah (Wingwood) Hamlin: 1. Thomas Hamlin Jr., b. ca. 1786. 2. George Hamlin, b. ca. 1788. 3. William Hamlin, b. ca. 1790. 4. Sarah Hamlin 5. Martha Hamlin 6. Elizabeth Hamlin 7. John Hamlin 8. Susan Hamlin 9. Hannah Hamlin Reference: 1. "Marriages and Deaths 1763-1820" by Mary B. Warren. 2. "N. and S. Carolina Marriage Records, Earliest Colonial Days to Civil War" 3. "Index to Wills of Charleston, SC 1671-1868". Charleston, SC Free Library. Page 61 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Hamlin II I do not have proof of the ancestry of Jathro Hamlin. Further research will be necessary. Research is being made on the following : Thomas Hamlin Esq. b. 1756 d. Jan. 7, 1818, age 62 at Christ Church Parish at his residence Charleston, SC. The census 1790 in NC list George Hamlin, William Hamlin and Elisha Hamlin. Page 62 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Hamlin III Jathro Hamlin, b. 1806 in Georgia, d. in Chambers County, AL; m. January 27, 1825, Matilda Jackson, b. 1806 in SC. They d. at Stroud, Chambers County, AL and buried in an old graveyard in a field of trees. "My grandmother, Mary Jamima Hamlin Carpenter, took my father, Elijah Garrett Carpenter to the unmarked graves ca. 1928. He took my mother and me to the graves in 1929. Children of Jathro and Matilda Jackson Hamlin: 1. Thomas Hamlin, ca 1828 in GA, m. Amanda Lundy, in Chambers County, AL, b. 1830 in SC, daughter of Hezekiah Lundy, In 1850 census of Chambers County, AL. Thomas' family is listed in the home of Hezekiah Lundy. Children: a. Green Hamlin, age 5 b. Columbus Hamlin, age 2 2. William Lafayette Hamlin, b. 1831 in GA. 3. Martha Hamlin, b. 1833, m. ? McKinney. 4. Jackson Hamlin, b. 1835 5. Robert Hamlin, b. 1838 6. Richard Hamlin, b. 1839 7. Mary Hamlin, b. 1842, m. ? McKinney. 8. Absolom Hamlin, (John), b. 1844 Ref: 1. 1850 Census Chambers County, AL 2. 1860 Census Chambers County, AL 3. Mary Jamima (Hamlin) Carpenter's statement to Emest L. and Mattie Belle (Carpenter) Ross 4. Court records at LaFayette, Chambers County, AL Courthouse: a. Jathro Hamlin - M. Gatridge. Morgage Book 3, p. 418, April 7, 1854. b. W. Hamlin - J. W. and R. J. Hamlin (Adams) c. Deed book 14, p. 90, December 17, 1866. 5. An old graveyard in a field of trees near Stroud, Chambers County, AL. My Father took my mother and me to the unmarked graves in 1929. Page 63 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross William Lafayette Hamlin, b. 1831 in GA, d. in Chambers County, AL, m. Mary Elizabeth Rampy, b. 1830 in SC. They d. young, leaving three orphans. William L. and Mary Elizabeth Hamlin were buried in an old cemetery which is now, in a field of trees near Stroud, Chambers County, AL. Children b. in Chambers County, AL: 1. Josephine Hamlin, b. 1850, age 10 in the 1860 Chambers County census 2. Mary Jamima Hamlin, b. May 10, 1853, age 7 in the 1860 Chambers County census 3. Martha "Sallie" Hamlin, b. 1855, age 5 in the 1860 Chambers County census. 4. Jathro "Gee" Hamlin, b. 1858, age 2 in the 1860 Chambers County census 1,2 Ref: 1. 1860 Census Chambers County, AL. 2. Family Records, by Jathro "Gee" Hamlin and Mary Jamima Hamlin Carpenter 3. Mary Jamima (Hamlin) Carpenter's statement to Ermest L. and Mattie Belle (Carpenter) Ross. 4. An old cemetery in a field of trees near Stroud Chambers County, AL. My father took my mother and me to the unmarked graves in 1929, Mary Jamima (Hamlin) Carpenter had visited the graves with her son, Elijah Garrett Carpenter, at an earlier date. 1850 Randolph County, AL Census (Rampy) Page 64 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross I have no information on Josephine, she could have d. when her parents d.. For Mary Jamima see John Lewis Carpenter Family. "Sallie" m. ______ Riley. Children: She had a son living on Sand Mountain. 5. Jathro "Gee" Hamlin, b. 1858, m. 1st Nancy Jane Carpenter, daughter of Reuben L. and Emily (Garrett) Carpenter. Children: a. Carter, m. and had seven children: 1) Mattie Hamlin Fulton 2) Myrtle, d. young 3) Claude 4) Walter 5) Hattie 6) Cludie 7) William b. Charlie, m. and had three children: 1) Grace m. Willie R. Carpenter 2) Dewey 3) Nellie Mae m. ______ Griffin c. Safronia m. ______ Koon. Issue: 1) Clara Jathro "Gee" Hamlin m. 2nd Cinthy Elizabeth ______. No Children. Page 65 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross BARFIELD The Barfield Arms The family name, Barfield, has significance and is very interesting. It alludes to a pilgrim, a friar or one doing penance by going shoeless to a shrine or for a long period of time. Haircloth was made into shirts which, because the stiff hair ends protruding from the fabric irritated the skin and caused great discomfort, were worn next to the skin as a form of penance. Shakespeare refers to "a bare foote brother" in Romeo and Jultet; Chaucer in Friars Tale, says "the temple in Delphos Wol I barefoot seke' and in 'Piers Plowman','Fraunceys and his brethren Bar-fot to wenden'. Some of these early shoeless ones were Robert Barefot, Norththumberland, 1160; Reginald Berfot, Cumberland, 1203; John Barfot, Oxford shire, 1317; Norman Barfot, Kent, 1273; Alan Barfot, Kent, 1273; John Barfoote was in Oxford University in 1568; Roger Barefoote and Winfred Hildersgam got marriage license in London, 1581; Thomas Barfoote, a stranger, was buried in Saint Mitchel's Churchyard, London, 1717; John Light and Mary Bearfoote were m. in the same church the same year, 1717. A Thomas Barfoot sailed for Virginia in 1635 and another Thomas Barefoot arrived in 1653. Ann Barfoote arrived in 1636. Ref: 1. Genealogical Colum by J. C. Dowling 2. Burk'f General Armory Page 66 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Barfields in America "During the 17th century two English brothers who had been living in Ireland came to America. A third brother left Ireland also but returned to England,where he later became very wealthy; and having remained a bachelor, d. without direct heirs. In 1870's the English government made an attempt to find legal heirs of this last mentioned brother, the decedents of the two emigres, but the searchers would not accept the proofs of kinship of the related American lines, and the inheritance reverted to the crown." Ref: Barfield-Fulghum "The two brothers who sailed from Cork, Ireland and landed in Virginia, were Jesse and John Barfield or Barrfield. The third brother who returned to England was Richard." Family tradition related this remnant of the Old Celtic branch of the Aryan race originally came from Western Europe, from what is now Poland. This unproven bit of history is interesting to members of the family, since it is a bond between us and those old Gaelic intellectuals whose religion was expressed before the days of the Christian enlightenment in their worshiping of the UNKNOWN GOD who was in great oak groves. Thomas Barfield arrived in Virginia in 1643 under the sponsorship of Phillipp Taylor of Northampton Co. In 1790 NC and Virginia census and tax records there were 18 families in NC and 2 in Virginia spelling the name Barfield. Ref: Genealogical Column by J. C. Dowing There seems to be no further records of their stay in Virginia, so it is supposed that they came on shortly to NC where their decedents lived several generations and where some members of the family still live on land obtained originally from the crown of England. Religion The Barfields were Primitive Baptist, a sect that was unpretentious and reserved in its dealings with other groups, not joining with them in any of their organizations. The Primitive Baptist took no part or interest in church ceremonies, but held firmly to the Christian pattern of living. They were not interested in any sort of missionary work, as they thought it unnecessary to the individual soul in its relation with ites Creator. Ref: Barfield-Fulghum, P. 345 The Barfields did not believe in slavery. The slave quarters were occupied by white families who tilled the soil on contract or salary. But they did have three house servants. Ref: Mrs. Louise (Barfield) Hammett, granddaughter of Pinckney Barfield, b. 8-26- 1831; d. 5-161926; m. Catherine Dalton Page 67 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Louise (Barfield) Hammett said, "I have been wondering why the Barfields left their home to come to America; why they left Poland to go to England and left England to come to Virginia and left Virginia for the Carolinas and GA. They were a proud people known for their integrity, honesty, good-taste, their love for literature, art, love of freedom, anda determination to maintain it. They lived on a high plane, both in their personal life and their dealings with other people. They loved the land and the things that grew on it." [PHOTOS] Soloman Barfield 4-22-1822 11-23-1882 Nancy Young Barfield 9-4-1822 2-22-1897 Page 68 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Soloman Barfield. On August 10, 1774 Soloman Barfield signed a resolution with 70 other inhabitants of Kyokee and Broad River settlements to declare their dissent and disapprobation to a certain handbill published and dispensed throughout the Province (The Georgia Parish of St. Paul). It was against a closed meeting with only 26 persons, "that gave their voices" and they had no voice in said meeting at Savannah, GA 1774. Ref: "Historical Collections of Georgia" by White, page 606. Soloman Barfield arrived in Georgia, Parish of St. Paul in 1774. He received Bounty Grant of land in Washington County, GA in 1796. Ref: "Washington County, GA Records", by Frances Wynd. Soloman Barfield was listed in 1790 NC census, head of his family of one male under 16 and three females at Newbem District, Wayne County, NC. Ref: "American Geneological Records Index" by Rider. Tradition is that, "Soloman Barfield and Nancy (Rountree) came from England to America as bride and groom’. A quote by Mrs. Maude (Barfield) Parrish, Owensboro, KY. Soloman Barfield is listed at St. Paul Parish, GA in 1774 in in the "Headrights and Bounty Grants of Georgia", page 38. A Henry Barfield was also listed at St. Andrews Parrish Georgia, 1769. Page 69 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John Barfield, was a son or grandson of Soloman Barfield, Revolutionary Soldier. John, Henry, Richard, Soloman and Walter were some of their family names during, before, and just after the Revolution. John Barfield was b. ca. 1795 to 1800 in NC or GA, m. Phebe Todd. My mother told me this information. In Henry H. Barfield's death certificate, of Atlanta, GA, John Barfield was given as his father. Soloman Barfield in Lineville, AL named his first son John Henry. Known children of John and Phebe Barfield: 1. Soloman Barfield, b. 1822 2. Henry H. Barfield, b. 1842 I'm sure there were several other children. It is a query for other research. Where did John and Phehe (Todd) Barfield live in GA? Perhaps Jones or Monroe County, Ga. In 1830 census. Ref: Statements made by John's granddaughter, Jane A. Barfield Johnson [Johnston]. Page 70 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Soloman Barfield, b. 4-22-1822 d. 11-23-1882 at Lineville, AL Surted in the Black's Chapel Cemetery in the Barfield area. My mother told me he was the son of John and Phebe (Todd) Barfield. He m. 1848, Nancy Young, b. 9-4-1822, d. 2-22-1897, buried by her husband with a large Mason's Royal Arch Tombstone. Nancv was the daughter of John Young, b. ca. 1800, d. 12-20-1878 in GA and Jane (Hamilton) Young, b. ca. 1797, d. 1-14-1854 in GA. Children b. in Clay County, AL in the Barfield area, on their farm: 1. Jane Adeline, b. 11-5-1849, d. 5-5-1939, buried at Heflin, AL cemetery by her first husband James Hiram Johnson. She m. second, 11-12-1908, James "Jim" Tollerson who d. 2-8-1923. Both husbands were Confederate soldiers. During her last few years she drew pension on her first husband. See Johnson family. Children by her first husband, m. 11-9-1866 or 67, in Clay County AL. For further information see James H. Johnson Family. a. Ada Lela, b. 12-27-1869, d. Hollis Cross Roads Clebourn County, AL. She m. first, Thomas Webb. Children: See Johnson Family. 1) Venton 2) Vernon 3) Varon 4) Velma 5) Vamey She m. second James "Jim" Campbell. Children: 6) Hugh 7) Alton 8) Knox. b. Hoyt L., b. 9-25-1872, d. at Hollis Cross Road Clebourn County, AL, m. Ethel Payne. Children: See Johnson Family. 1) Ethel 2) Hiran James 3) Clyde c. Wyatt L., b. 12-22-1875, d. in Barfield area, Clay County, AL, m. Lela Blair from Millerville, Clay County, AL. Children: 1) Winfred d. Merritt C., b. 5-30-1877 d. at Moultry, GA. m. Anslie Sims. Children b. in Clay County, AL, Macedonia area. 1) Kelsie "Kay" 2) Winnie e. Jolanda, b. 11-20-1882, d. 9-26-1965 Lafayette, AL, m. 11-26-1902, Elijah Garrett Carpenter. Children: See E. G. Carpenter 1) Thelma Geneva 2) Mattie Belle 3) Ina Mae 4) Katie Jo 5) John Lewis 6) Sarah Christine 7) Mary Webster 8) Floy Laverne 9) Eva Jane. See the Elizah Garrett Carpenter Family. f. Elizabeth "Lizzie", b. 10-6-1885, living at Lineville, m. Clinton H. Snow. Children: 1) Geraldine, b. 3-15-1917, m. 1-26-1955 Langston Hudson. Children: a. Carole June b. Barbara Jean Page 71 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 2) Kennith, b. 4-1-1919, m. 3-5-1944 Ethel Humphries. Children: a) James Michel b) Sandra Floye 3) Wilbert, b. 8-15-1921, m. 6-10-1942 Sarah Birchfield. Children: a) Wilbert Ronald b) Joey Lynn g. Belle, b. 11-16-1889, d. and buried at Silurta, AL. m. Austin Fulton. No Children. h. Ruth, b. 10-23-1890, d. and buried at Heflin, AL. m. Gilbert Garrett. Children: 1) Clarice 2) Rupert 2. John Henry b. 11-9-1851, d. 7-31-1919 at Lineville, AL. m. Romania Overton, b. 7-12-1856, d. 11-29-1929 buried in the Lineville, AL Cemetery. Children b. in Clay County AL: a. Larcu Zebudee, b. ca-1877 b. Jesse Morton, MD, b. 11-23-1879, d. 6-4-1937, m. Jane Davis. 2 children. He lived and was buried in Lineville, AL. c. Joseph Rector, MD, b. ca. 1880. d. John Overton, b. ca. 1884 e. Soloman Cornlius, b. 1886, d. 1919 at Lineville, AL. f. Eric Melvic, b. 12-28-1889, d. 6-28-1947 at Lineville, AL. g. James Vernon, b. ca. 1891 h. Hugh, MD, b. ca. 1892 i. Hattie Jane, MD, b. ca. 1894, d. 5-8-1973 at Lakeland, FL, m. William A. Hodges, MD of Atlanta, GA. Children: 1) William A. Jr., MD, living in Lakeland, Fla. j. Vera Lee, b. ca. 1895 m. Thomas J. Jordan, a teacher. Children: 1) Thomas J., Jr. 2) Mary Lee 3) Hilda Jo 4) Vera Jane Thomas Jordan, Jr. lives in New Orleans, Louisiana He has two boys and one girl. 3. George Walter, b. 2-3-1854, d. 12-30-1935 at Lineville, AL, m. Ida Elizabeth Blake, b. 10-25-1858, d. 4-16-1911 at Lineville, AL. Children b. in Clay County, AL. a. Mary Etta b. 8-24-1877, m. Frank Bradford. Children: 1) Mary Bradford, m. ______ Harkins. They had a boy and girl. 2) Frances Bradford m. William E. McCary. No issue. b. Cora, b. 2-12-1880, d. 10-3-1967 at Lineville, AL, m. Rev. C. R. Martin, 1936. No Children. c. Nancy Jane, "Nanny", b. 8-10-1882, living in Neptume Beach, Flordia,(age 91). m. Martin Lee, 1936. No children. d. Kytha, b. 6-20-1885, m. June 15, 1910 William P. Robertson living in Anniston, AL, 1730 Leighton Avenue. Children: 1) Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1912, m. Byron Olhausen on April 17, 1940. They have 2 boys. 2) Ermestine, b. September 7, 1917, m. 12-191941 Dr. Harold B, Kemodle. They have 3 boys. e. Walter Mac, b. 4-28-1888. d. 4-7-1918 at Lineville, AL. Single. f. Soloman Richard, b. 1890. No Children. g. Melson Herd, MD, b. 1-1891, d. 5-26-1973 in Birmingham, AL, m. Henry R. Carter, MD. No children. Page 72 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross h. Blake, b. 1892. Living at 5 Maple Avenue, Moorestown, N. J., m. Victor Hallerman. They have a boy and a girl. 4. Solman Thompson, b. ca. 1854. Children: a. Russell b. Vada c. Iris d. Janie 5. Robert Winston, b. 4-28-1858, d. 6-6-1914 at Lineville, AL. Single. d. in a car wreck. 6. Young Caston, b. 1867, d. 1937, at Lineville, AL, m. Leola Smith. They are buried in the Lineville Cemetery. Their children b. in Clay County, AL: a. Anna Maude, b. 7-24-1894, m. Henry S. Parrish, b. 10-11-1878 LaGrande, GA, d. 11-10-1951. Children: 1) Anita Kathrryn, b. 11-4-1922, m. 5-11-1946, Harvey T. Reid, Jr. b. Nellie Guy, b. 1897, at Lineville, AL. m. (1) James Coyre Dickinson on 4- 15-1917. (2) Herchel C. Scoggins on 10-30-1953 Children by her 1st marriage: 1) James Coyre Dickinson, b. 1921, m. 12-221946, Joyce Gillerland. They have 4 children: a) James Coyre III b) Michial c) Janith d) Andrew Jonathan 2) Dr. Thomas Coston Dickinson, MD, b. 1927, m. June 9, 1953 Eunice Ann Brockman. They have 5 children: a) Ansley b) Thomas Coston, Jr. c) Clay Barfield d) Allison e) Graham Cheshire Ref: 1. Family Bible of George Walter Barfield and Ida Blake Barfield. 2. Conferences and correspondence with their children. Page 73 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross GARRETT The Garrett Name Gerald "spear-ruler" and Gerrard "spear-brave" were old German personal names. From these came the names Gerrard, Garred, Garratt, Garred, Geratt, Gerred, and Gerrett. These various forms came about through the loss of the letters L and R in Gerald and Gerard. There is another group with similar spelling; the G is replaced with a J [Jerrard, Jarred, Jarratt, Jarred, Jeratt, Jerred, and Jerrett]. Adam Garet lived in Somersetshire around 1427. Thomas Gerart in Scotland held land in New Deer, 1575. John Garret in Glasgow was made a burgess-freeman 1600. Early settlers in Virginia were: William Garrett arrived in ship George, 1610. Samuel Jarrett held 100 acres of patented land in Charles "eittie Countie", 1626 William Jarret held 200 acres in Great Weyonoke, 1626. Francis Garret arrived in ship Thomas and John in 1635. Nine others with the spelling of Garrett came between 1639 and 1654. Garrett, as we know it today is of Norman extraction. We find it in England as early as the 9th century. They have spread to all the British Isles. It is from the British branch that I am a descendant. We know that even in England the Garretts were of a religious tum of mind. They took part in the reformation, the Holy Wars and some were canonized as saints. They were very blond, blue eyes, genial natures, ready wit and they gave every evidence of "having kissed the blarney stone”. The present day descendants run true to this type in an amazing degree. 1,2 Ref: 1. Garrett Family History by Whitman Garrett. 2. Family History by Corinne Putnam Mehringer. Page 74 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John Garrett, Sr., b. ca 1630-1635 in Leicestershire England. m. Elizabeth Ware, b. 2-13-1635 in Leicestershire England, the daughter of Peter Ware. Children: 1. Nicholas 2. Elizabeth m. Edward Ware 3. Robert 4. John, of whom further. 5. Thomas John Garrett, Jr., b. 1675 in Virginia. m. Frances Elizabeth Buckner, b. 1680, d. — 1739, daughter of Richard Buckner and Elizabeth (Cook) Buckner. The only child: 1. Edward, of whom further. Edward Garrett, Sr., b. 1708 in Virginia, d. 1751, in Fairfax Virginia where the inventory of his estate was filed (Will Book Va., A-1 1752), He patented land in Fairfax County in 1742 and was a land proprietor, m. Elizabeth Catlett, daughter of John and Mary Catlett. Children: 1. Edward II, of whom further 2. Margaret, b. June 4, 1735 3. Frances, b. July 30, 1737 4. Stephen, b. August 1, 1740 5. Thomas, b. October 11, 1744 6. John III, b. January 16, 1747 Ref: 1. Garrett Family History by Whitman Garrett. 2. Family History by Corinne Putnam Mehringer. Page 75 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Edward Garrett II, b. August 31, 1733 in Fairfax, County Virginia, d. August 24, 1794, Laurens County, SC, settled in old 96th District Laurens County, SC in 1759 where he received a land grant on Warrior Creek, waters of the Enoree River; and another grant of land, 500 acres on November 1770. He was a Patriot in the Revolution and furnished supplies for the militia. Ref: File # AA 2691, S. C. Historical Commission. He took charge of his father's affairs and administered his father's estate, 1757. He was m. June 2, 1759 to Ann West Owsley of Halifax Virginia, d. 2-1825. Both are buried in marked graves in the Warrior Creek Cemetery with other members of the family, Laurens County, SC. Children b. in Laurens County, SC: 1. Elizabeth, b. 10-20-1760, m. John Ashley 2. John, Of whom further. 3. William, b. 9-9-1763, m. Nancy _______. 4. Nicholas, b. 3-11-1765, m. Sally Bramblett. 5. Jesse, b. 9-9-1766, m. Elizabeth ________. 6. Frances, b. 5-11-1768, d. 1793, m. Pleasant Sullivan. 7. Rhoda, b. 11-24-1769, m. George Hughes. 8. James, b. 8-24-1771, d. ca 1812, m. Nancy Wright. 9. Dorcas, b. 4-12-1773, d. 8-25-1842, m. Steven Mullins. 10. Stephen, b. 4-16-1775, d. 1-15-1847, m. (1) Sara (2) Elizabeth Putman. 11. Mary, b. 4-12-1777, d. ca 1823, m. Austin Moore. 12. Martha, b. 11-28-1778, m. William Nelson Kelley. 13. Ann, b. 8-23-1780, d. 8-25-1823, m. John Harriss. 14. Hosea, b. 10-16-1782, m. (1) Sallie Harriss, (2) Frances Harriss. 15. Irene, b. 3-8-1785, d. 10-12-1866, m. Robertson Moore. 16. Edward III, b. 9-13-1787, d. ca 1869, m. Eleanor Higgins. Ref: Family Bible, D. A. R. Papers, Family Records 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, page 68. Page 76 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John Garrett, son of Edward Jr. and Ann (Ausley) Garrett was b. January 7, 1762 at Fairfax, Virginia. He m. June 10, 1782, Sarah Mauldwin. She was b. June 10, 1763 at Laurens District, SC, d. at Laurens District, SC, February 4, 1825. He d. April 14, 1844 at Laurens District, SC. They are buried at Warrior's Creek, Laurens District, SC. They had eleven children b. in Laurens County, SC. 1. Rachel, b. December 17, 1783, d. in infancy. 2. Edmund, b. December 17, 1785, m. Ellender Higgins. 3. Thomas, b. January 13, 1787, m. Sarah Higgins. 4. Jonathan, b. July 31, 1789, m. Janey Higgins. Of whom further. 5. Elisha Garrett, b. October 23, 1791, son of John and Sarah (Mauldwin) Garrett, Laurens County, SC, d. September 15, 1882 near Lewisburg, in Marshall County, TN. Elisah m. (1) Nancy ________, b. July 6, 1790 in GA, d. April 7, 1853. He m. (2) Alcy, b. June 1, 1804, d. March 18, 1873. Both wives are buried in the Garrett Family Cemetery. Elisah was a buyer of land. Among many of the original deeds, one is signed by Governor William Carroll, 1824 for land in Bedford County, TN, (now Marshall County, TN). In the 1812 census of Bedford County, TN Elisha's brothers, Hosea, Isaac, Moses and Jonathan are listed. (At this time Jonathan was m. and had two or three children: Elijah, Mansel and Sally.) Elisha gave land for the Rock Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery. The original homeplace is now, 1974, owned by his ggg-grandaughter, Mrs. Adam A. McAdams. Children of Elisha and Nancy Garrett: a. Mahalie, b. 1815 in SC Was listed in 1860 census of Marshall County, TN. m. William Hall before 1846. b. Simeon, b. August 3, 1817 in Marshall County, TN, §M. Mary Mustain, buried in AR. c. John C., b. June 28, 1820 in Marshall County, TN. M. Martha Norton. d. Sarah E., b. January 22, 1822 in Marshall County, TN. M. W. W. Hall, buried in Garrett Cemetery. e. Mary, b. October 18, 1823 in Marshall County, TN, d. June 26, 1885, M. James Edwards,buried near New Lake, Lewisburg, TN. f. Nancy, b. December 26, 1825 in Marshall County, TN, d. January 13, 1892, M. John R. Caudle. Buried Greenfield, TN, Weakley, County. g. Elizabeth, b. June 22, 1830, living 1882, M. John F. Helton. h. Elijah Clayton, b. February 17, 1832 in Marshall County, TN, d. October 20, 1909, M. October 26, 1851 Elizabeth Ann Caudle, b. November 19, 1830,d. March 27, 1922, buried in Garrett Family Cemetery. Children: 1) John C., b. July 31, 1856, d. August 27, 1940. M. Sabrena Reynolds. Children: a) Mattie Leeta b) Oliver Perry c) James Everett d) Anna Mae 2) Hannah Hayes, b. September 7, 1859, d. October 30, 1946. m. July 11, 1876 James Madison Garrett, son of Hosea Garrett, who was b. 1826 and grandson of William Garrett, b. March 13, 1794 at Laurens County, SC, d. at Standing Rock, Chambers County, AL. Hannah Hayes would tell her grandchildren about coming to her father in a covered wagon to Bedford County, TN. Children of Hannah Hayes and James Madison Garrett: a) Dixie Lugenie Elizabeth Ann, b. August 26, 1877, d. September 4, 1923. b) 3 sons b. and d. infants in 1879, 1881 and 1884. Page 77 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross c) Walter Clayton, b. February 16, 1889, d. May 19, 1970, M. September 1, 1908 Edna Hunter Bartlett, b. October 20, 1888, d. January 5, 1971. Both buried Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, TN. Children: (1) Martha Josephene, b. February 15, 1910, d. July 4, 1927, M. Lawson Landis McDaniel, April 4, 1926. Children: (a) Edna Carolyn, b. July 6, 1927, M. Thomas Adrian McAdams, b. August 27, 1915. Children: [1] Thomas Adrian III, b. 1950. d) Daughter and son, d. infants. e) Elmere, b. February 5, 1894, d. July 30, 1908. 3) Jim Shade, b. August 24, 1861. d. April 20, 1931, M. Mellie Kitchum. Children: Connie, Claude, Otha and Ethel. 6. Jessie, b. September 13, 1792, d. 1868 or 9 with smallpox at his brother William's home. 7. William Garrett, b. March 13, 1794 at Laurens County, SC, d. 1865 with smallpox buried on his farm at Standing Rock in Chambers County, AL. He about 1816. Children: a. Henry H., b. May 5, 1817, d. April 6, 1900, m. Elly. b. Samuel, b. about 1819. c. Thomas, b. about 1821. d. William Jr., b. about 1822, d. in Colbert County, AL. e. Mary, b. February 24, 1824 in Anderson County, SC, d. May 18, 1880. She came to AL in 1838, m. December 9, 1842 in Colbert County, AL to Oliver Hazard Perry Williams. f. Hosea (Hozea), b. -1826, m. Mrs. Pounds or Pounders. They had a son, James Madison Garrett, the great grandfather of Edna Carolyn McDaniel in Bedford County, TN. (She gave me this information.) 1) James Madison, b. December 15, 1855 in AL, d. October 12, 1940 in TN, m. Hannah Gaze Garrett, daughter of Elisha Clayton Garrett in Bedford (now Marshall) County, TN. g. John Williford, b. 1837, d. 1919, m. (1) Twiity (2) Harvey. They were buried in Atlsbora, AL. 8. Pollie, b. November 24, 1798. 9. Hosea, b. Nobember 20, 1890, m. Lydia Eliza Snelgrove. 10. John Jr., b. March 15, 1803, m. Nancy Owning. 11. Issac, b. July 22, 1809, m. Elizabeth Ball, relative of Mrs. George Washington. Ref: 1. Family Bible of Mrs. S. A. Garrett, Hampsted, TX. 2. Family History of Corinne Putnam Mehringer. 3. Georgia D.A.R. page 30, Edward Garrett, Jr. of Laurens County, SC. 4. Georgia D.A.R. page 32, John Garrett son of Edward Garrett, Jr. Family Bible of Mrs. E. R. Coley, El Dorado, AR. 5. Cemetery Records of Laurens County, SC. 6. Family Records by Whitman Garrett, Clay County, AL. 7. Family history of Elisha Garrett by Edna Carolyn McDaniel McAdams. (Mrs. T. A.) 8. Mrs. Sara L. Dorsett - 917 Sun Valley Road, Birmingham, AL 35215 (Great granddaughter of William Farmer Garrett - Standing Rock, Chambers County, AL) 9. Mrs. Frank Hornsby - Trammel Street, Roanoke, AL 36274, (Descendant of William Farmer Garrett.) Page 78 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 10. Miss Thalna Lee Holiday - 369 LaFayette Street, Roanoke, AL 36274 (Desecencdant of Willian Farmer Garrett.) Page 79 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Jonathan Garrett, son of John and Sarah (Mauldwin) Garrett was b. July 31, 1789 in Laurens County, SC. m. Janey Higgins 1807 or 1808. He d. October 10, 1854 in Chambers County AL and buried in a family cemetery in Pinton area. Two of his brothers, William and Jessie were buried on William's farm at Standing Rock, Chambers County AL, victims of a small pox epidemic, soon after the War Between the States. They were cared for in an old house on the farm by a colored man who had previously had the small pox. He buried them in graves by the old house without letting their families see them for fear of the dread disease. Jonathan and Janey (Higgins) Garrett had eight children b. in Laurens County SC. 1. Elijah b. November 13, 1809. Of Whom further. 2. Mansel b. September 13, 1811 3. Sally b. December 13, 1813 4. Newton b. September 25, 1816 5. Jannetty b. March 31, 1819 6. Polly b. April 15, 1822 7. Elizabeth b. July 9, 1825 8. John b. January 1, 1828 m. Anna LoVie (Parker) Jonathan Garrett was listed in 1820 census of Walton County, GA (Henry County) with 5 children: 1. Elijah age 11 2. Sally age 7 3. Mansel age 9 4. Newton age 4 5. Jannetty age 1 Jonathan and his brothers: Jessie, William and John moved to Autauga County, AL and then to Chambers County, AL in 1845. John Garrett soon moved to Claiborne Parrish, La. Jonathan Garrett was listed in the 1&40 census of Talladega County, AL. le was listed in the 1850 Randolph County, AL census. lis wife evidently, was deceased and he was visiting his children before nis death on October 10, 1854. Clay County AL had not been formed at this time from Talladega and Randolph Counties. Page 80 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Elijah Garrett, son of Jonathan and Janey (Higgins) Garrett was b. at Laurens County District, SC, November 13, 1809 and d. at Hatchet Creek, Clay County, AL, January 6, 1889. He was a teacher, farmer and a Primitive Baptist preacher. He founded the Shiloh School and Church combination. He grew up in Gwinnett County, GA, joined Alcove Primitive Baptist Church, 1825, and was baptised in the Alcove River by Elder Bennett. He moved to Clay County, AL in 1840, (then Talladega County). He brought with him his wife Julia Ann Louisa (Parker) Garrett and five children. They were m. November 13, 1831, She was b. April 25, 1813 in SC. She d. December 24, 1848 in (Clay) Talladega County, AL and is buried in the Old New Hope Cemetery on Pyriton Road, Lineville, AL. Elijah was left with seven children, ages thirteen to two years old, at home. About five years later, Elijah m. his second wife, Elizabeth Ann Rice. She was a maiden, thirty eight years old. In the fall of 1869 William I. Ponder, Elijah and his son Bennett Garrett bought the Patterson estate below Shiloh. Elijah's three oldest daughters had lost their husbands in the Confederate Army. All three had several children. Elijah took them all back into his home and provided a living for them. When he moved to Shiloh his daughter, Emily (Garrett) Carpenter remained at Linewille. Nancy Jane (Garrett) Carpenter and Mariah (Garrett) Richards moved with the Others. Nancy Jane was placed in a small on her fathers place and Mirah was given a house on her brother Bennett Garrett's farm. Elijah and his second wife, Elizabeth Ann (Rice) Garrett were buried in the rock covered graves on the hill behind the old Shiloh Church and School location. Solid rock covers Elijah's grave and a large broken rock covers her grave. She d. five years before Elijah. Elijah had eight children by (1) Julia Ann Louisa (Parker) Garrett and two by (2) Elizabeth Ann (Rice) Garrett. Children: 1. Emily, b. April 27, 1833 at Gwinnett County, GA, d. May 31, 1915 at Lineville, AL, m. January 21, 1848 Reuben L. Carpenter, b. December 14,1828, d. June 21, 1863 at Shelbyville, TN, a Confederate soldier. They had seven children. Of whom further. 2. Nancy Jane, b. February 15, 1835 at Gwinnett County, GA, m. first Henry Carpenter on January 1, 1854 at Lineville, AL. Children: a. Francis Henry b. Zachariah Nancy Jane m. second John D. Quarles. No children. 3. Mariah, b. August 18, 1836, m. April 19, 1859 Joel Richards of Talladega County, AL. She d. April 7, 1899, buried in Millerville, AL Cemetery. He d. in the Civil War. They had several children: a. Joel Richards, Jr., b. ca. 1861 m. Annie Lumpkin. They are buried in the Columbiana, AL Cemetery. 4. Mitchell Bennett, b. December 18, 1837 at Gwinnett County, GA, d. March 11, 1899, buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Lineville, AL, m. September 4, 1860 Matilda Caroline McCain. He was a Confederate soldier. He served the Old Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church for twenty years and moved to Lineville AL in the fall of 1895. Children: a. Lee Anna, b. 4-19-1862, d. 8-7-1942, m. John W. Kitchings, on 4-7-1880. b. William Elijah, b. 6-29-1865, d. 5-4-1944, m. 85-1844 Sally Atly Blair b. 10-2-1872, d. 2-27-1919. m. (2) Martha Elizabeth Arnold. They are buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Lineville, AL. Children by his first wife: 1) Vivian, b. 12-31-1895 2) Onis, b. 6-25-1898, m. Willie Burns 3) Mitchel, b. 11-3-1900, m. Icie Chambliss Page 81 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 4) Warner, b. 9-5-1905, d. 4-5-1907 5) Whitman Paul, b. 10-17-1909, d. 1972, m. Faye Coker. Children: Cathrin Levy Roberts. No Children. 6) Irish, b. 9-14-1911, m. Kenneth Tubbs. c. Thomas Wilburn, b. 11-2-1871, m. Frances Ingran. d. Henry Warmer, b. 11-11-1874, d. 6-24-1953, m. Cora Lee Hamlin. Children: 1) Vernon Bennett Garrett b. 5-6-1922, m. Marjorie Parker, Children: a) Donald Ryan b) Douglas Bennett 2) Chester Stanley Garrett, b. 7-16-1925, m. Maureen ________. Children: a) Harry 3) Vera Lee Garrett, b. August 21, 1930, m. 1st Willard Walker. Children: a) Eva LaJuan Walker, b. 1955 b) Vicki Lee Walker, b. 1956 m. 2nd Marion Clark, Children: c) Donna Lyn Clark, b. –1965 5. Jennetty, b. April 3, 1840 at Gwinnett County, GA, d. November 5, 1920, m. January 20, 1855 William Jehu Ponder, b. August 18, 1830 Lincoln County, NC, d. April 9, 1910. They are buried at Marvin's Chapel, Clay County, AL. Children: a. Marcus Lafayette "Mark", m. December 22, 1892 Frances Cenia Handley. Children: 1) Lena Lucile, b. 10-7-1893, m. Leonard Gaither, 1st, James Garing, 2nd. Children by first husband: a) Annette Dorthy, m. John Baldwin b) Leonard, Jr. killed in World War II c) Eugene, m. Yoshiko ________, of Okinowa d) Virginia Jane, m. Sheldon Garing 2) Mary Ennis, b. 2-2-1895, m. Frank Ingram. Children: a) Mary Ann, m. Dr. M. E. Merkl 3) Adell, b. 1-4-1897, m. Oscar Franklin Pitts. Children: a) Oscar Franklin, Jr., m. Noreen Scott. Children: (1) Francinia (2) Oscar Franklin, III 4) Estell, b. February 2, 1899, m. Frank Kirby Tanner 1st - 2nd Lee Gray. Children. a) Frank Tanner, Jr. b. Dr. (M. E.) Margy Thompson 5) J. D. Ponder, b. January 4, 1901, m. Ernestine Seale. Children: a. Gloria, m. Dr. Bill Pollard. Children: (1) Bill, Jr. (2) Kay 6) Eulala, b. July 4, 1903, m. Arthur Proctor. Children: a) Frances b) Mavis c) Betty Gene d) JoAnn e) William Proctor 7) Myra Lee, b., August 4, 1905, m. Watson Anderson Children: a) Tom b) Myra Eva 8) John Bascom, b. August 26, 1907, m. 1st Sarah Jane Moore. Children: a) Beverly Page 82 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross b) Dr. John c) Charles John Bascom m. 2nd Susan Moore. 9) Sarah Frances, b. June 29, 1910, m. (1) Wamer Gilbert (1) Roy Lay 2nd. Children: a) Warner, Jr. b) Patricia Foreman b. Julia Ann, m. Estes Vichael. Children: 1) Reuben 2) Ethel 3) Avis 4) Bethel 5) Mark J. 6) Nettie 7) Bonnie 8) Julia c. Silas Bennett, m. Delila Ledbetter. Children: 1) Zelia Dorsey 2) Lee 3) George 4) Ellen Dildy 5) Lula White 6) Bennett, Jr. 7) Hugh 8) Madge Copeland d. William Sidney, m. Martha Allen. Children: 1) Bennett H. 2) Dora Christian 3) W. Albert 4) Edward 5) Luther 6) Marion 7) Jeanetti 8) Pearl 9) Dovie e. Elizabeth, m. Tom Davis. Children: 1) Willie 2) Arthur 3) Lottie 4) Ellen 5) Katie 6) Jennie Mae 7) John 8) Edward f. Mary Ellen, m. W. R. Pogue. No children. g. Arthur Britian, m. Roxie Jones. Children: 1) Levada Potts 2) William 3) Cordis 4) Robert 5) Cecil 6. Elijah Garrett, Jr., b. November 3, 1842 Clay (Talladega) County, AL. Volunteered for the Confederate Army and was shot in action 7-19-1862 at Richmond, Virginia. Single. Page 83 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross 7. Mary Ann, b. September 10, 1844 Clay (Talladega) County, AL. m. 1st October 9, 1885 Nathaniel Grice, an elderly widower. m. 2nd John "Jack" Harris. No children: 8. Julia Ann Louisa, b. October 16, 1846, the last child by Elijah's first wife, Julia Ann Louisa Parker Garrett. She m. June 20, 1861 H. H. McCain. They had several children. Elijah Garrett m. January 21, 1853, 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann Rice. Had 2 children: 9. Elizabeth Candice, b. 11-27-1853, d. 9-10-1854. 10. James Newton, b. October 3, 1855, m. Garina Allen. Children: a. Henrietta b. Nellie c. Bettie Ref: 1. 1880 Clay County AL Census. 2. Whitman Garrett's History of the Garrett Family. Page 84 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Emily (Garrett) Carpenter, daughter of Elijah and Julia Ann Louisa (Parker) Garrett was b. April 27, 1833 at Gwinnett County, GA, d. May 31, 1915 at Lineville, AL in the home of her son John Lewis Carpenter, where she lived for many years after her daughters had m. and left home. She m. January 21, 1848 Reuben L. Carpenter at Lineville, AL. Emily moved in 1840 from Gwinnett County, GA to (Clay) Talladega County, AL with her parents, three sisters and one brother. They were Jane, Mariah, Bennett, and Jennetty. They had migrated to the part of east AL which had recently been cleared of the Creek Indians for settlement. They built their log cabin home and a log cabin church and school combination in what was then Talladega County; in 1866 changed to Clay County AL. Her father, Elijah Garrett, was a teacher, preacher, and farmer. She had three uncles: Mansel Garrett, Newton Garrett and John Garrett who moved to (Clay) Talladega County, AL at the same time or soon after their brother, Elijah. They were sons of Jonathan and Janey (Higgins) Garrett who migrated to Chambers County, AL. On their moves they traveled in covered wagons and driving their cows, hogs, sheep, goats and other animals. They had with them chickens, duck, geese, seeds, tools and household equipment necessary for starting a new home in a new land. Emily Garrett was seven years old with three younger sisters and a brother ages five, four, two and a few months, to play with and help care for. She started to school in the first school of their new community, where her father was teacher. In her home she learned much from her mother about cooking, housekeeping, gardening, sewing and fine stitching or needle work. She won a bell for a prize for fine needle work judged best in a contest. Emily m. January 21, 1848, Reuben L. Carpenter, at the age of fifteen. Reuben was b. in Walton (Henry) County, GA, December 14, 1828, the son of Thomas Carpenter who was listed in the 1820 and the 1830 census as head of his family of five children in 1820 and nine children (5 boys and 4 girls) in 1830. Reuben L. and Emily (Garrett) Carpenter were listed in the 1850 census of Clay County, AL (then Talladega County) with one son, Elijah Thomas, age one year, b. October 23, 1849. Emily's mother, Julia Ann (Parker) Garrett, had d. December 24, 1848 leaving her father with eight children, seven at home not m.. Reuben L. and Emily's first son Elijah Thomas Carpenter d. March 13, 1855 at age six years. He was buried at the Old New Hope Church Cemetery on Pyraton Road in a grave by Emily's mother. Elijah Garrett m. in 1854 his second wife Elizabeth Ann Rice, a maiden thirty-eight years old. Jannetty, her third sister, m. January 20, 1855 William I. Ponder. Mariah, her second sister, m. March 19, 1859, Joel Richard. Her brother, Bennett m. September 4, 1860 Matilda Caroline McCain. All of the young men were called to service in 1861 for the Confederate Army. Emily's brother Elijah, Jr., (single) volunteered for the Army and was shot in action July 19, 1862 at Richmond, Virginia. Elijah Garrett's three oldest daughters lost their husbands in the Confederate Army. He took them all back into his home and provided a living for them. All three had several children. His neighbors said they never heard him say a word of complaint about his heavy burden. Page 85 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross In the fall of 1869 William I. Ponder, Elijah and his son Bennett Garrett bought the Patterson estate below Shiloh in Hatchet Creek, Clay County, AL. When they moved to Shiloh, Elijah's daughter Emily (Garrett) Carpenter remained at Lineville, AL in the Macedonia Church Community. She gave the land for the church building and the cemetery. Jane (Garrett) Carpenter and Mariah (Garrett) Richards moved with the others. Jane was given a small house on her father's place and Mariah was given a house on her brother Bennett's farm. Jane m. (2) John D. Quarles, Sr. Two of her children were Henry, Jr. Carpenter and Zachariah Carpenter. [PHOTOS] The Tomb of Elijah Garrett's Clay County, AL Hatchet Creek Page 86 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross A Letter by Ennis Ponder Ingram Things papa told when I spent March 1946 with him, Most of these long talks took place at night around the supper table after he, Dewey and I had eaten. We would sometimes sit after we had finished our meal and talk for an hour or more. Then Dewey and I would clear the table, and we would all move into the North room and talk until 8 o'clock and go to bed. I slept in the middle room for that is where I felt at home. Grandpa, Elijah Garrett, d. Jan. 6, 1889. Betsy Ann Garrett was Grandmother Jenettie Ponder's stepmother. She and Grandma's father, Elijah Garrett, (Primitive Baptist Minister and his son Bennett also a minister founded Shiloh Church and School) were buried in the rock covered graves at Shiloh. Solid rock is grandpa's and broken rock is grandma's. Grandma d. something like 5 yrs. before grandpa. He d. when papa was in school at Lineville. Papa attended her funeral but not his. He d. at home near Uncle Willie's old place. Grandma, Jenettie's own mother d. when she was young and her mother's name was before her marriage, Parker. Aunt Emily Carpenter put a stone to the grave in her last years. Jacob Carpenter is familiar. Aunt Elizabeth N. Rice d. 1870. (Elijah's 2nd wife) Great grandmother Ponder d. in 1871. Both buried at Marvin’s Chapel. Only 2 or 3 graves and no church when they were buried. Grandpa bought his home at public auction (formerly Campbell property) in 1875. Cost $900.00. Grandpa, Jehue Ponder d. in Winston Co., July 18, 1868. Death caused by fever just after papa was b.. He was sick and lived not far from Grandpa and Grandma; and Grandpa said he was not going to get well and to tell Grandma to come to see him as early as she was able. She soon went. Grandma Elizabeth then lived with Grandpa. All moved back to Goodhope soon after and lived there until Grandpa Ponder, Grandpa Elijah Garrett and son Bennett bought the Patterson estate below Shiloh in fall of 1869. Grandpa Ponder and young sons worked most of the winter improving the farm; and he started the children to school at Shiloh school which was a log structure on east side of the road just S. E. of last church. Bob Quarles' father was the teacher. The school was used as a church. Uncle Bennett was pastor. He, Grandpa Elijah, and Asa Blair were leaders of the organization. Later a good log church was built just west or a bit N. W. of last church. Uncle Bennett later moved to Lineville, between Lineville and Ashland, and he moved his membership to Macedonia where it was when the division of the churches came. He began to preach at Baptist churches next year. He was pastor of Hatchet at the time of his death. He was stricken in pulpit at Saturday services and d. a few hours later. Grandma and Grandpa went. Page 87 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Grandfather Elijah Garrett was b. in Laurens Co., S. C. November 13, 1809. Was reared in GA. Baptized at 15 yrs. 10 mos. in Alcove river, Gwinnett Co., GA by Elder Bennett. d. at age 79. He had been a Baptist minister over 61 years. Remained with Primitive at division of the church. Brothers: John Garrett and Mansell Garrett Sons: Elijah Garrett d. in Civil War unmarried. Bennett M. Garrett was Baptist minister, formerly Primitive. Newton Garrett - only son by Betsy Ann Rice Garrett. Daughters: Mariah Garrett (Richards), buried Baptist Cemetery Millerville 1899, Jane Garrett (1. Carpenter 2. Quarles); Mary Ann Garrett (Grice- Harris); Julia Ann Garrett (McCain); Emily Garrett (Carpenter); Jennette Garrett (Ponder). Grandfather Elijah Garrett lived at his old home just above Uncle Willie's old home and across the road. He continued to live there after 2nd wife daughters took turns staying with him. He always wanted to die at home but had planned to break up, but died before the time came. His daughters, Mariah Richards, Emily Carpenter, Jane (1) Carpenter (2) Quarles, all lost their husband's in the Civil War. (Francis Henry and Zach Carpenter were Jane's Children). All three daughters had children and Grandpa Garrett took them all back in his home and provided a living for them; and no one ever heard him complain about his heavy load. He also lost his son Elijah (single) in War. When my Grandpa Ponder, Grandpa Garrett and Uncle Bennett moved to Patterson estate below what later became Shiloh, Aunt Emily remained but Aunt Mariah and Aunt Jane moved with the others. When they divided the Patterson estate Aunt Jane was placed in a small house on her fathers' place, Aunt Mariah was given a house on Uncle Bennett's farm. Grandpa and Grandma were Primitive Baptist until the Civil War. Grandpa wanted to join the Masons for help they might render him and his family during the war. He knew he would be turned out of the Primitive Church and was. He soon joined the M. Baptist. When they moved below Shiloh they moved their membership to Rocky Mount where oldest children joined. Later a wrangle came up in the church. As they had moved to the new home bought in 1875 they moved their membership to Hatchet which was then a very small weak church with a log structure on the back from present building. They began immediately to attend Saturday and Sunday service each month and by persistent endeavor the church grew into one of the strongest in the county. Records and minutes at Hatchet church during this period are still in existence and held by the Ponder family. After Grandpa's death, year after, an order for clothes during the war was found among papers he had. He had difficulty finding a record to draw confederate pension (about $10 - per quarter) as he was in military hospital at Selma AL … at close of War. He had a long siege of fever and malaria which left him a weak man physically for life. He was b. in NC. Also his mother. Page 88 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross RAMPY Henry Rampy, b. 1798 in SC, was the son of ________, and He m. Elizabeth Gray, ca. 1828 in SC. She was b. 1801 in SC. Henry and Elizabeth Rampy are listed itn the 1850 census of Randolph County, AL with the following children: 1. Mary Elizabeth Rampy, age 21, b. 1829 in SC. Of Whom further. See William Lafayette Hamlin's Family. 2. John H, Rampy, b. November 5, 1830, d. November 18, 1889 m. Ann H., b. September 28, 1836 at Franklin County, GA, d. January 8, 1889. John H. and Ann H. Rampy are buried in a cemetery near Temple, TX, in Bell County. Two infants buried by them were: a. James Rampy, son J. W. and N. P. Rampy, d. December 4, 1884, age 3 months and 26 days. b. Willie Rampy, daughter of J. W. and N. P. Rampy, b. August 8, 1892, d. July 4, 1893. They were perhaps grandchildren of John H. and Ann H. Rampy. 3. Thomas Rampy, age 17 b. 1833 in SC. 4. Martha Rampy, age 15 b. 1835 in SC. 5. Jacob Rampy, age 13 b. 1837 in SC. 6. Joseph Rampy, age 11 b. 1839 in SC. 7. Frances Rampy, age 9 b. 1841 in SC. 8. Rosetta Rampy, age 7, b. 1843 in AL. 9. Cullen Rampy, age 1 b. 1849 in AL. At the time of the 1850 Randolph County, AL census, Clay County, AL had not been formed. 1,2 Ref: 1. 1850 census Randolph County, AL. 2. Report of Mary Jamima Hamlin Carpenter granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Hamlin. 3. Mrs. DE. Beard, Var, TX. Page 89 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Mary Elizabeth Rampy, b. 1829 in SC, d. in Chambers County, Stroud, AL, m. 1849, William Lafayette Hamlin, b. 1830 in GA. They died young, leaving three orphans. Children born in Chambers County, AL: 1. Josephine Hamlin, b. 1850, age 10 in 1860 Chambers County census 2. Mary Jamima Hamlin, b. 1853, age 7 in 1860 Chambers County census 3. Martha "Sallie" Hamlin, b. 1855, age 5 in 1860 Chambers County census 4. Jathro "Gee" Hamlin, b. 1858, age 2 in 1860 Chambers County census I have no information on Josephine. She could have d. when her parents d.. For Mary Jamima see John Lewis’ Carpenter Family. "Sallie" m. ________ Riley. Children: She had a son living on Sand Mountain. Jethro Hamlin, b. 1858, m. 1st Safrontia Carpenter, daughter of Reuben L. and Emily (Garrett) Carpenter. Children: 1. Carter Hamlin, m. and had seven children: a. Mattie Fulton Hamlin b. Myrtle Hamlin, d. young c. Claude Hamlin d. Walter Hamlin e. Hattie Hamlin f. Cludie Hamlin g. William Hamlin 2. Charlie Hamlin, m. and had three children: a. Grace Hamlin m. Willie R. Carpenter b. Dewey Hamlin c. Nellie Mae Hamlin, m. O. B. Griffin 3. Safronia Hamlin m. William Baxter Koon. Issue: a. Clara Koon Jethro "Gee" Hamlin m. 2nd Cynthia Elizabeth Burgess. No Children. 1.2 Page 90 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross YOUNG There is a family tradition that Samuel Young, a ship builder, lived near Liverpool, England. Three of his sons came at different times to America on their Father's ships to be sold. They served as "power of attorney". On leaving Liverpool these ships were taken to the Isle of Guernsey and loaded with cattle to be sold as ballast. These sons settled in America. Samuel settled near Portsmouth, Virginia. Some of his descendants migrated to NC. It is said that from this branch Robert Young descended. The will of Robert Young of Nash County, NC listed two sons, Stephen and William, a daughter, Elizabeth Whitfield, a granddaughter, Mary Ann Young, as heirs to his estate. This will was probated in 1781 in Nash County, NC. Ref: Will C. R. 69022 Archives Department Raleigh, NC, Will Book 1, page 9 Nash County, NC records. Robert Young of Halifax District (Nash County) of NC was paid eighteen pounds and fifteen shillings for services in the Revolutionary War. Ref: Department of Archives, Raleigh, NC Stephen Young was living in Nash County, NC with his wife Dinah Tucker Young in 1783. This fact is established by Stephen and Dinah Tucker Young making a deed for two hundred acres of land in this county. Ref: Deed Book 3, Page 362, Nash County, NC, Records Ref. Notes. Stephen Young was living in Nash County, NC in 1778, since he witnessed the Will of Thomas Tucker who was perhaps grandfather of his wife, Dinah Young (Tucker). He was a Revolutionary soldier in NC. Further proof of their living in Nash County at this time is the will of Dinah Tucker, mother of Dinah Tucker Young, to her daughter Dinah Young. Ref: C. R. 69021 Archives Department Raleigh, NC The records as stated above give proof that Robert Young was the father of Stephen Young and that the Youngs and Tuckers were living in Nash and Edgecombe counties of NC. After the death of her Husband, Stephen Young, on June 2, 1812, Diana came to Hall County, GA to live near her son, Robert Young until her death. She was buried in the "Young" cemetery in Hall County, near Gainsville and Flowery Branch, GA. The record on her tombstone: "Sacred to the memory of Diana Young, b. January 7, 1740. Page 91 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross d. January 8, 1848, age 108 years." The family Bible of Diana Young gave the date of her husband's death, June 2, 1812. Ref: "Marriages and Deaths, 1763-1820 Abstracted from Extant Georgia Newspapers" by Mary Bondurant Warren. On page 130, "Young, Stephen-elderly man who drowned at Mr. Grove's Mill on North Broad River, 6/2/1812." This record was abstracted from "Georgia Express" newspaper, Athens, GA 6/26/1812, University Georgia, Athens, GA, Library. From the "Young" Family Bible of Stephen Young and Diana Young the children of Stephen and Diana Young were Robert Young, Richard Young, Bennett Young, Wiley Young and John Young. There is no record of Richard. Bennett went to TN and from there into KY. Wiley went to Louisiana quite young. When Wiley was an old man he returned home for a visit. He was very active, handsome, and apparently wealthy. Ref: "A Georgia Pioneer; and some of His descendants," compiled and published by Mrs. Kate Young Hand.) This "Young" Bible was in possession of Mrs. Eliza Young recently, 1972, at the age of 89. See Ref. at end of this page. Page 92 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross John A. Young John A. Young, the son of Stephen and Diana Tucker Young was b. in NC, came to GA with his brother, Robert Young; was living in Gwinnett County, GA, and helped in the construction of the "Peachtree Road". According to family tradition, he and his family moved to McLeMore Cove in Walker County, GA. While living there an epidemic of some kind broke out, perhaps cholera or yellow fever. He then moved to AL where some of his descendants are still living. John A. Young d. December 20, 1878. He m. Jane Hamilton, b. December 29, 1797. d. January 14, 1854. Children of John A. Young and Jane Hamilton Young, b. in NC 1. Early Patterson Young, b. 1-10-1821, went to FL for his health and d. there. 2. Nancy Young, b. 9-4-1822. m. Soloman Barfield. They lived in Clay County, AL with their family of one girl and five boys. Of whom further. See Barfield Family. 3. Thompson Hamilton Young, b. 7-22-1824. d. 5-30-1902, m. Margaret Spruce. 4. Archibald A. Young, b. 4-28-1826. m. Jane Neal, buried in Clay County, AL. 5. Diana Young, b. 2-17-1828. m. Clark Messer. Buried in Clay County, AL. 6. Louisa Young, b. 6-5-1829. m. Thompson. 7. Amanda Young, b. 12-13-1831. m. a Roundtree. Lived in Nacogdoches, TX. 8. Alexander Young, b. 11-11-1833. m. a Wright. d. 3-22-1920. TX. 9. John Lewis Young, b. 12-27-1836. 10. Jane Minerva Young, b. 3-14-1840. m. Shadrack. Ref: 1. "Young" Bible now in possession of Mrs. Eliza Young Bradley, Wedowee, AL, 1952. Mrs. Bradley d. recently, 1972. Page 93 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross ROSS The Ross families of America came from Scotland. They came to Pennsylvania and went on to Ohio, Virginia, NC and SC. The descendants from these went into GA, AL, MS and TN. The Ross family of Bradley County, TN came from Virginia to North and SC. Nathaniel Green Ross settled in TN after the War of 1812. Ninety per cent of the many Rosses in America are of Presbyterian-Protestant faith. Why did they come to America? It was for religious and political freedom. Nathaniel Green Ross, b. April 12,1795, d. July 31, 1882, m. October 1, 1818 (1) Margaret Anderson, b. March 1, 1803, d. in 1841. m. (2) August 27, 1846 Sophia Christian, b. March 20, 1820, d. September 3, 1894. Children by Margaret Anderson Ross: 1. Nancy Ross, b. 9-2-1819, m. Hood. Moved to Oklahoma. 2. James Anderson Ross, b. 1-13-1821, d. in Civil War. 3. Sarah Ross, b. 11-30-1822, m. Harve Wilson, Bradley County, TN. 4. Benjamin F. Ross, b. 9-25-1824. 5. George Washington Ross, b. 10-31-1826, m. Elizabeth Kendrick. 6. Thomas J. Ross, b. 11-1-1826, m. Haney, moved to TX. 7. Anderson Jackson Ross, b. 12-19-1828, m. Elizabeth E., b. 3-22-1834, d. 6-29- 1859, buried Hennegers Chapel. 8. William Cass Ross, b. 3-131830, m. Martha Geren. Moved to AR, d. in Civil War. 9. Eliza Ross, b. 5-13-1831. 10. Fielding M. Ross, b. 4-29-1833, d. 6-24-1872. 11. Mandy Ross, b. 1-4-1836, m. William Geren, moved to AR. 12. John Ross, b. 1-29-1837, d. 10-15-1854. 13. James M. Ross, b. 2-2-1839, d. in Civil War, m. Isabella Thomas, b. 11-5-1845, d. 2-18-1898. Issue: a. Lillie Ross, b. 11-22-1863, d. 12-28-1882, m. 12-11-1877 Perry Watson Cate, Charleston, TN. Issue: 1) Lillie Ross Cate 2) Perry Watson Cate, Jr. 14. Charles Ross, b. 1-27-1841, d. 10-24-1859. 15. Marshall Lafayette Ross, of whom further. 16. Margaret Jane Ross, b. 1-24-1850, m. 5-24-1870 Weldome Langdom 17. Nathaniel Green Ross, b. 8-4-1852, m. Elizabeth Hall. 18. Lewis Cass Ross, b. 12-2211854, d. 7-19-1861. 19. Mary Cathren Ross, b. 5-4-1857, m. Newton Marler, moved to Boise, ID. 20. Susan Alziro Ross, b. 10-18-1859, d. 2-21-1914, m. William Barger, b. 8-21- 1855, d. 5-9-1927, buried in Barger Cemetery on White Oak Road, Bradley County, TN Page 94 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Marshall Lafayette Ross,b. 5-27-1847, d. 11-15-1927, m. 8-18-1870 Sarah Elizabeth Lee, b. 1-13-1843, d. 2-18-1914. Marshall L. and his father Nathan Green Ross manufactured hats. The old dye pots and other pieces of equipment were stored in the log house until recent years. The log house was their first home in Bradley County, TN. This farm is still in the Ross family possession. The children of Marshall Lafayette Ross and Sarah Elizabeth Ross: 1. William Nathanial Ross, of whom further. 2. Margaret Jane Ross, b. 2-27-1873, d. 9-27-1969. Single. 3. Omri Josephus Ross, b. 2-11-1874, d. 9-27-1878. 4. Mary Ellen Ross, b. 3-29-1875, d. 3-8-1957, m. 1898 Henry Westfall, b. 12-20- 1873, d. 6-29-1931. Issue: a. Glen Charles, b. 12-26-1900, d. 1940. m. Virginia Morris. b. Ray Harrison, b. 1903, d. 12-1963 in Hawaii. m. Geraldine Gordon. Issue: 1) Ray, Jr., adopted 2) Patsy, m. Lawrence Mosher, of Hawaii. 5. Thomas Jefferson Ross, b. 11-21-1876, d. 10-11-1878. 6. Sarah Elizabeth Ross, b. 7-16-1878, d. 9-8-1878. 7. John Franklin Ross, b. 9-29-1879, d. 1-31-1958, m. Mira Carolyn Melton, b. 11- 2-1882, d. 7-6-1964. Issue: a. Hassell Ensley Ross b. Stella Inez Ross. Single. c. Mary Elizabeth Ross, m. Lloyd L. Graham. Issue: 1) Joyce Carolyn Graham 2) Lloyd Terrell Graham 3) Jo Ann Graham 8. Killy Ann Ross, b. 8-24-1881, d. 1-25-1960, m. Henry B. Garner. 9. Lewis Lafayette Ross, b. 1-9-1884, d. 1-22-1960. m. Stella P. Johnson, b. 9-9- 1885, d. 3-13-1958. Issue: a. Kenneth Emmitt Ross, b. 11-28-1909, m. Louise K. Martin. Issue: 1) Kennith Emmitt Ross, Jr., b. 9-18-1946, d. 6-4-1969 2) Sallie Mattie Ross b. 9-6-1912, m. (1) Luther G. Green (2) Chief R. Deerfoot. No children. 10. James Robert Ross, b. 8-17-1886, d. 11-2-1926. Single Served in World War I. Ref: 1. Bible Records of Nathaniel Green Ross, Marshall Lafayette Ross. 2. Bible Records from each family Page 95 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross William Nathaniel Ross, b. 8-12-1871, d. 10-11-1938. m. 3-30-1902 Margaret Emily Hickman, b. 3-27-1881, d. 3-20-1966. He was a farmer in the early Ross and Lee settlement on Candy Creek Ridge Road, Charleston, TN. The farm is still in the family possession. Children of William Nathaniel and Margaret Emily Ross: 1. Emest Lafayett Ross, of whom further 2. Nannie Elizabeth Ross, b. 10-19-1904, d. 2-7-1944, m. 5-7-1939 R. D. Haney, b. 10-22-1902. Issue: a. Infant son b. and d. 1-8-1940. b. Margaret Ann Haney, b. 9-14-1941, m. 7-27-1968 Charles F. Webster, b. 1-17- 1944, Issue: 1) John Christopher Webster, b. 11-8-1969. 2) Jenifer Gail Webster, b. 6-3-1971. 3. Aldon Lake Ross, b. 10-19-1906, d. 8-3-1934 in Marines. 4. Armold Austin Ross, b. 12-24-1908. Single. 5. Lawrence Melvin Ross, b. 9-2-1910, d. 8-16-1911. 6. Gale Marshall Ross, b. 6-25-1912. m. 5-23-1937 Josephine Brooks, b. 8-10-1916. 7. Ollie Marie Ross, b. 5-9-1915, d. 1-23-1918. 8. James William Ross, b. 9-20-1917, d. 6-18-1918. 9. Alta Mae Ross, b. 5-20-1919, m. 11-26-1943 Eugene Edwin Johnston, b. 10-10- 1915. Issue: a. Nancy Eugenia Johnston, b. 1-11-1945. Single. b. Carolyn Ross Johnston, b. 10-15-1948, m. 6-5-1970 Prentiss Wilson, b. 9-20- 1943. 10. Mildred Lee Ross, b. 10-14-1921. m. E. L. Harris, b. -30-1913, d. 6-9-1972. Issue: a. Ernest Louin Harris, b. 9-25-1951, m. 9-23-1972 Connie Dean Mosley, b. 9- 25-1951. b. Marjorie Dean Harris, b. 2-21-1946, m. 8-30-1967 Jimmie Clayton Allison. Ref: 1. Bible Records, the family of William Nathaniel Ross. Page 96 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Ernest Lafayette Ross, b. 2-25-1903, m. 12-20-1931, Mattie Belle Carpenter, b. 12- 27-1904 at Lineville, Clay County, AL. Issue: 1. Gerald William Ross, b. 1-24-1933, m. 5-13-1956 Nancy Annette Adkins, b. 4-8- 1936 at Jellico, TN. Issue: a. Gerald William Ross, Jr. b. 7-22-1957 b. Timothy Adkins Ross, b. 10-3-1958 c. Boyd Courtney Ross, b. 8-9-1961 d. Bradley Wilson Ross, b. 7-12-1971. 2. Ernest Lewis Ross, b. 9-30-1936, m. 8-5-1959 Marilyn Joyce Hargrove at Enfield, NC, b. 10-26-1936. Issue: a. Elizabeth Garrett Ross, b. 7-1-1960. b. Douglas Hargrove Ross, b. 11-21-1962. [PHOTO] Ernest LaFayette Ross Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross Gerald William and Ernest Lewis Page 97 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross [PHOTOS] Gerald William Ross Annette Adkins Ross Gerald William-Timothy Courtney-Bradley Ernest Lewis Ross Joyce Hargrove Ross Garrett Ross and Douglas Ross Page 98 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross AUTOBIOGRAPHY I, Mattie Belle (Carpenter) Ross, was b. in Clay County, Lineville, AL, of healthy and strong in character parents. I was the oldest of eight children. My parents, grandparents, and other relatives were very proud of me. Their main objective was an education, with all it involves, for me. I started my teaching career the year after I finished high school. I taught nine years in AL, gaining outstanding experience in teaching in grades two through nine. Health and Physical Education and art were my sidelines or secret interests through these years. During my last year in AL I taught physical education in the Ozark, AL City School- grades one through twelve. I taught some of the physical education classes and made lesson plans for the other classes that were taught by regular teachers. At the first faculty meeting I met Ernest Lafayette Ross, of Cleveland, TN, teacher of physics, chemistry and line coachman of the school's football team. We became ardent lovers, as our superintendent R. T. Allen described us the next year. We were married on December 20, 1931 in my home at Five Points, Chambers County, AL. We went to the Smoky Mountains and to Cleveland, TN, for our honeymoon. When school closed in the spring, we went to Ernest's parents at Charleston, TN — broke; but not in debt. I did not teach for nine years as I was busy rearing our two sons. I was employed for two years by the Bradley County Board of Education. The first year was at Union Grove, a one teacher school, grades one through eight. The second year, after being principal and teacher of grades four through eight for six weeks, I was transferred to supervising teacher for Bradley County Schools. Then I was employed by the Cleveland City School Board of Education as third grade teacher for three years at the Arnold Memorial Elementary School. Next I began as full time librarian, after one year of half-time librarian and teaching two seventh grade geography classes and one seventh grade literature class. It is this position of librarian that I have held to the date of June 1970 when I retired from school library work. The school has changed during this time, first to Arnold Junior High School and then to Cleveland High School. I finished college at Jacksonville State College, in Jacksonville, AL, after doing much of my work at Auburn University, University of AL, and University of TN. My major was political science, with a minor in Art and Health and Physical Education. My library certificate of certification was received from University of TN. I was very busy working off my library certificate credits, writing the library specifications for our new Cleveland High School library, the plans for the accreditation of the new Cleveland High School and selecting, ordering, processing and cataloging many new books for the fine new Senior High School. In retirement, since 1970, I have been very busy writing my family history which has involved travel to many libraries, courthouses, cemeteries and much correspondence with relatives and friends. Page 99 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross In addition to all this research, I've served four years as president of United Daughters of The Confederacy; recording secretary for the Daughters of the American Revolution, local chapter; recording secretary of the Delta Kappa Gamma, local chapter; active in the "woman's Club; Chattanooga Area Library Association and church work. [PHOTOS] Ernest L. Ross and Mattie Belle Ross Page 100 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK ** My Ancestors, Mattie Belle Carpenter Ross ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT "rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 101 of 101 ** PAGE BREAK **