The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News

The Madison County, Florida

Genealogical News

Volume 17, Issue 3 Jul-Sep, 2012

P. O. Box 136 ISSN: 1087-7746

Madison, FL 32341-0136

Volume 17, Issue 3 The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News Jul-Sep 2012

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Dear Society Members,

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This Quarter we continue with extracts from the early election results for Madison County. We have done

our best to accurately extract the data but welcome any input from you on corrections. We also share some

information with you that is being collected by one of our members. Hope you enjoy.

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INDEX

SOME MILITARY LAND GRANTS IN MADISON COUNTY................................................... 69

JOHN THOMAS LESLEY (1835-1913) .......................................................................................... 71

UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY .................................................................... 72

HORRIBLE DEATH ......................................................................................................................... 72

PENSION APPLICATION A01793 ................................................................................................. 73

MADISON COUNTY CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS .................................................................... 76

SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERACY GRAVES IN MADISON, FLORIDA ......................... 76

BOOK: RECORD OF ELECTIONS ............................................................................................... 85

1892 ELECTION ................................................................................................................................ 85

1896 ELECTION ................................................................................................................................ 89

DEATH NOTICES/OBITUARIES ................................................................................................... 90

RENEWAL/NEW MEMBERSHIP FORM ..................................................................................... 93


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Some Military Land Grants in Madison County Florida for Soldiers of the

Indian/War of 1812 Wars

ALBRITTON, Jesse J.; Rowell’s Company

Florida Volunteers Florida War. Granted to:

Jesse J. ALBRITTON.

BARKER, Moses; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Moses

BARKER.

BARROW, Wesley; Bell’s Company Alabama

Volunteers Florida War; Granted to: Reason

WHITTLE

BISHOP, John; Rowell’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War; Death: before 1853;

Widow/Heirs: Cynthia BISHOP; Granted to:

Joseph BISHOP

BLAIR, George J.; Jernigan’s Company Georgia

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: George J.

BLAIR

BRIDGES, William W.; Bellamy’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War; Granted to:

William W. BRIDGES

BROCK, William A.; Florida Volunteers

Florida War. Granted to: William A. BROCK

BROOME, John S.; Jones’ Company South

Carolina Volunteers Florida War. Granted to:

John S. BROOME

BURNAM, Briant; Grantham’s Company

Georgia Militia Creek War; Granted to: Briant

BURNAM

BURNETT, James H.; Knight’s Company

Georgia Volunteers Florida War; Granted to:

James H. BURNETT

CASON, Silas; Livingston’s Company Florida

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: Silas

CASON

CASWELL, Mathew M.; Jernigan’s Company


Mathew M. CASWELL

COKER, Allen; Bradley’s Company Florida

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: Allen

COKER

COKER, Jonathan; Florida Militia Florida War.

Granted to: Jonathan COKER

COODY, Lewis T.; Swilley’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War. Granted to: Lewis T.

COODY

CORNETT, George W.; Livingston’s Company


George W. CORNETT

COWART, William; Livingston’s Company


William COWART

DEES, John M.; Georgia & Florida Militia

Florida War. Granted to: John M. DEES

DICKINSON, Rufus; Townsend’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Rufus

DICKINSON

DRIGGERS, Simeon L.; Bradley’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Simeon

L. DRIGGERS

EDWARDS, J. Jackson; Scott’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: J.

Jackson EDWARDS

FAIN, Mathew B.; Wilson’s Company Georgia

Militia Florida War. Granted to: Mathew B.

FAIN

GIBSON, James S.; McClelland’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Death: before 1857;

Widow/heirs: Lithany GIBSON, Rebecca

GIBSON, Peter GIBSON, Nancy GIBSON,

MARY GIBSON, Sarah GIBSON minors.

Granted to: Alexander MCDONALD

GOODMAN, David B.; Florida Militia Florida

War. Granted to: David B. GOODMAN

GOOLSBY, Thomas H.; Mason’s Company


Thomas H. GOOLSBY

HADDEN, Hugh; Townsend’s Company


Hugh HADDEN

HALL, Hiram [Captain]; Florida Volunteers

Florida War. Granted to: Hiram HALL

HAYS, William R.; Gibbin’s Company

Alabama Militia Creek War. Granted to:

William R. HAYS

HENDERSON, David A.; Livingston’s

Company Florida Militia Florida War. Granted

to: David A. HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Edward A.; Livingston’s

Company Alabama Militia Florida War. Death:

before 1854. Widow/Heirs: Martha

HENDERSON widow; Granted to: Hiram

HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Hillary; North Carolina Militia;

Granted to: Jasper A. HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Samuel T.; Livingston’s

Company Florida Militia Florida War. Granted

to: Samuel T. HENDERSON

HENDERSON, William; Newborn’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to:

William HENDERSON

HERRING, John W.; Florida Militia Florida

War. Granted to: John W. HERRING

HODGES, B. Green; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: B.

Green HODGES


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HUMPHREY, Mathew; Oliver’s Company

Florida Mounted Volunteers Florida War.

Granted to: Mathew HUMPHREY

JOHNSON, Levi; Georgia Volunteers Florida

War. Granted to: Levi JOHNSON

KIRKLAND, James L.; Johnson’s Company


James L. KIRKLAND

LINGO, Daniel T.; Smith’s Company Florida

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: Daniel T.

LINGO

LOCKHARD, Richard;Booth’s Alabama

Mounted Volunteers Florida War; Granted to:

William S. WOODWARD

LOPER, John C.;Stewart’s Company Florida

Mounted Volunteers Florida War. Granted to:

John C. LOPER

LOPER, Joshua; Bradley’s Company Florida

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: Joshua

LOPER

MCLEOD, Archibald; Hall’s Company Florida

Mounted Volunteers Florida War. Death: before

1853; Granted to: Catherine MCLEOD

MCNEIL, James; Townsend’s Company Florida

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: James

MCNEIL

MCSWAIN, Allen; Gregory’s Company

Georgia Militia Creek War; Granted to:

William A. BRINSON

MIMS, Chesley B.; North’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War; Granted to: Chesley B.

MIMS

MORRIS, Edwin; Livingston’s Company

Florida Volunteers Florida War; Death: before

1856; Granted to: Celetia Ann MORRIS,

Elizabeth Ann MORRIS, George W. MORRIS

minors

MOZINGO, William; Parrish’s Company


William MOZINGO

O’HARA, Charles; 1st Regiment United States

Infantry Florida War. Granted to: Charles

O’HARA

OVERSTREET, Silas; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Silas

OVERSTREET

PATTERSON, William R.; Turner’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War; Death: before 1854;

Widow/Heirs: Archibald PATTERSON,

Elizabeth PATTERSON, William PATTERSON

minors; Granted to: William PEARCE

PEARCE, William; 2nd Florida Mounted

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: William

PEARCE

PRIDGEON, David; Bradley’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: David

PRIDGEON

RICHARDSON, James; Langford’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: James

RICHARDSON

ROBERTS, Wiley; Livingston’s Company


Wiley ROBERTS

RYKARD, Levi H.; Child’s Company South


Levi H. RYKARD

SAPP, Caleb; Johnson’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War; Death: before 1855;

Widow/Heirs: John SAPP, Mary SAPP, James

SAPP, Stephen SAPP minors; Granted to:

William A. BRINSON

SESSIONS, Lewe M.; Bellamy’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Lewe

M. SESSIONS

SEVER, William; Livingston’s Company


William SEVER

SLOAN, Richard; Hall’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War. Granted to: Richard Sloan

STEPHENS, J. Quincy; Pearce’s Company

South Carolina Militia Florida War. Granted to:

J. Quincy STEPHENS

STEVENS, William B.; Williamson’s Company

South Carolina Volunteers Florida War. Granted

to: William B. STEVENS

STOCKELLY, William G.; Scott’s Company


William G. STOCKELLY

SUTTON, David J.; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: David

J. SUTTON

SWIFT, Ira; 3rd Regiment United States

Artillery Florida War. Granted to: Ira SWIFT

TOWNSEND, Allen; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Allen

TOWNSEND

TOWNSEND, Israel; Livingston’s Company

Florida Militia Florida War. Granted to: Israel

TOWNSEND

WEBB, Thomas B.; Smith’s Company Florida

Militia Florida War. Granted to: Thomas B.

WEBB

WHIDDEN, William; Bradley’s Company


William WHIDDEN

WHITEHURST, Andrew J.; Rowell’s Company


Andrew J. WHITEHURST


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WILLIAMS, Manning J.; Bradley’s Company


Manning J. WILLIAMS

WILSON, Wallace; Child’s Company South


Wallace WILSON

WOODWARD, William S.; South Carolina

Volunteers Florida War. Granted to: William S.

WOODWARD

CRAWFORD, John C.; South Carolina Militia.

Granted to: John B. CRAWFORD

DYKES, Jordan; Lawson’s Company Georgia

Militia; Granted to: Moses BRYANT

HAMMOND, John H.; Reed’s Company South

Carolina Militia; Granted to: Louisa SUTTON

HINTON, Jeremiah; South Carolina Militia;

Granted to: Jeremiah HINTON

MOORE, James; Watson’s Company North

Carolina Militia; Death: before 1857;

Widow/Heirs: Martha MOORE widow; Granted

to: James L. WYCHE

NORMAN, Artaxerxes B.; Clark’s Company

Georgia Militia; Granted to: William. S.

WOODWARD

PATTERSON, David; Barton’s Company

Georgia Volunteers; Granted to: Rhydon MAY

PERDUE, John; Kilpatrick’s Company North

Carolina Volunteers; Granted to: Gatlin

PERDUE

ROBERTSON, Zachariah; Dawson’s Company

Georgia Militia; Granted to: Thomas P. WEBB

ROLAND, John; Glasscock’s Company Georgia

Militia; Death: before 1856; Widow/Heirs: Mary

ROLAND widow; Granted to: Thomas

LINTON.

SINGLETARY, David; Nicholson’s Company

North Carolina Militia; Death: before 1854;

Widow/Heirs: Elizabeth SINGLETARY widow;

Granted to: Henry PARRAMORE

SOWELL, Nathan; Atkinson’s Company

Georgia Militia; Death: before 1854;

Widow/Heirs: Susannah SOWELL widow;

Granted to: Joseph P. LLOYD

WEBB, Axion; Hall’s Company Georgia

Militia; Granted to: Axion WEBB

WHITTLE, James M.; Cheatham’s Company

South Carolina Militia; Granted to: Reason

WHITTLE

WILCOX, John; Bryant’s Company South

Carolina Militia; Death: before 1854;

Widow/Heirs: Jeanna WILCOX widow; Granted

to: Adoniram VANN

[Extracted from

http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/madison/military/

indian/other/somemili117mt.txt and

http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/madison/military/w

arof1812/other/somemili116mt.txt]

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John Thomas LESLEY (1835-1913)

Born: May 12, 1835

Died: July 13, 1913

Born in Madison County, Florida, on 12

May1835, John LESLEY moved to Tampa with

his family in 1848. During the Third Seminole

War, Lesley joined the Florida militia as a private

but quickly was promoted to lieutenant. At the

outbreak of the War Between the States, he formed

a company of Tampa men and was elected its

captain. In October 1862, Lesley was

commissioned a major in the Confederate Army.

At the end of the war, he returned to Tampa to

establish his financial and social position. During

the next several years, Lesley not only served as

sheriff for two years but also built a sawmill that

supplied much of the lumber used to re-build the

town. He later became a cattle rancher and state

legislator.

At the end of 1865, Tampa resembled a ghost

town. The majority of residents had left the city

during the war (although a significant number

eventually returned), the economic condition was

dismal and there was no municipal government.

The election of Edward CLARK as mayor on

October 25, 1866 was unable to substantially

improve conditions. Clark’s Administration was

confronted with an empty treasury, yellow fever

epidemics and frequent unrest in the city. The

situation worsened with arrival of federal troops

and administrators to impose the Reconstruction

policies established by the U.S. Congress. Deeply

resented by the population, soldiers and federal

civil authorities were subjected to frequent

harassment. In response, both federal military and

civil authorities used their position to make life

even more miserable for the resident population.

The antagonism between federal authorities and

Tampa residents was the foundation for John

Lesley’s mayoral campaign in early 1869. He

campaigned on a single platform that Tampa’s

charter should be revoked by the state legislature

due to the City’s destitute financial condition. The

majority of residents agreed and Lesley was

elected mayor on March 1, 1869. While a city

clerk, treasurer and a city council was elected, the

Lesley Administration did little more than wait

until the state legislature revoked Tampa’s Charter

due to an inactive government. On October 4,

1869, the state legislature responded as expected

and revoked the City’s charter. When the news

reached Tampa, Lesley and other City officials

resigned their positions. The Hillsborough County


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government appropriated all City properties and

assumed responsibility for providing educational

and other principal services to Tampa’s residents.

Tampa’s status as a non-chartered city continued

until August 1873 when residents voted to re-

incorporate the city. 12th Mayor of Tampa: Term

March 1, 1869 – October 4, 1869

[Extracted from http://www.florida-

scv.org/Camp1282/AboutJohnTLesley.htm]

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United Daughters of the Confederacy

The United Daughters of the Confederacy was

created as a coalition of civic and patriotic

societies of southern women on September 10,

1894 in Nashville, Tennessee. Its goals were set

as the federation of all bodies of Southern women

cultivating ties among those whose "fathers,

brothers, sons, and mothers shared common

dangers" and to perpetuate honor, integrity and

other "noble attributes to true Southern character."

The Florida Division of the United Daughters of

the Confederacy had its origins in Jacksonville,

where its first Florida chapter was chartered on

November 7, 1895. In January 1897 this chapter

was named the Martha Reid Chapter No. 19 in

honor of Mrs. Mary Martha REID, the matron of

Florida Hospital, a Civil War hospital established

in Richmond. In order for Florida to form a

Division, three more chapters were needed. By

July 14, 1897, five chapters had been chartered,

and the First Annual Convention of the Florida

Division U.D.C. was held in Jacksonville.

[extracted from

http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/civilwa

rguide/manuscripts.php]

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Horrible Death. Mangled under the Wheels

of a Passenger Train.

On last Thursday night there occurred one of

the most horrible death scenes in this country

which we have ever been called upon to chronicle.

The scene itself was not only horrifying and

sickening to behold, but the peculiar circumstances

under which it took place, and the other facts

connected with the young victim's surroundings in

life, serve only to make this sad occurrence the

more lamentable.

On Thursday afternoon the deceased, Samuel

MCLEOD, got on the freight train near his home,

some three and a half miles beyond station 17 in

this county, and came to Quitman. His mission

was one of business--not one of pastime or frolic--

but the parties whom he expected to see were out

of town. Finding that it would be impossible for

him to transact the business which had brought

him here, and being no doubt very much

disappointed, he became restless. He knew that he

could not get away before the 3 o'clock train

arrived the next morning, and whilst rambling

about town that evening, not knowing exactly

where to go or what to do, he fell into bad

company and got to drinking. About night he was

noticed to be under the influence of liquor, and

when invited to the home of a friend and relative

in town, he declined by saying that he was in no

condition to go to the house of anyone, and that he

thought he would walk home that night.

His house is very near the line of the railroad,

about ten miles west of Quitman, and he must have

left town on his walk homeward soon after dark.

He is supposed to have reached the Shanties on the

railroad some four and a half miles distant about

fifteen or twenty minutes before the dawn

passenger train passed, as the section master and

his family testified at the Coroner's inquest that

they heard someone hallooing on the road near the

house a few minutes before the train passed. An

inmate of the house answered and asked "who is

there and what do you want?" There being no

answer, no one went out to see who it was and the

family retired, thinking no more about it, until

some fifteen minutes later when as the train was

passing, they heard an unusually loud, quick blow

of the whistle to put on the brakes.

The brakes were promptly brought into

requisition, the engine reversed and the train

stopped, but, alas! Too late. The engineer states

that he observed the man sitting on the track and

blew the whistle in ample time for him to get out

of danger, but the unfortunate victim, in his stupid

condition, did not realize his situation, as he arose

and staggered further on towards the center of the

track. He was struck by the cow catcher and

carried a short distance, when he fell to one side

and was caught under the wheels, in which

condition he was dragged and horribly mangled

for about thirty yards.

Although Sam MCLEOD was well known by

the conductor of the train and by Mr. AUSTIN, the

section master, they could not recognize him, so

fearfully had he been mangled. Mr. Austin was

instructed to take charge of the remains and to

bring them down to Quitman on his pole car the

next morning, when it was hoped the unfortunate

man would be identified.

Sam MCLEOD was a friend and relative of

the writer, and as soon as the train brought the

news that a man had been killed on the road at the

place designated, we suspected who it might have

been, having learned that he had been drinking and

that he had started to walk home on the railroad

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that evening. Accordingly, we secured two horses

and a companion and started for the scene, which,

for its hastiness and heart-melting effects will be

remembered by us until the hour of death.

We found that what we had suspected was

only too true--the mangled corpse was that of our

own cousin, and the last of seven sons of our old

and aged uncle and aunt, Norman and Margaret

MCLEOD, whose tottering frames were almost

wrecked after a journey in life of more than three

score years. Those interested and a sympathetic

public we feel assured will pardon us for here

giving a bit of the remarkable history of this

family. At the breaking out of the late war

between the States this was probably one of the

largest families to be found anywhere in this

section--numbering seven boys and five girls, none

of whom were married. Among the first volunteer

companies the three oldest boys enlisted and went

to the front. In the course of a year or two the next

two oldest reached the required age and joined the

army. When the Southern armies surrendered

there was not one of them left to return to their

once happy home. Thus had these aged parents

seen the lives of their first five sons sacrificed, one

by one, in vain upon the alter of their country.

They still had two sons left, who, at the close of

the war were small boys. Gradually they grew into

manhood, and in the latter part of 1873 the

youngest of these was killed in a difficulty in

Swainsboro, Emanuel County. We have told our

readers of the sad fate of the other.

Before concluding this article it is just that we

should say that Sam MCLEOD was anything else

but a drunkard. We have known him intimately all

his life, and have every reason to believe that he

was influenced by others to drink too much on the

evening of his death, and that had it not been for

the peculiar circumstances surrounding him at that

time he would have been a sober man that night.

We never heard of his drinking before, but he was

esteemed by all who knew him; and be it known to

his credit that he was energetic and industrious,

and that his greatest pleasure was to provide for

and contribute to the wants and gratify the wishes

of his aged parents and loving sisters. Few boys of

his age ever bore the great responsibility that has

rested entirely upon him almost from the time he

could hold the plow-share, and fewer still can be

found who were more self-sacrificing. After the

war the family was left in reduced circumstances,

and he went to work like a man to make a support.

By economy and hard work he has improved his

farm a little every year as he grew older, and no

young man in the country, who has had as much to

contend with, has accomplished more than he.

Then who is it that cannot, in sight of the

many virtues of this noble boy, overlook, yea

forget the single fault, the one misstep supposed to

have caused his untimely death? Would to God

there were more like him, and that he could have

been longer spared to those who knew him best

and loved him most, and whose home has been

robbed of a noble son and brother and kind

provider. [Extracted from Quitman Reporter,

Thursday, November 25, 1875]

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Pension Application A01793:

Surname: BLALOCK

Given Names: Thomas J.

Service Unit: 1st Regt Inf Resv

Wife’s Name: Mary FRINK

Application County & Year: Marion Co 1907

Application for Increase In Pension

Ocala, Fla., April 19, 1915

State Board of Pensions,

Tallahassee, Florida

I, Thos. J. BLALOCK Pensioner No. 7163 of the

State of Florida hereby make application for

increase in pension because of being unable to

earn a livelihood by manual labor. I am 77 years

of age.

Signed: Thos. J. BLALOCK, Address: Ocala, Fla.

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Physicians’ Affidavit: Before me an officer duly

authorized to take acknowledgments and

administer oaths personally appeared Dr. A. L.

BLALOCK and Dr. A. L. IZLAR both well known

to me to be reputable physicians and each for

himself deposes and says that the above applicant

for increase in pension has been examined by him

and that said applicant by reason of disease,

injuries or age is unable to earn a livelihood by

manual labor. That the applicant confined to room

and in bed most of time – due to general ill health

and debility – is very much emaciated. A. L.

BLALOCK M.D., Physician; A. L. IZLAR M.D.,

Physician.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day

of April, A. D. 1915. W. W. CLYATT, Notary

Public

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Widow’s Pension Claim, Under The Act Of 1913

State of Florida, County of Marion. On this 24th

day of November, A. D. One Thousand Nine

Hundred and fifteen, personally appeared before

me, a Notary Public in and for the County and

State aforesaid, Mary E. Blalock, a resident of

Ocala, County of Marion, State of Florida, who

being duly sworn according to law, makes the

following declaration in order to obtain a pension

under the provisions of Chapter 6424, Laws of


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Florida, approved June 4th, 1913. That she is the

widow of Thomas J. BLALOCK. For proof of

Husbands service see Application #7163 Act 1915.

That she was lawfully married to the said Thomas

J. Blalock under the name of Mary E. FRINK in

the County of Madison, State of Florida, on the

3rd day of March, 1861, and that she was not

divorced from him and that she has not remarried

since his death, which occurred on the 7th day of

November, 1915, in the County of Marion, State

of Florida. That she is a resident of Marion

County, Florida, and has continuously resided in

the State of Florida since February 1848. That she

does not own property, including real estate,

personal property, mortgages or other collateral

securities, stocks or bonds in this or any other

State to exceed in value the sum of Five Thousand

Dollars. That her Post office address is Ocala,

County of Marion, State of Florida. Mary E.

BLALOCK

Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of

November, A. D. 1915; and I hereby certify that

the above declaration, etc., were fully made known

and explained to the applicant before swearing;

and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the

prosecution of this claim.

W. W. CLYATT, Notary Public

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State of Florida, County of Marion

We, the undersigned citizens of Marion County,

State of Florida, do hereby certify that we

personally know Mary E. Blalock, who is an

applicant for a pension under the Laws of Florida,

and that from our own personal knowledge, and

from the best information available, we believe

that the applicant does not own property to exceed

in value the sum of $5,000, and that the statements

made by her relative to the value of her property

are true and correct. John P. GALLOWAY; W. L.

COLBERT

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Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of

November, 1915. W. W. CLYATT, Notary Public

Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in

and for the County of Marion, Florida, do hereby

report that at a meeting of the Board of County

Commissioners held this day, the foregoing

application of Mary E. BLALOCK for a pension

under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us;

that we are satisfied that the applicant does not

own property to exceed the value of $5,000, and

that the representation made in the petition and

affidavits are true and that a pension should be

granted to the applicant.

W. D. CARN, Chairman; J. T. HUTCHINS; W.

LUFFMAN; S. R. PYLES; N. A. FORT

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Application No. 20433; Pensioner No. 1793.

Claim For Pension by Mrs. Mary E. BLALOCK

Of Ocala Post office, Marion County

Filed In Pension Department: Dec 3, 1915

Approved: Dec 17 1915

With pay from Dec 3 1915 At the rate of $150.00

per annum. Sinclair WELLS, Secretary of Board.

Filed In Comptroller’s Office. T. J.

APPLEYARD, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla.

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Soldier’s Pension Claim Under The Act Of 1909.

State of Florida, County of Marion

On this 23rd day of July, A. D. One Thousand

Nine Hundred and Nine personally appeared

before me Thos. J. BLALOCK who, being duly

sworn according to law, declares that he is 71

years of age, having been born on the 22 day of

May, 1838, in the county of Lincoln, in the State

of Georgia. That he is a bona fide citizen of the

county of Madison, State of Florida. That he has

resided in the State of Florida continuously since

the 1st day of March, 1861. That he is the

identical person who enlisted in Madison, under

the name of Thos. J. BLALOCK, in Early Spring,

1863, in Company Enrolled [Regiment] Col. J. J.

DANIELS Com. of the State of Florida in the

service of Confederate States and who was

honorably discharged at Madison, in the State of

Florida, on account of Close of War.

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I was examined by Confederate surgeon assigned

to light duty and detailed in a Tannery and Shoe

Shop in Madison Co. Furnished shoes and leather

to the Army in Virginia. Re-examined later

assigned to duty in Col. Daniels office as Asst.

Adjutant. Transferred from there to Quarter

Masters Dept of the Army of Va. For Southern

Division South Ga. & Fla. Furnished provisions

for Army of Va.

That I served faithfully until honorably discharged

from the service of the Confederate Army in the

year 1865, and did not desert the service of the

Confederate States nor take the oath of allegiance

to the United States until after the surrender of the

Confederate Armies. That I was at Madison Fla in

possession of 10 or 15 thousand bushels of corn

belonging to the Confederate Gov. Besides

several thousand yards of osnaberg which I

distributed to Confederate soldiers families. That I

do not own property, including real estate,

personal property, stocks, bonds, mortgages or

other collateral securities of any kind in this or any

other State, nor


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does my wife own with me jointly, or separately,

property to exceed in value the sum of five

thousand dollars. That I have heretofore been

granted a pension from the State of Florida under

pension certificate No. 7086, at the rate of $120.00

per annum. I was disabled during first of 1861 by

having both hands torn up in saw mill. That my

post office address is Ocala, Fla., County of

Marion, State of Florida. Thomas J. BLALOCK

Sworn and subscribed before me this 23 day of

July, A. D. 1909; and I hereby certify that the

above declaration, etc., were fully made known

and explained to the applicant before swearing,

and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the

prosecution of this claim.

J. W. LYLES, J.P., 1st Dist. Marion Co. Fla.

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in

and for the County of Madison, Florida, do hereby

report that at a meeting of the Board of County

Commissioners held this day, the foregoing

application of Thos. J. BLALOCK for a pension

under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us;

that we are satisfied that the applicant does not

own property (including the property of his wife)

to exceed the value of $5,000, and that the

representations made in the petition and affidavits

are true, and that a pension should be granted to

the applicant. Witness our hands this 3 day of

Aug., 1909. L. E. MOORE, Chairman; J. P.

TAYLOR; N. W. CAMPBELL; J. E. WILLIAMS;

and Blakely MCLEOD, County Commissioners.

By the County Commissioners. Attest: T. Z.

MARTIN, Clerk Circuit Court

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Pension No. 7163 Act of 1913, Former Claim No.

7086, Application No. 12980, Pensioner No. 497

Claim For Pension By Thos. J. BLALOCK Of

Ocala Post office, Marion County.

Late Of Col. DANIELS Company, Fla. Regiment,

Filed In Pension Department Aug 5 1909;

Approved Aug 24 1909; With pay from Jul 1-1909

At the rate of $120 per annum

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Application For Pension

Under Laws of Florida

For Use Of Applicant For Pension

I, Thos. J. BLALOCK, do hereby make

application to the State Board of Pensions for a

pension to be granted to me under the act of 1907,

Chapter 5600 of the Laws of the State of Florida,

upon the following grounds: I enlisted and served

in the Confederate States during the war between

the States of the United States, and that I did not

desert the Confederate or State service; that I was a

bona-fide citizen of this State for ten years prior to

the date of this application and have been

continuously since a citizen of the State of Florida,

and that I am 69 years old. The 1st two years of

the war 1861 & 1862 I was totally disabled from

service by accident by wounds in both hands. In

the spring of 63 I was enrolled in the enrolling

camp at Madison Fla. Col. J. J. DANIELS in

Command, supervised by Surgeon of the camp and

assigned to light duty detailed to work in Tannery

& Shoe Shop at Cherry Lake Fla furnishing all my

shoes and leather to the Army & soldiers families.

I was also a member of Home Guards under Capt.

T. J. LIVINGSTON at Madison, Fla. in 1864. I

was ordered to Camp, reexamined, and assigned to

duty as assistant adjutant & clerk in Col.

DANIELS office until again assigned to duty in

the quartermasters department of south Ga. & Fla.

At the close of the war I had on hand about 10,000

bushels of corn and 5 bales of new osnaberg socks

[see next article for information on osnaberg] which I

distributed to soldiers families. I know of no one

living who can certify to this statement. I further

represent to the State Board of Pensions that I am

not receiving a pension from any other State. In

Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this

27th day of June, A. D. 1907. T. J. BLALOCK

Witness: T. Z. MARTIN; W. E. EDMONDSON

[Extracted from

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lwar/pensions/blalock620gmt.txt]

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Osnaburg

Osnaburg was a coarse type of plain textile fabric,

named for the city of Osnabruck (from which it

may have been first imported into English-

speaking countries). Originally made from flax

yarns, it has been made from either flax, tow, or

jute yarns, or mixtures of them and often entirely

of jute. The finer and better qualities formed a kind

of common sheeting, and the various kinds could

contain from 20 to 36 threads per inch. It began to

be woven in Scotland as an imitation from a

German import of a coarse lint or tow-based linen

cloth in the later 1730s. It quickly became the

most important variety in East-Central Scotland.

Sales quadrupled, from 0.5 million yards in 1747

to 2.2 million yards in 1758. It was exported

mainly to England, the Netherlands and Britain's

colonies in America, and some rough fabrics were

called "osnaburg" as late as the mid-twentieth

century. In the Atlantic plantation complex, prior

to the abolition of slavery, osnaburg was the fabric

most often used for slave garments. [Extracted

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osnaburg]

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Madison County Confederate Soldiers

Florida is considered by many historians to be the

forgotten state of the Confederacy. Florida's

population in 1861, of 140,000, ranked it the

smallest of all the confederate states. The third

state to secede, it provided about 15,000 troops

during the war. These troops were organized into

eleven infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments,

a handful of artillery batteries and a variety of

smaller organizations. Another important

contribution to the Confederacy was the large

amount of cattle the state provided to the

Confederacy. Also with over 1300 miles of

coastline a number of small salt distillers provided

much needed salt for the war effort. Florida units

fought in most of the major battles during the war

with brigades in the Army of Northern Virginia

and the Army of Tennessee. Small units also

defended the state from several Yankee invasions

during the war and the capital, Tallahassee,

remained uncaptured during the war.

Recommended reading: Florida During the Civil

War by John JOHNS; A Small but Spartan Band

by Zack C. WATERS & James DEMANDS; and

Thunder on the River by Daniel L. CHAFER

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Soldiers of the Confederacy Graves

in Madison, Florida

Compiled by William M. Bunting

February 210, 2000

The following is provided for your information. It

was compiled by a member of the Madison County

Genealogical Society, Mr. Bill BUNTING, who is

also the current Commander of the Archie

Livingston Camp No. 746, Sons of Confederate

Veterans. Bill is in the process of compiling a

book about the Soldiers of the Confederacy who

were from Madison, Florida. Much of the

information provided here was extracted from his

research and the website

www.floridamemory.com. We request any

corrections, additional information, etc. which you

are willing to provide to support his efforts. You

can forward the information to Madison County

Genealogy Society, P. O. Box 136, Madison, FL,

32340 or send it by e-mail to

[email protected].

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Information is displayed as follows:

Name/Birth/Death/Unit

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THOMAS, L. A. M./Dec 1823/Sep 1901/Co. C,

4th

Fla. Inf.

Mr. L. A. M. THOMAS, who departed this

life on Wednesday, September 4, 1901, aged 78

years, was a native of Thomas, Georgia. He came

to Madison County, Florida, early in life. In 1851

he married Miss Amanda WHITLOCK who

preceded him to the better land twenty-one years

ago. He was a soldier of Jesus Christ having united

with the Madison Baptist Church about 40 years

ago. He was also a veteran of the Confederacy,

having served during the war, and was employed

largely in the purchase of mules and horses. He

never spoke unkindly of anyone, was a devout

reader of his Bible, though not often found in

God's house; having lost his hearing some time

ago which made it painful to try and listen to

preaching. In the presence of a large company of

sympathizing relatives and friends his remains

were laid to rest in the Madison cemetery, after a

short service conducted by his pastor the Rev.

Stephen CROCKETT. [Extracted from Madison

County New Enterprise, 12 Sep 1901]

On 14 Aug 1897, Lewis A. M. THOMAS, aged 72

years, by occupation a farmer, declared that he was

the same man who in 1863 enrolled in Captain

Charlie BEGGS Company. He stated that he had

been of feeble health for twenty years caused

principally from weak lungs which rendered him

unable to perform manual labor. Claim was

apparently denied. Application #D01244.

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WHITLOCK, Charles A., Sgt. Maj./ / /5th

Fla. Inf.

The 5th Infantry Regiment completed its

organization at Tallahassee, Florida, during the

spring of 1862. It was comprised of companies

from Santa Rosa, Baker, Polk, Calhoun, Okaloosa,

Wakulla, Madison, and Liberty counties. It served

in General Pryor's, E.A. Perry's, and Finegan's

Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It also fought

with the Army from Second Manassas to Cold

Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg trenches

south of the James River and the Appomattox

Campaign. Only one man was wounded at

Fredericksburg , but the unit lost 6 killed and 22

wounded at Chancellorsville and thirty-five

percent of the 321 at Gettysburg. It surrendered

with 6 officers and 47 men. The Regiment’s

officers were Colonels John C. HATELY and

Thomas B. LAMAR and Major Benjamin F.

DAVIS. Mr. Whitlock entered the service as a

private and left it as a corporal.

[http://www.researchonline.net/flcw/unit13.htm]

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INGLIS, John Livingston/1 Jan 1838/3 Jun

1917/ Capt., Co. D, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, in 1861,

Capt. John Livingston INGLIS enlisted as a

private in the Wakulla Guards, at Newport,

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Florida. His captain was D. L. FRIERSON. His

company was stationed at Fort Williams, at the

mouth of the St. Marks River, and later assigned to

the Second Florida Regiment. Still a little later,

Captains FRIERSON and BREVARD exchanged

regiments, Captain Brevard’s company being

transferred from the Third to the Second and

Captain Frierson’s from the Second to the Third

Florida regiment, Colonel DILWORTH

commanding. When the company was mustered

into this regiment, Captain INGLIS was elected

second sergeant, and was placed in command of

the 10-inch Armstrong gun that was mounted at

Fort Clinch, near the mouth of Fernandina Harbor,

and was in command of that gun when General

Robert E. LEE inspected the defenses at

Fernandina. The regiment was then moved near

Otter Creek and Capt. INGLIS was one of a

detachment that surprised the blockade party that

burned the salt works, wounding and killing a

great many of the enemy. Their next service was

on picket duty at Baldwin, near the three-mile

branch from Jacksonville. They were then ordered

to the Army of Tennessee. As an interesting

incident, it may be mentioned that at the battle of

Perryville, the 3rd Florida regiment commanded

by Col. MILLER, of Pensacola, captured a

Wisconsin battery of which his half-brother was a

member. His father was an assistant engineer in

the US Navy, and save these two, the remainder of

the family were in the Confederate Army.

At their reorganization at Mount Pleasant,

Capt. INGLIS was elected 3rd Lieut., and served

continuously with his company until the Battle of

Nashville, in December, 1864, participating in

nearly every engagement from Munfordville,

Kentucky to Nashville. He was wounded at

Perryville, Kentucky, and at Missionary Ridge,

Tennessee. At the Battle of Murfreesboro,

Tennessee, Capt. FRIERSON resigned on account

of bad health and General J. C.

BRECKENBRIDGE, Corps Commander,

appointed Lieutenant INGLIS captain of the

company, subject to examination, which

examination was successfully passed at Jackson,

Mississippi, and he was duly commissioned

captain. His active service in the Army closed

with the Battle of Nashville, in December, 1864,

where he was captured and held prisoner of war

until the end of the hostilities. With his regiment,

the Third Florida, he participated in practically all

the hard fighting of the Western Army. Returning

to Florida after the close of the war, his first work

was to run as chief engineer on St. Johns River,

and in 1866 he engaged in sawmilling in Cedar

Keys, and still later on cotton ginning at Madison

Florida. His various ventures were successful to

such an extent that his reputation as a businessman

of capacity became firmly established. Mr.

INGLIS religiously preserved everything

connected with the war and sent a number of

interesting relics to the Confederate Museum. He

was a useful and active member of the Robert E.

LEE Camp, U. C. V., in Jacksonville. [Extracted

from the Florida Edition Makers of America Vol.

IV, 1911]

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WHITLOCK, W. W./1 Nov 1828/6 Sep

1910/Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

Mr. William W. WHITLOCK was born in

South Carolina. He married the former Miss

Susan VANN, daughter of Adoniram VANN and

Esther WOOTEN. They were the parents of Avan

WHITLOCK and Thomas L. WHITLOCK. All

are buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

On 24 Jun 1907, W. W. Whitlock applied for

pension stating that he had enlisted and served in

the Cavalry service of Confederate States and was

now 78 years old. On 19 Mar 1909 Dr. A. L.

BLALOCK described Mr. Whitlock as being in a

weak and emaciated condition with partial atrophy

of the general muscular system due to old age and

other physical infirmities. Application #A12009.

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BUNTING, Benjamin F./ / /Conscript

Benjamin F. BUNTING is buried in Oak

Ridge Cemetery with his wife Catherine. They

were married on 28 Apr 1850 in Madison, FL.

[Madison Marriages, Book A, page 65]

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TUTEN, Charles D./10 Aug 1841/27 Jun

1921/Co. F, 1st Fla. Inf.

On 30 Jul 1921, Mrs. Eliza A. TUTEN filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim declaring that she was the

wife of Charles D. TUTEN. (Pension No. 2308).

She stated that she married him on 6 Jan 1898 in

Madison, Florida under the name of Eliza A.

BROOKS and that she remained with him until his

death on 27 Jul 1921 in Madison, FL. She stated

that she had lived in Madison, FL her entire life.

Application #A02323. [Madison Marriages, Book

1, page 549]

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MCDONALD, Norman. W./23 Dec 1846/5

Nov 1925/1st Fla. Inf. Resv.

On 1 Sep 1909, Mr. Norman W.

MCDONALD filed a Soldier’s Pension Claim. He

declared that he was 62 years old, having been

born 23 Dec 1846 in Lowndes, Georgia and that he

was a bona fide citizen of Madison, having lived in

Florida since January 1848. He declared that he

enlisted at Taylor, Florida on 10 May 1864 and


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was honorably discharged at Madison on 20 May

1865 at the close of the war. Application

#A07935.

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GREGORY, Ferdinand Starr. Starr/15 Mar

1847/10 Apr 1895/Co. A, 2nd

Ga. Res.

On 15 May 1923, Mrs. Carrie TINSLEY

STARR filed a Widow’s Pension Claim, declaring

that she was the lawful widow of Ferdinand Starr

GREGORY. She stated that he enlisted on 26 Apr

1864 and was honorably discharged at the close of

the war. She was married to Mr. Gregory in

Madison, FL on 3 Jan 1886 and remained with him

until his death on 10 Apr 1895 in Madison, FL.


B, page 722]

CONNELL, J. S./25 Mar 1842/5 Nov

1922/Georgia CSA

Mr. James S. CONNELL filed a Soldier’s

Pension Claim on 1 Jul 1904, declaring he enlisted

Aug 1861 in Mitchell Co., Georgia and was

honorably discharged 9 Apr 1865 in Appomattox,

Virginia. He suffered from gunshot wounds in his

left hand and left side of his mouth resulting in his

inability to perform manual labor. Application

#A05084.

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GLASS, John T./Abt 1830/3 Mar 1855/1st Fla.

Inf. Resv.

On 15 Jul 1907, Mrs. Louisa W. GLASS filed

a Widow’s Pension Claim, declaring that she was

the widow of John T. GLASS, deceased, who

departed life on 3 Mar 1875 in Madison, FL. She

was married to him on 22 January 1851 in

Madison. Louisa states she was born 22 Nov 1835

in Bullock, GA. Mr. Peter GOZA from Hanson,

Madison, Florida acknowledged that he had

known her for about 35 years when questioned on

30 Jun 1908. Pension appears to have been

denied. Application #08709.

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VANN, Thomas J./20 Jun 1841/6 Jan 1912/1st

Lt., Co. E, 5th

Fla. Inf.

On 21 Jul 1909, Thomas J. VANN filed a

Soldier’s Pension Claim, declaring he was 69

years old having been born 20 Jun 1840 in

Abbeville, SC and that he had resided in Madison

since Dec 1845. He stated he had enlisted at

Madison in May 1861 and was honorably

discharged at Montgomery, Alabama in May 1862.

He later joined the 5th

Fla. Reg., Co. E., May 20

1862 until Lee’s surrender in May 1865.

Application #A10849.

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KIRKPATRICK, T. W./12 Dec 1830-27 Jan

1897/Captain Gambles’ Light Arty

On 31 Jul 1909, Mrs. Sarah PATTERSON

KIRKPATRICK filed a Widow’s Pension Claim

in Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida. She

declared she was the widow of T. W.

KIRKPATRICK who enlisted in 1861 in Captain

Gamble’s Light Artillery. She states that she was

lawfully married under the name of Sarah Paterson

on 23 Feb 1855 and had lived with him until his

death, 27 Jan 1897. Application #A00174.

[Madison Marriages, Book A, page 239]

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WILSON, R. D./30 Dec 1840/18 Sep 1890/Arty

Unit

On 26 Jul 1909, Mrs. Emila LUNDY

WILSON filed a Widow’s Pension Claim

declaring that she was the wife of R. D. WILSON

and that he enlisted in 1862 in Gambles Light

Artillery, Florida and was honorably discharged at

Tallahassee in 1865 at the close of the war. She

stated that they were married in Madison, Florida

on 20 Dec 1865 and that she remained with him

until his death on 18 Sep 1890 in Madison,

Florida. Application #A11183. [Madison

Marriages, Book A1, page 176 shows her as Emily

I. Lundy and that they were married on 20 Dec

1866]

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WILSON, William/12 Jun 1809/8 Jun 1883/1st

Inf. Resv.

On 16 Jul 1903, Mrs. Jane L. WILSON filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim declaring that she was 88

years old and was the lawful widow of William M.

WILSON. Mr. Wilson enlisted in Nov 1864 in

Captain Jno. L. MILLER’s Company and in the

spring of 1865 was honorably discharged from

said service at Madison, Florida. He died 8 Jun

1883 at his home in Madison, Florida from

pneumonia. Application #A12382.

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SHAFFER, Frederick Postell/1846/1921/

Kilcrease Artillery

On 8 Sep 1921, Mrs. Mary M. PUTNAM

SHAFFER filed a Widow’s Pension Claim in

Starke, Bradford, Florida. She declared that she

was the lawful widow of Frederick P. SHAFFER

who in Apr 1864 enlisted in Kilcrease Artillery

Regiment and was honorably discharged at

Baldwin in 1865 on account of cessation of

hostilities. Mr. SHAFFER had drawn a state

pension up to the time of his death (#7769). She

married him on 15 Jan 1868 under the name of

Mary M. PUTNAM and remained with him until

his death on 2 Sep 1921 in Bradford, Florida.

Application #A07769 and #A02326. [Madison

Marriages, Book A1, page 368]

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STYLES, B. A./ / /Georgia CSA

On 2 Jan 1912, Mrs. Florence WALKER

STYLES filed a Widow’s Pension Claim declaring

that she was the lawful widow of Bryant A.

STYLES. His proof of enlistment was filed in the

Pension Office in document #532. She stated that

she married Mr. Styles under the name of Florence

P. WALKER in Jefferson, Florida on 3 Jun 1877

and that she had remained with him until his death

on 13 Dec 1911 in Madison, Florida. Application

#A03753.

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WARING, Malachi H./28 May 1842/6 Jun

1902/Co. G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

Died at his home near Cherry Lake on Friday,

June 27th

, Malachi Howell WARING, aged 60

years and 29 days. The deceased had been ill for

several weeks but his death was not expected to

occur when it did. Mr. WARING was born in

Madison on May 28, 1842, and had lived in this

county all of his days except the years which he

spent as a soldier in the Confederate army. When

nineteen years of age he enlisted as a private in the

company of Capt. Richard BRADFORD, which

was the first company of soldiers to go from this

county in defense of the country. Mr. WARING

remained with his company until the end of the

war and participated in many of the notable battles

of that day. He was twice wounded, once in the

leg, which was but a slight wound, and at the battle

of New Hope Church near Atlanta, he received a

wound through the right shoulder which lost him

the use of his arm for the balance of his days. Mr.

WARING was one of the best known of

Madison’s older citizens. He was a popular man,

numbering his friends by the hundreds. For

several terms he was tax assessor of the county

and was at one time postmaster. His body was

brought to town early Saturday morning and taken

to the residence of his sister, Mrs. Adela

THOMAS, from whence the funeral was held

Saturday afternoon, the interment being in the

family plot in the city cemetery. The funeral

services were in charge of the Masons of which

organization the deceased was a member. Besides

a widow the deceased leaves to mourn his loss

several children, Messrs. Ben and Howell

WARING, Mrs. BARNARD of Olympia and Mrs.

J. L. WYCHE of Rockwell, and two sisters, Mrs.

Adela THOMAS and Mrs. A. SHELVERTON, the

latter of Decatur, Georgia. The bereaved family

has the sympathy of many friends who grieve with

them because of the death of the husband, father

and brother. See Widow’s Application for Pension

Application #A12760 for more information.

[Extracted from the New Enterprise Madison,

Florida, 3 Jul 1902]

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THOMAS, John Seaborn/22 Jan 1826/12 Nov

1870/Co. E, 11th

Fla. Inf.

On 24 Jul 1909, Mrs. Adella F. WARING

THOMAS filed for a Widow’s Pension Claim

declaring that she was the widow of John S.

THOMAS who enlisted in 1863 in Co. E, 11th

Florida and was honorably discharged at Lake

City, Florida at the close of the war. She stated

that they were married on 23 Feb 1860 and that

she remained with him until his death on 12 Nov

1870 in Madison, Florida. Application #A00034.

[Madison Marriages Book A, page 248]

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WINFIELD, James W./ / /Alabama CSA

James W. WINFIELD declared that he

enlisted in Apr 1861 in Captain Tom Brown’s Co.,

Montgomery, ALA and was honorably discharged

at the expiration of his service in April in

Montgomery, ALA. He stated he contracted

rheumatism during the war and was 82 years old

when he applied for a pension in Madison, FL. He

stated that he was born 10 Mar 1822 in Wilcox,

ALA; and that he married the former Miss

Amanda CLARK. Application #A03643.

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SHARP, Thomas Milton/20 Dec 1830/22 Dec

1879/Co. B, 10th

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Sarah GAST SHARP applied for a

Widow’s Pension on 22 Jul 1909. She declared

that she was a widow of Thomas M. SHARP who

enlisted in 1862 and was honorably discharged at

the close of the war, 9 Apr 1865. She married Mr.

THOMAS in Madison, FL on 29 Jul 1859 and had

not remarried since his death on 22 Dec 1879 in

Madison, FL. Application #A00104. [Madison

Marriages, Book A, page 224 shows her name as

Sarah Ann GAST and that they were married on

31 Jul 1859]

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CLARK, Eli/10 Mar 1822/13 Aug 1886/Co. D,

5th

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Elvey CLARK, widow of Eli CLARK,

filed for a Widow’s Pension on 12 Aug 1903, at

the age of 81 years. She declared that she was the

lawful widow of Eli CLARK who enlisted in

August 1862 in Co. D, 5th

Florida, and was

honorably discharged at the close of the war in

1865 in Jacksonville, FL. He died 13 Aug 1886 at

his home in Madison, FL. Application #A12497.

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WALKER, David L. M./10 Jun 1835/10 Nov

1904/Co. D, 5th

Fla. Inf.


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Mrs. Amanda WALKER, filed a Widow’s

Pension Claim on 20 Jul 1909. She declared

herself to be the widow of D. L. M. WALKER

who enlisted in 1862 in Co.D, 5th

Fla. and was

honorably discharged at Orangeburg, SC at the

close of the war. Mr. WALKER passed away 10

Mar 1904 in Madison, FL. They had been married

29 Apr 1875 in Madison, FL. Application

#A00100. [Madison Marriages, Book A2, page

447 shows Amanda J. HALL marrying D. L. M.

WALKER on 30 Apr 1875 in Madison, FL]

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FERRILL, Franklin V./12 Dec 1844/Alabama

CSA

Mrs. E. J. CROSBY FERRILL filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim on 10 Nov 1924,

declaring that she was the lawful widow of Frank

V. FERRILL (claim 515 contained his record of

service and claim 5607 contained his pension

claim). They had been married 5 May 1861 in

Madison, FL. Application #A04960.

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PEARRE, Albert L./20 Jan 1849/30 Apr

1904/Georgia CSA

On 21 July 1909, Mrs. Caroline M. WADE

PEARRE filed a Widow’s Pension Claim

declaring that she was the lawful widow of Mr. A.

L. PEARRE whose enlistment and service was

filed in the Pension Office. She stated that they

were married in Madison, Florida on 7 December

1895 and that she remained with him until his

death on 30 Apr 1906 in Madison, Florida.

Application #A03082

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PARRAMORE, William L./16 Feb 1846/28

Mar 1915/Co. C, 4th

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Helen LIVINGSTON PARRAMORE

filed a Widow’s Pension Claim on 5 Dec 1921.

She was a resident of Madison, FL. She declared

that she was the lawful widow of W. L.

PARRAMORE who was honorably discharged at

Murphreesboro, TN on 22 Nov 1862 due to

rheumatism. She stated that she married him

under the name of Mrs. Helen LIVINGSTON in

Madison, FL on 10 Mar 1868 and that she that he

died 28 Mar 1915 in Madison, FL. Application #

A02357.

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LIVINGSTON, Archibald/Oct 1836/Apr

1916/Co. G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Fannie WEBB LIVINGSTON filed for a

Widow’s Pension on 6 Dec 1921. She declared

that she was the legal widow of Archibald

LIVINGSTON who enlisted in Co. G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

She stated that they had been married in Madison,

FL on 26 Apr 1881 and that he had passed away

on 22 Apr 1916 in Madison, FL. She declared that

she had been a resident of Madison since she was

born on 12 Apr 1848. Application #A02358.

[Madison Marriages, Book B, page 383]

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DREW, Mitchell C./22 Jun 1846/15 Jul

1927/1st Fla. Resv. Inf.

Mr. Mitchell C. DREW applied for a Soldier’s

Pension on 3 Oct 1921, declaring that he was 75

years old, having been born 22 Jul 1846 in

Madison, FL. He stated that he enlisted at

Madison on 15 Apr 1864 and was honorably

discharged at Madison on 15 Apr 1865. He had

previously applied 26 Jun 1907. Application

#A08606.

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VANN, John W./11 Sep 1843/9 Nov 1923/Co.

E, 5th

Fla. Inf.

On 22 Jul 1909, Mr. John W. VANN applied

a Pension Claim. He declared that he was 65 years

old, having been born 11 Sep 1843 in Abbeville,

SC and that he had resided in Madison since 1845.

He stated he was the John Vann who enlisted at

Madison, FL in April 1862 and was honorably

discharged at Appomattox, VA on 9 Apr 1865 at

the close of the war. Application #A07158.

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HAYS, E. J./3 Dec 1840/7 Oct 1906/Co. F, 1st

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Virginia HAMMERLY HAYS, filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim on 24 May 1921,

declaring that she was the lawful widow of Elijah

J. HAYS who enlisted in 1861 and was honorably

discharged at Montgomery, ALA in 1862. Proof

of his service is in application No. 4851-1907.

She stated she had married Eijah HAYS in

Madison, FL on 11 Oct 1870 and that he had

passed away on 7 Oct 1906 in Madison, FL.


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MOSELEY, B. F./3 Aug 1839/19 Feb 1920/Co.

G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

Mr. Benjamin F. MOSELEY applied for a

pension on 24 June 1907, declaring that he had

enlisted and served in the military service of the

Confederate States. He stated that he was 67 years

old. He was born in LeNoir Co., North Carolina

on 3 Aug 1839; enlisted May 1862 in Midway Fla.

Capt. Thomas LANGFORD and Col. W. S.

DILWORTH were his commanding officers.


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TOWNSEND, Joseph/19 Mar 1827/4 Dec

1902/Co. E, 11th

Fla. Inf.

Mr. Townsend enlisted in Company "E" 11th

Florida Infantry. He deserted 1 Aug 1863 but


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returned 12 Oct 1863. He was later detailed to

drive cattle in Florida.

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HARDEE, James B./8 Aug 1846/5 Jan

1930/Capt. Stubbs’ Co.

Vannie MCLEOD HARDEE filed a Widow’s

Pension Claim on 29 Jan 1930. She declared that

she was the lawful widow of James Blackshear

HARDEE who enlisted in 1863 in Co., B, 1st Fla.

Bat. and was honorably discharged at the close of

the war. She stated that she had married Mr.

Hardee on 7 Nov 1911 and that he had passed

away on 5 Jan 1930 in the county of Madison. She

had been a resident of Madison all her life.


3, page 334, shows Mrs. Vannie McLeod marrying

J. B. HARDEE, same date]

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SMITH, O. P./Abt. 1841/24 Jun 1905/Co. K,

10th

Fla. Inf.

On 20 Jul 1909 Mrs. Nancy E. WESSON

SMITH filed a Widow’s Pension Claim. She

declared that she was the widow of O. P. SMITH

who enlisted 1 Sep 1861 and was honorably

discharged at Appomattox at the close of the war.

Nancy married Mr. Smith on 16 Oct 1862 and

lived with him until he passed away on 24 Jul

1905 in Alachua, FL. She was now a resident of

Madison, having moved there in 1893.


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DIAL, William H./1830/1905/Co. C, 4th

Fla.

Inf.

Mrs. William H. DIAL filed a Widow’s

Pension Claim on 6 Sep 1921, declaring that she

was the lawful widow of W. H. Dial who enlisted

in the war and was honorably paroled at the

surrender. Although her maiden name was not

given, she was shown to have been married in

Thomas, GA. It also shows that W. H. Dial died

16 Dec 1905 in Madison, FL. Application

#A02341.

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PARRAMORE, Redden Wallace/29 Feb

1844/19 Oct 1887/

Redden Wallace PARRAMORE’s wife,

Imogene MOORE, filed a Widow’s Application

for Pension on 3 Sep 1905, declaring that she was

the lawful widow of Redden W. PARRAMORE

who enlisted 8 Oct 1861. She declared that he was

honorably discharged from said service on 8 Apr

1862 in Savannah, GA and died on 29 Oct 1887 at

his home in Madison, FL. After being discharged

in GA on account of physical disability from

disease, he moved to Florida and gaining strength

again reenlisted and served until the close of the

war. They were married in Madison, FL.

Application # A03077

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BLALOCK, T. J./22 May 1838/7 Nov

1915/Quarter-masters’ Dept.

Mr. T. J. BLALOCK, one of the early settlers

of this county and a former resident for years and

years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.

L. TAYLOR, in Ocala Sunday afternoon [May 12,

1915] after a ten month illness. Mr. Blalock was

77 years of age. He was born in Georgia, but

settled at Cherry Lake in this county when quite

young, where he lived until about ten or twelve

years ago. He was a member of the Rocky Springs

Methodist church for years and years. He later sold

his home place at Cherry Lake to Mr. Christmas

and lived in Madison with his son, Dr. A. L.

BLALOCK, and still later in Ocala with Mrs.

TAYLOR. The deceased leaves his widow, four

sons, Drs. A. L. and L. F. BLALOCK of Ocala and

John and Will BLALOCK of Valdosta, and three

daughters, Mrs. T. J. NIXON of Tallahassee, Mrs.

G. L. TAYLOR of Ocala and Mrs. C. C.

PHILLIPS of Jacksonville to mourn his loss,

besides several grandchildren. The body was

brought to Madison Monday accompanied by Dr.

and Mrs. A. L. Blalock and two children, Dr. L. F.

BLALOCK, Rev and Mrs. T. J. NIXON and Mr.

Will BLALOCK, and buried here, the funeral

services being conducted by Rev. J. E.

BLALOCK, assisted by Rev. J. E. SHEPERD.

[Extracted from the Garbett News, May 1915]

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PEEK, Oscar Fitzalan/6 Apr 1829/8 Jul

1914/Capt.

Oscar Fitzalan PEEK served with several

units: as 2LT for the 5th FL INF, Co D (Bartow

Rebels); as Capt. of Co G, 11th FL INF (Bradford

Light Infantry); as Capt., Co F, 5th FL Cav.; as 2nd

Lt. and Capt of Co D, 1st FL Reserves. Mrs. PEEK

filed a Widow’s Pension Claim on 16 Jul 1914,

declaring that she was the widow of O. F. PEEK,

deceased, who departed this life on 8 July 1914 in

Florida. She stated that she was married to him on

29 Sep 1850 in Georgia and that he served in the

military service of the Confederate States.


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STEBBINS, Francis M./7 Apr 1841/7 Feb

1886/Co. G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

On 26 Jul 1909, Mrs. Georgia COFFEE

STEBBINS filed a Widow’s Pension Claim,

declaring that she was the lawful widow of Francis

M. STEBBINS, who enlisted in 1861 in the 3rd

Florida Infantry. He was discharged at

Appomattox in 1865 at the close of the war. They


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were married in Suwannee, Florida on 24 Sep

1873 and she remained with him until his death on

4 Feb 1886 in Madison, Florida. Application

#A00094.

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DICKINSON, Rufus E./ / /Home Guard

On 1 Jul 1907, Mrs. Olive B. DICKINSON

filed a Widow’s Pension declaring that she was the

widow of Rufus E. DICKINSON, deceased, who

departed this life on 16 Mar 1905 in Madison,

Florida. She stated that she married him on 12 Oct

1871 in Madison. She stated that Mr. Dickinson

enlisted and served in the Militia on Home Guards

service to Madison, Florida. Application

#A12189.

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ROWE, J. H./10 Mar 1845/5 Jun 1914/Co. I,

2nd

Fla. Cav.

On 20 Jun 1914, Mrs. Mary J. HOLLAND

ROWE filed a Widow’s Pension Claim. She

declared she was the widow of J. H. ROWE,

served in 1864 in Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav. under Capt.

S. A. PARRAMORE and was honorably

discharged at Baldwin in 15 Apr 1865 at the close

of the war. She stated she had married him in

Suwannee Co., FL on 25 Dec 1870 and that they

had lived together until his death on 6 Jun 1914.

She had been a resident of Madison since Jan

1871. Application #A01629.

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RANDELL, Theodore/31 Jan 1847/28 Sep

1932/Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

Theodore Randell filed a Soldier’s Pension

Claim on 3 Aug 1921, declaring that he was 74

years old having been born 31 Jan 1847 in

Newberry, South Carolina. He stated that he had

lived in Florida since 1848 and enlisted at Baldwin

in March 1864 at the close of war. Pension


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PARRAMORE, S. A./2 Jan 1835/18 Aug

1906/Capt., Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

On 29 Aug 1903, Mr. Smith A.

PARRAMORE applied for a Soldier’s Pension.

He declared that he enlisted on 1 Mar 1862 in

Madison, FL and was honorably discharged on 2

May 1865. He did not claim the pension because

of any injury but because he was over 65 years

old. He was born in Wakulla, FL. Application #

A12415. [Madison Marriages, Book A, page 144

shows that Smith A. PARRAMORE married Rachel

VANN on 4 Nov 1855]

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ARLINE, Daniel H./28 Aug 1841/19 Sep

1919/Co. D, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

On 28 Nov 1919, Mrs. Missouri WHEELER

ARLINE filed a Widow’s Pension Claim. She

declared that she was lawfully married to Daniel

H. ARLINE in Levy, FL on 21 Jan 1879 and had

lived with him until his death on 19 Sep 1919 in

Baker, Fl. Application #A02187.

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BROOME, Milton Emmett/3 May 1849/8 Mar

1928/Misc. CSA

Senate Bill No. 123—An Act Granting Pension to

Mrs. Blannie M. BROOME, Widow of M. E.

BROOME, of Live Oak, Florida. Whereas, Mrs.

Blannie M. Broome is unable to furnish proof of

her husband’s war service as prescribed by the

General Pension Law, but furnishes affidavits of

several soldiers now receiving pension who had

knowledge of M. E. Broome’s war service and

states that he rendered faithful service during the

war and did not desert, and Whereas, the Camp of

Confederate Veterans of Live Oak, Florida,

endorse Mrs. Blannie M. Broome’s claim for

pension, owing to the fact that she is a worthy

Confederate widow and from extreme age is

unable to earn a livelihood. Therefore, Be It

Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

Section 1. That the State Board of Pensions be,

and it is hereby directed to place the name of Mrs.

Blannie M. Broome of Live Oak, Florida, upon the

Pension Roll of the State of Florida to be paid in

the same manner and at the same rate as other

pensioners of the State are paid. Approved May

22, A. D. 1929.

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HILL, John W./24 Oct 1830/30 Oct

1920???/Co. A, 1st Fla. Cow Cav.

In Apr 1910, Susan E. GRISHAM HILL filed

a Widow’s Pension Claim. She declared that she

was the widow of John W. Hill who enlisted 10

May 1864 and was honorably discharged at Camp

Cartton at the close of the war. She stated that

they had been married 8 Aug 1878 in Taylor Co.,

FL and that they had remained married until his

death 3 Dec 1909 in Madison, Fl. She stated that

she had resided in Florida since about 15 Dec

1877. Application #A01123.

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MANNING, Jno. M./20 Jan 1838/12 Nov

1912/Georgia CSA

Mr. J. M Manning, Pension (Application

#506) of the state of Florida applied for an

increase in pension at the rate of $100 per annum

on April 1912. He described his disability as

follows: rheumatism in knees, ankles, and

shortness of breath and 75 years of age. The

paperwork shows his wife to be Wade FOXNELL

MANNING. On 25 Nov 1912, his wife, Mrs.


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Wade A. MANNING filed a Widow’s Pension

Claim. She noted that she had married him after

the war (14 May 1882) and knew nothing about

his service. Application # A03813.

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GASTON, Henry W./ / /Sgt., Co. D, Fla.

Resv. Inf.

Henry W. GASTON filed a Soldier’s Pension

Claim on 16 Jul 1909 in Madison, FL. He

declared that he was 63 years old, having been

born 4 Jun 1846 in Madison, FL. He enlisted in the

Confederacy in March 1864 and was honorably

discharged 15 May 1865 in Madison at the close

of the war. Application # A07169.

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WILSON, Thos. J./12 Jan 1834/7 Mar

1900/Co. H, 19th

South Carolina Regt.

On 31 March 1900, Fannie E. WILSON, aged

65 years declared that she was the lawful widow of

Thomas J. WILSON. Her husband died 7 Mar

1900, the cause of death being having a cancer

caused from a gunshot wound which he received

in the war. She stated that she was legally married

to said soldier on 6 Jan 1859 in South Carolina.

Application # A11730.

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HINTON, S. S./25 Jul 1833/17 Sep 1921/Co. C,

4th

Fla. Inf.

On 10 Jul 1897, Samuel S. HINTON declared

that he was, aged 54 years, by occupation a farmer,

and that in September 1863, he joined Captain

Robert Gambles Company. In 1864, he contracted

a very serious cold while on duty which settled in

his eyes and afterwards he had the measles which

also affected his eyes until the point they gradually

grew weaker. He declared that he was then totally

incapacitated and unable to earn a livelihood or

perform manual labor. Application # A05080.

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SALE, Johnson S./8 Jan 1848/25 Jul 1918/Co.

F, 1st South Carolina State Troops

Mrs. Mattie SALE, widow of Johnson S.

SALE, on 26 July 1904 applied for Widow’

Pension. She stated that on 28 Nov 1864, her

husband enlisted in the 1st South Carolina State

Troops and was honorably discharged from the

service in Apr 1865 at Spartanburg. He died 28

Dec 1896 at his home in Madison, FL, from

congestion of the liver after an illness of only three

days. Application #A11927.

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LESLIE, Madison L./1844/1923/Co. G, 3rd

Fla.

Inf.

Mrs. Elizabeth CLEMENTS LESLIE filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim on 22 Feb 1923 in

Madison, FL. She declared she was the lawful

widow of Madison L. LESLIE who enlisted 16 Jun

1861 in Florida and was honorably discharged at

South Carolina on 26 Apr 1865, at the close of the

war. Lizzie (Elizabeth) CLEMENTS married

Madison on 3 Jul 1913 in Leon, FL and he passed

away on 12 Feb 1923 in Madison, FL. She was a

resident of Madison her entire life. Application

#A02449.

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ALVIS, William Robert/10 May 1836/21 Jun

1915/Georgia CSA

William Robert ALVIS filed his Soldier’s

Pension Claim on 22 July 1909 declaring that he

was born in Muscogee, GA (did not know his birth

date) and that he was a bona fide citizen of

Madison, FL. He stated that he was the identical

person who enlisted at Savannah, GA under the

name of William R. ALVIS (he thought) on May

1862 in the 50th

Regiment of the State of GA in

service of the CSA. He was honorably discharged

at Point Lookout Prison in the state of MD on 22

Jun 1865 at the close of the war. Application

#A10845.

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STANTON, Thomas/Abt. 1823/5 Jun 1917/Co.

E, 11th

Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Lucy PHILLIPS STANTON filed a

Widow’s Pension Claim on 30 Jun 1910. She

declared that as his pension claim was on file in

Tallahassee they should get necessary information

from it as her memory was too poor. She stated

that she married Thomas STANTON on 3 Oct

1850 and that she was not divorced and had not

remarried since his death, the 15 Jun 1910.


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CALHOUN, Thomas M./19 Sep 1830/28 May

1897/5th Fla. Inf.

Mrs. Clarissa COTTINGHAM CALHOUN, a

resident of Madison, FL, filed a Widow’s Pension

Claim on 22 Jul 1909. She stated that she was the

widow of Thomas M. Calhoun, but knew very

little about his military service. She married

Thomas M. CALHOUN on 17 Oct 1888 in

Madison, FL, and was not divorced from him no

remarried since his death which occurred on 18

May 1898 in Madison. Application # D01123.

[Madison Marriages, Book 1, page 65]

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AGNER, Samuel/ / /10th

Fla. Inf.

On July 14, 1897, Samuel AGNER, aged 75,

by occupation a farmer, declared that he was the

identical person who enrolled in the Capt John

WEST?? Company of Madison and while serving

in the line of his duty at Petersburg, Virginia in

1864 received a wound on his left foot which


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rendered him virtually unfit to perform manual

labor and stated that he had become affected with

palsy. Application #D01123.

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COTTINGHAM, Elkanan/29 Sep 1819/28 Sep

1893/1st Regt. Fla. Inf. Resv.

On 14 July 1897, Mrs. Ann COTTINGHAM,

aged 81, declared that she was the widow of

Elkanan COTTINGHAM who enlisted on 15 Apr

1864. She declared that her husband died on 28

Sep 1893 with abscess of the liver. Application #

D01185.

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BUNTING, Ardis Butler/1 Dec 1847/20 Oct

1900/Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

Mrs. Bessie WITHERSPOON BUNTING, a

resident of Madison, FL, filed a Widow’s Pension

Claim on 22 Jul 1909. She stated that she was the

widow of A. B. Bunting who enlisted in the Spring

of 1862 and was honorably discharged. She was

married to Ardis B. Bunting under the name of

Bessie H. WITHERSPOON in the county of

Madison on 18 Feb 1869 and that he passed away

on 10 Oct 1900. Application # A00102.

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BEGGS, Charlie G./29 Sep 1819/2 Sep

1894/3rd

Lt., Co. G, 3rd

Fla. Inf.

America FAIR BEGGS filed a Widow’s

Pension Claim on 30 Jul 1909 in Madison, FL.

She declared that she was the widow of Captain

Charles BEGGS who enlisted in 1861 and was

honorably discharged in Virginia in 1865. She

states that she married Charles BEGGS in

Madison, FL on 24 Mar 1850 and that she was still

married at his death on 4 Sep 1894 in Madison,

FL. She stated that she had lived in Florida since

January 1847. Application # A00126. [Madison

Marriages, Book A, page 64, shows marriage date

as 26 Mar 1850]

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JONES, Thomas A./ / /Co. F, 4th

Cav.

Mrs. Willie JONES, of Ebb, Madison, FL

filed a Widow’s Pension Claim on 31 Jan 1912,

declaring that she was the widow of Thomas

Augustus JONES who enlisted Jan 1863 in

Thomasville, GA and was honorably discharged at

Thomasville, GA at the close of the war. She

stated that she was lawfully married to Thomas

Jones under the name of Willie WALLER in

Madison, FL on 15 Oct 1879 and remained so until

he died on 7 Jan 1912 in Madison, FL.


B, page 267]

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RANDELL, Vans/16 Mar 1820/27 Jan

1898/Captain of Vans Randell’s Madison

Mounted.

Capt. Vans Randell was born in Richland

County, South Carolina, the son of Theodore

RANDELL and Sarah Dargan JOHNSTON. He

married the former Miss Julia Bonham

LIPSCOMB. He was laid to rest in the Old

Oakland Cemetery as was his son, John Lipscomb

RANDELL.

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SHAW, Thomas J./19 Sep 1830/23 Dec

1909/Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

Mrs. Thomas J. SHAW (Mrs. Anna E.

WITHERSPOON), a resident of Madison, FL filed

a Widow’s Pension Claim on the 29 Jan 1910. It

states that she married Thomas J. SHAW on 14

Feb 1867 and that he died on 23 Dec 1909.

Application # A01051. [Madison Marriages,

Book A1, page 308]

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PATTERSON, Andrew E./21 Oct 1839/11 Feb

1924/Co. C, 4th

Fla. Inf.

Andrew E. PATTERSON married Lavinia

SWIFT on May 13, 1876. She filed for a widow’s

pension claim in Pinellas County, Florida in1924.

Andrew was shown as having died 11 Feb 1924 in

Dade County, Florida. Application #A02512.

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BARKER, Elisha G./2 Sep 1825/7 Jan 1894/1st

Battn Spc. Cav. Co. A, Cow Cav.

On 9 Aug 1909, Rebecca G. KERUF

BARKER, a resident of Greenville, Madison, FL

filed a widow’s pension claim stating that she was

the widow of Elisha G. BARKER who enlisted on

10 May 1864 and was discharged at the close of

war. She stated that she was married in Taylor, FL

on the 26th

of May 1858. Application # A01104.

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COLLINS, George C./11 Mar 1838/2 Jun

1916/Co. I, 2nd

Fla. Cav.

George Columbus COLLINS filed for pension

in Taylor Co., Florida on 20 July 1909, declaring

that he was 72 years old, having been born 11 Mar

1838. He stated that he enlisted at Mosely Hall,

Florida under the name George C. COLLINS in

1861. He was discharged at Baldwin, FL on or

about May 1865 at the close of the war. He stated

that he was in the Battle of Olustee and Natural

Bridge as well as other skirmishes. Application #

A05169

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Book: Record of Elections Election Results 1892

Pages 16 through 17

Certificate of County Canvassers

State of Florida

Madison County

We the undersigned Jas P. Martin County Judge and J. F. Livingston Supervisor of Registration of Electors

and A. J. COFFEE, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of said county, constituting the Board of

County Canvassers in and for said county do hereby certify that we met at the office of the Supervisor of

Registration aforesaid on the 11th day of November AD 1892 as shown by and proceeded publicly to

canvas the votes given for the several offices and persons hereinafter specified as the general Election held

in said county on the 8th day of November AD 1892 as shown by the returns on file in the Office of such

Judge and Supervisor of Registration respectively and we do hereby certify from said returns the whole

number of votes cast.

For Election of President and Vice President was Eight hundred and ninety four (894) as follows: Thos. M.

SHACKLEFORD received eight hundred and fifty five (855) votes; Bishop B. BLACKWELL received

eight hundred and fifty five (855) votes; Wm H. MILTON, Jr. received eight hundred and fifty five (855)

votes; W. Naylor THOMPSON received eight hundred and fifty five (855) votes. A. ?? WEEKS received

thirty nine (39) votes; Thos. HURDS received thirty nine (39) votes; J. B. YOUNG received thirty nine

(39) votes; F. E. HUGHS received thirty nine (39) votes

For Representation in Congress the whole number of votes cast was nine hundred and twenty one (921) as

follows: Charles M. COOPER received eight hundred and forty five (845) votes; Austin S. MANN

received seventy six (76) votes

Jas P. MARTIN County Judge

J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration of Electors

A. J. COFFEE Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners

State of Florida, Madison County} I, J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration of Electors in and for

said county & state do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the county canvass of the Election

held November the 8th AD 1892 made by the Board of Canvassers on the 11th day of November AD 1892.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of Jun AD 1893.

J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration

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1892 Election

Grover CLEVELAND vs. Benjamin HARRISON vs. James B. WEAVER. The Republican Party in 1892

nominated President Benjamin HARRISON and replaced Vice President Levi P. MORTON with Whitelaw

REID of New York. The Democrats also selected the familiar: former president Grover CLEVELAND and

Adlai E. STEVENSON of Illinois. The Populist, or People's party, fielding candidates for the first time,

nominated Gen. James B. WEAVER of Iowa and James G. FIELD of Virginia. The main difference

between the Republicans and the Democrats in 1892 was their position on the tariff. The Republicans

supported ever-increasing rates, whereas a substantial wing of the Democratic Party pushed through a

platform plank that demanded import taxes for revenue only. The Populists called for government

ownership of the railroads and monetary reform, confronting these issues in a way the two major parties did

not. CLEVELAND, avenging his defeat of 1888, won the presidency, receiving 5,554,414 popular votes to

HARRISON’s 5,190,801. WEAVER and the Populists received 1,027,329. In the Electoral College

CLEVELAND, carrying the swing states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Indiana, garnered

277 votes to HARRISON’s 145. [Extracted from http://www.history.com/topics/presidential-

elections/page3]

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Book: Record of Elections,

Election Results 1894

Pages 18 through 26

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State of Florida

Madison County

We the undersigned Jas P. MARTIN County Judge and J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration of

Electors and W. H. DIAL member of the Board of County Commissioners of said county, constituting the

Board of County Canvassers in and for said county do hereby certify that we met at the office of the

Supervisor of Registration aforesaid on the 11th day of October AD 1894 and proceeded publicly to canvas

the votes given for the several offices and persons hereinafter specified at the General Election held in said

county on the 2nd day of October AD 1894 as shown by the returns on file in the Office of such Judge and

Supervisor of Registration respectively and we do hereby certify from said returns the whole number of

votes cast.

For Justice Supreme Court: B. S. LIDDON received four hundred and forty six votes (446)

For Senator for the 10th

Senatorial District: B. T. WATTSWORTH received four hundred nine votes (409).

For a member of House of Representatives: B. N. TUCKER received four hundred seventeen votes (417);

T. P. SHAFFER received four hundred and fourteen votes (414).

For Tax Assessor: T. T. ELLISON received four hundred and six votes (406).

For Tax Collector: O. D. MOYE received four hundred and three votes (403).

For County Treasurer: Wm MCDANIEL received four hundred and eleven votes (411)

For County Surveyor: H. W. MCLEOD received four hundred and eleven votes (411)

Section 7 of Article 12. For: one vote; Against: 423 votes

Section 9 of Article 16. For 226 votes; Against 206 votes

Section 1 of Article 6. For 145 votes; Against 283 votes

Justice of the Peace District No. 2. J. N. LAMMONS 15 votes

Constable, District No. 2. A. D. BLANTON 15 votes

Justice of the Peace District No. 8. W. W. CORBETT 13 votes

Constable, District No. 8. L. N. CORBETT 13 votes

Justice of the Peace District No. 10. John LOPER 18 votes

Justice of the Peace District No. 11. W. A. GRAMLING 44 votes

Constable, District 11, ?? TOWNSEND 2 votes

Justice of the Peace District 12. T. P. CATES 17 votes

Constable, District 12. Thos P. NEWMAN 17 votes

Member School Board District No. 1, J. E. POUND 18 votes

Member School Board District No. 2, Henry HAVEN 124 votes

Member School Board District No. 3, H. LOVETT 66 votes

Jas. P. MARTIN County Judge

J. F. LIVINGSTON, Supervisor of Registration

W. H. DIAL Member Co. Commissioners

State of Florida

Madison County

I, J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration in and for said county and State do hereby certify that the

foregoing is a true copy of the County Canvass of the Election held October 2d A. D. 1894, made by the

Board of Canvassers on the sixteenth day of October A. D. 1894. In witness whereof I set my hand this the

sixteenth day of October A. D. 1894. J. F. LIVINGSTON , Sup.


State of Florida

Madison County

We, the undersigned Jas P. MARTIN County Judge, J. F. LIVINGSTON, Supervisor of Registration of

Electors and W. H. DIAL, Jr. of the Board of County Commissioners of said county, constituting the Board

of County Canvassers in and for said county do hereby certify that we met at the office of the Supervisor of

Registration aforesaid, on the twelfth day of November A. D. 1894 and proceeded publicly to canvas the


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votes given for the several offices and persons hereinafter specified at the General Election held in said

county on the sixth day of November A. D. 1894, as shown by the returns on file in the office of such Judge

and Supervisor of Registration respectively, and we do hereby certify from said returns that the whole

number of votes cast:

For Representative in Congress, the whole number of votes cast—four hundred and thirty eight (438) as

follows: Charles M. COOPER, received four hundred and thirty eight votes (438).

Jas P. MARTIN, County Judge

J. F. LIVINGSTON, Supervisor of Registration of Electors

W. H. DIAL, Jr., Member Board of County Commissioners


State of Florida

Madison County

We, the undersigned Jas P. MARTIN County Judge, J. F. LIVINGSTON, Supervisor of Registration of

Electors and W. H. DIAL, Jr. Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of said county, constituting the

Board of County Canvassers in and for said county do hereby certify that we met at the office of the

Supervisor of Registration aforesaid, on the 7th day of Oct. A. D. 1896 and proceeded publicly to canvas

the votes given for the several offices and persons hereinafter specified at the General Election held in said

county on the 6th day of Oct. A. D. 1896, as shown by the returns on file in the office of such Judge and

Supervisor of Registration respectively, and we do hereby certify from said returns that the whole number

of votes cast:

For Governor: Wm. D. BLOXHAM received (661) six hundred sixty one votes; E. R. GUNBY received

(53) fifty three votes; W. A. WEEKS received (60) sixty votes.

For Secretary of State: Jno. L. CRAWFORD received (669) six hundred sixty nine votes; T. V.

McGOWVIN received (22) twenty two votes; J. C. KELLER received (12) twelve votes.

For Attorney General: W. B. LAMAR received (663) six hundred sixty three votes; W. B. SHEPHARD

received (19) nineteen votes; Frank HARRIS received (15) fifteen votes.

For Comptroller: W. H. REYNOLDS received (643) six hundred and forty three votes; P. W. KNAPP

received (10) ten votes; Jon MCDOUGAL received (26) votes

For Treasurer: C. B. COLLINS received (650) six hundred and fifty votes; W. A. ALLEN received (27)

twenty seven votes; L. H. COCHOON received (10) ten votes

For Superintendent of Public Instruction: W. N. SHEATS received (660) six hundred and sixty votes; O.

N. WILLIAMS received (17) seventeen votes; B. R. MARSH received (17) seventeen votes

For Commissioner of Agriculture: L. B. WOMBWELL received (647) six hundred and forty seven votes;

N. S. CHUBB received (10) ten votes; J. F. RICHBERG received (9) votes

For Justices of the Supreme Court: M. H. MABRY received (660) six hundred and sixty votes; B. L.

MCKINNON received (16) sixteen votes; T. E. WILSON received (26) twenty six votes

For Members of the House of Representatives: J. Ellis BLANTON received (704) seven hundred and four

votes; Mosses W. LINTON received (593) five hundred and ninety three votes

For County Judge: James P. MARTIN received (691) six hundred and ninety one votes

For Clerk of Circuit Court: Thomas Z. MARTIN received (680) six hundred and eighty votes

For Sheriff: Eugene S. ARMSTRONG received (672) six hundred and seventy two votes; E. F.

DICKINSON received (13) thirteen votes

For Tax Assessor: R. J. PATERSON received (669) six hundred and sixty nine votes

For Tax Collector: C. O. MOYE received (653) six hundred fifty three votes


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For County Treasurer: T. W. DALE received (682) six hundred and eighty two votes

For County Superintendent of Public Instructions: R. L. WILLIAMS received (658) six hundred and fifty

eight votes

For County Surveyor: T. M. TOOKE received (653) six hundred and fifty three votes

For Justice of Peace:

Dist. No. 1--T. W. KIRKPATRICK received (176) one hundred and seventy six votes; Dist. No. 2--J. N.

LAMMONS received (24) twenty four votes; Dist. No. 3--R. W. WILLIAMS received (73) seventy three

votes; Dist. No. 4--James SHAW received (36) thirty six votes; Dist. No. 5--W. D. GRIFFIN received (39)

thirty nine votes; Dist. No. 6--W. J. JARVIS received (60) sixty votes; Dist. No. 7--C. J. WOLFE received

(53) fifty three votes; Dist. No. 8--N. S. FRIER received (63) sixty three votes; Dist. No. 9--Lot SIRMONS

received (24) twenty four votes; Dist. No. 10--H. J. BODENSTEIN received (18) eighteen votes; Dist. No.

11—None; Dist No. 12--Daniel HICKS received (21) twenty one votes

For Constable:

Dist. No. 1--M. BUNTING received (163) one hundred and sixty three votes; Dist. No. 2--R. T. HAVEN

received (1) one vote; Dist. (3)—None; Dist. No. 4--C. W. SANDERS received (30) thirty votes; Dist. No.

5--John SOUTHALL received (34) thirty four votes; Dist. No. 6--J. H. BURNETT received (61) sixty one

votes; Dist. No. 7--Abe A. STEVENS received (52) fifty two votes; Dist. No. 8--C. A. CARTER received

(61) sixty one votes; Dist. No. 9--O. A. MORGAN received (22) twenty two votes; Dist. No. 10--B. H.

HUMPHREY received (18) eighteen votes; Dist. No. 12--T. P. NEAMANS received twenty one (21) votes

For Members of County Board of Public Instruction: Dist. No. 1--S. J. ELLERSON received (208) two

hundred and eight votes; Dist. No. 2--Henry HAVEN received (248) two hundred and forty eight votes;

Dist. No. 3--E. C. HASSELL received (205) two hundred and five votes

For Constitutional Amendments Article XVI: Section (6) (229) two hundred and twenty nine votes; Article

III (17) 206 two hundred and six votes; Article IV Sec (12) 226 two hundred and twenty six votes; Article

V Sec (22) 217 two hundred and seventeen votes; Article XVIII (9) 258 two hundred and fifty eight votes

Against [Constitutional Amendments Article XVI]: Section (6) (26) twenty six votes; Article III (17) 27

twenty seven votes; Article IV Sec (12) twenty votes; Article V Sec (22) 17 seventeen votes; Article XVIII

(9) 27 twenty seven votes.

James P. MARTIN County Judge

J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Elections

Wm. H. DIAL, Jr., Chair Board of County Canvassers

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Book: Record of Elections,

Election Results 1896

Pages 27 through 28


State of Florida, Madison County

We the undersigned James P. MARTIN County Judge, J. F. LIVINGSTON, Supervisor of Registration of

Registration and William H. DIAL, Jr. Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of said county,

constituting the Board of County Canvassers in and for said county do hereby certify that we met at the

office of the Supervisor of Registration aforesaid, on the fourth day of November A. D. 1896 and

proceeded publicly to canvas the votes given for the several offices and persons hereinafter specified at the

General Election held in said county on the third day of November A. D. 1896, as shown by the returns on

file in the office of such Judge and Supervisor of Registration respectively, and we do hereby certify from

said returns that the whole number of votes cast:

For Electors of President and Vice-President was four thousand two hundred and fifty nine votes (4259) as

follows:

D. E. GODWIN received twelve (12) votes M. G. POST received thirteen (13) votes


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A. P. DEWOLF received sixteen (16) votes

O. ROBINSON received eleven (11) votes

Alonzo P. BASKIN received thirteen (13) votes

Carlos C. POST received fourteen (14) votes

J. T. HANCOCK, Jr. received nineteen (19) votes

Royal W. STORES received thirteen (13) votes

Augustus E. MAXWELL received twenty five

(25) votes

Joseph B. WALLS received thirty nine (39) votes

John L. INGLIS received twenty four (24) votes

J. L. GASKIN received thirty (30) votes

Patrick E. MCMURRY received one hundred and

forty four (144) votes

Henry W. BISHOP received one hundred and fifty

(150) votes

Matthew B. MCFARLIN received one hundred

thirty eight (138) votes

Samuel PETTY received one hundred twenty three

(123) votes

Robert R. BUSFORD received eight hundred

seventy (870) votes

Wm. JENNINGS received eight hundred seventy

two (872) votes

George P. RAINEY received eight hundred sixty

nine (869) votes

Francis P. CARTER received eight hundred sixty

nine (869) votes

Wm. Robert PETERSON received one (1) vote

For Representatives in Congress the whole number of votes cast was ten hundred ninety two (1092) as

follows:

W. E. SPENCER received one (1) vote; Wm. Robert PETERSON received six (6) votes; Joseph N.

STRIPPLING received one hundred sixty six (166) votes; Daniel G. AMBLER received sixteen (16) votes;

Robert W. DAVIS received nine hundred and three (903) votes.

James P. MARTIN County Judge

J. F. LIVINGSTON Supervisor of Registration of Electors

Wm. H. DIAL, Chair Board of County Canvassers

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1896 ELECTION

In 1896 the Republican nominee for president was Representative William MCKINLEY of Ohio,

a "sound money" man and a strong supporter of high tariffs. His running mate was Garret A. HOBART of

New Jersey. The party's platform stressed adherence to the gold standard; western delegates bolted,

forming the Silver Republican party. The Democratic party platform was critical of President Grover

CLEVELAND and endorsed the coinage of silver at a ratio of sixteen to one. William Jennings BRYAN, a

former congressman from Nebraska, spoke at the convention in support of the platform, proclaiming, "You

shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold." The enthusiastic response of the convention to Bryan's Cross

of Gold speech secured his hold on the presidential nomination. His running mate was Arthur Sewall of

Maine. The Populists supported Bryan but nominated Thomas WATSON of Georgia for vice president.

Silver Republicans supported the Democratic nominee, and the newly formed Gold Democrats nominated

John M. PALMER of Illinois for president and Simon B. BUCKNER of Kentucky for vice president.

Bryan toured the country, stressing his support for silver coinage as a solution for economically

disadvantaged American farmers and calling for a relaxation of credit and regulation of the railroads.

MCKINLEY remained at home and underscored the Republican commitment to the gold standard and

protectionism. The Republican campaign, heavily financed by corporate interests, successfully portrayed

BRYAN and the Populists as radicals. William MCKINLEY won, receiving 7,102,246 popular votes to

BRYAN’s 6,502,925. The Electoral College votes were 271 to 176. BRYAN did not carry any northern

industrial states, and the agricultural states of Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota also went Republican.

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DEATH NOTICES/OBITUARIES

Extracted from Funeral Home Memorial Cards submitted by local funeral homes, websites, or provided by

Madison Co. Genealogical Society Members

John Arthur ABOTT Willie Glover BARKER

Born: 30 Mar 1951, Vienna, GA Born: Abt. 1943, Valdosta, GA

Died: 10 Mar Jacksonville Beach, FL Died: 9 May 2012

Interment: Not Provided Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Ebbie Mae BELL Aaron John BLAIR

Born: Abt 1931, Madison, FL Born: 15 Dec 1976

Died: 30 May 2012, Dowling Park, FL Died: 27 Jun 2012, Tifton, GA

Interment: Midway Cemetery, Madison, FL Interment: Morrison Baptist Church., Brooks, GA

Karen Marie BROGDON Richard Jackson BROWN

Born: 24 Nov 1964 Born: Abt. 1925, Madison, FL

Died: 20 Jun 2012 Died: 25 May 2012, Lake City, FL

Interment: Not Provided Interment: Oak Ride Cem., Madison, FL

Leila BROWNING Earnest “Shig” COLMAN

Born: Abt. 1928 Born: Abt. 1931

Died: 10 Jun 2012 Died: 5 Jun 2012, Greenville, Madison, FL

Interment: Concord Cem., Madison, FL Interment: Not Provided

Mamie Alderman CROFT Pauline Cone CROSBY

Born: Abt. 1924, Berlin, GA Born: 21 Oct 1925, Vero Beach, FL

Died: 18 May 2012, Valdosta, GA Died: 6 Jun 2012, Columbus, GA

Interment: Osceola Memory Gardens,

Kissimmee, FL Interment: Ft. Benning Cem, Columbus, GA

Clarence L. DAVIS Otera Clara DEGRASSE

Born: 27 May 1921, Madison, FL Born: Abt. 1920, Winterville, GA

Died: 1 Mar 2012, Tallahassee, FL Died: Tallahassee, FL

Interment Not Provided Interment: Oak Ridge Cem., Madison, FL

Carrie Mae White GAVIN Lila Carol Jones GROVER

Born: Abt. 1945 Born: 23 Dec 1933, Quitman, Brooks, GA

Died: 4 Mar 2012, Gainesville, FL Died: 11 Apr 2012, Quitman, Brooks, GA

Interment: Damascus Missionary Baptist Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Brooks, GA

Marie HUNTER Judy Renfroe JACKSON

Born: Abt 1924, Cook Co., GA Born: 8 Feb 1948

Died: 1 Jun 2012, St. Petersburg, FL Died: 4 May 2012, Quitman, Brooks, GA

Interment: Evergreen Cem., Madison, FL Interment Elam Cem., Brooks, GA

Larry Douglas JOHNSON Joyce Jeanette LAWLEY

Born: Abt. 1968 Born: 18 Dec 1942, Easley, South Carolina

Died: 20 Mar 2012, Madison, FL Died: 21 Jun 2012, Valdosta, GA

Interment: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Interment: Oak Hill Cem., Brooks, GA


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DEATH NOTICES/OBITUARIES

Extracted from Funeral Home Memorial Cards submitted by local funeral homes, websites, or provided by

Madison Co. Genealogical Society Members

Dorothy Jean MCKINNEY Merlinda Esto PATACXIL

Born: Abt. 1930, Wilkinsburg, PA Born: 25 Jun 1955, Pasa City, Philippines

Died: 19 Jun 2012, Valdosta, GA Died: 27 Apr 2012, Gainesville, FL

Interment: Not Provided Interment: Not Provided

Osborne Hauley POPE Alice Eloise Sevor RUTHERFORD

Born: 14 Aug 1923, Barwick, Brooks, GA Born:

Died: 21 Apr 2012, Barwick, Brooks, GA Died: 28 Jun 2012, Madison, FL

Interment: Rosewood Cemetery Interment: Macedonia Cem., Madison, FL

Barbara Ann Anderson SIMMONS Maggie SMITH


Died: 9 Mar 2012 Died: 6 Apr 2012, Madison, FL

Interment: St. Matthews Cem., Madison, FL Interment: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, FL

Blanche Sutton SPIRES Homer Calis STARLING, Jr.

Born: 26 Nov 1929, Worth, GA Born: Abt. 1928, Homerville, Clinch, GA

Died: 17 May 2012, Valdosta, GA Died: 2 Mar 2012, Tallahassee, Leon, FL

Interment: Oak Hill Cem, Quitman, Brooks, GA Interment: Oakfield Cem.

Cleveland William “Buster” WATERS Kenneth Eugene WYNN

Born: Abt. 1932, Leesburg, FL Born: 5 Jul 1946

Died: 1 Jul 2012, Jasper, Hamilton, FL Died: 20 Jun 2012, Quitman, Brooks, GA

Interment Not Provided Interment Not Provided

Tina MAULDIN Rev. Dozier BALLOON, Jr.


Died: 3 Jul 2012, Tallahassee, Leon, FL Died: 27 Jun 2012, Tallahassee, Leon, FL

Interment Maclay Gardens Interment Mt. Zion A.M.E. Cem., Madison, FL

William “Jack” HUNTER Sammie Lee HOWARD

Born: Abt. 1931, Grand Ridge, FL Born: Abt. 1953, Lamont, Madison, FL

Died: 2 Jul 2012, Tallahassee, FL Died: 24 Jun 2012, Madison, FL

Interment Cherry Lake Methodist Cemetery Interment Mt. Morilla MB Ch Cem., Madison, FL

Lewis James EVANS Kenneth Warren SEXTON

Born: Abt. 1955 Born: 1932

Died: 10 Jun 2012, Lake Butler, FL Died: 15 May 2012, Lake Park, GA

Interment New Zion Cem., Madison, FL Interment Lee Memorial Cem., Madison, FL

Thomas PINKARD Douglas Baine DULIN

Born: Abt. 1926, Madison, FL Born: Abt. 1945

Died: 13 May 2012, Lake City, FL Died: 12 May 2012, Lake City, FL

Interment Oak Ridge Cem., Madison, FL Interment Oak Ridge Cem, Madison, FL

William Henry LONG Annie Louise MANOR

Born: Abt, 1914, Quitman, Brooks, GA Born: Abt. 1923, Crestview, FL

Died: 29 Apr 2012, Quitman, Brooks,

GA Died: 7 Jun 2012, Tallahassee, Leon, FL

Interment: Not Provided Interment: New Zion MB Church Cem.


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The Madison County Genealogical Society

P. 0. Box 136

Madison, FL 32341-0136

The Madison County, Florida Genealogical News is published four times a year by the Madison County

Genealogical Society. These indexed journals are included in the annual membership dues, with one copy

to per family. Back issues are available at $4.00 per copy for 1996-1997; $6.00 per copy for 1998-2002;

$7.00 per copy for 2003-2004; and $7.50 for 2005-2011. Send order requests to the above address.

Queries are free for members but as we have been receiving numerous requests, it may take a while to

respond. If our volunteers have available time, they will try to help others, especially if their family lived

in Madison at some time. In order for the organization to remain financially feasible, we must charge for

things such as copies from the courthouse or newspapers; printing and mailing; etc.

Mission: The mission of the Madison County, Florida Genealogical Society is to:

*educate others interested in genealogy.

*encourage the research and preservation of family.

*aid in genealogy researching and encourage sharing of research information.

*foster solid genealogical research practices.

*procure, preserve, publish and distribute both genealogical and historical materials.

Meetings are held at the Treasures of Madison at 6:00 P. M. on the second Thursday of every month,

except June, July and August, unless otherwise noted. Request you check the website at

www.MadisonGenealogy.com to ensure you know where and when the meetings are being held.

Annual Membership: Family - $25.00. The fiscal and membership year is 1 January to 31 December.

The cost of mailing our newsletters is becoming a major challenge and could lead to an increase in

membership dues by 2013. We request your input on how we might be able to maintain the membership

fee at the current level.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PAID YOUR 2012 DUES, PLEASE DO SO SOON, WE WOULD HATE

TO HAVE TO CLOSE OUT YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

Officers for 2009-2010

President, Ann McLeod

1st Vice President, Sandra Norris

2nd

Vice President, Kay Schnitker

Secretary, Donna Risoli

Treasurer, Bill McLeod

Board of Directors

All current officers above

Founder, Elizabeth Almand

Past President, John Ludwick

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ABOTT

John Arthur ....................... 90

AGNER

Samuel .............................. 83

ALBRITTON

Jesse J. .............................. 69

ALLEN

W. A. ................................ 87

ALMAND

Elizabeth ........................... 92

ALVIS

William R. ........................ 83

William Robert ................. 83

AMBLER

Daniel G. ........................... 89

APPLEYARD

T. J. ................................... 74

ARLINE

Daniel H. ........................... 82

Missouri WHEELER ........ 82

ARMSTRONG

Eugene S. .......................... 87

BALLOON

Rev. Dozier, Jr. ................. 91

BARKER

Elisha G ............................ 84

Moses ................................ 69

Rebecca G. KERUF .......... 84

Willie Glover .................... 90

BARNARD

Mrs. ................................... 79

BARROW

Wesley .............................. 69

BASKIN

Alonzo P. .......................... 89

BEGGS

America FAIR .................. 84

Charles, Captain ................ 84

Charlie G........................... 84

BELL

Ebbie Mae ......................... 90

BISHOP

Cynthia ............................. 69

Henry W. .......................... 89

John ................................... 69

Joseph ............................... 69

BLACKWELL

Bishop B. .......................... 85

BLAIR

Aaron John ........................ 90

George J. ........................... 69

BLALOCK

A. L. .................................. 81

A. L., Dr. ........................... 73

J. E., Rev. .......................... 81

John ................................... 81

BLALOCK

L. F. .................................. 81

Mary E. ....................... 73, 74

T. J. ................................... 81

Thomas J........................... 74

Thos. J. ................. 73, 74, 75

Will ................................... 81

BLANTON

A. D. ................................. 86

J. Ellis ............................... 87

BLOXHAM

Wm. D. ............................. 87

BODENSTEIN

H. J. .................................. 88

BRADFORD

Richard ............................. 79

BRECKENBRIDGE

J. C. ................................... 77

BRIDGES

William W. ....................... 69

BRINSON

William A. ........................ 70

BROCK

William A. ........................ 69

BROGDON

Karen Marie ...................... 90

BROOKS

Eliza A. ............................. 77

BROOME

Blannie M. ........................ 82

John S. .............................. 69

M. E. ................................. 82

Milton Emmett ................. 82

BROWN

Richard Jackson ................ 90

Tom .................................. 79

BRYAN

William Jennings .............. 89

BRYANT

Moses ............................... 71

BUCKNER

Simon B. ........................... 89

BUNTING

Ardis Butler ...................... 84

Benjamin F. ...................... 77

Bessie WITHERSPOON .. 84

Bill .................................... 76

Catherine .......................... 77

M. 88

William M. ....................... 76

BURNAM

Briant ................................ 69

BURNETT

J. H. .................................. 88

James H. ........................... 69

BUSFORD

Robert R. .......................... 89

CALHOUN

Clarissa COTTINGHAM . 83

Thomas M. ....................... 83

CAMPBELL

N. W. ................................ 75

CARTER

C. A. ................................. 88

Francis P. .......................... 89

CASON

Silas .................................. 69

CASWELL

Mathew M. ....................... 69

CATES

T. P. .................................. 86

CHAFER

Daniel L. ........................... 76

CHUBB

N. S. .................................. 87

CLARK

Amanda ............................ 79

Eli 79

Elvey ................................ 79

CLEMENTS

Elizabeth ........................... 83

Lizzie ................................ 83

CLEVELAND

Grover ........................ 85, 89

CLYATT

W. W. ......................... 73, 74

COCHOON

L. H. ................................. 87

COFFEE

A. J. .................................. 85

Georgia ............................. 81

COKER

Allen ................................. 69

Jonathan ............................ 69

COLLINS

C. B. ................................. 87

George Columbus ............. 84

COLMAN

Earnest .............................. 90

CONNELL

J. S. ................................... 78

COODY

Lewis T. ............................ 69

COOPER

Charles M. .................. 85, 87

CORBETT

L. N. ................................. 86

W. W. ............................... 86

CORNETT

George W. ........................ 69


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COTTINGHAM

Ann ................................... 84

Clarissa ............................. 83

Elkanan ............................. 84

COWART

William ............................. 69

CRAWFORD

Jno. L. ............................... 87

John C. .............................. 71

Crockett

Stephen, Rev. .................... 76

CROFT

Mamie Alderman .............. 90

CROSBY

E. J. ................................... 80

Pauline Cone ..................... 90

DALE

T. W. ................................. 88

DANIELS

J. J., Col. ..................... 74, 75

DAVIS

Benjamin F., Major ........... 76

Clarence L......................... 90

Robert W........................... 89

DEES

John M. ............................. 69

DEGRASSE

Otera Clara ........................ 90

DEMANDS

James ................................ 76

DEWOLF

A. P. .................................. 89

DIAL

W. H. .......................... 86, 87

W. H., Jr. ..................... 86, 87

William H. ........................ 81

William H., Jr. .................. 88

Wm. H. ............................. 89

Wm. H., Jr......................... 88

DICKINSON

E. F. .................................. 87

Olive B. ............................. 82

Rufus ................................. 69

Rufus E. ............................ 82

DILWORTH

Colonel ............................. 77

W. S., Col. ........................ 80

DREW

Mitchell C. ........................ 80

DRIGGERS

Simeon L........................... 69

DULIN

Douglas Baine ................... 91

DYKES

Jordan ............................... 71

EDMONDSON

W. E. ................................. 75

EDWARDS

J. Jackson .......................... 69

ELLERSON

S. J. ................................... 88

ELLISON

T. T. .................................. 86

EVANS

Lewis James ..................... 91

FAIN

Mathew B. ........................ 69

FAIR

America ............................ 84

FERRILL

E. J. CROSBY .................. 80

Frank V. ............................ 80

FIELD

James G. ........................... 85

FORT

N. A. ................................. 74

FOXNELL

Wade ................................. 83

FRIER

N. S. .................................. 88

FRIERSON

D. L. .................................. 77

FRINK

Mary E. ............................. 74

GASKIN

J. L. ................................... 89

GAST

Sarah ................................. 79

Sarah Ann ......................... 79

GASTON

Henry W. .......................... 83

GAVIN

Carrie Mae White ............. 90

GIBSON

James S. ............................ 69

Lithany.............................. 69

Nancy ............................... 69

Peter .................................. 69

Rebecca ............................ 69

Sarah ................................. 69

GLASS

John T. .............................. 78

Louisa W. ......................... 78

GOODMAN

David B............................. 69

GOOLSBY

Thomas H. ........................ 69

GOZA

Peter .................................. 78

GRAMLING

W. A. ................................ 86

GREGORY

Ferdinand Starr ................. 78

GRIFFIN

W. D. ................................ 88

GRISHAM

Susan E. ............................ 82

GROVER

Lila Carol Jones ................ 90

GUNBY

E. R. .................................. 87

HADDEN

Hugh ................................. 69

HALL

Amanda J. ......................... 80

Hiram................................ 69

HAMMERLY

Virginia ............................ 80

HAMMOND

John H. ............................. 71

HANCOCK

J. T., Jr. ............................. 89

HARDEE

James Blackshear ............. 81

Vannie MCLEOD ............ 81

HARRIS

Frank ................................ 87

HARRISON

Benjamin .......................... 85

HASSELL

E. C. .................................. 88

HATELY

John C., Col. ..................... 76

HAVEN

Henry .......................... 86, 88

R. T. .................................. 88

HAYS

Eijah ................................. 80

Elijah J. ............................. 80

Virginia HAMMERLY .... 80

William R. ........................ 69

HENDERSON

David A. ........................... 69

Edward A. ........................ 69

Hillary .............................. 69

Hiram................................ 69

Jasper A. ........................... 69

Martha .............................. 69

Samuel T. ......................... 69

William ............................. 69

HERRING

John W. ............................ 69

HICKS

Daniel ............................... 88

HILL

John W. ............................ 82

Susan E. GRISHAM ........ 82


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HINTON

Jeremiah ............................ 71

S. S. ................................... 83

Samuel S. .......................... 83

HOBART

Garret A. ........................... 89

HODGES

B. Green ............................ 69

HOLLAND

Mary J. .............................. 82

HOWARD

Sammie Lee ...................... 91

HUGHS

F. E. .................................. 85

HUMPHREY

B. H. .................................. 88

Mathew ............................. 70

HUNTER

Marie ................................. 90

William ............................. 91

HURDS

Thos. ................................. 85

HUTCHINS

J. T. ................................... 74

INGLIS

John L. .............................. 89

John Livingston, Capt ....... 77

IZLAR

A. L., Dr. ........................... 73

JACKSON

Judy Renfroe ..................... 90

JARVIS

W. J. .................................. 88

JENNINGS

Wm. .................................. 89

JOHNS

John ................................... 76

JOHNSON

Larry Douglas ................... 90

Levi ................................... 70

JOHNSTON

Sarah Dargan .................... 84

JONES

Thomas Augustus ............. 84

Willie, Mrs. ....................... 84

KELLER

J. C. ................................... 87

KERUF

Rebecca G. ........................ 84

KIRKLAND

James L. ............................ 70

KIRKPATRICK

Sarah PATTERSON ......... 78

T. W ............................ 78, 88

KNAPP

P. W. ................................. 87

LAMAR

Thomas B., Col. ................ 76

W. B. ................................ 87

LAMMONS

J. N. ............................ 86, 88

LANGFORD

Thomas, Capt. ................... 80

LAWLEY

Joyce Jeanette ................... 90

LEE

Robert E. ........................... 77

LESLEY

John Thomas ..................... 71

LESLIE

Elizabeth CLEMENTS ..... 83

Madison L. ........................ 83

LIDDON

B. S. .................................. 86

LINGO

Daniel T. ........................... 70

LINTON

Mosses W. ........................ 87

Thomas ............................. 71

LIPSCOMB

Julia Bonham .................... 84

LIVINGSTON

Archibald .......................... 80

Fannie WEBB ................... 80

Helen ................................ 80

J. F. ........... 85, 86, 87, 88, 89

T. J., Capt. ........................ 75

LLOYD

Joseph P. ........................... 71

LOCKHARD

Richard ............................. 70

LONG

William Henry .................. 91

LOPER

John .................................. 86

John C. .............................. 70

Joshua ............................... 70

LOVETT

H. 86

LUDWICK

John .................................. 92

LUFFMAN

W. 74

MABRY

M. H. ................................ 87

MANN

Austin S. ........................... 85

MANNING

Jno. M. .............................. 82

Wade FOXNELL.............. 83

MANOR

Annie Louise .................... 91

MARSH

B. R. ................................. 87

MARTIN

James P. ................ 87, 88, 89

Jas P. ..................... 85, 86, 87

Jas. P. ................................ 86

T. Z. .................................. 75

Thomas Z. ........................ 87

MAULDIN

Tina .................................. 91

MAXWELL

Augustus E. ...................... 89

MAY

Rhydon ............................. 71

MCDANIEL

Wm ................................... 86

MCDONALD

Alexander ......................... 69

Norman. W. ...................... 77

MCDOUGAL

Jon .................................... 87

MCFARLIN

Matthew B. ....................... 89

McGOWVIN

T. V. ................................. 87

MCKINLEY

William ............................. 89

MCKINNEY

Dorothy Jean .................... 91

MCKINNON

B. L. .................................. 87

MCLEOD

Ann ................................... 92

Archibald .......................... 70

Bill .................................... 92

Blakely ............................. 75

Catherine .......................... 70

H. W. ................................ 86

Vannie .............................. 81

MCMURRY

Patrick E. .......................... 89

MCNEIL

James ................................ 70

MCSWAIN

Allen ................................. 70

MILLER

Col. ................................... 77

Jno. L., Captain ................ 78

MILTON

Wm H., Jr. ........................ 85

MIMS

Chesley B. ........................ 70

MOORE

Imogene ............................ 81

James ................................ 71

L. E. .................................. 75


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MOORE

Martha ............................... 71

MORGAN

O. A. ................................. 88

MORRIS

Celetia Ann ....................... 70

Edwin ................................ 70

Elizabeth Ann ................... 70

George W. ......................... 70

MORTON

Levi P. ............................... 85

MOSELEY

Benjamin F. ...................... 80

MOYE

C. O. .................................. 87

O. D. ................................. 86

MOZINGO

William ............................. 70

NEAMANS

T. P. .................................. 88

NEWMAN

Thos P. .............................. 86

NIXON

T. J., Mrs. .......................... 81

NORMAN

Artaxerxes B. .................... 71

NORRIS

Sandra ............................... 92

O’HARA

Charles .............................. 70

OVERSTREET

Silas .................................. 70

PALMER

John M. ............................. 89

PARRAMORE

Helen LIVINGSTON ........ 80

Henry ................................ 71

Redden Wallace ................ 81

S. A., Capt......................... 82

Smith A. ............................ 82

W. L. ................................. 80

William L. ......................... 80

PATACXIL

Merlinda Esto ................... 91

PATERSON

R. J. ................................... 87

PATTERSON

Andrew E .......................... 84

Archibald .......................... 70

David ................................ 71

Elizabeth ........................... 70

Sarah ................................. 78

William ............................. 70

William R. ........................ 70

PEARCE

William ............................. 70

PEARRE

A. L. .................................. 80

Caroline M. WADE .......... 80

PEEK

O. F. .................................. 81

Oscar Fitzalan ................... 81

PERDUE

Gatlin ................................ 71

John .................................. 71

PETERSON

Wm. Robert ...................... 89

PETTY

Samuel .............................. 89

PHILLIPS

C. C., Mrs. ........................ 81

Lucy .................................. 83

PINKARD

Thomas ............................. 91

POPE

Osborne Hauley ................ 91

POST

Carlos C. ........................... 89

POUND

J. E. ................................... 86

PRIDGEON

David ................................ 70

PUTNAM

Mary M. ............................ 78

PYLES

S. R. .................................. 74

RAINEY

George P. .......................... 89

RANDELL

John Lipscomb ................. 84

Theodore ..................... 82, 84

Vans .................................. 84

REID

Whitelaw .......................... 85

REYNOLDS

W. H. ................................ 87

RICHARDSON

James ................................ 70

RICHBERG

J. F. ................................... 87

RISOLI

Donna ............................... 92

ROBERTS

Wiley ................................ 70

ROBERTSON

Zachariah .......................... 71

ROBINSON

O. ..................................... 89

ROLAND

John .................................. 71

ROLAND

Mary ................................. 71

ROWE

J. H. .................................. 82

Mary J. HOLLAND ......... 82

RUTHERFORD

Alice Eloise Sevor ............ 91

RYKARD

Levi H............................... 70

SALE

Johnson S. ........................ 83

Mattie ............................... 83

SANDERS

C. W. ................................ 88

SAPP

Caleb ................................ 70

James ................................ 70

John .................................. 70

Mary ................................. 70

Stephen ............................. 70

SCHNITKER

Kay ................................... 92

SESSIONS

Lewe M. ........................... 70

SEVER

William ............................. 70

SEXTON

Kenneth Warren ............... 91

SHACKLEFORD

Thos. M. ........................... 85

SHAFFER

Frederick P. ...................... 78

Frederick Postell ............... 78

Mary M. PUTNAM .......... 78

T. P. .................................. 86

SHARP

Sarah GAST ..................... 79

Thomas M. ....................... 79

Thomas Milton ................. 79

SHAW

James ................................ 88

Thomas J .......................... 84

SHEATS

W. N. ................................ 87

SHELVERTON

A., Mrs. ............................ 79

SHEPERD

J. E., Rev. ......................... 81

SHEPHARD

W. B. ................................ 87

SIMMONS

Barbara Ann Anderson ..... 91

SINGLETARY

David ................................ 71

Elizabeth ........................... 71

SIRMONS

Lot .................................... 88


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SLOAN

Richard ............................. 70

SMITH

Maggie .............................. 91

Nancy E. WESSON .......... 81

O. P. .................................. 81

SOUTHALL

John ................................... 88

SOWELL

Nathan ............................... 71

Susannah ........................... 71

SPIRES

Blanche Sutton .................. 91

STANTON

Lucy PHILLIPS ................ 83

Thomas ............................. 83

STARLING

Homer Calis, Jr. ................ 91

STARR

Carrie TINSLEY ............... 78

STEBBINS

Francis M .......................... 81

Georgia COFFEE ............. 81

STEPHENS

J. Quincy ........................... 70

STEVENS

Abe A. ............................... 88

William B. ........................ 70

STEVENSON

Adlai E. ............................. 85

STOCKELLY

William G. ........................ 70

STORES

Royal W. ........................... 89

STRIPPLING

Joseph N. .......................... 89

STYLES

B. A. .................................. 79

Bryant A. .......................... 79

Florence WALKER .......... 79

SUTTON

David J. ............................. 70

Louisa ............................... 71

SWIFT

Ira 70

Lavinia .............................. 84

TAYLOR

Geo. L., Mrs. ..................... 81

J. P. ................................... 75

THOMAS

Adela ................................. 79

John Seaborn ..................... 79

L. A. M. ............................ 76

THOMPSON

W. Naylor ......................... 85

TINSLEY

Carrie ................................ 78

TOOKE

T. M. ................................. 88

TOWNSEND

?? 86

Allen ................................. 70

Israel ................................. 70

TUCKER

B. N. ................................. 86

TUTEN

Charles D. ......................... 77

Eliza A. ............................. 77

VANN

Adoniram .................... 71, 77

John W. ............................. 80

Rachel ............................... 82

Susan ................................ 77

Thomas J........................... 78

WADE

Caroline M. ....................... 80

WALKER

Amanda ............................ 80

D. L. M. ............................ 80

Florence ............................ 79

Florence P. ........................ 79

WALLER

Willie ................................ 84

WALLS

Joseph B. .......................... 89

WARING

Ben ................................... 79

Howell .............................. 79

Malachi Howell ................ 79

WATERS

Cleveland William ............ 91

Zack C. ............................. 76

WATSON

Thomas ............................. 89

WATTSWORTH

B. T. .................................. 86

WEAVER

James B............................. 85

WEBB

Axion ................................ 71

Fannie ............................... 80

Thomas B. ........................ 70

Thomas P. ......................... 71

WEEKS

A. ?? ................................. 85

W. A. ................................ 87

WELLS

Sinclair.............................. 74

WESSON

Nancy E. ........................... 81

WHEELER

Missouri ............................ 82

WHIDDEN

William ............................. 70

WHITEHURST

Andrew J. ......................... 70

WHITLOCK

Amanda ............................ 76

Avan ................................. 77

Charles A .......................... 76

Thomas L. ........................ 77

W. W. ............................... 77

William W. ....................... 77

WHITTLE

James M. .......................... 71

Reason ........................ 69, 71

WILCOX

Jeanna ............................... 71

John .................................. 71

WILLIAMS

J. E. ................................... 75

Manning J. ........................ 71

O. N. ................................. 87

R. L. .................................. 88

R. W. ................................ 88

WILSON

Emila LUNDY ................. 78

Fannie E. .......................... 83

Jane L. .............................. 78

R. D .................................. 78

T. E. .................................. 87

Thomas J. ......................... 83

Thos. J. ............................. 83

Wallace ............................. 71

William ............................. 78

WINFIELD

James W. .......................... 79

WITHERSPOON

Anna E., Mrs. ................... 84

Bessie ............................... 84

Bessie H. .......................... 84

WOLFE

C. J. .................................. 88

WOMBWELL

L. B. .................................. 87

WOODWARD

William S. .................. 70, 71

Wm. S. .............................. 71

WOOTEN

Esther................................ 77

WYCHE

J. L., Mrs. ......................... 79

James L. ............................ 71

WYNN

Kenneth Eugene ............... 91

YOUNG

J. B. .................................. 85


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